Rebirth: Starting with Capturing the Goddess Mentor

Chapter 328 Rolls-Royce Phantom
As soon as Chen Yan finished speaking, a soft murmur arose in the conference room.

After a while, Fu Yangkai, the technical director sitting next to Chen Yan, said: "Mr. Chen, I have confidence in our product. Our technical department has upgraded the engine from the initial Develop 1 to the current Develop 2. Not to mention, we have overcome many technical difficulties along the way. The most crucial one is that we must have a massive amount of data to feed in."

"To put it bluntly, even if these two established companies launch mobile apps and copy us, and develop their own recommendation algorithm engine, they won't pose much of a threat to us."

"I can confidently say that our recommendation algorithm is at least a year ahead of theirs!"

After listening to Fu Yangkai's words, Chen Yan nodded slightly in agreement.

This is actually easy to understand, just like intelligent driving in later generations.

In later generations, almost all new energy vehicles are equipped with intelligent driving functions as standard, but... the waters inside are very deep.

Only the top-tier Tesla FSD and Huawei ADS 3.0 systems deserve the title of "intelligent driving." As for the second-tier systems, they can only be described as "usable." And the third-tier systems... well, it's best not to treat your life like a game.

But even for third-tier new energy companies, if you look at their financial reports, you'll find that they invest billions or even tens of billions of yuan in intelligent driving R&D every year. So why can't they develop good intelligent driving systems?
Is it because they can't find good engineers?

Obviously not.

In fact, one of the key reasons for this is data feeding!
A good intelligent driving system requires massive amounts of data to support it.

The training and optimization of intelligent driving systems rely on massive amounts of high-quality data. Only with this data can the algorithm model be continuously iterated and optimized.

For example, with millions of Teslas on the road every day around the world, Tesla's cloud servers naturally receive millions of real route data points.

On a specific road, such as the intersection of Xuelin Street and Gaosha Road in Hangzhou, at least tens of thousands of Teslas have driven through this intersection over the course of a year.

This is why Tesla can use tens of thousands of real-world routes to calculate an optimal driving route when Autopilot is activated.

Similarly, after more than a year since its launch, [Boss Direct Hire] has matched a large number of business owners and talents in the cloud backend. After receiving massive amounts of data, the system's reliability has been refined through large-scale verification. This is why the original develop 1 recommendation engine has been updated to the current develop 2.

That's why Fu Yangkai is so fearless.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Xiaobing, the then marketing director, also spoke up: "I think even so, we should prepare countermeasures in advance."

Chen Yan looked at Zhou Xiaobing and asked, "What are your thoughts, Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Xiaobing: "Boss, our marketing department held a meeting as soon as these two companies launched their apps. After discussion, we came up with two temporary solutions."

Zhou Xiaobing paused for a moment, then continued, "Firstly, we have found that many companies now conduct multiple rounds of interviews. For example, companies like Ali and NetEase, which have deep cooperation with our company, require job seekers to go through at least five rounds of interviews, even for the most basic positions."

"However, the vast majority of people will be eliminated in the first or second round of video interviews, so we think that a 'one-click video interview' function should be added to the software, which would bring great convenience to both job seekers and employers."

After listening, Chen Yan thought it made a lot of sense, so he turned to Fu Yangkai beside him and asked, "President Fu, is it difficult to add this feature?"

Fu Yangkai shook his head: "Adding this feature is simple, but once we add it, others can add it too, so it won't create an effective moat."

Zhou Xiaobing continued, "So, we came up with a second solution."

Immediately, everyone in the conference room looked at Zhou Xiaobing, and a mysterious smile appeared on Zhou Xiaobing's face.

Chen Yan was also puzzled. How come you, who used to be such an honest and simple person, have now learned to tease people? He immediately started cursing:
"Then hurry up and say it already! Stop dawdling!"

Zhou Xiaobing gave a forced smile and quickly said, "President Chen, after discussion in our marketing department, we believe that in order to seize the market, we can temporarily waive the membership fee."

These words startled everyone in the conference room.

