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

Chapter 718: 9917 welfare housing units! Series D financing, valuation of 380 billion US dollars!
On October 18th, Pinduoduo, Yaomao, and JD.com simultaneously launched their pre-sale activities for the Double Eleven promotion.

On the same day, Amazon officially joined Pinduoduo, which indirectly acknowledged Pinduoduo's leading position in the domestic e-commerce sector.

On the other hand, the competition between Senlian Capital and Ali has escalated across the board, with both sides engaging in fierce competition in multiple fields such as e-commerce, food delivery, group buying, and electronic navigation.

Since September 27, the subsidy war has continued for several days, with daily marketing expenditures reaching 100 million yuan and a total cash expenditure exceeding 2 billion yuan.

At 10:00 AM, KuaiRun announced that it had completed its Series D financing two days prior: led by Senlian Capital, with Tencent and Goldman Sachs participating, raising $38 billion USD and achieving a post-investment valuation of $38 billion USD.

As a result of this round of financing, Ali's shareholding ratio was diluted by 10%, from 8.5% to 7.6%.

It's obvious that Chen Yansen is preparing to kick Ahri out of the game.

Seeing this, netizens jokingly commented, "Ma Liyun is really stubborn, insisting on fighting Senlian Capital to the death in the O2O field."

"Even if they don't compete in O2O, they can't avoid competition in the e-commerce field. The conflict between these two companies is irreconcilable."

"But for us consumers, competition means real benefits! I've been eating so much free milk tea and hamburgers for the past twenty-odd days that I'm almost stuffed!"

"Brother, drink less! Don't accidentally develop diabetes. The money you save won't even cover the cost of medicine, and that would be a huge loss."

Chen Yansen happened to come across these comments before boarding the Gulfstream G550.

For him, this food delivery war was not without value.

The daily order volume in the food delivery industry has increased from just over 4000 million to 7200 million, almost doubling.

The larger the market size, the greater the demand for delivery personnel, and the greater the contribution of humanitarian torches.

It's worth noting that Kuaipao currently has over 35 full-time riders and as many as 200 million part-time riders, giving it the most abundant instant delivery capacity in the industry.

This is also the core reason why Kuaipao Flash Sale and Kuaipao Grocery Shopping have been so successful nationwide.

In addition to regular food delivery orders, KuaiRun can also distribute errand, flash sale, and grocery delivery orders to riders, allowing orders from different services to "complement each other" on the rider's end.

As soon as the morning rush hour grocery orders are finished, lunchtime food delivery seamlessly follows, while evening supermarket flash sales and nighttime medicine delivery fill the gaps in the off-peak hours.

Order density far exceeds that of Taodiandian!
For Ali to try and seize market share from KuaiPao is like snatching food from a tiger's mouth; the difficulty is self-evident.

In addition, Chen Yansen communicated with the Business Association and the Market Supervision Association, planning to deliver another blow to Lao Ma once the national daily average number of food delivery orders exceeds 8000 million.

Whether it's forcing merchants to choose between two options or compelling them to take the initiative to provide subsidies, as long as the other party is labeled as engaging in malicious competition, it's enough to give Ali a hard time.

At noon, the plane landed smoothly at Luzhou Xinqiao Airport.

Chen Yansen took Song Yuncheng's hand and they sat together in the back of the Hongqi L5.

He instructed Huang Boxiang in the driver's seat, "Old Huang, go back to Bihu Yunxi first."

"Yes, boss." Huang Boxiang nodded quickly in agreement.

After the Hongqi car started, Huang Boxiang immediately drove after it, with a Mercedes-Benz van following behind.

Following the attack on Yanjing a few days ago, Fengjun has further strengthened its security measures for Chen Yansen's daily travel.

In fact, a vehicle belonging to the Anguo Association was quietly following the convoy a dozen meters behind.

This was specially arranged by the higher-ups, in case Chen Yansen had another accident.

Although the outside world was unaware, Li Qingsong and Han Jinheng knew perfectly well that most of the technical difficulties of Deep Blue Technology and Xingyuan Technology were overcome by Chen Yansen, and they absolutely could not allow anything to happen to him.

Moreover, if the world's richest man is repeatedly attacked, who would dare to travel or invest here?
"Master, the first phase of Orange Garden is just ahead."

As the car sped along the Second Ring Road, Song Yuncheng suddenly pointed out the window and said softly.

Hundreds of meters away, dozens of low-rise buildings stand in neat rows.

With Chen Yansen's eyesight, he could clearly see that the workers were busy leveling the ground, installing water and electricity, and installing doors and windows, obviously rushing to meet the delivery schedule before the end of the year.

