Chapter 266: Shooting Club!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Waking up Zhou Chao wasn’t always due to the sun in the sky; sometimes it was the ringing of his phone.
Zhou Chao groggily reached out from under his blanket to grab his phone and answered the call.
“Hello, boss!” Zhou Chao heard the somewhat familiar voice and opened his eyes to look at the phone screen.
“Oh, Bieber, what made you remember to call me? Is there something you need?”
“Oh, boss, you haven’t forgotten about us, have you? The Independence of the Seas has already departed from the Caribbean Group. Currently, we are heading back to Modu!”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chao recalled that the previous destination of the Independence of the Seas was the Kingdom of Smyrna. It seemed like it was time for them to return.
“Yeah, I got it. How many more days until you reach Modu?”
Zhou Chao heard Bieber conversing with someone on the other end of the line and then inquiring about the remaining travel time.
“Boss, it will probably take another two days. By then, we should arrive in Modu.”
“Alright, 1 understand. I’ll make arrangements as soon as possible.” Zhou Chao ended the call, sat up on the bed, leaned back against the headboard, and rubbed his temples, trying to clear his head a bit.
The thought of the Independence of the Seas nearing Modu gave him a headache. He couldn’t just leave it there as a decoration. For a while, Zhou Chao couldn’t come up with a good plan.
Glancing at the time, it was already past 10 o’clock. Zhou Chao shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it too much. He got up from the bed, took his phone, and left the room.
In the kitchen, Zhou Chao searched but couldn’t find anything to eat. The groceries he had bought previously had all been used up. In resignation, he called The Palms Residence Club and ordered a few dishes to be delivered.
Sitting on a lounge chair on the balcony, he looked through the glass at the passing ships on the Huangpu River and clapped his hands.
“Since I can’t think of a suitable solution, 1’11 take matters into my own hands and create my own maritime cruise tourism company!”
Deciding to take action, he took out his phone and called Ling Chen. Ling Chen was in the middle of compiling a report summarizing the list of recruits from the previous job fair and was about to call Zhou Chao to report on the situation when Zhou Chao’s call came in.
“Hello, boss, I was just about to call you.”
Zhou Chao immediately understood that it was about the job fair from the previous day.
“Oh, the list of recruits has been compiled.”
“Yes, it’s done. We’ve allocated the positions based on each person’s major and their specific skills. There are about 50 people who will be sent to Peng City, including 13 associate professors or above, 42 graduate students, and the majority are master’s level candidates.”
“Alright, have Xu Yu make the necessary arrangements, and ensure that these people don’t face any hardships. However, all the required procedures must be followed, and also, have Wang Feng’s team pay close attention.”
“Don’t worry, boss. Xu Yu’s team is ready to receive them.”
“Well, 1 trust your work. The reason 1 called today is to inquire if our group has a tourism company under its umbrella.”
“Yes, we do. It’s quite a large tourism company, primarily focused on domestic and Southeast Asian tourism projects.”
“How’s the management team of the tourism company?”
“The headquarters conducted an inspection recently, and the tourism division passed the inspection. From what 1 know, the head of the tourism division, Liu Jie, is a capable leader. Under his guidance, the company has secured the majority of business in East China and North China.”
“Oh, hearing that, it sounds promising.”
Zhou Chao contemplated for a moment before saying, “Arrange for him to come to the headquarters tomorrow at 2:30 in the afternoon. If he’s not in Modu, then forget it.”
“If he’s in Modu and you want to meet him, I’ll arrange it tomorrow.”
“Alright, please make the arrangements for tomorrow.”
Ling Chen was a bit puzzled. When the boss called, it was definitely for an important matter. After some consideration, he asked, “Boss, are you planning to expand the business of the tourism company?”
“Well, previously, 1 had a luxury cruise ship return from the Kingdom of Smyrna, and 1 don’t know how to handle it. 1 thought about opening an international route.”
Upon hearing Zhou Chao’s words, Ling Chen remembered the super-luxury cruise ship he had heard about earlier. He wanted to go see it, but he hadn’t had the time. Now he realized it belonged to his own boss. The thought of a billion-dollar luxury cruise ship becoming a burden unconsciously made the corner of his mouth twitch.
“I understand, boss. I’ll make arrangements right away.”
“Alright, that’s fine. I won’t disturb your work any longer. I’ll hang up now.” Ling Chen watched Zhou Chao hurry in and out, shook his head involuntarily, and then looked at the photo of his son with Zhou Chao on his desk. He thought of the person who had reached out to him and pulled him out of his darkest times. After a moment of contemplation, he refocused on reviewing the reports.
