CHAPTER 420: CHAPTER 288: MY SISTER-IN-LAW CAME TO REPORT, PART 2

Even for managing daily affairs, Chu Tian had a dedicated assistant team. Any updates were relayed by Hou Yichuan’s side, then compiled and submitted for Chu Tian’s review.

At the very least, he always maintained control over the company’s finances. Apart from minor project expenses, any larger expenditures required Chu Tian’s approval.

Therefore, no problematic situations had arisen thus far, nor did Hou Yichuan harbor any such intentions.

"As for directors, that’s easily handled," Hou Yichuan said. "I can recruit a few more later. Our company’s growth has been quite strong lately, so there are actually a good number of people interested in joining."

"However, regarding directors, I still lean towards cultivating our own talent. Take Cao Zheng, for example. Lin, you’ve met him. He’s been learning under Director Cao for a long time, and his skills are quite good. I think we can let him take the lead on a project to test him out."

Chu Tian agreed with Hou Yichuan’s idea but worried it might be too slow. Relying solely on internal training might not keep up with his desired pace.

However, since Hou Yichuan had proposed it, Chu Tian rarely objected.

"Alright, let’s proceed with that for now," Chu Tian said. "We’ll train a batch ourselves. When you think they’re capable enough, let me know, and I’ll arrange a few projects for them to gain some experience."

"However, we can’t stop external recruitment either. We’re in an expansion phase and don’t have a lot of time to wait for newcomers to develop. Experienced professionals are still very necessary."

Hou Yichuan thought about it and had to agree. After all, the company had taken on numerous projects in just six months. It was entirely possible that relying solely on internal training wouldn’t be enough to keep pace.

"Understood. I’ll make the arrangements then."

The two then gradually moved on to discussing other matters.

Just then, Hou Yichuan’s assistant knocked on the door from outside and entered.

Though called an assistant, the role was essentially that of a secretary. The term ’secretary’ itself had become almost demonized. Besides, Hou Yichuan’s wife wasn’t in the same line of work, which was perhaps another unstated reason he preferred to avoid any potential misunderstandings. So, to steer clear of trouble, Hou Yichuan used the title ’assistant.’ Chu Tian naturally went along with this, as he also found the term ’secretary’ somewhat cringeworthy.

Of course, the assistant was also male.

Given Hou Yichuan’s workaholic nature, hiring a woman might completely wear her out. If she ended up crying, it would only create more problems for Hou Yichuan.

"What’s up, Qingli?" Hou Yichuan asked.

The assistant’s name was Wang Qingli. Calling him ’Little Wang’ felt too old-fashioned, so Hou Yichuan preferred to call him by his given name, Qingli.

As Hou Yichuan’s chief assistant, Wang Qingli certainly recognized Chu Tian, so he greeted him first upon entering.

"President Chu, excuse me for interrupting. President Hou, there’s a girl outside looking for President Chu. She says she wants to sign a talent contract with our company."

"A girl? A talent contract?" Hou Yichuan looked at Chu Tian, puzzled.

He knew Chu Tian had a girlfriend, the famous star Xu Qingqiu.

For a girl to suddenly appear, wanting to sign a talent contract, she’s obviously aiming to become a star. She must be quite good-looking. Having seen all sorts of things in this circle, Hou Yichuan was all too familiar with this kind of setup. Isn’t this the basic playbook for promoting someone? Could it be?...

After Wang Qingli finished speaking, he lowered his head, not daring to look at anything. This was the bosses’ business; how could he dare to be nosy? He didn’t even dare to look. If he weren’t unable to leave, he would have wished he could disappear on the spot.

Seeing their expressions, especially Hou Yichuan’s suggestive and disdainful look, Chu Tian was also baffled.

A girl? A talent contract? Who could it be? Someone who came and asked for me by name, and knew I was the boss here, must be someone very familiar with me. The thing is, since I transmigrated, I’ve only met a few women in total, and even fewer know my background. How could there be many young girls among them? Except for Xu Ruyan and her... Wait a minute! It couldn’t be Xu Ruyan, my sister-in-law, could it?

Chu Tian suddenly remembered. Last time at dinner, Xu Qingqiu had given Xu Ruyan an ultimatum to sign a contract with his company. He had gotten busy afterward and forgotten all about it. Her showing up now was quite a coincidence.

"Okay, I understand. Let’s go out and take a look."

Chu Tian stood up and spoke briefly to Wang Qingli. Just as he was about to leave, he noticed Hou Yichuan still staring at him and quickly explained, "Get that look off your face and stop letting your imagination run wild. If I’m not mistaken, it’s my sister-in-law."

"Your sister-in-law?" At the mention of this term, Hou Yichuan’s eyes widened even more.

"What kind of nonsense is going through your head? Get your mind out of the gutter! Didn’t I tell you last time? Xu Ruyan, Xu Qingqiu’s younger sister—her actual sister!"

Now that Chu Tian mentioned it, Hou Yichuan seemed to have a faint recollection, but he was usually so busy that he genuinely couldn’t recall it at the moment.

"Oh... doesn’t ring a bell!"

"Get lost!"

Chu Tian didn’t have time for his banter and turned to walk out the door.

Seeing Xu Ruyan looking around the reception area, Chu Tian quickly called out to her, "Xu Ruyan? Is it really you? How come you came by yourself? You should have at least given me a call."

"President Chu, your company is pretty big!"

It was certainly large. Office spaces in this building were typically divided into several sections per floor.

Well-established companies usually occupied an entire floor or even multiple floors, while smaller companies—often four or five, sometimes even seven or eight—would share a single floor.

Initially, Unlimited Entertainment had occupied only one-quarter of this floor.

But with the company’s rapid development, that amount of space had quickly become insufficient.

However, moving just six months after establishment wouldn’t look good. Besides, to get a good rate on office space, leases were typically signed on an annual basis.

Ultimately, they had no choice but to rent the entire floor. As for the companies that were there before?