"It seems we can arrange a lottery. There are a total of 10017 sets in this batch. We'll keep 100 sets as prizes for the annual meeting, and release the remaining slots all at once."

Chen Yansen immediately said.

The first and second phases of Chengzi Jiayuan were built on 30 square meters of residential land that Meng Yuanzhi specifically approved to allow Xingyuan Technology to settle in Luzhou.

The two residential communities are separated by only one road, and the straight-line distance from the headquarters of Senlian Capital is only 4.7 kilometers.

Senlian Capital has approximately 100,000 employees in Luzhou. Roughly calculated, the success rate is around 10%.

It's not high, but it's not low either.

Upon hearing this, Huang Boxiang was overjoyed and filled with anticipation.

As a member of Senlian Capital, he naturally also had the right to participate in the lottery for welfare housing.

Three years ago, the price of housing in Baohe District was only over 5,000 yuan per square meter. However, since the headquarters of Senlian Capital moved here, the price has soared in the past year. Now the price per square meter has reached 9800 yuan, just one step away from the 10,000 yuan mark.

Based on this calculation, if you are selected to receive a subsidized apartment, assuming a single unit is 100 square meters, you can save nearly 40 yuan in housing costs.

Who wouldn't be happy in that situation?
Chen Yansen glanced at Lao Huang and smiled faintly.

"Master, I won't participate in the lottery."

Song Yuncheng pondered for a few seconds, then spoke with a serious expression.

She bought fifteen houses in Luzhou. Even if she only stayed in each house for one day, she could stay in a different house for half a month without repeating the same one.

However, she only kept one apartment for herself and rented out the rest. Her monthly rental income was around 30,000 yuan. She could earn 300,000 to 400,000 yuan a year without doing anything.

"You can't even get a chance to participate. Directors and above are strictly prohibited from participating."

Chen Yansen spoke slowly.

Within Senlian Capital, directors earn at least 60 yuan a year, and with the group's mortgage loan services, they are fully capable of buying their own homes. There's no need for them to compete with ordinary employees for subsidized housing quotas.

After all, this is a welfare housing unit, not a reward housing unit for outstanding employees.

"Won't the directors have objections?"

Song Yuncheng pondered for a moment and asked.

You could earn over 300,000 if you win the lottery!
Who would mind having too much money?
"If they have any objections, let them come directly to me."

Chen Yansen replied calmly.

Song Yuncheng couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She knew all too well that although Chen Yansen was always amiable and seemed like a mild-mannered boss, the long-time employees of "Fox Tao" all knew how ruthless he could be when he scolded people.

Back then, countless people in the editorial, operations, and business development teams were verbally abused by him to his face.

Even shy young girls were not spared.

Mr. Chen is a man who believes in treating everyone equally.

He hasn't been swearing much in recent years, but that doesn't mean his "skills" have deteriorated.

Nowadays, who would dare to provoke Boss Chen for a subsidized apartment?
In fact, for employees at the director level and above, even if they can't afford a villa for the time being, buying a spacious apartment is not a problem. They don't even look down on low-rise buildings with more than 20 floors.

These types of buildings are densely packed and tall. Even if they are built by the same construction company and the spacing between buildings and the thickness of the floor slabs have been reinforced, they still cannot change the fact that they are "low-rise buildings".

Half an hour later, Huang Boxiang parked the car steadily in front of Villa No. 6, Bihu Yunxi.

Before Chen Yansen could speak, he opened the trunk, carried their suitcases to the living room doorway, and then turned and left without a word. Song Yuncheng opened the door and put her luggage aside.

Chen Yansen bent down to change his shoes, walked straight to the living room sofa, plopped down, and began to plan his next move.

Currently, Yunkun Aerospace's R&D team has been initially established. According to the R&D roadmap he previously set, the team will start with the power system and gradually promote the project's implementation.

……

……

Two days later, it was just an ordinary Monday.

But for employees of Amap, Today Technology, ByteDance, Xiaohongshu, Tiangong Technology, and Xingyuan Technology, it was a memorable day.

Starting October 20th, they will also be able to officially enjoy the "four days on, three days off" benefit.

It was early in the morning, not even 8:30.

A large number of employees carrying backpacks flooded into the canteen of Senlian Science and Technology Park.

People gathered in twos and threes, queuing in front of the various food windows, waiting to buy breakfast.

The cafeteria offers a wide variety of food, including both Chinese and Western breakfast options.

The ramen chef, wearing a mask, skillfully kneaded and stretched the dough with taut muscles in his hands.

The job pays well and has good benefits. The only "minor trouble" is that so many people love his ramen that he has to make hundreds of bowls a day.

"The boss went to Yanjing on a business trip a while ago and hasn't come here for ramen for quite a few days."

The ramen chef kneaded the dough in his hands, pondering to himself.

