Rebirth of the King of Waves

Chapter 186 Internet Celebrity Reputation
The restaurant that Gu Qingxuan booked was located not far from the company. It was a seafood stall that looked quite upscale. The prices were slightly lower than those of ordinary hotels, but all the seafood was caught that morning, emphasizing freshness.

When Ning Bishu arrived at the location with a group of senior executives, along with Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and his concubine, Gu Qingxuan was already waiting at the entrance. Upon seeing Ning Bishu, she walked up to greet him from afar and led everyone into the private room inside.

A moment later, Ning Bishu entered the private room, and another round of applause immediately followed.

Ning Bishu politely waved his wrist and said with a smile, "No need, no need. We'll applaud like this when our company is about to go public. It would be a waste of everyone's enthusiasm to be so happy now."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this. Ning Bishu pulled Mu Shanming to sit down in the main seat facing the door, and then let Zhang Long and Zhao Hu sit at the main table. With Ma Chao added to the table, there were three senior executives without seats.

The executives exchanged glances, and Zhou Yanzhe took the initiative to sit at the children's table, followed by Lu Chengxuan.

After telling the waiter to bring the food at the entrance of the private room, Gu Qingxuan turned around and saw that there were no seats available, and her expression changed slightly. Then she immediately sat down next to Zhou Yanzhe.

Zhou Yanzhe whispered to her, "The employment contract is all ready. Your copy is on your office desk."

"Mm." Gu Qingxuan nodded, a smile appearing on her face.

The executives' salaries are 10,000 yuan per month during the probationary period, and they are officially hired after six months. Gu Qingxuan came from a government-affiliated institution, and this figure is roughly equivalent to her overall income before leaving. Moreover, after becoming a full-time employee, her monthly salary is tentatively set at 15,000 yuan, which she is quite satisfied with.

Ning Bishu glanced at the two of them indifferently.

A handsome divorced man and a beautiful older woman who left the system for unknown reasons, plus they were high school classmates, might have been flirting back then. Now that they're together, it wouldn't be surprising if they developed a relationship.

But he didn't interfere much, as long as the two of them didn't cause trouble at the company.

"Ah Zhao, could your uncle lend a hand with our company's affairs from the sidelines?" Ning Bishu immediately turned away from the gossip and casually asked Zhan Zhao, who was sitting on the other side of him.

Zhan Zhao thought for a moment, then said uncertainly, "The right to make suggestions... should still exist. But as for what direct impact it will have, that's not guaranteed. It mainly depends on what kind of assistance you want."

Ning Bishu said, "Just a little breeze will do. Call on all cadres in X Prefecture to exercise well and serve the country for fifty years or something."

"No problem!" Zhan Zhao immediately exclaimed arrogantly, "This is nothing, my uncle doesn't even need to lift a finger. I'll take care of it for you! I'll have a meal with some newspaper leaders and get a few reporters to write a few articles..."

Ning Bishu interrupted, saying, "It would be best to issue a document, something a little more formal."

"Huh?" Zhan Zhao was taken aback. "Is issuing a document a bit tricky..."

Ning Bishu said seriously, "If it were something easy, would I have asked our uncle? Besides, exercising is a good thing, isn't it? On the one hand, it's responding to the call from the National Health Commission, which is also in line with national policy. On the other hand, it's also beneficial to ourselves. Uncle, you exercise regularly, don't you?"

"I exercise, oh dear, I cherish my life so much, I go to bed early and get up early every day!" Zhan Zhao started talking nonsense.

Ning Bishu suddenly asked, "Does your uncle drink?"

"Drink!"

“I’ll get two cases of Moutai tomorrow and deliver them to him. We younger generation may not have much else, but we have a heart that respects the elderly and cares for the physical and mental well-being of retired cadres. You can chat with him about this while you’re at it. Whether it works out or not, it doesn’t matter.”

Zhan Zhao quickly said, "No, no, that's not necessary. How can you give such a gift? I'm his nephew, so I should be the one to give it!"

“Let’s deliver it together. You deliver it to the door, and I’ll do the work.”

Ning Bishu picked up his phone and transferred 30,000 yuan to Zhan Zhao.

"Oh dear, I can't accept this..."

While being polite, Zhan Zhao immediately signed the payment form and then said to Ning Bishu with an upright and dignified expression, "This matter is quite serious, and it depends on what the leaders think."

"Of course, the procedure will decide! I just need to trouble you to mention it to your superiors. At this time, we should be able to participate deeply and make a contribution to society. That would be the greatest honor for our company and the original intention of what we are doing, right?"

"Okay, okay, I'll tell my uncle that later. We all want to contribute our own strength to society."

Zhan Zhao nodded repeatedly, but the way he looked at Ning Bishu was a little off.

This guy is clearly a gambling addict, but he has the air of a seasoned veteran in the system. Where did he get that from?

As the two were talking, the waiters outside the private room brought the dishes into the room one after another.

There were three tables in the private room. Apart from the technical department, which only had Ye Chaotong as its leader, the other departments had recruited two or three errand runners and workers in the past two days, as well as a few interns.

Ning Bishu then picked up his wine glass, said some high-sounding words, and drank with everyone. Before long, when all the dishes were served, the people at the tables started to relax and even started playing games. Ning Bishu then walked over to Ma Chao and whispered to him, "Tell your uncle when you get back tonight that I want to have dinner with him tomorrow night. You can come too."

