Chapter 246: The Ambition of 30 Million Annual Sales! 400,000 Square Meters Is Not Much

The next morning, dawn broke, the sky faintly lightening.

Chen Yansen sat at the hotel desk, turned on his computer, and checked the core data of each subsidiary as usual.

The major shareholder of Gaode Maps had shifted from Hou Jun to Senlian Capital; according to plan, Xiao Jun should now be preparing to fully take over Gaode Maps' management.

He wondered what expressions Hou Jun and Cheng Congwu would wear when they saw Xiao Jun.

After finishing his work, Chen Yansen pulled out his phone and scrolled through Weibo; the ninth trending topic was about the first-day sales of Orange Power Bank.

"Orange 66W Power Bank!"

Someone unfamiliar might think the output power of the Orange Power Bank reached 66 watts.

Clicking in, he learned that the newly launched Orange Power Bank had sold 660, 00 units online yesterday.

It featured a monolithic alloy casing, imported battery cells, and a price of just 69 yuan.

This configuration at this price, in 2012, was like a regular 100-yuan item suddenly discounted to 30 percent.

Other brands might make users suspect false capacity ratings, poor-quality cells, or low safety performance—but this was manufactured in Orange's own factory.

From Orange C1 to Orange D1 and Orange C2, they had already built a solid reputation for quality materials and reliable after-sales service.

These 660, 00 sales weren't achieved overnight.

Chen Yansen smiled faintly; at this rate, selling tens of millions per year would be effortless.

As smartphone screens grew larger and apps multiplied, battery life plummeted.

Out and about, especially for Apple users, not carrying a power bank felt unsafe.

"If Xiaomi can sell 30 million per year, and Orange's battery cells and TI chips are of higher quality, there's no reason it shouldn't exceed that number."

Chen Yansen assessed silently.

At 8: 0 a. ., Chen Yansen rode to Factory No. 4 in Luyang Industrial Zone.

As the car neared the park, he saw Cao Dahua and others waiting at the main gate.

"Boss, this is Cai Jingming," Cao Dahua introduced the middle-aged man beside him.

"You've worked hard these past months," Chen Yansen said, patting the man's shoulder with a smile of encouragement.

Cai Jingming, in his early forties, sported a three-seven hairstyle and gold-rimmed glasses; he had formerly been vice president of ASUS's Shanghai branch, lured away by Cao Dahua with a high salary to lead Factory No. 4.

Chen Yansen had only spoken with him on the phone; this was their first meeting.

"Thank you for your trust, Boss. I've spent many years at ASUS and have extensive experience in production management, supply chain management, and cost control..." Cai Jingming spoke confidently.

"Cai Zong, since you passed the interview, I've already approved you—no need to elaborate."

Chen Yansen waved him off.

His requirements for the Factory No. 4 manager were simple: no production or daily management issues.

With years at ASUS in mobile manufacturing, Cai Jingming was more than qualified.

"Boss, this is Lin Qingbai, head of R&D at the Shenzhen Orange Lab; previously at Foxconn, responsible for smartphone and tablet R&D. The upcoming Orange Bluetooth earbuds are his first project since joining."

As Cao Dahua spoke, he pushed forward a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses.

Around thirty, dressed in a black suit with a blue tie, he resembled Tang Zhenzhe in style, his hair glistening with pomade.

"Boss, hello," Lin Qingbai bowed respectfully, showing extreme humility.

"I've reviewed the design of the Orange Bluetooth earbuds. You've put real effort into selecting the diaphragm, coil, magnet unit, and wiring—but this in-ear design must also consider comfort during wear."

Chen Yansen remarked calmly.

Though Lin Qingbai's design could score 90 out of 100 in 2012, Chen Yansen, as someone who'd seen the future, thought the over-ear shape looked ugly—but due to technical limits, this was already the optimal solution.

"Understood, Boss," Lin Qingbai nodded, taking Chen Yansen's words seriously.

As an Orange Tech R&D staff member, though he'd only been there a few months, he'd sensed that Orange's hardware design and battery management system bore the shadow of the boss.

This was a truly tech-savvy young entrepreneur!

Lin Qingbai could accept advice; if anyone else had said it, he'd have snapped back: "I'm the R&D lead—you know nothing about design."

"Cai Zong, I heard you hired many college graduates?" Chen Yansen asked Cai Jingming.

