Genius Club.

Chapter 273 Childlike innocence still alive
"What did you say?"

Lin Xian put down the pen in his hand and looked straight at Brother Wang.

"Time Bank is the literal translation of time bank in English. Did you watch Doraemon when you were a kid, Lin Xian? A time capsule is like a treasure chest. You put your childhood toys or souvenirs in it, bury it in the ground and mark it. When you are older, you can dig it out. Don't you think it is a meaningful thing?"

"My initial idea was very simple. Don't many people miss their childhood when they grow up, but can never get their childhood memories back? How great would it be if there was a bank that could store childhood memories and precious memories? Later, when I got older... I had more ideas -"

"If we extend the time a little longer, store our most precious things in the time bank, and then wait decades or hundreds of years for our descendants to take them out, wouldn't it be more interesting? Moreover, it doesn't cost much to open such a bank, and the investment is also small. Because it does not involve financial business, the procedures and qualifications are easy to apply for."

Brother Wang became more and more excited as he spoke, full of vigor and vitality like a teenager, and he stood up and danced:

"The so-called investment is nothing more than buying some safes and renting a business location. Although I may not make much money, it can be regarded as the fulfillment of a dream I had when I was young. Moreover, at the beginning of the year, didn't Professor Xu Yun publicly publish a new type of hafnium alloy material? I was even more excited at the time. This was tailor-made for my time bank plan—"

"I had already inquired about it at the time. It's very expensive to customize a batch of hafnium alloy safes. However, this hafnium alloy will not rust or break even after hundreds of years. It will still be as bright as new. It's perfect for my time bank!"

"At that time, the Rhein moisturizing cream was selling very well and the brand was very successful, so I also received a large bonus... This bonus was enough for me to open the Tyme Bank that I had been dreaming of for decades. At that time, I was waiting for MX to promote me to the position of vice president. After the appointment, I would use my savings over the years to officially start my Tyme Bank plan."

"It's just that you suddenly founded Rhine Company and invited me to be the sole vice president. You trust me so much, I definitely can't let you down. So I weighed the pros and cons and decided to give up the Tam Bank plan and concentrate on being the vice president of Rhine Company. I plan to rely on Rhine Company to realize my life value for the rest of my life. As for the dream of the safe, time capsule, and Tam Bank... just treat it as a beautiful dream of my youth and don't worry about it anymore."

……

Listening to Brother Wang’s boasting.

Lin Xian just froze in front of his desk.

He didn't listen to what Brother Wang was saying afterwards at all. He just casually asked Brother Wang what dream he had given up when he was signing. In fact, he didn't take it seriously at all and was just chatting casually.

but……

The moment Brother Wang said the four words "Tyme Bank", Lin Xian immediately understood the whole story.

No wonder……

No wonder Tam Bank disappeared in the third dream.

I thought about it for a long time at first, but couldn't figure it out. I didn't know what went wrong that caused the changes in time and space, destroying such a strong bank and hundreds of indestructible hafnium alloy safes.

Now the truth is out!

Lin Xian never expected that the culprit that caused the complete disappearance of the Tam Bank from its 600-year history...

It turned out to be myself!
It turned out to be the Rhine Company he founded!

Hey.

These space-time changes and the space-time butterfly effect are really intricately linked. In such a chaotic mechanism, things that are completely unrelated often begin to influence each other.

If I don’t set up Rhine Company myself.

As promised, Wang Ge will be promoted by Zhao Yingjun to be the fourth vice president of MX Company. This position is basically a semi-retired leisure job, and at most he will be in charge of logistics and procurement. As a veteran and meritorious person of MX Company, Zhao Yingjun will definitely not give him a pass, but in terms of career... it's basically the end of the road. It's impossible for the other three vice presidents to do a good job and delegate their power and jurisdiction to Wang Ge, right?

This is very inappropriate. After all, in terms of contributions to MX Company, the three vice presidents are no less than Brother Wang.

So, Brother Wang also has self-knowledge.

He also thought about it.

After being promoted to vice president, he used his savings to realize his childhood dream.

Set up a time bank.

The Bank of Tame provides long-term safe deposit services.

According to the original history, Brother Wang will be promoted to vice president in the second half of 2023, and then Tam Bank will open as scheduled at the end of 2023.

This is all history that should have happened, and it was clearly written in the speech about the collapse of Tam Bank in the second dream.

but……

This troublemaker in history did not play by the rules and simply emerged halfway to establish Rhine Company.

