Free Web NovelChapter 93: Chapter 93: Poaching Talent
He glanced at his watch. It was almost the appointed time, so he said to Qi Fei, "Senior, you can bring Yan Ming in now."
The headhunter had sent over many resumes for the general manager and technical lead positions. After screening them, Wu Yun had chosen Zhou Shen and Yan Ming.
Yan Ming, 35, was a graduate of Peng City University’s computer science department with a master’s degree. He had previously been the head of several large-scale projects, including experience in developing e-commerce platforms.
Wu Yun and Zhou Shen sat down on the sofa in the office’s reception area. They conferred for a moment, preparing the questions they were about to ask.
Soon, Qi Fei led in a man who looked completely different from what the two of them had imagined.
In most people’s minds, the image of a programmer was someone with a receding hairline, thick glasses, and a plaid shirt with jeans. They would be slightly hunched over with their neck craned forward, carrying a backpack from which they could pull out a laptop at any moment.
But Yan Ming completely subverted their perception of programmers. He was around six feet tall, wore no glasses, and had a clean-shaven face with sharp, defined features. His thick hair was slicked back with wax.
He wore a short-sleeved white dress shirt with professional slacks and leather shoes. He carried a slightly oversized briefcase, looking every bit the part of a handsome, successful Wall Street elite. freёwebnovel.com
Wu Yun routinely used his glasses to scan Yan Ming’s information.
Name: Yan Ming
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Skills:
Algorithms: Master Level
Programming: Expert
Team Management: Expert
Master of English
"Hello, gentlemen. I’m Yan Ming!" Yan Ming saw Wu Yun sitting in the main seat, but he looked very young, while the man next to him, Zhou Shen, was slightly older. He was a bit unsure of the hierarchy, so he used a catch-all greeting.
Zhou Shen gestured for Yan Ming to sit down, then got straight to business. "Hello, Yan Ming. I’m Zhou Shen, the General Manager of Pinduoduo. And this is our chairman, Wu Yun—Chairman Wu." ƒreewebɳovel.com
Afterward, Zhou Shen began asking questions about software and website development in the e-commerce industry. Yan Ming answered methodically, leaving both Wu Yun and Zhou Shen very satisfied.
After chatting for over ten minutes, Yan Ming was very satisfied with the above-average compensation package Wu Yun offered. He was especially excited about the stock option bonus.
Wu Yun stood up, and seeing this, Zhou Shen and Yan Ming stood up as well.
Wu Yun said, "President Zhou, President Yan, let me show you to your respective offices."
Wu Yun then led Zhou Shen to the nearby general manager’s office. The GM’s office was a little over half the size of Wu Yun’s chairman’s office, but it was also by a window, offering a direct view of the Huangpu River and the scenery of the Bund across the water. Zhou Shen was very pleased with this view, and his loyalty score, which had been 85, increased by one point.
As for Yan Ming’s office, it was smaller—one of the many manager-level offices.
Since Yan Ming was one of the first to be hired, he got to choose the office with the best view and set down his personal belongings.
After showing the two around, Wu Yun said, "President Yan, for now, please work with President Zhou to post job listings online and build up the company’s organizational structure. Of course, if you have members from your previous teams who are willing to jump ship, they are welcome to come in for an interview!"
Wu Yun wasn’t worried about the two of them causing chaos. First, he had his glasses to check their loyalty. Second, the system had a company interface that could monitor information from all of his companies. It was just that Wu Yun didn’t particularly enjoy looking at the data. He preferred having his managers report to him, as that was what made him feel like a real boss.
Yan Ming happened to have his laptop with him. Wu Yun said, "You two can get started. This entire floor will be our company’s office space from now on. I hope we can fill it up soon. By then, we can have our own office building!"
"I have to interview someone for the entertainment company in a bit, so you two go ahead and don’t worry about me." After speaking, Wu Yun walked toward the front desk.
When he reached the lounge area, he saw Qi Fei playing on her phone, looking utterly bored.
Wu Yun sat down next to Qi Fei and gently stroked her long hair. "Senior, thank you for your hard work. There’s one more person to interview, but this one is related to you!"
"Related to me? Is it the interview for the entertainment company? Why is it being held here?" Qi Fei was sharp as a tack and understood immediately. She was just puzzled as to why Wu Yun would hold the interview here instead of at the entertainment company’s rented address.
"It’s an interview either way, so it’s more convenient to do it here. Mostly, I can’t be bothered with the hassle of running back and forth!" Wu Yun was the boss; he could hold interviews wherever he pleased.
’Actually, there’s another reason. It’s to show off my financial strength. See? Two companies at once! A real tycoon!’
"Good thing the office conditions over there are no worse than here. Otherwise, if it were me, I’d feel a little resentful!" Qi Fei shared her thoughts.
Wu Yun had named the entertainment company Modu Phoenix Entertainment Co., Ltd. However, its office wasn’t located with Pinduoduo, as there were no suitable offices for rent in Citigroup Mansion.
So, he had rented a 1,000-square-meter office in the neighboring Zhen Dan Mansion for a similar unit price, rent, and property management fee.
Wu Yun chatted with Qi Fei for a while. Seeing that the time was approaching, he returned to his office to prepare for the interview.
Since his rebirth, Wu Yun had come to deeply understand the importance of connections, especially in a circle like the entertainment industry, which was heavily based on seniority and experience.
Right now, his foundation was still shallow, and he knew very few people—that is, people with connections that could help him.
Therefore, his only option was to use headhunters, poaching talent with attractive offers of high salaries and company shares. Of course, if he was going to poach, he might as well poach from the number one company, Huayi Brothers. After all, under the control of the Wang brothers, Huayi Brothers had a large number of talented people who were ambitious but had no room for advancement.
The person coming for the interview shortly was a vice president from Huayi Brothers, poached by Wu Yun in this exact manner, who specialized in film and television production and investment.
’Wei Feng, 45 years old. His resume is simple. He’s been with the Wang brothers since the founding of Huayi Brothers in ’94, working his way up from a junior employee to Vice President of the film and television investment company. With no further path for promotion, along with other reasons, he finally decided to look for a new job.’
This was part of the introduction on Wei Feng that the headhunter had sent to Wu Yun. It was followed by a list of the TV shows and movies Wei Feng had invested in over the years, many of which were household names to Wu Yun. This was precisely why Wu Yun felt Wei Feng was the perfect person to help him achieve his goals and plans.
Just then, the sound of a man’s incessant chatter came from the doorway. As he got closer, Wu Yun could make out that it was Wei Feng, who was apparently trying to recommend an agent to Qi Fei. Wei Feng was quite taken with Qi Fei, finding her aura and appearance to be outstanding.
Qi Fei just quietly refused, "I’ll have to ask my boyfriend about that."
A voice with a heavy Beijing accent replied in Mandarin, "Miss Qi, where is your boyfriend? I’ll give him a call right after my interview!"
Qi Fei pushed open the door, pointed at Wu Yun, and said, "President Wei, my boyfriend is right there!"