"I had HR compile the education data: 23% hold bachelor's degrees, 39% have high school diplomas, and 38% are junior high or lower—most are from second- and third-tier universities."

"I think having a certain proportion of bachelor's-degree employees is beneficial; it'll make selecting production line supervisors, equipment technicians, and production planners easier later—consider it talent reserve."

Cai Jingming replied frankly.

ASUS's factories also employed similar talent-reserve strategies: promoting supervisors from the production floor, who understood both manufacturing and management, reduced labor costs compared to external hires.

"Good," Chen Yansen said simply.

"Boss, Mr. Meng has arrived," Cao Dahua suddenly said.

Chen Yansen looked up and saw a black Audi A6 with a very low-numbered license plate slowly approaching.

"Lao Cao, your eyes are sharp," Chen Yansen teased.

Cao Dahua chuckled.

Five minutes later, the Audi stopped.

Tao Jingwen stepped out first, barely touching the ground before sprinting around the car to open the door for Meng Yuanzhi and shielding the top edge to prevent head bumps.

No wonder he was the Central Secretariat's chief secretary—his movements flowed like water.

Others might seem sycophantic doing this, but Tao Jingwen remained expressionless, evoking not a trace of disgust.

"Mr. Meng, Secretary Tao."

Chen Yansen stepped forward to greet them and introduced Cao Dahua and Cai Jingming.

"Waited over three months—what a long time," Meng Yuanzhi smiled faintly, his gaze flickering toward Tao Jingwen.

Tao Jingwen instantly understood his boss's implication and swiftly pulled out two business cards, handing one each to Cao Dahua and Cai Jingming.

"Good food never comes too late. I believe all preliminary preparations will ensure stable production and high yield rates," Chen Yansen replied.

"Can orders keep up?" Meng Yuanzhi asked with concern.

Chen Yansen's face stiffened; internally he cursed: Just had to bring up the one thing.

Even with Xiaomi and Huawei's OEM orders and Orange Power Bank orders, they could barely absorb one-third of the capacity.

That's why they'd only hired 5, 00 people.

In his plan, Factory No. 4 needed two more large-scale hiring waves before reaching full capacity and unlocking maximum output.

Meng Yuanzhi studied Chen Yansen, understood, and smiled, waving his hand: "You're right—good food never comes too late. Take it slow."

Over 5, 00 social security positions in 2012 were no small number.

Chen Yansen accompanied Meng Yuanzhi to the unveiling ceremony venue; after they sat down, Chen Yansen casually brought up the Kuai Di Taxi license.

"I can give you the license, but no more than 500 full-time drivers."

Meng Yuanzhi paused, then said.

The license was granted—but with restrictions.

"Thank you, Mr. Meng."

Chen Yansen understood the subtext: if no one checked, he could register 5, 00, 50, 00, even 500, 00 drivers.

But if higher-ups asked, Meng Yuanzhi would simply reply he'd only approved 500 compliant drivers.

If success came, Meng Yuanzhi rightfully took his cut.

If trouble arose, Meng Yuanzhi could instantly distance himself.

Chen Yansen smiled and changed the subject; some things were understood, never spoken—ask, and the answer was always no.

"Xu City is too small for your growth. Have you considered building your group headquarters in Luzhou?"

"Xucheng is too small for your development; have you considered setting up your own group headquarters in Luzhou?"

He'd inquired: Orange Tech, Orange Pay, Today Tech, and Pinbei Mall were all crammed into Zhuxianzhuang Tech Park—fine for now.

But their expansion was rapid; in two years, the entire park might not hold Chen Yansen's staff.

"I've thought about it—but I don't have the money," Chen Yansen spread his hands, his meaning unmistakable.

Meng Yuanzhi laughed; few young entrepreneurs were this brazen. Most college grads trembled just speaking to him.

"I can offer you a low-interest loan. Industrial land costs 150–375 yuan per square meter. Free? Forget it—but through tax exemptions, land transfer fee rebates, and infrastructure subsidies, I can bring the effective price down to 40–50 percent."

"I can offer you a low-interest loan; for industrial land, the price is 150 to 375 yuan per square meter—don't expect free land, but through tax exemptions on land use, refunds of land transfer fees, and infrastructure subsidies, we can bring the effective price down to four or five tenths of the original."

