Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

”Me?” Song Yuncheng’s face stiffened. She had only wanted to switch positions, but Chen Yansen had given her such a monumental task.

”As an employee, you need to prove your capabilities first, don’t you?” Chen Yansen said matter-of-factly. ”There’s no rush. Take your time and think it over.”

Song Yuncheng looked up, her gaze fixed on Chen Yansen. ”I can do it.”

Chen Yansen remained silent, wondering to himself, ’Does this count as me leading her astray?’

’Heh, who cares! In this day and age, what damn good is being a nice guy!’

Chen Yansen scoffed inwardly.

...

...

Zhang Hanhua stewed in his office all day but couldn’t think of a way to teach Chen Yansen a lesson.

Playing dirty could easily blow the situation out of proportion. As for a head-on confrontation, the most he could do was have Amazon sever its cooperation with FoxTao.

What he didn’t expect was that not only had he been beaten up for nothing, but the man behind it was now plotting how to take him down even further.

「Meanwhile.」

By the time Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng got out of the car, the sky was pitch-black. He glanced at his watch; it was already 11:10 PM.

”The couch?” Chen Yansen asked.

”Mhm,” Song Yuncheng agreed.

The wheels of her suitcase rumbled over the concrete, the SCRAPING sound particularly jarring on the empty campus.

”Are you sure you want to change positions? Design is your actual major, after all,” Chen Yansen suddenly asked as they walked.

”The business development role pays more,” Song Yuncheng answered, concise and direct.

”I’ll have Xu Dan hire another designer tomorrow. Just focus on a smooth handover,” Chen Yansen said softly.

”But didn’t you say...” Song Yuncheng’s face was a mask of confusion. The entire way back, she had been racking her brain, trying to figure out how to get ”revenge” on Zhang Hanhua.

She hadn’t even come up with a plan yet, and now Chen Yansen had changed his mind again.

”You need to be in business development to have a shot at taking him down. What’s the alternative? Are you going to draw a picture so funny it makes Zhang Hanhua die of laughter?” Chen Yansen quipped.

”Chen Yansen, thank you,” Song Yuncheng said, her eyes sincere.

”Is a simple ’thank you’ all I get? No tangible show of gratitude?” Chen Yansen asked, pointing to his lips with obvious intent.

Song Yuncheng rolled her eyes at him and fell back, pushing her suitcase from behind.

The late autumn wind was cold and desolate. The plane trees lining Xue Lin Road rustled, and every so often, a few withered yellow leaves would drift to the ground.

When he saw she wasn’t speaking, Chen Yansen fell silent too. The two of them walked at a leisurely pace. The short, few-hundred-meter walk from the campus gate to the faculty apartments took them more than ten minutes.

Song Yuncheng’s opinion of Chen Yansen was changing. ’Aside from his bad habit of trying to flirt with me, he really does look out for me, both in our personal lives and at work.’

’Plus, he’s 1.86 meters tall and incredibly handsome. It’d be a lie to say I’m not the least bit tempted. But thinking about my own situation, and the fact that he has a girlfriend...’ Her resolve hardened.

”Can you please stop being so nice to me?” Song Yuncheng whispered to his back.

...

...

「The next morning. Room 206, Innovation Park.」

Chen Yansen logged into the data backend and exported the order data from the Meiters brand group promotion. The spreadsheet columns included information such as Product ID, Title, Link, Order Volume, Total Order Value, and Gross Profit.

Total sales reached 34.69 million, with a gross profit of 5.97 million, for a gross profit margin of nearly 20%.

’This is the advantage of doing branded flash sales!’

’FoxTao’s usual gross margin is only 14%, and that number will only continue to drop as competition in the industry heats up.’

’But doing branded flash sales is a different story. The merchant and brand resources create an intangible competitive moat, raising the barrier to entry in this industry.’

’In the future, someone is bound to copy FoxTao’s business model!’

’But by that point, I’ll have already made a fortune and gotten out of the game.’

After reviewing the data and finishing the morning meeting, Chen Yansen picked up the résumés of the candidates who had passed the initial screening and walked straight into the interview room.

「At the same time.」

「Hundreds of miles away in Hu City.」

In a coffee shop, Gu Yaosheng and his business partner finally met with Zhang Jiancheng, the venture capital director from Siwei Capital.