Fang Bai

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Fang Bai (方柏)
Alias(es)	Boss Fang; Young Master Fang; Lord Fang; “Prince of Truancy” 108 113
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xinghai Group; Shencheng Jiaotong University; formerly Oubei No. 1 Middle School
Occupation/Role	Chairman and entrepreneur of Xinghai Group; mechanical-engineering student; former Class Monitor of Mechanical Engineering Class 3 150 151 196
Status	Alive; married to Qin Shuyu and father of twins Fang Ye and Fang Yu 262
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Index, Middle, and Ring Fingers — LV1	1	Obtained after rebirth. The Index Finger enhances learning; the Middle Finger analyzes machinery faults; the Ring Finger reads a contacted target’s recent information and thoughts.
Middle Finger — LV2	46	Reached after personal wealth exceeded 100,000 yuan. Adds the ability to identify design flaws and omissions in physical objects.
Middle Finger — LV3	77	Reached at 1,001,300 yuan in personal wealth. Can analyze severe process errors in mechanical and electronic equipment.
Ring Finger — LV2	84	Reached after building 20 qualifying connections; gains an additional, stronger information-gathering function.
Middle Finger — LV4	106	Reached at 17.201 million yuan. Can analyze flaws in mechanical and electronic blueprints; analysis ability rises to 70 points.
Ring Finger — LV3	109	Can inspect a target’s past week and current thoughts through physical contact, up to five people daily; alcohol tolerance increases.
Index Finger — LV2	130	His achievement as National Top Scholar triggers an upgrade, further improving learning ability.
Index Finger — LV3	137	Admission to a Key University raises book-based memory and comprehension enhancement to fourfold.
Index Finger — LV4	137	Permanently raises memory and comprehension fourfold; unlocks Hand-on Ability +1.
Middle Finger — LV5	178	Reached after personal wealth exceeded 100 million yuan. Analyzes process issues in paper documents; design and process analysis rises to 80 points.
Ring Finger — LV4	180	Reached at 80 connections. Gains remote probing within five meters, favorability detection and boosting, and Body Strengthening +1.
Middle Finger — LV6	203	Reached at 1 billion yuan in personal wealth. Analysis reaches 85 points; can evolve fixture and mold designs from product drawings and analyze physical chips.
Ring Finger — LV5	216	Gains access to a target’s past month, a stronger favorability boost, and Body Strengthening +1.
Ring Finger — LV6	231	Reached at 320 connections. Can accumulate probes for up to 100 targets and gains Longevity +1, which can extend to his partner through intimacy.
Middle Finger — LV7	240	Reached at 10 billion yuan. Gains software source-code analysis and automatic optimization of product designs or physical objects.
Ring Finger — LV7	258	Reached at 640 connections. Probe uses can accumulate without limit; gains remote mental-seed implantation that inflicts Bad Luck -20 on one target each month.
Index Finger — LV5–LV7	262	Graduate-school admission triggers three levels at once. LV7 grants photographic memory and Brain Domain Development +2%.
Middle Finger — LV8	262	Unlocks Synthetic Technology, allowing two different Level-1 physical technologies to be synthesized into a Level-2 technology once per pairing.

Background / History

In his original life, Fang Bai reached fifty after losing his daughter in a traffic accident in October 2001 and subsequently losing his wife, Qin Shuyu, to suicide. With his parents and in-laws also dead, he poisoned three generations of the Song family in revenge, publicly released evidence of their crimes, then took poison as police approached him. 1

He awakened as his eighteen-year-old self in a hospital after a factory accident had severed the middle three fingers of his right hand. Raised in a poor rural household near Yongjia County, he had failed his first college entrance examination and initially faced a future of manual labor despite his injury. 1 8

His rebirth gives him a chance to avert the tragedies of his former life. Fang Bai resolves to protect Qin Shuyu and both families, accumulate enough power to confront the Song family, pursue higher education, and turn his three Golden Fingers into the foundation of a business empire. 1 56

Appearance

Fang Bai is a tall, solidly built young man whose composed demeanor and tailored clothing make him conspicuous among his peers. He is often described as having a warm, sunny smile, sharp features, neatly styled short hair, and an unusually mature bearing. 126 144 154

• His right hand bears scars from the factory accident that severed and reattached three fingers. 1 15
• He favors fitted shirts, casual suits, leather shoes, and later formal business attire. 126 144 180
• After repeated Finger upgrades, the swelling, stiffness, and visible scarring on his injured fingers gradually lessen. 46 77 106
• Body Strengthening makes his physique markedly more powerful and agile without greatly changing his outward appearance. 181 216

