"Trench, you see that there is a Northern Dynasty company here that is recruiting, why don't we try it?"

The trench looked up at the large job advertisements posted on the street signs. The new company, located in an office building in a downtown area of Seattle, appears to be in the electronics industry, and their ad states the conditions of the hiring requirements.

Twenty-four to thirty years old, with relevant experience, good appearance, graduated from university......

In 1994, the unemployment rate in the United States was as high as 6.6%, and it was not easy to find a job. The trench silently compared, and found that he was barely able to correspond. He had been at home for a long time, and he also had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and nodded to his wife.

Dream office building southeast of Seattle, on the shores of Lake Washington.

Trench straightened his suit against the mirrored stainless steel of the elevator, and he had a typical German-American look. Blue eyes like the sea, blonde hair like ears of wheat and a straight nose bridge, combined with his 1.88 meter big man, just from the appearance, it is indeed very outstanding.

The elevator made a "ding" sound, and it reached the seventeenth floor. As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw a yellow man wielding a hammer and nailing a strange logo to the wall. This logo seems to be an indirect meter in a tube, huh? Is this an industrial equipment company? He was a little confused, and the advertisement seemed to be engaged in the electronics industry.

He waited until the man nailed the logo. Only then did he ask with some hesitation: "Hey, is this the Northern Dynasty Company?" ”

The yellow man jumped down from the ladder and said with a smile: "Hello, this is the Northern Dynasty Company." Are you here to apply? ”

"Oh yes." Trench nodded and asked, "How do I get to the recruitment office?" ”

"Bring it." The man held out his hand and said.

"Hey, what's that?" Trench was stunned, does this company still charge a fee for asking for directions?

"Resume! My name is Zhou Shuo, but you can just call me Joey, this is my English name. Zhou Shuo wiped his hands with a towel, took the resume of the trench, and looked at it.

Trench asked confusedly, "Hello Joey, are you the interviewer in charge of the preliminary examination?" ”

Zhou Shuo shook his head and said, "Me? No, I'm the owner of this company. ”

Boss? He was not a racist person, but it was hard to believe that this young, foreign-accented yellow man could rent such a large office building. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you Japanese?" Singaporean, or Taiwanese? ”

Zhou Shuo said without raising his head: "No, I am from Chinese mainland." ”

"Chinese? It's true? Trench said incredulously.

Zhou Shuo shrugged his shoulders, this was not the first time this had happened. Americans in this era still can't seem to accept a Chinese mainland who is not in a Chinese restaurant or laundry.

"Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan are also China." He emphasized.

"You worked in software sales at Neuer?" Zhou Shuo pushed open the door and asked as he walked.

Trench nodded and said, "Yes, we sell an electronic office software. But alas, it was later lost to Microsoft's word. ”

At this time, word was not yet a member of Office, although word 6.0 was widely ridiculed, and it did have all kinds of shortcomings. But like Microsoft's other products, it was still on its way to success in 1994, even if it didn't work well. Some competitors who are distinctive, but not superior in platform support, have lost at this stage. Oh, and by the way, it's the same as Microsoft's other enemies.

Zhou Shuo asked a few more questions, and when he saw that the trenches answered very smoothly, he nodded unsatisfied.

He walked into an office with a large floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the expansive Lake Washington District. He placed Trench's resume on the table, pointed to a chair next to him, and said, "Please take a seat, Mr. Trench." ”

Zhou Shuo saw that he had done it, pinched his chin and said, "I have already read your resume, and it basically meets our requirements." Now there are a couple of issues that I must explain beforehand. ”

He sat up straight unconsciously, listening intently to what he said.

"First of all, our company is the U.S. branch of China ST Computer Technology Co., Ltd. That said, there is such a possibility that you will be required to travel to China for business. Secondly, the company is still a grass-roots creation, the work situation must be more cumbersome, you need to be more responsible for the work, of course, the salary should be paid will not be less. Finally, we will not tolerate racial discrimination. Can you do all of this? ”

Trench thought for a moment, nodded vigorously, and said, "I don't think I have a problem." ”

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation!" Zhou Shuo stretched out his hand, shook it with him, and said, "Then I'm going to give you the first job next, pick up the hammer and nail the company's logo, Mr. Trench." ”

Trench stood in front of the company's gate, holding a hammer and stunned. I thought to myself, how do I feel like I've entered a black shop......

