Fifty million a day, trapped in the county town, can't spend it all.

Zhang Yang gestured to Luo Qingqing to wait a moment and then answered the phone.

"Feed?"

"Mr. Zhang, I've been sounding out the boss for the past few days, and he's been hesitant, neither refusing nor agreeing. I was thinking, why don't I give you his phone number so you can talk to him yourself?" Manager Song said.

"Is this appropriate?" Zhang Yang frowned.

"Mr. Zhang, you can say you got the number from the government. If you really want to buy it, I suggest you hurry up."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"There's another group of people secretly watching Moore Department Store. I don't have access to the specifics, but I have this information."

"Okay, send me his number."

"Mr. Zhang... could I ask you for a favor?"

"What is it?"

"Um, can I work at your company? Any job is fine. I have elderly parents to support and young children to raise, and I also have a mortgage to pay every month. I can't afford to take a break for even a moment, for fear that I won't be able to pay next month's installment."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. Let's talk about it sometime."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, thank you, Mr. Zhang." Manager Song was moved to tears on the other end of the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Manager Song sent Zhang Yang a phone number. Instead of calling it immediately, Zhang Yang looked at Luo Qingqing and said:

"Let's continue. What were the specific reasons you resigned from your last job?"

"Internal company restructuring," Luo Qingqing said with a wry smile, "isn't that a bit ridiculous? The HR department ended up getting laid off too."

Zhang Yang shook his head, indicating his understanding: "The economy has been bad these past two years, and many companies' businesses have been declining. Making reasonable optimizations is a normal internal adjustment strategy. As long as the company strictly follows the labor law and provides normal compensation, then everything is reasonable."

Luo Qingqing nodded: "The previous company did offer some symbolic compensation."

What did your previous company do?

"A subsidiary of one of the top-ranked game companies in the country."

Luo Qingqing didn't say the name directly, but once she mentioned the game company and the region, it was easy to guess.

"The internet industry has become saturated in the last two years, and job optimization is the norm. Based on your resume, even if you were laid off, you should be able to easily find a similar job in Chengdu. Why did you want to come back?"

"At first, I thought so too," Luo Qingqing sighed. "But the job market is completely different now. After I was laid off, I spent several months looking for jobs and sent out countless resumes, most of which disappeared without a trace. Occasionally, one or two people would schedule an interview, but when we met, the salary was either extremely low, or some were just shell companies."

"My compensation money was gone in just a few months. I had two choices: either continue to hold on until I found a suitable job, or take off my long gown and find a job that could support me."

"Then why did you suddenly decide to come back?"

"I don't know, it's just that one day I suddenly had a voice in my head telling me to go home."

Zhang Yang chuckled. "That sounds pretty far-fetched."

"Everything I said is true."

"You've worked in big cities and large companies, and now you're back in a county town working for a newly established company. Don't you feel a sense of loss? After all, there's a significant difference between a county town and a provincial capital."

"There will definitely be differences, but as long as they match local consumption levels, it will be fine."

Zhang Yang nodded and said, "To be honest, don't you feel like you're wasting your talent? I remember you graduated from a 985 university, right?"

Luo Qingqing shook her head.

"Wasting my talents? I don't think so. Whether I graduated from a regular 985 university, a C9 university, or even Tsinghua or Peking University, the first priority for a person is to live and to have choices. Without these, what right do I have to feel that I'm wasting my talents? I'm not Kong Yiji, and I can take off my long gown."

That's well said, and very frank.

Zhang Yang leaned back on the sofa, scrutinizing Luo Qingqing as he said:

Tell me your expected salary.

"In my last job, I was paid an annual salary of 150,000 yuan after tax. Now, considering that this is a county town and the company is a startup, I can accept 7,000 yuan a month. Anything less than that..."

"Ten thousand a month, I'll officially start work tomorrow."

"Huh?" Luo Qingqing was a little surprised. She didn't expect Zhang Yang to raise her salary by several percent. Then she quickly realized, "I shouldn't just be doing HR work, right?"

Zhang Yang nodded in satisfaction. As expected of a top student who graduated from a 985 university, his mind works very quickly.

