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Chapter 632 Triple the Price, Poaching Talent from Zeiss! Jin Xu: This Western Meal Has Cost Too Much!

June 3rd, the first day after the holiday.

Chen Yansen sat in the conference room and held six short project meetings in a row. Afterwards, he chatted with Huang Zheng for a while about matters related to Pinduoduo's 618 promotion.

This major promotion is different from previous ones in terms of scale, scope, and intensity, covering the European, North American, and South American markets, as well as Southeast Asia, where Lazada is located.

Despite the fact that most regions have less than 10,000 orders per day, Pinbei still launched the slogan "Global 618".

Users can see Pinduoduo's 618 promotional posters as soon as they open the apps Toutiao, Douyin, Kuaishou, Lingxi Browser, and Xiaohongshu.

Among them, the live streamers on Douyin and Kuaishou are all selling pre-sale products via live streaming, and even Liu Qiangdong and Li Guoqing are no exception.

Last Thursday, Dong Jianlin's live stream generated 2 million yuan in sales, once again shocking the entire e-commerce industry.

Other competitors wanted to follow suit, but they struggled to find suitable channels. Their self-built live streaming platforms lacked traffic, and they had no way to access Douyin and Kuaishou, since these two platforms only connected to Pinduoduo and JD.com's product pools.

Therefore, websites like Jumei and Vipshop only have one option left: to join Pinduoduo or JD.com.

Suning and Gome have indeed joined Pinduoduo, but Zhang Jindong is too embarrassed to do so, while the head of Gome is still working as a gardener in Yanjing Dougezhuang.

As a result, all the live streaming traffic in the "domineering CEO" category was taken by Liu Qiangdong and Li Guoqing.

Other small-time livestreamers shouted in their livestreams, "I have connections and got the lowest price on the entire internet," but it couldn't compare to Liu Qiangdong's statement, "I contacted the CEO of this brand and lowered the price by another five percent."

The former is hard to believe, the latter is reliable.

In fact, Liu Qiangdong's control over the supply chain gives him a significant advantage over smaller livestreamers.

This is also the key to his ability to sell 2 million yuan worth of goods in a single day!
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Yansen returned to his office, opened his email, and took the opportunity to check the latest progress of the Optical R&D Center on the projection lens system.

Everything is progressing steadily.

In addition, under Zhao Dongsheng's leadership, Tang Sen, Lu Mingyan, Li Daoming, Tan Linlu, and others have sorted out their research and development ideas and are working to overcome the technical obstacles of flash memory chips.

Before long, Chen Yansen had finished processing all the emails.

He then leaned back on the sofa, took out his phone, and pulled up a document about "ultra-high vacuum molecular beam epitaxy" technology.

But before he could finish reading, a phone call came in.

Lin Nan, Head of the Optics Department at Xingyuan Technology!

Chen Yansen didn't think much of it and pressed the answer button directly.

"Boss, Saigo has hired a headhunting firm and plans to offer three times the salary to poach engineers from our lab who have access to sensitive proprietary information."

Lin Nan explained directly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yansen couldn't help but sneer: "So, when the covert approach fails, they're resorting to the overt?"

“I’ll have the HR department assist you by offering three times the price to poach people from Sega and Zeiss.”

Chen Yansen thought for a moment and said.

"Boss, Zeiss didn't poach any of our people." Lin Nan asked instinctively, looking puzzled.

"Just because we haven't dug yet doesn't mean we won't dig later. We can't even think about it, it's a crime. We'll just have to do it first."

Chen Yansen said rather forcefully.

“Okay, boss. Actually, Saiga can’t poach people either. The staff of Anguo Association brought another confidentiality agreement, which all the engineers who participated in the optical system research and exhibition signed. Even if they leave Xingyuan Technology or Huake Association, they will be restricted from leaving the country for three years.”

Lin Nan immediately added.

“I know, but since Saiga dares to resort to underhanded tactics, we must fight back.”

Chen Yansen replied calmly.

"Boss, I'm worried they might plant a few corporate spies."

Lin Nan smiled bitterly.

"Don't worry, if Saigao dares to send it, I dare to use it."

Chen Yansen said dismissively.

“Okay, I understand,” Lin Nan replied.

Chen Yansen hummed in agreement, gave a few instructions, and then hung up the phone.

The next second, Tang Qingshan called again.

"Teacher Tang, what's the matter?" Chen Yansen asked casually.

"On June 6th, the school will hold the 2010 graduation ceremony and issue graduation certificates and degree certificates."

Tang Qingshan's words were brief, but the subtext was clear: he wanted Chen Yansen to return and participate.

"Teacher Tang, I've been quite busy lately," Chen Yansen said, intending to decline.

He didn't even go back to attend his thesis defense, let alone the graduation ceremony.

"Chen, you are the pride of the School of Virtual Reality and the most accomplished graduate of 2010. I've lived for decades and I'm counting on you to bring me some honor."

Tang Qingshan tried to persuade him earnestly, even resorting to emotional appeals.

"Okay, I understand." Chen Yansen hesitated for a few seconds before finally agreeing.

The main construction of the first phase of the Orange Cars factory will be completed soon, so I'll take the opportunity to go back and check it out.

In addition, Wang Chao also stays at the Orange Auto Lab in Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park, keeping a close eye on the R&D progress of motors, autonomous driving, complete vehicles and electronic control systems, as well as adjusting the supply chain structure.

Although Orange Auto doesn't even have a single wheel, thanks to the backing of Senlian Capital and the control of DeepBlue Battery, a large number of suppliers flock to Wang Chao as soon as he opens his mouth.

