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Chapter 290 The Edamame Incident! Chen Yizhou's Furious Outburst!

The rooster crows at dawn, and the sky is just beginning to lighten.

Chen Yansen woke up early, put on his slippers and got out of bed. Ye Qiuping's room was filled with the scent of milk, mixed with the fragrance of ripe fruit.

I sat down on the sofa in the living room and started scrolling through my phone.

Xiaomi's sales exceeded 400 million units in 2012, with revenue exceeding 60 billion yuan.

The "Strategic Emerging Industries Development Plan" has been released, requiring urban broadband access capacity to reach 20 Mbps and rural broadband access to reach 4 Mbps by 2015.

Internet companies are flocking to the smartphone market, vying for access to the mobile internet.

Chen Yansen clicked on the third news item, which detailed the sales figures of Ali Cloud, 360, Shanda, and NetEase mobile phones, and even mentioned that Baidu had announced its own mobile phone manufacturing plan.

Baidu Mobile?

Never heard of it!
The fourth news item was "Dongguan Edamame Gate." Chen Yansen glanced at it and felt that the news from 2012 was particularly abstract; how could this possibly make it to the trending topics?

But out of curiosity and to study his competitors' strategies, he clicked on it anyway.

At 21:28 PM last night, Zhuang Yujia, the purchasing and sales director of JD.com's small home appliances, posted three pictures of drunken crab and pickled edamame on Weibo. Ten minutes later, Liu Qiangdong also posted pictures of the dishes on Weibo. The angles were different, but the plates and the wood grain of the tabletop were exactly the same.

The comments section for both of them has already exploded!

It was only 5:40, and the two of them were clearly still asleep, seemingly unaware of anything.

The response speed of JD.com's public relations department is worrying. Is it really that difficult to make a phone call to the boss?

Or is it that Handsome Dong has a habit of turning off his phone when he sleeps?
Chen Yansen narrowed his eyes, sensing something unusual. Logically speaking, given Liangzai Dong's style of doing things, he would never expose his relationship so openly.

If it's not him, then it must be someone else?
"Even heroes have found it hard to resist the charms of a beautiful woman. They've fallen into the same trap countless times, and handsome Dong is clearly enjoying it too."

Chen Yansen chuckled softly and muttered to himself.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Ye Qiuping, who was fast asleep. If Teacher Ye also used this trick against him, how should he defend himself?
at the same time.

Liu Qiangdong sat on the sofa by the window, holding an iPhone 4S in his hands, constantly scrolling through the comments section, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"Boss, I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to turn out like this." Zhuang Yujia stood in front of Liu Qiangdong, looking at the other party's increasingly cold expression, and immediately realized that she had gone too far.

"I'm going back to the company now." Liu Qiangdong put down his phone, stared at Zhuang Yujia for more than ten seconds, and then smiled faintly. He had misjudged her and underestimated this woman.

"Should I reply?" Zhuang Yujia asked cautiously.

"No need, the public relations department will handle it." Liu Qiangdong shook his head and refused, then opened the door and walked straight out.

On a gloomy morning in late August in Beijing, a gentle breeze blew by, but Liu Qiangdong suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

"Isn't it better to just date?"

Liu Qiangdong got into a Hummer H2 and sped off towards the Dongguan headquarters.

His romantic relationship is a private matter; whether or not to announce it, and when to announce it, is up to him.

He was fully aware of Zhuang Yujia's little schemes and could understand them, but that didn't mean he approved of them.

The moment he walked out of the residential compound, he brought an end to their three-year relationship.

There are plenty of beautiful women out there!

Liu Qiangdong hates disobedient, tactless, and scheming women the most. He knows very well that if a woman can scheme against someone once, she will do it again and again.

At 10 a.m., under the guidance of the public relations department, Liu Qiangdong officially responded on Weibo, simply acknowledging the relationship and denying netizens' speculation that it was a "hype stunt".

But Zhuang Yujia had just arrived at the company when she received a transfer order that kicked her from Yanjing to Shanghai.

In an instant, she understood what Liu Qiangdong meant.

"Men, they're all ruthless characters." Zhuang Yujia laughed self-deprecatingly.

However, it won't be so easy for Liu Qiangdong to kick him out.

With a cold gaze, Zhuang Yujia stepped into Liu Qiangdong's office under the watchful eyes of countless people, making a final stand for herself.

the other side.

After seeing this news, Song Yuncheng couldn't help but think of her relationship with Chen Yansen, which was also something that couldn't be made public.

"Song Yuncheng!"

Just as she was lost in thought, a familiar voice came to her ears. Looking up, she saw Chen Yansen and Ma Wenteng walking side by side, followed by Liu Zhiping, Huang Zheng and others, plus assistants and bodyguards, making a total of more than twenty people.

Without a second thought, Song Yuncheng quickly put away her phone and hurried over to meet him.

