In addition to bloody wars, the history of human development is also a long journey of exploring the mysteries of nature and the universe. On July 3, 2016, the main project of FAST approved by the National Development and Reform Commission was successfully completed, and the world's largest single-aperture radio telescope, China Sky Eye, located in Pingtang County, Guizhou Province, was officially completed. Its appearance has attracted the attention of the famous American scientist Stephen Hawking, who has repeatedly warned China. Humanity is not yet able to resist the invasion of extraterrestrial lifeforms, and the study of dark matter and dark energy to explore the origin of the universe may invite disaster.

Ten years ago, NASA accidentally captured and deciphered a faint radio pulse signal from outer space. "Our home has been destroyed, and the only thing in the confused future is you who are alone. Dang！ ”

Based on the speed at which the pulse signal traveled, they speculated that the planet had been destroyed more than 100,000 years ago. And the technology possessed by unknown extraterrestrial life is obviously beyond that of human beings on Earth, so it is worried. So far, Hawking has passed away, and he has not forgotten to surprise the world, and early response and contact with alien civilizations may lead to the extinction of mankind.

The Si people have passed away, but the shocking words have not awakened the attention of the world. At this time, the development of human science and technology seems to be particularly rapid in the long history of thousands of years, reaching an unprecedented peak and entering the era of artificial intelligence. However, the fragile earth is also suffering the worst damage in history at a rapid pace, and the sudden change in the global climate has left scientists helpless, and they have to wonder what will happen to humanity in hundreds of years. Since the climate cannot be changed, we can only seek a breakthrough in genes. Research on genetics to improve the body's cold and heat tolerance is accelerating. Human beings are stepping into a new field, and researchers from all over the world call it the "God-making Project", and the living research of changing genes to produce benign mutations instead of malignant mutations has become a trend for a while, and the moral bottom line of human beings has disappeared, and the process of civilization has faintly entered the genetic age. It seems that in a hundred years, there will be no mortals in the world, everyone can be a superhero, and Spider-Man and Hulk will no longer be characters in comics.

"Do you believe that there is reincarnation in the world?"

The two lovers snuggled together, the woman asked lazily, and the man's eyes stayed on the worker who was weeding in the distance, with a doting face, and said: "I don't believe that if there is reincarnation, people will not cherish the present, and who is willing to do everything?" ”

His answer made the lovers on the side very dissatisfied, and the woman pouted and complained, "Really? I thought you would like to be with me for a hundred lifetimes. ”

The man still maintained a bright and doting smile, and he bent his finger at the tip of the other's nose and said, "I prefer to cherish the moment." ”

His name is Wang Xu, and he has lost his parents and his grandfather since he was a child. A few years ago, his grandfather also passed away, and he sold his house to study in the UK with his girlfriend. Life was not as difficult as the young man imagined, because he had nothing and nothing to lose. Perhaps it is the optimistic attitude that will win the favor of God, allowing him to get out of the predicament again and again and reach the pinnacle of life. His life trajectory is as he expected, marrying his first girlfriend, starting a business together, and owning a company with a market value of more than one billion yuan in a big city in southern China. It's as if everything had been foreseen ten years ago. Those who have been in the shopping mall for many years, playing games with others and deducing three or four moves of chess games are regarded as geniuses, and Wang Xu is such a business wizard.

From the beginning of the company, he knew how fierce the future business competition would be, so he hid behind the scenes to be responsible for the collection of corporate competitive intelligence, and his wife Xia Yunnuo never questioned her husband's decision, and volunteered to stand in front of the stage to shield him from the wind and rain.

Will the road to success be easy? On this day, something happened. In order to expand channels and further control the exclusive agent of brand A in the entire Jiangsu market, the company has purchased 200 million goods from manufacturers at one time. Such a major decision, as the company's vice president, Wang Xu didn't know anything. His wife's behavior made him very puzzled, because the goods sold by the company were fast-moving consumer goods with a short shelf life. Such behavior is tantamount to gambling, and the manufacturer will be subject to the agent and be led by the nose. But if it fails, the company with a market value of more than one billion will collapse in an instant. I wanted to ask my wife why she did such a risky thing? But after the problem occurred, his wife fainted and was recuperating in the city hospital. Wang Xu understands that blame will not solve the problem, after all, there are still eight or nine out of ten of the 200 million goods stored in the warehouse, and if it is delayed and delayed, if it expires, there is no possibility of recovery.

"Really... That's the end of it? ”

Xia Yunnuo lay weakly on the hospital bed, making a faint murmuring sound. She tilted her head, and a line of tears soaked the corner of her pillow, leaving a water stain. The husband not far away looked tired, his fingertips tapped on his knees, and he was sitting on his knees. The wife seemed to be a little unwilling, and her words revealed the taste of grievances.

