Chapter 384: Dividends from the Deng Group

In order to take care of the eldest daughter, the family stayed in Bobai County to celebrate the Spring Festival two years ago.

Last year's Spring Festival, because we moved to a new home, our family stayed in Nanning to celebrate the New Year.

By this calculation, it has been two years since he last celebrated the New Year in his hometown. Therefore, this year, Deng Shirong took his children back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year.

In fact, according to the rules of Naye Village, for couples like Deng Yunheng and Gu Caiwei who have already met each other's families and set a date for their wedding, the man has to give gifts to the woman during festivals and then invite her to celebrate the New Year and other festivals.

However, the distance between Bobai and Wuhan is too far, and it is impossible to take such etiquette into consideration.

All we can do is to call and say hello during festivals.

When I returned to my hometown, it was already the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

The first thing Deng Shirong did after arriving home was to have someone notify all clan members that a dividend distribution meeting would be held in the new ancestral hall on the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month.

When the news spread, the tribesmen couldn't help but cheer.

Although, now every household of the Ye Deng clan has several Dabului deposits, and they are definitely rich people in the countryside. But who would complain about having too much money? It is always a pleasure to receive dividends.

So, the tribesmen started discussing excitedly, wanting to know how much money they could get in dividends this time.

"I heard that the instant noodles business of Master Kong is booming, and the newly launched eight-treasure porridge has also found a way to sell well. The money earned this year is much more than last year, and the dividends should not be less than last year."

"We did make more money this year, but the passenger transport company and the food company have been merged into a group company. I heard that the group company has a relatively large investment plan next year, which requires a lot of money, so I guess the dividends this time won't be too much."

“Are there any major investment plans next year?”

"Has the clan leader thought of any good investment projects?"

"I don't know what they are investing in, but I heard they are going to invest a lot of money."

"The bigger the investment, the more profitable the project is. This is a good thing. Anyway, we are not short of money now, so it doesn't matter whether there is a dividend or not."

"Yes, it's not like before. In the past few years, because of the two rounds of fundraising to start the company, everyone was tight on money, so they all looked forward to the company's dividends. But last year, the company's dividends not only made back all the money invested before, but also doubled it, making everyone's money abundant all of a sudden."

"Anyway, the clan leader will naturally decide how much to share based on the company's situation. We just have to wait to get paid."

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While the clan members were talking about it, Deng Yungui, who had nothing to do, came to Uncle Jiu's house.

"Uncle Nine!"

"Yungui!"

After greeting each other, Deng Yungui asked, "Uncle Jiu, how much is the company's dividend this year?"

Deng Shirong handed over the cigarette holder next to him and said, "Same as last year."

Deng Yungui took the pipe and said with a smile, "That's not a small amount. Last year's dividend not only helped everyone pay off their debts, but also saved a large sum of money. If we can get so much dividends this year, then everyone will have too much money to spend."

Deng Shirong laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated. It's enough to live in the village, but it's still far from the real rich people. Let alone buying a car, it would cost at least 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. Not many people in the tribe can afford it."

Deng Yungui took out tobacco and a lighter from his pocket and said with some emotion: "Uncle Jiu, you have a different vision. I have never even thought about this car, but this thing is nothing to you, Uncle Jiu. Why don't you buy a car?"

Deng Shirong said: "I will buy it after the Chinese New Year. Actually, I have wanted to buy it for a long time, but before that, I was not eligible to buy a car as an individual. Later, I could buy one, but the world was getting more and more chaotic. After buying it for my children, I was afraid that it would bring disaster to them, so I kept putting it off."

Deng Yungui nodded and said, "I've also heard from many people that there are car bandits everywhere now, and it's really dangerous to drive out."

Deng Shirong said: "I bought a car after the New Year, mainly for Yunheng's wedding. It will be more prestigious to use a sedan to pick up the bride and send off the guests."

