[{"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-181":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},2264394,4419,"Chapter 181: If I Can","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-181",181,"\u003Cp>“What’s Liu Zong doing here? Afraid the suppliers will get poached by Pinbei?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jindong shot back without mercy, a cold sneer on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no journalists present, he stopped pretending entirely—months of silent sparring had left him seething.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s mine can’t be taken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong crossed his legs, outwardly calm, but those words from Zhang Jindong pierced straight to his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d arrived early and scanned the room—many familiar faces sat around him; over a hundred digital appliance brands were represented, nearly half of them JD’s KA suppliers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Liu Qiangdong understand why Chen Yansen had merely added a single clause about Orange Pay to the contract and still secured JD’s self-operated products on Pinbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were still in a cooperative relationship, the ever-alert Liu Qiangdong had sensed Chen Yansen’s threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not necessarily,” Zhang Jindong replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said it deliberately—to sow discord between Liu Qiangdong and Chen Yansen, so Suning could profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His experiences over the past year had taught him one truth: online and offline are two entirely different strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he defeated Gome, Suning remained a minor player online, needing third-party traffic to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhang Jindong was confident: with over 1,500 offline chain stores, Suning’s control over suppliers would surpass JD’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if brands bypassed Suning and joined Pinbei directly, Chen Yansen couldn’t get the same supply prices Suning enjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Zhang, I think your current thinking is excellent—abandon online strategy, hand over home appliance operations to JD and Pinbei, and cooperate for mutual gain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong smiled in retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His implication: Suning had no destiny for e-commerce; better to act as a physical store and outsource operations to JD and Pinbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You got 1.5 billion in funding and think you’re on top of the world? Can you even handle heavy assets? If Suning’s e-commerce business fails, I’ll give Suning to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jindong was sharp—he understood Liu Qiangdong’s meaning instantly and replied without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah, he’s panicked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong felt a surge of satisfaction, smiling warmly, and ignored Zhang Jindong entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>JD was already under heavy pressure fighting Taobao on prices, yet Zhang Jindong kept pressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the same product, JD sold it for 100 yuan; Suning sold it for 90—5% to 10% cheaper on average.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To hold market share, Liu Qiangdong had no choice but to slash prices again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His earlier small talk had been meant to provoke Zhang Jindong; now that he’d succeeded, he left Zhang behind and turned to Li Mingzhe, Suning’s e-commerce head at Supor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jindong’s chest heaved with rage until Chen Yansen arrived with Xu Peixin, CEO of Red Child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Zhang, didn’t expect to see you here,” Xu Peixin said, stepping forward quickly to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suning’s investment team had recently been in talks with Red Child, planning a full acquisition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Peixin came from investment banking and cared deeply about returns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mindset mirrored Lei Yi Army’s seven years ago—he saw e-commerce as a money-burning game, and after watching Chen Yansen cash out 10 billion from FoxTao, he now wanted to sell Red Child for an early payout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Suning reached out, he eagerly attached himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Xu, does Red Child plan to join Pinbei too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jindong gestured for Xu Peixin to sit beside him and asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was genuinely interested in Red Child—wanted to absorb it into Suning’s e-commerce to fill the maternal and infant product category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Xu Peixin joined Pinbei and saw sales rise, would he still be willing to sell? That was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Zhang understands how hard vertical e-commerce sites are—JD self-operated got in, so Red Child has no problem either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting down, Xu Peixin sighed, then explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about the acquisition?” Zhang Jindong probed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s talk after the New Year—then it’ll align with a full fiscal year, making asset accounting easier for Suning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Peixin hesitated, then decided to delay the deal—first see how Red Child performed on Pinbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was in business—who didn’t want to sell for a higher price?