Arrow's multi-purpose gymnasium is in the center of the building, and Cheng Yuan's office is also in the center, so it takes less than two minutes to get there by balance bike from Cheng Yuan's private garage.

By the time I arrived at the gymnasium, there were already many employees in the stadium for recreation, either playing ball, chatting and playing poker or chess.

This is also no way, since Cheng Yuan popularized robots in the company, some of the original manual and technical work, such as the welding workers in the factory, the cleaning workers in the company, have almost been replaced by robots, and the old employees and newly recruited administrative staff in the company have almost all changed careers to do other things, such as sales, such as providing consulting services and technical support to the outside world, etc.

Since the company has just begun to produce new buses, the output is not large, and almost all of them are in short supply, so these sales are good, and the people who provide consulting services have a lot of leisure. The company is relatively loose in the management of people, and never forces these people to have any requirements, so these people come to work almost like they come to play.

Of course, although robots have greatly liberated productivity, and many things do not need to be done by people, this does not mean that these people can be idle and slack off. After all, some things, such as consulting services to customers, external technical support, and sales, have to be done by people, and it is difficult to do this kind of thing when dealing with people.

Whether it is Cheng Yuan or Liang Hua, it is not a manager who wants to train employees to become wolves, Cheng Yuan directly ignores the following, and in Liang Hua's view, since the company already has the huge advantage of intelligent robots, it is somewhat unnecessary to require employees to be conscientious.

In fact, the company's current situation, if you change to a normal company, there are a little too many idle people, and the process is far from insisting on raising these old employees, so Liang Hua has no opinion, after all, with the company's current profitability, raising this idler is really as simple as plucking the roots.

The boss above has no opinion, and the people below naturally have no opinion. However, because the company itself has very strict rules and regulations, and the cameras are all over the company, it can be said that there are no dead ends, so although these employees began to become lazy, but when they were at work, they were still very serious, and they did not dare to be a little sloppy.

The sudden arrival of Cheng Yuan and Liang Hua immediately attracted everyone's attention, and even if they didn't pay attention, they would be reminded by others, so everyone stopped and began to look at Cheng Yuan and Liang Hua in a restrained manner, like children who had made a mistake.

Seeing their reaction, he found that the atmosphere had cooled down, Cheng Yuan smiled slightly, waved his hand, and was the first to speak to break the dull atmosphere: "It's okay, you continue to play, we are also here to play." ”

As soon as they finished saying this, the others hesitated for a moment, and found that Cheng Yuan and Liang Hua walked into a table tennis hall like a glass house without hesitation, so they really put their minds at ease and continued to start their respective careers.

After Cheng Yuan and Liang Hua entered the table tennis hall, a young and beautiful young woman, wearing sportswear, walked over in a swaying posture: "Mr. Cheng, Mr. Liang, do you want to play table tennis?" ”

"yes." Cheng Yuan smiled at the other party, "What, isn't it okay?" ”

"Of course not." The woman covered her mouth and chuckled, then said, "I'm just curious, come and have a look." ”

"Curious? Curious about what? Cheng Yuan was a little puzzled.

"I'm curious about what our Cheng Zong is like." The woman smiled and said, "I've been in the company for almost three months, and I've never seen the whole process up close. ”

"Hahaha." When she said this, Cheng Yuan immediately laughed, "Interesting, by the way, what's your name?" What are you doing here? So talkative? ”

"This is a deputy manager of the public relations department, named Wu Qiaoqiao." Liang Hua pursed his lips and smiled, and introduced in advance, "Don't be deceived by her appearance, although she looks young, she is already a mother of two children, so if you want to pick up a girl, you can find the wrong person." In addition, she is a first-class strong in public relations, and I spent a lot of money to dig it up. ”

"Oh, Mr. Liang is really right, he will reveal the truth of others." Wu Qiaoqiao covered her mouth and smiled, "It's rare to be able to say a few words to the big boss at close range, maybe he can be looked down on by the big boss in the future, his second wife and third wife at the moment, this time, it's all for you to stir up." ”

