Chapter 64: Getting Something Free

He realized that he had suffered a double loss.

In reality, the System Funds settlement failed, and in the game, he hadn't managed to save face either; he had been mobbed and killed.

Chen Mo stared at the ID [I am a Local Tyrant], his teeth itching with hatred; it was this guy.

No, this couldn't just end like this.

He thought it through; since the settlement matter was already irreversible, he had to regain his face in the game.

Since this piece of equipment didn't work, then he would just create a new set.

He would set a higher price, 1 million per set.

No, Chen Mo quickly dismissed this thought; what if that local tyrant was crazy and actually spent the money to buy it?

Then he would still be the one suffering the loss!

He had to think of another way.

Chen Mo rubbed his head and fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up; since he couldn't sell it, why not just make it a drop from grinding monsters?

Then, he would have Cangxue Games set the equipment drop rate to the absolute minimum, wouldn't that work?

This way, even if you were lucky enough to get one piece, a full set of equipment, including accessories and weapons, added up to over a dozen items; it would take forever to collect the whole set.

Not bad, that was it.

The more Chen Mo thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed.

This way, no matter how rich that local tyrant was, he wouldn't be able to buy it.

After confirming there were no loopholes this time, Chen Mo picked up the phone and dialed.

"Hello, President Chen. What are your instructions?" The call connected, and Fang Chang's respectful voice came through.

"Regarding Tianlong Game, didn't a new set of equipment just come out? I feel like there isn't enough."

"I'm preparing to have you make another set. The requirements are the same as last time; the modeling just needs to be similar, but this time, the equipment stats must be higher than the previous set."

Chen Mo slowly explained his requirements.

"President Chen, that set of equipment was only put on the market a few days ago; isn't it a bit too soon to release a new one?"

"What's wrong with that? It's a game; it needs to constantly update with new content to maintain freshness, do you understand?"

"I understand, President Chen. Should this equipment also be priced at 100,000?"

Fang Chang asked, wondering if President Chen had gotten a taste of success from the 300,000 this morning and wanted to do it again.

"No, it won't be for sale this time. It can only be obtained by grinding wild monsters and having it drop."

"Also, set the equipment drop rate to the lowest possible level, preferably the kind that is very hard to get even after grinding for a month."

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At Cangxue Games, Fang Chang hung up the phone and fell into deep thought.

He had thought that President Chen had tasted success from the 300,000 in the morning and was preparing to release a new piece of equipment to sell again.

But he never expected that this time, President Chen didn't intend to sell it at all.

Why on earth was this? As expected, we mere mortals cannot understand President Chen's far-sighted vision.

Fang Chang sighed and shook his head, then called Zhao Bowen over. Since he couldn't understand President Chen's intentions, he would just follow orders.

"Brother Chang, you called for me?" Not long after, Zhao Bowen walked in and sat directly across from Fang Chang.

Seeing this, Fang Chang didn't think much of it.

Before this company was taken over by Chen Mo, he and Zhao Bowen were good buddies who often went out drinking together.

Therefore, as long as it didn't affect company operations, it was fine for Zhao Bowen to be a bit casual in front of him.

"President Chen has announced a new task. He wants us to develop another set of equipment for Tianlong Game. The stats need to be higher than the previous ones. There are no other requirements; just do as you see fit."

"For personnel, just find the same team as last time and get it done as soon as possible."

"Ah, releasing a second new piece of equipment so quickly? Is President Chen trying to strike while the iron is hot and make another profit?"

Zhao Bowen exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Fang Chang's description.

"No, this time President Chen doesn't intend to put the equipment in the shop, but instead will put it into the wild monster drop mode."

"Why is that?" Zhao Bowen was very confused.

"I don't know; we just need to follow orders." Fang Chang shook his head.

…

In the afternoon, at Changfeng Garment Factory.

Chen Mo sat at his desk, starting to plan how to spend the 8 million in System Funds that had just arrived.

First, he could take 10% for charity, which was 800,000; this was equivalent to giving it away for free, so it had to be utilized.

Shen Rou's orphanage could just happen to be the first charity recipient.

Then, the office computers at Cangxue Games could also be replaced. There were over thirty workstations in total; based on a configuration of 40,000 per set, that would be about 1.3 million.

The air conditioning over there wasn't very good either, and the break room needed some snack cabinets and other leisure items, along with some more expensive green plants for decoration.

That would require a budget of about 1.6 million in total.

Next month's employee wages also needed to be reserved in advance, which would be about 600,000.

Calculating this way, a total of 3 million could be spent.

That meant he still had to spend 5 million. No, that wasn't right; before that traitor Wei Yan left, the 1 million order he secured still had 400,000 in outstanding payments that hadn't arrived yet. According to the project schedule, it would definitely arrive this month.

So he still had to spend at least 5.4 million.

This was really difficult. It seemed a commuter bus had to be arranged; a large bus would cost at least over 1 million.

He also needed to hire an experienced driver. He could ask Brother Yang about this; he used to drive large vehicles and would definitely know people in this field.

This way, there would still be over 4 million left.

The employee sports meet also needed to be prepared in time; they could set up more events and give out more prizes.

They should get as many computers, mobile phones, and home appliances as possible.

Plus renting the venue for the sports meet, it would surely cost several hundred thousand!

Hmm! That was enough for now.

As for the remaining money, he would play it by ear; spending it shouldn't be a problem.

Seeing that the plan for spending money for the month was mostly sorted out, Chen Mo stretched his back.

Then, let's start with the first item: charity. If the orphanage issue was resolved sooner, those children could live a little better.

He checked the time; it was a little past one in the afternoon. There was enough time.

"Shen Rou, we're going out." He stood up, called out to Shen Rou, and left the office directly.

Entering the business van, Yang Dahai was already prepared and waiting in the driver's seat.

"President Chen, where to?"

"Go to Tailong Furniture City," Chen Mo said.

Tailong Furniture City was the largest and most famous furniture mall in Jiang City, where both the goods and quality were guaranteed to be very good.

The beds for the children at the orphanage were too old and worn out, as were the small desks they used for studying.

They all needed to be replaced with new ones. Going over now was the perfect time to order a batch; if ordered earlier, those children could sleep on good beds sooner.

"President Chen, what are we going to the furniture city for?" Shen Rou asked curiously in the car.