Reborn with Consumption System

The meal lasted until nearly one o'clock when Han Lie looked at his watch and spoke apologetically.

"Handsome guys and beautiful ladies, I'm sorry, but I have to go back to work. Make yourselves at home, and if you need anything, just tell Nata. The bill can be charged to the room."

"Hey, hey, hey, Han Lie, don't leave!" Liu Yingjun, who was thoroughly enjoying his drinks, stood up to block Han Lie.

"I see you've brought your laptop. Can't you work in the bedroom? Don't go! I'll arrange dinner tonight, and it won't be the same without you!"

Ma Ke also chimed in, "The three of us will just play Dou dizhu in the sitting room. We promise we won't disturb you."

"Exactly!" Lou Xiaoxiao added teasingly. "With over 200 square meters of space, what couldn't be accommodated?"

Zhao Shengnan quickly covered her mouth, almost bursting into laughter.

Fang Tongzhi stated bluntly, "Your work is important. If there's truly a conflict, then we should be the ones to leave."

Han Lie had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender. "Alright then, you all enjoy yourselves. I'll go work in the bedroom."

Wang Tianqing's eyes lit up, and she immediately raised her hand eagerly. "I'll serve you tea and water!"

Well, what sort of water do you intend to serve?

Seeing that time was running short, Han Lie stopped exchanging pleasantries and headed towards the bedroom.

"Nata, come with me."

After Nata followed him in, Han Lie took out his card. "Settle today's meal and service charges. Then, arrange whatever they want to do."

Nata nodded, then suddenly added, "It's best not to play with cash. Although it won't be an issue, it doesn't look good."

"Mhm. Thanks for your hard work."

Han Lie opened his laptop and focused on his work, ignoring everything outside.

Nata keyed the amount into the mobile POS machine right in front of him. Then, following his instructions, she swiped the card and entered the password. Just like that, over 172,000 Dayang vanished in an instant.

Han Lie was monitoring the stock market when he suddenly felt a jolt.

Damn, a bonus gift has appeared!

[You have just made a purchase of a scale unimaginable in your previous life, dining with style and freedom, thereby acquiring a special consumption bonus gift.]

[Wine Cask (Trait)]

[Effect: Your resistance to alcohol is astonishingly high, and you gain double experience points when consuming alcoholic beverages.]

[This effect is permanent.]

[Note: After the system upgrades to the next level, related traits can be synthesized.]

Well now! Is it like they say, 'alcohol is the essence of grain; the more you drink, the younger you get'?

Han Lie felt that although this peculiar trait wasn't particularly useful, it was certainly interesting.

Since he wasn't a heavy drinker and would never show a drunken side in front of others, he wouldn't have many opportunities to use it.

Double experience points seemed alluring at first glance, but how much could a normal person spend on alcohol in a year?

Even drinking Romanée-Conti every day would only amount to thirty or forty million a year.

Hmm, that's actually quite a bit, isn't it?

Indeed, if it reached that level, gaining tens of millions of extra experience points a year would be pretty sweet.

Of course, the most intriguing part was undoubtedly the [Trait Synthesis] function.

To put it simply, traits were like continuously stacking buffs on a person.

One or two might not make a noticeable difference.

But stack up ten or twenty, and whoosh! Ultraman, transform!

Plus, low-level traits can be synthesized into high-level ones. If I get a few more, wouldn't I become a god?!

Interesting, very interesting!

Brother Lie was getting excited; he felt his acuity for the market had even sharpened by a couple of points because of it.

Around 1:15 PM, after minor fluctuations, the SSE Composite Index finally turned downwards again.

Blue-chip stocks led the decline, with capital rapidly flowing out and hovering on the sidelines.

At this moment, the overall market sentiment was in a very delicate phase.

To say it was out of fear wasn't quite right; the market had long been numb to declines, so today's drop didn't feel particularly significant.

To say there was calm would be even further from the truth. The path ahead was completely obscured, so how could anyone be calm?

Overall, the prevailing feeling was one of utter bewilderment.

There was no direction, no certainty, and no sustained momentum, like a flock of birds startled by the twang of a bowstring, flying about in a panic.

Therefore, such an environment was most prone to herding effects.

Previous hot topics could now be reignited at will. No policy support or positive news was needed; as long as a stock dared to hit its daily limit, those bewildered retail investors would dare to follow.

Of course, the current market environment wasn't conducive. There was a lack of follow-up capital, making it impossible to achieve the kind of explosive growth seen in later years with 'demon stocks' like Teli A or 'god-tier vehicle stocks'.

Even hitting the daily limit for three consecutive days was a tall order.

What did being 'startled birds' mean? It meant that the slightest disturbance would send them scattering in a panic.

However, as long as there was a hot sector, it wasn't difficult to make a quick profit from short-term trading.

In a weak market, focus on the leading stocks.

Han Lie stared at concepts like Apple-related stocks, mobile gaming, high-yield bonus shares, military industry, and state-owned enterprise reform... until his eyes ached.

However, the hot money in these times was truly lackluster; by 2 PM, nothing significant had stirred.

Just as Han Lie was feeling disappointed, at 2:05 PM, the market suddenly showed some unusual activity.

The first to show movement were high-yield bonus shares. This concept was already strong; today, while the index had fallen by nearly 1%, this entire sector had barely budged.

Now, with signs of accelerated capital inflow, Han Lie decisively opened his trading interface, preparing to make a move.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK!

At this critical moment, someone knocked on the door.

Han Lie had no time to bother, intently searching for the strongest stock.

Currently, stock prices were hovering just above their baseline. A rapid rise didn't necessarily indicate true strength.

If a stock wasn't strong enough, the certainty of profiting from it the next day was low.

So, why is short-term trading so difficult?

It's because even if you correctly identify the right sector, you can still struggle to make a profit if you pick the wrong individual stock.