[{"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-346":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},2264559,4419,"Chapter 346: 100 Billion Level","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-346",346,"\u003Cp>Chen Yansen and Liu Qiangdong sat facing each other, a purple clay teapot steaming beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jingdong delegation’s faces were tense, their expressions tight with anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong broke the silence first, smiling lightly: “Comrade Chen, I came here specially today because I sincerely hope Orange Phone will join Jingdong. You and I both know the smartphone market is fiercely competitive—adding another sales channel is crucial for Orange Tech’s growth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so? Since Orange Tech withdrew from Jingdong after the April 18 Home Appliance Festival, performance hasn’t suffered at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen set down his teacup, leaned back, and smiled warmly at Liu Qiangdong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted real benefits, not empty words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutual benefit is true, but under today’s e-commerce conditions, a partnership between Jingdong and Orange Tech clearly favors Jingdong more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does Liu Qiangdong think he can lure Orange Tech back with nothing but empty promises?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that easy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Liu Qiangdong let out a dry laugh and signaled his assistant, who immediately handed over a marketing promotion plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took it without hesitation and pushed it straight to Chen Yansen: “This is my sincerity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen reached out, picked it up, and flipped through it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It included homepage placement on Jingdong, rotating banners on the 3C digital channel, featured recommendations, and four “Super Brand Days” annually for Orange Tech, backed by offline advertising, PR, online ads, and social media exposure across the entire platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, it offered a preferential payment term as short as twenty days, after-sales guarantees, and big data support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to last year’s entry contract, this proposal had far more flexible terms, significantly increased resource allocation, and clearly signaled a breakthrough and restart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong’s contrite attitude pleased Senior Sen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Yansen thought again, silently wondering: if Jingdong had already signed an 800-million-dollar procurement deal with Meizu, why would they grovel so hard for Orange Tech now? They must be hiding other conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want, Director Liu?” Chen Yansen cut straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knew I couldn’t fool you.” Liu Qiangdong grinned, paused, then continued: “Jingdong wants long-term advertising partnerships with Toutiao, Lingxi Browser, and the Orange App Store.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared fixedly at Chen Yansen, watching his subtle expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen understood—he wanted to lock in lower prices through an annual framework deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2012, limited by bandwidth, 3G networks, and low penetration of PCs and smartphones, China’s total internet users were under 600 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early platforms like Taobao and Jingdong quickly hit traffic ceilings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this critical juncture of transition from PC to mobile internet, aside from Tencent, Senlian Capital controlled the most robust mobile resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jingdong wanted to break past its $15 billion valuation ceiling, it couldn’t do it without Senlian Capital’s help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem,” Chen Yansen agreed readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money handed to you? Why not take it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for discounts? Forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pay for what you get—Toutiao, Lingxi Browser, and the Orange App Store all use CPM bidding; higher bids mean greater exposure. If you won’t spend, you won’t get scaled new customer traffic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Yansen agree so easily, Liu Qiangdong’s face lit up. He quickly lifted his teacup as if toasting, thanking him repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When does Jingdong plan to go public?” Chen Yansen asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, Hong Kong and U.S. investment banks offered Jingdong only a little over $10 billion. I’d rather wait two more years than go public at a loss and let outsiders profit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong straightened his back, face grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, if Jingdong’s valuation didn’t reach $20 billion, it wouldn’t go public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Alibaba’s valuation was nearing $80 billion—if Jingdong’s market cap on its first day was only $10 billion, it would be too embarrassing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Pinduoduo’s market share and sales growth are impressive. You should start preparing your IPO plan soon,” Liu Qiangdong shifted tone, probing Chen Yansen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zheng involuntarily perked up his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held a large amount of Pinduoduo stock options—once the company went public, his net worth would skyrocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pinduoduo had equity for everyone from customer service to CEO, but the project had only existed for two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So everyone assumed Pinduoduo would go public eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not in a hurry. Pinduoduo doesn’t lack funding,” Chen Yansen shrugged dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong