I sent Laozi out of the mansion. Sure enough, his two disciples were waiting outside the door. When they saw Laozi come out, they hurriedly went forward to help him. I saw Ziyi and Xingxiang again. I couldn't tell if they were real or not. I could only point at them at a loss, trying to remind Laozi. Laozi smiled and said,"Don't worry, they are my disciples." After saying that, he got on the green ox cart and said goodbye to me. I watched as I disappeared outside the city.
After that, I returned to the residence and began to flip through the Tao Te Ching. To my surprise, the name of this book wasn't called the Tao Te Ching at all, but rather Thousand Words. According to my rough inspection, there were many differences between it and the Tao Te Ching, but I couldn't understand it. What I admire even more is that I have always called this book the Tao Te Ching, but Lao Zi did not correct it.
This is too precious. I really can't put it down. Unfortunately, I can't bring it to the modern world. Of course, the Primordial Universe doesn't allow me to take it away.
Just as I was letting my imagination run wild, Brother Nine finally contacted me. He said that the problem had been found and the loophole had been repaired. I could go back directly. After saying that, he sent my consciousness back to the Primordial Universe.
I grumbled before Brother Jiu could say anything. I thought the universe was omnipotent. Why was there a loophole?
Brother Nine said that this was not strange. Unexpected and flaws were everywhere. The more advanced the technology, the more likely it was to have flaws.
I didn't want to ask any more cliché questions about whether there was any danger. I just said, alright, I hope that my next mission will be completed under the complete control of the metauniverse.
After completing the mission, I returned to real life. It was still night time. I washed up briefly and went to bed.
The next day was the weekend, and it was also the first day of the mall's renovation. I arrived at the mall early in the morning. On the big screen outside the mall, according to the previous plan, the advertising slogan of the final battle against a certain treasure and a certain east was displayed. Dozens of red balloons were pulling all kinds of shocking advertising slogans. The cheerful music complemented the atmosphere and made it very lively.
I walked into the mall. Although it wasn't even nine o'clock yet, there were already many more customers than usual on weekends. The shopping mall had also undergone a comprehensive transformation according to the established plan. All kinds of flowers, colored balls, ribbons, and decorations had turned the shopping mall into a large-scale carnival scene. The waiters were dressed in the same uniform and stood at the entrance of each store to welcome every customer warmly. The mall's broadcast kept broadcasting the new shopping plans. In particular, it stated the purchase price, the in-store comparison of the same product online, and the unconditional return measures that were more convenient than the website. There were also discounts and lucky draws that were very attractive.
Many customers were looking at various advertisements while making phone calls. It seemed that they were calling their relatives and friends.
After I met President Zhang, he was very satisfied with the situation and praised my marketing plan from time to time. I could only humbly say that it was all thanks to everyone.
After that, we started to patrol the various stalls and boutiques. The new marketing plan was really effective. In the past, there were not many people shopping and even fewer people buying. Now, there were obviously more people shopping, and most of them would buy something.
After patrolling the mall for a while, Director Zhang and I went to the storeroom, the emergency exit, and various work positions to check. That's right. After all, safety is the most important. After walking around, we returned to Director Zhang's office for a simple rest.
As soon as we sat down, Brother Zhao, who was in charge of security, came to President Zhang's office with a head full of sweat. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or nervous. He just said that he was under too much pressure and needed help.
Director Zhang and I went to the lobby of the mall again. It was already noon. The scene was really spectacular. The customers in the mall could only be described as shoulder to shoulder. The security guards at almost every position were sweating profusely.
Brother Zhao said as he wiped his sweat. The security pressure was too great, and the plan was not enough. They urgently needed security personnel to maintain order. When President Zhang saw so many customers, he was a little surprised. He quickly called the security personnel from other units to come to the mall to help.
Actually, it wasn't just the security guards. There was a shortage of staff in all the departments. Everyone in the mall was moving around quickly. However, the increase in performance was also quite obvious. Everyone was busy and happy. For the entire day, Director Zhang and I didn't care about sales at all. Almost all our energy was spent on checking for gaps in various positions.
The next day was still the same. Not only were there still many women who loved shopping, but there were also many men who came alone to spend money. The men's shopping was very simple. They usually did not like to bargain when shopping, and they rarely communicated with the shop assistants. There was no need to bargain or communicate too much here. The basic operation of many men here was to choose the goods they were satisfied with, then look at the purchase price and selling price. At most, they would ask how to return the goods and immediately pay the goods and leave without delay. Shopping malls were the most suitable for this kind of consumption, so men were not so disgusted with shopping.
