Joining Penguin Video

The next morning at 7:30 AM, it was Li Xun's first day on the job.

He looked up at the Penguin Video Innovation Building before him, thinking, "It's truly magnificent! This is where I'll be working for a considerable time in the future!"

He stepped into the building.

He arrived on the 4th floor, the Penguin Video Human Resources Department.

Since it was still early, the office door hadn't opened yet, but two young women were already standing by the entrance.

The two women nodded at Li Xun when they saw him.

"Are you guys here to report in too?" Li Xun asked.

"Yeah, are you?" one of the round-faced girls replied.

Li Xun nodded and asked with a smile, "Which department are you two in?"

"The Screenwriting Department of the Original Drama Center. What about you?" The girl who spoke this time smiled, revealing two dimples on her cheeks, making her very cute.

Li Xun smiled back, "What a coincidence, I'm also in the Screenwriting Department of the Original Drama Center."

The two girls became a bit more enthusiastic.

"I'm Han Qiaoling, from Beijing Film Academy, majoring in Drama, Film, and Television Literature," the round-faced girl said, extending her hand to Li Xun.

"I'm Li Xun, nice to meet you," Li Xun replied, shaking her hand.

"I'm Zhou Hongsu, from China Media University, also majoring in Drama, Film, and Television Literature. What's up? We two girls have already introduced ourselves, but you're still holding back. Is your alma mater too impressive, and you're afraid we'll feel inferior?" the dimpled girl teased.

Li Xun scratched his head and replied, "No, no, it's not that I'm holding back. It's just that even if I told you, you probably wouldn't know. I graduated from Li Family Bay High School. Have you heard of it?"

The two girls looked at Li Xun in surprise. Zhou Hongsu asked hesitantly, "You... have a high school diploma?"

Li Xun nodded.

"Well, that's quite impressive. You must have something special about you!" The two girls offered a brief compliment and didn't pry further.

Before long, someone from the Human Resources Department arrived. After completing the basic onboarding procedures, they were led by a young lady from HR to the Original Drama Center's Screenwriting Department on the 5th floor to report.

On the way, they chatted.

Han Qiaoling couldn't hide her excitement. "Wow, it's so big! As expected of a Fortune Global 500 company. You know, when my classmates found out I got into Penguin Video, they were all incredibly envious."

Zhou Hongsu chuckled, "So you applied to Penguin Video just because it's big and a Fortune Global 500 company?"

Han Qiaoling replied matter-of-factly, "Of course! Why else? What about you guys? Why did you apply to Penguin Video?"

Zhou Hongsu's face was filled with admiration. "On my first day at China Media, I heard almost everyone around me talking about Senior Sister Dai. Like Senior Sister Dai, I fought my way out of the mountains with countless nights of studying until late. That's why I know even more how difficult it was for Senior Sister Dai to achieve what she has today. I admire Senior Sister Dai more than anyone. Senior Sister Dai is my idol, my role model! Now that I've graduated, and Penguin Video happened to be hiring screenwriters, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, I had to try to get into Senior Sister Dai's company. Because she's my role model, don't you think it's a blessing to work under your idol?"

Han Qiaoling nodded in agreement. "Even though I'm from Beijing Film Academy, Senior Sister Dai, who graduated from China Media, is very famous there too. She's my idol as well."

Li Xun couldn't help but interject, "Excuse me for interrupting, but who is this Senior Sister Dai you're talking about? She sounds quite amazing."

"You don't even know Senior Sister Dai?" Han Qiaoling asked incredulously.

Li Xun asked blankly, "Should I know her?"

The two girls and the HR lady nodded, almost in unison, "You should, because she's going to be your direct superior in the future."

"My direct superior? Is she very powerful?"

Li Xun really hadn't bothered to find out who his future boss was.

"Is she very powerful???" Zhou Hongsu glanced at Li Xun with disdain. "Let me give you a free rundown of your future direct superior today—Penguin Video's Senior Vice President, Head of Penguin Video's Original Drama Center, Founder of Penguin Video's Copyright Library, Chief Producer of Penguin Video, Chief Screenwriter of Penguin Video's Screenwriting Department, and advocate for super web dramas—do you think such a Senior Sister Dai is powerful or not?"

"Powerful, powerful!" Li Xun quickly nodded.

A VP of a Fortune Global 500 company, who wouldn't think that was powerful?

"That's powerful? Do you know how old Senior Sister Dai is?" Zhou Hongsu asked, her voice full of admiration.

"35?"

A VP of a Fortune Global 500 company. If it were any other time, Li Xun would have guessed over forty. But seeing Zhou Hongsu's proud expression, it was clear this Senior Sister Dai was very young!

Indeed, after hearing Li Xun's answer, Zhou Hongsu raised an eyebrow and said, "35? You tried to guess on the low side, didn't you? But you still guessed too high! Let me tell you, Senior Sister Dai is only 29 by traditional Chinese reckoning, not even 30, and she's a Vice President at a Fortune Global 500 company, and a woman at that. What do you say, are you convinced?!"

"Convinced, convinced, wholeheartedly convinced," Li Xun nodded.

Li Xun's words were absolutely sincere. For a young woman with no background to reach the position of Vice President at a Fortune Global 500 company at the age of 29—Li Xun could easily figure out how difficult that was.

They got into the elevator, and as the doors slowly closed, Li Xun suddenly had an idea:

"29 years old, Senior Sister Dai, Vice President, Fortune Global 500..."

These pieces of information, put together, suddenly felt strangely familiar?

A flash of insight crossed his mind, but just as he was about to grasp it, Han Qiaoling interrupted him.

"Hey, we haven't heard from you yet. Why did you apply to Penguin Video?"

Li Xun snapped back to attention. Why did he apply to Penguin Video? He was a screenwriter in his past life. He couldn't possibly deliver food for the rest of his life in this one, could he? He saw Penguin Video's recruitment notice and just applied. It was that simple. But he couldn't tell them about his past life, could he?

"I... I just wanted to find a job that suited me," Li Xun replied simply.

"Find a suitable job? What was your previous job?" Zhou Hongsu asked curiously.

Li Xun hesitated.

"You're an interesting person," Zhou Hongsu said bluntly. "What's up, is your previous job a secret? Were you in a secret-keeping profession?"

Li Xun gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "I wish I could do secret-keeping work, but they wouldn't have me. Honestly, I'm a bit embarrassed, but I was actually still delivering for Haotuan Delivery yesterday."

"Haotuan Delivery???"

The three women in the elevator all turned to look at Li Xun.

Li Xun nodded affirmatively.

The two women: "……"

Didn't they say everyone in the Penguin Video Screenwriting Department was a top talent, a graduate of a prestigious university? It was one thing for someone with only a high school education to show up; no one said they couldn't be self-taught. But Haotuan Delivery?! You could be a web novel author, at least your usual work would be related to writing. What the hell is Haotuan Delivery?

Everyone knew that Haotuan delivery drivers often worked over ten hours a day. How could someone doing that kind of job have any spare time to study screenwriting?

While the three women were mentally preparing themselves, the elevator stopped on the fifth floor. Penguin Video Original Drama Center, Screenwriting Department. They had arrived!