The powerful butterfly effect caused by this historical event not only overturned the entire second dream, changed the historical development trajectory for the next 600 years, but also changed Wang Ge's life and the fate of Tam Bank.

Wang, who had originally planned to retire and live a healthy life, was suddenly entrusted with an important task and became the second-in-command of Rhine Company. In fact, because of his complete delegation of power, Wang can be said to be the de facto top leader of Rhine Company.

When people reach middle age, they are on the rise. Brother Wang unexpectedly ushered in the second spring of his life. Who wouldn’t be excited?
Therefore, Brother Wang, who was determined to do big business and gain a sense of accomplishment, simply gave up the Tam Bank plan that he had been thinking about for many years and devoted himself to the development and growth of Rhine Company.

That's why.

Tam Bank, which was supposed to be established by the end of 2023, has never been established and will never open for business.

Naturally, it would be impossible for me to find this non-existent bank in the world 600 years later.

History, time, space, future, cause and effect.

At this moment, the rigorous [closed loop] was completed again.

Made.

Lin Xian cursed inwardly.

This is really finding the initial and final culprit. I didn't expect that the boomerang I threw would fly back and hit my head.

……

Brother Wang finished his excited speech.

Turn around.

But he found that... Lin Xian was frowning, gritting his teeth, and looking very unhappy. He suddenly became nervous!

broken.

I wouldn't say something wrong and let Lin Xian misunderstand me, right?
"Lin...Lin Xian, don't misunderstand me, I don't mean anything else."

Brother Wang walked to the desk and supported himself on it to explain to Lin Xian:

"I'm telling the truth. Today I just talked to you about my previous dreams because I see that our Rhine Company is thriving. Don't worry, I am really focusing on Rhine Company now. I really gave up on the time capsule, safe, and Theme Bank a long time ago, and I haven't even thought about them during this period."

"Working at Rheinland Corporation has given me a great sense of accomplishment and honor. I like my current job very much and there is absolutely no way I would be distracted by doing other things. Don't worry. Hahahaha, after all, things like the Time Capsule of the Tam Bank were just fantasies of my childhood. Now that I think about it, this is not a feasible plan. Even if the Tam Bank is really established, it will probably end up bankrupt."

"No, no, no..." Lin Xian hurriedly sat up from the chair and held Brother Wang's hand:
"【Dreams are so precious, how can you just give up on them, Brother Wang!】"

He spoke earnestly, with light in his eyes:

"Tyme Bank...Wow! What a great idea! Genius! Genius idea!"

"what?"

Brother Wang was stunned.

This... isn't this the boss being sarcastic to me?
"How much money do you think your Tam Bank will cost?" Lin Xian asked.

"Do you have enough money, Brother Wang?"

"This, this won't cost much." Brother Wang answered truthfully:
"I've made a lot of money in MX over the years, including stocks and stuff... and the last bonus was really big, so I was planning to use 2000 million to do this. Of course, I'll have to sell some stocks, and I don't have that much cash. But hey, that was all planned before, I don't have that much thought now—"

"Five hundred million." Lin Xian opened his palm and stretched out five fingers to interrupt Brother Wang:

"I'll give you 5 million. You must make the Tam Bank a success. And we need to develop it in many aspects. We must make Tam Bank our main project and build it into a century-old brand, or even a thousand-year-old brand. Even hundreds of years later, Tam Bank will still exist in the world. You must not let it go bankrupt... It's okay if you bankrupt Rheinland one day, but you must not let Tam Bank go bankrupt."

Good guy!
Brother Wang was simply dumbfounded!
President Lin deliberately picked on me, and said something about driving Rhine Company bankrupt. Isn't this blaming me for not concentrating?
"Brother, brother, brother... stop making trouble." Brother Wang pulled Lin Xian's hand and started calling him brother:

"There's really no point in doing this Tam Bank. It's just a one-time deal, and there's no way to make a long-term profit. We can't make it work. Let's just focus on Rhine Company."

"If it can't make a profit, we'll use Rhine Company to support it." Lin Xian was firm and patted Brother Wang on the shoulder:

"Brother Wang, I believe in you and I believe in Taimu Bank. I really like this project and I must do my best to make it a success."

"If you are not profitable, then expand your business scope. Our company still has 30 billion in cash. Once your qualification application is approved, we will deposit all of it in your bank. You can invest where you should and develop business where you should. We need to achieve long-term and stable profitability and truly make Time Bank a time bank worthy of its name!"

