Chapter 1647 "My Property"

The film opens with a long shot.

Under the warm sunlight, two children are happily kicking a ball on a bumpy lawn.

They laugh and frolic, their faces filled with innocent smiles.

This is the backyard of a suburban house. The lawn, children's toys, and the overall construction of the house are all set against a standard Western backdrop, and the characters are all foreigners.

Two kind fathers are leaning against the wooden fence of the backyard, watching the two children play soccer happily, drinking cold beer.

Meanwhile, two kind mothers are busy preparing dinner in the kitchen.

It is clear that this is a very harmonious and peaceful neighborhood relationship; the two families get along very well.

The two fathers chat casually about their jobs. One is a worker in a factory, and the other is a small vendor who owns his own shop.

Although their jobs are different, they can both feel that business has been slow recently. They are both looking for other ways to earn extra money to supplement their household income, otherwise they may not be able to afford the high tuition fees after their children go to school.

At this moment, a news item is broadcast on the nearby television.

"'Oxygen Guardian System' has been officially activated today. Like oxygen, it will be distributed throughout our living environment, omnipresent and indispensable."

"The Oxygen Guardian System will protect every citizen's private property, which is sacred and inviolable. It will maintain the fairness of the law, leaving no place for any criminals to hide."

"The Oxygen Guardian System will not favor any class, group, or individual. It will faithfully provide the most comprehensive protection for every citizen in accordance with the law and the supreme principle that private property is sacred and inviolable..."

"One legislator stated that the official launch of the Oxygen Guardian System represents a new era in the development of human history, because under the protection of the Oxygen Guardian System, the free market's self-regulation function will be fully liberalized. It can play its greatest role without artificial supervision, and the complete liberalization of the free market will inevitably create more wealth and bring greater happiness to human society..."

Just as the news was being broadcast, one of the mothers in the kitchen said loudly, "Kids, it's time to eat."

"Okay!" the two children responded, but they were still fighting for the last goal.

The two fathers smiled at each other, and one of them waved his hand, turned off the TV, and went to the kitchen to help set the table.

The sky gradually darkened, the lights came on, and the two families had a pleasant dinner together.

A quiet and peaceful night.

The pace of the movie is fast. The two children grow up, and their backgrounds begin to change.

One child, like his father, went to work as an ordinary worker in a factory, while the other child was determined to go into business and became a small businessman.

Both of them worked diligently, starting early and working late, working very hard.

But as the child in business gradually grew up, he began to use the money he earned to buy the latest education chips, learn various kinds of knowledge, and gradually earned more money to move out of the community.

From then on, the two children drifted apart and never contacted each other again.

At this point, the camera focuses on the poor man's child.

He originally had a stable job in a factory.

But suddenly one day, the factory supervisor informed them that they were all unemployed, because the factory had a batch of the most advanced machinery, and the entire production line could be controlled by machinery, so no workers were needed anymore.

Many workers could not accept this reality. They angrily wanted to destroy these machines, but they were immediately stunned by the ubiquitous law enforcement units with high-voltage electricity. Some died on the spot, while others incurred heavy debts for damaging valuable items and became homeless.

The poor protagonist had no choice but to continue working in other factories, but other factories were also constantly laying off workers, and new machines were constantly replacing them.

The poor protagonist could only do odd jobs, his income became lower and lower, and his living standards became worse and worse.

Finally, one day, these large companies began to extend their reach to the necessary daily necessities. Food, water, air, and even activity space were divided up by these large companies.

At first, these large companies were very generous and allowed the poor to keep their houses, lawns, and old cars. But soon the variety of maintenance costs overwhelmed the poor protagonist, and he had to sell his old house at a high price and move into the small compartments with life support systems arranged by these large companies.

According to the amount of money from selling the old house at that time, the poor could have lived a lifetime without worrying about food and clothing.

But soon various problems arose. The poor man had no income, and he found that the prices of the supplies he needed were getting more and more expensive, and he was spending money faster and faster every day.

He wanted to sell his labor, but in a world where machines had replaced people, his labor was as worthless as he was. Perhaps the only things he owned of value were his attention and time. But he could only earn a meager income by watching advertisements day after day, barely enough to survive as a human being.

His parents passed away one after another due to old age. Their remains did not bring much in return, except for recyclable water resources and a certain amount of free air. The minerals and other elements contained in the human body could only be exchanged for a delicious piece of beef.

This piece of beef was a great luxury for the protagonist, because the circulation system would only provide him with the living resources to barely survive, but the protagonist had almost forgotten what meat tasted like.

He ate the beef cautiously, with tears in his eyes, and whispered, "Thank you, Mom and Dad."

The protagonist's living space became smaller and smaller. When he first moved into the small compartment, he could often go out for walks and bask in the sun, but gradually more and more land was surrounded by large companies, and the space where he could move became smaller and smaller.

