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

Chapter 478 Tencent and Sohu Video Merge? Expanding into the Southeast Asian Market, A Zhe: A shampoo is nice!

The weekly meeting ended at 4 PM.

Chen Yansen returned to his office, grabbed a bottle of cold brew tea from the freezer, plopped down, put his feet on the table, and leisurely took out his phone.

I opened WeChat and a string of unread messages popped up.

Wang Zihao sent a message: "Brother Sen, Luzhou is so damn hot! I brought Ziyan to school to register today. USTC is much better than the Virtual College. Look how grand the school gate is!"

The photo also included a picture of a girl in a dress with her hair in a ponytail, standing in the corner with her back to the camera.

Chen Yansen recognized her at a glance; it was Wang Ziyan.

"Where are Uncle Wang and Aunt Wen?" Chen Yansen asked.

“Everyone’s here. We just registered and are heading to the girls’ dormitory now,” Wang Zihao replied instantly.

Chen Yansen didn't ask any more questions, only replied with an emoji, and then opened the chat box with Ma Wenteng.

"Mr. Chen, I want to merge Tencent Video and Sohu Video."

The latest message was sent half an hour ago.

After all, Senlian Capital holds a 20% stake in Tencent Video, so it's reasonable for Pony Ma to seek his opinion before making major decisions.

A month ago, Tencent reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Sohu and Sogou. Tencent invested $4.5 million in Sogou and merged its search business and QQ Input Method into Sogou.

Following the transaction, Tencent will hold a 36.5% stake in Sogou.

It seems that Ma Wenteng and Zhang Chaoyang have been seeing each other quite frequently lately!

Chen Yansen pondered to himself.

However, he did not object to Little Ma's actions.

Because after the merger of Tencent Video and Sohu Video, they will not only gain a leading position in market share and enhance their industry influence, but also reduce the costs of copyright acquisition, marketing and operation management, thereby achieving resource sharing and increasing advertising value.

Just like Tudou and Youku last year, cooperation is mutually beneficial!
It can leverage its larger market size to centrally procure copyrights, thereby enhancing its bargaining power with content providers. It can also reduce redundant marketing investments, improve advertising efficiency, and avoid excessive competition for users and traffic.

The only problem is that Senlian Capital's shareholding will decrease after the merger, but the equity value may increase.

Therefore, Chen Yansen left a message for Ma Wenteng: "No problem."

Of course, the specific details of the cooperation still need to be confirmed.

He then opened his WeChat Moments and saw a post from Lei Yijun celebrating Redmi 1's total sales exceeding 500 million units.

Yu Chendong, Zhang Chaoyang, He Xiaopeng, and others all liked the post and left congratulatory messages.

Scroll down to see Zhou Hongyi's post: "The total online shipments of 360 F series have exceeded 600 million units. In mid-September, 360 will launch the new generation flagship of the N series."

Good heavens, Old Zhou is really going after Lei Yijun.

Anyone who didn't know better would think they had signed some kind of agreement in private, since they're always hurling insults at each other online and have really mastered the art of bundled marketing.

Jia Yaoting posted a high-definition promotional poster image – LeEco Super TV S50, suffocating for dreams.

Based on the X60 and S40, Jia Yueting has added a 50-inch TV product, which is obviously intended to enrich the product line of the smart TV industry and thus seize more market share.

These big bosses, some with assets of billions or tens of billions, have WeChat Moments posts that are no different from those of micro-business owners, consisting entirely of advertisements for their own products.

Chen Yansen looked disgusted, casually sent a screenshot of Orange Technology's shipment report, and then exited WeChat.

Huang Zhang, the founder of Meizu, was scrolling through his WeChat Moments when he saw the global cumulative sales figure of 7084 million units, and his mood instantly plummeted.

The Meizu MX3 went on sale yesterday, but only 1.3 units were sold on the first day. Although it is 200 yuan cheaper than the Orange C3S, its sales were dozens of times lower.

OPPO's Chen Yongming, Huawei's Yu Chendong, ZTE's He Dingyou, and other competitors remained silent for a time.

Lei Yijun, Zhou Hongyi, Ding Lei, and Wu Hongxin reacted quickly, immediately liking and commenting, sparing no words of praise.

Lei Yijun was the first to type: "President Chen's shipment volume is amazing! You have to admire it!"

The others followed closely behind, their words filled with exaggerated praise, interspersed with congratulations from Jia Yaoting, Liu Qiangdong, Cao Weiguo, and Gu Yongqiang.

Chen Yansen didn't take it to heart, picked up his herbal tea, took a sip, and then started scrolling through Mimo short videos.

at the same time.

