Chapter 638: Chapter 577: How Could It Possibly Be a Pay Raise?
Yu Xinghan didn’t make it too obvious in the Spirit Realm communication, only hinting that he had taken too many leaves recently.
He was either afraid that the Spirit Realm would leak the news easily, or he planned to discuss the matter face-to-face with Zhang Yu.
Receiving this news, Zhang Yu’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, sensing that something wasn’t right.
After checking Yu Xinghan’s work hours, Fu Ji also said, “Earlier, we thought he was busy with the massage platform, but it now seems… his working hours are decreasing. Could he be infected with the Dual Rest virus?”
“Wouldn’t that put the entire site at risk?”
Fu Ji said, “I think it would be better if all your employees became my believers. With the ceremony blessing, the Dual Rest virus wouldn’t have any effect.”
Zhang Yu naturally did not agree with Fu Ji on this matter lightly, instead saying, “Let’s give him a raise first and see if it can help cure Yu Xinghan of the Dual Rest virus.”
“We can’t just watch him being taken to the Rest and Detoxification Center; not only would it waste his time, but what if something is discovered?”
After a pause, Zhang Yu added, “By the way, give a raise to all the company’s employees to prevent the Dual Rest virus.”
In Zhang Yu’s view, employees like Ying Xin, Shi Huaiyu, Xiao Qingxuan, Shi Yunxiang are trusted individuals who should not be seen affected by the Dual Rest virus or dragged off for forced rest.
As for the remaining Soul Cultivators, even if their salaries are raised, it doesn’t seem like much to Zhang Yu.
Fu Ji heard these words and was anxious, “Are you mad? Raising salaries for the entire company?”
“How can you just casually give a raise? If you dare increase their salaries for this little incident, what will you do in the future? Directly give them paid vacations? That would ruin the company!”
Although there is no salary or dividends, Fu Ji, as a founding shareholder who helped build the company from the ground up, views the company as part of her own efforts and cannot tolerate Zhang Yu squandering it like this.
Zhang Yu straightforwardly said, “Raise!”
Fu Ji advised bitterly, “You cannot just randomly raise salaries, all the employees are greedy; if you give them a raise, soon they’ll get used to it and it’s as if the raise was for nothing.”
“Moreover, what do they need so much money for? The most important and worthy investment is in yourself.”
Fu Ji felt like a loyal minister from ancient times, earnestly advising the emperor not to make rash decisions.
However, Zhang Yu’s mind was made up, seeing Fu Ji’s various objections, he directly sent the directive to Ying Xin.
Ying Xin, seeing the message from Zhang Yu, was slightly stunned: “A raise? It’s a raise? How could it be a raise?”
Barely a year into the company and already there’s a raise? Such a thing Ying Xin hadn’t not only seen but never even heard of.
Ying Xin, with six generations in civil engineering, was well aware of how difficult it was to get a raise, requiring enduring hardships, overcoming challenges, aligning with the tides of the era, seizing the right moment, akin to ancient auspicious encounters, like a fortuitous opportunity.
As Fu Ji watched Zhang Yu truly begin implementing salary raises for employees, she felt increasingly heartbroken: “With so many people up and down the company, if you raise each person’s salary by a few spirit coins, within a month, wouldn’t it mean an additional expenditure of 5 to 10 spirit coins?”
“By the time we reach the top ten leagues of September, that will be an additional 15 to 30 spirit coins.”
“In a year, that would be an additional expenditure of 50 to 100 spirit coins!”
“In ten years, that’s 500 to 1000 spirit coins!”
“These are all spirit coins from our accounts!”
Upon hearing these calculations, Zhang Yu had to admit, he did indeed feel a slight ache and melancholy, as if he truly saw a thousand spirit coins being pulled out of his account.
“Dividing money…” Zhang Yu chuckled bitterly internally: “It definitely still feels a bit uncomfortable.”
As the raise notice was delivered to the various employees in the company, the company chat group instantly became lively.
Grandfather Yingxin: Grateful to President Zhang! The favor of a raise will never be forgotten.
Zhao Tianxing: [Fireworks][Fireworks][Fireworks]
Mo Tianyi: President Zhang, just watch, from now on, I’ll work as if every day might be my last!
Hu Yuntao: Dad! [Bow] Working 24 hours a day isn’t my limit, it’s the limit of time itself.
Seeing the continuously refreshing messages in the company chat, Zhang Yu replied: I’ve said before, I won’t keep all of the company’s profits to myself.
Che Yufei: To live is to be part of the company, to die is to be part of the company’s soul! Loyalty!
Shi Huaiyu: Loyalty!
Shi Yunxiang: Loyalty!
Ying Xin: Loyalty!
Watching the messages still crazily refreshing in the chat group, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but reply: Alright, stop flooding the message board, focus on work.
With Zhang Yu’s command, the group chat immediately quieted down.
Then, Zhang Yu sent another message to Yu Xinghan: How are you feeling?
Zhang Yu: The raise should help with this issue.
Zhang Yu: Check if your health has improved?
Even though Yu Xinghan was only considered part-time, he also received a raise this time.
At that moment, seeing Zhang Yu’s message, Yu Xinghan was initially slightly surprised, and the next moment understood the other party’s intention.
“Has Zhang Yu already detected that I might be infected with the Dual Rest virus?”
“Is he attempting to use the raise to combat the Dual Rest virus?”
