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Chapter 208 Secretary Interview (6k words, two chapters combined)

what?
When Xu Lei heard Qin Yuennan's interview question, she was completely stunned. She had never expected it to be this kind of test.

My boss is having an affair. What should I do as his secretary?
Of course, together...

No!

That's not the right answer!

If you answer like that, you'll definitely be eliminated by President Qin!

Xu Lei clenched her hands tightly on her thighs, sat upright in the chair, and frantically searched for a proper and reasonable answer.

Lin Shen, who was standing next to Qin Yuennan, seemed to be getting restless and looked at her with a surprised expression.

The two initially agreed on a good plan, with each person having a specific role in the interview.

Qin Yuennan was responsible for asking questions about professional knowledge, while Lin Shen was responsible for assessing the interviewees' character and social skills.

How come when it comes to Xu Lei, it turns into this kind of "ethical" issue?
Is this related to the pet industry?
"that……"

Lin Shen wanted to say something, but Qin Yuenan gestured for him to be quiet and even gave him a cold glance.

Clearly, she was testing Xu Lei.

Lin Shen was well aware of this, and then sighed helplessly in his heart.

As expected, Sister Nan is quite terrifying when she gets jealous!

Why would you hold a grudge against your former subordinates?
Even if she succeeds in becoming the "concubine," she'll only be a "side concubine." How could she possibly affect your status as the "first wife"?

"President Qin, President Lin, may I answer now?"

"Ah."

After receiving Qin Yuenan's nod of permission, Xu Lei took a deep breath and began to explain the solution she had prepared in her mind.

"The core of a secretary is to handle work matters, not to intervene in the private sphere. If such private matters have not yet had a public negative impact on the company's operations or brand reputation, the primary principle is to respect the boss's privacy, not to spread or discuss them, to focus on one's job, and to avoid letting private matters interfere with the work order."

"If this matter becomes public and affects the company's image, I will take the following steps to handle it."

"First, assess the scope and nature of the impact; then, report according to the procedures, cooperate with the professional team to implement the established plan, and finally, uphold professional ethics..."

Hearing Xu Lei's slow and deliberate narration, Qin Yuennan was quite satisfied with her answer and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

She believes that the most crucial professional ability of a secretary is adaptability, which is why she raised this unexpected question to test Xu Lei.

But her answer was watertight, and her solution was well-organized.

While it may not be the best, it is definitely the fastest and most effective crisis communication management.

Of course, Qin Yuennan's question was also tinged with some personal motives.

Just as Lin Shen had thought, she did want to test Xu Lei to see what kind of attitude she had towards Lin Shen.

But Xu Lei was smart; she always handled things professionally by using the relationship between secretary and boss, instead of putting herself and Lin Shen into the roles.

They have a good sense of self-awareness.

Qin Yuennan thought Xu Lei was a good candidate for secretary, and even if she got together with Lin Shen in the future, it wouldn't affect her position at all.

They could even act as informants planted around Lin Shen to monitor whether he was having any ambiguous relationships with other women!

"...That concludes my public relations handling of this incident."

After answering, Xu Lei licked her dry lips, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

After all, this problem is full of pitfalls and traps!
If one is not careful, one could fall in, which would make Qin Yuennan unhappy.

As long as she doesn't agree, Xu Lei doesn't think Lin Shen will keep her by his side as his secretary.

Fortunately, Qin Yuennan did not seem to show any obvious disgust, and her expression remained cold and indifferent.

"Okay, now it's Lin Shen's turn to ask you questions."

After Qin Yuennan lightly stepped on his foot with the heel of her high heel under the table, Lin Shen, who had just come to his senses, interlaced his fingers and rested his chin on the table. He looked intently at Xu Lei and softly asked her a few questions that he had already thought of.

These questions differ from the professional questions in a first interview; they are more social in nature.

For example, what to do at what kind of meeting, what kind of outfit to wear, etc.

Xu Lei's answer was still excellent.

