The computer room mentioned by Lou Nannan is located at the east gate of Yellow Mud Hillock.
Xu Fei had never been there before.
The reason he knew how to use a computer was not because of the computer class he took once a month, but because in the first semester of his second year of high school, the son of the richest man in the county and a group of lackeys talked about violent motorcycles and crazy taxis every day, as well as collecting spirits. Out of curiosity, he went to the computer room near the school to take a look.
Computer games were indeed fun, especially the female protagonist in Final Fantasy 8 and the art style of the exotic town in Requiem of the Soul. They were all fascinating.
As a result, Xu Fei became addicted to playing games and his studies plummeted.
The best way to overcome addiction is to develop a dislike for that thing.
At that time, Old Xu had not retired yet. He took advantage of the summer vacation to work and earn money. During the winter vacation, he stayed in the computer room all day long and almost played until he vomited.
During that time, he practiced typing, played games like crazy, and browsed the internet when he was tired...
In the end, not only did he successfully overcome his addiction, but he also broadened his horizons and mastered the Wubi input method.
"It seems that computers will become popular and will be a major trend."
"Last year, desktop computers that cost 30,000 to 40,000 yuan have dropped to just over 10,000 yuan this year."
"Even remote places like Yellow Mud Hillock now have computer rooms. Maybe one day in the future, everyone will be able to own a computer."
Xu Fei arrived at the entrance of the computer room and saw an advertisement for computer sales. He secretly made a decision, "When I have money, I will buy one, no, as the boss, I must buy a whole row!"
He entered the room.
There were three self-built rooms, which looked low and narrow.
There were more than twenty white desktop computers placed around, with many people playing and even more people watching.
There were two people playing Diablo, surrounded by seven or eight young men.
There were five people playing Half-Life, crowded from all sides, noisy and occasionally cursing.
There were also a few people hiding in the corner, wearing headphones, doing something...
Xu Fei found the boss of the computer room, paid the deposit, and took two handwritten paper slips to choose two nearby idle machines.
One yuan per hour, plus two yuan for dial-up internet access.
Ordinary people would not choose the latter, but he suddenly thought that there might be genuine foreign enterprise labor contracts online.
After turning on the computer, dialing up the internet, checking the icons, and opening Sohu.
There was a moment of lag...
Colorful pages appeared, not only displaying more than a dozen foreign enterprise labor contracts, but also showing some agreements related to product sales, contract manufacturing, and industrial production.
"The times have changed!"
Xu Fei was filled with emotion. He pressed the keyboard with his left hand and dragged the mouse with his right hand to create a document and copy and paste.
After making revisions, a more standardized Chinese-English foreign enterprise labor contract was completed.
And on the top right corner of the homepage, there was an additional logo.
The capital letters 'TEP'.
TEP Company.
Counterfeiters will be prosecuted!
He then found the boss of the computer room and bought a floppy disk.
He copied the foreign enterprise labor contract, as well as the legal provisions and production standards related to industrial production, sales agreements, and contract manufacturing agreements, and made notes on the number of prints.
Just as he finished his busy work, Lou Nannan climbed up to the second floor and sat down next to him, saying, "Give me the English version, we need to hurry."
"Otherwise, I won't be able to make it back from the county before it gets dark!"
Xu Fei didn't know what his old desk mate was thinking. He pretended to take out a floppy disk and handed it over, along with the remaining fifty yuan from the deposit. "I forgot, I have the electronic version in my email. I can download it and print it directly."
"Why didn't you say so earlier? It's a waste of money to open two computers." Lou Nannan ignored the fifty yuan in cash, picked up the floppy disk, and hurriedly prepared to leave.
"Don't go, it won't hurt to play for a while since the computers are already on."
"No, my cousin is very busy."
"Take the money with you."
"I have it!"
"..."
Xu Fei watched the little girl leave and turned back to look at the computer screen. Suddenly, it felt a bit dull.
Thinking of the more than 1,800 iron frogs at home, he quickly went to settle the bill.
But just as he was about to step out of the door, he caught a glimpse of the computer screen in the corner on the left... and suddenly stopped in his tracks.
There was a middle-aged man playing on the computer.
