[{"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-95":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},2264308,4419,"Chapter 95: Opportunity to Enter the Express Industry: The Home Decoration Festival Concept","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-95",95,"\u003Cp>Yunsu Express? Chen Yansen had never heard of it—clearly a tiny player that would either go bankrupt or be swallowed up by S.F., STO, ZTO, or YTO within two or three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shows Liao Wei had neither financial backers nor powerful patrons; otherwise, how could he have been crushed on the eve of e-commerce’s explosive rise?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning Liaowei ’s purpose, Chen Yansen waved his hand and said, “Mr. Liao, we have nothing to discuss. Your employee swapping the Maotai liquor is fact, and the major losses inflicted on Fox Tao  are also fact…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chen, this matter has caused you and your company trouble—I’ll cover all losses, but if you keep slandering Yunsu on Weibo daily, I can’t run my business anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Wei pleaded with a bitter expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen’s Weibo had 3.7 million followers; he did only two things daily: promote flash-sale items from brand groups, and criticize Yunsu Express’s management flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continues, Yunsu will be dead for sure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His commercial dispute with Jiushen Network and Fox Tao  would take at least three to five months to resolve by procedure—by then, Yunsu might not even exist anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recent site feedback showed many merchants refusing to use Yunsu Express, fearing couriers would tamper with packages and raise store complaint rates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just telling the truth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen shrugged, utterly dismissing Liao Wei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of street-smart boss might pull shady tricks, but he was now Tang Qingshan’s favorite student at Xucheng College—and a Provincial College Student Entrepreneur Star of Huian Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Liao Wei dared to threaten him, he wouldn’t leave without shedding a layer of skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chen, name your terms—I’ll accept them all, just please spare Yunsu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Liao Wei nearly exploded in rage, but remembering he was on school grounds, he softened his tone and delivered his prepared speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Liao wants me to drop the lawsuit—but what’s in it for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen looked down at him, his tone flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can immediately instruct finance to transfer the compensation amount listed in the lawyer’s letter, and if Fox Tao  ever needs express delivery services, Yunsu will fully cooperate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Wei’s words sounded impressive, but apart from the compensation, it was merely an empty promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many vehicles, stations, and couriers does Yunsu Express have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen raised an eyebrow and asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Wei didn’t understand why, but since he needed help, he answered without hesitation: “About 100 heavy trucks, 300 medium trucks, over 400 stations, and more than 3,000 employees.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over 3,000 people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen’s eyes lit up—if he could get these 3,000 employees, wouldn’t that yield thousands of points of Humanitarian Flame per month?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fox Tao  operated on a light-asset model, growing rapidly, but created few jobs; express companies were different, often employing thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>S.F., STO, ZTO, YTO, JD, and SF had employee counts ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 or more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m getting into the express industry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen mused inwardly, then after a moment said to Liao Wei: “Forget the compensation—let’s just be friends. Convert the compensation into equity in Yunsu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Wei’s face lit up at the first half, then froze at the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Fox Tao ’s lawsuit, the fake liquor incident caused combined losses in reputation, valuation, and revenue totaling 6 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the lawsuit dragged on, it might settle for just one or two million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen wanted to get something for nothing—but how much equity should he demand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Wei frowned, unsure how to respond; it wasn’t that he was unwilling to give up equity—he simply didn’t know how much to offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offer too little, and Chen Yansen wouldn’t accept; offer too much, and he’d regret it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much does Mr. Chen want?” After much hesitation, Liao Wei decided to leave the decision to Chen Yansen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Liao, I don’t have time to waste.” Chen Yansen snorted coldly, speaking bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“2%? How’s that?” Liao Wei ventured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunsu’s total assets were roughly 150 million; venture capitalists valued it at 270 million—2% equaled exactly 5.4 million, far better than paying cash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll handle the Jiushen Network lawsuit for you.” Chen Yansen shook his head, noncommittal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“3%!” Liao Wei gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunsu was his own creation; every percentage point he gave up felt like cutting off his own flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, 3%! Mr. Liao, from now on, we’re family.” Chen Yansen smiled broadly and clapped him on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nineteen years old? Which nineteen-year-old college student could be this cunning and shameless?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Wei forced a smile, silently cursing inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finalizing terms, Chen Yansen’s demeanor softened; he pulled Liao Wei into his office, sipped tea, and asked about the express industry’s recent developments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Chen Yansen finally had a general understanding of the current express industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, in private express, SF was the undisputed leader; STO, ZTO, YTO formed the second tier; Yunsu was third-tier, scraping by on leftovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder I never heard of Yunsu ten years later—it was probably crushed by other express companies before 2013.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen mused inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His original thought of helping Liao Wei with resources vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let him die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better yet, when he was half-dead, Chen Yansen could buy him cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finalized the equity transfer details and agreed to meet tomorrow at the Entrepreneurship Park’s second floor with legal and finance teams to sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Liao must be visiting Xucheng for the first time—I’ll arrange dinner tonight.” Chen Yansen’s face instantly brightened with warmth after achieving his goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Chen’s treat? I’ll be there. See you tonight.” Liao Wei grinned, slinging an arm around Chen Yansen’s shoulder as they walked out cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To outsiders, they looked like old friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Wei calculated: though he lost 3% equity, meeting Chen Yansen was worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to have one more friend than one more enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen saw Liao Wei off, sent him the address of the Sky Garden, then waved goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back on the second floor, Chen Yansen called Wang Zihao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tonight