"For startups, where staff are not yet fully staffed, you should combine HR and administration into one department and be responsible for it."

"No problem. It's my job to do what I'm paid to do." With the interview over, the tense atmosphere disappeared, and Luo Qingqing stared intently at Zhang Yang. "I'm a little curious about you."

That's a bit ambiguous.

Zhang Yang coughed lightly and sat up straight.

Is there something on my face?

Luo Qingqing shook her head. "I thought you would withhold my salary, but I didn't expect you to give me several percent more."

Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back on the sofa: "I'm always willing to pay a high price for talent. Besides, discussing it for such a small amount is not only a waste of time, but also a sign of distrust in your abilities."

These words sounded very sweet, and Luo Qingqing smiled, revealing two small dimples at the corners of her mouth.

"So, does that mean my new boss is a big corporation?"

"Pretty much, nothing else, all we have is money."

Luo Qingqing rolled her eyes at him, but the atmosphere was just like the normal chat between classmates, which was very comfortable.

"I have another question to ask."

Zhang Yang raised his eyebrows, signaling her to speak.

"Investment firms are generally just a general framework; they can get involved in almost any industry. What is your main business?"

Zhang Yang sat up, not answering directly, but looking out the window.

Do you think our county has changed a lot in recent years?

Luo Qingqing was taken aback. How did the conversation turn to other topics? But since Zhang Yang had asked, she had to answer.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Qingqing said, "The new urban area has changed quite a bit. As for the old urban area, the planning layout is still there, so there's basically no change. The only change is that there seem to be far fewer young people."

"You've hit the nail on the head. Any industry needs a constant influx of young blood to develop, but Mou County is like an old man in his twilight years."

Zhang Yang looked solemn, his eyes fixed on Luo Qingqing's eyes.

"My purpose in coming back is to give Mu County a new look."

"So many things are still in the planning stage, but the first thing I want to do is to develop the real economy, create countless jobs, change the current situation of the local people, and then build supporting industries around specific industries to make people stay. Finally, I will integrate all industries into an ecosystem so that young people will no longer leave, and even... attract people from other regions to Mou County."

Luo Qingqing was stunned after hearing this. These were things the government should consider, and he didn't understand why Zhang Yang had such lofty ambitions.

"These are things that no single company can sustain; these are things that the government should be considering."

"I know."

Luo Qingqing's expression turned serious: "Do you know how much this will cost?"

"I don't know the exact amount, but it should be a lot."

"Can you produce it?"

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "It's definitely impossible to take it all out at once, but taking it apart shouldn't be a problem."

Luo Qingqing gasped. She knew that accomplishing what Zhang Yang had mentioned wouldn't be something that could be done with just a few hundred million. The initial stage alone would require at least several billion.

Whether Zhang Yang could complete it or not, Luo Qingqing didn't know, but just from his expression and tone when he said those words, she knew that Zhang Yang was serious.

She has also seen many monsters in the workplace. Most of those people are all talk and no action, but they are completely ignorant when it comes to the details.

But Zhang Yang is different. When he speaks, he doesn't have that kind of impassioned speech feel. Instead, he describes things calmly and peacefully. When you listen to him, it's as if the picture is really appearing in your mind.

"Understood!"

Luo Qingqing stood up and extended her hand, "Now that you've joined General Manager Zhang's team, I will do my best to help you achieve your goals."

Zhang Yang smiled and shook hands with Luo Qingqing: "Okay, I'll create a WeChat group later. I've also hired someone for the tea factory, so you guys coordinate and get the staff ready as soon as possible."

After saying that, Zhang Yang created a work group on WeChat called "Dawn Investment HR Department," and then tagged Li Yanting to introduce Luo Qingqing:

"Yan Ting, this is the new HR director, Luo Qingqing, who is also your superior. You two should discuss the division of labor and get the staff together as soon as possible."

"Understood, Mr. Zhang," Li Yanting replied.

After arranging everything, the two sat and chatted for a while, like old classmates.

After parting ways with Luo Qingqing, Zhang Yang dialed the number that Manager Song had given him.