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

Chapter 461: 220 billion in gross profit, hiring two laborers! Ma Wenteng and Zhou Hongyi at the same table for the first time!

August 11th, an ordinary Sunday.

Several days later, Chen Yansen met Wang Chuanfu and Zeng Yuqun again in the conference room of the science park.

"Congratulations, Mr. Chen, on successfully securing the energy storage order in the Middle East."

Wang Chuanfu complimented with a smile, but his heart was bleeding.

If it weren't for the emergence of DeepBlue Battery, this $60 billion energy storage battery order would most likely have fallen into his hands.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in many things.

Now, relying on his accumulated connections and networks over the years, he managed to get a big shot to step in and help BYD secure a manufacturing order from DeepBlue Technology.

As for technology licensing?
There are no doors!

Chen Yansen absolutely refused!

“The production materials are provided by DeepBlue Technology. BYD and CATL can receive a contract manufacturing fee of 120 yuan for every kilowatt-hour of battery products they produce. Do either of you have any objections?”

Chen Yansen took out the contract he had prepared beforehand and had Meng Yun hand it over to the two of them.

120 yuan?
It is naturally the Chinese Yuan, not the US Dollar.

Chen Yansen earns $260 per kilowatt-hour and pays BYD and CATL 120 yuan per kilowatt-hour in OEM fees, which he considers very generous.

BYD's annual production capacity is 160 million kilowatt-hours. If the production capacity is fully utilized, it can earn 1.92 million yuan a year.

Of course, expanding production capacity is not a difficult task for an industry veteran like Wang Chuanfu.

The demand for energy storage in the Middle East is as high as 1500 million kilowatt-hours. Even if he and Zeng Yuqun work together, they will have to expand their current production line seven or eight times to crack this tough nut.

Total profit of 18 billion yuan!

Wang Chuanfu and Zeng Yuqun exchanged a glance, then picked up the pens on the table and signed their names without hesitation in the blank space of the contract.

They both knew perfectly well that even if they didn't agree, Senlian Capital's influence would allow them to easily find contract manufacturers in China.

Who would be foolish enough to push money away?

We've already exhausted all our goodwill; we can't just give up now.

Seeing the two obediently sign the papers, Chen Yansen smiled.

The scene before him was exactly what he wanted.

The reason why they didn't even give Wang Chuanfu and Zeng Yuqun the OEM business last time was mainly to try to lower the price.

It's not easy to make a sale by rushing others; you can only get a satisfactory price by waiting for others to come to you.

That 120 yuan is not easy to earn. After factoring in production line losses, electricity costs, and labor costs, BYD and CATL don't actually make much money.

That afternoon, Chen Yansen saw the two off.

He roughly estimated that, excluding costs and manufacturing fees, this energy storage contract in the Middle East would earn DeepBlue Technology a gross profit of 220 billion yuan.

You'd make more than half the profit!

"Cool!"

Mr. Chen grinned, gaining a clearer understanding for the first time of the enormous profits brought by cutting-edge technology.

It's worth noting that in 2012, the combined gross profit of more than a dozen companies, including Pinbei, Yunsu, and Orange Technology, was only 240 billion yuan.

Upon its launch, DeepBlue Battery earned the group's entire year's revenue from a single order, demonstrating its remarkable earning power.

After finishing his work, Chen Yansen took a car back to the Delta Villa.

As soon as I entered the living room, I saw Song Yuncheng wearing an apron, carrying a plate of salted egg yolk chicken wings out of the kitchen.

"Master, is everything going smoothly?" Song Yuncheng asked softly.

“Wang Chuanfu and Zeng Yuqun didn’t dare to bargain,” Chen Yansen summarized simply.

In his view, if BYD and CATL don't cooperate, he will simply switch to another batch of contract manufacturers.

There are plenty of companies in China that want to earn this OEM fee!
"Dinner is ready. I also cooked bamboo shoot and old duck soup. Would you like me to serve you a bowl first?" Song Yuncheng squinted her eyes, leaned closer to President Chen, and asked with a smile.

"Ah."

Chen Yansen nodded and followed President Song into the kitchen, where he washed his hands.

