HLnovel Chapter 306: Lu Lin, the Vision of Unifying the Labor Market of Three University Towns, and Jiang Xinyi
Chapter 306: Lu Lin, the Vision of Unifying the Labor Market of Three University Towns, and Jiang Xinyi
Lu Lin knew she was nothing more than Zhou Yuwen's hidden little lover, someone to be summoned at his beck and call. If Zhou Yuwen didn't need her, she shouldn't harbor any other thoughts.But emotions were impossible to control. Watching Zhou Yuwen coax and kiss Zheng Yanyan over there, Lu Lin felt truly jealous.
But what use was jealousy?
Lu Lin eventually left the room. As everyone knew, after boys and girls got intimate, it was easy to feel the urge to urinate. So, before returning to her bedroom, Lu Lin first went to the restroom.
Pulling down the denim shorts she had specifically worn, she sat on the toilet. With her head bowed, she stared at her long legs, completely absent-minded, unsure of what she was even thinking about.
Just as she was feeling incredibly down, the restroom door was suddenly pushed open, giving Lu Lin a start. She looked up to see Zhou Yuwen walking in with a smile.
Lu Lin froze for a moment before asking curiously, "Don't you need to keep Yan... Mmph."
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Yuwen had already stepped up to her and lifted her directly off the toilet seat.
'Seriously...'
'Thank goodness I hadn't started peeing yet.'
Zhou Yuwen simply placed her on the washstand and forcefully kissed her. Lu Lin was probably still in a state of bewilderment, thinking, 'Aren't you afraid Yan Yan won't be able to find you if you sneak out like this?'
But Zhou Yuwen just laughed boldly. "Not afraid! You started this fire, so I still have to find you to put it out!"
In Lu Lin's current position, her beautiful legs were half-suspended over the washstand, which conveniently skipped the step of undressing. However, seeing Zhou Yuwen's intention to execute the deed right then and there, Lu Lin couldn't help but feel both exasperated and amused. She gave him a gentle push and whispered, "At least let's go back to the room first."
However, Zhou Yuwen declared, "No! I want to do it right here."
"Seriously..."
And so, while Zheng Yanyan slept soundly in the next room hugging her pillow, Zhou Yuwen pressed Lu Lin against the washstand in the restroom. At first, they faced each other, but that seemed a bit inconvenient on the washstand. Thus, he had Lu Lin step down, placing her hands against the wall with her back facing him.
This way, she could not only see her own flushed red cheeks dripping with fragrant sweat in the mirror but also see Zhou Yuwen behind her.
Terrified of being discovered by Zheng Yanyan, Lu Lin didn't dare to cry out loud. She could only bite her lower lip and let out soft whimpers. But seeing Zhou Yuwen working so hard behind her in the mirror, and realizing that he never forgot about her no matter the circumstances, a wave of sweetness washed over Lu Lin's heart. This made her sink even deeper into these feelings for him...
Zhou Yuwen only stayed with Lu Lin for two hours. His original plan was that after those two hours, Lu Lin would sleep in the guest bedroom by herself, and he would return to keep Zheng Yanyan company.
But right after being intimate with Zhou Yuwen, his sudden departure caused a trace of emptiness to well up in Lu Lin's heart. Therefore, the moment Zhou Yuwen left, Lu Lin followed right behind him into the room.
This momentarily stunned Zhou Yuwen, who asked what she was doing.
"Sleeping with you. Am I not welcome?" Lu Lin asked with a light smile.
Looking at her, Zhou Yuwen smiled. "Welcome, of course you're welcome!"
And so, in the dark room where the only light was the pale moonlight spilling through the window, Zhou Yuwen embraced Zheng Yanyan on his left and Lu Lin on his right.
Zheng Yanyan slept peacefully on one side, while Lu Lin quietly buried her head against Zhou Yuwen's chest on the other. In the darkness, her pitch-black eyes looked exceptionally mesmerizing. She thought to herself, 'I don't want much. I only hope for a little bit of Zhou Yuwen's love.'
