318: Yuanfen recruited a capable corporate secretary

After Emily fully appreciated her large office, she followed Li Qinghe on a tour of the entire floor.

The entire floor of the office, spanning over a thousand square meters, had a consistent renovation style, and the system also provided a pleasant surprise.

Because the property was divided into 5 units, the renovation plan created by the system could also be separated into several offices of varying sizes using opaque, soundproof glass partitions.

When fully open, it was a transparent, single floor; when the partitions were locked, it became a separate office unit.

Under Emily's reluctant gaze, Li Qinghe locked the partitions of the 01 office unit.

Thus, this office became an independent space of over 200 square meters.

This office unit had two adjacent large offices, with artistic-style cubicles outside that did not feel cramped at all; instead, with some artistic partitions, they presented an ambiance of winding paths leading to secluded spots.

"Boss, should we have a sign made for your office later, 'Chairman's Office' or 'General Manager's Office'?"

Emily saw that Li Qinghe temporarily did not want to use the other offices, so she began to fulfill her administrative duties as a secretary, preparing to plan the entire space accordingly.

"Just put 'Director's Office' on the office next to yours; I basically won't be working here," Li Qinghe smiled, declining Emily's suggestion.

"Understood, Boss."

Emily felt a slight disappointment.

She had originally thought she would be working side-by-side with her tall, handsome boss in adjacent offices.

So, when Li Qinghe assigned her an office just now, her heart had fluttered with joy for a while.

Because unless it was a company of a certain scale or larger, the company secretary's workspace was usually in the cubicle outside the chairman's or general manager's office.

However, Li Qinghe immediately assigned her this independent office, second only to the large office next door, showing extreme importance.

She had even read some literary works where the boss's and secretary's bookshelves or wardrobes were connected.

Further inside, there was also a private lounge for the two of them.

However, Emily had just observed that there didn't seem to be such a space behind these two offices, as her office cabinet couldn't be moved at all.

But just as Emily was eagerly preparing to work hard, Li Qinghe said he wouldn't be working here, which undoubtedly shattered Emily's hopeful heart.

Li Qinghe's reason for starting this company was originally a bit of a whim.

Therefore, he didn't want to expand too much at the beginning.

Recruiting a few relevant staff members would essentially leave him with little to do.

With the future camera in hand, positions for filming and post-production editing were not needed.

He also didn't want to dedicate all his time to filming, so sales and order-taking personnel were not required either.

However, the final outcome of Li Qinghe and Emily's discussion was to recruit two professional drone photographers and a related support team, and to have two people for sales and order-taking.

For post-production editors, three would be temporarily recruited, with the rest being administrative and logistical staff.

The scope of business had already been determined during registration, primarily focusing on drone photography, with traditional ground photography as a sideline.

So, a preliminary calculation showed that Emily needed to recruit for about 20 positions.

After discussing business, Li Qinghe inquired about Emily's situation.

Liao Yuting had already sent Emily's resume and relevant information to Li Qinghe's phone.

So Li Qinghe chatted while opening Emily's personal profile.

Emily: Singaporean of Dragon Language descent.

Her English name is Emily, her Dragon Language name is also Emily, and her surname is Ai, which is not common, especially rare in Singapore.

What he didn't expect was that this young woman had also only recently graduated from university, though she had a master's degree and was 25 years old.

She was a top student from the National University of Singapore, holding dual master's degrees in Law and Accounting.

Member of the Singapore Association of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

Member of the Association of International Accountants.

Her resume looked excellent, which surprised Li Qinghe a little.

How did such an outstanding employee end up working for him?

Perhaps it was fate.

Because the average salary for a company secretary in Singapore ranges from 4000 to 6000 singapore dollars.

However, when Li Qinghe registered the company, he hoped the company secretary position would be more than just a figurehead, so he offered a high salary of 8000 singapore dollars.

Such a high salary is not even reached by many company secretaries in multinational corporations.

Thus, lured by the high salary, the exceptionally excellent Emily joined with enthusiasm.

Seeing Emily still gazing longingly at the other offices beyond the partition, Li Qinghe said in Dragon Language, "Emily, if you build up the company within its business scope, however much space you want, I will open up that much space for you."

"Really?" Emily's Dragon Language sounded a bit stiff; initially, she had communicated with Li Qinghe entirely in English, speaking very fluently.

Now, switching to Dragon Language, she became a bit hesitant, which was due to Singapore's educational leanings.

But at least she could still understand.

"Of course, it's true. If you do a really good job, I'll give you a raise."

Li Qinghe offered another enticing prospect.

"Okay, for your trust, Boss, I will definitely work hard!"

Emily brightened up again, her face full of confidence.

It seemed that the big promise had filled her with enthusiasm.

Although Emily was older than Li Qinghe, seeing her so happy about the prospect he offered, Li Qinghe suddenly felt like he was looking at a younger sister.

This youthful vitality, still willing to embrace such prospects, was something he truly liked.

So Li Qinghe directly delegated authority to Emily; he also wanted to see how far a girl with such excellent academic qualifications could take a startup company.

Li Qinghe had ideas, and Emily also had ideas; the two chatted in the office until noon without realizing it.

Emily checked the time and stuck out her tongue, "Boss, I'm sorry, I was chatting so happily that I forgot the time. Lunchtime is almost over."

Her slightly childish gesture didn't look like that of a professional, but Li Qinghe didn't mind.

"Is there anything good to eat nearby? I'll treat you."

Li Qinghe naturally wanted to show his generosity as a boss; treating someone to a meal was an easy matter.

"Haha, thank you, Boss, let me think."

Emily very happily accepted Li Qinghe's offer to treat her to a meal.

"Boss, there's a really good Japanese restaurant nearby. Their foie gras and beef rice are highly praised."

Emily held up her phone to Li Qinghe.

On her phone screen was a bowl of rice that looked quite appealing, topped with several slices of beef and a piece of golden-brown pan-fried foie gras.

"After lunch, we can go to DBS Bank to open a company account."

Emily also arranged the afternoon's agenda.

Li Qinghe suddenly felt that having a secretary by his side seemed like a good thing.

The secretary handled all the big and small tasks, and he just needed to provide ideas and direction.

From their current interactions, Emily, the company secretary, was very capable and willing to work with Li Qinghe as her boss.