Chapter 1415 - 1405: Give Me Some Respect

Chapter 1415: Chapter 1405: Give Me Some Respect

Seeing Jiang Cheng’s disbelieving face, Elder Xu couldn’t help but feel a bit helpless. "You kid, you seem to distrust the district a lot huh?" Elder Xu said. "Elder Xu, you can’t just say things like that. I’m a district-loving, model young man; you can’t talk nonsense." Jiang Cheng said. Loving the district is true, but that doesn’t mean I trust the estate! Jiang Cheng thought to himself.

"Hmph, do you think this old man can’t see through you? I’m not so old that my vision is failing yet! Don’t worry, this is definitely something good. I want to give you an identity." Elder Xu said.

"An identity? Don’t I already have an identity?" Jiang Cheng asked curiously. Although his fake identity had been exposed, it was indeed valid. There was no reason for Elder Xu to give him another one.

"You look quite smart, how come you’re being so foolish now!" Elder Xu glared at Jiang Cheng, who stuck out his tongue and said nothing, waiting for Elder Xu to continue speaking.

"The identity I’m talking about is a special identity! Have you heard of the Special Action Division of the Security Team?" Elder Xu asked with a mysterious look on his face.

"The Special Action Division of the Security Team!!! I’ve never heard of it." Jiang Cheng said with an innocent face. Though in truth, how could he not know! Before coming to this era, he was part of that organization! Unexpectedly, it existed so early, which makes sense, being the most mysterious organization in the district, its existence time should be about the same as the district’s establishment time.

Originally, hearing Jiang Cheng’s surprised tone, Elder Xu thought Jiang Cheng had heard of this organization and felt a bit proud, thinking if he’s heard of it, he must know how awesome it is! But who would have thought he’d come out saying he’s never heard of it!

"Why repeat that you’ve never heard of it! Are you sick! Even Elder Xu’s composed demeanor was somewhat helpless due to Jiang Cheng.

The Special Action Division of the Security Team is a special action department under the Federation, possessing numerous privileges with extraordinarily vast powers, truly a violent organization. Today, I’m preparing to give you an identity with the Special Action Division of the Security Team." After Elder Xu finished speaking, he was ready to see Jiang Cheng’s excited face and wait for him to thank him profusely. But who would have thought, upon hearing Elder Xu’s words, Jiang Cheng slowly shook his head.

"Thanks for Elder Xu’s kindness, but my aspirations lie in the internet industry, and I don’t plan on this." Jiang Cheng shook his head and said.

"What do you mean you don’t plan on this—I’m not asking you to be full-time! You should grasp the benefits of this identity as soon as you hear it!" Elder Xu found it hard to believe, this was an identity that many people dreamed of, but this kid didn’t want it even when it was handed to him on a silver platter.

"Elder Xu, of course, I know how beneficial this identity is, but I also know there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. To gain something, you must pay an equivalent price. I don’t want to be ordered around every day." Jiang Cheng said flatly. But does Jiang Cheng truly not want this identity? Of course not! Jiang Cheng was once part of the Special Action Division, he knows how immense the benefits of this identity are! But he also knows this identity means endless tasks, which is very troublesome, so it’s better to play hard to get first.

At this moment, Elder Xu was gnashing his teeth in anger. Aren’t programmers supposed to be single-minded fitting? This programmer is as clever as a monkey! How could he not understand Jiang Cheng’s implication in his words? It was clear he wanted the benefits without the work! But he had to give him this identity nonetheless. On one hand, it’s a protective layer for him, and on the other, it ties him to the district, making him consider the district’s interests. Clearly, the district has spent a lot of effort. But Jiang Cheng caught onto this point to threaten him, how could he not be angry!

"I say, Jiang, think it over again, this identity doesn’t just fall into anyone’s lap!" Elder Xu said.

"No need to think it over, I’m very clear about it. I’m quite lazy and don’t want to do so many things," Jiang Cheng said, hinting with his words.

Elder Xu gritted his teeth and, after a while, nodded vigorously. "Fine! I promise you! I won’t easily assign you tasks, will that be okay then? But you have to promise me, when the district truly needs you, you must step up!" Elder Xu made up his mind and said. If Jiang Cheng wasn’t such a rare talent, why would he show him so much face!

"Hahaha, then thank you, Elder Xu!" Jiang Cheng got up and cupped his hands.

"Alright, alright, none of this formal stuff. Today, you go back and tidy up the anti-malware stuff, strive to roll it out of the district by tomorrow. Of course, if you can earn a good amount from them when you roll it out, the district has no objections." Elder Xu said wickedly. After all, if you don’t earn the foreigners’ money, it’s a loss.

