A Table of Warmth, A Heart of Unity | "I'm in Charge Today" – Words from the Behind-the-Scenes Working Team

When the boss planned to hire a professional catering team at high cost for the staff gathering, employee representatives politely declined the offer. Staff formed teams on their own initiative, bought groceries, cooked meals and set up the stage, organizing this "I'm in Charge Today" Music & Food Festival entirely by hand. Husband-and-wife employees joined the work together; everyone budgeted carefully and cooperated with great tacit understanding, and finished clearing the venue in only half an hour. With homely warmth and joyful singing, they interpret the heartwarming story of the two-way bond between Shuangyang people and the enterprise, and the spirit of treating the factory as home.

When the boss planned to hire a professional catering team at high cost for the staff gathering, employee representatives politely declined the offer. Staff formed teams on their own initiative, bought groceries, cooked meals and set up the stage, organizing this "I'm in Charge Today" Music & Food Festival entirely by hand. Husband-and-wife employees joined the work together; everyone budgeted carefully and cooperated with great tacit understanding, and finished clearing the venue in only half an hour. With homely warmth and joyful singing, they interpret the heartwarming story of the two-way bond between Shuangyang people and the enterprise, and the spirit of treating the factory as home.

Mutual Dedication: A Family Banquet Hosted Voluntarily by Employees

Some people say that if the boss directly pays for a professional catering team to prepare a grand banquet for all staff, the food would be exquisite and the event would be impressive. But at the end of the day, it is just a meal where everyone sits together, leaves after eating their fill, and leaves no deep memory despite the liveliness.

"his time, we bought vegetables, cooked dishes and built the stage by ourselves – we became the hosts. The feeling is completely different."

This grand event was organized entirely by the employees themselves. From brainstorming the initial plan and finalizing the menu after repeated discussions, to comparing decorative materials online and selecting fresh ingredients in the market; from rehearsing self-directed performances to setting up the backdrop, arranging tables and chairs, and cooking the dishes, every single detail was organized and implemented by frontline employees voluntarily. Many husband-and-wife pairs at Shuangyang rushed to the venue to help after settling their family affairs after work. They took on heavy and tiring work proactively, with no extra payment.

Many of us husband-and-wife employees took part in the preparation together. We put aside our household chores after work to come and help. Though we were tired, we felt so proud to work together and pull off an event like this." Here we would like to extend our gratitude to the husband-and-wife teams at Shuangyang: Yin Fenglian & Liu Hongzhou, Lin Cifeng & Gao Xiuhong, Hou Yungang & Jia Qin, Wang Xiwen & Song Qinqin, Hu Wanxue & Yang Longcai, and many others.

At the very beginning, Chairman Luo and General Manager Luo had finalized the plan to invite an external catering team with a considerable budget. Everyone saw and appreciated this kind gesture of caring for employees. But after discussion, the employee representatives politely declined the arrangement.

"We all know the boss's good intention of spending generously on a catering team. But after talking it over, we thought we could do it ourselves. It's a family feast, and saving costs for the company is what it means to treat the factory as our home."

Behind this polite refusal lies the simplest mindset of Shuangyang people: they regard the enterprise as their own home, and running a home means being careful with expenses. The enterprise cares for its employees, and the employees keep the enterprise in mind – this is the most touching form of mutual dedication.

Trust and Support: United Efforts for a Smooth Launch

First and foremost, we sincerely thank Chairman Luo Guoming and General Manager Luo Yuanyuan for their understanding and support for our proposal. From the initial conception and scheme planning to on-site execution, the senior management has always given us full tolerance and recognition. With Labour Union Chairman Yang Hangli (Sister Yang) as the bridge, General Manager Luo followed our progress throughout the process, and repeatedly told the preparation team: "Don't be too thrifty on the event. Make sure employees eat well and have a good time." Chairman Luo also urged us again and again: "Don't hold back on expenses. Go all out to organize a great event!" These words are full of the company's original intention of caring for frontline employees, and also the greatest confidence for the smooth progress of the whole event. We also thank all executives of the company for walking in step with us, taking the initiative to participate in on-site support and overall coordination, and giving the preparation team full space to exert their ideas. Mr. Li Fan from Zhejiang Workers' Daily even came to the scene in person, put on work clothes and an event apron, participated in the event immersively, and recorded the sincere feelings of frontline workers with delicate words.

The preparation phase was full of pressure, with a large number of participants and complicated on-site procedures. The working team once had worries and hesitation: we were afraid of failing to meet everyone's expectations, and felt distressed for our partners who worked intensively for days. When General Manager Luo, who was on a business trip in Hong Kong, sent us WeChat messages in time, her trust became the best encouragement and restored our confidence to face the difficulties. The three ladies from the Export Department – Xiumin, Danyun and Danhong – stayed up late comparing prices in livestreaming rooms to save money on flower decorations. We compared prices repeatedly before ordering backdrops, fairy lights and decorative pendants, and everyone unpacked and assembled them together after delivery. No one was assigned tasks rigidly; whenever someone was swamped, others would step forward to fill the gap voluntarily.

"The girls from the Export Department stayed up late comparing prices for decorative flowers in livestreams, cutting every bit of the budget as if they were arranging a major event for their own family, always thinking about saving as much as possible."

"At first I was worried that with so many people working together, the scene would be chaotic. But unexpectedly, everyone helped each other and filled in wherever there was a shortage of hands, cooperating with amazing tacit understanding."

