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Chapter 243: 8 orders in the first hour! Dingdong Community is established!
On April 5th, WeChat version 4.0 was launched, along with the Moments feature, and the English version was officially renamed WeChat.

Zhang Xiaolong paid homage to Instagram's photo album feature, starting a trend among Chinese netizens to share (show off) their lives.

The number of WeChat users is rapidly climbing towards the 200 million mark!
That afternoon, Lashou.com announced that it had completed a $1.1 million Series C financing round and restarted its IPO roadshow, clearly aiming to raise more funds through an IPO in order to gain a dominant advantage in the group-buying market.

On the same day, Gening, Lvjian and Fengyuan Pharmacy in Luzhou, as well as Yifeng, Fumei and Haoyaoshi Pharmacy in Shanghai, made a high-profile entry into Kuaipao Takeaway.

In the future, people will be able to buy everyday medicines or life-saving devices at home, and delivery drivers will bring them to their door.

At the same time, Kuaipao established branches in Hangzhou and Nanjing to prepare for entering the local food delivery market.

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Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park, Building No. 9.

Chen Yansen opened a product document sent by Cao Dahua, which contained two new products.

The standard version of the 10000mAh Orange Power Bank is priced at 99 yuan.
The 10000mAh Orange Power Bank Fast Charging Edition is priced at 199 yuan.

It features a steel casing and is composed of four 2500mAh 18650 lithium-ion cells, with core components supplied by Desay Battery.

The fast-charging version uses 18650 lithium-ion cells with a higher charging rate and has optimized the circuit design, adding charging protection functions.

Compared to power banks from brands like Pisen and Aigo with similar specifications, Orange Power Bank's price is only on par with them, and about 20% higher than ordinary brands.

Chen Yansen glanced at the material costs, thought for a moment, and changed the prices to 69 yuan and 139 yuan.

As one of the core shareholders of Desay Battery, Senlian Capital, along with purchase orders from Orange Mobile Phone Factory, accounts for almost 40% of the company's business.

The price offered by Desay is naturally the lowest in the entire industry.

Cao Dahua calculated that the total cost, including the battery cells, circuit boards, casing, packaging, wires, labor, and transportation, was less than 50 yuan.

Even if it only sells for 69 yuan, it still has a gross profit margin of 40%.

Chen Yansen never intended to profit from power banks, phone cases, and Bluetooth earphones. To him, these peripheral products were merely a means to maintain the factory's operation and ensure workers' income.

The morning flew by, and it was noon.

Chen Yansen went downstairs and walked straight into the cafeteria. As soon as he entered, he saw Liang Bo and Wang Teng sitting not far away, eating and chatting.

"Toutiao's download numbers are really impressive, dominating the charts for five consecutive days. Let me tell you, once today ends, you'll have to pay for a spot on the Orange App Store tomorrow."

Wang Teng said with a smile.

The boss only gave Toutiao a five-day support period; once the time was up, all the free advertising slots were immediately removed.

"Hey, are you afraid I can't afford it?" Liang Bo retorted.

Toutiao's launch was flawless, surpassing 1500 million downloads and 1000 million registered users in just five days.

The information feed is interspersed with a large number of native ads from Pinduoduo, Orange Technology, Kuaipao, and Kuaidi Dache. Although they are all subsidiaries of Senlian Capital, advertising fees still need to be paid.

Toutiao is not short of money, so Liang Bo is naturally very confident.

Furthermore, Today Tech plans to set up an advertising sales department. As long as they maintain daily active users and retain users, earning 30 to 50 million yuan a month is not a problem at all.

Chen Yansen listened to their conversation and smiled faintly.

After getting his food, he didn't go over to join the fun. Instead, he sat down opposite Meng Jie, with Ye Qiuping sitting next to him.

When did this woman become so close to Meng Jie?
Chen Yansen sneered inwardly. It seemed that the last time he had given Ye Qiuping a spur-on, she had not been sharp enough, which was why she had other ideas.

Meng Jie, who was engrossed in her meal, suddenly felt a darkness before her eyes. She subconsciously looked up and, upon seeing Chen Yansen, smiled slightly and asked, "Want some chicken legs?"

Chen Yansen smiled, pushed his plate over, took the chicken leg, and then looked at Ye Qiuping and said, "Director Ye and Meng Jie seem to be quite familiar with each other?"

In the past two days, he has frequently seen the two of them going in and out of the cafeteria together.

"Sister Qiuping is very nice. She taught me a lot," Mengjie said, putting down her chopsticks and taking Ye Qiuping's arm.

"Really? Director Ye, please come to my office this afternoon. I have some brand promotion plans that I need to discuss with you in more detail."

Chen Yansen looked at the other person with a half-smile and said slowly.

"Okay, boss."

Ye Qiuping's expression remained unchanged, but her heart skipped a beat as she realized that her actions had caused a misunderstanding.

Meng Jie was completely unaware of this and finished lunch with Chen Yansen.

Half an hour later.

Chen Yansen returned to his office, poured himself a cup of tea, and leaned back in his chair in deep thought. The No. 4 mobile phone factory in Luzhou was scheduled to start production next Monday.

