China boss gifts top employees new BMWs to protect them from harsh weather commutes

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Alice Yan

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Ma Yanli, the owner of a beef hotpot chain in Jiaozuo, China, gifted her top employees brand-new BMWs priced at 300,000 yuan each to ease their harsh weather commutes. This act occurred on September 24 and was reported by Henan TV, garnering widespread online praise for Ma's gesture towards her valued workers who often commute in poor weather conditions using electric bikes.
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Ma Yanli, the owner of a beef hotpot chain in Jiaozuo, Henan province, China, gifted brand-new BMWs to her top employees on September 24 to protect them from harsh weather commutes. Each car, valued at 300,000 yuan (US$45,000), was purchased by Ma two weeks prior. She believes that the success of her company is due to the collective effort of her staff and wants them to share directly in this prosperity. Her gesture has garnered widespread online admiration for recognizing employee dedication and improving their quality of life.

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BMWs ORG · 2× China GPE · 2× Henan GPE · 1× Henan TV ORG · 1× Jiaozuo GPE · 1× Ma Yanli PERSON · 1×

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China boss gifts top employees new BMWs to protect them from harsh weather commutes Ma attributes her company’s prosperity to the collective effort of her employees, believing they should directly share in its success A restaurant boss in China has received widespread online admiration for gifting brand-new BMWs to her top-performing employees because she hated seeing them brave harsh weather on electric bikes during their commutes. Ma Yanli, owner of a beef hotpot chain headquartered in Jiaozuo, in central Henan province, took some of her workers to collect their new BMWs on September 24.
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2026-10-08 · South China Morning Post
China boss gifts top employees new BMWs to protect them from harsh weather commutes · assertive framing

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China boss gifts top employees new BMWs to protect them from harsh weather commutes Ma attributes her company’s prosperity to the collective effort of her employees, believing they should directly share in its success A restaurant boss in China has received widespread online admiration for gifting brand-new BMWs to her top-performing employees because she hated seeing them brave harsh weather on electric bikes during their commutes. Ma Yanli, owner of a beef hotpot chain headquartered in Jiaozuo, in central Henan province, took some of her workers to collect their new BMWs on September 24. asserted
Yanli → gift → September
The cars, each priced at 300,000 yuan (US$45,000), had been bought by Ma two weeks earlier with full payment, Henan TV reported. asserted
TV → price → payment
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