God's imitator

Chapter 119 Different Solutions

Su Xiucen said with some emotion:

"The thing I remember most clearly in my life is when my husband went to the construction site to demand his unpaid wages. I thought the mine was dangerous, so I asked him to go to town to see if anyone was hiring."

"The sign at the construction site says, 'Meals and lodging included, 200 yuan per day.'"

“He was very happy. My pension at the time was only one thousand. He told me that this job paid well and that I didn’t need to worry.”

"He carried bricks and cement, and did whatever he was asked to do. By the end of the month, after working for 13 days, he went to the boss to collect his wages for the month."

"The boss said that we don't pay wages on a monthly basis on our construction site; we only pay them when the project is completed."

"My husband was stunned. When would he get his wages?"
"The boss told him to rest assured, saying, 'Would a big boss like me be short of money and not give it to you?'"
"My wife said she didn't want to work there anymore and wanted to quit. The boss then said, 'If you quit unilaterally, where am I supposed to find another worker? You have to compensate me for my losses. I can only pay you 100 yuan a day, and the most I can give you is 1300 yuan.' He said if we agree, we can come back tomorrow to collect the money."

"The next day, my husband went again and told him about his difficulties, hoping to take the 1300 yuan back. But the boss said he would give it to him in two days."

"Later, he went to make trouble with the other workers, and after more than ten times and five or six times, he finally got 800 yuan."

"There's nothing we can do, so this matter is just over."

"But even now I still can't understand one thing. Yes, he's such a big boss, so rich, why would he cut back on our hard-earned money?"
"I don't understand all those grand principles, but since ancient times, one is one and two is two. Paying back debts is a matter of course, don't you think?"
"I know that being a big boss is not easy, but is it easy for us workers?"
"For those big bosses, deducting five hundred or a thousand yuan is just a matter of time. That little bit of money is only enough for them to buy a few packs of cigarettes or a few bottles of wine. But for us, it's money to make a living."

“They deduct a little here and a little there. It may not seem like much, but how do you know if he is just short of 500 yuan and can’t afford to eat?”
"Later, I heard that the boss couldn't continue operating the business, and the construction site closed down. My wife was overjoyed..."

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Xu Tong nodded: "I understand, Aunt Su. In your situation, it's actually possible to..."

Su Xiucen waved her hand: "I know, and some people have told me to go to this organization or that arbitration, but how would we know the ins and outs? Those things you young people talk about are too difficult for me."

"Xiao Xu, you are still young and have a long road ahead of you. Sometimes you should think more about yourself and others."

"I just feel that if everyone shares the burden, if everyone puts in a little more effort, even if we have to eat coarse food together, what if it works out? What if?"
“You always say that we have to consider the big picture, but I don’t understand why I’ve never been in the big picture my whole life.”

Xu Tong didn't know how to respond to that.

Yes, we always advise others to consider the bigger picture, but when we say this, why aren't others considering the bigger picture themselves?

Su Xiucen sighed: "Alright, that's all I have to say. Go ahead and submit whatever proposal you want."

"I have only one request."

"Could you submit two separate plans for the injured worker?"
"One patient received special treatment, while the other was given up."

"I will approve all other proposals."

"This is the only thing I want to wait and think about..."

Xu Tong wanted to say something more, but seeing Su Xiucen's resolute gaze, she ultimately swallowed her words.

If Su Xiucen wants to decide her own destiny, and Xu Tong forcibly interferes, even if she saves her this time, what about next time? And the time after that?

Perhaps some obsessions must ultimately be broken by oneself.

Or... what if some people are willing to risk their lives to uphold their convictions?

"I understand."

Xu Tong left the president's office and returned to her own office to begin revising the plan.

……

First, there was the employee with lung cancer whose final cure rate was 0%. Xu Tong submitted two different plans.

One option is to give up, and the other is to receive special treatment.

Besides that, there's the issue of layoffs. If Xu Tong had followed her original plan, she would have preferred to lay off all employees.

Although doing so would not allow them to outcompete the 8th Limited Liability Company in terms of cash flow, it would at least allow them to hold out for a few more rounds.

Assuming the economic downturn ends in the next few rounds, it's still possible to complete the game together with Community 8.

Nobody knows exactly when the economic downturn will end, but what if it comes soon?
If we don't lay off employees, wouldn't it be a huge waste to go bankrupt just before the economic downturn ends?

But after listening to Aunt Su's words, Xu Tong clicked on each employee's profile picture, but then hesitated.

"They always say they should consider the big picture, but why am I always out of touch with it?"

Hesitantly, Li Renshu and Fu Chen returned again.

"Renshu, I've suddenly changed my mind."

"I think we should keep these last 10 employees."

"Even if the company goes bankrupt, we will have stayed with these veteran employees until the very last moment."

Xu Tong lowered her head, feeling that this behavior was unacceptable for a company manager.

Regardless of the circumstances, the company's survival should be the top priority.

But at least in this game, her thoughts began to waver.

She thought that Lee In-sook wouldn't accept her statement, and in that case, Lee In-sook could still propose a solution herself that Su Xiu-cen would approve.

Unexpectedly, after careful consideration, Lee In-sook said, "Let's try hiring all the employees."

Xu Tong was stunned for a moment: "What? They're all full?"

Xu Tong was a little puzzled: "Will they fill all the positions?"

"You should know how much it costs to recruit all the staff, right?"
"Although there are a few cattle and horses that only require 1000 minutes per month, they are rare, and most are around 3000 to 5000 minutes per month."

"Once we've filled all the positions, it means we'll need to hire 14 more people, which means we'll have to spend nearly 40,000 yuan more each month! That'll be over 80,000 yuan in total!"
"In addition, there are some injured workers who have hope of recovery. If we add them all together, our money will only be enough to last for one round at most."

Lee In-sook nodded: "If we decide to retain employees, then of course we should retain as many as possible."

"So what if it goes bankrupt? If we don't do this, Aunt Su will probably continue to go into the cold storage."

"It's better to go bankrupt, admit defeat, and return to the community alive; that's more important than anything else."

"and……

"I suspect that the conditions for ending the economic downturn are likely related to the number of employees we hire or the number of injured workers who have recovered."

"Because the number of unemployed people in the outdoor scenes is directly related to the number of people we laid off."

"I think the designer created this outdoor scene not just to create an atmosphere."

"The so-called Great Depression is often accompanied by high unemployment."

"The best way to emerge from the Great Depression is to stimulate the economy through work relief and mandatory job creation."

"This is something that should be done by the state, but in this game, there are no states, only the two of us companies."

"Perhaps hiring employees is a necessary means to emerge from the economic downturn?"

"Of course, this is just a guess. If we're wrong, the consequences will be too great and unbearable. But since things have come to this point, and everyone has decided to stand with the employees no matter what, let's just give it a try?"

　I'm asking for your votes late at night! There will be an extra chapter at midnight on the 15th.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)