KAOHSIUNG - This was not your average company staff dinner: There were fireworks, stage performances by the likes of pop singer Wakin Chau and a lavish 12-course meal served to 2,600 banquet tables.
Riway did not immediately respond to The Straits Times’ request for comment, but a company spokeswoman told Taiwan’s Commercial Times that the event was estimated to have cost almost NT$100 million to produce. The food and table setup alone cost NT$30 million, she added. The dinner, themed “No Hold Back”, was held to celebrate the company’s 15th anniversary. It was also the company’s, an annual dinner banquet typically held by companies in Taiwan ahead of Chinese New Year to thank workers for their hard work.