Chapter 1404: 1404: Dispute
Li Shishi's reaction is really understandable. Given her own conditions, education, and experience, for her to have achieved such a level in the company is basically like being on cheat mode, let alone the fact that this company is Luohua Manor.
She's a homebody, and when she came here, she had a very laid-back attitude: I just find Feng Jun pleasing to the eye, Teacher Mei is also nice to me, the salary here is high, and the demands on employees are not strict, so why shouldn't I come?
But now, she's the general manager of Luohua, and people in the village know she's doing well. If she wants to help her girlfriends, what's wrong with that?
When someone in the family is doing well and brings along siblings, isn't that a very normal thing?
So she feels that, Director Yang, what you said is an unfair assessment of me.
But Yang Yuxin chuckles, truly not seeing Li Shishi as a rival, "Xiao Li, I have no bias against you, but have you noticed… isn't it that you have a bit too many people in the manor?"
Li Shishi was momentarily speechless. She was just a homebody, not stupid. In the core circle of the manor, her status might be the lowest tier, but Luohua really had the most people connected to her.
She helplessly pouted, striving to make one last plea, "The person I introduce can guarantee she won't cultivate."
This was indeed her plan. She just wanted to earn some money for her pals while extending her own cultivation time.
Yang Yuxin, however, shook her head with a smile, "Xiao Li, it's not a bad thing to want to help friends once you've made it, but everything has a limit. You've crossed the line now. The rules are what Luohua cares about. As for whether your friends cultivate or not, that's secondary."
"Understood," Li Shishi nodded, sincerely bowing to her, "Thank you, Director Yang, for the guidance, I indeed thought too little."
Feng Jun thought for a moment, this hiring approach could work, so that night, he held a meeting in the villa to discuss the matter.
Feng Jun's stance was clear. The manor could recruit through internal connections, but the first batch of recruits could only be recommended by Wang Haifeng, Gazi, Xu Leigang, Good Views, and the Zhang family sisters; Gu Jiahui and Gao Qiang had to wait their turn.
No choice, that's how Huaxia people value seniority; the earlier you joined Feng Jun, the more eligible you were to enjoy the benefits of Luohua.
The second point was: those introduced wouldn't earn a salary, but instead have to pay to join Luohua.
Indeed, Li Shishi was a bit too simplistic here; she only thought of finding a place for her friends to earn some money, not considering that Luohua wasn't spending money to recruit people now, but rather many wanted to pay to get in with no channel available.
The third point was, Luohua wouldn't provide cultivation resources for these newcomers. The person who introduced them was responsible; at most, Luohua would issue a set of non-transmissible cultivation techniques in five years—if they performed exceptionally well during this period.
Finally, Luohua would only recruit three people this time. That's right, six people had recommending rights, but only three could be recruited.
As for who to choose, Feng Jun left it to the six of them to discuss.
As soon as the announcement was made, the scene erupted. Except for Gu Jiahui who had heard a word from her mother and remained calm, none could hold their excitement.
Wang Haifeng directly stood up, cupping his hands at those around him, "Brothers and sisters, please give a spot to my wife, I owe you all a favor."
Originally, he was somewhat reluctant to marry his wife, but the woman was persistent, and his family encountered issues, so he couldn't refuse. Even though he was a bit carefree after the marriage, now he stood up for his wife to fight for a spot, proving that humans are indeed emotional beings.
"That can't be allowed," Xu Leigang immediately opposed, "Your wife is already thirty, she'd have to wait five more years before she can cultivate, that would make her thirty-five, it's a bit too late. The sensible choice is my little Wei who's thirteen now, just perfect at eighteen in five years."
"Lei Gang, that's not fair. Can a thirteen-year-old handle all the matters of coordinating the manor?" Wang Haifeng's eyes widened, "My wife's age is just right; she's young and has management experience."
"You're not wrong," Xu Leigang nodded, "but let me ask you one question, starting cultivation at thirty-five, is that timely?"
"I can certainly let her start cultivating right away, as long as it doesn't interfere with the manor's affairs," Wang Haifeng turned his head to Feng Jun, "Boss, can I let my wife use the martial cultivation techniques I practice?"
Feng Jun replied with a smile, "Glad you finally thought to ask me first, haha… you're lucky, it can only be passed on to her."
Xu Leigang stared in shock at Wang Haifeng, "But the techniques might not even match, also… you don't have much resources, do you?"
Wang Haifeng gave him a strange look, "As long as she can get into the manor, isn't everywhere a resource? Eating a little at the canteen, benefiting from the Spirit Gathering Array, it's already a great advantage… Boss, can she use the Spirit Gathering Array?"
Feng Jun casually replied, "After two years, she can use it a bit, but she can't enter the Spirit Gathering Array for now. For the first two years, focus on doing things, it also facilitates assessment."
