Classical Revival Infinity Game

On a cold rainy night, the city lights were dim in the swaying rain.

Three female college students who were about to graduate were sitting by the window, cooking hot pot. The glass windows were stained with a thin layer of mist, which separated the steaming warmth of the hot pot restaurant from the cold and damp outside the window.

Ye Man recently discovered this hot pot restaurant. She brought her college roommates Di Ke and Lin Xiaomei to a dinner party, and listened to them express their feelings about the current situation.

The rich aroma steamed from the hot pot, but the short-haired girl Di Ke became more and more frowning. She was wearing a formal shirt, with her sleeves rolled up haphazardly. Her suit jacket was scattered messily on the sofa seat nearby.

"I'm not telling you, it's been too busy to find a job lately." Di Ke took a mouthful of meat and chewed it angrily, "I feel like I've invested in hundreds of companies and I haven't even gotten an offer yet! It’s so hard for liberal arts people.”

"Isn't it? It's popular in companies now - two hours to go back and forth, one hour to wait there, and the last ten minutes for the interview." Lin Xiaomei, who was sitting opposite, sighed. She is thin and small, with a bit of a student spirit. Her tone was very sad, "Thanks to our hard work for many years, we have survived the early morning classes, military training, exam week, and papers, but in the end we are not even qualified to be taken seriously."

The two of them took turns wailing about the current ills. Only Ye Man, the middle one, was focused on simmering the beef and carefully placing the simmered beef in their bowls.

Di Ke turned around, got closer and looked at Ye Man carefully: "Hiss--Boss Ye...you don't...have an offer a long time ago, right?"

Ye Man nodded: "Already joined."

"No way!" Di Ke said with a painful expression, "Boss, are you so low-key? Let us know when you find a job."

"But it's normal for Ye Jiang to find her so quickly." Lin Xiaomei said.

"That's right," Di Ke sighed. "A scholar who wins a national award every year is different from us mortals after all. Boss, can you tell us a little bit about your company?"

Lin Xiaomei held her breath and was already planning to take out a small notebook to record Ye Man's interview.

Ye Man raised his hand and pointed: "It's the bookstore opposite."

The air was suddenly silent.

The three of them focused their gazes outside the window and saw the bookstore between the convenience store and the coffee shop. The style of the signboard is the kind of backlit sign printed in ancient times. The facade looks narrow and cramped, even smaller than the convenience store next to it. Compared with the exquisitely and elegantly decorated coffee shop next to it, it looks even more rustic and makes the store look more rustic. People are not very interested in entering.

"Um, Mr. Ye, I don't mean part-time job, I mean officially joining the company?" Di Ke asked cautiously.

"That's right, I will officially join that bookstore as a salesperson after graduation." Ye Man put down his chopsticks, his eyes extremely serious, "The boss lives overseas all year round, working five days a week and two days off, and the salary is five thousand, including housing."

"Where to stay?"

"There is a small room inside the store."

The air was silent again.

"No, boss, although choosing a career is a personal freedom, if you are serious about submitting your resume, earning over 10,000 yuan a month will definitely not be a problem." Di Ke muttered, "I'm still counting on my rich sisters to take me flying..."

"And this job is slightly more replaceable." Lin Xiaomei pushed her glasses and analyzed, "Although Ye Jiang has many advantages in her resume as a fresh graduate, if you want to accumulate industry advantages in the next step, this position may not be the best choice."

Ye Man said calmly: "Anyway, I can survive."

Di Ke was silent for a long time, and his tone became more profound: "I understand, Mr. Ye wants to accept some hardships in life. As expected of you..."

Ye Man took a bite of meat and remained silent.

She didn't quite understand why others always thought she was incomprehensible because her brain circuits were always straightforward.

With a job that earns more than 10,000 yuan a month, he still has to work hard to find an apartment. The nearby single-living apartment costs at least 4,000 yuan, so there is only more than 5,000 yuan left.

Or if you live with someone else, even though you can save on rent, you will end up having fights in the office during the day. If you don't get along with your roommate, you'll end up having a lot of fights at night.

As for the bookstore salespersons, it is not easy for them to suffer from shoulder, neck and lumbar spine problems if they move back and forth every day. The bookstore sells classics, ancient books, and out-of-print magazines. There are not many customers, and most of the customers are scholars. They can also exchange their opinions when recommending books. You can also read books when no one is around and integrate your spare time into work.

