We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 278: Luo Nianzhong throws money
"No. 61, is No. 61 here?"

At the Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant in the Far East Food Street, the waitress called out the number of the waiting customer. Because she didn’t know if the customer was a foreign tourist, she called it again in English.

"Here, here, we are here."

I saw a young man pulling a woman over and holding up the ticket number in his hand in response.

When the waiter saw it, he quickly took two steps and came to the two of them. He took the ticket number and confirmed it was correct. Then he made an invitation gesture and said, "You two, please follow me."

After taking the two to a free table, the waiter said, "I'm sorry, there are too many customers today. The waiting time for the roast duck may be a little longer than usual. I hope you can forgive me."

"It doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't take too long."

Zhang Qihao smiled and expressed his understanding, then opened the menu and prepared to order a few side dishes to eat first.

"Don't worry, the roast duck will be here in forty minutes at most."

After ordering, Song Zina complained when she saw the waiter leaving quickly.

"I don't know what happened today. There are people everywhere. Fortunately, we didn't choose to go to Lantau Island during the day. I heard that the two major parks there have begun to limit the number of tourists."

The two were the same couple who had a blind date, and the man was Zhang Qihao, who was developing games in the Far East, that is, the elm-headed man.

However, I don’t know whether it’s because of his growing experience or because of his girlfriend’s teachings. Now Zhang Qihao is not so indifferent. He is sociable and is much better at chatting and speaking.

"Is it New Year's Day? It's normal. Especially when there are so many tourists coming to Hong Kong Island this year."

"That's not normal. Didn't you notice that places with many people are busy areas? When we came out from home, we didn't see the food stalls nearby being full?

There are so many shopping malls in Hong Kong. Even if the number of tourists increases, it shouldn’t be like this now, right? "

Hearing what Song Zina said, Zhang Qihao thought about it and it was true.

But these had nothing to do with him, so he no longer struggled with this issue.

"Why are you thinking so much? Are you going to visit the Coliseum after dinner?"

"I do not want it". Song Ji Na refused directly.

"Didn't you see that the Hong Kong government has called on citizens to try not to go to the Hung Hom Stadium tonight? Since we can't get in, listening outside is not as comfortable as going home and watching TV."

"Too". Zhang Qihao nodded.

Today is New Year's Day, and Asia Media held a New Year's Day concert at the Coliseum.

Because there were so many spectators and tickets sold out so quickly, many foreign tourists who wanted to see the concert complained.

After knowing this situation, the Hong Kong government specially circled the square around the Coliseum today, and used the large screen outside the stadium to broadcast the grand event inside the Coliseum live, so Hung Hom was very lively today.

Not only tourists, many families also locked on ATV tonight, waiting for this concert.

Eating special dishes and looking at the long queues of people outside various shops outside the window, Song Zina sighed again, "I really don't know what happened. Why are there so many people suddenly?"

She was not the only one who had doubts, the chef at this time was also the same.

At this time, the kitchen was in full swing, and the fire in the oil pan was splashing around, which did not affect the master chef at all.

On the chopping board, the sounds of kitchen knives were heard one after another, as if they were competing for speed in a competition.

The most special thing is the roasting oven. The master chefs in charge of roasting duck are soaked all over and are constantly wiping sweat.

"Master Yao, Master Yao. There are too many guests, and there is a long queue waiting for a table.

See if you can find a way to prepare many dishes in one pot to save time."

The manager of the store, Manager Wang, who knew how busy it was outside, saw the number of guests waiting outside, and asked the head chef for his opinion, hoping that the kitchen would stir-fry the ordered dishes in the form of a big pot of rice.

"Are you kidding? Can the taste be the same? Ordinary people are fine. Once you meet a gourmet, you won't come back again.

Isn’t this destroying the store’s sign? I disagree".

Seeing that Mr. Yao disagreed, Manager Wang said, "What about serving two dishes at a time? This won't affect us much, right? Please be considerate of me. The customers outside are all waiting for a table."

If something unexpected happens, my shame will be over in the last news.

Serving the food quickly will also allow the customers in the store to eat earlier, and the customers behind will come in earlier, right? ".

Seeing that Master Yao was still hesitating, Manager Wang continued to persuade, "Look at how busy the kitchen is. You don't want your soldiers to be exhausted today, do you?"

After hearing this, Master Yao took a look at the rest of the kitchen staff who looked busy and sweating profusely, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Okay, it's just this once, it won't happen next time."

After agreeing, Master Yao started to provoke Manager Wang.

"You said it's the same for you. I told you a long time ago that you are always reluctant to spend more money on adding more manpower. Are you okay now?"

"Yes, yes, you are right. I will call my hometown tomorrow and ask them to send a few more people to you."

If you want to say who is the most awesome in Quanjude or Rabbit Catering now, it must be Wang Tianlai or Zhang Dacheng, the person in charge of Dong Laishun Hong Kong Island.

There is no way, who lets people earn foreign exchange? And it’s a lot of money.

