Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 1987: The Third High-Level Meeting of the Big Camphor Tree Base was officially convened!

The camphor tree base was unusually lively on the night of June 24.

Many of the people who were dispatched to branch bases have returned to the headquarters.

They met with old friends, chatted, and shared their joys and sorrows and their lives.

However, they did not get completely drunk, as they had an early meeting the next morning. Around 11:00 AM, they all went back to their residences.

The soft, white moonlight shone on the two mountain peaks of the inner city, where the watchtowers stood alone atop the peaks.

The reservoir in the middle of the mountain peak has a calm surface, reflecting the moonlight and the mountain grass and trees on the shore.

Moonlight filtered through the sparse leaves, casting a beautiful glow on the lakeside walkway.

The night was quiet.

An ant stood by the window, gazing blankly at the full moon atop the distant mountain peaks.

Under the moonlight, the inner city seemed to be draped in a thin veil, giving it a somewhat dreamlike appearance.

He looked down and patted the little black head lying next to him.

Little Black stuck out its tongue and licked his palm. A smile appeared on the corner of Ant's mouth. The moonlight shone through the window onto his face, making him look much softer.

Year after year, month after month, the full moon shines brightly.

He also thought of someone, but that person he would never see again in this lifetime.

The night passed.

Early in the morning, a light mist rose over the inner lake, creating a Tyndall effect in the morning light.

ding ding ding-

He Chao was startled awake by the alarm clock and got up.

I glanced at the clock; it was 6:15.

He turned off the alarm clock, got up and went to the bathroom sink, scooped up some water and washed his face.

Call ~
Feeling more awake, he looked at his reflection in the glass while brushing his teeth with toothpaste.

He was thinking about the meeting that was about to be held.

He was tasked with setting up the venue for this year's high-level conference at Dazhangshu.

The event was held on the second floor of the First Outer City Complex.

The second floor of the main building has a large space and is often used as a venue for large meetings.

This time, the senior and middle-level members of the Great Camphor Tree faction gathered, with a total of 230 people attending.

Apart from the stadiums in the outer and inner city, the entire headquarters base of Dazhangshu cannot accommodate so many people holding meetings at the same time.

He washed up and changed his clothes while thinking about the details of setting up the venue last night.

He had already set up the entire venue with his men last night, but he still needed to go there early this morning to check for any mistakes or omissions, and to inspect the microphones, projectors, and the like.

6:30.

He left his apartment in the inner city as usual.

When I passed by the canteen, I lined up and grabbed a breakfast. Before I could eat it, I rode my electric scooter to the outer city.

He parked his electric scooter at a charging station outside the first outer city gate, then ate his breakfast as he went upstairs.

"Manager He."

"Manager He."

As soon as he arrived on the second floor, he saw several early arrivals who were setting up the venue.

"Okay, test the projector again, let me see the effect," He Chao said after nodding.

The staff followed his orders and went backstage to test the projector.

He Chao sat in his chair, looking at the projector in front of him, while eating his breakfast.

The entire venue was arranged in a vertical layout.

There is a row of seats above, which are reserved for people of ministerial rank and above.

The central seat was reserved for City Lord Li Yu.

Nameplates were written in front of the seats, and people sat down according to their rank.

The seats below were also arranged in the same order, with nameplates indicating the rank of the seats.

In addition to their rank, people also sit in different places depending on where they come from.

They looked like they came from the North, and were sitting in the Northern region.

He Chao quickly finished his breakfast and then checked everyone's nameplates and seats one by one.

With over two hundred people, it's impossible for every seat to have a microphone, so one person was assigned to each row to hand over the microphone during the meeting.

He Chao is very meticulous. He compares the list, the nameplates, checks the microphones, the air conditioning, the angle of the flowers, and the water, paper, and pens on the table.
After checking all of this, it was already 7:30. The third high-level meeting was to begin in half an hour.

At this time, people gradually arrived at the venue.

In particular, those who need to use a projector will arrive early and hand over their PPT presentations to the backstage staff beforehand so that they can play them promptly when it's their turn.

To avoid the person presenting the PPT having to go to the backend to handle the transmission and potentially experience buffering issues, which would be a waste of time.

Pre-storing the submissions on the back-end computer can save everyone's time.

As time went by, the number of people in the venue increased.

At 7:40, when Jackal, Lao Qin, and the others arrived, the venue was already more than half full.

"Wow, this venue is quite grand!" Old Qin exclaimed, looking at the bright hall.

The hall has a ceiling height of six meters, but the space utilization rate is less than 50%. It can accommodate a maximum of five or six hundred people.

The jackal looked at the densely packed seats, somewhat bewildered, and said:

"I just don't know where to sit."

