Chapter 183 Power (No protagonist in this chapter)
Pei Xianjue's already uncertain mood was made worse by his chance encounter with his cousin at the Star Hunter International Group.

She has a grandfather who is extremely patriarchal, and a father who respects tradition very much. After her grandfather passed away, her father took on the responsibility and inherited the huge family business, taking the Pei Group to a higher level. Her grandchildren also gradually entered the group to gain experience.

Even distant relatives who appear out of nowhere can get the opportunity to be appreciated within the group.

She was the only one who was not allowed to join the group's management.

She has money, property, and shares, but no power.

In fact, Pei Xianjue was not interested in running a company, but her competitive nature made her unwilling to accept the result, so she tried every means to persuade her father to prove herself.

Her father half-jokingly said he wanted to test her, so he gave her a small company and promised to let her join the Pei Group if she managed it well.

As a result, she ruined the company in just half a year.

After that, Pei Xianjue gave up the idea, thinking that he was definitely not cut out for this and it would be better to find another way.

For example, if she is interested in clothing and fashion, she can try to start her own brand and engage in clothing design.

So Pei Xianjue began to fly overseas frequently to visit exhibitions or watch shows to accumulate experience.

One day, she was sitting under the catwalk, the models on the stage were moving smoothly in front of her eyes, and as she watched, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

She thought: Why can her elder brother and younger brother go directly to work in the company, but she needs to take an exam?

This thought was like a bucket of ice water poured over Pei Xianjue's head, chilling him to the core.

……

The elevator door opened and Pei Xianjue's thoughts returned to reality.

She was going to the underground parking lot, but the elevator stopped on the 6th floor.

There were a dozen men standing outside, wearing the same shorts and sportswear, their ages ranging from 20 to 40 years old.

They were the company's recently recruited hunters, and they had just finished a physical fitness test. Everyone was sweating profusely, and the smell of sweat hit them the moment the elevator door opened.

Pei Xianjue couldn't help but frown.

Daxiong stopped at the elevator door and said, "Hey! This is the CEO's special elevator. You've come to the wrong place."

The hunters were all a little confused. It was their first day here and they were not familiar with the company environment. When they saw an elevator, they pressed it, but it didn't work.

A few seconds later, a trainer at the back shouted, "Why are you running over there? Come here, come here, come here, the employee elevator is over here—"

The trainer trotted over and bowed apologetically to Pei Xianjue.

Daxiong maintained the demeanor of a bodyguard and pressed the door-closing button with a cold face.

The elevator continues to go down.

Pei Xianjue recalled the faces of the hunters just now and asked Daxiong: "How many hunters seem to have participated in the bodyguard interview selection last time?"

"Yes, Miss." Daxiong was a little embarrassed. "After I was selected in the interview, the remaining hunters all signed contracts with Star Hunter International."

Pei Xianjue frowned slightly, "It shouldn't be all of them. I remember there were several girls in the last interview, but those hunters just now were all men."

"Oh... I don't think I saw the female hunter. How strange." Big Bear was also confused.

The lift reaches the underground car park.

Daxiong had contacted the driver in advance, and Pei Xianjue's private car was parked a few steps away from the elevator.

The driver opened the door and Pei Xianjue got in. She took out her phone and checked the list of hunters who had signed contracts recently, and found that there was indeed no female hunter.

Pei Xianjue thought about it and called the human resources department to ask what was going on.

Although there are indeed fewer women among the card holder group, there is not a single woman among the contracted hunters, which is difficult to explain as coincidence.

The person in charge received Pei Xianjue's call and explained with great fear:

"The signing of the contract is based on the principle of voluntariness. When negotiating the contract terms, some hunters found it difficult to cooperate with the company's needs. We conducted a comprehensive assessment based on the company's needs... In the end, the majority of hunters who reached an agreement were male."

Pei Xianjue said in annoyance: "I don't want to hear clichés."

The other party said in an awkward tone: "Miss, this is what Mr. Pei meant."

This Mr. Pei is not Pei Xianjue's father, but Pei Xianjue's cousin. Because he is the fourth child, Pei Xianjue has called him fourth uncle since he was a child.

Star Hunter International is currently under the charge of Pei Laosi. If he says not to sign the female hunter, the people under him will have no choice but to do so.

Pei Xianjue felt a surge of anger in his heart and immediately hung up the phone and called Pei Laosi instead.

At this moment, a news flash appeared on the top of the phone:
[Ye Zheng died during the northern forest survey...]

Pei Xianjue was stunned.

The news about the clearing operation was broadcast at 8 o'clock in the morning. Now it is 10 o'clock in the morning and the official news of Ye Zheng's death has been announced.

Pei Xianjue could imagine the shock that would be caused on the Internet without even clicking on the news.

There is no doubt that it is the number one trending search.

Pei Xianjue hadn't recovered from his shock when the call was connected. The voice of the fourth son of the Pei family came from the other end: "Hello, Xiaoyu, why are you calling me suddenly?"

Pei Xianjue suddenly changed his mind.

Her anger disappeared, and she asked gently, "This is it, Uncle Four, I noticed that all the new hunters signed by the company are men, not a single woman, what's going on?"

"Oh, the company has just been established, and we also need to control costs. The medical expenses alone are very high, so I plan to wait until the company is on the right track and starts to make profits before signing a female hunter."

Pei Xianjue said: "So that's how it is. I was shocked. I thought the company was planning not to sign any female hunters."

"That won't happen. But Xiaoyu, you have to understand that the company's business direction is the fan economy. How to maximize profits is what we need to consider, not the balance between men and women. Just like boy bands always make more money than girl bands, there are only men on the world's star rankings, not women. The company spends money and effort to train these hunters, and ultimately it wants to make money... Forget it, you don't understand these business things anyway. Just work hard in the Supervisory Bureau and don't ask about the company's affairs."

Pei Xianjue's face was as cold as ice, but his tone remained polite: "Okay, Fourth Uncle, you go ahead and get some rest."

call ended.

"Idiot." Pei Xianjue cursed.

The big bear in the car: “…………”

The newly appointed bodyguard tried hard to control his facial expression, making himself appear as calm and professional as possible, but his eyes glanced at Pei Xianjue uncontrollably.

She was typing on her phone.

The mobile phone screen is relatively large, and the text can be read at a glance——

[Pei Xianjue: Ye Zheng's passing is like the death of a superstar. While she has brought us heavy pain, she will live forever in each of our hearts. Her deeds will spread to every corner of the world and inspire me as a woman at all times. I will follow Ye Zheng's example and continue on the road of fighting against alien species, even if this is a road of no return, I will have no regrets. /Candle/Candle/Candle/Pray/Pray/Pray/]

This social status is just a prelude.

Pei Xianjue clicked publish, and immediately began editing the second post——