Pei Qian was a bit confused.

My fan?

How did even people in the investment circle know my name?

He Desheng appeared somewhat excited: “Mr. Pei, I was previously an investment assistant under Mr. Li, and occasionally heard about some of your achievements from him.”

“Whether it’s Slackin’ Internet Café or the nameless restaurant at Mingyun Manor, in my view, they’re all textbook examples of successful investments! The principles behind them are worth spending years to digest and learn!”

“When Mr. Li talked about you, he also had a sense of mutual appreciation.”

“So when I heard you were recruiting an investment advisor, I came without hesitation.”

“I’m not here for the money, but purely to learn the most profound investment principles from you!”

Pei Qian understood.

So this guy had been infected by Mr. Li!

But thinking about it, this wasn’t bad.

Since He Desheng came with a heart for learning, he probably wouldn’t ask too many questions or offer too many suggestions.

Pei Qian coughed lightly: “There’s no need to mention past events.”

“It was all due to luck.”

“Your job is mainly to handle necessary procedures and provide necessary help when Manager Ma needs it.”

“Also, try not to interfere with Manager Ma’s investment thinking as much as possible.”

He Desheng quickly nodded: “I understand! Being able to learn from two great leaders like you is enough for me. How could I dare to show off my shallow investment knowledge in front of you both?”

Pei Qian was 120 percent satisfied with He Desheng’s attitude.

Very good, this young man knew his place.

Just be a dependable tool, and we’ll maximize your salary. Everyone wins, how wonderful!

Pei Qian figured this candidate was not bad and was about ready to finalize the decision.

However, Ma Yang was flipping through He Desheng’s resume and whispered to Pei Qian: “Bro, how is this guy just an investment assistant? He’s not even an investment manager. His qualifications are too weak. Can we find someone else?”

Pei Qian: “…”

This Old Ma!

When the guy was introducing his resume, you were zoning out and dozing off, not saying anything. Now that we’ve been talking all this time, you start being picky about his qualifications!

But Pei Qian had no choice. He was still counting on Old Ma to fully utilize his intelligence and couldn’t be too forceful.

If these two developed a conflict and Ma Yang didn’t trust He Desheng, and secretly found other investment advisors on his own, that would be a big problem.

After all, they were finding an investment assistant for Old Ma, so they had to accommodate Ma Yang’s feelings more.

But Pei Qian didn’t know how to convince Ma Yang, so he could only look at He Desheng: “Um, do you have any other strengths? Please emphasize your strong points again.”

Originally, seeing Mr. Pei’s expression, He Desheng thought he was already a sure hire, but unexpected complications arose.

He hurriedly brought out some of the decisions and work achievements he had participated in at Fuihui Capital and explained them in detail.

Pei Qian didn’t quite understand, but glancing at Ma Yang’s expression, he still seemed unsatisfied.

Of course, Ma Yang didn’t understand either. He simply felt that the title “investment assistant” was too low.

Pei Qian somewhat regretted not having He Desheng change “investment assistant” on his resume to “investment manager” or an even higher position.

Seeing Ma Yang unmoved, Pei Qian quickly signaled to He Desheng: “You can also talk about other hobbies and special skills, like singing, dancing, writing calligraphy, or what games you play…”

He Desheng, scratched his head in confusion.

After a moment of silence, He Desheng tentatively asked: “I have 1900 points in ‘Divine Awakening’ on the battle platform, does that count?”

Ma Yang immediately made the decision: “Great! Bro, let’s go with him!”

Pei Qian: “…”

He never expected that what ultimately conquered Old Ma would be this.

The score in “Divine Awakening” on the battle platform directly reflected a player’s level. Generally, reaching 2000 points meant entering the professional player stage.

If He Desheng’s ladder score was 1900 points, he could probably stomp on ordinary players even if he played with his feet.

A 1900-point master should be able to carry Ma Yang… right?

No wonder Ma Yang immediately made the decision. He was conquered by the 1900 points.

Although the situation seemed a bit absurd, Pei Qian thought about it and concluded that the result was good.

Regardless of the process, both he and Old Ma had chosen this investment assistant.

As long as he protected Old Ma and helped squander all the investment company’s money, everything would be fine.

Pei Qian was very satisfied: “Alright, I’ll leave the matter of Dream Creation Investment to you two. If you need anything, feel free to let me know anytime. When you need money, just speak up, don’t be shy.”

“Also, Old Ma, remember the investment secrets I previously imparted to you.”

Ma Yang nodded vigorously: “Don’t worry, bro, leave it to me!”

Pei Qian then looked at He Desheng: “What was your salary at Fuihui Capital?”

He Desheng hesitated for a moment, then said: “Mr. Pei, as I said earlier, I mainly want to learn the principles of investment. As for salary… actually, any amount would be fine.”

Pei Qian waved his hand: “Just tell me honestly, how much was your salary there?”

