Chapter 794 Cold Air and Scorching Breath

Chapter 794 Cold Air and Scorching Breath

When I walked out of Sun Dixun's office, the scorching sun was still high in the sky.

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes subconsciously and inadvertently caught a glimpse of a row of water purification equipment placed in the community opposite.

In the sunlight, the stainless steel shell reflects a dazzling light, and a promotional video on drinking water safety is played in a loop on the LCD screen.

He crossed the road as if possessed by a ghost and walked into this unfamiliar community. Under the shade of a tree, an old lady was squatting in front of a water purifier, holding a piece of wire in her hand and gesturing at the water outlet.

"Auntie, what are you doing? Don't you know how to use it?"

The old lady shuddered and almost fell to the ground. She turned her head in shock and the wire in her hand fell to the ground with a clang. "I was so scared!" She patted her chest, "I was just getting some water!"

"Hasn't the water been drained?" Chen Xi was even more confused.

"Hey, you are from this community too. The water sold by this water-collecting machine is so expensive, and I'm just thinking about how to get more." The aunt grinned and continued to study the machine.

"what do you mean……"

"Have you ever played the arcade machines in grocery stores before? I've seen some kids play them for free. The principle is to hold a coin tied with a string and pull it back and forth in the coin slot. I think this device can also be used for free."

"This water is expensive. It's almost the same price as tap water."

"Hehe, young man, don't be naive. If the price is really almost the same as that of tap water, how can they make money? Don't look at me because I'm old and don't know anything. Today's capitalists are very bad. They always provide free or low-priced things to attract customers, and then raise the price when they monopolize the market. They want to suck blood from ordinary people like us! Let's study how to use it for free first, and when they raise the price, we will lead the whole community to fleece them! Young man, you are young and you must know more than us. Hurry up and see how to crack this water purifier." The aunt waved to Chen Xi.

Oh my God!
This lady is really creative and wants me, the boss, to hack my own device.

Chen Xi was a little speechless, but he still patiently explained: "This device has two payment modes: scanning code and swiping card. It is a bit difficult to crack it."

"Hey, I think we can crack it physically. Look at this water outlet. If there's no one here at night, I can use something to pry it open..."

"Auntie, you better save your money. This device has an alarm. This model is connected to the Internet, and abnormal operations will be directly transmitted to the company's server. The machine will also make a sound, and the community security will definitely come along."

"How do you know so much?"

“Because this is our company’s equipment.”

"..."

The old lady's face turned from red to white, and finally turned into the color of liver. She grabbed the bucket and glared at Chen Xi before leaving: "You businessmen have evil hearts!" Then she staggered towards the corridor.

"Haha, why do Chinese people always want to get something for free? Who would produce without paying?" Chen Xi shook his head helplessly.

He looked at the device again, memories from his past life coming back to him.

The ultimate goal of the water purifier is to put it in the rural market, but after it was put into use, some people wanted to take advantage of it. Although the equipment is guarded by a dedicated water steward, the rural area is vast and each device is far away from each other, which makes it impossible for the water steward to take care of it. In addition, they are all from the same village, so some administrators even turn a blind eye.

The equipment damage rate is very high. The original intention was to provide rural people with clean and hygienic drinking water, but these people made Chen Xi spend a lot of money every year to maintain the machines, and they simply treated him as a sucker.

"No, this model must be changed." Chen Xi touched his chin.

Soon, he figured out the problem.

If you want to prevent equipment from being damaged, it is simply unrealistic to spend time on monitoring the machines and upgrading the insurance system. You must take the route of governing agriculture with agriculture.

The original profit sharing was problematic - only the company + water stewards got the money, and now the village committee should be included. In terms of managing farmers, only the village committee can do it.

A renewal procedure for water quality supervisors could be set up, and villagers could receive rewards for reporting.

Of course, this is not entirely safe, because if there is a problem with the equipment, someone has to be held accountable.

Chen Xi has always felt that insurance companies are like vampires, and he thinks he can use this opportunity to teach them a lesson.

Walk out of the community and arrive at the headquarters of the Overseas Chinese Association.

The atmosphere inside was extremely depressing. Chen Xi felt a little strange. As far as he knew, the Young Returnees Association was well managed by Lin Xi before. Why did it feel like they were facing a formidable enemy?

In the tea room, he called Qian Jiajia over. The girl in a light blue dress came in quietly and placed a cup of steaming freshly ground coffee in front of him. The sound of the porcelain cup hitting the tabletop was particularly crisp in the quiet space.

"What's the situation now? It's like a pre-war command center." Chen Xi took a sip of the coffee the other party brought him.

