Chapter 20

Bored in class, although he had already decided to study hard, the current review mainly focused on various types of questions, which he had long mastered, so he naturally couldn't concentrate.

However, it was not convenient to play on the computer during class, and he didn't even have a mobile phone. His parents were very old-fashioned, thinking that electronic products would affect his studies, so they banned Zhang Qiu from using them, only agreeing to buy him a phone and a computer after he got into college.

In the past, for Zhang Qiu, a computer was more essential than a mobile phone. He had saved up to buy a second-hand computer, which was already a great effort, and naturally, he had neither the money nor the interest to buy a mobile phone.

But now, the good time in class was being wasted, and he would rather use his mobile phone to play hacker attacks or chat with the girls he knew.

So, at noon after school, Zhang Qiu went online and contacted Sun Shan through QQ, asking if he could get a mobile phone. Zhang Qiu had his eyes on the latest model of the iPhone, and the money he had on hand was just enough to buy such a phone. Besides using it himself, he had other purposes as well.

Sun Shan said he could get it, even though he sold computers, he knew the mobile phone agents in the electronics market. So Zhang Qiu asked him to buy the latest iPhone 5S, an unlocked 4G version, and also to pick a number for him, though it was only a 3G number, as 4G plans were not yet clear, and 4G numbers were hard to get.

3G speed was sufficient, much better than 2G. Zhang Qiu asked him to send it as an urgent delivery, to be delivered to him in the afternoon, and he left a classmate's phone number.

Sun Shan was very helpful, saying that if Zhang Qiu needed it urgently, he would send a staff member to deliver it immediately. It would be delivered to him before school in the afternoon.

This was even better. After writing to Sun Shan, Zhang Qiu finally got his first mobile phone before the afternoon.

He logged into QQ and added all the beautiful girls' QQ numbers. There was no immediate response, so Zhang Qiu saved all the phone numbers and sent a group text, telling them he now had a mobile phone, including Ning Lan.

However, Ning Lan sent a message through QQ: "Big Brother Qiu, you have a mobile phone now? Didn't your parents say you couldn't buy one? And it's an iPhone, where did you get the money?"

"Um, I just bought one today. I worked part-time at the computer market for a while and earned some money. You know my computer skills are good, so I earned more than others, even though I only went on weekends, I earned more in a month than others do in a month," Zhang Qiu replied, "I'll buy you one next week."

This money was actually the reward he got from completing tasks, but he couldn't reveal the truth, so he fabricated a new lie, just like he did with his hacker master. However, he did indeed have this plan recently, with world-class skills, not using them to make money would be a waste, and he wouldn't be able to face the sky, the earth, the system, or himself!

"Big Brother Qiu, you're so amazing! You're getting better and better, leaving me far behind!" This was followed by a sad expression.

"I don't need a mobile phone; this old one is enough. Even though you have the skills, earning money isn't easy. Save it for college! When you get to college, you should find me a sister-in-law, and then there will be plenty of places to spend money!"

"Uh, about a sister-in-law, I'm not considering it for now. If I have achievements and fun, I'll naturally share them with my little sister! It's settled, I'll buy you a phone next week."

In the afternoon, he received replies from Su Yun, Chen Lan, and He Qing, none of which were particularly special, just acknowledging that they knew.

After telling everyone he had a new mobile phone, Zhang Qiu started his main business, using his phone to contact the botnet servers and giving them commands to hack into computers.

With his skills, this was no problem, and he had a lot of fun. However, he didn't cause any destruction, just played around on the network.

On Wednesday afternoon, He Qing suddenly sent him a text, asking if he could handle a data recovery job.

Zhang Qiu asked about the situation and said he didn't take small jobs, only expert-level data recovery, and the price was very high.

He Qing said she believed in his skills and understood the high price, and mentioned that the client was a friend who needed to recover very important data, and the price was not an issue as long as it could be done successfully.

Zhang Qiu agreed, but when leaving contact information, he gave Sun Shan's store number and said he worked part-time there for data recovery, and if there were similar jobs in the future, they could contact the store.

After making the appointment with He Qing, after class, Zhang Qiu called Sun Shan and told him about the job. He also said that if Sun Shan brought him business in the future, he could give him a 55% split.

Sun Shan said he couldn't take such a high percentage, and if he really needed help or equipment, he would only take 20%. If Zhang Qiu brought the business himself or didn't need his equipment, he wouldn't take any split.

In the end, Zhang Qiu said that no matter what, he would give him 20% of the business. However, he didn't tell Sun Shan that he had already made an appointment for a job, just reminded him to look out for related business and that he would only work on weekends.

On Friday afternoon, Sun Shan suddenly called, saying he had already made a deal and scheduled it for Saturday morning, asking if Zhang Qiu had any issues. Zhang Qiu naturally had no issues, so it was settled.

The reason for giving the 20% split wasn't that Zhang Qiu was foolish or crazy. First, he and Sun Shan had a good relationship, like brothers, and he was willing to share the benefits. But the real reason was that Sun Shan could indeed help a lot.

