In a soaring skyscraper on Wall Street in New York City, Galen stands at the French windows of his luxurious office, looking down at the towering buildings outside. He sips his coffee and listens to music, trying to calm his nerves. He is about to conduct a round of job interviews, the first time in his life that he has interviewed others, and these interviewees are elite talents who are even more outstanding than himself.

Since he and Jeremiah founded Redeemlola Company, they have not formally recruited any employees. The current employees were all colleagues he worked with when he worked at his previous company, and they jumped ship when they heard that he was starting a company. Most of these employees, like Tom, have a good relationship with Galen. However, they did not join solely for friendship, but purely because they valued Galen's outstanding investment ability and the generous benefits he promised to provide them.

Actually, Jeremiah has always been against accepting these employees, believing that their abilities are insufficient. But Galen is a very emotional person and insists on doing so. In the early stages of the company's development, the business was relatively simple. Jeremiah provided investment advice every night, and the next day Galen issued trading instructions to the employees, who only needed to complete these instructions. The operation of the entire company was relatively smooth. However, as the company's assets expanded and its business gradually diversified, Galen and these employees became increasingly unable to cope with the increasingly complicated workload. Therefore, Jeremiah suggested to Galen that they hire a talented professional with management skills as his executive assistant to help him manage the company. Galen was already overwhelmed during this period of time, and having someone to share the pressure was exactly what he needed. So, Redeemlola Company issued a job advertisement to recruit a Chairman's Executive Assistant.

Redeemlola was already an up-and-coming potential company in the industry at this time, so not long after the job advertisement was sent, it immediately attracted many elites to apply for this position. After receiving numerous applications, Jeremiah was responsible for screening a group of candidates through their resumes and test scores, and Galen had to find the one who best matched him.

Redeemlola Company was already a potential company that had shown its promise in the industry, so the job ad quickly attracted many elite applicants for the position. After receiving numerous applications, Jeremiah was responsible for selecting a batch of candidates based on their resumes and exam results, and Galen's task was to choose the most suitable person from among them.

After finishing his coffee, Galen sat back at his desk, tidied up his clothes and things on the table, and then began calling in the first interviewee.

The first interviewee was a beautiful woman named Rachel Clark, who held dual master's degrees in law and accounting and had previously worked as a department manager at a foundation in Switzerland.

Rachel smiled as she walked into the office from the doorway, her striking appearance, curvaceous figure, and confident demeanor leaving a good first impression on Galen. After sitting down on the chair in front of Galen's desk, she took a sniff of the office's smell and said cordially, "Hmm...it smells very nice, it should be the aroma of Blue Mountain coffee, right?"

Galen had prepared many questions to ask Rachel, but when she started talking about coffee, he set those questions aside and said with interest, "Yes, your sense of smell is very keen. This is Valinford Estate's coffee, do you want a cup?"

Rachel replied, "Sure, thank you. This also happens to be my favorite coffee. I love its fruity aroma and rich flavor."

Galen poured a cup of coffee for Rachel and said happily, "Me too."

Rachel tasted the coffee and said, "It also makes me feel relaxed. Especially when I drink it and listen to Celine Dion's songs, no matter how troublesome things are, my heart will quickly calm down."

Galen was surprised and said, "That's a coincidence, me too. I'm also a loyal fan of Celine Dion."

Rachel laughed, "It's not that coincidental, are you trying to please me? But, you're the boss."

"I'm serious," Galen took out a stack of Celine Dion's CDs from the drawer of his desk and showed them to Rachel. He said, "I've always kept them, even though I don't use CDs to listen to music anymore. Look at this one, it has Celine Dion's autograph on it. I got it when my ex-wife and I attended her concert, it wasn't easy to get."

Rachel said, "Oh, you're so fortunate."

Galen said, "Yes, I was lucky enough. I still remember at that time... well, forget it, let's not mention it. Do you want to listen to it now?"

"Now? But, we're still in the interview, aren't we?" Rachel asked.

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Galen played the CD on his laptop while saying, "That's why we need to relax."

As the music played, both closed their eyes and quietly appreciated Celine Dion's moving songs.

