In 1983, a small island started from a large farmer

Chapter 643 Year-end Meeting
(Due to the class reunion, the update time has been affected, sorry!)
Li Duoyu and Chen Dongqing drank some wine and ate some food in the store, then left.

The restaurant is still the same, but it lacks some flavor. My uncle also lamented, "It's not good. I feel that Lao Chen's stir-fry restaurant is not as delicious as before."

Li Duoyu nodded. In fact, the food was still the same, but the environment had changed, and so had the people who came to dine.

Li Duoyu, who has worked illegally in the island country for so many years, is very clear about this feeling of incongruity. As soon as many stores in the country start doing good business, they immediately want to renovate and expand their stores.

However, this behavior often brings a slightly uncomfortable feeling to old customers.

Because what we eat is not just the food, but also some memories of the past.

In this regard, the island countries are doing relatively well. Some old shops with delicious food have not blindly expanded their stores or opened franchises just because their business is good.

Sometimes, an old store is passed down for several generations.

Anyway, for Li Duoyu, an old man who is actually nearly 70 years old, what he fears most is change, especially the "physical" change.

Because the country is now undergoing rapid development, everyone likes to "build new houses, build big houses, and build big roads."

It won’t be long before the village in my memory will be completely transformed.

Li Duoyu still remembers very clearly what happened when he returned from working illegally in the island country.

The moment I saw Dandan Island, I suspected that I had come to the wrong place. Except for the people, everything seemed so unfamiliar.

When he went to Rongcheng, all the dance halls, docks, video halls, cinemas, and rickshaws in his memory were gone.

The only thing that was preserved was the one selling fish balls by banging bowls, which made him feel like he had returned to the past.

This is also the reason why Li Duoyu couldn't help but want to buy fish balls after hearing that voice.

When they left, Li Duoyu said to his uncle: "Children grow up very fast, so try to keep them by your side. Don't wait until the child grows up and realize that you didn't spend much time with her."

Chen Dongqing was stunned for a while after hearing this. He really didn't expect that such words would come out of Li Duoyu's mouth.

A few days ago, his leader told him the same thing. It seems that only people of a certain age would have such feelings.

His nephew looks very young, but sometimes, one can always sense a sense of old age in him.

He is also very nostalgic. According to Zhou Xiaoying, this guy seems to have a hobby of collecting old things.

I can't bear to throw away old things. For example, I have used an enamel toothbrush cup for more than ten years and most of the enamel has fallen off, but I still can't bear to replace it.

He was still a little hesitant at first, but after hearing what Li Duoyu said, Chen Dongqing felt it made a lot of sense.

The child is only in elementary school now, so it’s better to keep him by your side. There’s no need to make so much trouble.

Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "If your aunt quarrels with me later, I will say it was you who said it."

"Fuck, it's none of my business. Make your own decision."

Chen Dongqing said: "It's true, my family status is not as good as what Boss Li said. Your aunt is not afraid of me, but she is afraid of you."

Li Duoyu was confused: "Why is my aunt afraid of me?"

"I'm afraid you won't help me make money." After Chen Dongqing finished speaking, he suddenly said, "By the way, I have something to tell you. My senior brother Lei Youshan has decided to bring his family here after the beginning of next spring."

Li Duoyu asked: "Does his family want to live in the city or in the county?"

"My senior brother said that the county is closer, so we can just live there."

Li Duoyu nodded and said, "Okay, just tell your senior brother and he can just bring the person over. I will take care of the housing and enrollment."

"Boss Li is awesome! People like us who are engaged in scientific research like bosses like you who provide good service."

Li Duoyu rolled his eyes and said, "Can you please be more respectful? I'll let you call me Chairman from now on."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "Let's go. I'll confront your aunt when I get home."

Li Duoyu looked at his uncle's back and said, "Don't be silly and show your hand. Before you do, go buy her a gift. Oh, and remember to come to the year-end meeting on the 27th of the twelfth lunar month. Our company will have big moves next year."

"understood."

When we left Qingkou Wharf, the sea had already begun to darken. After the winter solstice, it gets dark very quickly.

But when Li Duoyu arrived at Qixing Bay, there were lights everywhere. In the pond, he could hear from afar the voice of his brother-in-law Zhang Mingsheng, who was holding a loud speaker and directing the workers to catch prawns and blue crabs, but the voice had become very hoarse.

