Chapter 4 Job Hunting

  Taking advantage of the early hour, I strolled around the train carriage and asked a few passengers for some Beijing newspapers. Then, I struck up a conversation with several seemingly kind-hearted passengers, but what they said next gave me a shock - the rent in Beijing was so high that even the cheapest one-bedroom apartment would cost over 1,000 yuan per month. That meant my current savings could only last two months at most.

  After carefully calculating my expenses, I realized that buying two sets of clothes would cost 500 yuan, renting an apartment for two months would be 2,000 yuan, and daily necessities like water, electricity, and food would add up to 500 yuan per month. And then there were the costs associated with job hunting... Adding it all up, I would need at least 4,000 yuan for two months, which meant 2,000 yuan per month!!! Oh my god, how much money did I need to make?!

  Thinking about this, I lost interest in chatting with them and excused myself, returning to my seat.

  I sat there stupidly, thinking that since I've come this far, I shouldn't hesitate anymore. Roads are made by people walking on them, so what's the worst that could happen? I'll just contact KOKO and let him figure out a way to send me to his place so we can work together. After all, KOKO guaranteed that he still has 500 million in savings after working and daily expenses. At the time, it almost made me too excited - 500 million won is at least worth over 40,000 yuan, right? Even if I go for 5 months, that's over 10,000 yuan.

  (KOKO: What the...?! 500 million won?! I said 500 million dollars! You think catching fish is worth 500 million won?! Ugh... I want to kill myself, don't stop me. Heaven, I just didn't specify the currency and you took it as RMB?! My Korean mainframe defense system, my dark day plan, my chance to achieve great things has flown away...)

  After getting off the bus, I started looking for a public phone and one by one contacted the phone numbers of houses for rent that were circled in the newspaper. After making nearly 20 calls to contact three intermediaries and one landlord, taking advantage of it still being early, I rushed to one of the intermediary offices.

  Until two o'clock in the afternoon, I ran to those three intermediary companies, but none of them worked out. NND as soon as they opened their mouths, they wanted me to pay 3-6 months' rent in advance and it was much more expensive than I had expected, probably because they added agency fees like that uncle on the train said?

  Bought a loaf of bread and a bottle of mineral water from a roadside stall, heading towards the location mentioned by the last homeowner.

  "Hey kiddo, (Am I still a kiddo at 18?? It's really that when you're under someone else's roof, you have to lower your head.) Are you studying in Beijing? This house is 37 square meters, with pipes, gas, cable TV and water and electricity all available. As a single apartment, it's not bad, but it's quite far from the university district. Which school do you attend?" (Is that self-deprecation or what?? Sweating to death)

  "I'm a student at Tsinghua, uncle, what do you think about this? I'd like to move in first and get used to it. If everything is okay, then I'll stay. I'll pay the rent for this month first, and also give you 200 yuan as a deposit for utilities. Since I'm just one person, I won't use much water or electricity, what do you think?"

  "This, this, cough, I originally wanted to rent it out for a long time, the rent is so cheap, this... forget it, I'll rent it to you, 1200 yuan, you pay and you can move in, and write a note to record the initial water and electricity meter readings."

  "Thank you, uncle, we will write it as...";

  Lying in bed, I counted my family's belongings again, and there were less than 3,000 left. After signing the rental agreement in the afternoon, just buying clothes and those daily necessities made me dizzy, but fortunately, I got a general idea of the surrounding area.

  After settling down, the first thing that came to mind was to write a letter to Ah Yan, giving him my new address and the phone number of the newly purchased mobile card, and telling him that the old one had been cancelled. Having arrived in Beijing, I must have a phone number, using an out-of-town mobile card would really burn money.

  In the first week, I stumbled and ran to nearly 20 companies, basically didn't see a single company's manager, saw and contacted were all security guards and front desk staff, except for cold ridicule and hot mockery, almost got punched. Disheartened, my only feeling, although I ran to well-known large enterprises, but not to the extent of such a big scene.

  Here is the translation:

  The second week, I ran to many more companies, but the outcome was still the same. The only difference was that the quality of the security guards seemed to be worse than those at big companies. On Saturday, I also attended a job fair, where I discovered the problem, but it also made me feel difficult. A human resources manager from one company extended his hand in front of me as soon as he sat down, and the two of us just stared at each other for over ten seconds, with completely different thoughts. "Are you asking for money right here in public? Beijing is really something." Another one thought, "What's wrong with this kid? He comes to a job fair without even bringing his resume or introduction, and he's staring at me. My hand is cramping up."

  "Friend, show me your profile or resume or whatever it is you have for job hunting!"

  "I didn't bring this..."

  "Then what's your degree, which major, and which school did you graduate from? How many years of work experience do you have?"

  "I just graduated from high school and can only go to Tsinghua University in September this year..."

  "Listen, kid, don't joke around with me. The university diplomas of the graduates who come to apply here can crush many people, and high school students are simply unacceptable. How about this: if you want to work hard and study, you can come to our company, pour tea, do some cleaning, and when you're free, you can also learn some computer knowledge. 800 yuan a month. If you want to do it, come to my company in a few days. Now, why don't you let your other friends go first?" The bald old man said with a somewhat polite tone, handing me a business card.

