The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 353 Ji Wenfeng's Work Results
Data shows that the overweight and obesity rate among adults in China has reached 50.7%, and if there is no effective intervention, it will soar to 70.5% by 2030.

Zhao Xiaochui is often puzzled: With such abundant material resources, why do the post-80s and post-90s generations bear such a heavy health cost?
He gradually realized a cruel truth: the ancient "physical exploitation" may have transformed into a more hidden, widespread, and difficult-to-resist "mental exploitation".

Endless cognitive overload, blurred boundaries of leaving get off work, a sedentary lifestyle, emotional labor and internal depletion...

The fourth item alone not only consumes intelligence, but also requires a lot of emotional management, maintaining one's persona, and dealing with complex interpersonal relationships. This continuous depletion of inner energy is more likely to cause mental exhaustion than physical labor.

Under the influence of a culture of "struggle," young people's health often takes a backseat to performance and promotion. Staying up late, ordering takeout, and lack of exercise become the norm, and their bodies are silently overdrawn amidst various illusions.

Before his rebirth, Zhao Xiaochui had worked in various manual labor jobs and rarely saw people suffering from insomnia, while those who did mental labor...

Are they able to sleep?
Among the leisurely travelers, at least half are willing to pay a huge price for a deep sleep!
This may explain why the more abundant material resources are, the earlier sudden death, chronic diseases, and mental health problems tend to occur.

Zhao Xiaochui looked away from the record and glanced back. In the car, apart from Guoguo who was engrossed in studying a thick book, all the other girls were enthusiastically watching short videos.

"Close your eyes and rest, close your eyes and rest..."

Zhao Xiaochui smiled wryly, "How long has it been since we heard that word?"

Ji Wenfeng: "..."

Zhao Xiaochui glanced sideways at the socially awkward person: "If you ask me, it's because Fatty and the uncles and aunts at that company spoiled you too much. If they starved you for a few months, how could you have so many problems!"

Ji Wenfeng stared blankly at Zhao Xiaochui, not understanding why he was saying such nonsensical things.

Zhao Xiaochui didn't explain, but pointed to the record and instructed: "Add Fengchi acupoint to the plan. There are authoritative papers that have proven the effect of Fengchi acupoint on basilar artery hemodynamics. It is related to relieving neck muscle spasms, regulating sympathetic nerve excitability, and relieving vasospasm."

“Regarding the technique, you can think about it differently,” Zhao Xiaochui said, gently placing his right hand on the Fengchi acupoints on both sides below the occipital bone at the back of Ji Wenfeng’s head. “Come on, feel it with your heart.”

Ji Wenfeng quickly began to silently practice the six-character mantra in his mind, preparing to coordinate with Zhao Xiaochui's rhythm.

But he was soon surprised to find that Zhao Xiaochui's fingers did not transmit any of the expected, guiding, unique frequency.

He looked at Zhao Xiaochui with a puzzled expression.

Zhao Xiaochui looked back at him, gesturing for him to continue.

Ji Wenfeng had no choice but to continue with his most familiar, steady, and slow breathing rhythm.

Just then, he clearly felt that the pressure Zhao Xiaochui was applying to his Fengchi acupoint with his fingertips began to quietly synchronize and resonate with his own breathing rhythm!
When he inhaled, the pressure point paused slightly; when he exhaled, a gentle force penetrated deep into the acupoint, as if his own breath had guided that force in.

“This is the concept in traditional Chinese medicine textbooks that says ‘force follows qi, and strength arrives where qi arrives,’ but I don’t really like this kind of metaphysical explanation,” Zhao Xiaochui whispered to Ji Wenfeng. “To put it simply, it’s about using extremely high concentration and precise control over the force in your hands to make the customer’s breathing, your technique, and the ‘six-character mantra’ circulating in your body resonate in unison.”

“Previously, we guided customers to breathe in rhythm with us, but as a service industry, can we save customers from these troubles and let them resonate directly with their breathing rhythm?”

Ji Wenfeng felt the technique being applied to the back of his head, pondered for a moment, and slowly shook his head: "I can barely do it, but this method requires too much mental fortitude and isn't widely applicable..." "No!" Zhao Xiaochui firmly denied, "It simply requires you to open your heart and deeply interact with the life rhythms of others." He paused, glanced at Ji Wenfeng, and added sarcastically, "How about I starve you for a few months and see? If a person is hungry, they won't have as much energy to think about things."

Ji Wenfeng shrank his neck and shook his head repeatedly: "I'll try..." He glanced fearfully at Zhao Xiaochui and hesitated, "But even if I learn it... the two of us alone won't be able to handle it..."

"Don't worry," Zhao Xiaochui pointed behind him, "those new senior technicians all know how to do it."

Ji Wenfeng turned his head in surprise to look at the girls sitting quietly: "Them?"

“No, it’s those former high-class silent service staff.” Zhao Xiaochui’s tone was tinged with excitement.

In that upheaval, only Liuzhisheng remained unscathed. Meanwhile, several high-end health clubs that had been acquired and then abandoned by capital went bankrupt, and many of their unemployed senior service staff came to Xinqingsongmanxing through internal referrals.

These middle-aged women, who have been engaged in work that requires extreme patience, observation, and emotional control for many years, have long since developed extraordinary focus, empathy, and emotional stability.

These are precisely the core qualities needed for a relaxed and slow-moving technician; all they lack is a key to open that door and a guide.

Coincidentally, what they lack is all that the new relaxed and slow-paced lifestyle has to offer.

Zhao Xiaochui believed that in order to change their fate, the older women would not waste a single second. Right now, they were probably studying hard in the car behind, just like Guoguo. For the past month or so, these middle-aged women with families had been doing the same thing.

……

The three Yutong buses finally came to a slow stop in front of a very modern building. On the roof of the building stood several simple yet striking silver metal characters: DEEPSEEK.

The company was founded in 23. When Yu Xiaoning asked for the name, Zhao Xiaochui used it, and it was well received by all the employees of this innovative technology company.

Zhao Xiaochui got out of the car first. He looked up and a look of amazement flashed in his eyes.

The design of this building overturned his imagination of traditional office buildings. The entire building is composed of large areas of light gray Low-E glass and a silver-white alloy frame, with clean and smooth lines.

The building is not a regular square shape, but rather features clever geometric cuts and staggered designs, creating multiple sky gardens and terraces that add a touch of life to the otherwise cold architecture.

The main entrance is a huge domed hall with a height of nearly three stories. Through the clear glass walls, you can vaguely see the open lobby, the floating staircase that winds around and rises, and the lush indoor ecological wall.

Outside the lobby is a spacious plaza, furnished with stylish benches, a shallow pool, and art sculptures, creating an atmosphere more like a top-tier technology park than a dull office building.

Looking at everything before him, Zhao Xiaochui stared blankly at Yu Xiaoning, who had come to greet him.

"This building... was it really given away for free?"

(End of this chapter)