Chapter 128, Director's Secretary's Office
Waking up early can ruin your day.
When Yan Shi struggled to get up from the soft bed, he was filled with deep self-doubt.
Why is she still going to work?
With the 840,000 she robbed from the Mithril Merchant Guild last time, shouldn't she have already achieved short-term financial freedom?
"I really want to quit my job..." Yan Shi muttered as he washed up, but then pouted as he thought of the other possible future that Lin Cai had described yesterday.
"Never mind, at least I'm getting paid to work now." She started fastening the intricate chains and accessories on her coat.
As Yanshi waited for the elevator outside, he subconsciously glanced at the door across the hall.
It was quiet inside.
Lin Cai should have already gone to Zhan Zhou.
After all, today is Monday, and the new students start classes today, with classes starting as early as 8 a.m.
It's unclear how much Lin Cai actually knows about the future.
Yan Shi's mind went blank as he thought absentmindedly.
The Summer Palace was unusually quiet on Monday, as it was closed and there were significantly fewer visitors.
Yan Shi slowly walked to the east gate. Just as he was about to take out his work card from his pocket, the guard at the gate saluted him.
"Yan Ju."
It appears to be the same type of guard as yesterday morning.
Yan Shi stopped, nodded, and sauntered into the door she had opened.
The interview for the director's secretary was held in Chongming Hall, which was also the office of the previous emperor. It was located on the west side of the Summer Palace and had a spacious layout.
When Yanshi arrived at Chongming Hall, a row of candidates was already waiting by the courtyard wall outside the hall, ready for their interviews. The information office was verifying identities and maintaining order.
The only sounds in the room were the faint rustling of papers being turned and brief question-and-answer exchanges between the information office staff and the candidates.
Yan Shi walked past them. As he passed, the staff at the information desk quietly bowed in greeting. The entire scene fell silent.
Lu Jian, Gui Gemu, and Bian Zheng all walked out of the hall.
"Yan Ju."
"Yan Ju."
"Yan Ju."
Yan Shi walked past expressionlessly, feeling the immense pressure of going to work for the first time, with bows coming from all directions.
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No, don't they all have things to do?
Yan Shi, whose mind was still foggy from waking up, suddenly woke up and quickened his pace to enter the main hall without leaving a trace.
The information department had already made some simple arrangements inside the hall. There was a desk at the back, and a tall chair behind it. A little behind the desk, there were three slightly smaller desks, one on each side and two on each side.
Yan Shi sat down behind the desk in the middle. A metal clock floated in front of her gaze, hovering slightly above eye level.
The hands slowly turned past 8:30, then struck once.
Yan Shi: "Let them begin."
On the desk was a file containing the candidates for today's test. It included each candidate's resume, background information, and a series of detailed details, followed by their previous written test scores and the original, graded test papers, practical test scores and videos, initial interview scores and videos, and so on.
Very complete.
It can be said that the investigation traced back to eighteen generations of ancestors.
There are a total of 60 candidates who will advance to the final interview. The Director's Office will need no more than 12 secretaries, and a Secretary-General will be selected from among them.
Yan Shi flipped through the overview of the materials and discovered something very interesting.
Of the 60 candidates, humans and non-humans each comprised exactly half. Similarly, among the humans, those from the western and eastern human territories each comprised exactly half. The same applied to the non-humans, whose numbers were quite varied, encompassing all races and territories.
Even the underworld has to adhere to political correctness.
Moreover, the staff in the information department are all highly skilled, able to control the quantity so precisely.
The first group of candidates has entered the main hall; there are six candidates in each group, and ten groups in total.
They stood in the center of the hall. Since Yan Shi had remained silent, Lu Jian took the initiative to speak, saying, "Each of you has one minute to briefly introduce yourselves, in order of your numbers."
Yan Shi lowered his head, held the materials up to the side, and glanced at the three people behind him with the help of the paper.
There was only a desk to her left, a desk with a curtain. She looked like she hadn't woken up yet, with one hand supporting her head and the other holding a pen. Her head was slightly tilted to the side, and her eyes were half-open and half-closed.
They clearly have a lot of experience slacking off in class or at work.
On the right are Lu Jian and Bian Zheng. They look serious as they listen to the self-introductions below while making notes on their materials from time to time.
It's obvious they're thinking about how to plant people in her secretary's office.
Yan Shi turned his gaze away, recalling what Lin Cai from the future had said about that future that could be described as a living hell.
No, we can't let Lu Jian and Bian Zheng be in charge of the entire final stage.
Common interview questions.
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Chunyumian wasn't exactly nervous about this final interview; she was mainly curious.
Since Director Yan took office, the General Administration has been making continuous moves, forcefully regaining control over the branch offices. With Director Yan in charge, all positions in the General Administration have become highly sought after.