Ma Chao quickly replied, "I don't think I need to go!"

Ning Bishu laughed and said, "You're my secretary, so give me some face."

Ma Chao had no way to respond to this, so he could only nod and say, "Alright..."

Ning Bishu patted him on the shoulder, then walked over to Lu Chengxuan and asked, "Which ones came for the interview?"

Lu Chengxuan immediately put down his wine glass, stood up and called to the three young people at the table behind him: "Xuan Ce, Liu Yiran, Duan Jingshu, come here for a moment, President Ning has something to say to you."

At the table behind, three college students—one man and two women—hurriedly and happily stood up.

Ning Bishu turned his head and hurriedly said, "One by one, boys first!" A boy named Xuan Ce quickly stepped forward, walked up to Ning Bishu, and greeted him with a frank smile, "Hello, Mr. Ning." "Hmm, hello." Ning Bishu nodded with a smile, observing Xuan Ce's appearance. Triangular eyes, a pointed chin, a buzz cut, and a noticeable black mole birthmark next to his left eye, but surprisingly, his eyes were clean and not at all sleazy.

The two stared at each other for two seconds, then Ning Bishu asked, "Have you graduated?"

"I'm about to graduate with my master's degree. My thesis was published at the beginning of this month, and I'm just waiting to pass the defense. Then there won't be any problems."

"Publish first, then defend?"

“Yes.” Xuan Ce straightened his chest.

Ning Bishu asked, "How were your undergraduate grades?"

"I am a student recommended for admission without examination by the school, and I receive at least a second-class scholarship every year."

Do you have any other special skills? Are you good at sports?

"In high school, my long-distance running results were pretty good, but I didn't do that in college... Anyway, I never participated in any competitions, but I still exercised regularly. And I... well, I passed the CET-4 and CET-6 exams. It's just that the school I went to was pretty average, like X State University in our area."

“That’s good enough, you’re better than me,” Ning Bishu said. “I’m also from X State University, and I still can’t get a second-class scholarship.”

Xuan Ce grinned.

Ning Bishu nodded. "Alright, go back and sit down. We'll wait for our CEO Lu to send you a message tomorrow."

"Okay." Xuan Ce turned and left without saying another word.

Ning Bishu lowered his head and said to Lu Chengxuan, "This is it, it's good."

"Huh?" Lu Chengxuan was taken aback. "Aren't you going to look at the other two?"

"no need."

Ning Bishu smiled and said, "I'll assign you to another department. Ask if you'd like to stay. If not, that's fine."

Lu Chengxuan said, "Well, let's at least go through the motions. Look at the two young girls, they're craning their necks and waiting."

Ning Bishu smiled and asked directly, "What are the majors of the other two female students who are interviewing for my assistant position?"

"finance!"

"finance!"

Liu Yiran and Duan Jingshu are both good-looking, but Liu Yiran is prettier and shouts louder.

Ning Bishu smiled upon hearing this and said to Liu Yiran, "Those who study finance, go directly to the finance department to report for duty."

"Ah~?" Liu Yiran's face immediately showed disappointment, and she said in a coquettish tone, "President Ning, aren't you going to give me a proper once in a while?"

Ning Bishu said, "Our General Jiang is short of people."

"Huh?" Jiang Ruiming was suddenly called out, blinked, and looked blank.

No, I don't need it.

I've already hired two male accountants and a female cashier.

But Ning Bishu ignored all that and immediately continued to say to Duan Jingshu, "For those of you studying finance, I don't have any suitable positions for you. Why don't you pick one yourself and work with the marketing department and General Manager Xu or General Manager Lin, or with General Manager Gu in the administration department?"

Duan Jingshu looked blankly at the table full of people at Ning Bishu's table; apart from Lu Chengxuan, she didn't recognize a single face. Seeing her hesitation, Ning Bishu smiled and said, "If you can't choose for now, how about you follow our CEO Lu? Does CEO Lu need someone to assist him?"

“Great!” Lu Chengxuan said happily.

Originally intended as Ning Bishu's assistant, he was now keeping her for his own use, which was naturally a welcome change.

Lu Chengxuan quickly said, "This girl is very capable. She interned at XX Investment Bank in Hong Kong during her undergraduate studies and spent a year and a half there as an exchange student. Her foreign language skills are also excellent. She just came back after the Chinese New Year this year."

"Oh?"

Ning Bishu's eyes lit up slightly when he heard the name XX Investment Bank. However, he didn't ask any further questions, but simply patted Lu Chengxuan on the shoulder, "Alright, then this talent will be entrusted to President Lu. Duan, you don't mind, do you?"

Duan Jingshu quickly replied, "No, it's not easy to find a suitable job these days. This is a rare opportunity for you, President Ning." She snapped out of her reverie, her eyes full of sincere smiles, but in her heart, she was also harboring her own ulterior motives.

To put it bluntly, she's just going to stay at this small, run-down company that's popular with online influencers for now.

She has plenty of options for taking the postgraduate entrance exam or the civil service exam. Even if she fails either, it doesn't matter. She can start her own business, stay home and relax, or even get married. After all, she has everything she needs, and she doesn't have to worry about making a living.

However, on the other hand, Ning Bishu, who is being criticized by many people online, doesn't seem to be that bad.

The cousin of Ning Quan, whom she met in Hong Kong, had quite the air of a boss...

(End of this chapter)