This made Lin Shen nod in satisfaction, then he raised his gaze and glanced at Qin Yuennan beside him.

She frowned slightly, coughed lightly, and said in a cold voice.

"This interview is now over. Go home and wait for our notification."

"Ok."

Xu Lei quickly stood up and bowed to Qin Yuennan and Lin Shen to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin and Mr. Lin, for giving me this interview opportunity. Thank you!"

After Xu Lei left, all the interviews were over.

"How about it?"

Lin Shen asked with a light laugh.

Is Xu Lei suitable to be a secretary?

"Well, although he lacks experience, he has a serious attitude and decent abilities. He can be trained."

Lin Shen was surprised to see Qin Yuenan nod, and his expression showed slight astonishment.

"You agree?"

"Wasn't she already the designated person to be your secretary?"

Qin Yuennan gave Lin Shen a cold glance, crossed her arms, crossed her long legs under the table, and let out a soft hum.

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"Sister Nan, please don't think of me as such a scumbag!"

Lin Shen smiled helplessly, then hugged Qin Yuennan's strong waist, leaned down and whispered his thanks in a deep voice into her ear.

"Thank you for taking the time to come up and accompany me to the interview. You've worked hard."

"I've been quite free lately, so I wouldn't say I've squeezed in some free time."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yuennan's heart softened immediately, and her tone, which had been filled with resentment and jealousy, became much gentler.

"Besides, I already own shares in Shennan. Helping you is helping myself. It's never a bad thing to take it to heart."

"So, who do you think will pass this time?"

Lin Shen discussed it with Qin Yuenan, and finally selected 15 interviewees from the list of 23.

Operations and marketing are split equally between the two departments, which also includes a secretary.

In this way, Lin Shen's direct recruitment of employees was successfully completed.

[Direct Recruitment:]

[Upgrade Task: Poach talent from other companies with high salaries and retain them with generous benefits (14/10, Completed)]

[Direct Recruitment of Employees lv.3→lv.4]

[Benefit: You will receive a 40% to 45% rebate on the base salary when hiring employees.]

[Reward: Random employee benefit *1]

[Upgrade Task: Increase the number of company employees to over 50 through recruitment (38/50)]

Lin Shen glanced at his phone briefly and casually opened the employee random benefits section.

[Employee Benefits: Office Facilities (Office computers for 50 employees will be reimbursed through the "Employee Recruitment" APP, with a limit of 15000 yuan per computer)]

Do you reimburse computer expenses...?

Lin Shen silently pondered his next recruitment plan.

With the fall recruitment season approaching, campus recruitment can be a great way to attract a large number of talented and outstanding individuals.

However, you'll have to rely on resume screening for help in this regard; if you're just looking at them by yourself, you probably won't be able to find any even if you get tired of looking.

"I'm leaving."

After Qin Yuennan finished tidying up the documents, she stood up as if she had just thought of something and asked Lin Shen a question.

Are you free tonight?

"fine."

Lin Shen chuckled.

"What? Sister Nan, you want to invite me to your house tonight?"

Stop being silly!

Qin Yuennan lightly punched Lin Shen's shoulder in embarrassment and annoyance, then a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"I arranged to meet with Zhao Jianing. She was really excited when she found out you wanted to buy a Ferrari, and she specially arranged for you to have dinner with the general distributor in Shanghai."

"Okay!"

Lin Shen's eyes lit up, and a sense of excitement welled up inside him.

He doesn't like many things, but cars are one of them.

Sports cars are the childhood dream of countless little boys, and Lin Shen is no exception to this rule.

The roar of engines, the high speed on the track.

No guy could resist that kind of temptation, right?

However, Lin Shen was quite lucky. With the help of the system, he was fortunate enough to realize this idea that he had had since childhood.

"When?"

Seeing Lin Shen's impatient expression, Qin Yuhuan felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and her smile widened again.

"It'll be 7 o'clock, then you can pick me up at 6:30 and we'll go together."

"it is good."

Lin Shen held Qin Yuennan's hand tightly, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"Thanks."