He Desheng: “Over eight thousand. Of course, that’s the salary for an investment assistant. If it were for an investment manager…”

Pei Qian directly said: “I’ll give you sixteen thousand, plus an additional four thousand per month as a special allowance! Fixed price, twenty thousand a month.”

He Desheng was a bit confused: “Mr. Pei, that’s a bit too much! Besides, I don’t have any reason to receive a special allowance…”

Pei Qian patted his shoulder: “This is compensation for the mental distress of playing games with Manager Ma.”

……

……

This weekend, Pei Qian had a rare moment of leisure.

He casually looked at houses online, planning to find a reliable property later, buy a unit with cash, and give it to his parents to live in.

As for Mr. Pei’s residence…

It was about time to consider changing it as well.

But Pei Qian was still quite comfortable in his current place and was too lazy to move around for the time being, so he didn’t need to rush.

November 8th, Monday.

Assistant Xin had already contacted Chang You and booked round-trip tickets for him to come to Jingzhou.

Mr. Pei attached great importance to this meeting.

Discovering a right-hand man would solve all of Mr. Pei’s worries at once!

Come to think of it, Pei Qian’s biggest trouble now was that among his many employees, none could truly share his burdens.

Some who initially seemed reliable would start doing crazy things after just a few months.

The only one who could somewhat share his burdens was Ma Yang, and he only counted as half a person.

Mr. Pei was worried.

If he had just one person who could share his burdens, Mr. Pei would be eager to entrust them with important tasks, even handing over all his businesses for them to manage!

Pei Qian was very much looking forward to this, hoping that Chang You would be the person he had been desperately seeking.

……

At 2 PM, Pei Qian met Chang in Tenda’s reception room.

Before this, Pei Qian had learned about Chang’s current situation from Assistant Xin.

Chang You was the former Vice President of Hongcheng Technology, just a high-level employee, not the boss.

So Hongcheng Technology’s bankruptcy and the boss becoming an executed party didn’t affect Chang You’s life and future work.

Of course, Chang You wasn’t having a smooth time either, as he was unemployed.

According to Assistant Xin, Mr. Chang seemed to be a person with high aspirations. After Hongcheng Technology went bankrupt, Mr. Chang received some offers from companies, but he refused them all.

Because he looked down on these companies.

Some were small-scale mobile phone manufacturers, and some were even making knockoff phones.

Chang You had rejected them all. He was solely focused on joining legitimate, reliable mobile phone companies. However, these legitimate, reliable mobile phone companies all looked down on him…

So Chang You had been unemployed recently.

Pei Qian thought this status was quite good.

Such a talent, wouldn’t it be too wasteful for him to make knockoff phones?

He should be making phone calls with me so that his energy can be fully utilized!

Waiting eagerly, the door to the reception room opened.

Pei Qian stood up and saw Chang You.

Not very tall, seemingly not quite 1.7 meters, with a frail build, but looking energetic.

“Hello, Mr. Pei!”

Chang You shook hands with Pei Qian.

Pei Qian felt Chang You’s handshake was quite strong.

Based on his first impression, Pei Qian judged that this should be a person with strong execution abilities, and probably someone who would stick to his own opinions.

Strong execution ability was good!

Mr. Pei did indeed prefer more laid-back employees, but for such a key executive position, having strong execution abilities was better.

Being too laid-back would mean spending months without producing a product, which would delay Mr. Pei’s final accounting.

And strong execution ability also meant a liking to stir things up and burn money quickly.

Mr. Pei liked employees who burned money quickly.

Moreover, assuming Chang You was stubborn, he would likely be prone to acting unilaterally. In major terms, this could lead to significant decision-making errors; in minor terms, it could also cause management team discord.

In short, he was, after all, a Vice President who had brought down a big company like Hongcheng Technology. To achieve such a glorious feat, he must have some real skills.

Pei Qian was very much looking forward to this.

The two men sat down in the reception room, and someone served tea.

Since it was their first meeting, after some pleasantries, Pei Qian decided to get straight to the point.

“Mr. Chang, to be frank, I admire your talent.”

“Tenda is planning to establish a technology company soon, starting with mobile phones.”

“Your valuable experience is very important to me. Please join my team!”

Chang You was stunned, never expecting Mr. Pei to be so direct.

Logically, Chang You was the job seeker, and Mr. Pei was the paying boss, so Chang You should be more proactive.

However, Mr. Pei didn’t care about these formalities and immediately displayed an attitude of eagerly seeking talent, showing sincere intentions.

Chang You was deeply moved.

But he didn’t immediately agree, hesitating: “Mr. Pei, I’d still like to discuss first to see if our concepts align.”

“I have my judgments about future industry development. I hope my concepts don’t conflict with yours, which would be difficult to deal with later.”

Pei Qian nodded: “Yes, I think so too.”

“Let’s talk in detail then.”

“What do you think should be our ultimate goal when starting a company?”

Chang You thought for a moment: “Take down Shenhua!”