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Chapter 314 First Meeting with Li Yanhong! Lei Yijun: I really want to arrange another meeting with President Zhou! Third in the Market!

As the door was pushed open, Chen Yansen, Ma Wenteng, and Liu Zhiping walked in, followed by Zhou Shouzhi, Huang Zheng, and Gao Weilin.

"Mr. Chen!"

"Mr. Ma!"

"President Liu!"

Zhang Chaoyang, Lei Yijun, and others quickly stood up, shook hands, exchanged pleasantries, and greeted each other with smiles.

"Don't we have any meetings tomorrow?" Chen Yansen glanced at the coffee table, which was covered with beer, red wine and whiskey, and couldn't help but tease him with a joking smile.

"I've attended ten Internet conferences, and there's nothing new every year. Let's have drinks tonight and catch up on sleep at the conference venue tomorrow."

Zhang Chaoyang said with a smile.

"..." Chen Yansen chuckled, this was indeed something Zhang Chaoyang would do.

If it weren't for the concern for his superiors' reputation, he probably wouldn't have wanted to participate.

The private room was spacious enough to accommodate forty or fifty people, but it still felt empty after they came in.

As everyone took their seats, Zhang Chaoyang approached Chen Yansen, filled his glass, and poured a glass of whiskey for Ma Wenteng, saying, "Long time no see."

“Yes, it’s been a while since we’ve had a drink together,” Ma Wenteng replied, raising his glass.

"You're too busy," Zhang Chaoyang said casually, swirling the wine in his glass.

Ma Wenteng smiled but didn't say anything. Unlike Zhang Chaoyang, Tencent was still in its growth phase and naturally couldn't afford to relax.

If Tencent misses the opportunity presented by the mobile internet boom, it risks declining and becoming the next Sohu. Therefore, it has to be cautious.

"Mr. Chen, I heard that Orange Mobile is planning to enter the Eastern European market?" Ding Lei asked curiously.

This question was originally intended for Zhang Chaoyang, but since the person in question is right in front of us, there's no need to go to such lengths.

"We have this idea. We are currently communicating with telecommunications operators in Eastern Europe about the revenue sharing ratio. In addition, hardware and network standards also need to be coordinated and improved. It will probably be available for sale in Q4."

Chen Yansen did not hide anything.

It's just the Eastern European market, not Western Europe!

He wouldn't stop Xiaomi and NetEase if they wanted to go.

After all, he holds the manufacturing orders for both companies. The higher the sales of Xiaomi and NetEase phones, the more jobs and humanitarian contributions Orange Phone Factory can provide.

Lei Yijun listened intently, and after Chen Yansen finished speaking, he interjected, "The reason why Shanxing and Apple are so strong is mainly due to their overseas markets. Although the domestic smartphone market is large, it only accounts for 30% of the global market. Entering overseas markets is the right choice."

For example, Shanxing only sells about 1000 million smartphones per quarter in China, but its global shipments reach more than 5000 million units.

"What stage is Xiaomi's voice interaction engine development at?" Chen Yansen asked casually.

After obtaining the patent license for the speech analysis development tool, Lei Yijun went back and established the Xiaomi Artificial Intelligence Lab. In just over two months, there should have been some output.

"Xiaomi is developing a voice interaction engine?" Before Lei Yijun could react, Ding Lei asked with a look of surprise.

"Yes, I purchased the patented technology for the development tools from Mr. Chen. It's just starting out, and we're still researching the algorithm model."

Lei Yijun answered truthfully.

Even the development tools were provided by Orange Technology, so he had no reason to hide it.

Ding Lei nodded; he wasn't particularly interested in voice interaction engines.

The group drank and discussed cooperation matters until 1 a.m., when the second drinking session finally came to an end.

Chen Yansen waved goodbye to Ma Huateng, Zhang Chaoyang and others, and then got into a Maybach 62S and returned to the hotel.

The evening's drinking session wasn't entirely fruitless for him; at least he secured agreements with Ding Lei and He Xiaopeng for next year's Pinduoduo advertising business, as well as pre-installation partnerships with UC Browser and NetEase's mobile app.

