Supreme Heir Son-in-law

As the seconds ticked by and Xu Ke still didn’t respond, even the usually very composed Zhao Li started to get nervous.

Although he had indeed started two businesses before, facing someone like Xu Ke, the CEO of a listed group, Zhao Lei still couldn’t help feeling a bit uneasy.

"President Xu, I wonder which part of me you’re not satisfied with."

Xu Ke slowly put the file down; right now he was feeling extremely excited inside.

What he lacked most at his side was exactly this kind of talent—especially people with active minds, who had ideas in their heads.

"No, no, no, there’s nothing wrong at all. I’m very satisfied with you. From now on, you’re officially an employee of our company."

Seeing Xu Ke like this, Zhao Lei was also very happy.

Being able to join Xu Group could be considered a huge step forward.

Before he graduated, the goal he set for himself was to get into a listed group. He hadn’t expected that right after graduation he would naturally get such an opportunity.

Zhao Lei’s family was very ordinary. The reason he achieved what he did in university was entirely due to his eagerness to learn and his humble attitude.

Back in high school, he had represented his school at a world-class competition and even won quite a prize at an international contest.

You could say Zhao Lei had grown up always walking on the path of thinking. He was the "kid from next door" in his parents’ eyes.

However, Zhao Li hadn’t been completely carried away by excitement; even now he still didn’t know what position he was actually going to face.

He had studied chemistry in university. Although he knew Xu Group did have business in the field of chemistry, he wasn’t sure whether he could be assigned there.

"President Xu, I don’t know which department I’ll be assigned to, or the specific salary and benefits and so on."

Hearing Zhao Lei ask, Xu Ke finally snapped out of it.

Turns out he hadn’t yet explained what exactly Zhao Lei would be responsible for—no wonder this kid kept looking at him.

Then Xu Hua repeated the explanation he’d just given to Wang Huan, but this time he was brief and to the point, directly telling Zhao Lei that what he’d be dealing with was the latest in network security.

He had never imagined that after joining Xu Group, he’d actually be working on computer-related stuff.

For him this was something he had never really touched; even if he had, it was just looking up information or playing games.

Although he knew some very basic code, that was only for his own amusement in his spare time, nothing that could be taken seriously.

"President Xu, this is really difficult for me. I’ve never worked in this area before, and besides, I don’t know anything right now. If I join this department, I’ll only drag them down."

Even though Zhao Lei was very confident in himself, facing this unknown challenge, he still didn’t feel sure.

After all, in his understanding, to be confident about doing something, at the very least he had to know something about it.

Zhao Lei wasn’t arrogant enough to think he could handle a completely unknown field with ease.

"You don’t need to worry about that. There will be senior colleagues in the department assigned to guide you. They’re all top experts in the industry. You could say there’s no one in the world more skilled than them when it comes to computers."

Zhao Lei believed Xu Ke’s words without any doubt. After all, he’d already witnessed Xu Ke’s terrifying capabilities, and on top of that, this man in front of him was the CEO of a listed company.

Zhao Lei had seen some big scenes before, but at most he’d met the CEOs of a few domestic leading enterprises.

That was during his second round of financing.

But compared to Xu Ke, those CEOs really weren’t in the same weight class. Just judging from the way they handled things and how they spoke, Zhao Lei felt they simply weren’t in the same world.

Although Xu Ke didn’t look much older than they were, Zhao Li felt that Xu Ke definitely wasn’t as young as he appeared.

In terms of his true capabilities, he absolutely had to be over thirty.

Just from the way he handled that incident last time, you could tell he was a man with plenty of strategy and means.

At the same time, Zhao Lei was also thinking about how joining this department could benefit him.

Although he had come to Xu Group with the mindset of learning experience, after reviewing the salary and various other aspects just now, he suddenly realized that he might actually be able to develop here in the long term.

Zhao Lei knew his own ability very well. He believed that if he gave it everything he had, reaching the position of director would definitely be no problem.

And his ambition was huge; he had no intention of just being an ordinary employee.

"Thank you, President Xu. But I have one more question. Will I have opportunities for promotion in the company? Will I always be stuck in this department?"

This question from Zhao Lei was something Xu Ke hadn’t expected. From his words, Xu Ke suddenly felt that this person in front of him seemed to have no small ambition.

In other words, Zhao Lei might not be content to be just an ordinary employee; he wanted to climb up, maybe even to a much higher position.

But Xu Ke didn’t feel any emotional fluctuation because of this discovery. On the contrary, he was pleased by this trait of Zhao Lei’s.

Because if a person has no ambition, he won’t have any drive.

A person without drive will only stay in place; when it comes to work, he’ll basically just slack off and coast.

Xu Ke had already seen too many people like that—he was sick of seeing them.

He wanted everyone in the department he was building to be elite, each one striving upward, unwilling to lie there like a salted fish.

Even if they lacked ability for the moment, they had to never give up, never bow their heads; unsatisfied with the status quo, bravely forging ahead.

"Zhao Lei, I appreciate you very much. I can promise you this: as long as your ability reaches a certain level, you definitely won’t remain just an ordinary employee. You’ve seen the directors in the company. If your ability is strong enough, I’ll move you into positions like theirs. Of course, the premise of all this is that you must demonstrate your own value. In other words, I only welcome partners by my side who are driven and capable."

After hearing Xu Ke’s words, Zhao Lei’s eyes lit up with excitement.

This was exactly the kind of company he wanted, exactly the kind of boss he wanted.

He suddenly felt that following Xu Ke was the wisest decision he’d ever made. He suddenly felt that meeting Xu Ke was the best stroke of luck in his life.

Zhao Lei suddenly felt full of confidence about the future. So what if he had failed at starting a business before? As long as he now kept his feet on the ground and climbed up step by step, one day he would reach a height even greater than before.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Break the cauldrons and sink the boats, and even the hundred-and-two passes of Qin will eventually belong to Chu.

With this belief in his heart, Zhao Lei decided to stay here and follow Xu Ke, all the way.

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