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

Chapter 368 The New Internet Superstar! Wang Xin, who was about to admit defeat, and Jia Yaoting: I also want to get to know President Chen!
To Chen Yansen's surprise, Zhou Hongyi called him as soon as he arrived at the hotel.

"Mr. Chen, it's me, Lao Zhou. I heard you've come to Yanjing? Tonight, the Prefect of the Capital will host a welcome dinner for you."

Zhou Hongyi made the arrangements with great enthusiasm in a familiar tone.

It seems they've long forgotten the arrogant look on their faces when they first met.

"Tomorrow night, Mr. Zhang from Sohu invited me to a bar." Chen Yansen sat on the sofa, and a pair of small hands placed on his back, gently massaging his shoulders and neck.

“Old Zhang, I know him very well, want to come along?” Zhou Hongyi said with a smile.

“And Lei Yijun,” Chen Yansen added.

"Never mind then, it'll be 7 PM tomorrow night, Jingzhao Yin." Zhou Hongyi's laughter stopped abruptly, and he immediately ended the call.

“I remember when I accompanied you on a business trip to Yanjing two years ago, Mr. Zhou still called Mr. Lei ‘Big Brother’ all the time.”

Song Yuncheng smiled faintly and couldn't help but sigh.

"You'll get used to it. Where do you find friends in the business world? Once Zhou Hongyi or Lei Yijun stop making mobile phones, and once they no longer have any conflict of interest, they'll go back to being good friends."

Chen Yansen leaned back, signaling Song Yuncheng to continue.

The girl's soft, delicate hands, though lacking in strength, made Mr. Chen feel very comfortable.

While pressing the button, Song Yuncheng asked, "Is Zhang Chaoyang considered your friend?"

"Let's leave it at that for now. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Chen Yansen shrugged, unconcerned.

Through the more than three-meter-high glass curtain wall, you can overlook the entire Chaoyang District. Outside the window, everything is covered in white, and there are still remnants of snow from the previous days on the rooftops.

"The appointment with the 'Dialogue' program team is at 9:30 tomorrow morning. The drive from the hotel to the TV station is 15 minutes, and we plan to leave at 9:00."

Song Yuncheng whispered a reminder.

"With your abilities, it would be a waste for you to be the Director of Key Accounts at Pinduoduo. How about you become my secretary?"

Chen Yansen closed his eyes, released the restraints on his divine sense, and scanned the surrounding environment. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he transformed it into a black hole.

“Being a secretary won’t help you make money,” Song Yuncheng said with a smile.

"Is it you who wants to make money?" Chen Yansen retorted.

He knew that Song Yuncheng was a little money-grubber. She had saved more than five million yuan in the past two years, but apart from buying medicine for her brother, her biggest expense was buying a Patek Philippe watch worth more than 300,000 yuan for President Chen. She herself was unwilling to spend a penny more.

"Hehe." Song Yuncheng squinted, her eyes curving into crescent shapes, her smile as warm as spring, even extending beyond the curve of her lips.

"Xiaohongshu is short of a general manager for commercialization. If you are interested, I can reserve this position for you."

Chen Yansen said casually.

"Are you going to Shanghai?" Song Yuncheng asked.

"Mm," Chen Yansen replied.

“Then I won’t go,” Song Yuncheng said, shaking her head.

"Why? Don't you want to make money?" Chen Yansen retorted.

"I want to make money, and I also want her," Song Yuncheng leaned down and whispered in President Chen's ear.

"I should be the one saying that," Chen Yansen said, his brow furrowing slightly, his face showing displeasure.

Song Yuncheng is becoming more and more like him, acting decisively and efficiently. She manages more than forty people, including sales staff from 3A advertising agencies, channel operators from companies like Ali, JD.com, or SA-level brands. But she manages to keep all these people completely obedient.

In terms of ability and methods, she is no less capable than the business director of a top-tier internet company.

After all, he was personally trained by President Chen, so it's hard to say what his upper limit will be, but his lower limit is guaranteed.

"Then what should we do? I've already said everything," Song Yuncheng asked with a smile.

"Step forward," Chen Yansen commanded.

Song Yuncheng knew what he wanted to do, and her pretty face flushed pink as she obediently stuck out her bottom.

There was a "pop" sound!
Chen Yansen's slap was crisp and loud.

He looked at Song Yuncheng and thought to himself: Meng Jie is too inexperienced, Master Ye is too frivolous, but Xiao Chengzi is just right, diligent and hardworking.

"What are we having for dinner?" Song Yuncheng, who had just been hit, turned around and asked.

“Let’s go to the snack street last time. I think you really liked it.” Chen Yansen pulled Song Yuncheng’s hand and pulled her back, causing her to fall into his arms.

"Okay." Song Yuncheng felt a warmth in her heart. She hadn't expected Chen Yansen to remember it so clearly.

at the same time.

The owners of local internet companies in Yanjing have been receiving news of Chen Yansen's arrival in Beijing.

