It took half an hour to go through all the documents in the metal box.
“Sir, I have something important I’d like to discuss with you,” Su Yueming suddenly said.
“Speak,” Jiang Ye nodded.
“Have you heard of the ‘comfort sleep workers’ on Anhe Star?” Su Yueming asked.
Jiang Ye was taken aback. “No.”
“It’s actually a folk legend,” Su Yueming said. “These comfort sleep workers can be male or female, but it’s not related to sex. During the entire process, the client lies in their own large bed, while the comfort sleep worker sets up a small hammock on the other side of the bedroom and sleeps several meters away.”
“Are they a type of bodyguard?” Jiang Ye recalled Cao Cao’s saying, “I like to kill people in my dreams,” and how many important figures were assassinated so frequently that they feared even sleeping.
“You could say that, but comfort sleep workers protect dreams.”
“Dreams?”
“Many politicians, big businessmen, and socialites are engaged in high-intensity, bloody, and brutal power struggles and interest battles all day. By night, they are constantly plagued by nightmares, haunted by sleep paralysis, to the point of fearing sleep. The job of a comfort sleep worker is to enter the client’s dreams, extract some of the dark dreams, and allow the client to sleep soundly.”
“I see, like Inception?” Jiang Ye nodded.
Su Yueming’s expression was bewildered. “What is Inception?”
“It’s nothing, an old movie from ancient times,” Jiang Ye said. “Why are you sharing this story with me? Do you want me to find a comfort sleep worker for you? I don’t need one. I haven’t experienced anything yet that would cause me to have nightmares every night. My sleep quality is very good.”
“It’s like this,” Su Yueming said with a guilty expression. “Working by your side, I come into contact with a lot of intelligence every day, like this briefcase today. I feel like a comfort sleep worker, witnessing too many cruel wars in high society.”
“Sir, you know, I was originally an ordinary person, relying on luck and work ability to climb to the position of your secretary. But in my bones, I’m still a nobody. I’m afraid of these cruel things. While organizing this intelligence, I felt very scared. Ultimately, I’m a timid person and prefer a more peaceful life.” Su Yueming’s guilt deepened. “In folk legends, the reason comfort sleep workers disappeared was because after absorbing too many nightmares, they all committed suicide.”
“Actually, it’s not just you who feels fear. I also feel fear, and I know many important figures who also feel it,” Jiang Ye comforted him. “Courage is trained. Even a mouse’s courage can be trained to be bigger. If you feel tired, you can take a vacation. This is my oversight; you have indeed been working continuously for too long.”
“What I mean is…” Su Yueming said, “Could you find a few more secretaries who report directly to you, to manage different areas of work?”
Jiang Ye was stunned.
Su Yueming from twenty years later had indeed said that he would have more secretaries in the future.
So this was how it happened.
“Yes,” Jiang Ye nodded. “Considering the current scale of work, how many more direct secretaries do you think would be appropriate?”
“One military secretary to be in charge of military affairs, one secretary to handle the daily affairs of various planets, one secretary to manage large projects like artificial star systems, and one secretary to arrange your and your family’s daily schedules,” Su Yueming said. “A total of four would be sufficient.”
“Too many, redundant. If we add four direct secretaries, and each secretary has a large team of secretaries, it would become a new organization. The number of planets I control isn’t that many yet,” Jiang Ye shook his head. “Let’s add one more. How do you think the candidate should be chosen? Do you recommend someone, or should we select from qualified individuals?”
“I think…” Su Yueming hesitated for a moment, “we could consider Liu Jizi.”
Jiang Ye was taken aback, not expecting this answer.
Re-employ Liu Jizi?
Jiang Ye pondered. It seemed possible.
The reason he had removed Liu Jizi from her secretarial position back then was not due to any issues with her character or ability, but purely for her future prospects.
After all, for such a hardworking subordinate of so many years, if she remained in the secretary position indefinitely, unable to advance further, her salary and benefits would be limited, and she would be constantly busy, with no time to enjoy life. It was too harsh on her.
Now that Liu Jizi held a significant position, with more freedom and higher benefits, would she still be willing to return to being a busy secretary?
Although the scale of planets under Jiang Ye’s control had multiplied several times and would continue to expand rapidly, and returning as a secretary would be a significant promotion in terms of power, if she didn’t care about power, she wouldn’t want to come back, would she?
“Ask her about this matter, don’t ask directly, ask indirectly,” Jiang Ye said. “If she’s willing to come back, I’ll consider it. If she’s not, then we’ll prepare for a public selection.”
“Okay,” Su Yueming nodded.
“Do you know why Liu Jizi was transferred away back then?” Jiang Ye asked.
“I have a general idea,” Su Yueming nodded.
“Your situation and hers are actually very similar. You’ve been working under me for a long time, and you’re also very young,” Jiang Ye said. “If you were transferred to another place with more freedom and better benefits, would you be willing?”
“No,” Su Yueming shook his head vehemently.
“Why?” Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow in surprise.
“I think my current work and life are quite good, and you are a good superior,” Su Yueming said seriously. “My request to add more secretaries is purely out of concern that if my condition deteriorates someday, it might affect important matters. This is from a public perspective. From a selfish perspective, I am very happy to continue being your secretary.”
“In the future, if I have too many planets under my control, I might arrange for some capable individuals to be the head of a particular planet,” Jiang Ye said. “Would you prefer to be a planet governor or continue to be a secretary?”
“Be a secretary!” Su Yueming said without hesitation.
“That’s a planet governor!” Jiang Ye was shocked. “To put it bluntly, it’s almost like being an emperor.”
“Your secretary!” Su Yueming couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m not interested in managing a planet. If you asked me to do it, I would certainly be willing, but… I still want to maintain my current status.”
“Alright, if you’re so unambitious, I have nothing more to say,” Jiang Ye laughed. “Ask Liu Jizi when you have time. I remember you two had quite a good relationship.”
“Sister Jizi taught me many things,” Su Yueming nodded. “She’s more capable than me.”
At eleven o’clock that night, Jiang Ye received a call from Liu Jizi.
Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow. So fast?
He answered the phone, and Liu Jizi’s excited voice immediately came through.
“Sir, sir! Are you really going to transfer me back to work? When will the transfer documents be issued? I’ve already started preparing to hand over my work and will be able to leave soon!”
Jiang Ye smiled. “Listening to your tone, it seems you’re very eager to return to work? Weren’t you also happy when you left back then?”