Personality

Fang Bai combines the experience and caution of his former life with the ambition of a gifted young entrepreneur. He is strategic, observant, and highly conscious of leverage: he uses business, social connections, and his Ring Finger’s information-gathering ability to anticipate opponents’ motives and secure favorable terms. 4 82 219

He is also notably restrained in public. Despite becoming wealthy and famous, he repeatedly seeks to remain low-profile, avoids flaunting his success before classmates, and asks for his face to be blurred in coverage of his school donation. 108 130

His generosity is practical rather than indiscriminate. He supports his parents and sister, helps Wang Dakai’s family, funds classmates’ textbooks and business opportunities, and donates to education. However, he is willing to manipulate rivals and ultimately uses his Ring Finger’s misfortune ability against Song Jianmin, showing that his desire for revenge remains unresolved. 73 107 151 262

Abilities & Skills

Index Finger Golden Finger

The Index Finger governs Fang Bai’s learning, memory, comprehension, and manual dexterity. At LV7, it grants photographic memory and increased brain-domain development. 1 262

• Learns and comprehends material at greatly accelerated speed when studying books. 1 137
• Retains technical knowledge, professional English, and academic material with exceptional efficiency. 16 150
• Enhances hands-on ability and fine motor control, helping him draw, assemble equipment, and develop mechanical skills. 137
• Its level is tied primarily to academic milestones, making it slower to advance than his wealth- and connection-based abilities. 1 262

Middle Finger Golden Finger

The Middle Finger is Fang Bai’s core engineering and manufacturing ability. It develops from fault detection into world-class design, process, software, and technology optimization. 1 240

• Detects faults, worn parts, and causes of failure in touched mechanical or electronic equipment. 5
• Identifies design defects in physical products, blueprints, and process documents. 46 106 178
• Generates fixture, mold, and process designs from product drawings. 203 240
• Analyzes physical chips and can evolve their original design drawings. 203
• Analyzes software source code and automatically optimizes designs based on drawings or physical objects. 240
• Synthesizes two Level-1 physical technologies into a Level-2 technology through Synthetic Technology. 262
• Initially cannot analyze non-mechanical or non-electronic items. 5

Ring Finger Golden Finger

The Ring Finger allows Fang Bai to inspect people’s recent history, current thoughts, and favorability. Its range and daily capacity increase as he expands his network of influential contacts. 1 109 258

• Reads a target’s recent information and current inner thoughts. At higher levels, it covers the previous month. 1 216
• Detects favorability, allowing Fang Bai to distinguish genuine loyalty, hostility, and concealed resentment. 180
• Boosts a target’s favorability for business negotiations and relationship-building, subject to range, daily-use, and maximum-favorability limits. 180 216
• At LV7, can remotely plant a mental seed that reduces one target’s luck by 20 for one month; using it requires three days of mental recovery. 258
• Requires a large and increasingly elite social network to upgrade. 1 84 231

Body Strengthening and Longevity

Ring Finger upgrades enhance Fang Bai’s body as well as his social abilities. By LV5, his physical power, speed, endurance, immunity, and recovery greatly exceed his original condition. 180 181 216

• Can perform twenty consecutive muscle-up pull-ups and clean and jerk approximately 250 kilograms after Body Strengthening +2. 181 216
• Can dunk, run near elite sprinting speed, and handle multiple attackers with a weapon if no firearms are involved. 195 216
• Receives Longevity +1 at Ring Finger LV6; the effect can extend to Qin Shuyu through intimacy. 231
• Avoids publicly displaying strength beyond normal human expectations. 216

Business and Technical Expertise

Beyond his supernatural abilities, Fang Bai is an experienced negotiator, investor, manager, and manufacturer who retains knowledge from his prior life. 4 90 203

• Builds businesses from equipment resale and television refurbishment into Xinghai Group. 24 59 174
• Secures manufacturing orders through fixture design, process optimization, quality control, and relationship-building. 20 53 57
• Uses long-term planning to acquire industrial, commercial, residential, and core urban land. 129 224 232
• Leads research and development in pumps, diesel engines, VCD players, and related manufacturing equipment. 173 203 225
• Demonstrates advanced drafting skill; Professor Wang states that his level would allow him to graduate directly from Mechanical Drawing. 157

Basketball

Fang Bai treats basketball as a hobby, but his enhanced physical ability and shooting accuracy make him an exceptional player. 195 221

• Regularly hits long-range shots and dominates campus games. 195
• Can dunk with ease after Body Strengthening. 195
• Makes four ultra-long-range shots during the NBA All-Star Weekend, attracting the attention of Jordan and other players. 220 221
• Declines Jordan’s offer to pursue professional basketball because he prioritizes research and business. 221