For some reason, a scene from a few days ago suddenly flashed through my mind, and I immediately lost my appetite.

He walked behind Song Yuncheng and carried her to the kitchen counter.

"What are you doing?" Song Yuncheng exclaimed, holding a bowl in her left hand and a spoon in her right, and asked reproachfully.

"Let's change the setting," Chen Yansen said with a wicked grin.

"The food will get cold soon, let's eat first," Song Yuncheng said gently, thinking to herself: What is this guy thinking about all day long?

How can this be allowed here?
"It's okay, I'll be quick," Chen Yansen lied through his teeth.

Song Yuncheng sighed. There was nothing she could do about Chen Yansen, so she could only obediently go along with President Chen's little quirks.

Just as she was about to put down the bowl and spoon, she heard Chen Yansen say, "Don't put them down, this is exactly the feeling I want."

……

……

In the early hours of the morning, Orange's Q1 first-week sales figures were released, with a total of 374,000 vehicles sold, generating 3.73 million yuan in sales revenue, and a gross profit of less than 30 million yuan.

But Orange Auto's greatest value lies in the fact that it can create tens of thousands of humanitarian sparks for Chen Yansen every year.

Cheng Zilong was holed up in his office, looking through the sales summary data sent by headquarters, and suddenly felt full of energy.

He is a veteran in the electric vehicle industry and knows the significance of 37.4 vehicles sold in a single week.

After all, the total annual sales of electric vehicles in China are less than 2500 million. At the current sales rate, Orange Vehicles will be able to join the first tier of the industry by the end of the year.

The current problems are insufficient production capacity and a shortage of skilled operators.

The production line was the easiest problem to solve. Chen Yansen was very generous with the money and placed an order with the supplier immediately.

The night outside was still dark. Cheng Zilong rubbed his throbbing temples, glanced at the bottom right corner of his computer screen, and saw it was almost one o'clock. He quickly closed the laptop and hurried outside. Several hours later, the sky gradually brightened.

Chen Yansen and Zhou Shouzhi took a private plane from Pengcheng Guanyin Airport to Yanjing.

At the same time, Liang Bo, Huang Zheng, Zhang Yinjia, Liao Wei, Xiao Jun, Zhang Yiming and others, either by plane or by high-speed rail, all headed towards Yanjing.

Similar to the previous China Internet Conference, Senlian Capital had a large number of invited companies.

While others were attending a meeting, Chen Yansen seemed to be attending a large-scale group mid-year conference.

at the same time.

Thousands of meters above the ground, Zhou Shouzhi looked at Ye Qiuping, then at Chen Yansen, before taking out a document and intently flipping through it.

Chen Yansen glanced at Lao Zhou; he had tried to persuade him, but to no avail.

This guy has only one word etched in his bones—scroll!

He had given Zhou Shouzhi a five-day break, but Zhou only went home for two days. On the third day, he went out to meet with operators and distributors in North America.

After careful consideration, Chen Yansen decided to promote Lao Zhou ahead of schedule, changing his position from CFO to CEO.

Therefore, this is the first time Zhou Shouzhi has participated in an industry exchange event as the CEO of Orange Technology.

Ye Qiuping had a laptop on the table in front of her, and her fingers flew across the keyboard as she finalized the Q4 business plan for Xingyao Card.

Chen Yansen poured himself a glass of whiskey, lay down on the sofa, gazed at the thick clouds outside the window, took a small sip, and secretly planned his next trip.

Li Yanhong wanted to admit defeat but couldn't bring himself to do it, so he asked Zhang Chaoyang to mediate.

Old Zhang's attitude was very clear: I won't interfere in your affairs.

Left with no other option, Li Yanhong pulled several strings and finally found Zheng Shengyu of the General Postal Association, but was rejected before he could even speak.

Nobody wants to be a peacemaker!

After much deliberation, Li Yanhong reluctantly called Chen Yansen. His message was simple: end the subsidy war and return to rational competition.

"Mr. Li, I don't understand how you built Baidu into a company with a market value of 20 billion US dollars. The business world is like a battlefield, where only the winner takes all and the loser is condemned. There is no reason to call a truce halfway through."

Chen Yansen reprimanded Li Yanhong without any politeness.