Initially, the company mainly had OEM orders for Huawei and Xiaomi phones. If the sales of Orange Power Banks meet expectations, some production capacity can be transferred there.

The Shenzhen factory is only responsible for the production and manufacturing of Orange phones, and is gradually transforming into an integrated factory that combines R&D and manufacturing.

After all, Shenzhen has complete supporting facilities and a strong ability to attract high-end talents, so there is no need to cramm people into the virtual city.

"Knock knock knock—!" Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Chen Yansen knew it was Ye Qiuping and replied calmly, "Go in."

Ye Qiuping pushed the door open and entered, gently closing it behind her. She hurriedly explained, "Boss, I have absolutely no ill intentions towards Meng Jie. I just wanted to befriend her because she is your girlfriend."

"I do not believe."

Chen Yansen stared intently at Ye Qiuping and said with a light laugh.

Twenty-eight-year-old Ye Qiuping, though an old book, has become increasingly plump and mature, bright and charming. Her white shirt, gray suit, and linen wide-leg pants complement her fierce figure perfectly.

"Then what do you want me to do for you to believe me?" Ye Qiuping sighed helplessly. As a subordinate, isn't it normal to try to please the potential boss's wife?
Indeed, in her view, Meng Jie was most likely just one of Chen Yansen's many backup options.

Given Chen Yansen's practiced movements, she couldn't believe that he only had one girlfriend.

"Draw the curtains," Chen Yansen ordered casually, leaning back in his executive chair.

Ye Qiuping panicked, instantly understanding what the other person meant, but she wished she hadn't.

An hour later, Ye Qiuping bit her lip and finally couldn't help but ask, "Boss, are you almost done?"

Chen Yansen glanced at his watch and said with displeasure, "Lie down properly!"

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Three days later, at 10:00 AM on April 8th.

Orange Power Banks are being sold simultaneously through six major channels: Orange Mall, Pinduoduo, Taobao, Suning, Gome, and Kuaipao Delivery.

10000mAh, only 69 yuan!
Meanwhile, similar power banks from generic brands cost just over 100 yuan, while those from major brands cost over 200 yuan.

Orange Technology has a total of 2000 million users, and their demand for power banks is not low. Moreover, the price of 69 yuan is indeed not expensive.

In the first hour after it went live, 8 orders were sold!

Buyers in Shanghai and Luzhou received their goods just half an hour later.

At this time, Taobao and Jingdong had not yet realized the threat that the pre-positioned warehouses posed to them. They only felt that Orange Technology's practice of placing products in Yunsu Express warehouses and food delivery stations in advance seemed somewhat foolish.

While delivery times have been shortened, warehousing and management costs are too high, making it difficult to promote and apply on a large scale.

After learning about it, Ma Liyun did not take it to heart.

However, Liang Changlin, the owner of Shanghai YaYa.com, was greatly inspired after purchasing an Orange power bank from KuaiPao.

He pondered repeatedly: if an online service station were set up in the central area of ​​the community, providing users with services such as housekeeping recommendations, property fee payment, package collection, grocery shopping, and appliance repair, wouldn't that be equivalent to creating an offline 58.com?

The more Liang Changlin thought about it, the more he felt that the project had a good prospect. It avoided online competition with 58.com and did not have to compete head-on with Kuaipao.

Unlike the O2O model, he defines this business model as S2C, which helps housekeeping, renovation, and appliance repair personnel sell their skills and services to buyers.

There are two ways to generate profits: first, sales commissions; second, platform-operated products.

Liang Changlin is a veteran who acts decisively. Within two days, he registered the "Dingdong Community" trademark and began recruiting R&D and delivery riders in Zhangjiang Science and Technology Park in Pudong.

the other side.

Chen Yansen, along with Gao Weilin and Song Yuncheng, traveled by car to Luzhou.

As soon as I got off the highway, Xu Minggang called.

"Brother Chen, have you arrived in Luzhou yet? I've booked a table in Luzhou Prefecture tonight to welcome you and give you a proper meal."

Xu Minggang laughed heartily, speaking in a familiar and friendly tone.

"I've made an appointment with Secretary Tao, would you like to come along?"

Chen Yansen suggested with a smile.

He didn't have time to entertain Xu Minggang, Tao Jingwen, and the others one by one, since they had eaten together before anyway.

“Okay, then you don’t need to worry about it, I’ll take care of it,” Xu Minggang said, taking full responsibility.

Chen Yansen then hung up the phone.

The two reasons for my trip to Luzhou are twofold: first, to attend the unveiling ceremony of Luzhou No. 4 Super Factory; and second, to obtain a legal license for my taxi company from Meng Yuanzhi.

Within Huian Province, only Meng Yuanzhi dared to approve it for him.

It's important to understand that Kuaidi Dache is completely different from traditional taxi companies. Drivers join with their own vehicles and do not own any commercial vehicles.

This unusual and bizarre operating license is probably unrecognizable outside of Huian Province.

In addition, the number of part-time drivers (i.e., private car drivers) for Kuaidi Dache is also expanding rapidly.

In 2012, Kuaidi Dache (a ride-hailing service) was constantly teetering on the edge of compliance with regulations.

(End of this chapter)