Xu Xiaoqing walked into the Zhongtian Cafe and took out his mobile phone, ready to make a call.
Earlier on the phone, Han Zhong, the head of the Tengfei Group, had only given him the address, but did not say exactly which box it was in. Luckily, the Zhongtian Café was not far from Xu Xiaoqing’s home, so he quickly arrived.
“Mr Xu Xiaoqing?”
Just as Xu Xiaoqing was looking through the numbers, a voice suddenly rang out, and he immediately turned his head to see a young man in a suit smiling as he walked over to the lounge area not far away.
He nodded, “It’s me, you are Mr. Han from …… Tengfei Group?”
“Hello Professor Xu!”
Han Zhong smiled and nodded while extending his hand, “I am the general manager of the Tengfei Group, Han Zhong, and I am here to pay you a special visit today.”
Xu Xiaoqing hurriedly said, “You’re welcome, you’re welcome, I’m only an a*sociate professor.”
In his heart, however, he could not help but be astonished, he did not expect the general manager of the Tengfei Group to be so young, looking at Han Zhong’s appearance, he was probably not even thirty years old?
If he knew that Han Zhong looked a bit old because of his wealthy appearance itself, he was afraid that he would be even more surprised.
“Professor Xu, I’ve arranged a card table, it’s very quiet, if it’s convenient for us to go over and talk?” Han Zhong said with a smile.
“Good!”
Xu Xiaoqing nodded.
Han Zhong smiled and said, “Professor Xu, this way please.”
Xu Xiaoqing waved his hand repeatedly, “You’re too polite, Mr. Han, too polite.”
For the first time in his life, Xu Xiaoqing was treated so politely, even when people from other companies came to him before, although they were polite, they were not so polite. Because he could tell that Han Zhonggang was sitting in the rest area, actually waiting for him.
This kind of treatment made Xu Xiaoqing, who was not very eloquent, feel a little flattered.
Only when he walked into the card table did Xu Xiaoqing realise that Han Zhong had not come alone, but that he was accompanied by a man and a woman, both dressed in professional suits, and he immediately realised the importance Han Zhong attached to him.
“Professor Xu, I am a straightforward person, so I speak in a straightforward manner.” After taking his seat, Han Zhong said straightforwardly, “This time I’ve come to visit you with one purpose, I hope you can join the Tengfei Group.”
“Oh?”
Although he had already guessed it in his heart, but Han Zhong said it himself, Xu Xiaoqing was still a little surprised, “As far as I know, the Tengfei Group can be said to be full of talents and has made achievements that have amazed the world, I am only an a*sociate professor ……”
Han Zhong laughed, “Education and title, that can only represent a part of a person’s ability, but definitely not the whole. It’s not for nothing that the education system in China has been criticized.”
Xu Xiaoqing laughed, he was in the education system, so naturally he was not in a position to comment much on this.
Han Zhong said, “Professor Xu, we have learned about your experience, and at the same time, we have made a full understanding of the research you have done on the subject, as well as the results you have achieved in the past, we think that you are fully capable of taking charge of a subject research, moreover, a talent like you is exactly what our Tengfei Group desperately needs, so I am here to sincerely invite you to join Tengfei Group.”
“This ……”
“You don’t have to say yes so quickly.”
Han Zhong smiled, “I have only two purposes for coming here this time, firstly, to show our sincerity, and secondly, to get to know each other. Professor Xu, I believe that with your ability, there must be quite a few companies that have come to poach you, some of them may have promised you good terms, but I don’t think there is any company that will have such a high regard for talent as the Tengfei Group. In order to show our sincerity, the conditions can be as good as you want, we definitely won’t discount anything!”
“Besides, we already know enough about you, but I think you don’t know much about our group yet.”
Han Zhong said, “Professor Xu, you are an expert in materials, and Tengfei Group’s development in materials, although the scale is not yet very large, some of the technologies are already at the forefront of the world, such as the new chrome alloy materials and so on, and now, our group needs to develop various advanced materials on a large scale, for this reason, the group has especially built an experimental building, which has a total of There are more than forty laboratories ……”
“Of course, to say this maybe you don’t care much, simply put, as long as you are willing to join the Tengfei Group, we will provide you with a separate laboratory, and whatever instruments you need inside, you can make a list, no matter how expensive it is, we will not hesitate to buy it.”