In the end, he could only watch the outside environment change day by day through the glass. A vacant lot was built into a building and then demolished, turned into a square and then demolished and planted into a lawn.

In the end, the outside world seemed to return to a beautiful pastoral era, with fresh air and lush greenery. It's just that people were all isolated behind glass, only able to watch with their own eyes, but unable to breathe a breath of fresh air outside.

What stood before the poor protagonist was ordinary glass, but he could not break it, because if he did, he would not only have to pay for the glass, but also for the fresh air outside.

This fragrant air with floral scent was completely different in price from the turbid air in the circulation system, and he could not afford it at all.

Because of the existence of the law enforcement unit, there was no need to purchase tempered glass. There was no need to spend extra costs.

The poor protagonist could only look at the green space in the distance, imagining that it used to be the backyard of his house, that there used to be a bumpy lawn, and that there used to be a childhood playmate who happily kicked a ball with him on it.

Just then, he saw a handsome, tall, and handsome young man showing off his skilled ball skills on the lawn. His movements were very graceful, like a top soccer player.

The poor protagonist stared blankly for a while, then suddenly noticed that the young man's face seemed somewhat similar to the childhood playmate in his memory.

Through educational chips, this world could input scientists' advanced knowledge and athletes' sports skills into people's brains. And advanced genetic technology could keep people young forever and extend their lifespan many times over.

So even though the poor protagonist had become a man in his 50s who looked older than his actual age, his childhood playmate still maintained the image of a young man.

The poor protagonist's emotions seemed to explode at this moment. It was difficult to describe his emotions, whether it was excitement or anger and despair.

He smashed the glass and rushed towards the figure, shouting the name of his childhood playmate.

The ubiquitous law enforcement unit did not kill him on the spot. Because this playmate tacitly allowed him—the poor protagonist—to breathe his own fresh air and step on his own expensive lawn to talk to himself.

He even had the robot that served him personally move over two chairs, and the two of them sat on the lawn like their fathers, watching the distance and chatting.

The poor protagonist first recalled those unforgettable days with him, but this childhood playmate only responded to him politely and perfunctorily, without arousing any emotional ripples.

The education chip filled the rich protagonist's brain with useful things, and those useless contents had been silently deleted.

When discussing his life, the poor protagonist's anger erupted. He questioned this unfair world, questioning why air, which was clearly ubiquitous, could not be obtained freely.

The rich protagonist asked strangely, "Air is a resource, and since it is a resource, it is scarce. Why can it be obtained freely?"

"Wealth is the same. Wealth in this world is not scarce, but people are still flocking to it, pursuing wealth at all costs."

"For this society, there will always be many worthless people, and we rich people, out of pity and compassion, bear the burden for this society, providing the most basic living security for these worthless people. We are the contributors to this society."

"Everything you see, including the lawn under your feet and the air you breathe, is my personal property, and if I want, you can become my personal property too. And my personal property is protected by law enforcement units and is sacred and inviolable."

"I have never done anything against the law. I started from scratch, from a small business to the current scale. In this process, I have put in unimaginable efforts and used my own wisdom to solve one problem after another."

The light in the poor protagonist's eyes gradually dimmed. He could not refute this childhood playmate, because the other party could quote all the legal clauses and had excellent eloquence. The poor protagonist was no match for him no matter what.

The poor protagonist was also unable to resist. The ubiquitous law enforcement unit would kill him the moment he tried to die together with the rich protagonist.

Just as he was disheartened and ready to go back, the rich protagonist called him back.

"You are lucky. I am not an unbenevolent rich man. I am still the biggest philanthropist in today's society."

"Although you always violate my private property and cause me a lot of trouble, I have always maintained the greatest tolerance and restraint, and have rescued many people from the hands of law enforcement units. In order to solve this problem forever, I have decided to generously donate money and do the biggest charity project in my life, providing you with spaceships and fuel so that you can have the opportunity to explore new worlds."

"Of course, this adventure is full of dangers. You have the freedom to choose, whether to go or stay, I will respect your decision, but I also hope that you can respect the law and respect my personal property."

At the end of the film, countless people like the poor protagonist boarded the spaceship heading to another planet.

Before the spaceship ignited and lifted off, the poor protagonist saw the rich protagonist on the screen in front of him. They looked at each other deeply across the screen.

But no matter what kind of eyes and language they used, they could not understand each other after all. The poor and the rich had become two completely different species.

Finally, the spaceship ignited and lifted off, streaking across the sky and flying into the vast universe.

The rich protagonist sat down contentedly in the rocking chair on the lawn, touched his pet dog, and continued reading.

Although he had mastered too much knowledge, reading still brought him a sense of happiness.

"That's great. Everything has been solved in a win-win way."

The afterglow of the setting sun gradually faded away, and the rich protagonist leaned back in the rocking chair, with a smile on his face. He fell asleep peacefully like a baby.