Chapter 520 - Betting on the Tengda Spirit

May 16th, Monday…

The new season of hiring has started at Tengda. It was the second time the uniformed recruitment examinations were held. The HR department hosing the recruitment was well-versed with the processes, and things proceeded in an orderly fashion.

They were at the written test stage, after which there would be a series of steps including interview, induction, and test on Tengda spirit. Wu Bin looked on at the bunch of new job seekers outside the venue with a staff badge hanging on his chest. He could not help but be filled with emotion.

Time really flies!

Wu Bin recalled his fateful encounter with Tengda, which was as early as November last year. He was trying to poach Hao Qiong from Shang Yang Games then, but things went wayward.

Wu Bin, therefore, signed up for Tengda’s recruitment examinations decisively, passed all three levels, and became an official full-time employee of Tengda.

He had also carried out a series of fruitful work after that. What satisfied him the most was that he managed to summarize the Tengda spirit and use it to guide the authors of the Zhongdian Chinese Network.

This was probably described by applying what one had learned, right?

In retrospect, in just six months, his life had undergone earth-shaking changes. Wu Bin could not help but feel deeply moved. The Tengda recruitment examinations this time obviously had more people than what they had previously. That was enough to show that Tengda’s popularity increased substantially within six months.

On the one hand, there were more industries and jobs. On the other hand, the number of people applying for each job had also increased. A couple was cheering for each other outside the entrance of the venue, seemingly taking part in Tengda’s recruitment examinations together. “My dear, do your best; you can definitely do it!”

“Yes, you, too. Your hard work will definitely allow you to make it!”

“We’ll rent a bigger house immediately when we manage to enter.”

“Yes, we will not need to work overtime if we get in. I’ll make delicious food for you every day!”

“We can definitely get in together! All the best!”

The two of them encouraged each other before heading to different exam venues.

Such a scene was at play. Most of them came themselves, but some of them dragged the entire family with them, which seemed like a send-off to the army.

The bustling crowd outside the venue reminded Wu Bin of parents who were waiting anxiously outside the school during college entrance examinations.

However, it seemed appropriate as well. The significance of the Tengda recruitment examinations was probably not much different from college entrance examinations.

The carp leaped over the dragon’s gate and climbed to heaven in one step.

Wu Bin could not help but swell with emotion. Becoming an employee of Tengda came with a sense of pride for many people, especially the locals in Jingzhou. That was because of Tengda’s rapid developments in Jingzhou. Their tentacles had gradually penetrated into various industries, and the locals could feel it deeply.

Rumors about Tengda in the outside world were becoming extremely ridiculous. Some said that Tengda gave an extremely high salary, at least double that of other companies in the same industry.

Some said that Tengda’s benefits were excellent: they had various reimbursement schemes, subsidies, bonuses. Tengda had everything one could think of and everything one could not think of.

Some also said that Tengda never encouraged overtime work; some employees even treated overtime as something shameful.

The coolest thing was that everyone who entered Tengda would be reborn in a very short time, no matter how mediocre his ability was.

Of course, the world outside only half believed in such rumors. That only made Tengda’s true situation even more confusing. It was because these rumors were so outrageous that no one could discern which of them were true and which were not.

It only increased the yearning to enter Tengda. More people were willing to come over to this city just so one could obtain a good position in Tengda. Wu Bin knew very well that these rumors were true. However, it was totally different from everyone’s common sense so everyone did not dare believe it.

With the popularization of the Tengda spirit, most employees had become accustomed to the true identity of Boss Pei and kept mum about the benefits in Tengda. That exacerbated the ignorance from the outside world.

The employees would be even more low profile, seeing how Boss Pei was so low profile. Who would dare compete with Boss Pei for credit?

Boss Pei was at least 70% responsible for Tengda to develop so well. Everything else accounted for 30%.

People with different backgrounds and personalities passed Tengda’s entrance examination through huge efforts and then received unified Tengda spirit training before gradually integrating into this cultural atmosphere to become a member of Tengda.

Wu Bin was the same.

No matter what, it was a very interesting experience.

Wu Bin suddenly realized a problem looking at the bustling crowd. That was Tengda subtly changing the entire city. Such a change was on both material and spiritual levels.

At the material level, Tengda had been continuously recruiting employees and providing them with good salaries. These high-income employees would start to spend since they now had a guarantee in their lives. That would stimulate development in the other industries in Jingzhou and the overall economic progress.

Moreover, Tengda Corporation was constantly entering the physical industry, from Internet cafes, takeaways, to gyms recently. They were constantly changing people’s material lives. The driving force of such a company was obvious in a city.

