Fang Yang, a struggling bar singer, soul-transferred into a parallel universe where he inherited a dying website and a music academy, graduating from a student who lost both parents. He revived th...
After drinking tea for a while, it was almost lunchtime. Fang Yang felt strange. He had been there for more than an hour and hadn't seen Fang Hai come back for lunch. "Uncle Zhou, doesn't Fang Hai come back for lunch?"
"You mean your cousin? He's already moved out. Ever since their camp was built, he found the daily commute too troublesome, so he moved to the camp to live with his comrades. They've been recruiting all this time, and now the security department has more than twenty people."
"Hehe, I didn't hear him say anything, but this kid has his own ideas, so let him do what he wants. The bodyguards for several major artists need to be in place after the New Year. It's good that he can get more allies now, so that he won't have to rush to find solutions at the last minute, which would be a waste of time."
Zhou Kai explained, “I’ve been there twice. The military camp is quite well-constructed. At first glance, it looks like I’ve been to an army base. Although there are only about twenty people, they are all very spirited. When they are training, it feels like there are more than two hundred people. Just looking at them gives me a feeling of… well, it makes my blood boil. I have an urge to join the army. The military camp is the paradise of every man’s dream!”
Chen Chen laughed and said, "They say that when a scholar encounters a soldier, reason is useless. I didn't expect you, a scholar, to have such a unique perspective. In ancient times, it was called... ah... abandoning the pen for the sword, is that the saying?"
Zhou Kai stared at Chen Chen without speaking until Chen Chen was embarrassed and at a loss for what to do. Then he said, "Old Chen's words gave me an idea. We all sit in offices, and after a while, we'll all feel uncomfortable. But since there's a company camp not far away, we should develop a plan to have company employees go in in batches for military training. This can both strengthen the cohesion of the company's employees and improve their physical fitness. It's a win-win situation. Xiao Yang, Lao Yang, what do you think?"
Fang Yang readily agreed, “If we’re going to do it, then we need to establish a system. How long the military training will last each year, what the training will consist of, and what the expected outcomes will be are all things that your logistics department and security department need to work together to come up with a set of rules. If we’re going to do it, we need to do it every year and set aside a period of time for closed training. Only in this way can we achieve the desired results.”
Yang Huajin glanced at Chen Chen speechlessly, "Your words have just woken me up, but this should only be said between the four of us. Don't spread this around, or countless people will hate you to death."
Chen Chen spread his hands, "I was just joking with Lao Zhou, but I think military training is still feasible. Aren't many companies doing team building activities these days? Let's treat this as team building and not talk about military training. Wouldn't that make things much easier?"
Yang Hua pointed at Chen Chen with his golden finger, "You're quick-witted, but don't tell anyone, or those girls will come after you and cause trouble. How will you get away with that?"
Chen Chen said shamelessly, "Anyway, there are no young girls in my department, so I'm not the one with the headache. The one who's most troubled is probably Xie Fei, who has a bunch of delicate young girls working under him, and even opening a bottle of water is difficult for them."
Fang Yang laughed and said, "Don't underestimate those girls. They're all tough girls outside, but they become helpless in front of men. When it comes to acting, they're natural-born actresses!"
Chen Chen chuckled and said, "Xiao Yang's words are based on experience. We old guys really didn't notice these things. But I think if we set aside a piece of land outside the base as a place for team building and added some shooting activities, it would be more popular than just military training. We're not a military institution. Do you really want to train a group of people who can fight?"
Yang Huajin also agreed with Chen Chen's words, "The company's employees are not all young men and women. There are also many older people. You can't expect them to be as energetic and capable as young people. You have to give some older guys a chance to participate as well."
Seeing that everyone had the same attitude, Fang Yang said helplessly, "Then let's do it your way. Anyway, it's still early. I just heard Uncle Chen mention this and that's when I had this idea. Uncle Zhou, please remember this. The specific facilities can be built after the New Year. We have plenty of space. Once this area is built, it can be opened to the public later. Maybe it can even increase the company's tourism brand awareness."
Zhou Kai laughed and said, "Your thinking is too fast. Let me write this down first. Originally, it was just a place for company employees to build team building activities, but you turned it into a tourist attraction in no time. I'm impressed."
After a quick lunch and a short rest, Fang Yang and his three companions headed straight for the construction site. Theoretical discussions are never as effective as firsthand observation. Yang Huajin and Chen Chen came directly to the headquarters construction site to see how the project was progressing.
More than two months later, the bustling scene of construction vehicles has disappeared, with only a few cement mixer trucks occasionally roaring in and queuing in front of the office building for grouting.
Zhou Kai explained, "Only the roof grouting of the entire office building remains to be completed. Due to the scheduled time, construction on the top floor has been suspended for the past two days. However, we cannot let so many migrant workers stop working, so the construction company organized them to start painting the exterior walls. The weather is sunny now, which is a good time for exterior wall painting."
Fang Yang looked out into the distance, more than a hundred meters above the ground, and could only vaguely see some dark figures moving about in the middle of the steel frame. He couldn't make out what they were doing.
"After the exterior walls are painted, you shouldn't be able to put tiles on them, right? I remember there's a regulation now that tiles can't be put on the exterior walls of high-rise buildings."
"That's true. Even gravel can't be used. I heard them say that they use composite fiber cement boards, which are lightweight, fireproof, heat-insulating, and soundproof. You could say that the exterior wall decorations nowadays are safer, more practical, and more aesthetically pleasing than before."
Zhou Kai explained that after the fiber cement boards are applied to the exterior walls and the tempered glass is installed, the steel frames are disassembled layer by layer. He added that the exterior wall construction takes longer than the main structure, but the most time-consuming part is the plumbing and electrical installation, as it requires meticulous work and is a notoriously difficult task.
Yang Huajin glanced at it and then stopped looking. His old eyes were too blurry to see clearly, and he knew nothing about the construction procedures. However, he was impressed with Zhou Kai. "Old Zhou, I didn't expect that after only half a year here, you'd become so familiar with these construction projects. If you had more time, you might become a qualified architectural engineer someday."
Zhou Kai waved his hand, "Old Yang, don't make fun of me. If being a construction engineer were so easy, then construction sites would be full of engineers, and every one of them would be more experienced than me."
Yang Huajin, Chen Chen, and Fang Yang couldn't help but laugh. Although it was just a joke, Zhou Kai's words made sense. It was easy to understand, but to actually do it was extremely difficult.