Smiling slightly, Cheng Yuan didn't want to continue to play with Wu Qiaoqiao, so he said, "By the way, Manager Wu, do you often come here to play?" ”

"yes." Wu Qiaoqiao nodded, "Working in this company, it's so idle, if you don't come here to have some fun, where else can you go?" I've only been in the company for a day, and I've been reporting here every day. Well, so I'm better off being an instructor at the recreation center rather than an assistant manager in the PR department. Mr. Cheng, I haven't seen you come to play before, so I guess I'm not very familiar with this place, if there is anything I don't understand, just ask me. ”

"Don't you say I don't know, it turns out that the employees of my company are so idle." Cheng Yuan sighed.

"Well, you're right." Wu Qiaoqiao nodded, "At present, this place is very suitable for retirement, but it is not suitable for young people like me who have ideals and revenge." ”

"In that case, why are you still in the company?" Cheng Yuan asked with interest.

"Of course I believe in the company." Wu Qiaoqiao said with a smile, "I believe that this kind of personnel is only temporary, with our company's strength and technology, sooner or later we will have a day to show our strengths." I just had this expectation, so I didn't leave, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to stand coming to the company all day long just to drink tea, watch the news and play poker. ”

"Thank you for having so much faith in the company." Cheng Yuan smiled and nodded.

"That's a must." Wu Qiaoqiao squinted at Cheng Yuan, and then said, "Do you want me to have a plate with you?" I'm not good at ping-pong, you have to let me. ”

"Okay, Qiaoqiao, don't tease us Mr. Cheng, he is not your opponent." Liang Hua smiled at this time and spoke, "Let's wait for an important guest to come, you can go first." ”

"Okay then." Wu Qiaoqiao made a helpless gesture, and then said, "Why don't I order you something to eat and drink, what do you want?" ”

"It's a waiter's job." Cheng Yuan said with a smile, "I remember that there are robot waiters here." ”

"Robots are so rigid, how can anyone talk well, so usually we go to buy things by ourselves, and we don't call robot waiters." Wu Qiaoqiao said, "Mr. Cheng, here, there are robots everywhere, and they were weird at first, but now, they are gradually getting used to it." Well, I've always felt that there's nothing to say about the capabilities of these robots, but they're machines after all. In a company, it is better to be more popular, and not to always drastically reduce the number of human employees for profit. You know, going to parties more, having more contact with people, chatting with people face-to-face, and being alone in a room and socializing through the Internet is completely different, don't you say? ”

"I'll think about what you said." Cheng Yuan nodded, his face solemn.

Seeing that Cheng Yuan listened to his words, Wu Qiaoqiao said, "Then what do you want?" Anyway, I'm idle now, so I'll be a waiter for the two bosses. ”

"In that case, then...... Ladies first. Cheng Yuan turned his head to look at Liang Hua, "Mr. Liang, what do you want?" ”

"I want a cup of coffee, a latte." Liang Hua shook his head helplessly.

"Then I'll drink water." Cheng Yuan said, "Just have a bottle of mineral water." Well, when a guest comes, let's send an extra pot of tea...... By the way, Mr. Liang, what does Mayor Zhou like to drink? ”

"Tieguanyin will do." Liang Hua said, "Mayor Zhou likes Tieguanyin. ”

"Then have a pot of Tieguanyin." Cheng Yuan immediately said to Wu Qiaoqiao, "By the way, get some snacks and fruits to come in." ”

"Okay." Wu Qiaoqiao nodded, "I've memorized it, the two bosses are seated, and I'll go and prepare." ”

After speaking, Wu Qiaoqiao left the table tennis room like a glass room.

