Chapter 504: A Woman with Magic

"President's assistant?"

Sun Cheng was stunned; he was familiar with this position.

Although in the country, people often confuse a president's assistant with a secretary, and some companies even specifically note in their recruitment advertisements that they only want women for both assistants and secretaries, with high requirements for appearance and height.

But strictly speaking, this position is not really the kind of "busy or idle" job; in modern management, it is a rather important post for a company's development.

After all, as a president's assistant, one needs to assist the president in handling part of his work, provide suggestions, and communicate with various departments. This position requires someone with considerable ability, means, and insight to handle it, and in some foreign enterprises, it is often selected as a department head or a reserve executive.

However, 【Cybertron Technology Group】 does not have a president's assistant position.

Because Sun Cheng does not want anyone in the real world to be too close to him, thereby discovering some of his unusual behaviors in daily life.

After all, although a president's assistant is not a private life assistant, due to the special nature of the management of this position, they spend a large amount of time with the president every day.

Even the best actor cannot avoid exposing their true side forever, and that is exactly what Sun Cheng is worried about.

He did not expect that even though the president's assistant position did not appear on the group's recruitment list, someone still took the initiative to recommend themselves, and the resume submitted even impressed the Human Resources Department.

For a moment, a bit of curiosity arose in his heart.

Since he had already told the Human Resources Department to send the person's resume over, Sun Cheng simply decided not to change his mind.

It did not make him wait long; soon, the Human Resources Department sent a tall, thin, and capable young person to deliver the resume.

Sun Cheng said thank you, took it, and opened the resume to read it, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"... Lin Bing, from Shencheng, 28 years old this year, graduated from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in the United States, Doctor of Business Administration... returned to the country three years ago after graduation due to family reasons, and was previously employed at three companies: Feidun Cloud Disk, Kelin Business, and Xinjie Data Processing..."

The resume was both ordinary and extraordinary. It was ordinary because it was printed from a common online resume Moban, with a photo and all the information required for interviews.

What was extraordinary was this young woman named Lin Bing.

She had a rather exquisite face, but what was even more dazzling than her face were her academic qualifications and work experience.

In the past few days, Sun Cheng had met quite a few senior managers who had studied abroad and obtained Master of Business Administration degrees in Europe and America, but this was his first time seeing a DBA who had come out of Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and such a young one at that.

The resume was only three pages long, but the materials sent over were four pages.

The first page was Lin Bing's photo, academic qualifications, and work history, while the second and third pages were her past work experience and the impact she had on the companies during her tenure.

The last sheet was the result of the Human Resources Department's investigation. Sun Cheng flipped through it roughly; Manager Wang of the Human Resources Department had found Lin Bing's information through the official website of Stanford University Graduate School of Business, which basically confirmed that her Doctor of Business Administration degree should be authentic.

What interested him even more was Lin Bing's past work experience.

According to the investigation by the Human Resources Department, the three companies Lin Bing worked for after returning to the country all developed and grew rapidly from obscure small companies and startups, only to decline again afterward.

Although it was not directly stated that these were all related to her, the past work experience this woman filled in on her resume was entirely as a president's assistant.

And the decline of those three companies investigated by the Human Resources Department all occurred after this woman resigned.

"... Seems to be a woman with magic..."

Thinking that he had not yet finalized the position of Chief Operating Officer for the group, and that the three domestic companies where this woman named Lin Bing had worked all overlapped with the business of 【Cybertron Technology】, if she really had the ability, she could be hired immediately.

After pondering for a moment, Sun Cheng took a new mobile phone dedicated to work from the drawer and dialed the other party's contact number.

After two rings, a soft female voice quickly sounded on the other end of the phone: "Hello, who is this?"

"Hello, this is 【Cybertron Technology Group】. We have received your resume, Miss Lin. I would like to ask if you have time to come to the 【Cybertron Technology Group】 headquarters tomorrow... Regarding the position you are applying for, we hope to talk to you in detail!"

"Tomorrow? I'm sorry, I'm afraid that won't work... I have something to take care of and will be out for the next two days..."

The voice on the other end of the phone sounded a bit apologetic, yet it remained soft and gentle, making it impossible for one to feel any anger.

