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

Chapter 437: 46.1 million in a single day, the offline channels are showing initial results! Ma Liyun: I have no interest in money!

On June 19, after two weeks of continuous high temperatures, the city of Xucheng finally welcomed a downpour, washing the sycamore trees lining the roads clean.

The air was thick with the smell of earth, and visibility in front of the car was less than ten meters.

Old Huang gripped the steering wheel, consciously slowed down, and drove slowly toward the science park.

As Song Yuncheng passed by the east gate of the Xuyuan Academy, he glanced at the puddle, which had long since been filled in.

Chen Yansen followed her gaze and instantly understood what she was thinking, so he jokingly said with a smile, "I'll dig a hole tonight."

“Then I’ll stay standing by the puddle.” Song Yuncheng turned around, staring intently at Chen Yansen, and said softly.

"What if it's dark and you can't see clearly, and instead of hitting a puddle, you run over the car? What would you do then?" Chen Yansen asked with a wicked grin.

"..." Song Yuncheng rolled her eyes and asked in a gentle voice, "Is President Chen willing to part with it?"

Chen Yansen smiled gently, took Song Yuncheng's small hand, and placed it in his palm.

As for whether he's willing to give it up, the answer is in his heart.

Summer rain comes and goes quickly. Before we even reached the entrance of the science park, the sky cleared up again. I rolled down the car window and a warm breeze blew in.

Old Huang parked his car in the underground parking lot.

Chen Yansen took the elevator to the top floor and then pushed open the office door. He had just sat down when Zhou Shouzhi came over, holding a document in his hand.

"Are the first-day sales figures for the directly operated stores in East China out?"

Chen Yansen gestured for Lao Zhou to sit down and chat, then leaned back and asked slowly.

"There are 174 small direct-sale stores in third- and fourth-tier cities, with a total sales volume of 21.4 units yesterday; plus 107 large direct-sale stores in first- and second-tier cities, the cumulative sales volume is 46.1 units, of which the Green Orange series accounts for 71%, the Orange series 23%, and the Shiny Orange series 6%."

After giving a brief summary, Zhou Shouzhi put the documents down.

"The number of users of the Aurora Future System?" Chen Yansen asked again.

“There are approximately 2170 million, mainly concentrated in third- and fourth-tier cities and rural markets,” Zhou Shouzhi replied.

"You and Lao Cao should discuss gradually reducing the production capacity of Qingcheng phones equipped with the Aurora system, thereby forcing users to accept the new system."

The specific pace and proportion can be tested gradually, aiming to both ensure sales volume and increase the market share of the Aurora Future system.

Chen Yansen said slowly.

"Okay, boss. The launch date in the Western European market is set for June 21st. Our local colleagues have already finalized the marketing activities and promotional methods with the operators, and the main models will be the new products."

Zhou Shouzhi nodded.

"In the early stages, we focused on building distribution channels, with shipment volume being secondary. Compared to Apple and Sunstar, Orange Technology has just entered the Western European market. Even if we encounter difficulties adapting to the local environment and poor sales performance, I can accept it, but we must accelerate our progress. We can lose for a while, but we cannot lose forever."

Chen Yansen looked at Zhou Shouzhi and gave him instructions.

“Boss, I won’t let Orange lose.” Zhou Shouzhi looked Chen Yansen in the eye and answered firmly.

"It's good that you have confidence; I believe in your abilities."

Chen Yansen nodded slightly and encouraged him with a smile.

He paused, then asked, "What kind of person is Yang Rui?"

"He has a good approach to things and is very experienced in operating offline sales channels. He is a great talent."

Zhou Shouzhi thought for a moment and then gave a serious evaluation.

"If you find it easy to use, that's fine. Once this busy period is over, I'll give you a week off so you can rest for a few days," Chen Yansen said.

Compared to the intense competition and overtime work, Zhou Shouzhi is undoubtedly the king of Orange Technology.

He is either traveling for work or visiting clients on weekdays, holding the title of CFO but doing the dual work of CEO and CFO.

He gets less than a day off each month, making him the king of all the "rollers".

"Okay, thank you, boss." Zhou Shouzhi didn't refuse and agreed with a smile.

He understood Chen Yansen's temperament.

Once something is said, it's meant to be done, not something to be negotiated.

He understood this point more clearly than Yang Rui.

"Shall we have a cup of tea together?" Chen Yansen suggested.

Zhou Shouzhi glanced at the time subconsciously. Clearly, he was much busier than Chen Yansen, but he couldn't refuse his boss's request.

"Boss, please have a seat, I'll make some tea." Old Zhou didn't stand on ceremony, got up and walked to Chen Yansen's tea cabinet, and picked out a can of Huangya tea that Chen Yansen liked best.

As the two were drinking tea, Ma Liyun stared expressionlessly at Lu Zhaoxi and Zhang Yong.

“Mr. Ma, the 618 promotion is a lower-level event within the group than Double Eleven. The resources invested in the early preparation and mid-term are not as much as Double Eleven, so it’s normal that it didn’t reach 200 billion,” Lu Zhaoxi said.

"Double Eleven is our main battleground," Zhang Yong added.

“It’s not because of the sales performance during 618, but because I see potential threats in Pinduoduo and JD.com.”

Ma Liyun frowned as she spoke.

According to his idea, low-end users should go to Taobao, while mid-to-high-end users should go to Tmall.

But the reality is that low- and mid-range customers go to Pinduoduo, while high-value users go to JD.com.

While Ali's platform transaction volume is also growing, Pinduoduo and JD.com are growing at an equally impressive rate.

"How many daily orders does Kuaipao receive on Taobao recently?" Ma Liyun asked.

