The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 672 WPG Suggestions and Privacy Rights? Zhuang Xiaomeng Proposes Salary Increase and Bonuses: Add More Responsibility!

The mentality of "preferring to do nothing rather than make a mistake" is vividly reflected in many places.

After all, sometimes you do something and get no credit, but if you do something wrong, you still have to take the blame.

So why do we need to do it?

The value of the classic saying "It's better to do less than more" continues to rise!
At least for now, An Wuyang has encountered such a situation.

According to An Wuyang's original plan, he intended to establish a charity project to subsidize meals for impoverished students at East Soford College under the name of Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group.

But after Lin Dongyuan put forward various possibilities, An Wuyang frowned slightly.

An Wuyang's considerations are a bit too idealistic!
Based on the actual situation, Lin Dongyuan analyzed all possible accidents and reminded An Wuyang of the problems he might encounter.

"President An, there's actually another huge problem," Lin Dongyuan added.

"A monthly subsidy of 600 yuan is not a small amount!" Lin Dongyuan reminded.

“According to President An’s instructions, since you’re not restricting the participation of only impoverished students to the Five o’clock event, it means that ordinary students may also be able to participate,” Lin Dongyuan added.

"After all, eating in the school cafeteria 60 times a month, with an average cost of no more than 7.5 yuan per meal, isn't really a demanding condition," Lin Dongyuan commented.

“For example, I could eat at the school cafeteria for a month based on this standard, but I could also order takeout at the same time, thus getting the catering subsidy in advance,” Lin Dongyuan cited an example.

“Once you’ve successfully obtained the food subsidy, you can receive a subsidy of 600 yuan starting from the second month. That’s equivalent to 20 yuan a day for food subsidies. Even if you put it in the cafeteria, it’s enough to live on every day,” Lin Dongyuan calculated.

“Under such circumstances, there were originally only about 3,500 impoverished students, but I’m worried that the number of people receiving meal subsidies will eventually reach more than 10,000, or even more than 15,000,” Lin Dongyuan said, expressing his concerns.

If 15,000 people want to receive a 600 yuan catering subsidy each month, the monthly cost would be at least 9 million yuan, and the related expenses would exceed 100 million yuan per year!

Anwuyang aims to help truly needy students, especially those who need to save money, rather than allowing everyone to take advantage of the system.

An Wuyang is indeed wealthy, and he can certainly make money at dawn, but that doesn't mean he wants to be a benevolent saint. Therefore, An Wuyang's charity plan has too many flaws.

Faced with the various loopholes pointed out by Lin Dongyuan, An Wuyang countered, "Principal Lin, what solutions do you have for these problems?"

Lin Dongyuan answered affirmatively, "Yes!"

“However,” Lin Dongyuan hesitated slightly, “our solution is very simple. Just like how we are now publishing the identity information of students from poor families, although this method may seem to expose students’ private information and make some students feel ashamed, it can actually prevent many students from pretending to be students from poor families.”

"In addition, I previously proposed recording the specific details of each meal for impoverished students, including what dishes were served, in order to establish a big data archive," Lin Dongyuan added.

"We can also monitor the dining situation in the cafeteria in real time, such as whether some students who received meal subsidies were wasting food," Lin Dongyuan continued, explaining the strategy.

“Once we record the specific spending of students who have received the meal subsidy in the cafeteria, we can also prevent other spending in the cafeteria. Even if the cafeteria wants to sell drinks, fruits, snacks, etc., we can still track and judge through the spending records,” Lin Dongyuan said, adding another side solution.

Forcibly restricting the sale of beverages, packaged fruit, or even snacks in school cafeterias may be controversial. After all, you can't just cut everything off to restrict the consumption of some students, can you?

Isn't that just throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
But wouldn't it be fine to directly monitor the spending details of students who received the meal subsidy?
As for the privacy issues...
For truly impoverished students who even have to save money on food, why would they care about this?
If you really care, then don't accept the food subsidy!

There are always people who want to learn from An Wuyang, wanting to have everything, but unwilling to pay any price. Is that possible?

Even if President An wanted to have it all, he still paid a huge economic price!

Look at the economic cost that President An paid?

By gifting his girlfriend luxury cars, real estate, and even arranging for her to have a business that generates a continuous cash flow, Mr. An was able to achieve his goal of "wanting both."

Otherwise, An Wuyang would most likely end up like Qin Sheng, only able to rely on kidneys.

