God's imitator

Chapter 58 Recruiting New Members (Bonus Chapter)
The next morning, Fu Chen got up very early as usual.

He was discussing new proposals with Lee In-sook.

"We need a medical fund to cover the rescue expenses in case of injuries or fatalities after each game."

"Each medical kit costs 499. Although we cannot yet determine the time interval between the openings of the arcade and the exact number of participants each time, I think it is necessary to have at least 6 medical kits on hand."

"It is mainly to deal with some extreme emergencies."

"There's no need for more, because the first-aid kit contains various medicines, and different medicines from one first-aid kit can be used by different players at the same time."

"Or, we could take the money directly from the community's basic social security fund."

"But only injured people can apply for this money."

Lee In-sook thought for a moment: "In that case, we still need someone to review and manage it. We can't have to vote every time we need to use it."

"However, compared to having everyone directly deduct their own money to buy medical kits, this method will further increase our organization's operating costs."

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "Really? Hmm... that makes sense. Let me think about it some more."

Lee In-sook added, "Speaking of the proposal, I have two ideas for improving it."

"The first issue is the collection of the community basic security fund. I've thought about it for a long time and believe it's necessary to set a starting point for collection."

"When we were discussing this issue before, we only participated in one game, so the data was unclear, and time was tight, with less than an hour to discuss it. Therefore, the collection of this guarantee fund was a bit too one-size-fits-all."

"Everyone is at 5%, which seems fair, but for those who earn visa time less from the game, the burden of living is not significantly reduced."

"So I'm thinking, should we set a threshold, so that if the amount is below the threshold, people don't need to pay this 5% guarantee fund?"

"Personally, I think 20,000 is a more appropriate starting point for taxation."

"The second idea is about the specific application of the community basic security fund."

“We previously levied a 5% tax, which actually left a lot of room for maneuver. If everything goes smoothly and no unforeseen circumstances arise, this community basic security fund will definitely accumulate more and more.”

"What to do with this extra money is also a problem."

"Here's what I think: First, I believe it can become a pool of interest-free loans."

"If someone is really about to run out of visa time, they can borrow some visa time from this pool to tide them over, at least to help them get through until the next game starts."

"Of course, this loan is limited to one time only, and the limit is set at 2 minutes of visa processing time. This provides an extra margin of error for everyone..."

While the two chatted, the other players went downstairs to have breakfast.

Su Xiucen also sat down with her tray: "Are you talking about the minimum living allowance?"

Li Renshu nodded: "Yes, Aunt Su, do you have any thoughts?"

Su Xiucen looked better, and after a night's rest, her mood seemed to have calmed down a lot.

"I do have some reservations about the minimum subsistence allowance."

"80 minutes of visa processing time every day is still a bit too much for me; I can't eat that much."

"Could you lower it a bit, like 50?"

"Actually, I wanted to say it at the time, but seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, I was too embarrassed to speak up."

Fu Chen and Li Renshu looked at Su Xiucen's breakfast and realized that this was indeed a problem.

As the oldest person in the community, Su Xiucen's meals are very simple and she eats very little, usually just staple food plus simple vegetables.

By purchasing raw materials and cooking for herself, the cost of her three meals a day was indeed greatly reduced, and even the 40-minute visa interview time was almost enough.

If Su Xiucen truly only used 40 minutes for the visa interview, then the remaining 40 minutes would go back to the fund pool, which is unfair. Moreover, Su Xiucen herself has already paid 5%.

Fu Chen frowned, finding it difficult to decide: "But... this situation seems rather complicated. "Aunt Su, you are quite frugal, but for most people in the community, 80 minutes a day is just the right amount, already barely enough to make ends meet."

“You see, if we uniformly lower this minimum daily allowance, others will definitely strongly oppose it because the benefits will be reduced.”

"But if we set different tiers, for example, some people get 50 and some people get 80, these visa durations are still drawn from the pool, which is still unfair to those who only get 50."

"To achieve greater fairness, the rules need to be further refined, for example, those in the 50-tier category should pay at a lower percentage..."

Clearly, the root of this problem lies in different lifestyles.

Su Xiucen prefers a frugal lifestyle, but apart from her, everyone else felt that 80 minutes was not enough for the visa interview.

Because the 17 community is mainly composed of young people, they are not considered frugal.

Wang Yongxin is a bit older, but because he was already quite wealthy, his spending habits are similar to those of young people.

Although Cao Haichuan wasn't particularly picky about food, he would buy cigarettes every few days.

Based on local prices, 80 yuan a day is a normal standard, and you can't even get anything very good. The remaining visa time can be easily spent on snacks, coffee, and other necessities.

In other words, only Su Xiucen had this idea of ​​saving money; no one else did.

Given this, no one would be willing to vote for a bill solely for her sake.

After thinking for a moment, Li Renshu politely declined, saying, "Aunt Su, I don't think it's good to set different tiers. It always gives people the feeling of dividing community players into different classes."

"But don't worry, I've thought of other ways to solve this problem."

"The reason we set the standard at 80 minutes per day for visa processing was actually to give everyone some material incentives."

"This new world is cruel, and life is uncertain, which makes it even more important to maintain our quality of life. Because good food can also be a form of spiritual stimulation, allowing us to find some joy in this bleak world."

"Like the dinner party after the last game, everyone was very happy, which also boosted morale and enhanced community cohesion."

"Therefore, we should encourage everyone to spend a little more money to improve their material consumption, rather than simply being frugal. Because excessive frugality can also affect our mindset and atmosphere."

"Just like Officer Cao likes to smoke and Wang Yongxin likes to drink coffee, for them, cigarettes and coffee are things they would rather go hungry to ensure. As for the others, they all have things they want but are reluctant to use their visa time to buy."

"I think you don't need to be so frugal, Aunt Su. You should raise your spending level a bit."

"Of course, I know you're actually worried about survival. Don't worry, I just talked to Fu Chen, and we plan to optimize the community security fund program by setting a threshold, interest-free loans, and a secondary distribution mechanism. You don't need to worry too much about the serious consequences of spending an extra 30 days on visa processing time each day."

"Let's not get too caught up in these trivial matters and focus on the game."

Su Xiucen wanted to say something more, but in the end she nodded somewhat reluctantly: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Fu Chen suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Speaking of which, Aunt Su, did you cast the dissenting vote back then?"

Su Xiucen quickly waved her hand: "It's definitely not me. Although I felt that 80 a day was a bit too much, since I agreed at the time, how could I have voted against it in private?"

Fu Chen nodded: "Yeah, I think so too. It's nothing, Aunt Su, I was just asking casually."

He continued to organize the content of the discussion in his notebook, thinking about what kind of proposal should be made.

Just then, a new broadcast appeared on the big screen.

[There is a vacancy in this community. A new player will be added to fill the vacancy after 24 hours, becoming the new player number 10.]

[Prior to this, players can submit proposals outlining requirements regarding new players' age, gender, occupation, and other relevant factors.]

If new players are not needed, the offer can be rejected by submitting a proposal.

[A player receives 7 or more votes and will be formally submitted to the community. The community will then screen new players within a certain scope according to this requirement and include those who meet the criteria.]

　The original plan was to have about 5 or 6 discussion chapters after each game, which might seem long during the serialization, but it's actually only about 10,000 words. Sorry, I'll try to keep it concise in the future. Here's an extra chapter to speed things up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)