#6 - Chapter 6 Meeting a Classmate
Thirty minutes later.
"Commander, the space station upgrade is complete. Current level: 1."
"Level 1? Why is it still level 1 after the upgrade?" Dongfang Chen asked, puzzled.
"Commander, it's like this. The space station's initial state is level 0, only ensuring basic detection functions. Smaller size, fewer functions, and less energy consumption are necessary to ensure the space station isn't damaged before finding a suitable commander," Xiaolin explained.
Dongfang Chen looked at the three-dimensional projection on the screen; the space station's status had been refreshed.
Currently, there are two modules:
Power Module (Level 1);
Core Module (Optical Brain Level 1); [Space Station Main Program]
"Commander, the space station has been upgraded to level 1 and can now build a central hall. Would you like to build it now?" Xiaolin asked.
"Yes, build it!" Dongfang Chen replied.
"Understood."
"Worker bee robots activated 100/100..."
"Worker bee robots released..."
"Xiaolin, in the future, you don't need to announce progress reports like this. Just display it on the screen. I only need the results."
"Understood, Commander."
"By the way, Xiaolin, is there a way to communicate via mobile phone? I need to go out, and this isn't very convenient!"
"Yes, Commander. I have sent a virtual number to your mobile phone. You can use this number to contact me," Xiaolin said.
"That's good!" Dongfang Chen saw that he had indeed received a text message on his phone with a string of numbers.
......
"Hello, welcome to Dingxin Fortune. Is this gentleman here to view properties or looking for someone?"
As soon as Dongfang Chen entered the Dingxin Fortune Building, a young lady came up to greet him.
"Hello, I'm here to view properties," Dongfang Chen replied politely.
"Dongfang Chen?"
Suddenly, a man walked out from inside and called out.
"Liang Ming?" Dongfang Chen asked in surprise.
It turned out to be his high school classmate.
"It's been years. Where are you working now?" Liang Ming asked.
"Preparing to start a company," Dongfang Chen replied.
"Oh, really? Starting a company? I heard you were preparing to start a company years ago. Are you still preparing now?" Liang Ming asked.
Dongfang Chen was a little unhappy. This Liang Ming had never gotten along with him. He didn't expect that after not seeing each other for several years, he would start throwing barbs as soon as they met.
"Yes, mainly because your company's building is being built too slowly," Dongfang Chen replied with a smile.
Liang Ming was stunned. What did that mean?
What does your starting a broken company have to do with our company building a building?
Dongfang Chen meant that if you had built the building earlier, I could have bought a place to start a company earlier, right?
However, Liang Ming didn't understand.
"You're still so unserious," Liang Ming said with a laugh.
Dongfang Chen only gave a polite smile to Liang Ming's lack of understanding.
Dongfang Chen felt there was no point in chatting with someone with insufficient intelligence.
"You're busy, I'm here to see your manager about something," Dongfang Chen said.
With that, Dongfang Chen prepared to walk inside.
"Hey, hey, hey, the company has rules. You need to make an appointment in advance to see the manager. Did you make an appointment?" Liang Ming stopped him.
"Appointment? Let me ask," Dongfang Chen hadn't really noticed.
He took out his mobile phone and dialed the virtual number Xiaolin had given him.
"Xiaolin, is there an appointment for the manager of the Dingxin Fortune sales department?" Dongfang Chen asked.
Seeing Dongfang Chen take out his mobile phone and pretend to make a call, Liang Ming was about to laugh.
A pig's nose with scallions stuck in it, are you pretending?
"Commander, an appointment has already been made," Xiaolin replied.
"Okay, I understand," Dongfang Chen said, hanging up the phone.
"There's an appointment," Dongfang Chen replied.
"Alright, Dongfang Chen, stop acting in front of me. Do you think this is still school, where all the teachers valued you? Wake up, you need to understand that being ignored is normal after entering society. You need to get used to it!" Liang Ming advised, pretending to be earnest.
"Thank you for the reminder, I appreciate the lesson. Maybe you're often ignored and have this kind of experience. However, that's not me," Dongfang Chen replied with a smile.
