[{"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-152":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},2264365,4419,"Chapter 152: I","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-152",152,"\u003Cp>“Wenbo, what do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the No. 2 cafeteria of the Virtual Academy, Xiang Pengfei and Zhang Wenbo sat facing each other; their ramen had nearly gone cold, yet neither had picked up their chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure myself. To be honest, I’m deeply grateful for Senior Sen’s trust in me, but that’s A Li’s P7— if we achieve results at New Fox Mall, we might even reach P8 in three to five years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wenbo’s expression was torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a rational person; from a career development standpoint, joining A Li was the better choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Tech wasn’t bad either, but it was a mobile company focused on R&D—his programming skills wouldn’t be useful there, and Orange Mall currently had only one product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d have no room to grow at Orange Tech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Wenbo told Xiang Pengfei his thoughts honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening, Xiang Pengfei fell silent for a long time, also at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yifeng, Li Hui, and Yuan Wei sat in a private room at an off-campus restaurant, drinking in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Li Hui suddenly spoke: “I’ve decided—I’m following Senior Sen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a sports major, didn’t look smart, but his diligence more than made up for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re making over a hundred thousand a month in commissions now—following Senior Sen, you probably won’t earn that much. Are you really willing to give it up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Wei put down his glass and patiently urged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe in Senior Sen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hui had immense faith in Chen Yansen, who was two years younger than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just one year, the man had successfully launched two projects—following someone like him meant hardship early on, but the rewards later would be substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hui had a gut feeling: following Chen Yansen would make him rich!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first joined Fox Mall, he had no resources—didn’t he also endure months of three or four thousand yuan salaries?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could always start over—he, Li Hui, wouldn’t back down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fengge, what about you? You’re Senior Sen’s first promoted team leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hui poured Zhang Yifeng another drink and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck, don’t try to provoke me! I’m not like Hao Ge or Yuncheng Jie—they’re Senior Sen’s childhood friend and Fox Mall’s first employee; Senior Sen must’ve already made arrangements with them privately and will take them along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yifeng rolled his eyes, downed his beer in one gulp, then said slowly: “So many people are clamoring to follow Senior Sen—first, it’s hard for him to explain to A Li; second, some haven’t thought it through—they’re just acting on impulse. What if they regret it later?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yifeng narrowed his eyes, analyzing with clear logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Wei suddenly realized: Zhang Yifeng’s top performance wasn’t just due to timing—he was smarter than himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So shall we go see Senior Sen tomorrow?” Li Hui suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure! First, drink—to our net worth breaking a million, hahaha!” Zhang Yifeng raised his glass and laughed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen hadn’t treated them badly—each of them could receive over a million in compensation from the vested 25,000 stock options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it didn’t mean financial freedom, it was enough to buy several houses back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weige, what about you? Want to join us?” Zhang Yifeng clinked his glass with Yuan Wei’s and probed with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m different from you two—I have to ask my wife before making a decision.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Wei wasn’t afraid they’d mock him as a henpecked husband—he spoke seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d worked at YiXun for years and knew A Li’s standing in the industry; naturally, he leaned toward joining Alibaba—it was truly hard for him to give it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hui and Zhang Yifeng exchanged glances, said no more, and kept raising their glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the drinking session ended, Yuan Wei returned to his rental and called his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were graduates of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; they’d met on campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! You guessed right last time—our boss sold the project to A Li. Should I go with A Li’s momentum or keep following Chen Yansen?\" Yuan Wei asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you join Fox Mall in the first place? Did you believe in the project, or in Chen Yansen himself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Wei’s wife didn’t answer directly—she asked him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—I think I believed in Chen Yansen himself. I trusted he could make the project succeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Wei thought for a moment and answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why ask me? Whatever you decide, I support you.” Yuan Wei’s wife knew it was hard for him to give up A Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she only guided him to voice his true feelings—so if he later regretted it, he couldn’t blame her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the decision was his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, marital harmony required a bit of strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand.” Yuan Wei pondered for a moment, and a plan formed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen slowly opened his eyes, glanced out the window—the surroundings were silent, the distant horizon faintly tinged with the pale gray of dawn, still two or three hours from sunrise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen got out of bed, brushed his teeth and washed his face, grabbed a piece of bread, and ate it simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat on the sofa and idly opened a copy of “Statistical Physics,” reading it with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few minutes, he tossed the book onto the coffee table and picked up another: “The Character of Physical Law.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, footsteps echoed up the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen glanced at his watch—it was still before five. Who would be walking toward the faculty apartment at this hour?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the footsteps stopped outside door 0418.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen’s hearing was extremely sharp—he wouldn’t be mistaken. After thinking for ten seconds, he got up and opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good morning, Sen Sen!” Zhuang Rui, with dark circles under his eyes and a tired face, clearly hadn’t slept all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d planned to knock at eight or nine, but hadn’t expected Chen Yansen to wake up so early—or to notice him at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you here so early, not sleeping?” Chen Yansen gestured for him to enter, sounding annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sen, I want to follow you.” Zhuang Rui spoke solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not into men.” Chen Yansen replied instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” Zhuang Rui froze, then quickly clarified: “I want to work with you—I can handle product work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re giving up a million-yuan-a-year job to follow me? What future is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen shook his head, thinking Zhuang Rui was crazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were him, he’d have packed his bags without hesitation and headed to Hangzhou for a new life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just feel that following Senior Sen is the only future.” Zhuang Rui, usually articulate, now spoke like a nervous freshman, stumbling over his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do your parents agree?” Chen Yansen confirmed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, they told me to decide for myself.” Zhuang Rui grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The new project isn’t ready yet—rest for a few days. Report to Building 6 in Zhuxianzhuang Technology Park after National Day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen studied Zhuang Rui’s determined expression, then relented slightly and revealed a bit of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New project?