Chapter 671 - 325: The Nanny Moves In
Chapter 671: Chapter 325: The Nanny Moves In
Initially, Wang Shuo was quite puzzled about why Qin Yuenan had so much charm, actually managing to poach so many people to jump ship with her.
"Could it really just be because of her beauty?" he wondered.
But the real reason left him dumbfounded. The people who jumped ship to Shennan were actually receiving 1.2 times their previous salaries! The benefits were even better than their time at Pet Guardian Home. They even got guaranteed weekends off and proper overtime pay.
This left Wang Shuo in absolute awe.
"Holy crap!" Wang Shuo thought. "Why? Why can a newly established company give its employees such benefits? How do they make a profit? How does the company even operate?"
He simply couldn’t figure it out. Having navigated the pet industry for over twenty years, he had never seen anything like this. However, after learning more about Shennan, he seemed to understand something.
The widespread advertising by TikTok pet influencers, the gradual opening of physical physical stores, and the massive sales of their pet food—all of this proved that Shennan was a company with immense potential. Perhaps one day, it would become a Fortune 500 company in the country, or even globally!
Because of this, Wang Shuo was tempted and even began to harbor high expectations for Lin Shen. Once President Qin’s assistant, Lin Shen had suddenly become a shareholder and founded a new Pet Industry Company. He even poached President Qin and several veterans from Pet Guardian Home, spending a fortune to give them better benefits.
Such boldness was absolutely extraordinary!
"This kind of person is definitely going to achieve great things in the future!" Wang Shuo realized.
Having reached this conclusion, Wang Shuo made up his mind. He immediately submitted his resignation and sent his resume to Shennan. He originally thought an unsolicited resume would be deleted as spam; he had even prepared himself to travel directly to Shennan’s headquarters in Modu to apply in person.
But Qin Yuenan replied to him just two days after receiving his resume.
"Qin Yuenan: Welcome to Shennan."
"PHEW!"
Seeing this message, Wang Shuo let out a long sigh of relief. Although Qin Yuenan later added that he would need to pass a joint interview with both her and Lin Shen, Wang Shuo was confident he would pass.
As for the benefits—"Since he treats the other employees so well," Wang Shuo reasoned, "and I’ve at least met Lin Shen once before, he probably won’t treat me poorly, right?"
With this in mind, on September 29th, Wang Shuo finally decided to board the high-speed rail to Modu, ready to start anew in a different city!
After the train arrived, Wang Shuo was planning to hail a cab to Shennan when he suddenly received a call.
"Hello? Wang Shuo, right? This is Lin Shen."
Lin Shen? Taking the call, Wang Shuo momentarily froze before his face filled with pleasant surprise and disbelief. He knew very well that the current Lin Shen was no longer the Lin Shen of the past. He was now the chairman of Shennan!
Wang Shuo immediately straightened his attitude and asked with a polite smile, "Yes, President Lin. This is Wang. Are you calling to urge me to come in for the interview? I’ve just gotten off the high-speed rail and am on my way. I’ll be there in about half an hour."
"Not at all. I’m just asking where you are," Lin Shen chuckled over the phone.
"I’m at Hongqiao Railway Station right now."
Huh? This completely bewildered Wang Shuo.
"Is President Lin actually at Hongqiao Railway Station to welcome me?" he wondered. "This is way too down-to-earth!"
After all, Lin Shen was the chairman of Shennan, while Wang Shuo was currently nothing more than an ordinary, unemployed man.
"He actually lowered his status to come pick me up?"
Deeply moved and immensely flattered, Wang Shuo spoke with a slight tremble in his voice. "Um... I just got off the train."
"Then come over to the parking lot. I’m driving a two-tone black and white Maybach S680. You’ll spot it at a glance. The license plate is Hu A-XXXXX."
"Alright!" Wang Shuo quickly agreed and jogged toward the parking lot, lugging his suitcase behind him.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived, he spotted the Maybach S680, which stood out conspicuously among the sea of cars. Wang Shuo walked up to it, originally planning to greet Lin Shen from the backseat, but Lin Shen’s actions exceeded his expectations once again.
Lin Shen had actually driven here himself. He didn’t even use a chauffeur!
