"This Xin Hailu was originally the assistant to the Vice-President of a well-known foreign company. Why did she leave? It wasn't written on her resume. "
Manager Li smiled. "Boss Pei, you don't watch the news often, right? This Vice-President had some inappropriate thoughts after getting drunk and met with a tough opponent. In the end, the Vice-President was fired while Assistant Xin resigned on her own accord. "
"This incident had a huge impact on the reputation of the foreign company and even caused a heated discussion on the internet."
Pei Qian was a little shocked. "Is she a heroine?"
Manager Li nodded. "You could say that. Perhaps she's tired of working in big companies and therefore isn't averse to working in small … oh, start-up companies. To be fair, from a business point of view, she's definitely the best choice for an assistant. "
Manager Lai even deliberately added the words "from business considerations", meaning that if he considered it from other aspects, it might not be so suitable …
Pei Qian decided immediately. "Alright, she's the one!"
"However, I have a request."
Manager Li nodded. "Please tell me. As long as it's not too much, we can discuss it."
"She can only provide me with suggestions when I ask her for advice. Under other circumstances, no matter what happens, she has to remain silent and not ask questions. "Pei Qian said.
Manager Li smiled. "Of course. Even if you don't emphasize it, this is the basic professionalism of a chief assistant."
…
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Three days later, Monday …
A Cayenne was parked below Shenhua View, the most luxurious office building in Jingzhou City.
"Boss Pei, we're here."
Xin Hailu opened the door for Pei Qian and guided him into the luxurious office building.
After the headhunter's matchmaking, Xin Hailu had become the third employee of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd., and the assistant to the CEO.
Xin Hailu was a standard successful woman in the workplace. She looked dignified and her mannerisms were appropriate. Even her figure wrapped in a blouse and short skirt was impeccable.
The first time he saw her, Pei Qian's gaze lingered on her bulging blouse for two seconds.
From all aspects, she was the perfect assistant candidate for Pei Qian.
Highly educated, fluent in three foreign languages, beautiful and elegant. She had a natural and unrestrained way of speaking. She had a smooth way of dealing with people and handled urgent matters in an orderly manner. Her professionalism was well known and she never asked questions that she shouldn't.
After interacting with her for a few days, Pei Qian had a feeling.
Efficient and reliable!
Without any hesitation, Pei Qian hired her at a 30% premium. Her monthly salary was slightly more than thirty thousand yuan.
It was 2009, and the graduates of Handong University were still working hard toward their goal of a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan.
There were two main reasons why the salary was so high. First, Pei Qian's Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. was a start-up company. Compared to the foreign company that Xin Hailu was originally in, there weren't many career prospects. Hence, he had to pay a premium to poach her over.
Xin Hailu was very capable and the salary she got from the foreign company was already very high to begin with. Adding on a 30% premium, her salary was naturally very exaggerated.
Second, Pei Qian's goal was to spend as much money as he could. Of course, he had to choose the most expensive candidates. For a capable professional like Xin Hailu, giving her a slightly higher premium wasn't against the rules in the system!
After all, even someone like Ma Yang was being paid three thousand yuan a month by Pei Qian.
This Cayenne was just rented in the name of the company.
Pei Qian wanted to use the company's name to buy a car but was rejected by the system.
He could buy a car, but the amount would depend on the company's current funds. He could not buy a car that was too expensive.
Pei Qian pondered. There was no point in buying a cheap car.
Therefore, he decided to rent a Cayenne for the sake of appearances.
Even though the car rental and maintenance fee wasn't much, no matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat.
There was no way Pei Qian would let go of a place where he could spend money.
The reason why Pei Qian came to Shenhua View today was to rent an office space.
This was the most luxurious office space in the entire Jingzhou City. Pei Qian estimated that the rent for this place should be around five yuan.
Five yuan per square meter per day.
It was 2009 in the parallel world and Handong Province's capital, Jingzhou City, was a second-tier city.
If it was Beijing in 2019, it would be at least three times more than that.
The other office spaces in Jingzhou City were around two to three yuan on average.
As for Shenhua View, it was a high-end renovation and hence, it would be much more expensive.
For other companies, this would be a disadvantage.
However, for Pei Qian, this was a huge advantage!
Pei Qian had his eyes on its price!
Xin Hailu arrived at the main hall and walked towards the staff. Since he had an assistant, Pei Qian naturally did not have to do everything personally.
The staff of the office building were all dressed in suits and leather shoes.
Pei Qian wore an ordinary jacket and trousers.
However, Pei Qian did not feel uncomfortable in such an environment. He only felt that the weather was getting colder.
It wasn't that Pei Qian was naturally confident. It was mainly because he had Assistant Xin beside him.
No matter how short, fat, and ugly a man was, as long as he had a young, beautiful, and classy woman by his side, he would always seem rich.
Furthermore, Pei Qian wasn't short, fat, or ugly; in fact, he was slightly handsome.
In this day and age, ugly people could not transmigrate.
That would affect the reader's sense of immersion.
…
A moment later, the manager came before Pei Qian with a face full of smiles.
"Boss Pei, nice to meet you. My surname is Zhang. Feel free to instruct me if you need anything."
Manager Zhang did not know where Pei Qian came from. However, when he saw that Xin Hailu was his assistant, he instinctively felt that this person wasn't simple.
Pei Qian's clothes weren't glamorous and he looked young. No matter how one looked at him, he looked like a poor loser without a job.
However, he had an assistant like Xin Hailu. That instantly made others feel that he was a rich second-generation heir who didn't care about trifles and did things unexpectedly.
Perhaps, that was how rich second-generation heirs liked to dress?
Therefore, Manager Zhang naturally did not dare to slight him.
"I intend to rent an entire floor here for my office," Pei Qian went straight to the point.
"That's easy. Boss Pei, if you want to rent an entire floor and not share a floor with other companies, our 17th floor is still empty. It's high up and the scenery is great. Do you want me to bring you around? "Manager Zhang tried asking.
Pei Qian nodded his head. "Sure, let's take a look."
Under Manager Zhang's lead, the three of them arrived at the 17th floor of Shenhua View.
It was clean and tidy without a single speck of dust.
It was just empty. There was nothing there.
"Hmm, the scenery isn't bad."
Pei Qian came to the floor-to-ceiling windows where he could take in the entire view of the city. He could even see the parks and scenic areas at the side.
Apart from losing money, he could also enjoy the scenery. Working in a place like this should be a joyous experience.
Pei Qian scanned the area.
A full floor could fit seven to eight basketball courts and a conservative estimate of 3000 square meters.
"If you're a start-up company, the country has relevant preferential policies. Our Shenhua View would allow you to make a one-month deposit and pay one-month payment. This is an extremely rare treatment in other office buildings," Manager Zhang introduced rather proudly.
Most office buildings would require one to two months' rent as a deposit and most of the rent would be paid quarterly or biannually. For an office building like this that allowed for one-month deposit, it was indeed worth bragging about. This was a competitive advantage.
Of course, while this was an advantage, there were disadvantages in other aspects.
For example, the price.
Furthermore, such preferential policies were specially provided for start-up companies. Pei Qian's place fit the bill perfectly.
"What's the price?" Pei Qian asked casually.
Manager Zhang was all smiles. "Four yuan. I know that this price might seem a little expensive in Jingzhou City, but I'm sure you've seen the various conditions here. You get what you pay for. Renting our office space would definitely help improve the first impression your company gives to others … "
"Four yuan? So cheap?" Pei Qian could not help but frown.
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