After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 55: Given Too Much

"Mr. Lu, this is Section B."

Lu Liang followed Liang Juntao to the exhibition area B, and from a distance, he saw Su Wanyu sitting on a bench.

There were about four or five people at the booth, but it was desolate, with fewer visitors than the members of the main creative team.

However, this was the norm; the current startup exhibition had invited no more than 50 venture capital firms and independent investors in total, while there were more than 200 startup teams.

Moreover, most people attended the startup exhibition just to give face to the school; otherwise, they wouldn't even bother to come.

Previously, an investment manager said that he would randomly delete 100 startup business plans from his inbox every day.

Frankly speaking, if you were unlucky, you wouldn't even have the chance to waste his time.

After all, they received more than 200 business proposals and had an abundance of projects to choose from.

Moreover, entrepreneurs from outside the school had been beaten down by society time and again and generally had a very humble attitude toward investors.

Entrepreneurs from within the school always felt their ideas were extraordinary, believing they were but one round of seed funding away from becoming a unicorn.

Little did they know that business ideas really aren't worth much, and the ones that often died the most terrible deaths were the pioneers. Once capital sensed profitability, it was like the "thousand group war" a few years ago.

In the end, the survivors were Meituan, Dazhong, and Nuomi, but no one knew that the first group buying website was called 'Qi Jia.'

Bored, Su Wanyu stared at the ground, watching ants carry their load, when suddenly a pair of sneakers caught her eye.

Looking up, she saw Lu Liang and stood up in surprise, "Mr. Lu, hello."

"Do you have a stake in this company?"

Lu Liang smiled as he picked up a promotional brochure from the table.

It was an online one-on-one foreign language education platform called "Foreign Teacher," offering a choice of 14 languages.

The app currently had 122 Shangwai students and faculty registered and was hoping to raise 250,000 in concept financing to build the web platform.

"No, I'm just registered as an online English teacher," Su Wanyu answered truthfully, exuding an unintentional air of ditziness.

Lu Liang chuckled lightly and didn't inquire further, giving a casual greeting before leaving the startup exhibition.

"Yu, how can you be so silly? You should have just said you have a stake," her best friend said, unable to hide her frustration.

"Why lie." Su Wanyu didn't understand.

Her best friend lamented as if she was disappointed in iron not becoming steel, "If you said you had a stake, perhaps Boss Lu would have invested."

"Why do you think that my saying so would make him invest? Whether he wants to invest or not is his business," Su Wanyu responded seriously.

Her best friend dissatisfiedly retorted, "How will you know without trying? Do you realize how much Zheng Qin has put into this team?"

Su Wanyu's expression changed slightly, already a bit unhappy, but not wanting to argue with her best friend, she softly said, "Xiaomin, I have other things to do this afternoon, so I'm going to leave."

Zheng Qin was Xiaomin's boyfriend, and even if Zheng Qin were her boyfriend, she wouldn't have done it.

Because she wasn't familiar with Lu Liang, and even if she were, she wouldn't do it anyway because it was a matter of principle.

Xiaomin was also angry and went silent.

Su Wanyu sighed and chose not to say anything more.

Things like this happened all over the exhibition.

The first hurdle student entrepreneurs often faced was not a lack of funding but a distortion of relationships.

...

Leaving Finance University, and approaching noon,

Lu Liang called Chen Jinchun to ask if she was free today, as the company was a bit short-staffed and he planned to recruit a few more people.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinchun hurriedly crawled out of bed, and they agreed on a time and place to meet.

Lu Liang detected she seemed to have just woken up and couldn't help but laugh, "Where are you? I'll pick you up. Tang is catching a flight at noon, bring her with you, and we'll all go have lunch together first."

Hearing that Tang Caide would be joining, Chen Jinchun breathed a sigh of relief, "Mr. Lu, why don't you wait for me at the south gate of Golden Bridge Community, I'll be right out."

"Sounds good, I'll be there in half an hour."

Lu Liang, along with Chen Jinchun, went to Hongqiao Airport to pick up Tang Caide, and the three of them arrived at a foreign-style hotpot restaurant in Xintian Di for a belated company meal.

"Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

Lu Liang glanced at the menu, waved for a waiter, knowing they would hesitate to order, so he took the initiative to ask before doing the ordering himself.

Since the restaurant was quite high-end, one dish could cost hundreds, with a starting per capita consumption of a thousand.

