I can dream about my own death.
Chapter 2: Is the company building only 103 stories high?
Chen Wensheng still feels lingering fear when he recalls the dump truck that overturned at the intersection.
He picked up the instant coffee that had been brewed on the table, took a big gulp, and then said, "It's true, I just saw it."
"Such a big dump truck, driving on such a wide road, there's no reason it would overturn. Do you know the cause of the accident?" Sister Li pressed.
"My guess is that there was a heavy sleet last night, and by this morning the road surface was covered with ice. The road was slippery due to the icy surface, and the fully loaded dump truck was too heavy, so its inertia was particularly large when it was driving, and it was unable to brake in time when it passed the traffic light."
"I see." Li Hong nodded, then turned around and went back to her workstation. "It's time to get to work."
"Okay!" Chen Wensheng turned on his computer, accessed his work email, downloaded all his work files, and started working.
The company he works for is called 749 Media, a mainstream media company specializing in popular science, and it is highly authoritative.
The company's main online account boasts nearly 300 million followers, making it the account with the most followers across the entire internet.
This means that, in reality, one in five people follows the company's main account.
The company has gained so many fans mainly because of its hardcore science popularization knowledge, such as creating hit videos like "Identifying Water Monkeys" and "Exploring the Deep Sea" and continuously updating high-quality video content.
He was a clerk at the company, whose main job was to optimize article content.
For example, some scholars who write articles, or experts who are interviewed, use too much technical jargon and speak in too profound a language, making it difficult for ordinary netizens to understand.
He will optimize these flawed articles, audio, and video materials to make them easier for netizens to understand and accept.
Just as he was about to start working, Li Hong turned to Chen Wensheng and asked with a smile, "Wensheng, I've come across a piece of copy that's really hard to optimize. I don't know where to start. Could you help me out? I'll treat you to milk tea this afternoon."
"Then just forward it to my email." Chen Wensheng didn't refuse, because Sister Li was usually very kind to him and often treated him to food.
"Thank you!" Li Hong sent the file over.
Chen Wensheng downloaded the folder, opened it, and found an interview video and a Word document inside.
He first opened a Word document, which contained information about the construction of the 749 Media Building.
Upon seeing the article, he immediately became interested and began to read it carefully.
【鸿丰(749传媒)大楼,于公元4006年3月13号动工,历经五年半的时间,于公元4011年9月09号竣工。楼高318米上下,共103层,平均每层楼高约3米......】
After reading the article, Chen Wensheng turned to Li and asked, "Sister Li, the article mentions the building's height as around 318 meters, which isn't precise enough. Do you have detailed data on the total height of the 749 Media Building?"
Li Hong shook her head: "No, and when I searched for information online, the information I found was quite different. Some said the building was 317.5 meters tall, and some said it was 318.5 meters tall. I couldn't tell which data was true and which was false. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered you for help."
"I see. Then I'll look for more data about the building myself."
Chen Wensheng wanted to know the exact height of the building, and then use this data to deduce whether the building actually had 104 floors.
He immediately searched for data online and obtained partially consistent results.
The first floor of the 749 Media Building is 7.5 meters high, and the second and third floors are 5 meters high.
This is because building a taller first floor makes the building appear more upscale and sophisticated.
If the initial design included plans to build a shopping mall or similar facility on the second and third floors, then they would be built a bit taller.
The design of super high-rise buildings is very rigorous, and the height of each floor above the third floor is fixed.
Therefore, as long as he obtains the height data of one floor, and then divides the total height by the number of floors, he can deduce whether the building has 104 floors.
With this in mind, he had a direction and immediately started searching for data online.
He quickly found the data: the height of a single floor was exactly three meters, and the error in the height of each floor was no more than two millimeters.
If the building is 317.5 meters tall, subtracting the 17.5 meters for the first, second, and third floors combined leaves 300 meters. Dividing that by 100 floors, each floor is 3 meters tall.
Based on the above data, this means that the building only has 103 floors.
Based on a total height of 318.5 meters, there would be an error of one meter, and one meter is not enough to build a single floor.
Based on comprehensive calculations, the company building only has 103 floors, and there is no 104th floor.
Since the company building doesn't have a 104th floor, his previous nightmares about the 104th floor couldn't have become reality, and he wouldn't have died twenty years later.
Upon receiving this result, Chen Wensheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He modified the document: 749 Media Building, with a total height of 317.5 meters, the first floor is 7.5 meters high, the second and third floors are 5 meters high, and the fourth floor and above are all 3 meters high... The design is extremely ingenious with very low error.
After finishing the copy, he opened the interview video and watched it carefully.
In the video, Zhang Hongcheng, the chief designer of the 749 Media Building, is interviewed in the intensive care unit of a hospital. He says that his most satisfying work in his life is the Hongfeng Building (749 Media Building).
At the end of the video interview, the reporter asked, "Why was the building designed to be 103 stories high?"
Zhang Hongcheng immediately became agitated, raised his hand, and with difficulty spread his fingers to make an "OK" sign. Then his hand fell limply down, and he left this world just like that.
Chen Wensheng immediately realized something was wrong. If the chief designer Zhang Hongcheng thought the reporter was right, then Zhang Hongcheng had no reason to be so agitated.
This means that Zhang Hongcheng might not be making the "OK" gesture, but rather wanting to extend four fingers.
However, it lost all its strength after it was unable to fully extend its four fingers and passed away.
This means that the 749 Media Building really does have 104 floors.
He watched the interview video several times, and then searched online for a large number of interview videos about Zhang Hongcheng, and found that Zhang Hongcheng had never used the 'OK' gesture.
Chen Wensheng swallowed hard and whispered, "Does the 749 Media Building really have 104 floors?"
If the company building has 104 floors, doesn't that mean that in twenty years, he will commit suicide by hitting his head against the wall?
After taking several deep breaths, Chen Wensheng slowly stood up, walked to the manager's office, found the manager Yu Jiafeng, and asked, "Manager Yu, I'd like to go up to the company's rooftop. Could you do me a favor and ask the company's senior management for permission?"
Yu Jiafeng was usually quite refined and easy-going, rarely losing his temper or swearing, but upon hearing this, his expression changed drastically, and he angrily retorted, "You want me to do this favor? Do you want me to be fired so you can take my place as manager?"
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