Chapter 90

Wanxiang Interactive recently launched the latest generation of sleeping cabins.

However, this generation is not for civilian use, but as a backup option for resting in space.

Xue Mi only found out about this recently.

"Wait a minute, space?" Xue Mi looked at the project book and couldn't help but look puzzled. "Why don't I know that we have the conditions to consider how to sleep in space?"

"Our country's lunar base plan will be officially launched soon," Director Ming put most of his energy into virtual reality related technologies, but he is a science and engineering man after all, and he has always paid close attention to such big news. "Our project has been selected as part of the base's life support, which is an auxiliary means for base members to have a better rest."

Xue Mi then realized that the lunar base project would be officially launched around the beginning of next year. The entire project would be led by China and would carve out a lunar cave base in the center of the moon that could accommodate thousands of people, making it easier for humans to further explore space and jump into the deeper universe.

In addition to those related to engineering construction, almost all living facilities also need to be redesigned. After all, these are very different from the requirements on Earth. There are thousands of projects of all sizes involved, and Wanxiang Interactive and Restart Technology are only responsible for a very small part of the projects. Even so, the confidentiality level has suddenly risen by several levels.

Moreover, everyone can more clearly feel the grandeur and magnitude of this project.

If virtual reality has broadened the spiritual space of mankind, this huge space program has greatly expanded the depth of civilization.

An era has arrived where gazing at the stars is no longer something that only appears in imagination.

Thanks to the services of this huge program, the gene-related research project done by the medical laboratory funded by Xue Mi was also selected to participate in the space program.

The new gene therapy method discovered by the counselor was indeed exciting when it first appeared, but it didn't take long for everyone to realize that there was still a long and difficult road to go before this technology could be applied in clinical treatment.

However, in space, due to the specific environment, the feasibility of treatment increases a lot. Coupled with the extremely promising future prospects, this project successfully broke through from dozens or hundreds of projects and was successfully selected.

Xue Mi still didn't understand the long list of professional terms, she only had a general understanding that, because she was successfully selected, the speed of promoting and applying this treatment should be greatly advanced.

This is definitely a rare and great news.

The bomb in his body was one step closer to being defused, and Xue Mi's mood improved a lot. Then he ran to the research institute again, acting like a money-giving boy.

Yi Xuecheng hurried into the conference room, preparing for this week's group meeting.

He was a newcomer introduced to the institute as a special talent a while ago.

Before coming here, he had worked in many laboratories, but he was still infected by the abundant funding and ambitious ambitions here, and wanted to do something big.

However, it is common to encounter some minor setbacks before achieving great things.

Recently, a minor problem occurred in his research project, and he thought it would be better if he made some adjustments and tried it a few more times.

He was thinking about taking the opportunity to chat with the head of another project team to see if the other party had any clues, when he suddenly saw a young girl with a very fresh face sitting next to the director.

Is this a newcomer? Why is there only one?

As a project team leader who has just changed his mentality from a newcomer to a veteran, what he wants to know most is whether this newcomer can become the new force of his project team.

The institute has undergone several expansions recently, and its scale has increased significantly compared to before. There are also many relevant cooperative members from other project teams, and its importance has risen again. Therefore, recently, the review of personnel has become more and more strict, and we do not recruit ordinary interns, but only graduate students and doctoral students who can really do things. The review is very strict and detailed, and their life stories are almost carefully checked through a sieve. As for relatives, friends, and classmates around them, don't even think about getting in. If there is anything wrong with them, they will definitely not be allowed in.

Yi Xuecheng had experienced this once before, and he really felt like his skin was almost broken at that time. However, after coming in, he also expressed his understanding of the previous strict requirements.

However, due to this abnormally detailed screening mechanism, Yi Xuecheng has been short of people for a long time and has not received any reinforcements. It is rare to see a newcomer at this time, and he really wants to snatch him away.

Unfortunately, there were many people who had similar ideas as him. Yi Xuecheng glanced at the other people and decided to strike first. No matter whether it was a mule or a horse, he would lead it to his own stable first.

There is no other way. There are not enough people. I almost want to catch the security guard’s dog and use him as an assistant.

