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

Chapter 551. Big brother never cares about age. When it's time to call someone "brother," you should never hesitate!

After a short rest following the breakfast meeting, Chen Yansen headed to the conference center to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Davos Forum as the "host" and delivered a brief speech.

"how?"

Sitting in the audience, Li Qingsong turned to the side with a smile and asked.

“I have met many outstanding young people, but they all pale in comparison to Chen Yansen.”

Sun Huajun replied in a low voice.

Although China is a large country, it's hard to say that geniuses like Chen Yansen are a dime a dozen.

Besides his business acumen, as far as he knows, Chen Yansen is also fluent in multiple languages, including English, French, Russian, German, Japanese, and Korean, and can even speak Italian and Romansh fluently.

Even if he were placed in the Foreign Affairs Association, he would be considered a rare and promising talent.

"Putting everything else aside, the Deep Blue Battery alone is enough for us to cherish. Individual soldier equipment in the Northwest, Northeast and North China regions is being replaced with brand new battery modules one after another."

Li Qingsong said in a low voice.

In addition, DeepBlue Battery's influence in the civilian industry should not be underestimated.

The Middle East, the United States, and Temasek, among other regions, have placed a total of US$120 billion in orders for energy storage batteries.

Tesla, BMW, BAIC, SAIC, JAC and BYD, among other companies, have signed a total of $40 billion in power battery orders.

Apple, Sunstar, Huawei, Sony and other mobile phone manufacturers also submitted purchase orders worth 20 billion US dollars.

If it weren't for insufficient production capacity, DeepBlue Technology's annual revenue could easily exceed 300 billion US dollars.

In fact, even so, DeepBlue Technology has become the undisputed leader in the battery industry, occupying 70% of the global market share.

Sun Huajun nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Over the next few days, Chen Yansen spent his days in meetings and his evenings hosting business parties at a club near the hotel.

Gao Weilin paid a high price to book the entire clubhouse for four days straight.

Every night, entrepreneurs from all over the world come to join in the fun.

Although most people don't know Chen Yansen at all, there are just too many people who want to get to know him.

Besides those in the tech and internet industries, the people most enthusiastic about him are those in the financial investment sector.

The CEOs of Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Blackstone, UBS, and Citigroup were eager to take over the listing agency business of Senlian Capital's subsidiaries on the spot.

However, Chen Yansen remained unyielding, leaving them with no choice but to accept it.

In contrast, people in the energy industry are the most hostile towards him.

After all, the emergence of Deep Blue Battery is very likely to reshape the development landscape of the new energy vehicle industry and impact their interests.

The performance of the Tesla Model S LR clearly demonstrates that the Deep Blue battery boasts high energy density and safety.

The only drawback is the high cost and high selling price, which has made ExxonMobil and Shell less inclined to suppress it.

Chen Yansen's parties were not without their benefits; he has at least reached agreements with Coca-Cola, Unilever, Walmart, and Nestlé regarding the onboarding of Pinbei and Kuaipao.

In addition, Ford, GM, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz took advantage of the meeting to finalize procurement contracts with Chen Yansen, totaling 20 billion US dollars.

For traditional automakers, launching pure electric vehicles does not mean they are abandoning gasoline-powered cars; the world is never black and white.

In their view, since electric cars have a market in North America and China, why not make money from them?

As for the issue of the high price of Deep Blue batteries, they don't really care.

In any case, the cost will eventually come from the customer. As long as the product can be sold, this cost can naturally be passed on to the customer.

What surprised Chen Yansen the most was that Ratan Tata, the chairman of the Tata Group in India, also placed a purchase order with him for 5 million US dollars.

However, Chen Yansen didn't take it to heart.

Once the money arrives, he ships the goods; until he sees payment, he treats the other party as if they're talking nonsense.

contract?

The binding force of that thing is worth a fortune in the eyes of a trustworthy person, but otherwise it's not even worth a piece of toilet paper.

July 25, 1 p.m.

Chen Yansen held meetings for four consecutive days. After attending the closing ceremony, he took Song Yuncheng straight to the ski resort and started their vacation.

"Ali's boss, Mr. Ma, has fallen ill." Song Yuncheng, dressed neatly and carrying skis, followed behind Chen Yansen and said abruptly.

"Oh? Old Ma's physical fitness is actually not as good as Ren Zhongfei's. I guess it's because he works too much overtime and lacks exercise."

Chen Yansen couldn't help but laugh out loud.

At the pace of the Davos Forum, let alone Marx, even most young people couldn't keep up.

