24: Chapter 24 Visiting the Door

The second talent recommended by the headhunting firm was Zhang Zhenshan, a human resources manager at a mobile phone company.

However, because this mobile phone company had failed to keep up with the times, it was now in a precarious position and could go bankrupt at any moment.

Seeing this, Chu Qianlan felt a surge of joy.

Having struggled in the mobile phone industry for many years, Zhang Zhenshan must have accumulated rich management experience and extensive industry connections; perhaps he could help solve the urgent problem of talent shortage.

Reading through the resume, Chu Qianlan discovered that Zhang Zhenshan had achieved fruitful results in talent recruitment and team building, having once assisted company executives in assembling a highly capable R&D team.

Moreover, this person possessed a thorough understanding of the distribution and development trends of technical talent in the mobile phone industry, which was exactly the kind of talent he was longing for.

Immediately, Chu Qianlan contacted the headhunting firm and asked them to have Zhang Zhenshan come in for an interview.

However, Zhang Zhenshan was still employed at the time, so even if the interview went well and he was willing to join the company, he would need some time to hand over his various duties at his current firm and could not start immediately.

That afternoon, Chu Qianlan received news that Zhang Zhenshan would come for an interview on the afternoon of the 18th.

After coding for the whole day, Chu Qianlan was just preparing to get off work and go home when the customer service representative walked in with a notebook.

"CEO Chu, these are the companies that have called in the last few days wanting to advertise on StarChat. Several companies have already called to inquire multiple times."

Chu Qianlan took the notebook and found that they were all names of game companies.

Presumably, they could also see that most people using StarChat were young people who played games, so promoting games to these people would be more efficient.

"If they call again, just tell them: the company charges based on the number of clicks, specifically counting clicks on the ad link that redirect to a new webpage. Let them propose their own rates. We will select our partners based on merit!"

After saying this, Chu Qianlan wanted to return the notebook to her.

"CEO Chu, there is one more company at the bottom. They don't want to advertise, but rather want a business partnership. The other party didn't tell me the specific details."

Hearing the customer service representative's reminder, Chu Qianlan looked at the bottom entry: Modu Changlian Development Co., Ltd.

He had never heard of this company; it probably wasn't a major giant.

"Give their number to Assistant Xu Fang and have her contact them to come over!"

After receiving the task, Assistant Xu Fang quickly made contact with Modu Changlian.

Upon learning of the invitation from Xinghai Technology, the other party appeared very enthusiastic, claiming they would come to discuss the cooperation the following afternoon.

Now that the holiday had begun, Chu Qianlan was also preparing to return home.

"Mom, I'm home!" Just as he entered the door, Chu Qianlan saw his mother sitting in the living room watching a TV drama.

Li Yulian turned her head, and seeing it was her son, a smile immediately appeared on her face. "You're back. Have you been busy at school lately? You look like you've lost weight. I'll go make you something delicious." As she spoke, she was about to get up and go to the kitchen.

Chu Qianlan hurriedly stopped his mother. "Mom, no need for all that trouble. I'm doing fine at school, I haven't lost weight."

He sat down with his mother on the sofa and began chatting with her about school and the company.

Of course, he only picked the lighthearted and interesting parts to mention. He certainly wouldn't dare bring up the incident where he was slandered by Lin Qingxue.

While the two were talking, the door opened again, and Chu Tianxiong walked in.

Seeing Chu Qianlan at home, he was a little surprised. "Why are you back today? Don't you need to keep an eye on things at the company?"

Chu Qianlan stood up with a smile. "Dad, it's the holidays, and there isn't much going on at the company, so I came back."

Chu Tianxiong sat down on the sofa and took the tea Li Yulian handed him. "I heard your company is located in Nanshan Science and Technology Park and you even rented an entire floor. With only twenty or thirty employees, is such a big display necessary?"

Chu Qianlan knew that he couldn't hide things from his father, so he hurriedly explained.

"Dad, don't look at how few employees I have now; the growth speed is fast. In just four months, I've grown from ten people to nearly thirty employees. By the end of the year, this floor might not even be enough for me. Besides, I made a profit of over 2 million last month."

Chu Tianxiong frowned slightly. "That may be so, but the rent is also a significant expense, especially in Nanshan Science and Technology Park, where the rent is significantly higher than surrounding office buildings."

Chu Qianlan nodded. "Dad, our company works on the internet, so we have relatively high requirements for communication conditions. Nanshan Science and Technology Park is quite suitable for our company."

Hearing this, Chu Tianxiong didn't dwell on it anymore. "As long as you feel it's suitable, that's fine! I heard your internet cafe management system has lowered its price, so does that mean you won't have any revenue next month?"

"There will be a game launching next month, and that is the project that will truly make our company profitable! The first two pieces of software were just to pave the way for this game!" A trace of pride appeared on Chu Qianlan's face as he said this.

From the moment the company was founded, he had been planning this, and now it was finally time to reap the rewards.

"The business world is like a battlefield; don't speak too soon before seeing the results. You must be steady in your actions, at least leave yourself a way out. Your mother and I suffered quite a few losses when we first came to Shenzhen to do business!" Chu Tianxiong advised earnestly.

Chu Qianlan responded with a smile: "Dad, didn't you guys eventually succeed? Failure is also a kind of harvest. Don't worry, I am very steady at the company."

...

The next afternoon, Zhao Yang, the person in charge of Modu Changlian, arrived at the company.

After some pleasantries, Zhao Yang got straight to the point: "CEO Chu, our company, Modu Changlian, is currently developing a web conferencing software and has encountered a technical bottleneck. Your company's StarChat software has industry-leading Multi-person Voice Technology, and we hope to reach a technical partnership to embed this technology into our product."

After listening, Chu Qianlan thought to himself. The market prospects for web conferencing software were indeed vast, but its core technology was Multi-person Voice communication.

It could be said that now that he possessed this technology, he had a great deal of autonomy in choosing whether to cooperate with others or develop a similar piece of software himself.

However, if he could make money easily, he wouldn't choose to exhaust himself.

"I wonder what your company's cooperation proposal is?" Chu Qianlan asked, a hint of gravity appearing on his face.

"According to our company's idea, it would be to embed the Multi-person Voice module into our software to give the web conferencing software greater market competitiveness. At the same time, we will support direct login to the web conferencing software using a StarChat account. If possible, we also hope to promote the software through your internet cafe management system!"

Zhao Yang stated his company's requests one by one, completely failing to notice the intriguing expression on Chu Qianlan's face.