Who goes to work if they're a decent person?

Chapter 41: Short of Money Again

After the cooperation was agreed upon, the agreement was to expedite the process for the accounting and tax company. Su Ming was also busy and decided to get things set up first.

He had Gu Yushu rush to produce a recruitment poster overnight, with Chen Lu's radiant smiling face as the main visual element.

The headline reads: "Walking with Legends – Chen Lu Studio & Tianming Media Jointly Recruit Talent."

Then, in smaller print, it says: "No experience required, just have a dream."

Guaranteed base salary plus top-tier industry commission, professional training provided, personally mentored by Chen Lu, location: Hongyun Building, Jingcheng.

Instead of sending the posters to regular recruitment websites, they were all posted on various high-traffic platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou.

Chen Lu even posted a short video herself, personally recruiting people.

Wearing casual clothes and without makeup, she smiled at herself in the mirror and said, "Family, I've started a company called Tianming Media in the Hongyun Building in Jingcheng."

We're short-staffed right now, lots and lots of people. As long as you're willing to come, I'm willing to teach you. I guarantee you'll learn it, and if you don't, I'll treat you to a meal...

The video went viral immediately after it was posted.

The next morning, when Su Ming arrived on the 8th floor, he was shocked by the sight before him.

There was a queue in the hallway, all of them there for job interviews.

"Is it really Chen Lu's company?"

"The poster says it's a joint recruitment, so it must be true."

"No experience is fine, so does that mean I have a chance?"

"..."

Li Youming was busy behind the front desk, with a stack of registration forms in front of him, registering information one by one.

Gu Yushu wasn't idle either; she stayed in the small conference room as an interview point.

While you are quickly screening candidates, she conducts interviews extremely fast, typically every three to five minutes.

Highly efficient servants also have a high attrition rate.

Shen Yue was also helping with the selection process, looking for suitable candidates.

Lina, on the other hand, wasn't here; she probably went out to buy some supplies.

Su Ming glanced at it a few times and didn't stay long.

Staying here is just causing trouble for everyone; I might as well go back to work at Starlight Shining.

He ran to the Starlight Shining office and found that the people there were also talking about it.

"There are so many people downstairs today, I've been waiting for the elevator for ages."

"You bet! I heard Chen Lu and his team downstairs are hiring. That's terrifying."

Su Ming listened to a couple of sentences casually, then calmly walked to his workstation and sat down.

As soon as the computer was turned on, Chen Hao poked his head over.

"Ming-ge, Ming-ge! Did you see that? There was a sudden explosion downstairs."

"What the hell exploded?" Su Ming pretended to be clueless and opened Douyin to refresh the video.

"That new company that opened downstairs, Tianming Media!"

"At least several hundred people came for interviews today. I heard it's Sister Chen Lu's company. Didn't you know that?"

"Ming-ge, aren't you Chen Lu-jie's boyfriend?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I become her boyfriend?" Su Ming glanced at Chen Hao.

"But that company downstairs is really impressive. I wonder how amazing their boss must be."

Chen Hao nodded in agreement, "Yeah, the salary they're offering is so high, I'm thinking of going for an interview."

Then Chen Hao leaned even closer and lowered his voice to say:

"Ming-ge, do you think I should give it a try? I might get the job, and the pay is much better than here."

Su Ming glanced at Chen Hao. "You really want to go?"

"Think about it!" Chen Hao scratched his head. "After all, the treatment is so good, and with Sister Chen Lu backing her up, the potential for development is huge."

"I'll give you fifty. I'll talk to Chen Lu and see if I can get you a favor." Su Ming held out his hand.

Chen Hao was startled. "Really? I'll transfer it right away."

After saying that, Chen Hao opened his phone and started transferring money to Su Ming.

Li Wenqing and Lin Yiyi quickly came over and took out their phones to transfer money to Su Ming.

Three notification sounds came from his phone, indicating that Su Ming had received a total of 150 yuan via WeChat.

That's great.

"Okay, I'll tell Shen Yue right away and arrange for you to go for the interview."

Su Ming then took his three partners, who had already developed a tacit understanding, to the company.

I wonder what their expressions will be when they find out they're the boss.

Su Ming found it interesting to think about.

After sending the message to Shen Yue, he dismissed the three people.

I started thinking about the company's plans on my own.

He hadn't expected such a quick response to the job posting. So many people had come for interviews so soon after the announcement.

Soon, many more people from other places will be arriving. Where will they stay?

The issue of employee dormitories must be resolved immediately; otherwise, even if people are hired, they won't be able to stay in peace.

Suddenly, he found himself with something to do again.

At this rate, the company will soon reach a scale of 100 people.

The current compensation package he offers to new streamers is free training, including room and board, with no initial salary.

Once newcomers are able to stream independently, they will receive a base salary plus commission, which is about 20% higher than the market rate.

As a result, the company's finances will also find it difficult to sustain.

I only have about 500 million yuan in cash flow on hand, and I haven't settled the outstanding payments with the accounting and tax company yet.

If the debt is settled, there will probably only be around 300 million left, which is not enough to withstand any further losses.

So after a quick calculation, Su Ming realized that he was short of money again.

"Are you short of money again?"

"Oh right, there's still the company's 800 million commission that hasn't been paid yet. After taxes, there should be about 400 million left."

It can't withstand much more turmoil; we still need to find a way to make money.

However, Su Ming's immediate priority was to sort out the employee dormitory situation before thinking about ways to make money.

After all, the purpose of starting your own company is to make money.

He immediately thought of the apartment Chen Lu rented, but it was a high-end apartment and too expensive.

"Let's ask the magical conch shell."

Su Ming picked up his phone and called Liu Wei.

The phone rang for a while before being answered; the sound on the other end was a bit noisy, so it seemed to be outdoors.

"Mr. Su, what a coincidence! I was just thinking about you when you called."

Liu Wei smiled, his tone very enthusiastic.

"Brother Liu, I've come to ask you for help," Su Ming said bluntly.

"Are there any suitable apartments near our building? Do you know the owners? We could talk about prices and stuff."

I plan to rent one or two hundred units and ask the landlord for a package deal.

Upon hearing Su Ming's words, Liu Wei was taken aback at first, then laughed.

"President Su, this is so easy for you."

The occupancy rate of our Hongyun Building is already low, and the occupancy rate of nearby apartments is even lower. If you were willing to rent out a hundred or two units, people would be begging you to rent them.

Don't worry, I'll negotiate the price. I'll get them to waive our rent for six months first.

"Really? Is your face that big?" Su Ming asked in surprise.

Liu Wei, however, made a guarantee, because he was very familiar with the owners of the nearby apartment complex.

I recently complained to him that I can't rent out the house and I have to pay a lot of maintenance and property management fees.

Now is the perfect time to do Su Ming a favor, and at the same time, do Lao Zhao a favor as well.

Kill two birds with one stone!

"I've seen that apartment. The conditions are pretty good, but the decoration is a bit simple and there's not much advertising."

"Okay, Mr. Su, I'll go and take care of this for you today."