Football: The immortal legend on the green field

Dai Zhao saw the girl's bright eyes looking at him and he lowered his head shyly. It was the first time in his life that he felt ashamed of himself. He smiled bitterly.

"Alas" If he had a college diploma, would he still be at the job fair until now? If he really had a college diploma, would he still be in such a miserable state now? It seems that there is no hope of finding a job this morning...

The girl whispered to the middle-aged man, who looked at Dai Zhao in surprise, then glanced at the girl, "…But you can apply for the position of trainee manager of the security department."

Dai Zhao, who had completely lost hope in the matter and was about to leave, stopped in surprise.

He first glanced at the middle-aged man's expression to see if he was joking; then he carefully looked at the requirements for the trainee manager of the security department on the poster: "Veterans or armed police are preferred."

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "...I have never been a soldier."

"I know you've never been a soldier." The middle-aged man said with a smile. Seeing Dai Zhao staring at him in surprise, he explained, "I have been a soldier."

The middle-aged man's explanation made Dai Zhao even more confused, so he had to change the subject and said, "It's not necessary to be a veteran, it's just... this position doesn't require much work experience, nor does it require a diploma.

I just think your figure and look... how should I put it? I should say you are very suitable for the security work in the shopping mall." He himself didn't know what to say. The more he explained, the more confusing it became!

"I noticed you when you entered the venue this morning," he gestured with his hand, but felt that there might be a big gap between his gesture and the facts he wanted to describe, so he just waved his hand randomly, "You are taller than the average person."

Dai Zhao smiled.

The middle-aged man continued, "You know, today's job fair is a special recruitment for laid-off workers' re-employment. Their age is different from our requirements. And security jobs are generally done by young people..." After explaining for a long time, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief that he finally found a reason.

He left his desk, walked in front of Dai Zhao and stretched out his hand. Dai Zhao hurriedly shook the other's hand. The middle-aged man's thick palms were covered with calluses. Such hands were either the result of heavy physical labor, or the result of long-term martial arts training. Seeing that he was wearing a high-end black suit and his hair was meticulously groomed, it was obviously impossible for him to engage in physical labor. There was only one explanation.

Dai Zhao didn't care. He licked his lips, thought for a moment, and said seriously, "I'm... afraid I won't be able to do my job as a manager well."

After hearing his words, the middle-aged man raised his eyebrows at the young girl. The girl glared back and laughed cheerfully, "It's because I'm afraid you can't do well that I want you to be a 'trainee manager' first."

The middle-aged man smiled and explained to him what a "trainee manager" was. Because Wanda Group has been developing rapidly in recent years, it has begun to expand from the four first-tier cities and Dalian to the provincial capitals in coastal areas. The scale of the enterprise is growing, and the training of reserve forces of middle and low-level cadres has been put on the work agenda of the group company...

The apprenticeship period for trainee managers is actually their learning and training period. However, once they pass the assessment during the "apprenticeship" period, they will be assigned to various shopping malls of Wanda Group and serve as deputies in specific leadership positions, continuing to accumulate experience in work and practice. Frankly speaking, they are the future management cadre reserves of Wanda Group.

Dai Zhao, with his nerves tense, could not comprehend so much information at once. He only remembered the middle-aged man's words: "... To put it bluntly, during the 'internship' period, the trainee manager of the security department is actually the captain of the security team of Wanda Group's Shenyang shopping mall, but..."

It turned out to be the security guard! He suddenly realized.

He can do this job! But will he get paid during the internship?

Hearing his stuttering question, the long-haired girl almost laughed herself to death. After a while, she raised her head from the table and said, "Of course there is a salary. If anyone dares not to pay you, you can sue him in court!"

As long as I get paid, it's good! Dai Zhao didn't care that the long-haired woman laughed at him, and asked again: "When can I start working?"

The woman rushed to answer again: "It can be done this afternoon. But you have to fill out the form first!" As she said that, she handed over a green form.

While filling out the form, Dai Zhao suddenly remembered something and asked, "Can you solve the accommodation problem?"

The long-haired woman didn't know the answer to this question. The middle-aged man who had been bending over to watch Dai Zhao fill out the form said, "It can be solved. The security guards in the mall have to take turns to work the night shift, and some of them don't live in the city, so there are dormitories reserved for them in the mall."

He exclaimed "Huh" when he saw Dai Zhao filling out his resume.

1992-1997, Chaoyang Sports School, Liaoning Province.

1997-1999, Liaoning Province U13 team.

1999-2001, Liaoning Province U15 team.

2001-2003, Liaoning Tianlun Football Club Youth Team.

2003-2004, Liaoning Tianlun Football Club Youth Team.

In August 2004, the team disbanded and he retired.

Looking at his resume, the long-haired woman looked at him in surprise.

Surely she hadn't expected him to be a football player?

The middle-aged man had a complicated expression, his eyes kept moving back and forth between his face and his resume but he didn't say anything.

Only after the girl solemnly put away his resume did he let out a long sigh and said, "Report to the HR department at 1:30 pm. I need some time to talk to the security department." He took out a business card and handed it to Dai Zhao, saying, "Just take the business card to the HR manager. You don't have to worry about accommodation."

After Dai Zhao left the Human Resources Department of Wanda Plaza Shenyang Store, he never saw the middle-aged man who recruited him and the incredibly beautiful girl again.

However, the HR manager of the Shenyang store who received him seemed to treat him a little differently from others. This was his intuition. Even the high-level gatherings of the company's Shenyang store would invite him, a small and insignificant figure. Dai Zhao always felt that it was weird and couldn't figure out what the problem was no matter how hard he tried.

At a party, the projector was broadcasting a live match between Haarlem and Alkmaar Youth Team. Deng Zhuoxiang once again shined in this match, scoring his second hat trick after the match against Helmend. Two of the goals came from Shen Bin's assists, and Shen Bin himself scored a Beckham-style curved free kick.

After the game, the HR manager Wang Guoqiang said to him with regret: "I don't know what those officials are thinking. Why is such a good football team going to be disbanded? Otherwise, you would have had a chance to play well..."

Dai Zhao could not answer this question.

He asked himself the same question countless times but never had an answer.

He has now changed into the dark blue double-breasted suit that was custom-made by the mall, a snow-white shirt, a dark gray tie, and a pair of shiny leather shoes. He looks exactly like a young white-collar worker who sits in the office for a long time.

The second floor is the busiest place in the mall. There are many counters, many salespeople, and many customers, especially at night and on weekends... There will inevitably be some friction between customers and between salespeople and customers. The security guards' duty is to take timely measures to stop disputes and prevent small matters from escalating, especially to prevent the situation from affecting other customers..."

As the head of security, he has his own private office, but he is a restless person and often wanders around when he has nothing to do, especially during peak hours, because he is afraid that his subordinates may not do their job well and affect the business of the mall.

In the sales corridor on the right side of the escalator on the second floor, he suddenly saw an acquaintance, the pretty girl who recruited him that day.

But now she was wearing a shopping mall salesperson's uniform, standing next to the shelf and talking to two female customers who were looking at clothes.

The middle-aged man was wandering around, his eyes never leaving the girl. This strange phenomenon confused Dai Zhao. Aren't these two the company's leaders? How come they became ordinary salesmen? Also, the middle-aged man was no longer the strict staff member at the job fair, but more like a security guard than himself.