"That's good too," Wang Haifeng nodded without hesitation, then turned to Xu Leigang, "Lao Xu, think about why the boss is charging for entry? This is a blessed place, as long as one can stay long-term, cultivation resources aren't that crucial."
Their argument cleared up various lines of thought pretty well.
Gu Jiahui, Gao Qiang, Li Shishi, Yu Qingzhu and others who weren't qualified to make recommendations could only watch them discuss, feeling a bit unwilling but powerless.
The Zhang Family Sisters were sitting to the side whispering to each other. They have some close friends and family connections, but after discussing for a while, they couldn't make up their minds.
Finally, it was Zhang Caixin who spoke up, "Boss, can I borrow your Ascension Mirror to use? I have a few more people to recommend but I'm unsure, and I want to consider it from the aspect of qualifications."
The others brightened up at her words. How could they forget about this? They'd been focusing only on the closeness of the relationships and not considering qualifications?
Feng Jun shook his head and replied with a blank expression, "The Ascension Mirror can't be used for now. I need to emphasize… the original intention of allowing everyone to recommend candidates was to give a benefit, to let your close people enjoy the spiritual energy at the manor, not to recruit prospective disciples."
Then he glanced at Zhang Caixin, "As for Martial Cultivation Techniques, after getting my consent, they can be taught to one person. However, Cultivation Path techniques absolutely cannot be disclosed, so testing qualifications is useless, and… have you considered the reliability if there are too many candidates?"
"This is not just a benefit; there are confidentiality requirements. Once a candidate goes wrong, the recommender will surely be responsible."
Borrowing the Ascension Mirror from Xiao Caixin seems prudent, but she really forgot the most important requirement – reliability!
Luohua is currently in a period of rapid development, what's lacking is not exceptional talents, but trustworthy people.
Without considering reliability, if Feng Jun wanted to recruit talents, it would be very simple. Just go to a concert or a shopping center, open 'Nearby People', run a mini-program, what can't be found?
After hearing him say this, Zhang Caixin suddenly realized and nodded, "Just a benefit?"
"That's right, just a benefit," Feng Jun confirmed confidently, "If the recommended person is confirmed and doesn't want to cultivate in the future, they don't even need to pay to stay in the manor, but they must work for the manor, that's the main premise."
Gazi raised his hand, "Brother Jun, I don't have any people to recommend, do you think San Bengzi would work?"
San Bengzi is also their neighbor, three years younger than Gazi. Feng Jun hasn't interacted much with the little guy as the age difference is quite large, and they don't usually play together.
Feng Jun looked at him strangely, "I thought you'd recommend your dad or mom."
Gazi smiled, "They can only come one at a time, so it doesn't mean much. I took a lot of stuff back for them, so they can work on their health at home. If they really want to come, they can visit for a while, and you wouldn't refuse, right?"
Others listening were speechless; this is what lifelong friends are like, something you can't envy.
Feng Jun nodded, "If Uncle and Aunt come, that's definitely no problem, but I feel… San Bengzi isn't very honest."
Gazi was speechless. San Bengzi does indeed love minor gains; whenever he sees something nice, he wants it. If you don't give it to him, he'll quietly take a little. He's not the type to steal money, but if you open a pack of good cigarettes, he might secretly take five or six.
Petty gains are definitely not good, but his behavior is still within the range of everyone's tolerance, so no one really minds. Gazi was often bullied as a child and wouldn't disdain having such a small follower.
But as Feng Jun pointed it out, he also felt it may not be very suitable. In the Mortal World, these are all mundane things. If that guy got greedy over cultivation items, he, as the recommender, would also be implicated.
So he switched to someone else, "What about Hua Bianer?"
Hua Bianer is Gazi's classmate whom Feng Jun also knew. After Gazi had epilepsy, he would occasionally go check on him.
Feng Jun frowned and shook his head, "This guy is a good person, but he's too timid and cautious."
Someone with this kind of personality isn't suitable for cultivation. If it's a woman, she'd probably be like Li Shishi, barely tolerable, but him being a man, really isn't suited for cultivation.
The questioning and answering between them made many envy them—it's good to have lifelong friends who can let the boss help choose people.
Gazi really doesn't have many friends. After two people were rejected, he was at a loss, "Then… should I recommend your classmates?"
"Do my classmates need your recommendation?" Feng Jun looked at him in disbelief, "Think again, preferably someone I'm not too familiar with, otherwise if there's a need to fall out, I'd still have to consider how their family will react."
He'd already decided to stop casually recruiting people from his hometown because everyone was too familiar with one another. In the county's ecosystem, various roles were established from a young age. Breaking through these roles is inherently difficult, let alone having to face them frequently in the future.
Just imaging how much trouble it took for Feng Jun to get Wang Haifeng to call him 'Master,' let alone breaking free from childhood roles in one's living environment.