Chapter One Hundred and Sixty Sixth Unkind Invitation
With ease, Xia Xu successfully secured Zhang San, the top legal director. The two parties hit it off immediately and quickly finalized and signed the contract.
However, he did not let Zhang San take office immediately. Instead, he gave him a few days to deal with school and family matters, and then reported to Chen Leyao himself after a while.
After all, the company's office location and other personnel have not been finalized yet.
Let’s not mention Xia Xu’s side for now, let’s talk about Zhang San’s side first.
After signing a strict labor contract with Xia Xu, Zhang San returned home with the bank card that had actually received 1.2 million.
After all, he had a good psychological quality, and suddenly having such a huge amount of property in his hands still made him feel light on his feet.
To be honest, he has never seen a boss like Xia Xu. Anyone who does business usually saves as much as he can, and would like to have his salary deducted. If there is such an opening, he will quote several times the regular salary.
Moreover, he was directly given an advance of one year's salary, more than one million yuan, which was even more outrageous.
This is not hundreds or thousands, but more than one million. It is more than enough to open a small company, and it will be a lot of money to earn interest for a while in a bank or the like.
In the end, it was really given to him so lightly?
Are you really afraid that I will take the money and run away or regret it and do something?
You must know that the labor contract just now was drafted by himself. It is not that he is conceited. If he really wanted to do something, few people would be able to guard against it.
"Either this boss is a super rich man who doesn't even take one million seriously, or he is really not afraid."
Zhang San, who had been thinking about this all the way, felt a sense of awe in his heart when he thought of this.
Why do you think of his ability so much that you give him such an exaggerated salary and also give him a year's salary in advance from someone he trusts? He obviously doesn't believe this kind of thing.
After all, this was their first time meeting each other, and although he was a law professor, there were many law professors across the country, and he was not the only one in their school.
Although he has a certain degree of confidence in his own abilities, he is more engaged in education work and does not have many eye-catching cases or fame.
He doesn't think there is anything special about him compared to other colleagues. At most, he often makes jokes during lectures, so he is more popular among students. Even those serious lawyers with many years of experience are not as good as him.
Therefore, there is a high probability that what happened today is that Boss Xia learned something about him from somewhere, and indeed came to him specifically, but throwing out more than one million so casually would definitely not just value him or believe him.
His character.
The remaining two possibilities...
Have money?
This boss Xia is probably relatively wealthy.
But according to what he said, he was self-made like a monster, which means that even if he is rich, he probably won't be like the second generation of a rich family who doesn't take money seriously at all.
It seemed that there was only one possibility left - although he thought this possibility was the most impossible.
Click.
In a daze, Zhang San opened the door and returned home.
His family conditions are actually quite good. After all, the salary of a university professor is not low. With RMB 10,000 a month plus various benefits and extra money, he can afford a house in his daily life.
Even because he bought the house earlier, he still managed to make a mistake. Now their community is considered a top-notch high-end community in the neighborhood. This is why Griffin Jones moved here to be with him.
Neighbors’ reasons.
"Lao Zhang, you came back just in time. Xiaohao has secured the down payment for his new house."
Zhang San was changing his shoes at the door, and his wife came up to him with a happy face.
"Where did you get the money?"
Zhang San was slightly startled when he heard his wife's words.
His logical thinking was excellent, so he could immediately realize that what his wife was talking about could not be the 1.2 million he had just received in advance, after all, he had not even had time to say anything about it.
Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to memorize. In the past, there was no pressure on daily life to provide for a son to study. However, as the son grew up and got a girlfriend, the pressure became even greater.
The two parties have reached the stage of discussing marriage, but the woman wants hundreds of thousands in bride price and a new house. He has spent all the money he has saved over the years and it is not enough.
"Thanks to Griffin, he said he would lend it to us without even paying interest."
Zhang San's wife's face was full of joy, and she also looked relieved.
At this time, their whole family was very troubled by this incident. Not only did the woman complain about one thing, but they also made it difficult for them to live in peace. They were annoyed and had many quarrels and fights.
quarrel.
"Griffin?"
Zhang San looked a little surprised when he heard this, but he also had a trace of doubt.
This Griffin's full name is Griffin Jones. He is a foreign neighbor who recently moved next door. He is usually quite enthusiastic.
He had interacted with him several times and had a pretty good impression. His wife and son got along very well with him because they were at home most of the time.