"Just want to end this sooner, you... You can't blame me, right? ”

"How so? It's all old husbands and wives, saying this... It's too outward. ”

"What if... I really can't get by, we... Let's get a divorce. ”

Obviously, this is not the wife's intention, but she is afraid that the company will collapse and affect her husband. Wang Xu stood up, patted Xia Yunuo's back lightly and said, "It's not that step yet, don't think about it." It's rare to be quiet, take a good rest, and tomorrow morning, I'll take you home. ”

At the moment when Wang Xu pushed open the door, the breeze accompanied by the smell of disinfectant water stroked his wife's hair. Tears blurred her eyes, and she knew that her husband would solve the crisis in front of her, just as the ups and downs experienced in the past would always be easily solved by men talking and laughing. However, this time is different, no customer will be stupid enough to buy a product that is more than half of its expiration date. The solution is nothing more than to reduce the price and recover some losses. As for the future of the company, it will be ruined by this major mistake. Thinking of this, she bit her lower lip tightly, and the remorse in her heart and the apology to her husband seemed to be paralyzed only by pain.

"Fool! All... It's over. ”

She knew that her husband was tired of his current life, and this time he was desperate to surprise him and let him live the life he wanted. Unexpectedly, it was used by others, and the company fell into a deadlock. Listening to the orderly crackling of leather shoes and the floor echoing in the corridors of the hospital, the mouth was filled with a fishy sweet smell.

A black car was parked on the side of the road next to the hospital, and Wang Xu did not leave immediately, but sat quietly in the car and thought. Summer in the south was really hot, and after a while, the windows were covered with mist. Looking through the gap in the skylight and looking at the faint light of the ward, he smiled warmly. In front of outsiders, the wife maintains the arrogant posture of a strong woman, and her strong side is praised by those who have dealt with her, but they don't know that Xia Yunnuo is very timid, and when her husband is not at home, she doesn't even dare to turn off the lights when she sleeps alone. Wang Xu felt the cars whizzing by the side of the road and this familiar and unfamiliar city, and his fingertips kept hitting the steering wheel. Whenever he fell into deep thought, he would unnaturally tap his fingers on things. He was tempted to get rid of this bad problem, because a keen businessman would detect the other person's thoughts through small movements. He is a master of controlling and using micro-expressions, and pretending to send false signals to confuse business opponents during negotiations. And I can't change such a bad habit, it seems to be a conditioned reflex.

"It's been eight years, what the hell is it for?"

Talking to himself, Wang Xu lit a cigarette, the enclosed space was filled with smoke, and the dim firelight appeared and disappeared, outlining the outline of the man's loneliness. He didn't understand what exactly everything he had done for eight years? The more money I make, the quality of life improves, but the days are getting more and more boring. When I think back to the impoverished past, I will feel that it was not easy to get a little bit of something through hard work. And what should be there now is already there, but it is often extremely empty. He asked his wife, and the answer was, "I guess it's a home, a warm home." Because... You're still a kid. This made Wang Xu extremely puzzling, how could a couple who had been married for eight years not have a family?

"We're all just kids without parents."

The wife's answer was like giving Wang Xu a critical blow of 10,000 points, what a terrible thing it is to be married for eight years without children. I didn't take less tonic medicine, and I didn't go to the hospital, but my wife just couldn't get pregnant. The explanation given by the doctor can make people angry, saying that they are too stressed at work, and sooner or later they will relax. So Wang Xu proposed to take out some shares and find a professional manager to take care of the company, and the couple immigrated to the UK as the shopkeeper, so as to relax.

Time passed minute by minute, and fingertips kept tapping. The long breath is accompanied by a burst of clouds and fog intertwined with the summer heat, which is restless. The cold air in the car couldn't resist the heat that penetrated through the sunroof, so he loosened his tie, his frowning brows jumped inadvertently, and the fingers tapping the steering wheel quieted down.

"I see, it's time to end."

I recalled what my wife had said a few days ago.

"At the end of this time, you will go over and buy a house first."

He finally understood why Xia Yunnuo took the risk, it turned out that he was preparing for retirement in advance. When the doubts were solved, the whole person felt much refreshed. Thinking about the only happy moment of the year, it was making dumplings at home with my wife, eating dumplings that can stick to my teeth, but my heart is full of happiness. I don't feel a sour feeling in my heart, I really don't know how to evaluate my wife's behavior of doing bad things with good intentions? Eighty percent is cute. Thinking of this, Wang Xu dialed the phone.