Sun Cheng was no exception, but a suitable candidate for the Chief Operating Officer of 【Cybertron Technology Group】 had not been found, and this position was still very important; he had interviewed several people recently and was not very satisfied.

He thought about delaying the interview for two days, but unexpectedly, the other party continued: "How about this... I happen to be meeting a friend at a restaurant called 【Dandelion】 in 'Yanyu Lane' near your company. If it's convenient, shall we sit down and talk there?"

Senior managers are indeed qualified to evaluate whether an interviewing company is qualified to hire them while being interviewed.

The three headhunter-recommended professional managers Sun Cheng interviewed today were also in restaurants outside the company, so he didn't think much and agreed: "... Alright then, please wait a moment, I'll be there soon!"

After tidying up his things and chatting with the Human Resources Department for a few minutes about several important interview positions, he left the company.

Sun Cheng had never really noticed the restaurant named 【Dandelion】 before, but Yanyu Lane was only three or four streets away from the headquarters of 【Cybertron Technology Group】, and it only took about ten minutes to walk there.

He did not walk slowly, because he was dissatisfied with this frail body; recently, Sun Cheng had been spending two or three hours every day exercising, and his physical fitness had improved significantly compared to a few months ago.

He soon arrived at the restaurant named 【Dandelion】. It was a Western-style family restaurant that had clearly been exquisitely decorated, with an elegant style. Although it was street-facing and only had two floors, the storefront was not large. However, when he arrived and looked inside through the glass window, the first floor was almost full of young couples and some office workers from the neighborhood who cared about their quality of life.

Guided by a waiter, he went up to the second floor. Just as he turned a corner, some suppressed discussions and quiet arguments began to pour into his ears.

"Hey, did you see the beauty over there? She's practically a goddess!"

"She has such a great figure, but why would she come to a place like this?"

"If you dare to take another look, see if I don't gouge your eyeballs out!"

"Hey, honey, don't actually do it!"

Subconsciously following the pointing of the passing diners, Sun Cheng recognized at a glance that the person at the center of the discussion and argument was none other than Lin Bing, whose photo he had just seen ten minutes ago.

"She really is a woman with magic!"

The young woman named Lin Bing had beautiful, flaxen-colored long hair. At this moment, she was sitting alone at a table near the wall, picking up a cup of something that was either coffee or black tea, blowing a light breath of heat, and then taking a small sip before putting the teacup down. Every gesture she made was full of composure and elegance.

Perhaps because she did not expect to have an interview today, Lin Bing was wearing a somewhat loose bohemian long dress. Although it was not a low-cut outfit, her proud bust still made her upper chest bulge high.

This long dress was not cheap; Ye Qi happened to have one of the same style, which was a gift Sun Cheng had given her a week ago.

He did not expect it to be such a coincidence that Lin Bing also happened to have one.

Looking at her clothes, hairstyle, and attire that were similar to Ye Qi's, even though he did not place much importance on the relationship between the sexes, he instantly added quite a few points to his impression of this woman he was meeting for the first time.

Although Lin Bing was sitting there, those long, slender legs still exposed the owner's tall, nine-head-tall figure. By visual estimation, her height was at least 1.7 meters.

This was a purely instinctive assessment. After confirming that Lin Bing was sitting there alone, Sun Cheng walked over quickly.

"Miss Lin Bing, right? Sorry to keep you waiting... Let me introduce myself..."

"Sun Cheng, President of Cybertron Technology Group. I know you..."

The woman gave a soft smile, not at all constrained, and extended her fair right hand. "Although President Sun has always been very low-key, one can still find some photos of you if one searches online!"

Sun Cheng shook hands with her, politely let go, and sat down in the seat opposite her.

After the acquisition of Panda Weiyun by Cybertron was exposed some time ago, there were indeed media outlets coming to interview him for a period of time, and Sun Cheng was not sure if his photos had been leaked during that time.

In any case, Revenge had already found news online featuring his photos, and because the quantity was not large, he did not strictly order Revenge to delete them.

"Would you like to have something? My treat..."

"No need, I already had dinner with a friend just now, please feel free to have whatever you like!"

