Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

In late February, the sky over Xucheng was almost always shrouded in leaden clouds.

A fine, misty rain fell without end. Through the glass, the entire Science and Technology Park was barely visible in the downpour.

After finishing his routine work, Chen Yansen rose and walked to the window. He could just see Song Yuncheng in the building diagonally across, sitting upright at her workstation, her fingers flying across the keyboard.

Compared to Ye Qiuping, Song Yuncheng’s innate professional aptitude wasn’t particularly high. She had relied entirely on deliberate practice and applying past experiences to build her ability to deconstruct and reorganize logic, which in turn allowed her to form a highly effective work methodology.

She was the type of person who made up for a lack of natural talent with sheer diligence.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! A rap sounded at the door.

”Come in,” Chen Yansen replied.

The Director of Human Resources, Wang Xueting, led in a woman dressed in a navy blue business suit and introduced her. ”Boss, this is Chen Jie.”

”Hello, Boss,” Chen Jie greeted respectfully.

As she spoke, she covertly sized up Chen Yansen. He looked to be around twenty, dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, with a Patek Philippe on his wrist.

Aside from that, he wore no other accessories.

Her new boss was tall and stood straight, nearly a full head taller than her. He was even more handsome in person than in the photos online—his features were exquisite, his face sharply defined, and his dark brown eyes were exceptionally bright.

”Have you familiarized yourself with the company and the heads of each department?” Chen Yansen asked.

”Boss, I took Chen Jie on a tour of the Pinbei, Orange Technology, Today Technology, and Orange Pay headquarters. She’s also greeted Mr. Huang, President Liang, President Zhou, and President Zhang,” Wang Xueting immediately explained.

”Boss, I’ve committed the core management personnel of all four subsidiaries to memory,” Chen Jie quickly replied.

Chen Yansen nodded slightly and instructed Wang Xueting, ”Put Chen Jie’s workstation on the top floor.”

Then he looked at Chen Jie. ”From now on, you will be in charge of scheduling my meetings and business negotiations.”

”Yes, Boss,” Chen Jie and Wang Xueting replied in unison.

Wang Xueting breathed a silent sigh of relief. ’I’ve finally completed my mission,’ she thought.

Over the past two months, she had interviewed more than thirty candidates. They included top students from Qingbei University’s management program and even overseas students from Harvard and the Cambridge School of Business, but the big boss wasn’t satisfied with any of them.

’Hiring an assistant for the chairman is harder than poaching a P9-level employee from Ah Li!’

Thankfully, Chen Jie had lived up to expectations. Not only was her résumé impressive, but her appearance was also outstanding.

She was five-foot-seven and of one-half Western Regions descent. To put it simply: beautiful and capable.

Chen Yansen waved his hand.

Wang Xueting and Chen Jie took the hint, excusing themselves and leaving the office.

As company matters and external business dealings grew, Chen Yansen found that while he could manage the workload, there were certain people and issues he couldn’t even be bothered to feign interest in.

Having an assistant to handle the initial screening would make his life much easier.

He hadn’t actually paid any mind to Chen Jie’s looks or figure.

Given his worldly experience, he had seen far too many beautiful women.

In his last life, the number of streamers, short-drama actresses, and naive college girls fresh on the scene that he’d... ’reviewed,’ would fill at least seven or eight soccer teams.

He had hired Chen Jie purely for her professional capabilities.

Chen Yansen leaned against the sofa, holding a cup of warm tea. He took a small sip, his mind already turning to the two factories Pei Yi had purchased.

Including the original staff, the total number of employees now exceeded two thousand, providing him with another stable channel for acquiring Human Dao Fire.

In fact, during the fourth quarter of last year, Cloud Speed Express had also acquired a large cardboard box factory and two plastics factories.

After all, with an annual parcel volume exceeding four billion, the demand for packaging alone could create over 3,000 jobs and generate one billion Hua Yuan in gross profit.