Chapter 1 Rui Yuchen's Decision

Rui Yuchen casually grabbed a pair of chopsticks, picked up a piece of pan-fried dory from the Health Meal 2.0, and put it in his mouth.

Then, came small pieces of dragon fruit, eggs, cherry tomatoes, corn kernels, purple sweet potatoes, shrimp, seaweed, and so on.

Each slight stir revealed new surprises.

Moreover, after putting them in his mouth, Rui Yuchen discovered that these ingredients weren't simply cut up; they had undergone special treatment.

For example, the best way to eat shrimp healthily is to boil it directly in a small amount of salt water, or stir-fry it with a small amount of oil, but the shrimp here was obviously marinated, with a special fragrance.

Similarly, the eggs were not simply hard-boiled, but had a hint of tea fragrance, yet were not as heavily flavored as ordinary tea eggs.

Street vendors selling tea eggs often use tea leaves that have been boiled many times, and also add a lot of soy sauce, which is not healthy. But the Gourmet Lab clearly considered this, only slightly flavoring the eggs, without prolonged boiling.

Making a salad after processing all the ingredients did indeed greatly improve the taste compared to Health Meal 1.0.

Soon, the plate in front of Rui Yuchen was empty.

The waiter carefully asked, "Mr. Rui, how's the taste?"

Rui Yuchen nodded: "It's alright."

The waiter asked again: "Then… can we promote it to all the stores as Health Meal 2.0?"

Promoting a dish means that the chefs in all stores must master the recipe, and the dishes they make must be roughly the same.

On the one hand, it is necessary to precisely control the amount and cooking time of various ingredients, and on the other hand, the chefs need to practice repeatedly.

Therefore, after being promoted to all stores, it will take some time before it can be officially launched to various gyms as Health Meal 2.0.

Rui Yuchen put down his chopsticks: "No."

The waiter was stunned because he saw Rui Yuchen finish the entire health meal, which clearly meant that he thought it tasted pretty good.

Since the requirement of "tasty health meal" has been met, why not?

Rui Yuchen didn't explain much, just said: "This dish can be considered for inclusion in the permanent menu. As for how to make Health Meal 2.0… I have to think about it some more."

Rui Yuchen turned and left, leaving the waiter to clear the table with a blank expression.

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After leaving the Lazy Life Takeout No. 1 store, Rui Yuchen wandered aimlessly down the street, passing one restaurant after another.

Smelling the aroma of food wafting from inside, Rui Yuchen, though already half full, was still tempted.

"Health meals are indeed tasty, but… I always feel like they're not enough."

"It's fine if you eat it occasionally, but if you eat it for a long time, it seems unacceptable. No matter how delicious it is."

"Why is that?"

"It's not because it's not delicious, but because salad… doesn't seem to fit the dietary habits of Chinese people, and it doesn't seem to be a necessity either."

"What are the dietary habits of Chinese people?"

"First of all, it must be hot, it must have temperature. Salad is cold, which makes people feel like it's not a proper meal. Secondly, it must be fully flavored. Bland flavors will trigger instinctive resistance and rejection. Finally, there must be a lot of meat."

"And general healthy salads don't meet any of these requirements."

"So, most people shout about losing weight and being healthy, expecting to lose weight by eating healthy meals every day, but in reality, 99% of people will give up, even if they eat delicious healthy meals, they still can't stick to it."

"Because this is completely contrary to our dietary instincts."

"Hmm… this problem is very serious, very serious! It may even affect President Pei's overall plan!"

Rui Yuchen suddenly became alert.

He had already guessed when he received this task that President Pei was vigorously promoting Lazy Life Takeout to guide consumers to live a healthy lifestyle starting with their diet, while Tengda could also take this opportunity to lay a solid foundation for the development of various industries in advance.

It was precisely because he understood this that Rui Yuchen boldly opened stores like crazy and frantically asked President Pei for money.

Because he knew that President Pei would support this approach.

President Pei's decision to have Lazy Life Takeout supply health meals and bundle them with the Custodial Gym was obviously to achieve better fitness results.

Originally, Rui Yuchen felt that the problem of health meals was easy to solve, just have the Gourmet Lab improve its taste, right?

But today he suddenly realized that simply improving the taste is not enough!

If he hadn't thought of the fact that "Chinese people's dietary habits actually don't accept salad" today, and instead had directly promoted Health Meal 2.0 in the gyms, it could have caused very serious consequences.

Health meals would not only not help the gyms, but would also have a deterrent effect on the gym's customers!

Because this kind of health meal, although healthy, inherently violates the dietary habits of most people, so only a few people with very strong willpower can stick to it.

It would be fine if it weren't bundled for sale; if people got tired of it, they could just eat something else, which wouldn't affect their fitness.

However, Custodial Fitness and health meals are directly bundled, so if people get tired of the health meals, they have no other choice, which will deter many customers.

As far as Rui Yuchen knew, some Custodial Gym customers had indeed already "been refunded." He didn't know how much of that was due to the health meals.

In other words, if Rui Yuchen hadn't realized this and allowed the health meal policy to be promoted, the Custodial Gym might never be able to turn a profit, and President Pei's overall plan might be seriously delayed!

Of course, President Pei couldn't be blamed for this.

