Chapter 67: The First Step Towards South Korea

  Because I was thinking about the relatively important meeting at 9 o'clock this morning, I didn't sleep very well. At more than 7 o'clock in the morning, I opened my eyes and lay on the bed looking at the ceiling, turned my head to look at Qin Ke yi who was sleeping soundly with me, and began to reflect on whether the recent series of foolish performances were just the precursors to what they often said about love after intelligence plummeting. At the same time, I deeply realized that when dancing with beauties, one must always maintain high vigilance and sensitivity, and have the spirit and attitude of daring to doubt everything and deny everything, and clearly recognize that one cannot be complacent because of a little achievement in the previous period...

  After finishing the brief summary of thoughts in the quiet morning, I looked at my watch and it was almost 8 o'clock. I gently moved Qin Ke Yi's arm away, got out of bed and started washing up...

  He took a taxi to the Huishi Building, as I had told him over the phone last night. His travel agency was on the 13th floor. As soon as the elevator doors opened, the sign of the travel agency caught my eye. Although it wasn't very large, it had a modern business office feel to it.

  After I explained my background to the receptionist, she smiled and told me that the person I was looking for was their business manager, who was currently in a meeting. She asked me to wait on the sofa next to her for a while. Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but feel amazed at how much people's mental outlooks had changed with the times and social development. No matter how strong my predictive powers were back when I was in junior high school, it would have been impossible for me to associate the kid who always had a runny nose with the bespectacled white-collar manager he is today.

  "Long time no see! Here you are!" About five or six minutes later, he and a group of people came out of the conference room, saw me reading the newspaper on the sofa, walked over immediately, greeted me with a magnetic and elegant voice, and pretended to extend his hand to me, a typical wolf in sheep's clothing.

  The urge to expose his true face, which had arisen during the conversation with the receptionist just now, grew stronger at this moment, but considering that my impulsive behavior might cause a promising young man in his career to lose face in front of his subordinates, I finally suppressed this desire and smiled and shook hands with him. Then walked into his office together.

  "This is really awkward!" After following him into the house and closing the door, he hastily pulled down the tie on his neck, which reminded me of my dog's reaction when it wore a collar for the first time. But considering that he didn't have the opportunity to suffer from six years of red scarf like others in elementary school and directly upgraded to this step, his reaction is also reasonable.

  "Go ahead! Bullshit! You're all business managers!" I said with a smile after sitting down.

  "Damn it! Crappy manager! It's just a mouthpiece for my uncle, the business is all done by people below him. Actually, the main big clients are just those government departments and state-owned enterprises, usually just sending some gifts during holidays is enough, anyone can do this job!"

  "Alright! So as not to waste your precious time, let's get down to business! What exactly do you need me to do?"

  "Haha! Still so impatient! Alright, let's get down to business! Our company has recently collaborated with several foreign travel agencies to open up new international routes, and our business has expanded. As a result, we need to formalize everything. Previously, our company had a website, but it was just a mess, completely useless. Now that we're facing the international market, considering the impact on foreigners and their emotions, we've decided to ask you to redesign our website and include detailed information about all of our domestic and international routes, along with pictures."

  "No problem, this is not only a matter of saving face for your company, but also falls under the category of bringing glory to our country. As long as it's serving the motherland, I won't hesitate!"

  "On behalf of the Party, on behalf of the state, on behalf of the people and on behalf of dozens of employees in our travel agency, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to you. The heavy responsibility of bringing glory to the country now rests on your shoulders!"

  "Haha! Alright, seriously speaking, I need you guys to provide relevant materials and pictures!"

  "Of course! In addition, we would also like you to help us design a customer data management system, which will make it convenient for us to retrieve, store and query customer information."

  "This isn't difficult either! I've done it for others before."

  "We have one more request! That is, it must be given to us within three days."

  "Three days! Isn't that too little?" I said in surprise.

  "That's why I'm bothering you! I heard your studio is pretty good!"

  "Alright! I'll try my best!" At this moment, I remembered that I had stored the website templates and system designs for two previous clients in my computer. If all else fails, I can just modify them to get by.

  "Haha! Alright! Dear brothers, let's settle the bill later! Now, let's talk about the price!"

  "I want to hear the conditions you've set!"

  "Hmm...? Okay! Although the company belongs to my uncle, it has nothing to do with me. We're old classmates, I'll give you a fair price! 400,000! What do you think?" Having mixed with Marco for so long, I've learned some psychological tactics for haggling over prices. If it were before, I would have happily agreed and shown unusual excitement towards his words.

  "Haha! 40,000? Doesn't seem quite right! The time is so tight?" I furrowed my brow and said to him.

  "So what you're saying is......?"

  "50,000!"

  "Kang Jian... this seems unlikely! You also know, our travel agency isn't very big, my uncle will probably have a hard time agreeing!" Actually, the price he gave me was basically satisfactory, I raised the price in order to pave the way for the following request.

