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Chapter 105: Suddenly feeling that office buildings aren’t so great anymore! (Four more for monthly passes!)

Chapter 105: Chapter 105: Suddenly feeling that office buildings aren’t so great anymore! (Four more for monthly passes!)

Feng Hui was somewhat unconvinced, "Isn’t a benchmark of just fifty thousand a bit too low?

"After all, the office space also symbolizes our company’s façade, and our company is in a unique position. The gaming industry already belongs to those sectors with few employees, little space, and high profits. Since we don’t have many people, we can definitely afford better office conditions.

"Yingle International Finance Center, this place is known as the most expensive office building in the entire Capital City. Located in the financial district in the city center, it’s convenient for transportation, in a bustling area, and I’ve heard that even if the whole of Capital City were to experience a blackout, this place would definitely not. And it’s been equipped with a fresh air system for 20 years, and now it has all the high-tech add-ons one could get. There’s no question about the quality of the office environment.

"When our company recruits in the future, just the location alone will make job seekers flock to us.

"The price is actually quite acceptable too, 25 yuan.

"If we calculate it based on a 200 square-meter space, the monthly rent would be 150,000 yuan. Given our company’s cash flow and income, there’s absolutely no problem with having an office in such a place!

"And most importantly, it’s convenient for transportation. Our current employees live all over the place, especially those on the east and south sides. It takes them more than an hour to get to work by subway every day.

"If the company were located in the city center, everyone’s commuting time could be greatly reduced."

Everyone spoke their minds freely.

To be fair, given Nitian Paradise Company’s current level of income, renting the most expensive office building was not an issue at all. The fact that a gaming company could ensure every game was steadily profitable was truly terrifying. Broken down per head, the profit margin even exceeded many top financial companies.

However, Xiao Mingyu coughed lightly and ended the discussion with one sentence.

"I need to remind everyone of something.

"Currently, our company’s daily operational expenses include the company’s rent and various benefits, as well as bonuses and dividends distributed to everyone.

"This sum consistently accounts for 25% of our company’s net profit.

"Going to Yingle International Finance Center and spending 150,000 yuan a month to rent 200 square meters is certainly possible, but then the money available for distributing bonuses will be reduced by 150,000 yuan.

"Likewise, if we plan to recruit more people in the future and expand the office area, such as spending 750,000 yuan to rent 1000 square meters, the money available for bonuses would decrease by 750,000 yuan."

With these words, everyone fell silent.

Feng Hui was the first to speak out, "I suddenly feel that there’s really no need for such fancy office space! As the saying goes, a mountain doesn’t need to be high to be famous, if it harbors a fairy; water doesn’t need to be deep to be spirited, if it contains a dragon. It’s not about how expensive the office building is, but about the talent in the company.

"Everyone is so handsome and talented; you are already the company’s most valuable assets."

Zhao Haiquan nodded in agreement, "That’s right, no matter how well you build a house, it’s just a temporary residence. The little box... oh, sorry, I misspoke. What I mean is, no matter how good the office environment is, what we actually use when working is just the space as big as our workstation.

"Whether this workstation is inlaid with gold or diamonds, it won’t make a noticeable difference to our work efficiency.

"Frugality! Frugality is a traditional virtue."

Zhou Yang had already started browsing rental prices on his phone, "Indeed, this eight yuan rent is practically a steal!

"I think, we really don’t need to jostle with the crowd in the city center. If you ask me, we should just keep an eye out for places outside the Fifth Ring Road."

Xiao Mingyu couldn’t help but laugh slightly, "What about the commuting issue then?

"If the company is located even farther away, such as outside the Sixth Ring Road to the northwest, then commuting here by subway from the east and south would probably take over two hours."

Zhou Yang waved his hand dismissively, "What commute? That’s not a problem at all!

"If it comes to that, everyone can just rent houses near the company, right? It’s just moving, no big deal."

Guo Hongyu was somewhat hesitant, "But if it’s too remote, it would be quite troublesome to get into the city later on."

Zhou Yang was nonchalant, "Get into what city! Get into what city!

"Is the area within the Second Ring Road of Capital City made for us working folks? What’s there to do, visit tourist spots or go shopping?

"Or do you think life’s too leisurely and you want to squeeze in with the crowd?

"We working folk need to focus on our careers. In my opinion, we should just set up a camp bed for each person in the company. If you’re tired, sleep; when you wake up, work. We’d save on rent and focus on our careers, how great is that!"

