Chapter 229: Is He Trying to Confess?
Chunyi Trading Company!
This company was one of the victims in the recent incident. Yes, that’s what the company leaders thought.
They believed they were victims too. After all, they had their own side of the story!
They were just sitting at work… and suddenly trouble fell from the sky?
Don’t talk about how they treat their employees poorly. In this messed-up world, what company really treats employees like family?
Now, the online backlash had spread from just sales to affecting the company’s overall performance.
And more importantly...
At a company leadership meeting, the general manager said seriously, “The bad publicity is hurting our profits, that’s one issue. But another big problem is that lots of talented people are refusing to join us. The worst part is, our partnership with a lot of universities might be canceled. Don’t forget, because we help college grads find jobs, we get big tax breaks every year. That money lets us hire hundreds of top workers.”
The company hired recent university graduates. In return, the government gave them tax discounts and made things easier for them in paperwork and permits.
As for how they treated those students once they were hired. Well, that was no one else’s business. Some companies with a conscience would train the best ones.
Others would just use the students for cheap labor during internships and then fire them before officially hiring them. Why not? It saves money.
Don’t think that only technical schools "sell students by the truckload" to factories. Some universities do the same thing, just in a more “polished” or “civilized” way.
These universities work closely with certain campus recruitment companies. They give big promises. You know, like those dreams of a “bright future.”
They make those smart, well-educated students walk into the trap themselves and let themselves be squeezed dry.
But now, something has gone wrong in this process. A big problem!
“Someone must take full responsibility for this!”
The general manager’s voice was loud and firm, echoing through the company’s meeting room.
And right away, they started taking action.
Over in HR, a man was lazily flipping through resumes. If he didn’t like one, he tossed it straight into the trash. In this kind of workplace where “if you won’t do it, someone else will,” Yang Jinhuan felt like he had the power of life and death over people’s futures.
A woman, his colleague, the same one who helped with the campus recruitment, saw the resume in the trash and felt a little sorry for the person. But she couldn’t do anything about it.
Even though she had become a manager, she merely going from one exploitation pit to another.
The head of campus recruitment, Yang Jinhuan, was her direct boss.
She hesitated for a moment but still reminded him. “There’s been a lot of noise online about the campus recruitment issue… Maybe you should write a report or something to explain things to the higher-ups?”
“Explain?” Yang Jinhuan looked at her. He thought she was being annoying.
He was the deputy manager of the HR department, after all. So many people’s promotions or firings had gone through him. He wasn’t exactly all-powerful, but he had a lot of connections.
He rolled his eyes at her and said lazily, “I’m not worried, so why are you so nervous?”
The woman looked worried, “But—”
“Shut up!” Yang Jinhuan shouted.
She fell silent.
Yang Jinhuan had planned to scold her some more, but then he relaxed and sat back in his chair, looking very pleased with himself.
“You know what?” he said. “Your problem is you’ve seen too little of the world. Let me teach you something today. First, those students we recruit through campus hiring, what do you think they are? They’re just a bunch of workhorses. Who cares what happens to them? The internet will make a fuss for a couple of days, and then it’ll be over. Online users forget everything quickly.”
The woman started to panic. She was beginning to question whether she had made the right choice back then. It had taken her years to finally get a management position… but in his eyes, she was still worthless?
She opened her mouth to argue, “Even so, those students are the main source of talent for our company!”
Yang Jinhuan couldn’t help but laugh, “You’re still too young. You don’t understand how this industry really works. Or maybe… you never truly understood what HR is all about.”
Woman: “?”
Yang Jinhuan continued, “Do you know why many people get higher salaries when they change jobs? Do you even know how the headhunting industry works? No… you don’t know any of it. You’re too naive.”
To be fair, Yang Jinhuan was not completely useless. At least he understood how some industries really worked, and that was enough for him to do pretty well in the HR world.
But sadly, he was full of himself. Was he bound to fall eventually?
Life tip: You can get a job through a headhunter. Their service is expensive, very expensive.
For example, if a job pays 200,000 a year, the headhunter might charge 100,000 as a fee.
These headhunters often have personal connections with HR departments at companies, so they usually have ways to get you hired.
This was one of the hidden truths Yang Jinhuan was talking about.
Out of the 100,000 fee paid to the headhunter, who can say for sure that the HR staff on the company side doesn’t take a cut too?
It’s not like applying for a government job where there’s strict background checking.
So as long as the applicant is skilled, getting a raise by switching jobs through a headhunter is something everyone’s happy with.
But before Yang Jinhuan could finish teaching his subordinate, the company’s big boss suddenly walked in, bringing some people with him, and even a few police officers.
They opened the glass door of the office and said sternly, “That’s the one! He seriously damaged our company’s reputation, and I suspect he may have done something shady too.”
Wait! Were those company fraud crime investigators?
Before Yang Jinhuan even had the chance to ask, one of the officers had already handcuffed him and taken him away.
If he had the chance, he might’ve shouted, ‘What do you expect? Who’s worked for years and still kept clean hands?’
“Are you trying to kill me?” Wait a second… Yang Jinhuan wasn’t stupid, he had started to put the pieces together.
Sure enough, a little later, the company’s legal advisor came to see him.
The company had already collected a lot of dirt on Yang Jinhuan, enough to send him to prison for several years.
But the legal advisor said, “Even if you didn’t do anything great for the company, you still worked hard. We’re not heartless. But the trouble you caused this time really hurt the company’s image. You understand what that means, right?”
“Come on, buddy, do one last thing for the company.”
So, what would it be? Would you rather go to jail? Or lose everything and be publicly humiliated? Or both at the same time?
Whether you want to “look good” or not, it’s up to you.
Yang Jinhuan deeply regretted everything. He had no choice but to swallow the bitter result and said, “I’ll do it.”
Soon after, a video of Yang Jinhuan apologizing sincerely appeared on the company’s official social media page.
But inside, he was full of hate.
Even though he was being attacked online, he still posted on his personal account, complaining, clearly hinting at something.
“I was just doing my job. I don’t know why this whole thing blew up so badly. Who’s really behind all this, and what are they hiding? Anyway, I’ve been fired now. What about my house loan? My car loan? My kid just started bilingual kindergarten, what now? My life is ruined. Are you happy now?”
You might as well tattoo the words “graduate school recommendation” on your face! In an online world already full of gender conflict, some people immediately began to blame the girl for stealing a grad school spot.
But Lin Yibai didn’t want to be a victim of this mess.
She went straight to the school to make her position clear.
The school later posted this on its official social media.
“Our student, Lin (full name not shown), the girl involved in the incident, has clearly stated she is not planning to take the graduate school entrance exam, so there is no such thing as a ‘guaranteed spot’ for her. Also, she has something to say to certain people, ‘If you can’t pay your house or car loan, and you’re worried about your kid’s tuition. Well, that’s no different than the workers you used to look down on. They had to deal with it, so why can’t you? If someone like you ends up ruined, I am very satisfied’.”
Just like that, the “feminist fight” that was about to break out was stopped before it even started.
Compared to all the online drama, what Lin Yibai really cared about was the weird behavior of her annoying rival over the past few days.
Buying candles…
Buying flowers…
What is he trying to do?!
Oh no!!
Is he planning to confess to her?!