Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

Yucai Restaurant, sixth-floor corridor.

Li Qing, dressed formally in a suit with a blue tie and white shirt underneath, his shoes shone under the bright corridor lights, reflecting some gleam.

He looked at Lin Chuan and immediately adopted an reporting demeanor, "Chairman, recently several of our technical backbones have been poached. Little Director Zhang instructed me to recruit a batch of talent, and I've posted recruitment ads on 'Nanjiang Recruiting,' and I am now discussing it with Mr. Karl."

Lin Chuan nodded.

He knew about this matter; Xinxin had also mentioned it to him twice.

The company's human resources management was mostly handled by Xinxin; when it came to recruiting key technical personnel, Li Qing was in charge of the assessment.

Li Qing's skills in network technology had improved significantly.

In the past half month, Lin Chuan had been busy with patent applications for Falcon Technology Company and weapon production at Anling Toy Factory. He hadn't expended much effort on the 720 Network Security Company.

So, he patted Li Qing's shoulder and laughed, "Well, you can now handle things on your own."

"All thanks to your great mentorship, Chairman. Your novel is now placed on my pillow. I cherish reading it for an hour every night before sleep," Li Qing said with a wide smile.

"Now you're even good at sweet-talking!"

Lin Chuan joked.

Li Qing hurriedly replied, "Chairman, this isn't just sweet-talk. I know 'Hacker Kingdom' like the back of my hand. It's exceptionally well-written, and the technology is solid. It's good enough for me to study for twenty years!"

Lin Chuan smiled.

He had seen Li Qing's progress over the past six months, which was indeed rapid, and his ability to deal with challenges and emergencies had vastly improved.

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But he hadn't gone and instead chose to stay at 720 Network Security Company.

Now, 720 Network Security Company had subtly grown into a giant of the network security industry in Anling, even making a name for itself in Han River Province.

And Li Qing, as the Technical Director of 720, had also gained some renown in the circle.

The old story of his failed interview at Jintang Company had been spread as well.

This matter had become a bit of a joke at Jintang Network Security Company.

As for the HR who had been responsible for recruiting Li Qing back then, they had been fired.

The reasons—

For high emotional intelligence: unfit for HR recruitment work.

For low emotional intelligence: blind to talent.

In short, after joining 720 Company, Li Qing had thoroughly enjoyed his experience and the more he interacted with Lin Chuan, the more he recognized Lin Chuan's unparalleled expertise in network technology.

That was fundamentally why he was completely committed to staying at 720.

"Don't neglect our potential future colleague," said Lin Chuan, raising his hand slightly, his gaze falling on Karl next to Li Qing.

Karl, seeing Lin Chuan's gaze, immediately responded with a polite smile.

Li Qing was no longer a newcomer in the workplace.

He instantly understood Lin Chuan's words, and in fluent English, he introduced, "Mr. Karl, this is Mr. Lin Chuan, Chairman and Founder of our 720 Network Security Company."

Karl extended his hand and said in English, "Mr. Lin, hello."

Lin Chuan raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised, and extended his hand to shake Karl's, "Mr. Karl, not many people call me Mr. Lin. It seems you have also read my novel?"

Next to them, Li Qing, who had initially planned to be the translator, was somewhat astonished by Lin Chuan's smooth and standard English.

Karl nodded, "Mr. Lin, 'Hacker Kingdom' is an epic specifically for IT personnel. I, along with my friends, have become fans of your novel."

"We were just talking about your novel in the private room a moment ago," Li Qing timely added.

Lin Chuan laughed.

So, it turned out Karl was a reader just like Li Qing.

However, Lin Chuan didn't dismiss the possibility that Karl might have gathered this information in advance to flatter and generate topics for conversation during their meeting.

Business schmoozing often towed these lines.

"I also know that you use a pseudonym in China, called Mr. Lin, but my Chinese isn't very good, so I can't read the Chinese version," Karl stated in stumbling Chinese this time.

"Your Chinese is already quite good, and it should be very fluent after a while," Lin Chuan smiled.

"I also hope I can work at 720 Company," Karl expressed with a smile.

"I hope we can work together," Lin Chuan and Karl shook hands again.

Their initial meeting wasn't too lengthy.

Now, with more tasks at hand, recruiting technical staff – such minor matters could be handled by Li Qing, who was now fully capable.

Over at Goldstone Edge Antique Shop, Old Zhang was tinkering.

It had been a long while since Lin Chuan had visited.

He walked along the corridor, first went to the restroom, and then casually paid at the front desk before returning to the private room.

Shen Qianqian and Xia Qingqing hadn't started eating.

Lin Chuan sat down and noticed a bowl of peeled shrimp in front of him. Looking at Shen Qianqian and Xia Qingqing, the two policewomen, he was a bit surprised.

Xia Qingqing smiled, "I remember you like shrimp."

"Cough!"

Lin Chuan softly coughed, "They are delicious, but shrimps are cold in nature, and I shouldn't eat too much."

"So we peeled them in vain?" Shen Qianqian lightly huffed.

"Did you change your taste?" Xia Qingqing also asked.

Seeing the two women, Lin Chuan felt a bit of a headache, wishing he'd chosen takeout instead.

Shen Qianqian then said, "Qingqing, I heard that men in their twenties are full of vigor, like the scorching noon sun. This bit of coldness shouldn't matter much, right?"