At night, because people needed to go to work the next day, there were fewer people, but the mall had become a place for internet celebrities. The security guards were still maintaining order. It seemed that Hu Xueyan was indeed a business genius. These methods were indeed very useful, and the business was indeed much better. None of us rested for even a minute.
I was very happy to have such results. After a busy day, I fell asleep when I got home. The next day, I went to the general manager's office rather proudly. President Zhang was in the office chatting happily with more than ten employees. It seemed that he was in a good mood and didn't notice me at first.
I didn't want to interrupt their fun. After a full two minutes, Director Zhang suddenly turned around and saw me standing at the door. He immediately stood up with a bright smile and pulled me in. He even said a little embarrassedly,"Why didn't Xiao Li say hello when he came? I almost ignored our hero."
President Zhang asked everyone else to go out and do their own work. He wanted to chat with me alone. After the others praised my proposal, they tactfully walked out of the general manager's office.
Seeing that everyone had left, President Zhang went straight to the point. Li, how should I reward you? You can state your conditions directly. I must keep you.
I was a little surprised. To be honest, I really didn't think about what kind of reward I could get. I just wanted to have a stable job, so I could only say directly, Director Zhang, I didn't think about it.
Director Zhang said that the sales of the mall had been very good for the past two days, but he could not guarantee that it would be so good in the future. You are a person with a story. Not only are you good at chess, but you also seem to have many advantages that I can't fathom. I really want to keep you. I don't want to sell the mall anymore. If you're willing, I can appoint you as the vice president of the mall. The annual salary is tentatively 200,000 yuan. How about it?
I was so happy. No matter how much annual salary I could get, for a second-rate university student who had just entered society, I was really happy to be a vice president. I suppressed the joy in my heart and calmed down a little. Since Chief Zhang thought highly of me, I would definitely work hard and make the mall better and better with Chief Zhang. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he hurriedly left.
I found a place with no one around to calm myself down and slowly enjoy the pleasure of being successful. After calming down, I suddenly felt that I had been a little too ostentatious recently. Director Zhang must have seen through something and said that to me. It seemed that I needed to be more careful and low-key.
Now that I have my own office and am in charge of marketing, my former colleagues were very polite to me on the surface, but there was always an indescribable feeling on their faces. However, they were also quite convinced by me.
I'm also very polite and respectful to them. I don't want them to fall too far behind. At night, I went to the mall. There were still many customers. Everyone treated this place as a place for internet celebrities. He really didn't know if it was the help of the space-time concept. Perhaps it was the so-called Matthew effect. They might not need to buy anything, but they heard that the marketing method here was very special and very humane, so they all wanted to come and take a look. Chinese people were like this. They loved to be lively. Places with more people would have more people, forming a virtuous cycle. Places with fewer people would have fewer people, forming a vicious cycle. Doing business was to gain popularity. Although gaining popularity was not the best way to make money, it was definitely an advantage that online stores did not have.
I took a simple look and saw that there were many customers choosing clothes in each store. Based on this situation, it was only a matter of time before the mall's rent increased. It was also just a matter of time before they turned losses into profits. Looking at the crowd in the mall, I returned to the office with satisfaction. I made a pot of tea and looked at the news on my phone.
Just as I was filled with joy, Brother Nine suddenly called me to the Yuan Universe. I thought there must be a new mission. I'm already quite experienced in completing missions, and I'm even looking forward to my next mission. So I asked directly if there was a new mission. I was ready, but it would be best if I went home. I was still in the office.
Brother Nine smiled and said," It might be too late when you get home. I'll let you watch a video." After saying that, the video started playing on the screen in front of me. This video immediately attracted my attention because this scene was inside our mall. The camera seemed to be directly facing the escalator between the second and third floors of our mall. There was a lot of traffic, and everything was very calm. However, ten seconds later, the escalator suddenly collapsed for some reason. The people on top instantly fell down. The most serious was the person at the bottom of the escalator. Not only did he fall, but the people on top also fell over. It seemed that he was definitely injured. When the camera zoomed in, an old man was even seriously injured on the spot.
I was shocked and hurried back to deal with the aftermath. Brother Nine stopped me and said,"Don't panic. This will happen in five minutes. It's deduced by our supercomputer. It hasn't happened yet, but in five minutes, this tragedy will happen." As long as it doesn't violate our principles, we've decided to remind you. You'd better deal with it quickly.
