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Chapter 118-0115 [Company Relocation, Hiring Employees] (Bonus chapter for the Alliance Leader's One-Handed Flying Car and Unextinguished Smoke)

Saturday, October 12.

ByteDance and Game Science have officially moved into their new offices in the Science Park building.

Not only did Bian Guanyue come to help, but some of his classmates from the Yuanpei Class, as well as his high school classmate Wu Meng, also rushed over to join in the fun.

Once you're here, you have to get to work!

Where should we put this cactus?

"Put it over there."

"Damn it, if I'd known I was supposed to help mop the floor, I would never have come!"

"Let's have barbecue tonight."

"The glass is too high to reach."

"Then leave it alone."

"..."

Bian Guanyue worked with exceptional enthusiasm, as if he were moving into a new home.

With many hands making light work, the two offices were quickly set up.

Jiang Junlai exclaimed, "Wow, you're amazing. I'm still taking my first-year basic courses, and you've already built such a big company."

Chen Guiliang said, "The price is how many courses I'll fail this semester."

"Hahaha!"

Jiang Junlai instantly regained his composure.

"I'll take two fewer courses next semester and come work here to earn some pocket money," said Yunfan from the dorm across the hall.

Chen Guiliang said, "You're welcome anytime."

Deng Chen, who lives in the dorm across the hall, said, "With your two companies here, I'm starting to think about choosing computer science. I'll just come work for you after graduation."

Chen Guiliang put his arm around his shoulder and said, "It's definitely a high salary!"

Zhao Beibei paced back and forth in the office.

Zeng Changgao was incredibly envious, and he decided that when he was a senior in college, he would start his own company.

Wu Meng pulled Bian Guanyue aside and said, "Congratulations, boss lady."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Bian Guanyue said with a smile.

There were also seven or eight classmates from the Yuanpei Class who would sometimes come over to talk to Chen Guiliang, and sometimes walk around asking him all sorts of questions.

After finishing her conversation with Wu Meng, Bian Guanyue walked over to Chen Guiliang and said, "Come out for a moment."

Chen Guiliang accompanied her to the safety exit.

Bian Guanyue asked, "With two such large companies, do you have enough money?"

“Not bad, I got a low-interest loan of 50 yuan,” Chen Guiliang said. “My book, ‘Those Things of the Ming Dynasty,’ has also been serialized online. Although many people criticize it, it has gained popularity. If it’s published in a while, I can earn some royalties.”

Bian Guanyue took out a UnionPay card: "Take this and use it first, consider it a loan."

Chen Guiliang didn't want to take her money, but he couldn't refuse directly, so he joked, "I still owe you a thousand yuan for clothes. How much are you borrowing this time?"

“There’s over 60 in the card,” Bian Guanyue said.

"How much?" Chen Guiliang finally understood what a "little rich woman" meant.

Bian Guanyue said, “This was left to me by my grandparents. It includes their retirement savings over the years, as well as the pocket money my dad used to give them. When my grandfather passed away, he said that the property rights of the old house would be left to my aunt, and this money was my dowry that he and my grandmother had saved up for me.”

Chen Guiliang stuffed the bank card back into his hand and said solemnly, "I absolutely cannot accept this."

"Take it, I'll just put it in the bank to earn interest anyway." Bian Guanyue was afraid Chen Guiliang wouldn't accept it, and her tone was already a little anxious.

Chen Guiliang decided to ease the tension and said with a smile, "What if we lose all the dowry?"

Bian Guanyue said, "We'll slowly earn it all back later if we lose it all."

Chen Guiliang didn't know what to say.

He felt hot-tempered holding the money, but he was afraid that not taking it would sadden him.

The cell phone rang.

The call for help came from Li Xunhuan.

"Hey, Mr. Lu." Chen Guiliang gestured for Bian Guanyue to wait a moment.

Li Xunhuan said cheerfully, "You're famous again. Many newspapers are reporting on you."

