"Of course it's true."
Chen Lin smiled and said to his former colleague: "Is the child at home a boy or a girl?"
"It's a boy..."
"Boys and girls are both very good. The boy in my family is over two years old, and the girl is not yet born."
Chen Lin's words brought his colleagues and him closer instantly. Due to the distance, the two began to chat about some things about the children. Chen Lin also relied on his former colleague to understand some of the current changes in the Red Dragon Association.
Since the portal was opened, resources from the Origin Star have been continuously flowing into the Earth, and the Red Dragon Association has also made a complete change on this basis.
Whether it is in terms of eating habits, life, technology, etc., the influence of the Origin Star is very profound. Many things in the other world quickly became part of the daily life of the Red Dragon Association after experiencing the initial novelty. In addition, the Red Dragon Association itself is updated very quickly, and many things have entered daily life without making people feel anything out of the ordinary.
“Last year I used an interest-free loan to buy a maglev car.”
At this time, my colleague suddenly said to Chen Lin, with an uncontrollable expression on his face. Smile: "That car is really cool. When it first came out, I took my wife to see it. The price of the whole car was very expensive at the beginning. At that time, I heard that it cost about 450,000 yuan, and the lowest configuration... ...Later I heard that the association gave a subsidy of 50,000 yuan for each car. In addition, the overall manufacturing process has also been improved, and the price has been reduced by 20%..."
"In the end I I borrowed 100,000 yuan from the bank and got it.”
"How much do you pay back in a month?"
"Well... 3,000 is paid back in a month. I have taken out the loan for less than six years."
Seeing the smiles of his colleagues, Chen Lin felt somewhat a little bit confused. I couldn't bear to hit him, so I just smiled and said: "It's pretty good. Your current salary should be at least two W, right?"
"Ashamed, it's only 1.6W now."
< br>The colleague showed a helpless smile: "Our company is still good, but my personal ability is still not good enough. The boss started competition before, and I can't compare with those young people. In the end, the salary increased to 16,000, which is just Can’t get up..."
"Very good."
Chen Lin smiled and nodded: "I have some knowledge about maglev cars before. The development of this car is very rapid. According to the current scientific research progress of our association, this car cannot be used. It will be phased out in two years..."
"Ah!"
My colleague suddenly showed a confused expression. He has not even paid off the car loan for the new car. Chen Lin actually said that he was going to be eliminated. How could he not be frightened?
“But you don’t have to worry so much. When I say elimination, I don’t mean that this car will no longer be driven. I just mean that new products will be released.”
Chen Lin smiled and said to his colleagues: "New products will definitely overwhelm old products. This is the trend of technological development. Old products may not be unusable. Maglev cars can be driven for at least ten years after they are manufactured. , you can even upgrade it for free through some channels - I remember this policy was approved by the association."
"And this policy!"
My colleague suddenly became energetic and quickly asked Chen Lin: "No one told me when I bought the car!"
"I remember it."
Chen Lin laughed loudly and said: "Anyway, you can just drive with confidence. When the maglev car is almost gone, you can guarantee that you can replace it with a new one."
"That's okay, that's okay!"
The former colleague showed a look of relief: "But don't let me have a car without paying off the loan. There is a new one here. It would be difficult if my old car were to be directly eliminated... That car has completely crushed the old car now. Whether it is a fuel car or a conventional electric car, it is completely incomparable. I drive this thing to work every day. After I finish it, this thing It can drive me to work fully automatically, and then it can also drive my wife to work fully automatically.”
“This thing charges automatically and wirelessly, and it consumes no power in the magnetic levitation state. It even costs the same for a month!” Why don't you give me two packs of cigarettes?"
"By the way, Brother Chen, do you want to smoke?"
When he said this, he reached for a cigarette, and Chen Lin waved his hand directly: "Quit. Quit it, you have to be more careful with your wife and children at home.”
"This is the charm of technological progress."
