Chapter 387: Choice, the new era is coming!
Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, the end of the year is here.
As the busiest day of the year, students and office workers alike begin to return home.
All major game manufacturers, some working overtime, some taking holidays, have fallen into a rare period of calm.
And today.
In a village under the jurisdiction of the suburbs of Binhai City.
The place was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, firecrackers were set off, and the villagers were busy slaughtering pigs and sheep.
The old people gathered at the entrance of the village, looking out and waiting for their children to return from afar.
"Old Chen, did your Chen Lin really say he would come back this year?"
Beside Grandpa Chen, not only the elderly people in the village, but also many young and strong men gathered around him, also looking outside the village, as if they were looking for something.
"I think so. He called yesterday and said he was coming back. Why are you asking this?"
Old Master Chen retracted his gaze and glanced at them , his eyes like someone guarding against thieves.
"Hehe, I heard that Chen Lin became a big boss outside, so I wanted to see what a big boss looks like."
"That's right, Chen Lin is the most promising young man in Hekou Village now. What's wrong with meeting him?"
"The roads in the village and town, as well as the fruit and vegetable gardens, were all built with his money. Is it okay for us to thank him in person?"
After these years of Chen Lin's care.
The entire Hekou Village has changed a lot.
Not only has agriculture developed, but several roads have also been built to solve transportation problems, attracting many young people to return and develop.
Even in the town, several fruit and vegetable processing factories and tourism industries have been built, and it has gradually transformed from a small coastal town into the largest town in the surrounding area.
Life has gotten better, there is hope, young people have returned, and the elderly have seen it.
Naturally, they regarded Chen Lin as the village’s great benefactor.
Even when educating their children, they would bring Chen Lin up to preach, as if he had become the biggest figure in the village, even bigger than the village chief.
"By the way, why don't I see the village chief and the village party secretary today? We have to ask them to preside over the ceremony later."
An old man nearby raised his head and looked around.
"It seems that he was called away by the mayor early in the morning. He said he was going to a meeting."
A man in the crowd answered.
Recently, the surrounding villages and towns have been developing very rapidly. They have to go to meetings every few days, and I don’t know what they are busy with.
When people heard this, they talked about it a lot, some chatting about family matters, and some expressing their feelings about the changes in recent years.
Until half an hour later.
A sharp-eyed young man noticed the rows of vehicles approaching in the distance and shouted.
"Look! A lot of cars are coming!"
On the road outside the village entrance, they saw a high-end-looking black car, surrounded by other cars, driving slowly towards them. After a while, all the cars stopped in the parking lot outside the village entrance.
Just one glance.
Everyone recognized that it was the car belonging to the mayor and the village party secretary.
"The village chief is back!"
"It seems even the mayor is here!"
"What's going on?"
"Why does the mayor have time to come to us?"
Everyone, young and old, sitting near the entrance of the village had puzzled expressions on their faces. Even the women who were busy working in the village received the news and gathered around.
Immediately following.
Then I saw the mayor getting out of the black car and looking into the car with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Chen, we're here."
As soon as he finished speaking, the village chief and the village party secretary also came over.
A large group of people came towards the village towards Chen Lin.
The bodyguard Qin Meng followed beside him, carrying large and small bags of various things in his hands.
all of a sudden.
Everyone gathered around.
"Hey, isn't this Chen Lin?"
"Boss Chen Lin is back."
"You are more handsome than last year."
"It's been a year since we last met. Are you doing well out there?"
As soon as Chen Lin appeared, he became the focus of the whole village. No matter whether they were grandparents or uncles and aunts, they all gathered around and started asking questions.
The young people who had just returned from working outside looked at them curiously but did not dare to approach.
Because compared to the old people in the village, they know very well what kind of big shot Chen Lin is in the outside world.
Even watching from such a close distance, I can feel my heart pounding.
"That car isn't cheap, is it?"
A woman who had just finished washing the dishes wiped her hands on her bib and came over to whisper.
As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the people around them also turned to him.
"Not only is it not cheap, it's a limited edition custom-made model that's worth tens of millions out there! And you may not be able to buy it even if you have money!"
One of the young men was well-informed, or perhaps a car enthusiast, and recognized the model of the car at a glance, and his voice trembled a little.
When the others heard his words, they gasped and their eyes widened.
"Oh my god, tens of millions?!"
"Wouldn't it cost you a house if you scratched it?"
"It's worth dying for if I can drive this multi-million dollar luxury car."
"No, I have to go back and talk to my family. Don't go near that car."
For them, a car worth hundreds of thousands is already outrageous enough. Where have they ever seen a car worth tens of millions?
This is no longer a car.
It's a symbol of identity!
that's all.
Surrounded by the crowd, Chen Lin walked into the village while chatting with them with a smile, and asked Qin Meng to distribute the gifts he brought back to everyone.
With great difficulty, they were all sent away and followed the old man back to the renovated small villa estate.
After delivering the items, Qin Meng was responsible for driving the car into the garage to avoid it being conspicuous outside.
"Why did you come back so early this year?"
As soon as he sat down, the old man asked.
Unlike others, he first asked about Chen Lin's situation.
"Nothing. We are done with the work, so we just give them their annual leave early. There are still people watching over them in the company."
Chen Lin took a deep breath, breathing in the familiar smells around him.
Compared with the city, the air here is much fresher and makes people feel refreshed.
The old man glanced at him and said, "Are you having a problem?"
As a person who has been through this, he has a much sharper perspective than others. He noticed the difference in Chen Lin at a glance, then turned and walked into the kitchen.
