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Chapter 470 A New Home Worth 40 Billion! Meng Jie: I haven't eaten for three months!
The next morning, Huang Boxiang drove his Ghost to the Delta Villa. After Chen Yansen got in the car, he sped off towards Luzhou.

A Mercedes-Benz MPV with a Xucheng license plate followed closely behind.

Chen Yansen opened the car refrigerator, took out a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and moistened his throat.

After two years of construction, the first phase of Senlian Capital's headquarters in Luzhou has been completed, and the main structure of the second phase has also been completed. Only the curtain wall installation and electromechanical installation processes remain.

With the addition of supporting facilities such as green spaces, staff restaurants, exhibition halls, supermarkets, and green plazas, the first phase of the project will not be operational until at least the first or second quarter of 2014; the second phase will not be operational until the third or fourth quarter of 2014.

The total budget was 40 billion, and 26 billion has been spent so far.

The subsequent laying of drainage pipes, installation of electrical wiring, wall and floor decoration, etc., will require at least another billion yuan to be invested.

This project is registered under Orange Technology, and other subsidiaries will use it under the guise of leasing.

From Xucheng to Luzhou, the entire journey is 270 kilometers. At Lao Huang's speed, he can drive into the city in less than three hours.

Chen Yansen leaned back in the soft chair, took out his phone, browsed Mimo for a while, and then opened Toutiao and switched to the hot news channel.

The smart air conditioner, a collaboration between Haier and Orange Technology, was promoted on major e-commerce platforms and advertised on Douyin and Xiaohongshu, allowing users to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Smart Bottle series in advance.

After acquiring Dianping, Ali didn't employ any aggressive marketing strategies; instead, it maintained its old approach.

They simply integrated Taodian's food delivery business into Dianping and set up a channel entry on the Zhifubao homepage, distinguishing it from the Kuaipao entry on Taobao.

To outsiders, Ma Liyun's behavior was strange; he treated "Kuai Pao" like his own son, but only "Dianping" like his adopted son.

Dianping is clearly the favored child!

This greatly displeased Tang Yongbo, who was in charge of both Dianping and Taodiandian. However, he also knew that Ali's contract with Kuaipao had not yet expired. Unless Zhang Yong was willing to add another entry point on the homepage, Dianping would only have the opportunity to enter Taobao after the cooperation expired.

Of course, if Dianping and Taodian's businesses show no improvement, Ma Liyun probably won't give him a primary traffic entry point.

After all, compared to Taobao's user retention and performance, the O2O strategy is not that important to Ali.

Because whether it's Xiami Music, Weibo, Dianping, or Taodian, they are all the "blood packs" for Alibaba's e-commerce business.

Laiwang is another "blood pack" created by Ma Liyun himself. If it can succeed on the mobile end, Taobao and Yaomao Mall will be able to obtain a continuous stream of traffic resources.

Therefore, after acquiring Dianping, Ma Liyun was very cautious in every move to avoid angering Chen Yansen, fearing that he might cross Chen's bottom line and invite a joint attack on Ali by Senlian Capital and Tencent.

Old Ma put all his energy into promoting the Laiwang App. In addition to the "Peach Girl" tactic, he also spent money to bring in many popular celebrities to join Laiwang.

It claims that Laiwang has accumulated over 2000 million registered users and 400 million daily active users.

In reality, while the number of registered users is not inflated, the actual daily active users are only slightly over 200 million.

If user acquisition and promotional activities stop, users will turn around and leave.

To put it bluntly, if users don't build up social relationships on the platform, their accounts are worthless, so they have no qualms about uninstalling.

Ma Liyun's approach of using e-commerce thinking to create social software is like Ma Wenteng's approach of using social thinking to create an e-commerce platform—it's destined to fail.

After the conflict between Ali and Penguin escalated, the authorities tried to mediate, but both sides were too engrossed in the fight to listen to reason.

On Taobao, users can't even send the word "WeChat"; and on WeChat, not only product links, but even links to the Taobao homepage are inaccessible.

These two schools of software, like two parallel lines that never intersect, have caused considerable inconvenience to users.

Xunlei launched the "Crystal Project," with the core objective of aggregating scattered idle bandwidth and storage resources.

For example, when a user is watching a popular video, in the past, data might have needed to be retrieved from a distant server, resulting in delays and buffering.

Under the "Crystal Project," data can be quickly obtained from the idle storage resources of other participating users nearby, greatly improving data transmission speed, providing users with a smoother service experience, and reducing the transmission cost of the entire Internet resources.

It is short for Content Delivery Network technology, or CDN.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yansen smiled. In his opinion, Xunlei's Zou Shenglong was too concerned about saving face.

If it were Baidu, would they even need to launch the 'Crystal Project'?
Wouldn't it be better to just get it for free?
They give users crystals, and then they can exchange those crystals for cash?
How stupid!
Thinking of this, Chen Yansen took out his phone and asked Liang Bo to check whether iQiyi was using PCDN technology to secretly occupy users' broadband traffic for data upload or download.

If it exists, expose it immediately and give Baidu a good thrashing.

From May to August, although Kuaidi Dache, Kuaidi Dache, and Gaode Map all had market shares far exceeding those of Baidu's related products, maintaining market share did not come without a price.

Kuaidi Dache and Kuaidi Dache are running out of funds. If they work for another month, they will either have to take out a bank loan or seek venture capital funding.

This offensive by Qiandu is much fiercer than the previous one, and they haven't stopped using subtle tactics.

