The next morning, Fu Chen still woke up very early.
He was discussing a new proposal with Li Renshu.
"We need a medical fund to cover the aid expenses for casualties after each game.
"The price of each medical kit is 499. Although we can't yet determine the interval between the opening of the Arcade or the exact number of participants each time, I think it's necessary to have at least 6 medical kits on hand at all times.
"This is mainly to deal with some extreme emergencies.
"Any more than that isn't necessary, because a medical kit contains various medicines, and different medicines from one kit can be used by different players simultaneously.
"Alternatively, we could just pay for this from the community's basic support fund.
"But it must be that only those who are injured can apply for this money."
Li Renshu thought for a moment, "In that case, we'd still need someone to handle the review and management. We can't just hold a vote every time it's needed.
"However, compared to everyone paying for medical kits out of their own pockets, this method would further increase our organization's operational costs."
Fu Chen thought for a moment, "Is that so? Hmm... that does make sense. I'll think about it some more."
Li Renshu added, "Speaking of proposals, I actually have two ideas for optimization proposals.
"The first is about the collection of the community's basic support fund. I've thought about it for a long time and believe it's necessary to set a minimum threshold for contribution.
"When we discussed this issue before, we had only participated in one game, so the data wasn't clear. Plus, time was tight, with less than an hour for discussion, so the collection for this support fund was a bit too one-size-fits-all.
"Everyone pays 5%, which seems fair, but for those who earn less visa time from the games, the burden on their daily lives hasn't been significantly lightened.
"So I was thinking, should we set a minimum threshold, below which one wouldn't need to pay this 5% for the support fund.
"I personally think twenty thousand is a suitable threshold.
"My second idea is about the specific application of the community's basic support fund.
"We previously collected 5%, which actually leaves a lot of surplus. If everything goes smoothly and no special emergencies occur, this community basic support fund will definitely accumulate more and more.
"What to do with this extra money is also a problem.
"Here's what I'm thinking: first, I believe it can become a loan pool for interest-free loans.
"Suppose someone's visa time is really about to run out. They could then borrow some visa time from this pool for an emergency, at least to help them last until the next game starts.
"Of course, this kind of loan would be limited to one time, and the limit would also be set at 20,000 minutes of visa time. For everyone, this adds one more margin for error..."
While the two were chatting, other players also came downstairs one by one to have their breakfast.
Su Xiucen also came over with her tray and sat down, "Are you two talking about the basic support?"
Li Renshu nodded, "Yes, Auntie Su. Do you have any thoughts?"
Su Xiucen looked much better. After a night's rest, her state of mind seemed to have calmed down considerably.
"The basic support, huh? I do have a little opinion on that.
"80 minutes of visa time per day is still a bit too much for me. I can't eat that much food.
"Could it be lowered a bit, say, 50 would be enough?
"Actually, I wanted to say something back then, but seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, I was too embarrassed to speak up."
Fu Chen and Li Renshu looked at Su Xiucen's breakfast and realized this was indeed a problem.
As the oldest person in the community currently, Su Xiucen's three meals were simple, and she ate very little, usually just a staple food with some simple vegetables.
When she bought the raw ingredients and cooked for herself, the cost of her three meals was indeed greatly reduced. Even 40 minutes of visa time was almost enough.
If Su Xiucen really only used 40 minutes of visa time, the remaining 40 would return to the fund pool, which wouldn't be very fair. Not to mention, Su Xiucen herself had already paid her 5%.
Fu Chen frowned, finding it a difficult decision, "But... this situation seems a bit tricky.
"Auntie Su, you are more frugal, but for most people in the community, 80 minutes a day is just the right amount, and they're already spending it sparingly.
"You see, if we uniformly lower this daily minimum support, others will definitely object strongly because their benefits would be reduced.
"But if we set different tiers, for example, some get 50, some get 80, and this visa time still comes from the pool, it would still be unfair to those who only get 50.
"To be fairer, we would have to refine the rules further, for example, those in the 50-minute tier would contribute at a lower percentage..."
Clearly, the root of this problem lay in different lifestyles.
Su Xiucen preferred a frugal lifestyle, but besides her, everyone else felt that 80 minutes of visa time was not enough.
This was because Community 17 was predominantly composed of young people, none of whom were particularly frugal.
Wang Yongxin was a bit older, but because he was originally quite wealthy, his spending habits were similar to those of the young people.
Although Cao Haichuan wasn't particular about his food either, he had to buy cigarettes every few days.
According to the community's prices, 80 a day was a very normal standard, and you couldn't even get anything particularly good to eat. The remaining bit of visa time would be easily spent on snacks, coffee, or the like.
In other words, only Su Xiucen had this idea of saving money; no one else did.
That being the case, no one would be willing to vote to pass a proposal just for her.
Li Renshu thought for a moment and politely declined, "Auntie Su, I don't think setting different tiers is a good idea. It will always give people the feeling that we're ranking the community players.
"But don't worry, I've thought of other ways to solve this problem.
"The reason we set the standard at 80 minutes of visa time per day was actually to give everyone some material incentive.
"This new world is cruel and precarious, which is all the more reason to ensure a good quality of life. Because good food is also a kind of spiritual encouragement that can help us find some happiness in this bleak world.
"Like the dinner party after the last game, everyone was very happy, and it can also inspire fighting spirit and enhance the community's cohesion.
"So we should encourage everyone to spend a little more appropriately to improve their material consumption, and not just save blindly. Because being overly frugal can also affect our mentality and atmosphere.
"Just like Officer Cao likes to smoke and Wang Yongxin likes to drink coffee; for them, cigarettes and coffee are things they'd rather go hungry for. As for others, they more or less have things they want but are reluctant to spend visa time on.
"I think you don't have to be so frugal either, Auntie Su. You can appropriately raise your consumption level.
"Of course, I know you're actually worried about survival. Don't worry about that. I just talked with Fu Chen. We plan to optimize the community support fund plan by setting a contribution threshold, interest-free loans, and a secondary distribution mechanism. You don't need to worry too much about the serious consequences of spending an extra 30 visa time per day.
"Let's not get too tangled up in these trivial matters and focus our energy on the games."
Su Xiucen wanted to say more, but in the end, she nodded somewhat reluctantly, "Sigh, alright, I'll listen to you."
Fu Chen suddenly thought of something and asked with some curiosity, "By the way, Auntie Su, was it you who cast the dissenting vote back then?"
Su Xiucen quickly waved her hands, "Of course not. Although I felt that 80 a day was a bit much, since I had agreed at the time, how could I secretly vote against it."
Fu Chen nodded, "Mmm, I thought so too. It's nothing, Auntie Su, I was just asking casually."
He continued to organize the content of their discussion in his notebook, thinking about what kind of proposal to set up.
Just then, a new broadcast appeared on the large screen.
[A player vacancy has appeared in this community. In 24 hours, the community will recruit a new player to fill the spot, becoming the new Player No. 10.]
[Before then, all players may propose requirements for the new player's age, gender, profession, and other related factors by submitting a proposal.]
[If a new player is not needed, you may also refuse by submitting a proposal.]
[Requirements that receive 7 or more votes will be formally submitted to the community. The community will screen within a certain range according to these requirements and recruit a new player who is relatively suitable.]