Chapter 397 - 378: Bluffing
Mountain Eagle spent several hours explaining his plan in detail to a group of Arctic Foxes.
The plan was not actually complicated; it involved simplifying and systematizing the management of logistics using the relatively flat structure of the Arctic Foxes through an ERP system.
In fact, apart from financial matters, Mountain Eagle exaggerated other issues and successfully implanted an unknown anxiety into the minds of these loyal Arctic Foxes.
With this anxiety driving them, Mountain Eagle’s initial reforms could be smoothly implemented.
Arctic Foxes are human, and by using human-nature-aligned tactics, they can be led to comply with management.
These people are basically the superstars among mercenaries, but they are like those NBA or NFL stars, whose income is top-notch in the industry, yet have poor financial conditions due to a lack of ability to manage their own assets.
The gap was a bit larger than what Mountain Eagle had imagined!
The revenue of the Arctic Fox has been declining year by year, with an average annual revenue of only 12 million US Dollars over the past five years.
10% of the revenue goes to pension contributions, 40% to team management funds, leaving the other 50% to be distributed among 25 operatives, averaging 240,000 US Dollars per person per year.
The 10% pension needs no explanation; the 40% team management fund includes costs for accepting and undertaking missions, such as intelligence support, transportation, accommodation, ammunition supplies, daily training, injury and first aid treatment, and most importantly, money laundering.
The Arctic Fox team has been striving to protect the earnings of all members, ensuring that they can spend their earnings with peace of mind, but this also increased administrative costs.
Even when considering profitability alone, they sometimes may not perform as well as those temporarily assembled ragtag groups.