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

Chapter 480 Little Horse copied me, I have to copy it back! Kuai Pao: Oh no, I've become an evil dragon!

After arriving in Northern Europe, Chen Yansen spent his days going out to sea, hunting, and skiing. He paid no attention to the progress of Pinbei's listing or the battle between Kuaipao and Qiandu.

In his view, going out to have fun means putting down your work.

He spent a lot of money to recruit so many professional managers, not just for show. He can make decisions on the general direction, but he never asks about the specific execution details.

On a Norwegian island, Chen Yansen held a Remington 700 bolt-action rifle. Every time he pulled the trigger, a rabbit fell down.

With his eyesight and reaction speed, he was almost always right.

"Master, your marksmanship is truly amazing." Song Yuncheng looked at Chen Yansen with eyes full of admiration.

She spent a lot of time trying, using binoculars and thermal imaging equipment, but only managed to hit three rabbits.

Chen Yansen hit seven birds in just five minutes.

"Want to play again?" Chen Yansen asked.

"Let me hit one more," Song Yuncheng said with a grin, holding up one index finger.

Chen Yansen nodded.

at the same time.

Ye Qiuping sat in her office, finished her work, and then unconsciously stretched before looking out the window at the afterglow of the setting sun.

A golden cloud lay across the horizon.

"You say it's a business trip, but it's clearly a trip to have fun. You take Song Yuncheng with you, but you never take me."

Ye Qiuping sighed softly, a hint of loneliness flashing in her eyes.

Am I too old?
Does he only like young girls?
wrong!

This guy goes to her house for sweet soup quite often.

Master Ye was filled with anxiety and uncertainty.

With her current annual salary and stock options, Ye Qiuping will be able to achieve financial freedom once Orange Technology goes public, at which point she will be able to break free from Chen Yansen's control.

However, she subconsciously overlooked one problem: Chen Yansen had already returned her investigation report to her.

It was clearly her own reluctance to leave Chen Yansen, yet she deceived herself all day long, constantly giving herself psychological suggestions: once she earned ten million, fifty million, or one hundred million, she would leave Chen Yansen, find a place to buy dozens of houses, and be a leisurely and carefree landlady.

But then she thought about it again. Chen Yansen's "business trip" would last for a week, and she wouldn't see him for several days. Suddenly, her mind was filled with thoughts of him.

You're such a scoundrel!

Ye Qiuping cursed inwardly without holding back.

The following day, August 8th.

After months of preparation and testing, the corporate SIM card co-branded by Orange Technology and China Telecom has finally been launched.

The first batch of users were employees of Senlian Capital, including companies such as Yunsu Express, Orange Mobile Phone Factory, and Kuaipao.

月租19元，套餐内容为1GB全国通用流量和100分钟免费通话，套餐以外的流量价格为1GB一元，首冲300元可提档升级为1.5GB一元；首冲1000元可提档升级为2GB一元。

The contract period is two years, excluding targeted traffic from apps under Senlian Capital.

On the day of its release, a telecommunications specialty store on Pinbei Mall simultaneously launched a phone card priced at 9.9 yuan with free shipping, and the package was exactly the same as the Orange Enterprise Card.

Although it couldn't compare to the 80GB, 150GB, or 220GB data cards that would be available ten years later, in 2013, the plan for this phone card was truly a game-changer.

Following this, with the boost from the 10 billion yuan subsidy program, it sold 373,000 copies on the first day.

In terms of sales, it certainly can't compare to the Star Card, but this card doesn't have the backing of Senlian Capital and it wasn't promoted beforehand, so its performance is already quite good.

To the outside world, most users are unaware that they are purchasing Orange Business Phone Cards.

For every phone card sold, Orange Technology receives a commission of 150 yuan. The commission rate for the first six months is 40%, and for the next six months it is 30%. From the second year onwards, Orange Technology receives no commission.

The following morning, WeChat released version 5.0, which added features such as the emoji store and game center.

The Android version's installation package size has increased from 12MB to 25MB, while the iOS version has increased to 46MB because it includes the game resource pack and payment module.

In other words, WeChat has officially transitioned from a social networking app to a 'super app'.

