After the annual party of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., Jack Ma took the high-speed train back to Hangzhou that evening.
The end of the year is approaching, and there are only 12 days left before the Spring Festival is full. He still has a lot of work to be busy with.
This time, being able to come one day early to attend the annual meeting of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. really gave Xia Zekai a lot of face.
Shen Nanpeng, Zhang Ying and other capital partners left early the next morning. Before leaving, they repeatedly told Xia Zekaiyi about traveling and Toutiao's financing. They also said that they would release more shares and everyone would make a fortune together.
On the other hand, Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo and Xie Xindi stayed with Xia Zekai for one more day and left on Monday morning.
Before leaving, they told Xia Zekai that the financing would be postponed until later in the year.
There was so much work to be done before the year, so I didn’t want to mess around with it anymore.
In fact, many capital parties thought that they had decided on this matter years ago, and it didn't matter even if they had to work overtime, they could spend the Spring Festival in peace and contentment.
After sending Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo and Xie Xindi away, Xia Zekai went to the company, held a year-end meeting for everyone, and once again reiterated the company's new goals for this year.
For the offline 'Jingtong Baby' directly-operated stores, 1 billion was originally set to be used to purchase shops, but now it has exceeded 490 million. More than 1,200 shops have been purchased across the country, and I will basically no longer consider buying new ones in the future. stores, Xia Zekai’s requirement for Guo Ying is to maintain and operate the current more than 1,200 stores well.
At the same time, the company's audit office also arranged for people to be responsible for the audit work of a number of stores every month.
In addition, it is to continue to increase the exploration of overseas markets. For Xia Zekai, this is a place to be developed.
They achieved more than 2 billion in revenue overseas last year, but compared to the huge overseas market, it was just drizzle.
But overseas competition is more difficult than domestic competition!
For Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., it is beyond its reach to cope with its overseas competition, which will be a bit troublesome.
Xia Zekai also asked Yan Jinghua to focus on overseas markets after the Spring Festival.
During this period, everything that happened at the annual meeting of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. spread throughout the city, and even some wonderful moments were directly circulated on the Internet.
Titles such as 'Son of Luck' and 'Unbelievable Luck' have been conferred on Li Baoshan, an unknown employee of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd.
This middle-aged man, who has not yet appeared on the Internet, has become the most popular 'Internet celebrity' in a few days.
Just as Li Qian said when she hosted the last show, many people on the Internet wanted to shake hands with Li Baoshan and his son, and were willing to pay a thousand yuan, or let Li Baoshan pay a price himself. Let’s see if we can change his destiny from now on!
The RMB 130,000 Lavida automatic car grand prize passed by him, and netizens interpreted it as a "son of luck" and dismissed it. He knew that there would be better ones behind him.
The Kia K5, which has a market price of 218,000, was said by funny netizens that fate drove it to fly into Li Baoshan's arms.
During that time, various funny jokes and memes were circulated on the Internet.
In addition to these, what interests people even more is the final promise of Xia Zekai, the boss of Jingtong Development Co., Ltd., that "the five people who have made the greatest contribution to the company will be rewarded with Mercedes Benz tomorrow".
Everyone is thinking whether this is true or not?
Many people are thinking about what exactly is the criterion of "making the greatest contribution to the company".
Thousands of people in Jingtong Development Co., Ltd. are thinking about how to achieve the standard. However, after several small-scale brainstorming, they still have no clue, which makes many people feel paralyzed.
Some people even had the courage to ask their superiors, but the answer they received was that they didn't know.
Not to mention these ordinary employees want to know what this "standard" is, even the managers of various departments also want to know how this standard is judged.
Employees want to run big, but managers in various departments also want to run big!
Their annual income cannot afford to buy such a high-end car, and they are reluctant to spend hundreds of thousands to buy it, but if it is rewarded by the company, that is another matter.
Based on this consideration, everyone in the company knows to do their own work well first, and then strive for excellence and seek breakthroughs. Only by doing better than others can they hope to achieve above the 'standard' and finally receive rewards from the company.
Benz!
Because of Xia Zekai's promise, everyone had a new goal. Everyone in the company was refreshed, discarded last year's baggage, and started anew.
