[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob":3,"chapter-reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-chapter-56":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn 2008: The Gear System God",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2223763,4100,"Chapter 56: This boss really did receive a notification!","reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-chapter-56",56,"\u003Cp>Inside the \"Everyday Cold Skin Noodle\" shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earthy boss, General Manager Yu, and Shen Rui were chatting more and more deeply, eating five-yuan cold skin noodles while discussing projects worth hundreds of millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui and this General Manager Yu had actually only met a few days ago, but they had been staying together for the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already had many similar conversations over the past few days, so they didn't feel that what they were discussing was awkward at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>General Manager Yu’s expression was very serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"High salary is only one part of it. We must also start from the perspective of employee happiness and health. The law stipulates an eight-hour workday; that’s the bottom line. I want to push toward a seven-hour workday. If it’s a particularly tiring position, six hours! Five hours is fine too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui said: \"Then your labor costs will be much higher, profits will be diluted, and the enterprise’s ability to resist risks will decline.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do I need profit for? Is the money earned and distributed to employees called a cost? Why is it called profit when I earn it, but labor cost when the employees earn it? With my scale of one billion a year, I won't go bankrupt easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, what is the most risk-resistant? Unity is the most risk-resistant! Cohesion is the most risk-resistant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da looked left and right...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there a hidden camera nearby or what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One billion a year... even if calculated at a 10% profit margin, that’s earning 100 million a year. In a small place like Dongyang County, the richest person wouldn't even be fit to carry his shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone could earn 100 million a year and then say they wanted to distribute 90% of the income to the employees...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this purely a science fiction movie? Even Bureau 749 wouldn't dare film it like this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da stared at this General Manager Yu, wanting to see a hint of hypocrisy and exaggeration, but he only saw passion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The school teacher, who should have been more \"idealistic,\" was trying to persuade the other party to be more cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the boss, who should have been more \"realistic,\" was talking about ideals at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still in a cold skin noodle shop...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, Zhai Da looked at General Manager Yu’s features; they were a little familiar, but he wasn't sure...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he would inevitably see this person on short videos in the future, but that would be General Manager Yu more than a decade later, looking much older than he was now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two’s discussion continued. Shen Rui said: \"Looking at the entire market, such enterprises are few and far between...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>General Manager Yu shook his head: \"The several former state-owned factories you took me to see along the way, weren't they similar before the restructuring?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the factory earned money, besides giving it to the state, everything else was spent on the workers—building schools, building hospitals, pensions, building residential areas... How many towns across our country were developed like this? Yes, they have all gone bankrupt now, but just because they went bankrupt, does that mean their distribution method was wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They weren't wrong; they just lost. Besides, I didn't say I would copy them; I want to do it according to my own ideas.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold skin noodles were served. This General Manager Yu mixed them while saying: \"I don't expect others to understand me. Let me tell you, there might even be people cursing me for this! But as long as my own employees and my customers can understand me, to hell with what others think!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui suddenly said to Zhai Da: \"Zhai Da, can you understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da was stunned. Could this fire burn onto him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or let me put it another way: if one day you do business and open a company, and you earn money—lots and lots of money—would you be willing to distribute 90% of the company’s income to ordinary employees?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da frowned for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although saying \"willing\" here would be more in line with the atmosphere... and then smoothly joining this abstract topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhai Da still chose to tell the truth, stating his true inner thoughts: \"I’m afraid not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps feeling a bit embarrassed, Zhai Da added: \"I might offer treatment and benefits higher than the market value, but to say 90% distributed to others, that’s a bit of a fantasy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then do you like such an enterprise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like it, I suppose... who wouldn't?