At 6:30 in the morning, the alarm clock on Sotucci's mobile phone has not yet gone off, and the smart bracelet on his wrist is already vibrating. This is a habit he has developed over the past three years. He arrives at work two hours earlier than the prescribed work time, and rushes to complete the review of the previous day's digital currency transaction data before the peak load of the system. The apartment he rents is in Zhangjiang, Pudong, a 40-minute subway ride from Lujiazui Financial City, where the Central Bank's Digital Currency Research Institute is located. The sky is just dawning outside the window, the steamer has just been set up at the breakfast shop downstairs, and white mist mixed with the aroma of soy milk floats into the window on the 15th floor.
Putting on a dark gray central bank-style work jacket, Sotucci looked in the mirror and tugged on the silver badge on his collar - it was the logo of the digital renminbi (e-CNY) operations specialist, with his job number "DC0739" engraved in tiny fonts underneath. As a procurement clerk, his job is far more than just "buying things": from encrypted USB flash drives and anti-peep screens for office use to server cluster accessories that support national digital renminbi clearing and encrypted terminals for cross-border transactions, he is required to screen, verify, and follow up on delivery from suppliers, and every purchase must be embedded with a full-process traceability system for digital currency to ensure that the flow of funds fully matches the physical delivery.