Many people only attend the important main forum discussions, while selectively attending the sub-forums.

Ma Liyun wanted to acquire more cutting-edge business information from around the world, and also wanted to pave the way for Ali's IPO and attract more potential investors. Therefore, she attended every meeting, big or small, and in the evenings she had to move on to parties hosted by entrepreneurs from North America, Europe, and South Asia. It's no wonder she was exhausted.

"Master, you also need to exercise. Don't take advantage of your youth," Song Yuncheng reminded him with a smile.

"I don't need to. You can't even stand not exercising, what would you do if you exercised more?"

Chen Yansen said in a very serious tone.

"Sigh." Song Yuncheng sighed, looking helpless as if she couldn't do anything about Chen Yansen.

She then put on goggles and slid down the slope.

The movements were skillful, standard, natural, and fluid.

After all, Chen Yansen would take her to Northern Europe every year and teach her step by step, so there was no reason why she couldn't learn it.

Chen Yansen followed behind Song Yuncheng as if taking a leisurely stroll, while simultaneously diverting a portion of his spiritual energy to closely protect her.

Several security personnel were stationed at key locations at the entrance to the ski resort and on both sides of the slope. They wore black windbreakers with fluorescent warning vests over them, making them particularly conspicuous in the white snow.

Their headsets buzzed with whispered messages to each other, their eyes scanning the ski slopes like hawks, not even missing the tourists playing around near the cable car in the distance.

Although Davos has tight security, who can guarantee that no accident will happen?

The staff at Fengjun, who were paid by their boss, dared not harbor any illusions.

……

……

The next morning, Chen Yansen began his return journey.

After boarding the plane, Gao Weilin suddenly said, "Boss, I finally understand why the world's top entrepreneurs travel thousands of miles, even if it takes more than ten hours by plane, to come here."

Chen Yansen smiled slightly, understanding the meaning behind Lao Gao's words. He didn't say anything, but turned his gaze to Song Yuncheng.

"Boss, Mr. Gao, is it about information value?"

Song Yuncheng immediately understood, and after thinking for a while, gave his opinion.

At work or in formal settings, Song Yuncheng primarily addresses Chen Yansen as "boss," and rarely calls him "Brother Sen."

But in private, she always called him "Master".

Of course, in certain situations, she would also use terms like "dad," "uncle," or "brother." Gao Weilin grinned and nodded, but didn't reply.

nonsense!

"The boss's wife" was speaking to the boss, so why is she interrupting?

"better."

Chen Yansen praised.

"Isn't this a very simple principle? Are you praising me like this because you think I was too stupid before?" Song Yuncheng asked with a wry smile.

Not everyone can see through this principle.

"Look, Lao Gao pondered for several days before he had a clear concept in his mind, while you only took a dozen seconds."

Chen Yansen jokingly made a sarcastic remark.

Sometimes, the truth is so simple and easy to understand, like a thin sheet of paper that can be easily broken through, but most people take a lifetime to figure it out.

Because what can wake a person up is never reason, but a wall.

Most ordinary people can only understand the true workings and underlying nature of society when they reach a certain age.

“Yes, Mr. Song,” Gao Weilin echoed.

Chen Yansen glanced at him and muttered under his breath: Sycophant!
"The Davos Forum is not just an economic exchange meeting. Because high-level officials from central government departments of various countries participate and give speeches, their remarks contain more or less the economic measures for the next few years. If you can understand and grasp this information, you can catch the so-called 'hot trend'."

Otherwise, do you really think someone can predict the future and make plans in advance?
It's simply a matter of having more information. Like the stock markets in Europe and America, those at the top are the players; they set the rules. Trends can appear and disappear at will.

Chen Yansen concluded with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Gao Weilin's smile gradually faded, and his previously high spirits also sombered.

Song Yuncheng seemed to be deep in thought.

Seeing this, Chen Yansen picked up an Orange Pad 2, opened an electronic scan of a book titled "Statistical Mechanics and Superconductivity," and started flipping through it casually.

Fifteen hours later, the plane landed at Yanjing International Airport.

Outside the window, the sky was filled with colorful clouds. Unlike the summer evenings, the winter sky over Yanjing was gray and gloomy, exuding a chill.

After getting off the plane, Chen Yansen got into a Maybach 62S and looked at Song Yuncheng, saying, "Liu Qiangdong has arranged to meet me at JD.com headquarters. Would you like to go back to your hotel to rest first?"

“I’ll go with you,” Song Yuncheng said, shaking her head.

She understood what Chen Yansen meant, but she was in good spirits and didn't feel tired.

