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

Chapter 453 27 Employees, the Landscape of the Short Video Market! Kuai Pao Cafeteria? No! It's an Employee Home!
The next day, at dawn, a bright white appeared on the horizon.

Chen Yansen looked out the window and saw several birds perched on branches. The fog from last night had turned into morning dew, which dripped down from time to time and shattered on the ground.

Although he was only a few dozen meters away from Villa No. 108, he could see and hear everything clearly.

He put down the book in his hand, got up and walked outside, plopped down on the sofa in the rooftop garden, and while gazing at the gray sky in the distance, he brought up the system panel.

The value in the "Humanity's Flame" column is 361019, which is enough to synthesize 36 strands of Immortal Flame.

With over a dozen holding subsidiaries including Yunsu Express, Kuaipao, Orange Technology, Pinbei, Gaode, ByteDance, and Today, the total number of employees exceeds 27.

With the rapid development of the mobile internet era, this number will increase fivefold or tenfold in the future.

Every day when he wakes up, nearly 30 people are making money for him.

In terms of the number of people enrolled in social security, Senlian Capital is already a leader among private enterprises, second only to Foxconn, with 20 more than companies like Alibaba and JD.com, and 10 more than companies like Huawei and BYD.

Behind these 27 families are the lives of millions of people, affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of factories and millions of people in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.

If Senlian Capital makes any move, the entire industry will be shaken.

However, Chen Yansen did not think Senlian Capital was particularly strong; he simply distributed the benefits and welfare that his employees were entitled to.

Deep Blue Battery was just the first step in his money-making scheme!
While the Orange Z1 instruction set and Aurora Future OS system are important, they haven't brought much revenue growth to the group at the moment.

"Synthesis, add some!"

With a thought, a powerful purplish-black mist appeared out of thin air and suddenly entered his brow.

A few breaths later, the mental enhancement ended, and the value increased to 101.82. His divine sense surged like a rapidly rising tide, instantly enveloping an area with a diameter of more than 35 meters.

Passing through layers of brick walls, he could clearly see Song Yuncheng wrapped in a thin air-conditioning blanket, her eyes closed, fast asleep on the master bedroom bed on the third floor.

"Are you hungry? Sweetie, Mommy's here." Little Orange grabbed the hem of her clothes and lifted it up, murmuring in her sleep.

Chen Yansen smiled and shook his head, put his feet on the coffee table, leaned back comfortably on the sofa, and took out his phone to browse Mimo.

In the first video, a hot McDonald's server bends down to hand a customer a bag of fried chicken, and the beautiful mountain scenery is clearly visible through her neckline.

Open the comments section, and you'll find it full of tips and experiences from mountaineering enthusiasts.

The second video is a bizarre food challenge video. The blogger carries all sorts of strange foods, such as garlic ice cream, fried Oreos, pickled puffins, and canned herring, and randomly selects passersby on the street. Whoever can eat it gets $100 on the spot.

Users were already tired of this type of video more than a decade later, but it became incredibly popular in 2013, garnering over 200 million likes.

It must be said that people from all over the world have a strong sense of curiosity.

In the third video, a middle-aged white man imitated Jim Carrey's exaggerated performance in "The Mask," garnering over 100,000 likes.

The fourth video was another bombshell, with an outrageously large size that took up half the screen.

Mimo already had over 100 million registrations in North America, and last week it successfully launched in Europe, South America, and Australia.

With the increasing penetration of 4G networks and the soaring shipments of smartphones, short video apps are becoming increasingly popular.

Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have all added video sections, each hoping to get a piece of the pie.

Douyin has accumulated over 6000 million users, but its daily active user ratio is not high.

After all, compared with Europe and the United States, the coverage of WIFI and the usage rate of unlimited data cards in China are slightly inferior.

Chen Yansen wasn't in a hurry. He knew that since China Telecom had already obtained the 4G license, it meant that the era of faster 3G networks and lower prices was about to arrive.

Although prices have not decreased in terms of tariff standards, the number and variety of internet phone cards, targeted data cards, and customized cards for enterprises are increasing rapidly, gradually showing a trend of proliferation.

In fact, the number of short video platforms in China is also constantly increasing.

Douyin launched first, followed closely by Weishi, iQiyi launched Papaqi, and Sina Weibo integrated the Miaopai app into its Weibo account.

