As soon as Qin Tian stepped out of the hospital, he received a call from his company.
"What? The company is holding a shareholders' meeting?"
Qin Tian slightly furrowed his brows, sensing that something was amiss.
"I've completely severed ties with that Jiang Che, and now I'm the largest shareholder of Qiangsheng Group. Jiang Che is definitely going to try to take the company's shares from me."
Qin Tian tried his best to stay calm, but the mere thought of Jiang Che's smug face instantly infuriated him.
He had only ever been drawn to two women—Gu Lingfei and Leng Ningqiu. Both of these aloof CEOs had become Jiang Che's playthings.
"Damn it, I'm the chosen one! How could I be inferior to that spoiled brat?"
Qin Tian clenched his fists tightly.
"System, are you there?"
[Dear host, I'm here. I've always been here.]
Hearing the system's voice, Qin Tian's heart gradually calmed down. After investing 1 billion in the stock market, his savings were now less than five figures.
He could barely afford to fill up his Range Rover.
He was panicking. In this cold and indifferent world, only the system's voice could provide him with a sliver of security.
"System, I feel like this shareholders' meeting is a trap. Jiang Che is definitely going to set me up. How should I deal with it?"
[Ding! This system only provides investment functions. The weekly investment quota has been exhausted...]
Qin Tian: "..."
His mentality was on the verge of collapsing. This system felt utterly useless!
Aside from accurately predicting the stock market's future trends, its other abilities were practically worthless.
Moreover, investing still carried risks. He couldn't invest too much at once, as doing so would attract unwanted attention. If someone deliberately set a trap for him, the system's predictions would become unreliable.
[Ding! The system suggests that the host learn more about investment knowledge and skills. The system is only an aid; to become stronger, you must rely on yourself.]
Qin Tian laughed bitterly, "What a fucking joke! Why not just give me a god-tier rich system instead? One that starts with 10 trillion... Since it's all about assisting me, why not let me lie back and enjoy the show?"
[Ding! This system was originally a god-tier rich system. However, it disrupted the global financial order, causing a severe financial crisis, and was subsequently sanctioned. Eight hosts have died; you are the ninth...]
Qin Tian: "..."
Forget it. Better to live a rough life than die a good death!
Qin Tian sighed and stopped paying attention to the system.
......
When Qin Tian entered the shareholders' meeting room, it was almost completely filled.
The company's executives and shareholders were almost exclusively beautiful women, especially Leng Ningqiu... She stood out like a crane among chickens.
One glance at her, and you could never forget her.
There were only two men in the entire meeting room!
One was Qin Tian, and the other... was Jiang Che, sitting in the chairman's seat!
Jiang Che crossed his legs, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Well, if it isn't our company's largest shareholder? The way you're walking... seems a bit off!"
A vein bulged on Qin Tian's forehead!
He seemed to recall some terrifying experience—those two hours when he was forcibly dragged into a van were the darkest and most horrifying of his life.
That bald guy... was definitely hired by Jiang Che!
Qin Tian gritted his teeth in anger but forced himself to remain composed.
"Heh... Young Master Jiang Che, this is our third meeting!"
"I wonder why the chairman suddenly decided to call for a shareholders' meeting?"
Jiang Che chuckled lightly, placing his legs on the table and wrapping one arm around Leng Ningqiu's waist. His face was a mix of arrogance and recklessness, the very image of a spoiled rich kid.
"Why hold a shareholders' meeting? How else could I kick you out?"
Honesty was the ultimate weapon. Jiang Che went straight for the kill!
Qin Tian was completely caught off guard.
"You... you want to kick me out?" Qin Tian's hands trembled with anger.
"I'm the largest shareholder of the company. You want to kick me out? Have you asked for my opinion?"
Qin Tian stood up abruptly. Before coming, he had anticipated that Jiang Che might give him a hard time, but he never expected Jiang Che to outright declare his intention to kick him out!
Jiang Che laughed, and Leng Ningqiu beside him giggled as well.
When Qin Tian saw Leng Ningqiu, his heart sank. This woman held 21% of the company's shares. If she sided with Jiang Che... and if they managed to rally others, their combined shares might surpass his.
"Hmph, even if you've won over Leng Ningqiu, what does it matter? I'm still the largest shareholder!"
Qin Tian spoke with forced bravado.
But as soon as he finished speaking, not only Leng Ningqiu but all the other female shareholders in the room burst into laughter, their laughter so enchanting it felt like falling into a spider's web.
Qin Tian: "..."
What are you laughing at? What the hell are you laughing at?
Though these women's smiles were radiant, to Qin Tian, they felt like a chilling wind, as if he had stepped into the underworld.
Jiang Che spoke calmly, "Just yesterday, Ningqiu and the others transferred 95% of their shares to me. I now hold 69% of the shares, which exceeds the 67% threshold for absolute control."
Upon hearing this, Qin Tian was stunned.
He had never imagined such a scenario. "Impossible! Why would they willingly transfer all their shares to you?"
Jiang Che clapped his hands, and the company's legal team walked over, carrying a stack of signed agreements to Qin Tian.
"Mr. Qin, these are the company's share transfer documents, all legally binding. You may review them."
Qin Tian panicked, his scalp tingling.
He understood now—this had been a trap from the very beginning. Jiang Che had dug a pit for him long ago. All the high-ranking women in the company were Jiang Che's people. Perhaps the entire upper echelon of Qiangsheng Group was Jiang Che's harem!
That's why they were so fiercely protective of Jiang Che's interests!
Jiang Che snapped his fingers, "Now that I hold absolute control, you're out!"
"Ladies, let's give a round of applause to thank Mr. Qin Tian for his generous 1 billion investment."
Jiang Che beckoned to the other women, who all applauded with smiles.
"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your selfless investment~ I can only offer my verbal gratitude."
"Mr. Qin, with your vast fortune, surely 1 billion is nothing to you?"
It had to be said, Jiang Che was a master of sarcasm.
This smooth series of moves nearly drove Qin Tian to the brink of death!
"You, you, you—"
System! System, get out here! Aren't you supposed to be a system? Help me vent my anger!
[Ding! Dear host, the system has long advised you to study more. The business world is like a battlefield; the system is only an aid... If you had more knowledge, you wouldn't have been so thoroughly tricked.]
Qin Tian clenched his fists, glaring venomously at Jiang Che, wishing he could devour him whole.
[Host, it's best not to attack that human. He could beat the shit out of you!]
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
