My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 378 I regret not meeting you before I got married
According to the rough calculations Qin Zhiming made at Citibank, this round of Macintosh computer revenue was approximately $1.4 billion.

Even if the initial R&D costs were high, they have been mostly amortized over the past year. So even if we only consider the 3.5% dividend from net profit, Weidong can still receive about six million.

Beautiful knife.

Qin Zhiming's business of making colorful jeans was mainly ruined by the fact that he was dragged down by the payments owed to Citibank's agents for several years. About half of the HK$60 million in payments over those years was for production costs.

In the end, they had no choice but to mortgage the factory, which they couldn't afford to pay for labor, to Uncle De.

Even now, with a new jeans ad campaign, they're trying to turn the tide in the North American market and start collecting previous debts.

The profits over several years may not even reach six million US dollars.

How could someone like Wei Dong earn so much just by helping to shoot an advertisement and promote a press conference?

Qin Zhiming even obtained some data showing that Steve's advertising cost $150 million to film the beautiful woman smashing a hammer, compared to the fact that Wei Dong's company filmed it for free.

The return on investment is simply phenomenal.

So, all things considered, Apple's decision to open a manufacturing plant in Ireland is a bottomless pit of money, while outsourcing to mainland China is a clear way to drastically reduce costs.

As long as it meets Steve's stringent quality standards.

The choice of which OEM to use is beyond question.

Even though Ireland directly faces the huge European market, the Japanese and Southeast Asian markets are not bad either.

Anyway, up to this point, Qin Zhiming hadn't included the mainland market in his calculations.

They're dirt poor; what purchasing power do they have?

After seeing off the foreign businessmen, Qin Yuye, the translator, guessed that Steve had been traveling around Jiangzhou these past few days, observing the local conditions and getting a clear understanding of the local price levels and production costs.

In the eyes of Hong Kong people, this is all a well-planned business deal.

There aren't that many ideologies.

Wei Dong smiled without saying a word, believing that Steve still had some ideals and principles, but wouldn't fall for the other party's empty promises.

He wanted to quickly learn about the manufacturing capabilities of the electronics industry by following Apple's high standards and requirements.

Right now, we should focus on fixing the mess at the zoo.

On the second day of the holiday, people were sent out early to put up signs at intersections one or two kilometers away:

"Traffic jams on holidays, but a pleasant experience on weekdays; we recommend visiting the zoo during off-peak hours."

"The park received over 250,000 visitors yesterday, it was so crowded!"

"Even the panda is so tired it's sticking its tongue out; let the tiger rest."

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The last one was originally intended by Wei Dong to be cute, copying the "help the old farmer" meme, but it actually aroused the curiosity of the citizens even more. "I want to see pandas and tigers sticking out their tongues!"
Even the engineering corps volunteers maintaining order spread out for a kilometer or two that day, effectively alleviating the situation where hundreds of thousands of people gathered early in the morning.

Despite a busy day, we still managed to receive approximately 300,000 tourists!

It can only be said that it effectively tested the park's reception capacity.

The peak hours are the popular tourist attractions during the later short holidays, where it's crowded with people packed in like sardines!
Following Wei Dong's bad idea, Dong Xueqing also put away all the tables and chairs in the dining area, thinking that they shouldn't sit and waste time turning over tables, but should eat, drink, look around, and leave quickly to ensure that the zoo wouldn't be overcrowded.

But I never expected that people these days could fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.

You can sit anywhere on the roadside or steps.

The sight of tens of thousands of people picnicking, sunbathing, and sleeping on the lawn is enough to qualify for a Guinness World Record.

So on the third day, Manager Zhang brought photographers to capture the scene.

The various animals in the park were constantly surrounded by huge crowds, and most importantly, they were being fed in violation of regulations, leaving them stuffed.

The zookeepers, guides, and staff are simply overwhelmed with so many tourists.

Wei Dong's approach was to say that everyone had worked hard, so the animals could rest while the employees received pay.

All frontline temporary workers and volunteers, especially cleaners, zookeepers, and tour guides, will receive an additional bonus of 100 yuan on top of their daily subsidy of 10 yuan.

Those still within the formal staffing system are the ones who haven't been included.

There are regulations now in place to crack down on the abuse of bonuses. To maintain a stable, secure job, if you have the status to slack off and not have to fight on the front lines, then you won't get these bonuses for working together to win a battle.

And it was distributed on-site.

On the third night, after the fireworks display, the last tourists were seen off to the accompaniment of melodious folk music.

The broadcast summoned everyone to the central dining area.

Let Wei Dong give a brief summary: "Over 800,000 visitors came and spent money over three days, setting a new record for Jiangzhou Zoo. The fact that we were able to complete this with zero injuries and zero accidents is entirely thanks to the support of all sectors of Jiangzhou City and the hard work of everyone present. Therefore, we are awarding bonuses to all frontline staff and promoting 53 of them..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was drowned out by cheers.

Dong Xueqing was supposed to be on stage, but the young woman was so exhausted that her voice became hoarse and she couldn't speak.

Now all I can do is join in the fun and be part of the atmosphere-building group, waving my hands enthusiastically.

Watch as Wei Dong, along with Lao Geng and the zoo director, personally handed out the certificates to each of them.

He happily followed the group and went to his brother-in-law to collect his 100 yuan bonus.

Getting ten 100-yuan coupons is definitely more satisfying than getting a 100-yuan coupon.

Many of the older women were so moved that tears welled up in their eyes. But what excited everyone even more was the series of job promotions.

Employees who dare to take the initiative in such situations, those who are proactive and dedicated, and those who are responsible managers are all promoted to higher positions.

