At this moment, inside the ICU, the legendary warrior Ethan Ye suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
"Don't say things like that. Brother Ye would be upset if he heard it," Alex Lin said seriously.
"Really?" Chu Ruoxue's eyes lit up. "Then when you visit him, can you pass my message along?"
Alex Lin: …
Now, Alex Lin was absolutely certain—Chu Ruoxue truly disliked Ethan Ye, even more than she had in the previous life.
Alex Lin couldn't understand it. What exactly had Ethan Ye done to provoke such deep hatred from her?
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.Brother Ye, what kind of sin did you commit? Even the female lead, Ruoxue, despises you. Only I, a mediocre little villain, refuse to abandon you…
Inside the ICU, Ethan Ye suddenly felt an even stronger chill and couldn't help shuddering.
After finalizing the collaboration with Chu Ruoxue, Alex Lin became extremely busy.
Now that he had a large amount of capital, it was time to step into the real economy.
No one should ever underestimate the real economy.
No matter how much money you have in the bank, if it's just numbers sitting there, it has little real impact.
Only when money is invested—spreading across different industries and sectors—does it truly exert influence. When your decisions can affect the daily lives of millions, even tens of millions of people, you possess a level of power that no individual, no organization, not even a country can afford to ignore.
With sufficient funds secured, Alex Lin now needed people.
Thus, the most urgent task was expansion and recruitment.
Soon, job postings were released—and they attracted an overwhelming number of applicants.
Dragon Fang Capital Headquarters
"Report to the Dragon King—good news! Great news!" A man dressed in black rushed in excitedly.
Dragon King Zhao Tian held a glass of his prized 82-year-old red wine and asked calmly, "What's the good news?"
"Dragon King, Lin Investment Company is expanding and recruiting talent. This is a perfect opportunity for our undercover agents!" the man said loudly.
"Excellent news!" Zhao Tian's eyes flashed with excitement.
Any experienced protagonist knew the importance of understanding both allies and enemies.
Zhao Tian had long been monitoring Alex Lin and his company, but the intelligence they gathered was shallow and of limited value.
If they could place people close to Alex Lin—true insiders—they could obtain precise intelligence and strike far more effectively.
And now, the long-awaited opportunity had finally arrived.
"I'll immediately send my elite personnel to apply," Zhao Tian said coldly, examining his wine glass as a sinister smile appeared on his lips. "I want all of them to be my people, right by Alex Lin's side. Every single one under my control."
"Wise decision, Dragon King!" the man in black said respectfully.
Thus, even more so-called "elite talents" began applying to Lin Investment Company.
Lin Investment Company
After receiving a report from the HR manager, Alex Lin was stunned.
"What did you say?" he asked. "More than forty PhDs, over eighty Master's degree holders, and more than three hundred graduates from top universities have applied to our company?"
The HR manager nodded helplessly. "Yes, Boss Lin. I was shocked too. We've already verified all their degrees through the official education database—every qualification is real."
"Not only that," the HR manager continued, "their academic backgrounds are terrifying. The lowest are graduates from 985 and 211 universities, and there are even more than a dozen graduates from top overseas institutions like Harvard and Cambridge. Their resumes were so impressive they made me sweat!"
Alex Lin raised two fingers. "But we're only hiring twenty people. And some of the positions are for cleaners and receptionists!"
"Yes," the HR manager said awkwardly, "there are even several PhD holders applying for the cleaning positions…"
Alex Lin: …
"PhDs… applying to be cleaners?"
"Yes, absolutely," the HR manager said earnestly. "I asked them why. They said competition for other positions was too fierce, and they didn't think they'd make it, so they applied for cleaning jobs instead."
Alex Lin fell silent.
After a moment, he shook his head and sighed. "The job market is truly insane these days. Even janitor positions have multiple PhDs competing for them."
"Exactly," the HR manager wiped sweat from his forehead. "Boss Lin, their qualifications are too intimidating. I'm just an undergraduate—I don't dare make decisions and risk missing real talent, so I came to report to you immediately."
Alex Lin understood his dilemma perfectly.
It was like asking a struggling student to design exam questions for top scorers.
You couldn't control them at all.
And if something went wrong and turned into a joke, the consequences would be even worse.
Reporting directly to the boss was the safest choice.
Following the leader's instructions would never go wrong.
Alex Lin patted the HR manager on the shoulder and smiled. "You did the right thing. Leave these interviews to me."
"Yes, Boss Lin!" The HR manager let out a long breath, visibly relieved.