Private jets are ultimately different from regular Airbuses; you can lie on the sofa and rest the whole time without getting tired.

"Then let's go to the headquarters of Dongguan first."

Chen Yansen responded.

Boss, you haven't asked me yet.
Gao Weilin thought to himself sullenly.

But he dared not ask.

The car sped along the airport expressway, and as the sky grew darker, it finally arrived at the Beichen Century Center, where the headquarters of Dongfang was located.

In the second half of next year, JD.com will move to Yizhuang Science Park.

Similar to last time, Liu Qiangdong, accompanied by several senior executives, immediately came to greet Chen Yansen after he got out of the car.

"Brother Sen!" Liu Qiangdong called out calmly, his face full of smiles.

His use of that form of address startled Shen Haoyu, Wang Yaqing, Xu Lei, and the others.

Song Yuncheng and Gao Weilin also looked puzzled and confused.

Liu Qiangdong did call Chen Yansen "Brother Sen" before, but that was always in jest.

But right now, with executives from both sides present, Liu Qiangdong was able to calmly adopt the posture of a subordinate, which shocked everyone present.

Chen Yansen immediately understood what the other person meant.

When he returned to China from New York last time, he had a private conversation with Liu Qiangdong to discuss further deepening their cooperation based on sharing logistics and warehousing systems.

The specific plan is to spin off Dongdong Logistics through an equity swap and then merge it into Yunsu Express, making it a sub-brand that will open up parcel collection services to the public, and be managed by Liao Wei.

Liu Qiangdong can take this opportunity to shed the burden of heavy assets, achieve higher delivery efficiency, and realize profitability as soon as possible.

Chen Yansen will also gain access to more than 4 JD.com riders, as well as all express delivery services from JD.com's self-operated and POP stores.

"Let's go to your office and talk slowly."

Chen Yansen said in a gentle tone.

He clearly saw that Pinduoduo, Yaomao, and JD.com, in essence, corresponded to different consumer groups.

No matter how strong Pinduoduo is, it cannot attract all the users of Tmall or JD.com to its own platform.

Since we can't kill it, we might as well swallow it up.

Anyway, Pinduoduo just went public and has plenty of funds on hand.

For Liu Qiangdong, with its dual-class share structure and highly dispersed equity, he has no worries about losing control.

With the backing of Senlian Capital, Jingdong can achieve faster development.

For Chen Yansen, the dispersed shareholding ratio of Jingdong actually gave him more room to maneuver.

"Brother Sen, please!" Liu Qiangdong replied.

He proved a truth with his actions: there is no age limit to being an elder brother; when it's time to call someone "brother," you should never hesitate.

Besides, there's nothing shameful about being Chen Yansen's underling.

Aside from the age difference, Chen Yansen is far superior to him in terms of wealth, social status, and industry influence.

He founded JD.com and worked hard for more than a decade. When he was preparing for the listing last year, securities firms in Hong Kong and North America were only willing to give JD.com a valuation of 80 billion US dollars. Isn't that bullying?
In contrast, Senlian Capital's subsidiaries are all well-equipped and powerful. If any one of them were to go public in two or three years, its market value would probably be no less than that of JD.com.

During this time, Liu Qiangdong also realized that if he wanted to go further, he had to get close to a powerful figure!
However, his previous target was Ma Wenteng, but now it has become Chen Yansen.

If he had accepted Tencent's investment back then, he would have had to bite the bullet and swallow the three "garbage" offered by Tencent—QQ Group Buying, Paipai.com, and YiXun.com.

Ma Huateng made it very clear that Tencent will only provide traffic and equity.

However, ever since Tencent signed a five-year cooperation agreement with Pinduoduo for a primary traffic entry point, Ma Wenteng has put JD.com out of his mind and has invested in Yixun.com multiple times, competing with JD.com in the digital home appliance category.

It's not that Handsome Dong doesn't want to acknowledge his elder brother, it's just that Ma Wenteng's conditions are too harsh. He doesn't want to contribute a single penny, yet he insists on giving him garbage.

Who can bear this?
"Old Liu, let's go to your office. That can of Anji white tea from last time tasted pretty good."

Chen Yansen responded.

The two walked and chatted in a friendly atmosphere as they entered the lobby on the first floor, and then took the elevator to a spacious and bright office.

A traditional Chinese ink painting of mountains and rivers hangs directly in front of the office, with a mahogany desk in the middle and a golden Qilin ornament on each side.

Gather energy, generate wealth!
　Godfathers, Chapter 3 is still being written and is expected to be updated very late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)