I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 153 Old Ma's Olive Branch: Pinduoduo's First Merchant to Join (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The next morning.

Song Yuncheng peeked out from under the covers and saw Chen Yansen sitting upright at the desk in the living room.

Song Yuncheng was a little curious. She found that Chen Yansen was particularly self-disciplined. Every time they went on a business trip together, even if he stayed up very late the night before, he would wake up early.

She picked up a white tank top from the side, casually put it on, and walked over in her slippers.

Hearing the noise behind him, Chen Yansen didn't look up and continued reading "The Nature of the Laws of Physics".

Since his sleep duration has been shortened, he has turned to reading these obscure and difficult physics and mathematics books to pass the time.

However, in Chen Yansen's eyes, this content is as simple as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in elementary school.

Natural laws, material structures, and mathematical models, like bricks, were stacked in his mind, gradually building a logically rigorous and structurally complex knowledge system.

"You're awake so early? Are you reading a novel?" Song Yuncheng asked curiously, putting her hand on Chen Yansen's shoulder.

"I guess so." Chen Yansen put down his book without explaining further.

He pulled Song Yuncheng onto his lap, leaned in and smelled her: "Senior, you smell so good."

Song Yuncheng's face flushed slightly as she softly reminded him, "I'm meeting President Min at 9:30 this morning. It'll take half an hour to get there from here."

The implication is that important matters are at stake.

"It won't interfere with my morning exercise."

Chen Yansen grinned mischievously and carried Song Yuncheng into the bathroom.

By the time the two had finished getting ready and arrived at the Metersbonwe headquarters building, it was already 9:20 a.m.

Min Jie, the general manager of Bang Shopping, was talking to a man in his forties on the first floor, with five Metersbonwe management personnel beside them.

Chen Yansen got out of the car and led Song Yuncheng forward.

"Mr. Chen, welcome to Metersbonwe! Let me introduce you. This is my boss, Mr. Zhou Jiancheng, the founder of Metersbonwe."

Upon seeing Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng, Min Jie immediately greeted them with a smile and introduced Zhou Jiancheng to them.

"Mr. Zhou, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Chen Yansen extended his hand and shook hands with Zhou Jiancheng.

Given his current wealth and industry influence, there's no need for further flattery.

Zhou Jiancheng was wearing a blue striped shirt with an indigo business suit, clearly taking today's meeting very seriously.

Metersbonwe's business situation deteriorated sharply from 2010 to 2011, and its market value also declined from its peak of 390 billion last year to 230 billion.

Although Zhou Jiancheng had been in the industry for a long time, he did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Chen Yansen and greeted him politely: "I have long admired Mr. Chen's name. Now that you have come to Shanghai, you must let me make proper arrangements for you."

Zhou Jiancheng, a business tycoon who rose through the ranks offline, can only entertain guests with the same old tricks: fine wine, delicious food, and beautiful women. He can't think of any other new ways to entertain guests.

"Mr. Zhou, you're too kind. You're a senior colleague, and it's my honor to have you visit and learn from Meters."

Chen Yansen smiled and responded calmly.

He didn't act arrogantly when the other party gave him face, and his reply was also respectful.

Zhou Jiancheng nodded to himself, thinking to himself: No wonder this kid can earn billions before he's even twenty. With that kind of composure, I was far from being able to do what he did at his age.

With that in mind, Zhou Jiancheng led Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng toward the headquarters building.

Unlike conventional e-commerce companies, Metersbonwe's headquarters, in addition to the e-commerce department of Bang Shopping, also has departments for knitting, wool, woven fabrics, fabric and accessories procurement, and quality inspection.

Zhou Jiancheng introduced them one by one, and also carefully explained to Chen Yansen the differences in texture, cost and manufacturing process of different fabrics.

Chen Yansen nodded slightly, secretly sighing: Although Metersbonwe had an inventory crisis in 2011, it was still able to barely survive and remained a desirable job destination for many design and e-commerce graduates.

Unlike more than a decade later, when its market value plummeted by 90%, becoming less than half of Feiyu Technology's market value.

After Zhou Jiancheng finished his introduction, he pulled Chen Yansen into his office, where the group chatted over tea.

Zhou Jiancheng heard from Min Jie that after Chen Yansen sold FoxTao to Alibaba, Rakuten and Augusta, he immediately established a new company whose main business was still product sales and marketing promotion.

This gave Zhou Jiancheng an idea; he realized that Chen Yansen intended to start from scratch.

