Chapter 3 (1/2)
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Chapter 3: Success
After receiving the consumer texts sent by the bank, Lu Chengyu felt that when he stepped out of Baiwei Restaurant, his chic and unrestrained style was all broken into dregs. How many thousands does it cost for a person's meal? Whose family's black sheep[1] is this?
The next morning, Cheng Yu received an interview call from Hua Ding Personnel Department. He found a casual suit from his wardrobe. As a newly graduated college student, it is not a good choice to wear a mature-looking cloth when looking for a job. It is far better to dress neatly and tidily to impress the interviewer. If people want mature employees, why they want to recruit fresh graduates but not directly select employees with working experience?
In his past life, Cheng Yu believed that Hua Ding International has internal changes, so did not submit resumes to the company. After his interview with Liang Company ‘s failed, he becomes a manager in a company and ran errands with another manager for two years. After all the troubles, he qualified to take one artist under him. As result, the investor did not interested [2] in the artist, but interested in the manager. Cheng Yu didn't want to play with this game, thus he resign from the company. Later on, he opened a small fast-food restaurant. Before he had earned his money, they smashed his shop. Someone, with no reason, accused him of using ditch oil [3] and tell it to a local tabloid, considered as it genuinely disgraceful.
After closing the small fast-food restaurant, he was introduced to a crew as an a.s.sistant by an acquaintance. As a result, he met someone who wanted to support him before he knew this guy was an investor in the play and he was eventually tossed out of the crew. Those years had not been a good one, and his relatives treated him coldly. After that, he found some jobs, but somehow something went wrong. Finally, he became the lobby manager of a star-rated luxury hotel. As a result, when he was about to be promoted, he died.
Talents of dignified Q Branch of Economic Management, mixed together with this situation, were also considered “good-for-nothing” [4]. He felt that he must be a negative example of many alumni in the same grade, but later he seldom attended cla.s.smates'a.s.sociations. What other people thought had little to do with him.
But looking back on the days of his past life, it's hard to say it was tragic,
even he didn't understand. He started smoothly and profitably many times, but when the critical moment came, he lost the chain inexplicably. It's like G.o.d hates him and wants him to be unlucky.
“Who has not died since ancient times, only early death and late death,”
Cheng Yu skillfully operated the computer, looking up the information he wanted, smiling coldly,
“But cannot die in vain.”
Early the next morning, he changed his clothes and stopped a taxi instead of crowding in the bus or the subway, so that he wouldn't get tired when he reaches to Hua Ding Headquarters.
Cheng Yu look up at the glittering sign of Hua Ding Headquarters and the vigours security guard at the gate. He straightened his collar and walk, not too fast nor too slow to the Hua Ding's main door.
The receptionist knew that there would be many interviews today, so he quickly explained the location of the interview to Lu Chengyu.
After entering the elevator, Lu Chengyu felt that Hua Ding Headquarters was somewhat cold, which was not like the atmosphere of the headquarters of a large company. It can be seen how much the impact of Huading's turbulence was. He somewhat understood why the industry was surprised when Huading got up.
Half an hour before the interview begins, all the job seekers are sitting in a conference room waiting for the interview to begin, which shows that Huading attaches great importance to talents. When Lu Chengyu entered, there were six people, four men and two women. Six people saw him come in. They only raised their heads and went to play with their mobile phones.
Lu Chengyu chose a seat nearby with a smile on his face. He looked around unconsciously and saw a camera in an obscure corner. If he hadn't worked in the hotel for some time, he couldn't have found it.
On the conference table, there were several coloured materials about Huading. He took a book and turned it slowly. He hadn't looked at it for two minutes, but there was another person beside him.
“h.e.l.lo,” he looked up at the people beside him, it was quite a beautiful girl.
“h.e.l.lo,” the girl also politely nodded to him and smiled back. She imitates Chengyu behaviour; she took a copy of a book and turned it over slowly.
At 9:40, the interview officially began. There were twelve people coming for the interview. Because two a.s.sistants are recruited, thus ten out of twelve people should be eliminated (T/n: huh..meaning that the company wanted to recruit only 4 people. 2 people (the a.s.sistants) are already guaranteed the job, thus left only 2 places?)
Lu Chengyu felt a little confused. Whose a.s.sistant is this? Department Manager or Branch Manager?
Huading International has branches elsewhere and has set foot in several industries but its main focus is on electronics and real estate. Even if the interview is successful, these newcomers are likely to be delegated to the branch.
Lu Chengyu admits that he has ambition. That's why he came for an interview when Huading was unstable. Having gone through so many bad luck in his past life, he should have saved a lot of good luck for this life, right?
This society is very realistic, only if they stand high enough to settle old accounts, people can not arbitrarily oppress.
He is not someone who is too self-contained [5], someone able to speculate things and also someone who unwilling to let go.
The first few people who went in for the interview came out very quickly, their faces were not very good, and one of them even began to complain: “It's yourself who is about to get bankrupt, still demanding so many things, when I can't find a job?”
Lu Chengyu knocked twice at the door and entered the interview room. There were three men and one woman sitting in the room. Their faces looked very mild. But this kind of people can make others easily relax their vigilance and finally show their weaknesses unconsciously.
After introducing himself, the four interviewers asked him a few questions in turn, which was not too tricky. They would like to see more the comprehensive qualities of the job seekers.
After answering these questions in an orderly manner, Lu Chengyu finally heard them ask questions about business trips. He laughed and said, “There's nothing wrong with business trips.” In his last life, he ran around for work and almost became a dog. It's normal for him to go to work on business trips. He feels that accepting business trips is completely stress-free.
This society is always a world of relations.h.i.+ps and abilities, no exception.
Several interviewers nodded, and the middle-aged woman sitting on the far right pushed her gla.s.ses on the bridge of her nose, showing a professional smile: “Welcome to join our company, please report to the Personnel Department next Monday, then we will sign the contract.”
Lu Chengyu smiled and nodded. He got up and nodded to the four men. “Thank you very much. I'll be there on Monday.”
Four interviewers all smiled back and waited for Chengyu to go out. The middle-aged woman wearing gla.s.ses said, “This young man is young and calm, and there will be a lot of room for development in the future.”
“If it weren't for his information here, some of his behaviours are not very clear, I really have to suspect that he's a veteran in the workplace.” said the Vice Personnel Department, a 40-year-old man, who wiped his half-bald forehead, drew a tick on Lu Chengyu's job description and put it in a drawer. “No wonder someone called to ask about this man last night.”
Four of them are senior in the workplace. They knew that Lu Chengyu is not someone who knows people on the top manager (T/N: as in he got a recommendation or know top bra.s.s). It's a rare time that some of the top students like his ability, and the top students in the Q Branch of Economic Management are willing to come to Huading to work at this time.