Chapter 30 (1/2)

“This Xin Hailu… She was initially the assistant for the vice-president at a famous enterprise. Why did she leave it? Her reason for leaving doesn’t seem to be stated on the resume.”

Manager Lawrence smiled. “I suppose you don’t really watch the news, Boss Pei? After getting tipsy, the vice-president acted inappropriately towards her and was met with resistance. The end result was the firing of the vice-president and Assistant Xin resigned on her own accord.”

“That incident caused a huge impact on the reputation of the enterprise and in fact, there were still heated discussions about it up till recently.”

Pei Qian was a little stunned. “So this person is truly a hero amongst women?”

Manager Lawrence nodded. “I suppose you could say that. Perhaps the experience of being in a large company has tired her out so she doesn’t mind joining a small… no, newly established company. By logic and an operational standpoint, this is the best candidate.”

Manager Lawrence’s mention of ‘operational standpoint’ was a clear indication that she might not be equally ideal for other considerations…

Pei Qian was decided immediately. “Alright, she’s the one then!”

“However, I have a request.”

Manager Lawrence nodded once more. “Please go on. As long as the request does not cross the line, I’m sure it can be negotiated.”

“She can only offer me suggestions when I ask her for it. Under other circumstances, no matter what happens, she must remain silent and not question overly,” Pei Qian said.

Manager Lawrence smiled. “That’s of course. Even if you did not mention it, that’s one of the professional requirements of being an assistant.”

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Three days later, Monday.

A Cayenne came to a stop at the lobby of the most luxurious office building in Jingzhou City – Shenhua View.

“Boss Pei, we’ve arrived.”

Xin Hailu opened the car door for Pei Qian and led him to the office building ahead.

Thanks to the headhunting firm, Xin Hailu was officially the third employee of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. – the president’s assistant.

Xin Hailu was the standard successful woman of the corporate world. With immaculate features and class, even her figure which was hidden beneath her blouse and business skirt was impeccable.

In every single aspect, this was the perfect candidate that Pei Qian wanted.

Educated with class and fluent in three foreign languages, she was beautiful and elegant with a poised manner of speaking. She knew her way around people and handled things with patience while attending to business with restrain without asking anymore than she had to.

They had only spent a couple of days together and already, Pei Qian had a feeling…

Reliable! Efficient!

Pei Qian did not hesitate at all as he poached her over with a 30% over her initial salary, fixing it at slightly over 30,000 per month.

This was 2009 and most of the graduates from Handong University were fighting to obtain a salary of 3,000 monthly.

There were two reasons why her salary was so high.

Firstly, Pei Qian’s Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. was newly established. Compared to Xin Hailu’s past experiences, there wasn’t much growth prospect available. That was why he could only poach her with a higher salary.

Because she was extremely capable to begin with, her initial salary was already extremely high. With the additional 30%, that was the reason why her salary seemed exaggerated.

Secondly, Pei Qian’s goal was to burn money fanatically and it was only natural that he would hire someone expensive. For a talent such as Xin Hailu with such capabilities, it wasn’t considered a violation within the system to give her a slightly marked up salary.

After all, Pei Qian even gave someone like Ma Yang a monthly salary of 3,000…

The Cayenne was rented under the company’s name.

Pei Qian had initially wanted to purchase a car under the company’s name but he was denied by the system.

It was possible for him to purchase a car. However, the sum required would depend on the company’s current funds and he couldn’t purchase anything overly expensive.

Pei Qian pondered over how it would be meaningless to purchase a cheap car.

Eventually, he settled on renting the Cayenne to boost his image.

Even though the cost of renting the car didn’t amount to much, every bit counted when it came to spending money.

Pei Qian was not going to let any opportunity slip.

His intention of arriving at Shenhua View was to rent an office space.

That was the most luxurious office building in the entire Jingzhou City where Pei Qian estimated the cost to be at 5 yuan per square metre.

5 yuan per square metre per day.

It was 2009 in the parallel world and the provincial capital of Handong Province, Jingzhou City, was a second tier city.

If it was Beijing in 2019, that amount would be at least tripled.