Zhou Xiaobing continued, "Currently, our only source of revenue for [Boss Zhipin] is the annual membership fee of 599 yuan charged to business owners. As of yesterday, we at [Boss Zhipin] have 380,000 paying business clients, with a total revenue of 228 million yuan."

"But a crucial point is that our current price is the lowest among the three. Whether it's Zhaopin or 51job, their fees are much higher than ours, and they also have basic, intermediate, advanced, platinum, and so on..."

"Therefore, although our current market share has slightly surpassed theirs and become number one, our revenue is at the bottom. As far as I know, Zhaopin.com or 51job.com have annual revenues of over 1 billion yuan."

"I think we should just give up on the 200 million in revenue and focus on giving it away for free to capture the entire market."

“Those two established companies were already inferior to us. Once we implement the free policy, I believe that in less than six months, we will leave them far behind.”

"Once we have more than 90% absolute market share in the future, won't we be able to decide the pricing power?"

Fu Yangkai frowned and said, "But we just collected an annual fee of 599 from our customers, and now we're saying we'll make it free. What are those customers who paid for it supposed to think? Isn't this like betraying them?"

Zhou Xiaobing simply said, "Full refund."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire conference room fell silent.

Because this decision is too bold, once the completely free policy is implemented, it means that the company will have no source of income. However, the monthly rent, staff salaries, and advertising fees that often start at tens of millions will not reduce your expenses by a single penny.

Furthermore, when it comes to such a significant decision, no one in the meeting room has the authority to make the decision, except for Chen Yan, of course.

After thinking for five minutes, Chen Yan looked at Zheng Jia and asked, "Jiajia, how much money do we have in our account right now?"

Zheng Jia replied, "President Chen, due to the large advertising expenses last month, there is currently 1.357 billion yuan remaining in the account."

"Alright, let's go all out and make it big, so the other two old guys can go home and get some rest!"

Chen Yan instructed Zheng Jia, "Do as President Zhou said. Refund all the 2 million yuan in annual membership fees collected to customers, and then implement a free policy."

After saying that, Chen Yan looked at Zhou Xiaobing: "Xiaobing, this matter is to be handled by your marketing department. Success is the only option, failure is not an option!"

Zhou Xiaobing immediately stood up and replied loudly, "Received, General Manager Chen!"

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"Meeting dismissed."

Chen Yan stood up decisively, his gaze sweeping over everyone. "All departments, cooperate fully with the marketing department. I want to see results in the shortest possible time. Jiajia, keep a close eye on the funding." "Understood, boss," Zheng Jia replied quickly.

Chen Yan didn't say anything more and strode out of the conference room, leaving behind a flurry of quiet discussion.

Instead of returning to his office, he took the elevator directly down to the garage.

He got into the Mercedes-Benz S-Class that had accompanied him on his campaigns and drove smoothly toward the city center.

About half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the city's most prestigious car dealership. Behind the huge glass curtain wall, the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy logo shone brightly.

Chen Yan got out of the car and walked straight to the heavy and imposing glass doors of the Rolls-Royce 4S store.

The door slid open silently, and a luxurious atmosphere wafted in. The soft light from the crystal chandelier spilled onto the gleaming marble floor, illuminating the Phantom and Ghost models displayed like works of art.

As soon as Chen Yan stepped inside, a familiar figure, accompanied by the crisp sound of high heels and a fragrant breeze, quickly approached from the VIP lounge to greet him.

It was his personal secretary, Xi Yingying.

She was clearly dressed up today, wearing a well-tailored brown lace pencil skirt that perfectly accentuated her full and alluring curves. The delicate lace fabric exuded a mature femininity, making her both elegant and subtly sexy.

"Boss, you're here?" Xi Yingying's voice was sweet and her smile was bright.

Chen Yan's gaze swept over her, a knowing smile appearing on his lips. He naturally reached out and wrapped his arm around her slightly fleshy, wonderfully soft waist.

Xi Yingying stiffened slightly, then obediently leaned closer, a faint blush rising on her face.