After Zhou Chao hung up the phone, the doorbell rang. Opening the door, he found a staff member from the club pushing a food cart standing at the entrance. Zhou Chao stepped aside, and the staff member brought in all the dishes he had ordered.
After paying the bill, the staff member left with the food cart. As for the tableware, it was all specially made disposable utensils, so there was no need to clean dishes. Zhou Chao, who was already hungry, started eating right away. “All, living like this day by day will turn me into a slacker sooner or later!” When there was nothing to do, he stayed at home with no sense of time, stayed up late at night, and slept until noon. This way, he would eventually mess up his routine.
He thought about it that way, but after finishing his meal, Zhou Chao still lay on the sofa and started playing with his phone. It seemed that his earlier thoughts had evaporated.
As a resident of Fog City, the habit of taking a nap after lunch seemed to be ingrained. After playing with his phone for a while, he felt the urge to sleep. Zhou Chao threw his phone aside and immediately went into sleep mode.
“Buzz, buzz, buzz!”
The vibrating phone, which was close at hand, abruptly woke up Zhou Chao from his slumber. Seeing that the incoming call was from Si Cong, he answered it.
“Hello.”
“Are you still sleeping? Come out and play. I’ve sent the address to your phone. Hurry up!”
“Okay, 1’11 take a shower and come out!” Zhou Chao hung up the phone and checked the time. It hadn’t been half an hour yet, but he felt like he had slept for a long time.
After tossing his phone aside, Zhou Chao hurried upstairs to take a shower and change into fresh clothes. In less than 10 minutes, the sound of Zhou Chao rushing down the stairs could be heard. By this time, he had already showered, donned a new outfit, and even styled his hair.
Grabbing his phone and keys, he hurriedly left the house. As he entered the garage and prepared to drive out, he suddenly remembered that he hadn’t checked the address Si Cong had sent earlier. He quickly picked up his phone to look at it.
“Hmm, what’s this place? A shooting club? Is Si Cong taking me to play archery?” Zhou Chao didn’t think too much about it and drove his Lamborghini Veneno out of the garage, heading towards the shooting club in the Huangpu district of Modu..
Chapter 266: Shooting Club!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Waking up Zhou Chao wasn’t always due to the sun in the sky; sometimes it was the ringing of his phone.
Zhou Chao groggily reached out from under his blanket to grab his phone and answered the call.
“Hello, boss!” Zhou Chao heard the somewhat familiar voice and opened his eyes to look at the phone screen.
“Oh, Bieber, what made you remember to call me? Is there something you need?”
“Oh, boss, you haven’t forgotten about us, have you? The Independence of the Seas has already departed from the Caribbean Group. Currently, we are heading back to Modu!”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chao recalled that the previous destination of the Independence of the Seas was the Kingdom of Smyrna. It seemed like it was time for them to return.
“Yeah, I got it. How many more days until you reach Modu?”
Zhou Chao heard Bieber conversing with someone on the other end of the line and then inquiring about the remaining travel time.
“Boss, it will probably take another two days. By then, we should arrive in Modu.”
“Alright, 1 understand. I’ll make arrangements as soon as possible.” Zhou Chao ended the call, sat up on the bed, leaned back against the headboard, and rubbed his temples, trying to clear his head a bit.
The thought of the Independence of the Seas nearing Modu gave him a headache. He couldn’t just leave it there as a decoration. For a while, Zhou Chao couldn’t come up with a good plan.
Glancing at the time, it was already past 10 o’clock. Zhou Chao shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it too much. He got up from the bed, took his phone, and left the room.
In the kitchen, Zhou Chao searched but couldn’t find anything to eat. The groceries he had bought previously had all been used up. In resignation, he called The Palms Residence Club and ordered a few dishes to be delivered.
Sitting on a lounge chair on the balcony, he looked through the glass at the passing ships on the Huangpu River and clapped his hands.
“Since I can’t think of a suitable solution, 1’11 take matters into my own hands and create my own maritime cruise tourism company!”
Deciding to take action, he took out his phone and called Ling Chen. Ling Chen was in the middle of compiling a report summarizing the list of recruits from the previous job fair and was about to call Zhou Chao to report on the situation when Zhou Chao’s call came in.
“Hello, boss, I was just about to call you.”
Zhou Chao immediately understood that it was about the job fair from the previous day.
“Oh, the list of recruits has been compiled.”
