Third-year student Li Xi majors in e-commerce.
He's from Gansu and Shaanxi, and his family's financial situation is not good.
He also has a younger brother and sister who are in junior high school.
Li Xi was sensible from an early age.
He never missed a scholarship in college and spent his spare time doing part-time jobs to support himself.
He hadn't asked his family for living expenses in a long time, and occasionally even sent some money back.
Although life was tough, the naturally optimistic and outgoing Li Xi felt very fulfilled.
Compared to his classmates from well-off families, he had a stronger sense of crisis and a greater desire to succeed and change his life path.
Yesterday, he saw a network company recruiting, which piqued his interest, mainly because they said the work location was very close to the college, which suited him well.
When he arrived at a storefront in the commercial street outside the campus at 8 AM, the first floor, which was not large to begin with, was already gradually filled with interviewees.
To cope with today's interview, he creatively made an unconventional resume, thinking he'd take a gamble.
"Next."
A young voice came from the conference room inside, and Li Xi quickly stood up and walked in.
Sitting on the stool with a slight nervousness, Li Xi looked up at the two interviewers.
One was about thirty, and the other looked only twenty.
"Probably a part-time student who just joined?" Li Xi thought.
However, what Li Xi didn't expect was that this young man, who looked twenty, seemed to be the big boss.
"Buddy, this isn't a resume, it should be called a medical record. You have social phobia, yet you come to work?"
Hearing the other party's question, whose tone was almost changing, Li Xi wanted to laugh.
"I'm afraid of social interaction; I just bury myself in work."
...
Li Xi's tightly clenched hands secretly waved a little.
His unconventional and bold attempt had indeed successfully caught the attention of the interviewer, and he successfully got the job.
Leaving the conference room, Li Xi felt his back was wet.
He had no previous experience with such a formal interview; most of his jobs were like handing out flyers.
"Congratulations!"
A graceful girl with crescent-shaped eyes when she smiled said generously.
Li Xi grinned happily and said,
"You too, keep it up."
I hope we can become colleagues, Li Xi thought.
Walking out of the office, today's sun was exceptionally bright; the weather was truly good.
...
"Li Xi, time for the meeting."
Li Xi looked up and saw his colleague Che Jianlong waving at him.
He quickly picked up his notebook and ballpoint pen and followed him into the conference room.
Yesterday was his first day at work, with simple pre-job training and helping to test the website.
Today was the second day.
...
Zhuo Ling was the girl whose eyes looked like crescent moons when she smiled.
Today, he was assigned to the same group as her, and Li Xi felt a little excited just thinking about it.
"Li Xi, do you know anyone in the school's various associations and student union?"
Zhuo Ling asked, carrying her handbag and walking.
Li Xi nodded, "I have classmates in the Debate Association and the Street Dance Association; they seem to be vice-ministers. But I feel the overlap between these two associations and our business isn't very high."
Zhuo Ling also frowned.
The first task definitely needed to be done well.
"So, do you have any ideas?"
"The boss mentioned associations just to give us ideas. I think as long as we find people to complete the task, it's fine. Plus, the pay is decent; many students should be willing to do it in their free time."
"Ten yuan per thousand characters is indeed acceptable, but I think the initial content of Renrenwang should be diversified, fully considering the various needs and interests of students. Didn't the boss say there are no limits on topics?"
Zhuo Ling said after thinking.
Li Xi recalled what Chen Pingjiang said during the meeting earlier,
"For knowledge-based content that is highly professional, I think we can appropriately increase the remuneration. For this part, we can cooperate with more professional associations like the Music Association, Guitar Association, etc., to have them produce some educational knowledge posts, and commission the literary society for some novels or essays."
Li Xi grew more and more excited as he spoke, with ideas constantly sparking in his mind:
"Oh, and we can also find the Comics Association to draw some comics. I see many boys and girls like ACG. We can also artificially design some plots to attract attention, for example, a boy from a certain class posting to complain that his girlfriend from the same school cheated on him with a third-year senior, or another boy who is two-timing."
