Chapter 131: Raising Salaries for Everyone

Nanhe Coffee. Tang Qiu murmured the name in her heart, subconsciously feeling that it wasn't bad.

However, she soon felt something was off. Why did "Nanhe" sound so similar to "nán hē" (hard to drink)?

It must be a coincidence. How could Chen Mo curse his own brand?

After the group discussed the detailed matters of opening the coffee shop a bit more in the store, Chen Mo left directly.

Since the coffee shop didn't even have its business license yet, he wasn't in that much of a rush. He would just leave it to Tang Qiu and Song Xia to handle for now.

Once all the paperwork was completed, it wouldn't be too late for him to start arranging the coffee shop's affairs.

"General Manager Chen, let me drive you."

Arriving outside the coffee shop, Tang Qiu led General Manager Chen directly to where she had parked her car.

Upon returning to the Old City Community, he greeted Yang Dahai and his family before heading back to his own home.

…

In the early morning, Chen Mo arrived at the Garment factory early.

"Good morning, General Manager Chen." Shen Rou pushed the door open and walked in, greeting him with a smile as she saw him already sitting in his office chair.

"Morning." Chen Mo replied and then fell into deep thought.

There were quite a few things to do next; he needed to sort out where to start.

He quickly confirmed the first task: the issue of employee salary raises.

After all, now that they were back from the holidays, the finance department would soon be heading to the bank to process payroll for the employees. If he notified them too slowly, the salary raises wouldn't take effect this month.

This time, almost all employees in the company had worked for a full month, so they were all eligible for a raise.

But if he only relied on salary raises of five hundred or one thousand per person, for over 80 employees, that would be less than one hundred thousand yuan. It was still too little.

He still had to think of other ways to spend money; he could actually make a move regarding employee benefits.

"General Manager Chen, your coffee." Shen Rou placed a cup of coffee on the desk at that moment.

Chen Mo took the coffee and took a light sip, then looked at Shen Rou and said.

"I want to make some adjustments to employee salaries and benefits. Take notes and then notify the finance department."

"Go ahead, General Manager Chen." Shen Rou quickly grabbed her notebook, looking ready to take notes.

"For this round, all employees who have worked for over a month will receive a salary raise of 500, and those who have worked for three months will receive a raise of 1000. Additionally, for the employees at Cangxue Games who participated in the Tianlong project, because the project was very successful, they will receive an additional 500 raise on top of their original raise."

"Next is the change in company benefits. Compile a list of company employees who have worked for three months; for these employees, their original 500 monthly shopping allowance will be increased to 1000."

"Also, I've noticed that many employees don't have company housing. If they rent outside, that's definitely an expense. So from now on, all employees living off-site will receive a 1000 monthly housing subsidy."

"And there's also the issue of travel for employees living in company housing. Although there are shuttle buses every day, when the company is on holiday, the shuttle drivers are also off, which makes it very inconvenient for these employees to travel, and taking taxis is very expensive. So, from now on, employees living in company housing will receive a 1000 monthly travel subsidy."

"Hmm, that's all for now." Chen Mo thought for a moment and finally confirmed these benefits.

"General Manager Chen, what about Sister Tang Qiu? She has an annual salary," Shen Rou asked.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, just issue the benefits monthly as usual. As for the salary raise, just pay it for the whole year at once. According to the raise rules, Tang Qiu gets a raise of 500. With thirteen months of salary a year, that's 6500, plus the 1000 housing subsidy and the 500 shopping card."

"I understand, General Manager Chen." Shen Rou returned to her seat with notes scribbled densely, but her heart was far from calm.

She remembered that it had only been a little over a month since her last raise. That time, her salary had already been raised to 11,000.

According to the raise rules, she had received another 1,000 raise this time, so her salary became 12,000. But that wasn't the end of it; she also had the 1,000 housing subsidy and the 1,000 shopping card.

Adding all that up, it was 14,000! And yet, she had only been with the company for barely four months in total!

Moreover, there was an even more important issue: the orphanage that had been troubling her for a long time had also escaped its predicament.

Shen Rou sat blankly at her workstation; it all felt like a dream. After a while, she gradually came to her senses, suppressed the emotions in her heart, and began to immerse herself in her work.

Everything was given to her by General Manager Chen. She must complete every task he entrusted to her well and not let down his expectations of her.

…

The matter of salary raises was resolved; the next step was the most important issue: the reform of the Garment factory. The first thing was to solve the problem with the Business Department. He made a call and summoned Wu Yu and the others directly.

"General Manager Chen, do you have any arrangements?" Wu Yu arrived at the office and asked, looking a bit excited to see the General Manager. After a month of training and a 9-day holiday, he hadn't seen General Manager Chen for 40 days.

"Everyone, sit down." Chen Mo looked at Wu Yu's excited expression and felt helpless in his heart. In the end, he still had to face this little rebel. Fortunately, he had thought of a solution.

"I called you here today to talk about the reform of the Garment factory. Luo Yuan knows about this, and presumably, he has already mentioned it to you."

"From now on, the Garment factory will be making branded clothing, following the path of self-production and self-marketing. Therefore, your business direction will change. You will shift from taking orders from individual customers to soliciting agents for clothing brands."

"However, considering that the Garment factory has just undergone a transformation and doesn't have much of a reputation, the business in the early stages will likely be very difficult to run."

"Therefore, the company has provided you with some compensation for this. For the next year, your commissions will be paid according to the highest commission rate from before. Of course, if your future performance exceeds the previous commission, it will be calculated based on the higher commission."

"No problems, right!" Chen Mo looked up at the three of them, feeling increasingly satisfied with his arrangement.

Now that the Garment factory was undergoing a transformation, they didn't even have their own clothing samples yet. He didn't believe that Wu Yu could find agents just by talking. Furthermore, if they couldn't find agents, the clothes they produced wouldn't sell, which would lead to losses. Then, he could still pay them high commissions. Losing money while spending money—it was simply perfect.

"No problem." The three of them nodded in unison. During the holidays, they had discussed the Garment factory's transformation, so they were already prepared for what General Manager Chen said.

The only thing that surprised them was the commission issue. According to that payment method, even if they had zero performance for the next year, they would still enjoy the treatment of the highest previous commission. General Manager Chen was essentially sacrificing his own interests to subsidize them!

Watching Wu Yu and the others leave, Chen Mo leaned back comfortably in his chair. Now that the matter of the Business Department was resolved, he wouldn't have to worry about sudden orders for a long time. The Garment factory had completely entered a state of only spending and no income.

He turned to look at Shen Rou. "Shen Rou, has Cangxue Games sent over the report for the Tianlong project during the holiday period?"

"General Manager Chen, it has been sent over. I saw you were talking to Wu Yu and the others, so I didn't give it to you." As she said this, Shen Rou stood up and handed a report to General Manager Chen.