Chapter 1 Zhang Ya's Office

Manager Zhang never expected that previous companies had always complained about the high rent. The rent for other office buildings was generally two or three yuan per square meter, but here at Shenhua Grand View, it was four yuan, almost double.

But this President Pei actually thought it was cheap?!

Was he being sarcastic?

Or did he have no concept of money at all?

Pei Qian frowned slightly, calculating rapidly in his mind.

His original expectation for this place was around five yuan.

At five yuan per square meter, a 3,000 square meter office space would cost 450,000 yuan a month.

Losing 450,000 yuan a month without doing anything – where else could you find such a good deal!

As a result, the price was a whole yuan cheaper than he had estimated.

This one yuan meant he would lose more than 90,000 yuan less each month!

That was a bit of a concern.

However, it was still within an acceptable range.

The reason Pei Qian was in such a hurry was that *Ghost General* was making him money every day!

After all, *Ghost General* was still on the rise. As game platforms gave it more and more recommendations, the game's popularity increased, and a large number of players poured in every day, so naturally, the income also rose.

With so much money, it wasn't easy to lose it all.

Pei Qian had to work harder!

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"I'll take this floor. Prepare the contract," Pei Qian said very simply.

Manager Zhang was stunned for a moment, then beamed with joy: "Okay! Please come with me."

Such a decisive client was rare indeed!

Pei Qian and Xin Hailu went to Manager Zhang's office, made the payment, and signed the contract. The series of operations was quickly completed.

The deposit plus the first month's rent was instantly 700,000 yuan spent.

Pei Qian didn't even frown, instead feeling secretly pleased.

Like wind blowing eggshells, money spent brings peace of mind!

If he didn't spend the system's money early, how could he convert it into personal property?

As for the contents of the contract… Pei Qian didn't need to worry about these things; Assistant Xin was there to handle it.

Xin Hailu was also proficient in financial and legal matters, so Pei Qian was very relieved to have her in charge.

"Well then, welcome your company to Shenhua Grand View! If you have any questions in the future, you can contact me at any time, and I will definitely solve them for you as soon as possible," Manager Zhang said with a smile.

Pei Qian exchanged a few casual pleasantries, took the lease contract from Manager Zhang, and handed it to Assistant Xin to put away.

Then, Pei Qian and Xin Hailu left Manager Zhang's office and returned to the 17th floor.

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Pei Qian walked back and forth in the empty office area, planning the company's layout.

This was also an important part of losing money!

"A good working environment can improve employee efficiency and also enhance our company image!"

"Assistant Xin, please take notes and give me a purchase list later."

"The office desks and chairs must be expensive – cough, not just purely expensive, but they must be high-end! They must be different from other companies!"

"Computers must be the highest configuration. The mechanical keyboards and mice must also be top-notch, and the screens must be two. We're in an information society, and we're a game company, so computers are productivity!"

"We also need greenery. When we're tired from work, we can look at the plants and relax. Green plants are not easy to keep alive, so we need to hire a special auntie to take care of them."

"I think the space over there is perfect for a small gym. The game industry has many occupational diseases, so more exercise can help us work better."

"The reception room, the sofas and coffee tables can't be spared. It's best to get a set of high-end tea sets and buy seven or eight kinds of good tea, so that if there are business negotiations, we can't just offer people pure water."

Pei Qian spoke eloquently.

This was all using the system's funds, so he had to spend it freely!

In any case, he would use the best of everything that the company could use.

And he would use the best of everything that the company couldn't use!

As Pei Qian spoke, he observed the system's reaction.

The system didn't change, and there were no warnings, indicating that Pei Qian's behavior was not violating any rules!

Xin Hailu took a small notebook and quickly recorded.

"Okay, President Pei, I will take care of it for you soon."

"What is the approximate total price that you can accept?" Xin Hailu asked.

Pei Qian thought for a moment: "About 500,000 to 800,000. Try to lean towards the 800,000 direction."

Xin Hailu nodded: "Understood."

Pei Qian didn't dare to go too far. He wanted to be extravagant, but he couldn't obviously exceed the company's needs.

For example, the computers needed for the company's office.

According to normal thinking, ordinary computers would suffice.

