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[Game of Hunting]
[Episode 41]
I have a simple question, Director Bi.
You say Zhao Jian Ting admitted to it.
You must have had suspicions, and with that, questioning.
And only with questioning would he have admitted anything.
Where did you begin to have suspicions about him?
An anonymous phone call.
What was said in the call?
I don't know. The call went directly to Headquarter's CHO.
Both of his phones are turned off.
I've been to his house before.
Why don't I go there now to see if he flew back overnight?
Remain calm.
Director Bi, rest assured.
We will provide you with a new candidate as soon as possible.
We'll keep you updated.
No need to report to me.
Gaston has resigned from the board of directors.
I don't have authority to be involved in this either.
You can communicate directly with Manager Lu moving forward.
Qiu Dong, even if you find a replacement
is this matter over?
If I were you, this would be far from over.
This is a pack of lies.
Let me tell you.
If you don't get to the bottom of this
you don't deserve to be in human resources anymore.
I will.
I need to see you immediately.
What? He admitted to falsification?
I'm serious about this.
How did they handle it?
They fired him that very night. I am completely stunned.
You have to do me this favor.
Help me find a replacement for Zhao Jian Ting.
Give me the information.
I already had Jia Yi Mei email you.
It's already been sent?
You didn't even know if I'd agree yet.
Those 30 percent shares don't come free.
You'll have to take this opportunity to show what you can do.
I have too much on my mind to worry about it.
What are you worrying about?
I feel at a loss again. It's as if Qin Fei is back.
His academic background is fake.
He's the first I've come across at this candidate level.
This used to be common back when I ran my small employment agency.
It's nothing new.
Those who help Yahoo and Hewlett Packard recruit
are all the top headhunters in the world.
There have also been cases of them picking CEO candidates with fake resumes.
Don't try to console me.
I know what my top priority is right now.
What is it?
First, I need to find out which part of Zhao Jian Ting's CV is fake.
Second, how he faked it.
Most importantly, why didn't we notice?
Third, what the falsification was concealing.
Okay. Go be a detective.
Leave it to me to find a replacement.
- Thank you. - What for?
I'm doing this for the 30 percent shares.
We'll be discussing my commission.
Don’t be too greedy.
Bank of the Mediterranean doesn't want to say much about the anonymous call.
It must have been someone Zhao Jian Ting offended.
Sadly...
This person found out about a secret our research failed to find.
Based on the time frame in which Zhao Jian Ting's secret was exposed
this was planned to be fatal.
He's already been fired
but we still have zero information about the truth.
Zero information.
Cold words.
We have no choice but to start from zero and investigate.
Urge Bank of the Mediterranean
to find the owner of the anonymous number.
It was a public phone in Beijing. There was only one call.
Beijing?
Zhao Jian Ting's job was in Beijing.
It could have been a competitor in Beijing who lost to him.
Don't make wild guesses.
If a competitor had a trump card against Zhao Jian Ting
would they have waited until he got the job?
That's true.
Are we still looking for a replacement?
You don't need to worry about it. I already delegated it to someone else.
What we need to do now is find the truth of Zhao Jian Ting's CV.
He's been headhunted twice.
There should have been strict background investigations
but it's never been discovered.
It definitely was not the entire CV.
Director Bi clearly said educational background and academics.
Most of his CV is authentic.
From Zhao Jian Ting's return to China in 2005 to the present
he has only worked for Far East Bank and City Commercial Bank.
I've conducted a new investigation and combined with previous ones
I can be certain his CV from the past 10 years is authentic.
The falsification must have been before he came back to China.
We have to investigate the truth from a decade ago.
Is that not impossible?
If we believe we have the best team at De Ren
then we should believe we can make this possible.
Have you made contact?
Her name is Qiu Li Li.
In 2000, she went to University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
and was one year ahead of Zhao Jian Ting.
She now lives in Melbourne.
She's the only Chinese person we could contact at the moment.
What did she say?
She said Zhao Jian Ting did indeed get into
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2001.
There were two dinners for Chinese international students
and she had a few interactions with him.
