The leisurely life of rebirth

Chinese New Year is the happiest time for everyone.

Of course, this refers to those who travel around.

The festive atmosphere is always strong before the Chinese New Year, and this year is no exception. Instead, it is even more enthusiastic. Wang Fangfang's pregnancy has added a lot of joy to everyone.

In the past, people didn’t care so much about it. Working for someone doesn’t matter who you work for.

As time went by, everyone noticed something different: their lives were getting better and better, and they were becoming more and more motivated. They all sincerely hoped that traveling would get better and better, which was also everyone's most sincere wish.

Zhou You also organized many small activities based on everyone's wishes.

There is no way, there are more and more people.

Zhulang Pavilion is no longer enough, but fortunately there is a mask factory with a large enough area and enough entertainment facilities. This year is also the first time we have held an annual meeting.

Looking at the person sitting there, Zhou You felt an invisible pressure.

There were crowds of people below, some were brought by their family members, and some brought their family members with them.

How did we get to where we are now?

We agreed to travel light and simply, but I don't know what happened, but as we were traveling, we ended up like this.

However, compared with other bosses, I am nothing. I am not even as good as a big wizard. In terms of wealth, other bosses have thousands or even tens of thousands of people under them, but I only have as few people as you.

"I didn't expect that now more and more people are coming to celebrate the New Year. This is also in line with everyone's wishes. It's fashionable to hold an annual meeting."

"If you ask me, it would be much better in previous years. The money should be divided and then we can have a meal after that."

Hahaha

Hahaha

Everyone below started laughing. Those who knew their boss well all knew that their boss was most afraid of trouble, and this annual meeting was proposed by everyone.

"Other companies invite celebrities, and I wonder if you want to see celebrities too."

"Who knew you guys would actually want to play by yourselves? Well, playing by yourselves is fine too."

"I'm a lazy person, and everyone knows that. I'll just say these few words. Also, there will be a lottery at the annual meeting. Originally, I wanted everyone to give, but someone suggested that there should be some differences to add some fun to everyone."

Some of these situations are known, while others are unknown.

After hearing Zhou You say this, some people said, "Ah, it would be nice if everyone had one."

"Yes, who proposed it?"

"Really, it's all so good."

Most of the people who said this were from the mask factory. People who sat close by and watched them discuss it couldn't help but say, "Brother You is teasing you guys."

While the discussion was going on below, Zhou You continued.

"But, he's right. I'll combine them so that everyone wins, there's a minimum guarantee, and then differentiate them."

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Bang bang bang bang

There was immediate applause from the audience.

"Finally, let me say one more thing. The annual meeting is just for everyone to have fun together. We will not hold any honorary awards for outstanding employees in the future, because in my heart, everyone is an outstanding employee."

After a few minutes, the speech ended.

Most people have adapted to it, except for those in the mask factory who have not.

"Mr. Zhou, have you always been so decisive and efficient?" someone asked curiously.

"Well, I want to talk, and I might give you a lecture, but I mean it sincerely. However, I rarely say too much in such a public occasion." Zhulang Pavilion knows more.

However, some people focus on different things.

The mask factory has basically stabilized, and no one is stupid enough to resign.

Cao Fei is almost 30 years old and has been working in Shanghai. His visit this time was arranged by Mr. Meng. They are both from Huizhou and usually take care of each other.

I was hesitant at first. In Shanghai, factories like theirs were neither big nor small, and most of them were located in the suburbs.

Think about it, I am old, I don’t have any children, I work in a factory and my wife is in my hometown, so we are separated.

Plus, I heard that the factory might move out of Shanghai, so I gritted my teeth and came here.

We are all workers anyway, so it doesn’t matter where we are.

After I arrived, I found that it is really different here. To be honest, the salary is now lower than that in Shanghai, but that's because the factory has just started production and hasn't made much profit yet.

More than a thousand lower.

But everything else is really great, food and lodging are free, meals are self-service, and accommodation is a single room. Although it is also on the production line, the feeling is really different.

In particular, there are no three-shift work system anymore, and there are two days off a week.

For the first time, I felt like a human being and had a normal job.

It seems that the salary is less, but after working for two months, I found that I have saved more money and my quality of life has improved a lot.

