After the presentation of the Wanlonghui Group's first-quarter financial report concluded,
Liu Yutong gently massaged her temples and turned her gaze towards Ma Da, who had been in charge of logistics and personnel.
"Ma Da, please give a final summary on the current staffing situation of the group."
For some reason, the moment the topic shifted to personnel, many in the conference room instantly perked up.
Especially core members of Wanlonghui like Yun Cheng, Yu Xin, and Li Xiaohui became noticeably more excited, even more so than when they heard about monthly revenues exceeding hundreds of millions.
Ma Da straightened up, his belly slightly smaller than before, and stood.
"Miss Liu, colleagues, allow me to now brief everyone on our group's latest 'family assets'."
"As of last week, the total number of direct employees under our Wanlonghui Group, excluding riders and temporary workers affiliated with the Wanhui Youxuan platform, has reached six thousand six hundred and eighty-eight. Given our group's development pace, we will break through the ten-thousand mark by year-end!"
At this number, the conference room fell silent for a moment.
Smiles spread across many faces, particularly among the veterans who had followed Liu Yutong since last year's startup days.
They couldn't help but feel emotional inwardly.
So we've actually grown to this scale already?
We have nearly seven thousand employees. Once we hit ten thousand, the 'ten-thousand' in Wanlonghui will truly be realized, right?
We're amazing!
No, Miss Liu is amazing!
Who could have imagined that back then, they were driving an overloaded minivan to find Miss Liu in a state of despair, and in less than a year, everything had transformed so dramatically?
Ma Da was also very excited at this moment. Seeing the money pouring in didn't feel as thrilling as seeing their 'brothers' multiply.
"According to statistics, Brother Yang's Wanlong Supermarket has the largest share of personnel, with over three thousand seven hundred employees distributed across the current eleven stores and the procurement system.
The eleven stores of Yuyue Fang have a total of six hundred and fifty employees.
The Huangquan Esports Internet Cafe project currently has around one hundred and eighty people.
The Wanhui Youxuan team is expanding the fastest, with a total of five hundred and eighty people in technology, operations, and ground promotion teams.
Wanlong Logistics has reached a scale of nine hundred and fifty people, including dedicated delivery personnel, dispatchers, and warehouse management staff.
Group headquarters and functional support staff across various sectors number approximately two hundred and ten people.
The security department has five hundred and sixty registered personnel..."
"........"
"From last year to today, in less than a year, we have not only established five major projects but have also directly or indirectly provided job opportunities for nearly seven thousand people.
Currently, based on reports from the finance department, our group's monthly expenditure on salaries, social security, and other benefits amounts to roughly thirty million. The average after-tax monthly income for entry-level employees is about two thousand five hundred yuan."
An average after-tax salary of two thousand five hundred might not seem high at first glance, but one must consider this is 2008, and in a third-tier city like Mingzhu City.
Currently, the average wage for ordinary workers in Mingzhu City is generally around one thousand yuan.
Many jobs, such as cashiers or internet cafe attendants, offer monthly salaries of only six to eight hundred yuan, often without social security or housing fund benefits.
Factory work might yield over two thousand yuan, but that typically involves working ten or even twelve hours a day, is very strenuous, and most also lack social security benefits.
Yet, the average after-tax income for employees under Wanlonghui has now reached two thousand five hundred, and this doesn't even include executive salaries.
Including taxes and social security contributions, the pre-tax figure would be around three thousand yuan.
This shows how good the benefits are.
Before Liu Yutong's rebirth, over a decade later, the average salary for ordinary people in Mingzhu City was still generally around three thousand yuan.
Over those more than ten years, prices and housing costs had risen in multiple rounds, but wages hadn't increased much, leading more and more young people to choose to leave Mingzhu City to seek opportunities in larger cities.
Mingzhu City's GDP also dropped from being among the top three in the province to the bottom three.
It really gave people the feeling back then that the city seemed to be growing 'old', just like its actual age.
Simply put, to keep a city from aging and make it younger, one must find ways to retain young people, even attract them. Only then will a city become more vibrant.
Only when young people earn money do they dare to spend, and spending drives commercial prosperity, injecting vitality and energy into the entire city.
Therefore, Wanlonghui must lead by example, offering the highest possible salaries within its capabilities, so that everyone dares to spend and is willing to stay.
This is also Liu Yutong's commitment to the nearly seven thousand employees of Wanlonghui Group, and the nearly seven thousand families they represent.
She estimated that, continuing at this pace, in ten years the average after-tax monthly salary for ordinary group employees would be no less than eight thousand yuan, and this doesn't include dividends from holding the group's restricted shares.
For example, even if a veteran employee, due to ability, doesn't get promoted and remains in an entry-level position, as long as they purchase the group's restricted shares and receive annual dividends, their average after-tax income combining salary and dividends could easily exceed ten thousand yuan per month.
Although this is Liu Yutong's prediction, she firmly believes it can be achieved.
Liu Yutong has always harbored a very grand ambition: to transform Mingzhu City into a city that rivals the provincial capital.
She wants to make her grandfather, a former educated youth sent to the countryside, proud of it.
Her grandfather's original wish was to see his hometown, Duan Village, and the surrounding town develop better and better, with fewer and fewer left-behind children.
So, she will fulfill her grandfather's wish, and even surpass it.
Of course, relying solely on herself and the Wanlonghui Group alone would be very difficult to achieve.
Therefore, she intends to slowly draw those partners in, no, bring them over. Have them invest more in Mingzhu City, and they must also keep pace with Wanlonghui Group's salary increases.
Only when more enterprises invest, providing a large number of job opportunities and increasing employee incomes, can the entire city's consumption be boosted, leading to greater prosperity for the city.
After listening to Ma Da's report, Liu Yutong stood up.
Seeing this, others immediately rose as well, all looking at her with a fervent gaze.
Liu Yutong's eyes swept over their faces too, from the original startup veterans to the core members who had joined later, and then she spoke:
"Six thousand six hundred and eighty-eight people. That's a very auspicious number, signifying smoothness and prosperity."
"We all know revenue, profit, and market share are important to us, but the number Ma Da reported today truly reflects the value of our Wanlonghui!"
"Six thousand six hundred and eighty-eight people represent six thousand six hundred and eighty-eight trusts. The livelihoods and hopes of six thousand six hundred and eighty-eight families are tied to our Wanlonghui Group."
"So, I have only one demand: no matter how much money we make, we must always improve benefits, ensuring every employee's income is among the highest in the industry!"
"We must let everyone who chooses Wanlonghui see a future here, live with dignity, and feel proud and honored to be a member of Wanlonghui!"
"And we will make the Ten Thousand Dragons Society the true cornerstone and pride of Pearl City!"
As her words fell, the conference room was briefly plunged into a stunned silence.
Then, Yun Cheng began to clapping first.
Immediately after, thunderous applause erupted, lasting for a long time without cease.
Whether it was veterans like Yun Cheng and Ma Da, or the other executives who had joined later, they all looked at Liu Yutong with the same feeling at this moment.
The Young Lady's vision always seemed to be several levels above their own!
For the Young Lady, we would go through fire and water!!!
