Chapter 177 Good News?

Xin Yaoyao nodded, recording, "Okay, President Pei. As for workstations, we still have a fair amount of space on this floor. We can squeeze a bit, add a few more desks..."

"Squeeze a bit?"

"How could we have such an idea!"

"Providing employees with a comfortable and spacious working environment has always been our company's motto. This floor is already overcrowded and very saturated."

"Tell the building manager that we'll rent another floor. All the layouts and furnishings should be the same as this floor!"

Renting office space is a normal expense, not a business venue, so it won't cause a settlement delay.

Although Tengda's office layout is very unreasonable, with plenty of usable space, this sparse placement of desks manages to fill it all up.

Renting another floor in this situation wouldn't be considered a violation.

"Oh, also. It seems like we signed a one-year lease last time, right?" Pei Qian asked.

Xin Yaoyao nodded. "That's right, we signed for a year. Manager Zhang offered preferential terms at the time. We paid one month's deposit and one month's rent in advance, which reduced the initial capital pressure."

Pei Qian waved his hand. "This time, ask Manager Zhang if we can change the contract. We don't need to pay one month's deposit and one month's rent in advance. We'll pay quarterly from now on. Our company's cash flow is excellent now. It's troublesome to have to pay the rent every month."

"And while you're at it, rent another floor. Sign the contract with Manager Zhang at the same time."

Xin Yaoyao asked, "Do you still need to review the contract, President Pei?"

Pei Qian thought for a moment. "No need."

Last time, Pei Qian barely looked at the contract. There were too many clauses to read through. He just knew the price and left it all to Xin Yaoyao.

This time, he's just changing the monthly payment to quarterly and renting another floor exactly the same, so naturally, Pei Qian doesn't need to make another trip.

This way, signing the contract for the new floor will require paying a deposit and three months' rent in advance, instantly spending 1.8 million.

Adding the cost of desks, chairs, computers, and so on, basically copying this floor as is, would cost another seven or eight hundred thousand.

In total, 2.5 to 2.6 million would be spent.

Perfect!

Pei Qian had thought about renting another floor before, but at that time, the company's office space was still ample, and the system didn't allow it.

After this period of natural expansion, the games are getting bigger and bigger, the update content is increasing, and the number of employees hired is naturally increasing as well. Although there's still plenty of space for each person on this floor, it's basically full, so it's finally possible to continue expanding.

"Oh, and don't forget about Qiao Laoshi's matter," Pei Qian reminded.

Xin Yaoyao nodded. "It's already under investigation."

"Good, then go see Manager Zhang now and sign the contract and make the payment to rent another floor as soon as possible."

Pei Qian plans to have Xin Yaoyao spend this money first, in case things change.

"Come back after signing the contract, and I'll tell you about the new employee benefits."

"Okay, President Pei." Xin Yaoyao turned and left.

Pei Qian roughly calculated the current number of employees.

Tengda has expanded to more than sixty people, nearly seventy.

The five Moyu Internet Cafes, including waiters, chefs, bartenders, delivery staff, and so on, have about twenty people in each cafe, which makes nearly a hundred in total.

Feihuang Studio has also grown to a scale of more than a dozen people.

Added up, that's less than two hundred people, which is Pei Qian's current core team.

There's one exception, Shang Yang Games.

So far, Shang Yang Games is still in a situation of reversing its reputation and expanding losses.

After acquiring Shang Yang Games, Pei Qian didn't forcibly raise the salaries of Shang Yang Games employees to the same level as Tengda, nor did he provide those benefits.

Shang Yang Games has a total of 50 people, but the rent for the office is only 150,000 per month, and the employees' salaries are only 200,000. Both the working environment and the salary level are far below Tengda's standards.

Pei Qian officially took over on May 10th. In order to ensure that Shang Yang Games could continue to lose money, Pei Qian didn't act rashly, didn't raise wages, and didn't add benefits.