Compared to last year, Chen Yansen is even more popular this year.

Pinduoduo surpassed JD.com's annual sales, achieving a total of 3174 billion yuan and ranking second in the e-commerce industry.

Orange phones shipped a total of 5010 million units globally, ranking sixth and outselling Huawei, TCL, and BlackBerry. They were also the number one smartphone brand in China.

Orange Pay has over 30 million daily active users and owns the first money market fund in China with a scale exceeding 100 billion yuan.

Products such as Kuaidi Dache, Kuaipao, Gaode Map, and Toutiao are all leaders in their respective fields.

Since the Yanjing Internet Conference, some media outlets have changed 'BAT' to 'BATS', which shows that in most people's eyes, Chen Yansen's wealth and industry influence are in no way inferior to Li Yanhong, Ma Wenteng and Ma Liyun.

Many people called Zhang Chaoyang, hoping he could act as a go-between, organize a dinner party, and establish contact with Chen Yansen to seek deeper cooperation.

Even Wang Xin had his eye on it; in his view, merging with Dianping was not as good as merging with Kuaipao.

There is only the principle of strong alliances, not the principle of the weak joining forces to fight against the strong.

"Brother Xin, do you want to sell the company?" Wang Huiwen asked.

“Sell? Not really. Actually, I’d rather use Meituan as leverage to join Senlian Capital.”

Wang Xin smiled bitterly and said softly.

In the six months since it began competing head-on with Kuai Pao, Meituan has suffered repeated setbacks, and even he himself has been completely overwhelmed by Pei Yi.

Afterwards, he reflected on it repeatedly and concluded that there was nothing wrong with his abilities; he simply lost because of a lack of resources and funding.

Kuaipao has no shortage of money, traffic, or talent.

We just need to focus on development!
The exposure and traffic that he longed for were readily available to Pei Yi, with products such as Orange App Store, Pinduoduo, and Gaode Maps constantly driving traffic to Kuaipao.

What will Meituan use to compete? What will it use to fight back?

Damn it, all the opponents are cheating!
“I don’t object, but I’m worried that Chen Yansen might not be interested in Meituan,” Wang Huiwen cautioned.

Kuaipao's core businesses are food delivery and group buying. The former has already captured 80% of the market share, while the latter, thanks to the foundation of Nuomi.com, has also established itself in the industry within half a year and is also number one in the market.

What gives Senlian Capital the right to acquire Meituan?
Just to reduce one competitor?
That would be extremely difficult!
"Give it a try. Maybe Chen Yansen's thought process is different from ordinary people," Wang Xin joked with a smile, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

He understood the same principle that Wang Huiwen could comprehend.

However, KuaiPu and Lashou.com put too much pressure on Meituan. Two and a half consecutive years of losses caused investors to lose patience with Meituan. Neil Shen of Sequoia Capital explicitly told him that if he wanted to raise funds, he had to merge with Dianping, otherwise there was no point in discussing it.

Ahri's attitude was ambiguous, clearly leaning more towards Kuaipao.

Although Alibaba only holds 4% of Kuaipao's shares, its value far exceeds its stake in Meituan.

Should Ma Liyun be forced to pay for his own beating?
Absolutely impossible!

Unless Ali goes public immediately, and with ample resources, Ma might be willing to invest more in Meituan with a "nurturing" mentality. But right now, Ma Liyun has just established Cainiao Logistics and spent more than 2 billion yuan. Where would he find spare money to throw away for Wang Xin?
"Then I'll give Mr. Zhang a call." Wang Huiwen, with a try-it-out mentality, took out her phone, searched through her contacts, and dialed Zhang Chaoyang.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

Wang Huiwen turned on speakerphone.

"Hello, who is this?" Zhang Chaoyang frowned, barely suppressing the urge to curse. That afternoon, he had received dozens of phone calls, each one trying to find out about Chen Yansen in a roundabout way, which annoyed him greatly.

"Hello Mr. Zhang, I am Wang Huiwen from Meituan. I would like to ask you for a favor..." Wang Huiwen introduced herself.

Before he could say a word, Zhang Chaoyang said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, if you want to see Chen Yansen, you can contact him directly. I won't be a middleman."

Wang Huiwen opened her mouth, then froze on the spot.

"Hello Mr. Zhang, I am Wang Xin from Meituan. I want to sell the company to Chen Yansen. I hope you can help me pass on a message."

Wang Xin chimed in.

With his connections, he could get Pei Yi's contact information, but he couldn't get Chen Yansen's private mobile phone number.

Meituan may seem famous, but its annual transaction volume is only 103 billion yuan, which is incomparable to Kuaipao, let alone the entire Senlian Capital.

Sell ​​the company to Chen Yansen?

Zhang Chaoyang was slightly taken aback. He knew that Meituan and Kuaipao were competitors, but he did not expect that Wang Xin would be so suppressed by Chen Yansen that he lost all his spirit and was willing to sell the company.