In the eyes of this group, with the strength of Senlian Capital, even if the product is terrible, it can still gain a foothold in the new energy vehicle field just by virtue of its range performance advantage.

Chen Yansen chatted with Tang Qingshan for a while, and in the middle of it, he jokingly asked: "Teacher Tang, if I ever fall on hard times, you wouldn't just turn around and take my portrait down from the library wall, would you?"

Tang Qingshan patted his chest and assured him: "That's definitely not possible! Teacher Tang is not a snob."

Chen Yansen didn't believe a single punctuation mark in this.

The only constant in this world is change.

In the following days, Xingyuan Technology and Hucheng Microelectronics officially began negotiations and entered the production and manufacturing stage of the projection lens system. Meanwhile, the atmosphere surrounding the 618 shopping festival grew increasingly intense.

Users have keenly noticed that the three major e-commerce platforms are putting on an exceptionally strong show during this year's mid-year sales promotion.

As soon as the pre-sale mode was launched, Yaomao Mall launched the "Catch Cats, Win Cash" campaign on both PC and mobile platforms.

Every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., users only need to sit in front of their computer screen or mobile phone, and black kittens will appear in the main venue of Yaomao Mall's 618 event. The gameplay is similar to whack-a-mole.

Two years ago, Yaomao launched a similar event during the Double Eleven shopping festival.

But this time the impact is even greater!

每场5000万现金，红包金额为10元、50元、100元、1000元和4999元。

Two shows a day, 1 million yuan a day.

从6月3日持续到6月18日，单这一项活动，就耗费了16亿现金。

In order to maintain its market share, Ma Liyun had no choice but to make a huge sacrifice.

Huang Zheng set up activities on the 10 billion yuan subsidy channel, such as checking in to receive red envelopes, inviting friends to receive red envelopes, and ordering red envelopes.

First, check in for three days to receive a 50% off coupon, with a maximum discount of 15 yuan; check in for seven days to receive a 40% off coupon, with a maximum discount of 30 yuan.
Second, by inviting friends to help, you can receive a no-threshold red envelope of up to 4999 yuan.

Third, users can participate in brand group cashback activities. Taking Orange Technology as an example, if the shopping amount is over 10,000 yuan, a 500 yuan red envelope will be returned, which is equivalent to a 95% discount.

Upon learning of this, many parents immediately planned to buy their children, who were about to start university, a complete set of Orange phone, computer, tablet, and smartwatch.

……

……

Alberba, Eltna community.

Led by Jin Xu, Liang Hui and Shao Yiming easily found their way into a white house.

Fifteen minutes later, Shao Yiming walked out of the room with weak legs, sat in the lounge area of ​​the lobby, lit a Nyala, and slowly recovered his strength.

"Why haven't you come out yet?"

Shao Yiming raised his hand and glanced at the time.

Anything that lasts more than ten minutes is considered a medical condition!

Shao Yiming cursed secretly.

Ten minutes later, Liang Hui came out with a smile. As soon as he saw Shao Yiming next to the sofa, he casually asked, "You're pretty fast."

"I had just sat down when you came out."

Shao Yiming made it up off the top of his head.

"Brother Xu is quite strong," Liang Hui remarked after sitting down and waiting for a few minutes.

"Maybe it's diarrhea, so I'm just going to the restroom."

Shao Yiming said with a sly smile.

He had barely finished speaking when he saw Jin Xu walk out looking refreshed.

"I'd like to invite you two to the Great Wall Hotel for Chinese dinner tonight."

Jin Xu said, feigning generosity.

"Brother Xu, how about this Western meal?" Shao Yiming asked, rubbing his fingers together.

"Nonsense! Of course you two will pay the bill!"

Jin Xu said confidently.

Liang Hui had just received his May salary. Thinking of Jin Xu's usual care for him, he didn't say anything and went to the front desk to pay the bill.

Fortunately, poached chicken is very cheap in East Africa.

"Yiming, you should learn more from Ahui."

Jin Xu hooked his arm around Shao Yiming's shoulder and teased him with a grin.

The three then got into a pickup truck and drove towards the city.

While traveling on the A2 highway, there was a loud "bang" and the front tire blew out. Shao Yiming grabbed the steering wheel and instinctively stepped on the brakes.

"Yiming, keep going, don't stop!"

Jin Xu has very sharp hearing. Before the tire blew out, he heard a gunshot and immediately realized that he had probably encountered Omoro's armed members.

If we can't escape, things will get complicated.

East African countries like Abyssinia are in a mess, except for the central and northern parts; they are not only poor but also chaotic.

Upon hearing this, Shao Yiming dared not stop and gritted his teeth, flooring the accelerator.

The rubber tires and rims rubbed violently against the ground, constantly making a screeching sound.

But the car hadn't gone more than a few hundred meters when it overturned on the side of the road.

Jin Xu struggled to climb out of the carriage, but before he could even stand up straight, he felt a dark gun barrel pressed against his forehead.

In an instant, cold sweat soaked through my back.

He suppressed the dryness in his throat, slowly raised his hands, and glanced at the Omoro armed members who had surrounded him.

They wore tattered camouflage uniforms, the muzzles of their AK47s gleamed coldly, and their faces wore greedy and sinister smiles.

"This Western meal came at a damn high price!"

Jin Xu secretly groaned.

Two armed men immediately stepped forward and tied Jin Xu, Shao Yiming, and Liang Hui, who had just climbed out of the overturned carriage, behind their wrists.

(End of this chapter)