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2021-05-28T21:30:51Z

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By Colin Qian and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] Thomas Peter BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) - It was freezing and the streets were slick as [http://www.medcheck-up.com/?s=substitute%20driver substitute driver] Liu Pengfei bade farewell to his mother, wife and son before riding into Beijing on his tiny scooter. Liu, 33, and his fellow drivers make their living getting drunk people safely home. And with Beijing urging restaurants, entertainment venues and public transportation to extend hours in a bid to boost consumption, Liu's clients on DiDi Chuxing, China's biggest ride-hailing service platform, have multiplied. "My orders after midnight have grown a lot, and a third more of my customers are asking me to drive them to the next entertainment spot instead of going home," Liu said. "(Our) business makes the most money in the later half of the night." His rates triple after midnight. The high payoff has lured Liu to travel 20km (12 miles) from his home in nearby Hebei province daily. He earned 12,000 yuan ($1,742) a month on average last year. In some months, he raked in nearly 19,000 yuan, more than two times the average Beijing salary. He and other drivers hang around night spots - less than 100 metres (100 yards) away, 12 men at a table were gorging on meat and downing beer - and when hired, use their clients' own cars to drive them home. The drivers check their phones as they wait, ready for their first customer of the night to contact them through a mobile app. It is too soon to say whether extending opening hours of malls, creating food streets, and putting on late-night cultural performances will boost China's consumption, with the economy still languishing at near 30-year lows. But on-demand drivers seem to be one early beneficiary. Data from DiDi shows night-time orders for [http://www.community.covnews.com/archives/search/?searchthis=drivers%20increased drivers increased] 20% in Beijing's central business district last year compared with a year earlier. In other cities like Dongguan, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] Changsha and Zhengzhou, orders jumped even more, as much as 50%. Liu said he sees his business as promising, and plans to stick with it for the next few years. But, inevitably, family life suffers. "Some weekends, my son would hug my leg when I leave, crying and asking me to play with him," Liu said. ($1 = 6.8883 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Colin Qian and Thomas Peter. Editing by Gerry Doyle)

Chinese Boss Washes Feet For Top Sales Staff To Thank Them

2021-05-28T18:27:59Z

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A boss in [/news/china/index.html China] has expressed her gratitude for her workers' hard work by kneeling on the ground to wash their feet. The president of a cosmetic firm as well as one other senior executive are seen in a trending video crouching down on a stage while taking socks off their staff, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] ready to bathe their feet. The business leaders were rewarding their top-performing sales staff who had signed on the most customers, according to reports. The president of a cosmetic firm as well as one other senior executive of the company have been filmed washing feet for their staff as a way to thank them for performing well at work RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-7646747/Female-chimpanzee-15-caught-smoking-like-pro-Chinese-zoo.html Female chimpanzee, 15, is caught smoking like a pro at a... ] [/news/article-7646757/Six-year-old-girl-offers-donate-bone-marrow-four-year-old-sick-brother.html Girl, six, offers to donate her bone marrow to her brother,... ] [/news/article-7610285/Adorable-moment-twin-panda-cubs-born-Berlin-Zoo-open-eyes-time.html Adorable moment twin panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo open... ] [/news/article-7646833/Worlds-rarest-big-cat-Amur-leopard-caught-hidden-camera-playing-like-kitten.html World's rarest big cat the Amur leopard is caught on hidden... ] Share this article Share 21 shares The unusual event took place on November 2 at an award ceremony in Jinan, eastern China's Shandong Province, reported Star Video. The firm, whose name has not been revealed, specialises in selling cosmetic products, according to the news outlet which is affiliated to Changsha Legal Channel. In a social media video, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] the two company officials can be seen putting their palms together as they walk down the aisle and bow towards the stage, where the group of eight staff members are already [http://thesaurus.com/browse/sitting sitting] on chairs behind basins of water. The employees are said to have achieved the best sales figures. The executives kneel on stage in front of the staff members and begin removing their shocks to cleanse their feet in the unusual ritual, which is reportedly meant to boost their morale. In the social media video, the two company officials can be seen putting their palms together as they walk down the aisle and bow towards the stage (left). Afterwards, they are seen hugging their sales staff and washing their feet in front of their colleagues in the city of Jinan Some web users have questioned the effectiveness of the practice, but others have also defended the company's choice of rewards. One supporter wrote on China's Twitter-style Weibo: 'This is a way to say thank you. I support it very much.' Another Weibo user wrote: 'This is normal. You have made so much money for me. Washing feet for you is nothing.' One critic said on 163.com: 'Who invented such a low-class stunt that is to wash the other's feet in broad daylight? And who would find it interesting?' Some people said the ceremony was a clever way for the boss to avoid giving her staff bonuses. One such web user commented: 'The boss is so cunning. Washing feet for employees means they cannot ask for financial rewards.'

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2021-05-28T18:27:54Z

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