They're already in university, and the primary school system is only just starting out?

Sun Yu took a deep breath, his expression turning serious again. He looked at Chen Lin and asked, "Chen Lin, could...could you tell me more specifically? What does your new company do? If I go there, what would my main responsibilities be?"

"Of course." Chen Lin nodded and explained, "The new company's business is actually the same as what I used to advertise on Xianyu (a Chinese online marketplace): providing solutions to various mathematical problems for businesses or individuals."

"As for your job," Chen Lin looked into Sun Yu's eyes and said very bluntly, "it's basically the same as what you're doing now. Take all sorts of client needs, abstract and refine them into a pure mathematical problem, and then hand it over to me to solve."

Sun Yu understood immediately after hearing this.

To be honest, Sun Yu was tempted, very tempted.

He had personally witnessed Chen Lin's extraordinary mathematical skills.

To him, the price of salted fish was practically charity.

Now that Chen Lin is going to seriously start a company and commercialize this business, it's almost a certainty that he'll make a lot of money in the future.

More importantly, Sun Yu knew exactly what was going on.

With Chen Lin's abilities, he could easily find a master's or even a doctoral student with a higher level of mathematics to do this job.

But now, Chen Lin's first question is to himself.

This isn't hiring employees; it's clearly about seeing if someone has a good relationship with you, offering to help you get ahead!

He wanted to seize this opportunity no matter what.

Suppressing his excitement, Sun Yu cautiously asked the most crucial question: "So... Chen Lin, if I accept this job, what about the compensation...?"

Chen Lin had already considered this point.

The company is just starting out. Talking about equity incentives and option pools is all empty talk and nothing but pie in the sky.

For employees in a startup team, giving them the most tangible rewards is the most effective approach.

"I'll definitely pay all the social insurances and housing fund contributions for you," Chen Lin said directly. "As for salary, it'll be eight thousand a month after tax. What do you think?"

"Eight...eight thousand?!"

Sun Yu was shocked, his voice rose several octaves, and his eyes widened.

He never expected to be treated so well!

Eight thousand after tax!

He worked hard at a design institute in Shanghai, and his monthly take-home pay was just over four thousand yuan. This is double what he used to make!

Although I'm currently on probation at the design institute and my salary will be much higher after that, the cost of living here is much lower than in Shanghai!

Seeing Sun Yu's shocked expression, Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be... dissatisfaction?

He frowned, thinking to himself that this shouldn't be the case.

Before coming here, he specifically checked on recruitment websites and found that in Tianjin, a fresh graduate with a master's degree in applied mathematics could expect a pre-tax salary of 8,000 yuan for a decent job.

My after-tax income of 8,000 is almost 10,000 before tax, which is definitely far above the market price.

"What's wrong?" Chen Lin asked tentatively, "Are you dissatisfied with your salary?"

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

Sun Yu snapped out of his daze, shaking his head vigorously, his face flushed with excitement.

He rubbed his hands together, his voice filled with gratitude and disbelief: "I...I never expected the conditions to be this good! It's wonderful! Really!"

Seeing him like this, Chen Lin finally felt relieved.

"That's good."

Sun Yu stood up and bowed solemnly to Chen Lin.

"Chen Lin, oh no, Mr. Chen, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity! Really, thank you so much!" He looked up, his eyes filled with sincerity and determination. "Don't worry, once the company is established, I will work diligently and conscientiously, and I will never let you down!"

When Chen Lin heard Sun Yu call him "General Manager Chen", he was slightly taken aback at first, and then realized that this guy had accepted his invitation and quickly switched into the role of an employee.

He felt a mix of amusement and exasperation.

Strictly speaking, his own company doesn't even exist yet, and Sun Yu is still an employee of the Shanghai Design Institute. Calling him "General Manager Chen" is really too early.

However, seeing Sun Yu's excited, flushed face and sincere expression, as if he wanted to bow down on the spot, Chen Lin swallowed back the words "Don't call me that."

Never mind, let him be.

If you were to forcefully correct his form of address at this point, it would make you seem like you don't trust him and dampen his enthusiasm that has just been ignited.

With that thought in mind, Chen Lin stopped worrying about the form of address. He simply straightened his expression and his tone became more serious.

"Brother Sun, this matter is currently only between you and me. I haven't finalized the specifics of the company's establishment yet, and I also need to discuss your situation in detail with General Manager Peng. So, before you officially complete your resignation procedures, please don't tell anyone else. Just wait for my news."

"Understood! Understood!" Sun Yu nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, thumping his chest loudly. "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I'm very tight-lipped; I absolutely won't let a word out!"

Chen Lin nodded in satisfaction, patted him hard on the shoulder, and said encouragingly, "Okay, it's settled then. Work hard, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to show your skills in the future."

After saying that, he didn't linger and turned to leave.

Sun Yu escorted him to the door, watching Chen Lin's figure disappear around the corner of the stairs before closing the door.

……

……

The next afternoon, at 5:50.

Chen Lin arrived at Professor Gu Ming's office door on time as usual.

"Knock knock knock".

"Please come in, please come in!"

The voices inside seemed even louder than yesterday, filled with an irrepressible excitement.

Chen Lin pushed open the door and entered. He saw that Professor Gu Ming had already stood up from behind his desk. His smile was so bright that it made Chen Lin feel a little unfamiliar. Professor Gu Ming rushed over to greet him and even pulled out a chair for Chen Lin.

"Coming, coming! Please have a seat!"

Chen Lin was a little embarrassed by his excessive enthusiasm and wondered to himself, "What's wrong with Professor Gu today? He seems a bit carried away."

Little did he know that Professor Gu Ming was so excited after grading his three perfect papers yesterday that he barely slept a wink all night.

All day long, he kept replaying Chen Lin's problem-solving process in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more shocked he felt, and the more he felt that Yannan University and the School of Mathematics had struck gold.

"Chen Lin," Gu Ming personally poured him a glass of water, handing it to him with both hands. The look in Gu Ming's eyes made Chen Lin feel a little flustered. "I've finished grading yesterday's paper. It was excellent! Absolutely fantastic!"

He seemed to feel that the words "excellent" were insufficient to express his feelings, so he simply stopped hiding them, his voice tinged with disbelief: "All three papers, perfect scores!"

"Okay." Chen Lin smiled calmly and nodded upon hearing this.

This outcome was entirely within his expectations.

After all, in his "little mathematician" state, the answer he makes is equivalent to the "absolute truth" in the field of mathematics.

If points can still be deducted for this, it can only mean that there is a problem with the question setter or the standard answer.