24: Chapter 24 Bonus Projects 24: Chapter 24 Bonus Projects Snap, a flame appeared in the dark, lighting a cigarette.
Allen Zhang sat on the second-floor balcony, watching the auburn-haired woman smoking beside him.
Another old comrade who had fought alongside her, the homeowner, was already sound asleep.
It was a good thing Allen was strong and fit; otherwise, winning against two wouldn’t be easy.
“What is it, dear master?” Olivia turned her head and smiled faintly.
She turned around, showcasing her figure as if presenting a piece of art.
“Nothing much, just not quite used to the thought that after waking up tomorrow, I’ll go from ‘dear master’ to ‘mister’,” Allen said with a smile.
Catherine knows how to have fun.
That woman is a freak.
“Oh, then you should seize this dreamy opportunity, don’t miss out on any chance!
When you can settle down here, I think we can rekindle our past,” Olivia said with a smile.
“Ha, that’s a good one, I don’t have that kind of money.
And I couldn’t really adapt to this ‘life’ here either,” Allen laughed heartily.
He frankly accepted his situation.
“You’re expecting a homeless man with no savings who can’t even find a job to buy a mansion worth millions of dollars in the Rich District tomorrow?
Maybe I’ll achieve that goal one day, but it’s obviously not that easy to realize at the moment.”
“It is indeed difficult.
Perhaps I could point you to a way to make big money?”
Olivia took a deep drag of her cigarette.
Looking at Allen who seemed expectant, she raised an eyebrow and exhaled smoke, “Have you considered joining a film company?
People like you are definitely in demand in the market!
Rest assured, if there’s a channel about you, I’ll definitely pay to watch!
After all, I can relate so much!”
“Sorry to disappoint you, but I don’t have any plans to debut at the moment,” Allen answered after a few seconds of silence, “Maybe in a couple of years?”
“That’s too bad, the screen will miss out on a real hunk.
You really should consider my advice and give it a try!
You might just give the market a different kind of impact, you know, the surgery market is quite sluggish right now; they desperately need someone to endorse.”
“Hahahaha.” Allen laughed at her outrageous remarks.
“Do you mean I could also boost the implant industry because I have a size that doesn’t belong to this skin color?”
The two chatted happily, and Allen gradually steered the conversation towards something he cared about.
“Olivia, do you know the team responsible for the waste management business in this community?”
Olivia pondered, “I think it’s managed by Pike Resource Recycling?
They’re responsible for coordinating recycling and garbage collection and also introduced us to a reliable recycling center for waste materials.
But other than the cleaners in the area, there are usually no fixed personnel.”
“Everything in the Rich District, even the trash, needs to be precisely sorted and is part of confidential work, since people occasionally carelessly lose important documents, USB drive data, private photos, and the like.”
This is also to avoid trouble; the quirks and tempers of the wealthy are not that great, and one extra procedure is an extra layer of insurance.
They might well accuse or complain about you; no one wants responsibility for that and to lose their livelihood.
“Is there any possibility of transferring this business to another private recycling team?” Allen inquired.
“There’s no such possibility for now.
Pike Company has business cooperation with many in the Rich District and the Municipal Bureau.
They’re involved in more than just recycling cans; they handle the city’s scrap metal and recyclables, a company annual income exceeding a hundred million US dollars!
You can only get a contract from Pike through bidding and they assign you the community and recycling tasks.”
Olivia answered languidly, then asked with curiosity, “Why do you ask?
Are you thinking of getting into this business?
Running a recycling center?”
“I just wanted another chance to see you.”
Allen gave the correct answer.
“Get real, dear master, I forgot to tell you, I have a boyfriend.
There’s no chance for us.”
Olivia scoffed, “You’ve probably said that to quite a few people.”
She’s not some naive girl just out of school, she’s not falling for that.
She’s already 28, graduated from a prestigious university in California, and has been struggling to pay back her student loans.
By now, she can only afford to rent and has long since faced reality.
She finally found a job in the service industry in the Rich District, just to get closer to wealthy people.
The best shortcut is to align with the rich’s hobbies and get pregnant with their illegitimate children.
Her boyfriend also supported her taking this job, since as a fitness trainer he also needed introductions to high-end clients, otherwise, he could only make a couple thousand US Dollars a month, barely enough for his own expenses.
Most of the time, she was the one paying for their rent and living expenses.
Olivia took a deep drag of her cigarette, feeling somewhat desolate.
“You still have a boyfriend?” Allen Zhang’s thoughts short-circuited upon hearing this information.
He had always thought you’d been single for many years.
After all, only a narrow path allows passage.
While I understand you’re open-minded, this level of openness still troubles me.
It’s not like you’re responsible for this.” Olivia joked, “Or are you afraid I’ll really cling to you?”
“Of course not.” Allen Zhang answered casually, “Even if you did cling to me, you’d be the one paying for me, so what do I have to worry about?”
“Alright then, I’ll take your word for it—but only for tonight.
If you really want to take over the recycling work in the Rich District, wait until you have the proper qualifications, a decent recycling truck, and a recycling station.
Then if you manage to win the Pike Company bidding, we’ll talk.”
I just wanted to get ahead of the game.” Allen Zhang nodded.
Right now, he’s broke and at the early stages of starting a business, discussing this seems too premature.
Those mixed in amongst the streets, driving cars, wearing designer clothes, doing recycling in the Rich District, apart from a few without qualifications, most likely have long-term cooperation with recycling stations.
The State Government and Municipal Bureau set targets for resource recovery companies to work with sanitation departments and community recycling centers to meet.
Class B recycling comes from the Rich District and various company business communities, while Class C is from ordinary communities and streets.
Class A involves recycling from the military industrial complex and science parks.
After the F22 production line was dismantled, numerous industrial machines and even airplane wings and fuselage parts were stripped off and piled up as scrap iron for sale.
Those laid-off engineers and related departments didn’t treat secrets as secrets at all, just to make money.
After being sold to overseas recycling companies or local tech companies for processing, those who benefited from the profits are still living the good life to this day.
Where there are people, there will be transactions.
Recycling is an art; there’s a lot to it.
You recycle a can, a watch the rich don’t want, a ring, shards of luxury cars, mobile phones, computers, then you’re just a regular garbage man.
But if you recycle a Boeing passenger jet, guidance systems, satellite fragments, parts of third and fifth generation fighters, destroyer parts, aircraft carrier parts, then you’re definitely the industry leader, the standard to follow!!
Assembling the fragments to innovate and create a five-star aircraft carrier.
“Even for recycling garbage, you have to bid for it and build up qualifications and credibility; this world is truly fucking mad!” Allen Zhang complained.
“Isn’t that the truth.
But the world has always been terrible.” Olivia shrugged her shoulders, she was long accustomed to it.
Allen Zhang looked at Olivia, enveloped in smoke, her auburn curly hair draped over, her delicate profile, and her voluptuous figure covered by a thin layer of chiffon looking so striking and seductive under the night sky.
Instantly moved to seize the opportunity.
Olivia exclaimed in surprise, but soon accepted it with a cheerful laugh.