Not only could he use his connections in the IT industry to bring in clients, but Zhang Qiu also needed a fixed location to contact clients and a place to work part-time. He also needed someone to help him entertain clients, as he didn't always have the time to do so, even for clients introduced by acquaintances.

Sun Shan would play a supporting role, helping Zhang Qiu handle various tasks, and even if he didn't make a direct contribution, he would still have put in a lot of effort. Zhang Qiu wasn't stingy; if someone helped him, he would naturally give them a share.

Early Saturday morning, Zhang Qiu came to Sun Shan's store. Before Zhang Qiu could ask, Sun Shan immediately said, "Qiu, your first job is a beauty! You're lucky, maybe it's for data recovery." Then he gave Zhang Qiu a "you know what I mean" look.

"What's the situation?" Zhang Qiu smiled and asked, ignoring Sun Shan's "you know what I mean" look.

Sun Shan then explained, "The client said she would come before ten. If the expert arrives, you need to notify her. I'll go and remind her!"

As he spoke, Sun Shan took out a business card, and Zhang Qiu immediately felt it was familiar. He then took out his own business card and compared it, suddenly smiling. "Wow, what a coincidence! The world is so small."

Indeed, the business card Zhang Qiu took out was the one given to him by Su Yun. Both cards were from the same company—Fang Fei Yi Ren Beauty and Body Care Co., Ltd. Zhang Qiu's card was titled "Customer Manager Su Yun," while the other card only had a consultation hotline, probably the company's front desk or customer service number.

There was a chance he might meet Su Yun. So when Sun Shan asked if Zhang Qiu would take the job, he nodded without hesitation.

Sun Shan took the phone from Zhang Qiu, called, and said, "Hello, is Ms. Su there? Just say I'm Mr. Sun, and she will know."

Ms. Su? This surname immediately caught Zhang Qiu's attention. Could it be Su Sister? The same surname, a beauty, and in the same company, could it be such a coincidence?

But what about the assistant title? Looking at the "Customer Manager" on his own card, Zhang Qiu had some doubts. Without the prefix, an assistant and a manager were completely different positions. His card was from a few days ago, so it was probably the latest version. The positions were different, so it was likely not the same person, especially since there were many people with the same name, let alone the same surname.

Well, even if it wasn't Su Yun, what's the problem? Meeting a new beauty would be even better.

If the company had two beautiful women surnamed Su, that would be interesting. Beauty and body care, what did they do... Since it was related to beauty, they probably hired beautiful women, otherwise, how would they attract customers?

At first, seeing "beauty," Zhang Qiu thought of a certain industry in South Korea. But then he saw the "lifestyle center" in the company name and thought it was unlikely to be that kind of business, as beauty and body care were different from plastic surgery.

So Zhang Qiu went to the computer, searched, and confirmed it was not a plastic surgery clinic. He felt a great relief, as if a burden had been lifted.

A beauty and body care lifestyle center was essentially a place for health and beauty, mostly targeting the female market, though there were also services for men. There were various projects for skin, face, body, and bones, completely different from plastic surgery.

By then, Sun Shan had already contacted Ms. Su. "Is this Ms. Su? Our expert is here. Do you still need data recovery?"

"Okay. If you need it, I'll send the expert... Oh, you want to come in person? That's great. When can you arrive? Not in traffic, about fifteen minutes? Okay. Goodbye!"

After Sun Shan finished the call, Zhang Qiu had already finished his research. Besides checking what a beauty and body care lifestyle center was, he also specifically searched for Fang Fei Yi Ren, learning that it was a relatively new beauty company, founded six years ago, targeting the high-end market, and currently had only one store.

He also visited their official website, browsing it quickly but not finding the employee information he wanted, so he closed the page.

After the call, more customers came to the store, and the staff were already busy. Sun Shan, the boss, had to step in. Zhang Qiu was more interested in software than hardware, but he still listened, looking for any chance to help.

Indeed, there were a few people who had bought computers from Sun Shan and were still within the warranty period, but they all had minor software issues, some of which made Zhang Qiu laugh and cry.

For example, accidentally turning off the wireless network service on a laptop, so it couldn't connect to the internet; accidentally changing the BIOS boot sequence, so it couldn't start; and even more accidentally deleting the "My Computer" and "Recycling Bin" icons on the desktop, thinking the computer was broken... Zhang Qiu marveled at Sun Shan's successful business while also admiring his patience.

These issues made Zhang Qiu realize that although computer operations were becoming simpler, for many people, they were still complex. Especially for customers at the computer market, there were no limits to how inexperienced they could be, and working in such a place required a strong heart.

Fortunately, Zhang Qiu was just a guest.

Time passed quickly, and about twenty minutes later, while Zhang Qiu was changing system settings for a customer, he suddenly felt someone softly exclaim. Then, the eyes of both customers and staff in the store all turned in one direction.

Zhang Qiu, who was focused, was also interrupted and turned his gaze. "Wow... it's really Su Yun!" Zhang Qiu's heart, already fluctuating from guessing the client's identity, was stirred again.

At this moment, the system prompt also appeared:

"New Task: Helping Others. Help Su Yun and her boss solve their troubles. Reward: Proficiency in Martial Arts (National Level)."

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