"Hmm, are all the formalities completed?" Chen Yan asked casually as he walked inside.

Xi Yingying nestled beside him, tilted her head back and laughed, "Everything's taken care of. The license plate, insurance, confirmation of the full set of customized optional accessories, and the orange interior you requested—everything has been done according to your instructions."

At this moment, a female sales manager dressed in a well-fitting business suit and with exquisite makeup hurried over, stopped a meter in front of Chen Yan, bowed slightly, and put on the most enthusiastic and respectful smile:
"Hello! You must be Mr. Chen? Welcome, welcome! Your Phantom is ready and waiting for you in the VIP delivery area. This way, please!"

After she finished speaking, she gestured for them to enter, pointing to a more private archway deep inside the exhibition hall, covered with a thick carpet.

With Xi Yingying in his arms, Chen Yan, led by the female saleswoman, walked calmly toward the archway.

There, a brand-new Rolls-Royce Phantom sat quietly under the spotlight, like a king awaiting his coronation, exuding unparalleled nobility.

The massive Parthenon grille, the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament, the smooth and majestic body lines, and the custom paint as deep as the night sky all speak to its identity and value.

Chen Yan's gaze lingered for a moment on the Phantom, which resembled a work of art; its deep paint shimmered with a mysterious luster under the carefully designed lights.

He released his arm from Xi Yingying's waist and nodded slightly to the female sales manager who stood respectfully to the side, as a response to her attentive introduction.

Then, he walked straight to the iconic double-opening carriage door on the driver's side.

The sales manager reacted quickly, immediately stepping forward and gracefully opening the heavy and imposing car door for Chen Yan.

Chen Yan leaned down and sat in the spacious, comfortable, and highly enveloping leather driver's seat.

He pressed the start button, and the engine emitted a deep hum before returning to a smooth, almost imperceptible operation.

Chen Yan adjusted the rearview mirror and glanced at Xi Yingying, who was still standing outside the car.

"What are you standing there for? Get in the car!" Chen Yan said casually.

"Oh! Okay, boss!" Xi Yingying replied quickly, as if waking from a dream.

Wearing high heels, she walked quickly around the front of the car and came to the passenger side.

Instead of immediately reaching for the equally impressive door of the sedan, she leaned slightly forward and, through the car window, asked in a tone that was both coquettish and tentative:
"Boss~ Can I sit here?" She gently tapped the leather passenger seat with her slender white fingers, her eyes asking innocently.

Ha! So teasy!
Chen Yan slightly raised his chin, gesturing towards the car door: "Of course. Or should I let you sit on the roof?"

"Thank you, boss!" Upon receiving a positive response, Xi Yingying immediately smiled broadly, her voice becoming even sweeter.

She quickly took matters into her own hands, opened the heavy carriage door, and carefully sat down in the passenger seat.

The premium seat immediately and gently enveloped her shapely figure. She adjusted her posture, pulled over the seatbelt and fastened it, her movements carrying a hint of barely perceptible excitement.

The heavy car doors closed silently, shutting out the noise of the outside world. The interior instantly became quiet thanks to top-notch sound insulation, like a mobile luxury fortress.

Chen Yan lightly pressed the accelerator, and the Phantom smoothly and silently glided out of the VIP delivery area, drove over the mirror-like showroom floor, and slowly drove out of the huge glass curtain wall under the respectful gaze of the sales manager and staff.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the brand-new car, reflecting a dazzling stream of light.

The car was quiet, with only the top-of-the-line sound system playing faint, light music.

Xi Yingying leaned back comfortably in the seat, her fingers gently stroking the delicate leather texture of the armrests, savoring this exclusive luxury.

She turned her head to look at Chen Yan's profile.

After watching for a while, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and the corners of her mouth curved into a slightly playful smile, her voice becoming soft and gentle:
"Boss~" she drawled, "I thought... the passenger seat of your Phantom would be reserved for the boss's wife for the 'first time'~"

"Ah."

Chen Yan smiled indifferently, and said in a somewhat pretentious manner, "It's just a means of transportation, why make such a fuss about it?"

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