Fang Yang rolled his eyes at Fang Hai. "You want to carry a gun on Chinese soil? Why don't you just say you want to fly to the sky? Do you think you're a bodyguard from Zhongnanhai and want to carry a gun?"

"Uncle Zhou, how's the construction of our headquarters going?"

Not wanting to talk to Fang Hai, Fang Yang was too tired! He switched targets and started chatting with Zhou Kai.

"At first, I thought it would take a year and a half, but as construction actually began, I realized that I had seriously underestimated the construction speed of these construction fanatics. With them working day and night, the construction progress has been exceeded time and time again. The headquarters building is already half completed, which is really beyond my expectations!"

When this topic came up, Zhou Kai became very talkative, his face beaming with pride. It seemed that the construction of the headquarters had given Zhou Kai a completely different kind of radiance.

"I remember the headquarters building started construction in August, right? So, it's already half-built in less than three months. That's really fast!"

"To be honest, two out of these three months were spent on the foundation, and only one month was spent on building construction. To be precise, it was one floor every three days. This speed really shocked me. I even asked the supervisor about it. They said it was normal. With mechanical construction, it would actually take two days to build one floor, but they had to let it dry for an extra day to ensure the cement was fully cured."

Fang Yang could imagine the construction scene amidst the torrent of machinery, with crowds of people moving like ants. He imagined the construction scene must be extremely awe-inspiring. "Let's go take a look this afternoon. To be honest, I've never seen such a grand construction scene before!"

Fang Yang was also full of expectations for this. Although there were quite a few construction sites in the city, it was rare to see one floor every three days. The main reason was that it was not a major project. If so many mechanical equipment were to be deployed, the disturbance to the residents alone would be a problem that few construction sites could handle.

At 2:30 pm, after resting for a while, the fatigue from driving all the way disappeared. Accompanied by Fang Hai and Zhou Kai, Fang Yang arrived at the construction site where construction was in full swing. Only then did Fang Yang realize why Fang Hai had been so fast in the morning. It turned out that Fang Hai had pestered Zhou Kai to buy an all-terrain vehicle!

After getting out of Zhou Kai's car at the construction site command center, the rest of the journey was filled with the illusion that Fang Hai was invincible, crossing mountains and rivers with ease... But that was a lie!

As soon as he got out of the car, Fang Yang was shocked by the grand construction site: a constant stream of dump trucks, cement mixers, and eight-wheelers transporting steel. Everywhere he looked, all the vehicles could be summed up in one word: huge!

In his previous life, Fang Yang had seen the grand scene of the Three Gorges Dam being closed on TV. A person standing under a large vehicle, who was 1.7 meters tall, was less than half the height of the vehicle's tire. Although it wasn't quite that exaggerated here, the vehicles coming and going were still quite large. Standing on the side of the road, Fang Yang felt as small as a chick, as if he could be hit and sent flying at any moment.

Fang Yang's ears were filled with the roar of cars and machinery. If he didn't shout, he probably wouldn't be able to hear him. He had a thought in his mind: if a delicate young girl were put here to work, would she turn into a tough woman after a month?

Zhou Kai took out two helmets from the trunk, handed the burgundy one to Fang Yang, and put on a red one himself. Fang Yang didn't know why the helmets were different colors. After putting them on, he got into Fang Hai's car with Zhou Kai. Fang Hai also took out a white helmet from somewhere and put it on. After the two got in the car, he started the car and drove towards the construction site.

"This is an Aurora 950 amphibious all-terrain vehicle. The price isn't too high, only 580,000 yuan. It's also very quiet. It can seat six people on land. Your brother really likes it. I didn't think it was too expensive, so I bought one for him. Besides, this is the only kind of vehicle we can buy for the training base right now. Other vehicles will break down after only a few uses."

Seeing Fang Yang constantly examining the car, Zhou Kai explained to him that although he didn't know much about its specific performance, he was the one who paid for it, so he had a general understanding of the situation.

Fang Yang nodded. The noise along the way was too loud, and he was still not used to whispering in the car with a man. The car was surrounded by open space, and it was driving on the muddy ground. With the dust kicked up by the passing vehicles, it felt like there was yellow sand everywhere. He really had no interest in talking.

Within minutes, the car stopped in front of a building. After Fang Yang got out of the car, he saw four grouting machines working in sync, with a line of cement trucks waiting behind them. The entire construction site was bustling with activity.

After getting out of the car, Zhou Kai walked to Fang Yang's side and saw Fang Yang looking at the construction site. He introduced, "Today is the time to pour cement. The entire floor must be filled on the same day. Our headquarters building has several thousand square meters on the first floor. In order to ensure quality, the construction team has set up four grouting machines at the same time, working day and night to fill the entire floor as soon as possible."

Looking at the roaring grouting machine and the crane soaring into the sky, Fang Yang said, "This is because science and technology are so advanced now. In the past, if it were all done by hand, it would have taken forever to build one floor."

Zhou Kai pointed to the busy crowd on the top floor, "See the crowd up there? Now, apart from the necessary steelworkers and bricklayers, most of the work in the entire building has been mechanized. This has accelerated the construction progress. As long as it doesn't rain heavily, they're working 24 hours a day. This area has become a city that never sleeps!"

Fang Yang smiled and said, "No wonder Uncle Yang said you spend money like water here. With the current situation, you can complete the construction six months ahead of schedule. Money really doesn't go far. You've paid enough money, and the construction team is also doing a good job. It's a virtuous cycle."

Just as Zhou Kai was about to speak, he saw a group of people walking briskly over from a distance. They laughed and said, "Speak of the devil, and he appears. The construction team leaders are here."

Fang Yang saw that the people approaching from more than a hundred meters away had blurry faces, making it impossible to recognize them. He asked in confusion, "How do you know they are the construction company leaders? From that distance, you can only make out a silhouette, right?"

"Look at the helmets!" Zhou Kai pointed to the helmets on his head. "See them? The red ones represent supervisors and managers. Look at those migrant workers who are working, they all have yellow helmets. Electricians wear blue helmets, but there aren't any on site right now. I guess someone saw you coming and notified the construction team leaders. They're probably here to report to you now."

Fang Yang took off his helmet. "What's the meaning behind this burgundy color? And why would it attract the attention of the construction company's leaders?"

"This burgundy color means the big boss has arrived, and the on-site construction team leader needs to come and report immediately."

Fang Yang fiddled with the helmet. "Such a small helmet, yet it holds so many stories? There's no need to search for anyone anymore; someone will naturally tip you off and bring the necessary people over!"

Zhou Kai smiled and said, "The construction site is also strictly hierarchical, but not everyone knows each other, so we can only identify each other by the color of their helmets. Sometimes a small mistake can lead to a big disaster, but if you, a stranger, try to stop someone, who will listen to you? Everyone is rushing to meet the deadline. At this time, the color of the helmet can represent your rank. Only those with higher ranks can stop those with lower ranks from stopping work, and then call the designers over to discuss whether the construction is being carried out according to the design drawings to avoid safety hazards!"