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui smiled: \"You like such an enterprise, yet you wouldn't do it yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to General Manager Yu and said: \"Look, this is difficult, right? Even the more open-minded younger generation, even if they just think about it, feels it’s unreliable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>General Manager Yu slurped a big mouthful of cold skin noodles: \"It’s fine. When I succeed, younger people will see it, and eventually, someone will do the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, I didn't think this way from a young age either. It was only after I turned forty and didn't lack money that I had this idea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui commented: \"This is actually even harder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da suddenly felt a sense of discomfort... the discomfort of a realist being drawn into a conversation between idealists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold skin noodles were eaten quickly; after a few sentences, they were finished, and the four of them walked outside together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after lifting the door curtain did Zhai Da notice that a \"Bentley Flying Spur\" was parked outside. He had seen it in his past life, but in the end, he bought the slightly cheaper Maybach... of course, that had absolutely nothing to do with the Maybach sales lady being more diligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious who this car belonged to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earthy boss, General Manager Yu, had no driver and walked toward the driver’s seat himself, wanting to invite Shen Rui into the car, but Shen Rui indicated he had something to discuss with his student and let General Manager Yu return to the hotel first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this absolute one-and-only luxury car in Dongyang County drive away, Shen Rui suddenly said: \"Do you feel disappointed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da withdrew his gaze: \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A person who talks big about distributing 90% of the profits to employees is actually driving such a luxury car?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da pondered for a moment: \"Disappointed is not the word; it’s just a bit of a contrast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui laughed: \"Then if you knew he had been in prison, the contrast would probably be even stronger...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A good person doesn't have to be a perfect person. If someone claims that a good person must be perfect and magnifies every little problem they find, then they are likely a petty person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Facts prove that even if wealth is distributed according to labor, the boss can still earn money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the \"Bentley Flying Spur\" at this moment proved that General Manager Yu indeed had the strength, and he finally realized who this person was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Donglai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fatty who ran a supermarket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boss who had received a notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui turned around and said to Lu Wei, who had been out of it: \"Can I borrow Zhai Da for a moment? To go to my house. I’m leaving tomorrow, and I don’t want to drag that thing out any longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Wei looked at Zhai Da; she obviously wouldn't make the decision herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da was also curious about the so-called \"maternal grandfather’s relic,\" so he let Lu Wei take a taxi home first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself pushed his bicycle and followed Mr. Shen Rui toward the teacher’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why not let Lu Wei ride it back? It’s simple: because she didn't know how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why he didn't give Shen Rui a ride but pushed it instead, it was also simple: he was afraid of the awkwardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the road was bumpy and he was pinched in the belly by his own civics teacher? How embarrassing that would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you and that General Manager Yu meet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui adjusted his glasses: \"I originally wanted to introduce a client to the Woolen Mill. The other party also gave my friend face and came to inspect it personally. I had to show up anyway. Later, we chatted and hit it off, so I took him to several places and exchanged my social science research results from these past few years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for now, we have agreed to go to Xu City in Yu Province to take a look. I am also very interested in his enterprise and am preparing to include it in my research. His company’s employee treatment has already far exceeded his peers, but he still plans to be even more radical.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da nodded sincerely: \"I feel he can do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think so too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui’s home was just two intersections away from the Red Flag Mall, so he really did go to \"Everyday Cold Skin Noodles\" often.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling of meeting a teacher outside on a day off and walking together was quite rare. Pushing the bicycle while walking and chatting, Shen Rui even asked about some school matters, as he hadn't been back for several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going to Xu City this time, he didn't know when he would be back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked, Shen Rui suddenly said: \"Are you and Lu Wei dating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da coughed dryly: \"Not really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, ordinary friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... that’s definitely a bit higher than ordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Rui had an expression of \"I understand you young people’s twists and turns.\" Just now, he had observed the state of the two. As an amateur psychology enthusiast, it was easy for him to distinguish the bond between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see some things that the two of them might not even be aware of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating slightly, Shen Rui decided to tell Zhai Da.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not a psychologist, and confidentiality was not his professional code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a teacher, and ensuring every student lived well was his professional code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least at this moment, he believed that Zhai Da knowing some information would be helpful to Lu Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should have also noticed that Lu Wei is a bit different from ordinary people in terms of personality. She has also undergone psychological counseling with me before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhai Da nodded; this was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhai Da... have you heard of 'alexithymia'?\" \u003C\u002Fp>",1743,"2026-06-17T20:38:09.169Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","7e6c871a7fb5a2f41d6bc82a30e07127cfd817a4a401497edd5f371d8755ae64","reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-chapter-57","reborn-in-2008-the-gear-obsessed-heartthrob-chapter-55",326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-2008-the-gear-system-god-cover.jpg"]