Tang Caide sipped some water and talked about her trip to Dalian, the film industry wasn't large, and companies investing in filmmaking were even fewer.

They were new faces and had also invested in an independent film. The press conference had just ended, and they had already received many project proposals.

"What kind of projects?"

Lu Liang focused on eating his beef chunks, savoring the full-cooked, slightly charred pieces as the butter burst in his mouth with each bite.

"Projects like 'City of Amnesia' and 'Death Performance,' there are about twelve in total. I'll print them out and hand them over to you later."

Tang Caide wasn't sure about Lu Liang's investment preferences, nor did she voice an opinion. She planned to organize everything and let him choose for himself.

Lu Liang nodded and began talking about a company he had invested in that morning, "They will come over to sign the contract on Monday. When the time comes, please receive them."

Tang Caide nodded, and Lu Liang then asked, "Tang, what positions do you think our company is still lacking?"

Initially, he just wanted to run a shell company and focus on making money in the financial market, but plans could not keep pace with changes.

He invested in a movie, then a new enterprise.

As more investments were likely to follow, the staffing should keep up with the scale of development.

Tang Caide thought for a moment, "Mr. Lu, with our current size, we probably need to hire four more people. A vice president, a finance person, a clerk, and an assistant for you."

The vice president would oversee administration, the finance person could balance her out, the clerk would handle daily paperwork, and the assistant would take care of trivial tasks for Lu Liang.

Tang Caide said, "If finance isn't directly under your control, it would require several people to cross-check each other to prevent any slip-ups."

She had wanted to mention this a while ago, but at that time, there were no other projects, so it didn't matter that there was only one person in finance.

However, as the number of investment projects grew, it was best not to have finance audits handled by one person alone.

With another person, Lu Liang could feel at ease, and so could she.

Lu Liang thought carefully and realized that having an elder in the family was like having a treasure; by adding four more people, the basic framework would be established.

He suddenly asked, "Tang, I would like you to take the position of vice president of the company. What do you think?"

Tang Caide was highly educated and had ample work experience. If she hadn't resigned, she could have easily been a vice president at any major company. It was a waste of her talents to have her only serve as a finance person.

Tang Caide looked surprised, as she hadn't expected to have the opportunity to become a vice president, especially approaching her forties.

She considered it for a while then asked, "Mr. Lu, how much do you plan to pay me?"

Lu Liang suddenly laughed, "The annual salary is tentatively set at 400,000. Find some time to pick out a company car worth 300,000."

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He appreciated Tang Caide's straightforward nature.

That's how work should be,

No talk of emotions, just interests.

If Tang Caide failed to meet his expectations, he would not hesitate to fire her.

"Okay, I agree."

"Vice President Tang, welcome aboard."

Lu Liang smiled and raised his glass, toasting with tea in lieu of wine.

Chen Jinchun followed suit,

Yet still felt a little dizzy.

Was the adult world always this direct? Just like that, the friendly Tang had suddenly become Vice President Tang.

Lu Liang suddenly turned to Chen Jinchun, "Xiao Chen, do you have a boyfriend?"

Chen Jinchun looked perplexed, "No."

"I'm still looking for an assistant. Are you interested?"

Lu Liang asked with a smile, following Tang Caide's reminder that he indeed needed an assistant by his side.

This job did not require specific skills, so it made sense to pick someone from within. It had to be someone without a boyfriend, as the role required being on call 24 hours a day.

"Mr. Lu, what will my duties be as an assistant?"

Chen Jinchun was visibly anxious, fidgeting with her fingers, not as confident as Tang Caide.

Tang Caide dared to discuss her compensation directly with Lu Liang because she had a wealth of experience and was confident she could handle the responsibilities.

But that wasn't the case for her; she lacked confidence.

"You'll be a clerk in the company on a daily basis. Whenever I need you, you must respond promptly, and your phone must be turned on 24/7."

"The job involves handling some minor matters for me, like pouring tea, booking flights, reserving hotels, and reviewing documents."

Chen Jinchun's face was filled with conflict, the job responsibilities sounding like those of a nanny. Even though it was similar to what she did on a daily basis, transitioning from part-time to full-time seemed odd.

Lu Liang gave a nonchalant smile and revealed the benefits, "You'll be made permanent right away, and your salary will be raised to ten thousand."

"Mr. Lu, I'll be your assistant from now on."

Chen Jinchun immediately beamed with joy, feeling blissfully content.

From now on, she too would be earning a monthly salary of over ten thousand.