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2.03% Losing Money to Be a Tycoon / Chapter 34: Interview

章 34: Interview

編集者: Atlas Studios

Tuesday afternoon.

Huang Sibo arrived at the entrance of Shenhua View and found himself dazed.

This gaming company, Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd., was truly based at Shenhua View!

He knew that Shenhua View was a high-end office building and companies that operated here had no lack of money.

Before he even bolstered the courage to enter, he was met with a couple of talented youths.

All of them were tall and suited up. The men were handsome and the women were gorgeous with poise.

These were the young employees working at an investment firm in Shenhua View.

From a distance, one could already tell that these were people bound to be successful in the future.

Huang Sibo found his confidence shattered slightly right away.

He was stunned!

During the weekends, he had come across a hiring notice by Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. by accident online.

He felt that he fit the requirements rather decently and hence he sent his resume in.

Before long, he got a reply as a sweet sounding female assistant informed him to reach at 10am on Tuesday for an interview on Shenhua View's 17th floor.

The female assistant even sent him an email swiftly that detailed the exact location.

The moment Huang Sibo heard Shenhua View, he was stunned - wasn't that the most high-end office building?

However, despite spending a long time searching online, he could not even find the official website of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd.

It was only after he researched online that he realized this was the company that had created The Lonely Desert Road and Ghost General!

That had Huang Sibo feeling a little ashamed. He had tried both games before and yet he did not know that the company which created them was based in Jingzhou City…

He did not know much about the company but he garnered that the terms offered by them wouldn't be bad since they had a couple of successful games and had set base at Shenhua View.

Even though that assumption may not hold true, he was sure that as long as it wasn't overly bad, it would definitely be better than his current company's.

However, he was worried as to whether he would be employed.

Huang Sibo was someone who had made a switch of career midway and he had just joined the industry for a mere six months so far. He was holding onto the lowest position - an administrative planner who was paid 1,500 monthly.

Because of daily overtime, he was already showing early signs of balding.

That was the reason why he decided to give this company a shot after chancing upon their hiring notice.

Even if he were to jump ship maintaining his current salary, Huang Sibo would be thankful if he had to do less overtime.

However, he knew that his resume wasn't impressive and there was a high chance that he would be skipped through.

Even within the small gaming circle of Jingzhou City, he was considered as part of the bottom dwellers and wasn't even as welcome compared to fresh graduates.

After bumping into those investment elites wearing their suits earlier on, he felt even more inferior as he was wearing nothing but a t-shirt and shorts.

He checked the time - he was slightly early.

Huang Sibo had left home earlier and took a public bus, afraid that he might be late. However, because there were no traffic jams, he ended up arriving earlier.

Deciding that waiting outside wasn't exactly an option, Huang Sibo bolstered his courage and entered the majestic lobby.

After explaining his purpose of arrival at the front desk, the staff registered his name and made a temporary access card for him.

As he waited for the lift, Huang Sibo felt his heart pound furiously.

He was even more nervous than he had been for his high school exams.

Probably due to the extremely high ceiling and majestic design of the place, Huang Sibo felt insignificant and out of place, suddenly losing his courage.

Ding.

The door to the lift opened.

As he prepared to enter, Huang Sibo caught sight of a familiar face and was stunned.

It was his head at his current company - chief planner, Old Liu!

The previous afternoon, Huang Sibo had just given Old Liu a call asking to take an emergency leave and the latter agreed to it.

Yet, both of them bumped into one another at a place as such.

It was a rather awkward situation.

Both of them were speechless.

However, since they had bumped into one another, it wouldn't be appropriate for them to pretend as though they had not seen the other as well.

Besides, both parties were clear as to why they were at this place.

They were both interviewing for Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd.!

The way Old Liu looked, Huang Sibo was certain that he was just done with his interview.

Both of them were just going to take part in the same process.

Huang Sibo had no choice but to start the conversation, "Brother Liu."

Old Liu's expression was rather terrible - it was clear he wasn't in a good mood.

He was extremely pleased with the working environment at Tengda. However, the young punk that was conducting the interview had asked him to return and wait for their call!

Furthermore, during their casual conversation, the young punk interviewer didn't seem particularly interested; it was as though he was daydreaming.

There was a high chance that he had failed this interview.

Because of that, Old Liu was displeased.

'It's rare to find someone with my experience and capabilities in Jingzhou City's gaming circle. Yet, that young punk interviewer dares to look down on me?'

'He's most likely a bloody rich second-generation heir that's just looking for fun! A company like this is bound to fail sooner or later!'

Of course, there was a tinge of bitterness to his emotions.

Bumping into Huang Sibo had Old Liu feeling even more pissed off.

For the past six months that Huang Sibo had entered the industry, he was Old Liu's underling the entire time.

And he was bad at everything.

Because of that, Old Liu was always fuming and did not allow Huang Sibo to knock off until the latter finished all his work. When he was unhappy, Old Liu even increased Huang Sibo's workload.

Yet, this fool was thinking of jumping ship?!

At the same place as himself?!

