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Asterix payout

Retroactive compensation for good work.

When the movie Asterix and Obelix was in the making, Obelix was a famous actor and Asterix wasn't. So, what they did is Obelix got a pretty big salary while and Asterix didn't. Later, the movie studio was reading the reviews and everybody loved Asterix, so they retroactively gave a huge lump of money to the actor as a thanks.
Ex. 1: mfw when Asterix payout didn't land
Ex. 2: Leon's adjustments doubled the production speed, so management gave him an Asterix payout.