But in the final analysis, Griffin Jones has only moved here a few days ago, and his relationship with their family is definitely not that deep, at least not so deep that he can lend hundreds of thousands casually. Even if an ordinary family has such money,
Even your direct sisters may not be able to borrow it.
"There's no need to borrow money from Griffin. I can handle the bride price and wedding room myself."
Although he was a little confused, Zhang San still looked at what was in front of him first and talked to his wife.
He was obviously very confident in what he said. After all, there was 1.2 million that had just arrived in his bank card, and it was not a loan, but a salary.
"Mr. Zhang San, I know that you are upright and may not want to owe favors or ask for help, but with all due respect, you should think about brother Xiao Hao now. Brother Xiao Hao's marriage is the most important thing."
Griffin Jones was actually a guest at Zhang San's house. He was just sitting on the sofa in the living room talking to Zhang San's wife and son about the loan. Otherwise, Zhang San's wife would not have been so happy when she saw Zhang San enter the door.
Talk about this.
Griffin Jones, who was not interested in drinking, was naturally paying attention to the situation when Zhang San entered the door, waiting to speak at the critical moment.
"That's not what I meant..."
Zhang San frowned slightly when he heard this.
If he is really still worried about the betrothal gift and the wedding room, he might really want to take a chance on this enthusiastic neighbor's loan. If there is no problem, he will definitely be grateful to her.
But now he has 1.2 million in his bank account, and the betrothal gift and the down payment for the wedding house are more than enough. Without the pressure of this big mountain, his perspective on things has become more rational.
As a part-time lawyer and a law professor who often reads and gives examples of various cases, Griffin Jones, the new neighbor, is inexplicably enthusiastic and rushes to borrow money, which is very unexpected. He almost subconsciously thinks of all kinds of cases.
Cases such as racketeering loan sharking.
And this doubt arose, and when I thought about it carefully, I found that this new neighbor had indeed been a bit too enthusiastic since he moved here.
Enthusiasm in itself is nothing, maybe it's just his personality, but Griffin Jones' enthusiasm seems to be only for their family, and several neighbors nearby don't even recognize him. This is obviously not in line with the enthusiastic personality.
Of course, it was not in line with his code of conduct to presumptively presume guilt on others, so he just had more doubts in his mind and kept a cautious eye on it. He didn't show much on his face, he just explained to Griffin Jones that he was now
There is no need to borrow money anymore.
However, before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Griffin Jones: "Well, Mr. Zhang San, actually you don't have to be embarrassed. This is not that you beg me, but that I beg you. In fact, the reason why I
Being willing to lend this money is a bit of an unkind request."
"Sorry, Griffin, that's not what I meant, but I really don't need to borrow money now. I've raised enough money now."
Griffin Jones's words really changed Zhang San's influence on him again.
If you can bluntly state your request, the possibility of harboring dissident intentions and evil intentions is relatively low.
And as I just said, he never presumes guilt. Regardless of whether Griffin Jones is willing to lend money because he is asking for it, at least this behavior can be regarded as a kind of kindness.
"As for what you want me to help with..."
After explaining, Zhang San continued to speak, but only halfway through his words he looked embarrassed.
Of course he would help with ordinary small favors, but he was broke and the only thing he could offer was his status as a law professor. The reason why Griffin Jones came to ask for help could be guessed with his toes.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang San, I won't embarrass you. In fact, I just want to invite you to serve as my company's legal advisor."
Griffin Jones smiled calmly and said: "After the last communication with you, I was deeply impressed by your professionalism. If possible, in my opinion, the legal director of my company should be you.
No one else."
This was said very skillfully. First, I talked about the legal consultant. Even if Zhang San continues to teach at the university, he can still have a legal and compliant part-time job without pressure.
As for the subsequent flattery and the position of legal director, this is a kind of test and temptation. If Zhang San is willing, he will hit it off. If he is not willing, it will not be abrupt or presumptuous.
In his opinion, Zhang San should have no reason to refuse. No matter how difficult it is, he will agree to serve as a legal advisor first, and then slowly make plans to get him to officially join his Tianshen Venture Capital.
As for Zhang San saying that he was no longer short of money, this kind of thing was naturally ignored by him.
Not to mention that Zhang San was still worried about the money before he went out in the morning. His wife and children were just complaining about everything. How could he suddenly get millions of dollars? Even if he was really not short of money, would there be anyone in this world?
Do you dislike having too much money?
There may be such people, but this does not include Zhang San, whose monthly salary is less than 10,000, let alone Zhang San's wife - and this person will definitely speak for him at this time.