Chapter 529
Exemption Quotas
Chapter 529 Exemption Quotas
Qin Cheng nodded: "Although Attorney Lin is a veteran player, he is also a new member of this community and has no political foundation. His being the first to express his opposition clearly risks making enemies within the community."
"As a veteran player, how could he not understand these basic social etiquette and unspoken rules?"
"Therefore, there must be a reason behind abnormal behavior."
Huang Shengjie thought for a moment: "...I thought before that although he and Shen Bowen were veteran players, since their original community had been broken up and reorganized, they should be relatively weak, so they might not be very strong."
Qin Cheng shook his head: "The real situation is likely quite the opposite."
"Think about it carefully: is it easier to survive in a united community with many strong individuals, or in a disorganized community with weak overall strength?"
"Lawyer Lin and Shen Bowen must both be extraordinary players."
"On the contrary, some players in the original second community may not have much ability themselves and have survived until now by relying on the protection of the strong."
Huang Shengjie frowned: "So... Lu Bingjun seems to be pushing forward the agenda normally, but in reality, he is already testing us with malicious intent."
"As the leader of the meeting, he chose to discuss this issue directly in public without allocating sufficient time for discussion. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that others were 'embarrassed to express their dissent in public' to push the meeting in a direction more favorable to himself."
"In Attorney Lin's view, this was a blatant violation of his rights, which is why he immediately and forcefully retaliated to prevent Lu Bingjun from having the misconception that 'everyone is a pushover.'"
Huang Shengjie seemed to have figured some things out, but he still couldn't completely accept the conclusion.
"But Brother Lu was clearly thinking of us... If no one objects, isn't he also among the people 'sharing the burden'?"
Qin Cheng paused for a moment: "If Lu Bingjun's final solution is that he himself will also be rotated into the bottom 7, thus sharing a certain probability with us, then I will acknowledge him as a selfless community manager."
But I think the more likely scenario is:
"In the end, he will definitely try to extricate himself from the situation. He may use some seemingly reasonable reasons, but the result will inevitably be the same."
"Of course, it's not entirely unacceptable for a community leader to enjoy certain privileges, but I'm still naturally wary of such people."
"I hope it's just that I'm being cynical and thinking too badly of others."
Huang Shengjie fell silent. He still felt that Qin Cheng might be overthinking things, but in a few hours, this guess would be confirmed.
—Just look at the specific proposals that Lu Bingjun has put forward, and that will suffice.
……
Soon, Lu Bingjun and Yao Yuan discussed the matter with the other players and summarized their initial opinions.
The conversation between Lu Bingjun and Lin Sizhi and Qin Cheng was noticeably longer.
Then, the two of them, along with Ye Lin, finalized the contents of the proposal.
Everyone sat down again at the long table.
Lu Bingjun breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you all for waiting."
"We listened carefully to everyone's opinions and produced a first draft of the proposal."
"There are indeed some players in the community who are unwilling to share the pain, and in order to maintain the community's vitality and competitiveness, players who contribute more to the community should indeed receive some incentives and preferential treatment. Therefore, after discussion, we finally decided on the following preliminary plan:"
"From the 14 players in the community, select the 4 players who need the most motivation in 'some way' to ensure that they can always be among the '7 with more visa time' and do not have to share the 'pain' punishment."
"The remaining 10 players will adjust the duration of their visas by 'establishing a new fund' to ensure that all the pain penalties are shared among the 10 players as much as possible."
"According to the rules, there is a certain degree of randomness in selecting the player who bears the pain. Therefore, when a player is selected consecutively, the visa time is adjusted to put him in the top 7, and subsequent avoidance measures are taken."
Yao Yuan added, "Actually, it's based on the original rules, but with 3 of the 'top 7 players' sharing the pain, while the other 4 remain unchanged."
Lu Bingjun nodded: "So, what we need to discuss and determine now is whether the number of '4 exempted players' is appropriate, whether there should be more or fewer; in addition, what specific criteria should be used to select these 'exempted players'."
The group looked at each other and then expressed their opinions.
Fitness instructor Deng Xiao nodded: "I think four exemption slots are not too many, it's acceptable."
No one else raised any explicit objections.
The number '4' is considered the middle number between '1' and '7'.
If only one or two players can enjoy the exemption, most players will assume that the person is Lu Bingjun or Ye Lin. They don't think they have a chance to get this exemption, so it won't have any incentive effect.
If 5 or 6 players are exempted, it doesn't feel much different from the original rules, and the latter 7 players don't feel that the proposal is giving them special treatment.
Therefore, this figure did not provoke any opposition after it was proposed.
Lu Bingjun continued, "Then, the next step is to discuss how to decide on these four spots."
Yao Yuan picked up the thread: "I think we should first and foremost be open about why we established, or rather retained, these four 'exemption from pain punishment' slots, not to create special privileges, but to preserve the overall strength of our community."
"Because there are always different levels of strength among players, and the stronger players can help everyone earn more visa time in the game and also ensure everyone's safety."
"Pain can be distracting and affect thinking, so we must do our best to ensure that the minds of a small number of strong individuals remain clear so as to avoid making wrong decisions and causing greater losses to the community."
“Although I am among the seven people with longer visa processing times, I am well aware that I am not that important yet, so I voluntarily join the ranks of those ‘sharing the pain’.”
Huang Shengjie was clearly taken aback; Yao Yuan's statement still surprised him greatly.
Although they had only known each other for a day, Huang Shengjie could sense that Yao Yuan played the role of a "diligent middle manager" in the community, making certain contributions to both community proposals and the community fund.
Huang Shengjie thought Yao Yuan might be a selfless person, but he didn't expect that he would even be willing to share the pain.
However, from another perspective, since he took the initiative to express his willingness to share the pain, those who contributed less than him would naturally feel even more embarrassed to directly stand up and refuse.
(End of this chapter)