123: Chapter 123 Don't worry, it's definitely good news.

Su Ye had already clearly understood Zhang Jing's capabilities in all aspects. Now, only one final question remained: why had Zhang Jing been stagnant in his current position for so long? Was it due to factors he hadn't discovered, or were there other issues at play?

Given Zhang Jing's resume and educational background, even in a multinational corporation like Guangyao International, he should have started at least as a middle manager or a regional deputy, with very rapid promotion. After fifteen years, if Zhang Jing were now the president of the Great Xia region or even the Asia-Pacific region, Su Ye would not be surprised at all. Instead, the fact that he was still only the director of the Great Xia South China region was what surprised Su Ye.

Su Ye asked, feigning great curiosity:

"Director Zhang, looking at your resume, educational background, and capabilities, you shouldn't still be stagnating in the South China region. Not to mention the president of the Asia-Pacific region, you should be more than qualified to be the president of the Great Xia region, right?"

Zhang Jing did not expect Su Ye to ask this question. He stirred his coffee continuously with the silver-plated spoon in his cup, not knowing what to think.

After a long while, a bitter smile appeared on Zhang Jing's face. He looked up at Su Ye and said:

"Chairman Su, this is a personal matter, so I apologize, but I cannot say."

Seeing Zhang Jing's expression, Su Ye did not press further, but he made up his mind to investigate. If he let someone as impressive as Zhang Jing slip through his fingers, it would be a sin.

As for whether Zhang Jing would be willing to be the CEO of his Family Office, Su Ye hadn't considered that; if it didn't work, he would just throw money at it. Moreover, the industries currently under Su Ye were no longer just the single money-pit that was Future Technology.

Hongqi Chain and Yuanda Logistics could develop complementarily and also provide a continuous stream of cash flow for Future Technology. Within ten years, Future Technology would consume billions in capital to grow into a towering tree worth over ten billion, and Yuanda Logistics and Hongqi Chain would also merge into a ten-billion-dollar towering tree.

And the CEO of Su Ye's Family Office would implicitly become the person who was second only to him in this multi-billion-dollar group.

Guangyao International's market value was only about ten billion US dollars. By then, Su Ye believed that even if he had no further gains, just relying on these three existing companies, he would not be much inferior to Guangyao International.

At Guangyao International, Zhang Jing could only be a senior manager, but under Su Ye, he could be the second-in-command. Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix—any fool would know how to choose. Besides, Su Ye wasn't just a chicken head; maybe he could count as a chicken neck?

Su Ye chuckled twice:

"Fine, I won't make things difficult for you. Let's talk about business now. Small talk is over."

Upon hearing Su Ye's words, Zhang Jing immediately entered work mode. The aura of a true workplace powerhouse radiated from him. He deftly pulled up several resumes on his laptop, opened them, and moved the screen to the center, tilted towards Su Ye.

As for himself, he had already memorized all the information; if he didn't need to turn pages, he wouldn't need to look at the screen at all.

"Chairman Su, this is today's first candidate, Fang Zhenghua, born on August 1, 1985, just turned 40. He is currently the tax director for the Fite family in the United States and has previously served as the CEO of a medium-sized office——"

"This is today's second candidate, Li Yang, born on——"

"This is today's third candidate, Hou Xun——"

The term 'headhunting firm'—smaller ones are called talent agencies, larger ones are called headhunting firms. To put it bluntly, it's all about transactions. For them, it's base salary plus commission. As far as Su Ye knew, the base salary for someone at Zhang Jing's level was between 1.2 and 2 million a year; the bulk of their income came from commissions.

The commission is a split based on 20%-35% of the candidate's annual salary. As a regional top manager, Zhang Jing usually manages multiple high-end projects with annual salaries over 5 million, so his commission rate could reach 30%-50%. Assuming he handles 10 positions with annual salaries of one million per year, calculated at a 30% commission rate, the commission alone could reach over 3 million yuan.

There is also the performance target; if completed excellently, one can receive a bonus equivalent to 50%-100% of the base salary.

However, given Zhang Jing's ability, Su Ye felt his income might be in the 5-8 million range. As long as Zhang Jing dared to come, Su Ye dared to offer him a base salary of 5 million plus a substantial dividend.

Although Su Ye had already taken a liking to Zhang Jing, he also intended to contact the talent Zhang Jing introduced; what if there was someone he felt was good among them?

But Su Ye was overthinking it. Although the talent Zhang Jing presented all had experience as CEOs of medium-sized offices and in key positions at large offices, none of them made Su Ye's eyes light up.

The two of them continued this introduction until around five o'clock in the afternoon. Su Ye leaned back against the chair, drank his second cup of coffee in one gulp, and kept pressing his eyes. Staring at the computer for a long time made his eyes quite uncomfortable.

Zhang Jing timely handed over a small bottle. Su Ye took it and looked: eye drops?

Seeing Su Ye's surprised gaze, Zhang Jing smiled slightly:

"Staring at the computer for too long inevitably makes one's eyes tired, so I carry a bottle with me. Sometimes it's good to take a break."

Su Ye couldn't help but sigh in his heart: truly a graduate from the highest temple of the global butler industry. He could always provide what Su Ye needed the moment he needed it, and from every tiny detail, it was evident that he had practiced this until it became instinct.

"Thank you."

Su Ye dripped two drops into his eyes, slowly closed them, and rested for three or four minutes, then casually took the tissue Zhang Jing handed him to wipe away the residual liquid from the corners of his eyes.

"The people Manager Zhang introduced today all seem to fit, but none of them struck a chord with me. I'll think about it later and contact you again in a couple of days."

Zhang Jing felt this thought of Su Ye's was normal. After all, it involved a business worth over ten billion and executives with annual salaries of several million. He didn't take on many such high-value clients a year; it really required careful consideration. If Su Ye had decided on the first try, Zhang Jing would instead have looked down on him.

Initially, although Zhang Jing did not judge people by their appearance, seeing Su Ye's excessively young face, he still couldn't help but feel a bit of contempt. However, through the afternoon's communication with Su Ye, Zhang Jing realized that although Su Ye was somewhat immature, whether in terms of ideas or linguistic art, he was actually as steady as a middle-aged person in his thirties. Moreover, his learning ability was extremely formidable; many things didn't need to be said a second time before he could draw inferences about other cases.

If Su Ye weren't his big client, Zhang Jing would even want to invite Su Ye to join his team. He would definitely be a shining new star in the headhunting industry in the future.

Zhang Jing stood up first and extended his right hand towards Su Ye:

"Then I will wait for Chairman Su's news. I look forward to the good news."

Su Ye stood up, shook Zhang Jing's hand, and smiled meaningfully:

"Rest assured, Manager Zhang, it will definitely be good news."

After parting ways with Zhang Jing, Su Ye immediately called Attorney Shi Jun at Zongheng:

"Hello, Attorney Shi, this is Su Ye. I'd like to ask you to help me conduct a background check on someone: Zhang Jing, the president of the Great Xia South China region of Guangyao International."