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

Chapter 264 18 billion US dollars? I'm not going to carry Ma Liyun's sedan chair!

June 1st marks the arrival of midsummer.

A rapid chirping of cicadas came from the branches and leaves of the sycamore tree, making people feel irritated.

In room 0418, Chen Yansen sat on the sofa, his divine sense sweeping across an area of ​​more than fifteen meters.

In an instant, a dozen sparrows and swallows, along with dozens of cicadas, seemed to have seen some terrifying creature and fled in panic.

A mere ten seconds later, the surroundings fell completely silent.

Chen Yansen glanced at the system panel and saw that his mental strength had increased again, from 44.95 to 55.64.

The perception of the divine sense became increasingly refined, and it could even accurately distinguish the tiny print on the packaging box.

The exploration range is constantly expanding, and the ability to control objects is significantly enhanced. A 500ml bottle of mineral water can be easily 'lifted'.

'For every 10 points increase in my Spirit stat, the maximum weight I can control more than triple. Based on this, I shouldn't need to reach 100 points to lift 300 jin (150 catties) of weight with my Spirit.'

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yansen came to a conclusion.

This system is pretty good!
Chen Yansen reached out and the car keys on the coffee table flew into his hand.

I pushed open the door, went downstairs, got into the driver's seat of the Bentley, and sped off along Xuelin Road toward the Science Park.

The road was full of vibrant senior and junior female students, most of them wearing light and tight-fitting short T-shirts and floral skirts, revealing their fair and slender legs.

The commercial street opposite the east gate of the Xuyuan Academy has seen the addition of several hotels and internet cafes compared to two years ago; the former caters to physical needs, while the latter caters to spiritual needs.

The restaurant was incredibly popular. With graduation season approaching, it was packed every day. Groups of young people, holding their glasses and with tears in their eyes, would say, "Let's get together often! Guys, we have to make something of ourselves!"

Little did they know that for most of them, this would be the last time they saw each other in their lives.

Seven or eight years later, when they reach middle age, let alone being successful, they often have to smile and admit their mistakes in order to keep their jobs, even if they are scolded by their bosses.

Working hard, getting promoted and getting a raise—that's all bullshit!
Making money is king!

Heaven does not reward diligence; only those who are thick-skinned and ruthless can be invincible.

Ten minutes later, Chen Yansen parked his car on the first floor of the science park, walked into Building 9, and took the elevator to his office on the top floor.

Turn on your computer and launch your email.

The first email was from Gao Weilin. The industrial site that Meng Yuanzhi had promised him had been approved. It covers an area of ​​47 square meters and is located near the South Second Ring Road in Baohe District, close to Luzhou South Railway Station and the main urban area. The transportation and supporting facilities are relatively mature.

After a moment's thought, Chen Yansen sent a message to Wang Xueting in the HR department, instructing her to begin recruiting project directors, civil engineers, and engineering supervisors, and to set up the construction management department of Orange Technology.

The subsequent design, surveying and mapping, project budgeting, construction bidding and acceptance work for the headquarters building all require our own personnel.

Otherwise, even a small misstep could result in losses of tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.

The second letter was Pei Yi's work report. In late May, Kuaipao opened in three cities in Anhui Province, and the daily order volume exceeded 100 million for the first time.

The report also includes business and financial weekly reports from subsidiaries such as Orange Mobile Phone Factory, Gaode Map, Yunsu Express, and ByteDance.

Chen Yansen handled things very quickly, arranging everything in an orderly manner in less than ten minutes.

After finishing my chores, I opened the Eclipse CDT editor and continued writing the mobile operating system.

His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Chen Yansen replied calmly.

Gao Weilin pushed open the door and walked in with a big smile. He wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead with his right hand, looking as if he had successfully completed his mission.

"Have you reached an agreement with China Merchants Bank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and CEFC China Energy?"

Chen Yansen looked up at Gao Weilin and asked slowly.

“Each company holds 5% equity, and the financing amount is 6 million US dollars, totaling 18 billion US dollars for the three companies,” Gao Weilin pulled up a chair, sat down, and replied.

“A valuation of 120 billion US dollars, so-so. Didn’t Liao Wei keep you for more than a few days?” Chen Yansen said calmly.

$120 billion?
So-so?
If someone else said those words to him, Gao Weilin would definitely spit them in the face.

"After signing the contract, I rushed back immediately."

Gao Weilin chuckled.

"Old Liao is not short of money now, and he has state-owned enterprises backing him up. The situation of Santong Yida is going to be even more difficult."

Chen Yansen's tone was tinged with regret, but his face was full of smiles.

"Zheng Shengyu of the Postal Association has spoken with people from Air China. Once Yunsu Express's route operation and airport use permits are approved, they can purchase a batch of second-hand civil aircraft to form an air transport fleet and compete with SF Express for the air freight market."

Gao Weilin explained slowly.

"It's time for Yunsu to enter the high-end express delivery market. How much can they possibly earn from poor people when they're always scraping by on the ground?"

Chen Yansen replied with a smile.

This $18 billion financing will serve two purposes: first, it will provide ample development funds to accelerate the expansion of the network and develop time-sensitive express delivery services; second, it will serve as a deterrent to Chen Dejun and others.

All Tongda Group is thinking about is seeing who can't withstand the losses first.

