Chapter 40: Those Who Toil with Their Minds Rule!

In the instant the other person was stunned, the small hoist inside the warehouse creaked, emitting a series of grating sounds, but Lin Jingyi paid no mind, stepped forward again to help hold the cargo, returned to the computer, opened a thermos, took a sip of water, and said, "For you, it might just be a part-time job."

"But for me, it is not."

Sunlight suddenly pierced through the clouds, and floating dust between the shelves danced in the light beams.

Lin Jingyi took out her phone from her pocket and sent a message on WeChat to the contact labeled "Dejiang the Skin-Flayer," "The wage calculation is done. Pack up the part-time unit price increase and take a look; if there are no issues, I will distribute it to everyone shortly."

Jiang Ming: "Just sign and release it first; send me the financial statement later."

"Oh, by the way, about what my Manager Lin mentioned to you last night, have you thought it over?"

Lin Jingyi's beautiful eyes curved as she typed back, "You're already this busy just handling a tiny finance role for me; if I become the e-sports club manager, I'm afraid you'll work me to death."

"Hehe, no choice; the only one we can find and trust right now is Lin Lin Xuejie."

"It's a ragtag startup; there are too many things to handle. The capable must bear more burdens."

"Just talking?"

"Not just talking, not just talking. Starting today, every task will be paid separately for our Lin Xuejie Beauty Lin."

"That's more like it."

"By the way, the video editing talent you asked me to find has been located. Two pitiful fourth-year unemployed dogs with excellent skills; I suggest signing a long-term contract directly."

"I've also contacted you regarding the standalone house the team needs for its base; it's not far from Taicang. If you have time, go take a look first."

"Renovation and such will probably take some time; otherwise, it will be too rushed later."

"As for some logistics personnel, I asked a junior student to help inquire about the location of that labor talent market. If you don't mind, you can recruit two there. If food and accommodation are provided, their salary requirements are... very reasonable."

Lin Jingyi, who had entered the zone in one second, listed out all the matters Jiang Ming needed to handle recently, item by item.

"Oh, and I suggest buying a car!"

Jiang Ming: "Tao Bao Quan (JPG)!"

"Regarding personnel recruitment, as our NXG manager, Lin Lin Xuejie can take full responsibility; I am just an ruthless money-dispensing machine."

Looking at the playful sticker sent by the other party on WeChat, Lin Jingyi broke into a smile.

Her gaze swept over the junior student who had just given her advice once more.

Lin Jingyi sighed in her heart; sometimes, what people must most avoid is mistaking the platform's capability for their own.

Could Jiang Ming's online store have developed to this day relying on her, an assistant holding multiple positions?

No!

Or was it relying on the meager Weibo funds and venue support from the institute to reach such a scale?

Nor that!

Of course, it wouldn't be the part-time junior students in the warehouse whose hourly wage reached a high price of 30 yuan after the temporary increase, nor would it be the junior student right here who, even as a customer service rep, couldn't devote herself fully to her own job.

Was it herself?

Lin Jingyi's mind recalled the moment back then, when the Dean had made a recommendation in the office as if joking.

She knew clearly that if anyone else had been in the office that day, Jiang Ming would have agreed as well.

Moreover, as long as that person was competent and a bit smart, they could not only handle the job but also learn countless things from the other party that one could not encounter in university.

So, it wasn't her either.

There is a famous saying in Jiang Ming's personal philosophy.

"One person cannot do everything well; only those who know how to use people can accomplish great things!"

He was always moved by the line in "Chu Shi Biao," "Bending my back to the task until my dying day," but at the same time, he remembered even more the statue of the exhausted civil official before the Wuhou Shrine in Chengdu—hidden within the folds of the stone-carved robes were cold sweats that had not dried for two thousand years.

Therefore, Jiang Ming never thought he could take on everything himself; finding talent, cultivating talent, and using it for oneself is the true way.

Although Lin Lin Lin Xuejie came from the accounting industry, she was meticulous; she could arrange many things in great detail and possessed certain management abilities.

Due to their shared master, she also held certain insights into the connection between e-sports and e-commerce.

Such excellent talent; of course, he couldn't bear to let her only manage logistics and wages part-time. He just needed to spend a little time helping her grow, and she would be the most suitable candidate for club manager.

During this time when he was earning his first pot of gold, Jiang Ming, still in the stage of primitive accumulation, couldn't offer her very generous treatment.

Fortunately, Lin Lin Lin Xuejie was a person of both beauty and wisdom, with broad horizons, and did not haggle with him over much.

Now, after swallowing the wave of traffic from the S3 Challenger update, the online store made a killing, and with the YY platform prize money and club sponsorship arriving, Jiang Ming, having basically completed the preliminary work, immediately launched various preparations for the club.

Among them, promoting and raising the salary of Lin Lin Lin Xuejie, who had made great contributions to the online store, was the first task.

"There are two selection matches left. Even if they lose them all, it won't affect their qualification to enter the LPL, but to maximize traffic, a perfect record is best."

After finishing handling Lin Lin Lin Xuejie's matters, Jiang Ming began to calculate the next plan.

"There is still some time before the LPL regular season starts; let's see if the team can find someone with a certain understanding of the game to replace me in supervising the players' daily training."

"Don't worry about professional coaches for now; there are hardly any decent e-sports coaches in the entire league at the moment; I will cultivate them slowly in the later stages."

"The tutorial videos cannot be dropped, but I definitely won't have much energy to spend on them later. I can establish a video studio; I will provide the inspiration, focusing first on game-extension video creation, and see how far we can go as we develop slowly."

"Let's see the effect of the two editing talents Lin Lin Xuejie recruited first; we should quickly eat up the cake in these two different video categories: LOL Patrol Funny and the Style of the Strongest Challenger."

"Good news is that the holidays are coming soon; the livestreaming on the YY platform won't be affected by course delays, so traffic consolidation won't be an issue."

"The meager prize money and sponsorship from YY aren't much; the bulk of the initial investment still has to come from me."

"The base doesn't have to be big, but if we are heading towards formalization, there are still many places where money is needed. The livestreaming frequency during the holidays must be increased; if not, let's push the topic of challenging for the Challenger title on both servers first."

"The variety of products in the online store can be added to; after all, it's just finding suppliers and passing goods from left hand to right hand. When the scale gets bigger, we'll go straight to direct factory sales!"

"We already have meat floss cakes; how can we leave out fish tofu and such?"

"Oh right, Youchen sent someone over to discuss wholesale unit prices; we can ask if they are interested in becoming NXG's second sponsor."

A sudden flash of inspiration, and Jiang Ming's slightly furrowed brows relaxed considerably.

In his view, Youchen should not refuse; they have seen the popularity of the livestream room during this period, and with sales data right there, any normal person would not refuse such unprecedented traffic.

"Team base, contract updates for players after advancing to the LPL, updates to various hardware and software configurations, essential personnel for the club..."