Chapter 125: Physical Examination

Pei Qian closed this games media's rainbow?fart1. It had even dared to say the only flaw was 'part of the gameplay'.

If you guys do reviews like this, people would start to think I've paid you guys to write this! Aren't you guys professional game reviewers? Don't you guys know how to nit-pick problems!

Pei Qian felt very tired.

Forget it; let's take a look at players' reviews.

Players were very nit-picky; they must have pointed out many problems, right?

Pei Qian once again opened a players' review page. However, all the latest reviews had been five-star excellent ratings!

One-star ratings had been squashed to the bottom.

"The artistic style is really incredible. All these rather abstract elements had been portrayed in a very concrete manner; such a boring theme had actually become so live-like and interesting!"

"I had been directed over by Teacher Qiao; this is a dark humor classic!"

"I have to give this a five-star rating! Those who don't give five-star ratings don't understand this game."

"This voice-over is so amusing. I actually don't want to play this game but want to flirt with the voice-over dude!"

"To be honest, it has been a while since I managed to play a game that moved me. Games nowadays either focus on creating paywalls or only cater to the masses. Games such as this that have depth and do not cater to the masses; this is very rare!"

"This is a game that takes a long while to warm-up to. Initially, I felt like quitting it. However, after persevering till the second try, I started to feel that this game is more and more interesting; I couldn't stop! Now, I am prepared to make my eighteenth attempt!"

"It is so nice of the company to sell this game at only twenty-eight yuan; can they really recoup their costs? They seemed to have invested heavily in this game! I have bought three copies, two for my friends. However, I hope that this game does not incur a loss!"

Scrolling through players' reviews Pei Qian became deep in thought.

The person that bought three copies; could you give me your address so that I can send you some local specialties?

This was ridiculous…?

I wrecked my brain to think of ways to force players to quit; these had actually become the selling points?

Someone even said he or she wanted to flirt with the voice-over person? Alright, I'll satisfy you guys and make Lu Mingliang appear publicly tomorrow; he can go and become your idol!

Pei Qian was really breaking down. He had wanted to see the reviews of the games and see what the bad points of the game he could adopt were or avoid the positive aspects of it next time.

However… everyone seemed to like all aspects of this game? The artistic style was not bad, and the gameplay was not bad; even that detesting voice-over had become a selling point!

What could Pei Qian gain from this?!

I have actually made a game that is perfect and flawless?

What dark humor is this?!

Pei Qian leaned into his chair as he felt that he had become a salted fish; one that he would never be given a new lease of life.

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April 19th, Monday…

Jingzhou City Triple A Hospital…

Tengda's employees had already finished their physical examination and were now eating breakfast together. Huang Sibo and Bao Xu sat at one table as they ate some buns and drank some soy milk and discussed their physical examination.

"Brother Bao, how did yours go?"

"It was alright; my intestine has some minor issues. The doctor said that's because of the all-nighters I pull and irregular eating habits. How about you, Brother Huang?"

"I have a slightly fatty liver problem while my blood pressure is borderline high; however, these are not big issues."

"I heard that we are going to have a physical examination every half a year? We also can't not-come…" Bao Xu was a little lost for words. To him, life only had two things: games and others. Things such as physical examinations evidently fell under the 'others' column. It was something that would eat up his gaming time, and he wanted to reduce it as much as possible.

Ordinary companies would only ask employees to do a physical examination once when they started work; better companies might do so once a year. However, Tengda had actually mandated twice-yearly physical examinations; they also couldn't reject them. This made Bao Xu feel a little pained.

Huang Sibo drank his soy milk. "Aye, Brother Bao, you can't think like this. Physical examinations are a good thing for us. If it wasn't for this physical examination, I wouldn't even know that I have a fatty liver problem and have to be more mindful of what I eat in the future. Yiqun, how about you?"

Ma Yiqun, who sat next to them, said, "I'm still okay. I have a minor chronic superficial gastritis problem; it is also an intestinal problem same as Brother Bao."

Huang Sibo nodded, "En, these are all expected. When you were with Shang Yang Games, you constantly worked overtime; and your eating habits were rather irregular while you also ate takeouts. Having this problem is rather normal actually. We just have to watch our food and drinks intake from now on and adjust accordingly."

Ma Yiqun sighed emotionally, "Tengda is so good; the benefits are good, and we even get to go for physical examinations. Boss Pei is really a good boss!"

Huang Sibo smiled slightly, "The truth speaks for itself."

Everyone finished eating and got prepared to leave. As the physical examination had taken up the morning while everyone had the afternoon off, everyone could take their own cabs home and claim them as expenses.

