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Chapter 404 - 404 47 CEO Cheng a genius at controlling traffic!

404: Chapter 47 CEO Cheng, a genius at controlling traffic!

404: Chapter 47 CEO Cheng, a genius at controlling traffic!

The COO is the company’s Chief Operating Officer, basically the CEO’s right hand, and often responsible for various company operations, essentially a CEO without the authority to make major decisions.

At Shanhaiguan, the CEO role was undertaken by Cheng Daqi himself, and when the company wasn’t very large, the COO position wasn’t that crucial—the position could even be virtually held by a junior college graduate like Xiao Cao—as long as they supervised and carried out the tasks arranged by CEO Cheng.

However, in the time since Cheng Daqi returned to Hua Country, the employee scale at Shanhaiguan had exceeded one hundred people.

A team of a hundred people started dealing with various complex business matters, and as a leader, Cheng Daqi had the ability and the energy to shoulder these responsibilities.

But Cheng Daqi couldn’t always focus solely on the company’s day-to-day operations, not to mention his side businesses like MAS, ADE, and other inevitable diversions that were sure to arise…

With each company needing oversight, CEO Cheng presently might not have extensive assets, but the number and scale of his companies had reached a certain level, making it necessary for him to extricate himself from minutiae to focus more on significant operations.

So, it was time to find a suitable COO for Shanhaiguan.

But… for a boss, finding a reliable COO is way harder than finding a pretty girl.

There are plenty of pretty girls—spend several thousand dollars, and the dream of a close encounter can be realized, but a dependable and competent COO is something many bosses can only dream of having.

Especially now in 2018, when the entrepreneurial wave had yet to fully recede, with the future chill of the industry a year away—it truly became cold in 2019.

At this stage, truly excellent COOs and CEOs are immovable, and Shanhaiguan itself lacked striking competitive advantages.

On the other hand, content organizations like MCN were not large in scale domestically, and there wasn’t an abundance of talent, making it hard to recruit suitable industry professionals.

Under these circumstances, Cheng Daqi had to approach from a different angle to recruit, and after summoning the impressive Sun Dongxin, he had already interviewed five people in a few days.

Each of them had struggled in various industries for at least ten years, top-tier workers who could just stand on their toes and secure offers from leading companies, including those who’d been CEOs, COOs, top sales directors, and a finance talent who was a former CFO.

In short, all of them were talents, but CEO Cheng wasn’t satisfied—finding a trustworthy and appropriate COO was really hard.

At Wuyuan Bay, at Ten-mile Tea House, another disappointing interview ended.

“Okay, thank you CEO Cheng for granting me this opportunity to meet you, but I’m just lacking some research in the short video field, hope we can cooperate in the future.”

This financially-savvy lady indeed had capabilities, and Cheng Daqi tried to retain her.

“How about…

come to Shanhaiguan and help prop up the finance department, we can increase your salary by thirty percent based on your last job.”

“Sorry CEO Cheng, I want to challenge the COO position to lay the groundwork for my next venture; it’s not really about the money.”

Seeing as she likely wouldn’t be working at Shanhaiguan, the lady spoke frankly.

“Alright…”

CEO Cheng responded wistfully.

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At a large villa in Wuyuan Bay, Lisa, who was lying on the sofa editing videos on her computer, noticed CEO Cheng returning home.

Seeing that he looked downtrodden, she asked with concern.

“Cheng, what’s wrong?

You seem a bit down?”

“Down?

Maybe, I’ve been interviewing for a suitable COO for Shanhaiguan, and it’s hard to find the right person.”

The blonde sat up on the sofa, teasing with a laugh.

“This is the first time I’ve seen something stump you, haha, Mi’er would definitely find it amusing.”

“Speaking of which, you’ve been in Hua Country for over a week now; I thought you’d be eager to go back.”

Cheng Daqi sat opposite Lisa.

“Not in a hurry at all; Lugu Island is too beautiful, Cheng, I’m thinking of buying a house here.”

The blonde genuinely liked it here; indeed, who wouldn’t like Lugu Island?

“You can’t afford it; you’re just a millionaire, but decent homes here start at a million dollars.”

Those who wish to buy houses wouldn’t like Lugu Island—someday the island’s property prices might surpass those of Saint Rodu.

“What?” The blonde clearly lacked an understanding of Hua Country’s housing market.

“A million dollars can only get you a regular residential unit; the house we’re staying in now is worth at least two hundred million, roughly forty million dollars.”

It was time to shock the ignorant foreigner with Hua Country’s real estate prices.

“What?”

The price Cheng Daqi mentioned was beyond Lisa’s imagination; Lugu Island was ranked so much lower than Saint Luo globally, but its housing prices were certainly no less.

“So, work hard for me in the future, hahaha.”

After teasing his subordinate, CEO Cheng sat opposite Lisa scrolling through short videos.

What to do when recruitment wasn’t going smoothly?

Just enjoy watching girls then.

The Lisa sitting opposite him was beautiful, but compared to the beauties in short videos, there was still a gap.

“Cheng, have you ever considered posting job ads on short video apps?”

The blonde pushed up her massively unattractive blue-light-blocking glasses and offered her advice.

CEO Cheng was her boss, and for the sake of affording a house on Lugu Island, she needed to work hard.

“Hmm?” Cheng Daqi pondered.

“In my two accounts, one features a professional woman boss vibe, and just the other day, I posted a recruiting ad for MAS there, and it worked out really well.”

Indeed, the infinite potential created by short videos, connecting people in such a close-knit way, made Lisa’s suggestion seem quite viable.