felt a stab of envy, a flicker of admiration in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Senlian Capital’s investment in warehousing and logistics matched Jingdong’s, but Chen Yansen was smarter—he ran Yunsu Express as an independent entity, bearing its own profits and losses, greatly reducing venture capital concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Yunsu Express didn’t just serve Pinduoduo merchants—it also handled pickups for Tmall, Taobao C-stores, and Jingdong POP stores. After defeating the “Three Passes and One Reach,” Liao Wei raised prices and quickly turned losses into profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly transformed a liability into a profitable venture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong wanted to copy it, but feared it would hurt Jingdong Express’s service quality and delivery speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sat beside the sofa, sipping tea and chatting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Tech’s entry onto Jingdong, and the advertising agreements with Toutiao, Lingxi Browser, and the Orange App Store, were handed over to subordinates to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yesterday, Alibaba announced that Tmall, Taobao C-stores, and 1688 had collectively achieved one trillion RMB in GMV. Alibaba’s dominance isn’t good for Pinduoduo or Jingdong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong spoke slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Being second isn’t bad,” Chen Yansen smiled, refusing to play by the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second place sounds so lame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pinduoduo would inevitably challenge Alibaba—but how, from what angle, with what force and speed? That required careful planning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let Jingdong lead the charge and draw Alibaba’s fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Liu Qiangdong publicly claimed at the last Beijing Internet Conference that he’d surpass Alibaba in three years—who else would step up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong wanted to bring Pinduoduo along mostly to use Senlian Capital’s resources to crush Alibaba first, then turn on Pinduoduo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen wouldn’t fall for it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d lived through e-commerce’s golden decade and understood future industry dynamics perfectly—he knew the potential in this sector was enormous, and Alibaba, Pinduoduo, and Jingdong were still far from saturated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting a war now would be pure waste of money and energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Yansen unmoved, Liu Qiangdong gave up and shifted focus, chatting with him from e-commerce to logistics, then extending to group buying, food delivery, and ride-hailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Comrade Chen, I noticed Pinduoduo’s order page now has a real-time route tracking feature—did you integrate with AutoNavi’s data interface?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong asked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he was envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roughly, but it’s mostly due to electronic waybill technology—just upload each parcel’s transit path to the server, and the feature works.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen understood instantly—he grasped Liu Qiangdong’s hidden meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost no courier companies in China remain outside the Yunsu Express Alliance—Jingdong Express is one of the few. But Jingdong doesn’t need the two biggest advantages Yunsu’s alliance offers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the last 100-meter delivery solution: parcel lockers. Second, the high cost of rural delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Jingdong Express’s core service is door-to-door delivery, Liu Qiangdong has no use for parcel lockers or Yunsu service stations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But electronic waybill technology? Jingdong can’t avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard Liao Wei has filed a series of improvement patents and derivative patents covering the structure, format, algorithms, and data processing methods of electronic waybills, building a comprehensive patent defense pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jingdong wants to use electronic waybills, it must join the Yunsu Express Alliance and pay a one-cent fee per shipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price isn’t high, but Jingdong must open its data interface—which Liu Qiangdong can’t accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Comrade Chen, Jingdong also wants to license the electronic waybill patent technology,” Liu Qiangdong admitted frankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He originally planned to develop his own electronic waybill system, but Yunsu had blocked every path—he had no choice but to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just join the Yunsu Express Alliance,” Chen Yansen replied as if it were obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong wants patent licensing but refuses to open his data interface? How can he expect such comfort?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunsu didn’t develop the electronic waybill system to do charity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if we only pay the patent usage fee?” Liu Qiangdong pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Chen Yansen shook his head firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Post Office gets that privilege—Jingdong doesn’t have that kind of clout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiangdong’s face stiffened. Being rejected wasn’t pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With anyone else, he’d have walked out long ago—but he couldn’t afford to offend Chen Yansen, so he forced a smile and changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed time to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before deciding whether to join the Yunsu Express Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning passed quickly. Chen Yansen invited Liu Qiangdong to lunch at a downtown restaurant, with Huang Zheng accompanying them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours later, the group returned to the tech park, where Chen Yansen led him on a tour of Today Tech and Orange Pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Pinduoduo and Jingdong broke up, Orange Pay exited Jingdong’s payment system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though cooperation had resumed, Liu Qiangdong didn’t mention it—Jingdong Pay had already launched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when dusk fell and a crescent moon rose did Liu Qiangdong leave with his team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Chen Yansen’s desk now lay a letter of intent for cooperation between Jingdong Express and Yunsu Express.