Chapter 146: This Secret of Yours, I'll Feast On It for a Lifetime

Hearing this, Ye Qiuping pulled out the chair opposite Chen Yansen and sat down gently.

"I'm very curious," Chen Yansen said, raising his head to look at Ye Qiuping.

This remark, coming out of nowhere, left Ye Qiuping utterly baffled, unsure what Chen Yansen meant by it.

But since the new boss had spoken, even without understanding, Ye Qiuping still smiled and asked: "What is Mr. Chen curious about?"

"You're clearly from Bashu, yet last time in Yanjing, you claimed to be from Qindao. Could you tell me the reason for doing so?"

Chen Yansen asked with a light chuckle.

Those words struck Ye Qiuping like a bolt of lightning.

She had gotten into Amazon and JD by forging her resume, never expecting to stumble over Chen Yansen.

Besides her place of origin, had he also uncovered other information about her?

Ye Qiuping's heart tightened, but she didn't panic in the slightest. She said with a smile: "I don't know where Mr. Chen got his information, but I am indeed a native of Qindao."

"What about your work history? You entered eBay's marketing department in 2005, Amazon in 2007, and JD in 2009. On the surface, no problem — but you made one fatal mistake."

Chen Yansen pulled out Ye Qiuping's resume and casually read two passages aloud, a mocking expression on his face.

Ye Qiuping's educational background was fake, and half of her work history was fake too.

In previous years, domestic internet companies had imperfect background-check mechanisms. As long as Ye Qiuping solidified her work history at Amazon and JD, a few years later when she job-hopped to a new company, no one would bother verifying the authenticity of her first job.

First, it would be hard to verify; second, there'd be no point.

Recruiting firms and third-party background-check agencies only look into the most recent two or three positions.

"Mr. Chen, I don't understand what you mean."

Ye Qiuping forced herself to stay calm, but inwardly she was in total disarray.

She hadn't expected this job change to bring her such big trouble.

Chen Yansen is only 19 — why does he act like a shrewd forty-something veteran of the business world?

I'm just here to apply for a Brand Department Director position — is there any need to investigate this thoroughly?

"Oh, really? Take a guess — if I hand this material to Liu Qiangdong, do you think he'd have JD's legal department sue you?"

Chen Yansen pulled out a document and tossed it in front of Ye Qiuping.

Watching the other's panicked expression, Chen Yansen felt a surge of pleasure. Having lived two lives, this was the first time he'd ever seen Ye Qiuping in such a state.

In the past, aside from in bed, this woman always wore a composed, confident expression on her face.

Ye Qiuping didn't want to look at the document in front of her, but a strong sense of unease drove her to reach out and turn to the first page.

In an instant, it was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head.

The education section alone had her completely exposed.

The investigators Chen Yansen hired had visited over 40 graduates from the same school and major, and they all confirmed there was indeed someone named Ye Qiuping at Yanjing University of Information Science and Technology.

But the person was clearly not the same as the one in the investigators' photo.

"What does Mr. Chen want?" Ye Qiuping set down the document, gave a bitter smile, and put on a resigned expression.

At most, JD would sue and claw back the income she'd earned during her tenure.

But once word got out, the carefully crafted work history she'd built would be gone, and she wouldn't be able to survive in the domestic internet circle anymore.

It had taken her six years to reach where she was today — her life was on the verge of being rewritten.

And she'd run smack into Chen Yansen!

"I don't want anything — I just wanted to get to know my Brand Department Director, that's all."

Chen Yansen shrugged, utterly indifferent.

But the more nonchalant he was, the more panicked Ye Qiuping became inside.

She hurriedly stood up, walked over to Chen Yansen, and said in a soft, gentle voice: "As long as Mr. Chen doesn't say anything, I'll do whatever you want."

"Really?"

Chen Yansen smiled and countered noncommittally.

After speaking, he turned to the left, faced Ye Qiuping, and said: "Why are you standing so tall?"