The next day, the sun rose as usual.
After a night of brewing, by the next morning, Zhou Yuwen had become famous throughout the university town. The video of him singing last night had seemingly spread beyond the university town, reaching various well-known domestic forums and even gaining a certain level of popularity.
For instance, the highly popular Tieba forums of this era, as well as the active QQ groups of various university students.
Many netizens left comments below saying, "This boy is so handsome and sings so well. He could totally debut as an idol."
"Are there any other videos of him singing?"
Zhou Yuwen had indeed sung a few songs before, but since they were covers, they hadn't gained as much recognition. However, because this song was an original, videos of his other performances were also dug up. They even received a significant boost in traffic, making him look very much like an emerging new-generation internet singer.
Having said that, the entertainment companies scouting for new stars moved incredibly fast. He had sung the song yesterday, and by the next morning, a phone call had already reached Zhou Yuwen's phone. The caller implied that their company saw great potential in him and felt he was highly suited to be a star.
These words might have been enough to fool ordinary young people, but they held zero appeal for Zhou Yuwen. He bluntly stated that he wasn't interested.
Seeing that Zhou Yuwen was about to hang up, the person on the other end grew anxious. "Hey, hey, don't hang up yet! We can sign a higher-tier contract with you—one million a year!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen was rendered completely speechless. "I make one million a month writing novels, and you're only offering me one million a year? Stop interrupting my novel writing."
"Huh?"
Zhou Yuwen directly hung up the phone. He had a lot of things to deal with and no free time to shoot the breeze with them.
During the Christmas and New Year period, Jinling was overwhelmed with various promotional events. Whether it was the car industry or other sectors, everyone wanted to take advantage of this pre-holiday hype to clear out inventory.
There were also couples upon couples wanting to tie the knot during these festive days. Not just during the five days spanning Christmas and New Year, but presumably all the way through the period following the Lunar New Year, the price of labor in Jinling was expected to rise significantly.
At a time like this, holding a stable labor group meant becoming the target of intense competition among various external labor companies. A premium of sixty to eighty percent would be absolutely no problem!
The main reason was that working with Zhou Yuwen provided peace of mind. As long as the money was paid, everything else could be left for Zhou Yuwen to resolve.
Bright and early in the morning, Zhao Jun arrived at the gate of Zhou Yuwen's university and called him to discuss work.
Zhou Yuwen replied that he wasn't even out of bed yet.
"I'll call you back after I finish handling my own matters."
"Don't be like that, Brother Zhou. I'm already at your university gate right now. Let's grab some morning tea together!" Zhao Jun was over a decade older than Zhou Yuwen, yet he still thick-skinnedly called him "Brother."
He didn't feel embarrassed about it, as Liu Shuo and the others all called him that too.
"..."
Completely speechless, Zhou Yuwen said, "Then go wait for me at the entrance of Zhonghai Garden. I'll call Liu Shuo to come along."
"Alright!"
It wasn't surprising that Zhao Jun was so active. In the past, before Zhou Yuwen came along, the various labor companies relied on their own capabilities to carve up the pool of part-time students in the Xianlin University Town.
But ever since Zhou Yuwen appeared, it meant that as long as they kept Zhou Yuwen satisfied, there would be no other issues.
Even if Zhao Jun had known Zhou Yuwen early on, he still needed to show the proper attitude.
Otherwise, if Zhou Yuwen was snatched away by someone else, he would be crying his eyes out.
However, by getting up so early, not only did he drag Zhou Yuwen out of bed, but he also woke up Liu Shuo, who was still keeping the bed warm with Lu Hui.
Liu Shuo and Lu Hui had been dating for less than a month. It was precisely the honeymoon phase where he was utterly infatuated, rubbing up against Lu Hui a couple of times every single night.
Lu Hui was actually quite helpless about it, still having to play along and let out a few moans for Liu Shuo.
Then, as soon as Liu Shuo heard Lu Hui's voice, he would howl with excitement and ask her, "Am I fierce or what?!"
