Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 88 - 81: Company Recruitment, Secretary Xia Steps In
Military training was still ongoing. For more than ten days, Li Yuan had been running between the company, the school, and his home in Jinxiu Villas.
He purchased computer servers, desks and chairs, printers, and various other office supplies, along with coffee machines, water dispensers, decorative plants, and sofas for the reception area.
He was so busy his feet hardly touched the ground, his schedule packed to the brim every day. Only by starting a business from scratch and personally handling every detail, big or small, can one truly understand the immense effort behind the simple words "starting a business."
During this time, Li Yuan always used company matters as an excuse to chat with Xia Zhijin every day. They occasionally went out for walks, and they gradually became closer.
Li Yuan sent Xia Zhijin the photos he had taken of the office that day via QQ.
"Zhijin, this is the office layout. It looks pretty good, right? I’ve reserved this office specifically for you. It’s right next to mine, and there’s a hidden door connecting them..."
"How’s my design? Go on, praise me."
Xia Zhijin replied shyly, "Li Yuan, I haven’t been able to help you with much. I don’t need a whole office; a desk is fine."
"How could I let that happen? You’re my secretary, our company’s second-in-command, my future... cough, cough. Zhijin, you’ve already done a fantastic job. I’m very satisfied, so don’t put so much pressure on yourself."
"Li Yuan, thank you!"
"You’re welcome. On that note, I’m a bit hungry. Want to join me for a late-night snack?"
"Ah? But it’s already past 10 p.m. The dormitory is about to lock up."
"No problem. I’ve already smoothed things over with the dorm supervisor. She’ll give me the green light to come back as late as I want."
"Okay."
"Then I’ll wait for you downstairs at your Bamboo Garden. See you there."
「...」
In the blink of an eye, the fourteen intense and busy days of military training came to an end.
The night before military training officially concluded, Li Yuan received a call from a headhunting firm, telling him they had screened candidates who met his criteria and that he could now organize the interviews.
"Mr. Li, after a preliminary screening, our headhunting firm has selected 20 candidates who meet your requirements. They all have extensive experience in the internet industry, including developing web games, mini-games, website management and maintenance, and animation design. Furthermore, they all graduated from 985 or 211 universities..."
"Hm, you guys are pretty fast. Please send the resumes of these 20 people to our company’s email."
"Mr. Li, the resumes have been sent. If you find anything unsatisfactory, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are happy to be of service."
"Alright. I’ll look at their resumes first. If there are any issues, I’ll let you know immediately."
「...」
Li Yuan carefully reviewed the resumes sent by the headhunting firm. They were all ’talents’ poached at high salaries from various large internet and gaming companies. Their educational backgrounds and work experience were exceptionally rich. In the future, he couldn’t have hired them for less than an annual salary of over 200,000 yuan.
Datang Technology didn’t even have a corporate skeleton yet and desperately needed to recruit all kinds of talent. At this stage of development, the company’s core talent needed to be, above all, technically skilled. For a little-known internet tech company, the only way to poach employees was to attract them with high salaries.
The base salary he offered—8,000 yuan a month plus performance bonuses—was already quite attractive. The standard social insurances and housing fund were naturally included; this was a legitimate company, one he was determined to grow bigger and stronger in the future.
As someone who used to be an employee himself, he naturally didn’t believe in selling dreams. That might work for a select few, but most people’s dream was just to make money. As long as the financial incentives were there, he wouldn’t have to worry about his employees lacking motivation.
Li Yuan reviewed every resume one by one and was very satisfied.
The talent scouted by the headhunting firm was high-quality. Practically all were top students from 985 or 211 universities, majoring in computer science, internet technologies, or related fields. Some had even worked at large companies like Tengxun, Qiandu, and Wangyi, giving them experience in developing games and webpages.
The current internet industry was suffering from the effects of the global crisis, which had a significant impact on the job market and even college admissions. Otherwise, with his mediocre 211-level scores, Li Yuan himself might not have had the chance to snag a spot at Modu’s 985 Daxia University.
Huh, there are actually two upperclassmen from Daxia University here. That’s interesting. Is the job market really that bad this year?
Li Yuan found it amusing. He had just started university, yet his company was about to have alumni who had graduated several years before him.
After reviewing all the resumes, Li Yuan contacted the headhunting firm.
"This shortlist of candidates is acceptable. Go ahead and arrange the interview venue."
"Mr. Li, as per your request, the interview has been arranged in a business conference room at Longyu Building. The time is set for nine o’clock tomorrow morning."
"Okay, that works."
「...」
After hanging up the phone, an idea struck him. He emailed the list of the 20 candidates to Xia Zhijin.
"Zhijin, these are the candidates our company is preparing to interview. Take a quick look, and come with me to the interviews tomorrow."
「...」
In Bamboo Garden, girls’ dorm A-6608, Xia Zhijin, Shen Xiyu, Ge Chenchen, and the other girls were celebrating the official end of military training.
Shen Xiyu lay on her bed, completely unwilling to move. "Thank God," she sighed. "Two weeks of military training are finally over. I feel completely drained."
