God's imitator

Chapter 115 Persuasion
Xu Tong's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "No, no, no, Aunt Su, you mustn't think like that."

"Does an expensive treatment necessarily mean a better result? Our company's cash flow is so tight, it doesn't seem like a worthwhile investment to gamble 5000 on a chance with no real probability of success."

Su Xiucen still had a reluctant expression on her face: "But, perhaps there are some special mechanisms in this game?"
"Give it a try, what if it works?"
"Can we try it just once? Just once."

Xu Tong was speechless for a moment. What Su Xiucen said at this moment was very similar to what she had said when she persuaded Li Renshu and Fu Chen to lay off employees.

Give it a try, just in case it works.
But Xu Tong quickly made up her mind: "But Aunt Su, you have to think carefully. If we spend 5000 and it still doesn't cure us, what will happen to our cash flow?"
"This game gets harder and harder as you progress, and every penny can become very important."

"If our company goes bankrupt, all employees will lose their jobs, and patients who could have been cured with conventional treatments will not have the money for treatment."

"Aunt Su, do you really want to see that happen?"

Su Xiucen looked at the virtual employees with work injuries on the computer screen with a hint of pity and sighed silently.

"Ok."

This development surprised Xu Tong, and she quickly pressed her advantage, saying, "Aunt Su, I think the other company is very likely not to provide treatment for these injured workers, and may just lay them off."

"We have already done our best to treat him using conventional methods."

"Furthermore, Aunt Su, I would also like to take this opportunity to explain the underlying logic of modern corporate operations, and... a small number of layoffs are just like normal metabolism in the human body, and are indispensable."

Su Xiucen sighed silently, "Let me think about it some more, really think about it some more..."

Xu Tong didn't insist any further, because she needed to hurry back and memorize the data.

This is also a good opportunity to let Su Xiucen process things. Breaking free from obsessions is not an easy thing, and forcing it will only backfire.

……

Upon hearing the sound of Fu Chen and Li Renshu passing through the turnstile, Xu Tong quickly got up to greet them.

"how's it going?"

Fu Chen was very happy: "We won! This time the opponent chose the business field, and we didn't have any data, but it just so happened to be a problem that Ren Shu had researched before, so we won."

"It's a pity that no additional investment was made."

"Judging from their demeanor, it seems they've made additional investments. The look of astonishment they had when they saw the results is something they couldn't fake."

Li Renshu nodded: "Although we didn't make any additional investment, it's still pretty good that we made them lose the 2 yuan they would have invested."

"Furthermore, we are even more certain of one fact: the virtual employee data in the game was indeed evenly distributed by the game's designers."

They looked at the company dashboard, which had been updated.

[Company No. 17]

[Company account balance in April: 151000 minutes of visa processing time]

[Estimated income in May: 20000 minutes of visa processing time]

[Estimated expenses in May: 72000 minutes of visa processing time]

There were no layoffs or hiring, but projected expenditures changed due to a further increase in the number of people receiving treatment for workplace injuries.

After sharing the data she had recorded with the two of them, Xu Tong said, "Fu Chen, can you keep an eye on the data for the next round of the game?"
“I would like to spend some time talking to Aunt Su.”

"This includes layoffs and issues related to injured workers. I think these might also be necessary conditions for us to complete the game."

Lee In-sook nodded: "Yes, I agree."

"However, before you go, we need to discuss how to handle these injured workers."

"It seems like there are more and more of them."

On the computer screen, the number of employees with workplace injuries has increased significantly, and the number of employees with lung cancer and a 0% cure rate has also increased, reaching 5.

These employees, even if each round of treatment costs 1000 visas, will absolutely not be cured.

But they won't die quickly; they'll just remain in the humanitarian care section, and money will be deducted every round.

Although the number of individuals is small, as the number increases, it becomes a heavy burden for the company.

Xu Tong seemed to have already considered it: "My plan is: "To lay off half of the employees proportionally, that is, to keep 10 people in the company, and to reduce the salaries of all employees by 30%, and to keep it like this."

"Unless our cash flow becomes extremely critical, we will try our best to keep these 10 people."

"As for employees injured on the job, those with a 0% cure rate must all be removed."

"Employees with a high cure rate receive standard treatment. But if an employee is still not cured after three treatments, we will give up on them."

"Although employees with a 50% cure rate are likely to be cured in 2 months, the lower the cure rate, the greater the deviation."

"For those employees with a cure rate of only 10%, we treated them three times without success, so we guess we've done our responsibility."

Lee In-sook nodded: "Okay, I agree with this plan."

"Then submit it as soon as possible, and then persuade Aunt Su."

……

Inside the president's office, Su Xiucen reviewed all the proposals.

A look of reluctance appeared on her face.

Xu Tong stood behind her, somewhat worried.
She originally wanted to explain a few more words, but Su Xiucen waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to say anything more.

"I understand, I'll do as you say."

"However, I only have one request."

"Can we keep this employee with lung cancer?"
"Let's just leave him alone, no special treatment needed, okay?"

"Just 1000 a month, 1000 is fine, is that okay?"

Su Xiucen's voice trembled slightly.

Xu Tong looked at the screen. Among the injured workers with a 0% cure rate, there was a middle-aged man in his fifties who looked sunken-eyed and emaciated, but whose eyes revealed a kind of stubbornness.

It conveys a strong will to survive.

"Aunt Su..."

Xu Tong had a bad feeling.

She realized that Su Xiucen's trial assignment was likely related to these injured workers.

In particular, the 0% cure rate, lung cancer, and her age remind Su Xiucen of her deceased husband.

The way to break free from this obsession is likely to be to stop giving him any further special treatment and instead choose to give up.

After all, the 0% is clearly written on it.

But Xu Tong didn't know how to persuade her for a moment.

They laid off 50% of their staff.

The injured worker who couldn't be cured after 3 rounds of treatment gave up, and the company agreed to the decision.

Even all the other employees with a 0% cure rate gave up, leaving only this one, who only loses 1000 minutes of visa time per round.

Xu Tong cannot reveal any information related to the trial, so how can she persuade Su Xiucen to really give up?

While she was still thinking about how to bring it up, Su Xiucen pleaded again, "Why don't you come up with a new proposal first?"

"Let's finish everything else first, and then keep this person around a little longer, okay?"

"There's still time, let me think about it some more, let me think about it some more..."

Xu Tong nodded: "Okay, Aunt Su, please think about it again."

"Think about it carefully..."

　I'm asking for your votes! Today's progress is pretty good. If nothing unexpected happens, I should finish updating this game before the 15th, and there will be an extra chapter.

　　
　
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