PNB Chapter 102 Unexpected Incident Before Financing
Chapter 102 Unexpected Incident Before Financing
Chapter 102 Unexpected Incident Before Financing
The following morning, the interviews were nearing their end in the small meeting room downstairs in the science and technology park.
Geng Zhi stood up and, across the table, firmly shook the hand of the senior engineer from Microsoft Research Asia across from him.
"Welcome, Zou Lu! May you achieve success in both your career and love life—a definite plus!" This is an unwritten, implicit benefit from our Jiaotong University matchmakers.
"Once you choose to join, you'll have the power to select the best single women in Shanghai. We'll do our best to help you find your perfect match." Geng Zhi said with a smile, half serious and half joking.
"Mr. Geng, I—I really didn't join for this reason." Zou Lu blushed slightly and quickly explained, "It's not just for the salary either. I—I really admire that social app you described that's based on deep learning matching algorithms."
"I came here for this business, with the product blueprint in mind."
"Alright!" Geng Zhi put away his joke and said seriously, "Then let's work together to turn this visionary project from blueprint to reality. I look forward to Engineer Zou helping us build a top-notch mobile technology team as soon as possible. This will be the starting point for all our success."
After saying this, Geng Zhi patted Zou Lu on the shoulder forcefully.
"Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Geng! I will do my best!" Zou Lu said excitedly.
After seeing Zou Lu off, Geng Zhi turned and went upstairs, returning to the door of office 401.
He pushed open the door and paused for a moment.
Wow, you moved it really cleanly!
The office was empty, with only eight sets of neatly arranged desks and chairs remaining. The office had also been cleaned.
"These girls have good execution skills—" Geng Zhi shook his head and chuckled.
It turns out that when he interviewed Zou Lu, Du Yujiao and Yang Mingxia's team of three had already helped everyone move all their belongings to Room 315, Building 2 of the Science and Technology Innovation Park.
Just as he was reminiscing, Du Yujiao came running over to inform Geng Zhi: "Boss! We've all moved in! The new office is almost ready!"
"You've worked hard, Yu Jiao. You're very efficient," Geng Zhi praised.
"Boss, how did Zou Lu's interview go?" Du Yujiao asked with concern.
"Zou Lu has a solid foundation, clear thinking, and is also ambitious," Geng Zhi commented. "In particular, he showed obvious dissatisfaction with the 'retirement-style' atmosphere of Microsoft Research, which doesn't involve working overtime, and that's quite unique."
"Yeah, it would suit our team perfectly."
Du Yujiao blinked, a little confused: "Boss, haven't you always emphasized that you don't encourage employees to work overtime?"
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"We don't encourage it," Geng Zhi said matter-of-factly, "but we can't restrict employees' personal freedom and hinder their pursuit of progress, can we? That's called respecting diversity."
"The boss is right, that makes perfect sense."
Du Yujiao pursed her lips, suppressing a laugh as she echoed.
Speaking of this, Geng Zhi remembered something and instructed, "By the way, after the new office is set up, remember to buy a good commercial coffee machine. From now on, coffee will be provided free of charge and unlimited. Consider it our first perk after moving to the new place."
"Wow! Really? That's great, boss!" Du Yujiao's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "Then—will the tradition of giving out a can of Red Bull every afternoon still be kept?"
"Keep it! Double the fun, double the energy!"
Du Yujiao then steered the conversation back on track, quickly asking, "So, is Zou Lu—willing to come?"
"It's already decided. I'll start working immediately after the Spring Festival," Geng Zhi said.
"What? He agreed so quickly?" Du Yujiao exclaimed in surprise. "When I interviewed him, he was so conflicted! Boss, how did you convince him?"
"First and foremost, of course, is the unlimited access to a huge number of high-quality single female guests," Geng Zhi laughed.
"I told him that from the beginning!" Du Yujiao said, puzzled. "Otherwise, he wouldn't have come for the interview at all. And what else? Did I paint a grand vision of changing the world for him?"
Geng Zhi shook his head and said with a smile, "You can only talk about dreams with emotional people; you can only talk about money with rational people."