Lu Hui would perfunctorily reply, "Fierce! So fierce!"
Then, probably from reading too many novels, Liu Shuo would ask Lu Hui if she wanted it and demand that she call him 'Brother'!
As a twenty-six-year-old woman, Lu Hui found it incredibly exasperating, but Liu Shuo truly treated her well, so she was willing to play along with his little acts.
Liu Shuo and Lu Hui had also learned about Zhou Yuwen singing last night and had watched the video. Liu Shuo lacked any musical bones in his body; all he knew was that his brother had blown up again!
He frantically forwarded the video in all their groups and ordered his buddies to go leave comments!
He barked, "Quick! Everyone forward this! Hype my brother up! Let's make him a big star!"
"Those EXO guys or Top Combine or whatever can't even compare to my brother! My brother solo stomps them all!"
Listening to Liu Shuo chatting in the living room, Lu Hui could only wear her headphones in the bedroom and quietly listen to the song. Honestly, it was sung beautifully. Who didn't have a youthful past?
Lu Hui thought once more about the postgraduate student from Jingcheng she had dated during her university years.
Listening to Zhou Yuwen sing Fleet of Time, Lu Hui thought to herself, 'There were also my own reasons for the breakup back then.'
That Jingcheng postgraduate student hadn't reached out to chat with her since.
And out of pride, she had also been unwilling to seek out the postgraduate student.
Thinking about it now, perhaps if she had taken the initiative, there might still be a chance.
Just like the song sang—like a lotus root snapped but fibers still connected, a lingering tie.
Sigh~
Just then.
[Your Qiang] sent a message: "Are you asleep? (Grinning)"
Ever since the trip to Suzhou, Li Qiang and Lu Hui had kept in touch. After all, Lu Hui's persona was that of a beautiful, single white-collar older sister. In reality, Lu Hui didn't have much feeling for Li Qiang; it was purely because life was too boring.
Furthermore, perhaps because of her previous Jingcheng boyfriend, she had a strong good impression of Li Qiang.
Seeing Li Qiang message her.
Lu Hui replied: "No."
"Want to play a round? (Question Mark)" Li Qiang was referring to the Werewolf app.
"Sure."
By this time, Li Qiang and Lu Hui had already formed a couple in the Werewolf game. Li Qiang had even specifically topped up a few hundred yuan to buy matching couple skins for himself and Lu Hui.
Truthfully, Lu Hui had grown tired of these things back in university, but it was Li Qiang's first time experiencing it, and he was completely engrossed. Looking at the two intimate cartoon avatars on his phone, Li Qiang always felt that it represented himself and Lu Hui. Sometimes, just looking at that 2D white-collar office lady wearing black stockings and glasses would cause Li Qiang to have a physical reaction.
And so, Liu Shuo was outside making phone calls, while Lu Hui was in the bedroom playing Werewolf with Li Qiang.
The two would also chat about other things.
For example, did Zhou Yuwen sing in the auditorium today?
Yeah, that's right, it really sounded pretty good.
"Was it his original song?"
"Seems like it. Huh, is there a man's voice on your end?" Li Qiang asked.
"Oh, that's my younger brother."
"Oh, okay!" Li Qiang didn't suspect a thing, adding, "If there's a chance, I'll treat you and your brother to a meal."
Lu Hui played two rounds of Werewolf with Li Qiang. Later, when Liu Shuo finished his business and rushed back in, Lu Hui hung up the call and proceeded to go to sleep with Liu Shuo.
Both of them were night owls. They would stay up very late and then sleep soundly through the day when there was nothing to do.
Therefore, when Zhou Yuwen called to wake Liu Shuo up past eight o'clock the next morning...
...a groggy, sleep-deprived Lu Hui complained resentfully, "Who is calling you so early in the morning?"
"It's my brother. He said Zhao Jun needs us for something. I have to head out!" If it were anyone else, Liu Shuo would have hung up instantly, but he valued Zhou Yuwen's calls more than anyone else's.
