[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp":3,"chapter-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Get Stronger Every Payday—With One Billion Employees!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2264315,4419,"Chapter 102: Crush Competitors, Expand Mall Rebate Version","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>February 8th, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black BMW 750 entered the He-Xu Expressway and sped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zihao sat in the driver’s seat, handling the steering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Jie leaned back in the rear seat, binge-watching the latest hit drama “Palace: Heart Jade”; after hearing two lines about “love offerings,” Chen Yan silently put on his earbuds and scrolled through news on his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alibaba and Yahoo’s equity dispute escalates, further deteriorating their relationship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Intense competition among group-buying websites like Meituan, Lashou, and Nuomi—who will ultimately prevail?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weibo’s new user growth in February continues to climb; Yang Mi and Feng Shaofeng have joined, solidifying its position as the top social media platform.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan squinted in thought: after the Year of Group-Buying, competition in this sector had reached a head-splitting intensity—it looked like a battle between platforms, but was really a power struggle among their back-end venture capital firms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To attract new customers and merchants, every site pulled out all the stops, slashing service fees again and again: you offered 5%, I’d drop to 4%; with deep pockets, some even shouted “3%!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the 10% rates a decade later, these rates were downright ethical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, Lashou held the largest market share, followed by Nuomi, then Meituan, then Dazhong Dianping; the remaining 40% was split among 24 Quan, Gaopeng, and Wowo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could have predicted that Meituan would emerge as the ultimate victor of the Thousand Group-Buying War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before competitors react, seize the group-buying business first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan immediately decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mogujie, Meilishuo, and Taofenba were all copying FoxTao’s Super Rebate model, unaware that mall rebates and search rebates were the other half of the guide website’s moat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Chen Yan called Lin Chenfeng at Penguin Capital; after a brief exchange, the other side exclaimed in surprise: “Group-buying is already a service-and-sale model—do you still want to take a cut from them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In plain terms, today’s group-buying sites rely entirely on capital to stay afloat; service fees under 5% can’t even cover operational costs, let alone the exorbitant advertising expenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they can pay Baidu money, why can’t they pay me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, group-buying sites relied mainly on search engines, portals, and ground promotions for external advertising, especially keyword bidding ads; during the Thousand Group-Buying War, Baidu made a fortune from ad revenue alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Lin Chenfeng laughed and said: “I’ll try connecting you with Gaopeng’s marketing director.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaopeng was a joint venture between Penguin and Groupon; its offline sales team was heavily drawn from QQ Group, and though newly founded, its business expansion was extremely rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penguin held half the equity; with Lin Chenfeng stepping in, the probability of cooperation increased significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Gaopeng’s marketing director Zheng Yun called back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How does Mr. Chen propose to cooperate?” Zheng Yun asked politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two cooperation models: mall rebate and Super Rebate. I suggest you try both,” Chen Yan replied simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But group-buying and e-commerce operate differently—products have strong regional attributes; for example, a hotpot group-buy package in Shanghai has low purchase intent and scattered traffic in other regions…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yun, eyeing FoxTao’s daily active users of over a million, was tempted but worried about poor results and wasted manpower and budget from his marketing team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s easy to solve: first, choose nationwide chain store group-buy packages, like KFC or McDonald’s; second, FoxTao can push products based on user IP.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan answered without hesitation; in his view, these problems troubling Zheng Yun had dozens of solutions already in place over a decade later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chen, brilliant idea! I’m convinced—you’ve linked guide shopping and group buying together; no wonder you turned FoxTao into a $2.8 billion valuation in just half a year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yun praised him without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an O2O-born marketing director, he should have thought of this first—but his thinking had been constrained by the guide e-commerce model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s set up a group to discuss the details slowly; once finalized, we’ll talk about mall onboarding and the CPS interface.