The "2013 Virtual College Freshmen Part-Time Job Fair," jointly organized by the human resources departments of Orange Technology, Pinbei Mall, and Today Technology, was set up alongside the booths of student associations from various departments and was currently busy conducting simple initial interviews.

After passing through the recruitment booths of more than a dozen clubs, including guitar, Go, Hanfu, recitation, and entrepreneurship, the freshmen of the School of Virtual Reality saw three sunshades connected together with a striking banner hanging on them.

Part-time job fair?
Freshmen who have just entered university haven't yet broken free from the inertia of high school life. For students from well-off families, university is for playing and having fun; who would do part-time jobs?
If you're short on cash, just ask Old Deng to give you gold coins!

For some students from average families who only have five or six hundred yuan a month for living expenses, Senlian Capital's recruitment fair was like a timely rain.

At this moment, the queue stretched from Xuelin Road to Xuehai Road.

"Hello, I am Zhang Yang, a student majoring in E-commerce in the class of 13."

A young man wearing a light purple T-shirt and glasses sat opposite the HR specialist at Pinduoduo, nervously introducing himself.

Can you type on a computer? What's your typing speed?

"Pinbei's HR specialist asked."

"I can type, but I haven't tested my typing speed," Zhang Yang said honestly.

"Give it a try." The HR specialist from Pinbei handed over his computer, indicating to Zhang Yang that he could demonstrate on the spot.

Zhang Yang took the laptop. The screen was on a word recognition software, with an article on the left and an input box on the right.

He had played similar word games in his high school computer class, so he was quite familiar with them, and his fingers flew across the keyboard.

In no time, the 100-word paragraph was finished.

71 words per minute!

The HR specialist at Pinduoduo glanced at it.

Not fast, but not slow either, just average. At least good enough to be a customer service representative.

"Our Pinbei part-time positions include customer service, operations, and review. The salary is 12 yuan per hour, with a minimum of 2 hours per day and a minimum of 50 hours per month. Operations is the most difficult, followed by review, and customer service is the least difficult. Which department would you like to work for?"

"Pinbei's HR specialist asked."

Same salary, different job difficulty?
Most people would choose customer service, but after thinking for a moment, Zhang Yang decisively chose operations.

"Aren't you afraid of working hard?" the HR specialist from Pinbei asked, raising an eyebrow.

"The difficulty and the threshold are high, so the future salary increase will definitely be the highest," Zhang Yang said confidently.

"You guessed wrong. Part-time jobs only differ in the position, not in the pay. Unless the big boss asks for a raise, you'll be earning 12 yuan an hour until you graduate," the HR specialist from Pinbei joked with a smile.

"And what about after graduation?" Zhang Yang pressed.

"Not bad, a smart person! The starting salary for a full-time operations position is much higher than that for customer service or auditing. If you have outstanding abilities, you can reach a monthly income of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan in one or two years," the HR specialist from Pinbei praised.

"Thank you, then I'll go to the operations department." Zhang Yang's eyes lit up; he knew he had made the right bet.

"Take this form and download the Yunzhou office software later. Someone will add you to the group. The part-time schedule is arranged according to your courses, so don't worry about it affecting your studies. I hope that in four years, we can officially become colleagues," said the HR specialist from Pinbei with a smile.

Zhang Yang thanked them repeatedly after receiving the part-time newcomer guidance form, and then ran happily towards the dormitory.

I work 50 hours a month and earn 600 yuan.

I work 100 hours a month and earn 1200 yuan.

In his view, with the living expenses given by his parents, he couldn't possibly spend it all.

In just three days, Senlian Capital selected 300 part-time staff from freshmen.

Although there are quite a few people, they become inconspicuous when dispersed among various projects, departments and groups.

In addition, Chen Yansen specially set aside 100 part-time positions for impoverished students, which were to be nominated by teachers from various departments.

The recent college graduates who joined Senlian Capital through the spring recruitment process have also started working.

Companies under Orange Technology, Pinbei, Kuaipao, Yunsu, Gaode, and ByteDance have all recruited hundreds or even thousands of new employees.

Some of them were deployed to Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, and North America to be responsible for the market expansion of Orange mobile phones or the operation of Mimo short videos.

After paying his final year's tuition, Tang Zhenzhe left Xucheng with his suitcase and boarded a plane with more than 20 other employees of Orange Technology, heading directly to Hanoi.

After they landed, their local colleagues led them to a high-rise apartment building rented by Orange Technology. The apartment building was equipped with elevators, security, parking, a swimming pool, and a gym.

The accommodation here is so much better than the school dorms!

Tang Zhenzhe nodded in satisfaction, took the key and went back to his room. He took a shower and changed into a clean set of clothes.

We were still in Xucheng in the morning, and arrived in Hanoi in the afternoon.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk-!"