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With one week left before the Spring Festival, Xia Zekai said something to his parents, wife and children, and returned to his hometown of Xiajiazhuang alone with a car full of gifts and sacrifices.
Three cars were speeding on the highway. Xia Zekai looked out the window at the buildings, trees, and other vehicles passing by quickly through the car glass. He said nothing.
The atmosphere in the car was a bit depressing, but because except for Wang Yi and Wu Jialei, who were in the front and passenger seats, Xia Zekai was the only one left in the car. Wang Yi and Wu Jialei basically didn't talk in the car.
The atmosphere seemed particularly normal.
I don't know how long it took, but I suddenly heard Wang Yi in front say: "Boss, we are here."
"So fast!" Xia Zekai finally came back to his senses. It was obvious that he had lost consciousness just now.
"Let's go directly to the cemetery in the south!" Xia Zekai said.
He came back this time mainly to visit his grandfather's grave.
The end of the year was coming soon, and his father Xia Weicheng originally wanted to come back, but was dissuaded by Xia Zekai.
It's freezing cold, and his father is over sixty years old. Why is he still going back and forth?
When the villagers in Xiajiazhuang saw these three cars and the license plate numbers, they immediately concluded that Xia Zekai was back.
But seeing the three cars driving directly south, and someone seeing the three cars driving towards the cemetery in Xiajiazhuang, they guessed that they were coming back to visit their grandfather's grave.
It's the twelfth lunar month of winter and the Chinese New Year is approaching, so the cemetery is getting even colder.
A gust of north wind blew, and the power of the wind moved the bare branches, making a "crack" sound, which made people feel very scared and panicked in this place.
But when Xia Zekai looked at the tombstone in front of him with the names of his grandfather and grandmother engraved on it, he felt very at ease. Instead, he felt a warmth surrounding him that he didn't want to let go for a long time.
Wang Yi took the shovel prepared in advance from the car and cleared the surrounding weeds.
Others then took down the fire paper and sacrifices prepared in the car.
Xia Zekai had already opened three bottles of liquor, lit the memorial paper and paper money, and placed them in front of his grandparents' graves to burn slowly.
He muttered: "Grandpa, it's been so long. You should have found my grandma. How are you doing now? It must be pretty good."
"Are you short of money over there? I dreamed two days ago that you came to look for me. You didn't say anything to me. I kept chasing you but couldn't catch you. I was almost exhausted.
I'll burn some more money for you this time, don't invest it, just put it in the bank and spend it slowly. If you don't have enough money, just tell me."
Xia Zekai poured three bottles of wine one by one in front of the grave, and finally took the bottles away to prevent the bottle from breaking that day and injuring others.
"Grandpa, all this money was burned for you."
"Let me tell you, your grandson is now the third richest person on the list, and our family is not short of money now."
"I'm thinking that after the Chinese New Year, let's see if we can climb to the top once, even if we hang there for a few days."
"In this life, we have been a miracle. Let's see if we can create another miracle. Then I will come back to stay with you for a while."
"If we really reach the sky in one step, it must be grandpa and grandma who are in heaven to bless us."
"Grandpa, don't worry, my parents are very good. If they live by my side, they can take care of everything."
"My uncle is fine, but the eldest brother and the second brother don't let him drink anymore, and they don't let him smoke anymore."
"Yatou and Tongtong are so naughty. Jing Ling is now following the same old path as her second sister. This kid can just watch. He is much better than his third sister and brother."
"Grandpa, it's getting late. You and grandma should have dinner early. I just sent you money. Don't be reluctant to spend it and buy more delicious food. I'm leaving. I have to go to my aunt's house to see my grandpa.
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Xia Zekai put all the sacrifices into the fire and burned them slowly. He stood up and wanted to kowtow to his grandfather and grandma three times. But as soon as he straightened up, his legs felt weak and he felt dizzy.
I almost fell on the graves of my grandparents.
Fortunately, Wang Yi noticed something abnormal next to him. He took a step forward and grabbed Xia Zekai's clothes at the critical moment.
"Boss, are you okay?" Wang Yi asked him anxiously.
