I am a Big Player
Chapter 276 - 274, Million Year-End Bonus (First Update)_1

Chapter 276: 274, Million Year-End Bonus (First Update)_1

After coming out of northern Shaanxi, everyone finally felt like they had returned to human society, as if the place we went to for the teaching trip wasn’t part of the normal world, a place that didn’t fit with people’s perception in the real world.

Some might think it’s the country’s fault, but that’s not it. It’s like playing a city development game, where you know your weak points, but you can’t rush it.

Developing an area isn’t as simple as just allocating funds; it’s about a comprehensive approach. Even if the roads are built and electricity is supplied, if the land is so barren and there is not much to develop, what can you do?

One can only proceed slowly.

Ren He drove the pickup, dropping everyone off one by one. They all looked like refugees, with their parents waiting downstairs early, distressed to see their children in such a state, though they wouldn’t admit it.

Fortunately, everyone understood the act of teaching in such places, and they even invited Ren He and the others to stay for dinner, but everyone was eager to get home, so they gently declined.

After he had dropped everyone off and promised to see them again after the school term started, Ren He, watching their families reunite, began to miss his own home. He hadn’t seen his parents in half a year, and both the busybodies were already at home preparing for the New Year.

With just two days until New Year’s Eve, it was time for him to go back as well. Mrs. Ren had already sent him 2000 yuan to buy a plane ticket directly back to Luo City, but he insisted on participating in the teaching activity and said he would return later. Thus, Ren and Mrs. Ren knew about his teaching trip.

Ren He parked his truck back at his house’s gate, where Uncle Fang and Mrs. Wang had already taken their daughter back to their hometown, leaving the yard empty except for him.

After taking a shower and changing his clothes, he was ready to head straight to the airport, but just as he reached the door, he suddenly remembered he had forgotten something very important. He took a taxi and searched for a while before finding what he wanted to buy, since many stores had already closed for the New Year.

Happy with his purchase, Ren He headed to the airport.

Nowadays, transportation is very convenient; it didn’t take much time to get from the Capital back to Luo City. Compared to flying, driving home would have been tiring.

When he got home in the evening, Ren He used his key to open the door and saw Ren sitting on the couch watching TV, while Mrs. Ren was busy in the kitchen.

This was how a home should be. Ren He wished his parents could retire early; after all, they had enough wealth to live comfortably. He hoped they could have a bit of leisure.

But he knew that was impossible. Extreme sports were the life he wanted for himself, and for Mrs. Ren and Ren, wasn’t the work they were doing their ideal pursuit as well?

Hearing the sound of the key in the lock, Mrs. Ren, Ru Min, turned around in delight, "Is that my son coming home?"

"Yeah," Ren He smiled, "I just finished the teaching gig and came back."

"Okay, I’ve made lotus root sandwiches and rib soup for you," Mrs. Ren observed her son closely, "How come you seem to have toughened up a lot?"

Of course, he had. Probably no one in the world had a better physique than Ren He now, not since he had the Divine Punishment System; he hadn’t even suffered a minor illness.

"Alright, go on and cook," Ren He said with a smile.

"Hold on," Mrs. Ren abruptly changed the subject, "How did you do on your final exams?"

Ren He was slightly bemused; it was truly an unexpected twist. However, his grades weren’t anything he couldn’t showcase confidently. He laughed and said, "Top 20 in my class, now go ahead and start cooking."

In fact, there were just over thirty students in their class... but Ren He’s grades in the humanities were indeed very strong, and he had also made progress in physics and chemistry. Mrs. Ren felt relieved upon hearing what Ren He said.

Ren, with his usual aloofness, turned his head to look at him and said calmly, "The area in northern Shaanxi is a very tough place. What are your thoughts? What have you experienced?"

Ren He thought for a moment and sighed, "It’s really too poor there. Without actually going, one can’t imagine there are places so impoverished in our China."

"I support your willingness to go and teach, but in the future, don’t go to such remote places. The country’s development is systematic and planned. You, as a junior high student, won’t be able to change much," Ren said.

"Dad, I’m in high school now..." Ren He raised an eyebrow in response.

Ren took a deep breath, "You’re in high school now?"

Where the hell could one go to reason about this? In the past, he forgot that he was about to take the middle school exams, thinking he was still in the eighth grade, and now he still thought he was in junior high...

Ren He could understand; Huang had mentioned to him that Ren usually slept at 2 a.m. and got up at around 6 a.m. He truly had a pile of things awaiting his attention, so a little forgetfulness was understandable.

Before he had an enhanced memory, despite his far above-average recollection, he would still become forgetful or confuse his memories during particularly busy times.

On New Year’s Eve itself, Ren He went straight to Qinghe Games. Aside from the necessary staff arranged for duty, Qinghe Games would be closing for the holiday from New Year’s Eve, going straight through to the fifteenth day of the new year—a 15-day holiday wasn’t short. Everyone was willing to stand their last shift of the year, and today, as the big boss of Qinghe Games, he absolutely had to go and wish everyone a happy new year.

At this time, there was no ban on fireworks yet, and as he walked along the street, red scraps of paper were everywhere—the remnants of setting off firecrackers. Luo City, this small city, still had a strong festive atmosphere, and along the way, he could see many people carrying New Year goods, happily going to give their new year greetings.

When Ren He entered Qinghe Games, he found that everyone in the company became excited at his appearance. He joked, "You all know already, huh?"

Just a few days ago, Ren He had instructed finance to withdraw 2 million in cash to prepare red envelops. With such an amount of money within a small company, it couldn’t be kept a secret, so everyone knew that when Ren He showed up, it was time to hand out money...

In his previous life, Ren He envied those companies that could give out cash directly, whereas his own place at that time only distributed rice, flour, and oil, without even the bonus of double pay at the end of the year...

Now that Qinghe Games was on the right track, its money-making ability ranked first worldwide; being stingy was not something he could justify. Qinghe Games was now the wealthy and bold company in the gaming circle, always renting the best booths at game exhibitions, hiring the most expensive and attractive models, and spending millions on CG animations for promotions, which further solidified Qinghe Games’ reputation as a nouveau-riche company. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to be lavish with company expenditure but miserly towards the employees.

Xu Nuo was also there, rubbing his hands together excitedly as he asked, "I have a red envelope too, right?"

In the year 2006, there weren’t many fancy ways to distribute year-end bonuses. For Ren He, this approach was meant to make everyone feel a stronger sense of belonging to Qinghe Games. While others were still giving out rice, flour, and oil, his company had started handing out 2 million in cash. When the employees talked about it with their friends and family, it gave them a sense of pride; that pride and satisfaction were part of what created a sense of belonging.

When all members of Qinghe Games heard that they would be distributing 2 million in red envelopes at the end of the year, they were stunned for a moment. In 2006, giving out 2 million in red envelopes... what a concept that was.

Everyone at Qinghe Games was ecstatic, just eager to know how the red envelopes would be distributed, and Ren He’s status in their hearts soared even higher...