God's imitator

Chapter 151 Taking Over the Management Office (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote!)

Han Mengying clapped her hands happily: "Very good, very good!"

"Those who understand the times are wise; you are all indeed intelligent people."

She looked at Lin Sizhi: "It feels great to spar with a strong person."

"Of course, it feels better to beat the strong."

"Thank you, Attorney Lin. This is the best experience I've had since entering the New World."

Lin Sizhi's face remained expressionless; clearly, this outcome was normal and reasonable.

Han Mengying dared to break off relations so early not purely out of a sense of adventure, but because she has a deep understanding of the community ecosystem and a keen eye for people.

She dared to recruit Luo Wei because, through several probing conversations, she realized that Luo Wei had no place in the ecosystem of Community 17.

For a capable player, having a voice in the community is likely more important than anything else.

Han Mengying's willingness to create a prisoner's dilemma again shows that she has a clear understanding of the ecosystem of the 12th community.

Clearly, Community 12 is a community of the underdog.

When they came to participate in the group games, the only leader they selected was someone like Fan Zehui.

Slightly stronger than the truly weak, but only to a limited extent.

Such a community is unlikely to develop strong organizational and cohesive forces; frankly, it's just a disorganized mess.

Even if He Ming were to back down first, which would violate the community's collective decision to some extent, he would most likely not be purged after returning to the community.

Because a group composed of the weak is unlikely to have a clear system of rewards and punishments.

It's very likely that everyone will be happy, with the "good guy" mediating and constantly covering up the conflicts, only to have them die in the game in droves.

The reason why the weak are weak is because they are unable to build sufficient organization.

Conversely, because of the lack of organization and strict punishment mechanisms, members are more likely to disregard these seemingly "harmless" betrayals.

When questioned, they would only reply with "I can't help it" or "What can I do?"

Han Mengying turned away proudly, waving her hand at the 17th community with her back to them.

"Sorry everyone, we've won this game."

“You are all smart people, but unfortunately, this is a victory for the concept of community.”

……

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The 10th round of the game ended quickly.

Han Mengying looked at the ordinary players who were still working diligently despite the high tax rate and smiled with satisfaction.

There are 10 more rounds of the game. From now on, the majority of all in-game profits will be taken by the conglomerate community.

Ultimately, the total visa time each person can bring back to the community will inevitably exceed 100,000.

As for the remaining 3 people in Community 17...

Han Mengying didn't know if they were still plotting something, but she knew that as long as she kept the management firmly in her hands, the other side would have absolutely no chance of turning the tables.

The solution is actually quite simple: ensure that each round of wealthy, older players have at least 15 visa time slots available.

Because they have set high tax rates for ordinary players, with a 70% tax on work and a 70% tax on investment.

There is no way for ordinary players to accumulate 10 minutes of visa time.

Of course, to prevent these ordinary players from fighting a desperate battle, Han Mengying wisely refrained from imposing an inheritance tax on them for the time being.

This gives ordinary players who are working the game the illusion that they can keep their current wealth.

But Han Mengying is clearly not going to be so merciful; she has decided to maximize the inheritance tax for ordinary people by the end of the 14th round.

Because in this round, four civilian players will die and respawn.

Through inheritance tax, all ordinary people are squeezed dry, leaving them with just enough wealth to avoid a punitive deduction of 5.

As the game progresses, it becomes increasingly unlikely that ordinary players will unite to avoid pressing buttons and thus reduce their wealth.

Even if the wealth of chaebol players shrinks, it won't be a major blow, and they can choose to leave the country at any time.

However, ordinary players are very likely to trigger a penalty of deducting an additional 5 minutes of visa time.

Therefore, they will most likely have no choice but to continue cooperating, only to find themselves wasting their time in this game.

That's how bottom lines are broken step by step.

For smart people, this game is that simple.

Han Mengying's name tag beeped, and the information on it changed.

[Community 4 - Han Mengying]

[Position: Conglomerate (Management)]

Age: 60 (Senior)

[Wealth: 166450 Minutes for Visa Processing]

Because taxes have been levied, the figures for wealth have begun to have both whole and fractional parts.

The four current chaebol players are still constantly transferring and redistributing their assets. Of course, each time a chaebol dies, the assets must be temporarily transferred to another chaebol player. For example, Han Mengying's current wealth of over 16 yuan is inherited from the previous deceased chaebol player.

In the two rounds of the game before her death, she also tried her best to redistribute this wealth within the conglomerate.

Currently, the wealth of the four chaebol players is approximately 16, 7, 7, and 0.

