Time was the thing that slipped away fastest.
Before long, another year had reached its end.
This year felt different to the people of You City. In the past, they would have put on thick coats once winter came. But this year, the climate in You City had changed, and no one had felt winter arrive. Yet in the blink of an eye, the year had passed.
At this time of year, businesses across the country began tallying their annual results and preparing for their company year-end parties.
The same was true of Qinglin Company, especially when it came to preparing for the annual party.
Big companies, especially those with a dominant position in their industry, usually contacted their business partners—particularly product distributors—and invited them to attend the company's year-end party.
If these people ran very small businesses, or depended on the leading company for their livelihood, their bosses would usually attend in person. Even companies that were a little larger would send senior executives, who would bring one or several red envelopes to be used as raffle prizes at the party.
This year, just tallying all the red envelopes for Qinglin Company was enough to make the finance department work overtime.
When the totals reported by the various companies reached Zhao Moqing, both she and Qin Lin were surprised by the numbers.
The newest company, Qinglin Pet Food Company, had tallied ten red envelopes worth 20,000 yuan each, thirty worth 10,000 yuan each, seventy worth 5,000 yuan each, and another 120 worth less than 5,000 yuan each.
These had all been provided by distributors of every size from across the country.
Qinglin Pet Food had already swept the nation, and these distributors were making their livings entirely from its products.
Originally, Qinglin Company's annual party had only invited distributors