Yang Ruoqian had barely survived the last settlement when the next document landed on his desk. The problem this time was simple: the minimally repaired cinema looked humble instead of poor. Simple problems were the most dangerous kind inside Xplendi, because employees could always add sincerity, process, and several unnecessary interpretations.
Yang Ruoqian's private calculation was still very professional. The plan around the Minimal Renovation Feels Authentic matter had receipts, workflow, and enough normal business logic to pass the system's eyes. Better yet, the costs were concrete: rent, renovation, old equipment, staff shifts, safety repairs, low-margin tickets, and an ancient lobby that could eat money politely. A normal boss would ask how to convert those costs into growth. Yang only cared whether the brick-and-mortar weight could keep swallowing money without producing a number large enough to punish him.
