Chapter 84: The Abundance of Talent

“You damn well dare to hit me!”

Feeling the burning pain on his face, the young man with gold-rimmed glasses instantly exploded in anger and threw a punch at Xu Shaochen.

“Bang!”

Watching the punch coming his way, Xu Shaochen’s eyes flashed with ridicule as he mercilessly kicked out.

“Ah!”

The young man with gold-rimmed glasses let out a miserable scream. He hadn’t even touched Xu Shaochen’s clothes before he was sent crashing to the ground by the kick.

“What’s going on?”

At that moment, Liu Rushuang walked out, just in time to witness the scene.

The young man with gold-rimmed glasses awkwardly climbed up from the ground, adjusted his glasses, and pointed righteously at Xu Shaochen, “President Liu, not only did this person come to the interview without wearing formal attire, but he also cut the line. I kindly reminded him, but instead of appreciating it, he hit me. Such a person should never be hired by our company!”

Damn, you dare to hit me? Hit me! I’ll make sure you don’t even get a chance to interview, the young man with gold-rimmed glasses thought gloatingly.

“Erase his name.” Xu Shaochen pointed at the young man with gold-rimmed glasses and said calmly to Liu Rushuang.

The young man with gold-rimmed glasses sneered, “Who do you think you are? Do you think you have the right to speak here in front of President Liu? You think you can make decisions? What a joke!”

He never expected Xu Shaochen to still be pretending at this point. It was beyond ridiculous. Who gave this guy the courage?

Liu Rushuang looked at the young man with gold-rimmed glasses with a strange expression. Then, she pointed at Xu Shaochen and said to everyone, “Let me introduce this person. He is the chairman of the company, Xu Shaochen, Chairman Xu.”

Whoa! As soon as Liu Rushuang finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar, staring in disbelief at Xu Shaochen.

No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t believe that Xu Shaochen was the chairman. He was simply too young.

Immediately after, the crowd began looking at the young man with gold-rimmed glasses with sympathy. They were apologetic. After all, he really was the chairman.

“This… This is impossible! How can he be the chairman?”

The look of gloating on the young man with gold-rimmed glasses’ face froze completely. He stared at Xu Shaochen in shock and disbelief.

Xu Shaochen was actually the company chairman! He, a mere interviewee, had just mocked the chairman, insulted him verbally, and even dared to hit him.

Wasn’t this courting death?

Thinking back to his earlier ridicule of Xu Shaochen, his face felt as though it had been slapped several times, burning with pain.

He was really the chairman, while he was nothing, not to mention being the richest person in the world.

“Sir, you may leave now.” Liu Rushuang said with a slight smile to the young man with gold-rimmed glasses.

A flash of panic and unwillingness appeared on the face of the young man with gold-rimmed glasses as he loudly protested, “No, you can’t do this! I’m a talented person! I have a master’s degree and four years of industry experience. For a company to develop, it must hire talent regardless of background. You shouldn’t deny a talented person like me because of personal issues.”

He was unwilling to give up the job. After all, the salary and benefits at Chen Yu were among the best in the industry, even better than companies in the capital.

He had even quit his previous job without hesitation just to secure this interview, confident that he would succeed.

But now, it seemed that all his efforts had been in vain. His heart was full of regret and unwillingness, yet he still wanted to make one last effort.

Isn’t this how it’s always portrayed in TV dramas? As long as he displayed his talents, the chairman would hire him, even if they had personal conflicts.

“Talent?”

Xu Shaochen sneered at the young man’s words, “Do you know something? In Longguo, we lack everything except for people, especially talented people. I refuse to believe I can’t find someone better than you if I throw enough money!”

With a population of 1.4 billion in Longguo, even at one in a thousand, there would still be 1.4 million people like him. The world wouldn’t stop turning if he were to disappear. And Xu Shaochen wasn’t one to be threatened.

It’s simply an absurd dream. Xu Shaochen wouldn’t bow to anyone, much less compromise! Even in a far-fetched scenario, there’s no way someone like him could make Xu Shaochen submit.

The color on the young man with gold-rimmed glasses’ face alternated between red and white, as if it were a color palette.

He couldn’t believe how strong Xu Shaochen’s stance was. There were no signs of reconciliation, let alone compromise.

He always considered himself superior, but the way Xu Shaochen mercilessly mocked him severely shattered his confidence.

“What are you still standing there for? Get out of my sight immediately!”

Xu Shaochen shouted at the young man with gold-rimmed glasses.

“Just you wait! You will regret what you’ve done today. I’ll join another company, and it will become your company’s competitor. I will beat your company!”

Grinding his teeth in anger, the young man with gold-rimmed glasses stared at Xu Shaochen with hate and fury, almost as if his sheer resentment could become tangible.

His pride had been utterly trampled by Xu Shaochen. How could he possibly endure such humiliation?

He would join another company, he would personally bring down Xu Shaochen’s company, and then, Xu Shaochen would know how foolish his actions today were.

“Heh, didn’t you hear what I said earlier? From today on, if you can get employed at any company in Jiangzhou for any position, I’ll write my name, Xu Shaochen, backwards.”

Xu Shaochen chuckled dismissively, looking at the young man with gold-rimmed glasses with disdain.

In Jiangzhou, when the Xu Corporation speaks, companies listen; no one would risk offending the Xu Corporation over someone so insignificant.

Unless this guy left Jiangzhou to seek another path, he wouldn’t find employment anywhere—not even hauling bricks at construction sites.

After all, the Xu Corporation had partnerships and involvement across numerous industries, and no company would offend them over a small fry.

“Hmph, arrogant fool. So what if you’re the chairman of just another startup? Do you think you’re the richest person in the world, with that much influence?”

The young man with gold-rimmed glasses sneered at Xu Shaochen’s words, not taking them seriously, and left without looking back.

Given his education and work experience, he could easily secure a similar job at any company, earning a high salary and receiving good benefits.

Xu Shaochen’s threat seemed like nothing more than a laughable joke to him.

When he failed to find a job two months later and faced cold shoulders from recruiters, this young man found himself eating plain buns in a shabby rental, finally realizing who he had messed with.

But by then, it was much too late for regrets.