Chapter 246: The Ambition of 30 Million Annual Sales! 400,000 Square Meters is Huge

The next day at dawn, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

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

The major shareholder of Gao De Maps had also changed from Hou Jun to Senlian Capital; according to the plan, Xiao Jun should be preparing to take over the management of Gao De Maps in full.

It was just unknown what exactly how complex the expressions on Hou Jun and Cheng Congwu's faces would be when they saw Xiao Jun.

After finishing his work, Chen Yansen took out his phone and scrolled through Weibo; the ninth item on the hot search list was about the first-day sales of Sister Chengzi's power banks.

"Sister Chengzi Power Bank 66w!"

Those who didn't know might think the output power of the Sister Chengzi power bank could reach 66 watts.

Only after clicking in did they learn that the Sister Chengzi power bank, which had just launched for sale yesterday, had achieved total online sales of 660,000 units.

An integrated alloy shell, imported battery cells, and a selling price of only 69 yuan.

With this configuration and this price, in 2012, it was equivalent to something that usually cost 100 yuan suddenly being sold at a 30% discount.

If it were another brand, users might still suspect false capacity labeling, inferior battery cells, or low safety performance, but this was produced and manufactured by Sister Chengzi's own factory.

From the Sister Chengzi C1 to the Sister Chengzi D1 and Sister Chengzi C2, a good impression of solid materials and reliable after-sales service had long been left with users.

This sales figure of 660,000 was not the work of a single day or night.

Chen Yansen smiled faintly; following this trend, selling tens of millions of units a year would be nothing more than a piece of cake.

It must be remembered that as smartphone screens grew larger and application software became more numerous, the battery life of mobile phones plummeted.

When out and about, especially for Apple users, without a power bank, one would have no sense of security.

"Even Xiaomi can sell 30 million units a year; the battery cells and TI chip quality of the Sister Chengzi power bank are even higher, so there is no reason for it to be lower than this figure."

Chen Yansen assessed silently.

At 8:30 in the morning, Chen Yansen took a car to the No. 4 Sister Chengzi Factory located in the Luyang Industrial Zone.

As soon as the car drove near the park, Cao Dahua and others could be seen from afar, standing in front of the main gate waiting.

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

"You've worked hard during this period." Chen Yansen raised his hand, patted the other man's shoulder, and encouraged him with a smile.

Cai Jingming was in his early forties, with a three-seven split hairstyle, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses; he had previously been the vice president of the Pegatron Shanghai branch and was poached by Cao Dahua with a high salary to serve as the person in charge of the No. 4 Factory.

Chen Yansen had only chatted with him over the phone; this was their first meeting in person.

"Thank you for your trust, Boss. I have worked at Pegatron for many years and have rich experience in production management, supply chain management, and cost control..." Cai Jingming spoke eloquently.

"President Cai, since you passed the interview, it shows that I recognize you; there is no need for further words."

Chen Yansen waved his hand, interrupting Cai Jingming.

His requirements for the person in charge of the No. 4 Sister Chengzi Factory were not high; as long as there were no problems in production and daily management, that would suffice.

Having worked at Pegatron for many years, and specifically in the mobile phone contract manufacturing field, Cai Jingming was more than capable of handling this position.

"Boss, this is Lin Qingbai, the overall head of R&D at the Shencheng Sister Chengzi Laboratory. He previously worked at Foxconn responsible for mobile phone and tablet computer R&D. The Sister Chengzi Bluetooth earphones, which are scheduled for release at the end of the month, are his first work since joining the company."

While Cao Dahua was speaking, he pushed a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses forward.

Around thirty years old, wearing a black suit and a blue tie, he looked very much like Tang Zhenzhe in style, with hair wax on his head shining brightly.

"Boss, hello." Lin Qingbai bowed respectfully and greeted him, behaving extremely humbly.

"I have seen the design drawings for the Sister Chengzi Bluetooth earphones. You put a lot of effort into the selection of the diaphragm, coil, magnet unit, and wire materials, but this in-ear design still needs to consider wearing comfort."

Chen Yansen reminded him in a flat tone.

Although Lin Qingbai's design could score 90 points in 2012, from the perspective of someone with experience, the ear-hook style was still too ugly, but limited by technical problems, this was already the optimal solution at present.

