America 1982-Chapter 215 - 76: My Days at the Fraternity Have Just Begun_3

"What about you?" But Holly immediately realized a problem: this bastard hadn’t set up a salary for himself.

Tommy shook his head at Holly, "I don’t need a salary. A symbolic one dollar a week will do, but make sure my other benefits are secured, like helping me purchase medical insurance that covers the dentist, regular check-ups at top private hospitals, as well as the pension plan with the highest returns. Just don’t forget to deposit my shareholder dividends into my account quarterly. The royalties are enough for my college expenses, as you all know, I’m not a person who cares about money."

"Yeah, that modest medical insurance and pension plan of yours are enough to hire five programmers," Holly said, rolling her eyes.

Tommy walked up to Garry Good, this somewhat effeminate guy who had done a lot of work for Jason before, and later led the customer service team part-time, providing all sorts of phone consultations for a massive user base. Seeing Tommy look towards him, Garry smiled, "Do I get a high salary too? I mean, I used to get paid for part-time work." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"You wish, you don’t," Tommy destroyed Garry’s poor fantasy with a single sentence, and then asked, "You’re an egalitarian, aren’t you?"

"Exactly, otherwise why would I have joined the Stanford Women’s Rights Group?" Garry Good didn’t understand why Tommy was asking this but replied anyway.

Tommy nodded, "Good, to thank you and the customer service team for your dedication, if you’re willing to take a break from school, the company can offer you an overseas assignment, maybe to Europe, maybe Asia, to help more people of other skin colors and nationalities. The company will also consider giving you some incentive rewards; Holly will discuss the details with you later."

Garry Good looked puzzled at Holly, who gestured to him that they would talk about it later.

Tommy thought for a moment, then said to Holly, "Susan and Mark are not strictly employees of Actor Corporation; they are part of Hope Human Resources Company. We’ll talk about their income later. As for the other employees of Actor Corporation, you don’t need me to teach you, do you, Holly? Follow Microsoft’s lead, outsource everything. Have Delia draft the contracts and make them as complicated and obscure as possible. Leave the recruitment of non-essential personnel to Mark’s HR company, and always remember to save company costs. We do charity, but we are not a charity organization."

Tommy lit a cigarette, took a drag, then continued, "Don’t let the employees get too full. If they get too full, they’ll start thinking about irrelevant things like rights, unions, industry development, and other crap that’s not their business to worry about. But don’t starve them for real either. Employees who worry about paying off their credit cards every day can’t fully serve the company. Keep them always at seven-tenths full, which is good for both their health and their work motivation."

Saying such contradictory things—offering himself a high salary while reminding himself to save company costs—probably only Tommy Hawk could say it so confidently and unapologetically.

"That’s how it is, that’s the arrangements for Actor Corporation." Tommy asked Jason, Holly, and Garry, "Any other questions?"

Seeing the three of them shaking their heads, Tommy then walked over to Mark, who was wearing a black hoodie, reached out to flip back his hood, "How’s it going, Mark?"

"It’s nothing compared to the big things you’re doing," Mark said, showing Tommy a smile.

"Insignificant, eh? Maybe you feel that Hope Human Resources Company is insignificant compared to Actor Corporation, and you’re cursing me in your heart, ’Look at the great things Tommy the jerk has done: Jason and Holly got so much money, and I only earn a little bit each month!’" Tommy exhaled a cloud of smoke, fixing his gaze on Mark as he spoke:

"I want you to know, you’re now the head of HR departments at many companies, get it? You used to find those companies some cheap tea pourers, but now, I want you to work and strive to understand that there’s a profession in this world called headhunting. You’re a naturally gifted headhunter, just like how you used to scout actors for those adult films—take the money and then use all means to dig up computer geniuses for those companies paying you. You will find that whoring people out under a fancy name makes fucking easy money! Making money is very easy, provided you work hard. You’re earning less now because Holly and Jason have proven their capabilities with their degrees, while you haven’t yet. You can only improve one step at a time by proving yourself over again, earning higher and higher terms. That’s the harsh reality of America."

"I’ll work hard," Mark nodded earnestly, "I’ll find out what headhunting is."

"Great, remember what I told you? I never want to see you messing with junk anymore; I want you in designer suits, driving luxury sports cars." Tommy said with a laugh, taking out a car key and slapping it into Mark’s hand, continuing amid his surprised look:

"It’s parked outside where you live, the latest two-seater Lotus sports car, valued at forty grand. Bought in the company’s name with profits from Hope Company and some creative accounting, a ride fitting for the boss of Hope Human Resources Company."

Mark, excited, looked at his sports car key, then back at Tommy, trying to say something, but the words wouldn’t come out.