Chapter 154 – System Funds Running Low

“What do you think? How does this plan sound to you?”

Du Ziteng briefly explained his plan.

Chen Cong thought it over carefully and didn’t see any issues.

“Alright then, let’s settle it. Tomorrow we’ll find a place to meet and discuss the details.”

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Garment Factory, Office Building Lobby

Since the company didn’t yet have a large enough office space to accommodate all 70 new employees for training at once, the onboarding session was being held in the lobby of the office building.

This issue would be resolved once the renovation of the new office building was completed.

“The photos you just saw show the real layout of the garment factory.”

“At Changfeng Clothing, our guiding principle has always been people-oriented. We ensure everyone finishes their daily tasks within work hours, with no overtime, no delayed wages, and no employee mistreated.”

“Our company’s selection system is also extremely fair…”

Standing at the door of the office, Chen Mo listened casually to Tang Qiu’s onboarding presentation. Seeing the excited new hires, he couldn’t help but feel slightly uneasy.

But since the session had already started, he couldn’t exactly stop it halfway.

Out of sight, out of mind.

He turned around, closed the door, and went back to his office. He had thought onboarding would be a quick, simple talk. He hadn’t expected Tang Qiu to be this thorough—she even prepared a full PowerPoint presentation and talked about company culture and the people-first philosophy.

This would definitely stir up employee enthusiasm.

Thankfully, the factory was transitioning to making branded clothing with in-house production and sales. No matter how motivated the employees were or how many clothes they produced each day, if the clothes couldn’t sell, it was pointless—and would only waste fabric and other materials.

Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, comfortably sipping the coffee Shen Rou had prepared for him.

“Mr. Chen, here are the renovation plans sent over by Wang Yang.”

Shen Rou came over and handed him three printed proposals.

Chen Mo was a little surprised. All three plans were finished this quickly?

Then again, thinking it through, most of the renovation plans—aside from some specific design elements—didn’t require much effort. The workshop design was straightforward, and the office layout was basic. The only part that might take a bit more time was the coffee shop.

He opened the three renovation plans and reviewed them carefully. He didn’t see any issues with the design drawings. Then his attention turned to the cost estimates.

After a quick calculation with his calculator, the total budget for the three renovations came to 4.3 million yuan.

Not bad.

Adding the 3.2 million for machinery and the 1.29 million for the large bus, plus the 5 million investment in the pet park…

That brought the total to 13.79 million yuan.

Which would instantly wipe out half of the system funds.

He glanced at the system panel—there was currently 16.77 million left.

Subtracting those costs would leave only 2.98 million in system funds.

“Looks good. Notify Wang Yang to go ahead with the renovation plans as-is. Also, gather the current total expenditure budgets for Cangxue Games and the garment factory.”

Chen Mo closed the plans and handed them back to Shen Rou.

With the company expanding rapidly, more employees meant more spending. According to the system’s rules, he couldn’t let the funds go into the negative, so he had to be mindful of expenses—at the very least, ensure the company’s daily operations weren’t affected.

So calculating the monthly expenditure for both companies was essential.

“Got it.”

Shen Rou took the documents and returned to her desk.

She first called Wang Yang to give the green light for the renovations.

Then she pulled out the financial reports submitted by the accounting departments of Cangxue Games and the garment factory and began crunching numbers.

About an hour later,

The total monthly budget had been calculated. After confirming everything was accurate, she brought the finalized budget sheet to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took the report and glanced over it.

The combined monthly budget for both Cangxue Games and the garment factory had reached 2.54 million yuan.

This included salaries, taxes, procurement, and other expenses.

If all those expenses were paid out, and considering the budget for the following month, he’d be left with just over 400,000 yuan in system funds.

If things stayed on track like this, there was still a chance to fully convert the 15 million in system funds.

Of course, he also had to consider profits from Tianlong Game. Based on current revenue trends, the game was making at least 5 million yuan a month.

With more than three months left until the system settlement, Tianlong was expected to bring in no less than 15 million in profit.

Subtracting the budget for the next two months, he’d still need to spend about 10 million more.

10 million, huh?

In three months’ time, he was sure he’d find a way to spend it.

Chen Mo pushed aside the calculator and smiled confidently.

After a while,

The sound of furniture being moved came from outside—onboarding must have finished.

Sure enough,

Not long after, Tang Qiu knocked on the door and came in.

“Finished the onboarding?”

Chen Mo looked up at Tang Qiu, who sat down across from him.

“All done. It went really well. The new hires are super motivated. Of course, the biggest reason is thanks to the generous benefits you provided, Mr. Chen,” Tang Qiu said with a smile.

Chen Mo felt a little speechless. The benefits weren’t supposed to make the employees too eager. Looks like he’d have to find a way to tone things down a bit.

While he was lost in thought, Tang Qiu spoke again.

“Mr. Chen, I’ve finished the onboarding training. Is there anything else I can help with?”

Chen Mo smirked to himself. He’d been waiting for her to ask that.

“Actually, there is something you can help with.”

Tang Qiu’s eyes lit up. Finally, something to keep her busy!

“Well, Cangxue Games hasn’t done any legal education or awareness campaigns. Go over there and do some publicity work.”

Tang Qiu: ??????

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Beijing, Barista Training School

“Alright, that’s it for the morning session. If you have any questions, feel free to come ask me.”

A middle-aged woman put down her tools and glanced at the students seated in the classroom.

Once she finished speaking, the students stood up, chatting about lunch plans as they headed out of the classroom.

After most of them had left, Song Xia quickly walked over to the woman.

“Ms. Su.”

“Song Xia, if there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask—I’ll help you out.”

Su Dan smiled warmly. She had a pretty deep impression of this girl—she was always the most attentive student in class.

Song Xia hesitated for a moment, then finally worked up the courage to ask:

“Ms. Su, have you ever thought about running your own coffee shop?”