Did this guy even know about his place in the scene?!

Old Liu could not help but sulk. "This place has high demands. It's not for you."

"Since you have the time to come for an interview, it must mean that your current workload is too little. Recompile the data set when you return."

Pouting, Old Liu left.

"…"

Huang Sibo felt that he was in deep shit.

This place had such high demands that they would not even want an experienced planner such as Old Liu?

If that's the case, there was no way they would want a newbie to the industry such as himself!

Furthermore, Old Liu was bound to increase his workload after he returned.

Yet, Huang Sibo could not even complain to his boss about the situation.

If he were to complain… "Boss, Old Liu went to interview at another company stealthily!"

If the boss were to ask… "How did you know?"

Wouldn't he have to reply… "Because I bumped into him while heading there for an interview too!"

That wouldn't do.

Otherwise, his only option was to quit.

He could just quit and look for another job slowly while scrimping with his savings.

If he had no other choice, he would have to do that.

All of those thoughts flashed through Huang Sibo's mind.

As he pondered, the lift arrived at the 17th floor.

The moment he got out of the lift, Huang Sibo caught sight of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd.'s signboard.

Looking inside, he was rattled.

'This place is too classy!'

Two beautiful receptionists waited behind the gigantic front desk.

And they were twins to boot!

While Jinzhou wasn't a city that was extremely huge, it wasn't small either. For the company to have a pair of twins managing the front desk was no small feat.

That was a clear indication of the company's power!

Huang Sibo was the classic example of someone who overthought things.

When Pei Qian was hiring, he had not thought much into it and merely wanted a couple of beautiful receptionists to hold the front desk.

However, Xin Hailu had managed to dig out a pair of twins from out of nowhere claiming that it would help raise the company's image.

Pei Qian was naturally elated as he offered the highest available price for an administrative position in the market right away - 5,000 monthly salary each!

Even though it did not sound like much, back in 2009, the average salary for front desk receptionists in Jingzhou was around 2,000. Even if someone was extremely good looking, 3,000 would be the upper limit.

The fact that Pei Qian had raised it up to 5,000 was considered a liberal offer.

But of course, he wouldn't have minded raising the salary even higher to 10,000 such that he could spend his money even faster.

However, that would be overly exaggerated. Even if these were beautiful twins, it would not have made sense for receptionists to receive a 10,000 monthly salary.

Most importantly, the system would not have agreed to it.


章 35: Expected Salary?

編集者: Atlas Studios

Indeed, the twins had achieved their intended effect such that Huang Sibo was stunned the moment he entered.

Would a company that could hire such receptionists be lacking in money?

No way!

It was just a pity that this company had high requirements such that he wouldn't be able to enter.

Otherwise, if he were to tell others that he was working at Shenhua View and that the front desk had a pair of beautiful twin receptionists, they would definitely envy him!

Huang Sibo then checked out the work desks.

Once again, he was shocked!

All of those desks were huge!

Why were all the desks separated so far from one another - was the rental for this place free or what?

They could almost play badminton between the desks!

Each desk was equipped with two high-end and large monitors - a single look was enough to tell that these were expensive stuff.

At the windowsill, there were rows of plants. Each of them looked costly and there was even a gardener taking care of them tenderly.

Huang Sibo felt as though he had transmigrated into those teenage idol dramas.

This was how companies were depicted within them.

However, reality was often a far cry from it.

Still, he lamented over what a pity it was that he wouldn't be able to join this company given its high requirements.

He walked towards the front desk and reported his name - since he was here, he might as well go through with it.

"Give me a moment. I'll inform the interviewer."

The receptionist on the left replied with a huge smile. Not only was her service 10/10, her smile was equally therapeutic.

"Please follow me."

Carrying a radiant beam, the receptionist stood up and led Huang Sibo in.

To his surprise, he found the company somewhat empty.

His first reaction was that of worry, wondering if he had been scammed.

However, when he saw the interiors of the company, he knew that that wasn't the case.

Which scammer would go through such expense?

Even for scammers, wouldn't they consider the profit margins? Given the set up, how many people must they scam in order to recoup their investment?!

As such, this company was definitely not feigning their wealth.

This was a new company that was opened by a rich person, most likely as an avenue to welcome cloud games.

Huang Sibo was confident that he had unraveled the truth behind everything.

Arriving at the guest room, he found a young man seated on the sofa.

He had delicate features and donned a suit.

Instantly, Huang Sibo felt a sense of inferiority.

That outfit looked even more expensive compared to those young men from the investment firm he had bumped into outside earlier on!

In fact, Huang Sibo could not even give an estimate to the cost of the suit. In any case, he was certain that it must be beyond his imagination.

Huang Sibo had tried his luck interviewing at a couple of other gaming companies but they were all rather casual.

Even the interviewers wore merely underpants and vests. They were still at their work desks moments earlier before heading to the conference room for the interview.

However, that was not the case here - this interviewer definitely looked like no normal person.

That had Huang Sibo feeling nervous.

"Huang Sibo, right? Please have a seat. I'm the president of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd., Pei Qian."

