The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

"Rumble..."

Amidst the roar of the machines, cardboard boxes printed with trademark designs are continuously produced from the assembly line.

Li Zhixian skillfully folded the cardboard box, put it back on the conveyor belt, and then reached out to take another one.

Her focused and serious demeanor drew frequent glances from many male workers in the workshop.

There's no way around it, who's ever seen such a beautiful factory girl?

In other words, she couldn't leave during working hours, otherwise Li Zhixian's place would be surrounded by this group of men.

This cardboard box factory is located in the suburbs of Seoul. It is a small factory with low wages, so in addition to full-time employees, it recruits many part-time workers.

Lee Ji-hyun is one of them.

Actually, Li Zhixian's family background is quite good.

My father was a minor official in the Finance Bureau of Gaoyang City, and my mother was a teacher. Although they were not extremely wealthy, they were well-off.

However, her family was extremely strict with her. Last month, she had a heated argument with her family because she didn't come home one night during summer vacation, and was eventually kicked out.

Although she could live in the university dormitory, she was struggling to make ends meet, so her parents cut off her allowance in an attempt to force her to give in.

But she was also stubborn, preferring to work outside rather than back down.

Just then, the workday bell rang, and everyone stopped what they were doing.

It was nearly midnight, and the night shift workers were getting ready to come and relieve them.

After changing her clothes in the locker room, Li Zhixian discovered that her phone, which she had left in the locker, had many missed calls, including from unknown numbers and her roommates.

Li Zhixian dialed back, only to find that her phone was out of credit. She gave a wry smile and put the phone back in her pocket.

She wasn't in a hurry; she knew what had happened once she got back to her dorm.

Soon after, she took the factory bus and returned to Seoul.

Myongji University was founded in 1948 and is a private university. It is not ranked highly in the peninsula, only 46th.

But this school has a strong presence because so many celebrities have come from here.

For example, Ji Jin-hee, who played the male lead in "Dae Jang Geum"; Jung Yunho and Kim Jun-su of TVXQ; and Park Ji-sung, a star player from Peninsula Sports, are all alumni of this school.

It was late at night, and the weather was slightly chilly. Li Zhixian, wearing a skirt, couldn't help but shiver. She quickened her pace and walked into a dormitory room in the drama department of the art academy.

She thought her roommates were all asleep, but when she opened the door, she found that not only were her roommates awake, but Jeon Boram from the next dorm was also there, and the group of them were chatting and gossiping together.

"Hey, Lee Ji-hyun, you're finally back!"

"I've called you so many times, why don't you call back?"

"The police called our dorm last night looking for you, it scared us to death!"

Upon seeing Li Zhixian, everyone gathered around her.

"Please don't do this, let Zhixian sit down first!"

The speaker was Quan Baolan from the next dormitory. She had a petite figure and large, bright eyes. Standing among the group of girls, she looked like an elementary school student who had accidentally wandered into a college dormitory.

Despite her short stature, Jeon Boram's words carry weight, as she is the oldest among the group!

"What happened?"

Even after sitting on the bench, Li Zhixian still looked bewildered at the crowd surrounding her.

"Around evening, the Cao Rui District Police Station called to say that your phone was not being answered!"

"The police station? What do they want with me?"

"The modeling agency you interviewed with before is a scam. They've cheated a lot of girls; it's even been on the news!"

As he spoke, one of the roommates pointed to the computer on the table.

Li Zhixian leaned closer to look and saw a news report, the content of which was roughly the same as what Li Haorong had seen on television before.

"I... I was scammed?"

Li Zhixian, who had just come to her senses, murmured to herself.

"Are you alright, Zhixian? If you're having any problems, tell me, I'll help you!"

Jeon Boram's small body exuded a great sense of reliability, constantly comforting Lee Ji-hyun.

"Thank you, Baolan!"

"Don't mention it, we're friends!"

Lee Ji-hyun was grateful for Jeon Bo-ram's concern, but remained quite calm.

It's no wonder everyone is so worried about Li Zhixian; she's been so calm, almost abnormally so!

"Could she have been too traumatized and activated her self-protection mechanism?"

After a period of inner turmoil, Jeon Boram felt even more sorry for Lee Ji-hyun, and her big eyes even welled up with tears.

That's quite an empathy!

In fact, Li Zhixian remained calm because she had already mentally prepared herself to be deceived.

After the interview that day, she received a call from Li Haorong as soon as she returned to her dormitory.

"If you trust me, from now on, no matter what Korean stars or models call and ask you to do, don't go! And don't give them any more money!"

However, no matter how much Li Zhixian pressed him for answers, Li Haorong remained silent.

Now, recalling Li Haorong's warning, Li Zhixian thought to herself: Could it be that Haorong oppa had already discovered that it was a fraudulent company?

Unfortunately, my phone is out of credit, so I can't call to inquire right now.

Tomorrow, I must find out the answer myself!

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Do you know Python?

"Won't!"

What about Java?

"Won't!"

"So you've mastered C programming, right?"

"Uh...no way!"

Sitting in his office, Li Haorong rubbed his temples. Recruiting people was more difficult than he had imagined!

I never imagined that having such high-level connections could be a source of trouble.

Whether recommended by senior students or known to them personally, most of the programmers were graduates of prestigious universities, and they were unwilling to come after hearing that this was a newly established small company.

After all, for small companies like Li Haorong's, 99% of them end up going bankrupt on the peninsula!

Faced with a company with such an uncertain future, who would be willing to abandon their conglomerate and "die" alongside it?

Left with no other option, I had to give up and post recruitment information, but the quality of the interviewees was uneven, with unqualified candidates being randomly generated.

"So what are your advantages?"

"I'm cheap! My salary is only 150 million!"

Welcome to Mars Technology!

Li Haorong stood up without hesitation and shook hands with the other party.

The average salary for college graduates in the peninsula is now around 200 million yuan, and this guy only wants 150 million yuan, so Li Haorong has no reason to refuse.

Despite the 30% discount on rent, the cost of renovating the office, purchasing office supplies, and more than ten computers still caused Li Haorong's savings to dwindle rapidly.

If employees' salaries are too high, I'm afraid I won't even be able to pay them next month!

"Come over tomorrow to sign the contract and officially start work!"

"Thank you, President. I will work hard and live up to your trust!"

The new employee was very grateful to Li Haorong, and even after the elevator doors opened, he was still bowing to himself.

Only after the elevator doors closed did Li Haorong let out a long sigh: "Finally, we've recruited eight people!"

Li Haorong turned his head to look at the lobby directly opposite the elevator. The sign that used to read "Korean Star Model" had been replaced with "Mars Network Technology Co., Ltd."

This naming convention is very common in Japan and South Korea; a "Kukaisha" is similar to a corporation.

A limited company is similar to a limited liability company.

In fact, given Lee Ho-young's current situation, a limited company with a registered capital of only 1 million won would be more suitable for his company, but Lee Ho-young gritted his teeth and chose a corporation with a registered capital of 100 million won.

He wanted to give outsiders the impression that this company was not a small company!

Moreover, registered capital is not the same as paid-in capital. As long as the company pays its subscribed capital in installments within a certain period after its establishment, it is fine.

"bite……"

At that moment, the elevator doors opened again, and Li Haorong turned around curiously, only to see Li Zhixian standing in front of him wearing a long dress.