If Chen Pingjiang weren't away, he would definitely applaud upon hearing this.
"Buddy, you have too much potential as an ad man."
As Zhuo Ling listened, she gradually felt the style was starting to go off-topic.
The two split up.
Li Xi was responsible for several key societies, such as the Comics Association and the Literary Society.
"What kind of website are you?"
A female vice-president of the Comics Association asked suspiciously.
Li Xi smiled reservedly,
"We are Renrenwang. You can understand it as similar to Xiaonei.com, except Renrenwang was founded by students from our school."
"Hmm? I know Xiaonei.com; I use it. But does our school really have such capable individuals who can even create this kind of website?"
The vice-president was quite surprised.
"Yes, our boss is very capable. I guarantee that in the future, among university students in Dongjiang, everyone will only know Renrenwang and not Xiaonei.com."
Li Xi vowed confidently, with a serious expression.
After the meeting this morning, he had a blind trust in his boss.
The vice-president scoffed,
"Tell me who your boss is; let's see if I know him. You're probably brainwashed, aren't you?"
Li Xi didn't get angry, he just shook his head,
"Sorry, our boss's identity is confidential."
"Oh, so mysterious?"
"Let's talk about cooperation. I think your entire Comics Association can participate as a whole, which can ensure creativity and update speed. The price will satisfy you; not only is there a basic payment, but there will also be additional rewards based on popularity.
Such cooperation is beneficial and harmless to your Comics Association; it can generate income, enhance the association's cohesion, and achieve the goal of development.
Furthermore, if the comics become popular in the future, your reputation will be known throughout Dongjiang University of Finance and Economics and even Dongjiang University City, which will boost your recruitment of new cadres."
The vice-president was clearly swayed, an expression of interest appearing on her face.
Li Xi was very shrewd and quickly added,
"Since you are participating in the production as a whole, we will need you to be the liaison. You will also be responsible for registering and uploading the comics after the website goes live, and our company's settlement payments will be directly deposited into your bank account."
"Okay, I agree."
This time, the vice-president nodded in agreement without the slightest hesitation.
Everyone was smart; there was no need to speak too plainly.
The vice-president gained control over the distribution of benefits, which undoubtedly greatly enhanced her status within the Comics Association, and even provided additional perks.
Following suit, Li Xi used the same method to secure the Literary Society.
Unlike the Comics Association, Li Xi offered the Literary Society a price of five yuan per thousand characters, buying out all copyrights, and promised to increase the buyout price for some excellent novels after they went online, with even higher prices for essays and prose.
After finishing a day's work, he returned to the company in the evening and meticulously wrote down his work summary on a public computer.
"Li Xi, come eat together, stop writing for now."
The boss Chen Pingjiang's voice came from the conference room.
Li Xi was still a bit reserved, unable to eat with Chen Pingjiang like the two older brothers from the technical department.
"Ah, I've already eaten before coming."
Not long after, Chen Pingjiang walked out, switched off the computer monitor without explanation, and pulled Li Xi's arm, saying,
"I just heard your stomach rumbling from hunger; who are you trying to fool? Come eat with us, no need to be polite."
Li Xi was just dumbfounded as he was pulled into the conference room by his boss Chen Pingjiang.
Miao Bingwei and Wen Yan, one handed him chopsticks, and the other handed him a bento box, greeting him warmly.
Eating the fragrant rice and boiled fish, Li Xi felt a warmth in his heart.
This atmosphere was just right; everyone happily ate and chatted, not talking about work, just rambling about various topics.
Li Xi noticed that his boss could effortlessly talk about any topic, and with quite deep understanding.
It wasn't empty bragging but rather unique insights.
Li Xi knew he didn't possess such ability and was even more surprised by the breadth of his boss's knowledge.
He couldn't express how much he admired him.
The colleagues are all great, and the boss is excellent too.
You need to work hard, Li Xi, do a good job and strive to catch up with them.
Li Xi silently told himself.
(End of Chapter)
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