357: Chapter 356 The Establishment of the Frontier Group

Holding an all-staff meeting in a restaurant is something only Wang Shuo could pull off.

Even Liu Yemei, who had suggested the idea, hadn't expected it to turn out like this.

But Wang Shuo was the boss after all, and she was only his assistant. Although her title also contained the word "Assistant," she was still just an assistant.

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Wang Shuo made the decision, and she did the legwork; it was that simple.

In fact, this matter was originally very simple.

Frontier Technology Company didn't have many employees to begin with. Adding the shareholders and the newly established Research Department, they couldn't even scrape together fifteen people, so booking a private room anywhere would have sufficed.

But... Wang Shuo's habit of making impulsive decisions flared up again, so... the situation turned into what it was today.

A Frontier Technology all-staff meeting had turned into an all-staff meeting for all personnel affiliated with Frontier Company.

From top to bottom, Subspace Technology Co., Ltd. in Donghai City had 312 people, and the Shancheng First Equipment Manufacturing Factory had 258 employees. Adding the unofficial staff like Song Xuezhi, He Chenguang, and Instructor Duan Chengwu, they filled one main venue and two branch venues, with a meeting scale approaching that of some state-owned enterprises.

Just to secure the venues, Liu Yemei had spent quite a bit of time running back and forth between the two locations.

That's right, the venues in Donghai City and Shancheng had been booked well in advance; only the poor souls deep in the mountains had to scramble to find a venue at the last minute.

After finally finding a venue, they brought zero egg into the private room, sat down, ordered food, and ate until eight o'clock sharp, when they saw zero egg, which had been in the corner, suddenly open its cover and hover in the air.

"Device initializing. No video playback device found. Unable to establish connection."

"Beginning environment scanning and parallel uploading."

The hovering zero egg flew a circle around the group and then hovered directly above the dining table, spinning slowly.

"What's happening?"

An engineer asked, looking somewhat surprised.

"I don't know."

Another engineer said, "Maybe it's acting up."

"This is zero egg, do you think it's your AI assistant? In all this time, when have you ever seen zero egg freeze?"

Jiang Jun said testily.

The engineer who had spoken thought carefully for a moment and then said, "You're right, I haven't."

"There must be some activity from Boss Wang's side; let's wait."

Wang Jie said.

Everyone stopped talking and stared longingly at zero egg in the center of the dining table.

A minute later, zero egg slowly descended and, to the astonishment of everyone, came to a steady stop on the elevated platform in the center of the dining table.

A familiar, cold female voice rang out: "The second all-staff meeting of Frontier Technology Company now begins!"

"All-staff meeting?"

Jiang Jun said in surprise, "I thought they were just giving us bonuses; so everyone is included?"

Wang Jie frowned, "Zero, is there a video signal?"

"No video playback device detected. Unable to establish connection. You can view the meeting situation via your mobile device."

Wang Jie immediately took out his mobile phone.

"Connection to target mobile phone established. Video transmitting."

As soon as zero egg finished speaking, Wang Jie saw a huge rectangular array appear on his phone screen, with rows of avatars that were dizzying to look at.

In the center of the screen, a massive banquet hall was displayed, and Wang Jie could clearly see Wang Shuo and the others sitting at the table in the very center of the hall.

Standing next to Wang Shuo was a woman who was fresh in their memories; it was her voice they had just heard.

"Huh? Can these avatars move?"

A soft sound of surprise came from beside him.

Wang Jie looked in the direction the person was pointing. Among the rows of avatars, one glowing with a faint golden light was very conspicuous. Although the image on the phone was small, he could still see Wang Jie's outline and the constantly changing expressions on his face.

Wang Jie subconsciously tapped it.

"Hum."

zero egg, which had been rotating along with the dining table, suddenly hovered up and oriented its front toward his position.

At the same time, the golden-tinted image on the screen suddenly enlarged, and a lifelike Wang Jie appeared in the frame.

Familiar clothes, familiar attire, familiar background wall; even the surprised expression on Wang Jie's face was crystal clear.

The image in the frame was the view of the private room where Wang Jie was, but the frame was captured so well that not a single other person around Wang Jie could be seen.

Of course, that didn't include the shameless Jiang Jun, who was practically glued to him.

"Wang Jie, what did you do?"

Jiang Jun asked.

Wang Jie didn't speak; he reached out and swiped the screen. zero egg gently rotated in the direction he swiped, and the screen revealed Yang Qi, who was sitting next to him.

Jiang Jun exclaimed in amazement, "This thing can actually live stream in real-time?"

