Chapter 36: Recruitment?

The next morning, Chen Mo woke up. Just like the previous two times, Xiaoyu had already prepared breakfast and was watching a TV drama. After eating breakfast, Chen Mo took Xiaoyu and left the rented apartment.

This morning, Xiaoyu was completely different from her listless self last night. Seeing the lively Xiaoyu return, Chen Mo felt relieved.

“Xiaoyu, if you feel tired in the future, just tell me.”

“It’s okay. It was just a bit worse recently. Usually, I’m fine.” Xiaoyu sat on the back seat of the bicycle, her face again showing a satisfied smile.

Last night was the most restful sleep she had in days. She slept until she woke up naturally, and all the energy she had lost over the past few days was replenished.

After dropping Xiaoyu off at her dorm, Chen Mo headed toward the shop outside the school.

Only after Chen Mo’s figure disappeared did Xiaoyu turn and walk back to her dorm. But as soon as she opened the dorm door, she was met with three pairs of teasing eyes.

“Why are you all looking at me like that?” Seeing their mischievous gazes, Xiaoyu felt a little guilty.

“You were listless yesterday, but glowing today. It seems love is nourishing you,” Li Ruoxi said with a sly smile.

Xiaoyu’s face instantly turned red with embarrassment. She gave a light scoff and walked to her own bed.

“Xiaoyu, did you see the message in the class group chat?” Wang Xiaolan, who wore thick glasses, asked from the side.

“I didn’t check. What message?”

“Too happy to care about anything else,” Zhou Tongtong said with a laugh. “It’s about the internship. The Legion Ant Company is coming to our school to recruit interns.”

“Legion Ant Company?” Xiaoyu was puzzled. “Is that the Legion Ant Company that sells the Butterfly Eye Phone?”

She remembered the name. A few days ago, Zhou Tongtong had been talking about changing her phone, so Xiaoyu had looked up the Butterfly Eye model. It was very beautiful, making people like it at first sight.

Plus, Legion Ant Company had been appearing in the news recently, so her impression was quite deep.

“Yes, that’s the one,” Zhou Tongtong nodded. “Right now in Binhai City, Legion Ant Company is a star enterprise. It hasn’t been established for long but is already a company worth hundreds of millions. So the school really values the cooperation with Legion Ant Company and has notified all the departments and classes about their recruitment.”

“Xiaoyu, with your qualifications, you could give it a try. Maybe you can get into Legion Ant Company. I heard their benefits are very good,” Li Ruoxi said.

“What about you guys?” Xiaoyu asked.

“Xiaolan is preparing for grad school. Tongtong is going home to help her father manage the company. I’m planning to give it a try. Want to come along?” Li Ruoxi said.

“Didn’t you already apply to a company at the last job fair?”

“Don’t mention it. That interviewer had a sleazy look. I felt like slapping him.”

Li Ruoxi sounded angry but then calmed down.

“I plan to try for Legion Ant Company. Although there have been some negative comments online recently, they’re all false. This company has a lot of potential. Want to come together? You have your accounting certificate and even passed the accountant exam. You have a big advantage.”

“Okay, then I’ll prepare my resume,” Xiaoyu said after thinking for a moment.

…

Chen Mo returned to the shop and checked the online discussions about Legion Ant Company. Since the bounty information was posted, many people claimed to have found vulnerabilities, but in the end, all attempts to crack the phone failed.

Those articles about Legion Ant’s security vulnerabilities had long been drowned out by angry comments from netizens. If there really were vulnerabilities, someone would have claimed the bounty by now.

After this period of user experience, the Army Ant System had gained initial approval from users.

Not to mention the Army Ant System, the configuration, appearance, and waterproof features—these advantages made the Butterfly Eye Phone well worth its price.

Because of its beautiful design, the Butterfly Eye was especially popular among female users. This was something even Chen Mo hadn’t expected.

Now the sales of the Butterfly Eye were steadily rising. They had basically entered the mobile phone market. However, relying on just one Butterfly Eye model to capture a larger market share was clearly not possible.

They had become famous overnight, but in the eyes of many consumers, the Butterfly Eye was just pretty, and its brand recognition wasn’t very high. People were worried about quality issues.

To build a big brand, one burst of fame wasn’t enough. They still needed to develop in the future. Just as he was about to put down his phone and start researching the Chinese Character Programming Language, his phone suddenly rang.

Zhao Min was standing by the window in her office, holding her phone and calmly watching the busy traffic below.

Recently, the company had faced a lot of troubles. Today, another five employees resigned. It was clear that someone was poaching their staff. But she wasn’t sure exactly which company was behind it.

After the call connected, Zhao Min relaxed a little.

This Chairman, though young, had a calm and steady personality that gave her a sense of security. If she was the backbone of the company’s employees, then this young, low-key Chairman was her anchor.

“Chairman, another five employees resigned today,” Zhao Min said calmly.

“Do you need to report this to me in such detail?” Chen Mo on the other end of the phone was amused.

“I wanted to see if you feel any sense of urgency. I’ve noticed that no matter what happens, nothing seems to fluster you. If all the employees were poached, wouldn’t you be worried?”

“As long as you aren’t poached, I don’t feel urgent,” Chen Mo laughed. “The wave washes away the sand; it’s a matter of choice.”

Chen Mo had heard Elder Shu talk about other civilizations, from their rise to their destruction. He had even seen the process of a civilization’s destruction on the light screen in the Science and Technology Library. It looked like a sci-fi movie, but after seeing it many times, he remained unshaken by many things.

“Now I feel like my bet with you was a trap.”

Zhao Min felt helpless with Chen Mo.

“The company has contacted Binhai University. We’ll send people there tomorrow to recruit interns. In the future, I plan to cooperate with Binhai University so they can supply us with talent, especially technical talent.”

“Then I’ll go interview too. Do you think I’ll pass if I go?” Chen Mo chuckled.

“Go ahead. I’ll make sure you pass. Then I’ll fire you afterward. Firing the boss has always been my dream.”

Zhao Min was also amused by Chen Mo’s words. This Chairman really had a mischievous side sometimes.

“Let’s get back to business. There’s also the issue of the company headquarters.”

“Okay, go on.”

“I plan to request two plots of land to build the company headquarters and an industrial park,” Zhao Min said.

Now that the company’s reputation had grown, even though they still had few employees, they needed to plan ahead. Otherwise, it would be too slow to start building after they expanded.

“Okay, it’s time to build,” Chen Mo said after some thought.

“Then I’ll have Lingfeng contact the city government. That’s all for now. If you have time, come to the company.”

Zhao Min was resigned to Chen Mo’s laid-back attitude. No matter what happened, this Chairman always seemed indifferent. She was used to it.

After hanging up, Chen Mo returned to his research on the Chinese Character Programming Language.

The books on creating programming languages were very clear about defining keywords, phrases, and statements. But the expression of Chinese characters was too complex, which was why the research was progressing so slowly.

This was a completely new computer language system, an area never tried before. It wasn’t as simple as directly translating the C language to use.

The research over the past two months had made significant progress. He believed it would be completed soon. So during this period, he decided to focus all his energy on the research of the Chinese Character Programming Language.

Once he entered his research state, Chen Mo became completely absorbed.