Lu Hui didn't understand why Liu Shuo held Zhou Yuwen in such high regard, but it didn't affect her sleeping. She rolled over and went right back to snoring, not forgetting to mumble at Liu Shuo to bring her back some breakfast.
"Got it, baby!"
Liu Shuo said, wanting to give Lu Hui a kiss.
However, Lu Hui rejected him. "Ah, you haven't brushed your teeth yet. You stink!"
By the time Liu Shuo went downstairs.
Zhou Yuwen, Gao Yang, and Zhao Jun were already waiting for him at the entrance of the Zhonghai Garden residential area.
Zhao Jun had come prepared this time, mentioning that with the New Year approaching, a friend had given him some red wine and New Year's goods.
"I figured I didn't need them anyway, so I brought them over to share with you guys."
His main target for the gifts was actually Zhou Yuwen. Zhao Jun claimed they were just casual purchases, but Zhou Yuwen took one look and realized the two bottles of red wine must be worth three or four thousand yuan.
Zhou Yuwen politely declined a couple of times, but Zhao Jun insisted on giving them to him no matter what.
He even claimed that if Zhou Yuwen didn't accept them, it meant he looked down on him.
He forcefully loaded the red wine and a few other health supplements into Zhou Yuwen's car.
Bright and early, Zhao Jun declared he was taking Zhou Yuwen and the others to the Qinhuai River for morning tea.
Zhou Yuwen, however, suggested they skip it.
"Brother Jun, we're all old acquaintances now, there's no need to be so formal. Let's just find a random street stall and grab some breakfast. Look at us, we were all just dragged out of bed by you."
Zhao Jun glanced at Liu Shuo, who was yawning nearby, and smiled apologetically. "Yes, yes, yes. I owe you brothers an apology. But I have no choice. The boss gave me an absolute order; there's nothing I can do."
Knowing he was here with an agenda, Zhou Yuwen suggested they find a breakfast stall and talk while eating.
"Alright!"
Thus, they found a nearby breakfast stall.
Finding a table, Zhou Yuwen took a seat.
Liu Shuo asked Zhou Yuwen, "Brother, what are you eating?"
"Just grab whatever looks good."
"Oh, alright!"
Liu Shuo and Gao Yang were truly obedient. Once Zhou Yuwen sat down, he didn't have to worry about anything else. Whether it was steamed buns, fried dough sticks, or the porridge to drink, they handled it.
The two quickly brought everything over.
Meanwhile, Zhao Jun followed closely behind to foot the bill.
The four of them chatted as they ate.
Zhou Yuwen told him to just get straight to the point.
Seeing that he had laid enough groundwork, Zhao Jun, grinning broadly, explained his purpose for coming.
The main reason was that he had heard a few other labor companies had already started contacting Zhou Yuwen. Apparently, the prices they offered him weren't low either, aiming to entirely buy out the pool of part-time university students under his control. Zhou Yuwen replied, "That is true, but I haven't made a decision yet. Mainly because, during the holidays, many students actually want to go out and have fun. I'm afraid I won't be able to organize so many part-time students on such short notice."
"If you can't organize them, then absolutely no one else can," Zhao Jun replied, grinning.
He didn't hide anything from Zhou Yuwen, saying, "My Brother Zhou, right now Jinling is full of promotional events everywhere. There's an endless demand for part-time students. Plus, you know the situation here in Xianlin—this entire group of students is under your part-time work arrangements. Us professionals in society couldn't recruit a single worker here even if we tried."
Zhou Yuwen glanced at Liu Shuo.
Liu Shuo hastily interjected, "That has nothing to do with us. If the students aren't willing to go, how is that our business? It must be because you guys are paying too little!"
Hearing this, Zhao Jun burst into laughter, nodding along. "Yes, true, it's because we pay too little."
In reality, everyone knew the actual situation.
You, Liu Shuo, might look like a fool, but you guys now monopolized the pipeline of part-time jobs in the university town. If you didn't give the word, how could the students possibly refuse to make money?
