The year of turmoil, global economic weakness and rising unemployment.
The internet economy, driven by artificial intelligence, absorbed a large amount of surplus finance, and developed a globally popular fantasy business adventure game "Global Mining: Golden Continent" based on the basic algorithms of traditional digital currency mining. Mining Coins can be exchanged for real money more conveniently; players can mine for money while sleeping or working, and a whole new vast industry is beginning to lead the future!
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"Xiaoqin, I'm setting off. Fan, while dad is on a business trip these days, you must listen to mom, no playing games..."
Chun waited at the bus stop with a heavy heart.
Actually, Chun had already been laid off, but he couldn't bear to lose face and didn't dare to tell anyone. Every day, he still dressed in a suit and tie, with a tablet briefcase pretending to go to work.
He had also tried sending resumes and attending interviews all over, but he just couldn't seem to find a fit, let's not talk about it. Finally, he settled in a high-end cyber cafe with a 6G monthly subscription to mine; this is the world's hottest game, and tonight the beta test ends and it officially launches at midnight. His so-called business trip is actually spending a week in a cyber cafe trying to make a high income on the side.
A small black car with an incredibly futuristic shape stopped in front of Chun and rolled down the window.
"Running into Brother Chun! Waiting for the bus?"
Running into the most prestigious old classmate during the worst times...
Chun smiled faintly: "President Jiang has gotten a new car again?"
Jiang was very proud: "Shenjiang Super Factory's limited edition BNB Tang, want to feel it on the road?"
Chun obliged him: "I really should experience this legendary world-class..."
Upon entering the car, the light and scene changed as if entering a cosmic spaceship.
Jiang sighed: "The rise of high-end inevitably brings a new round of industry reshuffling—I heard Brother Chun's big company had layoffs, nothing happened to Brother Chun right?"
Chun sighed awkwardly: "Laid-off, now one person has to do several people's work, you tell me if there's a problem?"
Jiang laughed: "Exactly! Brother Chun was a scholarship holder, a genius with the heart of a campus beauty in tow, and now a major engineer, a big winner in life, there's no way they could lay off Brother Chun?"
Chun changed the topic: "What campus beauty, just a normal family. But President Jiang still doesn't plan on getting married?"
Jiang lamented: "I have a bunch of female streamers to support, how can I be so busy?"
Holy Shit!
The car's computer made a sound—the system notification: Congratulations! With the blessing of luck from the program's celebration, you've successfully mined a Mithril mine, Mining Technique has been upgraded to Expert level! You have received a talent reward: Expert-level Mining Pickaxe Mastery...
Jiang laughed heartily: "No wonder, the festival event on the last day of beta testing, it really promoted me to the expert level!"
Chun was astonished, was he playing too?
Jiang waved off the computer display: "Global Mining! The world's hottest super high freedom mining coin exchange, is Brother Chun playing?"
Chun suddenly saw his ID, Jiang Moyu.
It was actually him! The top 1000 world-renowned player on the beta test leaderboard, surrounded by a bunch of female players, he's really high-profile...
Chun was a bit stunned: "President Jiang, with such a large fortune, takes an interest in this little game income?"
Jiang laughed: "Don't underestimate it! Just like this car, high-end, can be sold to Europe and the U.S. But what do they have to sell in return that we would like? They panic, calling trade imbalance, we also panic, can't let them just print money, right? What to do? Impossible to start another opium war to sell opium, right?"
Chun laughed: "So they sell games instead?"
Jiang laughed: "Exactly! Moreover, if technology doesn't break through, then it's internal competition and layoffs, a bunch of people unemployed! When technology breaks through, if you don't need so many people, still more layoffs and unemployment! What to do? We always have to find some things to issue money and settle these people, right? Just when foreign money is overprinted, they develop this game to both distribute money and promote the digital currency strategy, resulting in skyrocketing sales of chip cabins with guaranteed profits! Not to mention the developers want to pursue brain-computer interface and consciousness immortality, the business opportunity is huge!"
Chun was really in awe: "So President Jiang is planning to undertake a big project?"
Jiang looked serious: "I plan to integrate those female streamers to form a girl group studio, just missing a technical director, if Brother Chun is too tired at the big firm he can come to be my director?"
So sudden! Just like that?
Chun gave a wry smile: "President Jiang is joking, with my reputation going over there wouldn't be feasible, if there are equipment or line issues I can help take a look, can't help with anything else..."
Seeing they were almost there, he pointed to a noodle shop by the road: "I'll get off here, the kidney flower noodles here are good."
Jiang smiled: "Contact me when needed, let's have a drink another day."
Chun straightened his demeanor, waved his hand without turning back, exhibiting his style like a high-official.
Because 100 meters next to the noodle shop was the cyber cafe, where a street view camera could see here. His extraordinary temperament coupled with the regularity of nine to five led the little sister at the bar to guess he might be a government officer inspecting around, subtly probing was a bother. So he borrowed this car for a show. It's not about liking to put on airs, rather the more difficult the situation, the more you need to be mentally refreshed and impeccable, otherwise when poor, you'll suffer more societal beatings.
At this moment, Jiang closed the car window and spat at Chun's departing back: "His job-seeking resume has been submitted to my agency, yet he's still pretending, can't help you as a classmate either..."
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Chun finished eating and arrived at the cyber cafe calmly.
The little sister at the bar smiled as she took Chun's membership card: "Welcome, Mr. Ding, the second-floor private room has already been cleaned and disinfected, the water dispenser has fresh water, feel free to use."
It was evident that today she was even more respectful, just like a simple NPC flower-selling girl in the game.