"If you really want to thank me..."

Qin Yuenan bit her lip and suddenly leaned down to whisper in Lin Shen's ear.

"Why don't you think about how to hand in your homework tonight?"

?

Lin Shen was stunned for a moment, watching Qin Yuennan leave the office as if fleeing, then shook his head with a wry smile.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seems like Sister Nan is enjoying doing this kind of thing more and more.
Is this what they call "once you've tasted the marrow, you'll crave more flavor"?
After a quick and easy lunch, Lin Shen drove around his three shops in the afternoon, like a lion surveying its territory.

Shennan Pet Club's XH district store is still doing booming business as always.

Qi Hao's team has been working together for a long time, so they can handle things with ease when they get busy.

Even after Lin Shen entered the store, many customers still recognized him and took photos with him.

Of course, many people also come to claim the event rewards.

One like is worth one cent, which is much higher than the incentive for creating your own videos on Douyin!

As a result, everyone enjoyed the process of helping with the photo shoot and promotion, which attracted wave after wave of new customers.

Of course, Lin Shen was not stingy. With a wave of his hand, he distributed all the rewards as required, and this generous attitude won everyone's favor.

Look at their determination to start a business!
Other stores are so slow and hesitant when giving out gifts, but this store just transfers the money on the spot!

This is what a real second-generation rich kid looks like!

[Host's entrepreneurial intentions detected. 32000 yuan is being withdrawn for marketing expenses. Current total: 2500 million yuan]

Lin Shen actually wanted to give out more money, but unfortunately, the publicity from ordinary people was really poor.

With so many people combined, it would barely amount to 32 likes.

It doesn't even get as many likes as Su Youji's videos alone.

After seeing that her Douyin video filmed at Shennan Pet Club had received over 50 likes, Lin Shen immediately messaged her privately on WeChat.

[Lin Shen: Transferred 52000 (Note: Reward for the opening event of Shennan Pet Club's new store)]
[Lin Shen: Remember to accept this message, thanks.]
[Su Youji: You're welcome! Thank you for your patronage during this time. I've become a member of your store and will be a regular customer!]
[Su Youji: Meow Meow, looking forward to it.jpg]
Lin Shen smiled knowingly upon seeing Su Youji's reply.

Her way of speaking definitely has a Japanese feel to it; she even downloads her emojis from LINE.

An interesting girl.

Lin Shen smiled knowingly, and just as he was thinking of leaving for the next shop, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the shop, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

It's him?

Shen Mingchuan parked his car nearby and walked into Shennan Pet Shop. He was stunned when he saw the endless stream of customers in the shop.

What the hell!

Business is so good?
After the initial shock, Shen Mingchuan was bewildered and unable to comprehend the situation.

When he opened the cat cafe, the store only had less than a hundred customers a day, which is less than the number of customers Shennan Pet Club serves in an hour now!

Shen Mingchuan couldn't understand why Lin Shen was able to do it.

Even if he spent a lot of money on advertising and renovations, it's impossible for it to be this popular!

You should know that this is a bad location; there aren't many young people living around it.

Yet so many people went through the trouble of driving from other places to come...

To be honest, Shen Mingchuan was a little envious and even wanted to learn from Lin Shen, asking him how he had succeeded.

Just then, the person he had been wanting to see walked slowly towards him from a distance, a strange smile on his lips.

"Boss Lin!"

Upon seeing Lin Shen, Shen Mingchuan excitedly went over to offer him a cigarette. When Lin Shen refused, Shen Mingchuan was not annoyed but instead cheerfully congratulated him.

"Congratulations on the opening of Mr. Lin's new store! I've been very busy lately and haven't had a chance to visit. I'm sorry."

"fine."

Lin Shen asked softly.

"So, what brings you here today?"

"I mainly want to see A-Ping."

Shen Mingchuan smiled sheepishly.

"I haven't seen her for a while and I miss her terribly, but she keeps saying she's too busy, so I thought I'd come to the store to browse... but I haven't seen her here."