Tengda was also changing the world on a spiritual level.

To the employees, cultivating the habit of working hard and enjoying life dispelled their anxiety and tension. It broke the vicious circle of workplace involution.

As far as the consumers were concerned, Tengda showed them a healthier lifestyle through industries such as Internet cafes, Fish-Catching Take-Out, and gyms.

Wu Bin looked back and suddenly found out that the influence of the Tengda Group was so far-reaching. He seemed to have understood Boss Pei’s final goal.

However, this goal seemed to be rather far from the looks of its current situation.

Tengda Corporation’s influence was currently concentrated in Jingzhou. It might be expanding to cities such as Lincheng City, but its influence was still limited.

Wu Bin guessed that it must be because Boss Pei was still using Jingzhou as a testbed, working hard to build an ecological closed loop here.

One would definitely choose to open Fish-Catching Internet Cafe as a franchise in the entire country, seize the chance to obtain investment, quickly realize financial freedom, and start enjoying life if it was any other entrepreneur.

However, Boss Pei did not have such thoughts.

Obviously, he was not after that money. His goal was for a longer term and was more arduous.

“Therefore, as a member of the HR department, in addition to completing daily work; we should also shoulder the mission of promoting the Tengda spirit. That is so that this spirit could be spread widely, not just amongst Tengda employees but also amongst the public!

“Let Boss Pei’s grand goal be better realized!”

It was the first time Wu Bin felt his social responsibility so clearly.

Before, he was just an ordinary HR guy: running around, poaching, firing employees, and lowering salary to complete the task set out by the boss. He could only think about how to complete his tasks and requirements to make a living As for social responsibility? That was all too vague.

However, now that Wu Bin had no worries about food and clothing, he naturally had the energy to pursue the realization of self-worth and do something truly meaningful.

The most important factor was that after accepting Boss Pei’s Tengda spirit for such a long time, he could not wait to share it with others. It was like deciphering the confusion of the authors from the Zhongdian Chinese Network.

Wu Bin felt that he should become an interpreter of the Tengda spirit to live up to Boss Pei’s expectations and promotion.

At six in the afternoon…

Wu Bin had dinner at the nearby Fish-Catching Internet Cafe after he was done with the recruitment work for today. He was about to set off for the course at Zhongdian Chinese Network.

In the process of proctoring the exam today, Wu Bin had been thinking about how he should accomplish his mission. Wu Bin decided to make more interpretations of the Tengda spirit after much consideration!

Wu Bin had summed up some contents including three major items previously when he tried to figure out the spirit of Tengda spirit: efficient work, focus on innovation, obedience to leadership, independent thinking, combination of work and rest, and long-term goals.

For a long time, this top-secret document had been circulating privately amongst Tengda employees, and it was strictly forbidden to spread it on internal forums and on the internet.

Wu Bin also emphasized that it was not a textbook answer, only a one-sided interpretation and could only be used for reference. It could not be regarded as the only correct answer and certainly could not be represented as Boss Pei’s true thoughts.

The interpretation of the Tengda spirit could only be infinitely close to Boss Pei. He could never stop in his interpretation.

Wu Bin felt that he had gone one step further now because the objective environment had changed. It would be difficult for the new hires to fully understand the Tengda spirit even if they saw the explanation. That was because they lacked the experience of working directly with Boss Pei. It would be difficult for them to get such opportunities in the future as well.

The Tengda Corporation would only grow larger after all. Boss Pei would have to deal with more affairs. It was obvious that only the department heads would be able to talk to Boss Pei.

Most new employees did not even have the opportunity to talk to Boss Pei; they would not even know the specific decisions that Boss Pei had made. How could they figure out the spirit that Boss Pei promulgated?

Therefore, Wu Bin felt that he had to make more explanations on the Tengda spirit to solve this problem.

That would involve recording the words and deeds of Boss Pei in a book so that the newcomers could compare the contents of the Tengda spirit and the specific words and deeds of Boss Pei to obtain more accurate insights.

It would be just like memorizing English words; one had to combine them with example sentences to better understand them.

However, Wu Bin felt that his own writing would not be enough. It was alright if it was just to summarize a few key points. However, one would still require certain skills to write vivid and true stories and yet not preachy and disgusted.

Therefore, Wu Bin decided to make a trip to Zhongdian Chinese Network. Wu Bin used the Tengda spirit to guide many authors after all. There should be authors willing to join him on this great cause, right? For example, an appropriate candidate would be Cui Geng who wrote ‘The Butterfly Game’ after being inspired by the Tengda spirit.