69: Chapter 69 Tomorrow I'll have Gao Qiang fire you.

As for the company's legal representative, Su Yang decided to take the role himself.

With his Business Deduction skill, he truly wasn't afraid of taking on any risks.

Besides, even if he weren't the legal representative, as the actual controller of the company, he wouldn't be able to escape responsibility if something major happened.

Meanwhile, Julong Headhunting quickly provided Su Yang with the profiles of ten talents suitable for the position of general manager of the catering company.

Almost all of these candidates had served in management at catering giants or restaurant chains.

They had at least ten years of industry experience and were exactly the kind of talent Su Yang needed.

Jiang Zilin also stated frankly that if given a little more time, he could find even more.

At this stage, the country didn't lack management talent.

Instead, it lacked bosses like Su Yang who wanted to start a business.

Shortly after the company registration was completed, Su Yang's interviewing process also drew to a close.

His interview process was simple; first, he would use Investigation to check the other party's management level.

Then, he would clarify their business philosophy and ask about their desired salary and benefits.

Finally, he would use his Business Deduction skill to see how the company would perform once that person took the general manager position.

No matter how well they spoke, how rich their experience was, or how correctly they answered questions, none of it compared to putting them in the position to see the results.

In the end, Su Yang chose forty-five-year-old Rongcheng local Ji Guoxiong.

Ji Guoxiong had over twenty years of experience in the catering industry.

He possessed Proficient-level skills in large-scale restaurant chain management and Proficient-level skills in supply chain optimization.

He had previously served as a regional manager and member of management for a domestic catering giant.

Later, he resigned to co-found his own catering brand, but it ultimately ended in failure.

After his entrepreneurial failure, he also served as the general manager of a medium-sized restaurant chain.

Two months ago, that restaurant chain went bankrupt, and he became unemployed.

Despite his somewhat tragic resume, his performance was quite good once placed in Jiuxiang Catering.

Ji Guoxiong wasn't the most outstanding among the ten interviewees.

But he was the most suitable for Su Yang.

For example, a thirty-five-year-old interviewee named Xu Tian possessed Proficient-level management skills for large catering establishments and Proficient-level catering brand building skills.

However, he immediately asked for a 5% stake in the company.

It wasn't that shares couldn't be given; Su Yang had already experimented using Business Deduction.

As long as he held more than 50% of the shares, the system would mechanically determine that Su Yang was the boss of the company, and the employees' salaries and wages would still be refunded!

However, as Jiuxiang developed better and better, Xu Tian would eventually part ways with Su Yang entirely over the issue of opening franchise stores.

Xu Tian was very ambitious; he had excellent abilities and a sound business philosophy, making him suitable for most bosses.

But he wasn't suitable for Su Yang.

A catering company has no control over franchise stores.

The salaries of franchise store employees wouldn't be refunded to Su Yang either.

Su Yang not only wanted to make money but also wanted to have more employees to unlock more rewards!

It could only be said that their philosophies didn't align, and they were destined not to work together.

In contrast, Ji Guoxiong's personality was much more peaceful.

He didn't even mention shares; he only asked for an annual salary of 600,000 yuan.

He was simply attracted by the high salary Su Yang offered.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have even considered Su Yang's catering shop!

At his peak, Ji Guoxiong had earned a million-yuan annual salary.

However, after successive setbacks, his requirements had gradually decreased.

Su Yang discussed his plans with Ji Guoxiong, mainly about not opening franchise stores in the future.

Ji Guoxiong said he could completely accept that.

Ji Guoxiong also asked Su Yang how much capital he had prepared to start the catering company.

Su Yang stated that he had prepared at least ten million yuan in startup capital, which would arrive in installments.

Hearing this, Ji Guoxiong felt slightly more encouraged.

After all, no matter what kind of company you start, capital is extremely important!

However, when signing the contract, Su Yang took the initiative to give Ji Guoxiong a 5% dry share.

This was to stimulate the enthusiasm of this veteran in his forties.

Verified through Business Deduction, giving Ji Guoxiong a 5% dry share would increase the company's development speed by about 20% and lead to a certain increase in profits.

But giving more dry shares beyond that wouldn't be cost-effective.

Dry shares only grant dividend rights and cannot be resold; if Ji Guoxiong left the company, the shares would be reclaimed by the company.