“Yes, it’s done. We’ve allocated the positions based on each person’s major and their specific skills. There are about 50 people who will be sent to Peng City, including 13 associate professors or above, 42 graduate students, and the majority are master’s level candidates.”
“Alright, have Xu Yu make the necessary arrangements, and ensure that these people don’t face any hardships. However, all the required procedures must be followed, and also, have Wang Feng’s team pay close attention.”
“Don’t worry, boss. Xu Yu’s team is ready to receive them.”
“Well, 1 trust your work. The reason 1 called today is to inquire if our group has a tourism company under its umbrella.”
“Yes, we do. It’s quite a large tourism company, primarily focused on domestic and Southeast Asian tourism projects.”
“How’s the management team of the tourism company?”
“The headquarters conducted an inspection recently, and the tourism division passed the inspection. From what 1 know, the head of the tourism division, Liu Jie, is a capable leader. Under his guidance, the company has secured the majority of business in East China and North China.”
“Oh, hearing that, it sounds promising.”
Zhou Chao contemplated for a moment before saying, “Arrange for him to come to the headquarters tomorrow at 2:30 in the afternoon. If he’s not in Modu, then forget it.”
“If he’s in Modu and you want to meet him, I’ll arrange it tomorrow.”
“Alright, please make the arrangements for tomorrow.”
Ling Chen was a bit puzzled. When the boss called, it was definitely for an important matter. After some consideration, he asked, “Boss, are you planning to expand the business of the tourism company?”
“Well, previously, 1 had a luxury cruise ship return from the Kingdom of Smyrna, and 1 don’t know how to handle it. 1 thought about opening an international route.”
Upon hearing Zhou Chao’s words, Ling Chen remembered the super-luxury cruise ship he had heard about earlier. He wanted to go see it, but he hadn’t had the time. Now he realized it belonged to his own boss. The thought of a billion-dollar luxury cruise ship becoming a burden unconsciously made the corner of his mouth twitch.
“I understand, boss. I’ll make arrangements right away.”
“Alright, that’s fine. I won’t disturb your work any longer. I’ll hang up now.” Ling Chen watched Zhou Chao hurry in and out, shook his head involuntarily, and then looked at the photo of his son with Zhou Chao on his desk. He thought of the person who had reached out to him and pulled him out of his darkest times. After a moment of contemplation, he refocused on reviewing the reports.
After Zhou Chao hung up the phone, the doorbell rang. Opening the door, he found a staff member from the club pushing a food cart standing at the entrance. Zhou Chao stepped aside, and the staff member brought in all the dishes he had ordered.
After paying the bill, the staff member left with the food cart. As for the tableware, it was all specially made disposable utensils, so there was no need to clean dishes. Zhou Chao, who was already hungry, started eating right away. “All, living like this day by day will turn me into a slacker sooner or later!” When there was nothing to do, he stayed at home with no sense of time, stayed up late at night, and slept until noon. This way, he would eventually mess up his routine.
He thought about it that way, but after finishing his meal, Zhou Chao still lay on the sofa and started playing with his phone. It seemed that his earlier thoughts had evaporated.
As a resident of Fog City, the habit of taking a nap after lunch seemed to be ingrained. After playing with his phone for a while, he felt the urge to sleep. Zhou Chao threw his phone aside and immediately went into sleep mode.
“Buzz, buzz, buzz!”
The vibrating phone, which was close at hand, abruptly woke up Zhou Chao from his slumber. Seeing that the incoming call was from Si Cong, he answered it.
“Hello.”
“Are you still sleeping? Come out and play. I’ve sent the address to your phone. Hurry up!”
“Okay, 1’11 take a shower and come out!” Zhou Chao hung up the phone and checked the time. It hadn’t been half an hour yet, but he felt like he had slept for a long time.
After tossing his phone aside, Zhou Chao hurried upstairs to take a shower and change into fresh clothes. In less than 10 minutes, the sound of Zhou Chao rushing down the stairs could be heard. By this time, he had already showered, donned a new outfit, and even styled his hair.
Grabbing his phone and keys, he hurriedly left the house. As he entered the garage and prepared to drive out, he suddenly remembered that he hadn’t checked the address Si Cong had sent earlier. He quickly picked up his phone to look at it.
“Hmm, what’s this place? A shooting club? Is Si Cong taking me to play archery?” Zhou Chao didn’t think too much about it and drove his Lamborghini Veneno out of the garage, heading towards the shooting club in the Huangpu district of Modu..