I guess I'll have to ask my sister to give him some throat-soothing Chinese herbal medicine to drink when I get back.

There are still many trucks lined up in front of the factory, and many of them will probably have to sleep in the trucks tonight.

Some people built a fire nearby, played the radio, and drank and chatted together.

Seeing that everyone was still so busy, Li Duoyu also went to help.

His task is very simple, which is to manage the money well and hand it over to the bank smoothly.

I was busy like this for nearly ten days, and there were only less than five days left until the Chinese New Year.

The prawns and blue crabs in the pond have been almost caught, and the number of trucks queuing at the factory gate to pick up the goods has also decreased.

But up to now, including the batch for export, Li Duoyu's shrimp pond has caught about 35 tons of large prawns.

At the same time, nearly 200,000 blue crabs were caught, and the total amount sold for was unknown.

Only a few core bookkeepers knew about it. However, in the past two days, the second brother Li Yaoguo and Liu Xiaolan were both a little dazed.

Because they are so tired of counting money every day, it makes them feel like they are working in a bank.

This time, the credit union in Shangfeng Town came to accept the deposit. When Director Zhang saw so much money.

They called their superiors on the spot, saying that their small credit union simply could not afford such a large amount of money.

After learning of a similar amount, the county Agricultural Bank sent five outstanding employees who had won awards in a money counting competition to the shrimp farm in Qixing Bay.

But it took them a whole day to count all the money in that room.

By the way, he also helped Li Duoyu find more than 10,000 counterfeit bills, which directly broke Li Duoyu's defense.

When the local traps could no longer catch prawns and blue crabs, Li Duoyu began to drain the pond.

That is to drain all the sea water in the shrimp pond and see if there are any shrimps or crabs that have escaped.

The pond is quite large and it takes a very long time just to drain the water. Even after draining the water, there are still a lot of uncaught shrimps and blue crabs in the mud at the bottom of the pond.

What no one expected was that their boss actually used a loud speaker to shout:

"These prawns and crabs that you didn't catch will be your year-end bonus this year. The more you catch, the higher your year-end bonus will be."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't believe their ears.

"Boss, you didn't lie to us, did you?"

"I'm a puppy if I lied to you." After hearing this, not only the shrimp catchers but the entire Minlong Company including the cleaners, doormen and cooks were shocked.

Regardless of whether the weather was cold or not, they all rushed into the pond and started catching shrimps and crabs in the mud. They were so enthusiastic.

After the shrimp pond was released, many nearby seabirds flew over following the scent to grab the food.

In a short while, the pond embankment was filled with egrets and various seabirds that no one could name.

I saw a great egret stuff a shrimp weighing more than one or two taels into its big mouth.

A man named Zhang Datou grabbed a handful of mud and threw it directly at the seabird, saying something like the quintessence of Chinese culture.

"Fuck you, that one should be worth at least two dollars. If you dare to eat my shrimp again, I will grill you all."

After seeing this scene, Li Duoyu couldn't help laughing. As for seabirds, except for their eggs, their meat is really unpalatable.

Seeing that there were indeed many seabirds snatching food, Li Duoyu arranged some people to take long poles and firecrackers to drive away these seabirds.

When you see seabirds flying over, just throw a string of firecrackers at them. If they still aren't afraid, use a long bamboo pole to drive them away.

The little bastard Xiao Tutu also enjoyed the game very much. He held a small bamboo pole and chased the birds all over the pond embankment.

And when the villagers learned that the remaining prawns and blue crabs would be caught and sold, they would become year-end bonuses.

As of today, after a simple calculation, everyone found that the average year-end bonus for each person has exceeded two hundred yuan.

Li Duoyu was also distressed, because even he had not expected that there would be so many shrimps and blue crabs in the mud. He couldn't do the same next year.

And it seemed like they had caught enough fish. The workers wanted to dig three feet into the ground and dig up all the mud at the bottom of the pond.

The villagers were so envious that they wished they could become employees of Minlong Company and work for Director Li.

These days, quite a few people have come to visit Li Duoyu's parents, and many have given them gifts.

"Lao Li, our braised pig's trotters taste great. I'll give you a few."

