At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

A 20,000-word plot isn't exactly long, but it isn't short either; in fact, it wouldn't be a big problem if he didn't revise it.

He could gradually correct it in the subsequent plot.

By doing so, he could ensure a consistent update schedule and not lose the existing readers.

But...

If he didn't make changes, no matter how much he adjusted those 20,000 words, they'd never be as good as the plot he had initially planned, and they would become the downfall of the book.

If he didn't revise, he might still be able to aim for an average of 3,000 subscriptions for a fine work, but if he wanted the book's performance to continue to climb and become an author like the ones who wrote "Ice and Fire Six Realms," that would be very difficult.

It all depended on whether he was satisfied with the current state or willing to take a risk.

Taking that risk came with the danger that, perhaps once he finished revising those 20,000 words and had to take a two-day break from updating, he might lose all his readers.

By then, let alone getting 3,000 subscribers, he feared he might not even have a thousand, and one careless move could send him back to square one.

Qin Shan felt a headache brewing, unsure of what to choose.

One option was to cap his potential, guaranteeing stable results, while the other was to start over and bet that the revised plot would attract new readers.

"Sigh, this really makes my hair fall out."

Qin Shan vigorously scratched his head, and a few strands of broken hair slowly fell onto the keyboard.

In the crevices of the keyboard, there were already many strands of hair, the fruit of his head scratching during the creative process.

"Time to take a walk," he thought, turned off the computer screen, and then stood up and stretched.

Having sat all morning, his bones crackled satisfyingly as he stretched, almost too pleasantly.

His legs were still a bit weak.

Writing was indeed a physically damaging activity, Qin Shan thought with self-mockery, shaking his head then walking out of the office.

He glanced at the development department to his right, where everyone was engrossed in their work, so he didn't head that way.

He then looked toward Gu Yu's office and saw that no one was there, but Xinyue was sitting in the finance office.

"Strange, Laosi isn't here today?"

Qin Shan muttered to himself.

He vaguely remembered feeling someone near his office door earlier, but he hadn't looked up.
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He didn't know if it had been Laosi...

Since everyone in the company was busy, Qin Shan didn't feel it was appropriate to wander around aimlessly, so he left the office to stroll around the incubator outside.

A walk might help him find some inspiration.

Meanwhile, Gu Yu was walking in the southeast corner of the incubator, unaware that Qin Shan was looking for him.

"What is our goal?!"

"To grow big and strong!"

"What is our spirit?!"

"To serve every customer well and become the best education company in Modu!"

"Let's shout out our slogan together!"

"Work hard, work hard, work hard! Cheer up, cheer up, cheer up! Rui Zhi elites are the best!"

Gu Yu watched curiously as a company leader with a belly as round as a barrel was motivating his staff on an open space outside the office.

The employees were all in suits, with ties and pointy leather shoes.

Without looking, he could tell they were a sales team.

Though he had never worked in sales, he had seen similar tactics online.

They held meetings and motivated each other daily, chanting slogans and targets, with each person striving to achieve their goals through gritted teeth.

Listening to the slogans they were shouting, the company's name seemed to be Rui Zhi Education?

"Tch... such an absurd name," Gu Yu clucked his tongue.

Rui Zhi was originally a commendatory term, but for those who often surfed the internet, the word felt like an insult.

Online, Rui Zhi was almost synonymous with idiot.

It had become a word specially used for cursing.

If he heard Rui Zhi Education, he always felt there was something odd about it.

Then, he looked up at the company's logo.

It was a little boy drawn in simple strokes, wearing round-framed glasses, with eyes that... indeed also looked quite intelligent.

Perfectly matched the company's name!

Gu Yu walked over and sat down on a nearby bench, observing the chubby leader indoctrinating his employees.

He never really understood why motivating employees had to be done this way.

It was just like brainwashing in a pyramid scheme.

An extra hundred yuan a day is more useful than any motivational quotes!

Wanting the cow to plow the field without giving it grass to eat...

These bosses really were talented.

Gu Yu watched with great interest, and the fat leader noticed him but didn't care and continued to brainwash the employees.

The chanting of slogans was over, and now it was time for the punishment and reward segment.

He first called a tall and thin man wearing half-frame black glasses from the front row, then took out a thin red envelope from his pocket and placed it in the man's hand.

Gu Yu estimated at a glance that it probably contained five hundred yuan.

"This is our company's sales champion this month, Hu Yu! He has achieved a performance of one hundred and fifty-eight thousand! A bonus of five hundred! I hope everyone takes Hu Yu as an example!"

The so-called sales champion Hu Yu, upon hearing the leader publicly praise him, held his head high, looking down at his colleagues with a slant.

He was just short of pointing his nostrils at them.

"Goodness, five hundred yuan... for a performance of one hundred fifty-eight thousand..."

Gu Yu, sitting on the side, was astonished.

To have made almost one hundred sixty thousand in performance and not even get a thousand yuan in bonuses.

The key point is that this guy is the company's sales champion, and they only gave him five hundred, that's way too stingy!

And this sales champion seemed quite proud of himself, with an arrogant look on his face.

Gu Yu guessed his brain must have been washed clean by now, probably the type of fool who'd be sold off by the leader and still help count the money.

He turned his gaze to the other employees and was even more amazed to find that aside from the ones in the first row, the rest were all hanging their heads in shame.

This was utterly ridiculous.

These people truly felt inferior to the sales champion!

Just because their performance wasn't as good didn't mean they had to behave like this, right?

It's not like they hadn't worked hard.

Of course, if they really hadn't worked hard and their performance wasn't as good as the others, feeling embarrassed would be expected.

But not to the extent of showing such shame and feeling less than others, right?

Gu Yu felt quite helpless inside, but after all, this was someone else's company, and he couldn't be bothered to say anything.

He continued to watch.

After presenting the so-called performance award to the sales champion, the fat leader gave two hundred each to the employees in the front row.

"These employees here, they are the ones who have stood out in performance this month, they too are rewarded with a bonus to serve as encouragement!"

"Those in the back, take a good look, learn well! Each of you, unable to even achieve fifty thousand in a month's performance, aren't you embarrassed? Isn't that disgraceful?"

As he handed out the money, he did not forget to mock the employees behind.

The employees lowered their heads even more.

Gu Yu noticed some who looked about twenty-two or twenty-three years old, probably just graduated from college; these were the ones with their heads lowered the deepest.

Goodness, just graduated and working, what kind of performance could they achieve?

They might not even have finished their training period, right?

Just as Gu Yu was thinking about this, something even more astonishing happened.

The sleazy fat leader lined up the employees who did not meet their performance targets into two rows.

Then the two rows started slapping each other in the face...

The sound of slapping rang out loud and clear, fast and hard.

Gu Yu immediately stood up and shouted at the fat leader, "Fuck, are you an idiot?"

The fat man looked around, confused, and pointed at himself: "Are you talking about me???"