Wen Qianyi pondered for a moment, then casually said, "I hope you’re right. She seems to be having a hard time. Don’t mess up her life." With that, she hung up the phone.

This left Li Yan a bit embarrassed. The use of the word "mess up" instead of "harm" made him feel guilty, wondering if Qianyi was speaking with a double meaning.

...

Soon, the receptionist notified that someone had come for an interview. Li Yan saw that Zeng Zixi really showed up, and he felt much relieved, letting her come directly to the eighth floor.

Zeng Zixi had already made a decision after thinking it over on Friday night. For her own future and prospects, she wanted to venture out; she couldn’t let herself be confined to a gift shop. So over the weekend, she had apologized to the store manager and quit her job. This morning, she nervously arrived at Heaven Mansion.

Seeing the grandeur and magnificence of the Paradise Group Headquarters building, any lingering worries she had dissipated. Now, instead, she was anxious about whether Li Yan would hire her.

Arriving on the eighth floor, Li Yan was already waiting for her at the elevator, and he led her to the meeting room.

Since he had to rush to the opening ceremony of "Springtime Leaked" later, Li Yan didn’t engage in too many formalities and directly said, "Have you decided to come over?"

"Yes."

"Have you already resigned from your side?"

"Yes, I have."

Li Yan suddenly burst into laughter, "Haha, I was just messing with you. We don’t need anyone here!"

Zeng Zixi’s face suddenly changed. She trusted this person she had only met twice and had quit her job to come over, just to feel she had made the right choice, only to be hit with a bucket of cold water!

Seeing her reaction, Li Yan continued to laugh, "I was just messing with you. It’s a test of your psychological resilience."

This kind of joke could scare someone to death... Zeng Zixi broke out in a cold sweat, trying to keep a straight face as she asked, "Mr. Li, now that I’ve come for the interview, are there any test questions first? Or... were you really just joking?"

Li Yan became serious, "Just now was the test question! Although I have never done film marketing, I have done sales. It’s different from selling gifts. Your customers have many options to choose from while we only recommend one; if our customers leave unhappy, we can’t wait for the next one like you can; we have no choice, we must complete the sales, gain media confidence, and strive for more exposure, gaining the trust of theaters to get more screening slots... So, your psychological resilience is crucial! Just now was a joke, but in reality, clients might truly turn hostile at any time!"

"I understand. I will work hard." Zeng Zixi broke out in a cold sweat again, not because of Li Yan’s joke this time, but because of the challenges of the job!

Frankly speaking, being headhunted always makes one feel valuable. Having the boss personally come to invite her greatly boosted her confidence, making her feel she was indeed someone of use. But now, after hearing Li Yan’s serious words and the earlier joke test, she realized she is still very weak, even if she has some strengths, she needs extensive learning to improve.

Li Yan was speaking the truth. Previously, when inviting her, he didn’t mention the difficulties, deliberately saying nice things to give her confidence to switch jobs. Now that she had come decisively, it was necessary for her to realize the challenges. Besides, being warmly invited might make her a bit proud, so he had to give her a little reminder to encourage humility and learning.

"Great, the interview is done. I’ve already asked HR to prepare the detailed contract. You can look at it when you return."

"When I... return?"

"Yes, because I am about to take you to the opening ceremony, let you gain some experience, and meet people like the producers and directors. As for your compensation, frankly, you are a complete newcomer who knows nothing, the company will have to invest a lot in training you. For the first movie, you probably can’t contribute much, so the salary won’t be high. But there won’t be unfair treatment; you will still enjoy the company’s salary and various benefits for new employees. In the future, it depends on your ability. You need to grow with the company."

"No problem!" Zeng Zixi felt relieved. In the past two days, after making her decision, she had also searched online and asked privately about Paradise Group’s benefits. Now she figured that even according to the headquarters’ treatment, it’s quite good for a new employee. Especially in terms of benefits, it’s not something her previous gift shop could compare to.

...

Although the contract had not been officially signed, it was already settled for Zeng Zixi. Li Yan introduced her to everyone. Although others were a bit surprised by Li Yan’s recruitment, since manpower was limited, everyone was already busy dealing with the startup work while planning the second film’s investment. With Paradise Group backing, even starting with small investments, there should be a continuous stream of productions. They were pleased to add someone in the marketing area.

Because "Springtime Leaked" is Heavenly Film’s first investee project, today’s opening ceremony has a bit of historical significance, so everyone is eager to participate in the event. Li Yan agreed. Qiao Pan had already called urging, so everyone packed up and headed over.

When they got to the parking lot, Li Yan sat in his Lexus, looking outside, while on the other side, someone already opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.

"Why are you here?" Li Yan looked over, and it turned out to be Jiang Xueyin.

Not everyone had a car, but a single car could carry a few people. If everyone was heading over, there was no need to take additional taxis. Since Zeng Zixi had just arrived and wasn’t familiar with everyone, Li Yan had just instructed her to ride in his car.

"Were you waiting for that Zeng Zixi? Look, I’ve already arranged for her to go with their car." Jiang Xueyin blinked her eyes, looking proud as if she had thwarted Li Yan’s scheme.

Li Yan checked and saw she did get in another colleague’s car. That didn’t matter; he started the car and, off-handedly, asked, "Don’t you have a car?"

"Does having a car mean you should waste gas? If you take me with you, it won’t use much fuel, and my car conserves gas. Don’t you have any environmental awareness? Understand low-carbon living?" Jiang Xueyin threw out a long-winded reason.

Li Yan smiled and shook his head, "I only know it’s a concept used to fool ordinary people, nothing to do with me."

"Pfft! Do you think you’re not ordinary people?" Jiang Xueyin scorned him a bit, then couldn’t help but ask as the car drove out of the parking lot, "Brother-in-law, why did you suddenly bring a woman back?"

"..." Li Yan was speechless. I just recruited a new hire, and it’s exaggerated as bringing a woman back?

"Don’t glare at me! Aren’t we off the company premises now? At the company, I call you President Li; now we’re not at the company or the event site, so can’t I ask you in a personal capacity? It’s my duty to watch over you for my cousin!" Jiang Xueyin said unabashedly.

"Xueyin, it’s just the two of us in private, I can let it slide. But now that you’re also in a senior position, please don’t act so childishly in public. Let me ask you, if I really had some intentions, why on earth would I bring her into the company and give you reasons to suspect?" Li Yan, helplessly driving, tried to educate her.

Jiang Xueyin thought for a moment, "Sounds reasonable. But who knows if you want to experience the thrill of an office romance? I heard you and that Wen Qianyi in the sales department were quite friendly."

Li Yan rolled his eyes at her in frustration, "Does that mean there’s an affair?"

"Haha, only you would know!" Jiang Xueyin clearly looked skeptical.

"Then let me ask you this, currently among the company staff, you and I seem to be closer than others. They all knock and request entry to my office, but you always just charge right in. Do they suspect we have an affair too?"

"..." Jiang Xueyin had no rebuttal. But she was still not convinced in her heart—just because she couldn’t argue doesn’t mean he’s right. (To be continued. For more, please log onto www.qidian.com. Support the author, support genuine reading!)