After Wu Qiaoqiao left, Cheng Yuan said to Liang Hua: "This person is a little interesting, have the people in the public relations department always been so lively and active?" ”

"Not everyone is like her." Liang Hua smiled lightly, "Many people in the public relations department have their own characteristics, such as this Wu Qiaoqiao, she is from a sales background, she has always been famous for her surname Ge Po Spicy, she is very good at sewing needles, try her best to take the initiative to win, seize all opportunities, hehe, now she finally fell in love with you, the big boss, so naturally I have to hurry over to say hello, first mix a familiar face." ”

"Well, it's very aggressive." Cheng Yuan smiled lightly, "How many people like her are in the company?" ”

"Not much, at most there are only two Chengren." Liang Hua said with a smile, "Not everyone likes the so-called achievement value, for most people, being able to receive a high salary and not have to work much is the happiest thing, and it just so happens that our company can meet this, so many employees are satisfied with their current lives." Only some young people, people who want to do something to achieve, will be dissatisfied with this lazy status quo, but they are like Wu Qiaoqiao, they all think that this is temporary, and the company will always grow stronger and stronger in the future, and then there will be their chances. ”

"Oh, that's not bad, you're very sharp."

"Sharp-eyed? Not really. Liang Hua said, "Because as long as you are not blind, you know the development potential of our company, after all, we have the right to operate nanomaterials, as well as the right to operate new intelligent robots. What's more, the conditions here are so good, if you are not satisfied here, then you can only go to a large foreign company to try your luck. ”

"Hmm." Cheng Yuan nodded, "What Wu Qiaoqiao said before is a bit interesting. Indeed, now technology is changing with each passing day, but there are fewer and fewer interactions between people, such as me, I used to be an otaku code word migrant worker, and there is only one friend who can really sit together to eat, drink, brag and fart, which, I feel a little sad when I think about it. ”

"You at least have a friend, it's not pathetic." Liang Hua said with a smile, "I know a lot of people, especially the post-80s like you, and some post-90s, but they don't really have any friends who can eat together, and they only spend time on the Internet all day long, which is really sad." ”

"yes." Cheng Yuan sighed, "The development of science and technology has made transportation more and more convenient, and the whole earth is like a village. Think about it, many people nowadays, many of whom have lived for five or six years, don't know who lives in the opposite door, what is the surname, and it is good to be able to nod and say hello when they see it. ”

"Maybe it's because of the pressure." Liang Hua said, "Although science and technology have developed, new things are always emerging, but the pressure on young people is also increasing, and this pressure is not only life pressure, but also emotional pressure. In short, while technology brings convenience to human beings, it also gives us a very heavy sense of dependence, so that once many people leave the modern city and the Internet, they can no longer survive. ”

"In my opinion, we should pay more attention to this point in our new smart city plan." Cheng Yuandao, "We should not only pay attention to the so-called harmony between man and nature in the city, but also pay attention to the harmony between people." Well, how about this, in the future, various gatherings will be held regularly in the community of the city, such as eating and singing, sports, dance performances, outdoor hiking, etc., so that everyone can come out of the house, how about it? ”

"The idea is good, but it also needs to be willing to participate." Liang Hua shook his head.

"No, you didn't understand what I meant." Cheng Yuandao, "I used to be an otaku, I know that feeling, the reason why I didn't go out to participate in community activities is because I don't usually care about the bulletin board in the community, and I don't know about many activities; The second is that there are too few activities suitable for themselves, after all, many community activities are things that aunts like such as square dancing, which are not suitable for young people. Therefore, if we install a video phone that can receive film and television information in every household, and then arrange regular activities in each residential community, and notify each household of the content and schedule of the activities. At the same time, the activities are also held separately according to the characteristics of the old, middle and young, so that I believe that people can come out and contact more people. ”

"Videophone? Is it necessary, can't you just send a text message? ”

"Text messages are often ignored as spam." Cheng Yuan shook his head, "Moreover, many things, looking at the mobile phone, is not the same as watching the content of the video phone at home." For example, if you see information about an event on your phone, you are usually not very interested, but if you see a detailed introduction on the video intercom at home, you will generally be interested. ”

In this way, the two chatted back and forth, and gradually talked about the topic of the smart city, but forgot the original purpose, and became talking about work in the table tennis room, instead of playing to relax and wait for people.

