Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Upon hearing Xia Jie's words, the big shots all furrowed their brows.

Unprofitable?! Targeting only Lu Xiaobu?!

This wasn't merely business competition, it was a blatant attack!

Such an approach inevitably made them hesitate!

It was like what?

It was like two people fighting, exchanging blows, you attack and I defend, I defend and you attack!

But then, suddenly, they dropped all defense, disregarding their own life and death, just to kill the opponent!

And, most critically, do you know how much money this document is asking them to invest?!

Initial capital—fifty billion per person!

Fifty billion per person, twenty-one people, plus Xia Jie and Zhan Longyan, how much money is that?!

It's one hundred and fifteen billion!

What a terrifying number!?

This amount is even beyond Xia Jie, who tops the Second Level Rich List, and his total assets!

And!

Note that this is only the initial investment, the very initial phase!

There's a significant possibility that more funds might be needed later!

Yes, they are rich, but having money doesn't mean you can spend fifty billion like it's fifty bucks!

Even, it's already stated in the document—don't expect profit!

Frankly speaking, this approach is irrational, very irrational!

Xia Jie and Zhan Longyan exchanged glances and nodded.

Zhan Longyan stood up: "I know what everyone is thinking, but, besides this method, do we have any other options?!"

"Lu Xiaobu is now like a hungry wolf, can you guess who his next target will be?!"

"No one can guarantee that we won't end up as a piece of meat in Lu Xiaobu's mouth! Do you really want that?!"

Zhan Longyan pulled out a list: "Lu Xiaobu has entered the beverage industry and has captured sixty-eight percent of the market share!"

"Lu Xiaobu has entered the condiment industry, seizing eighty-two percent of the market share!"

"As for the gaming market, there's no need to mention, in Heavenly Dynasty, there's hardly any space left for other games!"

"I won't say more, it's all in the documents given to you, consider it yourselves! No pressure, but I hope everyone understands just how terrifying Lu Xiaobu really is!"

Every word, every single character spoken by Zhan Longyan made the big shots at the scene clench their fists tightly.

Yes, although they didn't want to admit it, Lu Xiaobu was indeed too terrifying!

Every time he stepped into a new industry, it almost always resulted in complete obliteration and monopoly!

With such an opponent around, when Lu Xiaobu sets his sights on their industry, will they have any chance of survival?!

Silence!

Dead silence!

Everyone was thinking, only the sound of continually lighting cigarettes could be heard!

Clearly—each of them was considering!

Finally!

"Alright! President Xia, President Zhan, I'm with you! Since it has come to this, rather than waiting for Lu Xiaobu to make his move on us, we might as well break the cauldron and sink the boat and strike first!"

The previously bald middle-aged man slapped the table suddenly and said.

"Yes! I'm in too!" Another big shot also stood up: "Lu Xiaobu is too terrifying! Although his assets are limited, his way of thinking and methods are too ruthless! We can't let him run too far ahead!"

"I'll join too! Even if it means making a loss!" The one with the lowest status here, ranked fortieth, said with red eyes.

Then, many more gradually responded.

However, more than half of them were still hesitating!

They had to hesitate!

Fifty billion—that's fifty billion!

This was nearly half, or even near all of their liquid funds!

Once they agreed, if their companies faced any slight mishap, then they would face the issue of a broken capital chain!

After all, they were not Lu Xiaobu, their companies were not Lu Group, to have no investors at their backs!

Their every move is really not that free!

"President Xia, I have another question." A bigwig who had almost finished a whole pack of cigarettes looked at Xia Jie and asked.

"Please go ahead." Xia Jie nodded.

He understood these people's concerns very well. This situation was somewhat of a desperate gamble not just for him and Zhan Longyan, but even more so for them!

"It's about management issues."

The bigwig lit another cigarette: "Although we are prepared for no profits, we can't just blindly throw money at it!"

"If we do that, it will be a lose-lose situation, no, we will be destroyed, and Lu Xiaobu will only be injured, nothing else!"

"After all, Lu Xiaobu's real strength has never been in capital! But in thinking and manipulation!"

Those bigwigs who were hesitating also nodded in agreement.

"We have already considered this issue," Xia Jie nodded.

Then, he opened his laptop and typed a string of passwords into it, indicating that this information was extremely confidential.

After unlocking it, what appeared on his screen was just a photo of a woman.

He projected this photo behind him.

"Do you all recognize her?"

Xia Jie pointed at the woman in the photo and said.

"Who is this?!"

The bigwigs all furrowed their brows.

"She looks somewhat familiar."

"Yes, I too find her slightly familiar, but I forgot!"

"Who is she actually?!"

"…"

Xia Jie didn't keep them in suspense and directly said: "This is the eldest daughter of one of Imperial's four big families—the Xue Family—Xue Lin!"

"Hisss!"

Hearing this name, everyone present gasped in shock.

The Xue Family of Imperial's four big families!

That's an existence on par with the Lin Family!

Could it be that Xia Jie has brought her on board!?

But even if he did, so what?!

Lin Feng cannot contend with Lu Xiaobu, what can this young lady do?!

Lu Xiaobu has never been one to fall for such tricks!

"I know you all have questions, but this Ms. Xue Lin, aside from being the Xue Family's eldest daughter, has another identity, which is—the name shared with Lu Xiaobu's subordinate Tian Jilan—Black Rose!"

Xia Jie pronounced these last three words deliberately, one by one!

Fully illustrating how much reverence he had for this name!

"What?! The Black Rose who vanished from the public eye years ago is actually the Xue Family's miss!?"

"No way! The Xue Family's miss is actually Black Rose?! Is this real?!"

"Could it be, Xia Jie, that you have brought her on board!?"

"If she is the one to take charge of this operation, I support this plan!"

"…"

After Xia Jie revealed Xue Lin's identity, the bigwigs who were previously hesitant instantly changed their stance!

There were three reasons.

First, the threat from Lu Xiaobu was imminent!

Second, Xue Lin's family influence, going along with them was much better than going against!

Third, the title of Black Rose, with Tian Jilan under Lu Xiaobu, Black Rose was once hailed as one of the unparalleled business geniuses alongside Tian Jilan! Definitely capable of competing with Lu Xiaobu!

This way, their reasons for refusal were really few!

Because, combining these conditions, they absolutely had a possibility to win!

To win!

Being able to raise the hope of winning against Lu Xiaobu, how difficult it was!