In fact, there are many people who share the same ideas as me.

The turnover rate in the factory is very high, so most colleagues have no feelings for each other, except for the newly graduated kids who are relatively new.

The rest have mostly become silent machines.

You may just get to know your colleagues and then leave without saying goodbye, and the feelings you have invested in them will disappear.

"Brother, what's your name and where do you work?" Cao Fei asked, looking at the buddy who looked very strong.

"No, don't call me brother, I feel you are older than me. My name is Batu, and I work in the Sanda gym." Batu said quickly. He just looked a little old, but not really old.

Cao Fei was not embarrassed and continued to ask: "What Mr. Zhou said, do we have it too?"

He was still a little unconfident, but there was nothing he could do. It had been like this for so many years. As one of the lowest of the lowest classes, he had never been taken seriously. If it weren't for the life he had experienced in the past few months, he wouldn't have had such thoughts.

His previous company also had an annual meeting, but it was just a meal, and not everyone could go. He was lucky because he was considered an old employee, so he was able to go once, and he had to queue in a remote seat for the meal.

Nothing has anything to do with me, just having a meal.

That's it, it's still a pretty good company.

Seeing his buddy's expression, Batu said directly, "Brother You, what you said is what you said. Since you said it, we must have it. We all have it, including the cleaners and the kitchen staff."

These people don't look free and easy, but he can understand it. If he hadn't followed Brother You, he would also be unconfident.

With that, the show began.

According to Zhou You's suggestion, don't make it too long, otherwise it will delay everyone's meals. It should be at most two hours, and then we can have a buffet together. Today's buffet standard has been raised, with an average of 200 yuan per person, excluding drinks.

The shows were also interesting, with people performing Sanda and martial arts, wrestling, singing, skits and magic tricks.

Chang Haiyan also performed Huangmei Opera on stage. She is not a professional actor but does it as a hobby. After she finished singing, she also won rounds of applause.

After each performance, everyone cheered and applauded. The atmosphere was a bit like the New Year's Eve party when I was in high school, where everyone entertained themselves and directed and performed by themselves.

Even though the quality of the program is not very high, the atmosphere really makes everyone feel happy.

Yes, it’s a relaxed and happy atmosphere!
The climax of the annual meeting came during the lucky draw.

Everyone received a big gift package, which was full of New Year's goods, from the farm, produced at home, and some fruits from hometown, which was a disguised form of support.

There were also a lot of red envelopes on the scene, for both adults and children, with a minimum of 500 and a maximum of , the main purpose of which was to make people happy.

The rest are drones.

Zhou You specially purchased a batch of them. It turned out that Xiao Si and the others already had them, but some people didn't have them and hadn't used them in the past.

Not many, just ten, but the main idea is the same.

Some people are happy, and no one is jealous. It's just like when we were children and ate dumplings during the Chinese New Year and put coins in the dumplings. The main thing is luck.

There was no electronic lottery, Zhou You just picked a handful of numbers at random from the number plates.

At an annual meeting, the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year came out immediately.

However, apart from the discomfort of working in the factory, everyone else is happy.

After dinner, Meng Yuliang took Zhou You around the factory and said, "Boss Zhou, our factory used to be quite empty, but with so many people here today, it's really lively."

"It's the New Year, it's nice to have all the fun and excitement." Zhou You said.

When he was working before, he visited many factories and went to the front line to understand the conditions of the workers.

Now, he has the ability and funds and wants to experiment with his ideas. Whether others understand or not is not important. He can just treat it as buying a yacht.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou. I never thought our factory would become like this. The workers were not used to it at the beginning and had never experienced such a life." Meng Yuliang said with emotion.

"Haha, we are all human beings, what's the difference? When you are free in the future, I can arrange for you to study more and strive to become technicians. In case I can't run the business in the future, they will still be able to find a way to make a living." Zhou You said with a smile.

Hearing this, Meng Yuliang panicked for a moment.

The joy on his face disappeared: "Boss Zhou, don't worry, we will definitely do a good job. Such good conditions cannot be wasted."

We have just started to live a good life, now let everyone go back and stop making trouble.

"Now our factory's production efficiency is very high, the error rate is low, and the quality is very high. It is currently being promoted on a small scale." Meng Yuliang continued.