After all, it's too difficult to truly connect with someone on a personal level.

At least An Wuyang could see that of Qin Sheng's three girlfriends, only Tian Tian had given him genuine feelings.

As for Xu Wenxin and Xie Yaxin, An Wuyang couldn't sense their love for Qin Sheng, and perhaps Qin Sheng felt the same way.

That's why Qin Sheng likes Tian Tian the most right now.

"If we want to use the cafeteria's security monitoring system to achieve these functions, can you do it?" An Wuyang asked.

Lin Dongyuan answered affirmatively, "Of course!"

East Soft College is a private school that focuses on computer software development. The software functions that Lin Dongyuan mentioned can be developed internally at East Soft College.

“President An, we can develop the corresponding function, but such a function is not safe. I suggest that this catering subsidy should be subject to special restrictions, such as only allowing students from impoverished families to apply,” Lin Dongyuan suggested.

An Wuyang did not answer immediately. "You guys work on the corresponding functions first. As for the specific limitations of the project, I need to think about it."

"No problem," Lin Dongyuan readily agreed.

The two parties ended the call.

An Wuyang casually put down his phone and looked at Zhuang Xiaomeng.

"Xiaomeng, are you usually busy with your studies?" An Wuyang asked.

Zhuang Xiaomeng gave a negative answer, "Not too busy. Our major... well... isn't very good. The school doesn't value it much, and most students are just coasting through."

Zhuang Xiaomeng majored in Japanese, while the most important major at East Soft College is computer software programming.

Similar to foreign language majors
To put it bluntly, the foreign language program at East Soft College is a scam.

"What about Guyanxinju?" An Wuyang asked again.

Zhuang Xiaomeng responded with a smile, "Manager Ma is very capable. With Manager Ma in charge over there, my job is relatively easy."

"President An, I'd like to give Manager Ma a raise. What do you think?" Zhuang Xiaomeng said proactively.

Ma Li's salary used to be 6,000 yuan. After An Wuyang took over Guyanxinju, all employees' salaries increased by 10%.

Although a monthly salary of 6600 yuan after the raise doesn't seem like much, it's already at the top of the pyramid in Guyan. "How much are you planning to raise Manager Ma?" An Wuyang asked casually.

Zhuang Xiaomeng responded, "I plan to add 1400 yuan to raise the base salary to 8000 yuan, and also set up a management bonus of up to 2000 yuan and a performance bonus of up to 5000 yuan."

"If Guyanxinju and the rooftop barbecue are managed properly and no major accidents occur that affect the operation, the corresponding management bonus can be obtained; if an accident occurs, but it is only a minor accident, a portion of the bonus will be deducted at the discretion of the management," Zhuang Xiaomeng added.

"In addition, if Guyanxinju and Rooftop Barbecue perform well, for example, if the net profit in a single month exceeds 30 yuan, they can receive a bonus of 1000 yuan; if it exceeds 40 yuan, the bonus is 2000 yuan; if it exceeds 50 yuan, the bonus is 3000 yuan; and so on, up to a maximum of 5000 yuan," Zhuang Xiaomeng added.

Zhuang Xiaomeng added, "The reason we set a maximum of 5000 yuan is the result of our calculations, because the net profit is almost impossible to be higher."

However, An Wuyang already knew the answer!
Because of the joint venture between Guyanxinju and Rooftop Barbecue, the [Limited-Time Business Prosperity Card] was previously triggered, with monthly net profit fluctuating randomly between 30 and 50, and an annual net profit guaranteed to be at least 400 million.

So, the idea that the highest performance bonus can be 5000 yuan is just wishful thinking; it's like a carrot dangling in front of you—you can see it, but you can't eat it.

"President An, what do you think of this salary increase and bonus plan?" Zhuang Xiaomeng asked An Wuyang for his opinion.

The property rights of Guyan Xinju are 100% owned by An Wuyang, while the management rights are 50% owned by An Wuyang and 50% by Zhuang Xiaomeng. At the same time, the property is provided to Guyan Xinju free of charge.

It's good that Zhuang Xiaomeng is asking An Wuyang's opinion instead of making a decision arbitrarily!

This shows that Zhuang Xiaomeng knows when to advance and retreat, understands right and wrong, and is reasonable.

An Wuyang neither immediately agreed nor denied, but instead asked, "Xiaomeng, why do you think we should give Manager Ma a raise?"