In addition, the social mini-game "Airplane Battle" promoted by WeChat also spread rapidly in WeChat Moments.

Is this game fun?

To be honest, it's really meaningless.

However, after the game ends, the interface will display the weekly airplane battle leaderboard, which shows the score ranking of all WeChat friends in this game.

The Chinese people's damn competitive spirit has made this "shoot-the-plane" game a national phenomenon in just a few days.

Some people play games while eating, while taking a dump, on their way to work, and on their way home, all in order to grind for points and climb the rankings.

It's exactly the same as the "sheep" that went viral more than a decade later!
All your friends are playing it, why aren't you?
Driven by the airplane battle, WeChat has seen a steady increase in new customer growth, daily active users, and usage time.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yinjia, CEO of Orange Payment, immediately decided to follow suit and "learn from" the trend.

WeChat's QR code for receiving and paying money was copied from Orange Pay. Now he's copying it back as a way of repaying Ma Wenteng's "respect".

What games can we play?

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yinjia immediately called over Xia Yuxi from the product department and Jiang Leiming from the technology department to start a brainstorming session.

"Mr. Zhang, how about we make a Tetris game? It's easy to play, and we can add Orange Payment's friend ranking feature."

Xia Yuxi pondered for a moment and then offered a suggestion.

"Contra is also an option."

This was Zhang Yinjia's idea.

“Contra is difficult to develop and requires loading too many data packages. If users find that Orange Pay takes up hundreds of MB of their phone's memory, they might even consider uninstalling the app.”

Jiang Leiming shook his head, showing no respect for Zhang Yinjia.

However, Zhang Yinjia had gotten used to it and didn't take it to heart.

"Mr. Zhang, I think it would be better to create a quiz game. CCTV's 'Very 6+1' and Happy Dictionary were very popular before. We can just create a question bank and copy it."

At this moment, a newcomer from the event planning department, lurking in the corner, boldly suggested, "How about 'Extraordinary 6+1'?"

Happy Dictionary?
Zhang Yinjia's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he immediately became interested, looking at Xia Yuxi and asking, "What do you think?"

"Great idea, much better than Tetris." Xia Yuxi first rejected his own suggestion, then praised it generously.

“Mr. Zhang, I have no objection,” Jiang Leiming agreed.

Since "6+1" and Happy Dictionary were so popular back then, there must have been a reason for it. If they just ported the core gameplay to Orange Pay, it would probably be welcomed by users as well.

"You! Go back and write a product proposal and hand it over to General Manager Xia!"

Zhang Yinjia nodded and pointed to the newcomers in the event planning department, giving them instructions.

"I?"

Zhang Rui pointed at himself, his face filled with disbelief.

He was a recent graduate from East China University of Science and Technology, and had only been with the company for less than two months, not even having been officially hired yet.

To my utter surprise, a sudden inspiration earned me the opportunity to take charge of a project on my own.

It wasn't that he lacked confidence, but he was a little apprehensive about suddenly having to take charge on his own.

After all, I used to be an assistant, someone who would always cover for me. Now that I have to make decisions and take responsibility, I can't help but feel a little uneasy.

If Zhang Yinjia hadn't required all members of the event planning department to participate in the 'brainstorming' session, he wouldn't have even had a chance to shine.

“That’s right!” Zhang Yinjia said with certainty.

For him, it was just a small project.

But for Zhang Rui, it completely changed his career.

"Okay." Zhang Rui suppressed his excitement and replied calmly.

the other side.

The first season of "Unexpectedly" was a huge success on Douyin, with 15 episodes accumulating over 5 million views, averaging over 3000 million views per episode.

After realizing the enormous potential of short video platforms, Yi Xiaoxing immediately gathered Bai Ke, Liu Xunzi Mo, Ge Bu, Kong Lianshun and others to begin preparing for the filming of the second season.

As for negotiating sponsorships and advertisements, he didn't need to worry about that at all.

Under the operation of Senlian Capital, before the script for the second season was even written, Zhizun Yu had already received advertising fees from more than a dozen brands, including Mengniu, Dongpeng Special Drink, Pinbei, Kuaipao, and OFO Bike.

