Chapter 152: Absolutely Impossible to Work for Others

"You want me to support you?"

Zhao Qingxun covered her mouth and chuckled, then shook her head: "Our relationship hasn't reached that point yet, and besides, I don't talk about feelings when I do business."

"I know."

Yang Tianxing wasn't angry at all: "That's why I didn't mention my campus enterprise at first; I only said it because you asked. Actually, compared to my hobby-like venture, your large factory of 1,000 people has much more to talk about."

Zhao Qingxun didn't take it to heart at first, saying lightly: "What, has Mr. Scumbag Yang transformed into Professor Yang?"

Facing Zhao Qingxun's mockery, Yang Tianxing spoke calmly: "First of all, the management at your factory is a bit chaotic. The logistics department and the finance department bicker every day, the production department and the technical department are seriously fighting for power, and each deputy factory manager manages their own turf. The ability to coordinate and cooperate is too poor."

Zhao Qingxun was stunned for a moment: "How do you know all this?"

Yang Tianxing thought to himself, how could I not know? Not to mention that I've been delivering express packages to your factory, my two pawns were planted there long ago.

They can't do much, but there's no problem with gathering information.

"Just tell me if the factory has these problems first," Yang Tianxing countered.

Zhao Qingxun thought for a moment. She felt that Yang Tianxing had no conflict of interest with the factory, so she admitted it directly: "Although there are problems, it's because I haven't had the time to solve them yet. Before, people like Li Bisong and Zhao Wenbo took up most of my energy."

"As long as they exist, that's enough."

Yang Tianxing continued: "Secondly, your factory's departmental structure has inherent flaws. Why is there no planning and publicity department?"

"Our factory isn't the terminal link for electronic product manufacturing; we only research and produce circuit chips and such equipment. What would we need a planning and publicity department for?"

Zhao Qingxun lowered her head to take a sip of milk tea, then wrinkled her nose: "So cloying. I don't know how those young girls can drink it."

Yang Tianxing didn't speak, watching quietly as Zhao Qingxun changed the subject.

"Fine."

Zhao Qingxun sighed: "I admit, I am already in the process of setting up a publicity department."

"That's more like it."

Yang Tianxing chuckled: "Otherwise, why would General Manager Zhao be busy with reforms? You must have new ideas. Let me guess, you're planning to step from behind the scenes to the front, right?"

Zhao Qingxun's expression turned serious: "When you could understand the financial report during the quarantine, I felt you had some substance in you."

However, she added another sentence: "Of course, you're also truly a scumbag."

Yang Tianxing ignored the last sentence and said directly: "Since General Manager Zhao intends to step to the front, you must be planning to make a specific product. May I ask for your thoughts?"

Zhao Qingxun shook her head: "No specific goal for now. I'm just planning to go abroad for a tour this time to understand the trends in the electronics market."

Seeing Yang Tianxing's skeptical look, Zhao Qingxun shrugged: "It really is like that. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

"Fine."

Yang Tianxing sighed: "Let's assume you're still considering it, but I'll offer a little gadget for you to research."

"Please, go ahead."

"MP3."

"MP3?"

Zhao Qingxun frowned: "Do you know Tsinghua Unigroup?"

Yang Tianxing nodded: "I know. I've seen their products at the Chang'an Buynow Computer City."

Back in the day, because Tsinghua Unigroup MP3s were cheap, they firmly occupied the high school and college student market. Their popularity was unrivaled for a time; calculating the time, that was between 2003 and 2008.

"Some of the electronic chips for this factory are OEM-manufactured at our factory," Zhao Qingxun said.

Yang Tianxing asked: "Then can you research and develop them independently?"

Zhao Qingxun thought for a moment and answered cautiously: "Hard to say."

"Then poach people."

Yang Tianxing made a digging gesture: "What is the most precious thing in the 21st century? Talent!"

Zhao Qingxun rolled her eyes: "Do you think talent is an object, that you can just poach them whenever you want?"

