One Yuan First Recharge: I'm Actually the Boss Behind a Fortune 500 Company

This progress bar puzzled Wang Hao.

公司现在是8个人，收购了宏发GG的8个工人，8+8，明明就是16/20才对。

But why does the task still show as 8/20?

He was completely baffled, repeatedly pondering the rules of the system and going through the entire acquisition process in his mind.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in his mind.

"contract!"

He seemed to have grasped the crux of the problem.

Although the factory was acquired, the labor relationship between those workers and Hongfa GG is likely still based on verbal agreements.

Old-fashioned businessmen like Mr. Qian probably never signed formal labor contracts with their workers, and their wages were always paid in cash.

The game system's criteria for determining "official employees" are likely to be very strict.

Only those who have signed a legally binding employment contract with "Star Moon Media" and enjoy the company's regular benefits, with social security and housing provident fund contributions paid in full, can be included.

Wang Hao has figured it out.

Currently, these eight workers are considered "assets" rather than "employees" by the system.

This is not just a check-in task; the system is forcing him to build a formalized and legal company structure. This is the true meaning of "business".

We must go back and have Zhou Jianjun draft a brand new, formal labor contract immediately.

Write down the salary, benefits, social insurance and housing fund details in black and white, and then have all eight workers sign them.

Only when they officially become employees of Xingyue Media and wear the company's employee badge can this task progress bar possibly move forward.

However, even if all 8 people successfully join the company, the total number will only be 16.

We are still 4 short of our goal of 20 people.

"I need to get Lao Zhou to hurry up and start recruiting," Wang Hao thought to himself.

Once this task is completed and 20 people are recruited, he will receive a house as a reward from the system.

The studio apartment he's currently living in is nice, but it's still rented.

The house rewarded by the system is a real asset; its location and size are definitely top-notch.

Now that the "corporate entity" task has been completed, once the number of employees reaches the target, the company upgrade can be put on the agenda.

Thinking about it this way, the future looks promising.

"Forget it, this can't be rushed." Wang Hao pulled himself together and decided to proceed step by step.

……

Soon, the four of them returned to the company.

As soon as she entered, Sister Wang called Yu Xinxin aside.

"Xin Xin, hurry up and file those documents you sorted out at the factory today."

"Okay, Sister Wang, I'll get right away." Yu Xinxin nodded.

"And one more thing," Sister Wang continued, adding:

"Original copies of qualifications such as business licenses and tax registration certificates are all locked in a safe."

"Then make a copy, frame it, and hang something on the wall of our company's reception area."

"Understood, Sister Wang."

Just then, Zhou Jianjun also came out of his office, clearly waiting for them to return.

"How did it go? Everything went smoothly?" he asked.

"Brother Zhou, everything went smoothly, all is settled." Zhang Wei stepped forward and gave a brief report on the situation.

Sister Wang then handed over the signed contract.

"Old Zhou, this is the acquisition contract, take a look."

"The payment has already been made. We have also included the missing qualifications on the other party in the supplementary agreement, and he will go and obtain them later."

Zhou Jianjun took the thick stack of documents, carefully reviewed them, and nodded in satisfaction after confirming that all the signatures and seals were correct.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll report to the boss right away."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to go back to his office.

"Old Zhou, wait a minute," Sister Wang called out to him again.

Zhou Jianjun stopped and turned to look at her: "What's wrong?"

"There's something I need to tell you." Sister Wang recounted in detail how Qian Hongfa, even after signing the contract, still cared about his employees and was even willing to pay out of his own pocket to keep their wages.

After listening, Zhou Jianjun remained silent for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

"This person is worthy of respect."

"I will report the workers' wages to the boss truthfully."

"A salary of five to six thousand is within a reasonable range for skilled workers."

"Don't worry, the boss isn't stingy. You don't need to worry about this; I'll handle the subsequent contract and social security issues."

After saying that, he turned and went back to his office.

Wang Hao watched Zhou Jianjun's retreating figure, then checked the time: 3:50 PM.

There are only ten minutes left until I get off work at four o'clock.

He figured that since Zhou Jianjun was sending him a message to report now, there was no need for him to rush to reply.

Anyway, the acquisition is done today, and all that's left is to finalize things like employee contracts.

I was there the whole time and knew everything clearly, so there was no need for me to make a special trip to the restroom.

You can reply as the "boss" later on the way or when you get back in the evening.

Wang Hao had just sat down at his workstation when Yu Xinxin came running over.

She first peeked at Lin Wei, who was focused on looking at the computer next to her.

"Sister Lin Wei, it's almost time to get off work. Would you like to... come with me to our apartment?"

"The conditions there are quite good, and it's close to the company."

"If you don't have anything else to do, you can take a look."

Lin Wei raised her head, her cool gaze shifting from the screen. She glanced at Yu Xinxin, thought for a moment, and uttered a single word.

"it is good."

Yu Xinxin's eyes lit up immediately, as if she had already gotten used to Lin Wei's minimalist way of communicating.

She then turned to Wang Hao, a sweet smile on her face.

"Brother Hao, let's go home together later, so we can keep each other company on the way."

"It's perfect timing, Sister Lin Wei is looking at houses. After she's done, we can have dinner together."

Wang Hao nodded: "Okay."

"However... you may have to wait a few minutes for me."

Yu Xinxin pointed somewhat embarrassedly to the photocopier at the front desk, "I have to finish what Sister Wang asked me to do."

"It's alright, no rush," Wang Hao replied.

Yu Xinxin then ran back to the front desk to get busy again.

Wang Hao's gaze inadvertently swept across the other side of the office area, to the partitioned space.

The company cafeteria seems to have been renovated, but the doors are closed, and I don't know when it will open.

He thought to himself that he couldn't ask about this directly; he would have to talk to Zhou Jianjun about it later that night as the boss.