In December 779, Sterling received a summons for questioning from the Council of Elders and hurried back to the Imperial Capital from the Far East front. Passing through the garrison of the Xiu Battalion, he made a special trip to visit his old friend, Zichuan Xiu. The two close friends, who had not seen each other for so long, finally met again amid the flames of war on the Far East battlefield, creating a moving scene of reunion after a long separation...
"Congratulations on getting rich, Boss Xiu! I hear business has been booming lately!"
"Hehe, same to you! Shirakawa, hurry and serve Boss Sterling some tea! How's business lately? Made a fortune?"
Zichuan Xiu snapped his fingers, and a row of Xiu Battalion soldiers in dark suits, white patent-leather shoes, and designer sunglasses all bent at the waist before Sterling. "Greetings, Boss!"
Changchuan handed Sterling a business card and bowed. "Please support our company's business!" Sterling gave Changchuan's card a cursory glance. It was crammed with dozens of titles: chairman, general manager, and more. Sterling stared in amazement, unable to imagine how one little card could hold so many titles.
"What exactly does this e-commerce company mean?"
"Hehe, Sterling, you've been at the front too long. You're hopelessly behind the times! What era is this? The E era! What does the E era mean? How should I know? Everyone says it. When you're out in the world, how can you show your face without a .com after your name? Though I don't know what it means either. Ah, don't misunderstand, I didn't say that. Zhang Jiahui did."
"What? You don't even know who Zhang Jiahui is? Hehe, Sterling, you really are behind the times. Though I don't know who he is either."
After the subordinates left, only