"I arranged for her to be the manager of another store."

Another store?

Shen Mingchuan was taken aback for a moment, then asked curiously.

"Which one?"

"The cat planet of Wujiaochang".

Cat Planet?!
Upon hearing this name, Shen Mingchuan was startled.

As a former owner of a cat cafe, he had heard of this most famous comprehensive pet community in Shanghai.

He even visited the store before opening it to learn from its experience.

Now, it turns out that Lin Shen is the mastermind behind Meow Planet?
Shen Mingchuan asked, his face full of surprise.

"You acquired it?"

"Yes, this is now the flagship store of Shennan Pet Club."

Lin Shen chuckled softly.

"Lin Ping has outstanding performance and strong work ability, so I arranged for her to help me manage the store, which puts my mind at ease."

"Is it……"

Upon hearing that Lin Ping was not there, Shen Mingchuan felt a sense of loss and a touch of worry.

Lin Shen's arrangements can be said to have helped her reach new heights in her career!

Shen Mingchuan used to think that Lin Ping had no income and low social status.

Therefore, by applying pressure from these two aspects, we can force her to choose to remarry, thus providing An'an with a stable living environment.

But now that she's become the manager of the original Meow Star store, her status has risen significantly, and her salary is expected to increase dramatically!

In other words, Lin Ping may have already given up on the idea of ​​remarrying!
No!

I need to confess my feelings as soon as possible!

Otherwise, as time goes on, Lin Ping will become less and less willing to get married!
So Shen Mingchuan smiled obsequiously, his tone laced with a hint of pleading.

"Mr. Lin, could you give A-Ping a day off tomorrow? I'd like to take her shopping."

shop?

Lin Shen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that Lin Ping had told him that September 17th was her wedding anniversary with Shen Mingchuan.

Shen Mingchuan will definitely invite her out to play then, and take the opportunity to ask her to remarry.

So this is ah……

Lin Shen's lips curled slightly, but on the surface he pretended to be looking troubled with his brows furrowed.

"The shop there is doing well lately, and we can't spare anyone during the day. After get off work in the evening, I have no right to interfere with her private life."

"Ok."

Upon hearing this, Shen Mingchuan knew it was hopeless, so he had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​inviting Lin Ping out shopping.

However, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Because from Lin Shen's tone, it was clear that he didn't have any strange thoughts about Lin Ping.

If that’s the case, then it’s easy!

Without outside interference, victory is assured!
All I need to do is put on a romantic candlelight dinner tomorrow night and feign an apology, and I can win Lin Ping's heart and get her to remarry me!
As Shen Mingchuan thought about it, he gradually became excited, and he couldn't help but grin foolishly.

Seeing this, Lin Shen asked with a smile.

"What are you so happy about?"

"To be honest, Mr. Lin, I plan to remarry Lin Ping."

Shen Mingchuan smiled smugly.

"Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary. I'll confess my feelings to her, and I'm sure she'll say yes!"

"Is it."

Lin Shen's smile was full of meaning.

"Then I wish you success."

"Thank you!"

Having resolved a major concern, Shen Mingchuan happily sought advice from Lin Shen on running a cat café.

"Mr. Lin, may I ask, with your shop doing so well, how much do you make in a day?"

"Not much, the revenue was around 40,000, I can't remember exactly."

forty thousand!?
This number truly shocked Shen Mingchuan, making him widen his eyes in disbelief.

Forty thousand is his monthly revenue when he ran a cat cafe!
So Lin Shen can now do this much in a day?
why?
Shen Mingchuan was extremely envious, and even felt that selling the shop for four million was a huge loss for him!
If we calculate based on a 50% profit margin, then 600,000 a month would be enough to recoup the costs in a year!

Shen Mingchuan regretted it, feeling that he should have persisted in the first place.

But no matter what, it was too late.

The only thing Shen Mingchuan can do now is to cultivate a good relationship with Lin Shenchu ​​and see if he can get him to help him make money.

