Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

As the person involved, Feng Xiao was the last to receive the news.

To be precise, he was the last to believe and accept this news!

After hearing the news, he was momentarily stunned like everyone else: "No way, is Lu Xiaobu crazy? Taking me down in two months?"

As for how crazy and unbelievable this news was, there’s no need to elaborate further; it’s been discussed before.

However, as someone directly involved, Feng Xiao thought a bit more deeply about it.

The first thing that came to his mind was how much this situation was related to the Zhu Family, Zhu Xiaohua?

After all, before this happened, Zhu Xiaohua had joined the Lu Group and was protected by them!

So did they reach some sort of deal during this interim period?!

He felt this possibility was quite significant!

After all, in his mind, the friendship or even the marriage alliance with a Zhu Family heiress far outweighed any relation with a security guard.

In other words, he believed this matter must be related to the Zhu Family, with the security guard being merely incidental.

After all, spending four trillion for a security guard, oh wait, not spending but earning four trillion, truly is madness!

Therefore, he quickly made contact with the Zhu Family.

If the Zhu Family supported Lu Xiaobu, he would have to reconsider his actions!

"Rest assured, the Zhu Family will not provide a single cent of assistance, and all of Zhu Xiaohua’s resources have been frozen!"

As soon as the phone connected, this voice came through from the other end.

"Alright then." Feng Xiao nodded, feeling relieved.

"The Family Head has ordered that this time, you must defeat Lu Xiaobu, leading him to a path of defeat like Waterloo, and then, the vacant position..."

The voice on the other end only spoke halfway through.

Yet Feng Xiao could clearly understand the implications!

The position he longed for was finally within reach!

It was right there, within his grasp!

"I’ll definitely succeed!" Feng Xiao’s voice carried a bloody tone.

"Sure, but this time, our Zhu Family can’t intervene, you know that." The voice on the other end continued.

"I understand, I don’t need your intervention." Feng Xiao said firmly.

Even if the Zhu Family wanted to intervene, he wouldn’t allow it.

If the Zhu Family did intervene, he wouldn’t be able to reach that position!

However, it’s actually unnecessary, even if he does nothing, can Lu Xiaobu really earn four trillion in two months?

The call was disconnected.

Feng Xiao sat in his office, smoking a cigar.

His actions were extremely methodical, taking a puff every thirty seconds, neither more nor less, always at the most delicious moment when the cigar was half-extinguished.

An hour and a half later, the cigar was finished, Feng Xiao stood up to adjust his collar, a strong gleam bursting from his eyes.

Then.

Feng Xiao posted a message on Weibo: "Is that so? Then I’ll wait for the good news! @Lu Xiaobu!"

This was a challenge!

Once this Weibo was posted, it caused yet another uproar on the internet.

If previously it was just Lu Xiaobu’s one-sided madness, now it’s a confrontation between both sides.

At this point, the matter was locked.

It’s not that anyone can say they made a mistake, that their account was hacked, and resolve it with public relations!

This is a battle that stakes both parties’ reputations.

No one can retreat a single step.

"Quickly, look, look! Feng Xiao challenged! Feng Xiao really challenged!"

"But Feng Xiao’s tone is rather dismissive! Waiting for good news, that’s like he’s not even bothering to act!"

"It’s quite normal, really, if Feng Xiao immediately went to target Lu Xiaobu, that would be less strategic! After all, he’s the top of the rich list, he has dignity!"

"Indeed, four trillion in two months, Feng Xiao doesn’t really need to take action!"

"Hey, I really don’t know what Lu Xiaobu is thinking, what’s the point?"

"Now it’s like an arrow on the string, it must be released!"

"..."

Peng Yi, who was staying in the hospital, saw Feng Xiao’s message and immediately reposted, commented, and liked a path!

"@Lu Xiaobu, don’t chicken out, I still remember your words, and that lousy security guard, tell him, we’ll see!"

After waking up and escaping the feeling of being watched by hungry wolves, that sense of pride hit Peng Yi again!

Yet at the same time, this pride also brought with it a sense of shame!

He felt he shouldn’t have been acting that way at that time!

Therefore, he chose to confront Lu Xiaobu head-on, to regain his self-esteem!

...

After both sides issued challenges, this matter quickly dominated the trending search lists!

Trending search number one: Lu Xiaobu versus the top of the rich list!

Trending search number two: Feng Xiao challenges, without backing down!

Trending search number three: Two months, four trillion!

Trending search number four: Modern version of "Fortunes are spent on a whim!"

Trending search number five: The most insane figure of the era!

As you can see, the top five trending searches were all about this matter, and there were many more among the top twenty, which we won’t list one by one!

Because of this event, almost in an instant, a large group of economists emerged!

These economists either lectured, analyzed, or dissected the market; everyone had their own opinion.

Even though their essence was to gain attention, they indeed provided insight on just how crazy Lu Xiaobu’s decision was!

After all, without an economist’s explanation, they’d likely see four trillion merely as a number without understanding its true value!

After accepting it, they understood.

At the very least, this four trillion is more than many countries’ annual GDP total!

Oh, there’s the explanation of how many cucumbers this amount can buy, but it turns out that number still feels astronomical!

What’s most amusing is that there were actually a couple of economists who chose to believe that Lu Xiaobu could achieve it.

Their basis was the most massive, most potent aspect in economics—luck!

Yes, one percent is ability, the remaining ninety-nine percent relies on luck!

The audience, upon seeing this, mostly responded with curses, but it was quite entertaining!

The opposition, thinking Lu Xiaobu was insane, were abundant among economists!

However, those discussing the topic directly surprisingly did not gain as much attention as the two who believed in Lu Xiaobu’s sensationalism!

Thus, a batch of extreme economists was born!

They quickly gained huge traffic!

And their secret was—criticizing Lu Xiaobu!

The most representative of which is a fellow named Gong Jinliang.

"Even a dumb pig has more brains than Lu Xiaobu!"

"Genius on the left, lunatic on the right, Lu Xiaobu fell into the abyss!"

"We do not deny Lu Xiaobu is a pioneer of his era, but he is also someone dizzy from the winds of the era!"

"Extremists’ expressions are usually idiotic, and Lu Xiaobu is the leader among them!"

One harsh word after another spilled from Gong Jinliang’s mouth, spreading worldwide!

Finally, it reached Lu Xiaobu’s ears!