Soon, Wu Qiaoqiao sent things in, and saw that Mr. Cheng and Mr. Liang were talking warmly, and he also came in and put forward a lot of good opinions.

Everyone chatted and chatted like this, making notes while chatting, and writing down some of the key points of the conversation, and the time passed quickly, until Liang Hua's phone rang, and Liang Hua answered the phone, then I knew that Mayor Zhou had arrived.

"Now that the Lord has arrived, I think we'd better go and greet it in person." Cheng Yuan took the initiative to stand up, "Although the deputy mayor is nothing in my opinion, no matter what, it's also an attitude, isn't it." ”

"Okay, that's what I was going to say." Liang Hua smiled and nodded, "It's naturally good that you can say that." ”

"What about me, can I follow?" Wu Qiaoqiao pointed to herself, "I'm from the public relations department, and I'm responsible for dealing with people, bring me along, okay?" ”

After seeing Cheng Yuan nodding in agreement, Wu Qiaoqiao bowed his head slightly: "Thank you Mr. Cheng for giving me this opportunity." ”

"Alright, don't do this." Cheng Yuan smiled and waved his hand, "You better stay with Mayor Zhou to deal with us." ”

After speaking, the group left the table tennis room, then left the sports hall, and then took a balance bike, left the office building, and came to the gate of the company.

When I came to the gate, I found that there were twice as many armed police soldiers standing guard twice, and there were four people standing guard on both sides of the gate, all wearing steel helmets, loaded with guns and ammunition, and looking like no one should approach.

Seeing Cheng Yuan coming, the four armed police soldiers standing guard immediately saluted, fully giving Cheng Yuan enough face.

After nodding to the guard soldiers, Cheng Yuan walked out of the gate and stopped in front of a domestic car outside the door, at this time there were already three people standing outside the car, and it was obvious that it was Mayor Zhou and his party.

Although they were three strangers, it could be seen from the standing position that the middle-aged thin man with glasses in the front of the middle must be Deputy Mayor Zhou Huazhou, and the people in suits and ties on both sides of him were either his driver or his secretary.

Sure enough, after Liang Hua's introduction in the center, Cheng Yuan knew that the middle-aged thin man with glasses in the middle was Vice Mayor Zhou himself.

After shaking his hand vigorously, Vice Mayor Zhou said half-jokingly and half-emotionally: "Mr. Cheng, you are amazing here, it is a military powerhouse, there are four armed policemen standing guard, and outsiders are not allowed to enter, which is more powerful than our municipal party committee and municipal axe." ”

"Where, where." Cheng Yuan also immediately laughed and said, "They are just security guards in the factory area, as for the problem of the large number of guards, well, you also know that I was attacked some time ago, so it is normal for them to be nervous." ”

"Understood, understood." Vice Mayor Zhou nodded, "I've heard about you too." Hey, I really can't imagine that the Americans are so filthy that they actually send killers to kill you, which is not only a serious provocation to you, but also to our country! I believe that the state will not be counted like this. ”

"Hehe, I know." Cheng Yuan laughed and snorted, and pulled his hand back.

Cheng Yuan's action can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and he doesn't have much interest in the so-called country.

"Both." At this time, Wu Qiaoqiao spoke in time, rekindling the somewhat cold atmosphere, "I think everyone should not stand at the gate to catch up, I want to talk for a long time, the company has a place, can't you talk here, or are you going to talk here?" ”

"The girl is right." Zhou Hua smiled at Wu Qiaoqiao and nodded, then looked at Cheng Yuan, "I almost forgot about business, Mr. Cheng, I came this time to discuss the smart city plan with you, you see ......"

"Don't worry, we've got the materials ready." Cheng Yuan smiled, "Please, let's find a place to talk." (To be continued.) )