End of May,

Mingri Group,

CEO’s Office.

Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, his consciousness immersed in the System Panel within his mind.

A relaxed smile spread across his face.

This past month had gone smoothly, with no major surprises—everything remained within his control.

Just a couple of days ago, all the company’s expenses, including employee salaries, taxes, and other disbursements, had been paid out.

Even the company dinner had successfully used up a portion of the System Funds.

Thanks to his carefully planned spending, the System Funds had finally dropped below 15 million.

Now, the System Funds stood at 9.3 million.

At this point, only a few minutes remained until the special mission’s settlement.

As the countdown ticked away, Chen Mo grew increasingly at ease. By the time the timer hit zero, even the last trace of worry in his heart had vanished.

【Special mission settlement in progress. Remaining System Funds detected. Requirements met.】

【Special mission complete.】

【Distributing rewards…】

As the system’s voice echoed in his mind, Chen Mo looked toward the rewards with curiosity.

But the moment he saw them, he couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed.

Once again, there was no tens of millions in cash, no luxury mansion, no sports car.

Just like last time, the reward came in the form of unlocked permissions.

Still, there was something different this time—he also received a lottery draw.

【Charity Funds Permission Unlocked】

1. The usable Charity Funds have increased from 20% of the initial System Funds to 50%.

2. From this settlement onward, any remaining System Funds will no longer be cleared to zero. Instead, they will be transferred in full to the Charity Funds account.

Looking at the unlocked Charity Funds permissions, Chen Mo pulled out a calculator and did a quick calculation. This cycle’s initial System Funds were 30 million. Previously, 20% of that—6 million—could be used as Charity Funds. Now, with the increase to 50%, that meant 15 million.

In other words, for this settlement cycle, he could transfer an additional 9 million into the Foundation’s account.

An extra 9 million in spending power wasn’t bad at all.

As for the second point, it was even simpler. Previously, any leftover System Funds would be wiped clean at settlement. But now, they would all be transferred into the Foundation’s account instead.

While this permission didn’t offer him any immediate, tangible benefit, over time, as more settlements accumulated, the Foundation’s funds would steadily grow.

Once the Charity Funds reached a certain level, he wouldn’t have to be so cautious when doing charity work.

Chen Mo thought to himself, then turned his attention to the second unlocked permission.

【Lifestyle Permission Unlocked】

Starting today, any expenses related to the host’s travel or activities can be deducted from the System Funds.

Examples: suits and ties required for business events, watches that signify the status of a company executive, an additional Executive Car for company use…

However, each item has a spending cap and cannot exceed the limit.

Reading over the Lifestyle Permission unlock, Chen Mo’s mood improved slightly. This was actually a pretty decent perk for him.

He didn’t wear suits often, but buying them wasn’t a problem—and it would help burn through System Funds.

What excited him most, though, was the ability to add an Executive Car. While he didn’t yet know what the spending cap for that would be, it was certainly going to be higher than the budget for the regular company car he currently used.

After all, it was called an Executive Car. If there weren’t a meaningful difference, why give it a special title?

And based on the previous permission unlock, even though the Executive Car would be registered under the company’s name, in practice, it would be no different from his personal vehicle.

Aside from not being able to sell it at will, he could use it however he liked.

Perfect.

Chen Mo nodded in satisfaction. Since the system had granted this permission, of course he had to take full advantage of it.

With both permissions reviewed, only one reward remained: a single lottery draw.

A lottery?

Still immersed in the System Panel, Chen Mo looked at the draw button with some confusion.

The previous two special missions hadn’t included a lottery reward.

He had no idea what kind of prize this one might offer.

Curious, Chen Mo pressed the draw button.

【Congratulations, Host. You have received a song from your past life. Please check your inventory.】

A song from his past life?

Chen Mo froze for a moment, then his face twisted into speechless disbelief.

What was he supposed to do with a song? He’d already tested this with the system before—any songs rewarded were considered company assets.

And now, once again, it was giving him a song.

What a garbage draw.

Chen Mo couldn’t help but complain. He’d been hoping for something truly valuable.

【Reminder: Following two rounds of permission unlocks, any songs or works from your past life that are not operated through your companies will have all profits attributed to you personally.】

As the system’s voice echoed in his mind, Chen Mo’s complaints came to an abrupt halt.

For the first time, he realized just how pleasant the system’s voice could be!

As long as the operation had nothing to do with his companies, all profits would belong to him personally.

Well now, that was easy enough to handle.

All he needed to do was find a singer, authorize the song to them, let them release it, and then sit back and collect a cut of the profits.

Wasn’t that basically making money while lying down?

Of course, he could also choose to sing it himself. After all, once he acquired the rights to the song, he had complete control over it.

But after thinking it over for a moment, he gave up on the idea of performing it himself.

The song was incredibly popular. If he sang it, there was no doubt it would make money. But that came with a problem—if the song blew up, he’d become famous.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of fame itself. What he feared was the ripple effect that fame would bring.

What if the song went viral, drew in a massive fanbase, and those fans started digging into his background and discovered his businesses? He didn’t even want to imagine the consequences.

The power of fan culture could be terrifying.

Even if he ignored the fan effect, once he became a public figure, all the low-profile businesses he’d been keeping under wraps would be exposed.

The most obvious examples were Boring Short Video and Changfeng Apparel… These ventures were never meant to be in the spotlight!

If they were ever revealed to the public,

It would be a total disaster!

After weighing the pros and cons, he ultimately decided to license the song to another singer.

Of course, the licensing would be done through an electronic contract, with no in-person meetings, and he’d make sure to stay completely out of the spotlight.

Only by keeping himself hidden could he ensure the steady development of those money-losing businesses under his name.