Chapter 078
While engrossed in selecting, Qi Yu raised his eyebrows and jokingly said, “Dig out at a high price? Then why was it that when my dad offered you millions to be my peidu you didn’t agree?”
“The ‘price’ I’m talking about doesn’t just refer to monetary price, but value.” Fu Yansheng tapped on the stack of files and said, “Even these favored by the gods are but mortals and mortals have wants. Some people want money, some people want feelings and some people want inner resonance, self-achievement… They may not feel perfectly satisfied in their current company or enterprise. As long as we can find out their deep-seated desires and satisfy them, wouldn’t we be able to dig them out?”
Qi Yu: “…” Like how he’d traded himself to Fu Yansheng in exchange for the other working himself to the bone for him?
Qi Yu understood it somewhat. For these elites, the difficulty wasn’t whether they could offer an annual salary they could accept, but knowing what it is that they wanted.
The more top-notch the talents, the less money they may lack. They have their own spiritual pursuits. To satisfy them, they may have to have the same three views as they do, or win them over to have the same three views. —Although this was indeed a bit difficult, Qi Yu actually appreciated such a person more than if it were someone who subscribed by Si Hang’s “money will make the Devil turn millstones” philosophy.
Looking through page after page of records, Qi Yu pried out a page from one of the files. He pointed to the man on it and asked Fu Yansheng, “What do you think of this person?”
“Ye Qinru?” Fu Yansheng glanced at it and said with a smile, “Not bad. You picked the most xiu (handsome) one right off the bat.”
——Ye Qinru, 33 years old, graduated from one of China’s top 2 universities with a bachelor’s degree in information science. He later studied for an MBA at H University in the United States. He held senior management positions in the marketing and operation departments of large conglomerates such as LEN Computer and BE E-commerce overseas. Three years ago, he was recruited by China Nanri Technology and became the CEO of its retail department.
Qi Yu asked: “Xiu (handsome)? Do you mean ‘outstanding’ (you xiu)?”
Fu Yansheng smiled. “Outstanding is outstanding, handsome is handsome. But I mean it in both sense. Not only does this person have a good background and resume, but he’s also a well-known Internet celebrity. You can search for his name on Weibo.”
Qi Yu searched on his cell phone and found that Ye Qinru was actually a golden V with more than three million fans. But his personal profile listed him not as an executive, but as an “emotion blogger.”
Qi Yu scrolled down——
@Ye Qinru: “Woke up in the morning and looked into the mirror. I sighed. I’m now another year older…how is it possible that I’m still as handsome as when I was twenty?”
Photo: A handsome selfie in the mirror.
@Ye Qinru: “Work is not my all, love is.”
Picture: A mobile phone case printed with the three words “Thirsting for Love”.
@Ye Qinru: “A pot of savory charcoal-fired hot pot burns away the bullfrogs’ ideals in life.”
Picture: Charcoal-fired bullfrog hot pot.
@Ye Qinru: “Who likes being single? I just don’t have time to go dating in the workplace.”
Picture: A pair of kissing dolls on a desk.
……
Qi Yu clicked to view the comments and saw that most of them were all exaggerated praises from female fans——
“Ye Dashen, you’re the most handsome. The more mature, the more attractive!”
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“It doesn’t matter if you don’t have time to go dating. Don’t forget your three million girlfriends on Weibo! [Finger-hearts][Finger-hearts]”
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Qi Yu: “But this person is already the CEO of a subsidiary of such a large group such as Nanri Technology. Would he be willing to jump over to the Si Yuan Group?”
Nanri Technology was also an e-commerce giant, mainly engaged in online sales of electronic products. They were practically a household name in China.
