Chapter 29 The 30,000 Yuan Bonus
When she heard that Liu Shang was also invited, Jiang Ruolin's expression immediately became serious.
Liu Shang then casually mentioned that Zhou Liang had added him as a friend on QQ, which caused Jiang Ruolin to frown even more.
She had already heard some rumors that someone was planning to cause trouble for Liu Shang, so she had wanted to persuade him not to attend this boring party.
And Zhou Liang, the one who had invited Liu Shang, was notorious in their circle for being cunning and full of tricks.
The teacher they had found last time to persuade Liu Shang to leave the student union seemed to have been manipulated by Zhou Liang as well.
To Liu Shang, a "smiling tiger" like Zhou Liang—friendly to your face but vicious behind your back—would often pose a greater threat.
But now that Liu Shang had accepted the invitation, Jiang Ruolin couldn't say much. She could only wait and see what happened.
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In the next few days, Mr. Zhong's ground dispensing technology project was in full swing.
The customization of the pipe string tools, the preliminary ground tests, and the first downhole test were all completed in one fell swoop, just as Mr. Zhong had expected.
The project was finished at least one month earlier than planned.
The amount of manpower, materials, and financial resources saved was substantial.
And all of this was mainly thanks to Liu Shang.
The chairman, Song Guangyuan, was also very happy about the successful test of this technology and directly issued an internal commendation order. The scientific and technological innovation bonus for the entire technical team was increased on top of the original budget.
The Technology Innovation Award was a major feature of Huahai Company, and it was also a testament to the boldness of its boss, Song Guangyuan.
As long as you truly developed a beneficial and useful technology for the company, the rewards would definitely not be small.
According to the process, the project's initial approval, the formation of the project team, the project's promotion and testing, the final report, and the distribution of bonuses were all arranged by the project leader.
Moreover, considering Mr. Zhong's status and authority, ordinary people would never raise any objections.
But this time, on this particular technical project, some dissenting voices emerged for the first time.
As in the past, the bonus for the entire technical team was distributed according to each member's contribution; whoever contributed more got more.
And it was an everyone-gets-a-share approach: as long as you participated, you would receive some reward, more or less. Even the young women in the office who helped print documents and serve tea received a small bonus.
However, the objections were centered on Liu Shang.
According to Mr. Zhong's first draft of the bonus distribution, Liu Shang, who had only been with the company for a week and was still a freshman, had unexpectedly been allocated a bonus of 30,000 yuan.
His share was second only to Mr. Zhong's 40,000, ranking him second in the entire project.
As for Old Lu, the technical manager on the team, he was only allocated 25,000 yuan, and some others received even less, ranging from 8,000 to 15,000.
As a result, some people in the company, especially those in the technical department, began to discuss it in private. They were full of hostility and dissatisfaction with Liu Shang, Mr. Zhong's new favorite.
Because of her good relationship with several young women in the company's human resources department, the news that Liu Shang was about to receive a technical bonus of 30,000 yuan reached Song Jia's ears.
Upon hearing the news, Song Jia's jaw almost dropped from shock.
In her impression, Mr. Zhong had always been a man of principle who kept his personal and professional life separate.
He would never seek personal gain for someone just because he liked them, nor would he attack someone at work just because he was dissatisfied with them.
But what had happened this time? This Liu Shang had only been in the company for a week, and he was being proposed for a 30,000 yuan bonus?
And he ranked second in the entire technical team!
This was simply unimaginable, incredible!
As the Friday gathering approached, the small group led by Tan Feng and Zhou Liang was preparing for their decisive battle against Liu Shang; the clarion call was about to sound.
But at this critical moment, her family's company was giving Liu Shang a huge bonus of 30,000 yuan. If Tan Feng, Zhou Liang, and the others found out about this, she'd never be able to explain her way out of it.
Oh my god, that was 30,000 yuan!
Even for people like Song Jia and Tan Feng, 30,000 yuan of personal money was a lot.
*No! I absolutely must prevent this from happening!*
Even if she wasn't participating in the somewhat despicable traps carefully designed by Zhou Liang and the others, she couldn't be seen as aiding the enemy, could she?
So, on Thursday night, Song Jia rejected the invitations of many friends and returned home directly, waiting for her father, Song Guangyuan, to come back.
Song Guangyuan was obviously in a good mood today. He seemed even happier when, upon arriving home, he saw his precious daughter, who was supposed to be at school.
He had a small drink with his simple dinner.
Song Jia chose the best time, after the meal, when her father was in the best mood, and asked in a low voice, "Dad, I heard that the technology Mr. Zhong and the others created was a success?"
Song Guangyuan was already used to his daughter being so well-informed, so he nodded and smiled.
"Well, yes. It can be said to be very successful."
"If this technology is promoted later on, it will be like acquiring a huge asset, and it will also give a shot in the arm to the company's development!"
"I have to say, it is really our good fortune to have invited veteran experts like Mr. Zhong and Professor Xu."
Hearing Song Guangyuan finish speaking excitedly, Song Jia changed the subject. "Dad, I heard that in the bonus distribution this time, Liu Shang himself got 30,000 yuan, and he's ranked second in the entire technical team, second only to Mr. Zhong?"
"Is he really that capable?"
Sure enough, upon hearing Liu Shang's name, Song Guangyuan's face immediately sank, and the anger churned in his gut.
It seemed that his previous worries were not unfounded; his precious daughter was still attracted to that Liu Shang.
*This is absolutely not allowed! It's very dangerous!*
So, Song Guangyuan intentionally magnified his anger a little and snorted coldly.
"Hmph, how many times have I told you? Don't mention that Liu Shang again!"
"And don't pay any attention to him in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Song Jia felt wronged. *Please, Dad, I don't want to mention him either! I don't want to focus on him.*
*But if your company insists on doing this, you're just making things impossible for me!*
Seeing that Song Jia did not speak, Song Guangyuan controlled his emotions in time and changed the subject.
"Jiajia, Dad told you last time that Liu Shang is indeed a little different from kids his age. He is more mature and technically stronger than them."
"But he's definitely not as strong as you think or imagine."
"The distribution of technical bonuses this time is only a first draft submitted by Mr. Zhong. Since I wasn't at the company today, I didn't get to meet with him."
"For Liu Shang, who is only a freshman and has been with the company for such a short time, it's absolutely impossible for him to get a technical bonus of 30,000 yuan."
"If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid there was a typo in Mr. Zhong's draft, an extra zero perhaps. With Mr. Zhong's always fair work style, an incentive bonus of 3,000 yuan for Liu Shang might be possible."
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