Qian Jiajia looked around and leaned closer: "The Dahuaguoxinhaigui Association has come up with a lot of new things. Not only do they have sharing model projects, they also cooperate with local governments and have obtained a lot of welfare subsidies. Young entrepreneurs from many places have joined them. Recently, Ababa is going to go public. After Feng Yun was called in for a talk by the relevant departments a while ago, the platform made a series of rectifications. The overseas sector is also in the rectification plan. The platform requires merchants to pay a large amount of deposit to ensure the quality of the goods, and it has also lowered the threshold for returns. You know some people in China. After they buy goods, they will find some reasons to return them. The president's project has suffered a great loss, and he is angry and asking people to find a way, and discuss how to deal with the competitive threat from the Dahuaguoxinhaigui Association..."

"Oh? The things he is engaged in are all highly profitable industries. Does he still need to worry about competition? It seems that they are not on the same track." Chen Xi said with a smile.

"Hey? Vice President, what do you mean?" Qian Jiajia tilted her head and blinked her big eyes.

"Nothing. What I mean is that Linxi focuses on overseas business, and the other party focuses on domestic development. There are few areas of conflict." He made an excuse to get away with it.

In the conference room, Lin Xi was furious: "What's going on? There were actually signs of losses last month!"

"There's nothing we can do. After the last US election, tariffs on photovoltaic products increased by 165%, and on rubber products by 35%. There are also a lot of additional taxes on other products, and this has continued to this day!" A young man from the association read the report helplessly.

At this time, the door of the conference room opened and Chen Xi walked in slowly.

The person next to Lin Xi stood up. Chen Xi walked over and sat down before slowly speaking, "Why is President Lin so angry? The tariff is a national issue and they can't do anything about it."

"Humph, it's really abominable. We lost so much money this time."

"Since things have already happened, there is no need to worry about them. After all, time cannot flow backwards!" Chen Xi paused. He thought carefully and realized that what he just said seemed to be a bit wrong. His rebirth was probably also a kind of time travel. Although this world was different from his previous life, it was probably also affected by his butterfly effect.

"If I could go back in time, I would definitely go to America and personally give Obama's father a condom, no... 100 condoms."

"Hahaha! President Lin is quite humorous."

Hearing Linxi's funny complaint, Chenxi couldn't help laughing.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene seemed to become less depressing.

"Well, international business is greatly affected by the politics of different countries. This is not a big deal. This project is losing money, so I will temporarily work on other projects."

"Oh? Does the Vice President have any good ideas?"

"Well, I have an idea, but I am not capable enough on my own. I need to use the connections of the various members of the association."

"What industry is the project about? I heard that the vice president wants to get involved in the agricultural field recently. You are not planning to take us returnees to farm, are you?"

"No, no, no, I know that you all graduated from prestigious universities, but deep down you still want to work leisurely in the office drinking tea, so I want to lead everyone to do finance together."

"finance?"

"Ah."

Amid the doubtful looks of everyone and Lin Xi, Chen Xi nodded confidently.

More than an hour later, Chen Xi walked out of the conference room.

After he left, Lin Xi and the others stared at each other, then silently uttered a sentence: "Is this really feasible?"

The young man who reported his work earlier said, "From the current legal perspective, there is no problem. Customers should bear all their own operations. We only provide them with value-added services such as directing traffic and collecting management fees. According to the handling fee mentioned by the vice president, this business is a sure win, and it only takes a short time to go public..."

"He just told us to use our connections, but he didn't say how the distribution of benefits should be established. He's such a bad guy." Lin Xi muttered softly.

Yongcheng.

In the twilight, the rooftop of the recycling plant smelled of rust. Yang Qing held a telescope in her hand, and the reflection of the lens reflected the dragon-like outline of the Wulin Bay Bridge in the distance.

Chen Xu leaned against the railing, and the Coke in the can made a fine bubbling sound. The father and son now controlled the recycling network. Just the orders for processing local, Australian and foreign garbage made them a lot of money, and they would never have to worry about food and drink for several lifetimes.

"Since the construction of Wulin Bay Bridge was completed, the price of land nearby has risen very high. My father suggested selling this place and moving to a new place." Yang Qing put down the telescope, and the cold wind messed up her carefully groomed hair.

"You're crazy. Why do we need to move when our business is going well? We are not in the land speculation business. How can we move so many equipment? The land is mine. You chose the place to move to. Do you want to weaken us in this way?" Chen Xu is no longer a student. He knows more than anyone else.