“Chris！ Help me book two direct flights to Manchester City early the day after tomorrow. ”

Assistant Chris is the person who has the most contact with Wang Xu in the company, and joined Xia Yunnuo's entrepreneurial team after graduation, and they have worked together for eight years, which can be described as a veteran. A keen sense of smell is not only in the shopping mall, but also in the subtlety of human feelings.

"Master! Is it too serious to be undone?"

"How so? Didn't all the winds and waves come? This little thing is not difficult for you, master and me. ”

In the eyes of others, it is really a waste to just serve as an assistant with her talent. And Chris clearly understands what it means to follow Wang Xu for eight years? The two privately commensurate themselves as masters and apprentices, stirring up the storm behind the scenes, and the unexplained collapse of many competitors was handled by Wang Xu and executed by Chris.

"The big guy is still waiting in the company, when will you come back?"

"Notice, meeting at 0:30."

From the moment he left the hospital, the man was mired in the past, as if the impending crisis was a trivial matter. He always plays games in the business world, but every time he gives a solution, he can solve the problem directly to the point, which is amazing. Xia Yunnuo admired her husband's foresight, while her assistant Chris was keenly aware of Master's intentions. She learned a lot of unknown business secrets from Wang Xu, and more importantly, thinking logic.

On a summer night in the south, he didn't feel a hint of coolness, when the assistant briefly explained the current situation to him. A decision that stunned people who were still working overtime in the early hours of the morning.

"All unsalable products are sold at 30% of the market retail price."

As Xia Yunnuo expected, her husband could only choose to reduce the price of the expiring goods. This is a stinky move, and there seems to be no better solution than a helpless fall. The profit from the regular-price sale is only 10%, if it is discounted by three more, will it not be a loss? They are grabbing time, and all the products are sold out before they expire, and only the cost of the major hypermarkets to deliver the schedule activities and the expenses of the promoters are enough to make the regular-priced goods lose profits, and the decision at this time is not as meaningful as destroying the goods directly, at least it will not impact the price system of the market. The most taboo price fluctuation in this industry will make the sales terminal lose enthusiasm and damage their interests. Try to ask the purchase price of eight yuan to sell ten yuan, the profit of two yuan, yesterday the merchants just bought 80,000 goods, today the supply of a convenient to inform three yuan can get the goods. Isn't this a monkey trick on customers? Who will bear their losses? Such practices are tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst and cut oneself off. All your customers will not be grateful for your price reduction, but will hate you for cutting off their stable and profitable income, causing them to suffer serious losses. Consumers are even more so, when they taste the sweetness of price reduction, their first reaction is that the merchant has cheated them a lot of money before, rather than gratitating how much advantage they have taken after the other party has reduced the price. Subsequently, if the merchant does not reduce the price, it will be difficult to arouse the purchasing power, and the consumer psychology is so wonderful.

Chris wanted to remind Wang Xu of the consequences of doing so, but the other party's tired appearance made her unable to speak. After thinking about it, with Master's old calculations, how could he not understand such a shallow truth? She thoughtfully brought a cup of coffee, and Wang Xu's mobile phone rang as soon as she put it in front of her desk. It was early in the morning, and the office was silent, and the pins could be heard.

"You're dying, is it useful to struggle? Do you really think you can survive it? Hehehe, I offended everyone, see how you will mix in the future? ”

As soon as I heard it, I knew that it was a peer calling, and there was a slight irony in my words. I only heard Wang Xu reply disdainfully: "I have to worry about Lao Mo, so late or early, you care about me so much?" Won't my sister-in-law be jealous? "When the master and others are fighting each other, he always laughs lightly, and looks like he is angry and does not pay for his life. Chris couldn't help but laugh.

"Your laugh is really low, isn't it funny?"

"It's funny."

Chris only said a word, just two simple words, and Master's phone rang again. Wang Xu did not rush to answer the phone, but smiled inscrutablely.

"Come to think of it, why don't they sleep? Harassing me in the middle of the night? ”

The man's previous harassment was really inexplicable, and Chris, who was about to continue snickering, suddenly realized something. It was already one o'clock in the morning, and these people didn't sleep abnormally, paying special attention to the company's price reduction. Could it be... The speculation in her heart suddenly made her shudder.

"200 million. I hope to see your sincerity by 12:00 tomorrow. Fang Dong, you only have one day to prepare, don't let me down. After all, you always have to pay for what you do wrong. ”

When she heard what Wang Xu said, Chris was stunned, she didn't expect that a wizard who had been in the mall for many years would be forced to such a point. If the matter is exposed, blackmailing the chairman of the state-owned enterprise unit and the supplier of their company is enough for Wang Xu to spend the rest of his life in prison. It was Wang Xu's unreserved trust that made Chris willing to bury his talent and hide in the shadow of his master while following and learning.