Fu Yansheng crossed his arms and said, “I heard that he’s not very happy at Nanri Technology. In the middle of this year, some people in the circle let out some rumors that he wants to transfer jobs. If it weren’t for this information, I wouldn’t have brought his file. Right now, there’s a lot of big companies that are ready to move and it all depends on who can seize this opportunity. If we can get him to come over to our side, we would definitely be like tiger that had grown wings. But speaking frankly, this person is probably the most difficult one to recruit in this entire stack. After all, the Si Yuan Group’s technology company doesn’t even have a shadow. You’re asking him to come over and open up a wasteland for you and what’s more, he going to be the subordinate of a college student who hasn’t even graduated yet…”
Qi Yu knew what Fu Yansheng wanted to say—that person might think much of him.
But so what? Anyway, it’s not just about money. How could he know if the other would look down on him if he didn’t try?
Qi Yu’s eyes flickered. He was excited about the challenge in front of him. “It’s okay, let’s meet with him first.”
Fu Yansheng smiled, seeming to approve of his resolve.
“Okay, then I’ll go find someone with a connection to him.” He took his cell phone and checked when Qi Yu’s classes were going to start, “You’ll be starting school after a couple of days? I’ll see if I can get you to meet him before you go back.”
Qi Yu asked Fu Yansheng: “By the way, besides Weibo, where else can I find information about this person?”
Fu Yansheng’s eyes showed a trace of appreciation. “I’ll go try and search once I get back. I’ll discuss with you tomorrow.”
Qi Yu also knew that time was short. That very night, he sent a message to Wu Shuang, asking him to spend the whole night reading all of Ye Qinru’s Weibo posts.
Wu Shuang was a little surprised when he received the message from Qi Yu. “Look at his Weibo?”
Qi Yu: “En, sum up the type of posts he makes and analyze what kind of person he is. Give me a personality analysis report by tomorrow night.”
Wu Shuang originally thought this job would be similar to doing financial analysis and didn’t take it too seriously. But when he went to check Weibo, he was completely dumbfounded.
This man named Ye Qinru started using Weibo seven years ago. On average, he posts one to two posts a day. A quick calculation revealed that he has posted more than 6,000 posts…
Finish looking through this in a day? And write a personality analysis report on top of that?
This can’t be f*cking done even if he used Python! ! !
After Qi Yu assigned the task to Wu Shuang, he also searched a lot of news related to this person on the Internet. He watched a video of a business conference attended by the other party on behalf of Nanri Technology two years ago.
Different from the humorous style Qi Yu saw from a quick look at his Weibo, Ye Qinru’s attitude in formal occasions was quite serious and somber. He appeared very reserved and his speech delivery made his words particularly convincing.
At the press conference, a reporter asked the very thing Qi Yu had the most doubts about. “After looking through President Ye’s Weibo, I always find it difficult to connect how you are in person with who you are on Weibo. Which personality does President Ye lean towards more in private?”
Ye Qinru looked at her and said, tone completely deadpan, “What you see is me who has to pretend to be serious in order to cater to the adult world, and the real me has always been the boy who loves freedom and longs for love… Is this not the same for all of you?”
There was thunderous applause from the audience.
Ye Qinru, face devoid of any expression, held his fingers up in a “V” for everyone. “Thank you for joining us.”
The audience was cheering and laughing again, and even Qi Yu was amused into laughter by the contrasting performance of the other party.
Qi Yu was discharged from the hospital the next day and he returned home just as he’d previously promised to Jiang Ying.
While riding in the car, he found that a car was following behind them. When he asked Wang Meng what was going on, Wang Meng said with a guilty heart, “Your father arranged for them. He’s afraid that something might happen to you again so he found a few more people to protect you…”
Qi Yu was aware of his father’s painstaking efforts, but returning home with two cars of bodyguards was a bit exaggerated.
He instructed, “They can follow us for a bit but when we get to the house, have them wait outside another villa. Don’t let my mother see them.”
Wang Meng immediately agreed.
As soon as Qi Yu entered the house, Jiang Ying hurriedly went to greet him, anxiously looking him up and down. In order to show that he was fine, Qi Yu even raised his arms and let his mother look him around.
“Mom, how did you know that something happened to me?” he asked.
Jiang Ying said, “I met your father the night before, and your father told me.”
Qi Yu was taken aback. “You met with dad?”