Nearly two months have passed, and although Shang Yang Games' reputation has reversed, the loss-making hole has remained very stable, which makes Pei Qian feel very satisfied.

So he felt that it was about time to let the employees of Shang Yang Games take on some responsibility.

Directly raising the salary and benefit levels of the employees at Shang Yang Games to the same level as those at Tengda Games might cause some problems.

As the saying goes, rewards and punishments should be clear.

Tengda Games has outstanding performance, so it's normal and reasonable to pay more wages and benefits.

However, Shang Yang Games is a newly acquired company, a foster child, and is still losing money. There's no sufficient reason to suddenly give them the same benefits as the biological children.

Therefore, he can only give a small reward.

They seriously rectified the game according to President Pei's requirements and saved Shang Yang Games' reputation, which can be regarded as a small achievement and can be rewarded.

A general salary increase for all employees, plus a few extra benefits, shouldn't be too much.

The workplace, desks, chairs, computers, etc., can be directly brought to the same standard as Tengda, after all, this can be considered a way to improve work efficiency, which is reasonable and convincing.

Calculated in this way, Shang Yang Games should still be able to spend more than a million in a sudden splurge.

Still not enough.

Pei Qian thought about it again. The two hundred people in the core team could still be supplemented a bit.

Where to supplement it from?

Clothing, food, housing, and transportation. Clothing and food have already been supplemented, so let's supplement housing and transportation.

Transportation has always been subsidized, with full reimbursement for overtime taxi fares. However, there is no subsidy for daily travel. Pei Qian plans to give each person an additional 500 yuan per month for transportation expenses, which will cost another 100,000.

Housing is a big expense. After testing the system, Pei Qian decided to give each person a rental subsidy of 1,000 yuan per month!

Another 200,000 is gone.

Although it's a bit small, the system won't allow any more.

Pei Qian wanted to pay for employee dormitories for his employees, but obviously, the system believes that building employee dormitories at this stage is a bit too extravagant, so it didn't agree.

Pei Qian had to settle for second best, giving each person a rental subsidy of 1,000 yuan.

After a series of operations, Pei Qian felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, if he works hard before this settlement, he should be able to create a loss of about one million.

Although the official platform's silent change of the revenue share to three-seven caught Pei Qian a bit off guard, fortunately, after careful planning, it's not fatal.

Or rather, it's not fatal at least at the time of settlement a week later.

The biggest impact is in the future, but he can think about the future later. In the next cycle, Pei Qian will think about other ways to lose money, such as opening a few more Moyu Internet Cafes or acquiring a few more loss-making companies. It's not a big deal.

After roughly sorting out his thoughts, Pei Qian comfortably leaned back in his chair, feeling much more relaxed.

"Knock, knock, knock."

There was a knock on the door, and it was Xin Yaoyao who had returned.

"President Pei, we have already rented the entire floor above, the contract has been signed, and the money has been paid," Xin Yaoyao reported.

Pei Qian nodded. As expected, Xin Yaoyao is efficient.

"This is the new welfare I'm considering for everyone, the rental subsidy..."

Pei Qian roughly told Xin Yaoyao about his ideas.

Xin Yaoyao smiled and nodded. "President Pei is really too generous. As the saying goes, good deeds are rewarded, and that's indeed the case."

Pei Qian was stunned.

Good deeds are rewarded?

What does that mean?

Xin Yaoyao smiled. "Speaking of renting, there's good news."

"Manager Zhang said that since Tengda moved into Shenhua Grand View, it has become a model for all companies, and the cooperation in the past six months has been very pleasant. Therefore, he has waived all our deposits and property management fees, and reduced the rent from four yuan to one and a half yuan."

"Calculated in this way, the rent for these two floors can save at least four hundred thousand yuan per month!"

"President Pei, this is really a time when heaven and earth are working together. Congratulations!"

Pei Qian: "??????"

Don't lie to me just because I don't read much. Can Manager Zhang have that much power?