Chapter 395: Wolf Culture

“President Chen, this is the new place I found. From the first to the fourth floor, it’s all for Baishu Law Firm. The total area is around 3,200 square meters. Take a look and see what you think.”

Tang Qiu led President Chen on a tour through the new building.

“Not bad. Now this is what a proper law firm should look like. But the interior is a bit outdated, it’ll need a full renovation. As for who should handle that, just get Wang Yang. If you don’t have his contact info, ask Shen Rou. And for the office furniture, desks, and chairs, match everything to the Mingri Group’s standard setup.”

Chen Mo walked around the space, nodding in satisfaction.

This 3,200 square meters was a massive upgrade from the previous cramped 200-plus square meters.

And of course, he hadn’t forgotten about Wang Yang. That guy had slipped him a 50,000 yuan red envelope last time. If he tossed more renovation work Wang Yang’s way, who knew how much the next envelope might be?

“Got it, President Chen,” Tang Qiu replied, finally letting out a breath of relief when she saw him nod.

“Oh, and about hiring staff,” she added, “I was thinking we should wait until the renovations are done. Otherwise, if we bring people in now, there won’t be anywhere for them to work.”

“No.”

Before she could finish, Chen Mo flatly rejected the idea.

Every day they delayed hiring meant one less day of paying salaries. That simply wouldn’t do.

Seeing that Tang Qiu still wanted to argue, he cut her off with a casual excuse.

“It’s July right now, prime time for graduates and interns. This is the best window to recruit. If we don’t act now, when will we?”

“As for not having a place to work, that’s easy. Let them work from home. The company’s done it before.”

“But…”

Tang Qiu tried to protest, but she barely got a word out before President Chen interrupted again.

“No buts. Just do it as I said.”

“Oh, and one more thing. Even if they’re interns, don’t skimp on their compensation. They should receive everything they’re entitled to, same as the group company.”

Seeing how firm President Chen was, Tang Qiu swallowed her words.

Thinking it over, what he said did make some sense.

Right now, college grads were either looking for jobs or internships. If she delayed recruitment, the top students would probably already be snatched up by other companies.

And the ones left? Likely the ones who’d been passed over elsewhere.

President Chen’s urgency probably stemmed from that very concern.

In that moment, Tang Qiu understood his reasoning.

Since that was the case, she had to get the recruitment notices out as soon as possible.

Chen Mo, seeing that Tang Qiu had no further objections, nodded in satisfaction.

“If there’s nothing else, just follow my instructions.”

“Oh, and don’t forget—at least fifty new hires. More is fine, but not less.”

He made sure to emphasize that before turning and leaving.

Once President Chen was gone,

Tang Qiu sat down on a nearby chair and began thinking through the recruitment process.

Hiring new staff wouldn’t be a problem. It was graduation season, after all. As soon as the job postings went up, plenty of fresh grads would come in for interviews.

Fifty hires? Even a hundred wouldn’t be an issue.

The real challenge was,

How to train those fifty new graduates quickly?

Setting aside her own reputation issues, even if there weren’t any, fresh grads joining a law firm would still need time to learn and grow.

Which meant, in the short term, these new hires wouldn’t bring in any revenue for the firm.

And the longer it took for them to become productive, the longer it would take for the firm to see returns. The losses would just keep piling up.

As the head of the law firm, she couldn’t let things continue in the red. It wasn’t just about reporting to President Chen—she couldn’t stomach it herself.

So, to minimize losses, there was only one solution: get the new hires up to speed as fast as possible.

Tang Qiu frowned, troubled by the thought.

No matter how much she said or demanded, it wouldn’t make them grow faster.

Real progress would have to come from within—from their own drive.

They needed to immerse themselves in legal codes, study case law, and dive deep into litigation.

Tang Qiu rubbed her temples. After a long pause, her gaze settled ahead, and she made a decision.

A harsh one.

Wolf culture.

Survival of the fittest. The weak get eliminated.

If she wanted them to push themselves, there was only one way—offer high rewards and create fierce competition.

The high rewards were already in place.

Compared to other law firms, the intern compensation at Mingri Group was significantly higher.

That was a given.

At other firms, no matter how outstanding you were in school, you’d still have to start out as a legal assistant.

And a legal assistant intern making over 2,000 yuan a month? That was already considered good.

She remembered her own time as an intern assistant—she only made 1,800 a month.

But none of that applied under President Chen.

Interns working at Mingri Group earned no less than 4,000 yuan, even at the lowest level. And that didn’t even include benefits and subsidies.

By comparison, interns working at Baishu Law Firm would undoubtedly cherish the opportunity.

But under a culture that prizes aggressive competition, simply valuing the job isn’t enough. There has to be competition.

And in a law firm, that competition comes from other interns.

Tang Qiu narrowed her eyes slightly.

President Chen had requested a minimum recruitment of fifty employees. In response, she would recruit one hundred.

However—

Those one hundred hires weren’t all meant to stay. She only needed fifty.

And those fifty would naturally be the best of the bunch.

Driven by such competition, many would surely push themselves to learn and improve in order to secure a place at the firm.

Of course,

In an environment like this, some people would inevitably crumble under the pressure. Others might adopt a careless attitude and refuse to put in the effort.

Those would be the first to be eliminated.

Though it might seem harsh, this was the fastest way to get the firm running smoothly, and she had no choice but to proceed this way.

There was one more point—

After the final candidates had been selected,

She needed each of them to choose a specific area of expertise to focus on and master.

After all, litigation came in many forms: criminal, civil, administrative. Each major category had its own subcategories as well.

If she asked everyone to study all of them, it would take far too long.

But if each person specialized in just one field, the process would be much faster.

As long as the newcomers could master a particular area, they could begin taking on cases in that domain.