Mitchell continued, "However, not all of this $70 million will be spent on maintaining and operating the game."
His words left everyone stunned.
Their excitement cooled a little.
Wasn't this just playing word games?
But Mitchell continued, "The boss said that part of the advertising revenue will go toward paying all the employees on the game project. Everyone on the team will get double their salary this month!"
His announcement sent the crowd into an uproar. "So that's what it is!"
"That's fantastic!"
"Brother Yi is the best boss in the world!"
Mitchell continued, "And it's not just double pay. This month's bonuses will be doubled, too!"
"Whoa!"
Everyone grew even more excited.
Some departments had low base salaries, with bonuses making up the bulk of their pay.
If their bonuses doubled, some of them could earn tens of thousands more in a single month.
Mitchell went on, "And the boss said we've worked hard on this game for years, so we deserve better treatment. That's why, starting this month and for the entire year ahead, all our bonuses will be doubled!"
"Whoa!"
The managers erupted all over again.
If their bonuses doubled every month for a year, even the lowest earners among them would make at least another 200,000 over the course of the year.
The highest earners would make over a million more.
"A boss like Brother Yi is one in a million!"
"Nothing more to say—we'll follow Brother Yi and give it everything we've got!"
Someone joked, "In this life, I'm Brother Yi's man in life and his ghost in death!"
Mitchell nodded. "Don't get too excited just yet. Rewards without penalties won't do. The system of rewards and penalties we sent out a few days ago must be strictly enforced. Good work gets rewarded, poor work