"Alright then!"

Sun Cheng picked up the menu placed to the side to look at it, called over the waiter, ordered a cup of 'Ceylon black tea' for himself, and only then spoke: "... I have things to do in a while, so let's get straight to the point... Regarding Miss Lin's recognition of our Cybertron Technology, the Human Resources Department has already verified your information. As for the position of Assistant to the President, I feel that for Miss Lin, it is somewhat overqualified..."

"I don't know much about the Stanford Graduate School of Business, but I do know it is a world-renowned business school, so I am very curious. With your DBA status, Miss Lin, even if you didn't develop your career abroad, after returning to the country, you should have been able to obtain a satisfying job at many enterprises... But after returning, why were the few companies you worked for all small-scale startups?"

Having interviewed quite a few professional managers during this period, Sun Cheng could be considered to have gained some experience, and since he was the interviewer now, he asked whatever came to mind.

"Big companies have a pile of problems: seniority-based promotion, gender discrimination; once you get in, you can mostly only serve as a vase!"

Lin Bing stirred the teacup in front of her, took a sip of the coffee that emitted a faint milky fragrance, and after setting it down, she said with her gentle yet confident voice: "I obtained my DBA from Stanford not to be a more expensive ornament."

Sun Cheng nodded without saying much; big-company disease is no secret, and seniority-based promotion and gender discrimination exist in the vast majority of companies.

Although Lin Bing was young and beautiful, her personality also appeared gentle and generous.

But to have obtained a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business—which is said to be obtained at an average age of 37—at less than 25 years old, it is impossible to say it was just due to being smart and studious; there must be the soul of a strong woman hidden beneath that gentle face.

And her next words verified Sun Cheng's guess: "... The reason I chose to join a few startups and small enterprises after returning to the country is, firstly, because I didn't have enough work experience, and secondly, to prove myself... However, it is very clear that I overestimated the hormone secretion speed of some people..."

Hm?

The sudden appearance of that term made Sun Cheng, who was listening, raise an eyebrow slightly. Combining it with the other party's work experience, he roughly guessed what she had encountered in the past.

He thought for a moment before opening his mouth: "With Miss Lin's academic qualifications and work experience, you are naturally fully capable of the position of Assistant to the President. I personally even feel that having you take on this role is somewhat overqualified... How about this, Miss Lin... Cybertron Technology Group welcomes you to join... You will serve as Assistant to the President for a period of time first. I happen to have a lot of work to handle during this period, and after I finish this wave, I will arrange a more suitable position for you based on your performance!"

A so-called interview is nothing more than verifying whether the other party's resume is true, and incidentally testing their speech, manners, and experience.

Since the Human Resources Department had already investigated that Lin Bing's resume was not faked, his interview was just a formality to examine Lin Bing's personality and speech.

Overall, Sun Cheng quite appreciated this kind of woman who was gentle yet not lacking in strength.

However, the rise and fall of the three companies that could not yet be confirmed to have a direct connection to her were not enough for him to immediately appoint the woman before him as the Group's Chief Operating Officer.

So after thinking for a while, he finally decided to let Lin Bing stay in the position of Assistant to the President for a period of time first.

In any case, because the company had just been upgraded to a group, Sun Cheng had a mountain of things to handle right now.

In the coming period, he would have plenty of work to hand over to Lin Bing, enough to keep her busy with no energy to care about other things.

If she truly had the ability, he would just make her position permanent after a while.

If not, Sun Cheng would not keep her by his side just because of Lin Bing's outstanding figure and appearance.

At that moment, he took the initiative to reach out his hand again, looked at her, and said: "Regarding work, our company has just been upgraded to a group, and there are a pile of things that need to be handled now. So if Miss Lin is also interested in our company, you are welcome to join as soon as possible!"

"No problem, boss! I can report to the company after I finish my private affairs tomorrow or the day after!"

"I look forward to your performance!"

I don't know if it was an illusion, but when Sun Cheng looked directly into Lin Bing's eyes for the first time, he vaguely felt that those pitch-black pupils seemed a bit discordant.

Was she wearing colored contact lenses?

He shook his head and quickly threw this useless discovery to the back of his mind.