Soon, Li Chunsheng and Xu Ronghua arrived.
Several people gathered around the desk, jointly examining the performance figures.
The financial statements were meticulously detailed, with every incoming and outgoing transaction accounted for, corresponding to each franchisee.
In addition, all expenses for the year were listed, from major items like employee salaries, factory renovations, water, and electricity, to minor ones such as employee travel reimbursements and equipment maintenance.
A thick stack of papers encapsulated all the income and expenses of Xinhua Electronics Factory for the year.
Qin Chuan, reading with incredible speed, suddenly looked up in surprise and exclaimed, "Sister Yun, you're amazing! Our franchisees have now broken through three hundred!"
Xu Ronghua and Li Chunsheng next to him were equally surprised. Much of their energy this year had been dedicated to the laboratory, and they only returned to assist with the electronics factory when needed, not paying close attention to many matters as they were both technical people.
Ye Meiyun's mature and elegant face revealed a hint of genuine pride.
"That's right, our electronic storage cabinets are truly spread across the entire country!"
"Except for some small county towns or remote districts without franchisees, almost all first-tier and second-tier major cities have our franchisees."
Qin Chuan gave a thumbs-up and sincerely praised, "Impressive! It seems entrusting the entire electronics factory to you was a very correct decision."
Ye Meiyun let out a slight cold snort, "I wish you would stay and develop the business with me, but your heart is too wild, can you stay? And besides, how could you, Boss Qin, possibly look down on such small amounts of money?"
By the end of her statement, Ye Meiyun's voice carried a hint of grievance.
Meng Qing, the director of the finance department, chuckled quietly, while Xu Ronghua and Li Chunsheng also smiled, leaving Qin Chuan feeling awkward.
Truth be told, over the past year, he had focused most of his energy on Longcheng and Jingcheng, even traveling abroad and around the world. He truly felt he had let Ye Meiyun down. Most importantly, he had taken his capable assistants, Li Chunsheng and Xu Ronghua, with him when he left. Managing such a large factory with hundreds of employees alone must have been very difficult for Ye Meiyun.
"Sister Yun, you've worked hard this year!"
"It's all my fault. Next year! Starting next year, I will definitely try to make more time and manage things from all aspects!"
"If it's really necessary, I'll let these two fellows come back to help you fully!"
Qin Chuan clasped his hands together, his face pleading, adopting a humble posture and speaking conciliatory words.
Ye Meiyun snorted coldly, not bothering to engage with him further. In reality, she understood that Qin Chuan had been even busier than her this past year, working harder than anyone. However, ever since that change in their relationship, the feelings between them had gradually shifted. As a woman, even someone like Ye Meiyun, who had never asked for much, still hoped for a little more of her man's company; this was not an unreasonable request.
A few minutes later, everyone finally saw the final revenue figures. Upon seeing the long string of numbers, Qin Chuan couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy cow, our income this year is this high?"
Seeing Qin Chuan's shocked expression, both Ye Meiyun and Meng Qing smiled. They were pleased to see his reaction, as it was a form of recognition for them.
"What do you say? Can our revenue this year pass the scrutiny of Boss Qin?" Ye Meiyun teased.
Qin Chuan nodded vigorously like a pecking chicken, his expression thrilled, "It passes! It passes with flying colors! Haha, this is truly astonishing. This figure is much higher than I anticipated."
Xu Ronghua and Li Chunsheng were already dumbfounded.
At the bottom of the financial report on the table, a long string of numbers was printed: a staggering eight-figure sum, a full fifteen million six hundred and eighty thousand! After deducting the year's expenses, the net profit was just over ten million. This net profit far exceeded everyone's expectations. In Qin Chuan's view, this was a breakthrough year for Xinhua Electronics Factory. While performance was expected to increase significantly, the national economic conditions at the time, where people's annual incomes were not high, naturally affected a company's overall revenue. In China, during this era, companies with a net profit exceeding ten million were certainly rare. Xinhua Electronics Factory, as a private enterprise in a small, eighteenth-tier county, achieving a net profit of over ten million was a brilliant and outstanding accomplishment!
According to the current shareholding ratio of Shendun Storage Cabinets, Qin Chuan held thirty percent. Three million from ten million was a satisfactory income for him. After all, this was the first truly market-oriented year for Xinhua Electronics Factory. Last year, various advertising investments were made, coinciding with the Chinese New Year, and formal operations began after the festival. In one year, such massive revenue figures were generated, almost recouping all the initial investment costs. From next year onwards, it would be pure profit. The future was promising!
"Keep up the good work, strive to develop the second-generation product early next year, and then elevate this performance to another level!"
Qin Chuan extended his fist. Ye Meiyun paused, then instinctively extended her own small fist. Seeing this, Xu Ronghua, Li Chunsheng, and Meng Qing also extended their fists.
"One, two, three,加油!!!"
"加油!!"
The office echoed with synchronized, loud slogans.
After a while longer, Qin Chuan drove away from Xinhua Electronics Factory. It was already the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and he still had many places to visit, such as the decoration company, the property development site, the sand quarry, and many other locations. This time of year was always the busiest, with year-end summaries, accounting, and distributing bonuses to employees. Everyone had worked hard all year, and weren't they all working for these few days? Many people looked forward to the salary and bonuses received during the New Year to have a good one.
When Qin Chuan arrived at the property development site, the room was already crowded with people. A group of men were smoking, cracking sunflower seeds, and chatting idly, making the room thick with smoke. Upon seeing Qin Chuan enter, the previously noisy room fell silent. Then, excited and respectful greetings erupted.
"Boss!"
"Hello, Boss!"
"Boss, you're finally sober! We thought you'd sleep until the afternoon!"
The room was filled with the original crew who had built their empire with Qin Chuan. Elder Brother Qin Yang, Second Brother Qin Gang, Zheng Chengdao, Bai Xiaoguang, Yao Dong, Chen Jinyu were all present, along with many other brothers. Seeing Qin Chuan, these men were genuinely thrilled.
"Look at you all, what have you done to this room? If an outsider walked in, they'd think they'd arrived in heaven, like floating on clouds!"
"Quickly open the windows to air it out; I can barely breathe!"
Qin Chuan covered his nose and chuckled as he scolded. The group of brothers quickly got to work, opening the windows.
"A few of you, go open the trunk of my car. There are some New Year's goods I brought back. Bring them up, and we'll share them later!"
Qin Chuan sat down and handed over his car keys. This was the news his brothers loved to hear the most. Several of them immediately rushed out, and soon returned carrying several large boxes of gifts.
"Wow, as expected of the Boss, such generosity!"
"All Moutai and Zhonghua cigarettes!"
The brothers who hadn't gone out saw the New Year's goods brought up and their eyes lit up.