Chapter 1696: Future Space

To be honest, this was the first time in his life seeing these things in reality.

Although he knew that technology was so advanced now and many people were using these things, it was the first time they were truly employed in his own company.

Everything in this office made Xu Ke feel incredibly curious.

He thought that such things could be applied throughout Xu Group.

But he later reconsidered and abandoned this idea temporarily, after all, everyone was used to their daily lives. If suddenly, there was a sweeping transformation, people would certainly feel very uncomfortable.

Just as Xu Ke was engrossed in his surroundings, Murong Hai suddenly appeared beside him.

Seeing Murong Hai startled Xu Ke.

This guy appeared silently, just like a ghost.

Moreover, what surprised Xu Ke the most was that Murong Hai was actually wearing a Spider-Man costume today.

If it weren’t for his sharp eyes, he really wouldn’t have recognized it was Murong Hai.

"I say, what’s the deal with you, wearing this outfit out of the blue? I thought a thief broke into the company, turns out it’s you!"

After hearing Xu Ke’s words, Murong Hai awkwardly removed his hood.

"It’s all for the atmosphere today. I specially custom ordered it. How do you find the office I set up? Isn’t it flashy and cool?"

Murong Hai was very confident about his work this time. After all, the outcome was so impressive that even he was amazed by the final product.

He hadn’t expected the design diagrams from Bai Lan’s design department to be so amazing. Before completion, Murong Hai had never felt this way.

There were many things he simply didn’t understand; it was only through others’ explanations that he gradually figured it out.

Besides the day when Xu Ke called him away, he spent nearly all his time in the office.

The office was only finished with renovations yesterday, and all the materials used were green and eco-friendly.

Murong Hai knew that Xu Ke wanted speed, so he made no compromises with the price.

After all, this guy isn’t short on money, worst case he would just ask for reimbursement later.

"I’m quite satisfied, I didn’t expect you to perform so excellently this time. By the way, how much did this office cost in total? Let me see how it compares to my budget."

Before renovating this office, his budget was about 5 million.

Given the office’s considerable size, it covers half a floor in total.

After hearing Xu Ke’s question, Murong Hai roughly calculated.

Adding together all the materials and labor costs, the total cost was around 12 million.

Murong Hai thought the price was quite reasonable since all the materials used were the best in the world.

Some things are even priceless, and he had to pull strings to get them.

"It’s about 12 million, the final figure might have some discrepancies but not by much."

"12 million!"

Although Xu Ke wasn’t short on money, he was still somewhat surprised that his mental budget was so far off.

Initially, he thought 5 million should be more than enough, but he hadn’t expected Murong Hai to design the office like this.

Just from the design alone, you could see that the value of these materials was far from cheap.

Just that intelligent facial recognition system probably cost at least 1 million.

Xu Ke has been a sci-fi enthusiast since he was little, so he was quite familiar with these things.

He had long wanted his office to look like this, just never had the chance until now.

Now that the condition was met, Xu Ke’s heart couldn’t help but itch.

"12 million then, really impressive performance this time. Let me know what reward you want."

For those who have contributed, Xu Ke is never stingy.

Though he and Murong Hai were like brothers, even among brothers, accounts should be settled clearly.

Moreover, only when you treat others well, can they wholeheartedly trust you.

Murong Hai was somewhat stunned, never having expected any reward for doing this.

After all, Xu Ke has been so good to him, doing this was his duty.

"Xu Ke, you’re being too formal talking like this, what is there to negotiate between us brothers? Besides, this is my job, you don’t need to give me anything else."

Murong Hai’s words made Xu Ke shake his head persistently, business is business, we can’t break the rules.

"Nope, even if we’re brothers, we must have clear accounts. Especially since this time, you’ve truly excelled. Today, you must name some demand or you won’t leave."

Xu Ke made up his mind to stay put today; if Murong Hai didn’t come up with something, he’d simply not let him go.

Xu Ke’s stubbornness left Murong Hai a bit dumbfounded; this was the first time he encountered a CEO forcing rewards on employees.

Other CEOs are eager to exploit their employees, but this one is bent on rewarding them. The employee doesn’t want it, yet it’s enforced; when did the world become so crazy?

Murong Hai suddenly felt like crying but had no tears; had he known, he wouldn’t have come today.

He went to such lengths to prepare this only to be "scammed" by Xu Ke.

Murong Hai was genuinely unwilling because he felt he owed Xu Ke too much.

Ever since working with Xu Duo, Murong Hai could clearly feel that Xu Ke genuinely saw him as a brother.

Murong Hai has had too many fair-weather friends in the past, so meeting Xu Ke was his luck of a lifetime.

Thus, he cherished their friendship even more.

"Xu Ke, you know what kind of person I am. This was supposed to be my duty, stop it."

Seeing Murong Hai’s stubbornness, Xu Ke felt a bit of a headache.

What he said was like spilled water; no matter what, today he must give a reward.

Since Murong Hai didn’t want to choose, this reward was decided by Xu Ke himself.

"Alright, alright. Seeing you in difficulty, I’ll make the choice for you. Aren’t you getting married soon? Weddings surely require a lot of money. I guess your current salary isn’t enough. So, I decided to increase your salary fivefold starting next month. Plus, you’ll participate in the company’s year-end dividends, that’s it."

Xu Ke didn’t give Murong Hai the opportunity to refuse, sparing himself from the nagging.

Murong Hai was now at a loss for words to describe his feelings.

The treatment Xu Ke was giving him was already good enough, yet now his salary was directly increased fivefold.

He currently earns over 200,000 a month, with this increase, that would be 1 million monthly.

For the first time, Murong Hai thought earning money was so easy, and he began to feel increasingly grateful to Xu Ke.