Chapter 171: Phantom

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang talked with the headhunter for a while.

With a heavy reward, brave men would surely appear.

Stimulated by the huge compensation, the headhunter who specialized in the high-end talent market worked hard and presented Zhang Yang with quite a number of elite candidates.

An annual salary of several million was quite attractive.

It was enough for him to choose someone whose education, résumé, and work ability were all top-tier when combined.

“This one graduated from the Fudan University School of Economics and has three years of investment banking experience…”

“This one graduated from the economics department at the University of London and worked at Goldman Sachs for five years, serving as…”

“This one…” Zhang Yang suddenly blinked.

His eyes stopped on one particular résumé.

Starting from a junior college degree… step by step… and eventually reaching a doctorate from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Other people might upgrade from junior college to undergraduate studies, but this one had practically upgraded straight to the heavens.

As for work experience, it was equally solid-from investment banking to CFO of a unicorn company, then CEO…

Those who had smooth journeys and graduated from prestigious schools all the way were certainly excellent, but the comeback story of the person in front of him was unprecedented-nothing short of a miracle.

Having a junior college degree as the first qualification wasn’t really a problem. Judging from his later achievements, the man clearly had intelligence, talent, and determination. Perhaps he had simply awakened a little later.

Being late didn’t matter. Better late than never.

The headhunter’s overall evaluation described him as someone with powerful and comprehensive abilities, extraordinary vision, and a steady approach to progress-someone with the bearing of a general and a natural CEO.

Zhang Yang pondered for a moment, looked again at the man’s work history, and talked with the headhunter for quite some time. Finally, he offered an annual salary of five million.

“Let’s go with this one. Reach out and contact him. If it seems suitable, arrange a time for us to meet.”

Inside the HR office, Bai Jingyi looked at the contract in her hands and was stunned.

“The internship salary is actually…”

“What’s wrong? Do you think it’s too high or too low? Didn’t Chairman Zhang talk to you about it?” the HR manager asked, looking at the girl in front of her.

That slender waist, those long legs, that oval-shaped beauty of a face-paired with such an ordinary résumé.

Immediately, the HR manager understood quite a lot and didn’t dare say anything inappropriate.

“No,” Bai Jingyi shook her head. Holding the contract, her face suddenly turned slightly red. “Um… Miss, I’ll go back first.”

“Go ahead, go ahead,” the HR manager said quickly. “If you have any questions, you can ask me privately.”

A moment later, Bai Jingyi walked back to the chairman’s office door.

Then she knocked.

“Chairman Zhang?”

“Come in,” a voice came from inside.

Bai Jingyi took a deep breath, gently pushed the door open, and immediately saw the handsome boss sitting in the executive chair.

“Chairman Zhang, everything’s done.”

“Done already?” Zhang Yang looked at the lively girl who still carried a bit of campus innocence. “Alright, then follow me and start getting familiar with the work.”

“Chairman Zhang, I need to…” Bai Jingyi still looked confused.

“My shoulders.” Zhang Yang leaned back slightly in his chair and pointed to his broad shoulders.

Since she was meant to be a decorative assistant, she had to accept that role.

Training newcomers required patience, which he didn’t have. But testing obedience-he could start simple and gradually shape things.

“My shoulders?” Bai Jingyi looked at Zhang Yang’s shoulders, then at her own fair and slender hands. Hesitating, she stepped forward and stood behind him.

“Do I need to teach you?” Zhang Yang added.

Immediately, Bai Jingyi understood and gently began massaging his shoulders and back.

Zhang Yang closed his eyes slightly, feeling the technique move from awkward to gradually more practiced as he relaxed.

“You can drive, right?”

“Yes, Chairman Zhang,” Bai Jingyi answered softly.

“Good. Come with me later,” Zhang Yang said casually, without any politeness.

An assistant had to be obedient first and foremost. With the salary he was offering, he certainly wasn’t paying it for nothing.

Soon afterward, Assistant Bai entered work mode.

Long legs, short-skirt business attire, walking quickly behind Zhang Yang, the handsome boss, always ready to listen to his instructions.

She looked a little nervous.

“Chairman Zhang, should I drive? Where’s your car?” she asked while keeping up.

“The car? We’re going to pick it up now,” Zhang Yang said, glancing at Bai Jingyi.

Around three or four in the afternoon, they arrived at the Rolls-Royce dealership in Pudong again.

Zhang Yang and Bai Jingyi stood in front of his brand-new Rolls-Royce Phantom Pinnacle Travel Edition.

With a price of over eighteen million, its top-tier luxury naturally delivered an overwhelming sense of shock.

