Chapter 74 I Definitely Smell a Rat!

Friday, November 4th.

Pei Qian finished his brunch at Mo Yu Internet Cafe and headed towards the company.

Ma Yang’s livestream yesterday could be considered a success.

Although the viewership wasn’t particularly high, the reception was great, and the livestream recording was uploaded to Aili Island and other major platforms, where it was widely reposted.

Those toxic stationery brands were exposed overnight, and some of the more well-known stationery manufacturers even issued emergency notices, saying they would thoroughly investigate the matter.

Although they haven’t been able to provide a satisfactory response or compensation, at least the matter was exposed, and many people knew about it, which was a good thing.

However, as far as Ma Yang's livestream was concerned, the buzz ended there.

It triggered a wave of discussion within a small circle, but it didn't become a widespread hit. It earned some reputation, but it hardly made any money or gained much traffic.

Pei Qian felt that it was acceptable.

Once Ma Yang had offended more manufacturers and various smear campaigns came out, then he would be able to truly see whether this model could actually lose money.

He hadn’t originally planned to go to the company, but he received a message from Hao Yun while he was eating, saying that he had something to report in person regarding the Tengda recruitment exam.

Pei Qian happened to be free, so he strolled to the company, wanting to hear what Hao Yun had to say.

Not long after arriving at the office, Hao Yun knocked on the door.

“President Pei, these are some hidden problems that our department discovered in the Tengda recruitment exam. We haven't come up with any good solutions for whether or how to solve them, so we're reporting them to you first.”

Pei Qian reached out and took the report materials, quickly browsing through them while listening to Hao Yun's report.

The more he listened, the more surreal it felt.

Creating Tengda recruitment exam study materials had actually become an industry?

These training institutions were even eyeing the Tengda Spirit Test?

It seemed that Tengda was indeed a very influential company, because more and more people wanted to join Tengda and become formal employees, which in turn spawned a new industry.

Pei Qian couldn't help but frown, feeling a little worried.

People who bought these tutoring materials and attended training courses would undoubtedly score higher on the written exam.

But didn't that mean that the people who got in were more likely to be strivers?

But there wasn't much he could do about it. Tengda's reputation for good benefits had already spread, and people were breaking their heads to get in.

No matter how he changed the exam content and screening rules, the people who were screened out might not be the best, but they would definitely be the least bad, the most well-rounded.

This was a bit of a dead end.

Moreover, Pei Qian was also quite disgusted by the behavior of these training institutions. In essence, they were doing the same thing as many "super schools."

The number of spots was limited, but some people started an "arms race," and others could only follow suit, forming an involution ecosystem where everyone was tired, but no one gained any more benefits.

While this didn't prevent Pei Qian from losing money, it did make him feel a little unhappy.

Seeing President Pei remain silent, Hao Yun also looked serious: "President Pei, have you noticed it too?"

Pei Qian: "?"

What did I notice?

Hao Yun continued, "President Pei, I think it's becoming increasingly important to purify the company's internal atmosphere and resist external temptations!"

"Yesterday, a publishing house approached Wu Bin, wanting to spend a lot of money to buy Tengda Spirit Test questions. Fortunately, Wu Bin was firm and refused outright."

"But this definitely won't be the last time. Some people in key positions at Tengda may not be able to resist this temptation, and this risk must be prevented in advance!"

Pei Qian blinked.

Oh, you're talking about that...

He hadn't really thought about this before, but now that he thought about it, it did seem to be a problem.

"What do you think should be done?" Pei Qian asked.

Hao Yun had obviously thought about this question in advance and immediately replied, "President Pei, I think there are two main methods."

"First, strengthen the supervision of various departments and key positions within Tengda by the Human Resources Department and the Administration Department to strictly prevent any behavior that sells out the company's interests or abuses power for personal gain."

"Second, strengthen the ideological education of employees, make them aware of the seriousness of this matter, and clarify the consequences and punishments."

"As for the specific punishments, I suggest establishing a penalty mechanism for different mistakes. Minor mistakes would result in fines, while serious mistakes would result in dismissal. The penalties for different degrees of violations should be clearly distinguished, and illegal situations should be reported to the police as soon as possible, with no leniency."

Pei Qian fell into deep thought again.

Illegal and criminal behavior must be severely punished because the system expressly forbids it.

But what about employees who use their positions to make a little money?

Like yesterday, people from an outside training institution approached Wu Bin, hoping to help create a training material for the Tengda Spirit Test. If Wu Bin agreed, how should this be defined? How should it be punished?

This was the problem that Pei Qian was currently struggling with.

Strengthening the supervision of various departments and positions by the Human Resources Department and the Administration Department was definitely not going to work.

What if the employees who were supposed to be slacking off stopped slacking off?

But doing nothing at all didn't seem right either.

Pei Qian cleared his throat twice: "Well, in my opinion, there's no need to establish various different penalty mechanisms. Any situation where someone uses their position to profit, no matter how much money is involved, no matter how serious it is, will result in immediate dismissal once discovered, and they will never be hired again!"