However, none of this was Zhao Jun's concern. He had come this time under orders from upper management. The higher-ups wanted to directly buy out the university town's labor force during the Christmas and New Year period.
That meant partnering with Zhou Yuwen: however many people Zhou Yuwen had, they would take them all.
Right now, the average daily wage in the external labor market hovered between 120 and 180 yuan. Zhao Jun's company was offering a flat rate of 150 yuan per person.
Zhou Yuwen remarked, "We have a lot of people on our end. Can a single labor company like yours utilize that many people?"
Eating a steamed bun, Zhao Jun explained, "Of course we can't use them all. Our boss's reasoning is that, since you guys are students after all, negotiating with companies one by one must be a huge hassle. It's better to give them to us at a unified price, and then we'll go negotiate with the other companies."
"Wouldn't you guys be making an absolute fortune that way?!" Liu Shuo immediately grasped the concept. Good heavens, they were treating them as downline suppliers.
"We aren't making that much. Jinling's labor supply is indeed tight these few days, but the premium is limited. Your Brother Zhou knows this as well. Our boss's main goal is, at most, to earn a good reputation within the industry circle."
Zhao Jun chuckled. Doing it this way meant Zhou Yuwen would indeed earn a bit less, but it would undeniably be much easier.
Zhou Yuwen remained silent, keeping his head down as he ate his breakfast.
Liu Shuo, however, voiced his disagreement, telling Zhao Jun, "150 is too low. A few days ago, another company came to me offering 220 a day!"
Zhao Jun offered a wry smile. "Brother Shuo, we haven't known each other for just a day. The price I'm offering is for regular security work. That 220 of yours must be a night shift, right? Even a night shift wouldn't reach 220; they'd give you 200 at most."
After all, Zhao Jun had a background in labor supply. Liu Shuo trying to demand an exorbitant price naturally couldn't slip past him.
Regardless, Zhao Jun didn't take Liu Shuo seriously. He knew that the one making the final decision was Zhou Yuwen.
Seeing Zhou Yuwen continuously eating his breakfast with his head down and not speaking, Zhao Jun couldn't help but say, "President Zhou, we've known each other for quite a while now. And during previous matters, haven't I always had your back?"
Zhou Yuwen nodded, stating that friendship was friendship, and business was business.
"So you mean the human sentiment I owe you from last time will be gifted to your company this time?" Zhou Yuwen asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhao Jun also laughed, saying that naturally couldn't be the case.
"I'm pushing forty, and I've always been stuck working in downline companies. With such a rare opportunity finally in front of me, who wouldn't want to move up to the head office, enjoy the air conditioner, and sip tea?" Zhao Jun said with a chuckle.
Zhou Yuwen replied that the office wasn't all that comfortable of a place to be.
"Besides, such a trivial matter won't be enough to get you in. More likely, they're just dangling a carrot in front of you."
"Even if it's just a carrot on a stick, I still want a bite of it," Zhao Jun sighed.
Seeing Zhao Jun phrase it like that, Zhou Yuwen felt a sense of resignation.
Having eaten his fill, Zhou Yuwen stood up.
Seeing Zhou Yuwen remain silent, Zhao Jun grew slightly anxious and asked what his stance was.
Zhou Yuwen said, "I can't give you an answer right now."
"I don't even know how many people want to work part-time during the holidays yet. How about this: I'll go back and do a headcount first. At the very least, we need to see if you can even swallow such a large number, right?"
"Heh, I can definitely swallow it!" Hearing Zhou Yuwen say this, Zhao Jun instantly broke into a grin.
After parting ways with Zhao Jun, Zhou Yuwen brought Liu Shuo and Gao Yang to the school's office.
Based on the going rates for part-time jobs during the New Year period...
...the 150 yuan Zhao Jun offered was actually not low at all.
Even if Liu Shuo occasionally found some premium part-time gigs, those were still in the minority.
Zhou Yuwen wasn't the type to specialize exclusively in the labor market. In truth, Zhao Jun actively seeking him out was like handing him a pillow just as he wanted to sleep.
