On the first day after returning to Earth, Xu Yuan and Liu Ling did not go out, and spent the whole day in the warmth of reunion.

In the early morning of the next day, Xu Yuan went to the Yuanying International Group Building for a long time, and the first thing he did was to install the subroutine of "Spirit" on the server of Yuanying International Group.

Originally, this server was a civilian-grade quantum computer, which was just right to use as a spiritual terminal.

From then on, Xu Yuan only needed to use the watch he wore on his left hand to view the operation status of the company's various departments from anywhere he could connect to the Internet, and give instructions to each department through the spirit.

As a result, Source Technology can be said to be the first company in the world to apply artificial intelligence to company management.

After finishing this matter, Xu Yuan then went to Nie Shuying's office to report to her that she was safe.

Because he was used to him always disappearing suddenly, when they met this time, Nie Shuying's reaction was quite calm.

But to say that you are not worried at all, it is absolutely impossible. It is precisely because of this that after seeing Xu Yuan, she did not fall for him.

"Anyway, you're a billionaire too, can you stop playing disappear all the time? If those financial news reporters are caught, they may make a big news. ”

"Am I all right?" Xu Yuan brushed over the topic with a hippie smile, took out a USB flash drive from his pocket, and threw it on Nie Shuying's desk.

"What is this?" Nie Shuying picked up the USB flash drive on the table and said confusedly.

"Smart office program, I find someone tailored for our company, from today, I require every employee to have a copy in their computer, and future work emails, contracts, financial statements and performance appraisal and other documents must be uploaded through this software. And back up in the company's server, the implementation of comprehensive digital management! Xu Yuan said.

Hearing this, Nie Shuying sighed and said.

"Suddenly changed office software. This is too difficult, the impact of using an unfamiliar software on work efficiency is obvious, and the office software currently used by our group is very practical, and there is no need to replace it at all. ”

"Trust me, you'll love this app after using it." Xu Yuan smiled and said confidently.

This software is an office software tailored for Yuanying International Group after reading the company's server data, according to the company's operating conditions, integrating the characteristics of existing office and management tools.

With the running power of a quantum computer, the entire set of office software, which is no more than 500MB, only takes half an hour from the beginning of the "idea" to the completion of the program.

It took about 25 minutes to "ideate" and only 5 minutes to actually write the code.

The letter glanced at Xu Yuan suspiciously, Nie Shuying picked up the USB flash drive, inserted it into his office book, and clicked the mouse a few times.

The reading bar ended quickly, and the installation file was successfully copied to the book.

After completing the installation, Nie Shuying clicked on the legendary office software.

"There are instructions for use in the folder." Xu Yuan reminded beside him.

"Eun, I see."

Nie Shuying casually browsed the explanatory text and operated it against the office software.

A minute passed, and a look of interest appeared in her eyes.

Five minutes passed, and the look of interest gradually turned to surprise.

Ten minutes......

"Aren't you alright? We're just experimenting with the function......" Looking at Nie Shuying, who was connecting the mouse dots and tapping on the keyboard from time to time, Xu Yuan couldn't help but remind.

Sweat! It's not a fun game.,It's just an office software.,As for being so obsessed?

Nie Shuying's cheeks were slightly red, and she threw away the mouse.

"I'm sorry, but I just tried it out for a while to test the usefulness of this software."

"How's it going?" Xu Yuan asked with a smile.

"It's very good, whether it's user experience, running speed or security, it's impeccable, especially the employee community system that is more refined than social software, which not only has the function of virtual meetings, but also simplifies file uploading, approval, and backup to an unimaginable extent."

Nie Shuying nodded with satisfaction, "As you said, this 'Spirit Office' is simply tailor-made for us. ”

"So, do you have any other comments on the implementation of this software in the company?" Xu Yuan leaned on the desk and said in a mocking tone.

"I can't find any reason to object to it." The corners of Nie Shuying's mouth curved, and a smile like a spring breeze rarely appeared on her serious pretty face,

"I believe that as long as you are familiar with this software, the office efficiency of our group employees can be improved by at least 10%, and I will hold a group meeting in a while to discuss this matter with several presidents of the subsidiary, and if it is confirmed that there is no problem, we will immediately promote this 'spirit office' throughout the company."

