Chapter 301: Considering Zhou Xinran? Stop Joking!

In Zhou Yi's office, He Ling took a sip of water before saying, "Manager Zhou, the post-00s generation these days, it's truly... speechless."

"What's the matter?" Zhou Yi was a bit curious. "Our Company shouldn't be having any weird drama, right?"

Tenda currently provides full salaries, bonuses, and overtime pay, all paid in full, with a two-day weekend and all kinds of holidays guaranteed!

As long as there is overtime, overtime pay must be given.

There are even all sorts of benefits; if someone is still dissatisfied under these circumstances, then it can only be said that our temple is too small to accommodate them.

After all, we operate entirely in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Law.

He Ling shook her head and smiled, "Our Company is definitely fine. Manager Zhou, do you remember the company you were at before?"

"I remember, I'll never forget that for the rest of my life."

"A young person who just came to interview here was planning to interview over there before. Guess what happened? Who knows what kind of weird drama that company is playing, but they actually told the person straight up that going there means suffering. When the person asked a bit more about the base salary, bonuses, overtime pay, and social insurance and housing fund, they got snapped at."

He Ling's imitation was incredibly vivid.

Simply put, the young man asked about these things, and then was sarcastically told that young people shouldn't think about making money, but should learn well first, and that the company was providing them with a platform for learning.

"Maybe they thought these young people today are the same as before, still so obedient and easily lectured by them. Then, the person turned around and reported them, saying their Fire Department compliance was unqualified, saying they were this and that..."

Zhou Yi shook his head. He found it a bit bizarre that the company from before hadn't gone bankrupt yet.

They still thought it was like before, where everyone recruited was a beast of burden who worked without complaint.

Drawing a pie, brainwashing?

The company has already provided you with a job opportunity, how come you still want money?

In the eyes of normal people, this is a joke, but... in the eyes of some company bosses, this is the truth.

I am supporting you all.

Forget it, in this regard, his Tenda is not that Tenda, so there's nothing to be done.

He Ling was just stopping by to chat, and once she finished speaking, she intended to take her leave.

"Oh right, Manager Zhou, the Company recently bought a batch of Smart TVs, and one was installed in your office. It's quite large, you can go try it out."

A TV, huh... Zhou Yi nodded casually, but thought that this thing would probably just gather dust.

There really aren't many young people who watch TV nowadays; whether it's a mobile phone or a computer, basically everything can be satisfied. A TV is like a chicken rib.

It was still early, so Zhou Yi thought about it and decided to just go find Fang Dazhuang. With nothing to do, going to chat with Fang Dazhuang was the best pastime.

Saying it and doing it, Zhou Yi went downstairs, drove, and headed straight for the law firm.

When others enter their law firm, they are definitely asked what they are there for, but when Zhou Yi enters, everyone is used to it, and some even greet him.

Just as he arrived at the door of Fang Dazhuang's office, he bumped into Zhou Xinran head-on.

Perhaps because she was going out, today Zhou Cainiao wasn't wearing professional attire, but a simple pair of blue jeans and a sports jacket. It was very casual, but with that long hair draped over her shoulders, it gave people a feeling of being beautiful and well-proportioned.

"Zhou Yi? During office hours, what are you doing here? Another problem? Didn't you just consult us recently?" Looking at Zhou Mouren, Zhou Xinran was also a bit curious.

"Can't I come find Fang Dazhuang if I don't have a problem? What kind of relationship do we have."

Zhou Xinran shrugged, "Of course you can. Who in this Jingzhou City doesn't know that you and Fang Dazhuang are thick as thieves? Right, that previous case, did they pay the compensation?"

"Of course they paid. Are you going out?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Xinran's face was very helpless, "My family introduced me to another blind date. I'm truly defeated. It's said that the business is very large, and every other word out of his mouth is about how rich he is."

Zhou Yi left behind a look of helplessness and said, "Good luck, send this one in too."

"Get lost!!!"

Zhou Xinran's fists clenched, and then she watched Zhou Yi push the door open and enter the office directly.

Inside, Fang Dazhuang was working at his desk. Hearing someone enter, he didn't even lift his head, "Zhou Yi, sit down first. I have something here, let's talk in a bit."

What the hell? Zhou Cainiao's face puffed up like a steamed bun!

What exactly is the situation between the two of them? Before, you'd say they were on the phone, that there was a tacit understanding, that they knew what to do without speaking, that was fine.

How come now, just having entered without saying a word, he knew it was Zhou Yi?