Just then, he suddenly looked up and saw Chen Yansen, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, walking towards his window.

"A bowl of ramen, clear broth without chili, with extra beef and cilantro."

As Chen Yansen approached, he casually remarked.

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the window and saw that there were four chefs responsible for making noodles.

If it were just one person, they would have been exhausted long ago, handling thousands of bowls a day.

"Alright, boss, it'll be ready soon!"

The ramen chef replied with a smile.

As soon as the nearby employees saw Chen Yansen, they immediately stopped what they were doing to greet him with smiles on their faces, calling him "Brother Sen" repeatedly.

Chen Yansen nodded slightly in response.

"Morning boss!"

At this moment, Huang Zheng and Liang Bo were walking together when they saw Chen Yansen in the distance. They quickly walked over and greeted him with smiles.

With the integration of Pinduoduo and Douyin's businesses, the two became quite familiar with each other and often got together to discuss the direction of business development.

"Good morning." Chen Yansen nodded, then changed the subject: "I passed by Orange Garden Phase 1 yesterday and saw that the exterior decoration is almost finished. You two should have the HR department quickly compile the employee list and arrange the lottery today."

Draw a house?
Huang Zheng was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "Okay, boss."

at the same time.

As soon as Meng Yun arrived at the company, he immediately notified all the subsidiaries to compile and submit the employee list for the Luzhou area.

"Is the company going to hold a lottery?"

At a Yunsu Express branch in Yaohai District, several couriers had just finished sorting the pile of packages when the station manager mentioned this incident. They all stopped what they were doing and looked over with curiosity.

"There are 17 people in our site. I have already submitted the list. Around 10 a.m., everyone will be able to confirm their names on Yunzhou's lottery page."

The station manager calmly instructed everyone: "Be sure to check carefully to make sure your name is in the system database. Don't underreport or omit anything, or it will affect your eligibility for the lottery."

"Brother Bing, my home is in Yaohai District, and Chengzi Jiayuan is in Baohe District. If I win the lottery, can I transfer the property?"

One of the deliverymen rolled his eyes and asked in a loud voice.

"You can voluntarily give up your winning lottery ticket, but it is absolutely non-transferable!"
Please understand that these are employee welfare apartments provided by the company. Even if you buy them, you are not allowed to resell them within five years. Everyone needs to remember this.

The station manager immediately added.

"Station manager, can I apply for a loan to buy this house?"

Another deliveryman asked.

"Of course," the stationmaster replied confidently.

He paused for a moment and then said, "The group has signed cooperation agreements with three local banks in Luzhou and launched a special loan program for employees specifically for welfare housing."

The minimum down payment is only 15%, and the loan interest rate is 10 percentage points lower than commercial loans on the market. The longest repayment period is 30 years, but overall it is still relatively high. However, don't worry, once our own banks open, everyone will be able to switch to a 1.3% commercial loan.

1.3%?

Many people looked at each other, their eyes filled with surprise.

After all, the interest rate for housing provident fund loans is 3.75%, but the company only charges 1.3%!

What the hell!

Someone couldn't help but shout first, and in an instant, exclamations of "Holy crap!" rose and fell.

Wang Lei, who is responsible for delivering packages in the government affairs district, rubbed his hands together excitedly and said, "If I can win the lottery, the down payment for a 100-square-meter apartment would only be 80,000 to 90,000 yuan, and the monthly payment would be 1,600 yuan. I can earn more than 8,000 yuan a month running a courier service. After deducting living expenses, I can totally afford it!"

"That's right! My son will be starting elementary school next year, and Luzhou Experimental Elementary School and No. 4 Middle School are right next to Orange Garden."

Another deliveryman said with a grin.

"Alright, we'll see if we get selected! Keep an eye on the group messages later, I'll call you guys to check the data."

The stationmaster smiled and shook his head, then continued to give instructions.

Two hours later, after confirming that all eligible employee information in the Luzhou area had been entered into the lottery database, Chen Yansen personally wrote a lottery program and then started the program to randomly select 9917 corresponding employee numbers and employee names from the database.

Simple and straightforward, without any unnecessary fuss!
Most other companies would probably hold a live broadcast, but Chen Yansen was too lazy to do it.

The house took nearly a year to build, but the lottery draw only took a few hours – the efficiency was astonishing.

News of the draw spread quickly.

After seeing the related reports, netizens suddenly remembered.

The welfare housing that Chen Yansen mentioned last year has actually all been built.

"9917 sets? And they're saving 100 sets for a raffle at the annual meeting? What kind of amazing company is this?!"

In the comments section, netizens were all on the verge of tears, expressing both envy and furiously cursing their own bosses.

(End of this chapter)