"Eh? I seem to have left my umbrella in the hospital. You guys can go first; I'll go and take it."

Ma Yiqun realized his umbrella had been left on a seat in the hospital during the physical examination, and he had forgotten to take it as he turned and went back.

After taking his umbrella and when he was prepared to leave, someone shouted from behind, "Please wait a while!"

Ma Yiqun turned and looked. A bespectacled young lady with short hair was running over; she was looking for him.

"Hello, are you a Tengda employee?" The lady was a little out of breath from running as she huffed and puffed. However, as this was a career habit, she could still form her words and enunciate clearly.

Ma Yiqun was a little wary as he nodded.

"Nice to meet you! I am Amusement Times' Jingzhou City division journalist, Hu Yue. Recently, I want to write a piece regarding Tengda Games; would you be willing to be interviewed?" Hu Yue tugged at her short hair as she tried her best to stabilize her breathing.

Ma Yiqun was stunned, "How do you know I'm a Tengda employee?"

Hu Yue smiled slightly, "I have a classmate working in the hospital. She mentioned that Tengda employees were coming for a physical examination today, and I had rushed over."

Amusement Times?

Ma Yiqun had some impression of this company. It was a relatively well-known games media company. Its written news and short video segments were both rather popular. If it was ordinary circumstances, Ma Yiqun would definitely accede to the request.

However, Tengda's situation was anything but ordinary. Boss Pei had specifically instructed before not to divulge his name or personal details to outsiders and not to say anything about the company's salary packages and benefit schemes!

This Journalist Hu Yue had originally called Tengda but had been rejected outright when she had mentioned wanting to conduct an interview. Although she could find where Tengda was located—since the company had already rejected her request, she couldn't possibly barge in forcibly, right? That would be too rude.

Many other journalists had also been rejected like Hu Yue; they had all given up. However, Hu Yue refused to give up. Coincidentally, she had a friend working in this hospital who knew that Tengda employees were doing physical examinations here. Hu Yue had then rushed here speedily and had actually managed to find one such person.

Ma Yiqun decided to abide by Boss Pei's rules as he rejected the request. "I'm sorry; our company has its rules. We cannot divulge anything regarding our boss; we also cannot say anything regarding our compensation and benefits. You'd better look for someone else." Ma Yiqun spoke as he turned to leave.

"Wait a moment!" Hu Yue hurriedly shouted at Ma Yiqun to stop him from leaving. She had, after much difficulty, managed to get her hands on a Tengda employee; she wasn't going to let him go like this!

"You could not divulge anything regarding your boss; you also don't need to talk about specifics regarding compensation. You could use a very vague way to respond! Don't worry; this interview is completely anonymous, and I will speed-write everything down instead of using any recording devices or video footage."

Hu Yue seemed to be well-prepared as she took out her notebook and emptied her pockets to indicate she did not have any recording devices on her.

Ma Yiqun was a little stunned. "You're a little too into your job, don't you think? As for Tengda? It is but a normal game company; why must you do this interview?"

"It's not!" Hu Yue replied seriously, "I am interviewing for the sake of the domestic game industry's health and development prospects!"

Ma Yiqun was a little confused. "Ah? What do you mean?"

Hu Yue's eyes flashed as she said, "If this was an ordinary interview, I could just call it quits. However, Tengda is different! I want to interview Tengda not because of the royalties or remuneration; I hope to prove to the domestic game industry that this kind of good-hearted games company really does exist!"

"Before this, the domestic game industry had always been castigated by players for being rough and slipshod, that they are only thinking about making money via paywalls, lacking in creativity, etc. As a member of the games media, I am also distressed and disgusted by this but was powerless to do anything!

"However, Tengda's appearance had made me discover a different type of company, one that is very particular about the quality of its games, bold in its creativity, not money-minded, and views games as art!

"I thought: the internal workings of Tengda must really be different from other companies as well! If I really could finish this interview, it would have a huge impact on the domestic games industry.

"I hope that Tengda could become a standard-bearer, a model that would guide the domestic games industry to a better tomorrow. I hope that all players who love domestically-produced games would continue to have faith in these games!"

Ma Yiqun grew silent. Originally, if Hu Yue had wanted to dig up some gossip and do a write-up with a sensational headline, Ma Yiqun would definitely reject her resolutely within hesitation. However, Hu Yue's words had touched him.

If Tengda could become a model and on a certain level change the entire ethos of the domestic games industry, wouldn't that be a good thing?

From this perspective, he should agree to this interview. However, Boss Pei had after all emphasized not to reveal his identity and anything regarding the company's compensation packages.

He was in a dilemma.

Ma Yiqun thought for a moment, "How about this? You can leave me your contact details. Give me one day to think about this."