Looking again at Zhang Yu’s messages in the company chat group, Yu Xinghan felt a warm sensation in his heart: “Did he raise everyone’s salaries in the company for this?”
Thinking about this, Yu Xinghan felt his mana and vital energy surging within him, wanting to immediately stand up and work twice as hard.
But after this feeling persisted for a moment, the motivation in his heart gradually faded again, and his whole body felt like it was stuck to the ground, unable to get up.
Yu Xinghan: I’ve already been crippled.
Yu Xinghan: You don’t need to worry about me anymore.
At this moment, Yu Xinghan had made up his mind to simply go to the Rest and Detoxification Center and properly rid himself of the Dual-rest virus.
He thought to himself, “Zhang Yu, I’ll work overtime for the company once I come out.”
Besides Yu Xinghan, Zhang Yu chatted with other employees to catch up on their current situation and confirm the recent work status.
Fu Ji analyzed, “After the raise, the other employees should have no problem preventing the Dual-rest virus.”
“But Yu Xinghan… he’s probably too deeply poisoned, a simple pay raise won’t solve it.”
Fu Ji continued to persuade, “I said it before, just turning him into my believer is more reliable than a pay raise, isn’t it?”
Zhang Yu remained silent because he knew becoming a believer wasn’t that easy, and he was uncertain whether Yu Xinghan would agree or be willing to become an Evil God believer.
If he weren’t willing… does it mean they have to silence Yu Xinghan?
While Zhang Yu contemplated this, Zhang Pianpian sent a message.
Zhang Pianpian: Do you remember the Fourth Site? They’re planning to send people to the construction site to check if there are any Dual Rest Sect followers in your company.
Zhang Yu was startled and replied: Why? Is someone targeting me?
Zhang Pianpian: What I can confirm right now is that the Fourth Site received a report.
Zhang Pianpian: Whether it’s someone targeting you and who it is, I still need to investigate further.
Zhang Pianpian: Anyway, be careful and clean up any issues on the construction site quickly.
Zhang Yu felt a growing sense of gravity in his heart, recalling the scene of Master Xuyang questioning him on the Flying Boat last time.
“Time and again, someone clearly wants to frame me for being involved with the Dual Rest Sect.”
“Who could it be?”
Zhang Yu couldn’t come up with an answer for the moment, so he hurriedly left the lab and headed to the construction site.
“Just when Yu Xinghan got the Dual-rest virus, the Fourth Site shows up with people to inspect.”
“Their target is probably Yu Xinghan this time.”
“Are they trying to drag me down through Yu Xinghan?”
Whether it was sealing off the construction site or investigating because of Yu Xinghan, it was clear that Zhang Yu could not accept this.
Even without considering the potential consequences, just the wasted time from the investigation would hinder his preparation for the Ten Great Competitions, which made Zhang Yu’s eyes fill with a fierce light.
A moment later, Zhang Yu’s figure soared from the rooftop of University City, swiftly cutting through the atmosphere as he shot towards the construction battlefield.
Simultaneously, a black light pursued behind Zhang Yu like a meteor—it was a black sword box.
Inside the sword box were the twelve Taihao Sacred Law Flying Swords that Zhang Yu had just finished refining, which he now carried with him.
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Battlefield construction site.
Having just received a 10% pay raise, Shi Yunxiang was full of motivation and enthusiasm, wishing he could be everywhere at once to do all the work on the construction site.
At the same time, one sentence kept repeating in his mind.
“Zhang Yu didn’t lie, and it wasn’t just an empty promise—he really did raise the salary.”
“Isn’t this more impressive than bosses at Golden Core or Nascent Soul levels?”
But Shi Yunxiang hadn’t been working for long before he felt the ground start to shake, almost making it impossible for the entire site to operate.
Witnessing this scene, Shi Yunxiang quickly turned his head, looking toward another construction site in the distance.
He knew that Sky Demon University had contracted that project, and lately, their large-scale construction had frequently affected their own site.
This time was even more severe, making Shi Yunxiang feel like the whole site was paralyzed.
After a good hour of halted work, Shi Yunxiang felt he couldn’t bear it any longer.
Hu Yuntao shouted in the Spirit Realm, “One hour! We’ve been out of work for a whole hour!”
“How can we repay President Zhang’s kindness in raising our salaries at this rate?!”
Che Yufei chimed in, “With the recent pay raise, how can we earn if we don’t work?”
Though Zhang Yu had initiated a pay raise, the salary was still distributed according to the old rule where pay depended on workload. For everyone in the company, the raise heightened their morale, and they were eager to work overtime to earn more.
So they headed to the construction site of the demon descendants, not expecting to find the top demon from Sky Demon University’s Civil Engineering Department—Xiang Shan—there.
Hearing Shi Huaiyu, Shi Yunxiang, and others speak, Xiang Shan said indifferently, “Your work stoppage… what does it have to do with me?”
Xiang Shan gave a cold snort, the elephant’s trunk slightly curling, and said, “We’re here to modify the earth veins. Should we stop just to accommodate you?”
“Just bear with it a little longer; it’ll be fine in half a month.”
Shi Huaiyu angrily said, “Half a month? So you mean we have to stop working for half a month?”
Xiang Shan said indifferently, “You could choose to continue working, as long as you have the skill to avoid environmental impact.”
“If you can’t, then it’s just a lack of skill, so endure it.”