From small things like drinking water to large things like outer space colonization, this was a company that did everything. It gorgeously gathered "Pentagon", ruthlessly eliminated "Wall Street", and integrated "Hollywood". Before antitrust began, or Xin was born under the influence of Celestial Trade from the very beginning, Xin was unable to fight against monopoly.
In short, it was a monopoly. It was a company, a super-sized "Samsung". The government was its human resources department, the military was its security guards, and its style was a mockery of the Koreans. What could be scarier than an entire country becoming a company? Its efficiency and understanding of currency were unsurpassed by any bureaucracy because it was built on the word efficiency from the beginning. As long as it could still maintain profitability, then it could continue to grow like a snowball.
Of course, such an enterprise was also quite dangerous.
Once social development stagnated and all industries entered a saturation period, what awaited the people of Xin would be skyrocketing prices, unemployment, poverty, and endless protests. However, Celestial Trade wouldn't let this happen. They controlled the Internet, the media, and the artifact like the Phantom Helmet. They could use a hundred ways to keep the people happy.
The final outcome would be like what Ray Bradshaw described in "Fahrenheit 451", burning the potential of society faster than all capitalism and ushering in a complete dystopia …
Fortunately, Celestial Trade, or Xin, caught up with a perfect era.
People were gradually moving from the childhood of stargazing to the sea of stars. No one knew how far it was to completely embrace the starry sky, but since the first step was taken, would the second step be far away?
In the future, there would be enough space for this monster to continue to expand. Perhaps the day of stagnation would never come …
"This report is very interesting."
Jiang Chen looked at the article in the newspaper and smiled. He poked the fried egg on the plate with his fork and put it into his mouth.
"Let me guess." Natasha took a sip of hot milk and a curvature appeared on her mouth. She said in a mocking tone, "Seeing how happy you are, the Wall Street Journal praised you again, right?"
"They didn't praise me." Jiang Chen put down the newspaper in his hand and said with a smile, "But they praised my company."
He used breakfast time to read the news. It was a habit he developed from a long time ago. At least forty newspapers were delivered to the mailbox at the entrance of the villa every day. Of course, he couldn't read all of them. Under normal circumstances, Jiang Chen would choose two and read them after breakfast and dinner.
Recently, he had been paying attention to the news on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, so he chose the Washington Post, which represented the mainstream views of the North American elite, and the Wall Street Journal, which represented the financial sector. He didn't expect to see an economics professor's evaluation of his company and the "Xin model" on the first page of the Wall Street Journal.
"Chen." Natasha suddenly stopped eating, put her chin on her interlaced fingers, and stared at Jiang Chen.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Chen looked at her in surprise and teased, "Are you fascinated by my handsomeness?"
"You're the most immodest person I've ever met." Natasha rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "I've met a lot of Chinese people, and they're all very humble and graceful."
"That's because I'm the only one who's communicated with you in depth." Jiang Chen copied her action and rolled his eyes. He replied in a mocking tone, "I'm still very graceful in front of outsiders. Or do you prefer the feeling of me treating you with respect?"
As if seriously imagining the scene in her mind, Natasha suddenly hugged her shoulders and made goosebumps. She shook her head and said.
"Forget it!"
Although he didn't know what she imagined, Jiang Chen decided not to ask after thinking for a moment …
…
After breakfast, Jiang Chen took the unfinished newspaper to the office.
Today was Saturday, so he didn't have to go to the company, so he could relax … although he didn't go to the office much on weekdays.
Jiang Chen asked Ayesha to make a cup of Blue Mountain coffee for him as he leaned against the window and flipped through the unfinished newspaper in his hand. At this time, there was a knock on the door. After the door opened, Lilith in a small dress walked in.
"You're not playing games?" Jiang Chen looked at Lilith standing at the door in surprise, then put down the newspaper in his hand.
It was like the sun rose from the west. Lilith didn't even wear a Phantom helmet.
"I'm not playing games all the time. Recently, I suddenly found that the literature of this world is unexpectedly interesting," Lilith said expressionlessly. "In addition, Lin Lin asked me to tell you that the blueprint of the weather weapon launcher has been analyzed and has been uploaded to the database. The file number is ZS149."
Z was the abbreviation of Future Heavy Industries, and S was the confidentiality level.
When Jiang Chen heard this news, he immediately pressed the button on his watch and called Yang Guanglei, the CEO of Future Heavy Industries.
"Project number ZS149 will immediately start production using industrial-grade 3D printers. I want to see the samples within a week …"
Just as Jiang Chen was on the phone, Lilith had disappeared from the door.
After the phone call, Jiang Chen realized it was Saturday.
His one phone call made someone else's vacation go down the drain …
Jiang Chen touched his nose in embarrassment as he muttered in his mind.
"Is there anything else?"
Seeing that Lilith was still standing at the door, Jiang Chen asked.
"I've finished reading the books at home."
Jiang Chen paused for a moment before he asked.
"… So?"
"So, accompany me to the bookstore," Lilith said matter-of-factly. "I don't have money."
"Can't you just download it online?" Jiang Chen was speechless.
What era was it now? Couldn't they just read e-books?
What's more, she was an advanced AI digitalized human. It was a matter of minutes to scan the world's e-books.
"You don't understand. If it's just a simple scan, you won't be able to experience the joy of reading. It's a complete waste of hard disk space." Lilith shook her head and said in a serious tone, "It's just like a game. If it's just for data, then I might as well modify the server memory."
[You digitalized humans have so many problems …]
Jiang Chen was speechless in his mind.
"I'll accompany you in the afternoon." Jiang Chen looked at the clock on the wall and said, "It's the weekend. I have time."
A smile appeared on Lilith's face.
"Thank you."
After that, the petite figure disappeared from the door.
Jiang Chen was taken aback.
She just …
Smiled, right?
He probably didn't see it wrong.
Just then, the phone suddenly rang and interrupted Jiang Chen's thoughts.
He pressed the button on the watch and the holographic screen unfolded in front of him.
When he saw the name of the caller, Jiang Chen was a bit surprised.
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