"It's alright," Chen Guiliang said.

The social discussion surrounding Chen Guiliang ended with his enrollment at Peking University.

However, Chen Guiliang once again attracted attention after the China Youth Daily published the news about the campus beauty pageant.

Media reporters discovered that the high school senior from six months ago has made a splash at Peking University again. He started his own business in his freshman year, opening two companies in one go, and his website activities were even reported by the China Youth Daily.

Some newspapers even dug up his "small goal of 100 million" and seriously discussed how much money Chen Guiliang could have earned during his school years.

The most ridiculous thing was the gossip tabloid, which said that Chen Guiliang launched the school beauty pageant in order to pursue Olympic champion Liu Xuan, and even secretly helped Liu Xuan rig votes... That's quite a unique idea, no wonder their newspaper sells so well.

Li Xunhuan said, "I plan to reveal your royalties as well. This is the highest royalty rate in all of China, which will definitely cause a stir. I'll use the public opinion to generate buzz and guide the media to pay attention to your 'Those Things of the Ming Dynasty'."

“Okay.” Chen Guiliang was eager to sell books and make money.

Li Xunhuan said, "Speed ​​up your writing and the frequency of uploading your book online, and try to hold a book signing after the final exams."

"Isn't this a bit too fast?" Chen Guiliang asked.

Li Xunhuan said, "Normally, we need to continue building up the buzz online. But this isn't normal; it's such a great opportunity for publicity."

Chen Guiliang said, "Then let's add fuel to the fire. When revealing the royalties to the media, say that my Renren.com was valued by venture capitalists and was worth $500 million, which I rejected."

"Is there really a venture capital firm valuing it at $500 million?" Li Xunhuan asked.

Chen Guiliang said, "It's possible."

Li Xunhuan laughed and said, "Understood. After the newspaper article is published, I'll put it online for promotion. I'm sure many netizens will come to read your book!" Whether it actually comes or not, it can be found through media reporters.

We chatted for a few more minutes, then hung up.

Bian Guanyue, who was standing next to him listening to the phone call, silently put the bank card back in her pocket. She felt that Chen Guiliang was not short of money.

If I were to lend you money now, it would be like trying to emotionally blackmail you, and Bian Guanyue doesn't like doing that.

"What are you going to do with it? Give it to me now," Chen Guiliang said.

Bian Guanyue muttered, "You're not short of money."

Chen Guiliang said, "I'm really short of royalties. Royalties aren't settled every day; they take time, and the books don't necessarily sell well."

"Then I'll lend it to you, including the thousand yuan for buying clothes!" Bian Guanyue immediately beamed with joy.

Sigh, this love-struck fool.

Bian Guanyue didn't mention the IOU, and Chen Guiliang didn't bother to bring it up either.

Investing in the company is even less necessary and could easily lead to conflict.

Take Mr. Chen, the owner of Shanda, for example. He is the largest shareholder, his younger brother is the second largest shareholder, and his wife is the third largest shareholder. After the company grew, it needed to be managed in a standardized manner. He had to use a conciliatory approach with his younger brother, while he simply kicked his wife out of the decision-making circle.

This kind of thing is very hurtful. Boss Chen has done a great job in making proper arrangements for his wife and brother.

Bian Guanyue followed Chen Guiliang back to his office happily, like a little follower, as if she had borrowed hundreds of thousands of yuan from him.

As I passed the elevator, a young man came out.

"Hello, where is ByteDance located?" the young man asked.

Seeing that he was holding the "Talent Market Newspaper," Chen Guiliang said, "Come with me."

It's already early December, and the two part-time programmers from Peking University are about to leave to study for their final exams. We need to hire two more junior programmers, at least those who know website maintenance, and who can also work with Guo Feng on development projects.

Dong Qianqiu has secured an internship at Microsoft Research Asia and has already been there for three days. We also need to hire another senior programmer.