"Of course, there should be compensation for the dismissal, after all, they were employees, and they have contributed to Tengda in one way or another."

"As for ideological education, you can handle it as you see fit. If you want to do it, do it, but you don't have to be too serious about it."

Pei Qian's consideration was that if he really encountered this situation, he would just dismiss them!

Anyway, people who can actually use their positions to profit are definitely people in important positions in the company. The fact that these people have been able to do it for so long means they have the ability. For people with ability, it's a good opportunity to find a reason to dismiss them and not delay my losing money.

Moreover, he would maximize the compensation when they leave, which would be considered making the best use of their talents and resources.

Spending a little more is spending a little more. Every little bit counts!

Hao Yun was inexplicably moved and nodded: "I understand, President Pei!"

Although President Pei said it casually, Hao Yun heard another meaning.

President Pei rejected the suggestion of "strengthening supervision," which shows that in President Pei's view, although strengthening internal management and preventing job profiteering are important, maintaining the free and spiritual working atmosphere within the company is even more important.

As for why not use a graded penalty mechanism?

Obviously, in President Pei's view, no matter how slight the job profiteering, it must be severely punished!

When other companies face employees with outstanding abilities but flawed morals, they will try to maintain them. This is not about being sentimental, but about protecting the company's interests.

After all, replacing a senior executive in a key position means that the person who takes over may not be able to handle the job, and such a change will definitely affect the daily work.

But in this way, it will actually have a bad influence on the company's internal atmosphere, and it will not be absolutely fair and impartial.

And this is precisely what makes President Pei different from other company bosses.

On the one hand, he is stern and selfless, not thinking about old relationships. As long as someone uses their position to make a profit, they will be dismissed immediately, regardless of their position or past contributions.

On the other hand, if it is just a work mistake, there will be no punishment. Even if they are dismissed, they will be given enough compensation, which is considered a gesture of goodwill and thanks to their colleagues. This also shows President Pei's human touch towards employees.

Thinking about it carefully, this is the most Tengda-spirited approach!

Looking at Hao Yun's complex expression, Pei Qian felt that his words had probably been misinterpreted again.

But it didn't matter, he was used to it…

Hao Yun asked again: "Then, President Pei, do we need to deal with the matter of training institutions profiting from our recruitment exam questions?"

Pei Qian thought for a moment and shook his head: "It doesn't have too much impact for now, so don't worry about it. I'll think about it later."

The behavior of these training institutions had created an involution ecosystem among the candidates applying to Tengda, and Pei Qian did feel disgusted by the behavior of profiting from Tengda candidates.

But the impact was relatively small at the moment, and Pei Qian hadn't come up with a good solution, so he could only put it on hold for the time being and wait until he had a better idea.

Hao Yun turned to leave.

"Wait."

Pei Qian suddenly thought of a question and stopped her again: "Recently, the pass rate for the Tengda Spirit Test has been consistently 100%. What are your thoughts on this matter?"

Pei Qian had been suspecting this for a long time.

But he hadn't been able to figure out a possible reason.

Logically speaking, the Tengda Spirit Test was so difficult, how could it be 100% passed?

But the fact was that a large number of new recruits were passing the test on their first try. At worst, they would pass on their last test within a month, and not a single one was being eliminated.

This was very strange.

Hao Yun stiffened and quickly said, "Maybe… everyone has a deeper understanding of the Tengda spirit? After all, the atmosphere of the entire company is subtly influencing these new employees."

Pei Qian nodded slightly.

This was indeed a possibility.

"Okay, that's all," Pei Qian said.

Hao Yun breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

Pei Qian reopened the Tengda Spirit Test's backend and carefully checked the questions that had been revised many times.

In fact, Pei Qian often changed these questions. Sometimes he would change a few keywords in the same question, and then the answer would change; sometimes he would simply come up with new questions.

But no matter how he changed them, these new employees were always able to pass the test.

Pei Qian had also secretly investigated the employee responsible for this function many times, and there was indeed no possibility of leaking the questions.

So, the most likely explanation was that the employees understood the Tengda spirit, which values slacking off, and that was why they passed the test.

Then the question was, since the employees understood the Tengda spirit of being proud of slacking off, why was I still constantly making money?

Pei Qian couldn't figure out what was going on.

"No, something is definitely up here!"

"I absolutely can't let it go like this!"

The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Maybe the Tengda spirit was being misinterpreted?

Maybe these people had accidentally stumbled upon another set of solutions that happened to match my answers?

It wasn't impossible!

Thinking of this, Pei Qian immediately began to think about countermeasures.

After a moment, he sent a message to the TPDB website employee responsible for this function.

"Revamp the Tengda Spirit Test. Complete it before this batch of new employees starts."

"Reduce the number of questions, extend the answering time. Below each question, leave a line of input box as a subjective question. Let them write in detail why they chose this option!"

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