26: Chapter 26 Fang Zhuo's Face

"Hmm."

Fang Zhuo ignored the gazes of the crowd, nodded to his friend Wang Meng as a greeting, and then walked to the front, looking at his former boss:

"Manager He."

"Why didn't you go participate in the practical assessment? A Martial Arts Undergraduate degree is still very useful; there's no need to be in such a rush to work and earn money."

Manager He Chang said with some regret.

With a Martial Arts Undergraduate degree, one is much more competitive when job hunting, and the salary is generally higher than that of a Martial Arts Junior College graduate, even if the combat power and overall qualities of the two martial artists are similar during the interview.

Furthermore, attending a Martial Arts Undergraduate program comes with many benefits and subsidies from the school, which is also a resource that cannot be ignored.

Why didn't Fang Zhuo go?

Manager He Chang couldn't understand it, but didn't dwell on it, simply smiling and saying: "If I had known you wouldn't go to the practical assessment, I would have kept you back then and transferred you to a teaching assistant position."

"My family needs money."

Fang Zhuo replied, without explaining too much.

"Then you've come this time, are you planning to try for another position?"

Manager He Chang asked. Fang Zhuo's performance as an intern instructor under him for the past year had been extremely high, and many students had nothing but praise for him.

He was diligent, responsible, and had strong adaptability; as a leader, no one would dislike such a subordinate.

"No."

Fang Zhuo smiled and handed over a resume, saying: "I still want to apply for the position of instructor at Tengfei Martial Arts Hall, through the special talent channel."

"Special talent channel?"

Manager He Chang's eyes narrowed slightly. As a veteran employee of Tengfei Group, he was no stranger to the group's regulations.

"That's right."

Fang Zhuo nodded.

Manager He Chang was stunned and looked at Fang Zhuo with confusion, not noticing anything special, but the next second, his secretary leaned over.

"Manager, Instructor Fang has awakened a Martial Aspect and has also broken through. His Life Level is now 21. Counting the boost from his Body Micro-Control, his combat power is very high among Intermediate Martial Artists."

"What?"

Manager He Chang turned his head sharply, looking at his secretary with an expression of disbelief, as if he had misheard.

He grabbed the resume, scanned it to confirm there was no mistake, and then looked at Fang Zhuo with eyes shining.

"Good, good, good!"

"I never expected that you, Instructor Fang, would have awakened a Martial Aspect, and that your physical fitness would have improved so much. It must be a Superior Martial Aspect, without a doubt!"

"Congratulations!"

Manager He Chang's face was full of smiles. He had already stood up and was familiarly pressing his hands on Fang Zhuo's shoulders.

"With your current strength, you are more than qualified to be an instructor at the branch. According to our Tengfei Group regulations, your Martial Aspect grade is high enough, and your combat power boost is high enough; you certainly qualify as a special talent."

"Having worked together for a year, I know your professional ability. We can skip the interview. I can make the call to offer you a base salary of 60,000 per month, with a 5% performance commission."

"If you have no issues, we can sign the contract now."

Manager He Chang gestured to the secretary while speaking, telling her to immediately prepare the electronic contract.

"...Manager He, this salary package is indeed very tempting, but I need some time to consider it. I hope you can understand."

Fang Zhuo did not agree immediately.

Before, because of his degree, his application for permanent employment was rejected. To say he had no resentment would be a lie, after all, at the time, he was the top salesperson in the branch!

Even though he was only a Primary Instructor leading basic classes.

But his professional ability was not even inferior to some Intermediate Instructors, or even some veteran gold-medal instructors.

Coming to Tengfei Martial Arts Hall again this time, Fang Zhuo didn't really have much intention of joining. Submitting his resume was just to see how much he was worth now.

60,000 per month.

Including performance commissions, his annual salary could approach one million!

Thinking about it, it was quite exciting. This level of income could even match some lackluster Advanced Martial Artists.

"That... is also fine, no problem! Once you've made up your mind, you can contact me at any time. You have my number."

Manager He Chang's smile remained, even though he was slightly unhappy inside.

