Chapter 1: Interview

Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York.

A young man of Chinese descent, wearing a suit and leather shoes, stepped out of the yellow taxi.

Fu Qihai closed the car door, carrying a briefcase, and stood on the side of the busy road on Madison Avenue. He looked up at the building in front of him.

The iron-grey glass curtain wall shone in the scorching sun, and its sharp tip stood out even among the many tall buildings in Manhattan. On the side of the building, there was a light blue, huge, and eye-catching "A" shaped lightbox.

Stark Tower, the New York offices of the Avengers.

This building, which had been originally seen only in movies, was now right in front of Fu Qihai, so real and amazing.

Fu Qihai withdrew his gaze, took a deep breath, and stepped into the building.

"Hi, sir. Do you have an appointment?" asked the blonde receptionist with a professional smile at the circular reception desk in the lobby on the first floor.

"Hello, I'm here to interview for an internship in your company's holographic projection project department," Fu Qihai calmly handed over a business card.

It was the business card of an HR representative from Stark Industries who had invited him for the interview.

"Okay, the security guard will take you there," the receptionist whispered a few words into her headset after confirming.

A black security guard escorted Fu Qihai through the heavy gates to a small office on the second floor.

"Even the security check for the Human Resources Department is so complicated," Fu Qihai clicked his tongue secretly, gaining a new understanding of the security at the Stark Office in New York.

In the small room, behind the desk, a middle-aged Caucasian woman casually flipped through a few pages of documents.

"Please sit down. I've seen your resume. Please introduce yourself briefly, Mr Fu."

"Hello, Ms. Avery. I'm Albert Fu. I graduated from the Electrical Engineering Department of Stanford University. During that period, I followed the famous professor..."

"During my doctoral studies, I was deeply involved in the laser application research and development project at Hanmer Industry..."

Fu Qihai on the sofa raised his chest and held his head high, speaking eloquently.

A distinguished Stanford doctorate, interviewing for a mere internship?

This is Stark Industries.

As for...

Stanford bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees? Forged.

Major scientific research projects that I have been deeply involved in? Made up.

The head of human resources nodded "hmm" to express affirmation of Fu Qihai's introduction.

At the same time, she asked him about some specific scientific research projects mentioned in his resume.

Fu Qihai confidently answered, bluffing the interviewer with a bunch of lengthy professional English terms that he made up indiscriminately.

What is "Application of the Uncertainty Theorem in the Complex Zeeman Effect," or "Using the Superposition State Principle and Stationary Wave Function to Explain the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle," and so on.

Before the interview, Fu Qihai was not asked to present his various research papers from college. Therefore, he had not included them in his resume. However, if the interviewer asked to see the papers, a forged one is available on his briefcase.

Before entering this world of reincarnation, Fu Qihai had already grasped the human resources industry through his work experience.

A professional human resources supervisor does not necessarily possess expertise as a technical engineer, and their understanding of specific professional fields is often superficial.

Hmph, as long as my confident aura is strong enough, they won't suspect me, Fu Qihai thought. The smooth interview process made him feel a little inflated.

"Lastly," Fu Qihai concluded, even though he had not mentioned any details about his personality, hobbies, or specialities throughout the interview, and it was all made up, but according to common practice, there must be some discussion about corporate culture, "I admire and adore Mr. Tony Stark, which is why I chose Stark Industries right after my doctorate ."

"Almost every applicant is a fan of Mr Stark." The middle-aged woman smiled nonchalantly.

"You are excellent, Mr Fu, and you are also very...young. Congratulations on passing the interview. If it is convenient, you can report this afternoon. Here is your office address..."

The interviewer swiped twice on the electronic tablet and then handed Fu Qihai a piece of paper, which seemed to contain some entry instructions.

Fu Qihai took the paper, thanked her politely, and turned to leave.

Fu Qihai, who walked out of the Stark Tower, was filled with ambition.

However, the blissful Fu Qihai didn't notice that the office address written on the piece of paper given to him by the interviewer did not seem to match "Stark Tower, 218 Madison Avenue"...

[END]