Wang Yue could tell that Hu Haili was clearly worried the position wouldn't pay enough, so he smiled and said, "The company already has a Human Resources Director, but we're about to open a branch, and we haven't found anyone to head up HR there yet.
"If you're willing, you can come straight over and start as deputy HR director. Once Na Wei's medical aesthetics branch is up and running, you can take over as its HR director."
Hu Haili could see Wang Yue wasn't joking. Feeling a little embarrassed, she said, "Actually, I've sent out some résumés back home recently. I passed the first round of online interviews, but I'm still not sure whether I should just move back."
Wang Yue could more or less guess why Hu Haili was so torn. She had spent more than ten years in Beijing, counting both her school and working years. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she'd come to think of the city as a second home.
Chinese people had always been reluctant to leave their hometowns, so Hu Haili's hesitation probably wasn't because the capital was so bustling. She'd likely grown used to life here, too, and didn't know whether she'd adjust to moving back home.
Wang Yue could tell Hu Haili wasn't ready to give up, so he smiled and said, "In my opinion, life back home has its advantages. The pace is slower, and even if you earn less than half of what you'd make in Beijing, you can still live very comfortably.
"But Beijing has its advantages, too. The wages are higher, and the policies and benefits are among the best.
"Take the five-day workweek, for example. It's been official policy for decades, but it's only really enforced in big cities like Beijing. Back home, most