84: Chapter 84 Distributing Bonuses
Several dancers looked at Ye Shuangshuang with envy.
Yesterday, they were little sisters making a living dancing together; today, she was already a guest of honor in the top-floor private box of Ziyun Building.
If only they could latch onto a powerful figure like Lin Yi as well.
Seeing their looks of envy, jealousy, and hatred, Ye Shuangshuang felt a bit embarrassed.
"Sister Yang, have you eaten?"
"If not, why don't you sit down and have a bite with us."
"The two of us can't finish all these dishes anyway."
Lin Yi greeted her warmly.
This table was packed with at least thirty or forty dishes.
To please this mysterious new boss, Yang Mengjiao had served every single specialty dish the restaurant offered.
Many of these dishes required other guests to book more than a month in advance to even get a taste.
Initially, Yang Mengjiao thought Lin Yi was there to sample the menu.
If it were a tasting, he would surely look at the presentation.
Then, he would take just a small bite of each dish.
Calculated that way, thirty or forty dishes really wasn't that many.
But looking at the situation now, Lin Yi genuinely just wanted to have a meal.
He was actually worried about not being able to finish.
This instantly left Yang Mengjiao a bit bewildered.
Why did this new boss feel like a complete outsider to the catering industry?
No, that must be an illusion.
Could it be... because he intended to fire her, so he was showing a final bit of kindness by letting her eat her fill before she left?
Or perhaps, he wanted to lure her into making a mistake so he could find a dignified excuse to dismiss her?
Yang Mengjiao remembered often seeing online that some people offended their boss and were fired the next day just because their left foot stepped into the company first.
Lin Yi might be trying to find an excuse like that right now!
It was possible!
Yang Mengjiao answered cautiously.
"President Lin, this isn't according to the rules."
"Our staff are not allowed to eat during working hours."
Yang Mengjiao thought to herself that this answer was watertight.
He shouldn't be able to find any fault with it.
Lin Yi looked at the table of food and frowned.
Wasn't it a waste for two people to eat so many dishes?
Even if they packed it up to take home, it wouldn't taste as good the next day.
"Sister Yang, rules are dead, but people are alive."
"Besides, I'm the boss now. If I'm telling you to eat, what are you afraid of?"
Lin Yi spoke in a way that left Yang Mengjiao no room to refuse.
Yang Mengjiao couldn't help but think of a famous actor's classic line: 'My rules are the rules.'
"Alright, President Lin..."
"Then I shall respectfully obey."
Yang Mengjiao knew that since Lin Yi had put it that way, refusing again would make her seem a bit tactless.
So, she obediently sat down next to Ye Shuangshuang.
"And you guys, come and have some too!"
Lin Yi called out to the dancers as well.
Having just become the boss, Lin Yi hadn't fully adjusted to the role yet.
He wasn't particularly used to having others stand by and watch longingly while he ate.
He felt a bit bad about it.
The dancers were all girls around the same age as Lin Yi and Ye Shuangshuang, and they were still quite naive.
Hearing Lin Yi's invitation, they happily took their seats.
Yang Mengjiao, however, secretly thought things were going south.
As the manager, it was perfectly acceptable for her to accompany the boss for a meal.
But these dancers were the restaurant's biggest attraction.
Guests basically came for the pleasing song and dance performances.
On the boss's first day inspecting the shop, these dancers had actually forgotten their primary duties.
What would the boss think of that?
Yang Mengjiao hurriedly stood up and apologized to Lin Yi in a panic.
"I'm sorry, President Lin, it's my fault for poor management..."
As Yang Mengjiao spoke, she frantically signaled the lead dancer with her eyes.
The girls saw Yang Mengjiao winking at them repeatedly and seemed to realize something.
They froze mid-motion as they were about to sit down.
Lin Yi looked at Yang Mengjiao in confusion, not knowing what she was playing at.
Yang Mengjiao quickly made a gesture to the girls.
Seeing this, the girls hurriedly retreated from the table.
They returned to their bowing positions.
Only then did Lin Yi realize what was happening.
"Oh, Sister Yang, there's no need to be so stiff in front of me."
"Just treat it as me treating everyone today."
"As the boss, I'm treating the employees to a meal to build rapport and deepen our understanding of each other."
"There's no problem with that, right?"
"I won't necessarily have much time to come by often."
"In the future, this place will mainly rely on you guys."
"Come, come, everyone sit, sit."
"I can see it's not easy for everyone to work."
"Today, just think of it as relaxing with me!"
Lin Yi said a lot, but only one sentence really stuck in Yang Mengjiao's ears.
"Mainly rely on us in the future?"
"President Lin, you're not firing us?"
Lin Yi was a bit surprised. Raising an eyebrow, he asked,
"Why would I fire you?"
"Is it because you weren't happy working here before?"
"If you have any thoughts, you can tell me in time in the future."
Yang Mengjiao shook her head vigorously.
"No, no, no, President Lin, we are very happy working here!"
"It was just me overthinking, I'm sorry."
Upon learning she wouldn't lose her job, Yang Mengjiao couldn't have been happier.
It seemed she could continue being the manager of Ziyun Building.
In her joy, Yang Mengjiao's admiration for Lin Yi grew.
To have such a broad vision at such a young age, no wonder he was so successful.
It seemed that following this boss had a bright future!
Yang Mengjiao: Favorability +10 points.
Current Favorability: 30 points.
Hearing the favorability rise, Lin Yi got an idea.
It had been a while since he farmed some cashback.
The opportunity had presented itself today.
Time to make a profit!
Lin Yi opened his phone and added Yang Mengjiao on WeChat.
He asked casually,
"Sister Yang, how many employees do we have in total in the shop?"
Yang Mengjiao didn't hesitate for a second and answered immediately.
"President Lin, we have a total of one hundred and thirty management and service staff, and three hundred and twenty-five dancers."
Clearly, she had this information completely at her fingertips.
Lin Yi did the math.
"So that's four hundred and fifty-five people in total."
"How about this? I'm a bit of a vulgar person and don't have much else to offer."
"I'll just hand out bonuses directly."
"Two hundred thousand per person, totaling ninety-one million. I'll transfer it to you, and you distribute it for me."
After saying that, he transferred it directly to Yang Mengjiao.
"Ding! Spent 91 million yuan on a cashback target. Target favorability: 30 points."
"The cashback multiplier is being randomly generated..."
"Generated. The cashback multiplier is 28x."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a cashback of 2.548 billion yuan!"
He could win people's hearts and make a massive profit at the same time.
Truly wonderful.
On the other side.
Yang Mengjiao stared at the massive sum of money on her phone, stunned.
This boss... was he this generous?
He was handing out two hundred thousand per person right off the bat!
Although two hundred thousand wasn't an extraordinary amount for Yang Mengjiao—
After all, her annual salary was over two million—
It was essentially like getting an extra month's salary.
However, for the other employees, this was undoubtedly a huge sum of money.
Sure enough, the eyes of the girls nearby went wide when they heard the figure Lin Yi announced!