Me and My Two Bosses' Systems

"Ding Ding~"

Li Xingyu was sculpting a clay figure when she heard the message notification. She used her mental tentacles to open her personal terminal, switched to the chat interface, and saw two messages from someone whose contact name was "Brother Wenxi":

Brother Wenxi: [Sister Xingyu, are you busy now? Our closed-door training has ended. I just heard that you've awakened? How are you doing?]

Upon seeing that it was a message from Xiao Wenxi, Li Xingyu hurriedly used his mental tentacles to tap and reply:

Xingyu: [Good afternoon, Brother Wenxi! Congratulations! I did awaken my divine-level spiritual power about two weeks ago. I'm doing well now and don't feel uncomfortable at all.]

Brother Wenxi: [Our Xingyu is awesome! I'll come visit you when I have summer vacation.]

Xingyu: [Okay, I'll give Brother Wenxi a surprise then.]

Brother Wenxi: [Okay, I'll look forward to it. I won't bother Sister Xingyu any longer. Let's chat again next time.]

Xiao Wenxi didn't initially intend to ask Li Xingyu whether she had restored the ancient recipe. He was more concerned about whether Li Xingyu felt unwell during and after her awakening, which is why he sent her the message.

As for whether it was Li Xingyu who restored the ancient recipe, wouldn't it be clear by watching the video or live stream? Why bother asking her in person? It's not like we've never met her before; there's no need to bother her with such a small matter.

Xiao Wenxi first found Li Xingyu in his StarNet following list, then clicked into her homepage, and sure enough, saw a notification that she was live streaming.

As Xiao Wenxi walked out of the school with Xi Ri A Hong, she directly clicked into Li Xingyu's live stream. She immediately saw Li Xingyu making clay figurines, with Grandpa Hu Yu and General Xinghe standing next to her.

"Wow~ Wenxi, your sister's mental energy fluctuations feel so good. Her craftsmanship is amazing. Even a god-level earth-type ability user like you couldn't do what she does." Xiao Wenxi's personal computer was in privacy mode, but he had given Xiri Ahong access.

In addition, Xiao Wenxi had set his computer screen to a large size because he needed to watch their study records, so Xiri Ahong was able to successfully watch Li Xingyu's live stream.

"Xingyu is amazing, but I didn't expect her to still like playing in the mud. What are they doing now? Why are they burning such a big fire?" Xiao Wenxi first praised Li Xingyu subconsciously, and then, as the levitation ball changed direction, he saw the bonfire burning fiercely under the time accelerator.

"You're asking me? How would I know? But I guess they're making something. We're here, this is it." Xiri Ahong and Xiao Wenxi stopped in front of a shop.

Upon hearing Xi Ri Hong's words, Xiao Wenxi looked up and said, "This decoration style is based on ancient Chinese architecture, right? It's quite beautiful."

The shop in front of them had an antique-style facade.

The shop was designed to resemble an ancient official's residence, with gray-white stone brick walls, gray-black glazed tiles, and rows of silver-gray round metal ornaments on the vermilion doors that opened to both sides.

The threshold was the same color as the gate, and there were two potted green plants at the entrance. Near the sidewalk, there were two exquisitely carved and majestic stone lions.

Above the vermilion gate hangs a black plaque with the words "Taste of China" written in gold ink in a flamboyant style. In the lower right corner, "Li's Group" is written neatly. The edges of the plaque are also decorated with gold patterns. The whole plaque has an indescribable sense of luxury and a mysterious feeling.

Apart from the relatively tall teaching buildings inside the school, most of the buildings in this area don't exceed five stories. The same goes for the shops; they're all in one building, leased or sold together.

The decoration style of this building is now uniform, with a classic and elegant charm. It gives people a sense that this place is historical and impressive, yet also has a touch of warmth.

"It smells good too, let's go in first." Xi Ri Hong sniffed, vaguely smelling the food coming from inside, and eagerly pulled Xiao Wenxi into the store.

The two stepped across the threshold and entered "Taste of China," where they were immediately overwhelmed by the aroma of food, almost making their legs go weak.