You can start whenever you want and end whenever you want?
What about playing?
Before the battle began, President Chen had already set the tone with Pei Yi, Cheng Weixing, Xiao Jun, Zhang Yiming, and others: to first invest 10 billion yuan, and if they couldn't kill Baidu, they would cripple it.

Does Li Yanhong want to stop?
no way!

Chen Yansen was willing, but Zhou Hongyi was not.

Zhang Chaoyang appears indifferent to fame and fortune, but recently he has been holding many meetings with Wang Xiaochuan, setting a market share target of 10% for Sogou Search.

As we all know, the domestic search market share is fixed, and if Sogou wants to increase its market share, it has to take it from Baidu.

Although Ma Wenteng wasn't as high-profile as Zhou Hongyi, after Penguin Search's business was merged into Sogou, it brought a lot of traffic to both Penguin Search and Sogou Search, both openly and secretly.

In short, led by Chen Yansen, Zhou Hongyi, Zhang Chaoyang, and Ma Wenteng followed closely behind, all wanting to take a piece of the pie from Baidu.

Once you start something, you can't stop until you reach your goal.

Chen Yansen's assessment of Li Yanhong's idea was: "Very silly and naive."

After being repeatedly rejected, Li Yanhong finally came to terms with reality.

It's either fight or die!
This time, he didn't listen to his wife. He personally monitored the data all day long, and pulled Gong Zhenbing, Wang Zhongpu, and Xiang Hailong into the same conference room to form an 'O2O Operations Department', ready to fight Senlian Capital to the bitter end.

At 11:30 a.m., Chen Yansen's plane landed at Yanjing Airport.

Just outside the airport, a Maybach 62S with a Beijing license plate slowly drove up, followed by a Mercedes-Benz MPV.

"Boss!" As soon as the car came to a stop, Gao Weilin immediately opened the car door, jogged over to Chen Yansen, and greeted him with a smile.

He has been getting medical checkups in Beijing for the past week.

"What did the doctor say?" Chen Yansen asked directly.

"I'm in excellent health and can work for the boss for another thirty years!" Gao Weilin puffed out his chest and said with a grin, but a hint of anxiety flashed in the corner of his eye.

Chen Yansen stared intently at Lao Gao, and seeing that the other party wasn't telling the truth, he didn't point it out.

He found the hospital and the doctor; how could Lao Gao keep it a secret?
"Let's go to the Prefect of Jingzhao first. Ma Wenteng, Zhang Chaoyang, and Zhou Hongyi have all arrived."

Chen Yansen held back for the moment and spoke to Lao Gao.

Ma Wenteng and Zhou Hongyi?
Gao Weilin was slightly taken aback. Would these two really sit at the same table?

"Are there any enemies in this world who are forever?"

Chen Yansen saw through Lao Gao's thoughts and said with a light laugh.

If the benefits are great enough, even God and Satan can become brothers.

Gao Weilin smiled, indicating his agreement.

Immediately afterwards, the convoy sped off towards the direction of the Prefect of Jingzhao.

Ma Wenteng and Zhou Hongyi, who arrived at the private room first, stared at each other with disdain in their eyes and a smirk playing on their lips.

The 3Q War lasted for two or three years. Last year, Zhou Hongyi lost the case and had to pay Tencent 500 million yuan in compensation.

The conflicts and grudges between the two were greater than outsiders imagined.

"President Zhou has been doing quite well these past two years, with his mobile phone sales soaring. He's practically become Chen Yansen's underling."

Ma Wenteng pushed up his glasses and said sarcastically.

"It's still better than you. You've made Paipai.com and Yixun.com look like garbage. Tell me, how much money have you thrown in and how much traffic resources have you wasted?"

Zhou Hongyi, wearing a red stand-up collar polo shirt, was not intimidated at all, and the words he uttered were extremely offensive.

As expected, Ma Wenteng's face darkened, and he stared at Zhou Hongyi with a sinister look.

Zhang Chaoyang, sitting between the two, remained calm, sipping a cup of cool tea.

Anyway, they're not going to fight, so let them curse each other out. Just treat it as entertainment.

(End of this chapter)