"Why don't we just ask someone?" Old Qin casually pulled aside a staff member maintaining order at the venue and asked:

Where should we sit?

The staff recognized Lao Qin and quickly said:
"Please come this way."

Soon, the staff arranged for Lao Qin and his group to sit in the second row of seats below.

This position is very close to the front.

After all, the front row was the first row, and those sitting in the first row were mostly people at the section chief level.

"Okay, thank you." Old Qin plopped down in the seat behind the nameplate with Qin Tianle's name on it.

I must say, this seat is quite comfortable; it's soft and has a backrest.

time flies.

Before we knew it, it was 7:50, and by then, almost everyone in the middle and lower parts of the venue had arrived.

Even the row of seats above was occupied by quite a few people.

The three seats in the very center were still empty, while nine people were seated on each of the two sides:
Liu Jianwen, Vice Minister of the Military Department

Song Min, Vice Minister of the Interior

Minister of Science and Technology Bai Jie

He Bing, Vice Minister of Science and Technology

Minister of Agriculture Anya

Zhang Qiwu, Vice Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Industry Liu Jianwu

Ding Shan, Minister of Operations and Maintenance

Education Minister Lai Hee-yueh.

After they took their seats, each of them looked through the documents that had been distributed.

The audience was noisy; many were attending such a high-level meeting for the first time, and their faces showed great excitement.

Zhang Rufeng, who had come all the way from the oil city, looked at the people sitting at the very top with excitement on his face.

Fuck!
I've managed to get to the point where I can attend high-level meetings of the Great Camphor Tree faction!
Gee!

The style, the decor, the atmosphere of this venue.

That's really impressive.

Moreover, he wasn't sitting in the last row, which means he wasn't ranked at the bottom in this venue.

He had just observed that, apart from the specially invited experts, almost everyone else attending the meeting held a position.

The lowest rank is a battalion commander!

Furthermore, the seating order should be arranged according to the time of joining the camphor tree base or the time of promotion to captain.

Zhang Rufeng is flanked by Chen Delong on his left and Xia Liangfeng on his right.

He was not familiar with Chen Delong, but he had seen him a few times before when he was at the headquarters in Dazhangshu.

Possessing a natural talent for socializing, he quickly switched into chatterbox mode, striking up conversations with everyone around him. "Haha, Brother Chen, it's been a long time! Was it a year and a half ago?"

"Old Xia, you're here too, and it's quite a coincidence that we're sitting together."

"Dongfeng, what a coincidence, you're sitting in front of me."

last row.

Black Hand and Zheng Shiwu watched as Zhang Rufeng chatted with people in the two rows in front of them, and the two of them felt a bit socially anxious.

No other reason than to sit in the back left row, on the edge.

Neither of them chatted with the people around them; the two old men talked to each other by themselves.

"Old Zheng, we've really made something of ourselves, managing to rise to the upper echelons of the Big Camphor Tree Base!"

"Ahem." Zheng Shiwu coughed twice. "Keep your voice down. What do you mean by 'coasting'? We all worked hard to get where we are."

Zheng Shiwu's words were true; the two of them made great contributions to the establishment of the Dazhangshu base in Northwest China.

In the early days, they left the oil city for the northwest base to carry out reconnaissance missions that lasted for several months, drawing maps, understanding the enemy's troop strength, and so on.

Hei Shou largely agreed with Zheng Shiwu's words.

Although they haven't been with the camphor tree faction for very long, they have made significant contributions to the base.

Thinking about this made him feel much more relaxed.

After all, they were both captains under the local armed forces department.

"Old Zheng, look at that woman sitting up there, isn't that Director Bai who's in charge of the zombie research institute? Tsk tsk, she's really something! Look at that mole on her lip."

Before the black hand could finish speaking, Zheng Shiwu covered his mouth with his hand.

"Can you please keep quiet? These are all big shots here. If they hear us, we'll be in deep trouble."

The man with the black hand looked embarrassed. "I'm speaking so softly, no one can hear me."

"Anyway, let's be careful," Zheng Shiwu warned him with his eyes.

"Oh."

Those sitting at the top were ministers, while those sitting in the first row below were section chiefs.

Including:
Lu Cheng, Director of the Security Department

Operations Director Luo Sanchang

Ju Tianrui, Director of the Civil Armed Forces Department

Zhao Dapao, head of the interrogation department

Li Yuan, Director of the Logistics Department

Maddie, head of the zombie research department

Director Zhou of the Military Industry Research Department

Kong Shuang, Director of the Chemical Engineering Department

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Zhou Weiguo, Director of the Aquaculture Department

Director of the Power Department, Dong Chengpeng

The second row consisted of the battalion commanders and assault team leaders.

