3 PM.
Following the navigation, Haru found the location of miHoYo Studio.
"This should be it... right?"
He stood in front of an office area converted from commercial space, looking at the sign hanging at the entrance, which still read "miHoYo."
Was this still unchanged after being acquired?
Haru felt a bit uncertain and took out his phone to contact HR.
Before long, a small girl with brown hair and green eyes hurriedly ran out from inside, wearing a dress that seemed to have some Chinese-style elements, but upon closer inspection looked somewhat like mahjong tile patterns.
"Hello, I'm Haru, here for the interview."
Haru proactively greeted her with a polite smile.
"Hello, hello, I'm Qingque."
Under Haru's gaze, Qingque suddenly stumbled and nearly fell flat.
Staggering a few steps, Qingque finally managed to regain her balance and breathed a sigh of relief.
"That was close just now... Oh right, I used to be a copywriter at miHoYo, and now I also serve as HR, receptionist, and gatekeeper for miHoYo Studio."
"Gatekeeper?"
Haru's brain didn't quite catch up.
"Just responsible for opening and closing doors every day, since I'm the only one left in the company now!"
Qingque shrugged and enthusiastically led Haru into the office area: "Come, have some water first, just find any seat."
"Alright, thank you."
Haru accepted the disposable paper cup Qingque handed him, took a sip to moisten his lips, while his gaze swept around the company interior.
Being a small company, there weren't many desks in the office area—only about ten.
Most of the desks had been cleared completely clean, without a trace of any items, obviously the people who used to work here had all left.
Combined with what Qingque had just said, Haru already had some guesses.
"You mentioned earlier that only you're left in the company, so the others are..."
"Yeah, it's exactly what you're thinking. All employees except me have resigned."
Qingque sat back at her workstation, leaning against the chair back, her demeanor taking on the lazy quality of a corporate slave slacking off.
"miHoYo was originally a small company, and the game we made before, 'Fly Me 2 the Moon,' didn't sell well. The company was on the verge of bankruptcy, so everyone jumped ship."
"Then why did you stay?"
Haru asked with some curiosity.
Qingque spread her hands, her cute and pretty face taking on an expression that was hard to describe in words but could be understood by working people.
"Of course I wanted to jump ship too, but I'm just a fresh college graduate with even less work experience than you. I couldn't find a suitable next job!"
"So I had no choice but to slack off in the company for as many days as I could."
I see, it's the same situation as his.
Haru nodded, understanding Qingque's choice.
In the current economic downturn, finding a job was getting increasingly difficult, with all sorts of ridiculous requirements. Some companies even wanted to hire college students who hadn't graduated but had years of work experience—clearly just making things difficult.
However, Qingque seemed quite optimistic about it.
"The days of slacking off aren't bad either. I can get paid without working, and misfortune and fortune depend on each other. Although I didn't find a next job, the company got acquired."
"I just don't know what the new boss is like? Can they give me a promotion and raise?"
"So you mean..." Haru's eyes moved slightly as he chatted casually with Qingque: "You don't know who the current company boss is either?"
"Mm, I only know the new boss is a foreigner."
Qingque touched her chin, recalling.
"The new boss contacted me first, asking me to temporarily handle HR work, post job openings externally, then collect resumes for her to interview."
"Ha, I originally thought you were going to conduct the interview!"
Haru raised an eyebrow and found a seat for himself.
"I don't have any experience interviewing people..."
Perhaps because being alone in the company had been too boring before, Qingque gradually opened up after meeting Haru, casually sharing some of what she knew.
"Besides, hiring people is definitely something only the boss can decide. When the boss arrives later, maybe I'll need to be interviewed by the boss too."
From what Qingque said...
miHoYo Studio's boss hadn't come to the company yet and was only planning to come for the first time this afternoon.
Haru thoughtfully took a sip of water, then seemingly casually asked about his most pressing concern.
"Since the new boss asked you to temporarily handle HR work, can I ask how many people submitted resumes to miHoYo Studio?"
"Hehe, want to scope out if you have any competitors?"
Qingque blinked her big green eyes with an "I understand" expression, then held up one finger to Haru.
"It's fine to tell you this, because only you submitted a resume."
"Ah this..."
Haru was so surprised he nearly choked on his water.
He could anticipate that a small company like miHoYo Studio wouldn't have too many people submitting resumes, but he really hadn't expected that only he had submitted one.
"After all, the company was about to go bankrupt. Even though it's been acquired now, the specific situation isn't clear."
Qingque explained matter-of-factly: "Most people would observe for a while even if they wanted to submit resumes. It's quite rare for someone like you to submit a resume at this time."
"Sigh, that's true."
Haru sighed, his smile somewhat bitter.
If it weren't absolutely necessary, who would resort to desperate measures, holding onto hope and submitting a resume to a small company like miHoYo Studio with an unclear situation.
However, having no other applicants was good news.
This meant that as long as his abilities passed muster, he would most likely secure this job.
Great, his confidence in interview success had improved from 70% to 98%!
Haru felt relieved inside but didn't celebrate prematurely, continuing to ask.
"After chatting for so long, I almost forgot to ask—what's the name of miHoYo Studio's current boss?"
"The new boss's name, when transliterated, should be—"
Qingque's words were cut short as she keenly spotted a silver-gray graceful figure entering the company entrance.
The previously lazy Qingque instantly perked up, switching modes as fast as pressing Alt + Tab, her serious expression making it impossible for anyone to tell she had been slacking off.
Taking the materials she had prepared on her desk, Qingque proactively went to greet her.
"Boss, you're here! I'm Qingque. These are the materials you asked me to organize, and the scheduled interviewee arrived at the company early."
Haru's gaze also followed Qingque toward the entrance.
What came into view was a tall and graceful beautiful girl.
Light gray long curls reached her waist, her fair skin was like the finest white jade, and her figure was flawless. An elegant and capable OL professional suit clung tightly to the girl's skin, outlining her curvaceous figure perfectly.
And those round, straight legs in black stockings formed an absolute territory with her pencil skirt, paired with simple black stilettos, adding a few touches of professional seriousness to the girl's beauty.
Speaking of which...
Had he seen this professional beauty somewhere before? Why did she seem so familiar?!