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Upon hearing the noise, Tang Zhenzhe immediately put on a pair of boxer shorts, ran to the door, and only after seeing who was outside through the peephole did he open the door.

"Brother Bao!"

Tang Zhenzhe waved and grinned at Zhang Yubao.

"You haven't opened the door for half a day, are you doing some handicrafts inside?" Zhang Yubao said with a smirk.

He was the business manager for the Annan region and was originally the channel director at ZTE. When the headhunter told him that Orange Technology was willing to give him a 30% raise, he immediately chose to switch jobs.

A 30% increase may not seem like much, but Orange Technology offers overtime pay, quarterly bonuses, and stock option rewards, with a guaranteed minimum of 16 months' salary per year.

If you perform exceptionally well, earning 24 months' salary every year is not difficult.

All things considered, an annual salary of over a million is easily achievable!
"Brother Bao just loves to joke. I've had a dozen girlfriends in college, why would I need to rely on my own two hands?"

Tang Zhenzhe, unwilling to admit defeat, grinned and said...

A dozen?
Zhang Yubao chuckled to himself, thinking to himself: This young man is quite thin-skinned and loves to brag.

As an experienced driver, he could tell at a glance that Tang Zhenzhe was a "craftsman".

But he didn't point it out.

After all, the other party was the big boss's classmate and roommate. Since the boss entrusted him with the person, he naturally had to train him well.

"Put on some pants, I'll take you out for dinner," Zhang Yubao said.

"Just the two of us?" Tang Zhenzhe asked in return.

He was a smart man and knew exactly where Zhang Yubao's enthusiasm came from.

“And there’s Wang Yajun, who’s in charge of online channels,” Zhang Yubao replied.

He is the head of the Annam region and also oversees offline business development, such as communicating with Mobile World and collaborating with Viettel and Vinaphone.

The former is the largest offline retail chain store in Annam, holding 40% of the national mobile phone market share. Once Orange Technology successfully establishes a foothold in the local market, it will be able to gain a firm foothold.

The latter is Annam's most powerful telecommunications operator, with its own physical stores offline, accounting for half of smartphone shipments.

As for online channels, the local TiKi platform in Annam is still in its early stages and its output is limited.

"Okay, give me two minutes." Tang Zhenzhe readily agreed.

He knew the other party was doing it because of Chen Yansen, but Chen Yansen was his half-brother and also a part of his own strength.

There's no need to feel inferior, and certainly no need to be pretentious!
Immediately afterwards, Tang Zhenzhe changed into a short-sleeved T-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops, and, led by Zhang Yubao and Wang Yajun, entered a barbershop with practiced ease.

"Ah Zhe, wash your hair first, then we'll go have a big meal. It's on me tonight," Zhang Yubao said, waving his hand.

Tang Zhenzhe looked up and felt a blush creep up his face.

Three beautiful young women stood right in front of me, wearing white tank tops and shorts. I saw half of them without spending a penny.

"Brother Bao, is this store legitimate?" Tang Zhenzhe asked in a low voice.

"Who's going to come from the proper channels?" Zhang Yubao asked sternly.

"Hanoi, a paradise for men, enjoy it," Wang Yajun said, patting Tang Zhenzhe on the shoulder.

Three minutes later, Tang Zhenzhe reluctantly lay down and then saw two mountain peaks approaching each other.

"Washing your hair is great!"

Ah Zhe quickly fell in love with washing hair.

On the street outside, pretty girls dressed in revealing clothes walk by from time to time; tank tops, flip-flops, and electric scooters are almost standard attire in Hanoi.

The next day, Tang Zhenzhe followed Zhang Yubao into the headquarters building of Mobile World and met with the company's general manager.

Similar situations are also unfolding in places like Siam, Java, and Luzon.

Along with them, Orange Technology's directly operated stores and after-sales team also flocked to Southeast Asia, engaging in direct competition with companies such as Sansung, Apple, and LG in overseas markets.

Orange, Orange, and Shining Orange series correspond to the low-end, mid-range, and high-end markets respectively. Relying on the channels of telecom operators and chain digital malls, Orange Technology has rapidly opened up the market in Southeast Asia.

Local users gradually developed trust in Orange phones.

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9 month 5 day.

The Xiaomi Mi 3 was released, priced at 1999 yuan. It offers a choice of Snapdragon 800 or Tegra 4 processors, Aurora OS or Aurora OS operating systems, and features a deep blue battery with a capacity of up to 4800 mAh, providing up to 16 hours of battery life under heavy use.

On the day of release, sales exceeded 30 units!

Seeing this, many Orange Technology fans flocked to Chen Yansen's Weibo comment section to ask, "Where are Orange's new autumn products? Winter is almost here!"

(End of this chapter)