"Alright, it seems everyone is really looking forward to this recruitment assessment, so I won't waste any more time with small talk."
After Xu An finished speaking, he pointed straight to the basketball court located in front of him and behind the crowd with his four fingers together, and said loudly:
"Villagers numbered 1 to 100, please follow Secretary Li Sixin of Hezibao to the basketball court. Villagers numbered 101 to 201, please follow General Manager Xu Heping to the food sorting and packaging workshop in the open space in front of the canteen and dormitory buildings."
As Xu An finished speaking, the scene immediately became chaotic. Some villagers from Hezibao who had not signed up for the recruitment assessment helped maintain order and guide the villagers. In no time, the huge crowd in front of the stage was reduced to just a handful of people.
Xu Heping, Li Sixin, and their voices, amplified by the loudspeakers, resounded throughout every corner of the factory.
No whispering allowed; anyone caught doing so will be disqualified from the assessment. No peeking at cheat sheets or other people's answers. Remember to write your name on the questionnaire; questionnaires without names will be disqualified from the ranking.
Hearing this series of "don'ts" and "precautions," Xu An's lips curled up slightly. The voice reminded him of the broadcast during exams, which brought back fond memories!
"Mr. Xu, what do you think of this land? Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu."
"ah?"
Xu An was jolted from his reverie by the increasingly loud shouts. He looked blankly at the leaders of Hongshan Town, then realized he had been daydreaming. He quickly refocused and looked at the leaders, saying, "Sorry, I was just spacing out. Could you repeat that?"
"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing." The leader of Hongshan Town smiled and waved his hand repeatedly, then placed his index finger on the map again, circling a small circle, and said:
"This wasteland is separated from villages such as Hezibao, Xiangyang Village, and Hua'an Village by only one mountain. It was reclaimed during the old days and collectively cultivated for nearly ten years before the individual contract system was promoted."
The land is quite fertile, but farming requires crossing mountains. In addition, our area is sparsely populated with a lot of arable land per person, so this wasteland has gradually been abandoned. However, the property rights are clear, and it belongs to the surrounding villages, which makes communication easier for us.
We not only reviewed previous documents and materials, but also conducted an on-site inspection. This 700-acre wasteland fully meets your company's requirements in terms of size and other aspects, and even has a surplus.
The leaders of Hongshan Town seemed to have noticed Xu An's dilemma. Their fingers moved quickly across the map, drawing a horizontal line connecting the wasteland to the road shown on the map, and they said:
"If you, Mr. Xu, are interested in this wasteland, our town government can fund the construction of a road connecting it to the wasteland. Once the road is completed, the distance from the factory to the land will only be a little over one kilometer."
"Besides this wasteland, there are four other plots to choose from." The leaders of Hongshan Town did not force Xu An to make an immediate choice, but continued to introduce the information of the other plots to Xu An.
After learning about the details of the five plots of land, Xu An discovered that the most suitable plot was indeed the wasteland behind the mountains. It was large and concentrated, and close to the village and factory. Originally, the road was a problem, but the leaders of Hongshan Town promised to build a road.
"This plot of land..." Xu An pointed to the wasteland behind the mountain, then pointed to two more plots, and said with a smile, "And these two plots. Each of the three plots has its advantages and disadvantages, making it really difficult to choose. I'd like to see these three plots in person before making a decision, is that alright?"
"No problem," the leader of Hongshan Town immediately agreed and started scheduling a time: "Then after the recruitment assessment results are out here, how about we go and take a look at these three plots?"
"The recruitment assessment results are out." Xu An glanced at his watch, pretended to think for a few seconds, and then nodded emphatically, "Yes, I have no problems."
After the land issue was temporarily resolved, the two stood up together and began patrolling the various "examination rooms".
The examination room was very simple, even rudimentary. There were no tables or chairs, either indoors or outdoors. Instead, there were cardboard cushions of roughly the same size and flat wooden boards brought by the examinees themselves.
The participants sat cross-legged on hard paper mats, with a long wooden board across their knees. Everyone was bent over and buried in their test papers, completely unaware of Xu An and his group's inspection.
The test paper wasn't very difficult; both the Chinese and math sections were at the fourth-grade level. The only part that was somewhat challenging was writing a 500-word essay.
After a thorough inspection, Xu An felt that the results of the literacy classes over the past two months were extremely polarized. For example, among people over forty, those who could write filled their papers to the brim, while those who couldn't were scratching their heads in frustration, even biting their pens until they left many teeth marks.
The forty-minute test allotted was up. The papers were collected and sent to the office. Xu An, Xu Heping, Li Sixin, and other leaders from Hongshan Town began grading them.
The maximum score is 100 points, and 60 points is the passing score. Papers scoring above 60 points will advance to the next round of ranking and selection, while those scoring below 60 points will be eliminated. Names and scores will be entered into a computer spreadsheet for sorting.
A total of 907 people participated in the recruitment assessment, and 268 people passed the assessment. There were 121 positions available, so the competition was quite fierce.
With the help of computers, the list of candidates who successfully obtained the recruitment quota was quickly compiled. There were no ties, and the total number was exactly 121!
"First place: Zhang Dashan from Hezibao; Thirty-eighth place: Liao Yong from Liaojia Village; Ninety-fourth place: He Xingui from Hua'an Village."
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