GIF Kuaishou officially transformed into a short video app, renaming the product 'Kuaishou'. Leveraging the grassroots culture of Northeast China, it quickly gained a foothold in the northern market.

In terms of market share, Douyin holds a commanding lead; Weishi relies on QQ and WeChat to drive traffic to it, maintaining its second position in the industry; Miaopai leverages Weibo's traffic advantage to rank third; while Kuaishou and Papaqi are still in their early stages, with user numbers not yet exceeding 100 million.

Kuaishou in the North, Douyin in the South.

Chen Yansen scrolled through videos for a while, then tossed his phone aside, muttering to himself.

The reason he had Lao Gao recruit Chen Yixiao and guide his team into the short video market was twofold: first, to cultivate a competitor for Douyin and boost market vitality; and second, to seize more market share by diverting user groups.

No matter how varied the content of a short video app may be, it will ultimately have its core positioning and mainstream orientation. It is impossible for everyone to like Douyin, nor is it possible for everyone to favor Kuaishou.

Chen Yansen simply accepted all the cards; with more cards, he naturally wouldn't have to worry about running out of cards to play.

As for competitors like Tencent, Baidu, and Sina, he was wary but didn't take them too seriously.

The domestic internet business circle is like a gladiatorial arena; if you want to have the last laugh, you are destined to defeat countless competitors.

After an unknown amount of time, the sky began to lighten, the summer wind grew hotter and hotter, and the cicadas' chirping became increasingly mournful.

Song Yuncheng slowly woke up and found that Chen Yansen was not in bed. She picked up a pink nightgown draped at the foot of the bed and put it on. She walked out of the room with sleepy eyes and saw Chen Yansen on the balcony.

"Dream?"

Before Song Yuncheng could get close, Chen Yansen asked.

"How did you know?" Song Yuncheng kicked off her slippers, climbed onto the sofa, and curled up in President Chen's arms like a kitten.

"Just guessing," Chen Yansen said with a slight smile.

"That's good." Song Yuncheng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she had been talking in her sleep and that Chen Yansen had heard her.

"I'll take you horseback riding this morning," Chen Yansen said casually.

"I just rode it last night, let me rest for half a day," Song Yuncheng pleaded pitifully, tilting her head back.

"Slap!" Chen Yansen slapped him across the face.

Song Yuncheng winced in pain, biting her lip and subconsciously rubbing her bottom.

"What are you thinking about all day? I meant going to Xiangcheng Horse Ranch." Chen Yansen rolled his eyes at her.

It's clearly you who spoke unclearly and misled me!
Song Yuncheng was resentful, but there was nothing she could do.

at the same time.

After confirming the interview topics, questions, and itinerary with Wang Shixiang and Meng Yun, Time magazine assigned lead reporter Steele to lead a 15-person interview team, including translators, photographers, videographers, recorders, lighting technicians, and coordinators, who flew to Beijing overnight.

Two hours later, the blazing summer sun rose high in the sky.

The heat rose from the earth, and the ground temperature quickly exceeded 35 degrees Celsius.

Yishan Road Metro Station, Shanghai.

After finishing his morning rush hour, Li Zhou took off his helmet, revealing beads of sweat the size of soybeans on his short hair, which slid down his forehead and cheeks.

"I am a dragon-scaled horse. Shanghai is hotter than Luzhou. Luzhou is scorching hot, while Shanghai is like a sauna, stuffy and dry."

Li Chang breathed a sigh of relief, took a bottle of chilled tea from the car, unscrewed the cap, and gulped down a large mouthful.

"Brother Zhou, you should drink lightly salted water in the summer. Ice water isn't healthy." After Xu Jiacheng finished speaking, he turned around and took a bottle of lightly salted water that he had prepared in advance from his electric scooter and handed it to Li Zhou.

"It's definitely not healthy, but it relieves fever!" Li Zhou chuckled and didn't refuse Xu Jiacheng's kindness. He took the salt water and drank half a bottle.

"My daughter's college acceptance letter has arrived. Let's go to Huangshan Food Stall tonight, it's on me."

Xu Jiacheng spoke up.

"Pengcheng University of Mining and Technology? A 211 university! Brother Cheng, work hard and earn living expenses for your daughter." Li Zhou patted Xu Jiacheng on the back, genuinely happy for him.

With the company covering the tuition fees, Xu Jiacheng's financial burden was greatly reduced.

“Yes, Nannan said that after graduating from university, she must join Senlian Capital to repay Boss Chen.” Xu Jiacheng nodded, looking serious.