Chen Lin did not hide it and nodded: "Well, it's not a difficult problem. I just can't make a decision about something recently, so I plan to come back and live here for a while before making a decision."
I don’t know if it’s because I’m too tired lately.
Chen Lin always had a hunch that once the final stage of the system mission was completed, he would face a major decision.
Just like the two options given in the first two stages.
No matter which one you choose, it will have a huge impact on the world.
So he hesitated.
Should I complete this matter?
Or just keep the status quo.
"If you don't do it, are you willing?"
The old man came out of the kitchen and placed two bowls of noodles in front of him.
One bowl of vegetarian noodles and one bowl of beef noodles.
Then she sat opposite him and nodded towards the two bowls of noodles.
"To be honest, I'm unwilling to accept it."
Chen Lin took the vegetarian noodles, looked at the watery soup and a few chopped green onions, smiled bitterly, and started eating.
But as you eat, more beef is fished out from the bottom, and the rich soup deposited at the bottom also melts away.
"I just learned how to make beef noodle soup. Isn't it good?"
The old man smiled, squinted his eyes, took the other bowl and started eating.
"Yeah, it's really good. You wouldn't know what's there unless you fish it down to the bottom."
Chen Lin finished speaking.
The grandfather and grandson didn't say anything else and just ate their noodles.
The sound of slurping echoed in the living room.
Only after he finished eating the noodles and drinking the soup did Chen Lin put the bowl down heavily.
"I've made up my mind."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure!"
Chen Lin's voice was serious, with a hint of a smile on his face.
Just like this bowl of noodles.
If you don’t do some things, you will never know what is hidden underneath.
If you delay it for too long, the noodles will become lumpy and won't taste good.
After making a decision.
He felt a lot more relaxed.
I stopped thinking about work and focused on enjoying this rare New Year holiday, and helped my grandfather prepare various New Year goods.
period.
Aunt Zhang from next door came here several times.
But apart from the first time I came to see him, the rest were basically for the old man.
Chen Lin's mind was as clear as a mirror. He knew very well that there was something fishy going on between the couple's glances, but he simply pretended not to see it and continued to busy himself with his own things.
A few more days passed.
Several of his former playmates and old classmates also came to see him and talked about many old memories from their childhood.
Although he did not experience it personally, he listened with great interest and learned a lot about his past life from them.
"Chen Lin, you don't know that the real economy is really in a tough situation right now. In the past few years, we were ripped off by e-commerce companies and landlords, and now we have to rely on online celebrities to steal our customers. We can hardly survive."
At the table, a childhood playmate who was over 30 years old was drinking and complaining, his words full of helplessness.
"Yeah, it's really hard to be in the physical world right now. No matter how much money you make, you're working for the landlord."
"You guys should do the math. My rent has increased three times a year. I'm planning to close the store and do some small business."
"These people really don't give me any chance to survive! If only I had enrolled in the design major, at least I could hang out with Chen Lin."
Most of these people now have their own small businesses outside.
Even if I don't become rich, I can still live a comfortable life and support my family.
However, the invasion of the Internet in recent years has almost cut off their livelihood, and they are unable to survive.
The gradual decline of e-commerce had given these physical stores some hope.
As a result, before we were happy for a few days, all this messy online shopping trend started. It's really terrible.
“It’s really hard to run a physical store right now.”
Chen Lin nodded in agreement and sighed inwardly.
He had run a store business in his previous life and knew the difficulties involved.
Many people say it’s because the prices in physical stores are too expensive.
But I don’t know if it’s because of high rent.
I didn't expect that after changing the world, I would still embark on the same path. The theory of parallel worlds really proves true.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Times have changed. The old ways no longer work. We don't need to consider transformation. Have you ever considered opening an Internet store?"
"Of course I have thought about it, but the e-commerce industry is so competitive now , it's not easy to get in."
"Besides, we have to pay to promote it, and our small business doesn't have that much capital."
"I tried, but I couldn't last more than two months."
As they spoke, several of them took another sip of wine.
Although they are dressed formally and are considered small bosses with a good reputation in the village, only they themselves know the pain in their hearts.
"No, you misunderstood."
Chen Lin shook his head, and the idea in his mind finally took shape.
After glancing at the people in front of him, he slowly said, "I'm not talking about ordinary e-commerce, but... a virtual store!"
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final.
Several old classmates have left.
When they left, everyone had an excited look on their face, and they were completely different people from when they came.
Virtual store!
Build a channel mall on a virtual platform!
When they heard this concept from Chen Lin, they were all shocked.
If this kind of thing could be realized, not only them, but the whole world would probably have to be reshuffled!
If someone else told them this, they would definitely call that person an idiot and laugh at him for not daydreaming.
But these words came from Chen Lin.
Coming from the mouth of the boss of this virtual industry.
Then the meaning is completely different.
Because he might actually make it happen!
"Opportunity, this is definitely a huge opportunity!"
"Chen Lin told us that this is obviously a chance for us, so we need to prepare well!"
"Old classmates are still the best. If we don't seize this opportunity, we will be pigs."
They knew very well how important what Chen Lin had just said to them was.
If it gets out, it will definitely cause a stir in the industry.
And they are equivalent to getting the ticket to the next era in advance.
It was like being hit by a cake that suddenly fell from the sky, leaving them dizzy and not daring to reveal a single word.
Under the villagers' puzzled gaze.
He hurriedly got into his car, stepped on the accelerator, and sped outside.
