Chapter 11: Interns Are Exactly What I Need

A long moment passed!

There was no movement.

Shen Rou looked at the unresponsive recruiter and repeated herself.

"Hello, I'm here for an interview."

Still no reaction.

Shen Rou looked around and finally reached out to tap the person's arm.

The person at the table seemed to sense the touch; his arm twitched, he shifted his posture, and continued sleeping.

He muttered groggily.

"Don't mess around, let me sleep a bit longer."

Shen Rou stood there, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

She wanted to wake him up, but she was worried about offending the recruiter.

Just like that, about twenty minutes passed.

Chen Mo slowly woke up and tried to move, but the pins and needles in his arms and legs made him stop.

Right then, a soft voice drifted over.

"Hello, I'm here for an interview."

An interview?

Chen Mo was stunned for a second before realizing he was at a job fair.

He looked up to see a gentle-looking woman standing quietly in front of him.

"This is my resume, you can take a look."

Seeing the recruiter look up, Shen Rou hurriedly handed over the resume in her hand.

Chen Mo reached out to take it, but the numbness in his arm made him pause. Finally, he looked at the woman apologetically.

"Sorry, my arm fell asleep. Give me a moment."

Shen Rou nodded at his words; she had already waited a long time, so a few more moments didn't matter.

A moment later,

Chen Mo felt the numbness in his arm subside significantly and finally took the resume to look it over.

An intern with no work experience.

Excellent!

Isn't this exactly the talent I need?

No work experience means weak professional skills. Weak professional skills make it hard to create value for the company.

Being unable to create value for the company indirectly leads to a decrease in company revenue.

If company revenue decreases, the probability of him converting System Funds in full would greatly increase.

This is a virtuous cycle!

Chen Mo was overjoyed. He looked up at Shen Rou and asked,

"What position are you applying for?"

"Assistant, finance, or clerk—any of those are fine."

Shen Rou spoke directly.

"Then let's go with assistant."

This kind of talent could only be put to full use if placed in a relatively important position.

"Ah!"

Shen Rou's mouth hung open, not understanding what he meant for a moment. However, she quickly reacted and looked at Chen Mo tentatively.

"Does that mean I'm hired?"

"Of course!"

Chen Mo nodded.

Seeing Chen Mo nod, Shen Rou's initial excitement gradually cooled. She suspected that the reason he agreed so readily was that he probably hadn't seen her requirement for a salary advance.

Thinking this, she spoke up to remind him.

"Did you not see my request for a salary advance?"

"I saw it!"

Chen Mo looked puzzled. How could he miss such a satisfying requirement?

It was just a salary advance.

He had already advanced a month's salary to the workshop employees; this issue wasn't an issue at all for him.

"Oh, you mean the matter of compensation."

Chen Mo suddenly realized they hadn't discussed the salary yet.

"Tell me your salary expectations."

"Salary expectations?"

Shen Rou looked at Chen Mo in confusion. Every company she interviewed with today had uniformly offered her around 2,000 once they saw she was an intern. This was the first time a recruiter had asked for her expectations.

This company really was a bit different.

Shen Rou thought seriously and spoke tentatively.

"Is 3,000 okay?"

Having finally met someone willing to advance her salary, she didn't dare ask for too much. She was afraid that if she asked for more, the other party would be dissatisfied and not hire her.

"3,000?"

Chen Mo frowned upon hearing this. He needed to exhaust the System Funds as much as possible; how could a salary of 3,000 be enough?

It was simply too little.

However, Chen Mo's frown made Shen Rou nervous. Worried she had asked for too much, she hurriedly said,

"2,000 is also fine."

Hmm!

Chen Mo's frown deepened. What was with this person? Why was she lowering her own salary?

"Is it too high?"

Shen Rou looked at Chen Mo nervously.

High?

It's too low, alright!

Seeing Shen Rou about to speak again, Chen Mo quickly stopped her and said seriously,

"Look, you graduated from a top-tier university with excellent grades and received scholarships every year. These are all your advantages."

"Therefore, for such an outstanding talent, this company has decided to give you a salary of 6,000 a month. But don't worry, this is only temporary. As you become more proficient, your salary will increase."

This salary was the maximum he had arrived at after repeatedly testing the system.

He had also figured out that for an employee's starting salary, the maximum he could offer was 30% above the normal rate.

With Shen Rou's credentials, an internship salary would be roughly between 4,000 and 5,000, so he could offer 6,000.

But this was only the temporary salary; he could completely raise it during her future work.

After all, the salary variance for assistants was huge. Some elite assistants could have an annual salary of hundreds of thousands, so when he gave Shen Rou a raise later, the system wouldn't be able to find any fault with it.

As for the other companies offering around 2,000 for interns, they were simply looking for excuses to exploit labor.

"Ah!"

Shen Rou cried out in surprise. She thought the other party would offer a very low salary, never imagining she would be given 6,000 a month.

This was the first time she had seen an interviewer proactively raise the salary.

6,000!

This was a salary she hadn't even dared to think of before coming here.

Chen Mo smiled slightly at Shen Rou's shocked expression.

"If you think it's acceptable, you can come to the company tomorrow to sign the contract. The address is written on this slip."

As he spoke, he took out a slip of paper and handed it over.

He had written the note beforehand to use as a makeshift business card.

It seemed he needed to find time to make some real business cards. As a company boss, not even having a decent business card was a bit too much.

"Oh!"

Shen Rou subconsciously took the slip of paper.

Even when she left, she was still in a daze.

With Shen Rou's departure, the recruitment booth returned to its deserted state.

After another while,

It soon reached twelve o'clock, and the job fair ended.

Chen Mo looked at the recruiters from other companies; they had already begun packing up and leaving one after another.

Well,

He had only interviewed one person in half a day, and he didn't even know if Shen Rou would actually show up at the company tomorrow to sign the contract.

Chen Mo sighed and also started packing up.

Uh!

It seemed there was nothing to pack; he only had one hand-written recruitment advertisement.

He picked it up casually and walked out, intending to throw it into the trash can by the entrance.

At the entrance of the job fair,

"Hello, I was delayed by some matters. May I ask if you are still hiring? I can do any kind of work."

"Sorry, the recruitment has ended. Please come back next time."

"Hello, does your esteemed company still need people?"

"Sorry, we're not short of people anymore."

"…"

Just as he reached the door, Chen Mo saw a middle-aged man repeatedly stopping the departing recruiters to ask about jobs.

It's him!

As he got closer and saw the middle-aged man's appearance, Chen Mo showed a look of surprise.