"Don't worry about the method."

Yang Tianxing said with a smile: "If all else fails, you must even arrange the last of the Thirty-Six Stratagems for him."

"Pah!"

Zhao Qingxun spat: "What kind of person would require me to use a beauty trap?"

Yang Tianxing thought, the guy sitting right in front of you needs it, but he said: "It's not for you to go into the field yourself. The key to a beauty trap isn't the beauty, but the guarantee of benefits in the later stages."

Zhao Qingxun glanced at Chen Han-sheng: "You really opened my eyes today. I originally thought you were just an interesting scumbag."

Yang Tianxing took it as a compliment and cupped his hands: "General Manager Zhao is too kind."

However, Zhao Qingxun also had a question: "Aren't you usually busy with that little express delivery company? How are you so knowledgeable about electronic products?"

"I'm a college student."

Yang Tianxing explained with conviction: "If you're talking about the group most sensitive to electronic products, it has to be college students. High school students have to study, graduates need to work; the only ones with a bit of time and a bit of spare money are college students."

"The standard set for the 'tall, rich, and handsome' in my class is a computer, a mobile phone, and an MP3," Yang Tianxing said with a laugh.

Zhao Qingxun couldn't help but smile. The term "tall, rich, and handsome" was quite interesting, more vivid and descriptive than "children of wealthy families."

"Besides."

Yang Tianxing struck while the iron was hot: "General Manager Zhao can work on the MP3 project while researching another product with more potential."

He stopped deliberately here, waiting for Zhao Qingxun to ask, so he could put on airs and then agree reluctantly; that would be the perfect way to show off.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Qingxun snorted: "Isn't it just mobile phones? You think I don't know?"

This time it was Yang Tianxing's turn to be surprised. It was only 2003; was Zheng Guan-shi already planning to launch a mobile phone project? One had to know that the Android system wouldn't come out until 2008, and all mobile phone manufacturers were currently muddling along with the Symbian system.

"General Manager Zhao just said you were going abroad to understand the trends of the electronics market."

Yang Tianxing tried asking: "Actually, you already had a goal in mind, which is to investigate the mobile phone market, right?"

Zhao Qingxun was noncommittal.

Yang Tianxing's face darkened. This little lady really had a plan all along and even lied to him, saying she had "no specific goal."

Just as Yang Tianxing was complaining in his heart, Zhao Qingxun squeezed the milk tea cup in her hand, pushing the milk tea back and forth in the plastic straw, and suddenly said, "Scumbag Yang, have you ever thought about working part-time at an electronics factory?"

"Hm?"

Yang Tianxing thought to himself that this woman was something else; she had just finished talking about the topic of poaching talent, and she was already taking action. "Am I the first talent poached by President Zhao?" Yang Tianxing said with a smile.

"How about it, do you feel a sense of pride?"

Zhao Qingxun nodded, and she persuaded him from another angle: "Setting aside the fact that your small delivery company has no future, there are many female employees in our factory—unmarried young girls, newlywed young wives, young married women who have been married for a few years; there is always one you would be interested in."

Yang Tianxing looked at Zheng Guanshi seriously: "Am I such a scumbag in your heart?"

Zhao Qingxun nodded seriously: "I also wanted to paint a better picture, but unfortunately, I saw with my own eyes what you did in the restroom..."

"Fine, I admit it."

Yang Tianxing said straightforwardly: "But taking a position at your factory won't work. Once I become your subordinate, it will be inevitable for me to consider my own interests when speaking and acting, and then discussing the pros and cons of the factory won't be very pure."

Zhao Qingxun glanced at him: "I'm afraid you're just waiting for a better offer."

Yang Tianxing smiled and said nothing; waiting for a better offer meant working for whoever offered the best treatment.

In fact, Yang Tianxing did not want to work for anyone; he had worked for himself in his past life, so why would he work for others after living through it again?

Working for others is impossible; it will never be possible to work for others in this lifetime.