Chapter 129: You Have to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone!
Chapter 129: You Have to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone!
Huang Sibo had already expected President Pei to be very generous—but not this generous!
The two founders each got 10% of the profits, and the core team got 10% as well. That meant the money set aside to incentivize Feihuang Studio employees was already more than the mother company’s share!
President Pei raised his hand, his tone leaving no room for discussion.
“This is settled. On top of that, everyone on your team must get a salary raise. Not a single cent less in base pay!”
Seeing the firm look in President Pei’s eyes, Huang Sibo opened his mouth, but could only manage to say, “Understood, President Pei.”
“Anything else?” Pei Qian could hardly wait to send Huang Sibo off.
‘Screwed me over twice, and I still have to smile and compliment you—how annoying!’
“Oh right, President Pei. We’re currently considering starting production for Season 4 of President Pei’s Daily Life. What do you think…”
Huang Sibo’s meaning was crystal clear—he was hoping Pei Qian would agree to keep acting in the series.
After all, the original contract only covered three seasons.
Pei Qian immediately became alert.
‘A fourth season?!’
‘Keep dreaming! There’s no way I’m doing that again!!’
Zhu Xiaoce had already proven his talent. Even after three seasons, he was still coming up with great ideas. The video quality remained consistently high. If they did a fourth season, they’d definitely keep making money!
With that thought, Pei Qian shook his head.
“I won’t be acting anymore.”
“I only helped with the first three seasons because you were just starting out and needed a hand.”
“Now that Feihuang Studio is on the right track, and I’ve got a ton of work on my end, I’ll be stepping away.”
Pei Qian’s refusal was perfectly reasonable.
Huang Sibo couldn’t help but feel touched.
‘That’s true—President Pei is incredibly busy, juggling game development, managing the internet cafés, and even finding time to film videos for us!’
‘He helped us out in our early days, even though the pay was symbolic at best. For someone like President Pei, that tiny amount of money was like a drop in the ocean, yet he still gave it his all and delivered top-tier performances.’
‘That dedication was a huge part of why President Pei’s Daily Life became so popular!’
‘There’s really… no way to repay him properly!’
But alongside the gratitude, Huang Sibo also felt a bit worried.
“But President Pei, without your appearance in the videos, it’s like we’ve lost the soul of the series…” Huang Sibo said with concern.
Without President Pei, where could they find someone else suitable to play President Pei?
Pei Qian shook his head.
“That’s the wrong mindset.”
“You need to be willing to step out of your comfort zone.”
Huang Sibo blinked. “Step out of my comfort zone?”
Pei Qian patted him lightly on the shoulder.
“Sure, filming Season 4 would let you keep earning money steadily.”
“But don’t forget—what was the purpose of the one million I gave you?”
“It’s a Dream Fund!”
“Is your dream really going to stop here?”
“Is your dream only to make short videos and hit a million views?”
“Step out of your comfort zone. Keep challenging yourself. That’s the true meaning of the Dream Fund!”
“You have to let the dream live on!”
Enlightenment dawned on Huang Sibo. “I understand now, President Pei!”
“Thank you for your guidance!”
With hope in his heart, Huang Sibo left.
Pei Qian let out a long sigh of relief.
‘Phew… finally managed to talk my way out of that one.’
If they went ahead with Season 4 of President Pei’s Daily Life, the profits might exceed two million per season. That would be totally unsustainable!
Now, by nudging Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce to “step out of their comfort zone” and start a whole new venture from scratch, at least for the next two or three months, they wouldn’t be bothering him with more profitable projects…
Pei Qian leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.
‘Being a boss is really hard…’
…
Not long after Huang Sibo left, there was another knock on the door.
Assistant Xin came in holding a thick stack of medical examination reports.
“President Pei, the detailed results from the physical checkups are out. Per your instructions, I’m bringing them to you for review.”
“Alright, just leave them on the desk.”
Pei Qian casually picked one up and flipped through it.
Hmm… way too complicated. He couldn’t understand any of it.
“Assistant Xin, could you give me a quick summary of the overall results?”
This is the perk of having an assistant—anytime he doesn’t understand something, he can just ask.
Assistant Xin was well-prepared.
“Overall, the results are quite good. Around 70% of our employees show minor sub-health conditions. The most common issues are digestive problems, mild fatty liver, being overweight, elevated blood pressure or blood lipids, and so on.”
“There are also a few with more serious conditions that require medication.”
“The most severe case is Zhou Peng. He has a benign tumor and will need a minor surgery, but there’s basically no risk involved.”
Hmm? A minor surgery?
Pei Qian suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
“How much will that surgery cost?”
Assistant Xin replied, “We don’t have an exact number yet, but at most, two to three thousand yuan.”
“But don’t worry, President Pei. Our company’s workforce is pretty young, with an average age under 27. Most are in good shape. These small issues can usually be fixed with a bit of treatment and won’t affect work.”
Seeing Pei Qian deep in thought, Assistant Xin assumed he was worried about employees’ health.
Pei Qian is thinking hard.
But not because he was worried about their health impacting productivity.
He had just stumbled upon a new way to spend money!
This current cycle was beyond saving. Pei Qian couldn’t think of any rule-compliant way to burn through the remaining 2+ million yuan fast enough.
But what about the next cycle?
In the next period, His money-printing machines wouldn’t just be Ghost General and Ocean Fortress. By then, Game Producer would also be generating consistent profit. That’d be three money trees!
Which only meant one thing: even more pressure when trying to lose money.
So he had to start planning now—finding new ways to open the spending floodgates.
He realized the fastest and most efficient way to burn money was employee benefits. Nothing else even came close.
There’s a saying: “The more people you have, the more power you have.” Tengda now has over 50 employees. If he gave each person 10,000 yuan, that’s already half a million.
And if he had 500 employees? That’s 5 million, just like that!
So, as long as he kept hiring more people and aggressively expanded employee benefits, he could drastically scale up expenses.
Things like issuing shopping cards per person or mandating reimbursement quotas? Brilliant!
And now, after organizing a 3,200-yuan physical checkup per employee, he has found yet another money-burning path!
He silently asked the system in his mind:
‘What’s the standard for work injury reimbursements?’
A line of text appeared on the system’s screen:
[Only injuries related to work qualify as work injuries. Any parts not covered by insurance may be reimbursed in full. In cases of severe disability caused by work injuries, compensation is paid according to legal regulations.]
Pei Qian’s eyes lit up.
‘Severe work injury leading to disability? That’s impossible.’
‘Tengda is a game company, not a construction site. Everyone just sits in air-conditioned offices clicking keyboards. How would anyone end up disabled?’
But by the system’s definition, any work-related injury could be categorized as a work injury!
Things like carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar strain, herniated discs, gastrointestinal issues from irregular meals—
‘These totally count as work-related injuries, right?’
At this moment, Pei Qian felt like the clouds had parted and he’d stumbled into a hidden treasure—what a surprise!
All of this had been a lucky side effect of organizing those physical checkups!
If he could classify all these minor ailments as work injuries, and spend a few thousand yuan per employee, that could easily total another 200,000 to 300,000!
Of course, with the current situation—over 2 million in surplus—even burning through 300,000 wouldn’t help much.
But it was a new angle! A fresh idea for throwing money into the void!
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