Chapter 168: A Single Sentence, Must Be Acquired! (Part 1)

The sudden scene left the employees who were just about to start work collectively stunned.

Is this still considered a small company?

In 2001, when the internet was just beginning to take off, a company of more than 100 square meters was already considered not small in the north.

Who is this person?

To dare to be so arrogant!

Liu Meng, 21 years old and outspoken, immediately retorted, “Hey hey hey, how can you say that? Our company offers a four-day workweek, a monthly salary of two thousand. Where else in the provincial city can you find such a job?”

The other new employees were also dissatisfied, and under Liu Meng’s lead, they all pointed at the tall thin man.

“The boss just mentioned providing five insurances and one housing fund, and you still refuse? You’re too arrogant!”

“After I told my classmates yesterday, they were all green with envy. If you don’t want to work here, just leave!”

“You’re not much older than us, yet you really think you have some incredible skills?”

Each of them was filled with righteous indignation, loudly defending the company’s image.

However.

The tall thin man paid no heed, snorted coldly, turned around, and left. Before exiting, he remarked, “What do you few freshly graduated kids know about technology? I disdain to argue with you. One day, you’ll know my great name!”

The employees naturally didn’t know his name, nor did they care to know.

But.

Zhao Qingfeng was very clear.

From the moment this man entered, Zhao Qingfeng had been frowning.

He recognized him.

This person was Cai Shuwen.

The two had several encounters in their previous lives, and Cai Shuwen had even sought advice from Zhao Qingfeng via email multiple times after Zhao Qingfeng won the ‘Turing Award,’ asking about the development trends in the internet industry and many difficult problems.

Cai Shuwen joined Alibaba in 2005.

He was technically very strong and loved to learn. Alibaba’s file system TFS, key-value system, Tair, Cache, search, communication framework, etc., were all his early representative works.

He also knew C/C++ language, was proficient in the Java kernel.

He could delve into low-level technology as well as high-level business domains, from front-end to back-end, his knowledge was both broad and profound. At his peak, his strength reached almost 30% of Zhao Qingfeng’s, a rare talent indeed.

And he had a quality similar to Zhao Qingfeng.

Both could quickly solve some problems that appeared odd and complex to others, even those cutting-edge issues they had never encountered before.

Zhao Qingfeng hadn’t expected to meet Cai Shuwen here in this life.

Recalling his eager attitude for knowledge in the previous life and now seeing his disdainful and arrogant demeanor.

Two lives, two different scenes.

Interesting, interesting!

But he didn’t blame Cai Shuwen.

After all, with genuine talent, arrogance was inevitable.

At this moment.

Zhao Qingfeng finally understood why Marina had knowledge of the internet industry.

No wonder.

It turned out she had a future top-tier senior programmer by her side.

It seems this HR recruitment was absolutely right, 3500 wasn’t too much at all. If he could acquire Cai Shuwen, it could be described as adding wings to a tiger for his company.

Three words.

Must be acquired!

Today, since you’ve come, don’t think about leaving.

What about going south?

Better stay here obediently and join me in our great endeavor!

While Zhao Qingfeng was thinking, Marina had already followed Cai Shuwen outside.

The two stood in the corridor arguing loudly.

Marina didn’t want Cai Shuwen to leave, holding his hand and pleading, “Little Wen, just stay here, okay? I’ll talk to Officer Zhao about giving you a high salary, right? This is a newly established company, with limitless future potential, and with a four-day workweek, we’ll have more time together!”

The two were online friends, having chatted for over a year.

Cai Shuwen had just terminated his contract with his previous company and returned to the provincial city, persuaded by Marina.

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