Chapter 1598: Such Unexpected Treatment
Xu Ke glanced at the incoming call and picked up.
"Ah Hai, what’s happening? Why are you calling me so early in the morning?"
Murong Hai couldn’t make the decision on his own about this matter, so he had to consult Xu Ke.
"Xu Ke, isn’t today the first day of the recruitment event? But it’s almost noon, and there are over ten thousand people on site. The temperature has already reached 30 degrees. If this continues, I’m afraid most people will suffer from heatstroke. The boys are okay, but the majority here are girls. I’m wondering if we should take some measures. If something goes wrong, it won’t be good."
After hearing Murong Hai’s words, Xu Ke immediately took it seriously.
The news Murong Hai reported was too crucial. Xu Ke knew today was the first day of the recruitment event, and nothing could go wrong at such a critical moment.
He had heard long ago that many journalists were coming to cover this recruitment event. If anything went wrong, it would be a significant blow to their Xu Group.
Xu Ke glanced at the weather outside; it was indeed extremely hot. Since he was indoors, he hadn’t felt it.
He also realized that if things continued like this, those applicants would suffer heatstroke sooner or later.
Therefore, he immediately decided to have the company’s logistics department procure over ten thousand parasols and many other cooling measures to be delivered to the site.
"Ah Hai, you don’t have to worry about this. I’ll arrange for the logistics department to handle it. What you need to do now is to try to reassure those applicants, telling them not to worry—the cooling measures are on their way."
Upon hearing Xu Ke’s words, Murong Hai immediately instructed his subordinates to first reassure the people.
Xu Ke then had the logistics team quickly go to purchase cooling and heat-relief items.
In just an hour, the logistics team arrived at the site with all the items.
The journalists at the scene were already sweating profusely, suddenly noticing several Trend Group trucks arriving one after another at the recruitment site.
The journalists were baffled, and so were the applicants.
They didn’t know what Xu Group was up to, nor what exactly was in those trucks.
When the logistics team unloaded everything from the trucks, everyone there finally understood.
The trucks were filled with parasols, sunscreen, and various types of watermelons, water, and ice pops.
The journalists present were astonished; they had never seen such a grand gesture before.
But they also didn’t understand why Xu Group prepared so much stuff.
After all, there were fewer than 100 Xu Group employees on site today, so there really was no need for so much.
While journalists and applicants were confused, Murong Hai immediately ordered his men to distribute these items to all applicants present.
Upon receiving the items, everyone was in disbelief.
They were only here for the job application, never expecting such treatment.
Each person was amazed at the parasol in their hand.
Though a parasol isn’t worth much, it represented Xu Group’s attitude towards them.
Even though they weren’t yet employees, since they were applying to Xu Group, the company had an obligation to ensure their safety.
The journalists present were also extremely shocked, quickly snapping photos.
Having been journalists for so many years, it was their first time seeing a company do something like this.
To actually provide cooling items to applicants was unheard of.
Adding up all these items, it might easily cost hundreds of thousands; Xu Group truly was making a lavish gesture.
The matter quickly became a topic of discussion among the applicants, with everyone marveling at Xu Group’s humane approach and benefits.
Working at such a company, it would be a dream come true.
Meanwhile, Murong Hai greatly admired Xu Ke, as he had only tentatively asked, and yet the CEO’s reaction was swift.
This clearly showed Xu Ke’s concern for everyone. Even if just an ordinary employee, he wasn’t stingy at all.
The journalists couldn’t believe it was a recruitment event because all the applicants had a half watermelon in hand, munching away.
It’s not just the journalists in disbelief; even the applicants were dumbfounded.
They couldn’t believe they were actually holding a huge piece of watermelon.
Some experienced individuals immediately recognized these weren’t ordinary watermelons.
These watermelons seemed to be shipped from Turpan, Xinjiang.
In today’s market, a single watermelon like these would cost over two hundred units.
Almost every applicant present had one, and there were other cooling measures.
As the journalists filmed, Murong Hai instructed his men to distribute some of the cooling supplies to the journalists too.
Upon seeing these supplies, the journalists were moved to tears.
They really wanted to ask if Xu Group needed reporters. If possible, they’d want to switch careers now.
After a morning, only about two thousand had been processed.
And only around ten were truly hired.
This was far from their goal, with over nine thousand more applicants on site.
Nearing lunchtime, many applicants’ stomachs began rumbling.
Everyone had gotten up early, not having breakfast, so their stomachs were nearly empty.
But they’d already made it this far, and if they left now for food, they wouldn’t know where they’d end up upon returning.
Murong Hai had foreseen this and had arranged with several hotels yesterday. These two days, they were dedicated to supply food so the applicants would have something to eat for lunch.
About half an hour before the lunch break, trucks started arriving one after another.
This time, the journalists got wiser, beginning to speculate on what these trucks were carrying.
"Do you think it’s more watermelons?"
Thinking of the watermelon they had just eaten, the journalists were drooling.
"I guess it’s not watermelons; it must be something else."
While everyone guessed, Murong Hai had his men unload all the items.
Only then did they notice the items looked like kitchen supplies.
About ten minutes later, Murong Hai’s men had assembled everything.
The applicants present finally recognized this as a portable kitchen, equipped with complete facilities, seemingly prepared in advance.