One Yuan First Recharge: I'm Actually the Boss Behind a Fortune 500 Company

At 3:00 PM, the office door of Xingyue Media was pushed open.

Zhou Jianjun and Sister Wang walked in one after the other, each carrying several large shopping bags.

"Hey, Manager Zhou, Sister Wang, where have you two been shopping?"

Zhang Wei was slacking off at his workstation when he looked up and saw this scene.

The other people in the office also looked up.

Chen Ming had just finished a call with a client, hung up, and looked towards the door:

"Yes, you two weren't here this morning, but you've brought all these bags this afternoon..."

Lei Zhen turned his chair around from in front of the editing screen: "What good stuff did you buy?"

Lin Wei didn't speak, but she pushed up her glasses and her gaze fell on the bags.

Yu Xinxin asked softly, "Is...is the company going to buy something?"

Zhou Jianjun and Sister Wang smiled at each other and placed the bags they were carrying on the conference table.

"Everyone, stop what you're doing for a moment." Zhou Jianjun clapped his hands. "I have something to say."

Everyone put down their work and gathered around.

Zhang Wei was the most eager, already crowding around the table to peek into the bag:

"Wow, what's this? A nut gift box? Fruit? And... is this a seafood gift set?"

"Don't rush." ​​Sister Wang rarely smiled. "Let Supervisor Zhou finish speaking."

Zhou Jianjun cleared his throat, looked around, and then spoke:

"The boss gave me a few instructions yesterday, and asked me and Sister Wang to take care of them today."

"First, about the year-end bonus."

He paused, looked at everyone's expectant eyes, and continued:

"The company has decided to give each employee a year-end bonus of 30,000 yuan."

After he finished speaking, the office was silent for two seconds.

"How...how much?" Zhang Wei was the first to react, his voice rising eight octaves.

"Thirty thousand," Zhou Jianjun repeated. "Thirty thousand per person."

"Holy crap!" Lei Zhen jumped up from his chair. "Really? Thirty thousand?"

Chen Ming was also stunned: "Our company... gives out year-end bonuses for so many years?"

Yu Xinxin's eyes widened, and she murmured softly, "Thirty...thirty thousand?"

Lin Wei didn't speak, but her eyes clearly lit up.

Zhou Jianjun nodded: "The boss said it himself. Sister Wang will arrange the transfer today, and it should arrive before the end of the workday."

Sister Wang chimed in, "Yes, I'll do it right away. Everyone, please check your text messages then."

Zhang Wei rubbed his hands together excitedly: "Thirty thousand! Manager Zhou, I... I've never received such a high-paying year-end bonus in my entire life!"

Chen Ming took a deep breath: "Now I've secured the sponsorship fee for my daughter's kindergarten next year..."

As he spoke, his eyes reddened.

Yu Xinxin lowered her head, her voice choked with emotion:

"I... I can pay two more installments on my mortgage now... Thank you, boss..."

Lei Zhen grinned so wide his eyes disappeared from his mouth:

"Awesome! The boss is amazing! Thirty thousand! I've got the down payment for this new equipment!"

Zhou Jianjun waited until everyone had calmed down a bit before continuing:

"The second thing is about annual leave."

"The boss plans to go back to his hometown on the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the company will start its holiday from that day."

"Work will resume on the tenth day of the first lunar month, a total of twenty-two days—"

He paused deliberately, looked at everyone's wide eyes, and said with a smile:

Paid leave.

"Twenty-two days?!" Zhang Wei shouted again, "And with pay?!"

"Yes." Zhou Jianjun nodded. "The boss said it himself."

Chen Ming opened his mouth, but after a long while, he finally managed to utter a sentence:

"Twenty-two days... I can finally spend some quality time with my daughter..."

His voice was a little hoarse, and he lowered his head to rub his eyes.

Yu Xinxin was still sobbing, but this time she was crying with a smile:

"I... I can go back to my hometown and stay for a few more days..."

Lin Wei said softly, "This is a good opportunity to finish that personal project I've always wanted to do."

Lei Zhen slammed his hand on the table: "Awesome! Twenty-two days! I can finally edit out all the footage I've been saving up!"

Seeing everyone's happy faces, Sister Wang smiled too:

"There's a third thing."

"Manager Zhou and I went to three supermarkets this morning and picked out these." She pointed to the shopping bags on the table:

"They have nut gift boxes, fruits, seafood gift packs, cooking oil, rice... all of which are practical."

"More people brought over later, and the boss gave us two thousand more. Old Zhou and I couldn't take that much."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei immediately moved closer: "Wow... these New Year's gifts are so generous!"

He turned to look at Zhou Jianjun and Sister Wang: "Manager Zhou, Sister Wang, the boss... how can he be so kind?"

Zhou Jianjun sighed, his tone full of emotion:

"I've been in the workplace for so many years and have met quite a few bosses."

"There are all kinds of people: stingy, those who make empty promises, those who change their minds all the time."

"But a boss like ours—who pays well, respects employees, and cares so much about them—is truly the first of his kind."

Sister Wang nodded: "Yes. Small companies usually don't offer year-end bonuses. They're lucky if they can get a few hundred yuan in red envelopes."

"The boss just threw in 30,000, plus 22 days of paid leave..."

She shook her head: "I've been in this line of work for over a decade, and I've never seen anything like this."

The office fell silent again.

Everyone is processing these words.

Chen Ming was the first to speak: "The boss is so good to us, we have to live up to his kindness."

"I'll take on projects after the New Year, and I'll do my best to make them good."

Yu Xinxin nodded vigorously: "Yes! I...I will definitely work harder!"

Lin Wei succinctly stated, "Let our work speak for itself."

Lei Zhen: "Absolutely! I'll shoot a blockbuster video for the company next year!"

Zhang Wei patted his chest and declared, "Leave the external liaison work to me! I guarantee I'll secure the best value resources!"

Looking at everyone, Zhou Jianjun felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

Such a team, such a boss...it's wonderful.

"Alright." He clapped his hands. "The message has been delivered. Sister Wang, go and process the transfer now."

"Everyone, please check your text messages later."

Sister Wang stood up: "I'll get it done right now. It should arrive in about half an hour."

After she finished speaking, she went into the finance office and closed the door.

The atmosphere in the office became even more lively.

Zhang Wei sidled up to Zhou Jianjun: "Manager Zhou, did the boss say anything else?"

"I just told everyone to have a good New Year," Zhou Jianjun said with a smile, "and come back to work in better shape after the holiday."

Lei Zhen stroked his chin: "Thirty thousand... I need to think about how to spend it."

Chen Ming took out his phone to check the time, then put it down again: "Wait for the text message."

Yu Xinxin sat back down at her workstation, but her mind was clearly not on her work; she kept glancing at her phone every now and then.

Lin Wei remained calm and continued working on her design, but the corners of her mouth remained slightly upturned.

About twenty minutes later.

"bite--"

Yu Xinxin's phone beeped with a text message notification.

She quickly picked it up and looked at it, her eyes widening in surprise: "It's...it's here! It really is 30,000!"

Immediately afterwards, other people's phones also started beeping.

"Mine arrived too!" Zhang Wei exclaimed, holding up his phone. "Hahaha, 30,000! Happy New Year!"

Lei Zhen looked at the text message and grinned, "Awesome!"

Chen Ming looked at his phone screen, took a deep breath, and then said very seriously, "Thank you, boss."

Lin Wei finished reading the message and looked up: "Received."