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan didn’t waste time with more words—he settled the cooperation intent in just a few sentences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaopeng had just completed its Series A funding, valued at only $130 million—far behind FoxTao; Chen Yan had Zhang Jiancheng facilitate the connection, and they naturally jumped at the chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Chen Yan added Song Yuncheng and Xiang Pengfei to the group; Zheng Yun invited colleagues from marketing and tech; both sides began discussing product selection, commission rates, and new-user rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Wang Zihao drove off the highway toward Xucheng College, Chen Yan and Zheng Yun had already finalized the flash-sale items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KFC Family Bucket set, 30% commission, 20% released, user price at 20% off;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen Gongfu Mushroom Chicken Set, 35% commission, 25% released, user price at 25% off;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dicos Pistol Chicken Burger, 25% commission, 15% released, user price at 15% off;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Feiyang Two-Person Unlimited Set, 20% commission, 12% released, user price at 12% off;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Products were mostly nationwide chain brands; aside from the merchants’ 3%-5% commission, the rest of the price difference was covered by Gaopeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Gaopeng strictly limited inventory, capped subsidy costs at 8 million yuan, and added a 40-yuan reward per new user—almost exhausting all of February’s advertising budget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty minutes later, Wang Zihao parked the car at the entrance of the Innovation Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan handed his luggage to Meng Jie, asking her to take it to Room 0418, then headed upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Chen! Happy New Year!” Xiang Pengfei’s eyes, like built-in targeting, always spotted Chen Yan first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the backend staffing rate?” Chen Yan walked into Room 206, casually clapping Xiang Pengfei on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only two are still on the train, expected to arrive this afternoon; everyone else is here,” Xiang Pengfei replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long until we finalize the CPS interface with Gaopeng?” Chen Yan asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Technically, it’s similar to B2C platforms—minimum three to five days, but since it’s our first collaboration, we need to unify order tracking and data standards,” Xiang Pengfei thought and answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then bring Hu Yun into the coordination group; this project is under Song Yuncheng’s responsibility—any issues, go to her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it,” Xiang Pengfei turned and entered the meeting room with him, preparing for the upcoming group-buying collaboration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan returned to his seat, turned on his computer, logged into the data backend, and first checked website traffic recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the Spring Festival, daily active users dropped below one million for three days; after express delivery resumed on the fifth day, traffic improved—yesterday’s DAU was 1.09 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yuan Wei walked over, serious: “Senior Chen, we’ve received feedback from merchants—some who joined Super Rebate have also signed up for brand flash sales on Mogujie and Meilishuo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold a meeting with Yifeng and the merchandising team: whoever’s merchant, whoever’s responsible. First issue a warning; if they ignore it, blacklist them permanently; if merchandising doesn’t act promptly, reduce their monthly commission rate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan instantly became alert, recognizing the severity, and gave immediate orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had first-mover advantage—he wouldn’t give imitators any chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t stop merchants from going to Mogujie and Meilishuo to boost volume—but if their commission rates and final prices matched or beat FoxTao’s, don’t blame him for going hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll handle it right away,” Yuan Wei replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan nodded slightly; he felt pressure, but wasn’t panicked—the e-commerce industry had very clear head effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mogujie had just launched, with less than ten thousand daily active users; Meilishuo had been around less than two years, with only tens of thousands of DAU.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merchants signed up simply because neither platform charged deposit or booth fees—pure commission model; not signing up would be stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not a major threat to FoxTao, Chen Yan wouldn’t let his rivals get any breathing room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Xiang Pengfei returned from the meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pengfei, come here!” Chen Yan waved him over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Chen, what’s up?” Xiang Pengfei asked, holding his laptop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Set up monitoring of competitors’ product pools using title fuzzy matching and ID matching; once you detect any product that previously joined our Super Rebate, send an email alert to merchandising.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan laid out the instructions calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the priority level?” Xiang Pengfei asked instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“T0—get it online ASAP,” Chen Yan replied without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That afternoon, merchandising gained a new task: constantly switching between competitor websites, terrified of spotting their own merchants and products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss had spoken: if you find three violating merchants in a month, your commission rate drops one level—for example, if your performance was 500,000 yuan with a 5% commission, finding three violators drops it to 4%; five violators, drop to 3%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan wasn’t completely without mercy: first offense, a warning; second offense, blacklist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, merchandisers were on edge, speaking to merchants with harsher tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, Meilishuo’s boss just @ed you on Weibo—called you some really nasty names.