Fang Zhuo was definitely a genius with high aptitude; even when he was just a Primary Martial Artist, he could achieve Body Micro-Control, with a combat power boost reaching four times.

Now that he had awakened a Superior Martial Aspect, he had the potential to become a Transcendent Martial Artist in the future.

He had to admit that he had to treat him as an equal now. Who knows, he might even need to rely on Fang Zhuo in the future. Even if Fang Zhuo couldn't become a Transcendent Martial Artist, his combat power would definitely be top-tier below the Transcendent level.

"Alright, Manager He."

Fang Zhuo responded with a smile.

Wang Meng's expression was complex, his eyes full of envy as he looked at Fang Zhuo. A monthly salary of 60,000! If he could earn 60,000 a month, when he got home, wouldn't his wife worship him?

They were both from Martial Arts Junior College, so why was the gap so large?

"Fang Zhuo, I didn't expect you to have really awakened a Martial Aspect."

Wang Meng's tone was a bit sour. It was the classic feeling of being afraid that his brother would live a hard life, yet also afraid that his brother would drive a Range Rover. Now, not only was his brother driving a Range Rover, but there was also a beautiful Martial Arts Undergraduate wife sitting in the Range Rover!

"Luck."

Fang Zhuo smiled. This wasn't false modesty; originally, his application for permanent employment at Tengfei Martial Arts Hall hadn't passed, and his Martial Aspect contemplation had shown no signs of progress for a long time, so he had already stopped holding much hope for the martial way.

He never expected to accidentally awaken a system.

If this wasn't luck, what was it?

Wang Meng just assumed Fang Zhuo was being modest and sighed: "You're also low-key; you awakened a Martial Aspect and didn't even tell your buddy, not letting a single whisper out."

"In a few days, once I've found a job, we absolutely must get together and have a good drink."

"No problem."

Fang Zhuo smiled. It was a coincidence; Wang Meng was one of the few friends he had in college, and after getting married, their housing was assigned to the same residential complex.

For so many days, besides running into each other once in the complex, they hadn't visited each other or hung out yet.

"Good, then it's settled! This time, we won't stop until we're drunk. If you get drunk, I'll have your wife carry you back. Anyway, she's a Martial Arts Undergraduate, her Life Level definitely isn't low."

Wang Meng laughed: "Then I'll go back to busy myself with job hunting."

"Is this your friend?"

At this moment, Manager He Chang spoke, looking at Fang Zhuo.

"Yes, a good friend."

Fang Zhuo nodded.

Manager He Chang immediately smiled and looked at his secretary: "Instructor Fang's friend, his ability must be beyond doubt. Properly introduce our other positions at Tengfei Martial Arts Hall to this student."

This female secretary, wearing a black and white professional OL suit with a sexy figure, immediately swayed her slender waist and walked in front of Wang Meng.

She handed over a promotional brochure.

There was a bit more importance in her tone.

Wang Meng was flattered. Smelling the faint perfume emanating from the female secretary, he felt a bit dizzy. Just a moment ago, this person from Tengfei Martial Arts Hall had been completely uninterested after looking at his resume.

Asking him to consider other positions was clearly just polite talk.

But now, she was treating him with such importance.

And all of this was because Fang Zhuo had said the three words 'good friend'!

Wang Meng felt a complex mix of emotions in his heart. As he looked at Fang Zhuo's departing back, a bit of gratitude appeared in his eyes.

Tengfei Martial Arts Hall was affiliated with the Tengfei Group, a top-tier large-scale martial artist group in the Blue Moon Federation, ranking only below the three major martial artist groups founded by the original three Cosmic Martial Artists.

Such a large martial artist group offered high salaries, good benefits in all aspects, and, crucially, stability. As long as one didn't make fatal mistakes at work, there was no risk of being laid off.

It could be said that it was even more secure than a state-owned enterprise job!

If he could enter Tengfei Martial Arts Hall because of Fang Zhuo's influence, even if it wasn't an instructor position, just logistics or security... it was a job that other Martial Arts Junior College students couldn't even dream of!