Unexpectedly, after hearing what Yi Xuecheng said, the other project leaders who had been here longer not only did not rush to grab people, but their expressions were obviously a little strange, and they seemed to be trying to hold back laughter.

Of course, we still have to complain about the lack of staff.

After hearing the complaints from the project leaders, the director was also helpless: "I have reported this to the higher-ups many times. The main reason is that we have expanded too quickly recently and many links have not been connected. I believe that in three months at most, when this wave is over, all the people who need to be replaced will be gradually filled. Don't worry, I guarantee that no one will be left out."

A project leader said impatiently, "It will take another three months. By then, I might have finished all the projects I'm working on. Director, since my project is so important, please give me the newcomer. I promise to train you quickly and make you a capable general."

"It will take another three months to complete your project? That's too slow. I can finish this one in a month. The only thing I lack is enough assistants. Director, you can take care of it."

"You guys are fighting over each other, and you don't even know what the newcomers' majors are. What's there to fight for? I'm different. My subject is interdisciplinary, and it can be used by all majors. It's also very training. Why don't you just come to my place? I guarantee that you will have enough experimental opportunities."

Everyone started talking at once and finally joined the battle to recruit people. This made Yi Xuecheng, who thought he had said something wrong just now, relax a little.

He knew very well that this kind of eagerness to recruit new talents would rarely appear in mature and stable research institutes and laboratories. This kind of atmosphere would only exist in newly established research institutes or research institutes that suddenly entered a period of explosive growth.

So he still cherishes this state, but the director is obviously not in good shape.

"What newcomers? Where do they come from? I am short of people myself." The director said puzzledly.

Yi Xuecheng was stunned for a moment, and finally realized what was going on. He looked at the group of peers who were trying to hold back their laughter, and couldn't help but point at the unfamiliar and tender-faced girl next to him: "Isn't this the newcomer who came here this time?"

Xue Mi couldn't help laughing, and the director also shook his head in amusement: "Of course not, you are new here, it's normal that you don't know her, but the others are really going too far. It's not like Boss Xue hasn't been here before, why are you all acting like you're seeing her for the first time?"

Xue Mi came to the laboratory quite often. For a period of time, she arranged for Dudu to undergo a series of examinations here, which lasted for almost half a month.

The results at the time were indeed not very good. Even if the condition was temporarily stabilized due to treatment, there was no telling when it would recur.

"Is this Boss Xue? Why does he look completely different?" said a researcher who had been in the laboratory for several years in surprise.

"That's right. How can someone get younger as they age? He looked about 10 years younger than the last time I saw him. Of course we didn't recognize him."

Xue Mi was amused by these guys.

Xue Mi, who is over 30 years old, has indeed changed her mentality compared to before.

Before she turned 30, she liked soft, loose and mature style, which made her look mature.

But after she turned 30, she started to act younger and younger, and she was able to hold it off. If you're not careful, people might mistake her for a young female college student.

Of course, most of these people are just blindly praising others.

After all, even if these guys are known as eternal straight men, the courtesy of the laboratory's financial backers is something ingrained in their bones, and they dare not forget it for even a moment.

Every time Xue Mi feels that she can be coaxed well here.

But after all, she is not the kind of girl who loves to be flattered. The reason why Xue Mi came here is mainly to make use of her golden finger, discover a few big guys in advance, and take a peek at the future trend.

Although she seemed very friendly to the old people in the laboratory, her focus was still on the newcomers.

The newcomer couldn't help but sigh that the sponsor of this research institute was such a young, beautiful, gentle and kind girl. Little did he know that many of his secrets had been seen by this girl.

In such a large research institute, there are many new people, and there are also many various stories behind them.

Xue Mi discovered that most of those who can reach a certain depth in the field of scientific research have relatively simple private lives, without so many messy things - yes, if there were too many messy things, they probably wouldn't have the heart to continue doing scientific research and would have gone out to make a lot of money long ago.

So after holding her hands for a while, her head didn't have the usual uncomfortable buzzing feeling. Unfortunately, she didn't find any particularly powerful boss either.

Just as Xue Mi was feeling a little disappointed, a slender girl in white lab clothes walked in and kept apologizing, saying that she was accidentally late because she was watching an experiment.