But, Pei Qian wanted to lose money, so he had to get high-end computers.

The system wouldn't care about ordinary high-end computers. But if Pei Qian were to spend hundreds of thousands or millions to buy a supercomputer, the system would judge that it was a violation.

Therefore, Pei Qian couldn't spend money randomly without limits. Setting it at around 800,000 was already testing the system's bottom line.

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One day later.

"This is the purchase list that I made after our last communication. Please take a look."

Xin Hailu handed Pei Qian a document from a folder.

It contained all the purchase lists, including office desks, office chairs, computers, green plants, fitness equipment, sofas, coffee tables, tea, and so on.

Everything Pei Qian could think of was on it.

After a quick scan, Pei Qian couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

It was really damn expensive!

The price of the green plants alone was revealing.

A Podocarpus pine bonsai was 988.

But it wasn't the kind of expensive where you were being scammed. From the pictures, you could see that the bonsai's shape was indeed perfect. It should have been carefully cultivated and pruned by a dedicated master, making people even feel that the 988 spent was worth it!

Ten money trees, priced at 188 each.

As for why buy ten, it was because placing only one by the French windows would be too lonely; they had to be in a row.

Buying ten was for the auspicious meaning of "perfect."

There were also high-end sofas, costing 60,000 for a set.

As for tea sets, there was a set of pure silver tea sets made by hand, costing 22,000, and a natural Duanshi stone tea tray costing 13,000, to be used in rotation.

There were also several kinds of tea that he had bought, all of which were very expensive.

Pei Qian looked at the pile of zeros and felt his eyelids twitching a little.

He pretended to look at it very seriously and flipped to the end.

The total price was 780,000!

The majority of the cost was basically in the workstations.

Each person was equipped with a high-end office desk, a high-end gaming chair, a high-end computer host, two high-refresh-rate gaming screens, a mechanical keyboard… this set cost more than 20,000.

Equipping 30 workstations would cost more than 600,000.

Spending money casually in other places, and it would reach 780,000.

After seeing the prices of these items, Pei Qian even had an illusion.

Only 780,000, so cheap???

30 workstations were the number Pei Qian had considered.

Pei Qian wanted to lose money, but under the system's rules, he had to carry out normal business activities and couldn't just hire a few people to do nothing and play games at the company all day.

That would obviously be an act of exploiting loopholes and would be warned by the system.

With the current cloud editor, 30 people could barely make a large game, but the quality definitely couldn't be polished too well.

As for the problem of the office space being too empty with only 30 workstations in the entire company.

That was easy to solve.

Pei Qian had planned a pool table, entertainment room, video room, water bar, snack area, lounge, and a series of other places.

The real office area only occupied a small part.

Moreover, the workstations in the office area were far enough apart to ensure that each employee had enough personal space.

The office desks were also the largest ones, with enough space to race horses on them.

Employees could put whatever they wanted on them. Even if they bought figures to the point of bankruptcy, they would all fit.

With this plan, 30 workstations couldn't fill up the entire space, but it was close enough.

Pei Qian looked at Xin Hailu with a face full of praise, meaning you are really great.

See, this is what professionalism is!

Xin Hailu maintained a professional smile and reported: "All the goods were purchased through formal channels at the lowest internal prices. The company will definitely not spend a penny unnecessarily."

Pei Qian nodded.

He believed that Xin Hailu could do it.

All the goods were from formal channels and purchased at the lowest prices, so the system had no reason to warn Pei Qian.

Pei Qian liked this assistant very much.

She fully understood the leader's intentions, had strong execution skills, was beautiful and intelligent, and there was nothing wrong with her in any way.

Cooperating with smart people was so straightforward!

"Very good, I'm very satisfied. Let's proceed with the purchase according to this." Pei Qian didn't hesitate to praise, "Starting next week, I will be interviewing applicants in the small conference room, so I'll have to trouble you to prepare the materials."

Xin Hailu nodded with a smile: "Of course, this is my job."

Pei Qian felt that everything was getting better.

The recruitment was of utmost importance, and whether the task could be completed depended on this!

Looking at Pei Qian's full of fighting spirit, Xin Hailu reminded with a smile: "You seem to have forgotten a very important thing."

"Shouldn't you get yourself some new clothes?"