Chapter 150: Company

"The Yellow Calendar has always had various different versions, and nobody agrees with anyone else; now that we have computers, compiling the Yellow Calendar has become much easier." Tang Jing explained.

"Then why do you say yours is the authentic version?" Chen Mu asked.

"Actually, there's no right or wrong about it." Tang Jing laughed: "Just that during the Qing dynasty, the calendar versions kept increasing and often contradicted each other, so the Qianlong Emperor ordered a unification, which produced that book, the 'Harmonized Calendar Discussion Book'."

"Alright."

Chen Mu still only half understood, asking: "So, does that mean we really have to follow it from now on?"

"This sort of mysterious stuff, just treat it as fun; who really believes it all?" Tang Jing laughed.

"Then why do you still spend so much time writing it?" Chen Mu was speechless.

"What else would we do?" Tang Jing spread her hands: "We have paper and pens, so we ought to write something. I'm currently copying out Dream of the Red Chamber; you all need time to read it, too. The Yellow Calendar happens to be one page a day, for some fresh fun. Moreover, history books record the past, while calendars look to the future—they correspond nicely, don't they?"

This reason is truly too strong; Chen Mu was momentarily at a loss for words.

……

But never mind saying that.

After having these two "books," everyone's spiritual life truly became much richer.

After a day's busyness ended.

Everyone would gather sitting on towels, jointly participating in compiling today's history.

This feeling, as if everyone were writing a diary together.

Before reaching that time, it was when everyone was most relaxed, everyone sprawled haphazardly, either lying or sitting casually on the white towels.

Above their heads was a lamp post that rose from the ground and then bent downward.

The lamp post was made by Chen Mu, and the light bulb was naturally Dong Junwei's masterpiece.

The light wasn't very bright, and to avoid exposure, they only turned it on for a while when the sky was half-dark each day.

But the atmosphere was extremely pleasant.

Everyone chipped in, sentence by sentence, gradually helping Tang Jing perfect today's diary, recording while also recalling what had happened that day.

With about twenty people, there were always some amusing anecdotes each day.

For example, today when Wei Dalei and Zhao Xiao Yan were moving things together, Old Wei accidentally lifted both the cargo and Zhao Xiao Yan and walked off with them;

Moreover, whenever Du Jia Jia met Little Yellow, she would secretly bring back a few cat hairs; Dong Junwei collected all these hairs, saying they could later be knitted into a few sweaters.

……

The lookout tower's elevator was under intense construction.

The most difficult part was the steel columns serving as the guide rails.

One elevator requires four guide rails, and with a height of 80 centimeters, these rails cannot be too thin, otherwise they would bend.

Unlike the steel tubes used for sleds, where a person's weight is almost negligible here, the elevator is different: if the guide rails bend even slightly, the elevator platform will jam and cannot operate normally.

In the end, these four rails were made about as thick as a person; by earlier standards, they resembled the needles used for knitting sweaters, being entirely stainless steel, so there was no problem with hardness.

The material chosen for the elevator platform was a relatively lightweight plastic, and its friction with the metal rails would be easier to control.

As for the cable, they initially planned to use cotton thread, but its lifespan was really too short; friction with the pulley would likely cause it to snap within a few days.

But if they used metal and plastic, flexibility could not be achieved, after all, this thing's function is to be a rope.

Finally, Chen Mu made up his mind to make a genuine chain.

That is, a chain made by linking countless oval iron rings.

The elevator's height is 80 centimeters, but the chain's length must far exceed that.

Making such an iron chain by hand sounds unreliable just to think about.

But at present, there seems to be no other choice.

Fortunately, this structure is simple; mass-producing such items isn't too difficult for Chen Mu, and once practiced, the speed can be acceptable.

The chief engineer remained Tang Jing.

She calculated all the required structural parts and components clearly, then gave Chen Mu the dimensions; after all the parts were manufactured, she assembled them one by one.

About a week's time.

The left and right elevators were finally completed.

Du Jia Jia excitedly went up and tried it out first.

Since it relies purely on adjusting counterweight gravity to achieve vertical motion, with constant acceleration, the initial speed cannot be too fast, otherwise at the end it might fling the person out.

Of course, there is a manual braking device on the elevator platform, so that the elevator can decelerate or stop if the speed becomes too fast.

Although this project lacks the significance of a water diversion device, its construction difficulty and complexity are nonetheless greater.

However, throughout the construction process, the number of participants was actually not large; counting on fingers, there were only six people in total.

Tang Jing was the chief engineer;

Chen Mu was the materials and craft supplier;

Wei Dalei was the mover and actual installer;

Lu Liangliang and Lu Shanshan provided materials processing services;

He Ying was the supervisor, responsible for overseeing and inspecting the entire project, mainly just jumping up and down to test whether the elevator platform met all standards.

Six people spent a week's time to complete this large-scale project; from today's perspective, this elevator system is equivalent to an 80-meter-tall major building, which would have been unimaginable before.

Tang Jing proposed that the six of them could establish a company called "Qiming Architectural Design Limited Company," with Chen Mu as the legal representative, and she herself would take the position of chief designer.

The purpose of establishing this company was to construct all kinds of needed architectural facilities for Qiming.

According to Tang Jing, Qiming Architectural Design Limited Company is a construction firm with general contracting qualifications, able to provide design, construction, and decoration as a one-stop service.

The next project, then, is the construction of the bathroom and the renovation of the toilet.

Tang Jing has long-term plans; she has even already thought that, once human society enters a stable period, perhaps she will expand the business outward—for example, building residential towers for Qingbei, or simply constructing a monument for them.

Chen Mu thought this joke had class, so he didn't shirk the title of legal representative, and he encouraged the remaining five people in a boss-like tone, saying that if the company's performance was good at year-end, he would give everyone a substantial year-end bonus.

There are no achievements; the company currently still has no profitable projects; of course, the employees' pay also does not need to worry Chen Mu.

However, at the Qiming general meeting held every seven days, Dong Junwei, in her capacity as Chief Decision Officer, approved the establishment of Qiming Architectural Design Co., Ltd., appointed Chen Mu as the legal representative, and also issued the business license produced by Tang Jing.

Inspired by this matter.

Tang Jing proposed a suggestion that a set of corporate law should be formulated to stipulate the requirements of the procedures and formalities for establishing a company, as well as operation, cancellation, etc.

Everyone almost spat out their rice.

With only seventeen people total, they actually want to draft some corporate law—one person, one company, which would also be only seventeen companies……

If the speaker weren't Tang Jing, they might have already been laughed to death.