This person also looks like a newcomer. She is about the same age as Xue Mi, but her temperament is obviously much more stable than that of the rich woman. Although her appearance cannot be said to be outstanding, she is very comfortable to look at.

This should also be a newcomer. Xue Mi smiled slightly and shook hands with her.

This newcomer had just missed the introduction of Xue Mi, and at this time he really thought she was a new intern. Moreover, when she saw that she took the initiative to greet her, she thought she was assigned to her project team.

The girl smiled instantly and shook hands with Xue Mi vigorously. Her hands were so strong that she almost hurt Xue Mi.

"Welcome, welcome, welcome to my project team. I've been looking forward to new members for a long time." I didn't expect that this man looked gentle and refined, but was actually a bit naive in nature.

Xue Mi was stunned by what she said, but what really stunned her was the image that just appeared in her mind.

Huh! A real big boss finally emerged!

This person is a top expert in the future field of medical diagnosis, a genius who can almost determine the direction of this industry in the next 20 years. Xue Mi did not expect that such a genius could look so reckless.

Some people laughed and teased the girl: "You are just dreaming. No one from our project team has come yet, so why would anyone from your side come?"

"Why? Because my project progress is faster than yours," the girl retorted without hesitation. She had a fierce and tough personality.

At this time, the director had no choice but to come out and smooth things over: "This person is not an intern, but the most important sponsor of our laboratory. He came here today to give us something."

Although this laboratory was able to receive some of the funding from above before, as a small laboratory, their development was mainly dependent on Xue Mi's large funding.

Spending money, raising wages, and providing benefits, these are the only three tricks Xue Mi has. But it seems that these three tricks are quite effective. As a clear-headed and stupid female liberal arts student, she is already very favored in this place where smart people with superior IQs gather.

"Sponsor?" The girl came back to her senses immediately and shook hands more vigorously. "You are the legendary Boss Xue, right? I haven't seen you since I came here. Today, I see that you are indeed worthy of your reputation. You look younger and more beautiful than I thought."

There are no fancy words to praise people in science and engineering, the main focus is on simplicity.

Although it is simple, it works.

Anyway, Xue Mi was very happy to be praised, especially since the other party was such a powerful future big shot, these words seemed to be more weighty.

After all, these are people who will go down in history.

Xue Mi's smile became even more intense, and she shook his hand back vigorously: "You are Dr. Cheng from the electrophoresis group, right? You are as famous as I've heard of you a long time ago."

In fact, Xue Mi only found out the man's last name when they shook hands just now.

It's just commercial flattery. As long as the other party feels happy, the flattery is useful.

The two of them exchanged pleasantries in a pretentious manner for a long time - although Xue Mi didn't understand a word Dr. Cheng said, Dr. Cheng quickly saw through Xue Mi's clear stupidity.

But who cares? As long as they are willing to invest money, that’s fine. Besides, for researchers, an investor who has both money and no understanding of the project is like a gold nugget dropped from the sky. They just need to be well protected, no matter whether they understand it or not - it’s best if they understand nothing, so as not to always give blind orders.

However, Dr. Cheng never expected that the sponsor, who seemed to have no knowledge of even the most basic laboratory knowledge, would suddenly mention the test tubes she was currently using.

Dr. Cheng is currently working on a more complicated electrophoresis experiment. As one set of equipment was not enough, he added two more sets.

Unfortunately, for one of the sets, the seller sent the wrong specifications, and it was left here in a stalemate, but I was too lazy to return it. So Dr. Cheng thought about doing a control experiment to compare the difference between the two experiments.

But unexpectedly, there were indeed big differences in the data from the two groups of experiments, except that the group serving as the control group had better results.

In order to figure out the principle behind this, Dr. Cheng urgently began to investigate. However, the laboratory involved a wide variety of personnel and equipment, and it would probably take a lot of time to check them one by one.

Unexpectedly, this sponsor who seemed to know nothing and probably didn't even know what electrophoresis was, suddenly suggested: "Do you want to consider the problem of the catheter? I remember you used a thick catheter before, but this time you changed it to a thin one."

