Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 350 Dongyang's business environment isn't that good yet.
Yu Xiaoli prepared a total of seven dishes for dinner, and even excluding the chive and egg soup which was just to make up the numbers, there were still six dishes, which can be described as quite sumptuous.

Lu Wei finally came out of the master bedroom, and Zhai Da asked curiously, "What have you been researching all day?"

Lu Wei said softly, "Proof of convergence of high-dimensional non-convex loss functions."

"Oh, that? I understand, it's quite difficult."

Lu Wei rarely showed a smile, given Xiao Mutou's personality.
That means it's really funny.

Zhai Da remained calm as he set out the bowls and chopsticks. Finally, Yu Xiaoli urged everyone to eat first.

Since everyone was from Dongyang, their eating habits were very similar. After drinking the familiar egg drop soup, Wu Yue felt noticeably more comfortable.

Unlike Zhai Da, he still lives with his cousin Wang Xiaolong, and they don't even have disposable chopsticks at home. They eat out every day and are already tired of it.

Yu Xiaoli suggested that Zhai Da and Wu Yue have a drink, as there was a bottle of Yanghe Daqu, a local liquor she had brought with her, but both of them shook their heads.

They are both people who don't dislike alcohol, but aren't particularly interested in it either. They can pick up a glass when it's appropriate, but never seek out a drink when it's not.

At the dinner table, the group talked about the recent changes in Dongyang. Yu Xiaoli said, "Yesterday, I heard from Xiao Ma at the factory that his daughter got into a top-tier university. His whole family was overjoyed and said they wanted to thank you, Xiao Da."

Zhai Da was slightly stunned for a moment before he understood the key point.

"Were you a former student of Utopia?"

I wonder which little rascal it is.

"Yes, that's right. It's said that this year, the college entrance examination results in Dongyang have been significantly improved. Including last year, this is the second consecutive year that results have been achieved. The Municipal Education Bureau has given it special praise, especially Maofang Middle School, which is now a genuine municipal key school."

Zhai Da was momentarily dazed. How did that crappy school, Maofang, actually manage to become a key municipal school?
It's still a key municipal school outside the city.

Has the long, snaking line of toilets been changed? Are the younger students still suffering?
If the previous improvement in Dongyang County's college entrance examination results was due to the unexpected rise of Zhai Da and Lu Wei, coupled with Zhai Da's brief remarks on the topic of "Curiosity" during his speech, then this year it's purely a matter of ability.

This strength has many components, including the fact that the students at Utopia have indeed had their study habits corrected, the increase in the county's education funding after producing a top scorer, and the power of the role models Zhai Da and Lu Wei.

It might even be related to the program "Face to Face" that aired just before the college entrance examination. That discussion about education happened to be broadcast during the final sprint before the college entrance examination, and it's no surprise that many people in Dongyang watched it.

However, another thing my mom mentioned wasn't so pleasant.

"By the way, Xiao Ma said that the county has set up two summer tutoring classes, one called Birdtopia and the other called Utopia Newland. He asked if you were the one who set them up."

Zhai Da and Wu Yue exchanged a glance, feeling as if they had swallowed a fly.

"Of course not! They're just making money under our name!"

Yu Xiaoli said worriedly, "Yes, I also said it's impossible. I'm not afraid of them making money, I'm afraid they'll cheat us out of our money, but it seems like there's no solution."

Wu Yue frowned, already considering whether he should go back to Shenzhen before ordering two counterfeit goods.

Zhai Da calmly picked up a piece of pork rib with his chopsticks, signaling him to calm down: "I'll go ask about it later, and we can resolve it."

Do you really think I can't deal with these people without my presence?

County Magistrate Li Kangda is still here!

Let the local industry and commerce bureau investigate. If it's just a name issue, they can't stop Zhai Da from continuing to operate after the name change. But if there are other issues besides the name, then they shouldn't operate it anymore.

Don't say that he didn't register with Birdtopia; that's his freedom. Since he's already shamelessly trying to piggyback on this, we allow others to be shameless, but we don't allow the person in question to fight back?

The business environment in my great Dongyang is not good enough yet!
There's no such thing as guarding against thieves for a thousand days; the right approach is to catch them and kill them. If, in the end, someone collects tuition fees and runs away, the media might just throw the blame on him for clicks.

Zhai Da immediately called Li Dongdong, saying that Li Dongdong was the most suitable person to handle this matter, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about, as there was indeed a risk of fraud.

Li Dongdong was furious when he heard this. The key point was that he was in Dongyang, so he would go and see what was going on tomorrow.

After dinner, Lu Wei washed the dishes, Tang Xiao Kui cleared away the dishes, and Ms. Yu, who had cooked, rested on the sofa.

Zhai Da and Wu Yue each had a bottle of beverage and sat at the table chatting about serious matters.

Wu Yue's trip to Shenzhen is planned to last at least half a month, and there are many things that need to be discussed in advance.

This was also Wu Yue's first time participating in the "Mechanical Core Research Institute," although nominally he was there to assist Li Haili.

"Can you help me find a fixed office address? It doesn't need to be too big, but the environment can be nice."

"We can invite them to the Hongtu OS launch event in August, even if it's just to make up the numbers, it's just a matter of one seat."

Wu Yue nodded, then suddenly remembered something: "By the way, didn't you say you were going to write a book with me as the main character? Where's the book?"

As he spoke, a hint of anticipation appeared on his face.

Zhai Da sighed: "Do you think I have time? Besides, that's based on you, not the main character."

"What difference does it make?"

"Yes, the main character is named Wu Shusan."

Wu Yue wasn't excited this time; he simply couldn't believe that Zhai Da would actually use such a dramatic title in his new book.

Don't famous writers have any pride?

Zhai Da thought for a moment and said, "I've been too busy before. I'll gather some material while you're here. Wait for me for a bit."

Some things, if you procrastinate just once, you'll find that you can actually procrastinate for a lifetime.

It's impossible for me to write anything right now, but Wu Yue happens to be here, so we can discuss it.

As he spoke, Zhai Da brought over paper and pen and explained the tentative subject matter of the book to Wu Yue.

Chinese-style suspense combined with examples of human trafficking and beggar gangs.

The key point is not only to reveal the true details of this crime, but more importantly, to provide ordinary people with sufficient safety coping methods.

"That's roughly it. I contacted 'Yangyang's' father a while ago and have already researched several real cases. They are willing to let me write them into the novel, which may increase their chances of finding their child. I will also give a special thank you note at the end of the book and leave clues about the loss of children."

"But a novel needs a story, so it needs a clever protagonist to act as the main thread that runs through it."

"Let's interview Mr. 'Hunter' first. If an ordinary person has no power, no money, and no fighting ability, how can they find and safely fight against human trafficking groups, including beggar gangs? Let's complete this character setting together."

Wu Yue thought about it very carefully. Whether from the perspective of the theme or from the responsibility to Zhai Daxin's new book, he needed to think carefully before answering.

After a moment, he said, "First of all, he has to be handsome. He should be over 1.83 meters tall, with strong features such as sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a warm smile as pure as spring snow."

Zhai Da:
(End of this chapter)