"We made nougat this year. Tutu will definitely like it."

The intentions of these people were very clear. They hoped that they could say a few good words to Li Duoyu so that their children could also go to work at Minlong Company.

On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, more than a dozen people were sitting in a conference room at the Dandan Island Eel Factory.

Li Duoyu did not follow the example of those leaders and bosses who held a year-end meeting during the Chinese New Year and listened to his long speeches.

Instead, we called some key members to the meeting. Unlike last year, there are a lot more people this year.

Not only is there my brother-in-law Zhang Mingsheng, but also Liu Yun and Lin Youming from Nanri Town, who are from the Nanri Town Eel Factory.

These people all had smiles on their faces because Minlong's performance was very good this year.

They all made money and received dividends, and their family members were so happy.

But these two days, Chen Wenchao has been very nervous because he is the one who earns the most here.

Because his dividend was for the entire company, the money he got was even more than that of his uncle Chen Dongqing.

Because he got the most, he was arranged to go on stage to speak. Chen Wenchao was very nervous.

He was so nervous that he didn't sleep last night. He was on the stage holding a speech written by his wife.

He memorized all the content, but when he actually stood on the stage, his mind went blank.

It was winter, and I was so nervous that my forehead and palms were sweating.

"Hello everyone, I am Chen Wenchao"

After hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help laughing and said, "We all know it, right? Why do we need you to introduce it?"

Chen Wenchao scratched his head and said stubbornly: "On the occasion of the New Year, I really want to thank Brother Yu very much. If it weren't for Brother Yu."

Chen Wenchao's brain froze and he kept mumbling nonsense.

Seeing how socially anxious he was, Li Duoyu said helplessly, "Well, even if I give you a chance, it's useless. Let's change to someone else. If you keep talking, everyone will have to save up a three-bedroom apartment."

After hearing this, Chen Wenchao felt as if he had been pardoned. He sat back in his chair on the spot, his heart still pounding.

He can do things, but he simply can't speak, even if everyone present is familiar to him.

After Chen Wenchao left, Liu Yun and Teacher Liu from Nanri Island came on stage and introduced themselves.

Finally, Li Duoyu came on stage. Everyone was talking and laughing just now, but they immediately became serious when they saw that the boss was dressed so formally today.

Li Duoyu said:
"Don't be so serious, this should be our second year-end summary meeting.

Just like last year, let me summarize with you first. What we have done this year has added a lot of people to our company this year. Together with those on Nanri Island, all together, we have nearly two hundred people.

It is quite difficult to manage such a large team. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone here on my own behalf. Thank you very much for your support this year."

Although Chen Wenchao is socially anxious and cannot speak, he is very good at clapping.

After the applause stopped, Li Duoyu continued, "It's like this. I don't want to say too much at today's meeting. I just want to tell you that our Minlong is just getting started, and it will definitely be better next year. Just go ahead and do it. I will definitely not let you down.
I hope everyone will support me next year, and we will strive to reach a higher level."

Although Li Duoyu's speech was very brief, everyone present was as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood after listening to it.

And everyone is also very clear that Duoyu did not deceive them, because this year's Minlong is indeed just laying the foundation.

When I think of the 3,000 acres of kelp, the eel factory in Nanri Town, and the shrimp fry breeding project that is about to begin.

It is really hard for everyone to imagine how much money Minlong will earn next year, and the person everyone envies the most is Chen Wenchao.

Now everyone finally understands how terrifying Chen Wenchao's 2% stake in the company is.

After the meeting.

When the villagers saw that some of them went to attend the year-end meeting of Minlong Company, they were very envious.

Old Jin, who runs the pork stall, has had a smile on his face these days. The best decision he has ever made in his life was to let Xiao Jin hang out with Li Duoyu.

Although his son is different from Chen Wenchao and others, he does not have equity or dividends.

But his son's entire year's salary, plus the year-end bonus, is already more than what he earns as a father.

He just turned 18 this year, and many matchmakers have come to him, wanting to find him a partner.

After the meeting, Li Duoyu went to the new dock, where a small iron-hulled ship happened to be docked.

After seeing the middle-aged man with a big belly, Li Duoyu smiled and said, "Manager An, long time no see."

(End of this chapter)