at Galaxy Star?” Wang Zihao’s eyes sparkled, his mischievous grin impossible to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I’ll introduce you to a new friend—Liao Wei, boss of Yunsu Express.” Chen Yansen mentioned it briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Sen, I feel like you got ripped off,” Wang Zihao muttered under his breath, comparing the 6-million compensation demand to 3% equity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, 3% of Yunsu’s equity was nowhere near worth 6 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think you can actually get 6 million? A million would be lucky.” Chen Yansen gave him a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make Wang Zihao understand, Chen Yansen cited several commercial reputation lawsuits—usually, enforcing even 20% of the claim was the upper limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s how it is,” Wang Zihao nodded thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen didn’t care about the 3% equity—he cared about the chance to enter the express industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Chen Yansen and Wang Zihao first hosted Liao Wei at the Sky Garden, then moved to Galaxy Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three rounds of drinks, Liao Wei kept calling Chen Yansen “little brother,” slapping his chest loudly, promising that next time he went to Yancheng, he’d take Chen Yansen and Wang Zihao to try the big horses up north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zihao was instantly intrigued!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three played until midnight; Liao Wei, supported by his assistant, staggered into his hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zihao got behind the wheel and drove Chen Yansen back to campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, the third day of the New Year holiday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen personally spent 10,000 yuan to purchase 3% equity in Yunsu Express.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, Fox Tao  and Yunsu Express resolved their conflict; Chen Yansen deleted his Weibo posts and withdrew the lawsuit; the fake liquor scandal ended completely through this exchange of interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing these tasks, Chen Yansen began reviewing Fox Tao ’s business plan, covering business model, market opportunities, team background, and financial forecasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To peers, these were complex and hard to grasp; for Chen Yansen, who had survived multiple funding rounds and taken a company public, it was merely copying and revising his old plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others at Fox Tao  were busy with New Year’s Festival promotions; the number of launched brand groups kept rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On January 9, 100 new brand groups were launched, with 300 flash-sale items—nearly matching the scale of Singles’ Day and Double Twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen immediately decided to consolidate lower-intensity flash-sale items into an 8 p.m. slot; Super Return now became two daily flash sales—at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nighttime traffic was far lower than daytime; to gain traffic and boost output, merchants competing to submit similar flash-sale items grew fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Aoxe air fryer priced at 499 yuan originally had a 45% commission rate; after repeated bidding wars, it soared to a terrifying 70%, leaving users with a final price of just half the original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen knew these merchants wanted to join Juhuasuan, and also to climb the sales rankings in their niche categories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like users searching for air fryers on Taobao—the top result on the first page, even without ads, drew tens of thousands of organic visits daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though brand owners lost money on Fox Tao , they recouped it tenfold or even a hundredfold on Taobao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Super Return operated on a rebate model—users paid the listed price, satisfying brand owners’ price-control needs and making merchants flock to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Sen, a JD store selling Saikang range hoods and stoves wants to pay 100,000 yuan to buy the top spot on Super Return’s flash sale.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chen Yansen refined the business plan, Zhang Yifeng came to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Super Return had only been live for over a month; the project team hadn’t yet priced such ad slots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not for sale!” Chen Yansen didn’t even look up, refusing firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though 100,000 yuan was a lot, compared to user experience and long-term platform gains, selling the top flash-sale slot would be a net loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yifeng felt disappointed, silently lamenting the missed opportunity—he could’ve earned at least 3,000 yuan in commission from that 100,000 yuan ad fee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Change your thinking. Talk to more stores—not just range hoods and stoves, but also small kitchen appliances, major appliances, bathroom fixtures, and furniture—launch a Home Decoration Festival.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen looked up at Zhang Yifeng and spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid had good ability and insight, but his horizons were too narrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks, Brother Sen! I’ll get on it right away.” Zhang Yifeng’s eyes lit up—if he succeeded, even if he couldn’t replicate Meites’s 40-million-yuan sales, just hitting 20 million would earn him over 100,000 yuan in commission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Motivated by money, Zhang Yifeng instantly perked up, dragging Yuan Wei—who controlled the most merchant resources—into the conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the fake liquor scandal, Fox Tao ’s reputation in the e-commerce circle surged; combined with commission-based recruitment and high base salaries plus generous bonuses for category operations, it suddenly attracted a flood of job applicants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them were seasoned veterans of the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some came for FoxTao’s high salaries; others, drawn by rumors that FoxTao was about to launch its Series A funding, came for its growth potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Technology Department added several engineers specializing in search and algorithms, restructured the existing underlying architecture, and implemented an algorithmic ranking system for the Super Rebate product pool, running every fifteen minutes based on data to minimize human intervention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Business Development team expanded from ten to twenty-six members, including Hu Yongfan, whom Chen Yansen met at the gym.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day of the interview, he actually brought his girlfriend along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen was both annoyed and amused, but ultimately hired him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Category Operations team also added five new members, bringing the total to eleven, with at least one person assigned to manage each major product category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more staff but limited traffic, each person could now launch fewer brand deals per day, and competition—both open and covert—among business development staff intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having too many resources in hand isn’t necessarily a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was precisely what Chen Yansen had intended to foster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One week later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussions, Tencent, IDG Capital, and Thinking Capital jointly decided to participate in FoxTao’s Series A funding round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news immediately sparked a sensation in the e-commerce industry, with everyone speculating on FoxTao’s Series A valuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2042,"2026-06-19T19:17:18.227Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","af55ac67f9c284ebb70ffc6494766ca2d578e4a248940b8cc2912589ebad874f","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-96","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-94",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]