This had no impact on Su Yang's control over the company.

Most importantly, the 5% dry share fell under the category of "employee benefits."

However much money Ji Guoxiong received in dividends, the system would refund that same amount to Su Yang.

Additionally, this was also a way to use the system rules for legitimate tax avoidance.

According to the law, as the majority shareholder, Su Yang would have to pay at least 20% in taxes if he took money out of the company.

But if Su Yang gave the 5% dividend to Ji Guoxiong, then Ji Guoxiong would be the one paying the taxes on that dividend.

For example, if Ji Guoxiong received 100,000 yuan in dividends, he would have 80,000 left after taxes, while Su Yang would receive 100,000 yuan from the system.

There was no tax evasion, but he had rationally utilized the rules to fleece the system of 20,000 yuan!

Ji Guoxiong was very happy about the 5% dry share Su Yang gave him.

To him, this was an unexpected pleasant surprise, and he felt full of energy!

As soon as he signed the contract with Su Yang, his loyalty reached 76.

After signing the contract and confirming that Su Yang wanted to do something big, Ji Guoxiong consulted him and began to gather some of his former local subordinates to staff the company.

Some of these former subordinates were currently unemployed.

Others were unhappy at their current companies and were willing to jump ship to follow him.

After all, the salary Su Yang offered was very tempting!

At the same time, Ji Guoxiong suggested that Su Yang recruit two more vice presidents through the headhunting firm.

He also suggested that Su Yang send over a trustworthy accountant, as that was the most urgent matter!

In Chen Li's rental apartment, Su Yang lay on the bed, stroking her long hair and saying:

"You've made great progress lately; your body is much healthier!"

Chen Li looked up and rolled her eyes at Su Yang.

She understood Su Yang's subtext!

"I heard you have a 30,000 yuan commission this month?"

In the last few days, Chen Li had brought more people into the gym.

"That's money I earned!"

"I know!"

After spending some time together, Su Yang found Chen Li to be quite strange.

Usually, she seemed to disappear completely, never taking the initiative to call Su Yang.

But when Su Yang looked for her, she wouldn't refuse.

Sometimes, he wasn't even sure who was playing whom!

"I've started a catering company!"

"Mm-hmm."

"I need an accountant!"

Ji Guoxiong had told him to find a trustworthy accountant.

But after thinking it over, it seemed like only Chen Li would do.

None of his relatives knew anything about accounting.

The accountants at the gym were either too young or had insufficient educational backgrounds.

They probably wouldn't be able to hold their own in a catering company.

Actually, he could choose not to send an accountant, but he was afraid Ji Guoxiong wouldn't feel at ease.

From Ji Guoxiong's recruitment arrangements, it was clear he was intentionally trying to avoid "monopolizing power."

Chen Li whispered, "I think working at the gym is quite good!"

She truly felt that the gym job was great.

She was very efficient and could finish all her work in less than half a day; she spent the rest of her time working out, learning yoga from the instructors, and taking aerobics classes.

When she got tired, she would go back to the office to zone out and watch TV dramas.

As long as Su Yang didn't come over, she could fall asleep before ten or eleven every night.

She woke up punctually around six or seven in the morning.

No insomnia, no hair loss, and a stable menstrual cycle.

Her skin was becoming more radiant, and she felt like she had aged backward by several years.

She often pulled her chair to the office window, sipping juice and basking in the gentle morning sun, feeling that this was how life should be lived!

She had recently visited a pet market, planning to buy a pet to keep.

However, she was hesitant between getting a cat or a dog.

As for her situation with Su Yang, she had come to terms with it.

Having been single until twenty-nine, she had long been mentally prepared to never marry.

At least her current life was pretty good.

"Uh... a monthly salary of twenty thousand!"

Hearing the twenty thousand monthly salary, Chen Li looked at Su Yang and pursed her bright red lips.

She was a bit hesitant.

Twenty thousand was still very tempting for her.

Despite the thirty thousand commission she could get this month, that was all from her previously accumulated network!

She looked at Su Yang, somewhat hoping he would offer an even higher salary.

If the money was right, it wasn't impossible for her to go work at the catering company...

"Tomorrow, I'll tell Gao Qiang to fire you!"

"You bastard!"