Chapter 192: Being A Leader Is Indeed Great!
The owner of the villa that Jiang Tao rented was very easy to talk to.
After a simple communication, they renewed the lease for another year.
The landlord agreed to let Jiang Tao use this place as an office.
Jiang Tao intended to operate and develop this MCN company long-term.
So, he didn’t care about the rent.
Today was Shan Yang’s first day at work.
Jiang Tao simply took him on a tour of the villa.
And arranged one of the rooms on the first floor for him to use as his future office.
Then, he sent a list that Shan Yang had compiled to Jiang Jiaqi.
Asking her to purchase all the office equipment and filming equipment on the list.
Jiang Tao had used the Bole skill to investigate Jiang Jiaqi’s talent and career direction.
Jiang Jiaqi’s talent for meticulous calculation was quite suitable for the job of purchasing office supplies.
Jiang Jiaqi was responsible for purchasing the office supplies for Jiang’s Food Factory, as well as some newly acquired packaging equipment.
Jiang Tao trusted her greatly and gave her significant authority.
He was cultivating her as if she were one of his own.
Jiang Tao’s trust in Jiang Jiaqi resulted in an increase in her favorability towards him.
At this moment, Jiang Jiaqi’s favorability towards Jiang Tao had increased to 78 points.
The friendship value between them had also risen to 78 points.
When it reaches 90 points.
Jiang Tao would not only receive a cash reward of 1 million, but also a “Friendship Boat.”
Plus, it was because of Jiang Jiaqi that Jiang Tao received the Salary Card.
Jiang Jiaqi had brought Jiang Tao too many surprises and revenue.
This was also a major reason why he promoted and heavily relied on Jiang Jiaqi.
“Boss, is there anything you need me to do now?”
After touring the villa, Shan Yang proactively asked Jiang Tao to assign him some work.
He felt a bit guilty about not working while receiving a high salary.
Jiang Tao glanced at the Green Water Ghost watch on his wrist; it was a little past 11 AM.
“Let’s leave it at this for the morning. At noon, let’s invite the other few people from our company to have a meal and get acquainted.”
“We’ll discuss the specific work arrangements this afternoon.”
As Jiang Tao spoke, he reached into his pocket, took out Da Tian Ye cigarettes, pulled out two, and offered one to Shan Yang.
“Thank you, boss~”
Shan Yang chuckled, accepted the cigarette from Jiang Tao, and thanked him with a face full of flattery.
Noon.
Jiang Tao had booked a banquet at the Wan Long Hotel in Huilongguan.
The initial founding members of Jiangshi Entertainment Co., Ltd. were gathering for the first time today, treating it as a team-building event.
The attendees were Jiang Tao, Jiang Bing, Xu Wencheng, Xu Sha, Jiang Jiaqi, and Shan Yang.
Xu Li and her mother had driven to the confinement center to visit Du Ennan, so they couldn’t come.
“Please, everyone, sit down. There are no outsiders here, so don’t be formal.”
After Jiang Tao invited everyone to sit, he introduced them to each other.
He didn’t hide his relationships with his sister and his father-in-law and sister-in-law.
For small companies like this, family businesses weren’t a bad thing.
Shan Yang had initially thought his relationship with the boss as classmates was a very strong connection within the company.
But after hearing Jiang Tao’s introductions, he immediately adjusted his attitude.
Good heavens, his colleagues were either the boss’s own sister, his father-in-law, or his sister-in-law.
And one of them, though not related by blood, appeared to be a good friend – his niece.
So, he was the only outsider!
“From now on, let’s cooperate with each other and make the company bigger and stronger!”
“When that time comes, salaries and bonuses will definitely not be lacking for everyone!”
After introducing everyone, Jiang Tao painted another grand vision for the future before finally saying:
“For our first toast, let’s all wish the company prosperity and a grand opening!”
“Grand opening!”
“Grand opening!”
Everyone stood up, picked up their wine glasses, and clinked them with Jiang Tao.
After the clinking of glasses, everyone finished the beverages or alcoholic drinks in their cups.
After the meal, everyone had become a bit more familiar with each other.
Xu Sha picked up the fruit juice in front of her and said to Jiang Bing beside her:
“Sister Bingbing, I was ignorant in the past and was disrespectful to you and my brother-in-law. Please forgive me.”
“It’s fine, what’s past is past.”
Jiang Bing glanced at her Second Brother, who was signaling her, picked up her glass, and clinked it with Xu Sha, choosing to forgive and not dwell on the past.
Jiang Bing knew that Xu Sha had been very disrespectful to her brother-in-law, Jiang Tao, in the past.