When Zhou You saw him like this, he smiled even more happily.

What an ungrateful person, what a ungrateful person, what a waste of time.

Those are the second generation who enjoy the benefits. The first generation who enjoy the benefits would not have such thoughts.

Besides, given the current environment, as long as everyone is aware, they will vote with their feet.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. The current task is to get things done. Once the running-in is done, you need to protect the employees' salaries first. Profits and other things are secondary. Just take it slow." Zhou You said easily.

When others make a profit, it is because they have taken into account the cost of land, machinery and construction.

However, Zhou You does not calculate it this way. He considers it as an investment because the prices of these places will increase in the future.

Therefore, we just require that employee salaries and basic expenses are guaranteed.

Meng Yuliang finally felt relieved: "Okay, that's no problem. The market has already opened up a bit."

When a layman comes, he doesn’t even know how to run. He needs an expert to know the little tricks. It’s not a very high profit, so it’s still okay.

Zhou You was just afraid of trouble. If these people really wanted to do a good job, he would still be willing to step forward. He had nothing to do anyway.

"It's Chinese New Year, give everyone more holidays. After the 15th day of the first lunar month, we have to work. There are too few holidays, and life is meaningless."

In fact, this is also a common practice in Zhouyou, and it is the same in other museums.

Of course, investments don’t count, only what you control yourself counts.

Wang Fangfang also attended such an annual meeting for the first time and found it quite interesting: "Brother You, can we do this every year in the future? Look how happy everyone is. Why do I feel happier than when everyone received their money?"

"One is material, the other is spiritual, they are different. It's Chinese New Year, so it has to be lively and exciting. It's not just about shopping, that's all," Zhou You explained.

Humans are not animals, just being full is enough.

Even animals want to play for a while after eating.

Wang Fangfang nodded, not quite understanding.

After the employees had eaten and drunk their fill, they went back to their homes.

Chang Haiyan brought her son, daughter-in-law and grandson today. Many people did the same, making it like a family gathering.

No matter how much I have said before, it is not as shocking as seeing it in person.

"Mom, your annual meeting is still interesting. Our bank's annual meeting is all about flattering the leaders. Every place is forced to put on a show, and there aren't many prizes. It's all a hassle." The daughter-in-law couldn't help but say.

Really, there is no harm without comparison.

When Chang Haiyan saw that her always arrogant daughter-in-law also agreed with her annual meeting, she felt a sense of pride in her heart.

"That's right. Our boss didn't want to do it, so we put together the show ourselves. We all volunteered, so naturally our attitudes were different."

The little grandson held the drone in his hand tightly and refused to let go: "Uncle Xiaosi took me to fly a drone last time, it was so much fun, this one will be mine from now on."

There was no way. Everyone who came in had a number plate, big and small, young and old. This number was actually his grandson's. Who would have thought that he would win the prize.

"Mr. Zhou, how much money does this cost? You guys make a lot of money by holding an annual meeting." The son was also very happy. It was his first time to attend such an annual meeting and it was like playing.

I used to think that my mother was just a cleaner, and even if her income was higher, people there would definitely look at her with tinted glasses.

After I came here, I realized that it was not the case.

Whenever they meet, they all call her "Sister Chang". It's not a polite way of calling her that makes people seem very familiar with each other. There is a sense of intimacy between the employees.

Like everyone.

"Haha, everyone will definitely be more active in organizing it in the future. I will contact them after I return and strive to sing better next year."

Chang Haiyan was in a good mood and in high spirits.

When the son saw his mother like this, a smile appeared on his face. He had worked hard all his life, and he didn't expect that he could still live like this when he was old.

There are also people attending the annual meeting, including coaches, cleaners, and workers. This is unimaginable in other places.

Especially when they went to the cafeteria to have the buffet just now, Zhou You also gave a separate red envelope to the cafeteria as a reward for their efforts today and for not being able to join in the fun.

In fact, there were many minor problems during the annual meeting, but everyone just laughed it off.

Zhou You didn't care, and neither did the rest of the people, which actually added to the fun.

If this happened at their place, and there was a problem with the microphone or the display screen, the people organizing it would be extremely nervous.

What annual meeting? It's just another form of meeting! (End of this chapter)