"Alright." Hu Yue knew that she could not rush this matter as she handed over her contact details to Ma Yiqun.

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After thinking for a night, Ma Yiqun still could not make up his mind. He thought about it further and decided to ask for Bao Xu's opinion when he reached the office. Although the interview was going to be anonymous, if this matter made Boss Pei unhappy, that would not be good; Ma Yiqun would feel guilty.

If he went to ask Boss Pei directly, that would be too abrupt. Bao Xu knew Boss Pei the best; asking for his opinion would be the right thing to do.

The morning of the next day, Ma Yiqun found Bao Xu and explained the matter to him simply. Bao Xu considered for a moment and said, "I think that you can agree to this interview."

Ma Yiqun was a little hesitant. "However, hadn't Boss Pei said expressively that we couldn't divulge his identity or any details of the company's compensation packages?"

Bao Xu shook his head, "Don't be so block-headed; you have to try and understand Boss Pei's true intentions."

Ma Yiqun perked up. "Boss Pei's… true intentions?"

Indeed, he had asked the right person! Only someone as high and mighty as Bao Xu would be able to understand Boss Pei's intentions! If he did as Bao Xu said, he would not go wrong!

Bao Xu collected his thoughts as he analyzed, "Boss Pei doesn't want us to divulge his identity and not to let others know about Tengda's compensation packages. Regarding this, I had initially thought this to be strange and hard to understand. Who wouldn't want to be famous? However, after slowly thinking about it, I finally understood.

"Why doesn't Boss Pei want us to divulge his identity? That's because Boss Pei is a low-profile person. He is a game designer with much charisma; if his identity was made known, perhaps gamers would focus their attention on him and not on the games."

"Hence, Boss Pei actually wants people to focus on the games he creates and not on him as a person.

"He doesn't want players to become idiotic fans who chase stars and idols. He hopes that everyone would be able to be removed from his personal charm and charisma to properly and objectively rate and review his games!"

Ma Yiqun suddenly saw the light. "I understand now! It's just like what an author had said before. 'If one ate an egg and felt it tasted good, why was there a need to recognize the mother hen who laid the egg?' "

Bao Xu nodded. "That's right; that's the logic. Yiqun, you are indeed a Chinese Language and Literature student!"

Ma Yiqun looked a little abashed as he said, "Brother Bao is too kind; I had but coincidentally thought about this. It seems as if the true masters are always so humble and prefer to keep a low-profile!

"And so… why doesn't Boss Pei want us to divulge the company benefits and salary packages? Ma Yiqun continued to ask.

Bao Xu sighed and said, "I feel that Boss Pei is doing this taking into consideration the entire domestic game industry. We all know that Tengda's existing benefits and salary packages are unrivaled. No other games company can come close to Tengda. If all these were made known, what would happen?

"The entire industry would be shaken, right?"

Ma Yiqun was a little confused, "If that was the case, all the talented people would flock to Tengda; wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Bao Xu shook his head. "You're looking at this problem one-sided. If Tengda had broken the industry standards and gave employees such good benefits, wouldn't that incur the animosity of other companies? Tengda might become the common target of censure. Although this possibility is not that high, we have to be wary of this.

"Furthermore, once this news is made public, it would have a negative impact on other up-and-coming start-ups and small companies! Although having good benefits is naturally a good thing; not every company's boss is as good as Boss Pei!

"Companies that give employees lesser benefits might not all be black-hearted; they might indeed be struggling bitterly. Many newly established groups' bosses are working overtime together with their employees, toughing it out together. Examples such as this are all around us.

"Once Tengda announces its benefits to everyone—if other companies that were actually doing okay suddenly broke apart because of this; would this be a good or bad thing?! The general culture and environment of the game industry have to be changed bit by bit. If Tengda set the industry standard so high all of a sudden, it might actually result in a backlash."

Ma Yiqun understood. "Oh, I understand now; it is just like the story of Zi Gong Ransoming?Someone1!"

Bao Xu was a little bewildered. It was indeed a little trying talking to a Chinese Language and Literature gifted person.

Ma Yiqun quickly explained, "This is the story in the Analects of Confucius. In summary, it says that if you take a moral standard that everyone would ordinarily be able to achieve and raise it to the extent that the majority of people would not be able to attain it, most people will become deterred from pursuing it.

"If Tengda Games increases its salary standards and benefits for its employees to such a high extent, the employees of other companies will become affected as well. Slowly, this would affect the environment in the entire game industry. Therefore, on one theory, this would backfire!"

