125: Chapter 125 Recruiting Talent

In his memory, Cheng Shi was a very capable person; how could he have been fired?

To get an answer, he sent the other party another message.

"I'm not here to borrow money from you. When are you free to meet up and chat?"

The other party replied instantly.

"I'm free right now. You set a location, and I'll come find you."

Shen Yan set the location to the coffee shop downstairs from the company.

Not long after, the two met at the coffee shop.

"Old Shen! Ah, it's really been a long time. Have we really not seen each other since we graduated from university?"

Shen Yan smiled and nodded.

"Indeed. There's nothing to be done; we've both been too busy."

"Sigh!" Cheng Shi gave a wry smile and said, "I used to be very busy, but now I'm not busy at all—exceptionally idle."

"You have no idea. I'm at home now. My family despises me, and people outside also look down on me."

Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why do you say that? Weren't you laid off? Generally, a layoff comes with N+1 or N+2 compensation, right?"

Cheng Shi replied, "You actually hit the nail on the head. I've been working at that company since I graduated from university. Now that they are laying me off, they must give me 2N compensation."

"But now that company is unwilling. They only want to pay me six months' salary as compensation."

Shen Yan found it somewhat unbelievable.

He hadn't expected the company Cheng Shi worked for to be so exploitative.

After working for so many years, they were only willing to offer six months' salary as severance pay for firing him.

"How can they be so exploitative? What's the name of your company?"

Cheng Shi replied, "You should know it. It's one of the most famous live-streaming platforms right now—Yuanmao."

Shen Yan did recognize that platform.

This live-streaming platform was a video and live-streaming platform.

Its promotion reach was extremely wide.

They were not only doing well domestically but also doing very well overseas.

For such a large company to be unwilling to give even 2N compensation truly opened his eyes.

"Then you should quickly prepare your documents and sue them."

Cheng Shi nodded.

"The process is already underway. I estimate this lawsuit won't conclude for at least a year."

"What I'm worried about now is how I'm going to find a new job during this year."

Speaking of this, he suddenly asked Shen Yan, "By the way, you still haven't told me why you asked me out."

Hearing the question, Shen Yan told him about the situation he was currently facing.

"Are you sure everything with the external program is fine?"

Shen Yan hummed, "We've checked it twice, and there are no issues. I'm wondering if the core program has a problem, but if the core program has a bug, we can't fix it."

"If we change anything, it's very likely to cause a complete collapse. That wouldn't be worth it for us..."

Cheng Shi shook his head.

"This shows you lack experience. If the external program is fine, it doesn't mean the core program is fine."

"Your software starts lagging shortly after you begin a live stream. Could it be a chip issue?"

Shen Yan instantly understood.

"You mean we picked the wrong chip?"

Cheng Shi neither nodded nor shook his head.

"I don't know about that. I suggest you go and check."

"Alright then," Shen Yan replied. "Thanks for giving me some direction. When are you free? I'll treat you to a meal."

Cheng Shi chuckled and said, "Forget the meal. If you really want to thank me, help me look into whether there are any companies suitable for me."

"Or... if your company needs people, you can let me give it a try."

Shen Yan understood what he meant.

He wanted to see if he could join their company.

Actually... it wasn't impossible.

Their company was currently lacking a programmer skilled in maintaining live-streaming functions.

Thinking this, he said to Cheng Shi, "Okay, you can come and give it a try."

Cheng Shi couldn't believe Shen Yan had actually agreed. He widened his eyes and asked again, "Really? I can really come and try out?"

Shen Yan burst out laughing.

In his view, Cheng Shi's reaction was a bit too excited.

"Actually, based on your resume, you could find a much better company than ours."

Cheng Shi shook his head and self-deprecatingly said, "That's impossible. You don't know how many companies I've interviewed with these past few days. The very first thing every single company asks me is, 'Why were you laid off?'"

"I told them the truth—that it was a company decision and I personally made no mistakes. They didn't believe me, and they felt I was too old and not suitable to work at their company."

Shen Yan didn't know how to comfort him.

He could only say, "Anyway, come to our company and take a look. If you are satisfied with the salary, benefits, and everything, then go sign a contract with our HR Staff."

Cheng Shi replied excitedly, "No problem! When do we go take a look? Right now?"

Shen Yan nodded, then took him to the company.

"So this is your office area..."

Chen Guangke looked around the office area, seeming very interested in the place.

Noticing Shen Yan had brought a stranger, Wu Ya stood up and walked to Shen Yan's side, asking him, "Who is this?"

Shen Yan briefly explained the relationship between him and Cheng Shi.

"Oh, you're university classmates. Then... do you need me to notify the HR Staff?"

Shen Yan looked puzzled, "Notify them about what?"

Wu Ya blinked and replied frankly, "Since he's your friend, his salary definitely can't be the same as the other project team members.'"

"If you feel it's inconvenient, I can go and mention it to the HR department for you, asking them to give your university classmate a raise."

Shen Yan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Although he is my university classmate, that doesn't mean he has privileges. I invited him here to help us maintain the live-streaming function, not to freeload."

Wu Ya paused, and she quickly explained:

"That's not what I meant... I just thought since he's your university classmate and has rich experience, why not give him a raise and let him stay at this company."

Shen Yan lightly tapped her forehead with his finger.

"Your thinking is wrong. Do you know the work capability of my university classmate?"

Wu Ya opened her mouth, left speechless.

Indeed.

She had a preconceived notion, subconsciously assuming that Shen Yan's university classmate's work ability should be quite good, just like Shen Yan's.

"Fine. Since you put it that way, I won't say anything more."

Shen Yan knew Wu Ya meant well, so he didn't say anything further.