"It's truly incredible."

Yang Qi also said with some wonder, "I wonder if the other avatars can also achieve these functions. If they can, there must be nearly a thousand people on this screen, right? How much bandwidth would that require?"

"I don't know."

Wang Jie shook his head, "Judging by the clarity of this image, it won't be too low."

Amateurs watch the show, while experts watch the technique. Although they weren't in telecommunications, they knew a bit about the basic principles.

What amazed them even more was that when Wang Jie swiped the screen and zero egg turned, there was almost no perceived lag in the video; it was extremely smooth.

"Let's try it."

Yang Qi reached out and shrank the image back to its original state, and the array of hundreds of images reappeared.

"The animation seems to be done well, too."

Looking at the avatars on the screen, Yang Qi felt a bit troubled. The phone screen was just too small; if you weren't very familiar with the people, you basically couldn't distinguish their features.

Yang Qi scanned the area and finally tapped on someone who looked very familiar.

The image suddenly enlarged, and Zhou Ping's slightly chubby face appeared on the screen. But whereas Zhou Ping had been smiling a moment ago, the next moment he looked stunned.

"What's going on?"

Zhou Ping widened his eyes, and his voice came through.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Factory Manager Zhou."

Yang Qi laughed, "Can you hear me?"

Zhou Ping in the frame was taken aback, then asked with some surprise, "Are you... Yang Qi?"

"It's me."

Yang Qi replied.

"Hey, you scared the life out of me."

Zhou Ping rubbed his forehead, "We were eating just fine. First, Assistant Liu startled me, and then this zero egg suddenly flew in front of me. If you hadn't spoken, I would have thought it was about to do something."

"Factory Manager Zhou, can you see Boss Wang there?"

Jiang Jun asked.

"Of course we can."

Zhou Ping waved his hand, and the scene shifted to show the situation at the venue.

Opposite Zhou Ping, a huge screen also displayed the familiar rectangular array.

"Tsk, tsk, that's what I call a benefit; I'm jealous."

Jiang Jun said with a hint of envy in his voice.

Just a moment ago, he had seen a hall full of people, and many familiar faces; even Shen Yan was sitting not far from Zhou Ping at that moment.

"Haha."

Zhou Ping pulled the image back and said with a smile, "Boss Wang assigning you important tasks is a recognition of your abilities. Don't belittle yourselves; keep working hard. I look forward to the day when I can see you on the central screen."

"That's simple, isn't it?"

Jiang Jun said, "As long as we go back, we'll definitely sit at the same table as Boss Wang."

"I believe that."

Zhou Ping nodded.

Wasn't that exactly why he specifically selected these people to go?

The head office had few people right now and was basically just starting out. The sooner you got in, the more likely you were to be trusted with important responsibilities; wasn't that better than staying in the factory?

Now it seemed his judgment hadn't been wrong. In the video of the head office in the center of the screen, the large table where Wang Shuo sat wasn't even half full.

Weren't these seats all opportunities?

He just wondered if there would be a chair for him among those seats.

After a moment of thought, the image cut off. The zero egg in front of them increased its altitude, hovering again in the space above the table, spinning slowly.

Liu Yemei's voice continued to come through.

"At Boss Wang's request, to shorten the meeting process and time as much as possible, I will now announce three things."

Liu Yemei looked at the zero egg in front of her and took a document out of a folder.

"Regarding the decision on bonuses for relevant personnel for the year 2018."

"Zhang Qian, ten thousand."

"Ji Cong, ten thousand."

"Zhang Chunsheng, ten thousand."

One name after another was read out. Each time a name was called, the image on the screen would rapidly zoom in, revealing a face that was both nervous and excited.

Young, old, male, female—people of all kinds appeared on the big screen at this moment.

A total of 564 names; Liu Yemei read for a full ten minutes, and no one was left out.

"The individuals mentioned above, regardless of rank, contribution, or length of time with the company this year, will all be rewarded according to the minimum standard of their salary and benefits grade."

The people whose names were called all wore looks of disbelief, and some even shed silent tears.

A moment later, someone stood up excitedly and shouted at the screen, "Thank you, Boss Wang!"

Where there was one, there were two. Eventually, the voices gathered, drawing frequent glances from the service staff.

Wu Xie shook his head speechlessly and said to Wang Shuo, "Aren't you short on money? What, is six million not money? Or is six million too hot to handle?"

Wang Shuo looked at the smiling faces on the screen and revealed a faint smile, "Six million can make them happy; it's worth it."

"It's not worth it."

