Chapter 31 It Has Potential

Though a few comments were still putting up a desperate struggle, it was to no avail. They were quickly buried deep down and submerged in the vast sea of comments.

This was partly because Qiao Liang's evidence was too solid and the people were on his side, leaving the trolls no room to maneuver. The other reason was that Pei Qian was unwilling to add more money.

They had only agreed to control the comments section of that video. Many trolls had already done more than their fair share by helping to comment on this dynamic article—it was practically a "buy one get one free" deal. These trolls were also doing a job for money. How could they forcibly go against such a strong headwind when they were already working at an 80% discount?

Pei Qian was dumbfounded.

"What the heck…"

"I was deliberately nurturing talents for Tengda Corporation as early as 'Fortress at Sea'? How come I don't know about this!"

He never expected Huang Sibao to pull such a stunt!

Pei Qian had originally hoped that Huang Sibao would tell the truth and dispel Qiao Liang's delusions. Instead, he had intensified them.

As for where Huang Sibao's own delusions came from, it was better not to dwell on it. The more he thought about it, the bigger the problem…

Just then, Hu Xiao sent a message.

"Bro, what about this new post? My brothers are starting to crack. If you still want to suppress it, this manpower isn't enough. You'll have to add more money!"

Pei Qian's lips twitched slightly.

Add more money, my foot!

Things were already like this. Continuing to add money would just be throwing more of his private stash down the drain.

Pei Qian replied, "Just leave it. Don't bother anymore."

Hu Xiao, on the other end, couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Something's not right. According to this boss's previous style, shouldn't he get more excited the more we resist? Why give up so easily?"

"Maybe the person running this account really changed."

But he didn't think too much about it. These things were common. Although this time's earnings weren't much, even a mosquito had meat.

"Alright, then you continue to be busy. You can always look for me if there is anything else you need."

…

Pei Qian had just closed the Aili Island website when there was a knock on the office door.

He looked up and saw Chen Yufeng from Rabbit Tail Live.

"President Pei, the features you requested before have all been developed and tested. No problems. But… are you sure you really want to implement this 'forced one-hour' feature?"

Clearly, Chen Yufeng had opposed this feature from the very beginning, but President Pei's attitude had been firm before, so his opposition was useless.

Now that the feature had been developed, Chen Yufeng made a special trip to sound out President Pei's intentions again and make sure whether this feature should really be implemented.

What if President Pei became clear-headed again and changed his mind?

Chen Yufeng sincerely wanted the best for Rabbit Tail Live. If there was any way, he wouldn't want to implement this feature.

Pei Qian was well aware of Chen Yufeng's little thoughts.

The more you oppose it, the more certain I am that I'm right!

However, Pei Qian was a relatively democratic person and didn't directly order Chen Yufeng to execute it. Instead, he took a slight detour: "What did Manager Ma say?"

Chen Yufeng was momentarily speechless and paused for a moment before saying, "Uh… Manager Ma thinks this feature is quite good. It can also allow our users to take an hour out of their day to do something meaningful…"

Pei Qian chuckled. "Then what do you have to worry about?"

As expected of Old Ma, we think alike!

Chen Yufeng scratched his head, unsure of what to say.

If an outsider heard it, President Pei and Manager Ma were strongly demanding that a certain feature must be implemented, it would definitely sound very steady and foolproof.

But in Chen Yufeng's view, this feature seemed to be insulting his intelligence!

It was practically writing the words "discourage" directly on the website's homepage.

Pei Qian said confidently, "Don't worry. Even if this feature gets criticized at the beginning and discourages some users, it doesn't matter. I have my own arrangements for the later stages. Just put your mind at ease and execute it seriously."

Chen Yufeng hesitated, struggling for a few seconds before nodding very reluctantly. "Alright, President Pei. I'll go do it now."

…

Not long after Chen Yufeng reluctantly left, there was another knock on the door.

This time it was Assistant Xin.

"President Pei, these are a few candidates I found who are suitable to be the head of the sales department. Please take a look."

Assistant Xin handed over a file containing several resumes.

As she handed over the file, she added, "Your previous requirements were quite vague, without a particularly clear direction, so I found a variety of people."

"If you don't think any of them are satisfactory, you can slightly refine the screening criteria and I'll look again."

Pei Qian didn't reply immediately, but instead took the resumes and looked through them briefly.

When he asked Assistant Xin to find people before, Pei Qian didn't give a very clear standard.

Actually, there was a standard, but it couldn't be stated explicitly.

These resumes were basically all of excellent sales personnel, some with a lot of experience, some with relatively little; some with good eloquence, some with personalities well-suited for sales work…

Pei Qian flipped through them all and wasn't very satisfied.

Because these people all seemed a little too excellent!

Even the most mediocre resume that Assistant Xin had found, the one with the least ability, had already exceeded the upper limit that Pei Qian thought he could handle.