These two time-honored brands are well-known in the capital government. Companies that can earn tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in foreign exchange a year are quite a lot for the current government.

Therefore, these two managers are really running sideways in the company, and they give priority to solving any problem.

If they want some roast duck masters, your capital store will have to deliver it to them first even if no one is closed.

But no matter how awesome he is, he always pretends to be a grandson in front of Mr. Yao and has to discuss everything.

Who knows that Master Yao is the inheritor of his craftsmanship? The masters in the store are all his disciples and grandchildren.

If you give someone a bad look, you will get out of here if they make a mistake.

"Master, master, what should I do if the squid is not enough?".

At this moment, a young man ran over and asked anxiously, interrupting the conversation between Manager Wang and the two.

"If it's not enough, let him buy it now. What's the use of telling me?"

After driving the young man away, Mr. Yao couldn't help but complain, "It's really weird. Why are there so many people today? Previous festivals were not like today."

"Master Yao, why don't you buy more squid today? Isn't this getting more busy and making things more complicated?"

Seeing Manager Wang pursuing the blame, Master Yao immediately attacked him.

"You know what the heck, the taste of squid will be affected after repeated freezing, so our store can only prepare squid for two days at most. Who knew there were so many people today and so many orders for this dish."

Manager Wang was scolded, so he smiled and left.

They don't know why the diners are so busy today, but someone knows.

Not far away in Dong Laishun, a young couple looked at the long queue. The woman hesitated and said to her newlywed husband, "How about we come back tomorrow? There are too many people here."

The man smiled, comforted him and replied, "I guess it will be the same tomorrow, and I don't buy groceries at home, so I still have to queue up elsewhere.

Don’t you want to eat hot-pot meat in a copper pot? Just wait."

The woman thought about it and had no choice but to do so.

"Why are there so many people today?"

"Except for tourists, most of them are probably here to celebrate."

"You mean like us?" the woman asked in surprise.

"When encountering such a big happy event, we all know that we have to come out to celebrate, let alone other people? After all, this consumption is really nothing to us."

"Hmph, you have to do it." After the woman finished speaking with a hint of coquettishness, she said with an envious look on her face, "I really envy your Far East Group. I wish I could also go to work in Far East."

"What's there to be envious of? There's someone who works in the Far East Group and makes money for you to spend. You're the one who's envied."

The man's adoring eyes were very helpful to his wife, and she smiled happily.

Why do all those who are preparing or about to join the workforce in Hong Kong aim to join the Far East Group?
The boss is really too generous and can be called the best boss in the world.

On the first day of New Year's Day, Luo Nianzhong gave all Far East employees a surprise, which was his big coin.

The three listed Far Eastern companies have all allocated 15% of their shares to be distributed to employees, of which 5% will be distributed directly and 10% will be injected into the employee equity pool to reward employees who perform well in the future.

When I heard that 15% was going to be used as equity incentive, other shareholders would certainly not agree, because this would weaken their shares.

However, Luo Nianzhong said that their diluted shares were calculated at 10%, and Luo Nianzhong paid for the remaining 5% out of his own pocket. Luo Nianzhong paid for the stock awards for employees of unlisted companies.

At this point, they had no reason to object anymore. Even if Luo Nianzhong distributed all the shares in his hands to employees of non-three listed companies, they would have nothing to say about it.

People use their own money and do whatever they want. These people also experienced Luo Nianzhong's rich willfulness for the first time.

This incident was also spread along with the specific equity incentive plan. The generosity of the big boss was once again praised by all employees of the group.

This equity incentive is calculated based on the issuance price proposed by the three companies, which is approximately US$40 billion.

In addition to these stocks, Luo Nianzhong also provided US$10 billion in cash as employee incentives to all employees.

Unlike equity, which varies depending on position, this billion dollars in cash is equally divided, and everyone has a share.

Even new employees in cleaning and other departments who do not receive equity incentives can get them.

There are about 10 employees who can receive equity incentives this time. On average, each person can receive US$30 and more than HK$.

A large number of billionaires and multi-millionaires calculated in Hong Kong dollars have been created, and millionaires have been mass-produced.

The most important thing is that this is stocks, and they know their own affairs best.

In particular, the scientific researchers and senior executives of the three companies know their development potential and stock value better.

This is why many places are full on New Year’s Day.

Because of the problem of consumer income, it is even more serious in busy commercial areas.

Coupled with the fact that more tourists came in this year than in previous years, many places on Hong Kong Island were crowded.

On January 1, in the early morning after the hustle and bustle, Luo Nianzhong stood in front of the French window of his office and looked out at the scenery while listening to Welch's report.

"Du Huilian did a good job, everything was carried out in an orderly manner, and everything was arranged in place.

HSBC and Standard Chartered have already paid in their reserves."

After listening, Luo Nianzhong turned around and put down his coffee cup, "We have planned and made plans for these things at Far East Bank before, so I'm not very worried. What I'm worried about is the Hong Kong dollar issue.

HSBC has made it clear that it will recycle part of the Hong Kong dollars and take the path of globalization. We must replenish the Hong Kong dollars that are lacking in the market.

