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Su Xiaoran sent an announcement to the company's internal system.

Notice Regarding the Issuance of Mid-Year Performance Bonuses for This Year

Mid-year?

In other companies, these two words might just be a typo by an HR person who accidentally typed "mid-year" instead of "year-end".

But this is the Land of Light.

This company has proven the same thing countless times over the past year.

It doesn't play by the rules.

The first person to discover this announcement was Sister Zhang from the original art department.

She was holding her coffee, preparing to start her third artwork of the day, when her hand accidentally clicked into the company's internal system, and then she was dumbfounded.

The intern next to her, Xiao Li, thought she was stuck, so she leaned over to take a look at the screen, and Xiao Li was dumbfounded too.

"Mid-year bonus?"

"Isn't it July now? What does 'mid-year' mean?"

Sister Zhang slowly put down her coffee cup and said four words in the most solemn tone she had ever used: "It means giving out money."

Within five minutes, everyone in the entire building knew.

Old Zhao from the scriptwriting team is having a script meeting. "Brother Zhao, the company said they're going to give out mid-year bonuses."

Old Zhao's script meeting was interrupted for twenty minutes.

The finance department's chat box exploded.

"Is the announcement real? Is the mid-year prize real? Am I dreaming? Should I send you a screenshot to confirm?"

Financial Director Jiang Jingtian stood at the office door, watching the young women in his department type away until their keyboards were smoking.

"Sit down, everyone. Follow the instructions in the announcement. Director Yang signed it, so it can't be fake."

The document that Su Xiaoran uploaded was clearly written on the bulletin board.

The mid-year performance bonus for this year will be distributed to all current employees. The amount will be determined based on the length of service and performance evaluation results, and will be credited to their accounts on the payday of this month.

Everyone!

These two words are the most important words in the entire announcement.

When Su Xiaoran logged out of the HR system backend, she found that her WeChat account was flooded with unread messages.

She swiped the screen briefly.

The most frequently seen punctuation mark is the question mark, and the most frequently seen phrase is "Really?".

The most outrageous message I saw came from an animator in the animation department.

"Su Zhu, has your account been hacked?"

Su Xiaoran rolled her eyes at the screen, took a screenshot of the announcement's posting history and sent it over. The other party replied instantly with a kneeling and kowtowing emoji.

She did not reply further.

Because she knew this was just the beginning.

At 10 a.m., Yang Qian walked into the conference room with a teacup in his hand.

There were no meetings scheduled today; he came to see the storyboards.

As he passed through the open office area, he noticed several pairs of eyes peering out from behind the workstations.

Yang Qian stopped and looked around.

Why are you all staring at me?

He took a sip of tea. "Nothing else to do?"

Everyone lowered their heads at the same time, and the sounds of keyboards and pens scratching together instantly filled the air, but everyone had an unsuppressed smile on their lips.

Yang Qian continued walking forward, and after a few steps, she added without turning her head: "The mid-year bonus is before tax."

A suppressed laugh came from behind me.

Su Xiaoran jogged over from the other end of the corridor, carrying a stack of documents that needed to be signed.

"Director Yang, your move was too sudden."

She lowered her voice, "HR was completely unprepared. Director Jiang just went to the finance department to reconcile the accounts himself."

What do I need to prepare?

Yang Qian took the document and turned the pages one by one.

"For example, give them advance notice so everyone can have some idea of ​​what's going on?"

"Mid-year bonuses aren't surprises if you expect them."

After signing the last page, Yang Qian handed the document back, saying, "With the company's revenue growing so much, are we just going to leave this money here to earn interest instead of paying it out?"

Su Xiaoran was speechless.

The revenue curve of the Land of Light in the first half of the year is almost a straight line pointing vertically upwards.

Even so, it's hard to find another entertainment company in China that proactively distributes bonuses to all employees in the middle of the year.

It's not that no companies are making money, it's that no company is willing to share that much.

By 11 a.m., the news had already spread.

The first to ferment was Pulse.

