Life Dungeon Game

She gripped the silver pendant in her hand, then tucked it back into the gap inside her clothes.

This pendant was a souvenir created by the organizers of the anti-Anvis group protest. Lina did not participate in the protest, but she donated a lot of money to the organizers and thus received a souvenir.

After the collapse of the Anvis Group, as the turmoil subsided, most of the core personnel who participated in the protests were purged and lost their jobs, so now very few people dare to openly wear this pendant.

Lina usually doesn't dare to wear this pendant to work, but today, she inexplicably wore it when she went out.

He noticed Lina's actions, but instead of saying anything, he smiled and said...

“There are many ways you can help me, but,”

He paused, looking directly into Lina's eyes, "If you follow me, you have to be prepared for 'accidental death.' The road ahead will be difficult. If you want to turn back, I won't force you, but once you're with me today, there's no going back."

Lina stared at him blankly, as if lost in thought, then she nodded heavily. "I'm ready."

"it is good."

He smiled and led Lina deeper into the villa area.

Lina stared blankly at the man's retreating figure. For a fleeting moment, she had connected this man with the mysterious masked figure who had once appealed to the entire Federation and had now gradually become a totem.

K, the King, Chairman of the Board.

Could it be him?

Her mind was in chaos, and in the end she could only shake her head to clear her thoughts and follow He Ao's footsteps deeper into the villa area.

The streetlights in the villa area are bright but not glaring, illuminating the sidewalk below clearly.

The sidewalk is lined with lush ornamental trees, which remain a vibrant green even in the depths of winter—a sight unlike anything else in Kaya.

The surrounding villas are nestled among beautiful trees and flowers, forming a scenic view in themselves.

Not long after they started walking, He Ao led Lina into a secluded scenic path. At the end of this path stood a magnificent and grand villa.

For a moment, Lina thought she had entered a palace from a storybook.

He Ao led her into the villa. Lina stared blankly at the gilded walls, the gem-inlaid decorations, and the magnificent marble floor, feeling that poverty had limited her imagination.

Even when buying wallpaper for her home renovation, she has to figure out which one offers the best value for money.

Here, the paintings constructed of gemstones are merely decorations on the walls.

But after a brief moment of surprise, she regained her composure and followed behind He Ao.

He observed everything Lina did.

This girl may not be wealthy, but she has a very kind heart.

Her good character proves that she is relatively resistant to the corrupting influence of wealth.

He Ao naturally didn't expect that she could completely resist the corruption of wealth, but it would be good enough if she could resist it to some extent.

It's unrealistic to place all your faith in a person's character.

Institutional constraints, moral satisfaction, and material security are all necessary to enable a person to better maintain their conscience.

He led Lina through a corridor filled with antique paintings and pushed open the door to the conference room at the end of the corridor.

The group of people who were having a heated discussion suddenly fell silent and turned their attention to Heo and Lina, who had just opened the door.

The first thought that came to Lina's mind upon seeing these people was...

I'm going to stay up all night again tonight.

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Chapter 234 Planning (Long chapter, please subscribe, favorite, and vote with monthly tickets)

"This is Lina. From today onwards, she will be my personal secretary."

"Hello everyone."

Lina gazed at the people sitting in front of her. Many of them were figures she had only seen on television before. They were all high-ranking executives of the Nolanca Group, who held absolute power in their respective fields and wielded immense influence throughout Kaya City.

It feels like a primary school student attending a dinner party and finding themselves sitting next to the director of the education bureau.

"Hello."

A personal secretary—this is Wei An's first personal secretary. Before, all of Wei An's affairs were handled by the old butler.

The executives present were all shrewd individuals, and they quickly and warmly introduced themselves to Lina.

During this process, Lina also met Danny, the old butler.

"Alright, how did the discussion go?"

After everyone finished their discussion, He Ao sat in the main seat and glanced at the faces of the executives present.

Although there were still empty seats at the table, Lina thought about it and decided not to sit down, but instead stood with the old butler.

When He Ao gathered these executives, he gave them a basic idea and asked them to discuss its feasibility. Now he was going to review their ideas.

The executives here were all promoted by Danny over the years, and they are basically considered his own people. The fact that they were called here, while other executives who were not from the security faction were not called, is itself a signal.

Therefore, these people all seemed particularly enthusiastic.

Of course, when making their concluding remarks, they were still very 'polite'. This was their first time interacting with He Ao, and they didn't know his habits well, so they were afraid of saying the wrong thing.

All eyes immediately fell on Ah Lian, who was wearing glasses.

Alian was momentarily stunned.

He's a board member, a senior executive, and Vian's childhood friend, so it's perfect that he's the first to speak.

Although this was agreed upon at the beginning, he was still a little nervous, mainly because what he was about to say would basically be rebuttals to He Ao.