Ye Qiuping froze, her mind racing through countless thoughts. Finally, she gritted her teeth and dropped to her knees before Chen Yansen with a thud.

Two soft little hands slowly rose, rested at Chen Yansen's waist, and gradually moved inward, finally gripping the drawstring of his sweatpants.

"You're quite practiced? Do you do this for other men too?" Chen Yansen teased playfully.

Hearing this, Ye Qiuping's face flushed crimson, her neck turning pink as well. Bean-sized tears streamed down, splashing onto the floor with a soft "drip, drip" sound.

Chen Yansen snorted coldly — this woman was a born actress.

"I'm not as worthless as you think. I admit my education and my work history at eBay's marketing department are both fake, but the reason I got into Amazon and JD was my ability!"

Ye Qiuping, still kneeling on the floor, had tears burst from her eyes. She held her head high and stared at Chen Yansen defiantly.

"Fake is fake — it can never become real."

Chen Yansen extended his hand in front of Ye Qiuping.

Ye Qiuping hesitated for a moment, then placed her hand in Chen Yansen's.

Chen Yansen pulled her up, then stood himself, looking straight at Ye Qiuping.

He bore no real grudge against her. In fact, Ye Qiuping had taught him a lot — in the workplace and in the bedroom — including some advanced positions.

But this old book, he'd lost all interest in flipping through again.

"Mr. Chen, then…" Ye Qiuping stammered, waiting for Chen Yansen to pass judgment.

"There are tissues on the desk. Wipe your tears clean, or people will think I did something to you. The Brand Department is yours — don't let me down."

Chen Yansen's hand rested on the document that could decide Ye Qiuping's fate as he instructed her in a Solemn tone.

"???"

Ye Qiuping's heart was full of doubt. She'd assumed Chen Yansen had investigated her to threaten her, but in the end he hadn't asked her to do anything, and was still letting her take over Sister Chengzi's Sub-tech products Brand Department.

"You can go out now. Any other questions?"

Chen Yansen returned to his seat and, seeing her still stunned, urged her on.

"President Chen, you don't plan to expose me?" Ye Qiuping couldn't help but ask.

"You are the Director of the Brand Department at Sister Chengzi Tech, you are my person. Exposing you, what benefit would that bring me?"

Chen Yansen raised an eyebrow and said softly.

Damn!

Then why did you investigate me and compile this data?

Just to see me in a state of panic and unease?

Ye Qiuping kept cursing inwardly; her mood was complex, and her mind was racing: Can I still resign in the future?

"Work hard. As for your secret, I'll keep it for a lifetime."

Chen Yansen said with a wicked smile.

"I... I didn't intentionally falsify things, actually..." Ye Qiuping, feeling indignant and suddenly aggrieved, began to explain as she spoke.

"I have no interest in these things. As long as you can prop up the Brand Department for me, when you leave Sister Chengzi Tech, I will return this document to you."

Chen Yansen waved his hand, looking as if he was too lazy to listen.

In his view, not a single word out of Ye Qiuping's mouth was the truth; rather than listen to her and waste time, it was better to let her go out immediately and make money for him.

The two could be considered master and disciple; Chen Yansen's style of filling his mouth with lies was cultivated by Ye Qiuping herself.

"Understood, President Chen."

Ye Qiuping wiped away her tears, felt a chill in her heart, forced a smile, turned around, and walked out.

Since Chen Yansen didn't plan to expose her, she would continue to stay at Sister Chengzi Tech.

Ye Qiuping's psychological quality had been tempered into incredible resilience over these past few years; for an ordinary person, they might be in a state of panic and flee overnight.

But she wouldn't; for this day, Ye Qiuping had worked hard for over 6 years. As long as there was a sliver of hope, she would not give up.

After she left, Chen Yansen stuffed the document into the shredder, then threw it into the trash can.

From start to finish, he never intended to use this to threaten Ye Qiuping; he just wanted to see Ye Qiuping's awkward state, to satisfy a small wish from his past life, that was all.