And looking at Zhou Yi's appearance, he didn't seem surprised at all, sitting directly on the sofa to the side and crossing his legs to start playing on his phone.

Subconsciously, Zhou Xinran followed him in.

Then she just stood quietly at the door.

Fang Dazhuang was actually busy writing a case file here. When he stretched, he saw a woman standing at the door like a ghost and was almost startled.

"Xinran? Aren't you going on a blind date?"

"No, I'm not going. I just want to know, Zhou Yi didn't speak earlier, how did you know he came in?"

On the sofa to the side, Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang looked at each other and asked in unison, "You've been waiting here for half a day instead of going on your blind date, just to ask this question?"

"Yes, if I don't know the answer, I'm not in the mood for a blind date," Zhou Xinran said righteously.

Fang Dazhuang shook his head, "How hard is this? Other people would knock when they come in. Among all my friends, the only one who enters my office without knocking, just like it's his own home, is Zhou Yi."

"You can't even tell that?"

Zhou Xinran: "..."

I'd better go on my blind date, goodbye.

Zhou Cainiao left, and Zhou Yi and Fang Dazhuang started chatting intermittently.

"Do you think Xinran will send that blind date target in this time too?"

"I think she definitely will. Xinran, after all, has been following you for so long. She hasn't learned anything else well, but she's learned the skill of sending people in completely..."

"That's a way to put it. In your eyes, am I the type who wants to send people in at every moment?"

Fang Dazhuang looked up at Zhou Yi, "You all have a misunderstanding about me. Right, you see that Xinran can't get along with anyone she goes on a blind date with, she wants to send everyone in, but with you, it seems there's still some tacit understanding. You say, could you..."

Huh? Zhou Mouren was stunned upon hearing this.

Fang Dazhuang, what are you saying? You mean to let me and Zhou Cainiao?

"You're joking, Fang Dazhuang, how is that possible!" Zhou Mouren said.

"Hey, I'm just thinking out loud. Anyway, there's no real possibility between you and other women, and Xinran's values are quite similar to yours right now, so just making do with it is fine."

After a pause, Fang Dazhuang added: "Besides, Xinran has no issues with her looks or figure, and she's a little rich girl, plus you'd be able to live off a woman a bit..."

"No way, Fang Dazhuang, you're playing matchmaker indiscriminately. That's impossible. Can this kind of thing just be 'made do'? I'm your peer now, and Xinran is your student. If something were to happen, wouldn't I be a generation lower for no reason!"

Zhou Yi said there.

I treat you as a brother, and you actually want to be my... want to be my elder?

This time it was Fang Dazhuang's turn to stare: "Is that really what you think?"

Then it's fine. Since we're soulmates, let's just stay single together.

However, after this incident, Zhou Yi couldn't stay at the law firm anymore; Fang Dazhuang's words had given him a fright.

Being single is so good. Zhou Cainiao is also a troublemaker; what's so good about that, hmph!

Driving home, he greeted the people in the Small Residential District as usual. The situation with Liu Nainai was a bit off, and Zhou Yi went to ask once, but Liu Nainai didn't care.

She even thought that girl was quite nice, often coming to help her clean the house, cook, and so on, leaving Zhou Yi speechless.

Sitting in front of the computer, he didn't really want to play games. It just so happened that before going to the law firm today, He Ling had recommended a TV series that was said to be very popular recently.

Originally, Zhou Yi couldn't be bothered to watch these TV series, but he was really bored today, especially bored, so just like beating a child on a rainy day, since he was idle anyway, he might as well watch it.

This TV series seemed to have premiered on an online video platform, Qiyi Video Platform. He happened to have the client, so he opened it directly and searched for the TV series.

He found it. Not long after watching, a payment page popped up. Unsurprisingly, this kind of currently popular TV series required a membership.

Regarding the issue of paying for Intellectual Property Rights, Zhou Yi had no opinion; Intellectual Property Rights should be paid for, as this is a major trend.

Domestic payment for Intellectual Property Rights came relatively late. Paying to watch movies and TV shows online went through a long period of barbaric development. Just look at many platforms on the market now; they all started out by doing piracy.

Using piracy to attract traffic, and once there was enough traffic, they would pull in investment, wash their image, and then become legitimate platforms.

So, it's just a membership, right? Just get it. Zhou Mouren directly opened an annual membership.

This TV series was actually somewhat interesting. Although the actors' acting was stiff, there were still some merits, so Zhou Yi didn't hesitate to pay.