She remembered him to be lively and cheerful.
Qiu Li Li graduated the next year and she knew nothing more about him.
If you contact Qiu Li Li again
ask her if she can point us to any of Zhao Jian Ting's classmates.
I wasn't done yet.
Go ahead.
There is not very good news.
Zhao Jian Ting allegedly received an MFE from Ann Arbor.
But the Eric Zhao on the 2003 list of MFE graduates on the school's site
isn't Zhao Jian Ting.
It is a Korean.
That can't be.
The Korean name isn't spelled in English as Zhao.
Zhao is based on pinyin romanization.
The Korean name would usually be Cho or Jo in English.
I don't know why that is.
That means Zhao Jian Ting's internship at Barclays Bank and his publication
were from this Korean Eric Zhao.
Since he's using the Korean's name
then his accomplishments will naturally come with the name.
Zhao Jian Ting and this Korean both have their own CVs.
If he uses someone else's
Zhao Jian Ting should have two different CVs.
On some day of some month of some year, he might have published a paper in Korea
while passing an interview in America on the same day.
Wouldn't that be full of loopholes? How can this be possible?
He actually didn't copy much of the Korean's CV.
It was just for a period of two years.
The two years after his MFE.
Moreover, the Ann Arbor school website
doesn't have records of student nationality.
But it can be found through the school campus network.
ZZ Insights helped me search.
The Eric Zhao on Ann Arbor's 2003 MFE graduates list
has Korean nationality.
This is a copy and the Korean's contact number.
That means Zhao Jian Ting disappeared after just a year of studying.
He couldn't have graduated, nor could he have gotten a MFE diploma.
This must be the falsification Bank of the Mediterranean mentioned.
Find a Korean translator.
Pu Jian, have you found Zhao Jian Ting's mother?
She lives at a Qianjiang nursing home and is a part-time cultural history teacher.
Put aside your work for now.
Go to this nursing home and get a volunteer job.
Try to get close to her.
Zhao Jian Ting probably won't use his phone anymore.
This will be a good way to find him.
He is a good son. He will visit his mother.
Okay.
In truth, we don't wish to investigate De Ren's responsibility in this.
Zhao Jian Ting's fake CV
had already been layered over by his real and outstanding experiences.
It has also been 11 years.
Zheng Qiu Dong didn't notice. We didn't notice either.
These reasons won't lessen his self-blame.
When he entrusted this task to me
I could sense the deep guilt he felt towards your bank.
Manager Lu, these are the files you wanted.
We already had a meeting this morning.
Of the three candidates you recommended to us
this one is who we're interested in.
The former head of the Citigroup Shenzhen area.
His achievements are superb. We have agreed to an interview.
So quickly? What if it's another fraud?
Don't mind me. I like to joke around.
When Director Hui recommended you to me, I had no choice but to meet you myself.
Have you read Vipshop's requirements?
Yes.
Rapid international expansion means a need for worldwide recruitment.
Yes, that's why we urgently need to find the right person.
If we'd already found that person
the one meeting you today wouldn't have been me, the big boss.
I'm asking you to be that person.
Vipshop is currently expanding its global sales model.
Your overseas market share is also growing rapidly.
But how come you still haven't found a director of international recruitment?
I'd rather be short-staffed
and save the spots for the ones who deserve them
than put together a motley crew.
It isn't the way to go.
I hope you can join us and put your talents to good use.
I have an understanding of your qualifications.
Director Hui has also told you about the terms?
Once we build an overseas platform
your shares will make you a millionaire, and that's just the beginning.
Referencing average PE ratios for those in the same trade
they'll be worth at least 17 million yuan.
I am interested.
Can you sign the contract tomorrow?
Not tomorrow.
I still have unfinished business at De Ren.
It's best to make prompt decisions.
Decisions made after thinking back and forth are usually bad.
I'm not thinking back and forth, but being responsible and diligent.
Our company just finished a big case
and found a subbranch bank president for a foreign investment bank.
In the end, after our candidate took the position
our client found his CV was fabricated and fired him.