The aroma is so enticing, it seems to awaken the deepest desires in people's souls.

Xiao Wenxi and Xi Ri Ahong weren't particularly hungry, otherwise they wouldn't have thought of using a bottle of nutrient solution for lunch. But as soon as they smelled this aroma, they felt as if they hadn't eaten for three days, and their bodies and minds were screaming for food to be consumed as soon as possible.

"Hello~ Welcome to Shiwei Huaxia Restaurant. Are you dining alone?" As soon as Xiao Wenxi and Xiri Ahong entered the restaurant, a white robot standing at the door greeted them.

The robot is about 1.3 meters tall. The shape of an apron is depicted in red lines on the front. The words "Taste of China" are written in bright red on the chest of the apron. The words "Li's Group" are written in the same font and color on the lower right corner of the apron.

“Yes, you two.” Xiri Ahong nodded, and Xiao Wenxi let him do as he pleased, since Xiri Ahong was better at talking about food and conversation.

Xiao Wenxi stood next to Xi Ri Ahong, listening to his conversation with the service robot while observing the restaurant. He knew it was Xingyu's business as soon as he saw the words "Li's Group," so he felt relieved.

The Li Group is known for its excellent product quality and good attitude. It also listens to the voices of the people and considers every aspect meticulously, which has earned it a very good reputation in the interstellar community.

Basically, anyone in the interstellar community who sees the name of the Li Group will feel at ease. Even competitors admire the Li Group from the bottom of their hearts in this regard.

This brings us to the business environment in interstellar space, because due to the previous war with the alien beasts, some families and enterprises were basically at a standstill.

What a joke! In a world where everyone is a soldier, what kind of business would you be doing?

Mineral resources?

As early as the middle of the war, the Alliance had already requisitioned almost all mineral resources for a fee. Anyone with a sound mind would choose the latter between a little money and the lives of themselves and their families, and the survival of the interstellar space.

Moreover, even if there are mines, who would you sell them to?

Everyone is doing their part to save their homeland. Everything you need for living can be traded within the alliance. Private trading is completely unnecessary, troublesome, and not worthwhile.

Sell ​​it to the league?

Are you kidding me? The compensation they gave when the league requisitioned our land was about the same price before, there's no need for that.

arms?

There's an Alliance Research Institute, which basically houses all the blacksmiths and inventors in the interstellar space, including the most outstanding ones. How could the talent of a company or family compare to a behemoth like an Alliance?

Therefore, although the economy in interstellar space has improved somewhat, the market and demand have not recovered. Expanding the market is the key. There is no need to fixate on a small piece of meat. There is a much bigger pie to be made.

Moreover, no one can guarantee that if they insist on having this piece of meat, they won't be kicked out of the market by some people who are protective of their food. They need to take a broad view so that the family and the business can go far.

While the interstellar humans have lived for so long, although they certainly wouldn't do some underhanded or unethical things, they are certainly cunning; otherwise, how could they have escaped such a dangerous situation?

War is not just about having high military strength; intelligence is equally important. Both are indispensable, otherwise this interstellar space would have been destroyed by those alien beasts long ago.

Regardless of strength, characteristics, or numbers, no race in the interstellar space can remain unaffected by alien beasts. No race is indestructible or without weaknesses; the saying "many ants can kill an elephant" is not just a saying.

In addition, with the existence of the Interstellar Copyright Protection Act, the environment of the interstellar business circle is now excellent. Moreover, not all races have the idea of ​​doing business, nor are they able to do so.

Doing business also requires certain prerequisites. At the very least, you need to have a skill, management ability, interpersonal skills, public relations skills, technical skills (cooking, crafts, etc.), connections, and even a good image.

And most importantly---initial funding.

Determine the direction of your business: lifestyle, resources, entertainment, food, ingredients...

Doing business isn't something you can just jump into on a whim; you need at least a basic plan.

There aren't many companies in the interstellar space industry that have achieved significant success.