"Okay, I understand." Zhang Chaoyang didn't completely refuse, as it was just a casual remark.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang. I'll treat you to drinks sometime," Wang Xin said humbly and politely.

"We'll see," Zhang Chaoyang replied dismissively before hanging up the phone.

It's true that he enjoys drinking, but it depends on the person; not everyone is qualified to sit at his table.

the other side.

Ding Lei, Liu Qiangdong, and Lei Yijun looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What are you all standing there for?" Zhang Chaoyang put down his phone, looked at the three people who were in a daze, and subconsciously urged them.

"There are so many people who want to see Chen Yansen." Ding Lei clicked his tongue in amazement, realizing for the first time Chen Yansen's status in the underworld.

"I heard that Ge Yue, the managing director of Apple Asia, went to Xucheng a few days ago," Lei Yijun said quietly, his tone slightly sour, and the envy in his eyes almost overflowing.

“I know about this. Apple plans to join Pinduoduo and has also purchased the architecture license for Orange Z1.”

Ding Lei shared this proactively.

Join Pinduoduo?

JD.com is the real exclusive platform for digital home appliances!

What does it mean when Ge Yue skips over 亰东?
Liu Qiangdong's face turned pale and then red, his dissatisfaction written all over his face.

"How did you know?" Lei Yijun asked curiously.

"Orange Technology has developed a brand new mobile operating system called Aurora Future OS. Chen Yansen wants me to cooperate in developing NetEase's AFOS version. He sent me the open source code and development tools for Aurora Future OS, so I chatted with him a bit more the other day. Hmm, MiTalk has quite a few users too, didn't he contact you?"

As Ding Lei spoke, he looked at Lei Yijun with a suspicious expression.

"Oh, you mean this? Xiaomi is developing a MiTalk AFOS version, as a way to support domestic mobile phone operating systems."

Lei Yijun pretended to suddenly realize something and said with a light laugh.

“That’s pretty much what I was thinking,” Ding Lei nodded in agreement.

Zhang Chaoyang secretly pursed his lips and couldn't help but complain: If Orange Technology hadn't been willing to provide OEM and supply chain services for NetEase and Xiaomi phones, would you two have been so easy to talk to?

It's precisely because he sees things so clearly that Old Zhang is so annoyed.

The four of them ate dinner at a leisurely pace until 6:30 p.m., after which they took a car to YunKu Bar.

After getting in the car, Zhang Chaoyang thought for a moment and dialed his underling's number: "Xiao Chuan, 7:30 at Yunku Bar, I want to introduce you to a new friend."

"Brother, I have two product meetings tonight," Wang Xiaochuan politely declined.

He served Zhang Chaoyang for ten years after joining Sohu in 2003.

Initially, the two disliked each other, but after he achieved a 5% market share for Sogou Search, Zhang Chaoyang gave him full autonomy and allowed Sogou to operate independently, granting Wang Xiaochuan a 10% stake.

Although after several rounds of financing, only 6.8% remained, it still demonstrates Zhang Chaoyang's generosity.

Generally speaking, it is extremely rare for a boss to be willing to give a subordinate 1% of the equity, but Zhang Chaoyang gave Wang Xiaochuan 10%.

During this period, Zhou Hongyi tried to poach Wang Xiaochuan from behind the scenes, and Ma Wenteng also took action, but Wang Xiaochuan rejected them one by one.

“I also made an appointment with Chen Yansen,” Zhang Chaoyang continued.

“Brother, I’ll be right there,” Wang Xiaochuan replied immediately.

"So you think I can't command you?" Zhang Chaoyang said with a laugh.

"Brother, don't misunderstand, am I that kind of person?" Wang Xiaochuan said seriously.

"Alright, alright, I'm not going to joke with you anymore, I'm hanging up now," Zhang Chaoyang said irritably.

Chen Yansen became a hot commodity, and everyone wanted to get to know him.

Zhang Chaoyang couldn't help but recall more than a decade ago, when Sohu had just gone public and his status in Beijing's internet circle was the same as Chen Yansen's at that time.

Wherever he goes, he is followed by a large crowd. People who want to invite him to dinner and drinks can line up from Beijing to Hong Kong Island.

"Being young again is so difficult, youth is so damn wonderful."

A hint of reminiscence appeared in Zhang Chaoyang's eyes.

at the same time.

Jia Yaoting, who had just sold 50,000 LeTV boxes, was eager to enter the smart TV industry. Upon learning that Chen Yansen was in Yanjing for an event, he immediately decided to make friends with him.

Putting everything else aside, Pinduoduo Mall alone is worth his attention.

By establishing good relationships in advance, LeEco will have an important online sales channel once its TVs are launched.

After thinking for a long time, he still didn't know who to ask as an introducer, so he finally called Zhou Hongyi, since Zhou had boasted on Weibo: "President Chen is my close friend."

Since Chen Yansen didn't refute it, it means there's not much exaggeration involved.

(End of this chapter)