Deng Yungui stuffed tobacco into the pipe and praised: "Uncle Jiu, you are really generous. You use a car to pick up the bride. Not to mention our Shuangwang, I'm afraid there is no such precedent in the whole Bobai."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It seems strange now, but in ten years or so, it will probably be common to pick up the bride in a sedan."

Since the incident at the tile factory was verified, Deng Yungui had no doubts about Uncle Jiu's judgment. He sighed again, "It's unbelievable. Just a few years ago, when someone in the village got married, the bride walked to the wedding by herself. Even bicycles were rare.

In the past two years, brides are basically picked up by bicycles, and some even use tractors or large trucks to pick up brides. The changes are already huge enough.

But according to what you said, Uncle Jiu, in ten years, it will become common to pick up the bride in a sedan. The changes in society are really hard to understand!"

Deng Shirong said: "Since the reform and opening up, our country has been in a state of rapid development. Only in this way can we have the opportunity to surpass those developed Western countries. If we are still as poor as before, then when will our Chinese nation be able to restore the glory of our ancestors and stand on top of the world again!"

Deng Yungui took a few puffs of his cigarette and asked, "Uncle Jiu, do you think our country has a chance to surpass those developed countries in the West?"

Deng Shirong said confidently: "It's not that we have a chance, but we will definitely surpass those developed countries in the West, and even surpass the United States. There is a chance."

Deng Yungui looked at Uncle Jiu in shock and asked, "Uncle Jiu, are you kidding? Does our country have a chance to surpass the Americans?"

Deng Shirong understood his shock. This was an era when the Chinese people lacked confidence extremely and when worshipping foreign things reached its peak. I won't go into specific examples, but anyone who has a little understanding of this era would want to give a peanut to those bastards who worshipped foreign things.

These people are really bringing discredit to our ancestors. They are not worthy of being a member of the Chinese nation.

Fortunately, in later generations, the new generation of our country has become more and more confident and patriotic, so that those who gain benefits by mocking and insulting their own country have gradually lost their market and become the rats that everyone wants to beat.

Some public intellectuals who were active in the past have gradually disappeared without a trace.

Some patriotic scholars who had been ridiculed for more than a decade by those pro-Western bastards for expressing their patriotic opinions have finally won everyone's respect, which can be regarded as "the clouds have finally cleared and the moon has appeared."

"As the most developed country in the world today, our country will definitely not be able to surpass them in a short period of time."

Deng Shirong said: "However, as long as our country can maintain its current pace of development, I believe that in a few decades, our descendants will be able to see the day when our country surpasses the United States."

Deng Yungui leaned on the pipe and said, "I hope that day will come. After all, the gap between us and the Americans is really too big. I heard that the living standards of Americans a hundred years ago were better than ours now. With such a big gap, it is really difficult for us to surpass them in a few decades."

Deng Shirong said: "Let's not talk about this. Anyway, you and I will definitely not see that day. We can only let our grandchildren work hard to achieve this goal."

Deng Yungui smiled, then took a few puffs of his cigarette before saying, "Uncle Jiu, after receiving the company's dividends this time, I will have a large sum of money in my hands. There is no point in keeping it in the bank. What do you think I should do?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "You are already quite old. You don't want to enjoy your retirement life, but want to continue doing business?"

Deng Yungui put the pipe aside and sighed, "I can't help it. This is my fate of hard work. Whenever I have free time, I think about what to do."

Deng Shirong thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to do business, you can try to open a karaoke bar. This should be very profitable."

Deng Yungui looked bewildered and asked, "Uncle Jiu, what is a karaoke hall? Is it a place for dancing?"

Deng Shirong said: "To put it simply, it is a place for singing and dancing."

Deng Yungui said, "Uncle Jiu, this is the first time I've heard of this. How do you do it? How much money do you need to invest?"

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Deng Shirong did not answer but asked, "Do you know the Xiyuan Restaurant (the restaurant opened by the owner of the previous Suifeng Hotel) that was just built in the county?"

