Ants exploded, I opened a power plant to supply power to the world

Chapter 44 The longer you stop, the greater the impact

Many residents were wondering why they had no power while several of their neighbors had no power outages.

After learning that it was Zhetong Electric Power that was supplying electricity, they all became interested and decided to go to the business hall to open an account when they had time and change the power supply company at home to Zhetong Electric Power.

Such scenes are happening in every community throughout the city, because Zhetong Electric Power Group currently has only more than 1,500 customers in Lincheng.

Among them, our own community accounts for more than 200 households, and the remaining 1,300 households are evenly distributed throughout the city.

In a power outage, the lights on in their house and the sound of the TV were the best advertisements. Combined with the light billboards that Lin Zhe arranged for the staff to put up, the advertising effect was maximized.

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At this time, residents in the city don’t go to bed early, and some choose to go out.

After all, there's nothing good to stay at home when there's a power outage, so it's nice to go out for a walk, especially since the trails along the river and the roads are all lit.

If you're lucky, you can take a walk home and the electricity may come back. If you're unlucky, you may get home in the dark and have a good time to go to sleep.

With this thought in mind, many people walked out and headed towards the river.

However, when passing the main road, passers-by can see at a glance the brightly lit Zhetong Electric Power Business Hall in the middle of the dark shops around it.

This was also arranged by Lin Zhe. As long as there was a power outage in Lincheng, he would seize every opportunity.

Their own business office certainly couldn't miss this opportunity. At Zhetong Electric Power, there were staff members who would work night shifts every day, including in the business office.

However, the business hall is not open to the public during the night shift, and there will only be staff to answer after-sales calls.

Originally, this business was handed over to office clerical staff. Now that there are large business halls, it is naturally placed in the business halls. The business halls are located in the urban area, which makes it convenient for them to commute to get off work.

As long as the staff receives a call from after-sales service or discovers a power failure, they will notify the Zhetong Power Headquarters on the edge of the city.

The headquarters will maintain at least one power team on duty every night to deal with sudden emergencies.

However, all the circuits are newly built, so there are basically no faults, and there are only more than a thousand users now, so the chance of problems is very small.

So the staff on duty at the business hall at night were also bored. They just played with their mobile phones when they came, and the phone never rang.

However, today she suddenly received a call from her boss, asking her to turn on all the lights inside and outside the business hall, and then open the door. If anyone came, they should register to open an account. If there were many people, they would have to hold on for a while, and colleagues would come over to work overtime to provide support immediately.

Upon hearing the news, the staff on duty first opened the sign outside the door, and then the electronic screens and other things lit up.

The attendant who opened the door and sat at the reception window was also unsure whether any customers would come.

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At this moment, people kept coming out in the streets and alleys of Lincheng in twos and threes. Some were going to the riverside, while others were meeting up with a few good friends to have a drink in the dark.

There was also an annoyed young man who went out to buy a pack of cigarettes.

He was playing games just now, but then the screen went black and the power went out with a sudden click.

You know, he spent a lot of time preparing to fight this BOSS, and spent time upgrading equipment and asking friends for help. After fighting for more than an hour, when he was finally about to defeat the BOSS, there was a power outage!

Who can bear this? He has to start all over again. Looking at the question marks sent by his friends on his phone, his mood became worse and worse. He opened his phone to reply to his friends.

"There's nothing I can do. The damn power company suddenly cut off the power. It didn't stop earlier or later, but it had to stop at this time."

He was still angry after saying this. Several nearby shops were closed, so he had to go to the next street to buy.

As a result, when he just came out of the alley, he saw a bright light. For a moment he thought there was a call, but after a closer look he realized that it was the business office of Zhetong Electric Power Group.

The business office had been here before, but he hadn't noticed.

But today was different. He got angry when he thought about what happened just now. He didn't buy cigarettes and went straight to the business hall.

After seeing the words "Zhetong Electric Power, lighting up the future, and the promise of never-ending power outages", I didn't hesitate and went straight to the window to speak.

"Hello, please help me open an account. Please ask the staff to come to my house to replace the electricity meter tomorrow."

He didn't know whether Zhetong Electric Power could fulfill its promise, but now he was very angry with Lincheng Electric Power and obviously did not intend to pay electricity bills to Lincheng Electric Power anymore.

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There are more and more people in the business hall. Many of them have had the same experience as the teenager and were hit by a sudden power outage. There are also old men who are taking a walk and think that since there is a power outage today, they might as well open an account and try changing the power supply company.

In short, the business hall gradually began to be crowded. It was already late at night, and I didn't know how many people would still be there tomorrow.

The only staff member in the business hall was also busy to the point of dizziness, but fortunately three colleagues came to help not long after.

These people were called in urgently to work overtime, but they had no complaints about it. Instead, they were in a cheerful state and showed no impatience with customers, and they served them with a very good attitude.

Because the staff in their business hall are also formal employees of Zhetong Electric Power, they get triple overtime pay. Overtime is a way for them to earn extra money, and they will strive for overtime when they occasionally get the opportunity.

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While the business hall of Zhetong Electric Power Group was bustling with activity, Chen Yunhai, the boss of Lincheng Electric Power in a high-end residential area in Lincheng, did not look very happy.

I just asked him and found out that there has been a power outage in Lincheng for more than an hour.

Now there are only two residential communities in Lincheng that have not had power outages. One is Lin Zhe's home because it is supplied by Zhetong Power.

The other is the residential area where Chen Yunhai lives. His subordinates naturally know their boss’s address, and they would not park here if they parked somewhere else.

Just now when Chen Yunhai came to the balcony to smoke and looked outside, he realized something was wrong. Outside the window, apart from the large area of ​​darkness caused by the street lamps, there were some sporadic lights, which should be the power supply users of Zhetong Electric Power Group.

"Hurry up and call them one by one. No matter what the matter is, ask them to come back to the factory to work overtime to repair the power units and restore power supply!"

After saying this, Chen Yunhai's expression did not ease. He still had a bad feeling in his heart. In the past, his was the only power company in Lincheng, so he could rest easy and it didn't matter how long the power outage lasted.

But now he feels a sense of crisis because of the "outsider" Zhetong Electric Power that is eyeing him covetously.

After thinking for a while, he put on his coat and went downstairs with his car keys. He wanted to go to the factory to check it out for himself. The electricity couldn't be cut off any longer. The longer it lasted, the greater the impact would be.

(End of this chapter)