Chapter 142: Chapter 36: Terrifying!

Kong Chen meticulously finished writing out his resume.

Although his handwriting wasn’t exactly beautiful, it was neat and highly legible. As the saying goes, a person’s handwriting reveals their character, so Zhang Yan formed his initial impression of the man.

He picked up the resume. In his eyes, the entire document took on a completely different visual presentation.

Every piece of information Kong Chen had written was color-coded in Zhang Yan’s eyes. According to the system’s prompts, the gradient from green to red represented the credibility of each entry. The redder it was, the more it indicated concealment and deceit.

Additionally, on the second page of the resume, which was supposed to be mostly blank, several things appeared that Kong Chen hadn’t written at all.

[Loyalty: Average]

[Position Adaptability: Excellent]

[Potential: Good]

...

[Orientation: Female]

[Special Hobby: MFF Threesomes]

Zhang Yan temporarily ignored the bizarre information in the last few lines and braced himself to face Kong Chen.

He put on a facade of complete control and casually said, "President Kong, it seems some of the content you’ve written here isn’t entirely accurate."

Kong Chen wasn’t intimidated in the slightest. He had long outgrown petty tricks like bluffing. "Oh? That might just be because I’m getting old and my memory is failing. I wonder which parts Mr. Zhang is specifically referring to?"

The other party’s calm demeanor was well within Zhang Yan’s expectations. However, if Kong Chen thought Zhang Yan was merely bluffing, he was dead wrong.

"President Kong, your educational background seems a bit padded. For instance, this master’s degree from XX University—there seems to be something fishy about it, right?

"However, I’m not someone who judges purely based on degrees, so we’ll set that aside for now.

"As for your resume shortly after graduation, where you served as the Content Operations Director for a certain streaming platform, that seems even more padded. For example, this...

"After that, during your time as Deputy General Manager at XX Entertainment, for the projects you were responsible for... in most of these, you were probably just a figurehead, right?

"Only this actual achievement of optimizing the company’s internal operational processes to reduce costs and increase efficiency seems to be without embellishment. That is your actual contribution.

"Finally, during your time at Renwofei Entertainment, these parts of your resume..."

At first, Kong Chen was entirely unbothered, calmly considering how to refute Zhang Yan.

The things he had so brazenly written on his resume naturally left room for argument. If pressed, he had plausible but misleading evidence for all of it. As for the specific facts, even those directly involved wouldn’t be able to recount them with absolute accuracy. He didn’t believe for a second that a young man fresh out of school was capable enough to investigate him so thoroughly.

But as Zhang Yan picked out each item on the resume—both the padded and the truthful ones—Kong Chen’s back gradually grew drenched in cold sweat.

Zhang Yan spoke of all his work experiences as if he had personally lived through them, reciting every single detail flawlessly. There were many things Kong Chen thought only he himself could explain, yet Zhang Yan was able to articulate them with perfect clarity!

One or two details could be written off as a coincidence, but for all of them to be entirely accurate meant that the other party had thoroughly investigated him using some power he couldn’t comprehend.

Since Zhang Yan could so precisely grab hold of all his vulnerabilities, he definitely had detailed evidence. Kong Chen didn’t even have the room or the thought to deny it.

"How is this possible!"

For the first time, Kong Chen believed the ancient saying passed down from his ancestors: *The gods watch from three feet above.* If Zhang Yan didn’t have gods backing him, he must have an unfathomably powerful background!

"Well, President Kong, was anything I said incorrect or missing?"

After a long silence, Kong Chen spoke with a bitter tone, "Mr. Zhang, your keen eyes see right through it. Everything you said is a fact."

Seeing Kong Chen’s reaction, Zhang Yan didn’t press him too hard. "However, I still believe President Kong’s abilities are worth affirming. We can look past a little deception from the past. I only care about future performance."

Seeing Zhang Yan make a massive issue out of it only to let it slide so easily, Kong Chen breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of matter could be blown out of proportion or swept under the rug; if Zhang Yan had really refused to let it go, Kong Chen could have potentially been fired without severance.

Furthermore, although this incident seemed to have blown over, it somewhat demonstrated Zhang Yan’s absolute control over him. The implications of this were rather astonishing.

This was a new boss with a monumental background. Following him might actually lead to building a truly great career!

Immediately, Kong Chen hastily pledged his loyalty. "Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang. I will do everything in my power to help you manage the company well!"

Zhang Yan silently shifted his gaze away from the entry that had just changed: [Loyalty: Good].

"Mhm, work hard. I still have a lot of faith in you. Your compensation will remain unchanged for now. I’ll look at your actual achievements in a month. If you can satisfy me, I am not a stingy person when it comes to salary and benefits."

Since he had already decided in his heart to follow Zhang Yan, Kong Chen immediately took on the role of a trusted manager.

"Mr. Zhang, there is something I must inform you of right now. This isn’t me shirking responsibility, but some of the issues the company is currently facing cannot be resolved solely through management and operations. For this, we must have your help."

"If it’s a money issue, it’s not an issue at all. Draft a report for the funds you need and send it to me. I will transfer the money to the company’s account. Aside from money, is there anything else?"

Seeing the new boss being so straightforward, Kong Chen’s spirits lifted slightly. "Nothing else. Please trust me, Mr. Zhang. As long as there is continuous financial support, I will definitely restore the company to its former glory quickly and secure the returns we deserve!"

"I don’t care what you say; I only care about your results. You can head out first. Call the Content Director in."

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