Pei Qian suddenly remembered something.
"Wait a second, I just thought of something else. I've decided to give every employee a fixed reimbursement quota. Within one cycle, they can get a certain amount reimbursed for office-related purchases. As for the quota… hmm…"
"One three-month cycle, and each employee can reimburse up to 3,500 yuan worth of office supplies."
Pei Qian wasn't thinking it over—he was testing the system.
If the cycle were shorter than three months, or if the reimbursement quota exceeded 3,500 yuan, the system wouldn't allow it.
Xin Hailu looked slightly confused.
"President Pei, currently, we have no limit on reimbursements for employees—like taxi fares for overtime, business trips, etc., we reimburse the full amount. So this 3,500-yuan limit refers specifically to…?"
Pei Qian explained,
"This is called a 'Special Reimbursement.' Employees can freely purchase anything work-related with that money."
"For example, Bao Xu loves gaming. He can use this money to buy game cards or in-game items."
"Or let's say an employee already has a perfectly usable headset, but they believe a better-quality one can help them better perceive game audio and improve development. Then, they can use this money to buy a gaming headset."
Xin Hailu nodded.
"Understood, President Pei."
This was something Pei Qian had only recently come to realize.
Even when it came to reimbursements, the system had varying levels of tolerance depending on the type of behavior.
Regular reimbursements followed a unified standard across all employees.
For instance, everyone could reimburse taxi rides for overtime, and all received the same standard-issue work gear: mechanical keyboards, dual-screen monitors, etc.—just what was needed for the job.
But the system wouldn't recognize personalized requests.
Say Bao Xu said, "I need to top-up a certain game to experience it better."
System says: Nope.
Or Huang Sibo says, "I want a 2,000-yuan mechanical keyboard or a 3,000-yuan gaming headset to improve my gameplay experience."
System also says: Nope.
These somewhat flimsy justifications weren't acceptable.
The system had its own standards for what each individual's "necessary work tools" were.
As the boss, Pei Qian had the highest standard—buying luxury suits was allowed. That was probably a special privilege reserved for the host or company leader.
The main restriction seemed to be: the host couldn't pay themselves a salary.
Other employees could only be reimbursed for expenses strictly required for their work duties.
Which made sense—if the system allowed things like "recharging game currency" or "buying luxury headsets for a better gameplay experience" to be fully reimbursed, Pei Qian could just make everyone in the company spam recharge in pay-to-win games and wipe out the system funds that way.
But the system clearly wasn't stupid.
However—Pei Qian had just found a clever workaround.
He discovered that the system wasn't entirely intolerant of these "non-essential expenses" as long as they weren't unlimited.
There had to be a fixed cap.
So, by assigning everyone a set quota, employees could—just like Pei Qian—spend system funds under the legitimate guise of "work-related expenses."
Pei Qian did some quick mental math.
This meant that just this "special reimbursement" scheme would add another 30,000 to 40,000 yuan in monthly expenses!
Even better? These expenses had nothing to do with production—they were strictly administrative employee benefits under the company's official policy!
Which meant that they wouldn't delay the financial settlement!
Pei Qian was secretly delighted.
I'm a damn genius!
. . . . . . . .
Office Area.
Lately, the whole company was basking in a state of euphoria.
The design team was practically refreshing the game data every day, watching Ocean Fortress's popularity skyrocket—completely steamrolling Bullet Hole.
Even though they couldn't see Bullet Hole's exact numbers, based on platform rankings and recommendation trends, it was obvious the game had taken a major hit in this launch clash.
And Bullet Hole?
It got wrecked.
Things were going from bad to worse!
Although Bullet Hole had a much more reasonable monetization model compared to Ocean Fortress, it was completely useless.
How much money a game makes doesn't depend on its monetization model—it depends on the number of players!
Even if your monetization is totally fair… what's the point if the players are all gone?
Ocean Fortress completely outclassed Bullet Hole in terms of quality, and when the two titles collided, it was a total blowout. Bit by bit, Bullet Hole's player base got completely absorbed!
Players were spending less, while Ocean Fortress was making more—the only one suffering was Bullet Hole...
Huang Sibo couldn't help but sigh.
President Pei is seriously unfathomable!
Maybe when he was discussing "successful strategies" with Tianhuo Studio, he'd already predicted this outcome?
Did he deliberately launch Ocean Fortress at the same time as Bullet Hole, just to leech off their hype and redirect attention?
If so, that was one savage piggyback.
He didn't just borrow their heat—he completely skinned them alive.
Everyone was curious about Tianhuo Studio's current situation… but no one dared ask.
Asking now would seem like showing off, maxing out the hostility bar—instant enmity.
But then again, even if you don't ask, the hostility's already maxed anyway...
So, whatever. We're getting paid—why worry about that stuff?
Just as Huang Sibo was thinking that, his phone buzzed.
He picked it up—a salary message!
"—Wait, what? Why is my salary even higher again???"
A giant question mark appeared above Huang Sibo's head.
This month, he hadn't really done much overtime. Logically, there shouldn't have been a big boost from OT pay.
But when he looked more closely, the number nearly gave him a heart attack!
His base salary had originally been 4,000 yuan.
After a 60% raise, it became 6,400 yuan!
The project bonus? That was 15% of Ocean Fortress's profits for the past two weeks—about 130,000 in total.
As the lead planner on the project, Huang Sibo got slightly more than others—around 8,000 yuan.
So this month, his total salary hit a staggering 15,000 yuan!
Of course, that was before deductions—he still had to pay full social insurance, housing fund, and taxes.
But come on—earning over 10k a month in 2010?
That was absolutely the kind of income you could brag about!
And given how Ocean Fortress was still skyrocketing in popularity, the more it earned, the more bonus Huang Sibo would get.
Next month's salary? Only going to be higher!
His project had become a success, and President Pei had generously handed out huge bonuses.
Double happiness!
But that wasn't even the end.
Xin Hailu came into the office area, distributing shopping cards.
They were light gold cards with the logo of the largest mall in Jingzhou printed on them.
After she finished handing them out, Xin stood in the middle of the office and smiled.
"Everyone, don't lose your shopping cards. Each month, you'll receive a 1,000-yuan allowance you can use to freely purchase everyday necessities at the mall."
"Additionally, starting today, President Pei has introduced a new 'Special Reimbursement' policy."
"Every three months, the company will reimburse up to 3,500 yuan of spending. Eligible categories include the following—"
She briefly explained what the "special reimbursement" covered—for example… in-game purchases were included.
Everyone was stunned.
Especially Bao Xu, who suddenly looked like he'd just been hit with a caffeine IV.
There was such a blessed policy?
That means he'd never have to spend his own money on games again!
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