Did the world end today?

Why has everything changed in Chapter 4?
"Splash splash ...

"Okay, our flight control development team's report was excellent, and everyone's applause has proven that you recognize the work of the flight control development team."

"The success of the flight control team proves one thing."

"That means our company's policy of valuing and giving important roles to young people is correct!"

"When I first proposed this policy, there were many dissenting voices within the leadership."

"Everyone believes that young people lack experience and knowledge, and are probably not capable of taking on core positions in major projects."

"However, it turns out that young people can unleash tremendous energy!"

"Talented people emerge in every generation, and the Yangtze River's waves push the previous ones forward."

“A group of outstanding young people like Jiang Xingye and Lin Xu have emerged in our organization.”

"I hope that in our future work, everyone can take them as role models, continue to work hard, and forge ahead with great strides."

"The company will not let down any hard-working employee!"

"Applause again!"

"Splash splash ...

In the conference room, Lin Xu mechanically followed the crowd in clapping.

Many eyes were on him, and it seemed that, just as the boss had said in his speech, he had become a rising star.

However, compared to these empty titles, what Lin Xu cared about most was how much the prize money actually was.

As the meeting moved on to the next agenda item, he quietly opened the internal chat software and sent a message to Jiang Xingye.

Lin Xu 004267:

[Team leader, how much of the project bonus will we get this time?]

A moment later, Jiang Xingye replied.

Jiang Xingye 003876:

[It's confidential; can you just talk about this?]

Lin Xu 004267:

[Since it's allocated to us anyway, can't we even reveal the amount?]

Jiang Xingye 003876:

Of course not, you'll find out when the announcement is made.

Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged; you'll definitely get the lion's share.

Lin Xu 004267:

[What exactly is the "big head"? You're not giving a proportion, just a number.]

Jiang Xingye 003876:

[Don't tell anyone beforehand that it will cost between 6 and 7, okay?]

Lin Xu 004267:

[I know, I know. It's only this much. I thought it would be at least 100,000 or more.]

Jiang Xingye 003876:

What are you thinking about? Things haven't been going so well for the company lately either. I heard that the funding for Test 1 didn't go smoothly. They were heavily undervalued in the Series B round and only got a little over 2 million.

The Series B funding plan hasn't been finalized yet; Qianhai is demanding we come up with a more ambitious development plan.

Get ready, after the initial development of Test 1 is completed, the pre-launch phase of the new project will begin immediately.

You'll have to keep pushing forward then, young people need to seize the opportunity!

Lin Xu 004267:

Can I lie down?

Jiang Xingye 003876:

[You can come out for a late-night snack with me tonight.]

Lin Xu 004267:

You really need to control yourself. Do you talk to everyone like this?

After the message was sent, Jiang Xingye did not reply for a long time.

Lin Xu looked up and saw that the administrator in charge of controlling the meeting had somehow appeared beside him.

He coughed, closed the chat window, and adopted a posture of "listening attentively."

However, the rest of the agenda consisted almost entirely of trivial and unimportant matters, which he had little interest in.

He then thought of the world inside the bracelet.

So, is Jiang Xingye the same type of woman as the wife of the skull?
It doesn't seem like that at all.

Although Jiang Xingye is a bit of a chatterbox and drives fast every day, he is usually quite serious with other people.

It's only because I have a good relationship with her that she's so keen to make fun of me, Xiao Chunan.

And what about the skull-faced wife?
Anyway, according to Lin Xu's investigation, everyone in the mercenary team that attacked the space base knew about her promiscuity; she was so promiscuous that she could run into more than a dozen men she had slept with just by going downstairs to buy a pack of cigarettes.

I don't know if the skull was kept in the dark or if it was just deceiving itself.

He's a pretty pitiful guy.
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But then again, his hard times are over.

If the end of the world is coming, isn't it a little less terrible to face death while indulging in the fantasy of being loved?

When faced with life and death, truth and falsehood become less important.

But what exactly is that apocalyptic event that destroys the world?
Super nuclear weapon?
Gamma-ray burst?
Vacuum annihilation?

Antimatter collision?
Lin Xu's thoughts drifted away, and at that moment, accompanied by a round of applause, the long meeting finally came to an end.

Lin Xu stood up, and Jiang Xingye, who was sitting in front of him, turned around, blinked, and said:

"Come on, let's go to my office and have a chat."

"So eager, aren't you?"

Lin Xu pretended to tease, and Jiang Xingye rolled his eyes and said:

"Bring your laptop; I want to discuss the next project with you!"

"Oh"

Lin Xu obediently followed Jiang Xingye into the office. Jiang Xingye closed the door, slumped onto the sofa without any regard for appearances, and then said:

"This stupid meeting, a 15-minute meeting has been stretched into two hours."

"You don't need to work overtime today, go home and rest early."

"But before we go back."

