Chapter 154: System Funds Bottoming Out

"How is it? What do you think of this plan?"

Du Ziteng briefly explained his plan.

Chen Cong thought about it carefully and felt there were no issues.

"Alright, then it's settled. Tomorrow we'll find a place to meet and discuss the details."

…

Garment factory, office building lobby.

Because the company currently didn't have a large enough office to accommodate 70 new employees for training simultaneously, the orientation training was held in the office building lobby.

However, this problem would be solved once the new office building renovation was complete.

"The photos you just saw are the actual layout of the Garment factory."

"Our Changfeng Clothing has always upheld the philosophy of being people-oriented. We ensure everyone completes their daily work tasks within the allotted time, with no overtime, no delayed wages, and no mistreatment of any employee."

"Our company's selection system is also very reasonable…"

Chen Mo stood at the office doorway, listening briefly to Tang Qiu's orientation training, and then looked at the excited and enthusiastic new employees; he couldn't help but feel that this wasn't quite right.

However, the orientation training had already started, and he couldn't just stop it halfway.

Out of sight, out of mind.

He had no choice but to turn around, close the door, and return to his office. He had thought the orientation training would just be a few simple words, but he hadn't expected Tang Qiu to be so well-prepared.

She had even made a PPT and come up with some corporate culture, upholding a people-oriented philosophy.

Wasn't this clearly going to stir up the employees' enthusiasm for work?

Fortunately, the Garment factory was now transforming to produce branded clothing, selling what it produced itself.

Even if the employees were highly motivated and made many clothes every day, it would be useless if the clothes couldn't be sold; it would only increase the consumption of fabric and other materials.

Chen Mo leaned back in his chair and took a comfortable sip of the coffee Shen Rou had brewed for him.

"General Manager Chen, this is the renovation plan sent by Wang Yang."

Shen Rou walked over and handed over the three printed plans.

Chen Mo took the plans, feeling a bit surprised. Had the three plans really been completed so quickly?

But on second thought, it made sense. Among the three plans, apart from some special arrangements, there was basically nothing else to design for the workshop renovation. The office building was similar, just some office layouts. The only thing that would require some time was the coffee shop.

He opened the three renovation plans one by one and examined them carefully. He didn't find any issues with the design drawings, so he finally focused on the quotes.

He did a simple calculation with a calculator; the three renovation plans required a total renovation budget of 4.3 million.

Not bad. If he added the 3.2 million for purchasing machinery, the 1.29 million for purchasing the bus, and the 5 million invested in the Pet Park…

…the three items added up to a total of 13.79 million.

This would instantly spend half of the System Funds.

He took another look at the System Funds in the system panel, which stood at 16.77 million.

If he subtracted all those funds, the System Funds would only be left with 2.98 million.

"This is fine. Notify Wang Yang to proceed with the renovation according to these plans. Also, calculate the overall expenditure budget for both Cangxue Games and the Garment factory."

Chen Mo closed the renovation plans and returned them to Shen Rou.

Now that the company was growing larger, with more and more employees, various expenses were also increasing.

According to the system rules, he was not allowed to spend the System Funds into the negative, so he had to be careful with spending; at the very least, he needed to ensure the company's normal expenses and operations.

Therefore, it was necessary to calculate the monthly expenditure budget for both companies.

"Understood."

Shen Rou took the renovation plans and returned to her workstation.

First, she called Wang Yang to inform him that he could proceed with the renovation according to the plans.

Then, she retrieved the financial reports submitted by the finance departments of both Cangxue Games and the Garment factory and began to calculate them carefully.

About an hour later, the overall expenditure budget was fully calculated. After confirming there were no issues, she handed the budget table to General Manager Chen.

Chen Mo took the budget table and glanced at it.

He discovered that the overall budget for both Cangxue Games and the Garment factory had reached as high as 2.54 million.

This overall expenditure budget included employee wages, various taxes, procurement… and other expenses.

If all the expenses above were spent, and after subtracting the next month's expenditure budget, his System Funds would only be left with over 400,000.

If he could keep things going like this, he still had a chance to fully convert the 15 million in System Funds.

Of course, he also had to consider the profits from Tianlong Game. Based on the current revenue trend of Tianlong, the monthly revenue was at least 5 million.

At this moment, there were still more than 3 months until the system settlement, so Tianlong would have a minimum profit of 15 million.

Subtracting two months of expenditure budget, he still had to spend about 10 million.

10 million, huh? With over three months, there would always be a way to spend it.

Chen Mo pushed the calculator aside and revealed a confident smile.

After a while, the sound of moving tables and chairs rang out from outside; it seemed the orientation training had ended.

Sure enough, not long after, Tang Qiu knocked on the door and walked in.

"Is the orientation training finished?"

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

"It's finished. The results are very good; the new employees are highly enthusiastic. Of course, the greatest credit goes to General Manager Chen for maximizing the benefits for the employees."

Tang Qiu said with a smile.

Chen Mo was speechless. The benefits he provided were not meant to make those employees work hard; it seemed he still needed to find a way to make them a bit more passive.

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

"General Manager Chen, my orientation training is done. Is there any other work you can assign me?"

Hearing Tang Qiu's question, Chen Mo chuckled secretly. He had long expected that she would ask about this.

"Actually, there is indeed work for you to do."

Hearing this, a flash of joy crossed Tang Qiu's eyes. Was she finally going to be busy?

"Well, Cangxue Games has never done any legal popularization. You go over there and promote it."

Tang Qiu: ????

…

Kyoto, Barista Training School.

"Alright, that's it for the morning training. If you have any questions, you can come and ask me."

A middle-aged woman put down the tools in her hand, glanced at the students in their seats, and spoke slowly.

As the middle-aged woman's voice faded, the students got up, chatting about what to eat for lunch as they left the classroom.

Seeing that most of the students had left, Song Xia walked straight toward the middle-aged woman.

"Teacher Su."

"Ah, Song Xia, feel free to ask if you don't understand anything; I will answer you."

Su Dan said with a smile. She had a deep impression of this young girl; she was the most attentive student in every class.

Song Xia hesitated after hearing this, then gathered her courage and spoke.

"Teacher Su, have you ever thought about running a coffee shop?"