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• BP pager — Used for early business communication and maintaining contacts. 40 57
• Big Brother mobile phone — Signals his growing status and lets him coordinate business affairs while mobile. 148 160
• Vehicles and bodyguards — Uses drivers, security personnel, and protective vehicles as his wealth and exposure make personal safety a concern. 209 212
• Technical drawings and journals — Uses professional English publications, mechanical drawings, and process documents to develop Xinghai products. 150 157 161

Relationships

• Qin Shuyu — Former high-school deskmate, longtime girlfriend, and later wife. She supports him after his injury, studies finance-related qualifications to help his business, and has twins with him. 1 138 262
• Fang Shi — Father. Initially a poor farmer, he becomes Xinghai’s legal representative and a major manager within the family business. 10 59 232
• Liu Fengqing — Mother. Fiercely protective of Fang Bai, proud of his achievements, and closely involved in the family’s rise from poverty. 1 60 137
• Fang Tingting — Younger sister. Fang Bai is protective of her education and safety; she later attends Fudan University and keeps a low profile because of his fame. 17 130 262
• Qin Donghai — Qin Shuyu’s father and Fang Bai’s manufacturing partner. Fang Bai brings orders and technical guidance to his Jiayu Processing Plant. 20 57 136
• Wang Dakai — Fang Bai’s former deskmate, loyal follower, assistant, and frequent business companion. He calls Fang Bai “Boss.” 16 21 74
• Li Xiaolong — Trusted associate and protector who accompanies Fang Bai on business trips and helps train him in Military Boxing and Qin Na. 123 209
• Zhan Feng — Fang Bai’s high-school homeroom teacher. Initially suspicious of his special treatment, she becomes one of his strongest academic supporters. 15 21 73
• Wang Hengli — Early business contact and Hengli Company manager. Fang Bai exploits Wang’s personal scandals and production problems to obtain capital, connections, and subcontracting orders. 4 5 20
• Jordan — NBA star who befriends Fang Bai after witnessing his long-range shooting and offers to help him pursue professional basketball. 221

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rebirth and First Capital

• After dying by poison in his original life, Fang Bai returns to age eighteen with three Golden Fingers and a renewed determination to protect Qin Shuyu and his family. 1
• He manipulates Wang Hengli using Ring Finger intelligence, obtains 10,000 yuan, and uses the money as his first business capital. 4
• He identifies a radial drilling machine’s faults, purchases it cheaply, repairs it, and begins using technical insight for profit. 5 11

Retake Year and Manufacturing Start-Up

• Fang Bai enrolls in Oubei No. 1 Middle School’s retake class while receiving permission to leave campus for business. 14 15 17
• He partners with Qin Donghai’s workshop, designs fixtures, and secures valve-processing orders from Hengli, Boli, and Nanjiang companies. 20 23 57
• He refurbishes imported used televisions with his family, rapidly growing their capital and establishing Wen City Xinghai Home Appliances Company. 28 55 59

Xinghai Plaza and Academic Rise

• Fang Bai purchases city houses, establishes Xinghai Shopping Mall, obtains major loans, and builds county-government connections through a large lottery event. 60 82 95
• He donates 300,000 yuan to Oubei No. 1 Middle School for outstanding teachers and struggling students, becoming famous across campus. 107 108
• While operating businesses, he rises to first in his grade, scores 602 in the First Mock Exam, and publicly sets his sights on Shencheng Jiaoda or Fudan University. 115 119
• He becomes National Top Scholar and is admitted to Shencheng Jiaoda University. 130 137

University, Industry, and National Fame

• At Jiaotong University, Fang Bai becomes Class Monitor, supports classmates financially, funds a campus supermarket, and gains broad respect among students and faculty. 150 151 170
• He develops Xinghai Machinery, expanding into pumps, diesel engines, VCD players, construction, real estate, and large-scale commercial projects. 173 174 203
• A televised interview presents him as a top scholar and young business leader, spreading his message that education can change one’s fate. 187 188
• He becomes widely known in Shen City and beyond, while his growing wealth, donations, and company projects deepen his public influence. 191 255 258

Overseas Expansion and Final Resolution

• Fang Bai visits the United States to negotiate decoding-chip and machinery deals, using his Ring Finger to obtain favorable terms and build international connections. 218 219
• At the NBA All-Star Weekend, he gains international attention after sinking multiple ultra-long-range shots and befriending Jordan. 220 221
• He secures major Lujiazui land projects, expands Xinghai Group’s domestic and overseas investment activity, and becomes Shen City’s richest man. 224 256
• After marrying Qin Shuyu, becoming Asia’s richest man, and unlocking Synthetic Technology, he uses Ring Finger misfortune against Song Jianmin; he and Qin Shuyu later have twins. 262

Notable Quotes

“My target is: Shencheng Jiaoda or Fudan University!” 119

“Studying is the best way to change your fate.” 188