[{"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-202":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},2264415,4419,"Chapter 202: 2 Million Units! Apple: You Want Me to Learn From It?","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-202",202,"\u003Cp>The next morning, the top trending topic on Weibo: Orange Phone sold 1.36 million units!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was Liu Dong from Baidu HR, who went viral after a set of photos, earning netizens’ nickname “Du Niang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third was the 12306 ticketing system crashing, as desperate workers and students flooded the comments section, warmly greeting the 12306 engineers’ ancestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen sat at his desk, glancing out the window; the sky was gloomy, snowflakes drifting sparsely down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening Liao Wei’s work report, he saw that by 10 p.m. yesterday, 64,000 Orange C2 phones and 193,000 Orange D1 phones had been delivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, Yunsu had reached a pre-storage partnership with Pinsheng and Yubo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Spring Festival, these two companies would pre-position their best-selling accessories—power banks, phone cases, tempered glass films, and phone stands—into Yunsu’s central warehouse and terminal outlets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a user placed an order on Pinbei, couriers could deliver the goods within twelve hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was only a preliminary trial; the ideal business model Chen Yansen envisioned was combining food delivery with pre-storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kuai Pao  had just started and was in a phase of rapid growth, with no spare capacity for flash delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tap-tap-tap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a knock came at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in!” Chen Yansen replied casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door swung open from outside; He Shuang, administrative director of Orange Tech, walked in holding a document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, here’s the annual gala schedule and prize budget list—need your approval.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting down, He Shuang pushed the file onto Chen Yansen’s desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had previously been administrative director at NetEase, and had voluntarily switched to Orange Tech for higher salary and better benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen nodded slightly and flipped through it idly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venue remained the Sky Garden, divided into opening, performances, awards, raffles, and dinner segments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the gift list: three grand prizes of 100,000 yuan cash each; eighty-eight first prizes of 30,000 yuan cash each; one hundred eighty-eight second prizes of 10,000 yuan cash each; three hundred eighty-eight third prizes of 6,666 yuan cash each;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunshine Award: one Orange C2 phone (64GB).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple and direct—mostly cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scribble-scribble-scribble—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen picked up his pen and revised the amounts: grand prize raised to 200,000 yuan, first prize to 50,000 yuan, second prize to 30,000 yuan, third prize to 10,000 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Use this version.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen handed the file back to He Shuang, giving a casual instruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Tech and Pinbei only had four quarterly bonuses per year, no year-end bonus, so he had significantly increased the raffle prize amounts for the gala.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, boss.” He Shuang took the file and turned to find finance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his portfolio of companies grew and the Spring Festival neared, Cao Dahua, Pei Yi, Liao Wei, and others had all messaged him asking if he’d attend the gala.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen accepted them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instruments and titles cannot be lent to others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen understood this well; even if it was tiring, he had to show up at company galas, or over time, his subordinates might forget who their boss was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, he messaged Song Yuncheng: “Accompany me to Shanghai on a business trip tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Visiting a partner platform or a merchant?” Song Yuncheng replied quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To attend Yunsu Express’s annual gala,” Chen Yansen replied honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, I’m a Pinbei employee.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll dock your salary if you don’t go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen the Skinflint!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuncheng pouted, sighed helplessly, but ultimately agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zhang stood in the conference hall, coldly confronting Meizu’s senior executives: “I don’t care how you do it—if MX monthly sales don’t hit 500,000 units, all of you are fired!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Meizu MX had been on sale for half a month, with cumulative sales of 237,000 units—decent, but crushed into dust compared to the Orange C2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Huang Zhang possibly save face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, the marketing team’s analysis shows that online channels are growing ever larger in the smartphone industry. Take Orange Tech: no distributors, no offline stores, yet they sell over 100,000 units daily…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marketing director Li Nan spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get to the point! Don’t waste time with fluff!” Huang Zhang snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Expand online sales channels: open stores simultaneously on Taobao, Jingdong, Pinbei, Suning, and Gome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Nan flinched and cut straight to the chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do it. Launch as soon as possible!” Huang Zhang waved dismissively, signaling the meeting’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Orange and Xiaomi entered China’s phone market, profits had become harder to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, companies hyped their new product launches with endless boasts about chips, screens, and cameras, hiding costs and gross margins. But Orange’s last product launch had opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng, that bastard, stood on stage in front of users, media, and competitors, openly detailing Orange’s R&D, material, production, logistics, sales, and after-sales costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even disclosed exactly which equipment and instruments were needed for an SMT production line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Huang Zhang suspected much of it was exaggerated, users saw Wang Teng’s sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buying an Orange phone, at least, you knew where your money went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with Orange D1 and Orange C2 selling like crazy, sales of