Moreover, after Ali formed the new FoxTao, Metersbonwe's collaboration with the new FoxTao brand team could maintain the previous results, but he was not sure.

He knew Ah Li and his gang's temperament all too well.

Therefore, he wanted to take this opportunity to strengthen his cooperation with Chen Yansen.

Seeing that Chen Yansen was only focused on drinking tea and seemed to have no intention of discussing cooperation, Zhou Jiancheng became anxious.

FoxTao and Bang Shopping helped the group dispose of some of its inventory, but only managed to sell about 30%.

To be honest, the value of the goods piled up in the warehouse is at least 20 billion.

Last year he could still hold on, but this year he has resigned himself to his fate. As long as he can sell the products, recover his costs, and improve his cash flow, he doesn't care anymore.

Min Jie, who was standing to the side, noticed his boss's expression and quickly asked with a smile, "President Chen, I heard that besides Orange Technology, you have another new project?"

"Is President Min interested?" Chen Yansen took a sip of tea and asked with a smile.

He came to Shanghai on a business trip, just using any excuse.

He didn't care whether he saw Zhou Jiancheng or Min Jie.

New projects do require first-hand industrial zone resources, and Metersbonwe is one of them, but for this kind of cooperation, Song Yuncheng or Zhang Yifeng can handle it; there's no need for him to make the trip himself.

"Mr. Chen, if it's convenient, could you share some details about the business model? If a suitable opportunity arises, Metersbonwe will definitely support your new business," Min Jie cautiously probed.

"It's fine to talk about it. It's similar to FoxTao's model, both being brand flash sale websites. However, this time we're not acting as shopping guides, but rather as a platform."

Chen Yansen glanced at Min Jie and said casually.

Since Min Jie brought it up, he didn't intend to hide it. Anyway, once the National Day holiday was over, everyone in the industry would know.

Building a platform?
This kid just sold FoxTao, and now he's starting a new business, trying to compete with Taobao and JD.com?
Even Zhou Jiancheng couldn't help but admire Chen Yansen's courage.

After all, at this time, the e-commerce market share was almost entirely taken up by Taobao, JD.com, Suning, and Amazon. It was no easy task to snatch food from the mouths of these giants.

Banggo.com has been online for a whole year. If it weren't for FoxTao driving traffic to it, its annual sales would probably not even reach tens of millions.

“President Chen, please don’t hesitate to ask if you need anything from Meters,” Zhou Jiancheng said.

The implication was that Metersbonwe was willing to be among the first batch of merchants to join. "Thank you for your support, Mr. Zhou. However, the project is still in preparation, and the products are still under development. If there are any further needs, I will have Director Song contact Mr. Min."

Chen Yansen pushed Song Yuncheng forward and replied with a smile.

Song Yuncheng has performed exceptionally well in the major clients group, and Chen Yansen plans to have her continue to maintain key account (KA) merchants in the new project, which will not only hone her negotiation skills but also expand her resources and network.

“Okay.” Hearing Chen Yansen say this, Zhou Jiancheng didn’t press the matter further, knowing that there was no use in rushing him. So he changed the subject and talked about the difficulties the clothing industry had faced in the past two years.

As Chen Yansen listened, he muttered to himself, "The apparel industry has a gross profit margin of 60%-80%, only slightly lower than cosmetics. They're not even that greedy. They think consumers are easy to fool and want to dominate the market with inferior designs. There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Metersbonwe is a typical example. It made money too easily in the past, blindly expanded its production capacity, and did not pay attention to design. It became out of touch with the aesthetics of its target customers, which led to its decline.

Take Han Du Yi She, which has become very popular in the past two years, for example. It has 300 product groups, and its styles are updated quickly, resulting in rapid development.

Moreover, it primarily operates through online channels, providing rapid feedback; if a new product doesn't sell well, it's immediately replaced.

Of course, more than a decade later, due to issues such as limited distribution channels, fierce competition, and product quality, HSTYLE gradually faded into obscurity.

However, in 2011, Han Du Yi She completely overwhelmed Metersbonwe in terms of sales and business, becoming the undisputed leader in online apparel.

When Zhou Jiancheng mentioned this competitor, his eyes were filled with a mixture of hatred and envy. He also said that Metersbonwe's design department planned to refer to the product team of Han Du Yi She to increase the number of new products launched.

The group chatted until noon, then Zhou Jiancheng asked the administration department to arrange a car for them to go to Roosevelt Mansion at No. 27 on the Bund.

Zhou Jiancheng's reserved spot offers a view of the Huangpu River and the Oriental Pearl Tower across the river.

