"My assistant."
"Your... your assistant?"
Xu Lingyue didn’t expect that Jiang Qingkui would offer her such a position, caught off guard for a moment.
"You can rest assured about the salary and benefits; they won’t be worse than those of regular employees. Moreover, following me comes with some potential benefits... if you follow my arrangements and strive to improve yourself, maybe one day you’ll get what you truly want."
Jiang Qingkui’s deep eyes revealed no emotions, but somehow Xu Lingyue felt that his words contained many layers of meaning.
"Well... I’m willing to give it a try."
After courageously asking a few more questions, Xu Lingyue eventually nodded.
"Then finish the handover with your previous company and come find me to report as soon as possible. We have a lot of work to do, and you’ll be quite busy from now on."
When Jiang Qingkui mentioned this, a hint of fatigue appeared between his brows.
"Uh-huh... um, Sister Qingkui, I’d like to ask..."
"You want to ask why you haven’t seen Mr. Zhou, right?"
As soon as Xu Lingyue began speaking, Jiang Qingkui seemed to already know what she wanted to ask, interrupting her directly and lazily stretching.
Feeling slightly embarrassed after her thoughts were revealed, Xu Lingyue nodded gently.
"Our unpredictable boss seldom comes to the company unless necessary. As for now, he’s probably still pretending to be cool at Beijing University..."
"Ah?"
...
"Honestly, I’m not a fan of money; aside from the necessities of survival, money is just a means—a way to realize ideals and ambitions..."
The crowded lecture hall, faces fresh and clean, thick-rimmed glasses everywhere; these high-IQ academic achievers destined to shine in various fields of society were attentively listening to a confident speech by a shameless, handsome young man on stage.
A banner hung at the top of the classroom, reading "Grand Opening of the First Session of Beijing University Youth Lecture Hall," "Confession of the Youngest Billionaire of Huaxia," and other promotional slogans.
Click! Click!
Aside from some invited media, Lin Ran was directing three photographers at different angles to capture every moment of Zhou Wang’s spirited presentation on stage, as well as the students’ positive responses from below.
The atmosphere at the scene was surprisingly good, of course, also related to the fact that today’s attending students had come voluntarily.
For they were originally interested in Zhou Wang himself, they were naturally generous with applause and cheers.
When it came to the most important free inquiry session, Zhou Wang performed extraordinarily well, effortlessly switching between multiple languages, effortlessly delivering witty remarks, and even demonstrated his monstrous memory after acquiring the "Quantum Reading" skill, drawing constant admiration from the students.
No wonder he earns so much money... just for that talent, it’s deserved.
Lin Ran at the side was also deeply impressed, and when the nearly one-and-a-half-hour presentation ended, she promptly approached, handing Zhou Wang an opened iced Eastern Leaf drink.
"How did I do?"
Zhou Wang received the drink, took a sip, and then asked with a smile.
"You were amazing..."
Lin Ran replied with a closed-lip smile, not sparing her praise.
"Should be enough material for the next video, right?"
Zhou Wang asked with concern.
Although attending the lecture at Beidou University partly because of interpersonal connections, it was undeniably beneficial for Zhou Wang.
One aspect being, the next short video update would have direct material...
"Yeah, it’s enough. Later we’ll go to other places on campus to capture some introductory shots, and that’ll be enough."
Lin Ran, who had arrived with photographers overnight, nodded.
Just as Zhou Wang was about to reply, two shy girls approached him for autographs, so he paused to sign them first.
However, what made Zhou Wang click his tongue was that one of the girls asked Zhou Wang to sign directly on her T-shirt, and the soft texture made it difficult to write...
At that moment, Zhou Wang suddenly realized why many celebrities love to publish books; perhaps one reason is to have a proper medium when signing autographs.
Thinking about whether he should publish a book, Zhou Wang casually asked Lin Ran after the two girls left, "Sister Ran, have you signed the personnel contract with Jiang Qingkui yet?"
"Yes, signed it this morning. I’ve also completed the handover with Wuyou Media, so I’ll be relying on Mr. Zhou from now on~"
Lin Ran smiled mischievously at Zhou Wang, showcasing her mature charm.
Upon Zhou Wang’s suggestion, Lin Ran, who had been waiting for this day, quit her job without hesitation and transferred her personnel relationship to Wangzhou Culture this morning, officially becoming Zhou Wang’s second work assistant after Xu Wenqian.
"That’s strange..."
At that moment Zhou Wang murmured.
"What’s odd?"
"Oh, it’s nothing, let’s go, I need to greet Dean Li and Professor Chen."
Zhou Wang came to his senses, waved at Lin Ran, and walked off to the side.
His oddity lay in that, even though Lin Ran was successfully recruited, the system prompt didn’t sound; theoretically, the third action round should have already been four-fifths complete.
Only after driving away from Beijing University did Zhou Wang feel he understood something.
In the initial system requirements, it was stated that the recruited talents should "cover all aspects from life to work," so it might be that Lin Ran’s "assistant" role overlapped with Xu Wenqian’s, thus wasn’t counted towards the system’s round progress.
Reflecting on this thought, Zhou Wang felt somewhat helpless.
Currently, aside from the yet-to-be-dealt-with bodyguard, the only suitable recruiting target seemed to be Qi Jiayi, the advanced partner at Yunshangyun Law Firm.
But that woman’s own conditions are too good; Zhou Wang wasn’t completely confident...
"Boss, are we heading back to the company now? Qingkui said her recruitment has ended, and there’s also a clubhouse renovation that needs your inspection..."
Lin Ran’s voice brought Zhou Wang back to reality.
Considering for a moment, he said, "Let’s head to Yihua Alley first. Also, help me contact someone and let her know to meet there, telling her I have something important to discuss."