There are also instructors with higher positions, such as Lao Qin.

People like Xiao Jun, Li Tie, Li Gang, Yang Tianlong, Ding Meng, Dongtai, Lao Bi, and Lao Yi are basically sitting here.

Following them are the captains of the local armed forces, arranged in order of their joining the camphor tree base.

At 7:58, Li Yu, his second uncle, and his third uncle entered the venue together right on time.

After the three entered the venue, the previously noisy venue instantly fell silent.

Li Yu walked at the front, followed by his second and third uncles.

When Li Yu appeared at the venue, countless eyes were focused on him.

Several intense gazes were fixed upon the stage, where Lai Xiyue and Bai Jie were present.
Zuo Ruxue was in the second row below the stage, and the Imperial Concubine was in the third row.
"Holy crap, the city lord is so handsome!"

"The city lord is as domineering as ever!"

"The city lord established the Great Camphor Tree Base eight years ago, and he's not even thirty yet! Holy crap!"

"The city lord seems to be in a good mood today. Look how steady his steps are."

Take your seat.

Li Yu's left is his second uncle, and his right is his third uncle.

In terms of rank, the second uncle is half a rank higher than the third uncle.

But Third Uncle controlled the most important department of the camphor tree's power: the military department.

So their statuses were roughly the same, but since the second uncle was the third uncle's older brother, he was placed to Li Yu's left.

Since ancient times, the left side has been considered superior.

After Li Yu sat down, he looked up and saw that more than two hundred pairs of eyes below the stage were staring at him.

Having been the lord of the Great Camphor Tree City for so many years, his mentality is already more stable than an old dog's.

Li Hang was the host of this meeting. He stood on the far right at the top to control the entire venue.

He checked the time; it was exactly eight o'clock.

"Welcome everyone to the headquarters base in Dazhangshu for the third high-level meeting!"

"Thank you all for traveling so far and going through all the trouble to come!"

"I hereby declare the Third Senior Management Meeting of the Big Camphor Tree Base officially open!"

Bang bang bang bang~
A round of applause erupted.

After the applause subsided, Li Hang continued shouting:
"Next, please welcome our great Lord Li Yu of the Great Camphor Tree City to give a speech!"

Bang bang bang bang~
The applause was thunderous, shaking the ceiling.

The applause was so enthusiastic that it lasted for a full minute before it ended.

Li Yu reached out and pressed down slightly, signaling everyone to stop.

Then he tapped the microphone placed in front of him, producing a popping static sound.

After confirming that the microphone was working properly, he scanned everyone in the room.

Then, in a deep and magnetic voice, he said:

"Big Camphor Tree has been established for seven years, and in just two months it will be its eighth year!"

"Over the past seven years, the camphor tree has grown from nothing to something, from weak to strong. We have come this far step by step and persevered!"

"Looking back, we have also been on the verge of collapse, faced food shortages, zombie sieges, enemy threats, and other problems."

"But what doesn't kill us makes us stronger!"

Li Yu spoke slowly, but that made sure everyone in the room could hear him clearly.

Bang bang bang bang~
More applause.

After the applause,

I saw him continue:
"Now, the Great Camphor Tree has four locations, several large and small bases, a population exceeding 500,000, combat personnel exceeding 10,000, the food problem has been well solved, and the population continues to grow steadily. Everything is developing in a better direction!"

"Everyone, the prosperity of Dazhangshu today is inseparable from your hard work and contributions. Once again, on behalf of all the residents of Dazhangshu, I would like to thank you for your efforts."

Bang bang bang~
Continue the applause.

There was no other way; it was necessary to unify thinking and avoid internal turmoil.

In terms of ideological education, the camphor tree faction promoted the worship of the city lord.

Some people may not be interested in this, but under the brainwashing of slogans seen throughout the city, broadcasts heard, leaflets and brochures, and regular ideological education classes, they will inevitably be influenced over time.

Some people even clapped until their hands turned red, but they still kept clapping.

Press down with your hand, be quiet.

Lord Li continued:
"Currently, our camphor tree is facing some problems, which are critical and important. We will address them one by one in the next few days."

"Therefore, if Dazhangshu is to continue to move forward in the future, we must hold such a large-scale meeting, hoping that everyone can understand the current situation of Dazhangshu and determine the future development direction and goals."

And we hope everyone will feel free to express their thoughts in subsequent meetings.

Lord Li, reflecting on the hardships of the past, then discussed the current achievements and challenges.

Finally, the conference outlined its future development prospects, highlighting the main theme of the meeting.

Applause thundered.

After Li Yu finished speaking, he turned off the microphone and leaned back slightly.

I picked up the water on the table and took a small sip.

(Ask for monthly ticket)

(End of this chapter)