Chapter 10: Veteran
Fat Tom was a little surprised by Chen Geng's calm reaction, probably because he had been a professional intermediary for a long time, and he was used to picking and choosing from customers, and then looked at Chen Geng, who seemed to be an Asian, and his eyes suddenly began to flicker - in the United States, Asians are synonymous with bullying.
Chen Geng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Seeing Fat Tom's mouse-like flickering eyes, Chen Geng understood what this guy was thinking, and reminded him lightly: "As long as it is really a talent, money is easy to say, but if the name of the person you introduce does not match the truth, don't blame me for complaining to your association." β
The three major automobile manufacturing giants in the United States are now a little sad, but where is this, Chen Geng clearly knows that after the outbreak of the second oil crisis at the end of this year, the life of American automobile manufacturers will be even more sad, and the unemployment rate in Detroit City has jumped to more than 30% The decay of Detroit City has actually started now, Fat Tom said that he has some high-quality automotive engineer resources in his hands, Chen Geng does not doubt it at all, but he definitely does not doubt that he will not have some "defective products" used to pit people.
Being warned by Chen Geng, Fat Tom's careful thoughts that had just come up suddenly disappeared without a trace: for the sake of a small business, it is really impossible to do it, if the Mr. Fernandez in front of him is an ordinary person, but the Lincoln Continental Mark 4 outside is not something that ordinary people can buy.
Fat Tom, who dispelled the thoughts he shouldn't have, said curtly: "Mr. Fernandez, you are joking, we people just rely on credibility to eat, how can we smash our own signboards? Please rest assured, no matter what kind of talent you need, I can find it for you, but the price is ......."
"How much?" Before Fat Tom finished speaking, Chen Geng said impatiently.
"$50 for one person. β
Chen Geng suddenly frowned.
Knowing that Chen Geng is just too expensive, but too expensive is planning to do this business, seeing that Chen Geng is really willing to pay money, Fat Tom immediately became excited, and swore a gambling curse: "It's a little expensive, but I promise it's definitely worth it, these two guys are engineers at Chrysler Motors, and Chrysler was laid off some time ago when he laid off employees at the Detroit factory......"
Chen Geng does not doubt that these two unlucky people were laid off because of factory layoffs, ordinary people may not understand, think how Chrysler is willing to lay off such a powerful engineer? For tens of thousands of world-class automobile giants with engineering and technical personnel, this level of talent is nothing at all, and for Chrysler Motors, this level of talent is a big handful, and there is no shortage at all, not to mention a radish and a pit, the number of pits is enough, these radishes are not cut, where are they arranged?
After thinking about it, Chen Geng said: "Yes, but you must be sure of their ability before giving you money." β
Fat Tom hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed with a bitter face: he didn't have the slightest chance of messing with ghosts.
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The two engineers who received the call said that they now have time and can arrive in about half an hour.
Bob and Anderson, both of whom live in Detroit, have 15 years of work experience and have been working at Chrysler since the beginning of their careers;
As for this Mr. Anderson, his work resume is more exciting, he has worked in Ford Motor and General Motors, and this time he was laid off, he has just worked at Chrysler Motors for less than two years, which is not the most exciting, the wonderful thing is that he is laid off every time he changes jobs, and this is the third time he has been laid off......
When he saw this, Chen Geng couldn't help but want to laugh in his heart: Nima is simply a living department killer.
The file was read quickly, but the person hadn't arrived yet, Chen Geng planned to go out to smoke a cigarette to breathe, just lit the fire and smoked two puffs, a man walked quickly across the road, obviously coming at himself, but there didn't seem to be any malicious intent, looking at his outfit, it was a bit like a homeless man who had just entered the army of wanderers because of family bankruptcy.
Why is he a homeless man, look at his outfit, wearing a U.S. Army M65 windbreaker on his upper body, a pair of washed white jeans on his lower body, a pair of old overalls and leather shoes on his feet, his hair is unkempt, his face is haggard, and his body is thin, Chen Geng has a little impression of the man in front of him, it seems that this guy was sitting on a bench across the road before - it is nothing more than wanting a few money, Chen Geng has already begun to dig out his trouser pockets, ready to pay for it.
"Sir, I'm not a homeless man," Seeing Chen Geng take out the money, Mr. Homeless Man hurriedly waved his hand, and asked with a little nervousness and apprehension: "Sir, I saw that you just joined Fat Tom's company, do you want to recruit people?"