Wearing glasses, he looked like an intellectual.
The important thing was that the screen displayed on his computer was almost identical to the translucent page in Xu Fei's field of vision!
Xu Fei calmly walked over.
The middle-aged man tapped the keyboard with his left hand and clicked the mouse frantically with his right hand, commanding several tanks to move across the snowy field.
As he operated, the screen kept changing, and the images on the right side of the screen kept increasing. The value representing money at the top fluctuated.
Xu Fei brought up the translucent page and looked at the two blurry icons on the right side of his field of vision.
1. Image (garbled text), requires 10,000 energy to consume.
2. Image (garbled text), requires 100,000 energy to consume.
3. Image (garbled text), requires 1 million energy to consume.
4. Image (garbled text),...
"If I convert money into energy and remove the basic production line..."
"Oh my god, it's exactly the same!"
Previously, he couldn't figure out what the blurry images were, but now he had a reference...
Xu Fei calmed his mood, patted the middle-aged man's computer chair, and then pointed to the first image on the right side of the screen, "Brother, what's this?"
"It's a military camp where you can recruit soldiers, spies, and engineers."
The middle-aged man instinctively replied, glanced up, and showed no signs of impatience. "How about it, do you want to give it a try?""What's this? It looks fun."
"That's a power plant. To play this game, you first need a power plant. Without electricity, you can't build other units. Of course, money is also important."
"And this?"
"That's a tank factory. Once built, it can produce armored personnel carriers and tanks for the corresponding factions, such as Grizzly Tanks, Rhino Tanks. If you have a combat laboratory, you can also upgrade technology to create Apocalypse Tanks, Prism Tanks, and so on."
Hiss...
Xu Fei glanced at the unrepaired module in his field of vision, feeling like he was about to explode, "What game is this?"
"Command & Conquer... also known as 'Red Alert'."
The middle-aged man lit a cigarette, "Our computer room doesn't have this game. If you want to play, you need to install it from a CD. I just started playing it. How about you start a computer and we play against each other?"
"Sure!"
......
Two hours later.
Xu Fei left the computer room in a daze.
Red Alert!
Starting with a base, everything depends on construction.
Building soldiers, tanks, aircraft, warships... sweeping across the globe!
But this is a time of peace!
Am I supposed to go to Africa to grab territory?
That would be so thrilling... no, so dangerous!
Walking home, Xu Fei was in a mess.
However...
As he passed the agricultural machinery station again and saw the Dongfanghong tractor parked in the backyard, a light bulb went off in his head.
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He remembered Old Xu complaining a few days ago about a Dongfanghong 802 crawler tractor at the station. The tracks were severely worn, and the station didn't have enough money to replace them, so it was left in the backyard to be exposed to the elements, which was a real pity.
A pair of tracks cost twenty to thirty thousand. If we build a tank, take off the tracks, and offer a lower price, say seven or eight thousand, would the station want it?
Also.
After completing the ridiculous task of joining the company and showing the ridiculous employment contract, I will be an employee of the ridiculous foreign enterprise.
But this is all ridiculous.
One lie requires a bunch of lies to cover up, everyone knows this.
Joining a foreign enterprise, I definitely can't hide it for long.
If...
Xu Fei called up a semi-transparent page and looked at the third unrepaired module.
3, Picture (garbled), requires 1 million energy to repair.
If I first use the name of the foreign enterprise to make some money, save up enough energy, and then tell Old Xu that I quit the foreign enterprise to start my own business.
By then, summon a tank factory, disguise it as a tractor factory, sell tank tracks in the early stage, and sell tank chassis in the later stage.
Wouldn't that allow me to leave the foreign enterprise?
In this way...
This ridiculous matter would come to a perfect end.
Moreover.
Selling tracks and chassis makes more money than selling toys.
"Yes, that's the plan!"
What?
Who would buy tracks and chassis?
Track excavators, track bulldozers, track scrapers... there are plenty!
Once Xu Fei figured this out, he instantly felt lighter, even his steps seemed to carry a whirlwind.
"From now on, let Old Huang call me Factory Director Xu!"
"Heh, this title sounds much better than Manager Xu."