Since the General Administration's Information Department issued the selection notice in August, the Director's Secretariat has received numerous applications from outstanding individuals of all ethnic groups.
Especially after the Lingkong City incident, many families readjusted their stance and position, and even more bigwigs participated in the selection of the director's secretary office.
Chun Yumian checked all the known information about Yanju on the family's intelligence network and found that there was very little information available for reference.
In the entire inner world, almost no one knows Yanju's origins.
It is quite incredible that such a powerful figure had never been mentioned before taking office as the director of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs.
This is also why Chunyu Mian, who is the wine connoisseur of Mingchuntai, one of the main cities, would come to participate in the selection of the director's secretary office.
She was originally very confident in her abilities and resume, but after several rounds of selection, all she wanted to do was complain about the world.
No, didn't we agree that everyone would wait and see for now?
Almost all the participants in the selection were familiar faces from various schools that she had heard of; being the top student in school was the standard. In the recent practical selection, even though Chun Yu Mian was considered one of the best in the Mingchuntai Wine Festival, she almost failed to make it to the final round.
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Everyone was polite, but then they fought ruthlessly in the actual battle.
hypocritical!
While complaining angrily, Chun Yumian joined the ranks of those who were ruthlessly attacking.
The main reason is that there are too few opportunities to legitimately and brutally beat up other rivals, so how could we miss this one?
As for this morning, Chunyumian arrived at the Summer Palace at around 7:50.
Coming from the Inner World to the Outer World requires submitting cumbersome and complicated procedures, and obtaining temporary asylum in the Outer World after approval by the Cross-Border Affairs Bureau is necessary before entry is permitted.
The Yan Bureau recently adjusted the requirements for crossing boundaries, making the procedures more complicated and strictly managing illegal crossings.
Chunyu Mian's trip was a rare one where she went out alone.
The creatures of the surface world are so fragile. She walked through the streets and alleys of the surface world, thinking casually.
And the spirit is very thin.
Chun Yumian had only learned about the surface world from materials before, but seeing it in person this time only made her laugh and feel confused.
The General Administration is clinging to this superficial world, and even with Director Yan in charge, it all seems inexplicably stubborn.
And yesterday afternoon, just before the selection process for the Director's Secretariat, Sheng Chunqiu, who had been the uncrowned head of the General Administration for more than 20 years, was suspended from his post.
They took over the Guigemu.
Sheng Chunqiu and Gui Gemu were close friends since their student days. Gui Gemu rarely returned to Sanyi Tower, staying at the headquarters for Sheng Chunqiu's sake, a fact known to everyone in the major families of the Inner World.
None of it is classified information.
So what is Yanju implying with this action?
Chunyu Mian stood in the courtyard, repeatedly pondering and simulating.
The questions around her stopped abruptly, and she felt the members of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs bow respectfully.
"Yan Ju."
In the surface world where spiritual energy is so scarce, Chun Yumian felt surrounded by fire spirits, with a concentration no less than that of the inner world.
She suppressed her shock and slowly raised her head only after feeling the subtle pressure gradually dissipate.
As expected of Director Yan.
The mithril bell inside the hall rang once, and Chunyumian exhaled and stood in the center of the line.
She was in the first group of interviews today.
Upon entering the hall, the fire spirits became lively again. Lu Jian gestured for them to begin introducing themselves.
This was all prepared in advance. Almost no living being was unaware of the interview process.
It was only because Director Yan personally presided over the final interview that the process remained unclear.
After all the self-introductions, the hall fell silent again.
Finally, she heard Director Yan put down his documents and ask, "You bought three cups of coffee, and when you got to the door you found four of us leaders here today. What should you do then?"
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She reconsidered the question.
What kind of interview question is this that has absolutely nothing to do with data or the Bureau of Foreign Affairs?
Chunyu Mian didn't understand, but she was greatly shocked.
Remaining silent at this point would obviously mean waiting to be eliminated. After all, the director's office and Director Yan have the full authority to interpret the rules.
After a brief moment of thought, Chun Yumian confidently declared, "I brought storage space with me. I will replace all the coffee with spirit liquid, and also set out four plates of spirit fruit, bringing in four cups of spirit liquid and four plates of spirit fruit."
Coffee is just a regular drink. If she were a secretary, it would be extremely unprofessional for her to bring four cups of regular drinks into the palace.
Of course, we should replace them all!
After speaking, Chun Yumian tried to glance at Yan Ju's expression, but abandoned the idea after realizing that she would need to look up very obviously.
Xie Sheng, who was standing next to her, slowly spoke up after her: "I will place the coffee in front of you, Director Lu, and Director Bian. Director Gui has just taken office and is not yet aware of her preferences, so I will go into the hall to inquire and then make a separate serving for her."
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Author's Note: Chunyu Mian: No more involution! Get out of here!
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