Physical LV1

Basic Optical Film—the FY-01 material developed by Zhou Feiyu—and King Material, also known as King Polymer Optical Film, had similar structures. Both were polymer materials.

The only difference was in their composition.

The polymer material used in King Polymer Optical Film was a closely guarded trade secret and had never been patented. That was why, even after more than half a century, King Company still dominated the optical materials industry with this material, reaping untold wealth. FY-01, on the other hand, was created by blending other polymer materials into a PI Film base. That was also why FY-01 could be produced at such a low cost.

In the early stages of development, Zhou Feiyu had merely been an ordinary materials R&D engineer. His financial means and resources had both been limited, so he could only make use of what was available. At the time, he had bought some imported PI Film raw materials and other supplies from Taobao.

He had not thought that far ahead back then. After all, PI Film was readily available everywhere.

Besides, other brands of optical materials, such as Qian Jia and Di Guang, had also developed their optical materials based on PI Film. The difference from FY-01 was that Qian Jia and Di Guang applied layer upon layer of coating onto the PI Film, followed by the most important final metal coating.

But looking back now, that was also a small hidden danger.

Striving for perfection was Zhou Feiyu's way of doing things. If he did not do something, that was one thing. But once he did, he had to do it to the best of his ability and see it through completely.

After their lengthy discussion, it was time to eat. Zhou Feiyu took the others to the company cafeteria.

Ever since seeing the meals at Hua Long Technology, Zhou Feiyu had set a rule from the very start of the company: everyone ate in the company cafeteria, everyone received the same treatment regardless of position or rank, and everyone lined up together. If anyone did not like it or could not get used to it, they could eat outside or go home to eat.

Zhou Feiyu's mother was in charge of the food, and with enough money provided, the ingredients were naturally genuine and plentiful.

There was steaming white rice, nutritionally balanced meat and vegetable dishes, as well as drinks and tea. It could not be called exceptional, but for a small startup, it was more than excellent.

"Boss, you're only coming to eat now?"

"Hello, Boss!"

"Hello, Boss's Wife!"

At that moment, employees who had just finished dinner and were taking a walk around the factory grounds spotted Zhou Feiyu and the others. They greeted them with smiles, their faces clearly showing contentment and ease.

Zhou Feiyu smiled and nodded at them in response.

Although Li Shihan felt shy and awkward inside, a happy smile still involuntarily appeared on her face. She had to admit that being warmly and respectfully greeted by so many people felt quite wonderful. Her gaze drifted to Zhou Feiyu from time to time, and she felt proud alongside him.

"Ah, Li Shihan, you've really come far. Are you getting carried away already?"

Li Shihan quickly sensed that something was off and hurriedly suppressed her pleased thoughts, criticizing herself inwardly.

"The rice at the company follows my rule: we only eat Late Rice. That's the kind of rice people living a moderately prosperous life should eat."

While eating, Zhou Feiyu pointed at the rice in his bowl and said this.

Xiao Jianguo asked with a smile, "There's a distinction between rice too? All I've ever known is that some rice tastes good and some doesn't. There's even a difference between Late Rice and Early Rice?"

Zhou Feiyu explained, "Of course. Early Rice has shorter grains. When cooked, the grains stay separate and do not stick together. It's loose and has a very rough texture, so it's generally used to make various processed foods. Late Rice is different. Its grains are longer, and when cooked, they become long, slightly sticky grains. It's soft, glutinous, fragrant, and sweet in your mouth, with a much better texture. So at home, I generally only eat Late Rice. Even back when we had to hand over grain quotas, my parents would still save Late Rice for me to eat."

Jiang Xinyi found it novel as well. Smiling, she said, "So that's how it is. This is my first time hearing about it too."

Li Shihan said to him, "Little Yu Ge, it seems Uncle and Auntie treated you very well."

Zhou Feiyu could not help but freeze when he heard that. Then he nodded and replied, "Yes, they always loved me very much. Although our family was poor, we were rich in spirit and received a very good education."

As he spoke, he could not help sighing. "People's financial circumstances are better now, but they bear more burdens, and they're poorer in spirit too. Everyone is more restless. Fewer and fewer people are willing to settle down, put in the effort, and spend a great deal of time truly doing things. I can't control others, but in my company, I hope everyone can still focus on their work. We shouldn't fear taking too long or spending too much, as long as we're truly working and producing quality products."

Once he said that, the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

Li Shihan glanced at Xiao Jianguo and Jiang Xinyi, then immediately changed the subject and asked Zhou Feiyu jokingly, "Making quality products? Does that mean you only make Late Rice and not Early Rice?"

"Haha~"

Xiao Jianguo and Jiang Xinyi could not help but laugh.

Zhou Feiyu came to his senses too. Talking about this during a meal was rather dull, so he simply answered, "Farming is done season by season, but products aren't like that. There are certainly Early Rice and Late Rice, but we won't produce Early Rice." Then he quickly added, "Eat, eat. If we keep talking, the food's going to get cold."

Only then did the four of them seriously dig into their food.

After dinner, Xiao Jianguo and Jiang Xinyi went home. That night, none of the company's employees worked overtime. They were all going back to rest up and prepare for tomorrow's opening ceremony with full energy.

After Zhou Feiyu and Li Shihan hugged and kissed for a while in the office building, they parted ways.

"Good night!"

Li Shihan waved at him, her smile as radiant as a flower as she returned to her room.

"Once we're through this busy stretch, we'll go get the marriage certificate next month. Then we won't have to be so restrained."

Watching Li Shihan's beautiful figure disappear behind the door, Zhou Feiyu took several deep breaths to calm himself down before turning and returning to his own room.

At most, it had only been a little over two weeks, yet their relationship had already reached this point.

For some people, that was nothing at all—they might even think it was slow. But for Zhou Feiyu and Li Shihan, it was already rocket speed.

People who were casual about such things used the banners of love and freedom to jump into bed after a day or two, or even after just a few words or one meal. They were merely degrading themselves.

Having grown up under a traditional cultural education, Zhou Feiyu, like countless responsible men, believed there were still certain boundaries that had to be observed. He felt that was what respect meant.

Name: Zhou Feiyu.

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Scientific Knowledge:

A. Language: LV1 (5800/10000)

B. Mathematics: LV0 (600/1000)

C. Foreign Language: LV0 (0/1000)

D. Physics: LV0 (0/1000)

E. Biology: LV0 (0/1000)

...

After returning to his room, Zhou Feiyu did not continue reading. Instead, he calmed himself down first, then opened the Knowledge Panel and silently spent a thousand points on the subject of "Physics."

D. Physics: LV1 (0/10000)

The level-up happened in an instant, but after taking a moment to feel it out, Zhou Feiyu found that he did not seem any different from before.

It was not until Zhou Feiyu casually picked up a copy of "Material Physics" from beside his bed and flipped through it that he felt the true difference.