Chapter 243: Bizarre Awards

They had already been drinking red wine for three consecutive team-building events. They were originally quite happy to see that this annual meeting wasn't serving red wine, but beer instead.

Why had the beer been switched to red wine so quickly?

In the distance, Wei Yan, Li Shen, and the others rubbed their heads in frustration upon seeing the beer being replaced with red wine.

The annual meeting continued.

About two hours later, all the employees had finished eating and drinking, and the final performance on stage was drawing to a close.

Host Ye Feng waited for the performers of the last act to leave the stage, then walked up with a microphone.

"The performances have concluded, but our annual meeting isn't over yet. Next up is the awards ceremony."

"Is everyone looking forward to it?"

Ye Feng held the microphone out toward the numerous employees in the audience.

"Yes!"

Loud shouts erupted from the mouths of every employee.

Although they didn't know what the prizes were this time, the rewards Chen Mo distributed had never disappointed anyone.

"Listening to these loud cheers, it seems everyone is impatient. I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

"I will start by announcing the first award."

"The Best Pacer Award."

"For the health of the employees, he insists on standing at the front of the pack every day without fail."

"Let us invite our winner… Wang Maonian."

Hearing the host's call, Wang Maonian's hand holding the wine glass suddenly froze.

Did he win an award?

You get a prize for leading the pace every day?

"We invite Wang Maonian to the stage to receive the award."

Seeing that no one came up after he called once, host Ye Feng called out again.

Hearing the host's second call, Wang Maonian finally came to his senses and hurriedly stood up to walk toward the stage.

Arriving on stage.

"Mr. Wang Maonian, please share your acceptance speech."

Host Ye Feng handed over the microphone, while the other host, Chen Xuan, handed the award certificate to Wang Maonian's other hand.

Best Pacer Award.

Wang Maonian looked at the many employees off-stage, holding the microphone somewhat awkwardly.

"Thank you, President Chen, for your recognition. I will continue to work hard."

Seeing that Wang Maonian stopped speaking, Ye Feng knew he had finished.

He smiled helplessly; it seemed that in this company, not only was President Chen's speech brief, but the employees' speeches were also very concise!

"It's clear that colleague Wang Maonian is a bit nervous. I hope colleague Wang Maonian will continue to lead the pace in the new year and strive to win the Best Pacer Award again next year."

"At the same time, I must say that our Best Pacer Award is not just a simple certificate; there will also be a cash reward of 50,000 yuan, which will be issued to your personal account along with your salary."

After the host's remarks, Wang Maonian returned to his seat with the award certificate.

However, he still felt a bit dreamy inside.

He had just received a 50,000 yuan reward like that; now, leading the pace didn't seem like such a painful thing anymore.

On stage, the host began to announce the second award.

"Model Couple Award."

"There are a total of six winning couples…"

"Lifelong Single Award, ten people selected…"

"Most Caring Award, three people selected…"

"Hard Worker Award, four people selected…"

"…"

Awards continued to be presented. About 20 minutes later, all awards had been distributed.

Ye Feng secretly calculated; the number of winners was exactly 50. With 50,000 yuan each, that was 2.5 million.

This President Chen was truly generous!

And after this awards segment, there was still the year-end bonus segment.

"The awards segment has ended. Those colleagues who didn't win, don't be discouraged; try again next year."

Saying this, Ye Feng's expression was a bit strange. Regarding those awards, could one really 'try again'?

One could try again for the Best Couple Award, but should one also try again for the Lifelong Single Award?

However, being single for a year and getting 50,000 yuan seemed pretty good too.

Looking at the excited employees off-stage, he continued to speak.

"Next is the final segment of the annual meeting: the year-end rewards."

"To thank everyone for their hard work, President Chen has specially prepared a series of rewards, including appliance sets, mobile phone and tablet sets, high-value shopping cards, cash rewards…"

"The distribution of rewards is also very simple: a lucky draw. Now, we invite President Chen to the stage to demonstrate."

Sitting off-stage, Chen Mo heard the host's words and stood up to walk up.

This year-end reward, like the sports meet, was something he could 'fleece' as well.

This time, although there was only one chance, every reward was worth no less than 10,000 yuan.

Arriving on stage, a large sealed cardboard box had already been placed at the very front.

Chen Mo was very familiar with the draw rules; after all, he was the one who set them.

Walking to the large box, he reached through the round hole on top and pulled out a sealed ball.

Gently twisting it open, a slip of paper fell out.

A mobile phone and tablet set.

Looking at this prize, Chen Mo smiled slightly.

This set included a mobile phone, tablet, and computer; he chose relatively high-end models, and the combined price of the three items already exceeded 25,000.

It was the most expensive prize among all the awards.

As for why he could draw this most expensive prize, that was a secret.

"Congratulations to President Chen for winning a mobile phone and tablet set."

Host Ye Feng looked at the text on the slip and quickly offered his congratulations.

Although this small set meant nothing to President Chen.

Chen Mo responded with a smile and returned to his seat with the slip. This time, he could convert another 20,000+ in personal funds through this reward.

After his own small accumulations, his personal assets had reached over 60,000.

On stage, as he returned to his seat, others began to go up for the lucky draw one after another.

Every company employee had one chance to draw, and as for what prize they could get, it depended on their luck.

Employees lined up to start drawing.

The hotel staff watched this scene on stage, all wearing stunned expressions.

This Group's boss was really generous; the year-end rewards were actually so rich.

Watching the employees draw, Chen Mo stood up and left the hotel directly.

The draw would take a while, and it would be better for the leaders to host it; there was no need for him to stay here.

Seeing President Chen stand up and leave, Shen Rou also stood up and followed.

"Notify Finance tomorrow to distribute the employees' salaries, bonuses, year-end bonuses, and the 13th-month salary to them all at once."

"Also, the company will officially go on holiday on February 1st. Any employees who need to remain on duty will be considered as working overtime after February 1st. Since it's the Spring Festival period, the company will pay triple wages for overtime."

Chen Mo spoke quickly while looking at Shen Rou who had followed him.