After a year of unemployment, Ji Jingyan was on his way to a job interview when, wham, a bus hit him and sent him flying.
As he lay dying, he heard a strange voice.
"Whoa, this guy's resume is spotless. Three years as a corporate wage slave at a major company, two years taking the fall for others. Isn't he exactly the sucker... er, talent we're looking for?"
When Ji Jingyan woke up, he owed a million in underworld loans for the chance to come back to life. With no choice, he tearfully took a job as an HR manager at the Yellow Springs Recruitment Agency.
He hadn't expected the underworld company to be just as exploitative as the living world. The boss wanted a sucker willing to endure an extra-long internship, the managers wanted versatile, highly educated wage slaves, and his coworkers wanted top-tier technical experts to take the fall for them.
Ji Jingyan: ...
He'd landed a job for life, and now every task nobody else wanted was dumped on him.
To pay off his debt, Ji Jingyan had no choice but to give it his all!
Drowned ghost? You love playing in the water so much? You're going to be a paid internet commenter!
Long-tongued ghost? You love gossiping so much? You're going to be a phone customer service agent!
Hanged ghost? So you can stretch your neck, huh? You're going to be a yoga instructor!
Ji Jingyan used Ghost Direct Hire like WeChat and threw himself into recruitment. But then he noticed the ghost king boss looking at him more and more strangely.
He shivered. Oh no, was the boss planning to dock his pay?
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Two years later, The Yellow Springs Recruitment Guide spread throughout the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
Rule One: Do not recruit the living! (Unless the candidate's lifespan will last only through the interview.)
Rule Two: Reply to Ghost Direct Hire anytime, anywhere. (It's not like ghosts can die of overwork.)
Rule Three: The KPI is to trick three unlucky souls into taking a job every month. (For details, see page 186, Chapter Fifteen: The Complete Guide to Ghostly Persuasion.)
Rule Ninety-Nine: Death Warning! Never! Ever! Make Manager Ji angry! Otherwise, you'll experience the boss's cruel methods of sending souls on their way. (If you break this rule, reciting Wedding Blessings is recommended. There's a good chance the boss will forgive you.)
*This story is the deranged creation of an author who couldn't find a job for half a year. The plot is pure fabrication, and the HR procedures are based on Baidu.
*An imaginative, snarky bottom x a shut-in ghost king boss top
Theme: Strive for a better future.
Why does it look a little sad? 😭 😭
I will be very busy for a long time in the future. I may stock up on chapters and read them all at once, blah blah blah~~