The first applicant walked into the room. He was tall and thin, wearing a loose linen jacket with long trousers that covered his ankles. He wore a fedora on his head. When he saw Ma Wei and others, he took it off with some restraint. Hat, looks very nervous.
"Please take a seat."
Ma Wei motioned him to sit on the chair in the center of the room and asked, "What's your name?"
"Hunter...Hunter Pearson."
"What did you do before?"
"Brewery workers..."
"Can you make wine?"
"No..." Hunter Pearson lowered his head, "I help carry the goods."
"Do you have any special skills?"
"No."
Mavie and Hunter Pearson were answering questions one by one, speaking very quickly. Abigail, who was sitting next to him, quickly recorded the man’s name and personal information. Stuart was drinking coffee and heard that the man was just transporting goods. The worker then shook his head slowly, obviously not satisfied.
The Manstein Potion Company does need porters, and any factory needs hard workers, but Hunter Pearson is too thin. He is over 1.8 meters tall and weighs over a hundred kilograms at most. With such a figure, Not what Stewart wanted.
"I'm done asking, Stuart, do you have anything to add?" After a brief inquiry, Mavey looked at Stuart.
"I have nothing to add," Stewart said.
"Then Mr. Hunter, you can go. If you pass the interview, we will contact you." Mawe said.
"oh..."
Hunter Pearson stood up, grabbing his fedora hat, and walked tremblingly toward the meeting room. As soon as he walked out, Stewart said: "What did he think? What the potion company needs must be skilled talents! At least! Let’s be a pharmacist who knows how to mix medicines! A worker who only contributes effort... also wants to receive a salary of 4 pounds a week?”
Ma Wei suddenly said: "I think he is pretty good."
"What?"
"Judging from his clothes, he is obviously a poor man. He doesn't even have money to buy a set of clothes that fit him. He must live a very difficult life. Although he is thin, skinny people are also strong. At least I have seen this Thin workers lift loads heavier than themselves..."
"But with the same salary, we can recruit better workers!"
Just because you can find something better doesn't mean you can find someone as reliable as Hunter Pearson.
With such an appearance, he must not be a spy sent by other forces!
"It's tentative, I didn't say we must recruit him."
Marvey drew a circle around Hunter Pearson's name: "Next!"
Applicants entered the conference room one after another, and soon it was approaching noon. After interviewing one applicant, Stuart stretched and suggested: "Nicholas, are you hungry? Take a rest and go to the restaurant opposite. Let’s have lunch at the Granville Hotel and continue in the afternoon?”
"You and Abigail go ahead. Time is tight. There are still many people queuing up behind you. Try to get it done today."
"If you don't go...I won't go either. I'll ask the waiter at Solway Hotel to bring lunch."
Stewart left the room and came back after a while, bringing with him Yunia, Laiwen and Daniel.
"dad!"
Yunia threw herself into Ma Wei's arms and said with a smile, "I want to eat cake!"
Ma Wei looked at Stewart, who quickly said: "I ordered the cake for her. When I was going out just now, I happened to bump into them. I knew they were here to find you, so I brought them in."
Mavey was not surprised at all by the arrival of Junia and others. After moving a few chairs for them to sit down, he continued to interview candidates. This time, the person who walked into the room was none other than Jacob Valentine. .
After not seeing him for a long time, Ma Wei still recognized him at a glance. He was wearing the old-fashioned gray woolen coat, with a full beard and a nose. He was fatter than a year ago, with wider cheeks and a rounder belly. Yeah, if you don’t look carefully, you really can’t recognize it.
When their eyes met, Jacob did not recognize Mavey's identity. In the letter, Mavey just asked him to come to London and pay attention to the information. The recruitment advertisement published in the newspaper contained the tips given by Mavey.
Jacob, who saw the prompt, would of course come to participate in today's interview.
"Please sit down, what's your name?"
Ma Wei started asking questions as usual, showing no signs of surprise or joy.
"My name is Steven Thomas."
Jacob's eyes swept over the faces of Ma Wei, Stuart, Yunia, and the other people who sent the message. After finding that there was no familiar face, he said with some disappointment: "I'm afraid I'm looking in the wrong place, I'm sorry."
"Ahem." Ma Wei cleared his throat, "Mr. Steven Valentine, aren't you here for an interview?"
"Nicholas, you called the wrong name..." Stewart reminded in a low voice: "His name is Steven Thomas, not Valentine..."
"Oh, I'm really sorry. I interviewed too many people today and I accidentally got mixed up."
Smiling, Ma Wei looked up at Jacob Valentine who suddenly turned to look at him, and asked again: "Mr. Steven, aren't you here for an interview in our company?"
"Yes, yes! I'm here for an interview!"
Jacob's cheeks flushed slightly, and he seemed very excited. He suppressed his excitement, returned to his seat, and became much more positive: "I want to work in your company, what are the requirements?"
"Our Manstein Potion Company has just been established, and many positions are available, so it depends on the applicant's specific skills."
With his pen tapping on the table, Ma Wei asked: "Do you have any special skills?"
"I'm a mason and I can make wine!"
"Oh, mason..." Ma Wei nodded slowly and recorded this information: "Are you literate?"
Among the candidates who came for the interview, some saw the information in the newspaper themselves, and some came through introductions from others. They can read newspapers and are literate naturally, but it is not necessarily true for those who were introduced by others.
Literate applicants can fill far more positions than illiterate applicants. You must know that even in the most economically developed Kingdom of Windsor, the literacy rate does not exceed 50%. The Romanov Kingdom is even worse, with a literacy rate of even 10%. nothing.
"I can read newspapers." Jacob said, "I studied in the church's Sunday school for a while when I was a child."
"Sunday school?" Stewart's eyes lit up: "Are you a believer in the church?"
"Yes, I, Steven Thomas, am a believer in the Church of the Three Destinies. I believe in..."
Jacob turned his attention to Ma Wei, who quietly raised two fingers. Jacob understood and said: "Believe in Nander, the goddess of wealth."
Hearing this, Stuart became even more satisfied: "Yes, I can see that you are a devout believer, but it's a pity that you have too few skills and not many positions that you can hold..."
"You can let him work in the potion factory."
"He's a mason. What's he doing in a factory?"
"To make potions, in addition to knowing a lot of relevant knowledge, the most important thing is to have steady hands and be able to endure loneliness. Mixing potions is not an easy task. The mason is capable of it, so you can let him have a try." Mavi said.
"That's it..." Stewart didn't know much about the process of making potions. Since Ma Wei said so, he didn't have any objection.
Mawei put a check mark after Jacob's name, indicating that Jacob passed the interview.
"Steven Thomas, you passed the interview."
Jacob knew that he would definitely pass the interview, but he still showed a very surprised expression: "Then when will I come to work?"
"Next Monday, that is, tomorrow, report to No. 59 Woold Street in Havering. Someone will take you to the factory there."
Ma Wei introduced: "You will have a one-week internship period. During the internship period, the salary will be paid at 80% of the standard. After passing the one-week internship period, you will become a full employee. At that time, Manstein Potion Company will provide you with Accommodation, three meals a day and life insurance and sickness insurance...."
"If you have a family, you can also choose to rent a house outside. If you rent a house outside, you can apply for a rental and transportation subsidy of 7 shillings per week from the company..."
After talking about the treatment, Ma Wei stood up and stretched out his palm towards Jacob:
"Welcome, Steven Thomas."