Nie Shuying's style of doing things has always been so vigorous and resolute, but also cautious.

Xu Yuan nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a smile.

"Then I won't bother you."

With that, he turned and walked towards the door.

But at this moment, Nie Shuying suddenly stopped him.

"By the way, the president came to the company a few days ago to look for you, and it seems that there is something important to discuss with you."

"Lin Xiujie? Did he say what it was? Xu Yuan was stunned and asked.

"I don't know." Nie Shuying shook her head, "I just heard that it seems to be related to water." ”

Scratching his head with some doubts, Xu Yuan thought about it and went to the presidential palace.

Compared with the desertion a year ago, the presidential palace is much more lively.

Because the silhouette of the white lacquer and marble columns resembles the White House, the magnificent subtropical garden is also one of the attractions for visitors to this area.

On the lawn in front of the courtyard, Xu Yuan can see bodyguards in suits and sunglasses, as well as tourists taking pictures.

When Xu Yuan arrived, the president's chief of staff was already waiting at the door.

He was the only one in the entire country who did not need to make an appointment to see the president, and after explaining his intentions, the chief of staff respectfully ushered him into the hall and led him to the office.

There were two people sitting on the couch in the office.

One of them was naturally Lin Xiujie, and the white man, Xu Yuan looked a little embarrassed.

Seeing Xu Yuan come in, the two stood up, and in line with the principle of the Venerable first, Lin Xiujie introduced Xu Yuan first.

"This is Xu Yuan, the chairman of Yuanying International Group, our star enterprise in the card country, you should have heard of it."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Xu Yuan." Dressed in a black suit with a cleanly shaved beard on the side of his mouth, Carter politely stretched out his hand to Xu Yuan.

"This is the representative of the Netarray Desalination Company, Mr. Carter," Then, Lin Xiujie introduced Mr. Carter to Xu Yuan with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Carter, it's nice to meet you too."

After shaking hands with him, Xu Yuan smiled and nodded, and then took a seat, turning his inquiring gaze to President Lin Xiujie.

Sensing the inquiry in his gaze, Lin Xiujie immediately smiled and said.

"Well, at the moment we are planning to build a desalination plant on our own soil, so we brought in Netarray Desalination and asked them to do an engineering assessment for us on the island."

"Desalination plants? Is there not enough fresh water on the island? Xu Yuan asked unexpectedly.

"Not only is it insufficient, but your country's current domestic freshwater has always relied on Australian imports."

Carter pulled out a stack of papers from his briefcase, "This document is the distribution of groundwater on the island, and this is the location of the water treatment plant. ”

As for how much water and electricity bills he has to pay for his villa every month, Xu Yuan has never had any idea in his heart.

He didn't bother to read thousands of bills at all, not to mention that he was always running to the source star.

It wasn't until Lin Xiujie mentioned this that he realized the problem.

As global warming and sea levels rise, seawater washes over the island's roads and houses, causing it to back-up and heavily pollute groundwater.

The freshwater resources on the outskirts of the Lucas Islands no longer exist, and the island has to rely on the only remaining groundwater in the center of the island and the small freshwater lake on the island next door.

With the increase in immigration and the surge in tourism, the water supply system, which could only provide water for 50,000 people, has to supply water to 150,000 people.

In order to avoid paying for the high price of water, many tourists even travel with backpacks full of mineral water.

However, the locals are miserable, and they can't even buy fresh water online.

Including workers who have not yet obtained citizenship, the population of Qatar has grown to 80,000.

According to calculations, 400 kilograms of fresh water per person per day is needed in a well-equipped large city, which means that Qatar needs 20,000 tons of water per day for normal domestic use.

According to statistics, about 1%-2% of the normal urban water supply is for drinking, so at least 200-400 tons of fresh water per day are needed to maintain the drinking water needs of the country's residents.

Bathing can be saved, but drinking water can't!

Fortunately, Qatar has the money, and the water supply contract signed with the Australian water company, 12,000 tons of fresh water supply contract per day, in order to alleviate the pressure of domestic water supply, but the high freight cost is destined to import fresh water can not be a long-term solution.

In the end, the national parliament voted to prepare a tender for the construction of desalination plants on the island to curb high water prices before popular discontent turned into protests.