Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1078 Do We Have Soldiers?

The stadium was bustling with people, with more than 3,000 people seated in roughly five sections.

The military personnel sat neatly and quietly, while the police, though some whispered and looked around, were also behaving well. The company side, however, was lively, filled with laughter, shouting, and yelling. Some people brought drinks and snacks, and screams and laughter could be heard from time to time.

In the first row, Xiao Wei was in the center, with Dean Hou, Dean Zheng, Division Commander Hu, and Regiment Commander Hou on his left, and Chen Hui, Xia Maosheng, and Director Qin on his right. Originally, the main leaders of the province and city, the military region leaders, and Director Liu were invited, but they couldn't come because the government had a New Year's gathering.

It's just a formality; no leader will actually attend a company's annual meeting. It's a matter of attitude.

Then came the top-level figures like Sister Jin, Li Na, and Manager Zhang, while Xiao Hong and Wang Guifang, holding Bei Bei, were also in the first row.

Xiao Wei's parents, along with his uncles and other family members, sat in the second row. This row was occupied by the managers of various departments.

The third row consists of headquarters staff.

After waiting a short while, the person in charge of organizing the meeting came over to ask for instructions, and then the meeting began.

The host was invited from the provincial TV station, and a team came. The entire conference was recorded for archival purposes.

The host came on stage, the lights in the audience area dimmed, and the noise gradually subsided.

"Distinguished leaders, guests, and employees of our sister group, good evening."

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Dean Zheng turned to Xiao Wei and said, "This is the first time I've attended an employee annual meeting held by a private enterprise. This should be the first private enterprise employee annual meeting in our province. This is quite beneficial for building corporate culture and enhancing the collective sense of honor among all employees."

Xiao Wei said, "I didn't think that much about it. I just felt that it's almost the end of the year, and we'll be on holiday soon, so we can all get together and have some fun."

Dean Hou said with a smile, "Giving out year-end bonuses? I see you've prepared quite a bit of money. You guys are really generous."

Division Commander Hu leaned closer: "Are you distributing money? Do our soldiers get any?"

Dean Zheng said, "It's their company's internal affair; it's fine for you to get involved, but why are you stirring things up?"

Commander Hu said, "Now the infrastructure construction regiment is practically their employee; they're not just joining in for the fun."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "I went back to my hometown before, and I didn't know you were all coming. Besides, we're just starting out here, so we'll only start counting employees from next year, right? You have over a thousand employees, and giving each of them a hundred is like taking a piece of my flesh."

Hu Shigong said to Regiment Commander Hou, "Little Hou, look at this. They don't treat you like family at all. Go out and beat him up later."

"Now, please welcome our leaders and guests to the stage."

Several people stopped talking and looked at the stage.

"Mr. Xie Xiaolong, the factory manager of the group's food factory." Xie Xiaolong stood up, walked up the side stairs to the stage, bowed slightly to the audience, and sat down in his seat.

"Mr. Liu Hongliang, Manager of the Group's Feed Company."

"Mr. Huang Yaowu, Manager of the Group's Property Management Company."

"Mr. Chen Yihui, Manager of the Group's Supermarket Management Company."

"Ms. Li Wen, manager of the Group's Romantic House Food Management Company." Li Wen walked onto the stage, and her parents, who were sitting in the audience, watched with smiles as their daughter sat down on the stage.

"Mr. Xu Hongbing, the factory manager of the group's furniture factory."

"Ms. Shan Hongmei, Director of the Group's Training Center and Principal of the Baking School."

Mr. Li Hongtao, Manager of the Group's Hardware and Building Materials Sales Company.

"Mr. Hao Dawei, Manager of the Group's Real Estate Development Company."

"Mr. An Xuhong, the factory manager of the group's soup stock plant and a shareholder of the catering management company."

"Ms. Liu Qiuhong, Director of the Group's Procurement Center."

"Next, please welcome Mr. Zhang Hongwei, Director of the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce, Standing Committee Member of the Municipal Individual Business Association, Vice President of the Municipal Consumer Association, Member of the District Political Consultative Conference, and General Manager of the Group's Shopping Mall Management Company."

"Next, please welcome Ms. Li Na, the Group's Deputy General Manager and General Manager of the Hotel Management Company."

"Next, please welcome Ms. Jin Lili, the Group's Deputy General Manager and General Manager of the Catering Management Company."

"Next, please welcome Colonel Hou Zhen, General Manager of the Comprehensive Service Company of the ****th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, a joint project between the military and local authorities."

"Next, please welcome Officer Qin Yuqing, the representative of the police-civilian joint construction and the head of the Provincial Criminal Investigation Corps." Xiao Wei turned his head and glanced at Director Qin. His nickname was quite literary.

"Next, please welcome our representative for joint military-civilian construction, Commander Hu Zongguo of the ****th Unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army."

"Next, please welcome Mr. Zheng Junlai, Group Advisor and Dean of the Criminal Investigation Academy of the Ministry of Public Security."

"Next, please welcome Mr. Hou Yongyi, Group Advisor and Dean of the Senior Specialist College of the Ministry of Energy."

The employees below clapped and whispered among themselves: "Our company is awesome!" They felt proud and honored, and their sense of belonging to the company soared.

The host turned a page of the prepared remarks. "Next, please welcome Ms. Geng Hui, Director of the Group and Chief Financial Officer of the Group Headquarters."

"Next, please welcome Mr. Chen Hui, member of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, representative of the Municipal People's Congress, director of the Group, and general manager of the Group."

Xiao Wei went on stage, waved to the audience, and sat down in his seat amidst enthusiastic applause.

Beibei stood up in Xiaohong's arms, her big eyes fixed on Xiaowei on the stage: "Daddy is so amazing!"

Wang Guifang sat to one side, her heart filled with nothing but shock. She looked at Beibei staring at the stage, her mind a jumble of emotions.

Chen Xiao whispered in Xiao Hong's ear, "Just now, Division Commander Hu asked Xiao Wei if the soldiers of the infrastructure regiment were eligible for bonuses."

Xiao Hong turned her head and glanced at Chen Xiao, then pouted.

"Good evening, everyone, leaders, brothers and sisters from the group, brothers from the comprehensive service company, and brothers from the criminal investigation team." Xiao Wei adjusted the microphone and looked at the audience as he spoke.

"New peachwood charms replace the old, and 92 years have passed. In the past year, everyone has made contributions to the best of their ability in their respective positions. On behalf of the group company, I would like to say thank you to everyone."

I'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance! May you all achieve greater success, promotions, and prosperity in the coming year.

"Over the past year, thanks to everyone's joint efforts, the Group's business has been continuously improved and developed. We have established more than a dozen companies and departments of various sizes, and have achieved certain results in various aspects such as food, catering, hotels, shopping malls, feed, and real estate."

Currently, the company has expanded to Jibei, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, and Tianjing. Several major projects have been launched. Next summer, our shopping malls, supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels in Xingcheng, Xidu, Bingcheng, Dalian, and Andong will open one after another.

Construction will begin successively in Kyoto, Tianjing, and other prefecture-level cities in the three northeastern provinces. In the near future, our shopping malls, restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, sales companies at all levels, and food companies will be established throughout these provinces and cities.

The audience burst into applause. Xiao Wei took a sip of water and said, "Our progress is remarkable, and our performance is improving. This is all thanks to the hard work of everyone here. The team building in various regions is also inseparable from the participation and efforts of everyone here."

I hope that in the new year, everyone can work hard and make progress together with the group, achieving success and wealth in their own way.

(End of this chapter)