The Narrator's Off-Script
Chapter 48

Talent Recommendation

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Guo Yuan swore to heaven and earth that, as an honest and trustworthy young man, he had never intended to fool anyone. When it came to this mysterious organization, he had always been in a position of passively accepting things.

But even if Guo Yuan had no intention of misleading anyone, Lin Yumo could not stop herself from overthinking.

After getting over her initial shock, Su Yurou looked at Guo Yuan with a hint of reverence in her eyes.

She could not help recalling how Guo Yuan had deliberately brought up the bracelet when he met Wang Qiu.

"Mr. Guo, I... I said some bad things about you to Wang Qiu before. I hope you won't take it to heart."

Su Yurou was already seventy or eighty percent convinced that Guo Yuan had people backing him. She felt that he might already know about her and Wang Qiu talking about him behind his back, so she chose to apologize directly.

The corner of Guo Yuan's mouth twitched. He waved a hand and said, "It's fine. I don't mind."

Su Yurou visibly relaxed at that.

After they returned home, Lin Yumo took out the equity transfer agreement she had prepared long ago.

"Come on, Yurou, sign it! You deserve these five percent of the shares. But for now, you'll only have dividend rights. The voting rights will remain with me, because I've only just become the company's chairman and need to keep a firm hold on them for a while."

"I understand. You don't need to explain." With that, Su Yurou signed the equity transfer agreement.

"Yurou, don't worry! From now on, our lives will be smooth sailing! Go take a shower first. I prepared some new clothes for you. These old clothes are bad luck—just throw them out. Then we'll go change up your image. I really don't like that hairstyle of yours."

Lin Yumo chattered on and on, and as Su Yurou listened, a smile gradually appeared on her lips.

She suddenly found herself looking forward to her new life.

Two hours later, someone knocked on Guo Yuan's door.

Guo Yuan, who had just gone back to sleep for a while, opened the door and found Lin Yumo and Su Yurou standing outside.

In just that short time, Su Yurou had changed dramatically. Her hair had been cut much shorter, giving her a cool, androgynous beauty, and she had changed into a casual outfit.

Lin Yumo pulled Su Yurou over to the sofa and said, "Guo Yuan, I need to talk to you about something."

"Go ahead."

"I want Yurou to join my company as my secretary. Once she gets familiar with the company's operations, I'll promote her to General Manager."

"A new ruler brings a new court. Longcheng Biology is yours to run now, so you can decide."

"Aren't we partners? I thought it was necessary to let you know."

"Uh, should I make a formal statement, then?"

Lin Yumo nodded.

Seeing that, Guo Yuan sat up straight and said, "I agree to let Su Yurou join Longcheng Biology."

"Thank you, Guo Yuan." Su Yurou stood up, bowed to him, and thanked him.

Su Yurou's abilities were not an issue, but her two months in prison had caused her to lose confidence in herself and had also affected her mentally. It is recommended that she see a psychologist.

Guo Yuan did not directly tell Lin Yumo what the narration had suggested. Su Yurou was still right there, after all. Telling Lin Yumo directly might upset her.

Guo Yuan decided to send Lin Yumo a WeChat message later and tell her in private.

"By the way, Guo Yuan, when are you buying your company?" Lin Yumo asked.

"Within the next couple of days, probably. I'm planning to make a trip to Shanghai to complete the acquisition and restructuring."

"Do you need my help?"

"Probably not. I can handle it. The lawyers have already drafted the contracts."

"I'm not talking about the contracts. I mean the company's core team. It's obvious you've never run a company before. As the boss, the two most important departments to keep firmly under control are HR and finance."

"Is there a reason for that?" Guo Yuan asked.

"Yurou, explain it to him."

Su Yurou nodded and said, "Mr. Guo, this is how many executives at large companies see it: the two most important departments in a company are HR and finance.

"Only by keeping control of the HR department and knowing how to employ people can you grasp the company's overall operations.

"Finance, on the other hand, is the company's money bag. A company's CFO is either the person the boss trusts most or someone the boss can control completely."

Guo Yuan suddenly understood. He had wondered before why Lin Yumo had kept Ma Shuhua on as CFO. Now it seemed that it was because Lin Yumo had leverage over her and could control her completely. Ma Shuhua would never dare betray Lin Yumo.

If she fired Ma Shuhua and hired another CFO later, it would probably be difficult for Lin Yumo to fully trust the new CFO. It was better to keep someone who had leverage held over them and was easy to control.

"Guo Yuan, if you need it, I can help you find a few people and put together a basic team so you can take control of the company as soon as possible," Lin Yumo said.

Guo Yuan shook his head. He had thought Lin Yumo had capable people she could send directly to him, but it turned out she would have to find new people too.

Since people had to be found either way, could Lin Yumo's judgment possibly be more useful than his narration?

So Guo Yuan chose to refuse. "If you have to find new people, then there's no need. I'll make my own arrangements."

"Hm? You mean you'd be willing to accept people I trust going to work at your company?" Lin Yumo froze for a moment before asking.

She had assumed Guo Yuan would be reluctant to let her interfere in his company, so to avoid any suspicion, she had said she would find new people.

But from what Guo Yuan meant, he seemed willing to accept her people.

"Is that strange? You put up the money, and once I acquire the company, you'll be a shareholder too. I trust you, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?"

There was one more thing Guo Yuan did not say aloud: he had the narration, so he was not afraid of any of that.

Hearing Guo Yuan's words, Lin Yumo was briefly at a loss for words. After quite a while, she finally said, "All right! I understand what you mean. Let me recommend someone to you. He was a student of one of my dad's classmates. He originally studied biology, but after graduating from college, he came to Longcheng Biology and had always worked in human resources.

While my dad was still around, he was Longcheng Biology's HR director. Later, after my dad passed away and Chen Qilong became deputy general manager, he removed him from the position.

I originally wanted to bring him back, but he'd been traveling and was impossible to reach. Besides, you told me before that Longcheng Biology's HR department was doing pretty well now. I observed it for a while and felt that it was indeed decent, so I put him aside for the time being.

If you're interested, I can contact him for you and have him handle your company's HR."

"What's his name? How old is he this year?" Guo Yuan asked.

"His name is Wang Hui. He's thirty-six this year. After being laid off last year, he spent his time traveling with his wife and child. He only just returned to Bingzhou recently."

"Then I'll have to trouble you to contact him for me," Guo Yuan said after giving it some thought.

"Sure! I'll get in touch with him in a bit."

PS: This book has surpassed 100,000 words. The smart recommendation should come in the next couple of days, so I'm asking you brothers to please keep reading—just read the latest chapter every day. With the smart recommendation coming, let's use it to make a push. Maybe we'll have a chance to go even further, like getting onto Sanjiang or something.

If we really make it onto Sanjiang, I'll put together something big for you brothers in return.

Please click into the new chapter every day, please click into the new chapter every day, please click into the new chapter every day. Important things must be said three times. Thank you all on my knees for your support!

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