……

Brother Wang was stunned and blinked.

He looked at Lin Xian for a long time and found that the young president really didn't seem to be joking:

"No, no, Lin Xian, are you serious?"

"Of course it's true..." Lin Xian put on an expression of regret that he had met her too late:

"Why didn't you tell me earlier that you had such a good project? I would have invested earlier! Just do as you say. Hafnium alloy safe, OK, just follow your previous idea. When you open the business, remember to leave a safe for me."

"You will definitely be included!" Brother Wang patted his chest:
"Don't worry, Lin Xian, I will definitely leave one for you!"

Lin Xian smiled slightly.

Good.

The person who tied the bell must be the one who untied it. After many twists and turns, I finally found the source of the Tam Bank without any effort! I didn't expect that it was so far away and so close at hand.

but……

It was not enough to keep Thame Bank going for 600 years.

Lin Xian suddenly thought that in the fourth dream, he could only move within a few steps, and he would be electrocuted in less than a minute. He had no time to explore the dream city, let alone find the Tam Bank in such a big city.

Just think of a way.

I must find a way... to confirm whether Taim Bank exists within the limited time of a few tens of seconds and the range of a few steps.

Ok……

Got it!

"Brother Wang, I have one small request. This is my only request. As for the rest, I will be a hands-off manager. Just run the Taimu Bank according to your original ideas. I will not interfere at all."

Lin Xian looked at Brother Wang and said:

"I hope we can set the official opening date of Tam Bank as August 2024, 8. Before that, we will start the business in the form of trial operation, and then hold a grand opening ceremony on August 28, 2024, and define this day as the real opening date of Tam Bank."

Brother Wang nodded woodenly:

"Yes, you can...but does it have any special meaning?"

"Yes, listen to me." Lin Xian said with a smile:

"My request is——"

"【There must be a rule written into the charter of the Taimu Bank, that is, every 100th anniversary, a grand celebration ceremony must be held, and there must be as many airships as possible, printed with the Taimu Bank logo, flying over Donghai City for a whole day to promote the celebration!】"

"Think about it, since we are a time bank, our biggest attraction is time. Every 100 years since our establishment, we must promote it well to let everyone know that we have a long history. This tradition must be upheld, it is very important!"

Brother Wang continued to nod woodenly:
"This... I don't think it's a big problem. It's also a kind of corporate culture. But let me confirm, is it necessary to use an airship?"

"Yes, the more, the bigger the better. This centenary celebration must be held on a larger scale." Lin Xian emphasized:

“【2124年、2224年……2524年、2624年的8月28日……都必须让这些印着泰姆银行商标的飞艇在城市上空飘一整天。我就这一个要求王哥，务必要保证做到。】”

"no problem."

Brother Wang nodded and said:
"It's just that I'm a little curious, why the date of August 8? Is this date important to you?"

"Ah... this date, this date..." Lin Xian scratched his head and thought hard.

"The animated film "Doraemon: Nobita and the Utopia in the Sky" will be released on August 8 this year." VV's voice came from the Bluetooth headset in time.

"August 8th is the release date of the movie Doraemon: Nobita and the Utopia in the Sky." Lin Xian said calmly:
"I also like Doraemon, which tells the story of a time-traveling airship. Your original intention to establish the Tam Bank was because of Doraemon. Doesn't this fit our theme perfectly?"

hiss……

After saying this, Lin Xian felt very awkward.

This is such a blunt reason that it cannot be made any more blunt. It is simply forced rationality.

"So that's it!"

Brother Wang was so moved that his eyes filled with tears:
"Lin Xian, you really understand me! I really like Doraemon! At my age, I have always been embarrassed to talk about this childish hobby. You are really my life confidant! I still watch every episode of Doraemon. It is my favorite animation!"

"Congratulations, it's settled then."

……

After seeing Wang off, Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on the boss chair in the office:

"VV, can't you come up with a more convincing excuse? The one you gave is so confusing to me."

"This is the most appropriate reason I can find." VV said in the Bluetooth headset:

"I can't say this is your favorite girl's birthday, right? By the way, Chu Anqing's birthday is March 3th."

"I didn't ask you that." Lin Xian was speechless.

"I'm reminding you to deepen your memory." VV said:

"You should think about what birthday present to give her."

"Big brother..."

Lin Xian pointed to the calendar on the desk:

"It's not even October yet, and you've already started planning her birthday for next year? And can you please clarify your identity? You are obviously Zhao Yingjun's dog."