"Mr. Ma, Mr. Liu, welcome to Pinbei for your guidance."

Song Yuncheng greeted him with a smile and a natural, generous demeanor.

Huang Zheng, standing to the side, tensed up instantly, subtly elevating Song Yuncheng's status by several notches.

He is a smart man who has a thorough understanding of the organizational structure logic of internet companies in Europe, America, and China.

Generally speaking, as investors and core shareholders of Pinbei, Ma Wenteng and Liu Zhiping should have had their reception handled by the investor relations department.

However, Pinbei did not establish such a department; it was usually handled by Gao Weilin and Chen Yansen, with the marketing and branding departments providing collaborative support.

But Song Yuncheng's position is Director of Major Client Recruitment!

There are neither relevant responsibilities nor corresponding authority!
"Director Song, it's been a long time! It seems that General Manager Chen has a knack for cultivating talent. I've even heard of the title of Director of Key Accounts at Pinbei."

Ma Wenteng joked with a smile.

Although their last meeting was two years ago, he had a deep impression of Song Yuncheng.

When Tencent participated in FoxTao's angel round investment, it was Song Yuncheng, who was standing right in front of him, who introduced the business plan to him and Liu Zhiping.

A freshman journalism student and a sophomore visual design student managed to persuade him and Liu Zhiping to extract 1000 million yuan from Tencent.

Of course, from Chen Yansen's perspective, this money was shamelessly stuffed into his hands by Little Ma.

"Mr. Ma, you flatter me. This is Pinbei's Major Accounts Division, mainly responsible for the implementation of brand marketing plans. Our clients are primarily in the automotive, digital, home appliance, and jewelry sectors..."

Song Yuncheng was not intimidated at all and spoke eloquently in response to the other party's words.

“Compared to two years ago, Director Song’s progress is astonishing,” Liu Zhiping echoed.

So they knew each other all along? It wasn't what I thought.
After listening to a few sentences, Huang Zheng completely overturned his previous judgment.

After Song Yuncheng led Ma Wenteng, Liu Zhiping, and others on a tour of the Investment Promotion and Operations Department and the Major Client Investment Promotion Department, Huang Zheng took over the conversation and led everyone upstairs.

There are also more than a dozen sub-departments such as marketing, R&D, design, data, advertising, and product.

The members of Pinbei Technology, apart from a small number of students from the virtual college, are mostly outstanding graduates from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luzhou University of Technology, Jinling University, Fudan University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as well as industry experts poached from platforms such as Ali, JD.com, and Suning.

With formidable strength and a well-equipped army!
No wonder they were able to overturn JD.com's industry dominance!

Ma Wenteng nodded repeatedly, a satisfied look on his face. Although Pinbei's valuation was high, its market potential was even greater, and its return on investment would be higher. On the other hand, for JD.com, if it weren't for the group's internal desire to get rid of the three money-losing businesses, QQ Shopping, Paipai.com, and Yixun.com, and for considerations of diversifying investment risks, it would have been a different story.

To be honest, he really didn't want to join JD.com.

The capital-intensive model has a long profit cycle, and Tencent doesn't want to invest money, so it came up with this shady operation of exchanging traffic and junk projects for JD.com's equity.

Ma Wenteng pinned his hopes on the fact that once Liu Qiangdong acquired Tencent's traffic portal, he could deliver a performance that would satisfy investors. Only then would Liu have a chance to pursue an IPO, and only then would Tencent have the opportunity to monetize its equity.

"What are Pinduoduo's current daily sales figures?" Ma Wenteng suddenly asked.

"Between 7 and 8 million, a major promotion could increase it three to four times. If we invest heavily in advertising, we estimate we could achieve five to six times that."

Chen Yansen didn't hide anything and spoke the truth.

"JD.com barely reaches 4 million." Ma Wenteng directly relayed the true state of JD.com's business to Chen Yansen.

"so little?"

Chen Yansen asked bluntly.

Ma Wenteng didn't react much, but Liu Zhiping's face froze upon hearing this, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across his eyes. As the head of Tencent's e-commerce business unit, he really wanted to say: A single-day sales figure of 4 million is a number that Paipai.com can only dream of.

As for the specific figures, Liu Zhiping was ashamed to mention them.

Anyway, it has more customers than Vancl, and it can compete with Dangdang.com.

“4 million is a lot. You should know that four years ago, Ahri barely reached this level.”

Ma Wenteng took a deep breath, glanced at Liu Zhiping intentionally or unintentionally, and sighed.

Since her biological son was disappointing, she had no choice but to find a godson outside.

Pinduoduo was the first, JD.com was the second.

With its left and right arms, Tencent can speak more loudly in the e-commerce industry.

“Things are different now. When I attended the private express delivery exchange meeting at the beginning of the year, the daily business volume in the country was only 2000 million orders. In just half a year, it has now increased to 2400 million orders. Zheng Shengyu of the Postal Association has raised the annual target from 60 billion orders to 80 billion orders.”