An anonymous post topped the workplace trending list and was titled "The Land of Light gives out mid-year bonuses to all employees, and I'm so jealous I want to quit my job."

The post included a blurry screenshot of a group chat.

The screenshot shows someone posting the original text of the announcement, someone else adding a "thank you Director Yang" message in the comments, and someone else posting a money-counting emoji.

The comment section was flooded with thousands of replies in just one hour.

Some people pressed for the truth of the news, some expressed envy and jealousy, and others were seriously calculating how far their companies were from the headquarters of the Land of Light.

While the general public was still debating the "mid-year bonus" concept...

Another, even more outrageous piece of news circulated from the Land of Light's corporate group.

Overtime work will be paid at triple the normal rate from now on.

If the news of "mid-year bonus for all employees" shocked everyone, then the phrase "triple pay for overtime" completely blew everyone away.

As anyone in the animation industry knows, working overtime is an unavoidable topic.

Traditional animation studios often work around the clock to meet deadlines.

Production staff slept at the office, concept artists didn't leave the house for a week, and post-production staff moved cots into the color grading room...

These are common practices in the industry.

The Land of Light not only paid the overtime wages in full, but also doubled them.

Some people tried to prove in the comments section that the Land of Light was not the only generous company, listing the overtime compensation policies of several other leading companies.

The reply below is an old screenshot of a job posting from the Land of Light.

The list of benefits above is like a thesis outline, listing more than a dozen items.

High-temperature allowance, heating allowance, holiday gifts for parents, paid dating leave, rental benefits, free meals, unlimited afternoon tea and late-night snacks...

The person fell silent and eventually deleted their comment.

While the internet was in an uproar, Yang Qian had already returned to her office.

When Su Xiaoran knocked on the door and came in, Yang Qian was leaning back in his chair looking at the backend data of the bullet screen website.

The screen displays replay data for the final episode of "Dyna".

It has been more than ten hours since the series ended, but the number of people watching online at the same time is still steadily above 200,000.

The bullet screen pool refreshes every few minutes.

The content has gradually evolved from "crying to death" to "Ah Guang has no heart" and "Please continue to deliver angst in the next installment."

Some people even compiled a list of all the wave-matching shots in the Dyna series, and the episode where Asuka lost while standing on the right side has become popular again.

Su Xiaoran stood in front of his desk, holding a new folder in her arms: "Director Yang, may I ask you a question?"

"ask."

"When did you start planning your mid-year bonus?"

There was a moment of silence in the office before Yang Qian spoke.

"It is a fact that the company's first-half profits exceeded expectations."

"But more importantly, we need to move forward with several new projects at once."

He put down his teacup and pointed to the folder in Su Xiaoran's arms.

It contained several unpublished project proposals for new works.

"The workload for these projects will be several times that of the past. To complete them with high quality and quantity, we don't rely on the boss pushing us from behind; we rely on everyone taking the initiative to move forward."

Su Xiaoran blinked, then suddenly remembered something.

A week ago, while organizing Yang Qian's schedule, she accidentally saw a line he had written on a sticky note.

Bonuses are not a cost, but an investment.

Su Xiaoran took a deep breath: "Director Yang, you are a good director, but also a cunning boss."

"Thanks."

Yang Qian remained expressionless. "Go ahead and get busy."

Su Xiaoran turned and walked to the door, her hand already on the doorknob, but then suddenly turned back: "Director Yang, I have another question."

"Um?"

Did you give yourself a mid-year bonus?

Yang Qian almost choked.

"I understand. That's all. I'll be going now."

Su Xiaoran quickly closed the door.

Yang Qian: ......

The office fell silent again.

Yang Qian opened WeChat for business and considered it carefully.

"Year-end bonus is separate."

send.

He then opened the latest episode of "Armor Hero: Legend of Light and Shadow".

......

"If you have already given me the power to protect the world."

"Please also grant me the power to at least protect these brothers; I am willing to sacrifice myself."

"Light, can you hear me? Give me strength!"