Chapter 456: Chapter 456

However, when Xu Hao heard everyone talking over each other about Jing Yuanfan's deeds, he became quite interested.

All signs indicated that Jing Yuanfan actually didn't have any bad intentions; in fact, he might not have even considered deliberately intruding into America's defense network at the time. He just wanted to test the waters to see how strong his skills had become.

But, he was quickly caught.

Suddenly, Xu Hao thought, this might be a conspiracy plotted by Americans!

It was a case of entrapment!

Jing Yuanfan had entered Huadu University through a special program for young prodigies. At that time, he was only seventeen, not yet eighteen years old. Although his computer skills were godlike, he was definitely immature in dealing with the world.

He couldn't have imagined the malice of human hearts!

The Americans knew of Jing Yuanfan's existence, a supercomputer genius, and they certainly harbored intentions to recruit him. But Jing Yuanfan had already set his aspirations, clearly wanting to elevate Huaya's computer level to surpass America's, and with such patriotic zeal, how could he accept an invitation from the Americans?

Therefore, unable to obtain Jing Yuanfan, the Americans chose to destroy him instead!

The best way to destroy a young person is to ruin their future.

No need for many years, just restrain them during their most energetic and ambitious years, and in a few years, they would blend into the crowd, indistinguishable from anyone else!

Such wolfish ambition sent chills down Xu Hao's spine.

In the face of conflicts of interest, those people's methods were too cruel.

Xu Hao felt his guess was mostly correct—otherwise, someone who had long studied computer network security wouldn't be ignorant of how serious the crime of intruding into another country's defense network was!

And Xu Hao admired Jing Yuanfan's ambition, so he decided to give him a helping hand.

He said to the boy, "Bring Jing Yuanfan to me, I want to talk to him."

The boy, hearing Xu Hao say this, was overjoyed and quickly responded, "Chairman Xu, please rest assured, I will definitely relay the message. I believe Jing Yuanfan, too, really wants to talk with you."

Xu Hao didn't reject the idea outright but said he wanted to talk to Jing Yuanfan, which implied he was considering hiring Jing Yuanfan.

Wei Laosan, puzzled, said, "Young Master Xu, Jing Yuanfan has been blacklisted by several American internet giants. Are you really planning to employ him? You know those internet giants are not to be messed with. If you offend them, your group's operations will be hindered at every turn, especially since almost everything now requires the internet."

Xu Hao said with a light smile, "As I said just now, my group is under my control—it's not up to them to dictate what I do. If they dare to pressure me, I'll show them what I'm made of! Perhaps some groups don't dare to arm-wrestle with those so-called American internet giants, but I do! The world doesn't revolve around them, and Huaya is not a place for those foreigners to run wild!"

Seeing Xu Hao's confidence, completely unafraid of the American internet giants, Wei Laosan felt it inappropriate to say much more.

Xu Hao had already made his decision; if Wei Laosan said anything further, he would risk Xu Hao's displeasure.

After all, these young people were still students, at an age brimming with vigor. They already felt that Jing Yuanfan's treatment was unfair—the internet giants had banded together to blacklist one man. Wasn't that excessive?

Yet, they could not speak out, nor could they do anything about it.

The companies in Huaya dared not hire Jing Yuanfan, understandable since, although his computer skills were exceptional, it was impossible to say he could bring immense profits to a company. Therefore, no company was willing to risk the oppression of the American internet giants to employ Jing Yuanfan.

Now, seeing Xu Hao daring to consider hiring Jing Yuanfan, everyone was surprised and then filled with immense respect for Xu Hao. This was the attitude a major corporate leader should have!

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Even in the face of those American internet giants, so what?

At this point, even if some students initially were not keen on Xu Liu Group, they were now greatly interested in it due to their admiration for Xu Hao's character.

Many understood that only by working for a boss like Xu Hao could they truly carve out their own place in the world!

The indecisive and overly cautious business leaders would ultimately cause their enterprises to fall behind in the tides of the era and then be eliminated.

Xu Hao, seeing the eager expressions on the students' faces, was also very pleased. He spoke those words partially out of sincerity and partly for the Group's development.

He wanted to make money and build his business empire. In this era, talent was indispensable, and Huadu University, being one of Huaya's top thirty colleges, also had substantial strength.

If he didn't promote his group vigorously, when graduates chose their careers, they would definitely prioritize well-established major enterprises, as those could provide various assurances.

But having promoted his company in advance, those outstanding talents might just flow toward Xu Liu Group when the time came.