Bao Xu nodded. "That's right. Although I did not understand your story, that is exactly what it means. If we look at the bigger picture, the entire industry will slowly improve under Tengda's influence in the future. However, it's obviously still too early at the moment. We have to take things one bite at a time, one step at a time.

"Boss Pei must have thought about this as well. That was probably why he hoped to be more low-key about it all, and why he keeps repeating this to us."

A realization dawned on Ma Yiqun. So, that was why! Boss Pei was not only being low-key for his own sake; instead, he was showing great foresight. He was considering the development of the entire industry!

"Well… should I turn down the interview?" Ma Yiqun asked.

Bao Xu, "No, you should accept it."

"Huh?" Ma Yiqun was confused. "Wouldn't I be acting completely against Boss Pei's hopes and expectations?"

Bao Xu smiled. "As long as you do not expose Boss Pei's identity or your exact remuneration and benefits, there would be no problem, would there? I feel that there is still a need to do the interview this time, so that we can fulfill Boss Pei's requirements completely and make Tengda known!"

"However, we have to be in control of this situation. All in all, you cannot expose the actual terms in our contracts, but you can publicize our mindset and worldview."

Ma Yiqun stared at Bao Xu, dazed. "Then… how should I do that?"

Bao Xu answered, "Boss Pei only said that we were not to expose Tengda's salary structure or treatment of its employees. However, apart from these things, Tengda is commendable in many other aspects!

"If we can publicize these other aspects, not only would we be fulfilling Boss Pei's requests to maintain low-key and not bring too much attention to ourselves, but we would also be getting good publicity for our company. That would be killing two birds with one stone!

"As a games company, we have to attract talent to join us by making a name for ourselves. I feel like Boss Pei would not frown upon this strategy."

Ma Yiqun nodded profusely. "I understand, Brother Bao! I will take this interview and do a good job of it!"

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In the office, Pei Qian summoned up the system.

Pei Qian read the words on the screen and heaved a long sigh.

According to the initial plan, he should be incurring huge losses by now. Pei Qian arranged for all employees to undergo a medical examination and increased their welfare benefits in order to incur this loss.

However, Game Designer suddenly reaped profits. Unexpectedly and strangely, Pei Qian had more than one million extra yuan flowing into his account. In just a short time, the loss turned into profit! What's more, there was still a week to go before settlement. He estimated that there was still more than one million yuan to be earned.

In other words, the System Funds would have about three million yuan. According to the profit conversion ratio, after deducting the initial one million yuan from the System Funds, about two million yuan would remain for conversion.

"Three months, conversion of more than two million yuan. That's akin to earning about seven thousand yuan per month on average…

"Alright, that's not a small amount." Pei Qian had no choice but to comfort himself in this way. Although the profit conversion ratio was 100:1, he would take as much as he could convert…

Just as he was thinking about these things, he heard a knock on the door. He looked up and saw Huang Sibo.

"Boss Pei. I'm here to report good news! The third episode of the third season of Boss Pei's Daily Life has been posted on Aili Island. Each of the first three episodes had reached about a million views!

"We don't know the viewership of the first two seasons across the internet. However, considering that only one company has the rights to broadcast our series, we are doing quite well in terms of popularity now!

"According to our agreement, Aili Island gave us about 530 thousand yuan for last week. The money just came into our account. After all ten episodes are out, I think this number might become three or four times greater!

"Boss Pei, I'll transfer the money into Tengda's account. Will you portion it?" There were pure excitement and joy on Huang Sibo's face. He was showing such pride and joy in front of Boss Pei!

Although they still had not recovered the one million yuan they poured into the series, they had already made about five hundred thousand yuan thus far. It was more or less certain that they would soon reap in profits.

Thus, Huang Sibo could not wait to share this good news with Pei Qian.

He wanted to show Boss Pei's Daily Life that he had not flushed the one million yuan in the Dream Fund down the drain. Now only had he created this top-class, short video series called Boss Pei's Daily Life; but he even managed to reap in profits for it!

Pei Qian nodded. "En, not bad. Don't be anxious about the money. We have to think about it properly…"

Pei Qian's head was still hurting, thinking about the amount of money he had to spend. Now, there was more income. It felt like there was a hole in his roof, and he was going through a downpour lasting several days.

However, seeing the joy on Huang Sibo, he could not bring himself to frown and look gloomy. He could only try hard to smile encouragingly. Pei Qian quickly did the mental sums.

Last week, after publishing the third episode, they earned 530 thousand yuan. This week, they were publishing the fourth episode. He guessed they would earn about seven hundred thousand yuan. Three more episodes were yet to be published after settlement; Pei Qian cast them aside for now.

In other words, before settlement, Fei Huang would earn about 1.2 million yuan.