Coupled with the influx of foreign capital, especially the recent establishment of branches of financial giants, the Hong Kong dollar will temporarily create a gap."

The shortage of Hong Kong dollars means that the Hong Kong dollar appreciates and interest rates rise. However, because the U.S. dollar is linked to the exchange rate and is cutting interest rates, it is easy for hedge funds to find opportunities.

HSBC's intention to recycle Hong Kong dollars was not because it was a joke between Far East Bank and Luo Nianzhong.

"Tell To Huilian to pay close attention to the recent changes in interest rates in the market. If that doesn't work, use the Hong Kong government's reserve fund to stabilize the Hong Kong dollar."

"I'll give him a heads up and pay close attention."

Welch also knew that this was a big deal, and a bad move might cause many people to lose trust in Far East Bank and cast doubt on it.

"By the way, MacLehose called me in the morning. It seems that someone put pressure on him."

As he spoke, Welch unfolded several newspapers on the table, revealing a headline about the Far East Group's coin-throwing carnival yesterday.

"What are you talking about us? A malicious salary increase?" Luo Nianzhong asked curiously.

Welch nodded, "It is said that employees of other companies were making trouble yesterday, especially British-owned companies, so they called MacLehose."

Luo Nianzhong didn't care at all and mocked these clowns with a look on his face.

"Don't worry about them, our salary is not much higher than those with British capital.

Those people are only making trouble because of our welfare system, and that is their own business as British people.

The Chinese workers who really need a salary increase haven't said anything yet, they really have the nerve to complain."

In Hong Kong Island, many large British companies hire white employees internally, and only those insignificant positions are given to Chinese.

In the past, they were the middle class of Hong Kong Island and the envy of all migrant workers.

This is how people are, when most of the people around you are not as good as you are, you won't care too much about your current treatment.

But one day you have a lot of new neighbors. These new neighbors have similar jobs to yours but earn more than you. Their companies also give out surprises from time to time. At this time, it is inevitable that you will feel unbalanced.

If you are Chinese, you may still swallow your anger, but white people don't care about you.

They are all British nationals, so they are not afraid of causing trouble with those British-owned companies.

With this large-scale equity incentive, Luo Nianzhong does not mean to force all Hong Kong companies to do so.

The economy of Hong Kong Island is very good now. Not to mention the big companies, even the manufacturing and textile industries are making a lot of money. They are fully capable of improving workers' welfare benefits.

As long as overall wages increase, the proportion of the middle class will increase and the proportion of wealth will change from a pyramid shape to a football shape.

The middle class is the most important to a country or a city, especially to businesses.

Would you rather one rich person buy a hundred of your products or a thousand middle class people each buy one of your products?
Looking at all developed countries, the proportion of the middle class is basically above 50%, and most of them are above 6% or even 7%.

Only the middle class has the money and time to spend on real estate, decoration, various products, food, etc. Through their consumption, currency liquidity is increased, economic growth is stimulated, and a good internal cycle is formed.

The size of the middle class in a market has a great influence on the valuation of a company. This can be clearly seen from some Internet companies in Rabbit and Meimei.

Far East Group's salary and benefits will definitely affect the leading companies. Luo Nianzhong does not want these companies to quietly settle the salary and wages for the elites in the company. What he values ​​​​more is all the lower-income earners.

Why were the Far Eastern Department’s equity incentives given away for free instead of allowing employees to invest in them? Thoroughly intensifying the conflict is also one of the considerations.

He believes that the Hong Kong government is on his side because the Hong Kong government's funds mainly come from four items, land sales, salaries tax, profits tax and stamp duty.

Profits tax can be regarded as corporate income tax, but the profits tax of enterprises on Hong Kong Island is only levied on the profits generated on Hong Kong Island. The market is originally small and the tax rate is also low, which is called a tax depression, only 17%.

Salary tax, also known as personal income tax.

There is a threshold for this tax, and people at the bottom income level basically don’t need to consider it. Even the middle class also has various tax reduction policies.

Stamp duty is the tax that needs to be paid on house transactions, stock transactions and real estate leasing. The remaining important income is the sale of land, which goes without saying.

In addition to these, other incomes include fines, property taxes on houses owned by the Hong Kong government, commodity taxes, etc.

Hong Kong Island’s commodity tax only applies to spirits, cigarettes, hydrocarbon oil and other products, so it’s not very much.

If the Hong Kong government takes advantage of this wave of dissatisfaction among Hong Kong residents to raise the average wage, the one who will benefit the most is the Hong Kong government. Both salaries tax and stamp duty will definitely increase.

Sure enough, when Luo Nianzhong asked for the Hong Kong government's opinion, Welch chuckled and said, "McLehose chose to treat it coldly."

After saying this, Welch smiled mischievously, "Should we add fuel to their fire? After all, prolonging the process will be detrimental to the economy and stability of Hong Kong Island."

"Can". Welch simply spoke to Luo Nianzhong's heart.

(End of this chapter)