The two-tone body in Infinite Black and Bohemian Silver, the 230 individually inlaid wooden panels in the interior, the leather embroidered with 24,633 stitches…

Some of the seats inside alone might be worth the price of a Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

What a dazzling car.

Zhang Yang finally understood why it was considered exclusive to big shots. From afar, the only feelings it inspired were shock and dignity.

People called Rolls-Royce Big Rolls.

Perhaps only the Phantom truly deserved that title.

Zhang Yang’s amazement came quickly and faded quickly as well. After all, this wasn’t his first Rolls-Royce. His previous Cullinan alone had cost more than nine million.

But Bai Jingyi was completely different.

“Chair… Chairman Zhang, this car… you really want me to drive it later?” Assistant Bai stood beside him nervously.

“Wait… it’s a Phantom, and you want me to drive it myself?” Zhang Yang asked in disbelief.

It wasn’t that he was being picky.

Sure, you could drive a Phantom yourself if you really wanted, but the essence of this car was the back seat. Otherwise, why buy it?

“But I’m afraid…” Bai Jingyi still looked worried.

“What’s there to be afraid of? If something breaks, you won’t have to pay for it. Just drive. Don’t worry-I’ll hire a full-time driver later,” Zhang Yang said with a smile as he walked forward. “Next time you can sit in the back with me.”

Bai Jingyi nodded obediently, then watched as Zhang Yang and the elegant Rolls-Royce saleswoman got into the car.

They said it was to familiarize themselves with the rear-seat functions.

Standing quietly outside, Bai Jingyi could vaguely see through the window the saleswoman occasionally standing up, leaning over Zhang Yang’s legs, demonstrating the features.

She blinked and wrinkled her nose.

“My handsome boss seems to be single,” she muttered to herself.

In her understanding, single simply meant unmarried.

Without even thinking about it, Bai Jingyi knew exactly what kind of presence Chairman Zhang-so handsome and wealthy-must be among women, and what that meant.

“Too many flowers in the garden-hard to see clearly,” she sighed softly.

“What flowers are you talking about?” Zhang Yang opened the car door, stepped out, and asked.

Beside him, the graceful Rolls-Royce saleswoman adjusted her tight skirt. Her face looked as radiant and rosy as a peach blossom.

“Nothing, nothing. I was just reciting something casually,” Bai Jingyi said hurriedly, waving her hands.

“I didn’t realize you were a fan of poetry,” Zhang Yang said with an amused glance at the flustered Bai Jingyi. “Go to the driver’s seat. Let’s go.”

“Oh, okay.” Bai Jingyi nodded quickly.

A moment later, she sat in the driver’s seat, fumbling nervously. It took her quite a while before she even started the car.

“Ready?” Zhang Yang asked with a smile from the back seat.

“Yes, ready now, Chairman Zhang.” Bai Jingyi took a deep breath and slowly started the Rolls-Royce Phantom worth over eighteen million, carefully driving it out of the dealership.

Employees in the store stood in two lines, watching them leave.

Sitting in the back seat, Zhang Yang felt as if he were riding in a luxurious train.

Through the window, pedestrians and passing cars kept staring. Some even stopped to take photos or record short videos, probably adding titles like “A big boss riding in a Phantom thinking about the future of his company.”

At that moment, he asked Bai Jingyi to drive to the Imperial Motorworks owned by Young Master Qian from the Rolls-Royce owners’ club.

He planned to apply an invisible protective film to the car.

A vehicle worth over eighteen million naturally deserved proper care.

Half an hour later, outside Imperial Motorworks.

When the powerful Rolls-Royce Phantom slowly drove in, people around immediately turned to look.

“Damn, that Phantom-isn’t it the Pinnacle Edition?”

“Which big boss owns that car?”

A group of car club members who had come to maintain their vehicles quickly came out. Although they all drove Rolls-Royces, there were still ranks among them. Now that the top-tier Phantom had appeared, who wouldn’t want to admire it?

Zhang Yang opened the door and stepped out.

“Brother Zhang!”

“So this is the Phantom Brother Zhang just picked up? Amazing!”

The crowd immediately surrounded him, congratulating him enthusiastically.

They were shocked, but not too surprised.

After all, Young Master Zhang wore a watch worth over twenty million on his wrist. Buying a Phantom was nothing for him.

“Brother Zhang, want to apply an invisible car film?” Young Master Jin ran over with a big smile. “We’ll definitely use the best material.”

“Alright, go ahead,” Zhang Yang nodded.

In front of the car, Bai Jingyi got out a little later.