On the first day of work, I watched the moving company fill up the empty floor little by little, the housekeeping company planned the messy office area neatly and cleanly, the decoration company brought flowers, trees and various soft decorations, the telephone company brought the telephone line, and the office equipment company brought electronic products and various consumables......

In this way, a floor that originally had nothing, when he was freed from his busy steps, it had turned into a high-end and high-grade office area.

Zhou Shuo walked out of the independent office inside, clapped his hands, and shouted, "Okay, everyone come to the office, let's have a meeting." ”

Trench looked around and saw that before he knew it, there were already quite a few colleagues around him. Everyone greeted each other, walked into the conference room, and randomly found a seat and sat down.

Zhou Shuo sat in front of the conference table, and Yu Qiong and Pang Zhou sat on either side of him. Seeing that everyone had arrived, he stood up and said, "Hello ladies and gentlemen, welcome to join the Northern Dynasty Computer Technology Co., Ltd. ......"

After a short speech, he continued: "The staffing is basically complete, but the company must go all out to prepare for the COMDEX exhibition, which is so hard and hard that I am afraid that there will not be too much time for everyone to train." ”

He pointed to Yu Qiong beside him and said, "This Ms. Jones will be specifically responsible for the work of the technical department, and Mr. Pound-" Zhou Shuo pointed to Pang Zhou on the other side and continued: "As the general manager, I will be responsible for the normal operation of the company." ”

Then he pointed to himself and said, "I am the chairman of the North Korean Company in China, and I will not be based in the United States." But I'll be here until the company is up and running, until you're able to work independently. ”

The expressions of the people at the table were different, although Zhou Shuo had already emphasized that this was a Chinese company and that racial discrimination would not be allowed at the time of recruitment. However, the Americans here are still in a strange mood at this moment.

Zhou Shuo turned on the projector on the table, projected the computer screen onto the wall behind him and said: "This is an ERP software sold by our company to Microsoft, and our strategy is to get more targeted development projects with special requirements. Microsoft itself is not willing to do such troublesome business, but we are different. Every company has its own business philosophy, and many companies have the need to customize themselves, even if it is a small business, we will never give up. ”

As he spoke, he introduced the functions of the software one by one. A software engineer below raised his hand and said, "Boss, there are only five people in our technical department, and I'm afraid it will take us a long time to make such complex software." ”

Zhou Shuo nodded and said, "Don't worry, the company's technical department will expand in the future." But before that, you must learn the ERP software operation system and be able to write its architecture independently. ”

"Okay, I'm fine." The Engineer lowered his hand.

Zhou Shuo turned his head and said to the sales staff: "Your first task is to thoroughly grasp the design idea of the entire ERP software system before the COMDEX exhibition, is there any problem?" ”

Seeing that the people below were no longer speechless, he nodded and said, "Since everyone has no problem, then today's meeting is here." I have a software manual here, which explains the design idea of the ERP system in detail, you can take it back and study it carefully, and then everyone can get off work. ”

After the meeting, everyone rushed out. They all carried their tired bodies after a hard day's work and returned home.

With the ERP software manual brought back from the company in his arm, he drove home.

"Hey, Trench, have you found a new job?" His wife, who was carrying an apple pie, asked casually when she saw him open the door and come in.

"Well, I found it." Trench casually placed the instruction manual by the door and took off his suit and tie.

"Really? That's great! His wife ran up, hugged him, and kissed him fiercely.

Trench sniffed his nose, his eyes lit up and said, "Oh, wife, what smells so good?" Did you already know that I could get a job today, so prepare a celebratory dinner in advance? ”

His wife said proudly: "It's my new Chinese dish 'Zuo Zongtang Chicken', it's very difficult to make!" In a moment, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond are going to come to our house, which is just in time for Deborah! ”

Trench patted his forehead and said suspiciously: "God, aren't you sisters, why are you so keen to compete with each other?" ”

The wife brought the mixed salad to the table, hummed a small tune and said, "You don't understand, this is our women's joie de vivre!" ”

Trench touched her waist from behind and whispered, "Wife, don't work yet, I feel like my body is full of strength now!" Let's ...... before the kids come back."

"Whew-"

As night fell, the Raymonds' car was quietly parked in front of the moat's house.

As soon as the jingling doorbell passed, the flushed wife opened the door, screamed exaggeratedly and hugged Deborah.

Raymond shook his head, and coldly saw a book on the windowsill by the door, and he whispered through the light.

"ERP Software Design Specification?"