Jiang Xingye sat up, composed himself slightly, and asked:

"Do you have any ideas about the 'more ambitious plan' I just mentioned to you?"

"Me?" Lin Xu was taken aback.

"Shouldn't this be a decision made by the leadership? Why are you asking me?"

"Didn't you hear what the boss said? 'The younger generation surpasses the older generation.' Isn't that why we're looking for inspiration from the younger generation?"

Jiang Xingye shrugged and said:

"Just say whatever you want, it's just for reference, it's okay if you're wrong."

"so."

Lin Xu frowned slightly.

He remembered the items he had seen on the bracelet.

Star Travel No. 1.

If in the future, Sky Dome Technology really does move towards becoming a space and aerospace service provider focused on space tourism, does that mean that this direction is actually correct?

After hesitating for a moment, he spoke:
"If I really have to say it, I feel that developing commercial launch vehicles might not be a good idea."

"The barrier to entry for this thing looks high, but it's actually not high at all."

"Think about it, ten years ago, low-altitude flight services were a high-barrier industry. What about now, ten years later?"

"Therefore, if we really want to achieve sustainable development, simply providing transportation and launch services is not enough."

"We should consider providing more value-added services."

"Sure."

Jiang Xingye looked at Lin Xu with satisfaction, his eyes filled with admiration.

"You were talking so confidently, weren't you? Come on, tell me more specifically, what value-added services are you referring to?"

Space tourism.

Lin Xu was very serious.

Space tourism?

Jiang Xingye exclaimed in surprise:

"Isn't this concept a bit too advanced? No, it's more like it's too abstract, isn't it?"

Lin Xu shook his head and continued:

"Actually, the vision proposed by the boss himself is not vague. It is to reduce the transportation cost per kilogram of load to below 1, and preferably to 5."

"Based on this calculation, the total cost for an adult to fly into outer space is only a few hundred thousand."

"Think about it, how much does it cost to go to Antarctica these days? How much does it cost for a rich person to go to Hawaii?"

"If we calculate based on the prices of top-tier luxury hotels, wouldn't a single trip for that group of people cost at least a million?"

"Look, now it's all good. Last time it didn't even cost a million. If you had to choose, which would you pick?"

"That makes sense."

Jiang Xingye nodded thoughtfully, while Lin Xu pressed on, saying:

"Actually, this plan has another very practical benefit."

"What's the benefit?"

Jiang Xingye pressed for more information.

"It's very simple, this is the kind of story that capital likes."

"If you were a rich person, would you prefer to hear the story of 'sending a 1-ton nuclear warhead into space for 50 yuan,' or the story of 'taking you on a trip around space for 50 yuan'?"

"Perfect!"

Jiang Xingye stood up excitedly, clapped his hands, and said:

"Then I'll just lift it up like that!"

"I have a feeling that the boss will definitely like your idea!"

"Tsk tsk. Lin Xu, you're really going to make it big."

"You might get promoted faster than me in two years."

At this point, Jiang Xingye's eyes suddenly became somewhat alluring.

She leaned closer to Lin Xu and continued:

Looks like I'll have to have this late-night snack tonight.

At 8 p.m., Lin Xu returned to his rented apartment.

He didn't end up having that late-night snack with Jiang Xingye.

They did have dinner, but nothing really happened between them.

According to Lin Xu himself, Jiang Xingye is a complete "banana"—yellow on the outside and white on the inside.

After the meal, before Lin Xu could even bring it up, Jiang Xingye made an excuse about having to work overtime and simply disappeared.

It's as if if she doesn't leave, I'll take the "late-night snack" joke seriously and drag her home to watch the cat doing backflips.

Thinking about this, Lin Xu couldn't help but find it amusing.

The other person is about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but aside from work, their usual words and actions are a bit childish.

I wonder what kind of man someone like that will eventually marry.
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But it's probably none of my business, right?
Lin Xu shook his head and raised his hand to look at the bracelet on his wrist.

After two days of rest, the number on the bracelet has returned to "5".

This means that he can enter that world again and begin to suffer intensely.

This time, Lin Xu doesn't plan to steal the spaceship.

In the control room, he had already seen the documents and materials for Star Traveler 1.

He planned to make full use of these five opportunities to memorize as much information as possible.

Who knows, it might actually come in handy in real life?

After making the bed, Lin Xu put on an eye mask.

Then he lay down on the bed and gently tapped the bracelet.

In an instant, consciousness was drained away again.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already at that familiar space base.
wrong!

Not familiar with it!
Lin Xu suddenly stood up, his head hitting the roof of the car with a loud "bang".

The skull next to him looked at him in surprise, but he was only focused on pressing his face against the car window, looking out at the space base.

I rely on.

Everything has changed.

The layout of the entire space base is completely different from what I've seen dozens of times before!

(End of this chapter)