Chapter 577 The so-called win-win situation means that you don’t lose and I make a lot of money
Chapter 577 The so-called win-win situation means that you don’t lose and I make a lot of money
At the construction site of the Empress Wa Palace, Wen Rui was holding a tablet computer and carefully conducting the project acceptance.
What is accepted is not the quality of the project. The construction team is composed of robots, and quality control is absolutely guaranteed. It is impossible for anyone to embezzle his project payment.
The reason why he was so careful and meticulous was that Wen Rui balanced the accounts one by one to ensure that the project cost and the materials invested could match the fake accounts.
The part of the natural treasures that he had embezzled was smoothed out without anyone noticing, so that even if the Jade Emperor set up a special task force in Heaven and checked the accounts over and over again, he would not be able to find any flaws.
This is the flaw of artificial intelligence. Jarvis can definitely do the real accounting exactly, but Wen Rui has to do the false accounting himself.
There are too many tricks involved here. If the floor tiles are one centimeter wider or one centimeter narrower, the cost will vary greatly.
Of course, Wenrui’s main way to settle the accounts is not to slightly modify the engineering parameters. This little bit of material cannot make up for the huge deficit caused by Wenrui.
The main way to settle the accounts is to rely on the dazzling array of works of art in the New Wa Palace.
The reason why this new Nuwa Palace was built with extremely high artistic value is not because Wen Rui deliberately tried to please Nuwa's preferences, which made her reluctant to destroy it and restore it to its original appearance. It is mainly because works of art are easier to launder money.
The consulting fees paid to the artists from the School of Art of Liberty City University for the series of murals in the outer hall of the Wa Palace amounted to hundreds of millions of fairy jades. The money was transferred from one hand to the other, and after complicated account book transactions, it finally returned to Wen Rui's pocket.
The material loss in making these murals is also astonishingly high. On average, thirty pieces of jade bi raw materials are lost for every huge jade bi carved.
There's no way around it. It's normal to have some minor flaws in such an exquisite and complex mural, right?
Murals praising saints cannot have any flaws, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the saints.
A flawed jade disk that has been carved away cannot be used anywhere else, let alone flow into the mortal world, so it can only be completely destroyed.
By this calculation, isn’t this material loss rate normal?
Of course, the fact is that Wenrui uses nano-etching technology, which can achieve nanometer-level precision. Even if there are defects, they cannot be distinguished by the naked eye, and even under a microscope, it is difficult to see them.
There was no loss at all. The reported losses were actually taken as kickbacks by Wen Rui to settle past bad debts.
There are so many exquisite art-grade objects in the New Wa Palace, and the overall artistic quality is so high, it is obvious how much profit Wen Rui has made from it and how much he has made.
The effect of building this new Nuwa Palace is equivalent to the monkeys causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace ten times.
After completing this task, Wen Rui could finally sleep peacefully, no longer having to worry about being suddenly taken away by the Heavenly Court Inspection Team for questioning.
Seeing that the project was coming to an end, Wen Rui felt a sense of relief that his money was in his pocket. He felt surprisingly relaxed and couldn't help humming a song softly.
"Humph, you little evil creature, you are in a good mood after your evil plan succeeded!"
A cold female voice came from behind him. Wen Rui turned around quickly, but saw Nuwa and two maids wearing red and green feather clothes, glaring at him hatefully.
That cold face was as if Wen Rui owed her two thousand five hundred and eighty thousand.
"What evil plot?" Wen Rui said innocently, "I don't understand what your majesty is saying at all. Don't you like this new palace?"
Nuwa looked around and realized that the feeling of seeing the real object in person was completely different from watching the projection through the Xuantian Treasure Mirror.
There is no doubt that the immersive scene is more shocking. How can I not like it? I love it very much!
After being driven out of the Biyou Palace by the Patriarch Tongtian, Nuwa still regretted it. She regretted that she had been greedy, lost her reason, and lost face.
The moon waxes and wanes, and there is no such thing as having both. The fact that he wants to have both is clearly a result of greed, and he has lost the bearing of a saint. Even if he wanted to go to Master Hongjun to complain this time, he no longer has the confidence.
But now standing in the new palace, experiencing the brand new home up close, and appreciating the hundreds of large-scale relief murals that are so exquisite that they are flawless, I feel that it is worth it.
This magnificent and extremely gorgeous temple is undoubtedly the first holy place in the mortal world. It may be inferior to the fairyland above the thirty-three heavens, but it is slightly superior to the Lingxiao Palace and the Yaochi Fairy Palace. If it stands on the mortal earth for a long time, it will surely bring infinite glory to Queen Nuwa and be praised forever by mortal beings.
After inspecting the goods, the law of true fragrance came into play. Even saints are not immune to this. A few words of criticism were exchanged for a huge foundation. If you think about it this way, not only is it not a loss, but it's a big profit.
Nuwa managed her expression very well. She pouted her lips indifferently, looking like a sage who regarded the treasures of heaven and earth as dirt and didn't care at all.
"It's okay, you are willing to spend money..."
"It's just a little bit of extra money, it's nothing. Besides, this is also to make up for the mistakes I made at work."
Wen Rui also said in a fake tone: "I came here to inspect in person and saw the dilapidated and declining state of the Wahuang Palace. I realized that the Jietian Emperor who was in charge of the Tiangong Supervisor had greatly failed in his duty."
He spoke sincerely, as if he really thought so: "In terms of achievements and merits, how can the Jade Emperor compare with you? But the Lingxiao Palace has been repaired and renovated every year, and rebuilt repeatedly. I don't know how many natural treasures have been wasted in such repeated reconstructions."
"Of course, good steel should be used on the handle, no, on the back... on the blade! Queen Wa saved the world and all living things, so she deserves the highest level of courtesy. It is only natural that the Heavenly Court allocates funds to repair the old palace."
Wen Rui was deeply distressed and said as if he had suddenly realized his mistake: "That's why I made a decision right away. Repairing the Wa Palace is urgent and must be done right away. The Jade Emperor's Lingxiao Palace will have to be put off for a while."
Nuwa watched his performance with a sneer, but did not expose him. It was enough for everyone to keep it tacitly and there was no need to take it too seriously.
Sighing secretly, Nuwa said, "It is said that when you take something from someone, you should be grateful. You are plotting against me. No matter how much resentment I have, I will have to let it go for this gift. Your gift is too heavy. If I just treat it as an apology, I cannot accept it. If you have any request, you might as well ask it directly, so as not to owe you a cause and effect. If you get into trouble in the future and come to me for help, I am afraid that I will be implicated by you."
"That's a bit too formal."
Wen Rui rolled his eyes and said with a wry smile, "Why make it like we're exchanging money for goods? Just treat it as making friends..."
The saint owes a cause and effect, but it is a great thing and can save lives at a critical moment. Wen Rui doesn't want to fulfill it on the spot.
"Don't come on, don't think I'll leave you alone just because you gave me a new palace!"
Nuwa glared at him and said, "It's better to settle the matter and have nothing to do with each other. If you don't ask, I will just regard this cause and effect as over and I will never see you again."
Wen Rui thought to himself that this karma was equivalent to making a profit in vain, and I should thank you for it. When the Jade Emperor checks the accounts in the future, you will have to come forward to take the blame for me.
Although he was secretly proud in his heart, he did not show it on his face. Wen Rui frowned and thought, as if he was considering what request to make so that they would have nothing to owe each other.
(End of this chapter)