Mountains of cash at a company meeting in China. This is how the president rewarded employees
The unusual bonus was supposed to be a reward for the company's high results in 2025, reports the South Korean daily Chosun Daily, based on Chinese media reports. Founded in 2002, the company, which operates in more than 130 countries around the world, reported net profit of approximately 270 million yuan (approx. $39 million) last year. The awarding of bonuses was extremely spectacular, as employees calculated any amounts themselves while standing at large tables full of cash.
Employees counted the cash at a designated time and took home as much as they could carry. One of the employees apparently managed to count PLN 91,000. yuan (approx. USD 13,000) within 10 minutes.
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A CEO who “likes to give away money”
The company's CEO Cui Peijun explained his employee reward strategy to the media. In his opinion, giving cash makes more sense than transfers, because money in a bank account is “just numbers.” Hence the spectacular counting of money by thousands of people gathered in a huge hall.
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The company is famous for its huge bonuses – CEO Cui, who owns 98.88 percent. shares of the company, actually returns a significant portion of its dividends to employees. This is motivated by the desire to help young people who have high loans to repay. According to the South China Morning Post, he has a difficult past because his parents could not afford the tuition fees. So he had to give up education. Internet users call him “a president who likes to give away money,” writes Chosun Daily.