He picked up the paper from which he had just jotted down his points and began to address them one by one.

"We discussed the ideas you just mentioned and think they might not be feasible."

Regarding the first point, concerning employee benefits, you should provide housing discounts and school discounts for all employees, establish internal pension and medical insurance, and provide medical services for employees.

These additional expenses will lead to a significant decrease in the group's profits or even losses. Without profits, external investment institutions may not be willing to invest in us, and the group's cash flow may be disrupted.

After speaking, A-Lian looked up and glanced at He Ao's face.

He Ao nodded slightly, "Go on."

"Secondly, regarding industrial reform, you mentioned splitting off Norlanca Bank's shares for listing and financing, which we support, but the subsequent part might be a bit... incomprehensible to us."

First, we need to expand the grain sector and increase agricultural investment. Agriculture is a low-profit industry, and once we show signs of expanding grain production, the grain alliance led by Moshanto will certainly dump grain at low prices in an attempt to cripple our agriculture. This will have a significant impact on...

We caused a lot of losses.

Secondly, expanding investment in education and providing loans to homeless children to help them go to school is also a 100% loss-making 'charity industry'.

Finally, we shifted heavy industry to military production. The military industry has a very low return on investment, and our products can't compete with established military giants like Ives Space Systems.

"You said this morning that our mechs could change the world."

He Ao looked at him with a smile.

"But that's only an advantage,"

Alian answered somewhat haltingly, feeling that He Ao seemed to have completely changed, becoming serious and dignified.

"It's okay, just keep talking."

He smiled and gestured for A-Lian to continue.

"There's one last point: encouraging employees' children or relatives to join the group's mercenary corps. This is simply impossible. Our mercenaries earn money by escorting people to save their lives. Only those who are brave and ruthless, or those who have no other choice but to become mercenaries, will do so."

Those employees are doing just fine; why would they willingly send their loved ones to become mercenaries?

“Moreover,” Allen paused, “if we raise the benefits so high, other businesses and small conglomerates in Kaya City will experience staff turnover, which will make us the target of everyone’s criticism in Kaya City.”

"A group of small mudfish cannot stir up big waves."

He Ao leaned back in his chair, looking at the executives in front of him. "So you all think we should still focus on finance and real estate to obtain excess profits?"

Everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak.

Allen opened his mouth, but didn't know how to solve the problem.

Ultimately, it's just a matter of perspective. He Ao's starting point is to enable every employee of the Nolanca Group to live a better life.

These executives are only concerned with profits. The more profits they make, the more commissions or bonuses they can receive, and the more wealth they can accumulate. With this increased wealth, they can live a better life.

As for the ordinary people below, if they lose their jobs, don't have enough food, and starve to death, it has nothing to do with the rich people who have made money.

This is a deeply ingrained way of thinking in this world.

But would the poor willingly starve to death?

impossible.

The root cause of the high crime rate in Kaya is the increasing number of people who have lost their jobs and become homeless. These people can't even afford to eat, so they no longer care about any rules.

The root of all this lies in the Nolanca Group and other conglomerates' ruthless exploitation of the lower classes to extract huge profits.

So-called profit is simply the selling price minus the cost. With the selling price remaining unchanged, the lower the cost, the higher the profit.

Labor costs are a significant part of the overall cost.

He's series of welfare policies, including various preferential policies and education subsidies, are actually just returning the profits squeezed from the workers to them, which is equivalent to giving them a wage increase in disguise, except that the increase must be spent in places he designates.

As for investment in agriculture, firstly, the investment process can create a large number of jobs, allowing homeless people in cities to find work; secondly, it can ensure sufficient food production and avoid being controlled by others in the future if problems arise.

as long as

The employees benefited from Heo's policies, and to prevent the Nolanca Group from collapsing and returning to its previous miserable lives, they would naturally take up arms to protect the Nolanca Group, so the so-called reason for not joining the mercenaries would no longer exist.

The development of the military industry is a plan to protect the Norlanca Group in the future. By implementing such a policy, the Norlanca Group will not only face internal pressure in the future.

Will such reforms lead to severe losses for the Nolanca Group?

Actually, no. As long as the scale is controlled, the group's concessions actually reduce some of the necessary consumption at the bottom, giving ordinary people more spare money. This spare money can be used to buy other products from the group. In Kaya City, he can't do without the Nolanca Group whenever he buys something.

This is equivalent to a new market opening up, allowing previously stockpiled goods to be sold, factories to resume operations, requiring more and newer workers, creating new job opportunities, reducing the homeless population, lowering the crime rate, and revitalizing a struggling economy.

All we need to do is change our mindset from prioritizing profits to prioritizing everyone's well-being.

The questions raised by these executives were not questions at all.