Pei Qian cleared his throat lightly and said, “Your thinking is clearly problematic.”

“If these three categories of people were dispensable to Tenda, then indeed there would be no need to give them preferential treatment.”

“But what if these three categories of people are all talents that Tenda urgently needs right now? Of course we should open a new recruitment channel to allow them to enter Tenda more smoothly!”

Wu Bin was stunned. “Huh? These three categories of people are talents that Tenda urgently needs?”

As an HR professional, he felt that the topic he was now discussing with Mr. Pei had completely exceeded his knowledge base and touched upon his blind spots.

If Mr. Pei had said that these three categories of people were vulnerable groups in the workplace, and that Tenda needed to take social responsibility, purify the social atmosphere, respond to national calls, and set a good example for other companies by giving these three types of people some preferential treatment and opening a special recruitment channel, then Wu Bin would have found it reasonable.

But what was Mr. Pei saying? That these three categories of people were talents urgently needed by Tenda?

Where exactly was the urgency?!

Seeing Wu Bin’s bewildered expression, Pei Qian explained, “Why aren’t they talents urgently needed by Tenda?”

“What’s the biggest problem Tenda faces right now? The company is excessively young!”

“Having a low average age among company employees is good in some ways, as it indicates that Tenda’s overall atmosphere is positive and active.”

“But!”

“Youth also comes with some problems, such as a lack of steadiness and stability in work.”

“In the past, when Tenda was a small company, having drive was good, but now that Tenda’s scale is growing larger and larger, we need some steady genes.”

“As the saying goes, an elderly person at home is like having a treasure.”

“People over 35 have rich work experience and more rigorous work processes, with many aspects worthy of younger people learning from.”

“Many companies don’t want people over 35 for two main reasons: First, the positions these companies offer are low-quality positions, where experienced older employees can be replaced with new ones without affecting the company’s normal operations; Second, these companies exploit their employees to the extreme with long working hours, making it difficult for older employees to cope.”

“But Tenda’s situation is completely different.”

“First, Tenda’s spirit is to be innovative and never stop progressing. We strive to develop innovative industries, and employees need to advance and grow together with the company. Therefore, we need experienced people over 35 to help push the company’s transition from labor-intensive to knowledge-intensive. Second, Tenda’s working hours are already short, employees don’t need to work 996, and it’s not just employees over 35—even people in their sixties or seventies could adapt to this work intensity.”

“Since we can perfectly avoid these disadvantages and fully leverage the advantages, why can’t we specifically recruit employees over 35?”

Wu Bin’s mouth opened slightly, strangely feeling that Mr. Pei’s words made a lot of sense.

He thought for a moment, then said, “Then, Mr. Pei, the other two types of people… are they also talents urgently needed by Tenda?”

Pei Qian nodded. “Of course!”

“People who have plans to have children in the near future show that they have clear plans for their lives and a strong sense of family responsibility. Although their families will take up part of their energy, it also gives them motivation to strive!”

“For their families, for their children, and for the hard-won job opportunities, they will also work very hard.”

“As for those who have applied for labor arbitration and won their cases, it shows they are brave enough to fight against the bad practices in society and courageous enough to take up legal weapons to defend their legitimate rights and interests. Isn’t this fearless fighting spirit a perfect interpretation of Tenda’s spirit?”

“So, these three types of people—Tenda wants them all, and the more the better!”

“Not just recruitment—in the coming years, Tenda will also establish nurseries, kindergartens, and even primary and secondary schools.”

“Many of our employees have reached the age of dating, marriage, and having children. The company needs to solve their worries!”

This lecture left Wu Bin speechless.

It made so much sense!

According to Mr. Pei’s explanation, these three categories of people were indeed worthy of a special recruitment drive!

Of course, the only concern was the professional quality and work ability of these people.

Because regular recruitment exams were open to all qualified people, there would definitely be more applicants, so the probability of screening out outstanding talents would be higher. This special recruitment limited participation to just these three types of people, and even if everyone in the country who met the conditions came, the number would still be relatively smaller, so the probability of recruiting outstanding talents would naturally be somewhat lower.

But thinking about it another way, these three identities only provided them with the qualification to take the exam.

Who could actually pass still depended on real ability.

Although initially there might be some people with relatively weaker abilities coming in due to fewer applicants, given Tenda’s current reputation, within a few months, news of this special exam would likely spread throughout the country.

By the next special exam, it would definitely be at full capacity again.

Thinking about it this way, this special exam could be seen as spending money to find hidden gems, which was quite worthwhile.

With this in mind, Wu Bin nodded. “Alright, Mr. Pei, I’ll arrange it right away!”

…

After Wu Bin left, Pei Qian felt relieved about one of his major concerns.

If the recruitment process could be smoothly implemented, it would definitely be beneficial!

