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Li Tianqi's retirement was a significant event worldwide. As the public face of Kyushu's management, his reputation, while perhaps not as great as Fang Yuan's, was still considerable in the business world.

Such an individual stepping down from the Kyushu management position in his early fifties inevitably led to various speculations.

However, this didn't significantly impact Li Tianqi or Kyushu. Most people were aware of the underlying reason: Li Tianqi was simply tired and no longer wanted to continue striving. Without enthusiasm, his work naturally lacked its previous vigor.

In that case, he might as well enjoy life. After striving for so long, he had proven his worth, realized his value, and accumulated wealth commensurate with his contributions.

It was time to enjoy the fruits of his labor. Otherwise, accumulating so much wealth without the time to enjoy it would be truly tragic.

This wasn't about material enjoyment but spiritual fulfillment. Individuals at their level constantly sought to elevate their spiritual state, and nothing was more important than perfecting their inner world.

They all appeared detached from fame and fortune, but how many were genuine? It was easy to tell the real from the fake.

Only outliers like Fang Yuan were unconventional. He was generous and didn't consider profit when deciding what to do, focusing instead on the positive impact of his actions.

Take the anti-gravity taxi project, for example. Its annual revenue barely balanced its expenses, even with advertising revenue and government subsidies.

Without these, the anti-gravity taxi project would be a loss-making venture. However, the positive outcomes were undeniable.

After extensive streamlining, the city's transportation system finally became smooth. Regardless of the city, traffic congestion was practically nonexistent. With land, sea, and air routes all progressing simultaneously, if traffic jams still occurred, there was truly nothing more that China's transportation could do to improve.

Moreover, thanks to the power of big data and artificial intelligence, anti-gravity taxis and the recently launched anti-gravity buses achieved true driverless capabilities.

The reduction in labor costs was a major reason why the project ultimately didn't suffer losses. Its nationwide implementation made the anti-gravity public transportation project a model for the world.

Kyushu, as the technology solution provider, not only offered solutions but also provided corresponding anti-gravity equipment.

Of course, this was just the beginning. Meeting their own needs was already straining Kyushu's resources. Only after the domestic market was fully saturated would they focus their efforts on this area.

Speaking of which, Li Tianqi no longer needed to worry about this matter. Others would naturally take over. As for whether they could do it well? That was a joke. He was confident that the moment the domestic market became saturated, the project would begin to yield returns.

Moreover, it would be a considerable profit for Kyushu. If it weren't for the advancement of the Star Orbit Plan, the anti-gravity public transportation project would have already covered all regions of the country, instead of being incomplete as it was now.

Forget it, forget it. The Star Orbit Plan was also proposed by the boss. He had no right to object and could only silently change the direction of development.

There was no other way. For Kyushu, the boss was the most important figure. If there was a conflict with the boss, he would unconditionally yield. He had this awareness. As for the future, he would leave it to that little guy Zhuge to handle!

He became the general manager of Kyushu in his thirties and held that position for more than a decade, working diligently and contributing his strength to Kyushu's development.

He could even proudly say that his contribution to Kyushu was definitely in the top three. The first, of course, was his boss, the founder of Kyushu, Fang Yuan. The second was between him and Liu Zhijun.

Of course, if Liu Zhijun hadn't retired so early, he would only be able to take third place. How could he be qualified to compete with him? After all, he was the co-founder of Kyushu. Without Liu Zhijun in the early stages of development, Kyushu wouldn't have developed so smoothly.

He still had regrets. Why didn't he meet Fang Yuan when Kyushu was first established? Even if he couldn't become a co-founder, being one of the first employees would have been great!

In the end, when he joined Kyushu, the company was already of a certain scale and recognized in the industry as a potential stock. It made it seem like his many years of work were just to realize Kyushu's potential.

He wouldn't dwell on this anymore. His retirement ceremony was simple. He announced the news internally and appointed Zhuge as the new general manager of Kyushu, replacing his previous role.

The senior executives of Kyushu had already known about this news for a long time. Moreover, in the previous six months, Li Tianqi had gradually handed over his responsibilities to Zhuge, slowly withdrawing from Kyushu's management.

Since he was retiring, he naturally had to completely handle the matters here. Speaking of which, Zhuge could be considered his student. Li Tianqi had a thorough understanding of his abilities.

These past few years were mainly to pave the way for Zhuge. Otherwise, he would have been enjoying his retirement life when the Dream Net Plan was launched.

Fortunately, it wasn't too late now. He was only in his fifties and could enjoy his retirement life. This was something that many people couldn't do. Moreover, at his position, being able to so freely abandon everything he had and become an ordinary retiree was not something that ordinary people could do.

In Kyushu, this wasn't strange at all. It could even be said to be very common because they had Fang Yuan as a "good example," which made them particularly carefree about these things.

When they felt their energy was insufficient or lost their previous love for their current work, they wouldn't hesitate at all. Such things had happened before.

Within Kyushu, the average retirement age was less than fifty. It wasn't that Kyushu forced these people to retire at this age; most of them voluntarily proposed it, saying they wanted to enjoy life.

To ensure the quality of life of these individuals, Kyushu had a supplementary retirement fund, which was managed by Kyushu's financial department. The monthly retirement payments could guarantee these people a high quality of life.

Otherwise, why were Kyushu's employees so loyal to the company? It was even better than a secure job, just with more fierce competition.

They were considered in every aspect, not only during their employment but also after retirement. Kyushu had arranged everything clearly.

No one had ever seen such a caring company. Besides Kyushu, there wasn't such a conscientious company in the entire world. Of course, retired employees weren't idle. Without the constraints, they could fully exert their abilities.

