Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

”That’s the current number of registered users. I estimate it will double again in the next three days. According to our original promotion plan, I intend to get the site’s DAU to one hundred thousand and our monthly revenue past ten million by the end of the year.”

Chen Yansen answered matter-of-factly, as if he were discussing something trivial.

’It didn’t matter whether Principal Tang believed him or not. As an entrepreneur, you have to be bold enough to sell the dream, regardless of whether you’re talking to employees or investors.’

The effect was immediate!

Even Zhang Wenbo and Xiang Pengfei exchanged glances, and in their minds, they began to re-evaluate the importance of Senhai in their own career paths.

’If Senhai really takes off, as long as we grow with the project, we could at least end up as supervisors or managers.’

100,000 DAU!

million in monthly revenue!

Tang Qingshan’s brow furrowed. The picture Chen Yansen was painting was a very appealing one.

If he could actually deliver, it would mean Xucheng Academy had a major success story on its hands in the realm of student entrepreneurship. That would be very compelling in reports to the higher-ups.

”Chen Tongxue,” Tang Qingshan said with a gentle smile, ”your project was incubated here at the Innovation Park. As your teachers, it’s only natural we provide you with some necessary help. What are you lacking most right now?”

’Money, of course!’

Chen Yansen thought, but he knew he couldn’t just say that. The principal was just making a casual offer; he had to give a casual response and try to get some practical benefit out of it.

”Principal, the project just launched, so we’re swamped. We’re finding it impossible to make it to some of our elective classes...”

Chen Yansen said after a moment’s thought, feigning hesitation.

The implication was obvious: ’Principal, I’d like some ’special privileges’—a license to skip class.’

”Teacher Guo, have a word with the faculty at the School of Arts and Humanities. Tell them to be a bit more lenient with Chen Yansen’s attendance from now on. His startup is a form of learning too, after all.”

Since it was such a minor request, Tang Qingshan agreed at once.

”Thank you for your understanding, Principal!” Chen Yansen responded with a light laugh. He then had Zhang Wenbo and Xiang Pengfei give a brief overview of the development process, giving them a chance to get some face time with the dean of the School of Information Engineering.

As they were leaving, Tang Qingshan instructed Cao Dahua, ”Teacher Cao, I want a research report on my desk after the holiday.”

Clearly, he planned to make Senhai the poster child for student entrepreneurship at Xucheng Academy. It would be something to boast about at future meetings with other university principals in the province.

After seeing off the big shots, Chen Yansen heaved a long sigh of relief, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

”Brother Sen, can we really hit ten million in revenue by the end of the year?” Zhang Wenbo, the earnest one, couldn’t suppress his curiosity and had to ask.

”Ten million? That’s nothing! I’m thinking more like a billion!”

Chen Yansen grinned, then turned to Song Yuncheng. ”Get me an ice cream bar. Chop-chop!”

When she didn’t move, Chen Yansen’s lips curled into a mischievous grin. ”You keep glaring at me, and I’ll dock your pay. You think I won’t?”

This trick was foolproof when it came to the money-minded Song Yuncheng.

”Yes, yes, Boss Chen!” Song Yuncheng ducked her head and got up with a sigh, obediently heading for the refrigerator.

The others chuckled, assuming Chen Yansen was just bluffing. Ten million was already an astronomical sum to them, to say nothing of a billion.

Since the National Day holiday was starting the next day, Chen Yansen arranged with Zhang Wenbo and Xiang Pengfei for each of their teams to leave one person behind to handle any emergencies.

At 7:00 PM, Chen Yansen glanced at his watch. Seeing them all still glued to their screens, he spoke up. ”Alright, everyone, head home. The voting event still has two days to go. Staring at the screen won’t change anything.”

”Brother Sen, we just want to see if we can break a thousand orders today!” Zhuang Rui replied with a grin.

”How many more do we need?” Chen Yansen walked over and sat down beside Zhuang Rui, his eyes on the screen. The backend showed 837 orders for the day, with a total sales volume of 26,365.5 yuan. The average price per order had just barely passed 30 yuan.