After finishing the previous content, he continued to watch. As a result, when he reached who knows which episode, Zhou Yi suddenly blanked out because he discovered that this sixth episode couldn't be watched again!

The reason he couldn't watch it was that the interface had popped up another payment screen.

"Pay, Advanced On-Demand?"

Zhou Yi looked at the content on the screen and read those words out, one by one.

Wait, he felt a bit confused and needed to sort it out. Paid Advanced On-Demand, this episode seemed to be three yuan.

But that's not right. He had clearly already opened a membership, so why did he have to pay separately for Advanced On-Demand to watch the subsequent content now?

If he remembered correctly, there were many promotional slogans when he opened the membership, saying things like "Golden Member Priority Viewing," so why did he have to spend money again now?

It wasn't that he couldn't afford three yuan, but he just felt uncomfortable in his heart.

And it must be said, the water in current TV series is really deep. A forty-minute episode has about thirty minutes of filler; the male and female leads just stare at each other and say some sweet nothings, and an episode is over.

Uncomfortable as it was, because the previous plot had just hit a climax, Zhou Yi still paid and continued watching.

After paying for three episodes like this, he couldn't help it anymore.

Damn it, this Advanced On-Demand seems to have even more filler. I'm here to watch the plot, not to see how good-looking the leads are... although they are indeed a bit good-looking.

He had watched up to the ninth episode. How about... skipping ahead and seeing what's later?

Anyway, he was watching it himself; at worst, if he felt he missed something, he could come back and fill in the plot.

Having decided happily, Zhou Yi quickly clicked to the later episodes and had already pulled out his phone again, preparing to scan the code to pay.

As a result...

"Cannot perform Advanced On-Demand? What the hell is this situation!"

The anger that Zhou Mouren had finally managed to suppress because of this Paid Advanced On-Demand was flaring up again. You said open a membership for priority viewing, I opened it.

You said you can pay for Advanced On-Demand, I was ready to pay, so why can't I even pay now!

After looking carefully for a long time, forget it, he wouldn't look anymore; he'd ask customer service.

Qiyi Platform's customer service wasn't easy to find either. He found them, waited in line, and it took a while before it was his turn.

"What's your situation? Paid Advanced On-Demand can't even be paid for, right? I want to spend money but can't?"

After describing the problem, perhaps because he was a consumer, the reply this time was very fast.

"I'm very sorry, dear. Our Qiyi Platform's Paid Advanced On-Demand must be done in order. I just noticed that you have watched up to the ninth episode, right? Then if you need the Paid Advanced On-Demand service next, you need to unlock the tenth episode; you cannot skip episodes to pay, oh!"

What the hell? Zhou Yi was stunned again.

"No, so this so-called Paid Advanced On-Demand means I must buy all the previous ones before I can watch the later ones?"

"Yes, dear."

It was very straightforward, but it made Zhou Mouren feel even more uncomfortable.

"That's not right. This TV series has dozens of episodes; why does Paid Advanced On-Demand have to be in order? Who stipulated this? This is a Bully Clause, right? I can't even choose?"

"Dear, please calm down first. This is indeed in the terms and is not a Bully Clause, but because the show is currently popular, it is done at the request of the copyright holder."

The customer service's reply was still very polite and courteous, but the problem remained the same.

This meant that if he, Zhou Mouren, wanted to see the ending of this TV series today, he would have to pay for Advanced On-Demand for all the dozens of episodes before it!

Zhou Yi was no longer the Zhou Cainiao from before. Having experienced so many consumer Legal Aid cases, he still had some common sense.

"Don't give me that other stuff. Let's sort this out now. Your Golden Member promotion says 'Paid Priority Viewing.' I opened the membership, and now you tell me that for the subsequent content, I have to pay for Advanced On-Demand!"

"I'll endure that for now, but now you tell me I can't even choose for myself. This is definitely a Bully Clause, right? We consumers don't even have that much of a choice?"

"I'm very sorry, dear."

That was it. Zhou Yi now discovered that the customer service at Qiyi Platform was very polite. No matter what you said, even if you started ranting, they would just say one thing: I'm very sorry, dear.

Finally, perhaps unable to take Zhou Yi's words anymore, the customer service said they had reported the relevant issue and that a platform customer service representative would contact him within five working days.

Fine, the same routine, but this time Zhou Mouren wouldn't be foolish enough to keep waiting.

Abandon illusions and prepare for battle. This routine is so deep it could almost be compared to Bing Mou.

Second chapter for sleep aid, two more chapters to go.

(End of this chapter)