I Really Didn't Mean to Make Money

A day passed, and Shen Rou finally completed the annual meeting plan.

“President Chen, the plan for the annual meeting is ready. You can take a look.”

Chen Mo looked up, took the plan Shen Rou handed over, and flipped through it. He then handed it back.

“The plan is basically fine, but the performance segment needs some adjustments. Having employees rehearse themselves wastes too much time. Hire professional performers and a professional host. The couple who hosted our Sports Meeting would do nicely.”

Hiring performers was a significant expense. How could they let employees perform themselves?

“I understand, President Chen.”

Shen Rou took the plan, ready to return to her cubicle to make adjustments, when President Chen spoke again.

“Also, there’s a team-building event on Friday with a budget of 1.5 million. Just like last time, let them choose for themselves. But no more waving flags or live streaming.”

“Team-building should be purely for bonding, without any other distractions. This way, employees can truly relax and enjoy.”

Chen Mo emphasized this point. Last time, they had organized their own team-building, but with live streaming and promotions, Li Shen’s streaming channel’s popularity soared. If he hadn’t intervened in time, who knows how many agents they would have attracted.

So this time, he had to put a stop to it.

“President Chen, with the annual meeting coming up, this team-building...”

Before Shen Rou could finish, Chen Mo understood her meaning and waved his hand.

“Team-building is to enhance employee cohesion, while the annual meeting is to celebrate our company’s achievements over the year. The two should not be conflated. We can’t cancel team-building just because of the annual meeting.”

“I understand, President Chen.”

Feeling a bit ashamed, Shen Rou lowered her head and returned to her cubicle.

Watching Shen Rou leave, Chen Mo turned his attention to the System Panel in his mind, feeling a bit of a headache as he looked at the System Funds.

In just one day, downloads of [Extreme Survival] had reached 2.8 million, with revenue increasing by over 6 million. In just two days, the total revenue from [Extreme Survival] had exceeded 10 million. With this growth trend, the new workshop and the annual meeting wouldn’t be enough; he needed to prepare for the next expenditure.

...

Back in her cubicle, Shen Rou first posted about the team-building in the group chat and then began handling the annual meeting arrangements. Since they needed to hire performers, she had to plan and schedule the acts.

In the group chat, discussions sparked from Shen Rou’s message.

Li Shen: “With a budget of 1.5 million, let’s brainstorm how to spend it!”

Wei Yan: “We’ll need a more upscale restaurant; Xingyu Restaurant won’t do.”

Wu Yu: “A regular meal won’t cut it, and I don’t want to drink red wine again this time.”

“.........”

...

On Saturday, Luo Yuan groggily arrived at Nanhe Coffee. The team-building event yesterday had him drinking two bottles of red wine, leaving him with a headache today. But he had a scheduled meeting to sign an agency contract, so he couldn’t postpone.

Entering the coffee shop, Luo Yuan glanced around and found Su Dan behind the counter.

“Hello, Teacher Su. I’m Luo Yuan. We talked yesterday about signing the agency contract here today. When people arrive, please serve each a 50-yuan coffee. Put it on my tab, and I’ll settle the bill after the contracts are signed.”

“Alright, find a place to sit.”

Su Dan nodded at Luo Yuan. They had discussed this during the team-building event yesterday.

As time passed, people started arriving to sign the agency contracts.

“So, how many have signed the agency contracts today?”

Wu Yu, Li Shen, and Wei Yan entered together, looking at Luo Yuan as they asked.

As core employees of the company, they had all decided to join the agency, so they came together.

“More than 20 people have signed already.”

Seeing them enter, Luo Yuan quickly pulled out chairs for them.

These were veterans, and their help was crucial in attracting so many employees to become clothing brand agents.

Li Shen and the others smiled and sat down. With so many agents now, the clothing factory had a solid start in opening up its sales channels. Finding more agents in the future would be easier, as people tend to follow trends. With so many agents already, mentioning the current number of company agents would add credibility.

Next came the contract signing phase. Everyone was familiar with the process and understood the agency contract.

Luo Yuan handed out the contracts, and without much scrutiny, they signed them.

The day passed quickly, and Luo Yuan looked at the thick stack of contracts, smiling with relief. Over 60 agency contracts were signed, and he planned to write a report to submit to President Chen on Monday.

President Chen would surely be pleased to see the report.

Luo Yuan thought as he packed the stack of contracts into his bag, paid for the coffee, and left the coffee shop.

...

On Monday, Chen Mo arrived at the office and had just sat down at his desk when Shen Rou brought in a freshly brewed coffee and handed over some documents.

“President Chen, this is the revised annual meeting plan.”

Chen Mo placed the coffee on the desk, took the plan, and reviewed it. After a while, he handed it back.

“Looks good. Go ahead with it. Set a higher budget, hire quality performers, and make sure the annual meeting has a great atmosphere.”

Shen Rou left.

Chen Mo leaned back in his chair. Over the weekend, downloads of Extreme Survival had slowed a bit, but still grew by 1.4 million in two days. The game’s total downloads had now surpassed 3 million, with revenue increasing by another 7 million.

Looking at the System Funds on the System Panel, Chen Mo rubbed his head in frustration.

Knock, knock, knock!

A knock on the door, and soon Luo Yuan walked in.

Seeing Luo Yuan’s smiling face, Chen Mo frowned slightly. He was all too familiar with that smile, but seeing it on Luo Yuan didn’t raise any alarms.

After all, Luo Yuan had always been well-behaved and hadn’t done anything excessive.

He must have encountered something pleasant.

“Is there something you need?”

Chen Mo smiled at Luo Yuan, as he had high hopes for him. Luo Yuan hadn’t disappointed him. Since Wu Yu and Cai Jing had been transferred, they hadn’t recruited any new agents.