Jiang Mengxin immediately posted the recruitment notice upon returning to Kaiyuan Jewelry, strictly following the requirements proposed by Murong Ba.
At the same time, Jiang Mengxin offered an exceptionally high salary.
Starting from seven figures annually!
As long as talent of such caliber was willing to come, everything else was negotiable, be it salary, holidays, or anything else, all could be discussed.
With such generous terms offered, it immediately attracted a large number of people for interviews.
Unfortunately, Jiang Mengxin interviewed from morning till night, yet not a single one was qualified.
All those people were drawn by the high salary. While some possessed genuine skills, they were still far from the level of unparalleled national talent.
Those individuals also did not expect Jiang Mengxin to be so 'rigid,' strictly adhering to the requirements, where even one item not conforming was unacceptable.
In one day, Jiang Mengxin not only failed to recruit anyone but also managed to offend one of the interviewees.
Everyone was saying that Kaiyuan Jewelry was not genuinely recruiting but merely seeking to gain fame.
These issues were enough to trouble Jiang Mengxin, but what made her even more speechless was that at this critical juncture, Murong Ba decided to interfere, obstructing her at every turn!
On the other side, Murong Ba also put forth the same requirements.
Furthermore, Murong Ba offered better benefits and treatment than Jiang Mengxin.
With the same requirements, if someone else offered better terms, then if any talent genuinely wanted to work, they would undoubtedly choose Murong Ba over Jiang Mengxin.
In addition to this.
Jiang Mengxin learned through unofficial channels that Murong Ba had issued a "kill order"!
Anyone who dared to join Kaiyuan Jewelry would be considered Murong Ba's enemy, and enemies were to be eradicated completely, leaving none behind.
Although this kill order was not officially publicized, everyone knew it represented Murong Ba's intent.
This resulted in an even more dire situation.
Jiang Mengxin not only failed to recruit a single person all day, but what was worse, the key personnel within the company began submitting their resignation notices one after another!
The reason was that they had all heard of Murong Ba's kill order and feared being "hunted" by him.
In Modu, Murong Ba was an almost demonic presence.
Ordinary people dared not contend with him.
Late at night.
The Xiao family residence.
Jiang Mengxin sat in the living room, silent. She had been holding her teacup for half an hour but had not taken a single sip.
Xiao Wenrong and Xiao Zhan, father and son, both shook their heads.
The situation was dire.
If this continued, failing to join the 996 project was secondary; it was feared that Kaiyuan Jewelry itself would be crushed by Murong Ba.
A good situation had turned bad.
Xiao Zhan cursed, "That son of a bitch Murong Ba, I curse his entire ancestral lineage! He's colluding with Jia Zheng and that bunch of powerful elites, intending to destroy us!"
Alas…
Xiao Wenrong sighed and said, "Murong Ba's influence in Modu is too great, and he has a large group of powerful elites backing him. How can we fight against them? My advice is to give up early. Don't even think about joining the 996 project; let's just protect our basic foundation first."
Just as everyone was lost in their worries, a figure silently walked into the living room.
It was Lu Ming.
Jiang Mengxin looked at him with sharp eyes and questioned, "Where did you go? You're back so late."
Lu Ming said indifferently, "Met an old friend and had dinner."
Visiting a friend?
Eating dinner?
"You, you scoundrel!" Jiang Mengxin raised the teacup in her hand and hurled it fiercely at Lu Ming. If Lu Ming hadn't dodged quickly, it would have been a painful blow.
Jiang Mengxin berated him, "Kaiyuan Jewelry is at a critical juncture of life and death, and the Jiang family is likely to be driven out of Modu. At such a crucial moment, you still have the leisure to meet old friends? To have dinner? Hmph, Lu Ming, do you have any regard for the Jiang family in your heart?!"
Lu Ming's expression darkened.
He looked at the shattered teacup on the floor and said in a deep voice, "You're troubled about the matter of the ten talents, right? Leave this to me. I've already asked a friend to handle it; he specializes in… recruitment. We should be able to find the ten talents soon."
Recruitment?
Jiang Mengxin was so angry she felt like laughing.
She scoffed, "Lu Ming, where do you think this is? This is Modu, and we are participating in a super-large-scale scientific project. We need to find ten talents of unparalleled national caliber! What did you just say? You asked your friend to look for them, and your friend is responsible for recruitment? Hahaha, I'm truly so grateful to you. Do you take this place for an electronics factory, where you can just grab a few energetic young men off the street? You scoundrel!"
Jiang Mengxin's scolding was particularly harsh, disregarding Lu Ming's dignity entirely.
She was venting all the pent-up frustration she had suffered elsewhere onto Lu Ming, treating him as a punching bag for her resentment.
Xiao Wenrong and Xiao Zhan could no longer bear to watch.
Xiao Zhan kindly advised, "President Jiang, what you're saying is a bit excessive. Regardless, Lu Ming meant well."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Xu Qin came out, sneering, "Meant well? He's more of a hindrance than a help, only causing trouble for us. Does he have any use beyond that?"
Everyone fell silent.
Xiao Zhan kept signaling Lu Ming, urging him to leave and not stand there to be scolded.
Jiang Mengxin was clearly angry, and since she couldn't find someone else to blame, she was taking it out on Lu Ming. There was no need for Lu Ming to continue being a scapegoat.
However.
To everyone's surprise, Lu Ming simply smiled lightly, seemingly unfazed by Jiang Mengxin's insults.
More importantly, Lu Ming then glanced at a text message on his phone and stated with conviction, "My friend has replied. He said he has already found ten talents who meet the requirements. Shall we go take a look now?"
Oh?
Is it true?
Xiao Zhan's brow instantly relaxed, and he laughed heartily, "My goodness, Lu Ming, you're amazing! You found ten talents of unparalleled national caliber? And in less than a day! Come on, let's go see."
"No!" Jiang Mengxin shouted.
Xiao Zhan blinked in surprise and retorted, "Why can't I go? President Jiang, aren't you in a hurry to find ten talents? Now that they've been found, why don't you want to see them?"
Heh heh.
Jiang Mengxin let out two cold laughs and said, "Xiao Zhan, it's one thing if Lu Ming is foolish, but how can your mind be so slow too?"
Xiao Zhan was baffled by the insult, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Mengxin said, "You saw the situation with our interviews today. Even with an astronomical annual salary as bait, we couldn't reel in any big fish. With all the resources of the Jiang and Xiao families depleted, we couldn't even poach one national scholar. What makes this Lu Ming so capable that he can accomplish finding ten talents in less than a day? Is he the Jade Emperor or the Buddha, that he's so omnipotent!"