"This is also for everyone's good. I heard that Wulin Bay will be further developed in order to promote the integration of the Yangtze River Delta. The second channel is a cross-sea bridge connecting Wulin, Ningbo and Shanghai. When the time comes, the country will definitely forcibly reclaim the land. It is better for us to move now than later. According to what I have inquired, this place will be included in the new district..." Yang Qing explained.

"Hey, do you know more about this than me, a local? Have you heard of people who are being evicted? If they want a high compensation, they will just drag their feet. Besides, now that we've moved, where will we put the garbage in Australia? Will the other party sue us for breach of contract?"

"Well, what you said makes sense. So I have already prepared other plans, which is to build a factory somewhere else first..."

Yang Qing took out a plan from her bag.

Chen Xu flipped through it a few times and threw it back on the table: "I need to discuss this matter with Chen Xi before deciding."

"I understand. I just wanted to say hello to you first and let you inform him." Chen Xu's reaction was within her expectations, so she did not refuse.

Chen Xi returned to the hotel and turned on his computer, and Dark's chat box popped up on the screen again.

"I thought Bitcoin would stabilize soon, but it's still falling and has now fallen below $500." "You've also come up with other darknet coins like Darkcoin, so you shouldn't be sighing like this."

"Indeed, the virtual currency I made is pretty good. However, I have recently encountered other troubles. Several important big customers have not been active on the dark web recently. I am afraid they have found another way."

"Oh? You are the king of the global dark web now. What other big client can you value so much?"

"Nothing, just some fishermen who fish on the sea, and some hunters who hide in the jungle."

Looking at these inexplicable words uttered by Dark, Chen Xi's mind was full of question marks.

Fisherman?

hunter?

"By the way, I haven't browsed your dark web yet!"

"Browsing the dark web is illegal. Aren't you afraid of getting caught?"

"You are a computer expert here, so come and teach me how to avoid those troubles."

Chen Xi typed out a few words with a wicked smile.

About half an hour later, Chen Xi logged into AlphaBay.

Looking at the various 'products' that he had only seen in novels and movies, Chen Xi clicked on them one by one.

"It really has everything. Arms, adult products, beauties. As long as you have money, you can buy them."

"That's right, and we can even deliver it to your home."

Dark smirked.

"What is this, a bounty mission?"

"This is also a kind of commodity. It appears in movies, so I don't need to introduce it."

"I mean why there is still a mission to find someone, and it's an old man." Chen Xi squinted and stared at a photo on the screen.

There was no information on it, only that if the person was found, they would be paid $5 million, with the note that only the person had to be alive.

"Don't even mention the old man. There are even missions to find submarines. As long as you pay enough, someone will take the order! Why are you suddenly interested in checking the dark web?"

"Nothing, I just feel that I have offended too many people, and I am afraid that some villain will secretly offer a bounty to assassinate me."

"Haha, you are really humorous."

"If so, given our relationship, will you help me cancel the bounty?"

"Of course not. As the top administrator, I will not interfere in any normal transactions."

"Well, you really are a principled manager."

Chen Xi took a puff of his cigarette and shook his head helplessly.

"There are so many products on the dark web, you can take your time to choose, they are definitely worth the money! But you probably won't be interested in beauties, arms or the like, you can post some tasks about your business. Don't worry, as long as you operate properly and avoid direct suspicion, you generally won't be discovered." Dark's words were full of temptation.

Most people would be tempted by the dark web, which has such a huge range of functions.

"Well, let me take a look first." Chen Xi did not give a clear answer.

He knew that Dark had not just told the truth, and that there must be more than one thing that made this guy angry.

Since the demise of the dark web Silk Road, many platforms have emerged around the world that want to replace it. Most of these platforms are disguised as e-commerce platforms, hosting platforms, etc. None of them are as concealed as AlphaBay, and they have been infiltrated and closed down by police in various countries one after another.

In fact, what Chen Xi didn't know was that AlphaBay's No. 2 figure had been arrested. Although this did not have a big impact on the security of the dark web, it also sent a signal that caused AlphaBay's management to panic.

After all, people who engage in these illegal and criminal activities are always afraid of being caught.

Two months later...

The midsummer afternoon sun scorched the city.

The entrance of Wanda Cinema was crowded with young men and women who came to watch movies. On the electronic screen, posters of "The White-Haired Witch" and "The Treasure Notes" were scrolling side by side, and the delicate faces of the leading actors looked particularly dazzling under the LED lights.

Chen Xi has heard a lot of reviews along the way. Most of today's young audiences don't understand what the movie is trying to express, and don't even care about the plot. Instead, they care about which star is pretty or handsome. The most men say is that the special effects are good, and then they end it hastily.

