[{"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-129":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},2264342,4419,"Chapter 129: This Was the Most Absurd Interview of My Career","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-129",129,"\u003Cp>The next morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, bird calls grew more urgent as summer approached, occasionally mixed with the chirping of cicadas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen walked to the balcony, where, in the distance, golden waves of wheat stretched endlessly, swaying gently in the morning light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen narrowed his eyes and, over a thousand meters away, spotted a young couple hidden deep within the wheat, passionately kissing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively checked the time—it was only 5:30 a.m. The dormitory gates weren’t even open yet. Had they been kissing in the wheat field all night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Chen Yansen, with all his experience, couldn’t help but be taken aback, thinking: Young people really are tough—don’t they mind the ground being so hard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cheap hotel across from campus wouldn’t cost much for one night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After glancing at them twice, Chen Yansen turned and went back inside, picked up a copy of *Advanced Financial Management*, and sat on the sofa to flip through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his spiritual power surpassed 10, his sleep time had grown shorter—he now only needed four hours a night. When awake with nothing to do, he either watched movies or read books that interested him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the Aurora System’s development, Chen Yansen had offered many practical suggestions and often pulled the system architect aside to demonstrate code live using the fully equipped development environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did everyone realize: Chen Yansen didn’t just understand theory—he was also highly skilled in programming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several engineers who had previously delayed development progress grew anxious, fearing Chen Yansen would give them low Q2 performance ratings, and immediately changed their work attitudes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They voluntarily approached their team lead and shortened the original development cycle by 20–30%, and no one dared slack off during overtime anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the boss understood technology and knew exactly how much work each module and component required—if they slacked off too much, their jobs would be in jeopardy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Orange Tech’s base salary was comparable to other domestic smartphone manufacturers, the monthly 20% housing allowance made them exclaim: “So good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, overtime pay here was calculated by the minute: 1.5x on weekdays, 2x on weekends, and 3x on holidays—far outpacing Coolpad, Gionee, Meizu, and others by miles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, before joining Orange Tech, they’d never even seen what overtime pay looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for overtime?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that just you staying behind voluntarily because you didn’t finish your work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen quickly flipped through over a dozen books and watched a movie to kill time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at 7:30 a.m. did he go downstairs to the cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, he strolled slowly toward the startup park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Dan had hired two specialized HR managers specifically to recruit mobile hardware and industrial design engineers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was from an electronics and information background, formerly an HR at Xiaxin Mobile; the other was an industrial design graduate she poached from ZTE Mobile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a dozen offers had already been sent out, but Chen Yansen was still deliberating on the location of the R&D center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike operating system development, mobile hardware and industrial design required multiple testing devices—logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, laser cutters, CNC machining centers, and 3D printers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add in office space, meeting rooms, rest areas, and a kitchenette, and they’d need at least 500 square meters of office area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The startup park simply couldn’t accommodate it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless they cleared out the bubble tea shops, print shops on the first floor, and Song Yang’s courier point, they’d barely have enough space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like we’ll need to rent an office building.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen weighed the options in his mind and made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the startup park, on the left side of the first floor was the Aurora System R&D team—few people were at their desks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up on the second floor, about a dozen people had arrived, mostly customer service staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen sat down, opened Eclipse with the ADT plugin installed, created a new project, and quickly typed code to design the Aurora System’s file storage architecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After 8:40 a.m., more FoxTao members began ascending to the second floor; many carried breakfast, sitting at their desks while checking data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone arrived, Xu Dan called over a young HR assistant and told her to gather everyone outside for a meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second floor layout of the startup park had offices on both sides and a 100-square-meter corridor and rest area in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xu Dan’s reminder, Chen Yansen stood up, stretched, and walked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FoxTao now had roughly 160 members, standing shoulder to shoulder in a dense crowd, leaving just enough space for Chen Yansen to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next month is June 18. Taobao will also be participating—this event’s scale matches Double Eleven. Everyone must take it seriously, especially the merchant acquisition team. Let me be clear: if you want to make money, June is your chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen smiled slightly and first outlined the project team’s June plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After securing $1.5 billion in funding, JD.com began declaring war on Taobao and Suning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yong wouldn’t coddle Liu Qiangdong. You want to seize market share?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I’ll play along!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deliberately chose June 18 to challenge JD.com.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>June 18 is JD.com’s exclusive major promotional day—Taobao’s move this year was unmistakably provocative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen didn’t care about the “Cat vs. Dog War.” He only knew: the fiercer the competition between the two, the more prosperous FoxTao, as a shopping guide site, would become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Super Rebate and Key Client Acquisition teams exchanged knowing smiles, their eyes gleaming with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top performers like Zhang Yifeng, Song Yuncheng, Li Hui, and Yuan Wei earned at least 50,000 yuan per month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning that both Taobao and JD.com would participate in June 18, they immediately realized this was the perfect chance to break the 100,000-yuan monthly income barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When June ends, we’ll conduct our Q2 performance review. The top three will receive three months’ bonus—your performance decides it. Also, I can confirm clearly: all rumors about FoxTao preparing for sale are false.