I didn't have time to be polite. I immediately returned to the real world and ran as fast as I could to the escalator where the accident had happened. I stopped all the people who wanted to take the elevator, then pressed the stop button and let the people who had already boarded the elevator slowly come down.
Everyone saw that I was from the mall and was very cooperative. Many of them had already guessed that there might be a problem with the elevator, so no one argued.
The security guards of the mall saw that there was a situation on my side and gathered around. I simply said that I found that there was something wrong with the escalator, so I pressed the button to stop the elevator. You two stay behind to watch over the escalator. I used the walkie-talkie to find the maintenance staff of the escalator in the mall.
At this moment, Director Zhang also came over and quickly asked what was wrong. I said that I found that there was a problem with the escalator and that it needed to be stopped and repaired immediately. Then, he told Xiao Zhang, the maintenance staff of the escalator, that it was best for him to check and repair it from beginning to end. The repairman, Xiao Zhang, said in surprise that they had just repaired it the day before yesterday, so there could not be a problem.
I didn't refute him. I just said that I had been using it too frequently these past two days, so it was inevitable that there would be problems. President Zhang saw my firm attitude and asked me suspiciously,"Li, do you even know the mechanical principles of the escalator?"
I really couldn't answer. I could only say that I only knew a little about the escalator, but I felt that there was something wrong.
Director Zhang saw that what I said wasn't professional, but he was very determined and agreed to repair it immediately.
Xiao Zhang had no choice but to start the maintenance again. Fortunately, there was an escalator at the other end of the mall, so it did not cause too much trouble for the customers. Xiao Zhang found two repairmen to help him and began to repair section by section. Even when the mall was closed and more than half of the escalator was repaired, no problems were found.
Chief Zhang had other matters to deal with and had already left. While I was still by the elevator, the workers began to get impatient. They thought that I was an outsider guiding an expert. Their helplessness and complaints were obvious. However, they had to be repaired one by one. I was very calm and just watched silently from the side.
Suddenly, a maintenance worker said that there was a problem. There was an obvious crack in the main shaft hole of the support.
Xiao Zhang took a closer look with his flashlight and was shocked. He looked at the main axis in disbelief and then looked at me. Then, he said,"Vice President Li, you're really a god. It's all thanks to you. Otherwise, our mall would have been in big trouble."
I was still calm. This was within my expectations. I said casually that it was good to find the problem. I would change what needed to be changed and fix what needed to be fixed. There must not be a next time.
I turned around and left. After a while, Director Zhang called me back. Obviously, he knew the seriousness of this matter and kept praising me.
I humbly said that I was just being more careful. It was no big deal. I can't tell him the result of the prediction of the meta-universe yet. However, President Zhang clearly knew the weight of this matter. Not only did he severely criticize Xiao Zhang, but he also said that he would give me a bonus immediately. I repeatedly refused, but he insisted and directly asked the finance department to send me a bonus of 20,000 yuan. I'll do as you say.
Only then did I remember what Gao Shizi said. He said that I would have a few earnings in the near future. I think it's a little too little.
After dealing with the documents for the mall's marketing, he took a taxi home. At night, I calmed down and called Director Zhang to take a day off. Firstly, I needed to go home to visit my parents. Secondly, I needed to go to the universe again. That place was more attractive than reality. And I want to ask you some more questions.
The next day at nine o'clock, after washing up, I ordered a sumptuous breakfast delivery. However, my tongue seemed to have been spoiled. The food that I used to feast on didn't seem to be delicious today. But it doesn't matter. If I want to eat a big meal, I can go to the original universe at any time. I don't have to worry about getting fat.
I simply ate a few mouthfuls before entering the Yuan Universe. I first went to Hu Xueyan's residence to express my sincere gratitude for his help. Hu Xueyan also said politely that he would help if needed.
After thanking him, I left the Hu residence and went to the control room of the universe to find Brother Jiu. I asked directly, Since the universe can predict the future, can I take a look at my own future?
? Brother Nine directly denied that they had such an ability, but letting you know your future too early would definitely interfere with the development of future events, so it was a top secret in the concept of time and space. Even if it was predicted yesterday, we would have to spend a lot of effort to repair it. Fortunately, after our verification, it is still within our ability to repair it without killing anyone, so we reminded you.