A hint of sarcasm appeared on his lips. Nowadays, the audience's criteria for judging movies have degenerated to only the star's appearance and special effects.

"Chen Xi, the movie is about to start, I have already bought the tickets."

A clear female voice came from the ticket gate. Xu Yun was wearing a champagne-colored silk suspender dress, and her large sunglasses covered half of her face, but could not hide her swaying figure. Several young boys looked back frequently, but she waved the movie ticket in her hand without paying any attention.

"Oh, then I'll go buy some popcorn and drinks." Chen Xi nodded and walked straight to the snack area.

When he came back with popcorn and iced cola, Xu Yun suddenly held his arm affectionately. The strong scent of her perfume mixed with sunscreen hit her face: "I haven't been to the cinema for several years."

Smelling the strong scent of the woman's perfume, Chen Xi frowned. He really didn't like this smell.

"Oh? Miss Xu shouldn't be short of a male companion. You haven't been to the movies for a long time. Maybe you're not interested in current movies." Chen Xi teased.

Xu Yun's sunglasses slid down to the tip of her nose, revealing a twinkling look in her eyes: "What are you talking about? I don't have a boyfriend. I haven't been in a relationship for many years."

"Yeah, go in." Chen Xi responded perfunctorily.

Of course he didn't believe such nonsense. If Xu Yun hadn't said today that she was considering investing in a movie, Chen Xi would not have come.

As the lights in the theater dimmed, Xu Yun's high heels 'accidentally' caught Chen Xi's trouser legs. She leaned over and pretended to adjust them, and the collar of her suspenders cast an alluring shadow. "The popcorn seems to have spilled..." Her nose almost touched his thigh, and the hot breath she exhaled penetrated the fabric of his pants.

"If you keep your head down, you'll miss the highlights!" Chen Xi stuffed the drink into her hand, and the screen suddenly exploded with special effects of a tomb-robbing team stepping on a trap. The bronze thorn falling from the top of the ancient tomb almost pierced the protagonist, but it got stuck in his raised buttocks in a funny way. As the whole audience burst into laughter, Xu Yun's fingertips quietly climbed up the inside of Chen Xi's wrist.

"It's so cold~ Don't you think the scene next to it looks better?" Xu Yun almost lay on his shoulder.

The air conditioning in the cinema was turned up quite high, and the cold wind lifted the gauze of her skirt, wrapping around the man's knees like some kind of seductive living creature.

Chen Xi suddenly grabbed her moving wrist, and the screen just happened to show the tomb robber triggering the aphrodisiac mechanism, and the heroine fell into the hero's arms with a flushed face.

He lowered his voice and said, "Could there be some kind of mechanism hidden under Miss Xu's skirt?"

"Hate it, you really are good at telling jokes." Xu Yun exhaled a breath of fragrance.

"Don't talk in the cinema, it will disturb others." Chen Xi took a sip of his drink.

The woman rolled her eyes when she heard that.

"The Treasure Notes" was well-made, with many big names in the cast, and the good special effects made the audience cheer continuously.

The only drawback may be that those big names are all supporting roles, and the heroine is just a newcomer in the industry, which makes many fans feel that it is unfair. But the heroine Ni Li is good-looking and has a good figure, so most viewers can still "forgive" the director's arrangement.

In another studio.

At this time, Yang Dan was hugging a woman and watching "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch". He also invested in this play. Although it was not much, in order to win Chen Xi, he still secretly threw some money into it without telling his father.

"What the hell? Why does this movie feel worse than those patriotic blockbusters I made? What are these 5-cent special effects and props? The money I invested is being wasted like this?" Yang Dan stared at the picture on the screen, his teeth chattering.

"I think it's okay. Huang Daming is so handsome." The woman next to him looked infatuated.

"He's just a greasy guy. He always looks stupid in every drama. It seems like he has no other expression. And what's going on with that Shui Ye? She was screaming "ah ah ah" the whole time. I thought she was having sex in the hotel! Did she forget her lines?" Yang Dan was extremely disappointed with this crew.

Listening to the man's words, the woman didn't dare to say anything, but she thought the play was pretty good.

There are many viewers who think the same as her. They just like to have fun and see the naked bodies of the heroine and the hero. Other plots are not important at all.

It doesn’t matter, as long as we win “The Treasure Notes”, we have Shui Ye and Huang Daming. Although their acting skills are not that good, they still have a lot of resources.

Nowadays, the performance of a movie is all related to box office sales and publicity.

Humph, Chen Xi, just wait for your compensation.

My navy is already ready to make a move!

As Yang Dan thought about it, he suddenly felt a little proud. The movie in front of him didn't seem so bad anymore. (End of this chapter)