[{"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-262":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},2264475,4419,"Chapter 262: Ye Qiuping: I Want to Report Work! Creator Platform","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-262",262,"\u003Cp>May 20th, another ordinary Sunday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen slowly opened his eyes, walked into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, then changed into a clean white T-shirt, shorts, and sneakers, strolled downstairs, got into the driver’s seat of the Bentley, and drove toward the tech park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was gray and hazy, the street scenes flashing by behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help recalling the few news articles he had just seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sina, NetEase, Renren, and Shanda, upon seeing 360’s mobile phone sales about to surpass one million units, all announced their entry into the mobile phone industry, planning to collaborate with manufacturers and launch their own customized devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of smartphone users surpassed that of PC users for the first time; the balance between PC internet and mobile internet began to tilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, Yahoo’s Yang Zhiyuan finally gave in, agreeing to Ma Liyun’s request to repurchase equity; both sides reached an agreement: Ali would repurchase Yahoo’s 20% stake in Ali using $6.3 billion in cash and $800 million worth of Ali preferred shares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining 20% would be repurchased at the IPO price when Ali went public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Zhiyuan had invested $1 billion in Ma Liyun in 2005; seven years later, he recovered $7.1 billion using only half his equity, and the remaining half, upon Ali’s IPO, would be worth at least $24 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In nine years, Yahoo made a staggering $30 billion profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps this was Yang Zhiyuan’s best investment decision in his lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this matter was fully resolved, Ali would launch its IPO plan; along with JD.com, China’s two largest e-commerce platforms were both pursuing financing and listing to secure more development capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen remained completely calm; the $300 million provided by Tencent alone was enough to support Pindai’s operational expenses for two or three years, not to mention the daily gross profit income of $60 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why he had long refused to accept outside financing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, Chen Yansen drove into the tech park and parked beside Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at his watch—it was exactly 5:30 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no help for it; his sleep now lasted less than four hours daily. He woke early, bored, and besides reading and studying in 0418, he could only come to the office to review business reports, restructure the AuroraOS system, and optimize the Moss intelligent voice assistant’s algorithm model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing the front desk’s drink machine, he spotted a bottle of mango yogurt, picked it up, and walked straight into the elevator, heading to the top-floor office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned on the computer and logged into the data backend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pindai’s current daily active users remained at 50 million, with mobile users accounting for 23%—a 15% increase since last December.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This clearly showed how rapidly smartphone sales were growing in the domestic market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2011, smartphone shipments totaled only 80 million units; in the first four months of 2012, cumulative shipments had already surpassed 60 million. Many tech industry research firms predicted that 2012’s total smartphone shipments might break the 200 million mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only problem now was that 3G network fees were too high, severely limiting mobile internet growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Pindai’s mobile user ratio should have been at least 40%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen had no solution to this issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting the three major carriers to give back their profits was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless someone powerful gave the order!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen remembered clearly: in the second half of 2013, during his internship in Shanghai, he had bought his first telecom enterprise card on Taobao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monthly rent: 19 yuan, 1 GB nationwide data, with additional usage charged at 10 yuan per GB.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2012, data prices were still exorbitant; users had to turn off mobile data while sleeping, terrified that waking up would leave them owing the carrier enough to buy a house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, software like e-commerce apps, which required loading numerous main images and detailed product photos, consumed far more data than users could afford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuaiPao Waimai’s coverage had expanded from Lucheng and Shanghai to Jinling, Hangcheng, and Sucheng, with daily orders reaching 800,000, a full-time delivery team of over 7,000, and an additional 2,200 part-time delivery personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Former couriers from S.F., STO, YTO, and ZTO had either joined YunSu or KuaiPao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In cities where KuaiPao and Kuaide had entered, Gaoda Map had launched ride-hailing and food delivery services—driving traffic to KuaiPao and Kuaide while opening a new revenue stream for itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with Orange Phone, Today’s Headlines, and Lingxi Browser, Chen Yansen had already secured the mobile internet entry point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just waiting for the policy to lower fees and increase speeds, ready to step briskly into the new era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old internet giants had BAT; the new era had only one god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still need to wait another year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his work, Chen Yansen waved his hand, and his phone flew over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As chairman of Orange Tech, the phone he used was naturally the Orange C2; he opened an electronic scan of “Power Systems” and flipped through it rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finished reading over a dozen books; a faint morning light filtered through the glass window, casting dappled shadows on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at 8:30 a.m. did Chen Yansen put away his phone, take the elevator down to the first floor, and head toward the cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered, several local aunts from Xucheng immediately called out loudly: “Good morning, Boss Chen! Today we have pumpkin porridge, millet porridge, wontons, dumplings, and tofu pudding—what would you like?