studiobondurri Chapter 101 095 New residents
Chapter 101 095 New residents
The brief journey of just over thirty minutes came to an end, and Liu Zhe bid farewell to the uncle, following the guidance of Iridium Star Immigration Bureau staff along with other laborers and their families, boarding a hover bus heading for the residential area in Ruyi City Zone A.
All carried only their small personal belongings, while the large luggage was sent directly to the homes assigned to them. Iridium Star residents and laborers lived together in the new homes in Ruyi City, as Bai Zhongqi did not wish for any estrangement between them.
On the contrary, he had always wanted to use Iridium Star to transform Country C and vice versa, hoping that the new civilization birthed from this integration would be the Universe Civilization Bai Zhongqi truly wished to witness.
The enthusiastic Immigration Bureau staff member, wearing a bright smile, introduced to the laborers coming to Ruyi City with various emotions, "Everyone will enjoy the same treatment as Iridium Star citizens, starting with free family housing provided by the Ruyi City government, equipped with all kinds of facilities."
Someone curiously asked, "So, is the house given to us?"
"The property rights belong to the Ruyi City Housing Management Bureau, but you have the usage rights. You can apply to change houses, but selling or subletting them is not permitted."
One bold individual joked, "Whom would we sell or rent to? We don't know anyone here."
The crowd followed with good-natured laughter, but Liu Zhe thought to himself, if all of Ruyi City's residents were provided housing by Iridium Star officials, everyone's housing needs would be satisfied, and the homogenization of these houses would be quite severe. Moreover, with the option to apply for transfers, selling or renting was impractical.
The staff member then displayed multiple images of apartment exteriors and interior design references in front of the crowd on a holographic projector. He simply plucked an image from his own smart device and threw it above the projector, creating a larger holographic image that seemed very convenient and useful.
There are over ten types of apartments to choose from, each calculated based on family registration sizes. However, the largest family to come to Ruyi City was that of a chef named Yuan Baitong, who brought his wife and elderly parents. This chef was a top Huaiyang cuisine chef who had won national competitions.
Later, Liu Zhe took another hover car assigned to him and arrived at the address of Flashpoint Company. Compared to any moderately sized internet company on Earth, Flashpoint Company looked downright shabby, as at this time, the company did not even have a complete office, just one floor in a rather small office building.
Nonetheless, the office building was entirely futuristic in style, and Liu Zhe thought to himself that it would take some time to get used to all the various office tools here.
The person he was to meet, Nan Ma, was wearing a baseball cap and dressed in sportswear, appearing very casual. However, Liu Zhe had already recognized him; this was the Iridium Star man, a Star Warrior master more famous on Earth than Iridium Star Chancellor Bai Zhongqi.
"Hello, Mr. Liu," greeted Nan Ma, shaking hands with Liu Zhe with a familiarity that Liu Zhe found himself unaccustomed to.
"Hello, Master Nan?"
"Haha, don't call me master, it sounds like some conjurer. I'm the CEO of Flashpoint Company now. Just call me Old Nan, haha."
Nan Ma pulled out a chair for Liu Zhe to sit, and even his assistant robot offered tea. Iridium Star people didn't drink tea; this was clearly Nan Ma adopting some customs from Country C, and he had even procured high-quality tea leaves from there.
"As you've seen online, the company had already provided you with plenty of material and the Labor Recruitment Department had recognized your technical capabilities and insights. Flashpoint Company wishes to create a very large comprehensive social and life platform that can be accessed freely on current mainstream mobile and desktop platforms using Iridium Star's network technology.
There's no need to set up any servers on Earth; users can simply connect to the internet to log into our platform. We can operate a vast array of functions and provide various services needed by users."
Liu Zhe was surprised and asked, "Like WeChat, stuffing as many features as possible into one app? I understand, with Iridium Star Technology as a gimmick, Flashpoint's product will likely draw attention, but if it can't actually retain users, even the most advanced technology is meaningless."
Nan Ma nodded emphatically and replied, "Exactly, that's what I think as well. The technology itself is not the issue— Iridium Star can provide unimaginable support in this regard. What matters are the creativity and ideas, so I hope to have you join Flashpoint Company's development department to help develop such a product."