[{"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-362":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},2264575,4419,"Chapter 362: Chen Zong Is Spending Again","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-362",362,"\u003Cp>On January 25, Chen Zong drove his BMW X5 directly onto the Beijing-Taiwan Expressway, heading steadily toward Chunshen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Guobin was completely unaware that a Mercedes MPV business vehicle was trailing far behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 10 a.m., Orange Pay pushed a full-screen pop-up to users and placed a “Collect Five Blessings, Split One Hundred Million Cash” activity entry on the homepage’s first screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Products such as Pinbei, Gaode Map, Kuai Pao , Kuaide Taxi, and ofo bikes simultaneously launched their blessing card distribution events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The event ran from January 25 at 10 a.m. to February 9 at 8 p.m.; the first 200 users each day who collected all five blessing cards would receive a 4,999 yuan cash prize (automatically deposited into Yu’e Bao) and eligibility to split 84 million yuan in cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five blessing cards were: Diligence Blessing, Patriotism Blessing, Harmony Blessing, Friendliness Blessing, and Prosperity Blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opportunities to obtain blessing cards included purchasing Yu’e Bao fund shares, shopping on Pinbei Mall, using Gaode Map, ordering takeout, riding ride-hailing cars, and using shared bikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, surplus blessing cards could be exchanged in the Blessing Card Store for Yu’e Bao trial funds and various physical prizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, Orange Pay funded a hundred million yuan for the blessing card collection event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, every blessing card bore advertisements from partner companies on both its front and back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Telecom: 20 million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suning: 20 million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gome: 10 million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangdang: 10 million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midea Appliances: 10 million!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altogether, over twenty partners contributed; after deducting this hundred million yuan expenditure, Orange Pay still profited over 70 million yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the event launched, users went wild—it was too simple: collect five blessing cards and split one hundred million yuan in cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could guarantee they wouldn’t get lucky?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, activity sharing links flooded BBS forums, Weibo comment sections, and campus networks; QQ, WeChat, and MiTalk were no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alongside Pinbei’s price-cutting links, they became the two biggest digital scabs of the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a dorm room at a university in Hangcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu Ge, I still need one Diligence Blessing—what about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Small world—I’m also missing one Diligence Blessing. For these 4,999 yuan, I’ve ordered takeout three times already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that the truth? I’ve placed over ten orders for nuts and snacks on Pinbei—consider it buying New Year goods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m missing Diligence Blessing too! Does this thing even exist?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do any of you have Patriotism Blessing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a male student named Zhou Yang asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have two—I’ll give you one.” Zhu Ge generously offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks, Zhu Ge—I’m just missing Patriotism Blessing.” Zhou Yang smiled shyly, eyes full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, just Patriotism Blessing? What! You have Diligence Blessing?” Zhu Ge froze, then leapt up, lunged behind Zhou Yang, and snatched his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, calmly listed in the blessing card collection, was one Diligence Blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry, hurry! The first 200 get an extra 4,999 yuan cash!” Another roommate slapped Zhu Ge on the back, urgently urging him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, almost forgot!” Zhu Ge quickly returned the phone to Zhou Yang, then sent another Patriotism Blessing into the chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang tapped to accept, and the screen instantly displayed a simple red packet synthesis animation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations! You are the 73rd user to collect all five blessing cards. The 4,999 yuan prize has been sent to Yu’e Bao—please check!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A text message drifted across the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yang tapped the screen, exited the activity page, opened his personal center, entered Yu’e Bao, and indeed found 4,999 yuan added to his balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! Yang Ge, you’re awesome!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell us—where did you get this blessing card?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you get it at KFC?