Seeing such a beautiful woman in business attire with a slim waist and long legs, still carrying a trace of youthful innocence, the people around immediately exchanged meaningful looks.

“Brother Zhang, impressive. Even your dedicated driver is a girl,” Su Jiajun, who happened to be at the shop, said with envy.

“No, she’s my newly hired assistant,” Zhang Yang said, waving Bai Jingyi over.

Bai Jingyi quickly stepped forward obediently and stood beside Zhang Yang.

“Assistant?”

“Brother Zhang really has good fortune with women. Having an assistant like this in front of you every day-easy on the eyes.”

They joked lightly. Since they weren’t sure how close Zhang Yang was with the young assistant, they didn’t dare make jokes that were too explicit.

Even so, Bai Jingyi’s face burned red and she lowered her head.

“The girl just graduated. Don’t make random jokes,” Zhang Yang reminded them casually.

Immediately, the people around fell silent.

Hearing the sudden quiet around her, Bai Jingyi instantly felt a strong sense of security.

She quietly moved a little closer to Zhang Yang, while inwardly surprised at his status here. It was obvious that everyone present respected her handsome boss.

A moment later, Zhang Yang’s Phantom was taken away to apply the protective film.

For a Rolls-Royce at the very top tier, the film naturally had to be the most premium invisible coating. It was the shop’s best product, costing over one hundred thousand for a full set.

It seemed expensive, but compared with the price of the car, it was practically nothing.

“Bai Jingyi, there’s nothing for you to do today. Go back first and come to work normally tomorrow,” Zhang Yang called her over and gave instructions.

Applying the protective film would take a day or two, and Bai Jingyi had no reason to stay here, so he simply sent her away.

“Then Chairman Zhang, I’ll head back first,” Assistant Bai replied quickly.

She had already learned the essentials of being an assistant-be perceptive and obedient.

Soon afterward, she walked out of the shop.

Not far away, a pink Rolls-Royce Wraith slowly drove over and stopped.

Out of curiosity, Bai Jingyi paused and watched from a distance with a bit of envy.

Before long, the car door opened and a tall figure stepped out.

She had fair skin and striking beauty-a glance was enough to tell she came from a wealthy family.

That kind of presence inevitably made others feel a bit inferior.

“A real rich beauty,” she murmured to herself, then froze slightly.

Because she saw the woman step out of the car and walk straight into the shop-heading directly toward her handsome boss, Zhang Yang.

The girl’s expression was full of admiration, almost like a fangirl.

“So I guessed right. I just wonder what her identity is-official girlfriend, or…” Bai Jingyi’s curiosity immediately flared up.

Just then, a message from her roommates arrived asking about her job search.

“By the way, I was just about to tell you guys. I got hired,” she said, eager to share the news.

That evening, Zhang Yang sat in Xiang Xiaotian’s pink Wraith, under the pretext of privately discussing the preparations for Nimbus Club.

The two found a restaurant and chatted while eating.

“By the way, Xiaotian, I keep hearing people say you have a childhood engagement. Is that true?” Zhang Yang asked curiously.

“There is such a thing. My grandfather mentioned it before, but I’ve never actually met him,” Xiang Xiaotian said. Dressed lightly, she rested her chin on her hand and looked at Zhang Yang with a smile. “Brother Zhang, do you hope I have one or not?”

“Whether you do or not has nothing to do with me,” Zhang Yang shook his head.

“That’s true. Brother Zhang naturally wouldn’t care. After all, there are so many girls around you. How could you possibly notice a poor little thing like me?” Xiang Xiaotian wrinkled her nose slightly while stirring the spoon in her cup.

“I’m just a little stray cat or dog that nobody wants.”

“You’re a rich young lady. A whole street of people chasing you wouldn’t be an exaggeration, and you’re saying nobody wants you? Since when do stray cats and dogs wear luxury brands and drive a Wraith? Are you still trying to act pitiful in front of me?” Zhang Yang laughed.

Of course he understood the hint.

But since he wasn’t lacking options, it was better not to get involved with a rich beauty like her.

Once you did, it would be impossible to shake her off.

“Alright.” Xiang Xiaotian glanced at Zhang Yang’s phone on the table, where messages with different profile pictures kept popping up. “Brother Zhang, the girl from last time-was she really your girlfriend?”

“Yes,” Zhang Yang nodded.

“Then what about all these? Female friends?” Xiang Xiaotian pointed meaningfully at Zhang Yang’s phone.

“Exactly. Female friends just like you.” Zhang Yang casually turned the phone face down so she wouldn’t keep staring at it. “Are you done eating? If you are, take me back.”