Furthermore, he was so patient with Jiang Cheng because of what Jiang Cheng was doing. The Tencent Company Home Edition Computer Manager is completely free. It’s worth knowing that currently, the Hua Family has very few personal computers, and after the millennium bug incident, even fewer people dare to buy computers. Now it’s the computer internet era, if the citizens of the Hua Family district can’t keep up with the time and can’t enter the computer era, it would be another time when the Hua Family lags behind the world.

And Jiang Cheng’s computer manager significantly improved this problem and made substantial contributions to the popularization of computers for the Hua Family. The district recognized his contributions, so Elder Xu accepted some of Jiang Cheng’s conditions.

"Hahaha, definitely, definitely, I’m going to earn a lot from those foreigners! Hahaha!" Jiang Cheng also chuckled lecherously.

Originally, he planned to use the anti-malware to extort a sum from those outside the district, but since the Hua Family’s upper management stepped in, he would sell a favor to them. He might earn a bit less, but he acquired the district’s goodwill, which is more worthwhile than anything. In the long run, this time, both Jiang Cheng and Tencent Company made a fortune.

When the people waiting outside were about to wither, Elder Xu and Jiang Cheng finally walked out of the private room. Seeing the sinister smiles on their faces, the few people outside were utterly confused.

Neither Jiang Cheng nor Elder Xu said anything more, Jiang Cheng and the others bid farewell to Elder Xu and left the hotel.

No sooner did they leave the hotel than Jiang Cheng received a call; it was Old Ma calling.

"Hey, Old Ma, what’s up." Jiang Cheng answered the call and asked. Normally, there shouldn’t be any issues on Old Ma’s side.

"Old Jiang, that’s not cool! You had these connections and didn’t let us know, making Old Zhang and I run around all morning for nothing!" Old Ma said. It sounded like he was blaming Jiang Cheng, but he couldn’t hide his excitement. Jiang Cheng easily caught the excitement in Old Ma’s tone.

"How did you know it was me?" Jiang Cheng wondered. Everything was handled by Elder Xu’s people, how could they know it was because of him that they easily obtained the building.

"Hahaha, the person told us that the building had been taken by Mr. Jiang of Tencent Company, and we just needed to pay. Who else but you could Mr. Jiang from Tencent Company be? Not bad, kid, your connections are pretty solid!" Old Ma was thrilled because a major issue for Tencent Company had been resolved.

"Hahaha, would you like to hear another good news?" Jiang Cheng asked, thinking about how he got excited over the building issue alone. If he were to find out Jiang Cheng almost resolved the server issue too, Old Ma’s family might start singing "Conquered" for him. "Ah! Just like that, you’ve conquered me!" Hahaha, Jiang Cheng daydreamed.

"What news?" Old Ma couldn’t wait to ask. "Oh, we haven’t sorted out dinner yet; I heard the Convention Hotel’s Brazilian lobster is pretty good." Jiang Cheng beat around the bush.

Old Ma immediately understood Jiang Cheng’s hint and cursed Jiang Cheng’s stinginess in his heart. You still owe me a million! But since Jiang Cheng had just solved a big problem himself...

"Alright! My treat, tonight we’ll have a company dinner, the whole company, as a bit of a reward for all the hard work recently." Old Ma, ever the shrewd businessman, turned treating a meal into rewarding others, winning hearts while saving on costs. Although a bit of money wasn’t a concern, feeling like he got a deal was always satisfying.

"Alright, see you tonight then. I’m heading to my new house. Do you guys want to come along?" Jiang Cheng said. Since things had mostly settled down, it was time to check out his newly purchased house and see what was needed to buy and get everything set up, ticking off a box on his to-do list.

"Sure, Old Zhang and I are free now. The company is moving tomorrow, so today is a good day off. By the way, is your new house big?" Old Ma seemed to have thought of something.

"I think it’s quite big." Jiang Cheng didn’t quite understand but answered anyway. "That’s great, I just thought about it. Going to the hotel to eat, might as well eat at home. Tonight, we’ll have a homemade hotpot at your place to celebrate your new house, hahaha." Old Ma laughed and hung up before Jiang Cheng could reply.

Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but feel a bit dismayed. He hadn’t seen Old Ma being so stingy before. No wonder they say the richer people are, the stingier they get, it’s not unfounded. But having a hotpot is nice, too. Having everyone together for a meal would also be good for the company’s future management.

Now that it’s decided, it’s time to begin the preparations. Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng and the two women drove back to his newly bought villa.

The villa looked even more beautiful than the model he saw at the sales office. The house seemed only three stories high, but it sprawled widely, magnificent and imposing. Next to the house, a winding little river flowed, and one back door of the house faced the bay directly, offering an unobstructed view of the beautiful seascape.

The sea breeze blew gently on their faces, and a sense of comfort rose from deep within the three of them.

"This 1.5 million was worth it!" Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but exclaim. Indeed, if it were in later generations, 1.5 million at best would buy an apartment, how could it buy a house of this quality! This was truly worth it, Jiang Cheng thought.