After listening to the music for a while, Rachel said emotionally, "This feeling is so great. It seems like we have the same taste."

Galen said, "Indeed. I think maybe we could become friends."

"I'm happy to be your friend," Rachel said. "At the same time, to be honest, I really hope to become your employee."

Galen asked curiously, "Why? Why do you want to join our company so much?"

Rachel replied, "Because I know you're an amazing investor. If the market is like a battlefield, then you're like the god of war in this battlefield with impressive achievements. Therefore, I believe that under your leadership, Redeemlola will definitely become a world-renowned company. I want to follow you, participate, and witness this process. It will be an interesting and challenging life experience for me."

Galen pondered for a while and said, "Actually, I don't pursue world-renowned fame or multi-billion fortunes. I just hope that this company can bring help and happiness to people, that's our original intention for creating this company."

" 'We'? Do you have other partners?" Rachel asked.

Galen quickly replied, "No, no, I mean myself and my current employees. These employees... they share my vision, even though they may not initially seem like the kind of people you'd expect." He continued, "Rachel, would you be willing to work with us towards this vision?"

Rachel replied sincerely, "As you've seen from my resume, I previously worked at the Swiss National Science Foundation. The core mission of this foundation was to support research projects and promote technological innovation. I am proud to have worked there and contributed to a country and humanity's technological advancement. So, of course, I would be willing to fight for the vision you're talking about. In fact, the slogan on your company's website that attracted me to apply, 'Even if I'm just a small firefly, I still want to bring light to the world with my life,' is one of the reasons why."

Galen was very satisfied and said, " That's a slogan I came up with in a long time. I was actually worried that others might think it's stupid. Rachel, I think I don't need to interview anyone else. You're the person I'm looking for. I believe we can work together very well."

Rachel happily responded, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I won't let you down."

"Good. So, when can you start?" Galen asked.

"Tomorrow. I can start tomorrow," Rachel replied.

Galen shook her hand warmly and said, "Great. Welcome to Redeemlola Company. We'll see each other tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow," Rachel smiled.

After the interview, Rachel left the Redeemlola Company building and got into a car that was specially arranged for her.

Rachel was very satisfied with her performance in the interview today. She took off her disguise in the car and revealed her true identity - Ashley Clark, the FBI Criminal Investigation Division Supervisor.

She immediately called her superior, Gordon Bauer, to report the situation. She said on the phone, "Scott took the bait. I'll start working at Redeemlola Company tomorrow. The process went smoother than expected, thanks to having collected so much comprehensive information beforehand."

Ashley's successful interview was not accidental, but rather the result of the FBI's carefully planned operation. When the FBI learned that Galen was looking for an executive assistant, they didn't pass up the opportunity to get close to Galen. They sent Ashley, a former undercover agent and FBI's ace in the hole, to apply for the job. Although Ashley was already a supervisor and didn't need to take on frontline operations, she was eager to take on this task. Furthermore, she was the best candidate for the job, given her double masters in law and accounting from Princeton University, as well as extensive experience in solving major white-collar crimes, making her proficient in business management knowledge and related experience.

The job of the executive assistant at Redeemlola Company is a piece of cake for her.

In order to ensure her success in the job application, Ashley's colleagues have specially fabricated an identity and resume that closely matches the desired position, and provided her with all the information they have gathered about Galen for her to read and become familiar with. As a result, Ashley can casually show similar interests as Galen during the interview to win his favor. Of course, in reality, she cannot possibly have the exact same taste in coffee or music as Galen, but these were deliberately mentioned after she had seen Galen's shopping list and activity records. As she had hoped, Galen fell for it, not only letting her pass the interview but also treating her as a close friend.

After listening to Ashley's report, Bauer expressed his satisfaction and said, "Very good, well done. Tonight, I will have Leon bring the surveillance equipment to you, and tomorrow, find an opportunity to install them near Scott. Once everything is ready, contact us immediately, and we will start listening and monitoring him."

"Okay, no problem," Ashley replied.

After assigning the task, Bauer casually asked Ashley, "How does it feel to return to your old line of work?"

Ashley smiled and said, "It's not bad, at least my acting skills haven't rusted."