Dr. Cheng couldn't help laughing: "It shouldn't be the case. The two tubes are just a little different in thickness. I have adjusted everything else. It's obviously not enough to be the main factor affecting the experimental results..."

As she was speaking, she was suddenly stunned, and suddenly remembered something. She stood up and rushed back to the laboratory.

The mature and prudent director calmly took a sip of tea beside him and couldn't help but say with envy: "Xiao Cheng has found a treasure this time. I wish I could have the same treatment someday."

This scene was obviously not the first time that the director of the institute and other elderly people had seen it.

After all, there are always some people in this world who have a mysterious aura.

The wealthy woman in front of me, who looks gentle, young and beautiful, has such a unique quality.

The specific manifestation of this characteristic is that this sponsor clearly knows nothing, and cannot even understand a chemical equation, let alone those complex biochemical reactions.

But with just a few words, she could easily hit the nail on the head and clear up a doubt that has been bothering people for a long time.

The financier's metaphysical methods were not used very often, but every time they were used, they were very useful. Some of them could even make the progress of the research institute soar by a large margin for no apparent reason.

The first time, the director of the institute and other researchers thought it was pure luck.

Second time: Is this luck a bit too good?

The third time: Something is wrong, Boss Xue is amazing!

Later: Is Boss Xue biased? Why are only the newcomers given this treatment? Why are the old employees so partial to them?

Therefore, the reason why Xue Mi is praised every time she comes here is not only because of the carrot of funding, but also because of the incredible metaphysical bonus, which makes everyone feel incredible but also secretly expectant.

On the one hand, we firmly do not believe in feudal superstitions.

On the other hand, if this luck comes to me, it’s not impossible…

It can be seen that this time, the good luck was picked up by Dr. Cheng.

This is really enviable!

In fact, there are not so many tricks. The most crucial reason is that Xue Mi has a golden finger.

Unfortunately, this new finger has great limitations and can only see a limited amount. Otherwise, she might be able to display her magical powers a few more times and completely intimidate this group of upright science and engineering men who reject feudal superstitions.

Even now, someone has secretly put Boss Xue's photo in his wallet. Later, his girlfriend accidentally saw it and the two almost had a quarrel. Later, his girlfriend, who also worked in the laboratory, heard that the boss of their institute had such magical powers. She immediately asked her boyfriend to print another photo and put it next to her desk. As a result, a few days later, she successfully completed a very troublesome project. This miracle was widely publicized, and the stereotype was once again added.

It is said that in that girlfriend's laboratory, Xue Mi's photos have flooded the Internet and are displayed in various conspicuous places. The reputation of the European Emperor has quietly spread in a certain niche circle, and its influence is so far-reaching that even Xue Mi himself could not imagine it.

Dr. Cheng, who unexpectedly got lucky, made a breakthrough soon after.

The originally insignificant issue of catheter thickness has become a key factor in these two comparative experiments. This small detail alone, and the corresponding improvement, is enough for Dr. Cheng to write several long papers, and they are definitely not watered-down ones.

She was so happy while doing the experiment that she even asked other old colleagues for a half-length photo of Boss Xue, which she placed neatly on her desk. She just needed to burn three incense sticks to worship him every day.

Before she knew it, Xue Mi had developed another loyal follower.

Xue Mi was not surprised at all about the progress made by Dr. Cheng.

After all, they were all seen in the illusion. What she did was just to speed up the development of the process a little. It had little impact on the events, but a big impact on time.

After all, Xue Mi now has less and less time left.

Coming out of the institute, when the car passed through the street, Xue Mi saw from afar a huge poster with some particularly beautiful characters on it.

Xue Mi recognized them at the first sight. Aren’t these the professional characters from her own series “The Ranger”?

But...wait, what's with the name on it!

As a virtual reality game that has a huge impact on online games, with several years of accumulation, the number of games on Wanxiang Interactive's platform has exceeded 10,000, most of which are works from small and medium-sized game manufacturers, and less than 1% are masterpieces of Wanxiang Interactive's game design department.

Even though the total number is a world of difference, in the field of high-quality games, Wanxiang Interactive's game design department is still far ahead, far ahead of its peers.