Xia Zekai waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Maybe I squatted for too long just now and my blood supply was a little insufficient."
This makes sense. Wang Yi saw that his boss was indeed fine, so he didn't say anything else.
After Xia Zekai stood firm, he knelt in front of the tombstone and kowtowed three times, and finally said in a choked voice: "Grandpa, I miss you, I really do!"
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"Boss, where should we go?"
Seeing Xia Zekai patting the dirt on his body and getting into the car, Wang Yi asked.
Xia Zekai said: "Let's go to the village first and visit some old people's homes. I won't be back this year."
Just like what he once said, after his grandfather passed away, his parents lived with him. The only ties he had with Xiajiazhuang were the place where his grandfather and grandma rested, and the place where his hometown was.
These are relatives.
We walked from house to house carrying things and left some red envelopes for the festival.
The elderly in every family wanted to keep him for dinner, but Xia Zekai also said that he would go to his aunt's house in Dongzhang to visit his grandfather.
After hearing what Xia Zekai said, no one forced him anymore, and finally watched him leave Xiajiazhuang. Many older people in Xiajiazhuang knew that Xia Zekai, the child, might come back less and less frequently in the future.
It's not that he doesn't miss old times, it's that there aren't many people worth remembering anymore.
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In front of a newly renovated house at the south end of Dongzhang Village, three cars with Qicheng license plates stopped.
Before Xia Zekai went in, he heard someone shouting from inside: "Who is it?"
"Who is outside?" his aunt Zhou Yun's voice came over.
"Zekai?" Zhou Yun obviously didn't believe it. She ran a few steps out. When she saw Xia Zekai standing at the door, she was particularly surprised. She smiled and asked, "Why are you back?"
"I came back to see you and my uncle, and also to see my grandpa." Xia Zekai said with a smile.
"Auntie, why do you have gray hair too?"
"I'm old and have to work every day. Your cousin doesn't let me worry about it. He just makes me angry. How can I not have gray hair?"
He was holding large and small bags of things in his hands. Zhou Yun quickly called him to go home, nagging him: "Why do you bring so many things to my place?"
"Hehe, just eat it for you. I'll bring you some more next time." Xia Zekai said with a smile.
"Auntie, how is my grandpa doing now?" Xia Zekai asked.
Zhou Yun nodded with a smile and said, "Your grandpa is doing well now. He can drink a bowl of porridge and eat an egg with every meal!"
"That's really good." Xia Zekai nodded sharply.
After walking through the yard, he looked up and saw his grandfather Zhou Lin sitting in the main room. At this time, the old man was drinking tea. There was a wooden walking stick next to him, looking quite leisurely.
He quickly shouted: "Grandpa, I'm here to see you!"
"Hey, Zekai, why are you back?" After Zhou Lin saw his grandson, he wanted to stand up. Xia Zekai hurriedly ran two steps, entered the house and supported him: "Grandpa, just sit down.
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"What are you doing back?" Zhou Lin asked him.
His old, wrinkled hand was still holding Xia Zekai's hand, with a smile in his eyes, which had been on Xia Zekai's body and never moved.
"Oh, you kid, why do you look so tired? What can I say about you?" Zhou Lin said.
Zhou Yun came in carrying something: "Dad, sit down quickly and ask Zekai to sit down too."
"You haven't eaten yet. I'll call your uncle and ask him to buy some things. I'll cook some more dishes." Zhou Yun muttered.
Then she remembered something: "Zekai, you have nothing else to do, don't leave in a hurry."
"Don't worry, I still want to stay at your house for one night." Xia Zekai said with a smile.
He said it casually, but Zhou Yun took it seriously. She said: "Okay, I took out all the quilts in your cousin's house yesterday and dried them. Who knew he wouldn't come back this year? I'm really angry.
Me."
"He is very busy?" Xia Zekai wondered. Does a journalist have to work overtime during the Chinese New Year?
Zhou Yun shook her head: "Who knows? He won't tell me anything. Anyway, just make a phone call and find out that the person is still alive. Leave him alone."
Xia Zekai was amused by his aunt's statement, and he couldn't help laughing.