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dorm mates instantly turned red with envy; though Hangcheng’s cost of living was high, five thousand yuan was still most people’s three-month living expense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just went outside campus to buy lunch and got it with an ofo bike ride.” Zhou Yang didn’t hide it—he told the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck! What are we waiting for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ge grabbed a coat and bolted downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others followed close behind, eyes gleaming, rushing after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu Ge, A Xin, are you still eating KFC?” Zhou Yang called after their retreating backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ge and the others turned in unison to reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, online guides emerged on how to obtain the Diligence Blessing; many “netizens” voluntarily shared: riding ofo bikes had extremely high winning odds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, college students and white-collar workers in Hangcheng, Lucheng, Jinling, and Husheng rushed to subway stations, bus stops, and grabbed ofo bikes that afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the freezing winter, with wind like knives, nothing dampened their enthusiasm for grabbing freebies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ofo bike usage surged dramatically; by midnight, Xingchi Technology’s daily revenue reached 760,000 yuan, a 137.5% Huanbi  growth, with 349,000 new users added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first day of the Collect Five Blessings event, 394 users collected all five cards, with each expected to split 213,000 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although everyone knew fifteen days remained until the draw and Orange Pay couldn’t possibly set too high a prize amount, even twenty or thirty thousand yuan remained highly attractive to users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some who received the Diligence Blessing didn’t combine it but instead listed it on secondhand platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price climbed from 1,000 yuan to a peak of 6,000 yuan—and a true “sucker” actually paid six thousand yuan for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hype exploded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These people are insane: spending thousands just to buy one Diligence Blessing to split a hundred million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Orange Pay’s virtual blessing card sold for 6,000 yuan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who has a Diligence Blessing? I’ll pay ten thousand—if you don’t sell, I’ll keep raising; if you sell, pretend I never said it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Websites like Weibo, QQ, and Sohu competed to report it; no one expected Orange Pay to stir up another major scandal before the Spring Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really want to cut open his skull and see what’s inside—this guy keeps rolling out marketing stunts one after another.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Liyun remarked upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, I played the blessing card game too—the business logic is simple: it serves as a marketing tool to collect advertising fees while boosting product social interaction and user retention.” Lu Zhaoxi adjusted his glasses and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too late this year—we’ll copy it next year!” Ma Liyun declared decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Ma Wenteng, along with Zhang Xiaolong, Liu Zhiping, and others, was also studying Orange Pay’s Collect Five Blessings campaign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiaolong, what do you think?” Ma Wenteng asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Ma, can we block Orange Pay’s activity links?” Zhang Xiaolong countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiaolong, you know our group’s partnership with Senlian Capital,” Ma Wenteng chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For anyone else, their links would’ve been blocked by WeChat and QQ. I don’t recommend copying it. Orange Pay does this to increase product interaction frequency and user retention, but WeChat and QQ are inherently strong-social platforms—launching similar events would only overshadow their core function.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xiaolong thought for a moment and added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree with Xiaolong. WeChat and Orange Pay differ fundamentally in strategic positioning, platform function, and user habits. In essence, WeChat is a mobile social app; large-scale marketing campaigns would only overwhelm users and invade their private space.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Ma Wenteng could speak, Liu Zhiping added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I agree with you both. But we can learn from the Collect Five Blessings marketing strategy. Yu’qian Bao’s fund size has surpassed 20 billion Huayuan, proving that in payments, Orange Pay has pulled ahead of WeChat Pay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Wenteng had wanted to follow the trend, but seeing Zhang Xiaolong and Liu Zhiping opposed, he suppressed his inner urge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, after hearing their reasoning, he found it entirely sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, since it was Saturday, Orange Pay users got up early and rode ofo bikes, stopping every five hundred meters to end the ride and draw a blessing card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they gradually realized that, aside from Patriotism, Friendliness, Prosperity, and Harmony Blessings, not a single Diligence Blessing appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at 11 a.m. did someone reveal on Weibo: they accidentally won a Diligence Blessing while browsing Lingxi Browser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Orange Pay had placed the Diligence Blessing on Lingxi Browser too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Users weren’t stupid—they immediately understood Senlian Capital’s “malicious intent”—but seeing through it didn’t mean they could resist it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday’s 200 users winning 4,999 yuan cash was real; today’s projected 213,000 yuan split per person was also real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with such massive prizes, requiring only a tap of the finger, no one could resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingxi Browser’s downloads surged; within three hours, it gained 150,000 new installations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan sent out a hundred million yuan in cash, yet tightly controlled over a hundred million Orange Pay users for half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To competitors, it was a genius-level marketing scheme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao is simple—the simpler and more brutal the campaign, the more easily it captures user minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orange Pay’s daily active users rose from 27 million to 36 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In registration numbers, Zhi Fu Bao leads; in user activity, Orange Pay is the industry leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through offline payments, Yu’e Bao, and the Collect Five Blessings campaign, it single-handedly pushed daily active users from around ten million to nearly forty million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the final exams at Xuyuan Academy over, students packed their suitcases and headed en masse to bus stations, train stations, and high-speed rail terminals; the campus returned to its usual quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faculty Apartment 0418.