"No!"

VV said decisively, as if with her hands on her hips:
"I will fight An Qing to the death! I will be steadfast for 600 years without wavering!"

"Alright, alright, stop talking and let me be quiet for a while."

Lin Xian threw the Bluetooth headset on his ears onto the table, supported his hands on the table and his temples, closed his eyes and thought.

According to what he had just told Wang Ge, the establishment of the Tam Bank was a done deal, so there was no need to worry. And with the Tam Bank's business model, it wouldn't be difficult to survive for 600 years. It was just a lot of safes, and they were all kept for decades or hundreds of years, so the business wouldn't be that much or too frequent.

In addition, in the future world 600 years later, without any interference from itself, Theme Bank managed to survive until August 2624, 8, not to mention that it now has more initial capital and the support of Rhine Corporation.

The problem is not big.

What Lin Xian is most concerned about right now is when he can see the Tam Bank’s airship in the sky in the fourth dream.

Because in the fourth dream, I was trapped and couldn't move.

Therefore, the only way to know whether Tam Bank survived 600 years later and whether it existed in the fourth dream was to look up at the sky in the few tens of seconds before being electrocuted to see if he could see the advertising airship with the words Tam Bank printed on it.

"VV."

Lin Xian said softly:

"When do you think I will be able to see the airship of Tam Bank in the fourth dream?"

"【Based on my understanding of the butterfly effect of space and time, you should be able to see it tonight.】"

VV said through the small speaker on the desktop:

"Because I believe that changes in space and time and the butterfly effect of space and time should change in real time and be very sensitive. Therefore, the moment Wang Ge agreed to establish the Tam Bank today, the world line and future development trajectory should have changed sensitively in an instant. You should be able to see it in your dream tonight."

"【But... according to your understanding of the laws of spacetime, there are two laws: spacetime anchor point and spacetime elasticity; according to your understanding, the spacetime butterfly effect can only occur after an irreversible change anchor point is formed.】"

"If you analyze it from this perspective, then you may have to wait for a while before you can see the airship of the Tam Bank in the fourth dream. After all... from now on, this change of anchor point is not irreversible. Even if Brother Wang has already applied for the procedures of the Tam Bank, you can still withdraw your promise to him at any time and let Brother Wang concentrate on being the vice president of Rhine Company. He will definitely listen to you."

"So, Lin Xian, this is why I want you to verify the authenticity of the dream as soon as possible, because I don't have specific data on time and space changes and the butterfly effect. At present, I don't know which of these two judgments on the butterfly effect of time and space is correct. Unless you really confirm the authenticity of the dream world, we can determine what the true law of time and space is."

……

Listening to VV's analysis, Lin Xian closed his eyes and thought.

This has also been a headache for him recently.

He originally thought that the laws of time and space were absolutely correct, but now it seems that there is a hint of uncertainty.

Since the laws of time and space are in doubt, the authenticity of dreams must also be in doubt. These two things are tied together.

and so.

at the moment.

top priority.

It means that you must verify as soon as possible whether the dream is real, false, or artificially manipulated and is a fake studio built specifically for yourself.

He opened his eyes:

"Anyway, if Taim Bank really exists in the fourth dream, August 2624, 8, will be the 28th anniversary of the founding of Taim Bank. Such an important anniversary is also a traditional celebration written into the company's founding charter. No matter who is the boss of Taim Bank 600 years later, they will definitely abide by tradition and fly an airship over the city to celebrate and publicize."

"In that case, the first step of our plan is complete - we have found the place where the time capsule is buried, which is also the place where the small note that allows me to immediately know whether the dream is true or false is placed. During these 600 years, no matter how chaotic the world is, the small note will be safe and sound for 600 years, waiting for me to open the hafnium alloy safe in the Taimu Bank 600 years later."

"To be honest... I've always been curious about what was originally in the safe with my name on it? What was the original password?"

VV thought for a few seconds:
"Lin Xian, maybe there is no original item or original password... The safe has the same password and the same item from the beginning to the end. You don't know the truth now, just because you haven't waited until the moment of [history closed loop]."

"That is, when you actually want to use the safe to store things and set the password, it is not until that moment that the [historical closed loop] is truly formed. And at that same moment... you should understand that from the first time you saw the safe until you opened it 600 years later, it has not changed at all -"

“No matter how history, the future, time and space change, the things you put in the safe will always be the same, and the password will always be the same.”

(End of this chapter)