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As ten o’clock neared, representatives from Haier, Little Swan, Vanward, Gree, and Midea arrived one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparel brands included Metersbonwe, Han Du Yi She, Tang Shi, Yalu, and Xue Zhong Fei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sports brands included Anta, 361 Degrees, Hongxing Erke, Adidas, and Nike—but the first three sent brand reps, while the latter two sent distributors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Pinbei’s current scale and industry influence, the brands attending were mostly A- and B-tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take cosmetics: the ones showing up were Meifubao, Meijiajing, Mofa Shijia—slightly better ones were Yuni Fang, Kazi Lan, Baique Ling, and Pechoin—no S-tier brands at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over seven hundred brand reps and factory owners filled the hall; from the stage, they looked like a sea of black heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello everyone, I’m Chen Yansen, founder of Pinbei. I’m honored to gather with you all today. In the past forty days, Pinbei’s cumulative sales have surpassed 6 billion yuan—thanks to your support and trust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For an e-commerce platform less than two months old, these numbers were dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, Zhang Jindong felt awkward—Suning’s e-commerce had been live for two years and still hadn’t hit 6 billion in annual sales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank goodness Chen Nian from Fanke hadn’t shown up—Chen Yansen’s words would’ve been a brutal opening blow to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For Pinbei, 2011 was just the beginning. 2012 is when we’ll ride the wind and break waves. Next, I’ll cover two topics: the New Merchant Three-Step Method and Yunsu Intelligent Logistics. First, please welcome Pinbei’s Head of Key Accounts, Ms. Song Yuncheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen finished briefly and stepped down, handing the stage to Song Yuncheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The New Merchant Three-Step Method was simply a support policy for SMEs: zero-cost bargaining and group-buying, a 10-billion-yuan subsidy, and search algorithm optimization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as your product was good, quality was high, and price was right—even if you missed the 10-billion subsidy—you’d still get massive traffic on the main search page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2011, “thousand-person-thousand-faces” algorithms weren’t widespread; Pinbei’s marketing move opened a whole new door for competitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is great—I’ll copy it when I get back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong thought excitedly, silently noting it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As PC shifted to mobile, a single phone screen could show only six to eight products—how to effectively expose items became an e-commerce dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuncheng stood on stage, smiling faintly, calmly introducing Pinbei’s core channels and their sales output, citing real cases of brands hitting daily sales of tens of millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In industry jargon, she was empowering merchants, boosting their platform survival skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen sat below, watching Song Yuncheng quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are countless capable people in this world—but very few get the chance to be unlocked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen smiled slightly, mentally commenting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuncheng’s speech was compelling—not because of her looks, but because her success stories were mostly B- and C-tier brands, making many think, “If they can do it, so can I.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that factory in Cixi making air fryers—once just a small brand supplying Taobao SMEs, now sold nearly a million units on Pinbei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory owner sat below; when Song Yuncheng mentioned “Zhi Xuan,” he excitedly waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the brand reps turned to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he was the boss of “Zhi Xuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Pinbei could make an unknown factory sell hundreds of millions, what could top-tier small appliance brands achieve once they joined? Sales would only be higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Song Yuncheng finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Shi Quan, Director of Yunsu Express’s Marketing Department, took the stage to present “Yunsu Intelligent Logistics.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first outlined Yunsu’s current status—number of stations, couriers, sorting centers, and regional transit warehouses, plus growth rates—then addressed the merchants’ biggest concern: pricing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to competition from SF Express, STO, YTO, and ZTO, the base fee for packages under 1 kg had been driven down to 2 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shi Quan smiled and said: “Starting January 2012, Yunsu Express’s warehouse clients will enjoy a special rate of 1.5 yuan per order.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the merchants below could no longer sit still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the room erupted in chatter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This new policy was an unprecedented boon for merchants with small, lightweight goods—just on shipping alone, they’d save millions annually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong frowned, glancing sideways at Chen Yansen—though Yunsu was only a third-party courier partner, they shared the same boss; with Pinbei’s heavy push, Yunsu would inevitably claim a major position in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Yunsu had already forced STO, YTO, ZTO, and SF into the 2-yuan era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Liu Qiangdong felt a flicker of fear—if JD Logistics ever opened to the public and clashed directly with Yunsu, could he win?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Shi Quan stepped down, Chen Yansen returned to the stage, spoke briefly, and moved the event into the signing phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most here were after resources, connections, and partnerships—they weren’t truly interested in his speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After signing the onboarding contract, merchants paid their store deposit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At lunch, Chen Yansen greeted several top home appliance brand reps; Gree’s Zheng Zhou and Supor’s Li Mingzhe approached him, hinting they wanted extra resource support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen smiled, silently scoffed, and handed them off to Song Yuncheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want traffic? Pay up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1528,"2026-06-19T19:17:18.227Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2a8c966ea841ff5d088586c2192958e015cbcbfa1dcd814d81b338784956dc39","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-182","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-180",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]