Before Han Mengying dies, she will make sure that the next elderly player has more than 15 and transfer 7 to the young player.

In other communities, the tendency might be to postpone wealth balancing, but the situation in Community 4 is unique.

First, as an elite-dominated community, they would never pass a resolution like equally distributing visa time. Whatever they bring back from the game is what they'll get.

Unequal distribution can lead to conflict.

Secondly, although it is possible to readjust the wealth allocation in the last three or four rounds, Luo Wei's special status may mean that there is not enough time.

Although Luo Wei has been confirmed to join the 4th Community, she is still a civilian in the game.

This means that allocating profits to Luo Wei will trigger various tax rates for ordinary people.

If the tax rate for civilians is abolished before this, it will affect the harvesting of civilians' wealth. Therefore, Han Mengying plans to abolish the tax rate for civilians in the last two rounds and allocate some visa time to Luo Wei.

This makes it even more complicated to simultaneously average the wealth of the three chaebol players.

Now that the game situation is stable and there are no threats, it's better to do some allocation work in advance to avoid being overwhelmed in the last two or three rounds.

At that time, all we need to consider is how to concentrate a portion of the wealth on Luo Wei.

……

Han Mengying has automatically been granted a management position, which goes without saying; currently, no one in the entire organization has more wealth than her.

Without adjusting the tax rate, she wouldn't need to enter the administration office; she could simply watch these commoners toiling away from outside.

However, at this moment, Qi Fan, who should have entered the management level as a middle-aged player in this round, looked at his identity card and exclaimed in surprise.

"What's going on? Why am I not in management?"

Han Mengying was startled. She quickly went to Qi Fan's side and took his name tag to check it.

There is indeed no management label.

"why?"

Han Mengying quickly looked up at the scene, and then her heart seemed to stop for a moment.

Qin Yao, Cai Zhiyuan, and Zhou Guifen were already waiting at the entrance of the management office and entered by swiping their ID cards as soon as possible.

Han Mengying instantly understood.

These three players somehow managed to extend their visas beyond Qi Fan's, thus securing three spots for the senior management team!
This is the only explanation.

But the question is, how did they do it?
It's worth noting that Qi Fan's current wealth is equivalent to 7 minutes of visa time.

He would need to be surpassed by three other middle-aged players to be ousted from management.

But how is this possible?
Han Mengying had been keeping an eye on the players' wealth. Although Qin Yao, Cai Zhiyuan, and Zhou Guifen had relatively high wealth among ordinary players, they only had a little over 4.

Because there hasn't been a time to levy an inheritance tax on ordinary people, they can retain this wealth.

Qin Yao and Zhou Guifen are in finance, so it's normal for them to have higher wealth values.

Cai Zhiyuan's wealth is slightly higher, depending on the wealth distribution within Community 17.

Although the proportion of total wealth in Community 12 and Community 17 is roughly the same, the visa periods for the three people in Community 12, excluding Zhou Guifen, are roughly equal.

In the 17th community, the wealth is relatively concentrated on Qin Yao and Cai Zhiyuan, while Lin Sizhi and Luo Wei have very little wealth.

Han Mengying had long noticed these specific wealth figures, but they were far from enough to pose a threat to the conglomerates.

To ensure that the visa durations for these three players exceed Qi Fan's 7+, at least another 10 would be needed, and to be on the safe side, over 12 would be required.

Han Mengying has already raised the investment tax for ordinary people, and in each round of the game, the tycoon players are the first to exchange for investments, taking the lion's share of the investment return cap. It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to obtain so much visa time through investment.

For the inheritance to be transferred, someone has to die in the previous round, but only one tycoon player died in the previous round.

None of the civilians died, so it was impossible for them to transfer the inheritance.

How could those three suddenly conjure up 10 out of thin air?
While Han Mengying was puzzled, a series of broadcast announcements came over the loudspeaker.

[A player has proposed a motion to ban the 4th Community from occupying the work buttons. All management players are requested to go to the management office immediately to vote.]

The motion has received two "yes" votes, exceeding the majority, and will take effect immediately.

[A player has proposed changing the tax rate. All management players are requested to go to the administration office immediately to vote.]

The motion has received two "yes" votes, exceeding the majority, and will take effect immediately.

The current wage tax rate for ordinary citizens is 0%.

The current investment tax for ordinary citizens is adjusted to 0%.

The current tax rate for chaebol (conglomerate) salaries is 100%.

The current investment tax rate for conglomerates has been adjusted to 100%.

The current inheritance tax rate for chaebols is 100%.

The current departure tax for chaebols is 100%.

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