Chinese Company Rewards Employees With ₹70 Crore Cash Bonus in Unique Contest

Henan Mine Crane Co. Ltd distributed year-end bonuses by letting employees count and keep as much cash as possible within 15 minutes.

Henan Mine Crane Co. Ltd laid out ₹70 crore (60 million yuan) in cash as part of its annual bonus distribution during a company event on January 25, 2025.
Employees participated in a 15-minute contest where they could count and keep as much money as they could, with the collected amount later shared among their teams.
The bonus pool was increased from ₹48 crore to ₹70 crore by the company's founder to enhance the event's excitement.
One employee successfully counted ₹12 lakh (100,000 yuan) during the allotted time, as shown in a viral video shared on social media platforms like Douyin and Weibo.
The unconventional bonus distribution method sparked mixed reactions online, with some praising its creativity and others criticizing it as a 'circus act.'