"Let's go to the Kuai Pao cafeteria and grab a seat so we don't have trouble finding one later."

Li Zhou took out his phone, glanced at the time, and hurriedly urged Xu Jiacheng to hurry up.

The two rode their electric scooter towards the nearby KuaiPao canteen. As they pushed open the door, a blast of icy cold air hit them. Inside the dining area sat a dozen or so KuaiPao delivery riders, all colleagues from the same station.

Upon seeing Li Zhou and Xu Jiacheng, everyone waved and greeted them: "Brother Zhou! Brother Cheng!"

"They offer free mung bean soup and lemon tea here!"

Before the midday rush hour, most KuaiPao delivery drivers choose to return to the station or come to the KuaiPao canteen to enjoy the air conditioning and have a bowl of refreshing mung bean soup to cool off.

The cafeteria staff won't drive them away, because frankly speaking, they are colleagues with the delivery drivers from Kuaipao and Yunsu Express.

Li Zhou responded and, not daring to waste any time, picked up his tray and said to the server, "Sichuan-style chicken, shredded pork with potatoes, a bowl of loofah soup, and a bowl of rice."

"7.8 yuan," the cashier called out.

Loofah soup is free, rice is 1 yuan for unlimited refills, Sichuan-style chicken is 7 yuan, and shredded potatoes and pork is 5 yuan. Employees enjoy a 6% discount, which works out to exactly 7.8 yuan.

The monthly meal allowance of 500 yuan will be paid along with the salary: if you want to cook for yourself, you can save the money to buy groceries; if you want to eat in the cafeteria, you can also transfer the money to your meal card.

Xu Jiacheng, who was following behind him, was a bit stingy when it came to food. He only ordered one serving of edamame with shredded pork and one serving of Mapo tofu, and paid 5.4 yuan by card.

"Brother Zhou, how many orders did you complete this morning?"

"This day is unbearable. With the air conditioning on, I don't even want to go online."

"Compared to the riders of Qiandu Waimai, we are much happier. Our stations have air conditioning, and the Kuaipao canteen also has air conditioning. They can only go to shopping malls and subway stations."

"That bastard Li Yanhong does nothing but despicable things. Compared to our boss, he's worlds apart!"

A dozen or so deliverymen and food delivery workers gathered together, eating and discussing.

As they were talking, a delivery rider from Baidu Waimai passed by the Kuaipao cafeteria, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

They're both food delivery workers, but the difference is just too big!
He had been running errands all morning and was exhausted. He just wanted to go inside and enjoy the air conditioning for a few minutes.

It'll only take a few minutes!
There was a "bang" sound!
He felt dizzy and fell on the cement road, experiencing severe pain in his hands, feet, and elbows.

Li Zhou glanced at the door, and without hesitation, dropped his chopsticks and ran out.

"Are you alright, brother?" As soon as Li Zhou stepped outside, he felt his skin burning. The Shanghai sun at the end of July was truly unbearable.

Lu Bo slowly opened his eyes, his lips were pale, and his whole body ached. He raised his arm and scraped his skin, which was now bleeding.

"Brother, thank you." Lu Bo gritted his teeth and struggled to keep the electric scooter afloat. The broken front panel of the scooter made his heart ache.

Seeing that he was alright, Li Zhou turned and walked back.

"Oh!"

Hearing the noise behind him, Li Zhou looked and saw that the Baidu rider had fallen to the ground again.

"Brother Zhou, it looks like you have heatstroke," Xu Jiacheng said as he approached.

“Carry him back to the restaurant,” Li Zhou decided immediately.

Xu Jiacheng remained silent, but quietly stepped forward to lend a hand, and together with Li Zhou, they helped Lü Bo into the Kuai Pao restaurant.

"Give him a bottle of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water and a bowl of mung bean soup. In this hot weather, he's probably suffering from heatstroke."

The other deliverymen and food delivery workers made their judgments based on their experience.

Although the two companies are competitors, life is not easy for ordinary workers, and there is no need for them to stand idly by.

It took about five or six minutes for Lü Bo to recover. Looking at the gauze and bandages on her hands and feet, her eyes reddened, she thanked them repeatedly.

Kuai Pao Canteen is primarily a staff canteen for Senlian Capital, and secondarily serves as a community canteen. Commonly used medicines such as hydrogen peroxide, iodine, and cold medicine are readily available here.