I am primarily responsible for this person's background investigation.
We are in the middle of making amends. I can't evade my responsibilities.
I admire your sense of responsibility.
Can we initial an agreement first? I'll wait for you.
The door won't remain open forever.
Zhao Jian Ting's replacement is basically ready.
The interview was a success.
I've said you're my idol.
I feel much more at ease now.
This has made me feel sick.
Enough about this.
Give me your account number. I'll send you money.
Oh my god. Our collaboration will always be pleasant.
Do you know Luo Yi Ren is in Hangzhou?
She's here again?
You should know she's not just visiting.
She's staying.
What is she here to do?
Kui introduced her to Hui Yin Ventures. She joined their investment team.
Investment banking?
She can't do that in Beijing? She had to come to Hangzhou?
Chen Xiu Feng has a close relationship with Liang Bang.
Having a connection makes things easier.
Besides, Luo Yi Ren isn't the only one who feels ill at ease in Beijing.
She's not the only one who left for Hangzhou.
You and I were the same.
All right, it's an unoriginal story now.
Have you seen the guy who fabricated his CV yet?
No, he's been in hiding.
I'm also worried he might take things too hard.
Not possible.
At most, he'll just feel embarrassed.
I have to go now. Bye.
How is it?
We've reached the Korean Eric Zhao. The translator is asking for you.
This is a funny turn of events. He's Chinese.
Mr. Zhao, our Chairman Zheng will speak with you.
We started off in Korean.
Then he suddenly said we should speak in Mandarin. I was surprised.
Hello, Chairman Zheng. Pleased to meet you.
Why are you looking at me like that?
Because I'm very curious about you.
We are faced with a huge enigma that involves you.
We need you to help us solve it.
If this causes you any inconvenience, you may bill us for the time.
American or Korean currency is acceptable.
Okay. Why don't you speak first?
We'll discuss billing afterward. Okay?
Okay.
You are Chinese?
Strictly speaking, I am Korean.
My father was from Shandong and my mother was from Busan.
I was born in Korea.
I was wondering why your English name was spelled Zhao
instead of Cho or Jo.
When you were studying in the United States
did you know a Chinese person by the name of Zhao Jian Ting?
Of course I did.
I also remember his mother was a teacher and he could speak English.
That's correct.
When did he leave Ann Arbor?
Give me a moment.
He grew up in Korea. How come his Mandarin is so good?
He travels to China all year round for business.
Moreover, his father is a Chinese professor in Korea.
Take a look. Is it him?
Yes. You all look so young.
He didn't finish his MFE program.
MFE is Master of Financial Economics.
He left halfway through.
He left? Why? Where did he go?
I think it was in 2002.
Yes, summer of 2002.
He met a Taiwanese girl and they became friends.
It's this girl.
Her face is covered though.
It's her.
That year, she graduated and was going to return to Taiwan.
Her family was influential in business and had political connections.
Zhao Jian Ting couldn't make her stay.
Her two brothers later took her back to Taiwan.
Not too long after, Zhao Jian Ting missed her so much
he went to Taiwan to find her.
He never came back to finish his studies.
I lost touch with him after he went to Taiwan.
What is the girl's name?
I don't remember. She studied media.
I rarely saw her.
How is Zhao Jian Ting doing? Help me say hi to him.
Okay, I will if I get the chance.
Have you not contacted him since?
I returned to Seoul after I graduated.
A year or two afterward, he emailed me from America.
Did he say what he was doing there?
I think he was an analyst at an investment bank.
He didn't finish his studies
but he has a gift for being a banker.
- What about afterward? - I haven't heard from him since.
I thought he would develop his career in America.
I didn't think he'd return to China.
He has remained single. Why is that?
Zhao Jian Ting is a filial son and obeys his mother.
Why hasn't he done his duty in this regard?
Single?
I guess it didn't work out with that Taiwanese girl.
That might have been best.
I thought they weren't a very good match.
The difference in their status was too great.
The girl had... an artistic temperament.
She had a nickname, Princess. Like she's high and mighty.
Do you come to China often?
