Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

Chapter 596 - 221: High-End Annual Gala, Lavish 500,000! (Part 3)

And so Su Zelin made a grand gesture and booked the entire hotel floor. While it might seem like wasting money, it was actually quite necessary.

No other reason, the spectacle must be maintained!

New Era is now a well-known digital chain store in the province, and everything it does must have a sense of grandeur, especially such an important event as the annual banquet, where image matters even more.

At the same time, this is a great opportunity to showcase oneself to investors, media, and the public. You have to let everyone see that New Era is a reputable and powerful big company; only then can you attract more franchisees, and consumers will trust you more.

The annual banquet tonight invited television stations and newspaper media for interviews. The grander it’s done, the more prestigious it looks, which serves as excellent publicity for New Era, and this money will surely not be spent in vain.

Liuu Wanyin came to such a high-end hotel for the first time, leaving Carzel stunned, and the male manager, too, was from a poor background, looking just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

"Boss, hosting this annual banquet must’ve cost a lot, right?"

Luo Qingpeng cautiously asked.

"Haha, it’s about half a million."

Su Zelin chuckled.

The cost of the banquet, accommodation and transportation expenses for guests coming from other parts of the province, the lucky draw event, employee bonuses, and gifts for media personnel and invited suppliers add up to about that much.

Compared to future big companies’ annual banquets, this budget certainly isn’t much, but in this era, it’s not a low standard.

It left both Liuu Wanyin and Luo Qingpeng flabbergasted.

Five hundred thousand for a meeting, that’s quite extravagant!

Is our company really this impressive?

Although they knew New Era was developing rapidly, both still found it unbelievable.

Liuu Wanyin felt fortunate she made a wise choice when Su Zelin invited her, and was shocked by his extravagance.

Because she knows Su Zelin is the founder and big boss of New Era.

Spending lavishly on an annual banquet is likely his decision, or at least it must have been approved by him.

Shelling out half a million just like that, this extravagance is a bit daunting.

Putting herself in that position, if it were up to her, she definitely wouldn’t have the heart to do it.

From a loafer’s perspective, Liuu Wanyin’s characteristic is being meticulous.

But to Liuu Wanyin, the loafer’s characteristic is exactly the opposite, which is being grand.

Bold, grand in spirit, and grand in action.

Xiaoliu sincerely admired.

I’ll never be able to be like the class monitor!

Luo Qingpeng also had some thoughts.

After graduating, maybe I can consider staying.

Originally, he was just planning to work part-time while in school, preferring to find a job or a state-owned enterprise after graduation, but now the male manager was a bit shaken.

New Era might not be a job or state-owned enterprise, but it’s also a big company now!

This is what Su Zelin wanted to show to the investors and employees.

To them, it seemed a bit shocking, but he didn’t care at all.

Over the next year, half a million won’t be a big deal for New Era.

Liuu Wanyin and Luo Qingpeng each went to find their seats.

The seating for the annual banquet was arranged according to position and clearly written on the invitation card.

Even though the three of them were close, with Su Zelin being the operations director, they couldn’t sit together.

He belongs to the high-level management at New Era, while Liuu Wanyin and Luo Qingpeng are currently just insignificant employees.

Brother Xiao Yang and Kang Baohong were busy entertaining guests, especially investors who had come from other cities, taking the chance to network during the annual banquet.

These people almost always have certain backgrounds in their respective cities, which also creates opportunities for the company to expand its connections in other cities.

Many were surprised to learn Su Zelin was the company’s operations director.

Such a young enterprise executive is rare, but they quickly found out that this young man is no rookie. In the social arena, he was exceptionally calm and seasoned, effortlessly mingling among various guests without a hint of youthful awkwardness.

"President Su!"

Su Zelin also saw Zhang Yuanhang in the banquet hall.

He was attending as an investor.

"President Zhang."

Seeing no one around, Young Master Zhang lowered his voice and said, "Did you finish those cigarettes last time, President Su? If you found them okay, I’ll fetch a few more packs from the car after the banquet."

Su Zelin burst into laughter at his words.

This guy must be addicted to building rapport with him.

He nodded slightly, "They were quite enjoyable, but how could I accept such a gift?"

Upon hearing no refusal in his tone, Zhang Yuanhang smiled, "No worries, it’s just a few cigarettes. They’re gifts from friends, I don’t smoke myself, so I’m just extending generosity."

Su Zelin didn’t decline for long either.

These special cigarettes are hard to acquire, likely procured by Zhang Yuanhang through his father’s connections.

After strolling casually around the banquet hall, the annual banquet officially began, and Su Zelin returned to his seat.

Brother Xiao Yang first took to the stage to give a speech, summing up the past, thanking employees for their contributions, and looking ahead to the future, setting goals and strategic ideas for next year.

Then Kang Baohong reported to everyone on New Era’s "impressive achievements" from last year, the number of new stores opened, business expansion, etc.

Essentially just boasting more in front of media personnel, though they can’t just boast without basis; it still needs to be logical and well-founded.

As the two spoke, applause was continuous from below.

New Era’s impressive growth provided all investors and employees with reassurance.

After the dinner, there was a celebration party, followed by the year-end bonus and lucky draw session.

New Era has good benefits; the year-end bonus is quite generous, and the lucky draw offers items like computers, phones, MP3 players, and other digital products sold in stores.

The atmosphere remained lively throughout.

Every employee could deeply feel the vibrant energy and vitality of this emerging company, happy investors were pleased, and those who won big prizes were overjoyed.

The event continued until ten o’clock at night, finally concluding the annual banquet.

After seeing off the distinguished guests, Su Zelin was about to return to the campus with Liuu Wanyin and Luo Qingpeng when Song Yuwei privately approached him.

Seeing no one around, she lowered her voice: "Boss, I’m sorry."

Miss Song was referring to her sister, Song Yutong, coming to Lin’an from Shenghai during the winter break, making it inconvenient for Su Zelin to visit.

"It’s okay, Yuwei, I understand. Since Yutong is in Lin’an for the first time and you’re on break too, just take her around to explore!"

Su Zelin chuckled.

Thinking not to worry, there’s still Nanaz.

"Boss..."

Seeing Su Zelin being so "understanding," Miss Song felt a bit touched.

She was originally planning to spend more time with Su Zelin during the winter break, but she was at a loss with her sister coming over.

Yutong sleeps like a log at night. Last time I snuck to the boss’s room next door in Shenghai, stayed for a long time, and went back, she didn’t notice at all.

Maybe once she falls asleep tonight, I could sneak out for a few hours?

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