Fei Huang Workspace was a subsidiary of Tengda. Pei Qian had full freedom to allocate the money. If he transferred all the revenue into Tengda's account, he would increase the amount of System Funds before settlement by about a million yuan.

That meant that after settlement, he would be able to transfer an additional ten thousand yuan or so into his Personal Wealth.

However, on second thought, he could not be so short-sighted. Ending up with a profit at the next settlement was almost certain. There was nothing much Pei Qian could do to change that. However, what about the next time?

Pei Qian was prepared to learn from all his lessons thus far and incur a loss the next time!

Now, there was a possibility he would earn ten thousand yuan more. However, that meant that he would have to spend about a million yuan of the System Funds each month for the following months. Wouldn't that be adding more weight to his shoulders?

He could not do something so stupid!

When the time came and he found that he could not spend a single cent, he would only have himself to blame for making such a reckless decision at this point in time! Pei Qian pondered silently for a moment.

"Fei Huang Workspace's profit will be split into four parts: 50% would be allocated to daily operations and future development. You and Zhu Xiaoce, the main leaders of the company, would each get 10% of the profits. The other core members will get 10% altogether. The remaining 20% will be handed in."

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!"

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…

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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:

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!

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)

Pei Qian pondered for a while and then added, "The bodies of all employees are the assets of the company. If you discover a problem, you cannot hide it. Understand?

"Apart from this, Assistant Xin, give each employee a one-year membership card for the gym. Every month, buy eight private training sessions for each employee as well. Everybody must go to the gym twice a week!"

In Jingzhou, one-year gym memberships cost about two thousand yuan; and each private training session cost about two hundred yuan. Eight private training sessions cost about 1,600 yuan in total. That would amount to twenty thousand yuan in a year.

However, he could not pay out this lump sum at one go. The System only allowed him to make one purchase each month. What's more, the highest number of private training sessions he could purchase each month was ten.

Based on his calculations, this meant that he would be able to spend about two hundred thousand yuan more each month on the gym.

"There is also the problem of diet. Many of our employees suffer from gastrointestinal problems. This is mainly because of the food you eat. Ma Yang, hasn't Fish-Catching Internet Cafe employed a good chef? Hire two more. Prepare good meals every afternoon and deliver them to the office. The company will take care of the meals!

"Each day, when you get to work, come together and decide what food you would like to eat for lunch. Of course, take note of nutrition as well. Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan will be in charge of this."

Ma Yang quickly nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei!"

Ma Yang had been feeling depressed recently.

Game Designer was making money, and so was Boss Pei's Daily Life. However, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was still incurring a loss of about three hundred thousand yuan each month. How could he not be depressed?

He felt useless!

Now that there was a chance for him to perform, he was going to cherish it.

"There's more. In order to ensure that every employee has good health, we have to recruit a nutritionist! Assistant Xin, take note of this. Go back and look for a suitable person to recruit." As Pei Qian briefed the employees about these things, he kept an eye on the System's response.

The System did not object to anything; that meant that everything was accepted. After making these arrangements, Pei Qian joyfully discovered that he had just spent about five hundred thousand yuan!

Of course, he was still a long way from incurring a loss…

However, he was taking things in his stride. Although he would get five thousand yuan less after conversion, there was a meaning behind it all!

He had already paved a new way of spending money under the System. He had fifty employees, and so he could spend five hundred thousand yuan. If he had five hundred employees, wouldn't he be able to spend five million yuan? He was doing all of these to build a firm foundation for incurring losses in the future!

"Alright, that's all for today. Be dismissed, everyone!" Pei Qian stood up and left the conference room, feeling satisfied with himself. Although the game was over for this week, his future was looking very bright!

The other people in the conference room were stunned into silence. They were moved! Where in the world would they find another boss who prioritized his employees' health over anything else?! This was unbelievable!

Many people felt a newfound respect for Pei Qian as they watched him leave the room.

Boss Pei was a good boss indeed. He always sacrificed in silence, without showing off. He did not act like other rich men who said they took their employees as family and made a show of doing charity. Weren't those people obviously doing it for the sake of their own reputation?

Boss Pei was entirely different. He was doing all of this purely out of love for his employees. He had no plans to tell the media about these things at all.

Was this the generosity of a big boss?

They could only describe their feelings in one way: they had the deepest admiration for a man with high morals!

Ma Yiqun silently made up his mind. He had already arranged for an interview with Hu Yue the next day. Although he could not expose Boss Pei's true identity or the exact benefits he enjoyed while working for Tengda, there was still a lot more that he could say.

He had to do a good job of the interview this time, so that Tengda's spirit would be known to the masses!