  "Hmm! ...Since we're old classmates... , that's okay, but I'd like to change the way of trading, though!? Does your travel agency have a route to South Korea?"

  "Really? A 7-day trip to Korea! What's with the question?"

  "It's like this! I happen to be planning a trip to Korea with my girlfriend recently, can you help me take care of all the procedures for my girlfriend and me to travel to Korea, round-trip air tickets and hotel, and add 20,000 yuan on top of that? Is that okay?"

  "Hmm...? Alright! For the sake of seeing an old classmate, I'll help you get it done. You just focus on your work for these three days and leave everything else to me. My uncle is a generous person, if he's satisfied with what you do, who knows, he might even give you some extra!" He thought about it for a moment before agreeing with me. Actually, he should understand that this way is more suitable than giving me 40,000, but I didn't want to spend time dealing with those troublesome procedures.

  As he saw his long-awaited idea about to come true, he couldn't help but feel a few more points of excitement. After taking the necessary materials, he hastily returned home. When he got home, Qin Ke Yi was sitting on the couch watching TV.

  "Where did you sneak off to so early in the morning?" Qin Ke asked me as soon as I entered the house.

  "Huh...? My friend is looking for me about something?" Ever since being with Qin Ke Yi, I've clearly felt that not only have I become very silly, but also a bit boring. Suddenly, with a burst of enthusiasm, I made a decision to give Qin Ke Yi a surprise, the kind of silly and boring thing I used to think was ridiculous.

  "What's going on?"

  "Let me help them make a webpage, anyway I'm also idle and bored now, just consider it as helping others for fun! But, these three days I will be quite busy, maybe no time to accompany you?"

  "What? Do you have to try so hard?"

  "My friend is in a hurry, I'm busy going in! You just watch TV quietly..."

  Considering the cost of going to Korea and everyone being busy with their own things during the holidays, I decided to complete these tasks myself. However, the art design part still needs to be handed over to Zhang Wei. With my ability, it seems like a fantasy to spend three days alone designing a website and a system from scratch. It appears that the plan I previously considered, which was to graft onto existing work, is extremely necessary.

  Just met Zhang Yi on QQ, after a brief conversation with her, I sent the relevant pictures and materials to her via email. Then I closed QQ, opened music, and started working hard to realize Qin Ke Yi's and my wish. Actually, I don't have much good feeling about Korea as a country, but when you fall in love with someone, her wishes or dreams will naturally blend into your life, becoming a driving force for you...

  "Great! I'm starving......, shall we have dinner?" I don't know how long it took before Qin Ke pushed the door and said to me. After that, I looked at my watch and found out it was already past 6 o'clock. I had been busy to the point of being dizzy and had lost all sense of time.

  "Shall we order food? I'm still busy with today's tasks, okay?" I consulted Qin Ke Yi.

  "Oh! Alright then! What do you want to eat?" Qin Ke asked me reluctantly.

  "Whatever..."

  After hastily eating a few bites of Qin Ke's boxed lunch, I rushed back into the room to start working again. Meanwhile, Qin Ke continued watching TV in the living room. After some time had passed, Qin Ke suddenly handed me an apple from behind and put it to my mouth. I was taken aback for a moment before smiling and taking a bite of the apple.

  "Great job! You've been busy all day, take a rest!" Qin Ke sat on my lap and said softly to me, making me feel sweet in my heart at the same time, and also feeling that what I did was valuable.

  "No way, it's too urgent..." I helplessly said to Qin Ke.

  "What kind of friend is he? Is it worth risking your life for him?" Qin Ke asked in surprise.

  "Others have urgent matters, can't be helped! Anyway, you go back to your room and sleep now, I'm afraid it'll be very late."

  "Oh no? Then I'll lose sleep!"

  "Who's always saying that sleeping with me is like walking on thin ice? Now isn't it good to create a safe sleep environment for you?" I asked with a smile.

  "Heh heh! But my dolls aren't as voluptuous as you, are they?"

  "Then I'll buy 2 catties of fatty meat for you tomorrow and stuff it into the doll so it will have a meaty feel."

  "Go die! Kang Jian! Come and chat with me for a while!" Qin Ke said to me with a spoiled tone.

  "I'm really not up for it now, why don't you just go watch TV by yourself, okay?"

  "No! The TV shows are so boring now! Come and chat with me instead?" Qin Ke continued to coax me.

  "Hmm...? Alright! You lie in bed and read your new comic book! I'll finish this task and come to keep you company, okay?"

  "Ah......, okay!" Qin Ke Yi said after finishing, got off from me and lay on the bed looking at her new comic book. So I continued to work hard. Finally feeling that today's progress was done, stopped all the painful things and took a deep breath. Thinking that we had taken another small step on our ideal path, I felt excited. When I turned my head to look at Qin Ke Yi again, I found that she had already leaned against the bed and fallen asleep sweetly...