71: We were only recruiting 4 people, but more than 3,000 people showed up?

But the situation is different now; Julong Steel has ventured into the field of agricultural vehicle production.

It is bound to clash with Lis Group, and the city's attitude has become rather subtle.

On one side is a veteran agricultural giant with annual tax payments of 400 to 500 million, and on the other is the transforming Julong Steel, with annual tax payments exceeding a hundred million USD.

Which one carries more weight is something the city leaders will have to ponder carefully.

"Rest assured, we are currently upgrading the first-generation agricultural vehicles. Once the upgrade is complete, the existing agricultural vehicles will definitely be no match for us."

Lu Shenwei was full of confidence. Just kidding—he had spent two or three hundred million on a single agricultural vehicle; how could it possibly lose to Lis Group's miscellaneous products?

"The Municipal Bureau's attitude is to provide full support, but we must also ensure fair competition between enterprises."

"Director Zhou, rest assured, we certainly won't use any underhanded tactics."

"Even if Julong Steel doesn't, there's no guarantee others won't."

"What do you mean by that? Lis Group?"

Lu Shenwei asked, and Zhou Wen laughed it off, saying, "I didn't say anything; that was your own guess."

Lis Group will interfere with our agricultural vehicle sales?

If they really dare to mess around, I'll let them know just how hard Julong Steel Pipe is!

Zhou Cun gave an impromptu speech, and the applause from the audience was incessant.

Half an hour later, Zhou Wen exchanged contact information with his fan girls, bidding them a reluctant farewell.

"Chairman, did I do alright?"

"Your eloquence is good, and you spoke very well."

"You flatter me. Just now, a few girls were asking for your WeChat; what do you think..."

"Ah? That matter? You can just add them and chat with them yourself."

Lu Shenwei had already made a name for himself in the publicity department, and the young, beautiful girls there weren't stupid.

It was a rare chance to get close to Lu Shenwei, and they weren't about to miss the opportunity to hook a rich husband.

Poor Zhou Cun spent all that time adding WeChat contacts, only to find that all the girls wanted Lu Shenwei's contact information.

"Me? My words carry no weight; they don't pay any attention to me at all."

"Isn't the status of being Director Zhou's nephew enough?" Lu Shenwei teased.

Zhou Cun smiled bitterly, saying, "Chairman, I'm afraid you don't know that the group of girls who just added me are, at the very least, nieces of bureau directors, and quite a few are daughters of bureau directors."

"A wealthy, cultured young man like you is the target they are chasing."

Lu Shenwei laughed: "Just tell them you're the Chairman's secretary, the number two leader; wouldn't that elevate your status?"

"But I'm not, and I can't just lie to them."

"You weren't before, but you are now."

"Ah? You're not joking?"

Zhou Cun's eyes widened. He knew Director Lu had several administrative assistants, but he had no administrative secretary.

Several senior directors in the factory had their eyes on that position; who wouldn't want to be the Chairman's right-hand man?

"Do I look like the type of person who jokes? Go to the Human Resources Department tomorrow to handle the paperwork."

Lu Shenwei said casually. Zhou Cun was a clever kid who didn't cause trouble.

He had never used his uncle the bureau director's connections to throw his weight around in the factory, so Lu Shenwei felt at ease keeping such a person by his side.

"This... Chairman, am I advancing too quickly?"

Zhou Cun was flattered and overwhelmed. Lu Shenwei said solemnly, "With great power comes great responsibility. Starting tomorrow, you will oversee the longmao agricultural vehicle upgrade project."

"Rest assured, Chairman, I will resolutely complete the mission," Zhou Cun said happily.

After leaving the venue, Zhou Cun immediately shared the good news with his uncle.

What was originally a simple personnel transfer had a different meaning in the ears of that old fox, Zhou Wen.

That kid Lu Shenwei is setting a trap for me; he deliberately let my nephew go on stage at the training session.

After I mentioned that Lis Group controls the Qinchuan agricultural machinery market, he suddenly promoted my nephew to Chairman's secretary.

What does this mean? It's clearly meant to make me help Julong Steel with the sales of the longmao agricultural vehicle.

"Schedule a meeting with the sales director of Lis Group. They have been going too far recently; it's time to give them a warning," Zhou Wen said sternly.

Huang Liang asked, puzzled, "Director, didn't you say this was a fight between gods, and that we should watch from the sidelines? Why are we suddenly getting involved?"

"Who told us to be relatives? Even though Director Lu is young, I have no choice but to accept the cards he plays," Zhou Wen said helplessly.

Since he was already in the game, he would help as much as he could.

"The sales director of Lis Group is a tough nut to crack; it's unlikely they will give us any face."

"This time, it won't be up to them. They may be tough, but we aren't to be trifled with either."

Zhou Wen paused: "Also, that group of people at the Agricultural Association needs a warning too. They are afraid of offending Lis Group because of their donations, but we are also one of their supervisors—aren't they afraid of angering me?"

"With your words, I know what to do."

Huang Liang nodded and left, while Lu Shenwei, having returned to the steel factory, flipped through the resumes in his hand, completely unaware of the impending storm.

"Aren't we only hiring 4 chemical engineering graduates? What's with these thousands of resumes?"

Lu Shenwei looked bewildered. Wang Zizhong explained, "Chairman, these have already been screened. The minimum qualification is a Master's degree from a 211 university, and we haven't accepted anyone whose undergraduate and master's majors don't match."

"Director Ma and I spent the whole afternoon selecting them, and the resumes of these 3,200 graduates are all quite good."

3,200? That's truly one in a thousand.

"You guys select them as you see fit. Pick the smart ones. It's best to keep the qualifications at a Master's level; PhDs are a bit too high, and we don't need them," Lu Shenwei mused.

Wang Zizhong nodded, and the next day, he selected 360 Master's degree holders and 40 PhD holders to enter the interview stage.

"I heard before that it was hard to get into Julong Steel Factory, but I didn't expect that for hiring 4 people, over 400 would come for interviews."

"Buddy, you're underestimating it. At least 3,000 people submitted resumes online; those who can come for an interview are the lucky ones."

"It's not even this hard to get into municipal government positions compared to Julong Steel. I feel like the difficulty is immense."

"Who told Julong Steel to have such good benefits? 15,000 during the probation period, 20,000 after becoming a regular employee in three months, and thirteen insurance and five funds—isn't that sweet?"

"It is sweet, but getting into Julong Steel now relies purely on metaphysics."

The graduates waiting in line for interviews were chattering away, while inside the office building, Lu Shenwei received another call from Wang Jiawei.

"Director Lu, are you still busy lately? I'm passing through Qinchuan in a couple of days and would like to visit you."

Lu Shenwei said with a smile, "As long as you have time, Mr. Wang, you can come anytime, and I'll be here."

"It's a deal, then. I'll make a special visit the day after tomorrow afternoon."

"You're coming at the perfect time. We just finished renovating our agricultural vehicle production line, and it would be great to have you provide some guidance."

Wang Jiawei felt a toothache upon hearing this. Who the hell wants to see an agricultural vehicle production line? What I want is to clear the transport route for small drones.

"I don't really understand agricultural vehicles, but since Director Lu has spoken, I will definitely take a look."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before Lu Shenwei hung up the phone.

"Tell Bai Xiaoying that Mr. Wang from Nifeng Express is coming to Julong Steel for an inspection the day after tomorrow afternoon, and I need her to conduct a live interview."

"Also, call Reporter Mu from the municipal station and Director Zhou as well."

If the longmao agricultural vehicle wants to step out of Qinchuan, the momentum must be built up first.