Wu Xie shook his head, "Throwing money around can buy people's hearts, but it's never the best way."

"I know."

Wang Shuo nodded, "The company didn't have much profit this year; perhaps next year we can give out more."

"Fine, forget I said anything."

No profit?

Pfft.

A single zero egg has already made your company's profit skyrocket, okay?

Wu Xie shook his head with some frustration and didn't intend to continue persuading him.

Regarding the attitude toward workers, his considerations were completely different from Wang Shuo's. When treating subordinates, there must be clear rules and strict enforcement. Handing out money arbitrarily had no benefit other than destroying the morale that had been built up with such difficulty.

After finally waiting for the cheering to subside, Liu Yemei said, "The following individuals have made outstanding contributions this year and are awarded an upgrade in zero egg access permissions, along with a bonus."

"Zhao Cheng, zero egg access permission upgraded to secondary sequence level one, bonus of 300,000!"

As soon as the first name came out, there was an uproar, and a buzzing sound filled the room.

In the restaurant in Donghai City, Zhao Cheng heard his name, opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

A young man beside him nudged him and exclaimed, "Xiaocheng, it's you! It really is you!"

Zhao Cheng pointed at himself, "Me?"

young man nodded affirmatively.

"300,000?"

young man nodded again.

Having received the accurate news, Zhao Cheng felt dizzy again; happiness had come just too suddenly.

When had he, Zhao Cheng, ever received such a high bonus?

"Look at you, have some ambition."

Lin Junfeng beside him laughed, "I told you, Boss Wang thinks highly of you. Do you believe it now?"

Zhao Cheng nodded dazedly.

"This is only 300,000. Keep working hard, and one day you'll be able to get 1,000,000, 2,000,000, or even 3,000,000! When that time comes, don't forget us brothers."

Lin Junfeng teased.

"Zhao Cheng."

Someone shouted, "That's 300,000! You have to treat us."

"Treat! Treat! Treat..."

Everyone jeered, and the atmosphere was exceptionally joyful.

Zhao Cheng also grinned and smiled, "I'll treat!"

At this moment, the second name came out.

"Tan Yan, zero egg secondary sequence level experience increased by 50%, bonus of 150,000!"

Everyone turned their attention to young man who had just nudged Zhao Cheng.

young man felt uneasy under everyone's gaze and said weakly, "No need to say it, I'll treat."

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Lin Hai, 100,000!"

"Shen Yan, 100,000!"

"Han Xiaoxin, 50,000!"

"Xu Kexin, 30,000!"

As one name after another was announced, there was quite a commotion at each venue.

However, no one objected.

With everyone receiving a reward, the fact that these few individuals could be singled out only meant that they had indeed made outstanding contributions.

If nothing else, just looking at the fact that Han Xiaoxin from the head office only received a bonus of 50,000, this evaluation was very fair.

At this point, Liu Yemei read the last name.

"Liu Yemei, sequence level four access, bonus of 500,000!"

"Reading concluded."

Everyone broke into enthusiastic applause. The central venue was fine, but the atmosphere at the other two venues was exceptionally heated.

No one paid attention to how much Liu Yemei received. With the previous examples, everyone believed that if they gave themselves time, they could also receive the same amount.

Liu Yemei took a deep look at Wang Shuo, who was smiling beside her, took a breath, and continued, "Due to the expansion of the company's business scope, in order to fully leave room for development, the following decisions have been made."

"The newly established Ruixin Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., with Song Xuezhi in charge."

After careful consideration, Wang Shuo finally decided to have Song Xuezhi be in charge of the medical equipment company, while also overseeing the laboratory.

"The newly established Ruiyi Bionic Machinery Co., Ltd., with Liu Yemei in charge."

After a pause, Liu Yemei continued:

"The newly established Frontier Chip Technology Co., Ltd., with He Chenguang in charge."

"The newly established Shenhang Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., with Zhou Ping in charge, which will also oversee the First Equipment Manufacturing Factory and the planned Second Factory."

"The above four newly established companies, together with Subspace Technology Co., Ltd., will serve as wholly-owned subsidiaries of Frontier Technology, with a total registered capital of 1.5 billion RMB, in compliance with relevant laws and regulations of China."

"I announce."

Liu Yemei looked around, her gaze seemingly passing through the zero egg camera to see the two branch venues.

The branch venues also quieted down at this moment, listening silently to Liu Yemei's next words.

"Effective immediately, Frontier Technology Company is renamed Frontier Technology Group Co., Ltd."

"Frontier Technology Group is officially established!"