1994: From a young man from a small town to a second-generation resident of Shanghai

Chen Fang had just arrived at the office when a phone call came into her cell phone.

Even at Fudan University, there aren't many teachers who can still pull out a Nokia 1011.

These days haven't been particularly busy; it's mostly been training and learning.

"Hey, sister-in-law."

"Xiaofang, is Chen Yong doing well with you? Is he living with you now?"

"Yes, before school starts, I let him stay at my place. Once school starts, he'll be able to move into the house I bought for him."

"Your brother bought the house? Where is it?"

"You know Zhoujiapai Road, right?"

Bai Susu certainly knew about the houses over there; the price was around a hundred thousand yuan per house.

That person has spent so much money on their son, while I, as his biological mother, have never spent any money on him.

In terms of wealth, she certainly can't compare to that person.

The only thing I can do is help him with his business ventures.

Bai Susu thought about it carefully and said to Chen Fang, "Before school starts, take Chen Yong to buy a car. Let's get a Santana. I'll transfer the money to you in the next few days."

She knew that Chen Fang owned a Mercedes that the other person had bought, so she definitely wouldn't be interested in a Santana.

However, this is the best she could do.

A Santana costs 200,000 yuan, and not everyone is as rich as the CEO of Shengtian Group.

"Sister-in-law, you treat your own son so well, why don't you come and see him?"

"I think he must have guessed it. The money I spent was all given to me by you and my brother."

Bai Susu panicked at the mention of meeting Chen Yong and nervously hung up the phone.

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Chen Yong received another allowance today, a full five thousand yuan!

You only need to spend 3,000 yuan to rent an office, and you can use the remaining 2,000 yuan to do other things.

Although his aunt gives him a lot of pocket money, he doesn't want to be a freeloader.

Making good use of existing resources to earn money for yourself is the key.

If we can't make money, then we'll talk about it another way.

Wearing the imported high-end suit his aunt bought him yesterday, Chen Yong volunteered to buy him other casual styles, even though she wanted to buy him other ones.

On her feet were a pair of Jinli leather shoes, worth five thousand yuan, with shiny leather that looked incredibly expensive.

He then took a taxi to the Shanghai Talent Market and spent 100 yuan to obtain a company admission ticket.

They then began accepting job seekers' resumes under the name of the "Shanghai Office of the China Center for Promoting the Development of Private Enterprises".

When job seekers saw Chen Yong dressed formally and looking tall and handsome, they instinctively thought that the job must be good.

Many people came to submit their resumes, including many highly educated individuals.

We definitely can't hire Chen Yong, who has a high level of education. When people like him reply, he says, "We only hire temporary workers, not permanent employees."

This deterred many people, but some were still willing to come and inquire.

Then a man who looked to be in his mid-twenties, dressed in a suit with spiky edges, approached nervously. "Sir, may I ask about this position?"

Chen Yong smiled and replied, "Of course."

What he wanted was someone who seemed honest, reliable, and cautious, someone who would simply do what he asked.

Zhou Qiang's face lit up with joy; he had been having a very difficult time finding a job.

When I graduated, I was arrogant and refused the school's job assignment, so I resigned and found a job on my own.

His first job was at a tech company in Pudong, but the company closed down before he even finished six months.

The boss absconded with the money, leaving him without paying six months' wages.

He worked as a waiter for a few months as a temporary job while looking for work. But for someone as ambitious and eager to make a name for himself as he was, ordinary jobs offered little opportunity to learn and were meaningless.

Even today, I see many people asking about this company that sounds very prestigious, but unfortunately, it only hires temporary workers.

Many people would look down on doing this, but it's very valuable to him, as long as he can learn something from it!

Chen Yong pretended to ask him to introduce himself, while also asking him some rather tricky questions.

Zhou Qiang was quickly stumped by Chen Yong's question and felt annoyed with his own answer.

However, Chen Yong was quite satisfied; as long as this person was willing to work, that was enough.

"I want to ask you, can you tolerate the loneliness at work? You're currently the only temporary employee in the company. But if you do well, you'll have the opportunity to become a permanent employee later."

Our "Private Enterprise Development Promotion Center" is headquartered in Hong Kong and is a subsidiary of China Merchants Group.

Zhou Qiang had heard of China Merchants Group, a central state-owned enterprise headquartered in Hong Kong. If he could get a permanent position, it would be an incredible opportunity for him!

Even if he's the only employee for now, he'll keep doing this job!

"Mr. Chen, I can endure the biting cold wind, and I can also endure the extreme loneliness and solitude at work!" Zhou Qiang hurriedly expressed his determination, hoping that Chen Yong would definitely hire him!

Chen Yong was very satisfied; this young man was teachable!

Then they talked about the job benefits, which made it seem like it was a legitimate job with nothing illegitimate about it.

Monthly salary is 400. Working hours are Monday to Saturday, with Sunday off. Working hours are from 2 pm to 8 pm every day.

Chen Yong's salary was only slightly higher than the average wage, which was definitely a bit low for Zhou Qiang.

He did graduate from Donghua University, after all, and has a university degree.

Just like college graduates thirty years from now, if companies only offer average wages, which of the better college graduates will come?

Zhou Qiang agreed without hesitation! He even signed a very informal labor contract.

"Keep it up, do a good job! Report to this address tomorrow."

When Zhou Qiang saw the address, which was a high-end office building in Pudong, he became even more convinced that this was definitely a very broad platform.

Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on your own efforts!

This development promotion center must have just opened and is still in the trial operation phase, so I have a good chance of becoming a full-fledged employee!

The company might even send him to its Hong Kong headquarters in the future!

After hiring a laborer, Chen Yong also needs to hire a secretary to help him set up this platform.

There are definitely certain requirements for a secretary's appearance, temperament, and even education.

The job fair he came to today is a large-scale job fair in Puxi.

It included college students as well as graduates like Zhou Qiang.

Seeing that no one was available at the stall, Chen Yong got up and took the initiative.

Let's see if we can meet the right person there.

After wandering around for a while, he actually found a suitable candidate at the recruitment booth of a company in front of him.

The girl had clear eyes, a tall stature, an outstanding figure, and remarkable looks.

In a university, she would definitely be a very popular goddess type.

She wore a ponytail and simple clothes, but her face was full of confidence.

This kind of girl perfectly fits his requirements for a secretary.

The other party is currently communicating with a company.

Chen Yong stood beside her, waiting for her to finish talking with the company's HR.

I happened to see her resume, which listed her name as Xiao Hong.

She graduated from Shanghai University and planned to find a job related to finance. The company she interviewed with happened to be the Shanghai branch of CITIC Securities.

However, I feel there seems to be something wrong with her resume, and this girl...

It's okay if there are some problems; there are far too many people falsifying their academic credentials these days.

As long as it looks plausible, that's fine.