The System would not allow Tengda to refrain from taking a single cent from Fei Huang Workspace’s profits. Thus, Pei Qian decided to take the minimum that the System would allow: 20%. He found valid reasons to distribute the remaining 80%.
Huang Sibo was shocked. “Boss Pei, that would not be right! You cannot do that!”
Chapter 128 - You Have to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Huang Sibo already expected Boss Pei to be generous, but he did not think he would be this generous! The two founders were to get 10% of the profits each while the core members of the company get 10% in total. In other words, the money that Pei Qian was rewarding the employees of Fei Huang Workspace with was more than the portion Tengda was taking!
Pei Qian raised his hand and said conclusively, “That’s decided, then. Not only that, but all of you must also get an increase in your salary. You cannot take any less of your base salary!”
Seeing Boss Pei’s determined gaze, Huang Sibo could only reply, “Alright, Boss Pei.”
“Is there anything else?” Pei Qian could not wait to get rid of Huang Sibo.
You’ve cheated me twice in a row, and I still have to smile at you. How annoying!
“Oh, that’s right, Boss Pei. We’re thinking about filming the fourth season of Boss Pei’s Daily Life. Do you think…?”
Huang Sibo’s intentions were clear. He was hoping that Pei Qian would continue starring in it! After all, they only signed a contract to film three seasons back then.
Pei Qian became alert at once.
Film the fourth season? You’re daydreaming! We cannot film anymore!
Zhu Xiaoce had already proven his talent. Even after filming three seasons, he was full of good ideas. Even the quality of the videos was extremely stable. If they filmed the fourth season, they would profit for sure!
Thinking of this, Pei Qian shook his head.
“I won’t star in it anymore. I only decided to help out for the first three seasons because you were just starting out. Now that Fei Huang Workspace has stabilized, I won’t take part in the filming anymore; I have a lot of work to do.”
Pei Qian rejected the offer with a very valid reason.
Huang Sibo could not help but feel moved.
That’s right. Boss Pei has been so busy; he’s been creating new games, worrying about the internet cafe, and even filming for us!
Boss Pei was just helping out on account of the fact that we were just getting started with the company!
He was only taking a bit of remuneration symbolically. To Boss Pei, this income was just a petty sum. Still, Boss Pei finished filming all three seasons for their sake. He even dedicated his high-quality acting skills to it. This was the reason why Boss Pei’s Daily Life could become so popular!
It would really be… difficult for them to return the favor!
However, while he felt moved, Huang Sibo also felt worried. “But Boss Pei, without you acting in this series, the series would lose its soul…” Huang Sibo looked very worried.
Without Boss Pei, where would they find someone else suitable to play the role?
Pei Qian shook his head.
“That kind of thinking is not right. You have to get out of your comfort zone.”
Huang Sibo blinked. “Get out of my comfort zone?”
Pei Qian patted him lightly on the shoulder. “Keep filming the fourth season, and you can make a profit for sure. But don’t forget; what did I give you that one million yuan for? It’s a Dream Fund! Does your dream end here? Was your dream just to film a short video series and reach a million views?
“Get out of your comfort zone. Keep challenging yourself. This is the meaning behind the Dream Fund! Keep dreaming, keep going!”
A realization dawned on Huang Sibo. “I understand, Boss Pei! Thank you for your guidance!”
Huang Sibo left, filled with hope.
Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief. Hu… finally, he lied his way out of it. If he filmed the fourth season of Boss Pei’s Daily Life, and he ended up earning more than two million yuan for it, he would not be able to handle it!
Now, he wanted Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce to get out of their comfort zone and work on a new project. He wanted them to start from scratch!
This way, for the next two or three months, you wouldn’t earn money and bother me anymore…
Pei Qian leaned back on his chair and heaved a long sigh.
It was very difficult being the boss…
…
Not long after Huang Sibo left, Pei Qian heard another knock on the door. Assistant Xin was holding a thick pile of health reports. “Boss Pei, the detailed health reports are out. According to your instructions, I am handing them to you for you to take a look first.”
“Alright, set it down.” Pei Qian randomly picked up a health report to scan through it.
En… so complicated; I don’t understand this.
“Assistant Xin, can you give me a summary of health reports?”
This was the benefit of having an assistant. He could just ask her whenever he did not understand something.
Assistant Xin was prepared. “On the whole, the outcome of the medical examination is good. About 70% of our company’s employees are showing signs of being sub-healthy. The more common problems include gastric problems, mild fatty liver, mild obesity, high blood pressure, and high blood lipids.
“A small portion of our employees have more serious health problems. They need medical treatment. Zhou Peng’s condition is the most serious of them. He has a benign tumor, and he needs to undergo an operation. However, there are quite low risks involved.”
En? A minor operation?
Pei Qian’s eyes suddenly lit up. “How much would this operation cost?”