Lü Bo was lucky, but at the same time, a deliveryman from Qiandu in Xuhui District had a terrible experience. He fell directly onto the scorching hot road, and no one dared to help him up for a long time.

By the time the inspector arrived and took him to the hospital, it was too late. Doctors diagnosed him with heatstroke, and despite several hours of intensive care, they could not change the final outcome.

That evening, a news story about a food delivery driver dying from heatstroke quietly went viral and became a trending topic.

Netizens were shocked and found it hard to believe that someone could actually die from the heat in an era where air conditioning is so widespread.

“He’s from the Central Plains, 33 years old, and has two daughters. He’s a deliveryman for Qiandu Waimai and doesn’t even have accident insurance. The platform probably won’t pay him a single penny.”

"Aren't Qiandu delivery riders Qiandu employees?"

"What are you thinking? Delivery drivers and couriers are all outsourced, they don't even have labor contracts, what does that have to do with Baidu?"

"That's absolutely disgusting! This guy was still delivering food for Baidu and making money for Li Yanhong even before he died! How could he have the nerve to be a coward?"

Netizens cursed in the comments section.

Others immediately tagged the official Weibo account of Baidu Waimai, as well as the personal accounts of Li Yanhong and Wang Zhongpu, demanding a response.

the other side.

After returning from horseback riding, Chen Yansen scrolled through the screen to learn the whole story and then posted an update: "Brothers, take care of your health. All Yunsu Express outlets, Kuaipao forward warehouses, stations, and branches across the country are our own home."

"Thank you for your concern, boss!"

"The mung bean soup today was delicious!"

"I'm based in Nanjing, and I'm a full-time delivery rider for Kuaipao. I'm genuinely envious of the guys in Shanghai!"

"Don't worry! Kuai Pao Cafeteria will be opening in Nanjing next month!"

Chopsticks running in the cafeteria?

Aside from local Shanghai netizens, many netizens from other places who don't like watching the news were completely confused.

When did Kuai Pao open its cafeteria?
Upon learning that Kuai Pao Canteen primarily targets delivery drivers and food delivery workers, I immediately became very enthusiastic.

"I don't understand! How can Baidu still recruit delivery riders? No base salary, no social security, no insurance, who will cover for them if something happens?"

"What 'Qiandu rider'? That's outsourcing!"

"You little bastard upstairs, dare to give me your address!"

"Stop ordering from Baidu Waimai. The platform makes a lot of money, the boss lives in a villa and drives a luxury car, and the deliverymen die of exhaustion on the street and nobody cares."

"I used to be a deliveryman for Baidu, but now I'm working in a factory in Shenzhen producing Orange phones. Take a look at the food and accommodation at our factory."

A young employee at the Orange Mobile Phone factory, after get off work, lay in his dormitory enjoying the air conditioning and posted photos of the cafeteria food and living conditions.

In an instant, netizens were all taken aback.

"Bro, just delete it. I don't care, but a friend of mine might be sweating a bit. He's not feeling well, but it's not me, of course."

"Brother, I'm your friend upstairs. Listen to me, delete the photos."

Who can understand the sorrow of leaving behind a child in Goryeo?

"This is the treatment you get in a factory? I don't believe it! It's definitely preferential treatment for management."

Before Time magazine arrived in the virtual city, the base salary, social security, overtime pay, and quarterly bonus systems of Kuaipao, Yunsu Express, and Orange Mobile Phone Factory once again became trending topics.

Some netizens were even unaware for the first time that Senlian Capital had purchased supplementary medical insurance, accident insurance, and third-party liability insurance for its deliverymen, food delivery workers, and operators.

Aside from the delivery fee per order, Baidu's delivery riders receive no other benefits.

As online discussions grew louder, the Yanjing Labor Association sent an inquiry letter to Baidu, requesting that it purchase accident insurance for its delivery riders.

In the early hours of the morning, Qiandu finally responded slowly: it will provide a living allowance of 10,000 yuan for the deceased Qiandu deliveryman.

As a result, netizens didn't buy it at all and instead cursed Li Yanhong's entire family.

"He's not an employee of Baidu. Giving him 10,000 yuan would be a lot. Why is he yelling at me?"

Li Yanhong's head throbbed with anger as he read the foul language in the comments section.

Upon arriving in Beijing, Time magazine reporter Steele immediately realized that the young Chinese entrepreneur he was about to interview was quite different.

(End of this chapter)