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Building 6?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Rui’s eyes lit up with delight—he knew he’d bet right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled and pressed: “Senior Sen, is the new project still in e-commerce?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clever! Don’t rush—we’ll discuss development needs after the holiday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen patted Zhuang Rui’s shoulder and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it, Senior Sen! Honestly, I was afraid you wouldn’t take me!” Zhuang Rui couldn’t hold back and burst into tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough with the drama! Go back to sleep—you’re not sleeping, but the other teachers are!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen rolled his eyes and waved him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’m leaving right away!” Zhuang Rui scampered off happily from the faculty apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen closed the door, sat back on the sofa, and had just flipped to the last page of “The Character of Physical Law” when footsteps stopped again at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen sighed, opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Yun had assumed Chen Yansen was still asleep—the sudden opening startled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sen... I, I...” Hu Yun stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Report to Building 6 in Zhuxianzhuang Technology Park on October 8. Anything else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen didn’t wait for Hu Yun to finish—he gave the order directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sen, does that mean there’s a new project?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Yun, no longer hesitant, asked with wide-eyed excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, tell Zhuang Rui his October salary starts from the 1st.” Chen Yansen nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Rui came too? That bastard—why didn’t he call me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Yun silently grumbled, planning to give Zhuang Rui a beating when he got back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t realize at that moment that he hadn’t called Zhuang Rui either—when they met, who’d beat whom was still uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Hu Yun left, Chen Yansen left the door wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These guys didn’t come last night—only showed up early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing he slept little—it didn’t bother him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next hour was quiet—just as Chen Yansen thought no one else would come, Chen Xu and Hu Li walked up together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sen!” The two stood in the living room, looking like they were begging for shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t offer you thirty thousand a month. Are you sure you want to join my new project?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen looked at them and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sen-ge, I know my limits. Without FoxTao’s platform, I wouldn’t even earn ten thousand. Even if they offered me thirty thousand, I couldn’t hold onto it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xu smiled cheerfully, his tone relaxed and carefree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his own worth—he wouldn’t mistake the platform for his own ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first joined FoxTao, he didn’t even understand branding or product selection; it was Song Yuncheng and Chen Yan who personally guided him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sen-ge, please take me in!” Hu Li quickly chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. Report to Building 6 in the Tech Park on October 8th.” Chen Yan said directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Chen Xu had been modest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a year as category operations manager at FoxTao, he could easily land a base salary of at least twenty thousand at Mushroom Street or Meilishuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Building 6?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t Orange Tech in Building 8?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sen-ge, new project?” Chen Xu reacted quickly, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s obvious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Tech’s office in Building 8 is only over three thousand square meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The adjacent Building 6—he’d seen it last time he visited the Tech Park—has a floor area twice that of Building 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has eleven floors total, with at least ten thousand square meters of office space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly four times Orange Tech’s size—this is clearly a major project!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get ready to work overtime! Don’t you remember how FoxTao launched?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan joked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These twenty-something kids showed him a different side of human nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe they were gambling, but giving up the million-yuan salary at A Li P7? Not a single bit of pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Chen Yan reevaluated his relationship with his employees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem! I love overtime!” Chen Xu replied eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest well during National Day. Afterward, we start anew.” Chen Yan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xu and Hu Li responded, then left the faculty apartment, faces beaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Zhang Yifeng, Li Hui, Yuan Wei, Zhang Wenbo, and Xiang Pengfei arrived one by one at Room 0418.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their firm resolve, Chen Yan didn’t urge them further—he simply told them to report to the Tech Park after the holiday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of FoxTao’s 160-plus staff, only a dozen were willing to follow him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Dan from HR, Li Bin from price comparison editing, Zhang Yi from testing, Tang Qin from design, and Hu Yongfan from business development—all hired by him personally—chose to stay at FoxTao and join A Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yaoyao from the editorial team, after careful consideration, ultimately chose A Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Qingshan learned of this and felt it was a pity FoxTao was leaving the startup park, but there was nothing he could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last week of September was colorful for everyone leaving or staying at FoxTao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Rui, after receiving his equity, immediately bought a BMW 3 Series—among FoxTao staff, he was the most extravagant spender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most others bought a ten- or twenty-thousand-yuan commuter car, or upgraded their phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Customer service staff, after tax deductions on their severance pay, took home just over fifty thousand each, all rushing to buy new phones and Air Jordans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news spread, making first-year university students envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d originally wanted to join FoxTao, but after October, the project was moving to Hangcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interview difficulty skyrocketed several-fold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the funding from Letian and Augusta arrived, Chen Yan didn’t let Cao Dahua immediately expand the factory’s capacity or scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he pulled Gao Wei into studying Orange Tech’s valuation model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DST’s valuation offer was 36 billion yuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a price-to-sales ratio model, they based it on Orange Tech’s 30-day shipment volume of 500,000 units and sales revenue of one billion yuan, projecting annual sales of twelve billion yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Applying the smartphone industry’s average price-to-sales ratio of 2 to 4 times, they arrived at this valuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Yan wasn’t satisfied!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even using the projected annual net profit of Orange Tech with a price-to-earnings model—and ignoring the fact that Orange phones were growing rapidly—the valuation was nearing forty billion yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shouzhi, upon learning Chen Yan disagreed, reported the matter again to Yuri, the boss of DST Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2220,"2026-06-19T19:17:18.227Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","84e6ed9120490a906c260910c1f1119e6723ac4e48ed685437fe7764494da8ba","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-153","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-151",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]