[{"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-170":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},2264383,4419,"Chapter 170: Employees 160,000, 12,292 Threads of Humanitarian Flame!","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>The next morning, the autumn wind grew cooler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Yansen arrived at the company and entered his office, Yan Peng, head of the e-commerce division at Orange Tech, knocked and came in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, the Orange Phone flagship store on JD.com just launched. JD’s marketing team gave us the startup screen, homepage spotlight images, and even set up pop-up alerts on PC. By 9 a.m., we had 3.7 million store visits and sold 116,000 Orange Phones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Peng sat across from him, reporting each point in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“116,000? Did JD give you subsidies?” Chen Yansen immediately reacted, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Orange Phone had decent resources on Pinduoduo, yet it could only sell 80,000 to 100,000 units per day there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JD’s daily active users were higher than Pinduoduo’s, but only by a few million; in terms of exposure for a single product, it might even be less than Pinduoduo’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we priced Orange Phone at 1,989 yuan on JD, same as on Pinduoduo, but JD added 200,000 no-threshold JD coupons worth 30 yuan each, which is why we sold over 100,000 units.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Peng explained with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his boss was closely watching whether Orange Phone’s monthly sales could catch up to the output of the Shenzhen factory, so he rushed to report the moment JD’s flagship store went live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen smiled. Since Liu Qiangdong was paying out of his own pocket to help boost sales, there was no need to question JD’s price cuts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Peng had been poached from Ali by Wang Xueting; he was formerly the operations director for Ali’s China supplier division, holding a P8 rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To lure him, Chen Yansen offered a 1.2 million yuan annual salary plus 100,000 stock options, vesting over four years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Tech’s current stock option valuation stood at nine U.S. dollars per share, meaning Yan Peng’s annual income exceeded 2.6 million yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should Orange Tech’s valuation rise, Yan Peng’s income would rise with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the power of equity incentives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two and a half years later, when Ali went public, Hangzhou suddenly gained over a thousand new millionaires and more than three hundred new billionaires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen planned to roll out a similar all-employee stock ownership program during future funding rounds, but the timing wasn’t right yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What were Orange Phone’s total online sales yesterday?” Chen Yansen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“74,000 units,” Yan Peng replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I understand,” Chen Yansen said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Peng understood the implication, stood up, and took his leave, walking toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Chen Yansen called Liu Qiangdong to thank him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the resource slots Yan Peng mentioned—aside from the webpage pop-ups—were all freely gifted by Liu Qiangdong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Liu Qiangdong acted for his own benefit, actions mattered more than intentions: Orange Tech had genuinely gained advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, before Chen Yansen could speak, Liu Qiangdong smiled and said first: “Thank you, Boss Chen, for your support of JD. Next time, I’ll definitely visit Xucheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words carried two meanings: one, gratitude for Orange Phone’s launch on JD; two, a response to JD’s launch on Pinduoduo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No other platform would do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Pinduoduo would profit, but JD would benefit even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong’s thanks carried a touch of sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu Zong, you’re too kind. Since we’re cooperating, it’s mutually beneficial. I heard you’ve been really angry lately?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen teased with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ma Liyun is bullying people! When Ali was under you, it treated Taobao, JD, Suning, Yihaodian, and Amazon equally. Now under Ali’s control, it’s become a tool to crush competitors. I don’t think this new Ali will last!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong grew furious just mentioning it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new Ali, as the leader in guide-based e-commerce, absorbed Yi Tao and now boasted over 10 million daily active users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just through this one channel, JD made nearly 500 million yuan in sales in October.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined that after he complained twice on Weibo, Wu Ming—the bastard—removed JD entirely from the new Ali ecosystem?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few hundred million in sales didn’t bother Liu Qiangdong, but the feeling of being disrespected was infuriating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then hit back during Double Twelve,” Chen Yansen teased, stoking the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Acquiring new users is too hard. JD’s user base is less than one-fifth of Taobao’s. To be honest, I’ve considered copying your zero-yuan slashing model for the new-user section.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong said this aloud, but he’d already ordered his product manager to replicate it—it was already in testing and about to launch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mentioned it just to save face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Liu Zong finds it useful, feel free to use it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen replied readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You couldn’t patent this thing. Aside from R&D time and manpower, JD and Taobao could easily replicate it—he couldn’t stop them anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yihaodian and Yixun’s zero-yuan slashing modules had already launched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while anyone could build it, few could truly master it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he’d done on Ali before was just version 1.0; the psychological manipulation version 2.0 hadn’t launched yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ideas themselves were worthless—what mattered was who executed them better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, then I owe you another thanks, Boss Chen—so generous! When you come to Yanjing, I’ll handle everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong nodded in satisfaction and extended an invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, we’ll see,” Chen Yansen smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With deepening cooperation, the two grew increasingly aligned; their call lasted over an hour before ending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! Liu Qiangdong talks too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen put down his phone and muttered a complaint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yanjing, Xiaomi headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Lei, I think Xiaomi should expand into third-party sales channels. Relying only on Xiaomi Mall limits our traffic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Orange Phone’s astonishing sales on Taobao and JD, Li Wanqiang was tempted and directly abandoned the original sales strategy to propose this to Lei Zong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaomi Phone launched one month after Orange Phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Orange Phone’s total online sales had already reached over 8 million units; surpassing 10 million by the end of 2012 was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaomi Phone was still struggling to hit one million units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think Orange Phone’s sales come from new channels?” Lei Zong suppressed his emotions and asked bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, selling over 900,000 Xiaomi Phones in two months wasn’t bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But compared to Orange Phone, his chest felt tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Lei, I understand, but even one extra channel—selling just a thousand more units per day—helps the company.