Deng Yungui shook his head and said, "I don't know. I haven't been to the county town for a while. Is this Xiyuan Restaurant related to this karaoke?"

Deng Shirong said, "There is a restaurant and karaoke hall on the second floor of Xiyuan Restaurant. If you really want to do it, you can go to the county town to have a look."

Deng Yungui said excitedly, "Then I will go to the county town to have a look after the New Year."

Deng Shirong said: "I heard that the total investment of this Xiyuan Restaurant is 700,000. I went to see it a few days ago. It is well built. It has five floors. The bottom floor is used for the dessert store. The second floor is the restaurant and karaoke hall I just mentioned. The third to fifth floors are hotels with 94 beds and conference rooms.

If you want to do it, there is no need to make it so complicated. Just open a karaoke bar and you won’t need to invest that much.”

Deng Yungui nodded and said, "Okay, I get it. After the New Year, I will go to the county town to take a look. If it's not complicated, I will invest in a karaoke dance hall to try it out. If it's complicated, forget it."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "This thing is not that complicated. You will know it after you visit it a few times."

At this point in time, karaoke halls began to emerge in China and quickly became popular across the country. At this time, opening a karaoke hall could be said to be making money with your eyes closed, and there was absolutely no possibility of losing money.

Speaking of this, people in later generations simply cannot imagine what the karaoke halls of that era were like.

The first OK Hall in my country was established in the Oriental Hotel in Guangzhou. It is an open hall that can accommodate 60 people. There is a karaoke device on a small round stage. When the guests sing, it is like performing on stage, which makes people nervous. Some people even left the venue crying because they couldn't stand the pressure.

This isn't leisure and entertainment at all; it's simply like going on stage to participate in a singing competition.

However, if Deng Yungui really planned to open a karaoke dance hall, Deng Shirong would definitely remind him to go for a private room style. It would be best if there were both an open hall and private rooms so that different guests could choose freely.

After all, there are many different kinds of people. Some people are born to like to be in the spotlight, commonly known as "stage spirit". They will be more excited when singing in front of a large audience. If they sing in a box, they may find it boring.

Next, the two chatted for a while, and when it was getting late, Deng Yungui went back.

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Soon, it was the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Today is the big day for the company's dividend distribution. After breakfast, the clan members came to the new ancestral hall in groups. Then they took out the folding chairs stored in the ancestral hall and put them in place, and wiped the chairs clean with towels so that other clan members could sit on them when they came.

By around 11 a.m., most of the tribesmen had arrived.

Although they are all members of the Naye Deng clan, they are scattered in more than 20 natural villages. Except for their own natural villages and neighboring natural villages, many people in other natural villages that are farther away do not know each other.

This is the case with the increased exchanges in recent years. If it were a few years ago, there would be even more people in the tribe who didn't know each other.

After all, this is an ethnic group with more than 3,000 members, and the number is still growing. It is impossible for them to know each other.

Even Deng Shirong, the clan leader, could not know all the clan members. He only knew those who were more active.

Many members of the tribe have only met each other and feel that their faces are familiar, but they don’t know each other’s names.

At this time, all the tribesmen gathered together, greeted each other, and chatted with acquaintances from other natural villages. Time passed by unknowingly.

At about 11:15, the bank's armored car appeared in front of the tribe members again.

The tribesmen had experienced such a situation last year, so they naturally did not make a fuss. They just watched curiously as the armored car stopped, the fully armed security personnel got off the car, and the bank staff carried the money to the podium.

After doing all this, the bank staff said hello and got back into the armored car and left.

After the money truck left, Deng Shirong, who was sitting on the podium, smiled and said, "My fellow tribesmen, the bank has helped to transport the money. This year, the group company has indeed made a lot more money than last year, but the group company will also have other big projects in the future, and there are many places where money is needed.

Anyway, everyone is not short of money now, so I decided that this year's dividend will be the same as last year, 2,000 yuan per share. The tribesmen whose names are called next, come up and collect the money!"

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