An Expert Is actually By My Side - Chapter 29

Chapter 29: How did I Become a Master?!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Master, I want to quit my job!”
“Master, after listening to your lecture, I feel enlightened and I can see the light! How about I sell the company and start a business with you? I don’t want any shares. I just want a chance to learn…”
“Master! Alth-although I haven’t graduated yet, I don’t want to study anymore. I want to work with you! Like you said, change is the only constant. Don’t look down on…”
“Eh? Master, don’t leave! Master!”
Cloud Hao really didn’t leave.
The reason? It was impossible to walk out. He could only run away.
After leaving lecture theatre 12, he sprinted into the crowd like he was in a 100m dash, fleeing from the chaotic scene.
Fortunately, he had just finished his college entrance examinations not too long ago. If he had lain paralyzed in his dormitory bed for a few more months, he might not have been able to get out of this door today.
Noticing the uproar at the scene, the head of the talent office also rushed over.
Grabbing the staff member in charge of maintaining order at the venue, he roared ferociously and sent spit flying everywhere, “What’s going on here? Why are there so many people gathering! Didn’t I say that the time limit for the roadshow in Lecture Theatre 12 is 15 minutes? Why did he talk for so long? What’s going to happen to the companies after that?!”
The staff member sighed. “Maybe… It’s because he spoke so well.”
What the f*ck?
Spoke too well?
The director was stunned, and his face instantly flushed red. He had not expected this insignificant civil servant to talk back to him. He yelled in anger, “Are you crazy? Look at how chaotic the scene is now. Do you still want to work?”
“Work? Hurr, work for you people?” The staff member sneered. He then handed over the stopwatch and work pass in his hand. “This dull life that you can foresee the end of at a glance, it’s fine not to live it.”
The director was baffled.
By the side, the HR employees of the Dami Corporation were also discussing among themselves in hushed voices.
“Is this guy here to ruin the event?”
“Yeah, he made this campus recruitment fair so messy.”
“Honestly, though, this guy is quite good at talking. He makes me want to quit my job and start a business. He’s really a godd*mn talent.”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
The order at the venue became a mess, and the roadshows in the surrounding venues could not proceed as planned. Pretty much everybody was crowded around Lecture Theatre 12, such that even the Long Wei Corporation’s afternoon session was not even half-filled.
The Cloud Dream Corporation’s leaflets on the podium were all snatched up in an instant.
As the crowd shoved and looted, people nearly got into fights.
Several HRs from big companies, who had been sent to find out what was going on, couldn’t help but secretly hide two leaflets on them, preparing to print their resume later on to try their luck.
Though their rationality told them that this company was not reliable.
However, the prerequisite for rational thinking was that you also had to be rational.
Nobody knew what kind of magic potion he had poured into the audience or what tricks he had used.
After getting their blood pumping, the vast majority of people let it get to their heads. Only a small group of determined people remained sensible.
As a result, only a handful of people listened to the next few afternoon roadshows in the campus recruitment fair, and not many people spoke seriously. There were even some bosses of start-ups who simply threw down the microphone and went home.
Job fair?
Hurr, hurr!
I’m the chairman of the future top 500 companies; what do you expect?
If a company wants to grow bigger, it has to recruit the top 10 talents in the graduating cohort. Only by getting the talents for my own use and making them work like a horse for the more awesome me can we create more positive energy!
Those job seekers who had yet to find a job were even more riled up.
Work at a part-time job?
Hurr, hurr!
I’m the chosen one. Why do I need a tripartite agreement? I don’t need an employment contract!
The boss of Cloud Dream Corporation said that you shouldn’t work for others. If you were an employee, you could at most get enough food and clothing in your life. If you wanted to change your destiny and rise above the ranks, your only choice was to start your own business. Even if you were not an entrepreneur, you should find a job with the mindset of one and follow those entrepreneurs with dreams, a future, and promising prospects.
As for those few greasy middle-aged people with beer bellies who bragged and only knew how to PUA in the workplace…
Are you worth it for me to waste my youth on you?
You’ve drunk so much alcohol that you almost have a fatty liver!
Ptui!
Looking at the chaotic area behind him, Cloud Hao sadly realized that he seemed to have overdone his boasting.
Moreover, the most frightening thing is that under the influence of the motivational gem, these fools actually believed me?!
What the heck are they doing?!
You’re about to graduate already. Don’t you have your own views?!
Cloud Hao didn’t dare to go back to his booth, fearing that trouble would come knocking. Instead, he simply abandoned the terrible booth that the masses had surrounded. He snuck out through the backdoor of the talent center.
