The twin sisters at the reception desk had indeed achieved their intended effect. As soon as Huang Sibo entered, he was completely shocked.
Would any company that could afford such receptionists be short of money?
Impossible!
Unfortunately, this company had very high standards, and he couldn’t get in.
Otherwise, imagine telling others that he worked at Shenhua Luxury View, where the company receptionists were twin sisters—how impressive that would be!
Huang Sibo looked further inside at the workstations.
More shock!
These desks were huge!
Was the rent here free or something? Why was each desk placed so far apart from the others?
They could almost play badminton between them!
Each desk featured two enormous high-end monitors that looked extremely expensive.
Next to the floor-to-ceiling windows stood a row of green plants, each looking exceedingly delicate, with an auntie carefully tending to them.
Huang Sibo felt like he had stepped into some idol drama.
Companies in those shows looked like this.
But he had never seen anything like it in reality.
Still, unfortunately, this company had high requirements, and he couldn’t get in.
Huang Sibo approached the reception desk, with the mindset that since he was already here, he might as well go through the motions. He gave them his name.
“Please wait, I’ll notify the interviewer immediately.”
The beautiful receptionist on the left smiled warmly, her service attitude scoring 100 points, her healing effect also scoring 100 points.
“Please follow me.”
The reception girl stood up with a beaming smile and led Huang Sibo inside.
What surprised Huang Sibo was that the company seemed somewhat empty, with few people around.
In such situations, one would instinctively worry about being scammed.
But looking at the company’s setup, he knew that couldn’t be the case.
What scammer would be willing to invest so much?
Scammers need to consider their investment and returns too—setting up all this would require scamming how many people to break even?
So they truly had money; they weren’t pretending.
This was a new company opened by a wealthy person, probably trying to catch the cloud gaming trend.
Huang Sibo felt he had figured out the truth.
Arriving at the reception room, a young man was sitting on the sofa.
He had clear, handsome features and was dressed in a fine suit.
Huang Sibo instantly felt inferior.
That outfit looked even more expensive than what those investment banking guys he’d met before were wearing!
Huang Sibo couldn’t even estimate the price of this custom-tailored suit, but it certainly exceeded his imagination.
Previously, Huang Sibo had interviewed at several gaming companies, but they had all been quite casual.
The interviewers wore shorts and tank tops, working at their stations one moment and being pulled into meeting rooms for interviews the next.
But this was different—this interviewer was no ordinary person.
Huang Sibo couldn’t help feeling nervous.
“You’re Huang Sibo, right? Please sit down. I’m Pei Qian, CEO of Tenda Network Technology Co., Ltd.”
The young man across from him stood up and shook hands with Huang Sibo.
Huang Sibo was flattered, his voice trembling slightly: “Hello, Mr. Pei.”
“Don’t be so formal, let’s just chat casually. Here, have some tea.” Pei Qian casually pushed a pure silver teacup toward Huang Sibo.
Huang Sibo looked at the pure silver tea set casually placed on the table, unable to estimate its value.
Although he had never met Pei Qian before, this didn’t stop Huang Sibo from filling in the blanks mentally.
So young, yet so talented!
Two successful games already!
And look at how casually he drinks tea from a pure silver cup—that can’t be faked!
He truly doesn’t care about money!
It seemed this pure silver teacup, in Mr. Pei’s eyes, was no different from a plastic cup.
This instinctively made Huang Sibo feel uncomfortable and out of place.
“Tell me briefly about your work experience,” Pei Qian smiled.
Huang Sibo felt his heart racing and his mouth going dry.
Nevertheless, he forced himself to suppress this nervousness and roughly went through his resume.
He stumbled several times, making multiple verbal errors, which made him even more nervous.
Pei Qian sipped his tea while listening, his face bearing a faint smile, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
Huang Sibo’s heart sank.
It’s over. My resume must be too poor, and Mr. Pei is laughing at me internally!
He’s laughing at my audacity—how could someone with my qualifications dare to interview here?
Huang Sibo’s face flushed slightly red as he struggled to finish his self-introduction, wanting nothing more than to dash out the door.
“Very good.”
After listening to Huang Sibo’s self-introduction, Pei Qian nodded with a smile.
Very good?
Huang Sibo almost thought he had misheard.
Was that sarcasm?
Huang Sibo had worked at his previous company for half a year, basically doing odd jobs under Old Liu, all of which were the most menial physical tasks.
With such a resume, it would have been better not to mention it at all.
Yet, Mr. Pei said “very good”?
What did he mean? Was he trying to humiliate him?
Huang Sibo didn’t know how to respond.
Seeing Huang Sibo’s expression, Pei Qian realized he might have misunderstood and quickly continued.
“What I mean is, your qualifications fit our company’s requirements perfectly. When can you start work?”
“Ah? I… the day after tomorrow…?”
Huang Sibo mentioned a random date.
For someone insignificant like him, resigning meant leaving whenever he wanted; there were no handover procedures to worry about.
“Very good, then come to work the day after tomorrow. Get your resignation procedures cleared, and we’ll sign the formal labor contract. So, about the salary and benefits, what are your thoughts?” Pei Qian asked.
Salary and benefits…
Huang Sibo was earning the minimum wage at his original company, 1,500 per month, without any social insurance or housing fund.
This money was barely enough to survive on, with nothing left to save.
If he could work here, just the work environment alone would be an enormous win.
As for salary, he’d be satisfied with the same as before.
But Huang Sibo also felt that changing jobs should come with at least some increase in pay, right?
He already had half a year of work experience, so asking for an extra 400 yuan wouldn’t be too much, would it?
So… to make it an even number, 2,000?
Thinking of this figure, Huang Sibo felt he was being a bit greedy.
But the question had been asked.
Huang Sibo tentatively said: “Two thousand a month… would that be acceptable, Mr. Pei? Rest assured, I’m completely dedicated to my work and have no complaints about working overtime!”
Pei Qian sighed slightly and shook his head.
Huang Sibo’s heart sank.
What’s wrong? Did I ask for too much?
Yes, it was indeed a bit much…
Huang Sibo could only wait for Pei Qian to negotiate the price down, thinking to himself that as long as it wasn’t lower than his current salary, he could accept it.
Pei Qian counted on his fingers and said, “Look, let me do some calculations for you.”
Huang Sibo nervously swallowed and nodded, listening. He knew this was a common tactic for price negotiation.
Pei Qian organized his thoughts.
“You rent a place in Jingzhou, spending about 1,000 yuan a month—that’s not excessive, right?”
“Food, including regular meals and occasional dining out, costs about 800 yuan a month—that’s not excessive, right? Even college students spend more than that!”
“You should buy two or three new pieces of clothing each month, which costs another 300 yuan—that’s not excessive, right?”
“Regular utilities—water, electricity, gas, daily expenses—add another 200 yuan, also not excessive, right?”
“Transportation costs, 100 yuan a month, and that’s estimating conservatively.”
“If you’re dating, buying your girlfriend lipstick or cosmetics for festivals and special occasions, you need to set aside at least another 300 yuan per month.”
“Young people shouldn’t be living paycheck to paycheck; you should still save 500 yuan, right?”
“Calculate it—that’s already over 3,000, and that’s after tax.”
“Our company complies with national policies and pays full social insurance and housing fund. By this calculation, your pre-tax salary should be at least 3,500 to ensure a basic living standard!”
“Moreover, our company is committed to providing salaries higher than the industry average, so adding another 500 yuan is reasonable.”
“How about 4,000 yuan per month?”