In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist's name is Lin chengfeng, and that he is 21 years old and has just been hired as an assistant to the protagonist. The protagonist is excited to have a new assistant, but he is worried that the job will be a scam. He tells the protagonist that he has found a perfect assistant for him, but the protagonist says that he does not need a "damn assistant" because his career has "flopped so badly in the ground" . He says that his name is "Bian zhuo" and his assistant is "chengfeng" , which means "to break the waves." The protagonist, however, does not want to be associated with such a "scam" because he has already found a job. He asks the protagonist if there is any reason for his absence from the company interview, and the protagonist replies that he must have been dreaming. He then sends the protagonist an e-mail with the subject line, "Is it a dream?" , in which he asks if the protagonist is in the evian waterfront