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen first discussed the quarterly bonus, then briefly debunked the rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His confident tone put many at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After working for a while, these employees gradually realized FoxTao’s benefits were practically divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For roles like editors, merchant acquisition, and category managers, who frequently interacted with merchants, they learned that brand operations staff, channel managers, and platform store owners often worked unpaid overtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They received not a single cent in overtime pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, FoxTao enforced an eight-hour workday—including two hours for lunch and rest—while other companies claimed the same eight-hour workday but excluded meal and break time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hourly wage difference became glaringly obvious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Chen Yansen sold the project, could the new company offer such benefits?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew the answer: no way could it be as comfortable as this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Chen Yansen gathered department heads and entered the conference room for the weekly business meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others dispersed one by one, returning to their desks with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their stock options unlocked 25% every six months—they naturally hoped the company would successfully go public in two years, making them millionaires or even billionaires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen had told not a single truth—he planned not only to sell FoxTao but to bundle the entire team and project together for a higher price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One week later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second floor of the startup park, Chen Yansen met Gao Weilin again—for the first time in two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including Wang Zihao, this was the second “dead man” he’d encountered since his rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen studied Gao Weilin: the man was in his early thirties, still lean, his hair glossy, dressed in an expensive suit, radiating an elite aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Weilin was also observing Chen Yansen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to what he knew, Chen Yansen was nineteen, a freshman in journalism at Xucheng College, who’d earned his first fortune by reselling campus phone cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then launched a shopping guide website, invested his entire fortune in its first week, and within days grew registered users to 100,000, successfully launching the product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed up with “Zero-Yuan Bargain” and “Super Rebate” features—one to drive traffic, one to generate profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step was precise, flawless, without a single error!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a year, he’d raised the company’s valuation to 16 billion yuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Weilin thought, his gaze unconsciously drifting toward the door. These college students and a few hired employees—fewer than 200 people—were generating 1 billion yuan in monthly sales. It stunned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also desperately wanted to ask Chen Yansen: with so many financial experts in Hong Kong, why had he chosen him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll call you Lao Gao. Your salary and benefits were already discussed by the headhunter. I want you to join as soon as possible. Any questions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen spoke with casual familiarity, skipping the interview entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh!?” Gao Weilin froze. He hadn’t expected Chen Yansen to be this direct—were inland internet company bosses really this style?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although HR had interviewed him, he knew that for a CFO position, the boss’s interview was the decisive one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chen, I actually have an English name—you can call me Dylan.” Gao Weilin, uncomfortable with “Lao Gao,” stubbornly gave his English name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Lao Gao. Any other questions? When can you start?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen nodded and pressed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chen, do you really trust me that much?” Gao Weilin stiffened, hesitated, then couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think of yourself?” Chen Yansen countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Top-tier skills, absolutely trustworthy character.” Gao Weilin automatically praised himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re this outstanding, why wouldn’t I hire you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen raised an eyebrow, amused as he looked at Gao Weilin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this guy had a thicker skin than a city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Typically, a company’s CFO is chosen for both professional competence and impeccable character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen knew Gao Weilin’s abilities and character well—he was greedy, but only earned money legally and reasonably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the short term, he truly couldn’t find a better replacement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chen, this is the most absurd interview of my career—but I’m honored to join Senlian. Thank you for your trust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Weilin extended his hand solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s your first task: southeast of Xucheng College is a tech park. I need to rent a 2,000-square-meter office space. Handle it for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen responded, assigning the task in the same tone he’d used during their past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, I haven't officially started yet?\" Gao Weilin reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your salary starts from today,\" Chen Yansen said, glancing up at him with a flat tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it, Boss, I'll get to work right away,\" Gao Weilin immediately corrected himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had grown up on Hong Kong Island and lived by the principle: \"You pay me, I do the work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Chen Yansen was willing to pay, Gao Weilin didn’t care whether he was officially hired—he just saw it as extra income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I’ll leave it to you,\" Chen Yansen said, standing up and clapping Gao Gao on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Weilin stood one meter eighty, yet still stood a few centimeters shorter than Chen Yansen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Qingshan received the news that Chen Yansen planned to move Orange Tech’s R&D team to the nearby Zhuxianzhuang Technology Park; he exhaled in relief, yet felt a tinge of melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Cao Dahua had stayed in Shencheng to help Chen Yansen liaise with equipment suppliers; with a little thought, he guessed Chen Yansen intended to build phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad the startup park was small and located on campus—it simply couldn’t accommodate expansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As more hires came in through social recruitment, Tang Qingshan felt increasing pressure, fearing something might go wrong and he couldn’t handle the fallout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Aurora System’s R&D team would only occupy the startup park for a little over a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With FoxTao on the left and Orange Tech on the right, won’t the top prizes in provincial university startup competitions be yours for the taking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given how much I’ve supported him, won’t he have to agree to hire a hundred graduates from Xu Academy every year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Qingshan smiled broadly, convinced his investment in Chen Yansen was worth every penny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2026,"2026-06-19T19:17:18.227Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5b4ca52603fc308eb2e99f008cb64725814016646c5e34d669815834cb2e61c8","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-130","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-128",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]