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Liu Qiangdong chose to bow his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing Liu Qiangdong off, Chen Yansen pulled out his phone and sent a message to Song Yuncheng, then drove out of the tech park, heading west along Xu City Avenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Song Yuncheng stepped out of Building Six, got into her car, and followed Chen’s route at a steady pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>December in Xu City was desolate; the northern wind sliced like willow-leaf knives, making the camphor trees along the road moan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lights flickered on, neon blazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes later, an Aston Martin Rapide appeared in view; Song Yuncheng flashed her headlights twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aston Martin’s taillights flashed twice in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two cars followed each other into a villa complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I was a freshman, I came to Sanjiaozhou with classmates. I never knew there was such a beautiful villa area nearby—how much per square meter?” Song Yuncheng got out, ran over to Chen Yansen, and asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seven thousand after discount—under four million. Xu City’s housing prices are far cheaper than Luzhou,” Chen Yansen replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he held Song Yuncheng’s small hand and stepped into the two-hundred-square-meter garden; in terms of size and interior quality, this house was nearly identical to the villa in Shanghai, yet its price was five to six times lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuncheng calculated her savings: after two and a half years of hard work, she had only managed to save over forty million yuan; spending thirty million on a watch for Chen Yansen left her with exactly forty million—just enough to buy one villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Real estate in Luozhou is worth investing in; don’t just focus on making money without knowing how to spend it—buy several two-bedroom units near the university district or business district and rent them out; you won’t lose money,” Chen Yansen said casually as he opened the living room door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why didn’t you buy any?” Song Yuncheng asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who said I didn’t? I just bought five.” Chen Yansen plopped down onto the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuncheng inwardly gasped and muttered under her breath, “Rich bastard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she took his words to heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In business matters, she almost always followed his advice, for in her mind, Chen Yansen wasn’t just a business genius—he was a business deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So although she said nothing, she had already decided to follow his advice as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m hungry,” Chen Yansen suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yuncheng’s cheeks flushed slightly as she tried to decipher the true meaning behind his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, Chen Yansen only said “I’m hungry” in three specific situations—what exactly did he want to eat this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s food in the fridge; it’s up to you,” Chen Yansen added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was just about eating—Song Yuncheng sighed in relief, though a hint of disappointment crept in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Gome announced it would integrate Gome.com and Kuba.com, unify backend management, and rebrand as “Gome Online.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lashou.com launched its “Daily Settlement” program, enabling merchants to receive payments daily, aiming to attract more merchants through efficient cash flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Yi immediately followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuaiPao wasn’t short on cash—it still had over a billion yuan sitting idle, so it could easily match them step for step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Dianping and Meituan had investor backing, their financial assets were far inferior to those of KuaiPao and Lashou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But merchants were like weathervanes, swaying whichever way the wind blew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Tao and Wang Xin had no choice but to either shorten payment cycles and increase payout flexibility or sit back and watch merchant resources drain away; eventually, they gritted their teeth and rolled out similar features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Orange Pay once again disclosed the scale of Yu’e Bao’s funds, triggering a seismic shock across the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yu’e Bao, launched just 54 days ago, has reached a scale of 100 billion yuan with nearly 30 million users!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was China’s first money market fund to surpass the 100-billion-yuan mark!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2166,"2026-06-19T19:17:19.606Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cd68e19033592b5b58a899865c7d84aa30c5c5ab13588f65419778bbd0689d0f","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-347","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-345",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]