In this area, Xue Mi actually didn't really use the cheat code - of course, she also wanted to find a genius in the gaming field, lead the company to success, and create a few more classic games - for herself as a player, this temptation was even greater than making tens or hundreds of billions in one go.

It’s a pity that she didn’t find anyone she liked.

Well, there are not so many geniuses in this world, just like there are geniuses in the vegetable market, for her to choose.

But even so, the performance of the game design department still far exceeded Xue Mi's expectations.

The games launched by Wanxiang Interactive in recent years are more exciting than the last. They are not limited to traditional console games and computer games at all. Instead, they have created new games with better user experience and sense of participation based on the characteristics of virtual reality. They have set off one wave after another and have almost become an absolute star company in the past two years.

Now, "Youxiaer", an online game that has been released for a long time, has once again become the white moonlight that amazes many new players with the popularization of the fifth-generation sleeping cabins.

The love, hate, anger, greed, and resentment, as well as the unrestrained spirit of riding a horse across the river and galloping thousands of miles in the story, also have an indescribable charm for modern people.

As the influence of the game continued to increase, the 1st Ranger Competition was finally held successfully.

The poster Xue Mi saw was about this competition.

At the same time, she accidentally saw a very familiar ID, hanging in the C position of the huge poster.

Following the boss's order, the driver drove the car to the side of the road, found an empty space and stopped.

Xue Mi raised her head, looked at the large poster carefully, and swore without caring about her image.

Who would have thought that this kid Dudu would actually participate in this competition!

As a teenager who is not yet 14 years old, Dudu's parents, including Xue Mi, do not actually interfere with his playing games - after all, the child is in poor health, he can play whatever he wants, and there is no need to restrict him.

The problem is, this kid Dudu actually wants to be a professional gamer!

The so-called professional players are not like what most people imagine. They just play games casually and then easily get rewards and earn wages, and they live happily just like playing.

Strictly speaking, this is also a competitive sport, and as long as it involves competition, there is no gentleness.

The real professional competitive circle is even more cruel than most competitive industries, and the elimination rate is also higher.

Training day and night, habitually staying up late - although this has been largely solved with the help of sleeping cabins - most importantly, there is the huge pressure brought by facing competitions and public discussions.

Overcoming the dual pressures of physical and mental stress is a challenge that almost every professional player must face.

The problem is, Dudu is a child with congenital physical problems. If he really enters this line of work, can he bear it?

Anyway, several elders are not optimistic.

Dudu's attitude was very firm.

Lin Jiashu even refused to let his family call him "Dudu" anymore and asked everyone to call him by his full name.

"I'm old enough now and I know what I want," he said confidently. "Although I lost a lot because of this disease, I also found what I want to do most in my life, so I think it's all worth it."

The boy, who is almost 14 years old, is still shorter and thinner than his peers. Although he is now able to get out of the wheelchair, he still walks very slowly. Both his pace and posture show that he does not look like a healthy person.

The only good thing about him is that his appearance combines the best features of both his parents, and coupled with his thin appearance, he looks a bit like a sickly young man.

Not to mention other things, or the hardships that come with this profession, just imagining the sympathy and ridicule that the child might face when appearing in public, as a family member who truly cares about the child, I feel very unbearable.

"I don't care," Lin Jiashu said, showing a maturity and calmness far beyond his age. "In the past, I was reluctant to tell netizens about my situation. I didn't want to be sympathized with or laughed at. But later I figured out that my physical condition is a real problem and there is nothing to avoid. The most important thing is that I can beat those players who are much stronger than me with this body, and I can only feel proud."

The boy has a thin figure, but looks like a green bamboo, standing upright.

The family was finally convinced by Lin Jiashu and said that as long as he guaranteed that the training would not affect his treatment, they would agree to let him give it a try.

The result was that when Lin Deer, who was younger than everyone expected, appeared at the competition site in a wheelchair, everyone could not help but fall silent.

Even Mr. Qian, who had been fighting with his mortal enemy in the game for many years and was determined to PK with him offline in real life, fell into a long silence when he saw that his mortal enemy, with whom he had fought for many years, was in this state.

His three views were shattered. He felt that he had been bullying children, and those children were sick, all these years. He also vaguely realized that he might be the loser who had been bullied by children. Then he began to doubt his life completely.