The young man on the other end stood up and shook his hands.

Stunned by the other party's friendliness, Huang Sibo's voice was quivering. "H-Hi, Boss Pei."

"Don't feel pressured. We're just having a casual chat. Here, have some tea," Pei Qian pushed a pure silver teacup before Huang Sibo.

Huang Sibo checked out the pure silver tea set laid out and could not even guess at its worth.

Even though he had not seen Pei Qian before, that did not affect his imagination.

'A young talent!'

'Someone who has managed to make two games a huge success!'

'Look at that casual attitude while drinking tea and handling the tea set! That's not something that can be feigned!'

'This is truly someone who does not care for money!'

Huang Sibo felt that in the eyes of Boss Pei, the silver teacup was no different from a paper cup.

That had Huang Sibo feeling an innate nervousness.

"Describe to me your working experience in simple terms," Pei Qian said with a smile.

Huang Sibo felt his heart pounding furiously and his mouth going dry.

However, he tried his best to repress his anxiousness and related his work experience briefly.

While doing so, he stuttered and said a couple of things wrongly and that added on to his uneasiness.

Pei Qian was sipping tea as he listened on, carrying a faint grin on his face such that one could not guess at his thoughts.

Huang Sibo felt his heart sink.

I'm doomed. He must definitely think that my experience is too negligible! Boss Pei must be mocking me internally!

Is he mocking how I don't know my place such that I would dare take on this interview given my capabilities?

With his face blushed faintly, Huang Sibo struggled to finish his self introduction, wanting nothing more than to bolt out the door.

"Excellent."

After hearing Huang Sibo's self introduction, Pei Qian nodded while smiling.

Excellent?

Huang Sibo thought that he was hearing things.

Was that reverse psychology?

He had worked at his previous company for six months and he was practically just Old Liu's underlings who did the most basic of odd jobs.

That was a work experience that was as good as nothing.

Yet, Boss Pei said that it was 'excellent'?

What did he mean by that? Is he laughing at me?'

For a moment, Huang Sibo did not know how he should respond.

When he saw Huang Sibo's expression, Pei Qian knew that this guy must have misunderstood as he hurried to explain.

"What I mean is that your capabilities suits the requirements of our company. Could I check with you on when you can start work?"

"Huh? I… the day after tomorrow…?"

Huang Sibo gave a casual date.

In any case, a nobody such as himself could resign at anytime he wanted without having to worry about handing over any work.

"Very well. Report for work the day after tomorrow then. Settle your resignation before we officially sign a contract on our end."

"So, what about salary and benefits? What do you have in mind?" Pei Qian asked.

Salary and benefits…

In his previous company, Huang Sibo was taking the lowest salary of 1,500 per month without any insurance coverage or rental allowance.

That was enough money for him to get by without having any spare to save.

If he were to be able to work here, he would be earning with just the working environment alone!

Regarding salary, he would be fine if he could just maintain the status quo.

However, on second thought, Huang Sibo felt that he had to ask for a rise in salary since he was jumping ship.

Now that he already had 6 months of working experience, he supposed that it wouldn't be too much for him to ask for an additional 400 yuan.

If so… what if he rounded it up to 2,000?

The mere thought of that figure had Huang Sibo feeling as though he was asking for too much.

However, since they were on the topic, Huang Sibo asked in a testing manner.

"2,000 a month…? Do you think that'll work? Don't worry, Boss Pei. I'll definitely be responsible and I won't complain about overtime at all!"

Pei Qian sighed slowly and shook his head.

Huang Sibo felt his heart sink.

What's wrong? Have I asked for too much?

Sigh, it's indeed too much…

Huang Sibo could only wait for Pei Qian to lower his demand. To him, as long as it wasn't an excessive lowball, he would be able to accept the terms.

Shaking his finger, Pei Qian replied, "Here, let me calculate for you."

Huang Sibo gulped and nodded to listen - he knew that this was a common tactic used to lower offers.

Pei Qian organized his thoughts.

"Renting a place in Jingzhou would amount to around 1,000 per month. That's not too much, right?"

"Food expenses. A typical month would cost you 800 including treating others to a meal. That's not too much, right? Even university students spend more than this for their living allowances!"

"You should buy a couple of new outfits every month as well. That's another 300. That's not too much, right?"

"What about utility bills? Daily necessities? That's another 200. That's not too much, right?"

"Traffic expenses? 100 per month? That's considered cheap."

"What if you were to have a girlfriend? You've got to buy her some make up every now and then. That's another 300 to account for every month."

"Young people must not spend all of their salary. How about an additional 500 as savings?"

"Take a look, that's already more than 3,000 and that's after taxes."

"Our company's in line with the national hiring guidelines and we account for taxes, insurance coverage and rental allowance. In order to cover your expenses, you've got to earn 3,500 before taxes!"

"Besides, our company also promised that we would provide salary and benefits better than other companies in the industry. Let's add another 500 to that figure. That's definitely reasonable."

"So, a monthly salary of 4,000! How's that sound?"


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