They were given increased management authority and salary, and were incorporated into the new zoo operating company, officially signing contracts to become contract workers.

At the same time, a zoo performance company and a zoo trading company were also established.

This further dismantled the control and influence of the old guard in state-owned enterprises, and created many new positions, giving hope to many former temporary workers.

They also saw role models.

Duan Lixia joined the team hastily just before May Day, but in the three days of fierce competition, she efficiently sourced goods from the city's clothing and home appliance markets, precisely filling the inventory gap caused by the surge in sales.

They made a significant contribution to achieving a total revenue of 4.2 million.

Therefore, her appointment as the general manager of the zoo's trading company was a reward for her merits.

Ai Jiayi, the general manager of the entertainment company, serves as a perfect role model.

She will definitely have to go back to Pyeongjing to serve as the entertainment director of the advertising company there, and arrange for professionals to shoot commercials.

But her case is an example of someone who, after retiring from a performing arts troupe or propaganda team, shines brightly in a commercial performance organization.

This is an inspiration to all performers in similar situations.

They've all endured years of hardship, diligently practicing singing, dancing, and musical instruments for over a decade. Now, having to work as waiters or sweep cages is definitely a difficult psychological adjustment for them.

Being able to become a talent pool for advertising companies alongside the zoo's performing arts troupe makes it much easier to accept psychologically.

When they heard that everyone was also eligible to participate in the collective housing purchase, they were even more delighted and excited.

No matter how tired or exhausted they were, their palms were clapping until they were red and raw.

Ai Jiayi sighed, "If it weren't for the advertising company having to constantly launch new products, I would really like to stay in Jiangzhou."

Unaware of the girl's implication, Wei Dong covered his mouth and whispered, "This kind of performance content is definitely child's play for you. Just arrange and cultivate program innovation, and keep coming up with new tricks. There won't be much of a future for you. What you need to look at is the future of the advertising performance industry. That's where the real potential lies. You've worked hard to create this team. I guess you'll have to lead similar situations in the future."

Well, the general manager, who was about to receive a big bonus and double pay in the future, couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Seeing this, Fengchu, in a hoarse voice, gestured to push her brother-in-law away, and only managed to speak with difficulty on the way home: "After...work, that is...home..."

Wei Dong wanted to cover his ears: "Just shut up! If you don't stop taking care of yourself, you'll become mute!"

Then I won't say anything more, I'll just lean against you.

When Wei Dong tried to raise his arm to squeeze, she would whine and say, "You're bullying a mute."

Well, considering that his sister-in-law was fighting desperately on the front lines, Wei Dong had no choice but to let her be.

Deep down, I still love her.

When she got home, Wolong had already cooked the glutinous rice balls. She wished she could be the housekeeper and happily watch her younger sister live a blissful life.

In the past two days, she has deliberately avoided going to the zoo to "become the Empress," and she even resists such occasions where she would bring her child to accompany Wei Dong in public.

I just want to keep you company in this quiet way.

Fengchu was indeed happy; she was so lazy that even her hands needed to be wiped with a hot towel by her older sister, and she still leaned against her sister's chest, wanting to be fed.

Because Wei Dong was feeding the baby.

Dong Xueying got so angry that she hit her younger sister's head with chopsticks, saying that her sister didn't even know how to act cute like her daughter!
The next morning, as I was taking her to work, she asked in a hoarse voice, "Didn't you take good care of my sister? She's taking her mood swings out on me..."

Wei Dong then hit her on the head with a folder: "It's more like you're taking it out on me. You should start looking at these computer materials more often. Once you've sorted out the zoo, you should go to the computer research institute."

It felt like he was just a farmhand, moving things around everywhere.

Fengchu had to make a deal: "If you work there, I'll go there; otherwise, I might as well stay at the zoo and hug monkeys and pandas."

Rang Weidong suggested, "Okay, if you don't get your voice back, you should just find a tiger here to marry. Your voices are such a perfect match."

His sister-in-law immediately jumped up with a big smile and hit him: "You're the tigress!"

In the end, they still took all the computer data.

Wei Dong then turned to his wife and urged her to go back to Shangzhou with him for a few days of leisure: "I just saw that the zoo was still bustling with people, with a capacity of at least tens of thousands. I heard that several schools are also coming for a group tour. Let's take this opportunity to go back and rest."

Dong Xueying laughed and scolded him, "Xiao Qing works so hard for you, and you're not even there to take care of her? You want to slack off?!"

Wei Dong sighed, "What can we do? None of us are educated, only she knows a little about technology..."

Dong Xueying retorted, "Then why don't you hand over the corn engineering technology to her? You two go back to Shangzhou for a while, and I'll take care of things in Jiangzhou!"

Wei Dong clicked his tongue in disapproval: "You're talking nonsense again! This corn bioengineering technology is all readily available. Just follow the steps and you'll get it done. Computers are the future of big business. I can trust my sister-in-law, but I'm not going to use her to break the law and become her concubine!"

He added, "Look how everyone in the city is looking at me. If I do something like this, won't that give them something to criticize? Are you a little mentally unstable?"

Dong Xueying stood tall and stubbornly said, "Yes! Seeing you with those big leaders makes me feel like I'm tarnishing your reputation. Xiao Qing is so great; she's there for you in any situation. Can't I just stay home and do your laundry and cook for you two? I don't want to worry about so many things; I just want to be a housewife!"

The driver, Wei Dong, had to quickly turn his head to look, and his eyes were immediately drawn to his daughter's large rice bowl. He couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time: "You must have experienced some kind of trauma."

Dong Xueying then turned her head to look out the car window.

Just like the feeling the two of them had when they first sat in that Dongfeng truck.

It's getting worse.

(End of this chapter)