Upon consideration, everyone showed a look of agreement.

Forget the work environment, forget convenient transportation!

The profit distribution mechanism of Nitian Paradise Company was utterly different from that of other companies.

Other companies would only set aside a fixed, small portion of income for employee bonuses, and even if they saved money on the workplace and various benefits, it wouldn’t end up in the employees’ hands.

Therefore, for employees, of course, the best office conditions should be sought whenever possible!

But Nitian Paradise Company was different, every employee could get dividends from the company, and these dividends were directly proportional.

That is to say, spending money on other miscellaneous things was essentially spending one’s own bonus.

When looked at this way, it turned out to be quite a loss!

Wouldn’t it be better to save this money and have it in one’s own hands?

By choosing a location on the outskirts for the company, not only could the company’s housing costs be reduced, but if everyone moved there, their own rent could also decrease.

Back and forth, one might save several thousand yuan a month—a significant amount!

Having this money in hand and being able to spend it however one wants is, of course, more cost-efficient.

Seeing that everyone’s opinions were more or less unified, Xiao Mingyu said, "Good, then let me propose a plan.

"At the northwest corner of Metro Line 10, there’s the West Suburb Line extending northwestward, and the last stop on this line is a scenic area. In this vicinity, there are both regular residential communities and villa districts.

"The largest villa in this area has a floor space of 500 square meters, with 4 bedrooms and 3 living rooms, and a monthly rent of 60,000 yuan. Of course, there are also standard communities nearby, where about 100 square meters rent for roughly 7,000 yuan a month.

"The environment nearby is nice, with decent air quality, featuring a forest park, mountains, and lakes.

"Of course, there are also various restaurants and teahouses in the vicinity.

"We can directly rent a stacked villa, with the upper and lower stack combining for 1000 square meters, capable of housing 8 people, with the living room serving as the office; or we could also rent a commercial space nearby, and everyone would take care of their own accommodations."

Everyone quickly calculated these prices in their heads.

At first glance, it may seem not so cheap, right?

But upon closer examination, one realizes that this actually combines the rent for the company’s office space with the personal living rent!

Let’s talk about the standard accommodation first—100 square meters renting for 7,000 yuan per month.

This isn’t actually expensive in Capital City, considering that Gu Fan is currently paying 5,000 yuan for a one-bedroom apartment.

Of course, there are some really cheap houses in Capital City, such as the Changping area where one can rent a one-bedroom for just over 2,000 yuan, but the problem is that these places are too far from the city center.

If we estimate by the distance from the Fifth Ring Road, these locations could be as far as the Fifteenth Ring Road from the city center.

Given the current income level of Nitian Paradise Company’s employees, there’s no need to save to such an extent.

On the whole, everyone still prefers to live near the Fifth Ring Road.

In addition, the stacked villa is actually quite a good deal!

Though at first glance a 4 bedroom, 3 living room space of 500 square meters with a monthly rent of 60,000 yuan seems high, the location itself is one of the better villa districts in Capital City, and this price is after high-quality renovations, making the living environment incomparable to ordinary communities.

With the same amount of money, you could only rent a mid-range office space at 6 to 8 yuan per square meter, and that’s merely 200 square meters.

If four employees chose to live nearby, each one’s rental cost would be at least around 4,000 yuan, which means an additional cost of 16,000 yuan.

However, if renting a villa, the actual available space would be 500 square meters; deducting 200 square meters for office space, the remaining four rooms could be used for employees to live in, effectively coming as a bonus.

The key is the living experience—there’s a significant improvement!

In a place like Capital City, where over 90% of the rental houses are old and run down, one community is older than the next, with each renovation worse than the last. If the decoration is even slightly better, the rent shoots up considerably.

If one could live in such a villa district, that would be very comfortable!

Of course, given the current state of Nitian Paradise Company’s games, it’s not essential to stay in Capital City, as the company could easily develop in other cities.

But the issue is that after Gu Fan’s transmigration, he started in Capital City, recruited employees there, and the official platform’s office is located there, making many things more convenient to handle.

So, even if relocating to another city is considered, it would be a topic for the future, once the company has grown and developed further.

People were already searching for photos of this villa district, each showing a look of being tempted on their faces.

Gu Fan added, "Actually, I think the company doesn’t necessarily have to have an office space.

"If everyone rents two stacked villas, and we can consult with each other on any issues at any time, then whether we work together in the same place isn’t that important.

"As long as the work is completed on time, that’s all that matters!"