I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Cheng Sheng went to Xing Aina's office, learned about the company's recent situation, and listened quietly as Xing Aina talked about the company's artists.

The company doesn't have many artists, but it's not lacking in resources. It's fair to say that the company's artists have been incredibly busy this year.

Most artists are filming outside. Even if one or two artists stay at the company, they only come back from outside to rest, and then they have to rush to their next engagements a few days later.

It's good that artists are busy; the problem is when they have too much free time.

If that's the case, it means this artist is not far from losing their job.

Actors who are without film or television works for a long period of time will face many impacts and risks, including being trapped in a predicament of having no roles to play, increased survival pressure during an industry downturn, decreased audience memory and market recognition, marginalization, and career decline.

Such a situation wouldn't occur with artists under Cheng Sheng's company, since Shengli Film & Television offers more salaries and resources than its artists.

"The company made a lot of money this year, thanks to the hard work of every employee at Shengli Film & Television."

After listening, Cheng Sheng slowly spoke, his voice clearly reaching Xing Aina's ears.

"Sister Aina, according to the policy I set earlier and the plan at the beginning of the year, two percent of the company's profits this year will be distributed to all employees who have contributed to the company's development."

Two percent of the year-end bonus.

It sounds like a small amount, and it might make Cheng Sheng seem a bit stingy.

But Shengli Film and Television Company has an annual profit of one billion yuan.

Two percent, which is twenty million.

At first, Cheng Sheng wanted to contribute 10%, but Xing Aina stopped him.

Although this was a rule set by Cheng Sheng, when it came to the actual accounting, seeing the substantial profit base this year, the proportion absolutely shocked Xing Aina.

Xing Aina had already calculated that if this two percent were averaged across the less than two hundred people currently...

This year-end bonus is incredibly generous.

Each person can get at least 100,000.

These year-end bonuses did not include her, because Xing Aina received company profit sharing.

Cheng Sheng was very generous and gave Xing Aina a bonus of ten million yuan.

"Everyone will be on holiday in two days, so we must distribute the year-end bonuses in these two days so that all employees can have a good New Year."

Cheng Sheng said.

“Okay, boss.” Xing Aina nodded.

Xing Aina acted very quickly, finding people in administration and human resources, and with meticulous financial calculations, quickly formulated a detailed distribution plan.

This generous 'year-end bonus' was soon deposited into each employee's account through the banking system.

Almost simultaneously, the media, with their keen sense of smell, seized upon this breaking news story.

[Victory Film Company's lavish year-end bonuses shocked the entire industry.]

[Sky-high year-end bonuses are here; Cheng Sheng Film & Television's 'profit-sharing' mechanism is the envy of everyone.]

[This is someone else's company; a company with huge profits.]

[Victory Film Company's profits exceed one billion.]

Various headlines quickly rose to the top of trending searches, sparking heated discussions across the internet.

The comment section was completely flooded with expressions of 'envy'.

The 100,000 yuan year-end bonus in 2006 was something that even those multi-billion dollar corporations might not receive.

Cheng Sheng's generous gesture directly hit the sore spot of all the employees, who also hoped that their own boss would be so generous.

My goodness, this is truly 'someone else's company'!

Are Victory Film & Television still hiring? I graduated from Kyoto Gakuin University; I can work overtime and handle tasks effectively.

[I'm so envious! This boss is so considerate; he really pays out money according to the rules!]

I looked at the supermarket discount card our company gave out, and I cried.

[Having a supermarket discount card is pretty good; our company gave us a big box of instant noodles.]

My company sent me a box of apples, saying it would bring good fortune and prosperity for the Chinese New Year.

[Holy crap, I'm lucky to have instant noodles and apples. My company doesn't have a single thing, and they're making us work overtime during the New Year.] [Ugh, what a bunch of idiots! The truth is, my boss is treating us like cattle.]

[Upstairs, let's switch. You stab my boss to death, I'll stab your boss to death.]

【…】

Public opinion was almost unanimously filled with envy and admiration.

Victory Film Company became the 'best employer,' an image that made all working people extremely fond of them.

A flood of high-quality resumes poured into the email address that Shengli Film and Television Company had left on its official website.

This year-end bonus not only greatly boosted internal morale, but also served as a highly effective brand promotion and a talent magnet.

Cheng Sheng, who was tidying up at home, laughed inexplicably upon hearing the news.

The company will be expanding next year, so hiring is an urgent matter.

With this wave of promotion, we're sure to attract a batch of high-quality talent to the company next year.

"Cheng Sheng, I don't know if Mom and Dad will like these gifts I bought."

Zeng Li placed the gift boxes into the suitcase one by one, and asked somewhat nervously:

Zeng Li came back last night.

When Zeng Li returned, she brought many gifts, which were specially for Cheng Sheng's parents.

"Don't worry, my parents are easy to get along with. They'll like anything their daughter-in-law gives them," Cheng Sheng said softly, placing his hands on Zeng Li's shoulders.

"If you like it, that's fine. I'm just afraid of giving the wrong thing."

Zeng Li breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister Li, are we really driving back? Not taking a plane?" Cheng Sheng asked.

Cheng Sheng originally wanted to fly back with Zeng Li.

But when Zeng Li came back last night, she said directly that the two of them would drive back.

Cheng Sheng was completely dumbfounded.

It takes at least seventeen or eighteen hours to drive from Kyoto back to his hometown, which is very tiring.

Although you can rest along the way or take turns driving, flying only takes a few hours and is not tiring and is convenient.

“I already said I don’t want to expose our relationship,” Zeng Li said.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Sheng understood Zeng Li's concerns.

She was still a little uncomfortable about the fact that he was a few years older than her.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be afraid of the paparazzi finding out.

Cheng Sheng respected Zeng Li's choice. Since she didn't want to expose their relationship now, he wouldn't say anything.

I just feel that Zeng Li is a bit naive.

Even if they don't take a plane and are afraid of being discovered, as long as they come back to the village with me, they will still be seen eventually.

Once the villagers spread the word, the media will eventually find out that Zeng Li and he went back to their hometown for the New Year.

It took the two of them more than an hour to finally pack their things.

Cheng Sheng carried two large boxes to the parking lot and put them into his newly bought car.

Cheng Sheng's usual car was too small to carry things.

So Cheng Sheng bought an Audi SUV.

After everything was ready, Cheng Sheng and Zeng Li set off in their car.

Along the way, they kept stopping and starting, and the seventeen or eighteen-hour drive took them almost two days.

It was already 10 p.m. when the car returned to the village.

At this time of day, most people in the countryside are asleep.

When Cheng Sheng and Zeng Li returned, they did not disturb anyone in the village, thus avoiding any trouble. (End of Chapter)