  I returned home in despair, thinking about it all night. I don't have a diploma, and I couldn't reveal that I'm the secret behind Broken Fish Net. Although this alias hasn't done much harm or caused significant losses, I've still invaded other people's systems many times. When the court summons arrives, it'll be enough to suffocate me. The other one can't be used either; Broken Fish Net is defensive, but that one is wildly aggressive. As soon as it appears... I estimate those people whose computers I damaged will tear me apart.

  Looking at the business card in hand: Beijing Chaoyang District Xintu Network Security Company Human Resources Manager: Sun Qinan

  Right, although I don't have a diploma and didn't have the opportunity to practice, I can use my programming skills as a door-to-door salesperson, or even use my previous software to make a living.

  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and give Manager Sun a call.

  "Hello Mr. Sun! I'm so sorry to be calling you at such a late hour."

  "Who are you?"

  "I was here this morning for an interview, and you said..."

  "Oh, it's you, little guy, what's up?"

  "It's like this, I don't actually have a diploma now, but I think what your company values most is actual ability. I was wondering if it would be possible to let your technical staff take a look at some programs I wrote before, and if they're okay with them, please take care of me!"

  "Hehe, you little guy is really stubborn. Alright, I'm free tomorrow afternoon, come over and I'll let you try out different things. This is a backdoor opportunity for you, if none of the technical directors from various departments want you..."

  "I'll leave immediately and won't bother Mr. Sun again."

  "Alright, tomorrow at 1:30 pm you go to the company's front desk, I'll come and pick you up then."

  I will definitely arrive on time...

  I was so excited all night, and the next day after getting up, I spent a whole 3 hours grooming myself (like slaughtering a pig and plucking its hair??).

  After finishing dinner, tidied up the room, put on a coat and headed out. Arrived at the software company at 12:30, damn it's too early. Saw a computer market nearby and went in to take a look around and get a sense of the prices.

  I walked into the market and strolled through the second-hand computer area. I asked, and the cheapest second-hand laptop was almost a thousand yuan. Avoiding the disdainful gaze of that shop owner, I headed towards a computer display area in the middle, where many people were crowded together...

  "Make way, make way, let me plug in the projector, otherwise not many people can see it clearly. Such a big thing is rare, almost as sensational as the appearance of SARS and the establishment of the internet in China. Come on, okay, Little Liu, turn it on."

  He waited for him to finish, and then a webpage appeared on the big screen... He was stunned for a whole minute, and he didn't know how the people around him reacted. The website didn't have any information about administrators or moderators, just a clear statement in bold text that it was a hacker group's website, with a row of military ranks on the left and a 4-level login box on the right.

  First Class General: General

  First Lieutenant General: JF?? (Broken Fish Net)

  China will: HHABC

  A little ghost

  Exactly: BOSS

  University of Tokyo: ——

  Upper secondary school: 2

  Middle school: 3

  Less than 7 schools:

  Company-grade officer: 479

  Public Servants: 3572

  Soldiers: 15,714

  Login boxes are:

  Soldier landing site: ???

  Officer landing site: ???

  Junior officer landing site: ????

  Senior officer landing site: ?????

  Unexpectedly, in just over half a month, the BOSS has made it look like a model! Great! Unfortunately, I didn't pass on the defensive software and training materials that I had agreed to provide him with... Never mind, I'll deal with it when I have a computer again. Looking at the time, it's almost up, I'll check the website next time.

  Arrived at Xingdun Network Company, looked at watch, still 10 minutes left. Walked to the front desk miss before asking, she spoke first.

  "Excuse me, is this Mr. Xu Xiang?"

  "Yes, I'm looking for Director Sun"

  "Wait a moment." She picked up the phone and dialed Sun Qinan's number.

  "Mr. Sun, the gentleman you asked me to wait for has arrived, shall I..."

  "Okay, okay, goodbye." I almost dropped my jaw when she called me on the phone, Sun Dong? Does that mean Director or old antique... ...or was it the front desk lady's voice that woke me up, what a...

  "Mr. Xu, our chairman is coming down, please wait a moment." Huh? Chairman......? That bald old man????

  In my heart, I had a fantasy about that old man, but before I could think of an ending, he came down. I immediately went over, just as I was about to slap his butt, I remembered what Old Sun said yesterday, cough, let's pass for now.

  "Hello, Mr. Sun!"

  "Good, this young fellow is really punctual. Nowadays, young people are afraid of being impatient and lacking perseverance, making it difficult to persist in doing things." Is he talking about me?

  "Mr. Sun, I will remember what you said and won't let myself make this mistake again."

  "Haha, okay then, let's go and talk, what are your special talents?"

  "I think I can use it for everything except special application software, mainly writing programs and network hacking... hey, network security and defense aspects." Damn, almost said hacker technology.

  "Oh, very confident. Go to the website construction service department first."

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