Chapter 1636: Discussing Candidates
After dinner, Xu Ke returned to the company with Da Bing.
This was the first time Da Bing had walked into such a large company, and as soon as he entered the lobby, he was immediately captivated by the grand spectacle before him.
The entire lobby was half filled with pools, and the pools were home to various precious fish species.
Da Bing had done some research on marine life, so he instantly recognized that there were even some very rare and valuable species among them.
These fish were already extremely rare all over the world, and little did he expect that here at Xu Ke’s place, they were used as exhibition items.
Though he knew Xu Ke was indeed quite a wealthy man now, he hadn’t expected the guy to be so extravagantly inhumane to this extent.
The entire lobby full of fish must be worth at least tens of millions.
Even though Da Bing had seen a lot of grand scenes, he was witnessing such opulence for the first time.
"You’ve really struck it rich quietly. Now you’re so loaded, yet last time you were still acting poor in front of me," Da Bing couldn’t help but start to mock Xu Ke.
Last time, Xu Ke had even borrowed money from him, and he actually borrowed 500 yuan.
Recalling this incident, Da Bing couldn’t help but find it very amusing.
Although he didn’t know how much money Xu Ke had now, judging by the decor of his company, his net worth must be at least in the billions.
Already a billionaire, yet he still needed that 500 yuan. And the most crucial part is, Xu Ke still hasn’t paid him back that 500 yuan.
"When did I borrow money from you?" Xu Ke suddenly seemed unable to remember.
"You rascal, you’re still pretending. Last time you called me, saying that you left the house in a hurry and forgot your wallet, and left your bank card and everything at home. You said you had no money on you and borrowed 500 yuan to have a meal. After I lent you the money, I never heard from you again. No way, today you’ve got to pay me back no matter what. Unlike you, I’m not a tycoon, I still need to save money to get married,"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ke finally remembered.
The last time when he was going out, he was in quite a rush, and the previous night, Xiao Keyi had washed all of his clothes.
He put on a new set of clothes, and as a result, everything from his pockets was left on the table, leading him to go out that day carrying nothing.
Moreover, that day, he had an important meeting with several key partners. After the meeting, he didn’t have a dime on him. Embarrassed to ask anyone else for help, he could only call Da Bing and borrow some money from him.
Recalling that day’s experience brought tears to Xu Ke’s eyes. As the president of Xu Corporation, he couldn’t imagine himself finding a day where he’d be reduced to starving.
He didn’t know what kind of mindset he had when borrowing money from Da Bing that day, or how he had managed to muster the face to ask for it.
Thinking back on this event, Xu Ke felt his face flush with embarrassment.
This was undoubtedly a blemish in his history, the darkest day of his life.
On that day without money, everything seemed tempting. And to make it worse, he was out of town, which was extremely awkward.
He didn’t know anyone, and when he tried to explain to several stores that he’d come back to pay them later, they treated him like a scammer and threw him out.
"Alright, alright, don’t bring it up. It’s a tale of woe! Ever since that incident, I’ve realized how crucial money is. Now, wherever I go, I make sure to carry a wallet and bank cards with me."
After going through that incident, Xu Ke was completely shaken.
Even though it was just one day of hunger, the taste of it was truly unpleasant.
It was like a person accustomed to feasting on fish and meat every day, suddenly one day is told to eat nothing at all, he wouldn’t be able to accept it at once.
Although Xu Ke wasn’t that delicate, after all, he was just an ordinary person. Moreover, his status was quite special compared to the average person, so naturally, he couldn’t lower his expectations for himself.
As the two chatted, they arrived at Xu Ke’s office. The time that followed was spent discussing how to set up the new department.
On the way to pick up Da Bing, Xu Ke had the head of HR, Director Xiao, contact Wang Huan and Zhao Lei.
He figured they should be arriving at the company soon, and Xu Ke was now waiting for them.
"Da Bing, I feel there are two very promising candidates that I saw at the last job fair. When they arrive, I need you to weigh in."
Da Bing had a lot of trust in Xu Ke’s judgment. If he said they’re good, then that meant they really were quite promising.
"I’ll take a look at those two when they arrive, but just the three of us in our department isn’t enough. No matter what, for a network security department like this, we’d need at least 20 people. And these 20 people must undergo my strict training; any unqualified ones will be filtered out."
Xu Ke had initially envisioned that the department would need no more than seven or eight people, but what Da Bing said far exceeded his expectations.
Twenty people! This immediately gave Xu Ke a headache.
After all, the job fair had ended, and he didn’t know where to suddenly find so many people.
Moreover, if all the recruits were novices, training them for this line of work would take significant time.
Whether they’d be able to handle practical operations after learning was another matter entirely.
"Da Bing, I won’t hide this from you, I haven’t prepared that many people. Beyond you, I don’t really know anyone in this field. In my view, helping me find some reliable folks should still rely on you. After all, you’ve been in this industry for so many years, so you’d know a number of capable individuals."
Xu Ke’s idea was straightforward. Since Da Bing had been in this industry for so long, he should know many of the professionals in this field.
If the other party was interested, Xu Ke was confident he could recruit them all.
After all, there’s nothing he’s missing in his hands, except money. Furthermore, he highly valued such talents and wouldn’t impose significant work pressure on them.
The greatest function of setting up this department was to maintain the normal operation between the various departments of the group.
Now, in this internet age, especially regarding network security, many people would surely have their eyes on a company as large as theirs.
Should there be any lapse in network security, the inside of their company would become a frequent haunt for hackers.
Since the incident with Wang Lishan, Xu Ke had become increasingly fearful of such things happening again.
He needed to set up this department as soon as possible and get it operating normally as quickly as possible.