This is also the main reason why Chen Yansen wanted to form cliques and join forces with Baidu.

If Baidu collapses sooner, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

at the same time.

Inside an agricultural and livestock bank in the government district, Meng Jie, dressed in a neat and capable uniform, was skillfully serving customers.

For the first month, she worked in the Development Research Department and joined as a management trainee.

In principle, this is not in accordance with the regulations, because Mengjie will only be a senior next semester.

But Tao Jingwen personally drove her there.

It's not allowed in principle, but Meng Yuanzhi, the boss behind Tao Jingwen, is the principle of Luzhou.

Following that, Mengjie was transferred from the Development Research Department to the Investment Department. The department manager taught her step by step, and her colleagues were also very friendly and welcoming.

Meng Jie wasn't stupid; she knew exactly what these people were thinking.

They simply thought she was a relative of Tao Jingwen or Meng Yuanzhi.

When faced with her colleagues' subtle probing, Mengjie always dodged the question and refused to tell the truth.

Under the dual guidance of Meng Zhenguo and Chen Yansen, Meng Jie has mastered the art of interpersonal relationships.

In the few months since joining the Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Bank, her abilities in business, management, and coordination have been growing rapidly. The bank president said that next year she will be transferred to the Financial Markets Department, and then to the International Department.

It's easy to see from the frequency with which she rotates through different positions that the bank manager intends to promote her to a higher position.

"Mengjie, what are you having for lunch?" a colleague asked with a smile.

"How about chicken hot pot? The one on Ningxia Road is the most authentic!" Mengjie turned around and replied with a smile.

“Okay, same old rules, split the bill!” Another colleague quickly tidied up the documents on the table and chimed in.

It was lunchtime, and the three of them decided what they wanted to eat and then headed outside together.

As soon as Mengjie reached the door, she heard a piercing horn blare.

She subconsciously looked up and saw a black and white Rolls-Royce Ghost parked at the intersection. The rear window was half-lowered, and a familiar profile came into view.

"Sister Ting, Sister Meng, my friend is here. I'm sorry, I'll have lunch with you next time."

Meng Jie stopped and thought for a moment before speaking.

"Friend? Could it be a boyfriend?"

"Where did this friend come from?"

Sister Ting and Sister Meng didn't take it to heart, exchanged a smile, and teased each other playfully.

The two looked around but didn't see any passersby who resembled Mengjie's friend.

But the Rolls-Royce parked on the side of the road was very eye-catching!
"I'll treat you next time, bye-bye." Mengjie giggled and waved.

She hadn't seen Chen Yansen for almost three months. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and she couldn't contain her excitement any longer.

After saying that, she sped off in the Rolls-Royce.

"Wow! Mengjie's friend drives a Ghost? That must cost over eight million!"

"Don't forget, on the day she started her job, Tao Jingwen brought her here, and Tao Jingwen drove her there himself."

"That's true. People who can get into the investment department don't come from ordinary families."

Sister Ting and Sister Meng whispered a few words to each other before heading towards the nearby shopping mall.

When Chen Yansen saw Meng Jie running over, a faint smile appeared on his face.

He sent Mengjie to Luzhou for an internship, not because he disliked her.

Because I care about her, I specially arranged an internship for her.

Chen Yansen never forgot that when he was penniless, Meng Jie accompanied him to university in Xucheng without hesitation.

He hadn't forgotten how, three years ago, when he was being questioned in Shanghai, Meng Jie cried until her eyes were swollen and tried to pull strings everywhere to get him out.

"Why are you here?" Meng Jie stood in front of the car door, smiling to reveal two rows of fine, pearly teeth, her lips pink and glossy.

"I came to see you." Chen Yansen lied through his teeth.

I can't exactly say I'm here in Luzhou to attend the headquarters unveiling ceremony, can I?

Meng Jie didn't believe it, but she was still quite happy that Chen Yansen said so.

"Have you had lunch yet?" Mengjie asked.

"No, I'm just waiting to rip you off." Chen Yansen opened the car door, gestured for Meng Jie to get in first, and then took out a tissue to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

She couldn't resist teasing him, saying, "You're wearing makeup, you're getting prettier and prettier."

Mr. Chen patted her head.

"I'm glad you like it." Meng Jie got into the car and caught a glimpse of Lao Huang out of the corner of her eye. She felt that he looked familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

"Huang Boxiang, Zihao and I's driving school instructors."

Chen Yansen noticed Meng Jie's confusion and explained.

"Oh! I remember now, when we went to the market to sell MP3 players together, Coach Huang was our delivery driver."

Mengjie slapped her forehead and finally remembered.

"Miss Meng has a good memory." Huang Boxiang said after the boss and Meng Jie had spoken, and then added, "I am your driver now too."

He had a deep impression of Meng Jie because there were very few people with the surname 'Meng', and Meng Jie was dressed as a boy back then.

"Don't change the subject, let's find somewhere, I haven't eaten lunch yet," Chen Yansen said with a stern face.

"I have to go to work this afternoon, and I only have an hour and a half break at noon. Let's go to Jinyuan," Mengjie said after thinking for a moment.

Jinyuan?

This name doesn't sound like a restaurant.

Although Chen Yansen was puzzled, he did not investigate further.

Ten minutes later, Mengjie dragged him onto a large round bed with a diameter of two meters.

"Didn't we agree to eat first?"

"I haven't eaten for three months, let me eat my fill first."

Meng Jie is petite, but when she speaks, she's even more fierce than President Chen!

(End of this chapter)