In a luxuriously decorated room, clothes were scattered across the floor, and shredded stockings were scattered everywhere.
Li Jie, waking from a hangover, took in his surroundings, feeling a bit dazed.
Li Jie picked up his phone to check the time, and upon opening it, he discovered a new message.
It was from the bank, displaying Li Jie's latest bank account balance.
"Alcohol, sex, money, and anger have led me astray. Starting tomorrow, I'm quitting drinking!"
Seeing how little money he had left, Li Jie finally came to his senses and gave himself a pep talk, determined to pull himself together.
"Brother Jie, what's wrong?"
The girl he'd fallen in love with at first sight at the nightclub last night got up after hearing Li Jie's voice and asked coquettishly, leaning against him.
Ahem, didn't you say you'd quit drinking tomorrow? So, I'll be busy today.
Hearing this, Li Jie threw the covers over him and continued to playfully dally, his feet twitching.
Afternoon.
"Brother Jie, remember to come see me when you have time. Mmmmm, I'm leaving."
The girl he'd developed feelings for at the nightclub last night gracefully left his house.
Li Jie picked up his phone and shook his head. The girl's affectionate look before she left made him unable to resist sending her a red envelope worth 1314.
Don't get me wrong, that was just a testament to the end of their relationship...
Back to the protagonist, Li Jie. Why did Li Jie start so carefree?
The reason was that he had initially earned 4.8 million yuan by appraising a 1,000-damage, no-level weapon in Fantasy, but now, after six months of hard work, only a few thousand yuan is left.
And the money? He spent it, of course.
Li Jie is now in Xia City, a second-tier city, so he must be a big spender.
After graduating, he stayed in Xia City looking for a job. While looking for work, he had some free time playing Fantasy, the game he had played in college. He lucked out by appraising a 150-level, 1,000-damage, no-level weapon and ultimately sold it for 4.8 million yuan.
As a young man with money, fresh out of school with a staggering 4.8 million yuan, Li Jie was naturally overwhelmed.
That very night, Li Jie tipped a dancing streamer tens of thousands of yuan. He then rented a 150-square-meter riverside apartment in a first-tier residential complex near Xia City. The one-year lease, including the deposit, cost over 100,000 yuan.
He had originally wanted to buy a house, but then, remembering his family had been talking about building a new one, and the high prices in Xia City, he simply transferred 900,000 yuan home so they could build one.
Unable to afford a house, Li Jie naturally rented one, then bought a Mercedes-Benz E300 for over 600,000 yuan.
Only 1.5 million yuan for the car and the house?
With over 3 million yuan left, Li Jie couldn't help but think, "I'm so rich!"
Well, while he couldn't afford a house in Xia City, Li Jie at least had a car and a house. He also had all the other essentials most people crave, including a top-of-the-line computer, laptop, and phone.
After owning a house and a car, he had just graduated and didn't know what to do, so he stayed home for two months. Li Jie didn't do much else, but he did spend over 700,000 yuan on livestreams and gifts.
It couldn't be helped. The girl was so sweet-talking. After seeing his conditions, she even hinted that if he paid 200,000 yuan, she'd buy a plane ticket to see Gu Chen that night.
How could Li Jie refuse? After all, who among those who enjoy watching livestreams wouldn't want to spend a night enjoying a genuine relationship with a female livestreamer?
Ahem, after spending hundreds of thousands of yuan and meeting a few like-minded women, he felt that female livestreamers were just so-so.
When he's out and about in his Mercedes, he's still approached by several girls. And what's the point of giving gifts? Are the flirty girls out there not more attractive? In fact, after giving gifts, Li Jie genuinely doesn't understand what the point of giving gifts was in the first place. After visiting art schools in Xia City, there are always girls who are unsure about their future and dare to approach you. Eventually, they realize that money can ease the confusion. Don't be fooled by the hype online about Mercedes-Benzes, as if everyone owns one. But how can girls from ordinary schools possibly meet rich men? A Mercedes-Benz is good, so Li Jie's presence is like a ray of light in the girls' dark world.
Ahem...if the girls didn't always accept his red envelopes, which symbolized the end of their relationship, before leaving, he might be happier. Seeing the real people outside wouldn't make him feel ripped off, so Li Jie naturally set his sights on the outside. He drove around a bit when he had nothing to do, bought a few outfits, and actually got a lot of people to talk to. After playing for a while, Li Jie thought to himself at night when he had nothing to do. He didn't have enough money to go with his roommates before, but now that he had money, he naturally wanted to go. You have to drive. If you don't drive, bring your keys. Do you think girls are stupid? Are they going to spend the whole night chatting about study materials with you just for the few drinks you ordered in the booth?
After going to the bar, Li Jie met a few good girls, and after drinking more, he always had some friends to talk to. Over the course of six months, Li Jie had spent almost all of his 4.8 million yuan. Well, not entirely, actually. He still had a club membership with over 10,000 yuan left. He had originally gone there just to find someone to relax and get a massage, but the girl was so nice, Li Jie couldn't resist buying a 30,000 yuan membership. However, the super meal cost him over 10,000 yuan. "Ah, it felt good to spend money, but now it hurts."
Li Jie was just an average college graduate, but he wasted six months looking for a job after graduation. Now he felt like he had nothing to offer. Thankfully, his house in his hometown was finished, and Li Jie planned to find a job in Xia City to gain some experience. If that didn't work out, he'd return home when the rental period came around. Just as Li Jie had gotten up, tidied the sweat-soaked sheets from last night, and was about to wash his face, he suddenly... "Ding! Congratulations to the host for activating the Financial Freedom System." A voice quickly echoed in Li Jie's mind. "System?" Li Jie was stunned. He was just an ordinary, handsome guy, as good-looking as the reader, yet he had been favored by the system. "Yes, host. I'm the Financial Freedom System."
The system responded to Li Jie's question again.
"So, what functions does this system have?"
"Where's the newbie gift pack? I've been reading a lot of Qidian novels lately, and the system has gift packs. Don't forget to give them to me."
Li Jie asked quickly.
Everyone has read novels, and with the system, things naturally take off. Li Jie asked excitedly.
"The system helps the host achieve financial freedom. The specific functions are as follows."
The system directly opened the panel for Li Jie to view.
"Wealthy Life System: Level 1.
Current System Progress: 0/1000 Experience Points.
Gain 50,000 free spending funds daily.
The system will issue tasks at random times each day, and completing them will earn experience points.
Permanent Mission 1: Military Training for the Livestreamer. Have the livestreamer administer corporal punishment as requested by the host to earn a minimum of 10 experience points. The more popular the livestreamer, the greater the reward. Each livestreamer only has three opportunities to earn experience points per day.
"All sources of the host's finances are managed by the system, preventing inflation and other problems. The host is encouraged to fully enjoy the freedom afforded by wealth."
Simple and straightforward, it simply grants Li Jie 50,000 yuan per day to spend freely. Any unused funds remain in Li Jie's wallet, ensuring he doesn't have to spend them all.
This system also has missions and can be upgraded. It's expected that the daily rewards will increase.
This permanent mission is quite interesting; it essentially forces the livestreamer to do some work.
Don't make it look easy, but streamers can often be evasive, often saying things like, "Oh, it's too tiring!"
Some streamers are even more prone to talking nonsense, ignoring you even if you give them gifts. Therefore, finding the right streamer for this task is crucial.