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wanqiang sighed slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood the business logic and knew Lei Zong wanted to strengthen Xiaomi Mall, but the immediate priority was boosting Xiaomi Phone’s total online sales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you see fit,” Lei Zong said after a long pause, his words ambiguous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Wanqiang knew him—he had agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wanqiang stepped out of the office and immediately called Song Yuncheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Influenced by Chen Yansen, Xiaomi had begun laying out third-party e-commerce channels four years ahead of schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they didn’t hold back—they planned to open flagship stores on Pinduoduo, Taobao, and JD.com.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with OPPO and Meizu also launching on Pinduoduo, this signaled that domestic emerging phone manufacturers were gradually abandoning traditional retail models and shifting their sales focus online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning JD was about to launch on Pinduoduo, Ma Liyun froze, then slowly regained his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both are B2C platforms—why would Chen Yansen agree?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yun, puzzled, turned to Zhang Yong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allowing a competitor’s website to open a store on your own platform was unprecedented in 2011.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The more unusual something is, the more it sounds like something he’d do. After all, he sold his company during its growth phase—what wouldn’t he do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yong shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Liyun hadn’t expected that after acquiring Ali, he’d gained another rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Pinduoduo and JD were cooperating, he sensed a trend—likely backed by venture capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Wu Ming reported yesterday, he asked whether we should block Pinduoduo merchants on Ali. What do you think?” Ma Liyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t decide yet—I’ll talk to Chen Yansen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Zhang Yong opposed suppressing Pinduoduo and favored seeking cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he wasn’t an Ali founder; despite his high position, he was essentially a senior employee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a business perspective, he believed leveraging the good relationship built during the acquisition, cooperation was the right path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Yun frowned, then relaxed, smiling: “Then handle it yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides JD, Ali had rivals like Suning, Yihaodian, Yixun, and Paipai—adding Pinduoduo wasn’t a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, beyond general e-commerce, many vertical platforms competed with Ali for market share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So although Ma Liyun found Pinduoduo’s rapid growth—backed by Tencent and allied with JD—unimaginable, he didn’t take it too seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His main focus now remained on repurchasing the 40% of Ali shares held by Yahoo; fortunately, Yang Zhiyuan had softened, and negotiations were underway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Ma Liyun needed to do now was raise more funds to complete the buyback, so Ali could go public as he planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen didn’t care what Ma Liyun thought. From the day he founded Pinduoduo, competition with Ali had been inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a business standpoint, Ali’s tactics boiled down to these:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, market segmentation: increase the number of branded merchants launching on Taobao while reducing traffic and merchant resources on other B2C platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, trademark disputes and public opinion suppression: Take this year’s Double Eleven—Ali had previously filed trademark applications for “Double Eleven” and “Double Eleven Grand Festival.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JD received Ali’s lawyer letter the very next day after challenging Ali and Taobao on Double Eleven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, JD cannot promote the concept of a “Double Eleven” sale on its own website, or it would be considered infringement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, the “choose one or the other” recruitment tactic, forcing merchants to make a choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Yansen was not worried—he had countermeasures for all three points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his goals differed from those of Ma Liyun and Liu Qiangdong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their core aim was profit; Chen Yansen merely wanted to scale the profit model and increase employee numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zong’s top priority right now is hiring! Hiring! Hiring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the 30th afternoon, he received payroll confirmation reports from Orange Tech, Pinbei, Yunsu, and Orange Mobile Factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Tech had 347 employees, with labor costs of 9.39 million yuan, averaging nearly 30,000 yuan per person;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pinbei Tech had 269 employees, with labor costs of 5.74 million yuan, averaging just over 20,000 yuan per person;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunsu had 9,478 employees, with labor costs of 63.18 million yuan, averaging about 7,000 yuan per person;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Mobile Factory had 6,241 employees, with labor costs of 44.61 million yuan, averaging about 7,000 yuan per person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the total number of employees under Chen Yansen’s companies was approximately 16,000, with Yunsu Express and Orange Mobile Factory accounting for over ninety percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next month, Kuai Pao will be added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In November, the Human Dao’s Xinhuo totaled 12,292 strands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Converted to the Divine Dao’s Xinhuo, it was 122 strands—Chen Yansen finally felt a flicker of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1804,"2026-06-19T19:17:18.227Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","43a415d84f145fda361d8c6f5a833cecd0286c55cb7d5283ff07eab53a1d75ae","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-171","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-169",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]