Chapter 86: Your Plan Isn’t Bold Enough

Chen Mo thought for a while and suddenly came up with a sports event idea.

Racewalking.

This event was great—just walking, no real physical exertion needed.

As for the distance? The shorter, the better.

So how about a 50-meter racewalk?

All he needed to do was symbolically walk a few steps and he’d walk away with two prizes, easy.

Chen Mo smiled slightly. This was the first time he was pulling one over on the system.

It was a good omen. With this first success, he could already feel that 8 million yuan waving at him from the distance.

…

Early the next morning—

Chen Mo stood at the workshop entrance, watching the employees do their morning run.

“Li Shen, what lap are we on?”

Wang Maonian panted heavily as he struggled to ask.

“Lap eleven.”

“Ah! Only eleven? I’m gonna die, seriously!”

Despair filled Wang Maonian’s eyes. There were still four laps to go—how was he supposed to finish them?

Watching Wang Maonian’s miserable state, Chen Mo finally felt at ease.

Still thinking about selling boxed lunches? I’ll run you into the ground.

After the run—

Chen Mo returned to his office and was just wondering what to do next when Shen Rou came in.

“Boss Chen, here’s the event plan for the sports day. It’s been prepared according to your instructions.”

“Let me take a look.”

Chen Mo was a little surprised. He hadn’t expected the task from yesterday to be done so quickly.

He took the plan and gave it a quick read—then frowned.

Seeing this, Shen Rou got a bit nervous.

“Boss Chen, is there something wrong?”

“Oh, there’s definitely a problem. A big one.”

Chen Mo looked up seriously at Shen Rou.

Hearing that, she quickly offered, “I’ll redo it right away then.”

“Hold on.”

Chen Mo quickly stopped her from heading back to redo the plan.

Objectively, Shen Rou’s plan wasn’t bad. But for him, it was a big problem.

The whole plan screamed four words:

Cost-effective and thrifty.

How could that do? He had just spent 760,000 yuan on prizes, so the rest of the plan needed to spend at least 200,000 to meet system requirements.

But Shen Rou’s version? It only cost about 50,000.

That was way too cheap. Not acceptable at all.

“This plan isn’t bold enough—it’s way too conservative.”

“Conservative?” Shen Rou looked confused, unsure what he meant by that.

Chen Mo glanced at her puzzled face, then opened the plan and began pointing things out.

“Look here—this stadium you picked. It’s only 2,000 yuan a day. I’m guessing the facilities inside are lacking. This won’t do.”

“Boss Chen, I actually went to check out this venue after work yesterday. Both the field size and the amenities are perfectly adequate for our company’s sports day.”

Hearing that the ‘conservative’ comment referred to the venue, Shen Rou sighed in relief.

Last night, she’d visited several sports centers. Some were better than this one, but for the price, this one had the best value.

“‘Adequate’ isn’t good enough. Plans can’t keep up with change. What if something unexpected happens? You need to prepare thoroughly.”

“I remember Yunfan Sports Center in Jiang City is pretty famous. Go check how much it costs.”

“Boss Chen, Yunfan charges 50,000 per day.”

Shen Rou spoke cautiously. She knew that place too—had even checked it out. Top-tier facilities, great services.

But the price had made her give up immediately. It was way too expensive.

“Perfect. We’ll go with that.”

Chen Mo didn’t even blink. As soon as he heard it was 50k, he decided on the spot.

Now this was the kind of spending that met his expectations.

“…Huh?”

Shen Rou was a bit stunned. Boss Chen had already decided? That was fifty thousand!

Ignoring her shocked face, Chen Mo continued, “The venue is set. Next up—food and drinks during the event. Water and beverages must be plentiful. Lunch should be from a reputable restaurant—we can’t have people getting food poisoning.”

“Once food and drinks are handled, we need to think about sanitation. With so many of us there, we’ll generate a lot of trash. We definitely won’t have time to clean it ourselves.”

“So we need to hire temporary cleaning staff to keep the venue clean.”

“Boss Chen, most sports centers already have on-site janitors…” Shen Rou tried to cut costs.

Chen Mo paused, looked at her seriously, and exhaled.

“You have to consider—we’ve got over 80 people. The venue’s janitors might not keep up. Hiring extra cleaners isn’t for others’ sake—it’s for ours. To ensure we have a clean, comfortable competition environment.”

Hearing his reasoning, Shen Rou lowered her head a bit in guilt. Turns out Boss Chen had thought it through so thoroughly. She needed to work harder to keep up.

She silently gave herself a pep talk.

Seeing that she didn’t object anymore, Chen Mo nodded in satisfaction. An obedient assistant was a good assistant.

He continued.

“We’ve got cleaners. Now we need security to maintain order. A company sports day will draw onlookers—it’s natural. We need someone to keep things under control.”

“Also, we’ll need a host for the event, and referees for each sport. If we use our own staff, it’ll feel unprofessional. Since we’re hosting a real sports day, it needs to look professional so people can truly enjoy the competition.”

“Finally, we need to document the event. Hire a few professional photographers to film the entire day. After all, this is the company’s first formal event. It deserves to be commemorated. We can even make a highlight video and distribute it to everyone afterward.”

“Oh, and the banners you designed—the slogans are too bland. Things like ‘United in Heart, Creating Glory Together,’ and ‘Soaring Ambitions, Strength in Unity’—too corporate and generic. Change them to… forget it, I’ll write them for you in a bit.”

“That’s about it. All in all, you have a budget of 220,000 yuan. Your job is to spend all of it. Only then will it be considered a qualified plan.”

“Alright, that’s all. Take this and revise it.”

As he spoke, Chen Mo handed the plan back to Shen Rou.

She looked at it, remembering what he just said—spending the full 220,000 was the goal—and stood there, stunned.

That was two hundred and twenty thousand yuan.

Boss Chen was really willing to spend for his employees.

Back at her desk, Shen Rou began rewriting the plan according to his instructions. For roles like host and referees, she’d need to reach out and negotiate with agencies.

As for items like drinks and food, she could delegate that to Li Shen.

Not long after,

Boss Chen sent over his revised banner slogans.

Shen Rou, curious, opened the file to see what kind of slogans he had come up with.

But the moment she saw them, she was completely stunned.