At the close of the year, The Top Fame (V1 Industry Group) held its 20th anniversary annual dinner. Colleagues who normally focus on their respective roles—whether on the factory floor, in the office, or out in the field—set aside their daily busyness and came together at the same table, for a reunion that belongs to everyone.

What has carried V1 through 20 years is never the work of any one person, but the quiet understanding built day by day: covering for each other when deadlines loom, gathering to puzzle through a tough technical problem, seniors patiently coaching a new colleague who is still finding their footing. These small, ordinary moments have long since turned coworkers into people who know they can count on each other when it matters.

The dinner had no lengthy formalities. Executives and shareholders set aside their titles and took seats among the employees, chatting about the year's hardships and the small details of daily life. The stiffness that usually lingers between departments and job levels slowly dissolved over clinking glasses and shared meals. The program featured both invited performance acts and employees who volunteered to take the stage. Someone picked up a microphone and sang an old favorite, and the whole room quietly kept beat; someone else brought an instrument, and the applause that followed was warm and genuine. Everyone who stepped up was simply being themselves, and the room answered with the most unpretentious encouragement.

The lucky draw pushed the atmosphere to its peak. Six prize tiers—from sixth prize through first prize—were all decided by draw, giving everyone a fair chance. Behind the prize pool lay the generous sponsorship of attending shareholders and executives, a tangible way of recognizing the hard work of frontline employees over the past year. Those who didn't win were the first to applaud for their colleagues; some joked about their own bad luck, others were already laughing along with the cheers from the next table.

The dedication awards, created specially for the 20th anniversary, were another highlight of the evening. Employees marking 10, 15, and 20 years of service took the stage one by one to receive their bonus and honor from the leadership. The applause from the room was especially sustained—many of these names belong to familiar faces everyone sees every day. Over the past 20 years, from startup to where V1 stands today, it has always been people like these—those willing to quietly put their heads down and do the work well—who made it possible. This moment of recognition was not a formality; it was a deliberate seeing of every long-term commitment.

One dinner, to bid farewell to all the sweat and toil of 2025. One gathering, to let settle the warmth of walking this road together, day after day. The road ahead is long, but everyone will continue to support one another, shoulder to shoulder, doing the work with steadiness and walking the way with warmth.