189: That's so scary!

Guangming Chamber of Commerce.

President Katie slammed her hand down, shattering the solid wood desk in front of her. She undid the buttons on her top, her chest heaving violently, and her face flushed red: "What a complete donkey. The commercial rules under Governor Wang Chao were already incredibly perfect, and everyone was making a profit. This newly appointed governor is practically digging his own grave by doing this."

"Exactly, he's draining the pond to catch all the fish!"

"I don't know if that donkey has sand in his brain; does he think he can get more tax revenue by raising taxes?"

Vice President Hawkins sighed: "The tax rate has been adjusted to a normal level, causing us to lose our price advantage. With the public's purchasing power declining and profits dropping, outside merchants will also choose to withdraw from the Luol Star System due to shrinking profit margins."

"It's a huge loss. I just invested in expanding three interstellar logistics routes, with hundreds of trillions in upfront costs. Now that the policy has changed, it's questionable whether I'll even be able to recover the principal."

...

The business landscape of the Luol Star System changed overnight; prices skyrocketed, getting higher day by day.

"Boss, why did the price of this rice suddenly go up? It jumped by 10 Star Coins all at once—are you robbing me?"

The rice shop owner sighed: "Don't you know? The new governor's decree has already been issued. Discounted sales in this star system have been cancelled, and taxes have been increased. If we don't raise prices, we can't stay in business."

"The new governor?"

"Yes, the new governor."

Scenes like this were playing out in every corner of the star system, and public resentment was gradually boiling over.

The public was accustomed to high-quality, low-cost goods; suddenly being sent back to the pre-liberation era overnight was something no one could accept.

Under the impact of this sentiment, a wave of nostalgia for the old governor emerged among the grassroots populace.

Even though the old governor's reputation had been terrible before, a rumor started circulating among the people.

Governor Wang Chao had only enacted a series of pro-people policies to pursue Wan Xingying, hoping to gain her attention.

Governors Mansion, Governor's Office.

Kaidi leaned back on the sofa, propping his feet up on the coffee table, listening to his subordinate report on the reactions from various sectors after the new policies were implemented.

"A bunch of ungrateful rabble."

"Only a fool like Wang Chao would pay out of his own pocket to fill the market's black hole. What I want are visible achievements."

...

Star Tower Trial secret realm, first floor.

He Ming's mental consciousness communicated with the omniscient notebook.

【What is the satisfaction level of the Luol Star System?】

【57%】

【What about the Yuanyang Star System?】

【31%】

【Cultivation speed of the imperial seal of china】

【8925%】

At 89 times the cultivation speed, a faint smile appeared on He Ming's face; he was quite satisfied with this result.

Before entering the Star Tower, he had made full preparations; jarvis would be responsible for issuing orders to the Xinghai Galaxy System and Steward on his behalf.

After the great purge of the Luol Star System, through He Ming's secret operations, many high-quality assets were transferred to Xinghai.

Currently, the Xinghai Galaxy System had fully seized 31% of the commercial market share in the Luol Star System.

As the market fell into panic and stood on the brink of collapse, the Xinghai Galaxy System finally began to exert its influence.

For all commodities involving basic livelihood areas, including food, energy, and basic daily necessities, retail prices were only increased by 25%.

Tens of thousands of online and offline stores exerted their strength simultaneously, stabilizing the trend of rising prices to a certain extent.

The public's eyes were always sharp; word spread quickly from one person to ten, and ten to a hundred.

In less than ten days, the Xinghai Galaxy System's online stores were overwhelmed with orders, and offline stores saw retaliatory panic buying.

Because people were constantly worried that prices would crash at any moment.

The Xinghai Galaxy System's commodity prices were the lowest, and the quality was far higher than the market standard.

Buying them meant earning; it was simple and straightforward.

Meanwhile.

On Blue Star, the Xinghai Galaxy System unexpectedly released a massive number of orders, so many that they couldn't be finished in the next hundred years.

Suppliers all over the world were practically running themselves ragged trying to expand production capacity.

This caused land prices even in remote, obscure small counties to skyrocket several times over, directly driving a booming real estate development.

Various small private workshops sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

The Huaxia Federation finally managed to recover significantly in this interstellar trade.

The job market was incredibly busy; major companies were all hiring. There were even more recruitment booths set up than there were job seekers, and wages kept rising, yet they still couldn't hire anyone.

At noon.

Li Hang clutched his one-page resume in his hand and arrived at the local job market.

He graduated from Nanjiao Vocational and Technical College, majoring in Computer Science, with a high school diploma.

In the past three months, he couldn't even remember how many times he had been rejected; it was always "wait for notification," and then nothing ever came of it.

After staying at home for over half a month, he finally got annoyed by his family's nagging and agreed to go out to try his luck.

He thought that at worst, he would just go into a factory to screw in bolts; although it was a bit tiring, he could at least earn enough money to support himself and wouldn't have to be nagged by his family from morning till night.

He clenched his fists to psych himself up, feeling like a death row inmate about to be escorted to the execution ground, and hesitantly stepped into the bustling job market.

Huh!?

When Li Hang saw the scene at the job market, he almost thought he had gone to the wrong place.

Instead of the expected crowds of job seekers, recruitment booths were packed together, stretching as far as the eye could see, far outnumbering the job applicants.

Just as he was feeling lost, a fragrant breeze wafted towards him.

"Classmate, are you here looking for a job?"

Before Li Hang could react, a tall, beautiful young lady in a professional skirt suit grabbed his arm.

Happiness had come so suddenly that he had no mental preparation at all; his cheeks flushed red, and he looked completely at a loss.

"I..."

Li Hang's hands couldn't stop sweating, and his hands kept shaking uncontrollably. His heart pounded wildly, blood rushed to his head, and he felt like he was about to have a nosebleed.

"Come, come, come, take a look at our company, come in and sit."

The HR lady spoke extremely fast, pulling and dragging Li Hang into a small booth of only two square meters, and pressed him down onto a small stool.

A young man in a crisp suit offered him a cup of hot tea with a beaming smile.

"What should we call you, classmate?"

"I, I'm called Li Hang."

"Li Hang, that's a great name."

The young man took Li Hang's resume and set it aside, then conveniently pulled an employment contract from the drawer and handed it to him, while the young lady on the side forced a pen into his hand.

"Li Hang, our company has excellent benefits."

The HR lady leaned over, getting close to Li Hang, their faces almost touching.

"Five social insurances and one housing fund, paid at the maximum rate."

"Five days on, two days off, eight hours a day, off work on time."

"Voluntary overtime, double pay."

"Weekend overtime, triple pay; holidays, five times pay!"

"Become a full-time employee immediately upon hiring, with a starting base salary of 20,000."

"Three meals provided, apartment and accommodation included."

"Annual bonus is a guaranteed minimum of six months' extra salary, plus quarterly bonuses, not less than the monthly salary!"

Li Hang looked dazed, listening to the HR lady's rapid-fire speech, which sounded like a crosstalk performance.

But deep down, he was panicking.

These benefits were a bit abnormal.

No matter how he listened to it, it sounded like the pitch of some scam gang.

He was just a high school graduate, a novice with zero work experience.

What right did he have to enjoy such generous benefits?

It's so terrifying.