I express my gratitude. From a mortal's perspective, the metaverse is definitely a good friend. However, too much gratitude would seem pretentious here. I asked again, is our meta-universe a prediction or a probe of the future? Had the future already happened?
Brother Nine smiled. You've improved a lot. You have a closer understanding of time and the future. However, your understanding of time and the future is as good as that of ordinary people. For the time being, I don't need you to understand the true secrets of time and the future. Perhaps you will realize it after a while. At that time, we will not interfere.
It seemed that it was useless for me to say more. In the end, I joked that Gao Shizi said that I would have a large income. Was it referring to the 20,000 yuan? That was too little.
You've already experienced the wealth of an emperor, so why are you still so interested in money?
There's no other way. Our Primordial Universe just needs me to act like a mortal. I can only be so mundane.
Brother Nine said helplessly. It was true that 20,000 yuan was a little low, but it would be more next time.
This answer made me very satisfied. I was about to leave when Brother Nine stopped me and said that there were a lot of missions recently. You will have a new mission soon. I hope you can be prepared at any time.
I expressed that there was no problem at all and left the original universe.
I haven't been home for a long time. I need to go home and visit my parents. Although I didn't get paid, this 20,000 yuan was enough for a rural person like me. I spent less than 2000 yuan to buy three servings of rice, flour, oil, meat, eggs, and milk. I also bought gifts for Liu Xin's parents, my parents, and Old Sun.
I asked the unit's small truck driver, Xiao Liu, to help me pull it to my hometown in the countryside. I first went to Liu Xin's parents 'house and unloaded the rice, flour, oil, meat, eggs, and milk. I also took a few tonics.
Liu Xin's parents seemed a little embarrassed. I asked them if there was any news about Liu Xin. Liu Xin's father shook his head helplessly and sighed. I quickly comforted him, saying that Liu Xin was definitely fine. He might not be anywhere carefree. We'll discipline him when he comes back. Liu Xin's parents knew that I was comforting them, but they couldn't say anything else. They just echoed my words. I consoled them a few times but didn't say anything else. I only said that if there was anything, you could look for me directly. I was the same as Liu Xin. The two elders didn't need to be polite. After a few more pleasantries, I left Liu Xin's house.
Actually, I've always been very puzzled. Logically speaking, with the help of the Primordial Universe, it should be effortless for me to find Liu Xin. However, the Primordial Universe actually encrypted this matter. It's really puzzling. But this is good too. At least I know that Liu Xin isn't missing or killed. He should have his own matters, but I don't know what it is yet.
Just as I was thinking that I had already returned to my house, I first went to Old Liu's house. Old Liu was at home. This time, Old Liu's house was well maintained. Although it couldn't be compared to when Liu Xin Gang and I cleaned it up, it was still tidy. It seemed that Old Liu wasn't born sloppy. Sometimes, people were like this. You lived in a garbage dump and didn't have the mood to clean it up. If you were in a particularly clean environment, you would naturally not be willing to harm the environment.
Old Liu was especially happy when he saw me coming. I unloaded the rice, flour, oil, meat, eggs and milk one by one. Old Liu kept saying that there was no need. It was enough. I also brought a few bottles of good wine, two catties of braised beef and some seafood for Old Liu. I told him that you're old now, so you should drink less. If you can guarantee it, I'll buy it for you next time. Old Liu agreed readily, but his eyes became a little moist as he spoke. I saw that he was going to get excited again, so I quickly changed the topic and helped him pack up before leaving.
The last stop was my house. After I unloaded all the things and gifts, I asked Xiao Liu to stay at my house for dinner before leaving. Xiao Liu said that he had something to do and insisted on not leaving.
Xiao Liu likes to smoke, so I gave him a carton of cigarettes. Xiao Liu tried to shirk, but I still forced him into the car. This was how the Chinese did things. They valued this kind of human relationship.
After everything was settled, I returned home. When my parents saw that I had a formal job and became a vice president, they were naturally very happy. I was really tired these days. I could completely relax in my own home. It was already noon, so I wasn't too hungry. I took a nap first.
However, his parents were not idle. They bought vegetables and killed chickens. By the time I woke up, the dishes were already half done. I helped out and soon, a table full of dishes was prepared. My dad invited Old Sun over again. We sat around, drank, ate, and chatted. This was the happiest moment for ordinary Chinese people.
After the banquet, I washed up and returned to my room.
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