Chapter 72 - Paid Shopping Trip? (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Everyone was feeling a little abashed!
The company had arranged for high specification computers, given overtime pay, project bonuses, snacks; their normal expenses claims were already significant.
Now, even if one of them wanted to top-up money to play games, that could also be counted as expenses?
As if sensing everyone’s apprehension, Xin Hailu smiled slightly and continued, “Everyone doesn’t have to feel uneasy. This afternoon, Boss Pei will accompany all of us to the shopping complex to celebrate Ocean Stronghold’s success!
“Get ready your things; we’ll be knocking off today at three in the afternoon punctually. A bus would be waiting for us downstairs on the dot.”
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Pei Qian had predicted that some people would not feel good about using this special expense. He was worried that they wouldn’t be willing to spend on this 3500 yuan in special expenses. Hence, he was going to bring everyone to the shopping complex today, so that they would use up all the money in their gift cards and the special expense!
After all, Pei Qian was going all out to spend money now. When the System Funds started the settlement process, it would naturally provide him with more money; it would be a waste if he didn’t spend what he had now!
He had roughly calculated. The System Funds had around one million one hundred thousand yuan in it. Wages and bonuses for this month amounted to four hundred thousand while the gift cards had thirty thousand in them. Once everyone used up their special expenses, that would be another hundred thousand yuan. Pei Qian would then buy some more things for himself and maybe spend another hundred thousand yuan?
After this rampage spending, there was indeed hope of creating a loss!
Unfortunately, he had already paid the rent and other utilities and fees at the start of the month; and he couldn’t pay next month’s ahead of time.
Pei Qian grew happier the more he calculated. He decided to go on a spending spree with everyone in tow at the shopping complex!
Everyone had to spend the full 3500 yuan for me; not a cent could be left!
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At three in the afternoon, everyone boarded the bus and arrived at the shopping mall.
After disembarking, Pei Qian clapped his hands lightly to get everyone’s attention. “To celebrate Ocean Stronghold’s success and everyone’s hard work, I have decided to reward everyone with a paid shopping trip! The thousand yuan shopping gift card must be spent; the three thousand five hundred in special expenses as well! As long as someone doesn’t finish spending it all, no one is allowed to leave!
“Alright, dismissed!”
Everyone glanced at each other for a moment as they then instantly roared their delight.
“Alright!”
“Many thanks, Boss Pei!”
A few younger employees immediately rushed to the reception desk. A paid shopping trip was too good to be true; no one had seen any company being so generous before! This was such a huge shopping mall; they could buy to their heart’s content! Not only could they spend their shopping gift card and special expenses, but they also had their salaries!
Everyone’s wages had been raised during an increment; combined with the project bonus, everyone had a sizable amount of funds; they definitely had many things they wanted to buy!
Pei Qian soon saw that all his employees had formed into groups as they all left. Those who had left the fastest were those with the greatest desire for shopping; it wasn’t an issue for these folks to finish spending their money.
Those that were slightly hesitant and entered whichever shop they saw to shop while they might slightly more cautiously, they should not have much left either.
As for the last group that was taking their own sweet time and didn’t seem to like shopping that much, Pei Qian felt that he needed to keep a close eye on this bunch.
These people might potentially not spend all their money!
This bad habit of not spending decisively had to be curbed! Huang Sibo, Xiao Lu, Lin Wan, and Ma Yang soon became part of this last group. Pei Qian decided to focus his attention on these four. Besides Lin Wan, the other three were the type that didn’t know how to spend money and didn’t have many material needs. Hence, they didn’t have much passion for shopping.
As for Lin Wan… she really thought she lacked nothing. If she lacked anything, she would have long bought it and wouldn’t have waited until now. To her, observing Pei Qian was more important than spending money!
Lin Wan thought that as a boss, Pei Qian was really too special!
Not only had he given everyone shopping gift cards and a special expenses tab, but he had also proactively brought everyone to come and shop?