Chapter 142: It’s You Four

When Shen Rou asked, Chen Mo didn’t feel it was appropriate to just pick those four fresh graduates outright—he had to be a bit more cautious.

Interviews were definitely necessary, but interviewing all eight of them one by one felt a bit too tedious.

“Um, just call them all in at once. I’ll interview them together.”

“Got it!”

Shen Rou responded and stepped out of the office.

Standing in front of the eight candidates, she said:

“You can all go into the office now—Mr. Chen will be interviewing you all at once.”

Xu Yaning and the others exchanged glances and stood up, walking toward the office.

Inside the office—

Chen Mo looked at the eight interviewees entering and gestured toward the chairs on either side.

“Find yourselves a seat, no need to be nervous.”

Once everyone was seated, he continued.

“Let me introduce myself first—my name is Chen Mo, and I’m the owner of this clothing factory. The interview will be simple: starting from the left, introduce yourselves and share what advantages you bring.”

“Alright, let’s begin.”

As he spoke, Chen Mo’s gaze landed on the first person on the left.

She was a slightly older woman, but her makeup and styling gave off a trendy vibe—she didn’t appear old at all.

Noticing Chen Mo looking her way, she adjusted her sitting posture slightly.

“My name is Zhang Fang, I’m 36, and I’ve been working as a fashion designer for 12 years. My strength lies in my extensive experience—I’ve created a wide range of styles…”

Listening to her self-introduction, Chen Mo silently marveled—this good, huh?

That won’t do.

He flipped through the resumes that had just been submitted, found Zhang Fang’s name, and set her file aside.

Soon the first interviewee finished, and the next one spoke up.

“My name is Wang Qiang, I’m 27, and I’ve worked in the clothing industry for five years. My biggest strength is identifying current fashion trends quickly and creating new designs based on them that are popular with the public. I once…”

One after another, the first four interviewees finished explaining their strengths.

Chen Mo frowned slightly—these four had some seriously impressive résumés. Couldn’t any of them be just average?

He silently hoped the four fresh graduates wouldn’t let him down.

His gaze turned to them.

One of the girls had already begun speaking.

“My name is Xu Yaning. I don’t have any work experience, but we do have a lot of ideas and concepts when it comes to fashion design. If Mr. Chen chooses us, we’ll do our best to create a unique clothing brand for the company…”

“The three people beside me are my roommates and also my partners—we’re a team. If Mr. Chen only wants to hire one or two designers, we might not be the right fit.”

Xu Yaning gestured to her three roommates, her tone calm and confident. She didn’t feel the slightest bit inferior for lacking work experience.

Chen Mo listened to her and chuckled inwardly.

Yep, interns are more reliable.

Ideas and concepts? That’s just empty talk.

Back when he was a kid, he wanted to be a scientist—and look where he is now, he only managed to become a “family man.”

So no need to take those words too seriously.

As for hiring all four of them? Perfect. Four people means four salaries.

Once everyone had introduced themselves—

Chen Mo tapped the table lightly and looked toward the four experienced designers with an apologetic expression.

“Apologies, everyone. Based on our company’s development philosophy, the four candidates here are a better fit for us.”

Once the four candidates left the office, Chen Mo turned to the remaining fresh graduates.

“If you have anything to say or any requests, now’s the time.”

Xu Yaning glanced at the now-closed office door, then at Chen Mo sitting at the desk, slightly dazed.

She had honestly given up hope—and now they were really chosen?

She hesitated before speaking.

“Did we pass the interview?”

“Yes.”

Chen Mo nodded with a smile.

“All four of us?”

“That’s right.”

Chen Mo nodded again.

Confirmed.

Xu Yaning breathed a sigh of relief, still in disbelief.

We really got hired just like that?

Zhou Yu and the other two roommates exchanged looks of joy as well.

“If you don’t have any objections, let’s move on to salary and benefits,” Chen Mo said with a smile, noticing their delighted expressions.

Xu Yaning snapped back to attention and, after thinking for a moment, spoke seriously.

“Mr. Chen, before we talk about salary, I want to confirm something.”

“Go ahead.”

Chen Mo looked at her.

“It’s about the design work. The four of us may not have much experience, but we each have our own design concepts. If we join the company, we hope to be allowed to design freely, according to our own ideas.”

“Of course, we understand there are risks. It’s possible our designs won’t be accepted by the market, which could result in lower sales for the company.”

“So we hope Mr. Chen will consider this seriously before making a final decision.”

Xu Yaning shared everything that was on her mind.

It was something the four of them had always stood by—and they wouldn’t compromise.

Risky.

Unmarketable.

Lower sales.

From Xu Yaning’s words, Chen Mo picked up on those key phrases.

And this is a good thing!

He looked at the four of them with increasing satisfaction—what a treasure group of talents!

“Don’t worry. Once you join the company, you’ll be our first official design team. No one will interfere with your work—you’re free to create whatever you want.”

“If that’s the case, then we’re in.”

Upon hearing that, Xu Yaning finally relaxed.

They’d actually found a company that would let them design with full creative freedom.

“Alright, then let’s talk salary.”

Chen Mo continued.

“Since you’re all fresh grads without work experience, the starting salary will be 6,000 yuan per month. But don’t worry—your pay will definitely increase over time.”

It’s really 6,000 a month?

Xu Yaning, Zhou Yu, and the others all showed shocked expressions.

Before coming, they assumed it was just bait to attract applicants—there was no way a real offer would be that high.

Even the top fashion companies they’d previously interviewed with only offered up to 5,000 a month at most.

And this small clothing factory… was actually offering more?

Plus, after confirming that Mr. Chen wouldn’t interfere with their design work, Xu Yaning no longer cared much about the salary.

After all, it was still better than trying to start their own design studio—which came with way more risk.

Seeing that the four of them weren’t saying anything, Chen Mo continued.

“If salary isn’t an issue, let’s move on to the company’s benefits.”