This had caused Jiang Bing to dislike Xu Sha as well.
This time, after Xu Sha came to the capital with her parents, she was very polite to her brother-in-law, Jiang Tao, without her former arrogance.
Jiang Bing’s impression of her also improved somewhat.
Now, Xu Sha was actively apologizing and seeking reconciliation.
For her Second Brother’s sake, Jiang Bing, being magnanimous, decided not to hold it against Xu Sha anymore.
“Thank you, Sister Bingbing. We’re colleagues from now on, so please guide me a lot.”
Seeing the softening expression on Jiang Bing’s face, Xu Sha’s worried heart finally settled.
She had heard from her sister that Sister Bing, the boss’s sister, was the manager in charge of finance for the company.
All financial expenditures, salary payments, invoice reimbursements,
and the accounting of various operational expenses would be managed by Sister Bing.
If she disliked someone, making things difficult for them financially would be extremely unpleasant!
Seeing the previously arrogant Xu Sha now acting so meekly,
Jiang Bing felt a sense of superiority from her position of authority, while also secretly enjoying it.
No wonder everyone wanted to be a boss or a manager; being a leader was truly exhilarating!
“Auntie Jiang Bing, I’d like to toast you too. Please take care of me in the future.”
After toasting Jiang Tao, Jiang Jiaqi also raised her glass to toast Jiang Bing, trying to get closer.
“Xiao Qi, your work has been excellent. Keep up the good work at the company, and your Uncle Tao will surely not treat you poorly.”
Jiang Bing’s attitude towards Jiang Jiaqi was noticeably better than towards Xu Sha.
“Yes, Auntie Jiang Bing! Uncle Tao, I will work hard and not let down your cultivation and expectations!”
Jiang Jiaqi nodded joyfully, deeply grateful for Jiang Tao’s recognition of her talent.
Jiang Tao had truly been exceptional to her.
Not only did he offer her a high salary, but he also entrusted her with the crucial task of procurement, giving her full trust and immense authority.
Jiang Jiaqi felt that Jiang Tao was the “Bole” of her life.
She was willing to treat her current job as a long-term, even lifelong, career.
Afterward, Shan Yang and Xu Wencheng also toasted Jiang Tao and Jiang Bing respectively.
The first dinner gathering of Jiangshi Entertainment Co., Ltd. concluded in a joyful atmosphere.
After the meal, without Jiang Tao needing to say anything, Jiang Bing took the initiative to go downstairs and pay the bill.
The cost of this meal could be charged to the company account of Jiang’s Food Factory.
The meal cost over 3000 yuan, which wasn’t overly extravagant but was still very generous.
After leaving, the group got into Jiang Tao’s Big G.
Jiang Tao drove them back to the Villa Area, showing everyone their future new company headquarters.
“Wow! Brother-in-law, will we be working here in the villa from now on!”
Xu Sha looked at the luxurious interior of the villa and instantly loved it.
She couldn’t wait to take out her phone and take pictures to post on Moments!
Let those classmates be extremely envious!
Most of Xu Sha’s classmates had joined small, unknown enterprises as junior employees.
During their internships, let alone having their own independent office, having a dedicated workstation was considered good.
Being able to work in a high-class location like a villa was definitely something worth showing off!
Young people, who doesn’t have a bit of a desire to show off!
“Yes, this will be our company’s office location from now on.”
Jiang Tao nodded with a smile, equally satisfied with his new company.
Xu Wencheng looked around the villa.
Although he didn’t say anything, he also really liked the new office space.
His previous office was in an old building that had been constructed twenty to thirty years ago.
A dim, old office, less than twenty square meters, where five colleagues squeezed in to work.
Compared to his past working environment, the new company was practically heaven!
Jiang Bing also liked the new company space!
This place was much more advanced than the food factory!
“Second Brother, the rent here must be expensive, right?”
Looking at the luxurious interior of the villa, Jiang Bing knew without even thinking that the rent here would be considerable.
Jiang Tao replied truthfully; “It’s alright! Just a little over 300,000 a year.”
Jiang Bing gasped, “That’s too alright! The annual rent is enough for a down payment on a house in our hometown!”
“…”
Shan Yang, standing nearby, heard Jiang Tao say “just a little over 300,000 a year” and felt speechless again.
His old classmate had truly prospered!
For the new company, the annual rent alone was over 300,000.
Add to that the office desks and chairs, computers, printers, and various other miscellaneous office supplies.
Before the company even opened, five to six hundred thousand had been spent!
If you were to add employee salaries into the expense.
The company would likely cost at least a million to a million and a half annually.
