Reborn with Consumption System

Han Lie returned to Dream City at the tail end of the summer break.

Coming back to his hometown again, the scene was ludicrously lavish.

When he landed at the provincial capital, it was still Pan Dajun who came to pick him up, driving his Mercedes Benz business seven-seater.

Several Maybachs followed behind.

In Mining Province, there’s quite the superstition about Benz; top-tier folks generally drive Maybachs.

Han Lie wanted to hop onto the highway directly to Dream City, but his fellow big shots weren’t happy about that.

Wang Qiwei stepped up at the front: "Teacher Han, do you look down on us old-fashioned coal miners? We’re practically on your doorstep now; even if you don’t drink, you should at least sit down for a meal, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, Teacher Han, it wouldn’t make sense to have you travel on an empty stomach, come on, come on, we’ve got a spot all set up!"

Four or five burly men, surrounded Han Lie, refusing to let him leave.

Could Dog Lie tolerate this?

He clasped his hands together, bowing to each: "Sorry, my elder brothers, sorry indeed, the elders at home are eager! Appreciate the goodwill, I’ll head back today, and when I’m on my return trip, let’s have a grand time drinking."

Geez, Han Lie was indeed notoriously hard to invite...

Yet, Wang Qiwei and the others happened to appreciate this style.

Hard to invite? Great! Really great!

The harder someone is to invite, the more valuable they are!

To put it bluntly, coal bosses might understand this logic better than anyone.

When they were busy networking and ingratiating themselves at temple doors, the real estate industry was still grounded.

Back then, how much profit could a single mine determine?

If they managed to win over one or two key figures, within half a year, the cellar couldn’t hold anymore.

And such influential people are usually very difficult to win over, but everyone who stands before Han Lie has managed to succeed with more than one.

Because those who couldn’t manage that have been eliminated!

What do they rely on?

Generosity is one thing, thick skin and relentless persistence are another.

Now, they’re using it on Han Lie.

Wang Qiwei directly hugged Han Lie, refusing to let go, disregarding any sort of big boss status, completely shameless.

"Teacher Han, if you don’t give me this face, I won’t let you leave the provincial capital today!"

Sound intimidating, doesn’t it?

Anyone unaware might think this is a threat.

But in reality, Wang Qiwei followed this up with the most shameless words in the fiercest tone.

"If you want to leave, you can, Old Wang will wait for you kneeling in front of you, and you can walk over me!"

Pan Dajun’s face twitched off to the side listening.

He’s also quite able to put aside face, once admitting defeat with Han Lie, but he really can’t pull off this level.

Real estate developers are indeed different from pure earthy coal bosses, sometimes you have to concede.

A chubby fellow nearby chimed in: "Teacher Han, you’re like the God of Wealth; maybe just step over us later? Heck, I think I’ve been jinxed recently, constantly losing with our trader!"

This time, Han Lie’s face twitched as well.

Your little dilemma, I could fix with one sentence, really no need for such superstitious antics...

Feeling the atmosphere was right, Han Lie subtly signaled to Pan Dajun.

Pan Dajun quickly offered a solution: "Teacher Han, I’ll personally send someone from home to reassure the elders, so why don’t we just impose on Brother Wang for a meal?"

"Alright."

Han Lie sighed, looking as if he’s overwhelmed by their enthusiasm, unable to say no.

"Manager Wang, you, you... okay, I’ll give face, we can drink, but today it’s strictly for camaraderie!"

Even at this moment, Dog Lie is still baiting.

"Okay, okay, just dinner, just dinner!"

Wang Qiwei was over the moon, laughing heartily, feeling a rush of accomplishment.

See that?

What does top-tier maneuvering look like?

At its core, when you hold immense value for others, do not easily satisfy your counterpart, no matter what generous offer they put forth, don’t rush to agree.

The more you draw it out, there’s only upside, no downside.

If you can coax others into fulfilling your request happily, that’s skill.

If others pay a hefty price for your favor, yet end up feeling content, that mastery.

The highest level of mastery is receiving benefits without fulfilling the task, leaving the other party feeling as if they’re troubling you, like Zeng Guofan.

Han Lie is sprinting furiously towards this goal.

...

A fleet of luxury cars whizzed towards the city center to a small courtyard.

It used to be a textile factory; the land was acquired but never transformed into a compact residential area; instead, it became a private club.

Upon arrival, Han Lie finally realized how wild the folks from Mining Province can get.

The first normal drinking session is not worth mentioning; nobody cares.

After drinking, they went for a soak, eight chaps sprawled in a marble bath, just settling in, when about twenty ladies came in next door.

Scrubbing backs, massaging, peeling grapes, feeding drinks...

Anything you can think of, and even things you can’t imagine, they had it covered.

Of course, they were all dressed in swimming suits, offering legitimate services.

Once nicely soaked, it was upstairs for spa treatments.

With two people attending to each individual.

Just how meticulous can the service be?

Simply put, with just a lift of your eyelid or a sound, they’d know exactly what you want, truly embodying the ease of ’just tilting your mouth for a cigarette, opening your mouth halfway to eat, drinking without opening your mouth’.