Assistant Xin replied, “We’re not sure yet. I think it’ll cost at least twenty to thirty thousand. Boss Pei, don’t worry. Our company’s employees are mostly still young. Their average age is less than 27, and they are mostly in good health. Some of their problems can be worked around with some minor adjustments. Their work will not be affected.”
Seeing Pei Qian in deep thought, Assistant Xin thought that he was worried about his employees’ health.
Pei Qian was indeed in deep thought. However, he was not worried about his employees’ health. He had just found a new avenue to spend money!
He could no longer salvage the situation for this week. Pei Qian could not think of a way to spend all the two million yuan in the System Funds in such a short period, without violating the rules.
Yet, how about next week?
Next week, Pei Qian would have more money trees than just Ghost General and Ocean Stronghold; he would also have Game Designer. There would be three money trees generating a stable income for him!
This made the burden on Pei Qian’s shoulders even heavier. If he wanted to lose money, he would be under a lot more pressure! Thus, Pei Qian had to think of a way to dig a new spring; he had to find a new avenue to spend his money.
Pei Qian realized that the fastest way to spend money at this point was to give his employees benefits. Other ways of spending were paling in comparison to that. As the saying went: there is strength in numbers. Tengda had more than fifty employees now. If he gave each of them ten thousand yuan, he would be spending five hundred thousand yuan at one shot.
What if he had five hundred employees? If he gave each of them ten thousand yuan, wouldn’t he be spending five million yuan at one go? Thus, on the pretext of recruiting more employees, he could spend more money distributing employee benefits and multiply his overall expenses!
Take the shopping gift cards as an example; he gave a gift card to each employee and set a limit to their spending. That was a good idea.
Now, after organizing for each employee to take a medical examination that cost 3,200 yuan; Pei Qian had just found another avenue for spending!
In his heart, Pei Qian asked the System, “What requirements are there f
or work injury expenses?”
A line of words appeared on the screen:
Pei Qian’s eyes lit up.
It was impossible for his employees to become disabled in the course of work. Pei Qian was running a games company, not a construction company. Everyone was seated at their desks all day, typing away on their keyboards. How could they become disabled from doing that?
However, based on what the System was saying, any injury they suffered in the course of working would be considered a work injury!
This included carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar muscle degeneration, slipped discs, gastrointestinal problems…
All of these would count as work injuries, wouldn’t they?
Pei Qian was beginning to feel like every cloud had a silver lining. He was overjoyed! This was the benefit of allowing everyone to undergo a medical examination! If he could take all of these minor problems as work injuries and spend thousands of yuan on each person, wouldn’t he be able to spend about two to three hundred thousand yuan more?
Of course, this sum of money was insignificant given Pei Qian’s current situation. It would not improve his situation by much more. If he was going to have more than two million yuan left, what was the point of spending two to three hundred thousand yuan?
Still, this was a new train of thought!
Chapter 129 - This is a Work Injury!
He only had about fifty employees now, but he could expect to spend two to three hundred thousand yuan. If he had more than five hundred employees, wouldn’t he be spending two to three million yuan?
Now, the most urgent thing to do was to test the boundaries of the System. He had to see exactly where the limits lay if he wanted to compensate his employees for the ‘work injuries’ they sustained.
Once he could be sure of the boundaries, he could start recruiting huge batches of employees. Then, wouldn’t he be able to plan for large-scale expenses? This was the meaning of the saying, ‘efforts today will bring long-lasting benefit!
“Tell everyone to gather at the conference room at three in the afternoon for a meeting.” Pei Qian pondered for a couple of seconds and added, “Call Ma Yang and Huang Sibo over as well.”
The Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and Fei Huang Workspace all belonged to Tengda. The employees there could enjoy the same benefits as well. However, it did not make sense to ask everyone to come over. Asking Ma Yang and Huang Sibo to come over as representatives would be good enough.
At three in the afternoon, in the conference room…
Everyone was confused; nobody knew why they were being called to the conference room. Could Pei Qian be thinking of starting on a new project already? However, when they saw Huang Sibo and Ma Yang present as well, they decided that this was unlikely. If Pei Qian wanted to start on a new project, he would not need these two to be present, would he?
Assistant Xin distributed the health reports to each person. Pei Qian sat at his seat, waiting for everyone to get their health report back. Actually, after the medical examination, most people already had a rough idea of what kind of ailments they were suffering. This detailed health report only clarified the exact numbers and data.
Pei Qian looked around the room, his expression somber. “I’ve already looked at everyone’s health reports. The situation is not great. You’re all neglecting your health!
“I already told all of you not to work extra hours. How could there still be so much occupational disease?”
Pei Qian looked sincerely distressed. Everyone felt stumped. They looked down at their own health reports. There was no big problem there. Blood pressures were slightly high, livers were mildly fatty, they were slightly overweight, some people had carpal tunnel…
Weren’t those problems that most people suffered?