I did before the free trade agreement, but not so much afterward.
I send my employees instead.
If you ever come to Hangzhou, you must let me know. I'll take you to dinner.
Okay.
I hope I'll get to see you in Seoul as well.
I've taken up a lot of your time. How should I pay you?
No need to. You can just treat me to dinner if we meet.
I'd like to add that everything I just said is the truth.
You can hold me to that.
I believe everything you said is true. Thank you.
You're welcome. Goodbye.
From the information gathered in the past few days
we have a pretty good idea of what was falsified in Zhao Jian Ting's CV.
Sorry I'm late.
What was falsified
was the two years between summer of 2002 and summer of 2004.
His CV is blank.
This blank period proves he couldn't have completed his studies
at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
or receive a diploma.
That's why he forged his CV during this two-year period
to cover up the blanks.
He is bold but cautious.
He used the English name of the Korean Eric Zhao
and forged a diploma.
He also made use of the school's public website
which had Eric Zhao's name but not his nationality.
In the beginning, he just wanted to
intern at a investment bank on Wall Street
and pave the way for his return to China with real and effective IBD experience.
How can we verify his experience at Wachovia Bank?
We can because that was where he met
Tang Pei Zhe, vice chairman of Far East Bank.
Tang greatly admired Zhao, and on his return to China
proactively set into motion his plan to poach Zhao to Far East Bank.
Not long after, Zhao Jian Ting returned and joined Far East.
The following 10 years were impeccable.
This is from Vice Chairman Tang?
What was the two-year blank that you mentioned?
You came in late.
We reached the Korean Eric Zhao earlier.
He verified he knew Zhao Jian Ting
and that Zhao Jian Ting dropped out of school in the summer of 2002
to go to Taiwan for his girlfriend.
So it's like that.
There was a blank but it couldn't be left blank.
He could only fill it in with a fabrication.
Even though he did this
Zhao Jian Ting is still an accomplished banker.
This all needs to be added to his file.
Maybe someone will ignore this blemish in his career
and focus on his banking talent.
Understood.
He already made it to front office in the investment bank in America.
Why didn't he continue his career there
or leave for Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs
instead of coming back to China?
Because of his mother.
His father passed away that year.
His mother didn't want to affect his rising career...
so she didn't tell him in time.
Far East Bank's Tang Pei Zhe is also a headhunting expert.
He emailed Zhao Jian Ting.
He described his mother's loneliness in retirement.
This is how he described it.
"With an unwavering determination and the gait of a senior"
"her desolate silhouette is made all the more evident"
"as she stands alone."
A lonely mother and a generous job offer.
It was that year that Zhao Jian Ting returned.
Being a filial son can reveal his character even better than a CV.
His mother had an unyielding personality.
But after her son returned
she suddenly became a gentle and loving old lady.
For ease of taking care of her
Zhao Jian Ting bought a house by the bank and had her move in with him.
Perhaps because of this, he hasn't had a girlfriend.
Or perhaps he was hurt by his female Taiwanese classmate.
Last year, his mother decided she didn't want to become a burden to him
and joined a nursing home.
Zhao Jian Ting has beseeched her several times to return home
but she never agreed.
However, she did promise
she would return when he has grandchildren.
Should these be recorded into his personal file?
Of course.
There will be someone who values his character.
How should the falsification be appraised?
Compared to being kindhearted...
a fraud's core character stands a bit far.
I would rather believe at least half of all fabrications
were due to helplessness and being forced by circumstance.
And 100 percent of kindness
come naturally and of one's own accord.
I want to say all of this
should have been discovered in my background investigation.
I had too much faith in what was shown
and didn't perform a deeper investigation.
I'm very sorry about that.
Please forgive me.
We should all reflect on this.
But it's not necessary to wallow in negativity.
Fortunately, De Ren emerges stronger from mistakes.
Better late than never.
We've turned a bad incident into a good thing.
This shows that De Ren
is a team with a healthy system and reasonable operations.
We are a team with hope.
Don't you all think progress is inevitable for us?
You quoted Tang Pei Zhe's words.
