Chapter 37: Recruitment Seems Too Smooth?

Pei Qian listed item by item for Huang Sibo on his fingers, leaving him dumbfounded.

This reverse bargaining left Huang Sibo completely stunned.

A monthly salary of 4,000?

That's double what he had originally expected?

Could it be that there's something wrong with Pei Qian's mind?

Or is this how wealthy people are?

Huang Sibo's mouth hung open, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded and said, "Alright, deal."

Pei Qian smiled and said, "Don't worry, the starting salary for new employees is a bit lower, but as long as you work hard, there will be opportunities for raises every month."

Raises??

Huang Sibo felt like he was dreaming.

"Alright, then let's settle on that," Pei Qian stood up and said, "Remember to come for onboarding the day after tomorrow. Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. welcomes you."

...

The receptionist saw Huang Sibo out.

Pei Qian was very satisfied. He had found another suitable employee – fantastic!

As soon as Huang Sibo sat down, Pei Qian knew that he was the person he had been looking for.

Not very intelligent, but diligent and hardworking.

The perfect employee!

As for the monthly salary of 4,000, it was reasonable, and the system couldn't find any faults with it.

The previous candidate, Mr. Liu, didn't meet Pei Qian's requirements at all.

Pei Qian thought for a moment and started writing interview comments on both resumes.

On Mr. Liu's resume, he wrote: "Experienced but rigid in thinking, lacking innovative spirit. Treats gaming as a regular job, lacking passion for it. Cannot fulfill the task of developing an innovative game. Not hired."

On Huang Sibo's resume, he wrote: "Newcomer with active thinking, still passionate about gaming, diligent and hardworking. Hired with a monthly salary of 4,000 to ensure a basic standard of living."

After writing the comments, Pei Qian felt very satisfied.

He figured the system wouldn't be able to find any faults either.

With the current pace, success was within reach!

...

A week passed quickly.

It was Friday again.

Pei Qian lay on the sofa in the break room, his stomach full of tea. The tea's invigorating effect was quite good, so he couldn't fall asleep for a nap.

The company's air conditioning was set at a comfortable temperature. Pei Qian, wearing a five-digit suit, rolled over on the sofa, feeling relaxed and content.

At first, when he wore the suit, Pei Qian kept reminding himself that it was worth hundreds of red banknotes.

But now, Pei Qian felt it was just an ordinary suit.

After all, Xin Hailu would visit his place after a while and take all his worn clothes for dry cleaning. No matter how long he wore them, they would be the same after cleaning.

With that in mind, he didn't need to be so cautious and could wear the suit freely!

If it wore out, he'd just buy another one.

Pei Qian felt that he had become quite inflated.

During this time, he rarely returned to his dormitory. After getting used to living in a two-bedroom apartment, he couldn't stand the six-person pigeonhole-like dormitory for even a second.

His classmates also knew that he was busy starting a business, but they weren't too interested.

On the one hand, their studies were demanding, and they were all first-year students still longing for campus life and pretty senior students, not too interested in money.

On the other hand, Pei Qian didn't show off, and these students didn't think Pei Qian could succeed either.

Because every year in college, there are a few people who suddenly leave school to start their own businesses, and not all of them come back in desperation.

Starting a business is high-risk, high-reward, but the vast majority of people only experience its high-risk side.

Even many industry insiders who have worked for years and have established connections may lose everything when starting a business, let alone poor students who have nothing.

Of course, Pei Qian didn't need to express anything to these classmates.

He was enjoying himself!

Starting a business is indeed a matter of life and death, but what if I were aiming for death from the very beginning?

What if my goal in starting a business is to fail?

Isn't that goal much easier to achieve?

Look, with a different perspective, a cruel life suddenly becomes filled with happiness.

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Over the course of a week, several "outstanding" employees Pei Qian had recruited, including Bao Xu and Huang Sibo, joined the company.

With a quick calculation, out of 30 positions, the recruitment process was much faster than Pei Qian had imagined.

Originally, the plan was to fill the 30 positions leisurely within a month, but now the progress was a bit too smooth.

Perhaps it was because, in Jingzhou, the game companies were all exploitative.

It was normal that the smaller the place, the more exploitative the game companies.

In the capital city, the magic city, and the sheep city, game companies are everywhere. If employees are not happy, they can simply leave and find another company.

So, the bosses in these cities didn't dare to exploit their employees too much.

But it was different in a small place like Jingzhou.

There were only a few game companies, and the bosses might even be well acquainted, occasionally getting together for a drink.

If you were unhappy at one company and wanted to leave, you would have to consider where to go next.

In the capital city and the magic city, you could always find another job; it was just a matter of time.

If you really couldn't find one, you could lower your standards for the company and salary, and eventually find a decent job to make do with for a while.

But it was different in Jingzhou, with just a few companies to jump between.

Moreover, the bosses might know each other; if you offended one boss, the other companies might not hire you.

In such an environment, many bosses would exploit their employees even more, and Huang Sibo was a typical example of being exploited to the extreme.

So, many people were harboring anger.

When they saw a new company recruiting, regardless of whether the company was reliable, many people were willing to give it a try.

Of course, Pei Qian's relatively low recruitment standards might be one of the reasons.

As a result, in just one week's time, only 6 positions were left to fill out of the 30.

Moreover, with the current team composition, they could almost start working right away.

Pei Qian was rather laid-back when it came to when to start working.

If there weren't enough people, they naturally couldn't start working, and the system wouldn't say anything.

But if they had recruited enough people and still kept dragging their feet without getting to work, that would be unacceptable.

Just as he was considering when to start working, a knock came from outside the reception room.

"Come in."

Those who would knock on the door now were either Assistant Xin or Ma Yang.

As expected, Ma Yang entered.

"Come on, have some tea." Pei Qian was still sprawled on the sofa like Ge You, gesturing for Ma Yang to have some tea.

Ma Yang carefully held the pure silver teacup and took a sip. He felt the tea was clear and fragrant, with a lingering aftertaste. Although he didn't understand tea, he felt it was expensive to drink.

"It tastes like soft sister coins," he thought.

"Qian'er, you're so efficient. You've finished everything in just a few days!" Ma Yang said, with caution in his tone.

"How's it going? Did the recruitment go smoothly?" Ma Yang asked with concern.