The group left the sauna in high spirits, their faces flushed. Liu Yue'e and the others had also finished shopping.

The group met at the restaurant.

Looking at the bags, big and small, and the happy look on her face, you could tell she had a great time shopping today. Isn't that what women love most? Having money to spend, spending it however they want, and spending it however they want.

After dinner, everyone went to a karaoke bar for a little fun before heading home.

After spending two days in Guangzhou, Shen Fang, Liu Qianqian, Liu Xiaoli, Man Shen, Fan Xiaopang, Gwei Lun-mei, and others returned to Beijing. Kelly Chen also returned to Hong Kong; she has accepted a role and filming has already begun. This is a major event involving collaborations with Richie Jen and Nick Cheung.

The group returned to the capital on the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, officially resuming work. As the boss, he naturally had to give his employees New Year's red envelopes to bring good luck and boost morale.

Shen Fang, Shen Kun, Zhong Lifang, Chang Lihong, and Huang Bin arrived at the company early in the morning, carrying very thick red envelopes. The employees greeted them one by one with their blessings, and Shen Fang patted the employees on the shoulder with a big smile, saying some words of encouragement.

Happy New Year. Here, this is for you.

The receptionist in black stockings bowed to Chen Fang with great delight.

"Thank you, boss. Wow, it's really thick! How much did you put inside?"

Zhong Lifang rolled her eyes at Li Duoduo: "You really are a little money-grubber. Why don't you open it and see for yourself? Hurry up and go inside, there are still a lot of employees behind you."

Li Duoduo chuckled and looked at Chen Fang: "Boss, as the boss, shouldn't you encourage us hardworking employees? Can I hug you?"

Shen Fang's lips curled up slightly: "Alright, I'll let you hug me today."

Really?

Li Duoduo rushed forward and hugged Chen Fang tightly. While hugging him, she commented, "Wow, boss, you have such a great body! Oh, I'm so happy! You're so handsome, the more I look at you, the more handsome you get. If I could kiss you, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

"A hug is enough, don't try to take advantage of me."

Li Duoduo chuckled and entered the company. The female employees behind her followed suit; what handsome guy wouldn't want to get closer? Hug us female employees, and we'll work even harder for you, isn't that great?

So, with over 300 employees, it took almost two hours just to hand out red envelopes, and Shen Fang's smile became a little stiff.

"Phew, that's all?" Shen Fang lit a cigarette and looked at Zhong Lifang.

Zhong Lifang smiled and said, "The rest are our company's middle and senior management."

Shen Fang nodded: "Department heads, give each of you 50,000; managers, 20,000; the rest will be the same, according to their rank. The directors we signed, each of you will get 500,000 for tea money, and Director Zhang will get an extra 1 million. Then Brother Bin and Sister Hong will each get 500,000; as for Sister Lifang, you can decide how to give yourself a bonus."

"Boss, how am I supposed to send this? I don't need the extra 680,000 from you, the number is auspicious."

"Oh, so little? This isn't like our CEO Zhong at all," Shen Fang joked.

Zhong Lifang smiled and said, "Boss, I really didn't put in much effort last year. I was just following the guidelines you gave me, taking charge of overall planning and arranging the schedule. I didn't deserve any credit, so I didn't dare to ask for any reward."

Shen Fang took a puff of smoke and looked at Zhong Lifang: "As a manager, Sister Lifang, you've done a great job. Our managers at Longteng don't need to have great abilities or to complete huge projects. The most important thing is to coordinate all aspects of the company well. Our project developed well last year, and that's all thanks to you. Let's give you a bonus of 1 million."

Zhong Lifang smiled and said, "Thank you very much, boss."

"Let's have all the mid-level managers and contracted directors from Longteng come to the office for a meeting. We should also finalize our plans for this year."

"Okay, boss."

Inside the office.

Li Yong, the head of the photography department.

Jiang Min'an is the head of the post-production department.

Xing Aina is the head of the screenwriting department.

Huang Bin also serves as the head of the public relations department.

Chang Lihong is the head of the brokerage department.

Zhang Yimou will also serve as the artistic director.

Zhong Lifang is in charge of the distribution department.

Ground network, sky network, Liu Feng, the head of network technology.

Music director: Milk Tea Wheel; deputy director: Vincent Fang; and newcomer: Chen Xiaoou.

The six signed directors are Zhang Yimou, Zheng Xiaolong, Zhao Baogang, Zhang Li, Zhang Yongxin, Ning Hao, and Longteng, plus Zhang Dahuzi.

Chen Daoming, Zhang Guoli, Wang Gang, Liang Guanhua, Huang Xiaoming, Pan Yueming, Huang Bo, Zhang Ruoyun, Zhu Yawen, and newly signed Zhang Yi and Sha Yi.

Liu Qianqian, Liu Shishi, Xu Qing, Yan Danchen, Li Xiaoran, Zeng Li, Qin Hailu, Gwei Lun-mei, Fan Xiaopang, Li Caihua, and Gao Yuanyuan also came.

Shen Fang sat in the main seat, and Zhong Lifang handed him a thick stack of checks.

Shen Fang stood up and smiled at everyone: "Last year was the first year of our Longteng's establishment. We were still exploring many things. We didn't have a formal banquet for the New Year. So here I'll give you something practical."

Shen Fang personally handed out the checks to everyone present one by one.

Qin Hailu looked at the check in her hand with great surprise. 500,000 RMB? That's enough for her to film two movies! She glanced at Zeng Li's check, and wow... 5 million RMB. Tsk tsk tsk, then looked at Yan Danchen's check next to her, 200,000 RMB.

Qin Hailu understood. Part of the money was from the extra hires Shen Fang had given her. Tsk tsk, she made a windfall. You have a conscience. My matchmaking efforts weren't in vain.

Not only her, but everyone else present was glancing at the checks in other people's hands, trying to see who had more and who had less.

"Everyone, stop looking. Everyone's number is the same, though some may be different. I'm the kind of person who always rewards merit, so let's all spend the money."

"Let me start by talking about our plans for this year, beginning with film and television productions. Last year, our dramas 'Ming Dynasty,' 'Empresses in the Palace,' 'Goodbye Vancouver,' and the upcoming 'Qin's Moon' all performed very well and achieved excellent results. 'Ming Dynasty,' in particular, won the ratings championship last year, and 'Empresses in the Palace' also sold very well, generating nearly 60 million RMB in profit. 'The Legend of Qin' also launched the career of our beloved 'Xixi.' Here, we would like to thank directors Zhang Yongxin, Zhang Li, Zhao Baogang, Zheng Xiaolong, and Ning Hao, as well as producer Zhang. Let's give them a round of applause!"

Everyone applauded.