A hand that turns a stone into gold...Up to 65 million won keyboard gold keyboard bonus
Nov 07, 2025
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According to Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, the Shenzhen-based tech company 'Insta360' presented a total of 21 gold keycaps to outstanding employees on the occasion of 'Chinese Programmer's Day'. The heaviest space key among them is 35.02 grams, which is about 320,000 yuan (about 65 million won) in Chinese market prices.
Insta360, a well-known brand in the 360-degree camera field, is competing with GoPro.
The company has been giving gold keycaps to programmers every day for the past four years, and a total of 55 keycaps have been delivered to employees so far. Rising gold prices have more than doubled the value of the bonus compared to the first year.
In the Chinese IT industry, Insta360 is sometimes referred to as a 'gold factory'. Marking the 10th anniversary of its foundation in July this year, it presented 'Gold Box' containing solid gold stickers to all employees and interns, a 1-gram solid gold coin was given to employees who got married or gave birth, and a 50-gram solid gold bar was given as a prize at a year-end party.
One employee commented "The gold bonus is very practical and helps us manage our assets"Another employee said "The company's gold was present at every important life moment"Even if the price of gold goes up, we won't sell it." Another employee vowed to `work harder and fill the keyboard with gold keycaps.'
Liu Jingkang, founder of Insta360"Gold represents stability, not just monetary values"The stability of the company comes from talent."," he stressed. He explained "Gold keycaps mean that every typing on the keyboard is a touch that turns a stone into gold."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