Something about unwavering determination and desolation.
Where did you find that?
His blog.
He had a blog in 2005?
He had a post in September.
He was very pleased with himself for recruiting Zhao Jian Ting to Far East
and posted his email to Zhao Jian Ting onto his blog.
Zhao Jian Ting's case is considered closed now.
I'm extremely curious what he did in Taiwan those two years though.
If I weren't a headhunter, I might be a detective.
What's on your mind?
Nothing much.
I don't think so.
You've been distracted for a while now.
I'm wondering how Zhao Jian Ting came into our notice as a candidate.
No, that's not what you're thinking about.
Why not?
Because that is merely a question, not a worry.
It's obvious from the past two days that something is on your mind.
Yi Mei, you know this.
If you want to keep a secret
you will suffer in a way that can't be hidden.
I want to change jobs.
You've found one already?
If I didn't ask you, when were you planning on telling me?
When Zhao Jian Ting's case is completely over.
Where are you going?
Vipshop.
Without having to ask about compensation
I'm sure you can get the most possible from them.
What will you be doing?
Director of international recruitment.
They want me to lead overseas recruitment.
I remember you said you don't like challenges.
You like to take your time to grow and develop in a safe place.
After learning so much from you, this shouldn't be a challenge anymore.
What attracted you the most?
Two points.
First is they're an online company.
Second is they're the world's largest online discount retailer.
Largest?
Aren't they just a few years old?
They've grown rapidly.
How many shares will you get?
Never mind. You haven't discussed that yet, right?
Like I said
you'd definitely negotiate a good number for yourself.
Did you find this job yourself?
No.
Another headhunting firm found me.
Working in the workplace, living in the hunting grounds.
I should actually be congratulating you.
Don't say that.
We haven't found a replacement for Zhao Jian Ting yet.
Is there anything else I can do for you?
That sounds like a farewell.
Don't be ridiculous. I'm just going to a different office.
Everything else will be the same.
Will it?
What do you mean?
A replacement for Zhao Jian Ting has already been found.
Already?
Lin Bai helped.
Send payment to his account this afternoon.
When will you be leaving?
It'll depend on things here.
A replacement for me has to be hired first.
Who else will help you with the books?
President Qin, listen to me.
Network security is no longer just an issue for information systems.
It has become an annoying operational hazard.
Recruiting a security systems manager that is a good match for your corporation
should be an A-level project.
Vice Chairman Lin, aren't you exaggerating?
Absolutely not, President Qin.
Enemies of cyber security are already at our gates.
I'll send you a speech
the US Secretary of the Treasury gave to the Texas Bankers Association.
You'll understand when you see it.
Then we'll discuss our collaboration.
All right, bye.
Come in.
Vice Chairman Lin, when are you resigning?
We need you for our expansion.
Can you lower your voice?
This is Te Hui's territory.
My goal is to sow dissension
so Saul sees you as a treacherous minister.
Okay, okay. Please, Young Master. Lower your voice.
What happened now?
Jia Yi Mei is leaving.
She's going to an internet company to be an HR director.
She's leaving, but what about her heart?
Are you asking where her heart is located?
- Right here. - Knock it off.
Don't play dumb.
What are you two going to do?
We didn't talk about it.
But it feels cold to me.
HR director of an internet company.
How did they find her?
She didn't elaborate.
She only said she was found by a headhunting firm.
The company has already submitted applications
to the Growth Enterprise Board.
Everybody's going public.
To be honest...
I think Jia Yi Mei has already drifted far away.
How can you tell?
She's a working girl who wholeheartedly seeks growth.
In this city, she's in the stratum of those who experience the most pressure.
She's very realistic.
It's hard to say whether she was with you because of her feelings or for survival.
Either way, it's understandable.
They don't have the right to choose; only to be chosen.
They have to settle for what they have and keep trying to move on up.
They need to move up one step at a time.
Today, it's you. Tomorrow? Who knows?
Her life is hard.
Going by what you say, I'm a rest stop for her.
It seems the perception of those involved
can sometimes be more accurate than that of the spectator.