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evening, Xu Xingxing approached, holding up his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“@FoxTao CEO Chen Yan: Young man, don’t be so tyrannical in business! Merchants can only join FoxTao’s Super Rebate and can’t participate in Meilishuo’s brand flash sales—do you want to monopolize?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meilishuo’s boss Xu Yi named and shamed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to his freshman status, 2.8 billion valuation, and reputation as a business genius, Chen Yan’s Weibo followers had surged to 4.8 million; Xu Yi’s mention instantly attracted a swarm of online spectators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just one afternoon, over twenty merchants abruptly canceled their participation in Meilishuo’s brand flash sale; Xu Yi investigated and learned FoxTao had implemented “either-or.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merchants had to choose one: either FoxTao, or Meilishuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sales data between the two platforms differed drastically; merchants quickly chose, terrified of offending FoxTao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“@Meilishuo Xu Yi: Just because you’re older, can you bully people? Your company copied our Super Rebate UI and mechanics 1:1—when will you pay the copyright fee?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan hadn’t planned to respond, but Xu Yi was desperately chasing attention, so he fired back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The design team’s side-by-side UI comparison images were posted in the comments—clearly showing who copied whom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“@Meilishuo Xu Yi: Mr. Xu, explain this—same color scheme, font sizes, layout—all coincidence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft! So shameless!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the thief crying ‘stop thief!’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Public opinion flipped instantly; netizens who previously thought Chen Yan was tyrannical now sympathized with FoxTao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yi was publicly humiliated and ultimately deleted his Weibo post and disabled comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mogujie’s situation was similar—very few merchants wanted to sign up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merchandising exhausted all effort to attract only dozens of white-label brands (unknown small brands), barely scraping together a brand flash sale—with almost no buyers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No brand recognition, no promotional strength—users voted with their feet and knew exactly who to choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! This kid plays dirty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yi slammed his desk in his office, but had no solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single brand group-buy campaign on FoxTao could generate 500,000 to 1 million yuan in sales; on Meilishuo, even with full-site traffic, they’d barely sell 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After venting for a while, he told his merchandising lead: “Start with the merchants FoxTao rejects—build up platform traffic first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Chen Yansen arrived at the second floor of the Entrepreneurship Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw several men in suits seated in the conference room, with Song Yuncheng and another business executive from the Major Client Business Department receiving them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Sen, they’re from Elong Travel—probably here to discuss mall listing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zihao, seeing Chen Yansen glance over, smiled and explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen smiled inwardly: this was the advantage of fame. In the past, negotiating B2C partnerships meant chasing channels himself; bad luck meant running into fools like Zhang Hanhua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, people came to him at home, seeking collaboration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mall’s cashback segment covered vertical websites in beauty and personal care, maternal and infant toys, digital books, plus brand self-operation, travel ticketing, and group buying services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the ecosystem was fully fleshed out, users would instinctively open FoxTa Tao  when seeking discounts—boosting gross profit while enhancing user retention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were at least twenty to thirty thousand such websites in China; even if he secured just ten percent, Chen Yansen could collect tens of millions in deposits alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A week later, Elong Travel officially joined FoxTa Mall’s travel ticketing cashback section, with a brand group event planned for month-end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The project team was busy bringing in B2C malls and increasing daily new brand group offerings, while Chen Yansen quietly founded a new company—Senlian Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He transferred the equity of FoxTa, Miha You, and Yunsu Express under the new company’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2089,"2026-06-19T19:17:18.227Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","eb9a03a4ca9de6248cbb18c49f64c9a1a0697ce1dfcda92a8565d153668e1dc8","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-103","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-101",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]