Chapter 753 Indispensable
Isn't this just empty promises?
Let alone supervisors, fresh graduates are seen by companies as a group of physically fit and resourceful laborers. No matter how capable you are, you can only start as an intern when you join the company.
Who interviews managers right off the bat? It's even less likely for a large corporation like the Li family!
"Yanwu, Li Xiao is willing to give me such a good opportunity, so there must be conditions to discuss!" Chen Wei held Li Yanwu's hand tightly, afraid that he would run away: "Let's sit down and talk, just do it all for me, okay?"
“Senior, this is a public place. We’re meeting openly, not doing anything underhanded or shady.” Li Xiao spoke up again: “Chen Wei and I have known each other since freshman year, so we’re friends. I would never harm her.”
Li Yanwu looked at Li Xiao, thinking to himself that he didn't know whether Li Xiao would harm Chen Wei, but he was mainly worried about his junior.
"Let's chat, it won't take too long," Chen Wei said, shaking his hand in a mix of pleading and coquettishness.
Li Yanwu's heart stirred slightly, and he nodded seemingly in agreement. He wanted to hear what Li Xiao was up to.
Seeing him nod, Chen Wei and Li Xiao both smiled. They exchanged a glance, and Li Xiao quickly and enthusiastically asked, "What would you like to drink, senior?"
"No need, just say what you want to say, I'm in a hurry," Li Yanwu replied coldly.
Li Xiao wasn't embarrassed at all, and simply nodded: "Okay, then I won't beat around the bush."
"Li's artificial intelligence products have suffered a major setback in the past year or so due to your team's program, with product sales and user experience being very unsatisfactory."
"Therefore, at the beginning of this year, the Li family had to carry out a comprehensive optimization of the artificial intelligence department, including the introduction of advanced talents, and the conditions were very generous."
Hearing this, Li Yanwu sneered and mocked, "Why bother with all this? Just disband the artificial intelligence department and it will save you a lot of trouble and effort."
Li Xiao wasn't annoyed. He knew Li Yanwu was just saying it out of anger. He smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Senior is joking. Artificial intelligence is one of the most promising fields in the future. Countless companies that have nothing to do with it want to get a piece of the pie. The Li family will certainly not give up on this field. The difficulties are only temporary. As long as we use the right methods, we can always turn the tide."
Knowing that Li Yanwu wouldn't say anything nice, Li Xiao steered the conversation back on track before he could speak again: "Currently, the Li family is building a team of technical elites in the field of artificial intelligence, hiring capable programmers at high salaries. The initial estimate for the department is over a hundred people."
At this point, Li Xiao paused slightly, looked at Li Yanwu and smiled: "If you can come, the position of head of the department will be yours."
Li Yanwu immediately frowned: "Aren't we talking about Chen Wei joining your group right now? Why are you dragging me into this?"
Chen Wei swallowed nervously and whispered, "Yanwu, their condition for me to be the supervisor is that you have to go."
Li Yanwu: "?"
“You’re the head of the department!” Chen Wei quickly advised, “Yanwu, think about it. Your studio only has a few dozen people. You don’t have much say; you’re just in charge of technology.”
"But it's different when you get to the Li family. You'll be the head of the department, managing a team of hundreds of people. You'll have real power!"
Li Yanwu laughed when he heard this. He looked at Li Xiao and said, "Are you serious? If I go to Li's Group, Chen Wei can become a manager?"
Li Xiao raised an eyebrow: "That's right, but that's not the only condition we're offering. Senior, as long as you're willing to come, the annual salary starts at 100 yuan, and you can enjoy all the benefits of the company's middle and senior management. Not to mention the promotion opportunities in a large corporation."
"Wouldn't it be convenient if you two worked together in the AI department?"
Li Yanwu: "Convenient..."
Your mom!
"Chen Wei, you want this kind of opportunity too?" Li Yanwu looked at Chen Wei and asked seriously, "Don't you think they're insulting you by offering these conditions? You're not my possession!"
"Yanwu, don't make such a big deal out of it. This opportunity is really rare for me. Do you know how many years it would take me to become a manager in a large group like Li's if I relied on myself?"
"If you agree today, we can go into the Li family together!"
Hearing Chen Wei say this, Li Yanwu's face twisted in pain: "Rare? It's more than rare, because you and they all know that you are not capable of the supervisor position at all. The reason they agreed to you is to use the preferential treatment they gave you to coerce me into agreeing. Not only did you not refuse, but you also helped the Li family to persuade me!"
Li Yanwu stood up and looked at Li Xiao, saying, "Actually, you didn't really have your eye on me, did you? What you wanted was our team's technology. You wanted me to bring the technology to the Li family, and once everything was settled, you'd probably kick me aside!"
"You capitalists are masters of this kind of thing, saying one thing and doing another, with only profit in your eyes!"
“Senior, of course we value your skills, I don’t deny that.” Li Xiao persisted, “But there’s nothing wrong with people striving for better opportunities. The conditions offered by the Li Group are indeed better, so why refuse? Don’t you want to plan for your future?”
"I'll only stay with 'Calabash Brothers' from now on!" Li Yanwu remained unmoved: "The reason 'Calabash Brothers' is called that is because every member of our team is indispensable."
After saying that, Li Yanwu turned and left without looking back.
"Yanwu! Yanwu!"
Chen Wei hurriedly stood up, not forgetting to say to Li Xiao, "Li Xiao, don't be angry. That's just how he is. I'll go back and talk to him again."
"No need, Chen Wei." Li Xiao's temper flared up as well: "Let him stay in that small studio. He'll regret it someday."
“Li…”
Li Xiao stopped looking at Chen Wei and stormed off.
Chen Wei stomped her foot in frustration, but still followed Li Yanwu's retreating figure.
"Yanwu!"
Li Yanwu didn't actually abandon Chen Wei; instead, he stopped at the roadside. However, he was still quite angry, and looking at Chen Wei, he said righteously, "Chen Wei, this kind of thing must not happen again. Not cooperating with the Li family is the first rule of our studio, a warning etched into the bones of every one of us!"
Seeing that Li Yanwu was really angry, Chen Wei didn't dare to say what she was saying: "I didn't mean anything by it, I just think Li Xiao is quite sincere, so if you don't agree, then you don't agree."
Li Yanwu belatedly realized: "No wonder you kept asking me about the junior this morning. I already told you all about it once. So that's what you were waiting for me to do!"
"I'm sorry, Li Xiao is going abroad soon and won't be contacting you again."
(End of this chapter)
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