Chapter 40

Tang Zhanpeng finally introduced Tang Lin to a summer job, doing odd jobs in the gym. The salary was not low, 800 yuan a week. If he did well, there would be a bonus. For a summer job, it was considered a high salary.

Of course, Tang Lin was very satisfied. Apart from this job, his two other options were to work as an assistant septic tank cleaner or as a security guard at a funeral home. The pay for these two jobs were a bit higher, but the working environment was quite harsh.

It was only now that Tang Lin realized that his father, Tang Zhanpeng, had a really wide network of connections.

He rode his bicycle to the gym called Calorie. He thought that he would have to search for a while before he could find it. However, as soon as he approached the address, he saw a five-story standalone building standing in the bustling business district. Its huge signboard could be seen hundreds of meters away.

Tang Lin had been to the gym once or twice, but he had never seen this gym that was in a five-story standalone building. How much did the rent cost per month?

However, Tang Lin was not shocked for long. After all, he was a mature transmigrator. It was time to learn what it meant to remain unfazed even if Taishan collapsed in front of him.

After parking the bike, Tang Lin walked toward the entrance of the gym.

The automatic door opened. There was a rather posh reception area on the first floor. The receptionist was very pretty and she spoke with a pleasant voice. She asked Tang Lin sweetly, “Hello, how can I help you?”

“I’m here to interview for a summer job. I have an appointment at two o’clock this afternoon,” Tang Lin said to the young lady.

“Summer job? We don’t hire part timers here.”

The receptionist’s words stunned Tang Lin. What was going on? Was his father lying to him?

“Please wait a moment, let me check…”

The young lady continued typing robotically on the keyboard, but her formal smile suddenly turned into surprise. However, this expression only lasted for half a second. Then, she put on an even kinder smile than before and said, “I’m sorry, I remembered wrongly. The appointment is at two o’clock, you’re right. The elevator on the right goes straight to the fifth floor.”

“May I ask which office is the interview?” Tang Lin asked. The gym was a little big and he was afraid that he would go to the wrong place after leaving the elevator.

“There’s only one office on the fifth floor. You’ll know when you go up,” the young lady explained patiently.

Tang Lin thanked her and walked to the elevator. He passed by a row of floor-to-ceiling glass windows and looked inside. The huge gym was almost full. All thirty treadmills in a row were occupied. There were people working out on the various equipment inside. It was a very busy sight.

Today was not a Saturday, but there were actually so many people working out. It seemed that the business of this gym was really good.

Taking the elevator straight to the fifth floor, Tang Lin came to a place that looked like a bar with a huge bar counter. However, it was a little deserted compared to the first floor. There were less than ten customers in the nearly four to five hundred square meters bar.

Tang Lin was a little young and he was wearing very ordinary sportswear, so he appeared a little out of place. As soon as he walked out of the elevator, he attracted the attention of others. However, none of the guests bothered themselves with Tang Lin. They only took a few glances before looking away.

Tang Lin didn’t feel awkward. He was here to work, not to act rich. It would be best if others ignored him the entire time. Then, he could slack off at will.

The general manager’s office on the fifth floor was easy to find. Tang Lin looked at the time. It was three minutes before two o’clock. He had arrived on time. The words “General Manager’s Office” were written on the office door in both English and Chinese. It seemed that he had found the right place.

Did the general manager really have to personally interview a candidate for a summer job? This calorie gym seemed quite high-end, it should have a human resources department.

After knocking on the door, Tang Lin said, “Hello, I’m Tang Lin. I’m here to interview for a summer job.”

“Come in.” A cold female voice sounded, but the Chinese pronunciation sounded a little strange.

Tang Lin opened the door of the office. The decorations inside were quite exquisite. Sitting behind the desk was a blonde woman who was also exquisitely dressed. It was not the kind of blonde hair that was dyed, but a real blonde foreigner.

In terms of looks, she was 9 out of 10. She was much more beautiful than the receptionist, however, she should be older. She was a beautiful older sister who exuded the aura of a strong independent career woman.

Tang Lin saw a name tag on her desk with the English name “Julia Jones” written on it. If he hadn’t been studying English very seriously recently, he wouldn’t have been able to understand it.

“You must be Tang Lin. Please take a seat,” Julia said to Tang Lin in strongly accented Mandarin.

Tang Lin sat down obediently, but he was a little curious.

According to past experience, summer job candidates would be thrown a stack of flyers when they arrived and then thrown onto the road to distribute flyers to passersby. They would not waste any effort talking to you. This time, it was the general manager who came to interview him, which made Tang Lin feel a little strange.

Julia looked Tang Lin up and down and said with a smile, “You look just like your father. Both of you are very handsome.”

“Thank you for the compliment.” Although Tang Lin said that, he was thinking if he should go back and report to his mother. There was actually a foreign beauty who said that his father was handsome!

“Your father has called me, so I have some background information. Your working hours are from two to five in the afternoon, and then from seven to nine in the evening. You can take one day off per week. Since it’s summer vacation now, you can decide your days off yourself. The basic salary is eight hundred yuan a week, plus a certain bonus. Dinner will be provided by the company, and you can use the gym equipment for free after work. Do you have questions?”

The terms were quite good. Using the gym equipment for free was equivalent to having half a free membership card. Tang Lin could come to the gym in the morning and work in the afternoon and at night.

“No problem, I can start work anytime,” Tang Lin quickly said.

“Then go down to Coach Shen later. He’ll arrange your work,” Julia said.

“Thank you, General Manager,” Tang Lin said politely.

“You’re welcome. It’s just a small matter. When I first arrived in Huaxia, your father helped me a lot,” Julia said sincerely.

Comrade Tang Zhanpeng, have you already fallen for the capitalist bait? Tang Lin couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

After leaving the general manager’s office, Tang Lin went downstairs to find the muscular Coach Shen. After hearing Tang Lin introduce himself, he said enthusiastically to him, “You’ve been to a gym before, right?”

Tang Lin said frankly, “Never.”

He was at most a member of an online gym. As long as he was given a phone that could go online, he could go on and on and on .

Coach Shen squeezed Tang Lin’s arms and pressed his abdomen. He said curiously, “Never? You don’t look like it.”

“It’s probably because I like to run and swim,” Tang Lin could only explain.

“Then let’s test your strength first,” Coach Shen said to Tang Lin.

Wait, why is it different from what Comrade Tang Zhanpeng said? Didn’t I come here to do odd jobs?