Once Cloudspeed abandons its low-price strategy, it will be the best time for them to launch a counterattack.

But the news that Yunsu Express had secured $18 billion in funding was like the final straw, weighing heavily on Chen Dejun and his team. "Fight? How can we fight like this?" Lai Haisong of Zhongtong Express said weakly, head bowed.

In the past two months, he has proactively contacted Sequoia Capital, Hillhouse Capital, and Warburg Pincus, but without exception, he has failed to reach an agreement with any of them.

They will either be rejected outright or find it difficult to reach an agreement on valuation.

Lai Haisong's target price was 26 billion yuan, but Warburg Pincus, the only investor interested, was only willing to offer 8 million yuan.

Isn’t this bullying?
“18 billion US dollars is enough for Yunsu to compete with us for another two years,” Yu Weijiao of Yuantong Express said quietly.

Two years?

Given the current situation, the three major express delivery companies (STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express) will all go out of business in less than a year.

In fact, this was also Chen Yansen's goal: to drive the Tongda Group out of the express delivery industry with a price as low as 1.5 yuan.

Those who can't afford to lose money should withdraw voluntarily.

"Boss Chen, I've thought it through. I'll go talk to Liao Wei tomorrow." Nie Tengyu from Yunda Express suddenly stood up and said with a firm expression.

What else can we do but surrender?
Are you going to just watch the company you founded slowly go bankrupt?
Admitting defeat early might allow them to sell for a better price.

After all, Yunsu had already acquired Quanfeng Express, so there was no reason for them to refuse Yunda.

"President Nie, do you want to sell the company to Yunsu?" Chen Dejun, who had been silent until now, asked coldly.

"Is this something I can decide just because I want to?" Nie Tengyu retorted.

“Yesterday, I talked with Mr. Ma from Hangzhou. Ali is interested in getting involved in the express delivery industry and is willing to incorporate STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express into Ali's logistics system, and support us with orders from Taobao and Tmall.”

As Chen Dejun spoke, he scanned the faces of Lai Haisong, Nie Tengyu, and Yu Weijiao, observing their expressions and demeanor.

Nie Tengyu looked disdainful!
Yu Weijiao remained unmoved.

Only Lai Haisong showed some interest and waited for him to continue.

"Don't be naive! Ma Liyun has almost emptied his pockets to buy back Yahoo's shares. The cooperation he talks about is mostly a way to get something for nothing, and he definitely won't spend a single penny."

Nie Tengyu snorted coldly.

Yu Weijiao and Lai Haisong exchanged a glance, their newly ignited hope instantly extinguished.

Yes!

Ahri has no money at all!
Rather than letting Ma Liyun take advantage of them for nothing, it's better to sell the company to Yunsu.

“There’s definitely money. Mr. Ma’s idea is for Ali to step in, join forces with Best Logistics and SF Express, and establish a brand new logistics company…” Chen Dejun said softly, frowning.

"Best Express and SF Express? We can't get many shares from them. In the end, Ma Liyun is still unwilling to spend money. He just wants to use the network resources of STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express to build his own Cainiao service stations. He's playing a clever game, trying to make money off of others!"

At this moment, Yu Weijiao also realized what was happening and said with a dissatisfied expression.

In the past, he might have agreed, but Yuantong Express was almost driven to a dead end by Yunsu, so he had no intention of helping Ma Liyun.

"You can continue your discussion. I'll take my leave now." Nie Tengyu chuckled and left the private room without looking back.

"President Lai, President Yu, what do you two think?" Chen Dejun looked at Nie Tengyu's back, then turned to look at Lai Haisong and Yu Weijiao.

“Cooperating with Ali is also an option, just have Ma Liyun put up an investment,” Yu Weijiao said, squinting his eyes.

Ali wants to leverage the resources of Yuantong Express, but empty promises won't suffice.

"I agree, let's do it Lao Yu said." Lai Haisong lit a cigarette and puffed out the smoke impatiently.

"Okay, I'll arrange a meeting time."

Chen Dejun nodded, indicating his approval of Yu Weijiao and Lai Haisong's approach.

As for Yunda Express, let them die!

Nie Tengyu left the club and instructed the driver to head straight for the headquarters building of Yunsu Express.

He realized that he had to sell as soon as possible, otherwise, in a few more months, Yunda Express's network and business volume would continue to shrink, and its value would also decrease.

Half an hour later, Nie Tengyu arrived at the Yunsu headquarters with his assistant.

"I am Nie Tengyu, Chairman of Yunda Express. Is Liao Wei here?" Nie Tengyu asked sternly as he stood at the front desk.

The young woman at the front desk shrank back, instinctively thinking that the other party was there to cause trouble, and said cautiously, "Mr. Nie, I don't know if Mr. Liao is in the company. Would you like me to ask him for you?"

"Okay, thank you. Tell Liao Wei I'll talk to him about the acquisition." Nie Tengyu waved his hand impatiently.

"Please wait a moment." The receptionist could tell that Nie Tengyu meant no harm.

She picked up the phone and called Zhai An.

"Acquisition and cooperation?" Zhai An immediately understood what the receptionist meant upon hearing the explanation.

He turned and walked into Liao Wei's office, saying excitedly, "Boss, Yunda has admitted defeat."

"What do you mean?" Liao Wei asked, putting down the documents in his hand and looking puzzled.

(End of this chapter)