Haizhexing, one of the world's top ten cruise brands, is one of the world's top ten cruise brands under the imperial flagship cruise ship "Shamu", which departs from Los Angeles, USA, and sails across the Pacific Ocean all the way to Shanghai, China, passing through 6 countries with a total of 22 stops. With a tonnage of 150,000 tons, the luxury cruise ship made its maiden voyage in 2004 and employs 1,400 people on board and can carry up to 4,000 passengers.

As a "master of travel", Shamu has brought this gene into full play on the Haizhexing. There is a luxury casino, duty-free shopping, a library, a dance hall, a fitness center, and even a wedding hall for couples preparing to propose on the Pacific Ocean. Only what your trench value can't reach, and there is no service that the jellyfish star can't cover, of course, provided that it's legal.

“Have a good day，Sir。” The young waitress led Lin Banwei outside his cabin and opened the door for him.

“Thanks。” Lin Banwei carried a heavy suitcase and turned sideways to let the beautiful blonde American girl pass. Lin Banwei politely watched her leave, and then slowly closed the door.

Before receiving the ticket for the Haizhexing, Lin Banwei thought that he would live in an inner cabin without even a window, after all, it was a business trip, and there was no need for the other party to pay for such a high-standard guest room.

What he didn't expect was that his cabin was actually a spacious suite, with fresh fruit on the table in the living room, a TV wall separating the living room from the bedroom, and he was pleasantly surprised to find that the bedroom actually had a private balcony, and along the blue sea, he could see the people standing on the harbor waving goodbye gradually moving away.

Lin Banwei put down his suitcase, fell on his back, and fell into the cloud-soft bed, "Ah~" He sighed sincerely, even if a person with severe insomnia lies in such a bed, he can sleep to make the alarm clock doubt his role.

Some people think that it only takes about 10 hours to take a plane from the United States to China, so why waste more than 20 days on a cruise ship across the ocean? Nine times out of ten, people who would say this are business people who "time is money", but it is not suitable for people who are willing to "waste" a life to experience the kingdom of the sea.

What made Lin Banwei curious was that Treehouse Group, as a listed company, would actually think of ordering an inefficient cruise ship for him, a candidate. Before he received the ticket, Lin Banwei sent an email to the human resources department of Treehouse Group to ask why, and the reply was "If you successfully pass the interview, the future work content may be a little heavy, and we hope you have a good travel experience before this".

Lin Banwei is 25 years old, a pure Chinese, who has studied in the United States since his undergraduate studies and studied paleontology at the University of Kansas as a graduate student. He had just graduated and planned to continue working in the United States, but he suddenly received an email from Treehouse Group a few days ago. In the email, the other party expressed his interest in Lin Banwei's research direction and hoped that he would come back to make some contributions to the motherland.

After learning that Treehouse Group is a technology company, Lin Banwei once suspected that the other party was most likely mistaken, and he studied paleontology, which did not seem to be compatible with the field of "technology". He communicated with Treehouse several times, and the other party said that his development department was preparing to carry out special research in paleontology, and as for the research topic, it would not be announced until he passed the interview. Although he felt that this company was a bit mysterious, the salary offered by the other party was really attractive, and the place of work was still in the motherland, so Lin Banwei accepted the job offer.

Lying on such a comfortable bed, Lin Banwei couldn't help but feel a little sleepy, and his eyelids became heavier and heavier. Ding~ His mobile phone rang, and it was an email from the Treehouse Group, confirming that he had successfully boarded the ship.

"I've boarded the Hizhexing, and everything is going well, thank you for your special attention to me." Lin Banwei replied to the email.

Almost at the same time as Lin Banwei sent the email, the personnel department of Treehouse immediately replied: "We will arrange a special person to pick you up when you arrive in Shanghai, this service code is 'NSC0072', please show this code to the pick-up staff at that time, Treehouse Group looks forward to your joining, I wish you a happy journey!" ”

"I've received it, thank you very much!"

As soon as he finished sending it, Lin Banwei fell asleep, and Lin Banwei was really mentally exhausted during this time.

He studied clinical medicine as an undergraduate, which was completely in line with his mother's wishes, which she had always considered the most lucrative and secure job in China to be either a doctor or a civil servant. Although the healer takes the heart as the lamp and is the guardian angel of life, Lin Banwei's life ideals are not so noble.

Lin Banwei's father was a paleontologist, and he liked the stories of the strange creatures his father told him since he was a child. However, it is also because the circle of paleontology is too small, the employment scope is narrow, and his father's research direction does not seem to follow the mainstream, so his father has never been able to find a satisfactory job. Therefore, his mother strongly opposed Lin Banwei to follow his father's old path, and he had to compromise and apply for clinical medicine.

To say that human life is very short, it may not be possible to complete a humble ideal even if it takes most of it. When he was an undergraduate, Lin Banwei was always in Cao Ying's heart in Han, and even secretly applied for a graduate degree in paleontology without telling his mother. During his graduate studies, he completed the research topics given by his supervisor while consulting his mentor about his father's research back then.

After graduating, Lin Banwei found that he could only find a job like a museum, and the work content was monotonous, which made him feel a little frustrated. Now that he has graduated, his mother will soon find out that he has switched to paleontology, and if he can't find a better job than a doctor, he will most likely be sent back to the civil service.

