Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

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 for work injury expenses?”

A line of words appeared on the screen: <If anyone gets injured in the course of working, their injury would be counted as a work injury. You are allowed to cover the full expenses after the deduction of any medical insurance payouts. If the work injury resulted in disability, you can compensate them according to legal standards.>

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!