"Is everything clear now, are you coming?" Lin Yifan asked.
"I have no problem with coming, just don't know if you can offer the price I want," Han Meiling responded.
"How much do you want? Name your price," Lin Yifan asked.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Since you've invited her over, you should show enough sincerity.
"My current company's base salary for me is one hundred thousand a month, with a bonus split of forty-sixty. I wonder what you can offer?" Han Meiling inquired.
"A base salary of two hundred thousand, with a thirty-seventy split," Lin Yifan offered without hesitation, straightforwardly.
"Deal! Just for that price, I'm with you," Han Meiling said without any hesitation, not worried about whether Lin Yifan had the capability to run a company.
"Then here's to a pleasant cooperation!" Lin Yifan reached out his hand and said.
"To a pleasant cooperation!"
With a handshake, the deal was sealed.
The next day, just like yesterday, Lin Yifan first dropped off An Qi and Zhou Jiajia at the company, then sneaked away to pick up Su Qingqing for work.
Last night, Su Qingqing used her network to bring in a dozen students who had strong professional knowledge in accounting. Now they were waiting for her downstairs.
After a while, Lin Yifan drove to the foot of Su Qingqing's building and got out of the car.
At this moment, everyone gazed at Lin Yifan's handsome appearance and his tall figure with admiration, especially the female students whose eyes shone with fervor, completely infatuated.
"Wow, so handsome! Qingqing, you're so lucky," a few female students said to Su Qingqing, green with envy.
"Stop talking nonsense, he and I are just superior and subordinate," Su Qingqing said with a blush on her small face, somewhat shyly.
"Stop denying it. If it was just a superior-subordinate relationship, why would he entrust the company to a student who hasn't even graduated from college?" the other female students challenged her.
"He just trusts me," Su Qingqing countered, staunchly refusing to admit anything more.
She knew admitting it would look bad for Lin Yifan, especially since his girlfriend wasn't her.
"Hey, is everyone here?" Lin Yifan came over to greet them, helping Su Qingqing out of the awkward situation.
"All here!" the dozen students said in unison.
"Great! Then let's set off for the company!" Lin Yifan declared heartily.
This left the group puzzled: "Boss! Aren't you going to interview us?"
"I trust Miss Su's judgment; if she's chosen you, you must be good enough," Lin Yifan said, his eyes fixed on the beautiful Su Qingqing, seemingly with an underlying message.
"Oh, I see!" The students understood Lin Yifan's meaning through their tacit agreement.
Facing everyone's gaze, Su Qingqing felt a little embarrassed; she didn't expect Lin Yifan to be so bold as to say such implicitly suggestive words in front of everyone. If people misunderstood, what would they do then?
"Let's go! You guys take a taxi! I'll drive ahead and lead the way," Lin Yifan urged.
Time was of the essence, and he didn't want to get another earful from An Qi.
"OK!" The students didn't waste any words and directly headed to the road to hail taxis, then followed Lin Yifan to the company.
In the car, Su Qingqing chided, "Aren't you afraid of being misunderstood for saying that just now?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Whatever is going to come will come," Lin Yifan replied.
"No buts, just face it with composure," Lin Yifan cut off Su Qingqing's words and focused on driving.
After twenty minutes or so, they arrived at Dou Tian TV live broadcast company.
Standing in front of the company building, the dozen students were thrilled.
Dou Tian TV owned its own office building; although it was not tall, it was spacious, unlike other companies that had to rent office space.
"Come on! Let's go inside!" With that, Lin Yifan led the group into the company.
They approached with great fanfare and incredible swag; however, the scene at the entrance made them all do a double-take.
The lobby was in complete disarray, with papers strewn all over the floor as though it had been ransacked by robbers.
Soon after, an employee hurried out carrying a cardboard box, looking somewhat panicked.
Lin Yifan stopped him and asked, "What happened to the company? Why is it ?"
"Young Master Zhao is starting a new company, everyone has left, fend for yourself," the employee answered hastily and then ran off.
"Undermining!" Lin Yifan uttered these three words through clenched teeth.
While everyone expected him to erupt in anger the next moment, he laughed instead: "Good job on digging at the corner! Nicely done!"
In fact, from the moment he took over the company yesterday, he was already considering a "blood transfusion" for the company. He wanted to replace staff little by little; he didn't expect everyone to leave now, saving him the trouble.
"It's not bad to milk the fat from Zhao Ritian, the big fat pig," Lin Yifan mused without any sense of regret; the employees had been lazy and greedy anyway. Letting them continue , the company would have been run into the ground sooner or later, so it was for the best that they left.
However, what he hadn't anticipated was that Zhao Ritian not only poached the company's staff but also took the investment funds.
The next moment, his phone was bombarded with calls, all from companies demanding to withdraw their investments.
"Fuck, withdraw then, I'm not dying for your money," Lin Yifan cursed angrily, then hung up the phone.
"What's happening?" Su Qingqing asked, frowning.
"The company's partners are withdrawing their investments one after another," Lin Yifan said, his mood sinking, not foreseeing such an act from Zhao Ritian.
Upon hearing this, the college students on the scene began to look anxious, since none of them would want to work for a company with no future.
"Boss! Is the company going to go under?" a student inquired.
"It won't go under, but we are a bit short-staffed," Lin Yifan answered.
He was now worth over a hundred million, and he could still afford the salaries for a few hundred employees.
"As long as we have money, do we still need to worry about staff?" a student asked, puzzled.
"Staff isn't the issue; the concern is that they only care about the money," Lin Yifan replied.
Zhao Ritian used this strategy today, and he would certainly use it again in the future. If he poached important staff next time, the company would face troubles again. This endless cycle would hinder the company's growth; he needed employees who would commit their lives to the company.
Hearing Lin Yifan's concerns, the students finally understood why he was worried and said, "As long as you can afford the payroll, we've got your back for reliable employees!"
"Really?" Upon hearing the students' responses, Lin Yifan seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
"Really, we're not lying to you," the students assured.
"Alright! As long as you find people willing to dedicate themselves to the company and work hard, I won't let you down," Lin Yifan promised.