Reborn with Consumption System

"Come on in, come on in, quickly!"

Zhang Lidong and Zhang Nan warmly invited Han Lie and the others into the room, and started preparing various refreshments.

"Little Luo, go get a fruit platter and bake some pastries or something. Wanwan, you come with me to make some coffee..."

Zhang Yiming then led Han Lie and the others into the bedroom on the left.

"This is the first office we rented..."

His tone was clearly full of emotion, reflecting on the past.

Panzi and Hao Zi nodded silently, amazed in their hearts—where did this brat get so many tricks up his sleeve? It’s truly incredible!

Returning to this house, everyone’s mental state at Byte was different.

Liu Minghao politely said to Zhang Nan, "No need to trouble the young guy, we can just make do with a cup of instant coffee when we’re busy, we like to keep things simple."

Zhang Nan smiled and said, "No trouble at all, Little Luo is our chef, he’s been part of our team since we first started, these are things he’s familiar with."

"Wow!"

Panzi feigned surprise, "You guys had an employee cafeteria so early on?"

Zhang Lidong laughed and replied, "When we started recruiting, we made a promise of ’no gutter oil, healthy meals three times a day’, the kitchen in this house has never been idle for a single day!"

"The attention to detail is impressive!"

Panzi gave a thumbs up, lavishly praising them.

Amidst the lively conversation, Han Lie followed Zhang Yiming to the balcony.

With his hands on the windowsill, he looked out to see the very ordinary residential area below—densely packed high-rises, pigeonhole-like windows, slightly rusted railings, and a small patch of blue sky.

Back in this place, Zhang Yiming felt very relaxed and started to chat naturally.

"Look!"

He pointed at a sign downstairs and reminisced, "That Huaren Wanjia supermarket has witnessed many of our all-nighters.

Before catching up on sleep in the mornings, Ru Bo, Qiu Liang, Saumell, and I would always go there, buy a box of instant noodles, add sausage and egg, heat it up in the microwave, grab a bag of peanuts, and drink a couple of beers, talking about everything and imagining the future..."

The key moment arrived.

Han Lie’s eyes flashed, and he asked eagerly, "What does Byte look like in your future?"

"It’s a company that achieves both pragmatism and romance to the fullest!"

Zhang Yiming answered without hesitation.

Han Lie found it extremely interesting, and asked again, "No specific standards or scale, just the most basic attributes?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Yiming nodded firmly, "I don’t know how big Byte can become, but I hope no matter how large it gets, it will always embody my ideals and our dreams, not just a tool to make lots of money..."

As a master of psychology, Han Lie could naturally see that old Zhang was serious.

In fact, when he stepped down from the CEO position at 99Fang, he had already essentially achieved financial freedom.

This guy was undoubtedly a genius.

Graduated university in 2005, became the chairman of the technical committee at KuXun in 2007, joined Microsoft in 2008, and in the same year became the technical partner of the first microblog "Fanfo". In 2009, Haina Asia actively approached him to invest in 99Fang, making it the top player in the real estate sector at that time.

Currently, while he may not make money as aggressively as Han Lie, his material desires are much less.

For most people, it’s about making money, enjoying, and elevating social status, but this guy prefers challenges, doing valuable things, and realizing valuable dreams.

Han Lie realized that, in terms of personality and values, he and Zhang Yiming were fundamentally different.

They couldn’t really hit it off, nor become true friends.

So... he had to play by the rules!

"How do you resolve the conflict between pragmatism and romance?"

"I don’t think they conflict."

Zhang Yiming shook his head and explained in an idealized way, "People often regard doing easy things as pragmatic, but it’s not. Doing the right thing is pragmatic. Short-term opportunism is not pragmatic.

Empathy is pragmatic, imagination is romantic.

Empathy is the foundation, imagination is the sky, and in between is logic and tools.

With this set of guiding principles, we can turn imagination into reality, face reality and change it."

After speaking, he looked at Han Lie expectantly.

Right now, facing Han Lie, old Zhang didn’t feel too confident.

He’s a genius, but so is Han Lie.

Considering the age factor, Han Lie, not even 20, was more successful than he was at 30.

Two funds gained 3 billion in profit in just a month and a half, and just the management fee and profit share exceeded his entire net worth, not to mention other influences.

As a proud genius, he hoped for the recognition of another genius, which is only natural.

Han Lie quickly formed a plan as he observed Zhang Yiming’s personality and analyzed his words.

"Great, you’ve summed up a scientist’s romance for me."

With a brilliant smile, the actor in Lie spoke, speeding up slightly with excitement.

"Those refined and artistic tributes aren’t our kind of romance, it’s the coarse yet grand new things.

Those vibrant, future-oriented, full-of-possibility new things are always rough at the start, and we nurture them, shout to the world, and declare the arrival of a new era... There’s nothing more romantic!

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The fundamental reason I love finance is because this market is full of uncertainty.