The neon lights of Yanjing shone brightly under the night sky, creating a tranquil atmosphere.

When he returned to the Marco Polo Hotel, it was almost 1:30. He had two room keys in his pocket, and Chen Yansen took out the second one.

Swipe your card to unlock the door and walk inside.

Song Yuncheng lay on the bed, her pretty face slightly flushed, her eyes tightly closed, clearly having fallen asleep early because she had been waiting for too long.

Chen Yansen took off his coat and shirt, took a quick shower in the bathroom, and then crawled into bed.

The next morning.

After breakfast, everyone took a car to the International Conference Center. They turned right onto North Fourth Ring Road from Anli Road and drove straight for more than 400 meters before arriving at their destination.

Chen Yansen got out of the car and looked up at the International Conference Center. There was a huge crowd of media reporters standing in the open space outside. Even from hundreds of meters away, he could hear the constant clicking of camera shutters.

This year's Internet conference, in addition to domestic Internet companies, also invited overseas investment institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Temasek, and IDG, as well as international giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

This is actually one of the organizers' methods for attracting domestic entrepreneurs, because most of the invitees are there to discuss cooperation and seek financing.

Chen Yansen walked into the conference hall, followed by Zhou Shouzhi, Huang Zheng, Xiao Jun, Pei Yi, Cheng Weixing, and others. The lineup of Senlian Capital was quite impressive.

From mobile phone R&D and manufacturing, social e-commerce to food delivery, group buying, ride-hailing, news, express delivery, browsers and electronic navigation maps, Senlian Capital's business scope covers multiple fields.

Before Chen Yansen and his entourage even entered the hall, reporters had already blocked the way in front of them.

Ma Liyun, Ma Wenteng, and Li Yanhong are frequent attendees at the Internet Conference, and all the newsworthy stories about them have long been thoroughly investigated.

But Chen Yansen is different. At only twenty years old, he has extended his business reach to various industries and has a net worth of tens of billions. This is much more valuable than interviewing the three giants of BAT.

"Mr. Chen, how do you balance your studies and entrepreneurship? What is the core logic of your time management?"

"Mr. Chen, your company's business is simultaneously involved in multiple sectors such as food delivery, group buying, and ride-hailing. How do you avoid resource dilution? Besides burning money to acquire market share, do Kuaidi Dache and Kuaidi Dache have any other core competitive advantages?"

"Mr. Chen, as a 20-year-old college student entrepreneur, have you encountered trust barriers due to your age? How do you break down this prejudice?"

"Mr. Chen..." Dozens of microphones were handed over in an instant. Chen Yansen stepped back, glanced at the labels on the microphones, and randomly selected seven or eight influential media outlets in the industry to answer their questions one by one.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Shouzhi and the others were pushed out.

Giving media interviews to increase company and product exposure, thereby enhancing industry influence, is one of the key purposes of attending the Internet Conference.

Since Chen Yansen had come, he naturally wouldn't resist.

The group lingered at the entrance for more than half an hour. With less than twenty minutes left before the opening ceremony of the conference, Chen Yansen and the others, escorted by security personnel, walked straight into the conference hall.

Chen Yansen, Huang Zheng, and Zhou Shouzhi were seated in the first row, while the others were scattered in the second and third rows.

Chen Yansen looked around and saw that most of the people there were familiar faces. When Ma Liyun saw him, she managed a weak smile.

The establishment of the Yunsu Express Alliance caught him completely off guard.

Ma Wenteng was dressed in a sharp suit, sitting upright with a serious demeanor, but his eyes were slightly narrowed as if he were dozing off. He was clearly drunk last night and hadn't sobered up yet.

Cai Yongjin, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Asia, waved to him and smiled in acknowledgment.

The entrepreneurs sitting in the front row mostly returned Chen Yansen's greeting with polite smiles.

Only Li Yanhong of Qiandu.com had a tense expression and stared at Chen Yansen with hostile eyes.

The two companies are fiercely competing in the group-buying, food delivery, and ride-hailing sectors, with daily losses reaching as high as 1500 million yuan. Last time, he proposed to suspend the subsidy war, but Chen Yansen did not give him any face at all.