Yet, why did Boss Pei make it sound like they were going to die soon? Weren’t they still alive and kicking?
Pei Qian turned to Bao Xu. “Bao Xu, you have gastric problems, right? It must be because you’ve been working long hours and eating irregular meals! This is an obvious work injury. Go and seek treatment. Whatever your medical insurance does not cover will be paid for by the company!”
“Assistant Xin, go back and speak to the hospital; get him the best treatment plan available!”
Assistant Xin nodded. “Yes, Boss Pei.”
Bao Xu was stunned.
The best treatment plan?
I just have gastric problems, and I get indigestion if I eat too much. What kind of ‘best treatment plan’ is there?
Should he consume huge numbers of digestive pills?
“As for the others, like… Ma Yiqun! Your gastric is not great either, right? You’ll get the same benefits.”
Pei Qian suddenly turned back to look at Bao Xu’s receding hairline as well. “I almost forgot. Bao Xu, you’re suffering severe hair loss! This must also be because you’ve been having late nights. It’s considered a work injury! Go back to the hospital and see if you can salvage your hairline!
“Huang Sibo, you have to do something about your mild fatty liver as well. What’s more, you have a lot of oil on your face, and you don’t look too good. You must be tired. This is considered a work injury!
“Facial problems like this can ruin the company image. Go and do a facial as soon as you can. The company will pay for it.”
Huang Sibo was just about to explain that his face was oily because he had forgotten to wash his face before coming here, but Pei Qian turned to someone else.
“Xiao Lu, I checked your health report. You have chronic pharyngitis! This must be because you’ve overworked yourself when recording all the narrations earlier! Don’t worry. This is a work injury. You need the best treatment plan. The company will cover all costs!
“Many people also have carpal tunnel, right? That would affect your work productivity. Get it fixed as soon as you can!
“Zhou Peng, your problem is the most serious of all. You have a tumor, and you need an operation. Don’t worry; whatever isn’t covered by your medical insurance would be paid for by the company. This must be a work injury because of overworking. Take these few days to deal with the problem and then recover as soon as possible, alright?”
After Pei Qian finished speaking, everyone turned to look at Zhou Peng.
“Xiao Zhou, you have a tumor? Why didn’t you say so earlier?!”
“That’s right. How could you deal with such a big problem on your own?”
“Xiao Zhou, don’t worry. All of us are behind you, supporting you!”
“When will you start the treatment? Do you have to stay in the hospital? We will visit you regularly!”
Xiao Zhou looked slightly awkward. He blushed and said, “I… actually, it makes no difference whether I remove this benign tumor of mine in the short-term. There’s not much impact…
“What’s more, I think this tumor is called a hamartoma. It’s only a bit bigger than five millimeters. If it were below four millimeters, even the hospitals would not bother dealing with it…”
Everyone exchanged confused looks.
A benign tumor? Then why did Boss Pei look so serious? They thought that Xiao Zhou was dying! Didn’t benign tumors just have to be removed? Most of the time, they would not recur.
What’s more, weren’t all the ailments mentioned before this considered common? There was no need to act like they were dealing with some horrifying enemy, right?
As if realizing that everyone had questions in their mind, Pei Qian maintained a serious expression and knocked on the table.
“Everyone, watch your attitudes. Your bodies are not your own. Employees are the assets of the company! As Tengda’s employees, your health makes a difference whether our company can continue operating or not. Since you’ve
already signed your contracts for work, the company must take responsibility for your health.
“Ma Yang and Huang Sibo, go back and keep watch on the health of your employees in the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and Fei Huang Workspace. Manage them using the same standards that I am managing you all.”
These words were powerful and final.
Everyone was stunned. Employees were the assets of the company. That was why their health was not just their own, but the company’s. They had to be healthy in order to finish their jobs well.
…that sounded very logical.
However, Boss Pei’s logic seemed strange. Something was amiss.
“There’s more.” Pei Qian scanned each employee in the room and continued, “The medical examination revealed so many work injuries this time. I feel guilty. This means that I have not done well in assigning jobs to each of you. I have not been caring for your physical well-being enough. I have to make it up to all of you.
“Next, I will tell you about the new benefits our company will be offering.
“First, about work injuries: any health issue related to your work will be considered a work injury. Claim for medical insurance first, and any expense not covered by medical insurance will be paid for by the company according to the limit we set. You will be notified of this exact limit in time to come.”
Pei Qian was not giving full details because he did not know how much the System would allow him to pay out.
For example, if a certain employee had cancer and needed to spend hundreds of thousands of yuan on treatment, a portion of this could be said to be caused by work. However, it would be quite ridiculous to pay for everything as if it were a work injury. Pei Qian doubted that the System would allow it.
Thus, Pei Qian stipulated that employees were to report work injuries first once they discovered them. Pei Qian would then find out how much he could pay out (this would be based on the upper limit that the System allowed)
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