An employee of ZHIYUAN gave up a car worth 100,000 yuan after winning it in the lottery and the company issued an equal amount of cash on the spot at the annual meeting.

Companies should compete more in terms of "spoiling employees".

On the evening of February 9th in Shanghai, at the annual meeting of Zhipu Robotics, 1,600 employees witnessed a dramatic moment: Deng Taihua, the founder of the company, stood on the stage and announced that a cash reward of 100,000 yuan after tax would be given to an employee who had just given up a big car prize the previous day.

According to Workplace Bonus, the employee won a one - year usage right of a MG4 car worth about 100,000 yuan through the official lottery system on Bilibili during the company's live - stream on the evening of February 8th. However, he chose to give up the prize. Less than 24 hours later, the company "returned" the equivalent amount in cash at the annual meeting.

● Posts related to the annual meeting of Zhipu Robotics

● Zhipu Robotics' lottery during the Bilibili live - stream

● An unexpected outcome of a live - stream lottery

At 8 p.m. on February 8th, Zhipu Robotics held a live - stream event called "Robot Fantastic Night". The event was broadcast simultaneously on multiple platforms such as Bilibili, Video Accounts, and Douyin. Screenshots of the live - stream show that only the "Zhi Huijun" live - stream room on Bilibili attracted 305,000 views and received 42,000 likes.

The biggest prize of the evening was a one - year usage right of a brand - new MG4 car. Zhipu Robotics clearly stated in the event poster that the lottery would use the "official lottery tool on the Bilibili platform". Participants were required to follow the account and send specified bullet comments, and the winner would be randomly selected by the system. Unexpectedly, the final winner was an employee of Zhipu.

Workplace Bonus learned from an insider that the employee is a R & D staff member of the company's elf product line and has been working for the company for more than a year. On the night of winning the prize, he sent red envelopes in the department's R & D group and said that he was "too excited to sleep".

However, around 3 p.m. the next day, the employee voluntarily proposed to his immediate supervisor to give up the prize. According to the screenshots of relevant chat records online, he said, "I felt it was inappropriate for me to take this prize last night. It might have a bad influence if an internal employee wins, so I thought I'd give this opportunity to outsiders."

● Posts from the winning employee

The supervisor replied that it was drawn by the official Bilibili tool (and employees were not prohibited from participating), and "if you were drawn, it should be yours". However, the employee still insisted on giving up the prize.

● A "special award" at the annual meeting

At the annual meeting on the evening of February 9th, Deng Taihua temporarily added a special session after the lottery session. The on - site video shows that he told the story in front of 1,600 employees and invited the employee to come on stage.

"If the employee has a big picture, the company can't be small - minded," Deng Taihua announced on the spot. "The company decides to award this classmate cash of the same amount, 100,000 yuan after tax, without any reduction."

This scene occurred near the end of the annual meeting. According to the on - site pictures, Zhipu's annual meeting was on a large scale. Just in the lottery session, there were 16 first - prizes (MacBook Pro), 36 second - prizes (iPhone 17 Pro Max) and 66 third - prizes (including Apple Watch Ultra 3, DJI drones, Chow Tai Fook gold necklaces, etc.). Roughly estimated, the total value of the prizes that night was about one or two million yuan.

And the MG4 car that was given up did not disappear. Zhipu Robotics responded to Workplace Bonus that it will be redrawn through the original Bilibili channel, and the winning list will be announced on Zhipu's official social media.

● Deng Taihua invited the employee to come on stage and awarded him a special prize

● The award - giving scene at the annual meeting

● An important factor in the battle for employer brand

An insider told Workplace Bonus that when the employee voluntarily gave up the prize, he may not have expected the company to compensate him. "But this incident, combined with the various prize - giving at the annual meeting, may also be the company's way of conveying its attitude of 'being good to employees'."

As the Spring Festival approaches, against the backdrop of fierce competition for talent in the humanoid robot industry, companies are preparing for the battle of brand awareness and reputation in the new year. As of February 9th, among the 14 known sponsors of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, 6 are robot - related enterprises. And the employer brand is becoming a crucial battlefield for all companies.

Zhipu Robotics was founded in 2023 by Peng Zhihui (Zhi Huijun), a former "Genius Youth" at Huawei, and others. It focuses on the R & D of general humanoid robots. In the past year, the humanoid robot industry has seen frequent financing. Competitor companies such as Unitree Robotics and Deep Robotics have successively completed high - value financing. The competition for algorithm engineers and hardware engineers in the industry has extended from salary and benefits to the level of organizational culture.

Currently, the employee has accepted the 100,000 - yuan cash reward after tax. And the destination of the car will be decided again in the Bilibili live - stream room.

Written by | Chen Tong

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