Dream Walker: Feng Shui Master Bai Ya

After circling the factory area twice, Secretary Luo grew impatient and whispered to Shang Muchen, "Master Shang, is erecting a sculpture really that difficult?"

Shang Muchen could see the disdain on his face, as if he thought Shang Muchen was just being mysterious and putting on airs.

Shang Muchen sighed slightly, smiled, and said calmly, "Secretary Luo, today's project is quite a challenging test for me."

The current situation is that your factory's feng shui layout is already extremely exquisite. Adding a "Climbing Mountain Goat" sculpture would not be icing on the cake, but rather superfluous.

It's like having a perfectly crafted piece of porcelain, and now you're asking me to add an extra decoration to this exquisite but fragile treasure. How do I install it without disrupting the original harmony? It's a very difficult task.

Secretary Luo, is it absolutely necessary for President Che to have this "Mountain Climbing" sculpture?

Secretary Luo nodded and said, "Master Xiao Shang, this 'Climbing Mountain' sculpture is a gift from the industry association to celebrate the company's 20th anniversary. It was funded by several companies in the same industry, and President Che is very happy about it."

"Sigh, it's the rivals who harbor the most naked hatred," Shang Muchen said with a wry smile.

"Really? This tiny sculpture can disrupt the overall feng shui and bring bad luck?"

"This is a form of flattery that can be used to kill someone. Let me explain it this way and you'll understand—"

Imagine a quadratic function that opens downwards. Currently, your company's feng shui is roughly at the maximum value of this function. Increasing it further would actually cause the function value to decrease.

"Oh, I understand now." Secretary Luo nodded. "Then I'll talk to President Che and ask him to move the 'Mountain Climbing' sculpture away."

"Hmm, don't give up yet. Let me think about it some more, okay? Give me a day, I'll come back tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Master Shang."

Having failed in his mission, Shang Muchen didn't even have lunch, let alone dare to meet the general manager. He slunk away and took a taxi back to the city.

Along the way, Shang Muchen was deep in thought, trying to figure out how to add an extra decoration to the already perfect feng shui layout, so as not to damage the original structure.

On the way, Liu Qingyang called: "Mu Chen, how did you sleep last night?"

"I'm fine. It's so thoughtful of you to take a moment out of your busy schedule to check on me." Shang Muchen felt a warmth in his heart and asked, "How's your work going?"

Liu Qingyang seemed to have something difficult to say and didn't want to explain in detail, so he hurriedly replied, "It's alright. I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue; I'm just afraid that Boss Ai won't be satisfied with the results of my work!"

"Don't overwork yourself. As a girl, you should take good care of yourself."

"Besides, the construction site is dangerous, full of potholes and uneven surfaces, so please be extremely careful." Shang Muchen suddenly remembered the difficulties he had encountered that day and asked,

"Qingyang, I've encountered a problem today and would like to ask you, a female PhD, for some advice."

"Wow, someone as smart as you has a problem you can't solve? Hehe, go ahead and ask."

Shang Muchen gave a brief account of what happened today.

"You mean, how can we further upgrade and optimize a situation that's already perfect?"

"Yes."

"It's about ascending to a higher dimension."

"Dimensional ascension? What does that mean?"

"It's very simple. Using your own analogy, the feng shui layout of the factory is like a quadratic function that has reached its peak, having found its maximum value. Then you need to add another function into it, right?"

"Yes."

"That's simple. Just upgrade the binary Cartesian coordinate system to a three-dimensional coordinate system, or upgrade the static function graph to a dynamic function."

In short, if the current layout is already perfect, and you absolutely need to add a new element, you should make the current static layout dynamic.

Upon hearing Liu Qingyang's words, Shang Muchen's eyes lit up, and he excitedly slapped his thigh, exclaiming, "Qingyang! As expected of a doctor, your words are spot on! Thank you for your guidance!"

"Ha, I am deeply grateful for your kindness, young master—" Liu Qingyang smiled as well.

After hanging up the phone, Shang Muchen immediately ordered the driver to turn around and head back to the factory.

Back at the factory, Shang Muchen found Secretary Luo and asked, "Secretary Luo, I have a few questions about your company's business that I would like to ask you."

"Please speak, Mr. Xiao Shang. I know the company quite well, after all, I've been working with Mr. Che for five years."

"My first question is, I saw online that your company's main business is specialty screws, and you seem to be doing very well, is that right?"

"Yes," Secretary Luo nodded and said, "Twenty years ago, General Manager Che graduated with a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Lishan Industrial Group. He invented a double-threaded self-tapping screw, which was used on high-speed rail tracks. This patent became the company's first pot of gold."

Later, Mr. Che led his R&D team to develop dozens of screws for special equipment, making the company a leading professional enterprise in the world.

Although our company is small in scale, it covers a wide range of businesses and has strong R&D capabilities.

"That's right, that's right!" Shang Muchen nodded, then asked, "Has the company not expanded for quite some time?"

"Yes, the company grew from a few dozen people to nearly 500 people in less than ten years, but its size remained unchanged for the next ten years."

In fact, the company's R&D team has been reduced, and some R&D staff have jumped ship to larger companies with higher salaries to become R&D directors or chief engineers.

Our company has essentially trained and supplied a group of key research personnel for the entire industry.

Faced with this situation, Mr. Che was somewhat disheartened, and therefore his attitude towards the R&D center became somewhat indifferent.

Where is the company's R&D center located? I'm guessing it's not within the factory area?

"The R&D center was indeed originally located within the factory grounds, but due to production expansion, it was moved to a comprehensive industrial park two blocks away a couple of years ago," Secretary Luo asked.

"Master Shang, would you like to take a look at the research and development center?"

"Um, if it's convenient, could you please take me to see it?"

Secretary Luo drove Shang Muchen, and a few minutes later they arrived at a newly developed industrial park not far away.

The infrastructure here is decent, with new buildings and roads, and shady trees, but it is deserted and somewhat desolate.

Arriving at a brand-new but empty building, Secretary Luo led Shang Muchen inside and showed him the laboratory, computer room, and office area.

Shang Muchen vaguely sensed a very inconspicuous "resentment" coming from the R&D team.

This feeling is somewhat like a neglected concubine complaining to her master husband—"When you used to watch the moon with me, you called me 'sweetie'."

Now that the new has replaced the old, people are being called "old hag"...

Shang Muchen felt a refreshing sense of clarity, as if the clouds had parted and the sun was shining. Having figured out the plan, he said to Secretary Luo:

"I suggest placing the 'Mountain Climbing' sculpture in the R&D center. This would make the R&D team feel valued by the company's top management, and it would also symbolize the company's continuous progress, encouraging the R&D team to keep striving for excellence."

At the same time, we reminded Mr. Che to attach importance to the company's technological research and development, since technology is the foundation of the company's business.

"Let's go, let's report this idea to Boss Che."