"It's a pity it's noon now; the night view would be even more beautiful," Zhou Jiancheng said with a smile.

The meal wasn't expensive; excluding drinks, it cost a little over 1000 yuan per person, but the ambiance was indeed nice.

Song Yuncheng seemed to really like the environment here.

Chen Yansen didn't feel anything special; he had been to this table with different women before.

Compared to more than a decade later, the dishes have not changed much.

After the meal, Chen Yansen declined Zhou Jiancheng's offer to stay, got up to say goodbye, and walked along the Bund promenade with Song Yuncheng.

Amidst the nearby greenery, pink, cloud-like plants attract many tourists to stop and take photos.

Song Yuncheng stopped in her tracks, clearly somewhat tempted.

"Go ahead, I'll take the picture for you," Chen Yansen said with a smile, seeing through her thoughts.

"Thank you," Song Yuncheng said with a smile.

She wore a simple blazer, her hair fluttering in the wind, and looked at Chen Yansen with gentle eyes.

Chen Yansen raised his phone, but suddenly froze.

In Song Yuncheng's eyes, he only saw his own reflection. Should he really treat this girl who loved him so much like a jerk?
Chen Yansen hesitated. Song Yuncheng was different from Zhou Keyuan and Ye Qiuping. She liked making money and seemed to like him as well.

"Are you done taking pictures?" Song Yuncheng asked with a smile, revealing a row of fine white teeth. A ray of sunlight fell, making her seem to glow all over.

"Okay, come and take a look." Chen Yansen pressed the shutter twice, capturing Song Yuncheng at her most beautiful.

He's quite skilled at taking pictures of girls.

Of course, Mr. Chen's preferred photography locations are often hotels, villas, and private clubs. Only with the added environmental enhancement can his strongest photography skills be brought out.

After strolling around the Bund, the two headed to the International Expo Centre, where a car show was being held during the National Day holiday.

Chen Yansen was already tired of driving his BMW 750, so he naturally wanted to treat himself to a few more cars.

The two got out of the car and walked into the auto show center, looking at the various brand booths along the way.

Song Yuncheng, who was standing next to her, realized that her savings were only enough to buy a mid-to-low-end car model.

Of the cars Chen Yansen inquired about, she could only afford half the price of the cheapest one.

Chen Yansen bought cars like he bought groceries. He paid deposits and signed contracts at the Bentley and Aston Martin booths, ordering a Bentley Mulsanne and an Aston Martin Rapide respectively.

The two cars cost nearly 1000 million yuan in total, and Gao Weilin will handle the rest of the paperwork for him.

The entire car buying process took less than an hour.

Seeing that it was still early, Chen Yansen took Song Yuncheng to the shooting range.

Watching beautiful women masturbate is also a kind of fun. Chen Yansen stood aside and watched Song Yuncheng wearing noise-canceling headphones and adjusting her posture while holding a Walther pistol under the guidance of the instructor.

"Oh!"

"Bang bang bang!"

Song Yuncheng, beaming with excitement, ran up to Chen Yansen with a smile as he listened to the electronic prompts and said, "33 rings out of 10 shots, not a single shot missed the target."

This level of skill doesn't qualify as talent; it's just that he's a little better than the average person.

After all, the target was only 10 meters away.

"Is it fun?" Chen Yansen asked.

"This is my first time playing with a gun, it's quite exciting." Song Yuncheng's face was flushed, revealing the excitement after her adrenaline surged.

"Next time I'll take you to the Arctic. I'll spend 10,000 yuan, and you can play with tanks and heavy machine guns as much as you want, and you can fire as many bullets as you want."

Chen Yansen replied with a smile.

Perhaps it was the unique qualities that Chen Yansen sensed in Song Yuncheng that set her apart from other girls that led him to bring her to the shooting range.

“No need, one experience is enough,” Song Yuncheng said softly as she sat down next to Chen Yansen.

at the same time.

When Ma Liyun learned that Chen Yansen had established a new company whose main business was still e-commerce, she couldn't help but wonder about his intentions.

After a long while, they decided to have Zhang Yong sound out Chen Yansen's opinion. If it was possible, Ali would invest in the company ahead of schedule.

Yuri, far away in the capital of the Arctic Kingdom, after learning that Chen Yansen had rejected DST's valuation offer, pondered for a moment and decided to make a trip to China in person.

He wanted to see for himself how this young man, not even twenty years old, could create two companies with valuations exceeding 10 billion within a year.

(End of this chapter)