Working Prophet

Xu Mengyuan's hand that had been sketching stopped, "I'm happy to explain it to you now, but it's probably hard for you to believe it if I just say it verbally, so... my suggestion is to wait until you join the job. , after finishing the first day of work, if you have any questions, please feel free to come to the personnel department to find me."

"What kind of job am I going to do?"

"As the recruitment information says, it mainly involves 'information collection and analysis, and providing strategic planning and organizational structure adjustment plans to customers'..."

"Is it legal?"

"Of course, Third Century is a joint-stock company that operates completely in compliance with the law. We never do anything illegal or disciplinary. Therefore, we also strongly recommend that our employees abide by relevant laws, regulations and public order and good customs in their daily lives."

After Xu Mengyuan finished speaking, he looked at Li Yu and said softly, "If you have no other questions, then we will continue the interview."

Li Yu nodded after being silent for a moment.

"Very well, back to the previous question, how much do you know about gods?"

"I have read Neil Gaiman's version of "Norse Gods", Fang Long's "Stories of the Bible", Yuan Ke's "Chinese Mysterious Stories", and Ai Craftsman's "Cthulhu Mythos", if this counts, Uh, part of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", and I also watched some Taoist and Buddhist lectures here and there on site B. Apart from that, there are some popular film and television and literary works, such as Brother Zhui's Thor series and so on."

Li Yu said while recalling relevant knowledge in his mind.

"Oh, you mentioned Marvel, what do you think of the multiverse hypothesis or similar concepts popularized by Marvel." Xu Mengyuan's questions began to become more and more irrelevant.

"I don't know much about string theory, but a theory that is not falsifiable always feels that... it is still a little far from science." Li Yu paused and added, "But the concept of multiverses is indeed very important to art. The creation has had a lot of influence. If I remember correctly, the concept of planes is the reference to the multiverse theory. It should have originated from a DND setting book called "Exotic Landscapes".

"That book divides planes into main plane, outer plane, inner plane, transitional plane, and demi-plane, which was widely used by later web novels."

Xu Mengyuan was noncommittal, but she seemed quite satisfied with Li Yu's answer and said with a smile, "Great, you are indeed the person we are looking for. I have one last question left -"

She said while turning the gel pen in her hand, just when Li Yu thought she would come up with some wild ideas, unexpectedly Xu Mengyuan said instead.

"Can you adapt to high-intensity business trips? Because of the position you are applying for, business trips will be very frequent."

It was rare for a normal question to come across, and Li Yu was slightly relieved, and he had prepared this question before, and the answer was effortless.

"I heard that there are a lot of business trips in the management consulting industry, and I am on the road almost every day. I am mentally prepared for this. I am only 25 this year and have no plans to start a family yet. The impact of business trips on me is not that big."

"That's a pity." Xu Mengyuan didn't know what he was referring to.

But after saying this, she put down the folder and gel pen in her hand, and reached out to Li Yu again, "Congratulations, you have been hired."

"Um?"

"Welcome to the Third Age family, Mr. Li Yu, when will you be able to join the company soon? We have a new project on hand and we are really short of manpower right now."

"Wait a minute, you just asked me a few questions, and except for the last one, most of them have nothing to do with work. In addition, you said that you are from the human resources department. When recruiting, don't you need to go through the department supervisor and the general manager? Can the approval of the leader be the final decision?" Li Yu became more and more puzzled.

"I have said before that our process is different from other companies. We only have one written test and one interview, but I believe we have collected all the information needed to make a decision. As for the supervisor...

"Every employee in your department is directly responsible to the board of directors and does not have a direct boss. Those directors are usually very busy and they are usually away from the company."

As always, Xu Mengyuan patiently answered various questions raised by Li Yu.

However, Li Yu's doubts deepened after hearing this. The corner of his eye glanced at the folder that Ms. HR had just put down, and he found that there was only a blank piece of paper in it.

No, it may not be accurate to say that, because after Xu Mengyuan's previous efforts, there is now a piggy Peppa holding a hair dryer on the blank paper.

Li Yu remained calm, shook hands with Xu Mengyuan again and said, "I need some time to think about it, can I reply to your company tomorrow?"

"What are you considering? Opportunities from other companies? Xinghuo Media, Lingyue and Wanwei Technology, at most add a heart-throb... These are the four best offers you have, right? The salary packages they can offer, regardless of They can’t compare to us in any aspect.”

"At least they won't invade my privacy during the background check." Now that Xu Mengyuan had already talked about this, Li Yu simply stopped hiding and said in a deep voice.

Although he couldn't find any negative information about this company on the Internet before, from that messy written test to the current interview that is more out of common sense, combined with the unbelievable amount of money offered by Third Ji Remuneration.

The more time went on, the more vigilant he felt in Li Yu's heart.

What he was considering was just an excuse. Li Yu actually no longer planned to have any contact with this weird company, not to mention that Xu Mengyuan had even found out how many offers he had. This was obviously beyond the scope of the background investigation. .

Xu Mengyuan was not in a hurry, and just watched Li Yu pack her things. She didn't speak again until Li Yu had already stepped out of the conference room door.

"Do you really want to go back to your old life?"

Li Yu's footsteps paused slightly.

"It's been a long time... that feeling of being trapped. Although the body is still alive, able to eat and live normally, and continues to function under the rules of society, and behaves no different from other people around me, deep down inside, it has gradually After dying, becoming numb and hollow, like a walking zombie, aren't you going to struggle again?

"What exactly do you do? A new type of MLM company that goes around looking for targets in trouble, and then uses their eagerness to change their lives to squeeze out the last penny from their wallets? This is your usual method, right?" Li Yu said, "But this trick is of no use to me."

"Let's take another gamble." Xu Mengyuan did not answer Li Yu's question directly this time, but said sincerely.

"Not only do we need you, you also need us. If you just leave like this, you can indeed minimize the risk, but no matter which company you choose to work for in the future, you will just repeat your previous life."

"This is part-time work, it's the same for everyone. Why, is it possible to get the meaning of life by selling my labor force to you?"

"The meaning of life is not given by others, but must be found by yourself. Fortunately for you, there is an opportunity now." Xu Mengyuan whispered softly, "If you swallow the red pill, you will stay in Wonderland , I’ll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.”

"The Matrix, Morpheus." Li Yu raised his eyebrows.

"I like that movie very much. How about it, are you ready to go down the rabbit hole, Mr. Li Yu?" Xu Mengyuan said meaningfully.