“With such capable individuals as you all, this rent is insignificant. We’ll earn it back in no time.”
Jiang Tao’s smile was relaxed, and he was very optimistic about the new company’s prospects.
He possessed the “Bole” title to discover and cultivate talent,
and he also had the “Monopoly Dice,” a BUG-level wealth cheat, to increase revenue.
If he could still lose money, he wouldn’t bother thinking about starting companies anymore and would just go back home to raise pigs.
After some idle chat, Jiang Tao took everyone on another tour of the villa and arranged individual offices for Jiang Bing and the others.
In the afternoon, a batch of office equipment purchased by Jiang Jiaqi arrived.
Everyone then directed the loaders to put all the various office desks, chairs, and equipment in place.
The afternoon passed quickly in busy activity.
In the evening, Jiang Tao treated everyone to another barbecue.
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone dispersed and went home.
It was past 9 PM when Jiang Tao returned home.
His father and mother had just returned from dancing.
Xu Li had also picked up Jiang Xue from Jiang Yi.
The family began taking turns to wash up.
While waiting in the living room, Jiang Tao’s mind stirred, and he checked his day’s revenue.
“Your revenue today is 42,288.22 yuan. Do you want to use the Monopoly Dice to double it?”
“Over 40,000 today, a bit better than yesterday.”
Jiang Tao opened his phone and looked at the funds he held, valued at over 2.3 million.
Yesterday it showed a small loss of over 3000, but today it had gained over 13,000 in a single day.
Although funds were generally considered a stable wealth management product, the fluctuations were quite significant.
With a thought, a sapphire blue screen appeared in the void before Jiang Tao.
The screen displayed the item slots he had opened with money.
Jiang Tao reached out and took the Monopoly Dice from one of the slots.
According to the system’s description, the number rolled by the Monopoly Dice was completely random, and no skill could influence the outcome.
Jiang Tao’s idea of practicing to roll a 6 every time was thus dashed.
Click, click, click…
Jiang Tao gently tossed the dice onto the table, but the dice began to tumble and spin at an extremely fast speed.
After about 5 seconds, the tumbling dice finally stopped, and the face-up number was “1”.
“Congratulations on rolling a 1. Your daily revenue has been multiplied by 1x!”
“…”
Seeing that he had rolled the lowest possible number, Jiang Tao’s face darkened.
It seemed his luck was a bit bad today!
What was there to congratulate!
Buzz~
Jiang Tao felt his phone in his pocket vibrate.
He took out his phone to check, and it was an incoming SMS from ICBC.
“Your ICBC savings card ending in XX89 has received a transfer of 42,288.22 from account XX. Your current balance is 1,386,755.88 yuan!”
“A difference of over 200,000 between rolling a 1 and a 6 for daily income. This is too stimulating.”
Although somewhat speechless, Jiang Tao quickly accepted the harsh reality.
Gaining over 40,000 in a day, anyone else would have been overjoyed.
One should know contentment.
After doubling his daily income, Jiang Tao put the Monopoly Dice back into the system’s inventory.
“Honey~ We’re done washing, you go next.”
Jiang Tao looked up and saw Xu Li, wearing silk pajamas with her hair still wet, and Jiang Xue emerging from the bathroom.
Having just showered, Xu Li’s delicate face was flushed, making her look very alluring.
“Okay.”
Jiang Tao nodded with a smile, picked up the towel beside him, and headed towards the bathroom.
Brushing his teeth, washing his face, and showering, the entire process took only about ten minutes.
After cleaning up, Jiang Tao returned to the large bed in the bedroom, browsing his phone while waiting for Xu Li.
After waiting for about half an hour, Xu Li tiptoed into the room and locked the door with a click.
“Honey, have you been waiting long~”
Xu Li looked at Jiang Tao lying on the bed with a smile, one hand on the doorframe, striking a very seductive pose.
Her sweet address of “Honey” sent a jolt through Jiang Tao, as if an electric current had passed through him.
Although the couple had been married for over seven years, their passion was still as strong as ever.
Jiang Tao’s body trembled, and with a powerful surge, he leaped from the bed to the floor.
With a large stride, he covered the few steps to the door and, in a princess carry, lifted Xu Li from the ground.
With Jiang Tao’s current physique of 88, lifting Xu Li, who weighed only about 100 catties, was as easy as holding a child.
From a little past 11 AM to a little past 12 PM, it was ultimately Jiang Tao who had the upper hand.
After embracing each other and sharing some intimate words, Xu Li, tired and sleepy, soon fell asleep.
Jiang Tao then had a thought and opened the Intelligence System panel to check the newly refreshed intelligence for the day.