Han Zhong said sincerely, “If you need an experimental a*sistant, you can pick anyone you want, those within our group are absolutely fine, if it’s from an outside unit, we will try our best to coordinate and try to meet your requirements as much as possible.”
“If you feel that it is too far away from home or for other reasons you do not want to work on the island, that is not a problem either. Clothing, food, accommodation and transportation are likewise provided by us.”
……
The company’s main business is to provide the best possible service to its customers.
This is great!
The benefits, conditions and so on, were just too good!
But what really impressed him was Han Zhong’s promise to let him lead a lab on his own, with his a*sistants and team chosen at his discretion.
For an expert who is truly pa*sionate about scientific research, there is nothing better than this offer!
As for the salary, since Xu Xiaoqing had not yet agreed to it, it was still too early to talk about it. As Han Zhong had said, he had come here today for two things, which boiled down to one purpose – to invite Xu Xiaoqing to join the Tengfei Group.
Xu Xiaoqing couldn’t help but feel excited.
He had been ostracised at school and had to look at other professors to use the lab, and even the graduate students under the other professors dared to ignore him.
How could he not feel aggrieved?
Many times he thought that he should just go to a company instead of suffering in the university.
But considering that companies are too profit-seeking, and that doing research would definitely tie his hands, and that the companies that invited him were in fact very purposeful and gave him too many constraints, he finally did not say yes after thinking about it.
However, when comparing his past encounters with the treatment Han Zhong could give him now, Xu Xiaoqing’s emotions were so stirred that he could not contain himself.
Especially when he heard that he could have an independent laboratory, he almost opened his mouth and said yes.
“By the way, let me add.”
Just as Xu Xiaoqing’s jaw dropped, Han Zhong suddenly spoke again, “In terms of housing, in accordance with your qualifications, Professor Xu, we are allocating a four-room, two-room house, plus a matching car, and as long as you work at the Tengfei Group for more than ten years, the title of the house can be divided into your name.”
Xu Xiaoqing was stunned.
A house in Jiangzhou?
Four rooms and two halls?
That would cost at least a million or more!
“In addition, if Professor Xu is interested in continuing to teach, we also have a school under the Tengfei Group, and the salary is of course calculated separately.” Han Zhong said, “In short, in a word, everything is based on your satisfaction!”
The last trace of hesitation in Xu Xiaoqing’s heart was dispelled by these last words from Han Zhong, which was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back, making Xu Xiaoqing make a choice at once.
“I …… need to go home and discuss this with my lover.” Xu Xiaoqing almost immediately agreed to do so, but eventually held back.
“No problem!”
Han Zhong nodded and smiled, “I sincerely hope that Professor Xu can join the Tengfei Group, it would be both an honor for us and a motivation for us to truly take off.”
“Good!”
Hearing this, even the mute Xu Xiaoqing couldn’t help but feel stirred up and couldn’t help but give birth to a sense of pride, “I will definitely get back to you as soon as possible.”
……
“Well, how was it?”
When she saw the odd look on Xu Xiaoqing’s face, her heart sank, “What, no deal? Didn’t the Tengfei Group come to poach you?”
Xu Xiaoqing pursed her lips and said, “No.”
“Then what does this look on your face mean?” The wife couldn’t help but ask, “The terms they offered were not good?”
“Not bad, but …… too good!” Xu Xiaoqing laughed bitterly, “I didn’t even know I was so valuable ……”
“Come on, tell me what’s going on!” The wife’s eyes lit up at once.
Xu Xiaoqing then told Han Zhong’s original story and shook his head with a bitter smile, “I don’t know what they see in me, I did do a few subjects, but, with the conditions, nothing has come out of it yet ……”
“Pop!”
The wife slapped Xu Xiaoqing on the shoulder, “Are you stupid, people from big group companies would be stupid enough to give you money for nothing? You yourself don’t know that you have value, that’s because your vision can’t see it, but people are wise to heroes, you don’t even agree to this condition?”
“I didn’t say no, I just said I’d think about it ……”
“Consider my a*s!”
The wife was a rare foul-mouthed, “Old Xu, I tell you, if you don’t agree to such a condition, then you are the number one fool in the world, it doesn’t matter if you are stupid yourself, but you still want me and my daughter to follow you? You have to compare what kind of life you used to lead at school, and what kind of life you lead now when people come to invite you with a palanquin.
Xu Xiaoqing was suddenly silent, after a moment, he raised his head, “Wife, you’re right, since the Tengfei Group values me, then I’ll prove my worth, I promise!”