President Pei is busy with work, how could he point out even what the health meal should look like?

Rui Yuchen felt that solving this problem was clearly his duty.

"That was close, I almost made a major mistake at work due to negligence!"

"If the Custodial Gym really failed because of the health meal problem, wouldn't I become a sinner? That would completely let down President Pei's expectations!"

Rui Yuchen quickly walked towards his office, preparing to spend two days sorting out a plan to quickly correct this error in the health meal!

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Chapter 2 The Staff Meeting

May 7th, Saturday.

The gentle sound of ocean waves rang in Pei Qian's ears, waking him up.

This was part of Liang Qingfan's smart home design, which was gentler than traditional alarm sounds and didn't make people feel harsh.

Pei Qian originally wanted to continue sleeping, but suddenly remembered that today seemed to be the day for the loss-making department heads' regular meeting.

He could only grope for and tap the transparent control panel by the bed.

The floor-to-ceiling window became transparent, and soft light shone in, filling the entire room.

Pei Qian sat up, yawned, and then looked at the bedside mirror, which could be used as a control panel, and found that he had slight dark circles under his eyes.

Pei Qian, who had moved in two days ago, was very satisfied with his new residence and didn't feel any discomfort at all.

The dark circles weren't because he was uncomfortable or didn't get enough rest, but because he stayed up too late playing games yesterday.

There was no helping it, the big TV was too appealing.

...

Shenhua View, 16th floor conference room.

Pei Qian's gaze swept across Tang Yishu and the other seventeen loss-making department heads, and suddenly felt a strange sense of comfort, as if he was secretly doing something bad without being discovered.

It was like the excitement of secretly skipping class to go to an internet cafe in high school.

"I wonder if my employees feel the same way when they secretly work overtime?"

Pei Qian couldn't help but have such an association in his mind.

Well, very likely.

Otherwise, why would they be so hung up on the matter of overtime?

The loss-making department heads, on the other hand, looked at President Pei's dark circles and thought that President Pei's work must be very tiring recently.

Pei Qian glanced at Tang Yishu, and Little Tang immediately understood and said, "Let's start the reports."

The seventeen loss-making department heads had been placed in various departments of Tengda Group and began to report in order of their seats.

Of course, the specific position they sat in was completely random. In any case, they had to report, so it didn't matter who went first or last.

Pei Qian listened silently, ready to interrupt and ask questions at any time.

Before the fifth department, the Custodial Gym, began to report, Pei Qian raised his hand and interrupted him.

"All four of you in your departments have established large-scale spending plans? Including increasing salaries, optimizing the welfare structure, improving the office environment, and expanding and upgrading your businesses?"

Pei Qian looked at the four loss-making department heads who had already reported.

The four loss-making department heads nodded.

Several other loss-making department heads also spoke up.

"Senior, our department is too."

"Dream Chasing Ventures too."

"Qidian Chinese Website also has similar plans."

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment, a little surprised.

He didn't think there was anything when the first loss-making department head reported, just spending a little money occasionally, nothing to be surprised about.

But so many departments are actually making spending plans together?

This is very strange.

Pei Qian swept across the room and found that the only one who hadn't made a similar plan was Reverse Wind Logistics, which was in charge of Lu Mingliang.

What is the reason for this, did they all discuss it?

Reverse Wind Logistics...

Pei Qian thought about it and suddenly his eyes lit up.

That's right, the Tengda Cornerstone Award!

Reverse Wind Logistics had previously won the Tengda Cornerstone Award, making all the departments very envious!

Obviously, the other departments were jealous!

Could it be that they finally saw the meaning of the sixteen words on the trophy I awarded to Reverse Wind Logistics? Did they finally realize that I was actually encouraging them to spend money?

Otherwise, why would they all make spending plans at the same time?

And these spending plans include things like supplementing the salary structure, that is, raising wages, and optimizing the working environment, which shows that they have finally figured it out!

They must be feeling unbalanced, they must be acting out of spite!

That's great!

These departments are starting to compete to spend money, compete to lose money, this is a great thing!

Worthy of encouragement!

Pei Qian very happily noted this matter down, preparing to introduce a new policy when he went to work on Monday to help them burn money faster and relieve his burden.

Pei Qian finished recording, didn't show too much expression, just signaled the loss-making department head from Custodial Fitness to continue.

Pei Qian had met him before and knew that he was a planner in the flagship store of Custodial Fitness, in charge of the data for the entire gym.

"Senior, the operating situation of the Custodial Gym is still in a state of continuous loss, and four more students were refunded this week."

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel happy.

Good news!

I knew the Custodial Gym wouldn't let me down!

Keep up the good work, try to dissuade all the students!

The loss-making department head continued to report: "In addition, Coach Ya Ling has brought in sixteen more students last week."

Pei Qian was silent for a moment, a question mark floating above his head.

?

Sixteen?

Again?

How many people has she brought in in total?

This person really has a big problem!

Pei Qian instantly became alert, but at the same time couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

If it were in the past, he would definitely be kept in the dark, silently waiting for the betrayal to ferment.

But it's different now, President Pei has the Embroidered Uniform Guard! (secret police/intelligence agency)

Your every move cannot escape my eyes!

Pei Qian's eyes became sharp.

This kind of cancer must be dealt with!