Meizu, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Coolpad naturally dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The market was only so big; every bite Orange Tech took meant one less bite for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, China’s second-tier phone manufacturers all launched plans to expand online channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Companies like Huawei and ZTE, with strong resources and established channels, still pretended to be aloof, insisting they must retain full control over online sales and refused to join third-party platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at Apple’s headquarters across the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tim was in a meeting with executives, proposing to eliminate the Home button in the next-generation product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Orange Phone’s success, he saw the rising trend of full-screen gesture navigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Richio, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, firmly opposed Tim’s proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the industry leader, learning from an Asian regional phone brand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Richio sneered inwardly: he considered Tim’s deviation from Apple’s core design disrespectful to Jobs, and believed the Home button was one of Apple’s iconic features, not to be altered lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tim, publicly rejected by Richio, smirked inwardly, rapidly plotting how to remove him from Apple’s core team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 1 a.m. the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Phone’s official Weibo account announced: on its second day, Orange D1 sold 480,000 units, Orange D2 sold 170,000 units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to launch day, the drop was significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cumulative sales over the first two days exceeded 2.01 million units, with revenue reaching 3.01 billion yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp decline was because all Orange phones had switched to pre-order mode, naturally dampening user enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shenzhen Factory No. 3 hadn’t yet come online; yesterday’s sales alone accounted for half the factory’s monthly capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Dahua hadn’t expected Orange C2 and Orange D1 to sell so explosively, but he could do nothing but daily urge Zuo Hongyu and Zhang Jing to accelerate equipment debugging and new employee recruitment and training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Li, are you going home for the New Year?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an employee dormitory at the Orange Phone factory, a coworker, unable to sleep, asked Li Yunzhu across the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! With our production schedule, overtime during the holiday will be packed—only a fool would go home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunzhu’s heart raced at the thought of triple wages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In seven days, he’d earn at least 3,000 yuan; since the factory provided food and lodging, he wasn’t afraid of loneliness—only of having no money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I actually want to stay and work overtime, but I haven’t seen my kid in a year. Last year when I went home, he’d just learned to walk; last time Mom said he could already run—I have to go back…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coworker chattered on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yunzhu drifted into a drowsy sleep, dreaming he saw Cao Dahua standing on the factory’s podium, waving his hand and declaring: “Starting tomorrow, hourly wage rises to 25 yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking his 3,000 yuan overtime pay would instantly become nearly 4,000 yuan, Li Yunzhu chuckled happily in his dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen selected a young, reliable driver from company security, and with Song Yuncheng, headed for Shanghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 3:30 p.m., the car pulled up before Yunjin Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng stepped out and walked straight into the compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver, Xiao Li, turned around and headed to a nearby hotel to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen had lived here for over three years in his past life, so he knew the way well; arriving at No. 116, he opened the copper-wrapped pine door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lush courtyard came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 200-square-meter garden featured an octagonal pavilion, a pond, a Luo Han pine, sofas, loungers, even a barbecue area and dining zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Last time I came, the yard was empty,” Song Yuncheng said curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hired a design firm to make some upgrades—come inside and take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen pointed to the living room and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuncheng stepped inside; the living room ceiling soared seven or eight meters high, the space absurdly vast—enough to play badminton indoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuncheng screamed and collapsed onto the sofa, flailing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After barely getting up, she angrily asked, “What kind of sofa is this? No one can sit on it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This sofa costs 260,000. It’s filled with water, and when you press the switch, the water flows inside, making you feel like you’re sitting in the ocean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen grinned mischievously, found the remote, and pressed the power button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft sofa began to rise and fall like ocean waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“260,000?” Song Yuncheng opened her mouth, unsure what to say. She earned over a hundred thousand a month and had nearly two million in her bank account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she thought spending 260,000 on this thing was insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll see soon—this 260,000 is worth every penny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen took Song Yuncheng’s small hand and smiled gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t play around—we still have the annual banquet tonight,” Song Yuncheng said, her cheeks slightly flushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem. We have plenty of time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Chen Yansen sat down beside Song Yuncheng on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gentle flow of water inside the sofa slowly pushed forward; even without Chen Yansen exerting any force, they still rose and fell with the motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later, the two slowly sat up, then walked together into the bathroom, washed up simply, changed into new clothes, and headed for the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Xiao Li received Chen Yansen’s message and immediately drove to the entrance of the villa district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1738,"2026-06-19T19:17:19.606Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5c3538a7fb9397c6e0d52e73a72414368b1e6e9d83da3c33cfeed1865c9e40b2","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-203","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-201",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]