It was Qi Yu’s impression that his parents have never met face to face since the divorce. If there was anything, it was left for either their assistants and secretaries or he himself to pass on the message.
Jiang Ying turned to her side. Maybe it was embarrassment or some other reason but she said, sounding uncomfortable, “It’s nothing, your dad wanted to see Xiao Feng. But didn’t Xiao Feng go out on vacation… Recently, there’s been so many negative press regarding Mei Wei. I met with your dad to express my concern.”
Qi Yu’s heart warmed and he said slowly, “Actually, dad also cares about you a lot. It’s been so many years but he hasn’t looked for anyone because he just can’t let you go.”
Jiang Ying: “…”
Qi Yu looked around and asked, “Are Xiao Feng and Ling Ke not back yet?”
Jiang Ying: “He said they’ll be back tomorrow.”
Qi Yu said cautiously, “Dad said he’ll be taking action against Mei Wei in the coming days. When he gets back, please remind Xiao Feng to pay attention to safety. As much as possible, whenever he has to go somewhere, have the driver send him. He shouldn’t play outside at night. Although dad has taken comparatively better care of our privacy, it’s still impossible that someone knows about our home situation…”
Jiang Ying rubbed her eyebrows and said, “En, your dad also told me. Don’t worry about these things. Are you going to start school soon?”
Qi Yu: “School starts three days from now and I’ll return to California the day after tomorrow at the latest.”
“Both of you father and son are really…” Jiang Ying sighed, “You have to learn how to balance work and rest.”
Qi Yu seemed to be puzzled hearing something like that from a workaholic career woman like Jiang Ying. He smiled and said, “Mom, aren’t you the pot calling the kettle black?”
“I’m getting older and it’s time to let go of some things that I used to cling on to too much,” Jiang Ying shook her head and smiled. Ignoring Qi Yu’s stupefaction, she invited him, “Let’s eat.”
Qi Yu received a message from Fu Yansheng during the dinner. The other party asked him if he had finished eating.
Qi Yu had told Fu Yansheng about going home. He put down his chopsticks and replied, “Not yet.”
Jiang Ying glanced at him, all calm and collected.
F1S: “After eating, hurry back to the hotel and pack up. We’re leaving for Yancheng this evening.”
Qi Yu was shocked. “We’re going tonight?”
F1S: “En, Ye Qinru is in Yancheng. I asked him to have lunch at noon tomorrow and he gave us two hours. Time might be too tight if we leave tomorrow morning.”
Yu: “I start school three days from now. Won’t it be too late to return to California?”
F1S: “When we finish meeting with Ye Qinru tomorrow, I’ll look at flight tickets for tomorrow night or the day after tomorrow. I’ll send you directly to Yancheng International Airport and fly to California from there, instead of returning to Haicheng.”
Yu: “OK.”
F1S: “Then should I go to your hotel and wait for you? Last time I helped you get your clothes. The room key is still with me.”
Qi Yu noticed his mother looking and hurriedly replied to Fu Yansheng with an “Okay”. He put his phone away, bowed his head and quickly took a couple bites of his food.
At this moment, Jiang Ying narrowed his eyes at him and asked, “Qi Yu, are you seeing someone?”
Qi Yu: “…………”
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【Little Theater】
Qi Yu: Going on an overnight flight with Teacher Fu for a business trip to Yancheng? Will we be sleeping together tonight? (Letting his imagination roam)
Jiang Ying: Erzha, are you seeing someone?
Qi Yu (horror): I’m not! I don’t!
Jiang Ying: Look at how your ears are all red! And you’re still saying you’re not!?
Mommy is very perceptive XD she’s gonna see right through him
Thank you for the chapter ❣️
Haha! Qi Yu caught by his mom! 😁
I wonder if YS would be drinking vinegar because of this v handsome genious they are planning to recruit!
A mother’s intuition can be quite frightening x)
Thank you for the chapter! 🙂
Not just quite. It’s VERY frightening. Frighteningly accurate!
thanks for the chapter!
This new guy seems really interesting ✌️✌️✌️