"The number of orders fluctuates between 70 and 80, including food delivery, group buying, and grocery delivery services," Zhang Yong replied immediately.

"Where's Tao Diandian?" Ma Liyun continued to ask.

“An average of 9600 orders per day,” Tang Yongbo replied awkwardly from the side.

He had no choice. Ma Liyun was unwilling to increase the marketing budget, and fighting against KuaiPao and QianDu with bare hands was naturally no match.

After hearing this, Ma Liyun frowned, pondering to himself: Should he fully enter the local services sector, or give up completely?
Given his personality, he would naturally prefer to do it himself. This is despite the fact that Ali and Senlian Capital are currently in a honeymoon period and their cooperation is going very well.

But even marriages can end in divorce, let alone two companies?

But if he were to directly compete with Senlian Capital and Qiandu.com, Lao Ma would inevitably consider backing down.

That's way too expensive!

Last year's ride-hailing war and this year's O2O battle are both led by Senlian Capital and Qiandu.com.

The most intense period of competition lasted only three months in total, yet the two companies invested a total of seven or eight billion yuan.

Even though Ma Liyun felt that Ah Li's army was strong and powerful, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his teeth and flesh.

After pondering for a while, Lao Ma sighed. He neither gave up the local services business nor dared to break ties with Senlian Capital.

Let's stall for now!
Let's talk about it after Ali completes its IPO!
Ma Liyun thought to herself silently.

the other side.

Lu Hongbo held the data collected by his subordinates, his face ashen. According to incomplete statistics, Orange Technology opened more than 170 small directly operated stores in East China, and the second batch was under renovation, distributed in North China, Northeast China and Central China, with an estimated total of more than 300 stores.

It may not seem like much, but the current head of Orange Technology's offline channels is that bastard Yang Rui.

Chen Yansen recruited him to his former position precisely to build an offline sales network, didn't he?

Therefore, Lu Hongbo knew perfectly well that these 170-plus small directly operated stores were just an appetizer.

He turned to look at the Nica large green orange on the table, thinking: He tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. He didn't get any attention and even attracted retaliation from Orange Technology.

The factory produced a total of 20 units, which he then stopped.

This thing will definitely sell, since there are too many idiots out there.

But sales will definitely be very slow!

Lu Hongbo was hesitant to gamble, so he was cautious in production.

at the same time.

Several leading figures in the battery industry gradually gathered some information by leveraging their personal connections.

First, Deep Blue Battery is a lithium-sulfur battery;
Second, the patent is classified as a sensitive technology patent.

The energy density, cycle life, and safety of the battery are currently unclear; all that is known is that its range is twice that of current lithium batteries.

In fact, they don't care about energy density.

Everyone knows that lithium-sulfur batteries have a very high energy density. Experimental data from China a year ago showed that the energy density reached 400 watt-hours per kilogram, and the research and development results in Europe and the United States are almost the same.

However, the core issues lie in how to overcome challenges such as the shuttle effect, lithium dendrite formation, and short cycle life, as well as solving problems related to mass production processes and cost reduction.

DeepBlue Battery is now poised for commercialization, having acquired two production bases totaling 100 million square meters.

The initial investment cost may exceed 50 billion yuan!
Who would throw money down the drain?

It is clear that DeepBlue Battery has mastered a complete set of technical solutions.

The owners of companies such as BYD, CATL, Sunwoda, Desay, and BTR immediately wanted to obtain the relevant patent licenses.

Outright robbery is definitely not an option; Senlian Capital is not without roots in China.

It seems that paying money is the only option!
But is Senlian Capital willing to do so?

Some people gave up after a moment's thought, while others used their connections to get Chen Yansen's private contact information and tentatively dialed the number.

……

……

Chen Yansen politely declined each call and then hung up.

At this point, even if he exaggerates the product's value, no one will offer a high price.

Only if DeepBlue Battery is launched and sells, and secures half of the orders in fields such as mobile phones, electric vehicles, and drones, can companies like BYD, CATL, and Sunwoda be forced to show real sincerity.

Otherwise, all that will come will be a bunch of opportunists looking to freeload and take advantage of others.

Chen Yansen was not in a hurry; he had plenty of time to wait and see with his domestic and international counterparts.

He didn't have any other ideas; he just wanted more people to call him "Dad" and to take in a few more half-sons.

At 5 o'clock sharp, General Manager Chen left work.

Three hours later.

The first episode of the reality show featuring entrepreneurs, with Chen Yansen, Ma Liyun, and Liu Chengzhi as mentors and Lei Yijun, Wang Xiaofei, Li Xiang, and others as trainees, aired on Jiangsu TV.

The original broadcast time was 22 PM every Monday, but because of Chen Yansen's participation, the time was changed to the prime time slot of Wednesday.

"There are only two reasons why startups die: either they run out of money or they lose confidence."

"Young people should earn money first, then start a business. You won't know how fast money can be spent if you don't take a chance."

Chen Yansen's remarks on the show were poignant yet relatable.

Many people used his words as their QQ signature.

Some people even posted the show's video on YouTube, given that he has tens of millions of fans overseas.

Ma Liyun then made a statement saying "I'm not interested in money" and "I'm very popular with girls," which successfully attracted the attention of the entire internet, making her more popular than Chen Yansen.

The fact that the founder of Ali, a billionaire, said he has no interest in money has really upset netizens.

Even though Chen Yansen is thick-skinned, he couldn't bring himself to say such a thing.

Regardless, thanks to the two of them, the show unexpectedly became a hit reality show.

Both Senlian Capital and Ali gained significant exposure and traffic.

(End of this chapter)