It was just that Liu Shuo was a bit too short-sighted, thinking that negotiating with companies one by one would definitely yield higher profits than this.
But Zhou Yuwen felt there was no need for that.
By directly reaching an agreement with Zhao Jun, he could also go straight to Zhao Jun if any issues arose in the future.
By the time they arrived at the company, it was past nine o'clock.
It was also time to clock in for work.
Jiang Xinyi was the first to arrive at the office today. Lately, Jiang Xinyi seemed to pay extra attention to her appearance, even developing a fondness for dressing up. Usually, when she woke up, she would just casually grab any piece of clothes and throw it on.
But this morning, she had actually tried on three or four different outfits.
Finally, she settled on a black base shirt. It felt quite nice and perfectly accentuated her figure, but then she wondered if it looked a bit too mature.
After all, Zhou Yuwen was six years younger than her. Shouldn't she try to dress a bit more youthfully?
After agonizing over it for a long time, she layered it with a V-neck wool sweater and specifically paired it with a small Cartier pendant. This outfit might make her look a bit more like a young girl.
Arriving at the office bright and early, she opened the windows to ventilate the room for a while, then filled the cup she had won at the ring toss game with hot water.
Then, she sat down obediently at her desk, waiting for Zhou Yuwen to hurry up and arrive.
Her mom had given her two tickets to a piano performance last night, and she was still unsure what excuse she should use to give one to Zhou Yuwen.
Just as she was pondering this, she heard Zhou Yuwen's voice.
'He's here this early today?'
Jiang Xinyi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, looking happily toward the door.
Then she immediately second-guessed herself. 'Am I being a bit too obvious?'
No matter what, she was six years older than him. She shouldn't be so transparent, right? She had to play it cool.
Right as Jiang Xinyi was thinking this, Zhou Yuwen walked in, accompanied by Liu Shuo and Gao Yang.
They were still chatting about work.
They didn't even notice Jiang Xinyi off to the side.
When Jiang Xinyi went to greet him, she realized Zhou Yuwen hadn't even looked her way.
She felt a sudden pang of disappointment.
She heard Zhou Yuwen asking Liu Shuo, "You talked earlier about expanding your forces to Jiangning and Pukou. How is that going now?"
"Uh, those places are too far..."
Saying this, Liu Shuo found himself momentarily at a loss for words. He truly did have grand ambitions back then, but wasn't he busy dating right now?
Furthermore, Jiangning wasn't too bad.
But Pukou was way too far.
Liu Shuo felt that even if he expanded out there, it would be beyond his reach to manage.
Zhou Yuwen, however, told him that right now was the perfect opportunity.
As he said this, Zhou Yuwen had already reached the door to his personal office.
It was freezing cold outside. Even though they had entered the office, the chill still clung to their bodies.
Zhou Yuwen tilted his head and glanced at Jiang Xinyi, who was still standing there.
Come to think of it, when he first walked in, hadn't she looked like she wanted to greet him?
"Sister Xinyi?" Zhou Yuwen called out to Jiang Xinyi.
"Hm?" Hearing Zhou Yuwen call her name.
Jiang Xinyi instantly perked up.
Zhou Yuwen asked, "Could you brew three cups of coffee for us?"
"...?!"
'Wait, you called my name just to ask me to make you coffee?'
Jiang Xinyi grew a bit unhappy. They had chatted so well yesterday, yet seeing each other for the first time today, how could he act as if absolutely nothing had happened?
Zhou Yuwen, however, failed to notice the shift in Jiang Xinyi's mood. He continued to nod at her. "Sorry for the trouble."
"Fine..."
Although she felt disappointed, Jiang Xinyi consoled herself internally, thinking that Zhou Yuwen was probably just too busy.
This was fine, though. At least he somewhat possessed the aura of a boss.
After giving his instructions to Jiang Xinyi, Zhou Yuwen finally led Liu Shuo and the other into the room.
Zhou Yuwen's point was that Zhao Jun and his people clearly wanted to buy out their labor market to achieve their own objectives.