"Hello?" Lin Banwei touched his mobile phone in a daze, it was a WeChat call from his girlfriend Miao Ruonan.

"Are you sleeping?" Miao Ruonan's voice was very noisy, so he must be shopping again.

"Uh~ yes, what are you doing?" Lin Banwei turned over and sat up, and the originally flat quilt was crumpled by him.

"Dating your boyfriend~" Miao Ruonan said mischievously.

"Then ask your 'boyfriend' to answer the phone, and I'll go through the handover procedures with him."

"He doesn't ······" Before Miao Ruonan finished speaking, the mobile phone was snatched by the girl next to her, and the girl's voice was very grinning, "Lin Banwei, let me tell you, she took me to walk more than a dozen streets early in the morning to pick out a gift for you to return to China, oops, my legs are about to break, let me tell you, if you don't invite me to eat the Manchurian banquet when you come back, I will sell your girlfriend!" ”

Lin Banwei laughed, and then said: "Then you can sell her, see who is willing to want her, by the way, it should be the middle of the night over there, why don't you go back?" ”

"In the middle of the night?" Miao Ruonan snatched back the phone, "Lin Banwei, you are dreaming, we are all past the morning rush hour!" ”

"No, there is a time difference of more than ten hours between China and the United States," Lin Banwei looked to the balcony, it was already completely dark, "Okay, it seems that I slept for a long time, and the sun was still strong when I got on the boat." ”

"The moon in foreign countries is relatively round, and even sleeping is very fragrant." Miao Ruonan teased.

"No, no, the main thing is that my head has been bigger recently, and alas, my hairline seems to be receding."

"That's right," Miao Ruonan said, "how do you explain to your aunt when you come back, it's your professional ······."

"Hmm~ I only use you as a shield, I said that we will get married this year, and my mother may treat me as a fart when she is happy." Lin Banwei said.

"you, who's going to marry you." Miao Ruonan brought the "Zhou Dasheng" packaging bag in his hand to the front, and his face was red. This is the gift she walked more than a dozen streets to pick up - a pair of wedding rings.

"Who told me that I owe her a marriage proposal, but I even bought the ring, and if I don't marry, I will sell you and lose my ring money." Lin Banwei said.

"I rely on ······" Miao Ruonan was stunned.

"What's crazy," Lin Banwei's stomach began to growl, "Okay, I won't tell you yet, I have to go foraging, you two go back early, it's not good to take wedding photos in the summer tan!" ”

"Okay~ bye-bye." Miao Ruonan was a little reluctant.

"Good, bye-bye."

To say that the space of the Haizhexing is really amazing, even with the guidance of street signs, Lin Banwei still circled around several floors for a long time, and finally found the main restaurant of Oren under the leadership of the waiter. The three-storey hall, the orderly space, the art decorations that can be seen everywhere, and the huge hand-painted murals carry out the European luxury to the extreme.

The main dining room of Oren is close to the deck, and through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, you can also see the barbecue bar and ice bar on the deck full of people, and it is a hot summer day, people are drinking cold beer, blowing the sea breeze, and chatting happily.

“How would you like your steak？ (Your steak needs to be slightly cooked)"

“Medium well，Thanks。 (Medium-rare, thank you)"

Lin Banwei ordered a steak and it was already past the meal, but fortunately, the Hizhe Star provided a "Anytime dining" service, whether you woke up hungry in the middle of the night or on a whim, the restaurant has someone to greet you with a smile. In order to add to the fun, a small violin recital was specially arranged in the main dining room of Oren today.

"Can I sit here?" It was a gray-haired old man with a vegetable salad.

"Of course, please be seated." Lin Banwei looked left and right, today was the first day of the Haizhexing going to sea, the main restaurant of Oren was full of people, and he finally found this idle small table.

"Thank you, young man."

Lin Banwei glanced at the old man, the old man's eyes were very heavy, but his eyes were bright, his white beard was as long as his hair, and he was wearing this loose white dress, if it weren't for his unique Asian yellow skin, Lin Banwei almost thought he was Dumbledore in "Harry Potter".

The old man had just sat down and noticed that Lin Banwei was looking at him, and the moment he raised his head, Lin Banwei quickly shifted his gaze and pretended to be attentive to the girl playing the cello on the stage.

"The cello is like a beautiful woman, even if time passes, her face does not fade, but she is getting younger, still slender and delicate, delicate and sensitive, quiet and beautiful," said the old man slowly as he flipped through the salad with a smile on his face, "a Spanish cellist once said. ”

"You're so knowledgeable, haha." Lin Banwei said perfunctorily.

"If you live a long time, of course you will see more," said the old man, "but there is an old saying in China that if you are old and do not die, you are a thief, and I hope I will not disturb you." ”

The old man said this, which made Lin Banwei a little embarrassed, he just wasn't used to dining with strangers: "You are serious, it's rare to meet your compatriots, it's too late to be happy, are you also going back to China?" ”

"Not necessarily, I'm a person who goes wherever I go, maybe I'll go down at the next stop." The old man took a bite of the salad.

"Haha, it seems that you are living a very free life." Lin Banwei thought to himself that the old man should be a person with some family background, and he didn't need to worry about his children's successful careers, so he wanted to travel around the world and take a look around.

"I've been worrying about the same thing all my life," said the old man, "maybe before they wake up, I'll go to sleep first." ”

"Wake up?"