Chapter 272 - I Have No Regrets Joining Xing Hai Technologies
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In the process of negotiations with Chief Tan, it was obvious that Xing Hai Technologies had won the exclusive authority to be the sole manager of knowledge. But he had also made some concessions, such as giving the State the right to use all data as well as providing a full set of backup data. The “Permanent Data Center” established by Xing Hai Technologies in Guishan Province would also be protected by special armed forces in full gear. Considerable power had been given to the State.
Of course, Chen Jin was not so naive as to think that he could rest easy after giving them such a huge compromise. Things were never that easy or simple. The world was always in a state of flux! There was no organization that could be trusted forever except for yourself. Hence, he still kept one last move up his sleeve.
A mysterious data network cable was pulled from the company and connected to the Base of Operations on Haierfa via Apartment 302 of Block 16 in the Court of Happiness. In addition, this network cable was equipped with quantum encryption and it had a transmission rate of up to 10GB/s. All high-value data in the “Xing Hai Knowledge Bank” could be sent to the Base of Operations and saved to a large-capacity data storage device. In this way, Chen Jin would have two sets of complete data. No matter what changes might occur in Xing Hai Technologies in a number of years, he would have at least one copy of the high-value data.
For now, these data did not possess much reference value for Chen Jin. After all, the level of technology on Haierfa was at least two hundred years ahead of Earth. The question was, what about two hundred years later? If the level of scientific and technological development on Earth caught up to or partially exceeded Haierfa two hundred years later, then the reference value of the data stored in the “Xing Hai Knowledge Bank” would be huge. It could push the development on Haierfa onto a faster pace.
Therefore, Chen Jin still hoped that the collaboration between Xing Hai Technologies and the State could be stabilized. It would allow the “Xing Hai Knowledge Bank” to stand for another 200 years, 500 years, or even longer. It would be best to be the “Guardian of Knowledge” forever, to protect the infinite knowledge. In short, he hoped that the company and State had a stable, cooperative relationship. The more stable, the better.
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On the 5th of April, at the periphery of the Baoshan Industrial Zone, somewhere not far from the river, a skyscraper of 298 meters that was built like a battle spaceship pierced the sky. The building was surrounded by some fog-diffusing structure. The fog produced seemed to rush towards the sky in great plumes. It had 80 stories, and two large words composed of iron and silver components were depicted on its surface: “Xing Hai.”
It was completed. Xing Hai Technologies’ Headquarters, which had been under construction for nearly three years and cost more than 6 billion, was finally completed. The headquarters building, which covered more than 60,000 square meters and could accommodate up to 5,000 employees, was also known as the “Xing Hai Building.”
After the interior renovation was completed, the first batch of company staff, which numbered in the hundreds, arrived on a number of buses from the old headquarters. From now on, they would be working in the new headquarters.
The bus stopped at the entrance of the Xing Hai Building. Like other colleagues, Zhen Ker Shin, who was holding a stack of documents in her arms, alighted from the bus with excitement. She was quickly surrounded by voices of exclamations.
“Wow!”
“This is the headquarters of our company?”
“It’s too spectacular! It suits my aesthetic so much.”
“It gives off an intense science and tech feel.”
“This is surreal. I can’t believe that I’m working in such a company.”
Zhen Ker Shin raised her head too. She was stunned. Lights flashed in her eyes and hot tears were welling up. The company headquarters building was really like an interstellar battleship rising high into the sky. Beautiful, spectacular and magnificent. It caused her heart to swell with emotion and her chest to be full of pride.
“It’s very shocking, isn’t it?” The Vice President Liang Ying stood beside her and said, “This is the headquarters of our company. It does not stand amongst the most prosperous buildings, instead, it stands alone next to the river and looks somewhat lonely. It is not the tallest building in the city of Shanghai. Its height is not even in the top 10, but it will definitely be one of the most famous landmark buildings in Shanghai! It will be a tourist attraction and there will be many people visiting every day. This will be the so-called palace where countless job seekers would want to enter and participate in the work they want to do the most. Countless wishes will become reality here. Countless dreams will shine here. With the momentum of this interstellar battleship, our race and our country will soar towards the sky. We will be unstoppable!”
Faced with the majesty of this building, Liang Ying was hit with a wave of poetic inspiration. If not for her lack of talent in this area, she would have created an entire poem on the spot.
“Well said!”
Clap clap clap!
A round of applause rose from the audience.
Zhen Ker Shin also nodded repeatedly. “Vice President Liang, well said.”
The first batch of employees posed for a few photos together at the entrance of the building. Then, they entered the headquarters with the items that they had carried with them.
Zhen Ker Shin was finally able to see the interior of such a grand building. For example, the style of its decoration style was actually quite similar to the interior of an interstellar battleship. It had a silver and white theme, automatic doors, corridors that were designed with dense circuit patterns, numerous bulky pipelines, projected screens, and many robots that were rushing in all directions, busy with their tasks. It gave her a sense of really being inside an interstellar battleship.
“This is too realistic!”
“We should wear a spacesuit for work. The business suit is too incompatible for this environment.”
“I finally realized the boss’s ambitions. He really wants to take us to the stars. This building is to allow us to familiarize ourselves with the working environment of a spaceship in advance.”
Her colleagues sighed with deep emotion.
Zhen Ker Shin found her work station and saw a completely transparent item that seemed like a thin card that was inserted in a card slot on the table. She pressed the main switch button. After about three seconds, the transparent card lit up. It turned out to be a new generation of OLED display.
A notification sounded after the computer had been turned on. “Hello, Zhen Ker Shin of the 12th workstation, I am Office Assistant Xiaotian. From now on, you can use me for your work. I am very powerful and I hope to bring you a wonderful working experience.”
This building was also a high-tech building. Its power supply system, air conditioning system, air circulation, smart office... everything was high-tech. Working in this building seemed to be something that she would only experience after time traveling to the future of 20 years later. Zhen Ker Shin sat down and used the Office Assistant Xiaotian to deal with some documents. Her work efficiency more than doubled. She had finished all her work. She sat on the chair and idled for some time. Looking through the light, murky green glass window next to her, she stared at the scenery outside and sank into a temporary peace.
At that moment, she heard some colleagues in a discussion. “Don’t touch the windows casually. These are all power-generating glass. When there is light in the daytime, it can provide 10% of the electricity needed for the building. It will save hundreds of thousands of watts a year. In addition, these glasses also function as OLED screens. Stay back tonight and you will definitely see something greatly shocking!”
Zhen Ker Shin’s pretty eyes brightened up. She was filled with anticipation, as she waited for the evening to arrive. The sky outside turned dark. A rumble could be heard.
Indeed, Zheng Ker Shin, whose eyes had been glued onto the window, saw a very shocking scene. The scenery outside the window rapidly retreated. The city below shrunk. The clouds from the sky started to appear in front of her.
After bursting out of the atmosphere, the burning stars, magnificent nebulas, and infinite sea of ??stars with their numerous shining lights were presented to the audience.
Although this was just a video played on OLED glass, there were still many who stood rooted to the ground for a long time, feeling deeply shocked.
A male colleague clenched his fists and his eyes filled with tears. He shouted, “I have no regrets joining Xing Hai Technologies in this life!”
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“No regrets joining Xing Hai Technologies in this life!”
Many followed suit, shouting with faces flushed from excitement. The gentle voice of Zheng Ker Shin was also amongst them.