Chen Yansen spoke slowly and deliberately.

The implication is that the express delivery and logistics industry is experiencing rapid development, e-commerce can reach a wider range of cities and users, and the popularity of smartphones has undoubtedly lowered the barriers to online shopping.

Previously, buying a computer online required spending 3000 to 4000 yuan, but now you can do the same with an Orange D1 computer for only 799 yuan.

“You’re right.” Ma Wenteng strongly agreed with Chen Yansen’s statement.

In 2008, Ali's total GMV was 1000 billion, but its revenue was only 28.3 billion US dollars. In his eyes, it was not a big threat.

But in the following years, Ahri's growth rate was astonishing.

In 2009, it exceeded 2000 billion; in 2010, it exceeded 4000 billion; in 2011, it exceeded 6000 billion; and this year, driven by the smartphone and express delivery industries, some third-party business data research agencies predict that Ali's GMV will increase to one trillion.

Faced with the huge pie of the e-commerce market, Tencent can't even get a hot bite. How can Ma Wenteng tolerate this?

This is why he invested in Pinduoduo at a premium, even at the cost of exchanging primary traffic entrances from QQ and WeChat.

A market worth trillions, or even tens of trillions, is about to take off, yet Tencent can't even get a ticket. How can this be acceptable?

After abandoning his self-operated e-commerce strategy, Ma Wenteng immediately made up his mind that he would buy a first-class seat, even if it meant spending money.

Fortunately, Chen Yansen did not disappoint him. In just one year, he caught up with JD.com's market share and easily overtook it.

The group spent an hour at the Pinbei headquarters. Ma Wenteng suggested visiting Orange Technology, and Chen Yansen readily agreed.

"Aurora OS R&D Department!"

"Orange Mobile Hardware and Industrial Design Department, Testing Department!"

"Artificial Intelligence Lab!"

"..."

After walking around, Ma Wenteng couldn't help but show surprise. He had thought that Orange Technology had at most made some achievements in the industrial design of smartphones.

To his utter surprise, Orange Technology's AI Lab had such a strong reserve of technology and talent, with all of its R&D engineers being senior researchers from prestigious European and American universities and top technology companies.

Did Chen Yansen kidnap all these people's entire families?
Ma Wenteng looked suspicious and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Does Mr. Ma have any doubts?" Chen Yansen could tell from the other party's expression at a glance, so he asked with a smile.

"If it were just for a voice interaction engine and a smart speaker, you wouldn't have gone to such great lengths, investing heavily in building server clusters and recruiting people from overseas, would you?"

Ma Wenteng pressed for an answer, clearly curious.

"Of course not!" Chen Yansen shook his head in denial. He paused briefly, then continued:

"There are many things that can be done in the field of artificial intelligence. Orange Technology's initial idea is to start with voice, text, image and video information to create an intelligent AI search engine, thereby changing users' usage habits. In the future, users will not have to look for the correct answer in search results, but will be given the answer directly by the AI ​​robot."

Ma Wenteng frowned, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart. After listening to Chen Yansen's words, he had to admit that Orange Technology was completely different from mobile phone manufacturers such as Xiaomi and Meizu.

In fact, Chen Yansen did not discuss this topic in detail.

Although Ma Wenteng was a top student majoring in computer science at Shenzhen University, not to mention more than a decade ago, even now, research on artificial intelligence is still in its infancy.

Among the leading AI language models, OpenAI's GPT-3 and Google's BERT algorithm training models have yet to be developed.

If I explained it in more detail, Ma Wenteng wouldn't understand.

It was just right, touching on the point without going too far.

However, Ma Wenteng did not express any intention to invest after the visit, presumably adhering to the principle of resolutely not investing in industries he does not understand.

It was almost noon, lunchtime.

Chen Yansen suggested going to the Sky Garden, since it was the only decent hotel in the city, but Ma Wenteng wanted to check out the cafeteria.

Xiao Ma wanted to save him money, so Chen Yansen naturally wouldn't stop him.

Under the watchful eyes of employees from Orange Technology, Pinduoduo, and Toutiao, Ma Wenteng calmly finished a bowl of beef noodles.

He barely touched the various dishes on the table.

Xucheng is located in northern Anhui, and it certainly has a knack for making noodles. In addition, the noodle chef in the canteen was originally poached from the kitchen of a hotel in the city.

Excellent business skills!

The chef, standing behind the window, saw Ma Wenteng finish his noodles completely, and smiled, puffing out his belly with a smug look.

The new product launch event for Orange Mobile was at 2 PM. Chen Yansen led Ma Wenteng and others to his office for a short rest.

As soon as he entered the door, his phone rang in his pocket. He took it out and, sure enough, it was Chen Yizhou from Renren.com.

They're really in a hurry!

(End of this chapter)