Overturned Tower

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Whether it's Russell, Ice Water, or Xia...

None of the three of them happened to be the type who paid attention to ostentation and etiquette.

Because it was almost time for dinner, the three of them didn't bother to leave the cafe to find a place to eat.

After discussing with each other, we found that we all had nothing to eat. So I simply decided to order some sandwiches, cakes, ice cream and other foods in the original place to deal with it a little bit.

By the way, the super large ice cream is ordered with ice water.

Although Russell also mentioned, is it not good to eat ice cream on an empty stomach at night... But Bing Shui smiled and blocked it with a sentence of spiritual relative difference.

It's not easy for him to ask the other party, "What are the characteristics of your spiritual relatives?" This topic is a bit too personal.

Of course, the money is still paid by AA.

This is mainly because everyone tacitly agreed to avoid some troubles.

According to the company's rules, when people of different ages meet for the first time, in order to show their importance to the junior or junior, the older party will often treat the other party to a meal to show care;

And when the older one resigns, is promoted, or is transferred to another empty island, and the two parties may never see each other again, how many of the younger generations who had that meal can still remember the kindness and recognition of each other over the years? You can invite me back again because of your support and cooperation.

The specifications of these two meals are completely different from the usual treats. It usually indicates how much you value the other party—how many people will come when you leave the company, which usually means how popular and how good you are in the company.

Theoretically speaking, this is a rule shared by the seven empty islands, and it seems to have been brought from the earth age. It's just that the execution strength and details of different sky islands are different.

When Russell was still in college, he heard that there was a big incident on Happy Island.

That was about four or five years ago: because there was a senior executive of Tianen Group, when he retired, no one came to see him off, and finally chose to commit suicide by taking poison at his farewell party.

Even because he didn't have to go to work every day, the body was even found after two days.

After all, he was an executive of the head office, with a high status, but he died because of such a trivial matter. This matter has aroused considerable discussion on the Internet, and even spread to Sogo Island.

After that, anonymous editions on the Internet raised very strong criticisms of this practice.

So Tianen Group followed suit and banned this kind of rule throughout the island. By the way, the review standard for happiness has been tightened.

But there are still some old-fashioned or very traditional people who still insist on the principle of "treating guests to dinner when they first meet"—for example, the old elf Russell met on the airship, Amirus.

In the end, this "prohibition" quickly swung to the other side and became a new custom: when people meet for the first time, no matter how good the conversation is or how close the relationship is, they cannot go with each other. Have a meal. We must wait until we meet again before we can eat together.

At the beginning, it was because everyone was very taboo about this matter, wondering if the other party would think about the meaning of this meal.

The result later became the new "ritual". Many experts have put forward various explanations for this, trying to make it more scientific and reasonable.

"In fact, these kinds of sick rules are the epitome of Sky Island's sick life and society."

While nibbling on the sandwich, Russell said casually, "Think about it, is it the rules themselves that killed that executive?"

"—The one who killed that person was actually himself."

Xia frowned: "No matter how you say it, it's too much for no one to come.

"Working in the head office for more than 40 years, I don't know how many people have been promoted, but in the end there is not even one person who is willing to give him a ride. This shows that this person has reached the point where he has caused public outrage."

"Not necessarily."

Bing Shui rested his left hand on his cheek, and dug into the ice cream with his right hand, and said quietly: "Maybe it's also possible that everyone forgot about him, or he was too busy at work and just caught up with overtime. Although the probability is very small, it's not impossible.

"The real problem is...he actually guessed or felt it long ago. Otherwise, why would he bring the poison to the banquet to see him off."

"It's almost the same. But you don't realize the crux of the problem... In fact, the real problem is not the banquet itself."

Russell shook his head: "If everyone has a good life, then this kind of gathering is not a pressure at all, but a 'team building' to unite new employees and send off old employees. Even the company can pay for part of the reimbursement, or long-term Book a certain restaurant to change the membership price and so on... After all, it actually helps to improve team cohesion.

"Moreover, this rule has been around for at least a hundred years. There was such a rule before the Sky Age, why didn't something happen until the last few years?

"The reason is simple ... because the company's growth has started to slow down.

"When everyone's life starts to suck, they're going to look for reasons, to find a responsible party. And in the end, people take out some of their hatred on this tradition, and reverse it, trying to make the correction itself life.

"This kind of behavior itself is like a dance of praying for rain. If it rains, then the praying for rain is effective; if it doesn't rain, then the heart is not sincere enough... But in short, it doesn't cost money to try. It's just for peace of mind. "

"...has the development slowed down?"

Xia was a little puzzled: "But I think Tianen Group's income seems to be increasing all the time."

"some."

The ice water on the side nodded.

She looked at Russell with great admiration, and at the same time explained to Xia in a low voice: "Because of the lack of supplies."

"... Lack of supplies?"

For a while, Xia couldn't understand this word~www.NovelMTL.com~ Or rather, most people in this era are like this.

Schools don't teach ordinary people where the food they eat every day comes from, and where the materials for various commodities come from... Basically, schools don't teach the knowledge about the age of the earth. Because once taught, it is difficult to explain why they moved to the sky.

In most people's perception, these are continuously shipped out of the eternally roaring factories in the lower city.

These materials are not worth paying attention to, and even the gangs in the lower city will not move their bases near the factories that produce important materials.

What were the earlier forms of those product materials...they have no idea.

"Haven't you noticed that the price of goods has started to increase in recent years?"

Bing Shui said slowly, "That's right, you're the eldest lady, so you shouldn't be aware of it."

"I'm still aware of this—but prices have been rising, right?"

Xia asked rhetorically, "Isn't the recent increase in prices due to the battle between Angel and Xiacheng District, which destroyed too many factories?"

"That's right. But in fact, the uneven speed of rising prices and incomes started about seven or eight years ago.

"Because of fierce market competition, companies can only choose to forcibly occupy the market niche by sharing profits, or increase prices simultaneously with powerful competitors who can dominate the market. This has led to the speed of market price increases, which is actually a lag due to rising real prices.”

The short-haired girl shook her head: "I guess you don't know...it's because the raw materials are reduced."