Gasping for breath, Cloud Hao sat in the car he booked online to head back to school. When he thought about the failed job fair, his expression turned to one of hopelessness.
If not for this not being his own car, he was really itching to give the door two good punches.
This must be karmic retribution!
As if sensing Cloud Hao’s mood, the driver glanced at him and asked jokingly, “Pal, you broke up?”
Cloud Hao answered feebly, “No… It would have been good if it was a breakup.”
“Haha, look on the bright side of things. You can find work whenever you want,” the driver said with a wink. “How about I take you somewhere to cheer up?”
Cloud Hao replied to him with a deadpan face, “…No, thanks. Just send me to River Town University.”
But what should I do if I go back to school so early?
How about…
Go to the library for a while?
After hesitating for a long time between his two options of either going straight back to the dorm room or the library, Cloud Hao eventually chose the latter.
…
Eight o’clock at night.
After reading up on programming and advanced mathematics and then doing some self-learning on music theory in the library for a while, Cloud Hao finally returned to the dorm room with a yawn.
As soon as he opened the door, before he could even pull out his chair and sit down, the little fatso, Zhou Xuan, who had dropped by, grabbed him in surprise, as if he had discovered a treasure.
“What the f*ck, Older Brother Cloud. What did you do this afternoon?”
As soon as he heard “Brother Cloud” becoming “Older Brother Cloud”, he knew that something most likely had happened unbeknownst to him.
Cloud Hao was taken aback for a moment. Then, he looked at Zhou Xuan nervously and answered, “I found a part-time job… What’s wrong?”
Zhou Xuan exclaimed, “Is the part-time job you’re looking for called Cloud Dream Corporation?”
Cloud Hao’s head was full of question marks.
“Hahaha, let me show you a gem. It’s f*cking hilarious!”
As he said this, Zhou Xuan forcibly suppressed his laughter and opened the Bilibili app on his phone. He turned to the video he had just bookmarked. He then shoved his mobile in front of Cloud Hao without any explanation.
After testily casting a sweeping glance at Zhou Xuan’s phone, Cloud Hao was about to walk away. However, just then, he turned green in the face when he saw the video’s content.
What the f*ck?
Isn’t this… the site of the job fair at 2p.m.?!
Although it was just a small segment with a duration of less than ten minutes and the image quality was as terrible as pixelated microfilm, for friends, it was still possible to recognize the person standing on the stage.
“Hahahaha! I’m dying. Don’t let me see this video! F*ck! Hahaha, I’m dying!”
Zheng Xueqian laughed until he was almost in spasms. With his head on the table, he furiously hammered his fists on the wooden surface. His shoulders shook till he couldn’t utter a complete sentence. His laughter threshold was the lowest in the entire room 401, and he had the least tasteful laugh.
Zhou Xuan was still alright, as his laughter threshold was slightly higher, but he seemed to be holding it back with much difficulty.
“No, Older Brother Cloud, I misunderstood you. I always thought you were a serious person, but I didn’t expect…”
With a straight face, Cloud Hao glared at Zhou Xuan.
“You didn’t expect what? Aren’t you dying of laughter? I don’t see you dead!”
“Ahem, it’s still a bit short of… Speaking of which, how much money did they give you? To make you sell your soul.”
“One hundred yuan.” Cloud Hao rolled his eyes and furiously pushed the phone aside. “Kill yourself if you ask again.”
“One hundred yuan is not too bad…” Zhou Xuan nodded with a smirk. Then, he made eyes at Cloud Hao and continued, “How about this, I’ll give you two hundred yuan. Can you let me record some high-definition material?”
“Take a hike!”
Damn it!
Two hundred yuan and you want to buy my soul!
Dream on!
Sensing that Cloud Hao genuinely seemed to be angry, the little fatso immediately slipped away. Zheng Xueqian also became too embarrassed to laugh so presumptuously. Instead, he used a pillow to cover his jerking head.
Cloud Hao, who wasn’t feeling great, couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to him. He grabbed his soap basin and towel and went to the bathroom. Not long after, the pitter-patter of water sounded from the shower.
Liang Ziyuan watched the fools that were his roommates and shook his head as usual. With a soft sigh, he remarked about their superficiality and let out an unspoken “stupid”.
People.
Why care about others’ criticism and ridicule?
Can’t you just be calm and at ease with being yourself?
As his index finger strummed the guitar strings, he sang the ballad that sounded like a donkey being slaughtered, as if nobody else was around.