"Okay, Boss, I understand." Lin Qingbai nodded in agreement and did not take Chen Yansen's words as a joke.

As an R&D staff member of Sister Chengzi Technology, although he had only joined the company a few months ago, he had vaguely learned that the hardware design and battery management system of the Sister Chengzi mobile phone could not be separated from the shadow of the big boss.

This was a young entrepreneur who truly understood technology!

Lin Qingbai could naturally accept suggestions; if it were someone else, he would absolutely retort without hesitation: "I am the head of R&D, what do you know about design?"

"President Cai, I heard you recruited many college students?" Chen Yansen looked at Cai Jingming and asked.

"Regarding the education data of the employees, I asked the Human Resources Department to compile statistics; those with a bachelor's degree or above account for 23%, high school graduates account for 39%, and junior high school or below account for 38%. Actually, most are students from second-tier and third-tier universities."

"I think having a certain proportion of employees with bachelor's degrees is also a good thing; it will be much easier to screen for production line team leaders, equipment technicians, and production planners in the future, just treating them as reserve talent."

Cai Jingming said frankly.

At the Pegatron electronics factory, there was also a similar talent reserve strategy; team leaders or supervisors promoted from the production workshop understood both production and management, and the labor cost expenditure was lower than that of social recruitment channels.

"Excellent." Chen Yansen praised simply.

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

Chen Yansen looked up and indeed saw a black Audi A6 with a license plate bearing extremely small numbers driving in slowly.

"Old Cao, your eyesight is good." Chen Yansen joked.

Cao Dahua chuckled.

Five minutes later, the Audi car stopped.

The first person to get off the car was Tao Jingwen; before his two feet even touched the ground, he ran around the car, opened the car door for Meng Yuanzhi, and protected the upper edge of the door to prevent him from hitting his head.

No wonder he is the chief secretary of the Central Office; this set of movements was smooth and natural.

If others did it, it might appear sycophantic, but Tao Jingwen maintained a calm expression throughout, making it impossible for anyone to feel the slightest bit of resentment.

"Mr. Meng, Secretary Tao."

Chen Yansen stepped forward actively to greet them and introduced the identities of Cao Dahua and Cai Jingming.

"Waiting for more than three months, this time is really long."

Meng Yuanzhi smiled slightly, teasing with deep meaning, and glanced at Tao Jingwen from the corner of his eye.

Tao Jingwen instantly understood his boss's meaning and hurriedly took out two business cards from his pocket, handing them respectively to Cao Dahua and Cai Jingming.

"Good food is not afraid of being late; I believe all the preliminary preparation work can become a guarantee for production stability and high yield rates." Chen Yansen responded.

"Can your order volume keep up?" Meng Yuanzhi asked with considerable concern.

Chen Yansen's expression froze; he cursed inwardly: Just my luck—asking about the one thing that's most painful.

Even counting Xiaomi and Huawei's phone manufacturing orders, plus Sister Chengzi's power bank orders, we can barely absorb one-third of our production capacity.

That's also why the factory only hired over five thousand people.

In his plan, Factory No. 4 still needs two more large-scale hiring waves before it's roughly full and can unlock maximum production capacity.

Meng Yuanzhi looked at Chen Yansen, understanding dawning in his mind, and smiled as he waved his hand: "You're right—good food doesn't mind waiting; take it slow."

Over five thousand social security positions were no small number in 2012.

Chen Yansen accompanied Meng Yuanzhi to the main venue of the unveiling ceremony; after they sat down, Chen seized the opportunity to ask about the Kuai Di Taxi license.

"We can give you the license, but no more than five hundred full-time drivers can be registered under it."

Meng Yuanzhi paused for a moment, then said.

The license was granted—but with restrictions.

"Thank you, Mr. Meng."

Chen Yansen understood the unspoken implication: as long as no one audits, he could register five thousand, fifty thousand, five hundred thousand drivers.

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

If things went well, Meng Yuanzhi rightfully took his share.

If things went wrong, Meng Yuanzhi could instantly distance himself.

Chen Yansen smiled and changed the subject; some things are better left unspoken—never ask outright, because asking means it's already a no.

"Xucheng is too small for your growth—have you ever considered building your own group headquarters in Luozhou?"

Meng Yuanzhi suggested.

He'd inquired: Sister Chengzi Tech, Sister Chengzi Pay, Jinri Tech, and Pinbei Shangcheng all currently cram into Zhuxianzhuang Tech Park—no problem for now.