In the following days.

Ye Qiuping seemed to have forgotten the matter, quickly integrated into the work, took back the Brand Department's original tasks from Wang Teng, and pushed them forward in an orderly manner.

Even Chen Yansen's Weibo account was taken over by Ye Qiuping, who said she would build a social promotion window for Sister Chengzi Tech based on Chen Yansen's persona.

After Chen Yansen learned of this, he didn't care.

He was clear on Ye Qiuping's capabilities; this was also the reason he accepted her despite knowing she had problems.

As long as she could help him get things done, even a primary school graduation would suffice.

As for lying?

Are there people in this world who don't lie?

On August 28, Sister Chengzi Tech's pre-sales broke through 2 million units.

Meanwhile, Xiaomi phones also appeared on the Fox Tao homepage; that day, the mobile end had a boot screen, and the PC end had an uncloseable event pop-up, making Xiaomi's 10 million yuan spend worth far more than its value.

Lei Yijun, upon learning of this, couldn't help but sigh: This younger brother from Hui'an indeed values loyalty.

The two were clearly competitors, yet they were still willing to fully drive traffic to Xiaomi.

"It would be even better if Chen Yansen didn't make phones."

Before 10 o'clock on the 28th, Lei Yijun sat in his office, sighing while staring intently at the backend data of the Xiaomi Shangcheng.

Lin Bing, Li Wanqiang, and a group of other founders similarly guarded the data screen, nervously waiting for 10 o'clock to arrive.

Lei Yijun originally followed Sister Chengzi Tech's lead, planning to sell a few hundred engineering units first, but seeing that Chen Yansen gave one to every media member, fan, and invited big V attending the launch conference.

He followed suit, giving away 300 engineering units worth 600,000 yuan at the Xiaomi launch conference.

"It's 10 o'clock!"

Li Wanqiang suddenly spoke up.

The numbers on the big screen changed from 0 to 1, 2, 3..., the numbers rolling wildly.

It seemed that relying on millions of MIUI users, Xiaomi clearly still had quite a few followers.

One hour later, pre-sales reached 13,000 units!

14 hours later, pre-sales broke through 94,000 units!

Li Wanqiang immediately had the Brand Department announce to the outside world that Xiaomi broke the 100,000-unit record on the day of pre-sales!

Although it was only half of Sister Chengzi phones, it still triggered a burst of cheers in the Xiaomi President's office.

100,000 units; they did not live in vain for over a year of effort!

When the three-day event period ended, Xiaomi's first batch of pre-sales sold a total of 300,000 units!

This number confirmed Lei Yijun's words: the smartphone market in 2011 was truly a blue ocean; if you poured your heart out to users, users dared to support you with real gold and silver.

Chen Yansen did not pay attention; at this moment, he sat in the R&D center, looking at the design submitted by Zhou Ze, and nodded slightly to indicate approval.

Four cards, four standby, 3.7-inch screen, 512MB + 8GB memory configuration, 2320mAh large battery, equipped with AuroraOS 1.1 system; from the processor to the speaker, all were mid-to-low-end components.

This configuration, placed in the domestic market, wouldn't even be looked at by high school students, but thrown into the African market, it was a rare good product.

To open up sales channels, Chen Yansen also specifically upgraded the image algorithms, giving an extra battery with every phone; after all, power supply in Africa is unstable, and an extra battery means stronger battery life.

Cao Dahua, far away in Shencheng, upon learning that Sister Chengzi Tech's next phone was actually aiming at the African market, felt puzzled, yet still called Zhou Jinling over.

"Let me go to Africa?"

After listening to Cao Dahua's explanation, Zhou Jinling wore a bitter smile on his face, but after some thought, he still accepted this new job.

Compared to screwing screws, perhaps going to Africa still offered a chance to rise again.

For Chen Yansen, everyone has their own strengths; even a piece of toilet paper is useful, let alone a person.

(End of this chapter.)