College freshmen appear in droves during the graduation season and compete with companies where overtime is prevalent. Interviews often go through four or five rounds. Getting an offer is a combination of ability and luck. Little do they know that this is just the beginning of everything.

There are also open and secret fights in the cubicle, big pie from the boss, endless overtime work, tight time and reversed day and night business trips...

Work is a large part of life, and the choice of work also determines the quality of life - whether it is just gold and jade, or whether it is truly fulfilling and enjoyable.

In this city, most people think about a lot of money, more money, and the most money.

What Ye Man thought about was choosing life itself, nothing more.

Di Ke and Lin Xiaomei obviously didn't understand the decision of Ye Man, a top student, but Ye Man was obviously determined. Thus, the topic ended hastily.

"Speaking of bookstores and books, do you think that the trend of recommending classics is particularly popular recently?" Lin Xiaomei turned her head and thought of other topics, "In the past, marketing accounts recommended online novels and the like, but recently I read Various articles recommend classics.”

"Yes, yes. Everyone around me is talking about this. I'm thinking that I should also read classics." Di Ke responded.

Di Ke reads a book, which is something new.

"If I get tested in the interview, I won't say anything, others will say it, and I won't let them get involved."

It turned out to be the case.

"Ye Man recommends me a book! I want a short story, not a long one." Di Ke bit another piece of meat and said, "Don't want a tragedy, I don't like reading it."

She thought for a while: "It would be better to reflect my current situation. I have hit too many obstacles recently. I want to survive a desperate situation so that I can regain hope."

"Love Life." Ye Man took a sip of juice and recommended quickly, "Jack London's short story meets the requirements and is not tiring to read."

"Okay." Di Xiao said, "I'll go to your bookstore later to buy it. Let your sister Di make your first sales after graduation!"

After everyone finished eating and laughing, they walked out of the hot pot restaurant and walked into the cold rain.

Ye Man opened a big umbrella. Di Ke and Lin Xiaomei hid under the umbrella, one on the left and the other on the right, and went to the bookstore opposite together.

Ye Man unlocked the store door and replaced "rest" with "open".

The three of them entered and wiped the water clean on the red floor mat at the door.

The bookstore is small, but gradually becomes spacious inside. The outside of the store is obviously a bit decadent, but the inside is exceptionally elegant and clean.

Ye Manshu walked to the bookshelf of famous books, took out a copy of "Love Life", walked to the cashier, paid and handed it to Di Ke.

Di Ke: "Ye Man, shouldn't I be the one to buy it? Your performance..."

"Okay, okay, I don't have any KPI indicators." Ye Man smiled, "When you find a job, come and create sales for me."

Disco smiled and the two said goodbye.

Ye Man locked the store door again and came to her small room. Although it is small, it is well-organized.

She leaned on the small sofa and browsed the news on her mobile phone for a while:

[Classical revival wave? Sales of classic literary masterpieces continue to rise. 】

[Middle school students become obsessed with reading and behave strangely. Parents say they want to jointly report to the publisher]

[Are you still asking about your horoscope when we meet on a date? You are out! Latest social question: Have you read the book? 】

[Top ten urban legends, how many do you know? Are the people around you really who they are...]

...

Ye Man recalled that the number of customers in the bookstore had indeed increased recently.

It is really strange that someone like Lian Dike, who has not read books for ten thousand years, would buy books and read them.

Ye Man put down his cell phone and went to wash up without paying much attention to the news.

What surprised Ye Man was that he saw Di Ke in the store again the next day.

It's actually broad daylight on a working day, such a suitable time for an interview.

Di Ke's expression was a little strange. She walked up to Ye Man, holding the book "Love Life" in her hand.

Ye Man approached Di Ke and felt something was very wrong with her.

Di Ke was not as bright and lively as usual, her eyes were particularly empty, as if she was in a daze.

"Dike, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Ye Man frowned.

"Books..." she murmured softly, "books..."

"What happened to the book? What's the problem?" Ye Man took the book suspiciously and opened it.

As soon as she looked at it, Ye Man felt an overwhelming sense of dizziness coming over her, and her vision went dark.

In the bookstore at noon, "Dike" and "Ye Man" looked at each other with dull eyes, laughed silently, and the corners of their mouths opened in an inhuman arc.