After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 240 - 239: The Charm of Journalism

After all, she was a Ph.D. from Shangcai University and had worked at Redwood for eight years, knowing quite a few talented individuals in this field.

But to avoid any conflict of interest, she wouldn't make recommendations herself. Instead, she would list all the suitable candidates and let Lu Liang pick.

As Lu Liang was about to leave, Tang Caide hastily called out, "Mr. Lu, it's time we established our own salary system."

After over a year of development, the staff count at Tianxing Investment and Tianxing Assets had already surpassed a hundred.

As standardization gradually took place, an inevitable differentiation in class, akin to the T-series at Baidu, the P-series at Ali, and levels in games, was forming.

Without a label of lv99, how could a lv0 newcomer know they were dealing with a level 99 veteran?

Detailed rankings would provide clear recognition of salaries, positions, and privileges; this clarity would help motivate employees.

Ordinary salaries, bonuses, and benefits could also be distributed according to rank coefficients.

"Go ahead and arrange that, and show me when you're done."

Lu Liang nodded; he wasn't opposed to the evolution of hierarchy, though every company promotes equality, true equality did not exist.

If one day, the security guard downstairs suddenly clapped him on the shoulder with a laugh saying, "Lu is off to work again."

Unless that person was his father, he'd probably be fired the next day for entering the door left foot first.

After work, Lu Liang went to Skyline Garden.

With Wang Chuting, it was like they had just met and were still in the novelty phase of a relationship, mainly because she was a journalist with broad experience and high emotional intelligence, giving them plenty to talk about.

"Is the interview going smoothly?"

Lu Liang took a bottle of homemade honey water out of the refrigerator.

"It's going alright," Wang Chuting casually grabbed a water glass, added some ice cubes, and handed it to Lu Liang.

"Just alright? Is Luo not cooperating?" Lu Liang was surprised.

"He's quite cooperative, just a bit odd."

Wang Chuting remembered the interviewing scene with Luo, and it seemed like he knew about her relationship with Lu Liang, displaying a demeanor of resentful silence.

Lu Liang gave a slight smile, wrapped his arm around her waist, and whispered softly, "A beauty matched with a gentleman, it's not strange to have guessed it."

He had invited her so adamantly, and Luo was no simpleton; judging by Wang Chuting's appearance, he probably had guessed.

Wang Chuting grinned playfully and blinked, "Aren't you worried about the negative impact on you?"

Whenever Luo was interviewed, he always made veiled criticisms, frequently mentioning that an innocent man harbors no ill intentions, but unwarranted possession leads to trouble.

The resentment almost seemed tangible; if not for Lu Liang being his creditor, he'd have cursed out loud.

"You and I, neither married, even if rumors spread, what of it?" Lu Liang was unconcerned.

"Indeed, it's not so great."

Wang Chuting squinted her eyes and suddenly grinned like a sneaky cat, making a scissors gesture with her fingers, "But I snipped it a few times."

The part of the interview with Luo was actually quite unfavorable for Lu Liang, invoking phrases like "the crime of not fighting", "weakness is the original sin", and so on.

Although there was praise, it all seemed to pat himself on the back, claiming Hammer Technology was unmatched, only dragged down by hardware quality control and production capacity.

Enterprises with vision were destined to shine in the future, those without it were bound to be eliminated by the market.

Although he didn't name names, his decision to join Taobao naturally couldn't be a veiled criticism of Ali.

Who he was mocking was self-evident.

Luo was currently the hottest internet celebrity with many topics to his name. Once these contents spread, Lu Liang would likely face an onslaught from Luo's fans.

But she had quietly snipped a few times, blurring and even misrepresenting some of the meanings. It made it seem as if Luo was resenting fate and admiring himself lonesomely.

With the altered content, once it got out, many would probably unfollow him or lessen their sympathy for him.

They would think he was someone with high expectations but low abilities. Hammer's bankruptcy seemed inevitable, not occasional and certainly not targeted.

"Never offend a woman," Wang Chuting said triumphantly, as she dared to say bad things about her man right to her face. That's seeking death.

Lu Liang was speechless, "No wonder you studied journalism."

Wang Chuting mumbled unhappily, her face full of displeasure: "I'm thinking about you like this, and you're still mocking me?"

"So, tell me, how should I repay you?" Lu Liang smiled, his arms embracing her waist suddenly squeezed tighter.

Wang Chuting hummed softly, leaning on his shoulder, whispering in his ear, "Then I want to be on top."

Thinking of that scenario, Lu Liang with his bent knees, a naughty smile appeared on his face, "That's not impossible."

...

The next day, after Hammer Technology liquidated, Luo's first interview content spread across the internet.

The charm of Journalism was showcased at this moment, just as Wang Chuting had envisioned.

The content Luo expressed wasn't under his control but entirely up to the interviewer's wishes.

The first part and the last part were left unedited, but why the bankruptcy and liquidation happened was blurred in the middle.

Mainly blaming the manufacturers, then the hardware, and even the market, blaming consumers for not having enough patience.

Everyone was wrong, only he was right.

"It wasn't an unjust death."

The relevant topics surged on hot searches, the "tragically idealistic" buff had a layer brutally shaved off.

After all, this was somewhat similar to what Feng Kuzi said, his movies weren't garbage, the market and audiences are.

Feng Kuzi in the entertainment industry, this might make some sense, but in the phone industry, there are numerous high-quality domestic brands.

Fans of Xiaomi charged forward the first chance they got: "If not for Lei, there wouldn't be thousand-yuan smartphones. What does Hammer count for?"

"Established for 4 years, only sold three million phones, a market share of just 0.7%, how dare they say such things?"

"Competitors are all moving to 4G, only Hammer is still on 3G, yet shamelessly claims manufacturers are just showing off."

"Hammer phones only collapsed today, we all have an inescapable responsibility."

Luo just woke up, saw the comments, and almost had a stroke from anger, hurriedly going online on Weibo.

He typed a status but then deleted it, typed again but deleted again.

Because his first thought was to curse at bastards and bitches, but if he dared to send it, he would probably be finished.

He wanted to clarify but didn't know how to do it.

He certainly couldn't tell the public that he was actually mocking Lu Liang but got misrepresented. Pointing fingers at Wang Chuting would likely drag Lu Liang into it, and that too would be a path to doom.

Forbes is an international top finance publication, and he seemed unable to afford offending them either.

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"I'm sorry, I misspoke in the heat of the moment, just came out from the bank managing a loan extension and related matters, years of hard work went to vain, suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable."

Luo thought hard, grinding his molars, swallowing them down his belly, nobody could be offended, and he could only carry this black pot.