Chapter 127: Who Could Possibly Withstand This?

The next day, as soon as work began, the finance staff at Qianxiang Media started distributing bonuses to the individuals on the list according to the bonus allocation plan.

Since the wages for Ji Lin’s team had already been paid previously, each person’s salary account was recorded, making the disbursement process very convenient.

They formatted the payroll data into the bank’s template and imported it into the banking system, then awaited approval.

This simple action caused an immediate uproar in Ji Lin’s team’s office area.

“Wow!”

The once quiet office suddenly fell still as Wang Xiaoyi’s exclamation caught everyone’s attention.

She looked up with an excited yet puzzled expression.

Her colleagues noticed her and watched expectantly as she hesitated, wanting to ask but unsure whether to.

“What's wrong?” asked Sun Jichang, who was closest to her, wearing a puzzled look.

“Did you receive...?” she began.

“Receive what?” he replied.

Seeing Sun Jichang’s confused face, Wang Xiaoyi didn’t know how to start.

She was afraid she was the only one who had gotten the transfer.

After all, the note clearly said “salary,” and if no one else had received it, that would be awkward!

“Did you get it too?” another colleague nearby, overhearing their conversation, stood up to join in.

“Yeah!” Wang Xiaoyi felt much more at ease when someone else confirmed it and began to chat with them.

Soon, the entire office, hearing the commotion, stood up excitedly and quickly gathered around.

“What’s going on?” Sun Jichang looked at the crowd, bewildered.

“Check your phones! Any bank notifications?”

“Bank?” Though confused, he obediently took out his phone.

There was an unread message.

Opening it, he stared in shock at the credit notification.

“What’s going on here?” he asked his colleagues.

They all smiled knowingly.

“We have no idea,” Wang Xiaoyi said, clutching her chest as if startled.

“I really got a scare just now!”

“I wanted to ask but didn’t dare!”

“I thought maybe someone mistakenly transferred money into my account, and I’d have to bother returning it.”

“Return it? They’d just run off with the cash!” a colleague joked.

“I’d call that a crime!” another teased.

Though no one knew exactly what was happening, everyone was ecstatic.

Everyone had received it, proving it wasn’t a mistaken payment.

Now, they just had to wait and see what this money was for!

“Maybe it’s our year-end bonus?” someone guessed.

“But look, it says ‘salary’ on the transfer,” another speculated.

“Could be, but isn’t it too early for the year-end bonus?”

“The performance reviews haven’t even happened yet!”

“And it’s quite a large amount!”

“No one’s ever seen such a big sum before!”

Even the colleague who suggested the bonus didn’t know how to explain it.

“Well, who knows? That seems the only possibility.”

After the crowd dispersed and returned to their desks, Sun Jichang broke free from his daze and quietly approached Wang Xiaoyi.

“Xiaoyi, hehe, how much did you get?”

“How much did you get?” she replied instead of answering.

Sun Jichang didn’t hide it and quickly showed her his phone, then swiftly pulled it back.

“Wow, yours is so much more than mine!”

In exchange, she showed him her transaction record.

“Mine isn’t small either!”

Over a hundred thousand yuan—almost a year’s salary plus bonus.

Just as they were about to say more, Ji Lin walked out of the office.

“Xiaoyi, check if everyone’s here. Meeting in the conference room at 10 o’clock sharp!”

Once Ji Lin returned to his office, the office area buzzed again.

“See? They’re definitely going to talk about this at the meeting.”

“Duh! No need to guess. But I’m really curious what this money is!”

“Do you think it might be severance pay?”

“No way! Don’t joke around! Our show is doing so well; why would they disband the team? Use your brain!”

“Still, even if it’s severance pay, I’d accept it. That kind of compensation is like a year’s salary!”

At 10 o’clock, in Ji Lin’s team conference room, everyone was already seated, quietly buzzing with excitement.

Their flushed, eager faces hadn’t yet calmed.

Two minutes later, Ji Lin entered carrying a cup of tea.

The room instantly fell silent as all eyes focused on him expectantly.

“All right, I assume everyone has received their bonus?”

Ji Lin’s usual stern expression softened into a smile as he scanned the room.

“This meeting is to inform you about the bonus distribution.”

His words stirred a commotion below—so it was indeed a bonus!

Relieved, everyone’s excitement was evident as they fixed their gaze on Ji Lin, eager for more details.

“Yesterday, the boss called me and said everyone has been working hard lately.”

“Our program has achieved historic results, so it’s necessary to reward everyone.”

“That’s why I stayed up late last night to formulate a bonus distribution plan.”

“This plan is based on each person’s usual performance.”

“In my opinion, it’s quite objective. You can check your own and see if you’re satisfied.”

As soon as he finished, a young man shouted, “Satisfied!”

The atmosphere in the room instantly grew livelier.

“That’s good to hear,” Ji Lin said with a smile.

“Although I believe the plan is fair, if anyone feels otherwise, feel free to come talk to me!”

“Honestly, since we just started this project, we haven’t established performance standards yet. If I were to use strict criteria, I honestly couldn’t come up with one!”

Hearing this, everyone quickly agreed that the distribution was fair.

When they learned from Ji Lin that today’s bonus was a one-time special payment, separate from contract wages and bonuses, their excitement only deepened!

In other words, this was unexpected income—who could resist that?

After a lively exchange, Ji Lin waved his hand to call off the enthusiastic discussion.

“All right, that was the first item.”

“The second thing I want to emphasize—”

“You all just saw that the boss put a lot of money on the line for everyone’s benefit.”

“Even though the company hasn’t yet recouped its costs, he chose to fill our pockets first...”

“So, I hope everyone—”

Ji Lin’s second point was about rallying support for Su Chen.

But at that moment, few in the room were listening.

Nor did they need to.

Right now, they would be willing to go through fire and water for Su Chen.

Sometimes, no need to promise the moon, no need for brainwashing.

Giving employees tangible benefits is the foundation of a solid team.

Can passion fill the stomach? Obviously not.

Su Chen understood this deeply.

So he chose this approach to boost team cohesion.

And to make everyone realize that only by doing a good job on the team project can they all prosper.

The meeting didn’t last long, but the news of Ji Lin’s team receiving bonuses quickly spread throughout the provincial station.

A few days later, rumors grew wildly exaggerated, claiming that after outsourcing to the media company and producing just two episodes, they were handing out bonuses by the sackful.

Those who didn’t know the details, seeing the success of “China’s Best Voice,” believed the stories wholeheartedly and envied them immensely.