Chapter 526: A Company of Two People
Gu Fan sat in the empty office, looking around at the cold loneliness. At one point, he began to doubt his entire life. Just as Gu Fan was about to leave, Boss Ding arrived.
Upon seeing Gu Fan, Boss Ding patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Young man, you came. I was worried you wouldn’t show up today."
"Boss Ding, I..." Gu Fan gestured towards the empty office with a look of embarrassment, but Boss Ding remained calm: "The company is facing some difficulties right now. We made losses on several of our investments, and we are in deficit. The others were unwilling to stay and weather the storm with the company, and I couldn’t force them to stay."
Gu Fan looked perplexed: "Under these circumstances, you’re still hiring, Boss Ding?"
Boss Ding responded as if it were obvious: "People have left, so of course I need to hire. The company is merely facing difficulties, it’s not closing down."
Gu Fan gave a noncommittal grunt. It felt like he was falling into a pit. He wondered if it was still possible to back out now.
That’s when Boss Ding said, "I know what you’re thinking: can you trust this company? Let me tell you, as long as we can still pay salaries, we’re a reliable company."
That did sound reasonable to Gu Fan, but he still had a question: "What about the HR for onboarding and the finance for payroll? Have they left too?"
At this, Boss Ding slightly revealed his embarrassment: "As you can see, it’s just you and me now in this company. But don’t worry, by the time salaries are due, I believe I would have found HR and finance personnel. If not, you could handle the HR work – the onboarding process for yourself – and I’ll take care of finance, I’ll give you cash directly."