Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1637 Headhunter Acquaintance?

There are still some dilapidated houses and old buildings near Lion Mountain, not far to the west of Feie Mountain, but Feie Mountain is mostly desolate, except for trees, shrubs and weeds growing haphazardly.

Han Li wandered around here but couldn't find the road from a certain gangster movie where you could drive up and get the little stutterer to eat char siu buns.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The Young and Dangerous movies were filmed almost in 2000, and it's only 1982 now. There's still a difference of more than ten years.

Finally, Han Li stopped at the foot of Lion Rock for a while, smoked a cigarette, and looked at this place that symbolized the spirit of Hong Kong people: hard work, perseverance, pioneering spirit, adaptability, and self-improvement.

As it turns out, the spiritual symbols are just that—spiritual symbols. They are merely slogans shouted by successful people and do not change the situation here at all.

Well, the area near Lion Rock is slightly better than the Sai Kung coast, but only slightly better. Compared to the area south of Boundary Street, it's really a remote and impoverished place.

The situation was better as they drove further south towards the Wong Tai Sin area, but Han Li had no desire to wander around anymore and drove straight back to Jia Hui Garden.

Two more days passed. During these two days, Han Li did not go out. Apart from making daily phone calls to Attorney Jin, Anita Koch, and Kennan Spencer, he spent his time drinking tea, reading, and studying to work hard to get better credits in his first exams and assessments at the University of Pennsylvania.

Everything is normal on Attorney Jin's side. Shorting a certain stock to achieve a profit, unless there are special or unexpected circumstances, this process will not be effective in ten or eight days.

Han Li only knew the approximate date of the Jia Ning Group's revelation, but could not pinpoint the exact day. The best news was that nothing would change before then.

Of course, the higher Jia Ning's stock price rises during this period, the better, so that Han Li can make more money when he closes the net.

Today, Han Li didn't stay at home any longer. After breakfast, he went out with the Chung sisters. The three of them separated in the parking lot and went about their own business.

The Chung sisters went to the garment company as usual, but recently, because two of their boutiques in Italy were about to open, the company's original production capacity was not keeping up.

Therefore, recently, the garment company has not only been screening and recruiting workers, but has also added quality inspectors to keep a close eye on the workshop, so that no defective product can leave the factory and can't drag down the sales of Milan.

Han Li went out to meet Anita Koch. She had already finalized the deal with Elio Owen of the Xiabu Zhengsi Office regarding the Huangzhukeng land in the past two days. After signing the agreement, paying the money, and transferring the ownership today, the land would change hands.

Because Anita Koch had arranged everything beforehand, the process went very smoothly.

What annoyed Han Li was that the foreigner named Elliot Owen did not show up; his lawyer handled the entire handover between Han Li and Anita Koch.

This further solidified Han Li's idea of ​​finding a manager in this field, so after Anita Koch went to handle the formalities for the other party's lawyer, she put it into action.

Regarding this candidate, Han Li still strongly favors Huo Jianning, the future "King of Hired Managers." However, to successfully recruit her, he first needs to understand her situation.

Han Li currently knows nothing about Huo Jianning's situation, whether he is running his own accounting firm or still working for Li's company.

Therefore, Han Li first called a detective agency, but after he hung up, he casually flipped through his phone book and saw a company's number, realizing that he was being a bit too obsessive.

Huo Jianning's eventual rise to become the "King of Hired Managers" was due not only to her own abilities but also to a significant amount of luck.

This world lacks everything, except for talented people.

If he can't find the "King of Hired Managers," does that mean he shouldn't look for someone else? Does he have to eat hairy pigs just because there's no Zhang the Butcher? So he can't put all his eggs in one basket; he has to be prepared for both possibilities.

So Han Li called the headhunting company using the number in the phone book.

Headhunting firms emerged after World War II and became one of the most important connecting links between England and the United States. Around the 1950s and 1960s, the world's five major headhunting firms were established.

In this era, although foreign headhunting firms had opened branches in Hong Kong,

However, for locals, headhunting companies are an "imported concept," and even with layers of regulations, they are not comfortable entrusting their businesses to an outsider.

They prefer to select talent themselves or use connections to select talent, which is why Li secretly observed the "King of Hired Managers" for five years before deciding to appoint him.

Therefore, these headhunting firms' branches in Hong Kong are currently experiencing virtually no business.
It wasn't until the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the emergence of homegrown headhunting firms in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region, that local talent gradually became accustomed to entrusting these firms with finding the talent they needed.

Getting back to the main point, what happened next was quite simple. After the detective agency arrived, Han Li commissioned them to gather information about Huo Jianning's recent work, income, and salary.

It was even simpler with the headhunting firm; Han Li simply told them his requirements.

This includes being good at business management, understanding Hong Kong's customs and traditions, as well as relevant laws and regulations, and most importantly, having no history of disloyalty.

Han Li's requirements are difficult for headhunting firms that currently have branches in Hong Kong.

Because their business is not currently accepted locally, their clients are mainly foreign-owned corporations in Hong Kong.

This resulted in them having a branch in Hong Kong, but their main business was still in Western Europe and the Americas, and most of the talents recorded in their database were from those two regions.

There are plenty of people skilled in business management, but it's almost impossible to find someone familiar with Hong Kong's customs, culture, and relevant laws and regulations.

Despite the difficulty, the headhunting firm still accepted Han Li's commission.

This not only involves their exorbitant fees, but could also become their entry ticket to open up business in Hong Kong.

(According to limited information, the fee schedule of headhunting companies seems to have remained unchanged.)

In the early 1980s, headhunting firms charged around 15% of the annual salary for ordinary talent, 20% for high-end talent, and 30% for top talent. This fee was borne by the employer and was negotiable, not fixed.
After Han Li negotiated with the headhunting company, signed the contract, and paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan, he could now just wait for their response.

After all these things were done, it was almost lunchtime.

For some reason, Han Li remembered the salt-baked crab he had eaten in Saigon last year. The salty, fragrant, and delicious taste made him drive straight to the Saigon pier.

The salt-baked crab was still as delicious as ever. After eating and drinking his fill, Han Li drove to a piece of beach under his name and took a nap while enjoying the sea breeze.

When Han Li woke up and was on his way home, he was stuck in traffic on a bend when someone next to him called out his name in Mandarin.
(End of this chapter)