Zhuang Xiaomeng replied, "President An, you also mentioned the issue of management costs before. Because of management costs, it is necessary to separate the rooftop barbecue area from the elevator in Guyan Xinju."

"The reason I want to give Manager Ma a raise now is also because of this situation. Business at Guyanxinju was just so-so before, but now it's doing very well, with a high occupancy rate, and the rooftop barbecue business is also very good," Zhuang Xiaomeng explained.

“Manager Ma needs to devote more management energy, so I want to give her a raise,” Zhuang Xiaomeng added.

"In addition, it's because Guyanxinju is doing very well. In order to motivate Manager Ma, I set up two bonuses," Zhuang Xiaomeng explained.

It must be said that Zhuang Xiaomeng's idea was good.

Because Zhuang Xiaomeng's idea is very simple: if you want a horse to run, you have to feed it grass.

You can't increase the workload but not pay, can you?
Although there are ways to do this, such as using layoffs as a warning or threat, it can actually achieve the same effect.

However, using salary increases and bonuses as incentives makes employees want to work; but the threat of layoffs forces employees to work. Can the two situations be the same?

As the person in charge of Guyanxinju, Ma Li could do some truly unacceptable things if she wanted to cause trouble.

So why not share just a little bit of profit to motivate employees?

After listening to Zhuang Xiaomeng's explanation, An Wuyang responded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, Xiaomeng, your idea is very good!"

"You agree to the salary increase and bonus plan?" Zhuang Xiaomeng asked to confirm.

An Wuyang answered affirmatively, "Agreed!"

"Thank you, President An!" Zhuang Xiaomeng replied gratefully. She was thankful for An Wuyang's recognition of her, and this sense of recognition made her very happy.

An Wuyang smiled and replied, "I have one more thing for you to handle."

This time, Zhuang Xiaomeng proposed a new plan for salary increases and bonuses in the management of Guyan Xinju, which gave An Wuyang a completely new perspective on Zhuang Xiaomeng.

Since Zhuang Xiaomeng is aware of the increased management costs and is using salary increases and bonuses to motivate employees, An Wuyang is prepared to give Zhuang Xiaomeng more responsibilities.

"What is it?" Zhuang Xiaomeng asked in return.

"If it can help you, I'm willing to handle it," Zhuang Xiaomeng added in her reply.

Regardless of whether Zhuang Xiaomeng's cheerful attitude was a high-EQ statement or her sincere thought, An Wuyang felt very comfortable simply because of her willingness to agree first.

An Wuyang explained the charity project of subsidizing meals for impoverished students from beginning to end, and then asked, "What do you think of this project?"

Zhuang Xiaomeng answered affirmatively, "This project is definitely excellent!"

"I've seen students eat only vegetables in the school cafeteria before," Zhuang Xiaomeng added.

"If this meal subsidy for impoverished students can be done well, it should be able to help those students who really need help, but I'm afraid some students will try to take advantage of it," Zhuang Xiaomeng added.

An Wuyang replied with a smile, "So this matter will be entrusted to you. I plan to add an auditing process to this charity project that provides meal subsidies for impoverished students."

"You'll be in charge of everything, including handling reports, reviewing and evaluating them, and conducting internal investigations," An Wuyang explained.

"For example, if someone reports that a student has misused the student food subsidy for impoverished students, then you will need to investigate," An Wuyang explained.

Zhuang Xiaomeng then asked, "If our investigation finds that the student in question did indeed engage in inappropriate behavior, can we take action against them?"

An Wuyang responded, "You send me the investigation results and your proposed handling suggestions, and I will handle the matter according to your suggestions."

Anwuyang separates the power of supervision from the power of decision-making.

This wasn't because An Wuyang didn't trust Zhuang Xiaomeng, but because he was worried that others might exploit loopholes in Zhuang Xiaomeng's handling of the situation, leading to negative consequences.

After all, Zhuang Xiaomeng cannot complete these tasks of supervision, review, and investigation alone; she will definitely hire more people to do them together.

In such a situation, more unexpected events may occur.

For example, if student A is found to have engaged in misconduct, and student C is the relevant auditor, what if student A tries to persuade or bribe student C?

If the decision-making power is given to student D again, is it possible that student A will also try to persuade and bribe student D?

Such a thing is not impossible!
Therefore, in order to avoid such a situation, An Wuyang separated the power of supervision from the power of decision-making.

(End of this chapter)