But these companies are expanding at breakneck speed; in two years, the entire tech park may not hold Chen Yansen's employees.

"I've thought about it—but I don't have the money," Chen Yansen said, spreading his hands; his meaning couldn't be clearer.

Meng Yuanzhi laughed; young entrepreneurs as shameless as Chen Yansen were rare—ordinary student entrepreneurs would tremble just speaking in front of him.

"I can offer you a low-interest loan; industrial land prices range from 150 to 375 yuan per square meter. Free? Forget it—but we can reduce the effective price to 40–50% through land use tax exemptions, land transfer fee rebates, and infrastructure subsidies."

Meng Yuanzhi's smile faded as he spoke candidly.

"An interest-free loan would be more like it," Chen Yansen muttered under his breath.

He'd indeed planned to move the company headquarters to Shanghai after graduation; Luozhou wasn't out of the question—but the benefits had to satisfy him.

Besides, building a headquarters in Luozhou wouldn't affect his future plans to open a branch in Shanghai—first get the perks secured.

"Interest-free? You dare to dream! Even JD's relocation to Luozhou didn't dare ask for that!" Meng Yuanzhi laughed and shook his head.

He could make concessions within the rules—but anything beyond, even by a fraction, had countless eyes watching 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?"

Chen Yansen asked seriously.

"Spend 3 billion yuan on a headquarters? How much industrial land do you need?"

Meng Yuanzhi's tone stalled—he assumed Chen Yansen was just babbling nonsense again.

"Four hundred thousand square meters—probably just enough."

Chen Yansen said calmly.

Four hundred thousand square meters?

Are you building a factory?!

Meng Yuanzhi couldn't help mentally grumbling.

Seeing the other man's disbelief, Chen Yansen had to emphasize again: "Mama Ali's Taobao City in Xixi, Hangcheng, covers 260,000 square meters. In a few years, Pinbei's market scale won't necessarily lag behind Taobao; add Sister Chengzi Tech, Jinri Tech, and Sister Chengzi Pay—four hundred thousand square meters that big?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Yuanzhi's eyebrows knotted together; he looked at Chen Yansen and realized the young man's ambition was even greater than he'd imagined.

Four hundred thousand square meters sounds huge—but it's only six hundred mu of industrial land.

He could absolutely handle it!

"Mr. Meng, my demands aren't excessive—if you keep cutting corners, I'd rather abandon Luozhou—don't hide it from you, my first choice is Shanghai."

Chen Yansen glanced at Meng Yuanzhi and spoke before the other could reply.

Meng Yuanzhi chuckled—he'd been about 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 grandeur: "Fine, I agree to everything."

He feared further bargaining would make Chen Yansen 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 ten companies—Luozhou Urban Construction, Xincheng International, TCL, JD—and reporters from Anhui's print media, streaming platforms, and TV outlets.

As soon as everyone stepped onto the stage to cut the ribbon, the camera shutters clicked in unison.

"Sister Chengzi Tech Luozhou Factory Phase One Officially Operational—Flagship Phone Annual Capacity Reaches Ten Million Units!"

"Meng Yuanzhi and Chen Yansen, Founder of Senlian Capital, Cut the Ribbon Together!"

"Inside Sister Chengzi Smartphone Smart Factory: 5,000+ Employees, Daily Output of 30,000 Units!"

"Sister Chengzi Smartphone 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 Xin'an Yekong were negotiating with Cao Dahua, trying to invite Chen Yansen to appear on their interview TV program.

That afternoon, Senlian Capital publicly announced it had completed its acquisition of Gao De Maps.

A formal response to earlier rumors!

Soon, news that a 20-year-old young entrepreneur had spent 4.6 billion yuan to buy Gao De Maps surged to the top of trending topics.

Some netizens even joked: "Chairman Chen sent his secretary to buy a map, and it ended up costing 4.6 billion — he bought an AutoNavi map."

"Dammit! We're all twenty years old, and the guy blows 4.6 billion in one go, while I struggle to scrape together 46 lousy yuan."

Meanwhile.

Kuaidi Dache's Luzhou branch was also established on that very same day.

The explosive popularity of the ride-hailing model finally gave Cheng Wei, far away in Yanjing, his first shot at fundraising.

(End of chapter)