"Are you trying to force out the people behind the scenes? You would have expected that they would jump out. Right? ”

"Of course. When the company collapses, who is the biggest beneficiary? How would I know? If you don't take them by surprise, how can you force them to come out? ”

Chris couldn't help swallowing his saliva, Wang Xu's behavior of lowering the price turned out to be a show. Uneasy common sense played his cards and lured the arranger out just to confirm his guesses. What if I guess wrong? Wouldn't the company's 200 million loss be swallowed hard? Such a ridiculous and crazy act can only be done by the man in front of him, right? Think about it for a while.

"What if you're wrong? What if no one jumps out? Selling at 30% of the retail price, the company will not be able to recover its losses. ”

"Hehe, a little bit of confidence in me, okay? Merchants! It's all unprofitable and can't afford to be early, and flies don't bite seamless eggs. The goods worth 200 million are more valuable than the channels of the whole Jiangsu? How can manufacturers sit idly by and watch us dominate? As you know, state-owned enterprises do not rely on monopoly, they are not competitive, and they are the laziest. Isn't it strange that such a pie-in-the-sky good thing is good? No matter how good the sales performance is, it can't fall into their pockets, what do you say they want? ”

In just two short phone calls, Wang Xu was able to analyze a large amount of valuable information and respond calmly. This left the assistant who had been with him for eight years in the dust. Manufacturers accept bribes from competitors and make a game for their agents, and no matter how outsiders look at it, they can't detect the trickiness. No wonder Wang Xu will break the jar and break it, and he doesn't play cards according to the routine. Seamless calculations cannot be effective in the face of a madman. After a brief moment of surprise, she was not calm again.

"What about asking for 200 million in compensation? Are you improvised? How can you be sure that the other person will do it? ”

"Where am I so godly? It's just a matter of guessing one of the possibilities, deducing it in advance, and making the right judgment. Fang Dong will definitely give it, he can see the consequences clearly, and he can't afford to pay the responsibility for the market crash. Besides, I have his handle in my hands, and he is a public figure, so I won't trouble the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to come to the door in order to save money. ”

"But... It's a business crime, and you know the consequences. In case, I mean in case something happens, Chairman Xia... What to do? ”

Chris, who realized it later, was worried about Wang Xu's risky behavior, who doesn't want to be clean when doing business? He can use this to blackmail others, won't he become a bargaining chip for others when they are at the end of their rope? A photo of Xia Yunnuo when he was in college has been displayed on a clean desk. Wang Xu picked up the photo frame and stared blankly. The assistant's words made him fall into a long thought. The wife is beautiful... It's beautiful. He was not a lustful man for vanity. The two have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, Wang Xu has always liked each other silently, because the family background is too different, he does not dare to cross the bottom line of his friends, but he hides his love under the pitiful inferiority complex, and fantasizes about weaving some sweet dreams. He never thought that he would be lucky enough to be with the woman he liked in this life, after all, a poor boy like him, who was born poor and often suffered from cold treatment and white eyes, wanted to marry Bai Fumei, and counterattacking life was like a fool's dream. In addition, he has a strong sense of self-esteem, insists on being down-to-earth and refuses to be flexible, and never takes the initiative to make friends with others, how can he attract girls to like it? It wasn't until Xia Yunnuo preemptively expressed his heart that he lost his persistence and lost his confidence at the same time. The Xia family is a wealthy family and one of the earliest real estate developers in China. After a few years of soft rice, Wang Xu had an extremely low self-esteem, and he wanted to give up this fruitless relationship. Where did I know that my girlfriend wanted to be with Wang Xu despite the opposition of her family. actually took him to the Civil Affairs Bureau, and after obtaining the certificate, the raw rice was cooked into cooked rice, and the other party's parents could only accept it helplessly. The development of events deviated significantly from the expected trajectory of life, and it was absurd that a man could do what he did. A son-in-law who married into a wealthy family and was cautious all day long staged a deep boudoir male version of a bitter drama about a resentful woman, which seems to be a sure fact. I wanted to live up to the favor of the beautiful woman and accept my fate, but my wife resolutely opposed her husband's marriage, and she did not hesitate to break with her parents and run away from home with him, and it was eight years after she left.

"I'm a legal person in the company, and this thing... Yun Nuo didn't know that if something happened, I would naturally carry it. ”