This world is too outrageous!

The news about Master Lin soon spread all over the Internet.

There will certainly be some ridicule, but for most people, absolute strength is the guarantee of crushing everything. Just like Lin Jiashu himself said, being crushed by a sick child like himself, those people should not rush to laugh at him, but should seriously reflect on why they are so useless.

During this period, the atmosphere on the Internet has improved a lot. After all, no one knows whether the person being scolded by them is a human or a dog. Just thinking about the fact that they may not even be able to scold a dog will instantly calm them down and they will not be so petty.

After half a month of fierce competition, Lin Jiashu successfully won the individual championship and the team championship of the 1st Ranger Competition, once again proving with his absolute strength that for him, neither age nor physical condition can be any obstacle.

If you want to laugh at him, stand at a height similar to his first.

The birth of a young champion, the huge prize money, and the legend of becoming famous overnight have once again heated up the topic of this game, especially since Master Lin has always been a controversial figure in the game and has done many positive and negative things. But now think about it, Master Lin is now a middle school boy, and when the game just started, he was just a short elementary school student with a carrot head. Suddenly, all the controversies turned into amazement.

I lost a fight with an elementary school student - it's fine to just know it in your heart, but it does feel awkward to talk about it.

As a result, without even realizing it, Lin Deer had turned into an extremely inspirational, gentle and friendly young man who united the players in the game - in reality, Lin Jiashu might indeed have such a personality, but he is not the same person as the bad-tempered Lin Deer in the game who would chop people back to the resurrection point at any time.

He himself was very disgusted with this new image.

"Forget it, it's a good thing that everyone treats me as a child. It will be easier to grab copies in the future." After all, he is a middle school student. After a brief period of awkwardness, Lin Jiashu quickly adjusted himself and then joined the new round of copy conquest with a big heart.

However, his flexible and arbitrary attitude was soon interrupted.

Although Mr. Qian tried hard to show his demeanor as an adult and not to argue with an underage child, the problem was that this child was so damn annoying!

Forget it, he couldn’t stand it anymore. Sooner or later, he would completely blow this guy’s brains out!

Master Qian finally let go of his dignity as an adult elder, picked up a big knife, and started chasing and hacking Lin Deer.

Then he was quickly killed.

Young Master Qian, who was lying on the spot and waiting for the countdown at the resurrection point, suddenly remembered at this moment that the reason why he had tried so hard to endure before was that he couldn't beat this guy!

This is a very self-contained fact...

Regardless of how fierce the games are, the continued popularity of "Youxiaer" and a series of games from Wanxiang Interactive has attracted a lot of attention and discussion in the industry.

Based on the corporate culture of Wanxiang Interactive, many people speculate that in this kind of gaming and entertainment field, only a sufficiently relaxed atmosphere and a large enough tolerance rate can hope to give birth to more exciting works.

Although I don’t know whether it is right or not, as long as the quality rate of Wanxiang Interactive is displayed, for other game manufacturers, even if it is not right, after seeing this data, everything will be right.

Game manufacturers have also completely put the transformation of their own corporate culture atmosphere on the agenda.

The main thing is that they have to change. Otherwise, all the slightly better talents will be poached by Wanxiang Interactive. Do they still want to survive in this industry?

As a result, the trend of three days off a week finally swept into the gaming industry.

Although for some small companies, this roll still needs to be rolled. After all, in this industry, working day and night is commonplace, and working overtime all night is a daily routine. If there is suddenly no overtime one day, employees may even worry that the boss is going to run away with the money.

Even so, there are still many companies that have successfully implemented a three-day-off-a-week system. However, compared to the particularly casual state of Wanxiang Interactive, most companies still choose a more fixed way of rest, and they have indeed tasted the benefits of this: as employees' rest time increases, work efficiency has not decreased, but has produced several excellent works.

Although it is hard to say whether these works appeared because of the increase in holidays, as long as there are actual results, everyone is more willing to believe in this method. Gradually, the three-day-off system has spread and been accepted and used by more and more people.

The Vientiane Interaction that started this trend was even directly written into the history books by many management textbooks.

Of course, all this is still many years away, but when the wind blows, no one can stop it.