"Mr. Li, I've heard so much about you!"

Chen Yansen spoke first, looking at Li Yanhong.

"President Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Li Yanhong subconsciously extended his right hand, looking intently at Chen Yansen.

In his view, although Chen Yansen was young, he posed a considerable threat to Baidu.

If Baidu's LBS business unit wants to advance its planned O2O strategy, it must first overcome the formidable obstacle of Senlian Capital.

"Mr. Li, how much longer can Didi Chuxing last?" Chen Yansen asked with a light laugh, shaking Li Yanhong's hand.

"How long can Didi Chuxing last?" Li Yanhong retorted without backing down.

"There's no upper limit to my investment in Kuaidi Dache," Chen Yansen replied seriously, his smile fading.

"What a coincidence, me too." Li Yanhong unconsciously increased his grip.

Seeing this, Chen Yansen exerted a little force.

Li Yanhong's lips twitched immediately, and his palm throbbed with pain. He couldn't help but curse inwardly: This guy has incredible strength.

Chen Yansen smiled faintly, and only let go of Li Yanhong's hand when Li Yanhong's facial expression was almost out of control.

Li Yanhong struck first; he was merely retaliating.

Wang Xin from Meituan sat in the fourth row, squinting and staring intently at Chen Yansen's back.

Zhang Tao from Dianping peeked out and secretly sized up Chen Yansen, his expression complex.

Chen Yansen sensed their gazes, but he didn't turn around, thinking to himself: Senlian Capital has many friends, but also quite a few enemies.

If he dared to attend an electronics manufacturing industry exchange meeting in Shenzhen, he would probably experience the feeling of being surrounded by enemies.

Because of the existence of the Orange Mobile Phone Factory, the labor cost in Huaqiangbei has been artificially inflated by five yuan per hour.

We can't find workers without paying more!

As a result, many electronics factory owners wished they could stuff him and Cao Dahua into the stamping machine.

Ma Wenteng was dozing off, but was woken up by the voices of Chen Yansen and Li Yanhong. When he saw Chen Yansen arrive, he decided to chat with him.

Zhang Chaoyang sat in the second row, his head drooping, fast asleep.

In addition, whether intentionally or not, the organizers arranged Lei Yijun and Zhou Hongyi to sit together, with only one seat between them.

Zhou Hongyi arrived at the conference hall first, and was resting with his head held high, leaning back in his chair.

His sleeping posture was even more arrogant than Zhang Chaoyang's, completely unaware that Lei Yijun was glaring at him from the side.

Thinking of Zhou Hongyi's online teasing, Lei Yijun clenched his fists, eager to challenge him to another boxing match at the gym.

at the same time.

KuaiPao's group-buying codes have become widely available, bringing convenience to both merchants and users.

Happy Lemon Milk Tea Shop, near the Sun Moon Light Center subway station in Shanghai.

There was a long queue at the entrance, mostly young people, each holding a smartphone with the Kuaipao group-buying order page on the screen.

At the top is the title of the group-buying product: Taro Ball Baby Milk Tea, with a group-buying price of 6.9 yuan next to it.

Below are the group-buying coupon number and the QR code coupon number.

Happy Lemon's staff have a clear division of labor. When orders surged, a staff member was specially assigned to verify coupons.

Previously, we had to manually enter the information. Now, we can open the merchant backend, scan the code with our mobile phone, and complete the verification process in just one second, increasing efficiency by more than ten times.

Meituan, Lashou, and Dianping, which lack group-buying QR code functionality, have been disliked by both merchants and users.

After Kuaipao launched its group-buying code function, although the R&D staff of Meituan, Lashou, and Dianping were working overtime to develop similar functions, it still took some time.

During this period, Kuaipao, with its ultra-low commission rates, commission-free periods, and various marketing activities, enabled milk tea shops, restaurants, KTVs, and cinemas to experience a surge in orders.

As a result, Kuaipao's group-buying business grew at an extremely rapid pace, and in just a few days, its daily transaction volume caught up with that of Lashou.com.

In other words, as long as it can maintain this momentum, Kuaipao's market share in the group-buying sector will remain firmly in third place in the industry.

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