"Mr. Lin, you have a really strong business sense! You can even make 40,000 yuan a day from a cat café."

Shen Mingchuan gave Lin Shen a thumbs up, and after a series of flattering and fawning remarks, he rubbed his hands together and chuckled.

"I'm wondering if you have any plans to open a branch? I have experience as a cat cafe manager! I also have some capital on hand, and we could partner with you to open a shop! We could split the profits 50/50, how about that?"

"No."

Lin Shen waved his hand and refused.

“I manage all the stores myself. I don’t trust others to cooperate with me.”

"Mr. Lin, why don't you reconsider? A profit margin of 64% is acceptable... I can even accept 73%!"

"Never mind, I have something to do, so I'll go now. Let's talk another day."

Faced with Shen Mingchuan's persistent harassment, Lin Shen made an excuse to leave, his indifferent attitude infuriating him.

If we don't want to cooperate, then we don't want to cooperate!

Why are you making that sour face?
They really think the shop's success is all thanks to their own efforts!

I bother!

Shen Mingchuan harbored deep resentment, feeling that the booming business of this shop was originally his path to wealth, but Lin Shen had intercepted it halfway!

unlucky!

With such a petty attitude, the shop will go out of business sooner or later!

-

After leaving the Shennan Pet Club XH District store, Lin Shen drove to the flagship store located in Wujiaochang.

Formerly known as Miaoxing, it has now been renamed Shennan Pet Club.

Lin Ping has been here as the store manager for two days now.

Her relationship with the shop assistant evolved from initial unfamiliarity to mutual familiarity, and eventually to the respect she now receives.

Lin Ping is also gradually accepting the change in her identity, learning to manage the cat café, and systematically learning relevant knowledge.

She wanted to help Lin Shen a lot in his career, so she put in a lot of effort.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off.

Although her brain might not be as sharp as it was in her student days, Lin Ping's experience managing cat cafes over the years has taught her some small details that can't be learned from books.

After she shared her experience with other employees, she received unanimous praise, and her level of recognition increased.

This rise in social status filled Lin Ping with a profound sense of happiness.

Just as she was busy in the store, Lin Shen walked in, which filled her with joy.

"President Lin! You've arrived!"

"Ah."

After Lin Shen casually found a corner to sit down, a thoughtful staff member quickly brought him coffee and snacks.

He tasted it and found it to be quite delicious.

"It tastes pretty good."

Seeing Lin Ping standing awkwardly to the side, Lin Shen smiled and gestured for her to sit down, then asked about the store's business.

And most importantly, the assessment and evaluation of store staff's abilities.

"These children are all very hardworking."

Although Lin Ping is a gentle person, she will naturally test the shop assistants with higher standards when Lin Shen assigns her tasks.

However, their usual performance is indeed very satisfactory, and the quality of service is even better than before.

Therefore, Lin Ping concluded that all these shop assistants could be hired.

"Then it's up to you."

Lin Shen didn't waste any time and immediately called all the shop assistants together to come to the office in batches to sign their employment contracts.

This thrilled everyone, and they were extremely excited.

"Thank you, boss! I will definitely work even harder!"

"Ah."

Lin Shen sat behind his desk, smiling as he accepted the signed employment contracts from everyone.

He understands working people well; he knows that they don't hate going to work, but rather they hate that the effort they put in isn't proportional to the rewards they receive.

Therefore, as long as benefits and wages are improved, employees will work even harder.

After all the employees left, Lin Shen waved to Lin Ping.

She walked over very sensibly and sat sideways on Lin Shen's lap, her face slightly flushed.

"Mr. Lin, is there something you need?"

Guess who I ran into today?

Lin Shen let Lin Ping guess, and only revealed the answer after she guessed a few wrong.

"Your ex-husband came to the store looking for you today."

My ex-husband?
Lin Ping was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that tomorrow was her wedding anniversary with Shen Mingchuan.

It was also a day she had planned to take revenge on Shen Mingchuan!

(End of this chapter)