The rest stop you just said
sounds even more temporary than the step I mentioned.
You're an idealist.
She's a hardworking, pragmatic worker ant.
You're in two different worlds.
Moreover, I really don't think you love her that much.
It's just that when Xiong Qing Chun suddenly left
you felt empty inside and needed comforting.
I didn't say we were breaking up.
That's because she hasn't found the next guy yet.
You cynical man.
Whatever you want to say.
We'll just wait and see.
Let's not talk about this. It's a mess.
Let me ask you.
When can you resign?
Is this quiet enough?
Chairman Zheng.
Chairman Zheng, you can't be asking me to quit without having a job lined up.
We'll have to first...
You get it.
Chairman Zheng!
How's the volunteer job going?
Let's talk over there.
I've had plenty of interaction with Zhao Jian Ting's mother.
She doesn't have her guard up against me either.
She said her son is in Japan and he calls her every day.
He's hiding in Japan? Really?
It should be true.
When she wasn't aware, I checked his number
and it's an overseas phone number.
There's also this.
Who's this?
Oh, not this. This is Zhao Jian Ting's mother.
Go to the next photo.
Who's this?
Zhao Jian Ting's Taiwanese girlfriend when he was studying in America.
His mother showed me old photo albums and I snapped a picture.
[University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]
[Taiwanese girl, Cai Wan Yu]
[Taiwan Nishang Industrial (Hong Kong)]
Qiu Dong, if I were you, this would be far from over.
This is a pack of lies.
If you don't get to the bottom of this
you don't deserve to be in human resources anymore.
Hello, sir. [Hong Kong]
This is Nishang Hong Kong.
How can I help you?
Hello, I am Zheng Qiu Dong from Hangzhou's Deju Renhe Company.
I made an appointment this morning with Chairwoman Cai Wan Yu.
Mr. Zheng, please have tea.
Thank you.
Chairwoman Cai, the photo you have online isn't you, is it?
You have a sharp eye.
The photo online is of my sister-in-law.
From your company's website, I learned you are hiring silk garment designers.
I am a headhunter and I've brought some files.
Hangzhou should be where the best silk designers are.
The website said compensation is to be negotiated directly.
Do you find the recommended figures for these three too high?
Headhunters are aware of decorum.
If you were only helping us recruit a designer
you would have contacted Human Resources
instead of me, the chairwoman.
There is indeed another reason.
Then I'll have my people contact your people.
Mr. Zheng, what is the other reason?
Zhao Jian Ting.
Ms. Cai, you must know him, right?
Did he send you to find me?
No.
I promise he knows nothing about this visit.
Can I start from the beginning?
Please do.
Two and a half months ago
a French bank entrusted us to recruit a subbranch bank president.
After a rigorous selection process, we ultimately chose Zhao Jian Ting.
The French bank discovered falsified information on his CV
and fired him.
We feel we have failed in our mission.
In the process of clarifying the facts
we discovered his CV had a blank period over a span of a year and a half.
He had fabricated his CV to cover up this blank period.
The blank period began June of 2002.
He had followed you to Taiwan.
It ended November 2003.
Whether he had stayed in Taiwan for a year and a half
or had returned to America
is something we don't know.
Zhao Jian Ting's case has actually been closed already
but it still felt unresolved to me.
If this enigma surrounding the blank period is not solved
I will continue to be tormented by curiosity.
Do you know why the photo online is not of me?
Because I'm already dead.
Let's talk somewhere else.
I can answer the questions you have.
Zhao Jian Ting was in Taiwan for nearly two years.
I only saw him twice.
When I left the States, I didn't tell him I wasn't going to return.
We were still in love at the time.
But in my mind, I knew
my family would not approve of our relationship.
So once I stepped foot onto the plane back to Taiwan
I knew my relationship with him was over.
When I returned to Taiwan
my father and brothers kept me shackled to the corporation
and married me off to my father's business ally.
The marriage alliance made our family business even more powerful.
I had to tell Zhao Jian Ting.
My life without hope had already begun.
So, let our short separation turn into a permanent farewell.
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