Among the human race, there's the Li Group, owned by Li Xingyu, which is involved in almost every aspect of life, from clothing, food, housing, and transportation to department stores and research on intelligent systems. Another human group is the Xiao Group, owned by Xiao Yuli, which deals in energy and resources and has numerous collaborations with the Li Group.

Li Shihhan and Xiao Yuli got to know each other because their families had a long-term cooperative relationship and had become close friends. So they often visited each other, just like Li Xingyu and Xiao Wenxi got to know each other, which was also due to their parents.

Originally, neither the Li Group nor the Xiao Group had these names. Long, long ago, before the appearance of alien beasts and when Earth first came into contact with interstellar space, they were called Dragon Dance and Phoenix Cry, respectively.

Later, the alien beasts arrived, and the group disbanded for a very long time. However, the family's records about the group were preserved intact. After the end of the nationwide mobilization, they were one of the few humans who chose to continue the family's previous business.

Initially, both companies wanted to revert to their previous names after preparing all the relevant documents and submitting them to the business registration department of the alliance, which is responsible for approving business qualifications.

Unsurprisingly, they were qualified and all other documents were complete, but the company name was rejected.

Their other documents were all approved, but their names had already been registered for copyright by someone else and needed to be changed.

The two families have always had a good relationship. They always discussed registering their companies together to avoid becoming rivals. They even went to the joint business registration department together. When it came to choosing a name, they couldn't think of anything satisfactory for the time being.

The two men, whose combined age was over ten thousand, whispered to each other for a while before deciding to name the group after their own surnames. That way, they wouldn't risk giving someone else the copyright to their name.

After discussing it, the two even consulted the chatbot at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce's consultation window to confirm that the name was acceptable, and that's how the names of the two companies' groups were finalized.

"Would you like to dine in the main hall, or perhaps at a table with partitions, or maybe in a private room?" The welcoming robot asked Xiao Wenxi and Xi Ri Ahong as it led them into the restaurant.

"Huh? What's the difference between these three?" Xiri Ahong was hearing these terms for the first time and didn't quite understand.

Although Xiao Wenxi was observing the restaurant, she also paid a little attention to the conversation between Xiri Ahong and the welcoming robot. Upon hearing this, she turned her gaze from the first floor to the two people, let's just call them the two people.

Actually, the interior and exterior of this restaurant share the same style; it's just that many items are interstellar products disguised in an ancient guise. For example:

Two conveyor belts, which look like wooden staircases, are located in one-third of the first floor and lead to the upper floors.

What appears to be an unassuming decorative item on a wooden table is actually a time-stopping device, presumably used to keep food fresh.

There are also wooden windows that appear to be simply carved with patterns...

"The lobby is just like what you gentlemen see on the first floor. You can clearly see other people and hear their conversations. The partitioned rooms can slightly block the view of others and also provide a slight soundproofing effect. The small private rooms can accommodate one to ten people in a private space. In addition, we also have large private rooms, the layout and size of which can be adjusted according to the number of people. Which option would you gentlemen prefer?" After explaining to the two, the welcoming robot asked a few more questions.

Xiao Wenxi and Xiri Ahong were just there for lunch and didn't care about anything special. They were walking along a specially cleared path connecting the restaurant's front desk and the entrance, and the aroma of food on both sides was making their mouths water.

"Let's eat in the lobby." Xi Ri A Hong and Xiao Wen Xi exchanged a glance, understanding each other's thoughts. It was Xi Ri A Hong who had spoken to the welcoming robot.

"Okay, do you two have any preferences regarding seating?" the welcoming robot asked the two as a final question.

Some customers enjoy listening to conversations and a lively atmosphere, but don't want to be in the middle of a crowd; some customers like being in the middle of a crowd; some customers like looking at the scenery outside...

We also need to consider the customer's economic situation, ethnicity, and other factors...

These are all notes written in the welcoming robot program, because not everyone (interstellar people) has the same personality, and not all of them are extroverted and like lively atmospheres.

To be fair, even the use of welcoming robots as waiters was a consideration by the Li Group for these reasons. Some races are not suitable for face-to-face interaction, and not everyone can communicate without barriers with all intelligent beings (interstellar beings).