"Get in," Lin Shen said, treating him like a friend as he popped the trunk and rolled down the passenger window. He smiled. "Put your luggage in the trunk."
"Ah? Okay!"
Wang Shuo’s mind was in a bit of a scramble now; he didn’t even know how to compose himself. As a result, he awkwardly placed his suitcase into the trunk and took a seat in the passenger side, looking exceptionally nervous.
"P-P-President Lin... how could you drive here to pick me up personally? This is too grand of a gesture. I really don’t deserve it..."
"What’s the big deal?" Lin Shen didn’t mind at all. Smiling, he turned the steering wheel and drove out of Hongqiao Railway Station, saying lightly, "I read your resume and thought you were a rare talent. Since you have the capability, you deserve to be treated this way."
"President Lin..."
Wang Shuo’s heart beat faster. He was so moved by Lin Shen’s words that he almost cried, a surge of warmth wrapping around his heart. Since he started working, he had never heard anyone praise his professional abilities.
Although he had worked his way up step-by-step from a basic cat shop assistant to his recent position as the general manager of Chongyou Home Jinling Branch, others simply assumed he had climbed to that position by picking the right sides and exploiting connections. Only he knew the eye-rolls and grievances he had suffered along the way. Hard work was never meant for others to see; it was so that after succeeding, one would have a past worth looking back on.
Therefore, Lin Shen’s words deeply struck a soft spot in Wang Shuo’s heart, making him resolve to work at Shennan for the rest of his life.
"Thank you for appreciating my worth, President Lin," Wang Shuo said gratefully. "I will do my best to pass your interview and do everything possible to stay at Shennan and contribute to the company."
"I believe in you," Lin Shen smiled.
Truthfully, in his eyes, driving over personally to pick up a talent like Wang Shuo wasn’t something that lost him face or lowered his status. On the contrary, if he could earn a genius’s loyalty for such a small price, it was an absolute steal! No wonder those emperors in history who appreciated their generals and stayed close to the common people received such high praise. After all, he himself came from the masses, so he needed to stay grounded among them.
Along the way, Lin Shen engaged in a detailed conversation to understand Wang Shuo better, while the latter held nothing back, sharing all his knowledge and expertise. Only through a conversation without any reservations or hidden agendas could one truly see a person’s character and capabilities.
At least in Lin Shen’s view, Wang Shuo was someone who could be entrusted with great responsibilities. Although he lacked experience in making major executive decisions, no one was born with the experience of managing a company. He could just take it slow. With the help of his system, Lin Shen could easily afford a high margin for error.
Afterwards, with Lin Shen driving, the two arrived downstairs at Shennan’s building—Huamao Mansion.
Coincidentally, this was also the location of Pet Guardian Home’s Modu branch. This gave Wang Shuo an inexplicable, strange feeling. Previously, he had always come to the Modu branch as an outstanding employee of Pet Guardian Home to exchange work experiences with other top staff. But now, he had resigned from Pet Guardian Home and was heading to its competitor’s company to take up a post.
This made Wang Shuo’s imagination run wild. "Won’t the people from the two companies get into a fight?" he wondered.
Seeing Wang Shuo’s hesitant and slightly weirded-out expression, Lin Shen smiled and patted his shoulder. "Don’t worry, there won’t be any fighting. If a fight really does break out, since we have fewer people, our only option is to lie on the ground and pick out our new cars."
"President Lin..." Wang Shuo offered a helpless smile, then followed Lin Shen upstairs.
Arriving at the 14th floor—a place he had never been before—his eyes immediately lit up.
Compared to the rather formal work environment at Pet Guardian Home, Shennan’s was much more relaxed and comfortable. Not only did the posters and decorations in the hallway look exceptionally warm and inviting, but one could even see plenty of cats and small dogs roaming about. It clearly fostered a beautiful lifestyle where humans and pets lived in harmony.
This was exactly what Wang Shuo wanted a Pet Industry Company to look like.
"This is how it should be!" he thought. "How can a company in the pet industry not interact with pets?"
Although it was just a difference in work environment, to Wang Shuo, it represented a difference in corporate philosophy. Shennan felt much more like a true Pet Industry Company, and there was a very high probability that it would grow big and strong in this field!