"They're all big sponsors, so let's think about how to perfectly integrate them into the storyline."

Inside the meeting room, Yi Xiaoxing looked at everyone and spoke.

"OFO bikes are simple. We can just have Tang Sanzang ride an OFO e-bike. Not only will we save money on renting a horse, but we can also integrate the advertisement into the plot, hahaha!"

Bai Ke pushed up his glasses and smiled smugly.

"Isn't that a bit too extravagant?" Liu Xunzi commented, then added, "However, I like the idea."

“Okay, I’ll write it into the script later,” said screenwriter Zhi Zun Yu.

at the same time.

Chen Xiang, a director at Yunnan TV, was lying in his rented room, holding an Orange C3 mobile phone, and watching the first season of "Unexpectedly" in one go.

A zebra!
I can't work at the TV station anymore!
Low pay, lots of work, bad luck, and you'll get a scolding!

Why not learn from others and make silly short dramas? He heard from his friends in Yanjing that Wanhe Tianyi Studio has been doing very well since it got involved with Jinri Technology.

With his abilities, making a vertical-screen comedy would be a piece of cake for him.
With that in mind, he immediately took action. He first contacted several familiar child actors, and then found lighting, props, and makeup artists.

They didn't hire a screenwriter, cinematographer, or post-production editor, because he could do all those jobs!
There are many people like Yi Xiaoxing and Chen Xiang, and the number of high-quality content creators on Douyin is rapidly increasing.

After all, it's a short video platform with over 20 million daily active users. If you can accumulate two or three million followers, you'll be inundated with advertising offers.

As 2014 approaches, smartphones, mobile networks, and short videos are developing in tandem, intensifying the competition among Douyin, Weishi, Kuaishou, and Miaopai.

Kuaishou emphasizes being down-to-earth.

Weishi and Miaopai, on the other hand, have turned their attention to celebrities, inviting Yang Mi, Yang Tianbao, Li Xiaolu, Lin Zhiying and others to join their platforms to promote their products and services, and giving most of their traffic to the celebrities.

Douyin, however, takes the opposite approach, adopting a "take it or leave it" attitude towards celebrities, while continuing to allocate platform traffic towards high-quality content.

In short, the platform recommends videos based on what users like to watch.

The trending list is full of content created by ordinary people.

This left Douyin users with the impression: I can do it too!

The platform once saw more than 100 million new videos created daily, covering various types of videos and providing users with a wide range of viewing options.

In contrast, while Weishi and Miaopai appear glamorous, once users become tired of the few videos posted by celebrities, they feel that there is too little high-quality content on the platform and turn to Douyin instead.

……

……

On September 10, the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c were launched simultaneously online and offline.

Half an hour later, KuaiPu announced that it would launch a standalone app called "KuaiYing" to fully enter the online ticketing industry. It plans to not only produce movies but also include plays and concerts in its business scope.

In the local services sector, Kuai Pao continues to expand its business boundaries, taking food from the bowls of various industries.

Especially in the travel and hospitality category, Pei Yi leveraged the 3 million users he had accumulated in the food delivery and group-buying industries to secure a lower negotiated price than Ctrip, eLong, and Qunar.

Market share is climbing steadily!
Travel websites like Ctrip, eLong, and Qunar are finding it increasingly difficult to survive.

That afternoon, Ctrip CEO Liang Zhangjian took the initiative, hiring three headhunting firms to poach mid-to-senior level managers from Kuaipao Travel and Hotel Management Company at double the price.

The intention is clear: to disrupt the offensive rhythm of Kuaipao's hotel and travel category.

After all, Kuaipao has been making frequent moves in the travel and hospitality market recently, from homestay subsidies to scenic spot combo tickets. Every step it takes is in Ctrip's traditional areas of strength. In particular, the newly launched "Weekend Short Trip Package" has captured nearly 20% of the market share in East China in just two weeks.

Liang Zhangjian's idea was simple: if Ctrip was having a hard time, Kuaipao shouldn't expect to have an easy time either!

eLong, Qunar, and others followed suit, joining the ranks of those "ganging up on" Kuaipao.

(End of this chapter)