Chapter 35: Interview

Tuesday morning.

Huang Sibo arrived at the entrance of Shenhua Haojing, feeling a bit dazed.

The game company called "Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd." was actually located inside Shenhua Haojing.

Huang Sibo knew about Shenhua Haojing; it was a high-end office building owned by Shenhua Property, and every company that worked here had plenty of money.

Huang Sibo didn't have the courage to enter just yet, when several young talents walked towards him.

All of them were tall and handsome men and beautiful women, dressed in suits and exuding gracefulness.

They were all young employees of an investment bank located in Shenhua Haojing.

From afar, one could see that they were all young talents, the future successful people.

Huang Sibo was instantly intimidated.

He had stumbled upon the recruitment information for Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. on a job website during the weekend.

Feeling that his qualifications were suitable, he had submitted his resume.

He quickly received a reply from a sweet-voiced female assistant who told him to arrive for an interview at Shenhua Haojing on the 17th floor at 10 am on Tuesday morning.

The female assistant even sent an email with the specific location details.

When Huang Sibo heard "Shenhua Haojing", he was shocked. Wasn't it one of the most high-end office buildings?

But after searching online for a while, he couldn't even find Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s official website.

He eventually discovered that this was the company that created the games "Lonely Desert Road" and "Ghost General".

Shamefully, Huang Sibo had played both games but didn't know the company that produced them was in Jingzhou City.

He didn't know much about the company's specific situation, but they had successful games and an office in Shenhua Haojing, so their conditions must be good.

Well, to say that their conditions were not bad was probably inaccurate; they were definitely much better than his current job!

He worried whether he could even be considered for the job.

Huang Sibo had changed careers midway and had been in the industry for only half a year, receiving the lowest salary for an executive planner of CNY1500 per month.

He worked overtime every day and had even started to show some signs of premature balding.

So he looked at job postings occasionally and wanted to give it a try, even if it meant just getting the same salary without having to work overtime.

But he also knew that with his resume, he wasn't really competitive, and his chances of being rejected were high.

Even within the small gaming circle in Jingzhou City, he was at the bottom and may not be as popular as some fresh graduates.

Especially after seeing the investment bank elites walking out in their suits and shoes, he felt even more insecure in his T-shirt and shorts.

He looked at the time, realizing that he arrived a bit early.

Huang Sibo was afraid of being late, so he left early and caught the bus smoothly. There wasn't much traffic, so he arrived a bit earlier than expected.

Standing outside wasn't an option.

Huang Sibo gathered his courage and walked into the magnificent lobby.

After explaining his purpose to the reception, the staff registered him and gave him a temporary access card.

Huang Sibo pressed the elevator button, feeling his heart pounding.

He was even more nervous than during the college entrance exam.

Perhaps it was because the lobby had a high ceiling and luxurious decorations, making him feel small and intimidated for no reason.

"Ding."

The elevator door opened.

Just as Huang Sibo was about to enter, he looked up and saw someone familiar, and he froze.

It was his immediate supervisor, the chief planner of his current company, Lao Liu!

Yesterday afternoon, Huang Sibo had just called Lao Liu to request leave, saying that he had urgent matters to attend to this morning, and Lao Liu had approved it.

As a result, they happened to run into each other this morning.

The situation was a bit awkward.

The two of them looked at each other without saying a word.

But since they had already bumped into each other, it wasn't appropriate to pretend they hadn't seen each other.

Furthermore, both of them knew full well why the other was there.

"Come for an interview at Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd.!"

"Moreover, looking at Old Liu's appearance, he should have just finished his interview."

"The two of them had their interviews one after the other, one in the first half, the other in the second half."

"Huang Sibo had to take the initiative to greet Old Liu."

"Old Liu's face was not good, and his mood was not good either."

"He was very satisfied with the working environment at Tengda, but the young interviewer didn't seem interested in what he was saying, and felt like he was daydreaming during their conversation."

"It's likely that his interview didn't go well."

"Old Liu was very unhappy."

"I have this kind of experience and this kind of level, which are rare in the entire gaming industry in Jingzhou. How could this young interviewer look down on me?"

"Most likely he's a spoiled rich kid. Forget about this kind of company!"

"Of course, there's a bit of sourness in his emotions."

"When he saw Huang Sibo, Old Liu became even more angry."

"Huang Sibo has been working under Old Liu for half a year, but he can't do anything right."

"Old Liu often gets so angry that he makes Huang Sibo stay and work overtime if he can't finish his work, and sometimes he even gives him more work when he's not in a good mood."

"And now this idiot still wants to change jobs?? And to the same place as him?? Don't you have any confidence in your own abilities?"

"Old Liu couldn't help but say sarcastically, 'This place has very high standards, you don't stand a chance.'"

"And there's still time to come out for an interview, it looks like the workload isn't enough. I'll need to reconfigure the data table later."

"Old Liu sneered and left."

"..."

"Huang Sibo felt like he was done for."

"This company has such high requirements that they don't even want a senior planner like Old Liu? Then they definitely wouldn't want a newcomer like him who's been in the industry for less than half a year!"

"And after going back, Old Liu will probably make things difficult for him."

"He can't even complain to the boss about this."

"If he complains to the boss later, 'Report to the boss, Old Liu secretly went to another company for an interview!'"

"The boss would ask, 'How do you know?'"

"And Huang Sibo would reply, 'Because I also went for an interview and happened to run into him!'"

"That's just not right."

"Maybe he should just resign!"

"Quit his job and then slowly look for another one."

"If he had no other choice, this is what he would have to do."

"Many thoughts flashed through Huang Sibo's mind."

As he was thinking, the elevator reached the 17th floor.

Huang Sibo stepped out of the elevator and saw the sign for Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd.

When he looked inside, he was startled.

"This is too grand!"

There were two beautiful receptionists sitting behind a large reception desk.

They were even twins!

Jingzhou is not a small city, but it's not a big city either. It's not easy to find a pair of twin sisters to work as receptionists.

This shows the company's strength!

In fact, Huang Sibo was imagining things too much.

When Pei Qian originally recruited, he didn't think too much about it. He just wanted to find two or three beautiful receptionists to make the company look good.

But then Xin Hailu found a pair of twin sisters from somewhere, and said it would help to improve the company's image.

Pei Qian was naturally delighted and immediately offered a salary of 5,000 yuan per month to both the front desk and general administrative positions, which was the highest market rate at the time.

It may not sound like much, but in 2009 in Jingzhou, most front desk salaries were only around 2,000 yuan per month, and even if someone was attractive, they might only be offered around 3,000 yuan. Therefore, Pei Qian's offer of 5,000 yuan per month was considered quite generous.

Of course, Pei Qian wouldn't mind offering even higher salaries, such as a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, in order to spend his money faster. However, a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan would be too exaggerated, even for a pair of beautiful twins to work as front desk staff.

The key issue was that the system would not agree to such a high salary.