Most of what Pei Qian had told Wu Bin was just manipulation. All that talk about rich work experience, clear life planning, and family responsibility wasn’t the main factor in Pei Qian’s consideration.

Pei Qian’s main consideration was spending money!

Older employees at age 35 definitely had higher salary levels and lower work intensity; pregnant women taking maternity leave would add extra expenses to the company; people who had filed labor arbitration against their original companies would be less likely to work overtime at Tenda…

These were obviously all good methods to increase company expenses!

Eventually, situations like this might even occur: some people had been trying to pass Tenda’s recruitment exam but failed. In anger, they might get pregnant and try again!

If everyone thought this way, then just giving employees maternity leave would create a large chunk of additional expenses for Tenda.

Or in anger, they might file arbitration against their original company and then apply to Tenda!

This way, people who suffered unfair treatment would not have to worry when filing labor arbitration. Truly capable people wouldn’t fear the joint boycott of these companies, because they would still have the option of Tenda’s recruitment exam.

How wonderful!

“Let’s have GOG run another campaign to burn more money, even though it will further impact IOI. At this point, there aren’t many better options.”

“Hmm… I wonder how Meng Chang’s publicity plan for the charity activities is coming along. Meng Chang is generally quite reliable, so there shouldn’t be any major issues.”

“I should focus on considering the emergency spending plan for this cycle…”

“And my graduation thesis… forget it, spending money is more important.”

Pei Qian had initially wanted to struggle a bit more and work on his graduation thesis, but on second thought, the settlement was more urgent.

He had no choice but to continue reviewing the work reports from various departments, racking his brains for ways to spend money quickly.

…

Meanwhile, Meng Chang was at his residence continuing to refine the charity publicity plan that Mr. Pei had assigned.

The plan was largely complete, but some details still needed further refinement.

Nowadays, Meng Chang’s work hours were quite flexible—he could go to the office if he wanted, or work from home if he didn’t feel like it.

While he was busy, his phone rang.

He picked it up and looked at the caller ID, which turned out to be his good friend Fan Xiaodong.

“Hmm?”

Meng Chang was slightly surprised because he had been busy with the charity publicity plan recently and hadn’t been in contact with Fan Xiaodong. Although they were good friends, theirs was basically a very pure friendship plus business relationship—when there were no major money-making opportunities, they generally didn’t contact each other.

Meng Chang had already told Fan Xiaodong that this month he was responsible for a charity project, unlike previous times when there were opportunities to earn extra income.

That being the case, why was Fan Xiaodong calling?

Meng Chang answered the phone with some confusion.

“Brother, let me ask you something! Has there been any movement from Tenda’s GOG recently?” From the other end of the phone, Fan Xiaodong’s tone seemed full of expectation.

Meng Chang was stunned. “GOG? Uh… they just ran a Spring Festival campaign and spent some money, I guess? There’s nothing particularly noteworthy going on. Why are you asking about this?”

Fan Xiaodong found it strange. “Huh, that’s odd. Hasn’t there been any movement from Mr. Pei’s side? Even I’ve noticed what’s happening with Finger Company.”

Meng Chang frowned slightly. “I haven’t noticed anything. Oh, maybe it’s because Tenda just finished the Spring Festival holiday, and I haven’t noticed what Mr. Pei is secretly planning yet. What’s happening with Finger Company?”

Fan Xiaodong paused slightly and said, “I suspect that the Dayark Group might be selling Finger Company.”

Meng Chang immediately perked up. “Really? Where did you get this confirmed information?”

If this were true, it would indeed be a major event!

But the problem was that Meng Chang himself hadn’t heard any rumors about this, so whether this was reliable and how credible it was remained questionable.

Fan Xiaodong said, “There’s no definite news yet, but there are some rumors.”

“Reportedly, the Dayark Group has already secretly approached some potential buyers, but these buyers are maintaining a rather skeptical attitude toward this transaction.”

“Dayark Group’s cash flow hasn’t been good this year, and considering the performance of Finger Company and IOI, they’re very likely to be classified as negative assets by the Dayark Group. After all, there was once a studio that was making money, but just because its profit growth wasn’t fast enough, it was classified as a negative asset and sold off by the Dayark Group, let alone Finger Company.”

“It’s also normal for buyers to be skeptical about this transaction because Dayark Group’s requirement is to sell all their shares at once, which easily makes people think that they want to cut and run.”

“Moreover, looking globally, there aren’t many large companies that can swallow the entire Finger Company in one go. First, they need sufficient cash flow; second, they need to be interested enough in games; and third, they need to believe in Finger Company’s future… All in all, it sounds a bit like looking for a sucker.”

“Of course, these are just rumors without solid evidence, so I can’t be certain.”

“But what is certain is that within Finger Company, there have also been some very suspicious movements!”