Chapter 48:Learning and Spending

This month, Pei Qian has been splurging money without any reservation.

The money for purchasing art resources was divided into two parts, one of which was spent last week and the other was spent this week.

The rent for the office space has also been paid.

The salaries and overtime pay for the employees have all been paid as well.

There were also various miscellaneous expenses.

Pei Qian went on a crazy spending spree and finally spent most of the system funds.

However, everything is not over yet.

There are still two months left before the next settlement!

During these two months, the money earned by "Ghost General" will continue to flow into the system fund. Besides the fixed expenses such as office rent and employee salaries, Pei Qian has to think of other ways to spend all this money!

Pei Qian feels a little frustrated.

"Splurging money is really a science."

"Are there any good ways to splurge money?"

"Well... team-building activities?"

"Yes, team-building activities!"

Pei Qian suddenly had a great idea.

Using system funds for team-building activities is not a problem, right?

With more than thirty people, going to a high-end restaurant for a meal, based on the standard of more than 100 yuan per capita, would instantly cost several thousand yuan.

But that's not enough.

Pei Qian thought about it and felt that he was still too conservative, so he delegated the task to Assistant Xin.

He called Xin Hailu to the office.

"At the end of this month, arrange a team-building activity, and plan the itinerary." Pei Qian said.

"Okay, please tell me."

Assistant Xin is a smart person who never asks unnecessary questions and always achieves the effect Pei Qian wants.

"I plan to take the company's employees to... Guangzhou! To visit, communicate, and learn. It doesn't have to be too long, about five days should be enough."

Pei Qian hadn't really thought about where to go.

Forget about going abroad, getting a visa is troublesome, and it's unfamiliar territory.

Domestically, game companies are mostly concentrated in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. After thinking about it, Guangzhou is the farthest away and has the most expensive plane tickets, so he chose Guangzhou.

The system did not issue a warning.

Pei Qian couldn't help feeling proud. He was getting more and more familiar with the system's temperament!

Pei Qian's pretext is team-building activities, visiting, communicating, and learning. It makes sense from all aspects.

As for what can be learned and communicated by visiting a bunch of game companies...don't ask, just say we're learning advanced experiences from successful game companies in Guangzhou!

"Visit one company every day for five days. Assistant Xin, remember to contact them in advance, and you can also invite the designers or bosses of those companies for dinner or something, it's not a problem."

"It's best to find large game companies, and those that specialize in FPS games are better, which will be helpful to us."

"For the rest of the time, let everyone have free time to experience local customs, local cuisine, and relax, which will help them work better."

"The cost of air tickets, accommodation, and group meals will be reimbursed by the company!"

"You make a schedule and estimate the budget roughly."

Pei Qian quickly gave instructions.

"Okay,Pei, I'll handle it soon." Assistant Xin is still as reliable as ever.

Pei Qian doesn't dare to play for too long. On the one hand, he's afraid of triggering a system warning if he plays too much, after all, the reason for this time is "communication and learning"; on the other hand, he's worried about affecting the game progress. If the game is not released in time for settlement, it will be embarrassing.

Next month's development schedule is not as tight, so Pei Qian feels good about taking five days off and spending some of the system funds.

After such a fuss, how could he not spend tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands?

Although he still feels like it's a drop in the bucket, Pei Qian thinks it's still pretty good to be able to spend so much on a team-building trip.

...

Assistant Xin's efficiency is high, and she had the itinerary ready in the afternoon.

Pei Qian was happy and took a glance at the total price on the itinerary.

Pei Qian was a bit confused when he looked at the total price on the itinerary. "Less than 150,000?!" This was quite different from what he had expected.

Assistant Xin smiled, "It's all based on the standard commercial rates."

Pei Qian examined the itinerary carefully. Assistant Xin had arranged the itinerary for 30 people because some employees might not want to go all the way to Yangcheng.

Pei Qian wasn't going to force anyone since they were all going for the purpose of "communication and learning". It was all voluntary.

Round-trip airfare was about 2,000 yuan per person. Accommodations were based on a standard of 300 yuan per person, with two people sharing a room for 600 yuan per night. In addition, the cost of meals, transportation, and other miscellaneous expenses were all added up, and some additional budget was set aside for extra personnel (if there were more than 30 people, the extra budget would be used). The total cost was less than 150,000 yuan.

Pei Qian calculated it and it was really that much!

"Can we fly first class?" Pei Qian thought, but the system warned him immediately. Obviously, it was not allowed!

Similarly, the accommodation standard of 300 yuan per person was already sufficient, and they couldn't add any more. There was no room for any extravagant spending, such as everyone staying in a presidential suite. Pei Qian went through the entire itinerary but couldn't find any place where he could spend more money.

This made him a bit sad. Less than 150,000 yuan, and he could take more than 30 employees to Yangcheng for a trip?

Hmm... it was much cheaper than Pei Qian had imagined...

Of course, Pei Qian felt that it was cheap from the perspective of the system's budget. If it were divided among each person, the budget would be about 5,000 yuan. If Pei Qian had to pay 5,000 yuan to go to Yangcheng himself, he would definitely not think it was cheap.

"Alright, let's stick to the 150,000 yuan budget and make preparations in advance." Pei Qian handed the itinerary to Assistant Xin.

He couldn't be too excessive, even though he felt that 150,000 yuan was a bit insufficient. The fact that the system did not reject it was already a blessing.

...

The planned time for Pei Qian's trip was at the end of December.

On the one hand, the weather would be getting colder, so they could go to Yangcheng to warm up. On the other hand, there were many large game companies in Yangcheng, and the atmosphere and environment were good. It was reasonable to go there for communication and learning.

Of course, preparations had to be made in advance, such as booking airline tickets and contacting game companies over there.

Although Pei Qian did not plan to make a big fuss, he still needed everyone's ID information to purchase the airline tickets, so the news of the trip was difficult to avoid spreading throughout the company.

In the design department's internal chat group, many people couldn't contain their excitement and started discussing.

"Are we really going to Yangcheng to visit and learn?"

"I think so. Assistant Xin is preparing to book the tickets!"

"Our company's benefits are really good. I've never heard of any game company that takes its employees to other companies to communicate and learn..."

"Indeed, I haven't heard of it either..."

"It feels like it will cost a lot of money to go once. I wouldn't be able to afford it if I went by myself!"

"Which companies are we going to visit this time? Will there be Tianhuo Studio?" one person asked.

"Probably. Tianhuo Studio is so famous and they're really good at FPS games. It's a great opportunity for us to learn from them," another person replied.

"I used to dream of working at Tianhuo Studio when I first started in this industry," someone else added.

"Well, now we get to go there and see how a top game studio works," another person said excitedly.

The design team was thrilled about the trip.

As for the other employees, such as those in the art department and administration, they weren't as interested. They were more focused on what they would eat and do in Guangzhou, treating it as a company-funded vacation.

This was normal, as most of the design team were internet addicts and had high expectations for famous game companies and studios in China.

As for the other employees, they were not as interested in companies like Tianhuo Studio.

But regardless, everyone was looking forward to this company-funded trip!