Training new people, helping out within Kyushu when projects were busy, and even holding Kyushu Cup retiree competitions. Anyway, these people had the money and energy to do so.

They were allowed to do whatever they wanted. Of course, there were also people who couldn't stay idle and started businesses at an older age, hoping to replicate Liu Zhijun's achievements. Unfortunately, there was only one Fang Yuan in this world, and they had already missed him. Finding a second one should be impossible.

While things were lively on Kyushu's side, Fang Yuan's side was no less exciting. The Mars terraforming project was officially launched. According to Fang Yuan's plan, the first step was to solve the problem of Mars' atmosphere. Otherwise, even if they started moving in the direction they wanted, they wouldn't be able to hold onto their gains.

He also had a backup plan for this, but due to Gaia's special nature, he couldn't combine the two functions into one. He could only use drone-like machines to sprinkle the substance he developed in all corners of Mars. After a period of waiting, the whole process would take nearly a year.

This was even under the premise of having a sufficient number of drones. Moreover, Mars' current gravity situation was still different from Earth's, and the drones used were specially modified.

Fortunately, this substance took effect relatively quickly. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen Mars for terraforming; the time cost would be too high.

Without Fang Yuan, artificially creating an atmosphere would be unimaginable, especially one suitable for Mars' current environment. One really didn't know what was in this guy's head; why did he know everything?

This was good, too. The things the rest of the people needed to do were relatively simple. It was just that Fang Yuan alone was working hard. Actually, it wasn't too hard. The various raw materials he provided weren't free but had to be shared equally by the 11 forces participating in this matter.

Just relying on the Gaia machine and this special substance, Tianyun, was enough for Fang Yuan's hard work during this period. Although the profit wasn't high, the volume was huge. The key was that most of these funds could enter Fang Yuan's personal account.

Only a small portion would enter the research center's account. One should know that most of the unmanned factory's current production capacity was only for Fang Yuan's personal service, and only a small portion was for Kyushu and the research center.

Even nominally speaking, the unmanned factory completely belonged to Fang Yuan. Allowing these people to use it was just a personal favor, and it was already good that he didn't charge them.

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Charging his own company was something Fang Yuan still couldn't do. Strictly speaking, he wasn't a qualified businessman at all and didn't have the idea of maximizing profits.

If he were replaced by a mature businessman, or even a qualified businessman, in the same position as Fang Yuan, they would definitely have a way to multiply his wealth several times, or even more.

In the beginning, Fang Yuan also loved money very much, not because he himself liked it, but because he needed money to rise quickly. After all, having such a system that only recognized money and not people gave him a headache.

But now, he has enough for his own use, so what's the point of earning so much more? Even if it's for the sake of his descendants, he has already made thorough preparations.

As long as they don't court death themselves, it will be enough for them to live a lavish life. Not to mention, as long as the Earth hasn't been destroyed, his descendants will definitely be among the best-treated people.

As their ancestor, Fang Yuan felt that he had already done very well. No, he only has one descendant, Fang Xuan, and everything in the future will be inherited by this little one.

Looking at her now, this little one is very clever and will definitely not disappoint him. As the saying goes, 'You can tell how a person will be at three years old.' This little one is clever with a hint of dominance, making her more suitable than him to manage these assets.

Once she has the ability to be independent, he will gradually transfer the assets under his name to the little one's name. Anyway, he will definitely not starve, not to mention that he has the most valuable wealth in the world in his head.

Taking out a little bit at random is enough for him to live a lifetime, of course, provided that he doesn't spend money on the system.

The most important thing is still Dawn Island and Little Star. The existence of Dawn Island is very necessary, not only to showcase his technological accumulation but also to ensure the safety of himself and the people around him.

As for Little Star, he is now getting along very well with Fang Xuan, completely treating her as his own younger sister. Even if he passes away in the future, it can be considered a bond, and even if he loses control, someone will be able to stop him.

As for what to do afterward? Little Star can be said to be his son, and he can't bring himself to hand over his control to others. Originally, the plan was to let the people above take over the control of Little Star after he passed away.

But now, forget about that idea. If he passes away, he will let the control of Little Star leave with him. So many years of observation have made Fang Yuan certain of one thing, and that is that Little Star will not have any thoughts of harming humans.

However, to be honest, this is not fair to Little Star at all. Not only will he experience his departure, but he will also experience the departure of countless people around him in the future.

You must know that this guy's lifespan is endless. As long as the digital world still exists, he will be immortal. Sometimes, immortality is the loneliest thing, so he needs to think of a way to solve this matter.

As for what method to use to solve it, Fang Yuan does have some ideas, but now he doesn't have time to do this. He'll talk about other things after the Mars terraforming project is on the right track!

If he goes to busy himself with other things at this time, he dares to guarantee that the 11 forces participating in the project will definitely let him know why the flowers are so red.

Moreover, for him, the Mars terraforming project is also very important, and it is also a good thing to be able to get on the right track as soon as possible.

Just thinking about it makes his head hurt. There are too many things he needs to do, and each one is very important, so he can't even be lazy.

In an instant, it seemed like he had returned to his senior year of high school, and his whole body was filled with one word - busy. The key is that he is completely different now from when he was in high school.

At that time, he didn't have to think about anything and could focus on his studies. Now it's different, he has a family, a wife and children, and parents.

He needs to spend time with each of them. Even when he is busy, Fang Yuan has to take time to accompany them. He envies those time management masters. Why can they squeeze out so much time?

You must know that he has the cheat of an energy potion, but he is still not as good as them in time management. Admire, admire. If possible, he really wants to learn from them.

Ahem! Don't misunderstand, just learning about time management, a very pure kind.

Fang Yuan is a pure person and can't think of or doesn't want to think about those unhealthy things.