Chapter 257: Giving the team New Year red envelopes

"Sister Zhu Li doesn't look like someone who would 'leave it to fate'."

Zhu Li shook her head helplessly: "There's no other way. Actually, the company's crisis came quite suddenly. The news reached us here in Huaxia relatively late, and it didn't leave me much time to think. You could say that in the blink of an eye, the Huaxia region I was responsible for became a complete mess."

"There are so many handover matters to deal with that I haven't had time to plan for my own future. For now, I'm still focusing on the group's affairs. After all, the company hasn't treated me poorly over these years."

Shen Ci could hear the sincerity in Zhu Li's words and couldn't help but nod in understanding.

"Sister Zhu Li, shall we add each other on contact?"

At the entrance of the private room, Shen Ci took out her phone on her own initiative: "I think you are a very outstanding leader. If you need anything in the future, you can contact me. I am very willing to help you."

Zhu Li was a bit surprised: "Miss Shen Ci, we have only met twice. Why would you feel compassion for me?"

Shen Ci hurriedly explained: "Sister Zhu Li, don't misunderstand. I don't mean to pity you. I genuinely think you are very capable. If you must ask me why..."

Shen Ci paused in her tone and said: "We are both women. Is this reason acceptable?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Li suddenly smiled. She nodded gently: "I am very willing to accept this reason. Thank you, Miss Shen Ci."

The two added each other on WeChat and exchanged phone numbers. Zhu Li even told Shen Ci her real name; she was called "Lin Qian".

Pushing open the door to the private room, the noise inside rushed toward them. All eight members of the team had arrived and were chatting enthusiastically.

"Junior Sister Shen Ci is here!"

Seeing Shen Ci, everyone stood up to greet her. Each one of them was glowing and full of spirit, in much better condition than at the gathering before the New Year.

It really is true that happy events make people look radiant.

"Then, Miss Shen Ci, please enjoy your meal. I'll have a bottle of good wine sent over in a while."

Shen Ci did not refuse Zhu Li's kindness. After nodding in thanks, she walked into the private room.

The center seat was empty; they had specifically saved it for Shen Ci. Ge Youcai ran to Shen Ci's side with an affected air to welcome her, putting on a sycophantic look: "Junior Sister, please take the seat of honor."

Shen Ci was amused by him, then turned to look at the others and said: "Everyone, sit down. Don't be so formal; it's not our first team building."

Everyone grinned. Senior Yuanshuai said: "Everyone had a good New Year. After coming back from the holiday, just as you said, Junior Sister, we don't need to run around to companies to discuss cooperation anymore. They are all taking the initiative to find us. In just this short time, we have already signed project contracts with twenty companies."

600 yuan per company per year; twenty companies means twelve thousand yuan!

After deducting various taxes and mandatory fees like licensing royalties, the project's current profit is already approaching ten thousand yuan, far exceeding their expectations.

And for all of this, they are grateful to Shen Ci from the bottom of their hearts—whether it was the kindness of recognizing their talent through early investment, or the efforts made between the Gu and Jiang families for cooperation after the project was completed.

They truly could not have reached this point without Shen Ci.

"Shen Ci, everyone wants to thank you properly," Luo Tianrui said.

Shen Ci hurriedly waved her hand: "We've thanked each other so many times already. Please, don't say thank you to me anymore. Since the project was able to open up the market, I, as the investor, have earned the most. At best, we are achieving success together. There's no need to put my contribution on such a high pedestal; you are the ones who deserve the credit."

"And don't forget, what is an investor? It's capital! And what is capital?"

It's a bloodsucker!

Initially, the profit-sharing ratio Shen Ci gave was 3:7—she took 7, and the team took 3.

But Luo Tianrui insisted on signing a 2:8 ratio.

If the project sold for a profit of ten thousand yuan after taxes, Shen Ci alone could take away 8,000 yuan. This is capital.

The remaining two thousand would then need to be split among the eight team members; one can imagine what each individual would get.

"Everyone, sit down first." Shen Ci signaled for everyone to be seated with a calm tone, then took a stack of red envelopes from her handbag.

The reason she was the last to arrive was because she had come prepared.

"A New Year red envelope for everyone."

Shen Ci placed the red envelopes on the turntable in front of her and rotated them one by one to each person. The envelopes were thin, feeling as light as if they were empty.

Many knew the customs in Shengang, where New Year red envelopes are often small. Everyone tucked them away, and no one opened them in front of Shen Ci immediately, but they all said thank you to her.

As it turned out, when it was Ge Youcai's turn, he didn't think much and opened the envelope directly. When he pulled out the piece of paper inside, he was stunned for a moment. It wasn't until he saw what was written on the paper that he lost control and screamed: "Holy shit!"

He looked up at Shen Ci, both shocked and delighted: "Jun-Junior Sister, a check?"

What?

The others were shocked upon hearing this and hurriedly opened their own red envelopes, discovering that each one contained a "three hundred yuan" check.

Three hundred yuan! That's more than what they had received from the project's profit so far!

Shen Ci watched everyone's shocked reactions with a smile in her eyes and said softly: "That's right. This check in the red envelope is a personal reward from me to everyone. Actually, looking at it from another angle, since I am your investor, you are my employees. You completed such an excellent project and brought me profits beyond expectations, so I should give you generous rewards."

"So, you can accept it with peace of mind, because this is what you deserve!"

Who wouldn't be happy to receive such a large check?

Everyone looked at one another, all waiting for the first person to stuff the money into their pocket so the others would feel comfortable following suit.

Seeing their cautious appearance, Shen Ci smiled helplessly and turned to look at Luo Tianrui, who was still dumbfounded: "Senior, you go first, set an example!"

"Isn't this a bit too much?" Luo Tianrui hesitated.

"Too much? I actually think it's a bit low! How about I issue a 'five hundred' one later?"

"That won't be necessary," Luo Tianrui said hurriedly, then tucked the red envelope away: "Everyone, let's accept Junior Sister's kind intentions!"

Seeing this, everyone grinned and happily stuffed the red envelopes into their pockets.

"Thank you, Junior Sister!"

"Thank you, Junior Sister!"

Just then, the door to the private room was knocked open. A waiter walked in carrying a bottle of fine white wine: "Hello, may I ask who is Miss Shen Ci?"

"I am!" Shen Ci raised her hand toward her.

The waiter curled her lips into a smile: "Miss Shen Ci, our general manager asked me to send you a bottle of wine."

"Thank you!" Shen Ci nodded gently in thanks, only to see the others unable to help but show shocked expressions as they looked at her, then at the white wine the waiter had brought.

What kind of connections does Junior Sister have?

Even the general manager of "Shuiyun Jian" takes the initiative to send her wine?

It's the last day of February. Wishing you all a great March and may everything go smoothly!

As per tradition, I'm asking for the base monthly tickets for the beginning of the month. Babies with memberships all have one base monthly ticket. Mwah!

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