Xu Tong's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said, "No, no, no, Aunt Su, you absolutely can't think that way.

"Is expensive treatment necessarily better? Our company's financial chain is so tight, spending 5000 to gamble on a vague probability just doesn't seem worth it, does it?"

Su Xiuqin's face still showed a hint of reluctance: "But, what if there's some special mechanism in this game?

"Just try it, what if it works?

"Can we just try once? Just once."

Xu Tong was at a loss for words for a moment; what Su Xiuqin said now was very similar to what she had said before when persuading Li Renshu and Fu Chen to lay off staff.

Try it, what if it works?

But Xu Tong quickly steeled herself: "But Aunt Su, you have to think carefully, if we spend 5000 and it doesn't work, what about our financial chain?

"This game will only get harder later on, and every penny might become crucial.

"If our company goes bankrupt, all the employees will lose their jobs, and those patients who could have been treated with conventional methods will also have no money for treatment.

"Aunt Su, do you really want to see that happen?"

Su Xiuqin looked at the computer screen, at the virtual employees with work injuries, with a bit of reluctance, and sighed silently.

"Alright."

This development surprised Xu Tong a little, and she quickly seized the opportunity to say, "Aunt Su, I think the other company probably won't treat these injured employees; they might just lay them off directly.

"We've really fulfilled our responsibility by using conventional methods for treatment.

"And Aunt Su, I'd like to take this opportunity to explain the fundamental logic of modern company operations, and... how small layoffs are like the body's normal metabolism, indispensable."

Su Xiuqin sighed silently: "Let me think again, let me think again..."

Xu Tong didn't persist further because she still needed to hurry back to memorize the data.

She also took this opportunity to let Su Xiuqin digest it a bit; breaking through obsessions isn't easy, and forcing it too much would only backfire.

...

Hearing the sound of Fu Chen and Li Renshu passing through the gate, Xu Tong quickly got up to greet them.

"How did it go?"

Fu Chen was very happy: "We won! This time the opponent chose the business field. We didn't have data either, but coincidentally, it was a problem Renshu had researched before, so we won.

"Unfortunately, there was no additional investment.

"Judging by the other party's reaction, they seemed to have made an additional investment, that look of shock when seeing the result shouldn't have been faked."

Li Renshu nodded: "Although we didn't make an additional investment, making the other party lose their 20,000 of additional investment was quite good.

"Moreover, we are also more certain of a fact: the virtual employee data in the game was indeed evenly distributed by the game's designer."

They looked at the refreshed company panel.

[Limited Liability Company No. 17]

[Company account balance for May: 151,000 minutes of visa time]

[Estimated income for June: 20,000 minutes of visa time]

[Estimated expenditure for June: 72,000 minutes of visa time]

Without layoffs and recruitment, estimated expenditure changed slightly because the number of people needing treatment for work injuries increased.

After Xu Tong shared her recorded data with the two, she said: "Fu Chen, can you keep an eye on the data in the next round of the game?

"I want to spend some time talking with Aunt Su.

"Including the matter of layoffs and those injured employees. I feel this might also be a necessary condition for us to complete the game."

Li Renshu nodded: "Hmm, I agree.

"But before you go, we need to discuss how to handle these injured employees specifically.

"It seems like there are more and more of them."

On the computer screen, the number of employees with work injuries increased significantly, and among them, the number of employees with 0% cure rate for lung cancer also increased, reaching five.

These employees, even if 1000 visa minutes were spent on treatment each round, would never be cured.

But they wouldn't die quickly either; they would just exist in the 'humanitarian care' section, consuming money each round.

Although individually it's not much, with the increasing numbers, it becomes a heavy burden for the company.

Xu Tong seemed to have considered: "My plan is:

"Lay off half the employees proportionally, retaining 10 people in the company, and cut everyone's salary by 30%, maintaining it this way.

"Unless our financial chain is in extreme crisis, let's try to keep these 10 people.

"As for employees with work injuries, anyone with a 0% cure rate must be completely cleared out.

"All other employees with a cure rate should be treated in the conventional way, but if any employee is not cured after three attempts, we should also give up.

"Although employees with a 50% cure rate are likely to be cured within 2 months, the lower the cure rate, the greater the variance.

"For those employees with only a 10% cure rate, if we haven't cured them after treating three times, it can still be considered as fulfilling our responsibility."

Li Renshu nodded: "Okay, I agree with this plan.

"Then you submit it as soon as possible and persuade Aunt Su."

...

In the president's office, Su Xiuqin had read through the entire plan.

Her expression showed reluctance.

Xu Tong stood behind her, somewhat worried,

Initially wanting to explain further, but Su Xiuqin waved her hand, indicating no need to say more.

"I understand, just do as you all said.

"But I only have one request.

"Can we keep the employee with lung cancer?

"Just keep him, without special treatment, okay?

"Just 1000 per month, just 1000, is that okay?"

Su Xiuqin's voice trembled a little.

Xu Tong looked at the screen; among those employees with a 0% cure rate for work injuries, there was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with sunken eyes, looking emaciated, but with a stubborn glint in his eyes.

One could sense a strong will to live.

"Aunt Su..."

Xu Tong had a foreboding feeling.

She realized that Su Xiuqin's judgment task was likely related to these injured employees.

Especially with the 0% cure rate, lung cancer, and age, it would make Su Xiuqin think of her deceased husband.

And breaking the obsession might involve not opting for special treatment for him, but choosing to give up.

After all, the glaring 0% was written right there.

But Xu Tong didn't know how to persuade her for a moment.

50% of the employees laid off, done.

Giving up on those not cured in three rounds, also agreed.

Even all the other employees with a 0% cure rate were given up on, leaving just this one, only deducting 1000 minutes of visa time per round.

Without being able to disclose anything about the judgment task, how could she persuade Su Xiuqin to really let go?

As Xu Tong was pondering how to start, Su Xiuqin again spoke in a pleading tone: "Can you go and prepare a new plan first?

"Get all the other things done first, and leave this person for a bit longer, okay?

"There's still time, let me think again, let me think again..."

Xu Tong nodded: "Okay, Aunt Su, please think it over.

"Think it over..."

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