My Daily Basic Stipend Is 10 Million

Chapter 250: Chapter 185: Entertainment Expenses, Part 2

Rumor had it that Feng Feifei was preparing to promote Chen Xiao several levels at once. He found this strange. If Feng Feifei trusted Chen Xiao so much, why did she keep him as a mere salesperson? ’Could it be that she also sees he’s a good-for-nothing who can’t handle any real responsibility?’

If that was the case, why did she dote on him so much? Hou Fei could rack his brain for three days and three nights and still not figure it out!

"I don’t mean anything by it. I’m just saying this is Dr. Feng’s company, not a company of monkeys!"

"Ma Jing, tell me what happened."

Chen Xiao couldn’t even be bothered to look at Hou Fei. After firing off that retort, he asked Ma Jing what had happened.

He had no idea what kind of budget Ma Jing had prepared for him. Taking the entertainment expense budget she handed over, he glanced at it and finally understood what was happening.

He said, "Ma Jing, there really is a problem with this entertainment expense budget you’ve prepared."

Ma Jing pouted, feeling a little aggrieved. ’Looks like Brother Chen Xiao is trying to smooth things over with Hou Fei,’ she thought. ’A bit of carrot after the stick to ease the tension!’

Even Hou Fei’s expression softened considerably. ’This Chen Xiao is finally showing some sense!’ he thought.

He said, "See, Chen Xiao? She prepared this ridiculously high budget, and when I criticized her, she talked back to me! Said she was going to take it to President Feng for approval!"

But Chen Xiao didn’t even look at him. Instead, he continued, "What is this paltry sum supposed to cover? It should be at least 5 million!"

Holy shit! What the fuck!

Hou Fei and Yuan Kai were absolutely gobsmacked.

’Chen Xiao, are you for real? An entertainment budget of 5 million a year? Are you planning to take clients to a Business KTV every single day? Aren’t you afraid all that "hard work" will kill you?’

"Alright, Ma Jing, let’s go. Scrap this budget form. Just submit a separate request for an entertainment budget of 5 million."

With that, he turned and walked out. ’Hou Fei’s office kind of stinks,’ he thought. ’I can’t stand it.’

’It was an indescribable stench, a bit like monkey piss!’

Ma Jing wasn’t afraid of Hou Fei to begin with. She was one of Feng Feifei’s favorites now, although that was likely just an extension of the President’s affection for Chen Xiao.

But her words carried more weight with Feng Feifei than even Hou Fei’s did.

Now, with Chen Xiao backing her up, she was utterly fearless. She huffed, then left Hou Fei’s office with her head held high.

"Damn it! A bunch of people with no discipline! This company has a serious management problem!"

Hou Fei slammed his palm on the desk and roared in anger.

Yuan Kai thought to himself, ’So now you finally know what I’ve been suffering through. And you had the nerve to blame me for not being able to control them. You’re doing a shittier job than I ever did!’

"Yuan, when you go back, if President Feng approves Chen Xiao’s entertainment budget, then change my annual budget of 150,000 to 500,000 and take it to her for approval."

"He’s just a salesperson, and he gets 5 million a year. It’s not unreasonable for me, a vice president, to ask for 500,000—just a tenth of his amount, right?"

Yuan Kai agreed and left, thinking, ’You still don’t have a clue what you’re worth. You just have to compete with that freak Chen Xiao for the boss’s favor. You’re about to find out the meaning of "both storms and showers are gifts from the throne"! Except Chen Xiao gets the showers, and all you’re getting is the storm!’

’Sigh, I just don’t get it. It’s like Hou Fei is actively trying to face a heavenly tribulation or something!’

Not long after Yuan Kai returned to his desk, Ma Jing emerged from Feng Feifei’s office. She walked over to Chen Xiao, who was busy playing a game on his phone, and said, "Brother Chen Xiao, President Feng rejected your request!"

Yuan Kai froze. ’Did the sun just rise in the west?’ he thought. ’Is President Feng finally going to slay some demons?’

Chen Xiao didn’t quite process it at first either, but he knew there had to be more to the story.

Sure enough, Ma Jing continued, "President Feng said she’s removing the limit on your entertainment budget. You can spend as much as you need."

’What the fuck! This isn’t slaying a demon; this is cultivating one!’ Yuan Kai mentally observed three minutes of silence for himself and Hou Fei. ’Comparisons are the thief of joy,’ he thought. ’And in this case, they’re downright infuriating!’

"Oh. Alright, then. My mouth’s dry."

Ma Jing immediately replied in a sweet, obliging tone, "I’ll peel some fruit for you right now!"

Watching this scene, Yuan Kai cursed under his breath, ’Fucking shameless pair!’

Mindful of Hou Fei’s instructions, he changed Hou Fei’s entertainment budget from 150,000 to 500,000 and headed to Feng Feifei’s office as well.

He’d heard that President Feng’s office at Dr. Feng’s Industrial Park was nearly 150 square meters and incredibly grand.

But her office at the old headquarters was much smaller, only about 35 square meters. This wasn’t Yuan Kai’s first time here, but he couldn’t help feeling nervous every time he had to face President Feng.

Things had just changed so quickly. Back then, she was just a small business owner with annual revenue under 20 million. Now, she was the chairwoman of a technology group with an annual output value of over ten billion.

Thinking about all this, he could actually understand why Feng Feifei treated Chen Xiao as a special case.

If he were in Feng Feifei’s shoes, and someone was that instrumental to his success, he’d let them do whatever they wanted too, as long as they didn’t burn the whole company down.

"Ah, Yuan Kai. Is the department budget ready?"

Feng Feifei’s demeanor was graceful yet stern. Yuan Kai handed over the budget, and she signed it after a single glance.

Then Yuan Kai added, "President Feng, we’ve made some adjustments to President Hou’s budget."

Feng Feifei capped her pen and sat upright, waiting for him to elaborate.

"President Hou is a vice president, after all. The clients he entertains are quite distinguished, so a budget of 150,000 is a little tight. He’d like to request an increase to 500,000."

Feng Feifei didn’t take the request form. She fixed her gaze on Yuan Kai and said, "Let’s keep it at 150,000. Even the vice presidents at the corporate level only have an annual entertainment budget of 300,000."

The implication was clear: If a corporate VP only gets 300,000, on what grounds could a VP of a single division ask for 500,000?

It sounded perfectly reasonable on the surface, but then again, a mere salesperson had an unlimited entertainment budget...

Yuan Kai didn’t really care. It was Hou Fei taking the humiliation, not him.

When he heard the news, Hou Fei was speechless, his face turning as red as a beet.

He wasn’t asking for much. He only wanted a tenth of what Chen Xiao got, and even that was too much!

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