Chen Lin smiled and said to his colleagues: "What generation of the maglev car you bought is it?"
" Well... I remember that the car sold to me was a finished product of the sixth generation."
"Sixth generation?"
Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and then said: " I don’t know much about this, but in August at the latest, the association will release a new generation of maglev vehicles. I don’t know exactly which generation the new model is, but I’m sure the effects will be brand new. What's more important is that the material is made of... Vara alloy, which is as safe as Kodak metal."
The colleague obviously didn’t know much about this. He listened in confusion for a long time before he said: “What about the price?”
“I didn’t really ask about the price...”
Chen Lin shook his left hand, and the watch-like thing on his left hand immediately ejected into the projection screen. Chen Lin simply clicked on it a few times, and soon saw the answer he wanted.
"Well, it says that the estimated selling price will start at 600,000 yuan."
"It's too expensive..."
The colleague immediately sighed, "My salary this year is not even one-third of my salary!"
"Remember what I just said? Free replacement and upgrade."
Chen Lin said with a smile: "I just checked the relevant policies on the way, and they are still being implemented now."
" That’s great!”
My colleague waved his hands excitedly, “I haven’t even heard of such a good policy. If this is possible, I can drive this car for a few years. Just go get a new one, won’t it be a new car every year?” Chen Lin smiled and didn’t say anything more, just letting his colleagues chat with him about a lot of bits and pieces of daily life.
Chen Lin asked very detailed questions. Most of the time, he left it to his colleagues to talk on his own, while he listened patiently. There were many things that Chen Lin actually didn't understand at all in the office, Beidu or even Shanhai City. , this is a good opportunity.
“The cost of living now is indeed much lower than before... Let’s not talk about daily necessities. Food alone is very different from before. In the past, when we bought food and cooked, one A person would have to earn several hundred yuan a month, and a couple would need to earn thousands or even a few dollars each month. If they can’t take care of cooking at work, it’s normal to earn more than two thousand yuan a month.”
“After we have a family later, a family of three will spend more than 3,000 yuan a month on food.” The sales are less than 500 yuan, and the monthly food expenses for the children in the kindergarten are only 1,000 yuan. It used to be at least 1,500 yuan, but now it has dropped..."
"How can it be so low? ”
Chen Lin suddenly became curious. It was incredible how much the price dropped.
“Subsidies, prices are falling.”
This former colleague said to Chen Lin: “It’s interesting to say that after we had children at home, the association started to punish us. With the maternity subsidy, the monthly supplement is 2,000 yuan. There are also tax deductions and exemptions on wages. The money is limited to what it can be used for every month. We usually choose to spend it on food, and the monthly expenses are directly reduced. ..."
"The decline in prices is also part of it. Meat that used to cost more than ten yuan per catty now costs just a few yuan per catty. When beef was the cheapest before, it cost 20 to 31 catties. Now it is directly the same. The meat is four to five yuan a pound."
Chen Lin was also very interested and asked: "Have you studied what kind of meat it is?"
"It's said to be meat produced by a special type of cattle from the Origin Star. I don't care what kind of cattle it is. The price is here, and the taste is even better than beef. Do you want me to buy it?"
“Besides, I’m not buying it alone. Most of the things circulating in the market now are these things. How can the association let problematic things be directly circulated on the market? Are you right?”
Chen Lin suddenly laughed: "That's right."
He remembered that there was a dedicated breeding and slaughterhouse arranged at the outpost, and he had not been to the things raised there for a long time. I have seen that there is also breeding in Dalad Zhong Qingshu's place. If he remembers correctly, there is actually a breeding industry arranged in Taka Continent, and he has even approved the area.
Chen Lin came back to his senses and said to the colleague in front of him: "There must be no problem. Everything is transported from the Origin Star. Even what I eat is these things. It’s cheap just because of the high output. These things are not cheap after they are sold.”
The two people looked at each other and immediately laughed.