"A zero-interest loan would be better," Chen Yansen muttered.

He'd planned to move the headquarters to Shanghai after graduation; Luzhou was possible—but the benefits had to satisfy him.

Besides, building a headquarters in Luzhou wouldn't stop him from opening a Shanghai branch later—first, secure the perks.

"Zero interest? You dare to dream! Even JD. om didn't ask that when it settled in Luzhou," Meng Yuanzhi shook his head laughing.

He could bend within the rules—but beyond them, even a fraction of an inch, and countless eyes watched him.

"Just joking, Mr. Meng, don't take it seriously. This loan amount can't be as stingy as last time—3 billion yuan okay?"

"Just joking, Mr. Meng, no need to take it seriously—this loan amount won't be as stingy as last time; thirty billion yuan shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Three billion yuan to build a headquarters? How much land do you need?"

Meng Yuanzhi choked, assuming Chen Yansen was joking again.

"Four hundred thousand square meters—barely enough."

Chen Yansen said calmly.

Four hundred thousand square meters?

Are you building a factory?!

Meng Yuanzhi mentally groaned.

Seeing the disbelief, Chen Yansen reiterated: "Ali's Taobao City in Hangzhou's Xixi covers 260, 00 square meters. In a few years, Pinbei's market scale won't necessarily lag behind Taobao. Add Orange Tech, Today Tech, and Orange Pay—four hundred thousand square meters is too much?"

Chen Yansen saw the other party didn't believe him, so he had to emphasize again: "Ali is in Xixi, Hangcheng, occupying 260, 00 square meters; a few years from now, Pinduoduo's market scale might not be worse than Taobao; besides, there's Orange Tech, Today Tech, and Orange Pay—is 400, 00 square meters that much?"

Meng Yuanzhi's eyebrows knotted instantly; he glanced at Chen Yansen and realized the man's ambitions were greater than he'd imagined.

Four hundred thousand square meters looks large, but in the end, it's just six hundred mu of industrial land.

He could definitely handle it!

"Mr. Meng, my demands aren't excessive. If you keep cutting corners, I'd rather give up Lucheng. To be honest with you, my first choice is Husheng."

Chen Yansen shot Meng Yuanzhi a glance and spoke before the other could open his mouth.

Meng Yuanzhi let out a bitter laugh; he'd planned to say, "Three billion is too much—what about two billion?"

But when he met Chen Yansen's resolute gaze, he swallowed his words, nodded heavily, and declared with bold confidence: "No problem—I agree to everything."

He feared that if he bargained further, Chen Yansen would just walk away, and that would be embarrassing.

Near ten o'clock, those attending the unveiling ceremony had all arrived.

Besides several top officials from the Central Bureau, there were CEOs from over a dozen companies—including Lucheng Construction, Xincheng International, TCL, and Jingdongfang—as well as reporters from Anhui Province's print, streaming, and television media.

As soon as the guests stepped onto the stage to cut the ribbon, the shutter clicks below erupted in unison.

"Orange Tech's Lucheng Factory Phase One officially begins production—with annual flagship smartphone capacity reaching ten million units!"

"Meng Yuanzhi and Chen Yansen, founder of Senlian Capital, jointly cut the ribbon!"

"Inside Orange Tech's Smart Factory: Over 5, 00 Employees, Daily Output of 30, 00 Units!"

"Orange Tech Factory: 23% of Frontline Workers Hold Bachelor's Degrees!"

Before Chen Yansen even stepped down from the stage, reporters had already drafted their headlines.

Staff from *The New An Night Sky* were negotiating with Cao Dahua, hoping to invite Chen Yansen onto their interview TV program.

That afternoon, Senlian Capital publicly announced it had completed its acquisition of AutoNavi.

It was a formal response to the earlier rumors.

Soon, news that a 20-year-old entrepreneur had spent 4. billion to buy AutoNavi surged to the top of trending topics.

Even netizens joked: "Boss Chen told his secretary to buy a map—and she spent 4. billion on AutoNavi."

"Damn it! We're all twenty. He drops 4. billion in one go—I can't even scrape together 46 bucks."

Meanwhile.

Kuai's Ride-hailing's Lucheng branch was also established that same day.

The explosive popularity of ride-hailing finally gave Cheng Wei, far away in Yancheng, his first chance at funding.

(End of Chapter)