Warmth in Daily Toil: Unity Shines Both On and Off Stage

Everyone was busy with production during the day and preparation work at night. The ingredient team polished the menu repeatedly, adjusting it more than five times. They compared prices offline for multiple purchases, balancing taste, affordability and food safety. On the day of the event, the ingredient team worked overtime voluntarily, and many of them worked nonstop from 3 a.m. to 9 p.m. without complaint. When plates of hot home-cooked dishes were served one after another, and poetry recitals and chorus performances took the stage one by one, the moment the whole venue was filled with applause and laughter, a strong sense of achievement welled up in everyone's heart.

" The moment plates of hot dishes were served, performances went smoothly one by one, and the whole venue was bustling with joy – all the tiredness from late-night preparation and hard work vanished in an instant, replaced by full sense of achievement."

The most touching moment of the feast was when Meng Guihua (Sister Hua) from No.1 Plug Workshop performed the song Dedication of Love on stage. When signing up, Sister Hua was nervous and admitted that she had never been on a big stage before, afraid of being too nervous to sing in tune. Despite her unease, she insisted on choosing this song only to express her gratitude. On ordinary days, Chairman Luo and General Manager Luo care for frontline staff, help employees in difficulty and sponsor students to fulfill their dreams. Sister Yang devoted a lot of thought to planning this event, conceived all kinds of details, but always emphasized that her opinions were "for reference only", insisting on leaving the final decision to employee representatives. Warmed by the company's kindness, Sister Hua hoped to thank all kind-hearted people who have lent a helping hand through her singing, and also send Mid-Autumn Festival wishes to all fellow workers. Though the singing on stage was not perfect, it was full of simple and sincere heart, becoming the most impressive mark of this event.

The dinner venue was filled with aroma, resounded with vigorous red songs, and candles flickered on the collective birthday cake. Everyone sat together, with no sense of distance between superiors and subordinates, only the relaxation and warmth of a family chatting casually. As the event drew to a close, the heavy clearing work lay ahead. The partners had been busy from early morning till night and were already exhausted. But the frontline employees, mainly from the plug workshop, started moving tables and chairs, sweeping garbage and collecting props without a word. In just half an hour, the venue was restored to cleanliness.

Hu Hui from the Purchasing Department sighed: "Your clearing speed is incredible! I thought we'd have to stay up all night to clean up." Feng Zefeng and Hua Yixin also marveled at the collective power of everyone. Sister Yang immediately conveyed the praise from General Manager Luo and Chairman Wu: "Everyone is so efficient. Unity is strength!"

"The situation that was supposed to be chaotic ran in order under everyone's tacit cooperation – it's such a sense of achievement! If I'd known we could pull this off so well, we could have added dozens more tables and invited all office staff to join too." Not being able to have all office staff participate has always been a small regret for the team. But after this experience, everyone is full of confidence, and has agreed to take the event to the next level next year.

Insights and Growth: Building a New Corporate Culture Brand

On ordinary days, everyone stays at their respective posts, focusing on producing products in the workshop. But at this event, on a stage set with homely warmth and accompanied by singing, the sense of ownership and team cohesion were truly demonstrated through the clinking of pots and pans and the sound of laughter. Many partners from the working team sighed: working at Shuangyang is not just a job to make a living. Here, you feel seen, needed, and have a sense of belonging, which gives you motivation to work hard. The boss cares for employees, and employees care for the enterprise – this warmth is tangible and real.

"Working here is more than just earning money to support the family. You feel cared for, you have things to participate in, and you are needed by everyone. You feel secure at heart, and work with more drive."

After the event, Chairman Luo and General Manager Luo specially arranged a celebration banquet for the core creative team, highly affirmed the team's work, organized a review and summary, sorted out highlights and details to be optimized, and listened to everyone's ideas and voices. The partners have already made an early appointment: "Next year, we'll do it again! We'll expand the scale and try to let every member of the Shuangyang family participate. No matter how hard the preparation is, as long as everyone can gather together and work as one to run this event of our own, it's all worth it."

The successful implementation of this event also let us see the eager expectation of employees for collective cultural activities, and accumulated complete experience in event execution. In the future, we plan to make the Mid-Autumn Music & Food Festival an annual featured event of the company, and continue to build a platform for employees to communicate and gather together. On the basis of the existing singing and food sections, we will add new contents such as job skill demonstrations, fun team building and employee talent shows, set up a volunteer reserve team for events, and optimize the preparation process. At the same time, we will continue the kind-hearted core: future events will add a public welfare section to showcase the heartwarming stories of the company helping employees in difficulty and donating to education, adhering to the principle that the event is "hosted by employees, for employees".

Moving Forward with Gratitude, Toward the Next Reunion

The grand event has its end, but the warmth lasts forever. Once again, we thank Chairman Luo and General Manager Luo for their strong support and trust; we thank every partner who fought side by side and dedicated selflessly; we thank every member of the Shuangyang family who participated actively with a grateful heart.

Through every detail of the "I'm in Charge Today" event, we also presented a vivid portrait of frontline workers in the new era. This enthusiasm of fighting side by side makes an ordinary holiday extraordinarily profound and precious. Those work uniforms soaked in sweat reflect everyone's deep affection for the enterprise; those slightly rough hand-made works contain the highest respect for collective honor. We have proved with practical actions that "home" is never just a physical space under a roof, but a tacit emotional resonance, and the unhesitating responsibility when each other is in need.

When the event ended and everyone left, the working team members finally sat down to have a bite. Though exhausted, they felt genuine satisfaction and pride – because all of this comes from the simplest original intention and the most sincere love. It is these seemingly trivial acts of kindness that build the unbreakable spiritual fortress in the hearts of Shuangyang people.