"Huh??" Du Yujiao was even more confused. "But the monthly salary we're offering is 20K, which is about the same as his previous income at Microsoft. It's not that attractive, is it?"
"I gave him a monthly salary of 35k."
Du Yujiao gasped, "No way—boss, didn't you repeatedly emphasize strictly controlling labor costs and keeping monthly salaries below 20? 35—isn't that a huge increase in costs?"
"Those were times, now they are. We were poor before, but now that we have money, we have to treat everyone better," Geng Zhi explained.
Du Yujiao suddenly realized, and asked excitedly, "Boss, is it... the financing is about to be in place?"
"Yes, Mr. Li and I will talk to the investors this afternoon," Geng Zhi nodded. "If all goes well, the funds will come in soon."
"Yay! That's awesome!" Du Yujiao couldn't help but give a small pump of her fist.
A company with money means its business can expand faster, it will be easier for her to recruit people, and perhaps—her own salary will also increase accordingly.
"Boss, I'll go return the key to room 401 to Teacher Jin now," Du Yujiao said happily, turning to leave.
"Return it?" Geng Zhi called out to her, smiling. "Why should we return it? Let's keep room 401 for now. It's just sitting empty anyway, and it can still be put to some use while we're here."
Du Yujiao looked troubled: "Ah? But—but I promised Teacher Jin I'd return it after I moved—"
"It's okay, give me the key. If Teacher Jin asks, just tell him to come directly to me." Geng Zhi reached out and took the key from Du Yujiao, then put it in his pocket.
Hongzhang Studio is about to expand its recruitment, and this ready-made office will come in handy.
Du Yujiao didn't say anything more and led Geng Zhi to the new office.
The new office is in Room 315 of Building 2, which is several times larger than Room 401 and has a more open view.
Yang Mingxia was wiping tables with two female interns when she saw Geng Zhi walk in. She immediately exclaimed triumphantly, "Boss! Look at our new territory! We've tidied it up pretty well, haven't we?"
She turned to the two interns and winked, "Boss, the office's so big, shouldn't we hurry up and hire a few more male programmers? These two of my key men are both still single!"
Geng Zhi laughed: "No problem! We'll recruit a few handsome guys from the computer science department right away. You'll interview them yourselves; if they're not handsome or have girlfriends, we won't want any of them."
"Hahaha! Long live the boss!" Yang Mingxia said to the two blushing interns, "Did you hear that? The boss has spoken. Remember to ask our boss for a girlfriend later!"
After joking around, Yang Mingxia pointed to the glass partition and said, "Boss, we've tidied up that little cubicle inside for you as a private office. Sister Yujiao said that if we add some greenery, it will look even better."
Geng Zhi glanced inside and shook his head: "Keep this office for our CEO."
"CEO?" Du Yujiao was taken aback. "Boss, aren't you—"
Yang Mingxia had heard Li Haipeng mention Ma Chunmei twice, and upon hearing this, she immediately frowned: "Boss, you mean—that Ma Chunmei who's just been listed as a CEO, is she really going to come to the company as CEO?"
"Yes, from now on she'll be the highest-ranking official in the Jiaotong University matchmaking team." Geng Zhi nodded.
Du Yujiao and Yang Mingxia looked at each other, their faces filled with shock and confusion.
"Boss, what about you?" Yang Mingxia asked hurriedly.
He couldn't reveal his grand plan at this point, so he explained vaguely, "I'll still be CT0 in the short term, responsible for technology. Later—maybe I'll incubate a new project within the company."
"Why should I?! Boss, I'm not having it!" Yang Mingxia spoke her mind, stomping her foot in anger. "What if she gives bad orders and ruins the company?! We've worked so hard—"
Ring ring—!
Just then, Geng Zhi's cell phone rang, interrupting Yang Mingxia's words.
He took out his phone and saw that it was Shu Beibei calling.
Before Geng Zhi could speak, Shu Beibei's urgent voice came through the receiver: "Boss! Something's happened! President Li was assaulted at the 'If You Are the One' event!"