"But this situation is actually highly beneficial for us as well."
"As far as I know, during the New Year period, the daily wage for many part-time jobs won't even reach 150. Therefore, we can totally seize this opportunity to integrate the labor markets in Jiangning and Pukou."
Once Zhou Yuwen spelled it out, Liu Shuo and Gao Yang immediately understood.
"That's right! Why didn't I think of that?!"
Liu Shuo slapped his forehead. The reason the wages for part-time jobs in their Xianlin University Town were so high was because Zhou Yuwen had set up a barrier here, preventing external gigs from creeping in.
But currently, there wasn't a figure like Zhou Yuwen in Jiangning and Pukou. That meant their part-time job markets were chaotic. Forget about 120 yuan; some students had no idea that part-time wages spiked during the holidays in the city center. People would be fighting over jobs paying even 80 or 90 yuan.
Zhou Yuwen's intention was to utilize their current resources, rent buses, and completely revitalize the labor markets in the other two university towns.
"Pull them all into our Xuhuai Association!" Liu Shuo caught on immediately.
Zhou Yuwen replied, "Cut the crap with me. I just want to revitalize the labor market across all three university towns."
"Hehe, I get it, Brother. Just leave it all to me!"
Jiang Xinyi walked in holding three cups of coffee. She managed to catch bits and pieces of what Zhou Yuwen was discussing with them.
Hearing that Zhou Yuwen wanted to revitalize the part-time job markets across three university towns in one go, she thought, 'If that happens, wouldn't the entire market for part-time university students in Jinling fall under Zhou Yuwen's sole control?'
That wouldn't just be a small organization arranging student jobs anymore; that would be a massive, overarching labor corporation.
When Jiang Xinyi graduated with her bachelor's degree, she had also worked for a relative's company for a while, so she was well aware of how these labor markets operated. A labor company would introduce workers to a business, and that business would not only pay an initial headhunter fee, but later on, for every month the employee worked there, the business would pay the labor company a commission of five hundred or a thousand yuan. Mind you, that was a thousand yuan per person, every single month.
If Zhou Yuwen proceeded with this model, seizing control of the university student labor market in Jinling, and then providing an all-inclusive employment service down the line...
She estimated that in the future, the entire labor supply network in Jinling would dance to Zhou Yuwen's tune.
From just a few simple words of Zhou Yuwen's...
Jiang Xinyi gazed at Zhou Yuwen, who was issuing orders to Liu Shuo and Gao Yang, and thought to herself, 'This Zhou Yuwen's ambitions are truly colossal.'
'Is he really only eighteen?'
"Sister Xinyi?"
Just as Jiang Xinyi was lost in her thoughts, Zhou Yuwen suddenly called out to her.
"Huh? What is it?" Jiang Xinyi almost failed to respond in time.
Zhou Yuwen instructed, "You might have to work a little harder these next few days. Please compile a list of all the students in Xianlin looking for part-time work."
"Oh, alright. Not a problem."
Zhou Yuwen nodded, then took a sip of the coffee Jiang Xinyi had served him. It tasted pretty good.
Zhou Yuwen asked Jiang Xinyi to take a seat as well so they could have a brief meeting while they were at it.
Because they were going to be extremely busy all the way through the New Year period.
The four of them discussed matters for half an hour. It was well past nine o'clock by the time Liu Shuo and Gao Yang finalized all the details.
Zhou Yuwen planned to send Liu Shuo to Jiangning and Gao Yang to Pukou.
Within just this coming week, they would push the Xuhuai Association straight into those areas and recruit as many people as possible.
With the promise of a daily wage of 150 yuan, he believed the vast majority of people would eagerly join the organization.
Gao Yang and Liu Shuo were brimming with confidence.
Liu Shuo even patted his chest, guaranteeing, "Brother! Just watch me work!"
After Liu Shuo and Gao Yang departed...
...Jiang Xinyi, however, showed no signs of leaving.
Zhou Yuwen asked curiously, "Sister Xinyi, is there something else?"