Moreover, in Assistant Xin's eyes, these relatively mediocre resumes were all of young people who had just begun to emerge, and young people often had drive and endless possibilities.

Pei Qian put the resumes aside and pondered for a moment.

"Forget it, you can go busy yourself with other things. I'll think about it some more."

Assistant Xin didn't ask any further questions, but simply nodded. "Alright, President Pei. You can always look for me if you change your mind."

After Assistant Xin left, Pei Qian picked up the resumes again and looked through them once more.

Yeah, still no good!

Where could he find talent for this sales department?

Going through the normal recruitment process was definitely not an option. The candidates that Assistant Xin had picked were all too excellent, and even the worst candidates exceeded the upper limit that Pei Qian could handle.

"Looks like I'll have to go out myself."

Pei Qian felt that he couldn't rely on others for this kind of thing.

He flipped through the recent work reports of various departments again, then got up and left the office, preparing to go out and try his luck.

…

Leaving the Shenhua Mansion, Pei Qian walked towards a relatively crowded intersection nearby.

It was approaching noon, and the traffic nearby was gradually increasing.

Pei Qian's gaze swept over the shops on both sides of the street, and he soon saw a Zhujia Group store.

"Try my luck in there?"

"However, most of the agents in this kind of store should have been assimilated. The possibility of finding a suitable candidate isn't very high."

"Moreover, Zhujia Group has a big problem with its values from top to bottom. Forget it."

Pei Qian still remembered the "formaldehyde room" incident and had no goodwill towards this company. He didn't even bother to go in and ask, "Who's your worst-performing agent?"

He continued to stroll around.

"Want to learn about swimming and fitness?"

Pei Qian looked up and saw that a new gym had opened nearby and was handing out flyers.

Although there was a managed gym nearby, it was unrealistic to rely solely on managed gyms to eat up all the fitness customers nearby. So there were still gyms opening one after another.

Pei Qian took two flyers as a sign of support, hoping that these gyms would open up in a booming business, so that the managed gym would collapse sooner.

As he walked, Pei Qian's eyes suddenly lit up.

Because he noticed that in the vast crowd, there was a young man holding flyers, looking helpless, wanting to hand them out but not daring to, finally determined to hand them out, but quickly brushed past by passersby.

He stood like a wooden stake in place, while the pedestrians passing him were as nimble as Messi and Ronaldo.

"Fate!"

Pei Qian took a fancy to this young man at a glance.

Wasn't this the talent he was looking for?

This young man was unremarkable in appearance, his taste in clothing was also uncomplimentary, and his gestures revealed a strong sense of insecurity. Pei Qian even suspected that he might have some social anxiety.

Pei Qian really couldn't figure out why someone like this would come to the street to hand out flyers. He could only say that life was not easy.

It was also possible that he couldn't do any other work, so he could only hand out flyers.

While observing, Pei Qian came to this young man.

This guy seemed to have just finished building his mental defenses. Everyone else was passing by quickly, avoiding him as if he were a plague, only Pei Qian walked by slowly, and his eyes glanced over here, seeming slightly interested. So he immediately plucked up his courage, picked up a flyer, and handed it over.

"Hello, would you like to know about the newly opened gym? New members get a 15% discount…"

Before he could finish speaking, Pei Qian had already reached out and taken a flyer, then said, "I'm not interested in the newly opened gym, but I'm quite interested in you."

"How old are you this year? What's your education level?"

The young man was stunned for a moment. "This year… 18, high school graduate."

Pei Qian nodded slightly and asked, "I see that you have a somewhat introverted personality. Why did you choose to hand out flyers?"

The young man scratched his head. "My family isn't very well-off. I have to earn money. With my education, I can't do anything else…"

It was clear that this guy was not only introverted but also had no sense of caution. He said whatever Pei Qian asked.

However, Pei Qian could basically determine what this guy's conditions were: his family was relatively poor, so he didn't go to school after graduating from high school. He came out to work early, but his small body was not good enough for hard labor, and he was also introverted and completely lacking in eloquence, so he couldn't count on sales-related work either. He could only barely hand out flyers and do some work that didn't require any technical skills.

As a result, even when handing out flyers, he was the slowest one.

Pei Qian nodded very satisfied. "Well, not bad. Young man, you have a lot of potential. I admire you!"

"What's your name?"

This guy finally felt that something was wrong and showed a guarded expression. "You… what do you want to do?"

If Pei Qian were a few decades older, this guy might have thought he was going to introduce him to a date.

But now…

Could it be that he had met a trafficker?

He was very clear about his objective conditions. More than ten years of beatings in real life had made him recognize reality, otherwise, he wouldn't have become such an introverted personality.

As a result, the other party actually said "has a lot of potential"?

Probably a liar!

Pei Qian smiled slightly. "Stop handing out flyers. Come work for me. I'll pay you much higher than handing out flyers."