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan leaned against the headboard, holding his phone in his left hand and stroking Meng Jie’s smooth back like petting a cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to two years ago, she had changed greatly—her shoulder-length hair had grown into a long cascade, her figure had improved slightly; though petite, she now had a B-cup bust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stroking for a few minutes, Chen Zong found the texture unsatisfying, so he flipped Meng Jie over, placed his hand on her small bun, and idly traced circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re really not going back to Chunshen for the New Year?” Meng Jie giggled, dodging Chen Yan’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Yan’s hand operated like auto-targeting—no matter how she twisted away, Chen Zong held her firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not stay in Xucheng with me?” Chen Yan suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m willing, but I can’t get past my parents.” Meng Jie sighed softly and slipped her hand under the covers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest well?” Chen Yansen raised an eyebrow, teasingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t misunderstand—I just grabbed it by accident,” Meng Jie giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re pretty clumsy, huh?” Chen Yansen teased, then added, “I got you a little gift. It’s on the table.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Meng Jie immediately popped out from under the covers, turned her back to Chen Yansen, and slowly unwrapped the gift box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when she saw what the gift was, her face flushed bright red. She spun around, shaking her tiny fist. “Chen Yansen, you pervert! I’m not wearing this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She threw the lace-patterned, sheer little garment onto the bed—it landed right on Chen Yansen’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try it on,” Chen Yansen said, pulling the garment off his face and coaxing gently. “You might really like it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Meng Jie turned her head away, her ears burning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what if I like it?” Chen Yansen grinned mischievously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, but only once,” Meng Jie said firmly, her expression stern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem,” Chen Yansen chuckled inwardly. Stupid girl. Once will lead to endless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zong picked up the garment and dressed Meng Jie himself, fully immersed in the experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Teacher Wang, who lived next door, heard another series of soft moans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, ofo deployed another 40,000 shared bikes across Huadong, becoming the brand with the highest bike deployment volume nationwide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away in Yanjing, Cheng Wei and Chang Wei were blinded by rage, locked in days of brutal fighting, each losing hundreds of thousands daily in labor costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Chang Wei expanded into Anci, Jinmen, and Tangcheng, broadening the battlefield against Didi Bikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didi Bikes, once profitable, immediately plunged into total losses after being dragged into the price war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Wei raged, cursing aloud. To avoid Chang Wei, this mad dog, he shifted his focus to the Huazhong market—just trying to survive and grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed Chang Wei was targeting him personally; Chang Wei, meanwhile, thought the best way to eliminate a rival was to crush it in its cradle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the tactic Chang Wei had learned from Cheng Wei: crush Didi Bikes relentlessly. Whoever cracked first would die, leaving the victor to monopolize the northern market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two were locked in bitter combat, Chen Yansen arrived in Yanjing by plane to be interviewed by the “Dialogue” program team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the interviewed entrepreneurs, Chen Yansen wasn’t necessarily the richest—but he was unquestionably the youngest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet barely had Chen Yansen landed when Zhang Zhaoyang called: “Eight tonight, Yunku Bar. You coming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you plant a tracker on me?” Chen Yansen frowned. Old Zhang’s intel was terrifyingly sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think I’m just wasting time in Yanjing? Oh, Ding Lei, Liu Qiangdong, and Leiyi Army are coming too,” Zhang Zhaoyang replied with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was on good terms with the producer of “Dialogue”; during a drinking session last time, the producer had casually mentioned it, so he’d guessed Chen Yansen’s approximate arrival time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it,” Chen Yansen replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d come to Yanjing not just for the interview and product promotion, but also to see some old friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Hongyi had invited him several times, but the evening gathering included Leiyi Army—if he showed up, they might end up fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it. I’ll meet Zhou alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, whenever he traveled, he was too embarrassed to admit he knew Zhou Hongyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2256,"2026-06-19T19:17:19.606Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","46503a59ee58a5c9ab59d1c348957053efb7c37c1cd2993132f0a8a3866f4967","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-363","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-361",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]