With a surge in users on Renren.com, customer service staff could no longer rely solely on part-time workers; a full-time customer service representative had to be hired.

The online version of Three Kingdoms Kill is about to be launched, and we need to recruit people.

The Talent Market Newspaper is relatively inexpensive; a front-page job posting costs two to three thousand yuan, while a small, inconspicuous post only costs two to three hundred.

Chen Guiliang posted a job advertisement offering 500 yuan.

If they can't recruit people by advertising in the newspaper, they have no choice but to rent a booth at the Beijing Talent Building.

Posting on the Peking University BBS is also an option, but Chen Guiliang thinks Peking University students are too expensive, and it would be more suitable to hire people from outside the university for entry-level positions.

Upon entering the office, Chen Guiliang said, "Give me your resume."

"Excuse me, who are you...?" The young man hesitated, because Chen Guiliang was younger than him.

Chen Guiliang said, "I am the company boss."

"what?"

The young man looked around the office and found that it was full of young people who looked like students.

Chen Guiliang didn't have his own private office, so he just found a workstation and sat down to look at resumes.

This man's name is Ding Qiang, a computer science graduate from a vocational college in Beijing. He graduated last year.

After reviewing the resume, Chen Guiliang asked, "You have a year and a half of work experience. Were you fired or did you resign?"

Ding Qiang said, "The previous company went bankrupt."

"Assess your skills and see how much you can earn here," Chen Guiliang said.

Ding Qiang is from Northwest China. He didn't get into a four-year university and could only attend a junior college.

He wanted to stay in Beijing and try his luck, but the number of people migrating to Beijing for work has surged in the past two years. His previous company went bankrupt, and he hasn't been able to find a job for over a month.

After careful consideration, Ding Qiang said, "Boss, you can give me a trial period. The trial salary is 1200. After two months, if you think I'm good enough, I hope to get a monthly salary of 1500."

This full-time employee is cheaper than a part-time programmer from Peking University!
Chen Guiliang said to Guo Feng, "I don't understand the technology, so you test his basic abilities."

Ten minutes later, Guo Feng said to Chen Guiliang, "I have no problem with network maintenance, and I can also help me with odd jobs and development."

Chen Guiliang smiled and shook hands with Ding Qiang: "Welcome to our company. The probation period has been shortened to one month, and the starting salary is 1500. If you can continue to improve your skills, you can get a raise next year. This is a computer expert from Peking University; you should learn from him more often."

"When can I start work?" Ding Qiang asked.

Chen Guiliang said, "Come tomorrow. Is your place far from here?"

Ding Qiang said, "It's quite far. I hope to start work in a couple of days; I'll need some time to rent a place and move."

Chen Guiliang said, "There are dormitories in Changchun New Garden. You can move in directly, and the company will pay the rent for you."

"thank you boss!"

Ding Qiang was overjoyed, as this would save him on rent and transportation costs.

Changchun New Garden is located outside the Peking University campus, and graduate students only moved in this September. Some of the apartment buildings are specifically for companies located in the science park.

For a small company like Chen Guiliang's, it's difficult to provide accommodation for its employees.

However, we are currently in a special period, and the occupancy rates of the Science Park Building and Changchun New Park Corporate Apartments are still very low. Since they are empty anyway, Chen Guiliang can just pay a small fee.

The first full-time employee recruited from the outside has finally been hired.

Good things always come in pairs.

In the afternoon, Dong Qianqiu called: "I'm handling the formalities at Microsoft; I'm not planning to continue."

"What difficulties have you encountered?" Chen Guiliang asked.

Dong Qianqiu said dejectedly, "I've been here for three days and all I've done is odd jobs. I came to Microsoft Research Asia to intern and learn, but damn it, all I get is to serve tea, pour water, and photocopy documents!"

"Hahahaha!"

Chen Guiliang couldn't help but laugh: "Come back to work soon."

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(Last day for double monthly tickets, just a humble request.)
(End of this chapter)