Refer China: Kuangshan Crane $26M Year-End Bonus ： Employees Grab Cash in Timed Game

Henan Kuangshan Crane gave $26M in year-end bonuses, 70% of its 2025 profit. 7,000 employees participated in cash-grabbing games at the gala, keeping what they counted in time. Founder Cui Peijun added extra 20,000 yuan per person.

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A Chinese company and its founder have gone viral on mainland social media after handing out 180 million yuan (US$26 million) in year‑end bonuses — nearly 70 per cent of its total annual profit — triggering widespread envy online.

Company employees pictured carrying stacks of cash to be distributed. Photo: Elephant News

On February 13, Henan Kuangshan Crane Co., Ltd. held its annual year‑end gala, where more than 60 million yuan (US$8.7 million) in cash bonuses was distributed on site.

Rows of tables were covered with stacks of cash at the lavish company event.

The gala featured 800 banquet tables for around 7,000 attendees, mostly company staff.Employees were called onto the stage to collect their rewards, while some joined cash‑grabbing games: they could keep whatever amount they counted within the time limit.

Videos widely shared online show employees counting cash spread across long tables, and others walking offstage holding bundles of banknotes, some barely able to carry all their earnings.

During the event, the company's boss Cui Peijun even addressed the finance team publicly, saying:"Why are we giving washing machines? Do you think gold prices have gone up? In previous years we gave necklaces and rings.Bring out more cash and give everyone an extra 20,000 yuan (US$2,800)."

Including bonuses distributed digitally, the total year‑end rewards exceeded 180 million yuan.

A factory owner in China distributed a US$26 million bonus to 7,000 workers, allowing them to collect as many banknotes as they could count within a set time during an event. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo

The company reported a 2025 profit of 270 million yuan, meaning nearly 70 per cent of its earnings was shared with its 7,000 employees.

Founded in September 2002, the firm is a manufacturer and service provider of cranes and material handling equipment, with business covering more than 130 countries.Cui owns about 98.88 per cent of the company's shares.

In 2024, the company posted a net profit of 260 million yuan (US$38 million), with 170 million yuan given to staff as bonuses.Last March, for International Women's Day, it distributed nearly 1.6 million yuan (US$230,000) to 2,000 female employees.

Thanks to his repeated generous cash handouts, Cui has been named by netizens "the boss who loves giving out money the most".

Responding to the nickname, Cui said:"It's not that I love giving out money. It's that young people are burdened with car loans and mortgages, and any support we can offer helps."

His generosity has left countless Chinese netizens green with envy.