34: It's all my fault

Qian Ziyong was confused.

"I told you to recruit five hundred people, what does that have to do with good business?" Qian Ziyong asked.

More people meant he would have to pay more in wages.

But what did more people have to do with good business?

Liu Gaoda said, "Boss, are you testing me?"

"If it wasn't for you, Boss, having me recruit five hundred people in advance, how could we possibly handle it after business exploded?"

"If we couldn't handle it, it would definitely lead to a decline in service quality!"

"And it's very likely we'd be flustered and make all sorts of mistakes!"

"Even recruiting temporarily wouldn't work; temporary recruits haven't been through training and adaptation, and they wouldn't be able to handle the high-intensity Working at the Hot Pot Restaurant!"

"Was it my fault?" Qian Ziyong was on the verge of tears.

Only then did he realize that it was all his fault!

"It was the Boss's brilliant decision!" Liu Gaoda corrected.

"Oh, and if it wasn't for the Boss telling me to recruit five hundred people, we wouldn't have been able to split into three shifts and operate until three in the morning!"

"What?" Qian Ziyong was startled, "A Hot Pot Restaurant operating until three in the morning, are you crazy!"

He hadn't expected customers to be so crazy; who on earth would come to his restaurant to eat hot pot at three in the morning?

This was like them getting up in the middle of the night to rob him of his money!

These customers were truly detestable!

The surrounding customers, hearing Liu Gaoda's words, applauded again.

It was a brilliant marketing strategy.

An extraordinary business model.

Anticipating and recruiting a large number of staff in advance was simply a commercial feast, more exhilarating than watching a high-scoring business movie.

And the protagonist of the movie was right in front of them, just a young man not much older.

They were fortunate enough to witness the future son of commerce, and they were all extremely excited.

Liu Gaoda gave a thumbs up.

He looked at Qian Ziyong as if he were looking at a god.

"Boss, your business talent makes me feel like I can't even catch up!"

"In just twenty days, our Hot Pot Restaurant earned twenty million!"

At this exciting moment, Zhu Daqiang also stepped forward, looking at Qian Ziyong with reverence:

"Boss, because of the Hot Pot Restaurant's foot traffic, our supermarket has earned thirty million during this period!"

"I believe a few hundred million a year is definitely not a problem!"

The surrounding audience, hearing that the Hot Pot Restaurant and supermarket combined had earned fifty million in just twenty days, gasped in surprise.

Everyone exclaimed.

"Fifty million! Fifty million earned in just twenty days! How would I spend that much money if I had it?"

"Fifty million! With that much money, I wouldn't need to work my whole life! I'd directly reach the pinnacle of life!"

"That's awesome! Why isn't this fifty million mine?"

"The Boss is right here! He's so young and already has fifty million! I truly envy him!"

"..."

Everyone looked at Qian Ziyong with envious eyes.

Those exclamations about how carefree and enjoyable life would be with fifty million were like a heavy hammer striking Qian Ziyong's heart.

Fifty million!

Just by putting it in the bank, the annual interest would be 1.5 million.

The daily interest would reach an astonishing five thousand yuan!

He would directly achieve financial freedom and reach the pinnacle of life!

But...

Fifty million was gone!

Because of his "brilliant" decision, fifty million was gone!

If he were Working for a salary of three thousand a month, it would take him sixteen thousand six hundred sixty-six months, or one thousand three hundred eighty-eight years, to earn that much money!

The thought of fifty million just disappearing made Qian Ziyong want to kill himself.

"Ah!" Qian Ziyong's eyes were bloodshot, and he raised his hand, slapping himself repeatedly across the face.

The crisp sounds were so deafening!

"Ziyong!" Liu Gaoda rushed over and quickly stopped Qian Ziyong.

Zhu Daqiang even grabbed Qian Ziyong's hand: "Boss, I know you have very high standards for yourself, and fifty million is far from your expectation."

"But our capabilities are limited; this is all we can do!"

"Don't push yourself like this anymore; it's all our fault!"

Everyone around them was stunned.

Earning fifty million in just twenty days, and he's slapping himself?

"My goodness, Boss Qian has such high standards for himself. Fifty million is considered a failure, not meeting his expectations."

"I heard that geniuses are all obsessive; they are very harsh on themselves."

"It's truly infuriating how people compare themselves to others. If I earned fifty million, I'd definitely walk around swaggering!"

"I'm different. I'd definitely go clubbing, buy mansions and luxury cars. I'm just a common person; I can't possibly be as great as Boss Qian!"

"That's right, if such a small amount of money could satisfy Boss Qian, he probably wouldn't have achieved what he has today!"

"..."

Everyone's gaze towards Qian Ziyong became even more respectful.

Only obsessive people, only those who pursue the extreme, can achieve the ultimate and be the best!

Qian Ziyong must be such a person!

A few hard slaps to his own face made Qian Ziyong sober up from the pain.

"There's still hope, I can still get dividends!" Qian Ziyong remembered that he could still give his employees dividends.

He quickly checked the system in his mind.

Dividend rule: maximum once every six months, with a maximum of 50% of net profit per dividend.

Additionally, cash that has already been used cannot be included in dividends.

In other words, he currently had fifty million in cash. If he chose to distribute dividends now, he could only give twenty-five million to his employees.

But after this dividend distribution, he would not be able to give dividends to his employees for at least six months.

Should he choose to distribute or not?

Without any hesitation, Qian Ziyong chose to distribute!

At the same time, he had already figured out how to use the remaining money.

He felt he could still salvage the situation.

There were still fifteen days left until the three-month cycle was over.

Qian Ziyong cheered up.

Although he definitely wouldn't be able to extract all the system's money this time, he would take what he could get!

Qian Ziyong stood up and said decisively, "Manager Zhu, contact the landlord. Rent me another five thousand square meters; the supermarket needs to expand!"

"Also, please invite the renovation team back. I will invest forty million."

"The supermarket will be closed starting now. I want to have the supermarket renovated within fifteen days, Working day and night without stopping!"

"Yes!" Zhu Daqiang straightened his chest.

Qian Ziyong thought for a moment. In these fifteen days, the Hot Pot Restaurant would definitely earn him over ten million.

This over ten million should also be included in the renovation costs. This way, after deducting the dividend money, he should be able to spend all the profit on renovation.

However, in the system, renovation was considered a fixed asset.

Fortunately, this fixed asset could be depreciated.

If renovation cost forty million, then it would be twenty million as a fixed asset.

It would be depreciated again the second year, counted as ten million.

He really had no other choice, otherwise, he wouldn't have spent the money on renovation.

Qian Ziyong took a deep breath and said to Liu Gaoda, "You did very well this time. Don't do it like this next time!"

"I will give you dividends. Both the supermarket and Heli 撈 employees will receive dividends!"

"Take twenty-five million from the fifty million and distribute it among yourselves!"

Qian Ziyong spoke weakly.