"Why did this Xin Hailu leave her job as an assistant to the VP at a well-known foreign company? It doesn't seem to be mentioned on her resume."

Manager Lao smiled. "President Pei probably doesn't read the news often, right? This VP made unwanted advances while drunk, but he ran into a tough one. The end result was the VP getting fired, and this Ms. Xin voluntarily resigning."

"This incident greatly damaged the reputation of the foreign company and sparked heated discussions online some time ago."

Pei Qian was a little shocked. "A heroine among women, huh?"

Manager Lao nodded. "You could say that. Perhaps her experience at a large company made her feel weary, so she's not averse to working for a small… oh, a startup company. Frankly speaking, from a business perspective, she's definitely the best assistant candidate."

Manager Lao specially added "from a business perspective," probably meaning that if considered from other perspectives, she might not be so suitable...

Pei Qian immediately decided, "Okay, it's her!"

"However, I have a request."

Manager Lao nodded. "Please tell me. As long as it's not an excessive request, we can discuss it."

"She can only provide me with advice when I consult her. Under other circumstances, no matter what happens, she must remain silent and not ask questions indiscriminately," Pei Qian said.

Manager Lao smiled. "That's a given. Even if you didn't emphasize it, that's the basic professional quality of an assistant."

…

…

Three days later, Monday.

A Cayenne pulled up downstairs at Shenhua Haojing, the most upscale office building in Jingzhou City.

"President Pei, we've arrived."

Xin Hailu opened the car door for Pei Qian, guiding him into the luxurious office building ahead.

Through the headhunter's introduction, Xin Hailu had become the third employee of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd., and also the president's assistant.

Xin Hailu was a standard successful career woman. Her appearance was dignified, her demeanor proper, and even her figure, clad in a shirt and business skirt, was impeccable.

In all aspects, she was the perfect assistant candidate that Pei Qian needed.

High education, high quality, fluent in three foreign languages, beautiful and poised, eloquent and generous, adept at handling interpersonal relationships, organized in handling emergencies, business acumen beyond reproach, and never asked questions she shouldn't.

After a brief acquaintance of a few days, Pei Qian had one feeling.

Efficient and reliable!

Pei Qian didn't hesitate at all. He directly hired her at a 30% premium over her original salary, with a monthly salary of just over 30,000.

This was 2009, and the average graduate of Handong University was still striving for a monthly salary of 3,000.

The salary was so high mainly for two reasons. First, Pei Qian's "Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd." was a startup company. Compared with Xin Hailu's original foreign company, it didn't have much of a career development prospect, so a premium was needed to poach her.

Xin Hailu's ability was very strong, and her salary at the foreign company was originally very high. With another 30% premium, this salary level naturally seemed very exaggerated.

Second, Pei Qian's goal was to spend money like crazy, so he naturally had to choose expensive people to hire. Recruiting a capable professional like Xin Hailu with a slightly higher premium wasn't considered a violation by the system!

After all, even someone like Ma Yang was given a salary of 3,000 per month by Pei Qian...

This Cayenne was a car that had just been rented in the name of the company.

Pei Qian wanted to buy a car in the name of the company, but it was rejected by the system.

Buying a car was allowed, but the amount depended on the company's current account funds, so he couldn't buy too expensive of a car.

Pei Qian thought that buying a cheap car wouldn't make much sense.

So, he simply rented a Cayenne, which could be considered as showing off a bit.

Although the cost of renting and maintaining the car wasn't much, even a mosquito had meat.

Pei Qian would never let go of this kind of place where he could spend money.

Pei Qian came to Shenhua Haojing today to rent office space.

This was the most luxurious office building in the entire Jingzhou City. Pei Qian roughly estimated that the rent here should be around 5 yuan.

5 yuan per square meter per day.

The parallel world was now 2009, and Jingzhou City, the capital of Handong Province, was a second-tier city.

If it were the Imperial Capital in 2019, it would have been more than three times that.

The average price of other office buildings in Jingzhou City was around two or three yuan.

Shenhua Haojing was an ultra-high-end, finely decorated building, so it would be much more expensive.

For other companies, this was a disadvantage.

But for Pei Qian, this was a huge advantage!

Pei Qian was drawn to its expensiveness!

Xin Hailu came to the lobby and went directly to the staff. Now that he had an assistant, Pei Qian naturally didn't need to do everything himself.

The office building staff were all dressed in suits and leather shoes.

Pei Qian was wearing ordinary jacket and trousers.

However, Pei Qian didn't feel cramped at all in this kind of occasion. He just felt that the weather was getting colder and he was a little cold.

It wasn't that Pei Qian was born with confidence, mainly because he had Assistant Xin with him.

No matter how short, fat, and ugly a man was, as long as he had a young, beautiful, and tasteful woman by his side, he would always seem rich.

What's more, Pei Qian wasn't short, fat, or ugly, and he was even a little handsome.

In this day and age, ugly people can't transmigrate.

It would affect the reader's sense of immersion.

…

A moment later, the manager came to Pei Qian with a smile on his face.

"Hello, President Pei. My name is Zhang. Please let me know if you need anything."

Manager Zhang didn't know where Pei Qian came from, but seeing that Xin Hailu was actually his assistant, he instinctively felt that this person was not simple.

Pei Qian's clothes weren't fancy, and his appearance was very young. He looked like a poor, unemployed bum no matter how you looked at him.

However, he actually had an assistant like Xin Hailu, which instantly made people think that he was an unconventional, rich second-generation heir.

Maybe rich second-generation heirs just like to dress like this?

So, of course, Manager Zhang didn't dare to neglect him.

"I plan to rent a floor here as an office location," Pei Qian said directly.

"That's easy to say. If President Pei wants to rent an entire floor and not share a floor with other companies, then we still have the 17th floor vacant. It has a commanding view and excellent scenery. Would you like me to take you around?" Manager Zhang asked tentatively.

Pei Qian nodded. "Okay, let's take a look."

Under the guidance of Manager Zhang, the three came to the 17th floor of Shenhua Haojing.

Clean and tidy, spotless.

It was just empty, with nothing in it.

"Well, the scenery is good."

Pei Qian came to the floor-to-ceiling windows, with an unobstructed view of the city, and he could also see the park and scenic spot next to it.

In addition to losing money, he could also see more scenery. Working in this kind of place should be physically and mentally pleasing.

Pei Qian glanced at the area here.

A whole floor, enough to fit seven or eight basketball courts, conservatively estimated at 3,000 square meters.

"If you are a startup company, the state has relevant preferential policies. Our Shenhua Haojing can allow you to pay a one-month deposit and one month's rent, and pay monthly, which is extremely rare in other office buildings." Manager Zhang introduced with considerable pride.

Office buildings generally require one to two months' rent as a deposit, and the payment method for rent is mostly quarterly or semi-annually. This kind of office building that allows you to pay a one-month deposit and one month's rent is indeed worth bragging about. It is a very competitive advantage.

Of course, if there are advantages in this regard, there must be disadvantages in other aspects.

Such as price.

Moreover, this kind of preferential treatment is related to policies and is specifically provided to startup companies, which Pei Qian happens to meet.

"What's the price?" Pei Qian asked casually.

Manager Zhang smiled. "Four yuan. I know that this price may seem a little expensive in Jingzhou City, but you have also seen the various conditions here. You get what you pay for. Renting our office space will definitely help improve your company's first impression..."

"Four yuan, so cheap?" Pei Qian couldn't help but frown.

"Ch-cheap?" Manager Zhang was stunned.