"Tsk tsk tsk, come, let me introduce you to everyone. This is my high school classmate, a top student from Kyoto University, Dongfang Chen. You may not know, he used to be a popular figure in our school! A genius student!" Liang Ming introduced him to his colleagues loudly, saying he was introducing how awesome Dongfang Chen was, but in reality, it was to highlight that he was doing better than him.
Dongfang Chen was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, capri pants, and sneakers. It was estimated that his entire outfit didn't cost more than a hundred yuan.
Such an appearance really couldn't attract anyone's attention.
Everyone just gave a polite smile and ignored him.
"Brother Liang, I can't tell, you have such an awesome classmate!" a woman with heavy makeup walked up to Liang Ming and said.
"Of course, I used to be a scrub when I was in school, the scrubbiest of scrubs, unlike him, who brings his own protagonist halo wherever he goes!" Liang Ming replied.
The implication was, look, even a scrub is doing better than you.
"What's the use of being good at studying? In front of Brother Liang, everyone is a scrub," the woman flattered.
"Hey! You can't say that. My classmate will lose face," Liang Ming reminded, pretending.
But he felt great in his heart.
He had been waiting for this day for a long time. He used to be looked down upon by teachers and classmates in school, and he had long wanted to vent his anger. He didn't expect Dongfang Chen to come to his door today.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Dongfang?" Liang Ming was feeling smug when he suddenly heard someone speak behind him.
The voice was the sales department manager.
"Yes, that's me," Dongfang Chen said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you!" The manager hurriedly took a few steps forward and extended his hand to shake Dongfang Chen's.
His posture was very low.
Everyone on the side was stunned when they saw this scene.
In their impression, their manager had always been bossy, but he was so polite to a young man in ordinary clothes!
"Manager Xu, I'm here today to take a look at the house and sign the contract," Dongfang Chen said.
"Okay, I'll take you up right away," Manager Xu said.
"What? The manager is personally taking someone to view the house?" Everyone was surprised.
"Then I'll trouble you," Dongfang Chen said.
"No trouble at all, it's my honor to serve you! This way, please! Watch out for the stool! I'll press the elevator!" Manager Xu was all kinds of attentive.
"Oh my god! Did the sun come out from the west today? Or am I just dreaming?" The more everyone watched, the more dumbfounded they became.
"Brother Liang, your classmate..." the woman prepared to ask.
"Shut up!" Liang Ming said unhappily.
Great! He tried to show off, but was slapped in the face instead!
At this time, Liang Ming felt a burning sensation on his face.
"Isn't it just viewing a house? Is it necessary?" Liang Ming was still unconvinced in his heart.
Two hours later.
Dongfang Chen finished viewing the house and signed the contract.
"By the way, Manager Xu, I want to find someone to renovate the house as a whole. I don't know if there are any recommended renovation companies?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Does Mr. Dongfang have any specific requirements?" Manager Xu asked.
"I only have one requirement, it must be fast, and I'm only responsible for paying, I don't care about anything else. I have a lot of things to do and I'm afraid of trouble," Dongfang Chen said.
"Ah? This? What if the renovation doesn't meet your expectations..." Manager Xu was confused.
"I'm not picky, as long as the construction quality is guaranteed, it's fine. Just renovate it however it's suitable," Dongfang Chen replied.
"Is that so? That Liang Ming just now, his family is in the renovation business, should I call him over?" Manager Xu asked.
"Him? Forget it! I'll be even more worried if I find him," Dongfang Chen directly refused.
He didn't want to deal with that brainless man, it would lower his intelligence.
"If Mr. Dongfang doesn't mind, I'll handle this matter for you," Manager Xu said.
"Is that appropriate? Won't it interfere with your normal work?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"It's no problem, it's my honor to serve you," Manager Xu flattered.
"Okay, then I'll trouble Manager Xu. You calculate the cost when the time comes, and I'll transfer it to you directly," Dongfang Chen said.
"Okay!" Manager Xu replied.