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tofu pudding, with less light soy sauce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen glanced around, picked up a tray, selected a few favorite breakfast items, swiped his card, received a bowl of prepared tofu pudding, and sat down at an empty table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few employees had already begun entering the cafeteria for breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Tech, Pindai, Today’s Headlines, and Orange Pay all started work at 9 a.m., had a two-hour lunch break, and finished at 5 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six-hour workday; overtime was not mandatory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since all projects were in high-growth phases, coupled with overtime pay up to three times the base rate, most employees worked from 9 a.m. until 8 or 10 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monthly overtime pay alone amounted to 70% of their base salary—or even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, good morning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ye Qiuping walked in with her tray and sat directly across from Chen Yansen, offering a faint smile and speaking softly in greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not acting anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen looked up, glanced at Ye Qiuping, then fixed his gaze on her bowl of salty tofu pudding covered in chili oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People from Qindao eat salty tofu pudding too,” Ye Qiuping replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was soft and sweet, just like her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her work style was the complete opposite—sharp, decisive, and utterly without hesitation; she turned on a dime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you settle things with Paramount?” Chen Yansen asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five-year contract, $20,000 per year,” Ye Qiuping answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Star Trek” was indeed a major IP, but Alexa was merely a dialogue system in the movie; the licensing fee was naturally absurdly low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paramount heard that a Chinese tech company wanted to license “Star Trek” characters and initially planned to make a fortune—but when they learned the company wanted Alexa, they were stunned, then handed the deal to an intern in the copyright department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a contract worth only tens of thousands of dollars was simply not worth anyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“$200,000, buyout in full,” Chen Yansen said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared that if Alexa smart speakers exploded in sales across Europe and America, Paramount would later demand price hikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if Paramount refuses?” Ye Qiuping asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then drop it,” Chen Yansen shrugged indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting the “Star Trek” IP traffic was a bonus; if not, he didn’t care. For him, launching a “Star Trek”-branded smart speaker was merely icing on the cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Alexa smart speakers to sell millions or tens of millions of units in Europe and America, the core must be the product’s own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood,” Ye Qiuping nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen grunted and said nothing, focusing on his breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qiuping ate her tofu pudding while quietly observing him—brows like distant peaks, eyes deep and bright, his aura growing ever more commanding, a complex blend of youthful innocence and business tycoon gravitas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, whether as a clean-cut college boy or a corporate magnate, Chen Yansen’s appearance and physique were in a league of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you staring at me?” Chen Yansen asked, head still down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wasn’t looking at you,” Ye Qiuping said, seeing he hadn’t raised his head, assuming he was just guessing wildly, and denied it outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen ignored her, finished his breakfast, and prepared to stand up and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, I need to report work to you later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qiuping pressed her thighs together, blinked her eyes, and whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this woman up to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen frowned slightly. When to flip a book, from what angle, with what force, and to what depth—only he could decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not today,” Chen Yansen refused outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his tray in the dish return area and returned slowly to his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just sat down when NetEase’s Ding Lei called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen thought for a moment and guessed the caller’s intent—Zhu’s phone couldn’t be far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Chen, when are you coming to Hangcheng? I just got two more bottles of good wine—wine’s ready, but I’m missing a friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Lei chuckled warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re too impatient, you can bring the wine to Xucheng yourself,” Chen Yansen leaned back on the sofa and teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want me to come all the way to Xucheng just to treat you to wine? Your arrogance exceeds even Zhang Zhaoyang’s,” Ding Lei, knowing he was joking, teased back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said we’re friends, so cut the fluff—I’ve read the news. NetEase wants to make phones, right? Tell me: patent licensing or Orange Factory OEM?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen dropped his smile and asked directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Both!” Ding Lei laughed awkwardly, then explained: “I set up a R&D studio in Hangcheng, originally planning to build a NetEase OS—but after thinking it over, I’ve decided to use your AuroraOS.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the market feedback on the 360 phone and Xiaomi 1S, it was clear that AuroraOS outperformed MIUI in hardware compatibility, system resource management, and security mechanisms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to the awkward situation where the Xiaomi 1S sold worse than the 360 phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Users realized for the first time that smartphones weren’t just about piling on hardware—hardware compatibility, memory utilization, and operational smoothness mattered just as much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With identical processors and memory specs, the 360 phone ran smoother than the Xiaomi 1S.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ding Lei had figured it out: he’d recruit engineers from Huawei, ZTE, and Coolpad to focus solely on hardware and industrial design; everything else—operating system, pre-installed apps, driver development—would all use Orange Tech’s products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the mobile industry, there were few oddballs like Chen Yansen who licensed their operating system to other companies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BlackBerry had done something similar years later, but that was only after they planned to exit the smartphone market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the company was nearly bankrupt; making money from the OS was perfectly reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Orange Tech was different—three models sold over four million units monthly; there was no reason to do this, yet Chen Yansen did it anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem. Assign a contact person; you can sign the licensing agreement anytime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his heart, the importance of the Orange Phone Factory was ten times that of Orange Tech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the technical patents he handed over to 360, NetEase, Meizu, and OPPO were all one version behind Orange Phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a win-win: he could earn patent licensing fees and boost humanitarian income at the same time—there was no reason for Chen Yansen not to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, after I finish these few days, I’ll come to Xu City for a drink with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Lei was deeply moved; the other party was showing him great respect. He knew Chen Yansen didn’t grant licenses to just anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Big Chili and Hammer Phone had been rejected by Orange Tech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll wait.” Chen Yansen smiled and hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Toutiao and NetEase News were competing websites, NetEase had long shifted its profit focus to the gaming industry, so the two had no real conflict of interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning passed quickly; during lunch break, Liang Bo sent a message: “Boss, the creator platform features have been approved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen sat up abruptly from the sofa and headed to the office area where the Toutiao project team was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2103,"2026-06-19T19:17:19.606Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e21a2d10ce3deb79a3cf11aaac51650cf7845637287a0c2b4144bc5689396e10","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-263","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-261",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]