My colleague stopped smoking because Chen Lin stopped smoking, but he didn’t smoke either. The two of them talked about the current international situation again. My colleague actually liked to talk about these things before. How much did he do in front of Chen Lin at this time? Still a little cautious, he suddenly stopped after saying two sentences and smiled awkwardly at Chen Lin: "I am trying to show off my sword in front of Guan Gong. You should know much more than me now. After all, we are standing here now." The positions are different..."
Chen Lin also laughed immediately: "This doesn't seem like your style."
"I'm actually not very good at these things. Understand, I am currently only responsible for the entertainment-related content within the association.”
The two chatted together for several hours, until Chen Lin was pulled back by a knock on the door, and he realized that he had already. It's noon.
"Vice President Chen, is it time for us to eat?"
Secretary Zhao walked in and asked Chen Lin in a low voice. Chen Lin then stood up and said with a smile: "He and Mr. Friends lost track of time while reminiscing about old times.”
The colleague on the side was stunned for several seconds when he heard the secretary’s address to Chen Lin, and then hesitantly said: “You are now... ...Vice President?"
"Huh?"
Chen Lin smiled at his former colleague and said: "What do you think I do now?"
"I thought you just became the head of a certain department here in Shanhai City..."
The colleague murmured, and then heard Chen Lin say: "It's all the same. , Come on, Lao Wang, let's go downstairs for a meal. I haven't eaten in a restaurant here for many years."
"Okay...Okay!"
Being called. Zuoshi Lao Wang's colleague nodded quickly, and he followed Chen Lin and the crowd downstairs in a daze. At this time, an incomprehensible thought came to his mind - Chen Lin, who was his colleague at the time, has been there all these years. He did something so shocking that he was able to become the vice president of the Red Dragon Association! ?
……
Chen Lin didn't leave the building until the afternoon. This trip was not only a trip back to see what the old company was like, but also a trip back to do some research.
His current work arrangement is basically very free. What he has to do every day is actually to go to various cultural venues for on-site inspections, hold regular meetings, and supervise and supervise certain work according to the arrangements of the association. Operation... is indeed much less busy than when we were at Anyun Base.
Li Tianyun did not lie to himself. There was more content after work than at Anyun Base, but what he didn't say was that he did not need to handle many tasks.
What Chen Lin is most interested in is actually the review and approval of various types of promotional and entertainment content that the lower-level departments cannot decide whether to pass. These contents are available in both the Earth and the Origin Star. Chen Lin has now become the main The vice president is responsible for such work, so it is inevitable that he will travel between two places to participate in various tasks.
At this time, he realized that there was a clear difference between the cultural communication film and television works on the Origin Planet and those on the Earth - at this time, nearly 100 million immigrants had been completed on the Origin Planet, and entering the Origin Planet The method is also very simple, you only need to apply and you can enter directly.
However, after entering, the association's requirements are also very unique, which basically cuts off some commercial activities on the Earth. This makes the main reason why people are hindered from entering on the Origin Planet is the portal problem that some people are worried about.
Some people have unique emotions towards the earth and the association’s original land. They believe that once they enter another world through the portal, if the portal closes or appears, If an accident occurs, they will be left in another world forever.
This primitive fear of being far away from their homeland still makes many people have doubts, and even cannot choose to finally choose to settle on the Origin Star.
However, for many young people, a different world with no worries about food and drink and good conditions is a paradise for many of them. They go directly through the portal and enter the Origin Star or other various planets. In these It immediately took root on the planet and was unwilling to return to Earth.
The Coman Empire on the Origin Planet has completed comprehensive technologicalization and modernization very early. The Coman Empire now actually only has one name left, and everyone in it also has it. Received the official membership certificate of the Red Dragon Association.
Of course, as a price, those territories belonging to the Coman Empire also officially belonged to the Association.
The Origin Star truly belongs to the Red Dragon Association. (End of this chapter)