Seeing that Chen Geng's eyebrows were slightly raised, he seemed to be a little puzzled, and hurriedly pointed to Chen Geng's car and said, "I saw that you got off that Lincoln car, you can afford to drive such a luxurious car, you definitely didn't come to find a job." β
When he came to an employment agency, he didn't come to look for a job, and he drove a luxury car, so there was only one possibility, he was here to recruit people.
Chen Geng was a little surprised by this homeless man's logical ability and judgment ability, ordinary people couldn't see so many things through these details, so he didn't answer, but looked him up and down a few times: "Are you ......?"
"If you're going to recruit people, can you give me a job?" the man licked his dry chapped lips, with eagerness and nervousness in his eyes: "I can do any job, car washing, moving, repairing...... Even carpentry, I can do all the work, I don't need much money, just give me $800 a month......"
Obviously, this man must have been in extreme difficulty, and looking at the pleading in his expression, he knew that he must be having a hard time nowβhe urgently needed a job.
Chen Geng is not a bad person, he has seen a lot of liars who jump out on the road and say that they are difficult, and his heart has long been exercised like iron stone, but the special temperament of the man in front of him made Chen Geng frown, and did not answer his question, Chen Geng asked rhetorically: "Have you ever been a soldier?"
"Uh...... Yes. Although I don't understand why Chen Geng asked this question, in the face of the capitalist who might give him a job, this man decisively coaxed.
"Have you ever killed someone?" Chen Geng raised his eyebrows: "Look at your age, what are you...... Fought the Vietnam War?"
The man's expression suddenly fell, and he smiled bitterly, "Is it so obvious?"
"It's quite obvious," Chen Geng nodded: "The military temperament of you who has been on the battlefield can't be hidden." β
Anti-war, anti-Vietnam, and anti-Vietnam War veterans have become a kind of political correctness in American society, and those veterans who participated in the Vietnam battlefield in order to protect the interests of the United States have become the targets of the people's accusations one by one after returning from Vietnam, and in the mouths of those anti-war groups, these American GIs who fought according to the government's requirements have become butchers. The executioner also led to the extreme rejection of these Vietnam veterans after returning to the United States, and it was difficult to find an ideal job.
The light in the veteran's eyes dimmed, and in his opinion, his job search was probably going to end in failure, but since Chen Geng did not refuse, he still had the last glimmer of hope: "So...... Mr. ......"
"I can give you a chance. β
β......β
The veteran didn't speak, but his eyes widened sharply, and his lips twitched twice, as if he wanted to speak.
Chen Geng waved his hand and motioned to the veteran not to speak: "Don't be too happy too early, I can give you a chance, but I need to know your situation in detail, such as your basic situation, your financial situation, marital and child status, whether you have bad habits or criminal records, and what can you do in the army...... Wait, oh, by the way, first of all, my company is a comprehensive used car sales company engaged in used car sales, vehicle breakdown detection and repair, and now you can introduce your situation to me. β
"I ......" The veteran sniffed hard, took a deep breath, and the whole person was no longer the same as just now, as if reporting to the commander for his work, and said loudly: "Mr. Report, my name is Steven Statham, a native of Detroit, 33 years old this year, with 10 years of military service, retired from the military with the rank of lieutenant, marital status divorced, two daughters, the custody of the daughters belongs to my ex-wife, my house was given to my ex-wife at the time of the divorce, and now I live in a warehouse nearby."
I had two minor criminal records before my service, one was theft, one was fighting, and I had no bad habits other than smoking, and I am sorry I can't tell you about my work in the army, but what I can tell you is that I am an assaulter, familiar with the driving and maintenance of some vehicles, and I am good at the operation, use and maintenance of all kinds of weapons. β
Chen Geng sighed in his heart, this guy is a smart person, he heard that he was engaged in second-hand car sales and car maintenance, and immediately said that he would drive and repair cars.
In addition, when this guy was in the army, he must have played the role of an assaulter? Otherwise, how could he focus on the last sentence?
Whether it's an assault or not, this guy has a good brain, and what's especially funny is that he actually instills a point of view in himself according to his skin color: recruit me, and you can not only get a worker, but also a powerful thug for free.
It's funny, this guy is very smart, just this IQ, can an assaulter have?
But then again, if you only have muscles in your head, you can't do assault.