Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

The next day, Chen Yansen arrived in Luzhou around noon.

The Kuai Pao Headquarters building was located in the northwest corner of Luyang District, which happened to be quite close to the factory plot Meng Yuanzhi had allocated to him—only five or six kilometers away.

Pei Yi, Kang Guodong, Kou Zhen, and a group of Kuai Pao’s senior executives stood at the main gate of the complex, watching a silver Bentley slowly approach from the intersection.

Once Xiaoli brought the car to a stop, Chen Yansen pushed the door open and stepped out.

”Boss!”

Pei Yi was the first to react, taking a few quick steps forward to greet him.

Although Kang Guodong had lost his position as CEO and harbored a trace of resentment, he still acted with great respect when facing Chen Yansen.

Before accepting funding from Senlian Capital, he had held 70% of the equity, with an annual income of only three to four hundred thousand yuan. After receiving two rounds of funding and securing a resource slot on Pinbei’s homepage, Kuai Pao’s valuation had soared, reaching a high of 1.4 billion.

Although his equity percentage had shrunk, its value was much higher, approaching the 60 million mark.

Furthermore, Penguin, Redwood Capital, and Gao Ling Capital were still vying for Kuai Pao’s Series A funding. Perhaps on the day that funding round opened, his own net worth would surpass one hundred million.

Thus, Kang Guodong’s feelings were extremely complex.

Kou Zhen was an executive hired from outside the company. He understood Chen Yansen’s operational methods better than Pei Yi and Kang Guodong.

Back when he was at Lashou Network, he had witnessed the fawning expression on their Market Department Director’s face while trying to curry favor with FoxTao during an investment pitch.

”You’ve all worked hard. It’s cold out here, let’s go inside to talk! You are all the pillars of Kuai Pao. You need to stay energized so we can win the eradication campaign after the New Year.”

Chen Yansen patted Pei Yi’s shoulder and exchanged pleasantries with the group, smiling.

As for the ”eradication campaign,” the name said it all: it meant going to Hu City to eliminate their competitor, Eleme!

Pei Yi nodded in agreement and introduced a few of the colleagues standing beside him to Chen Yansen.

The group headed into the building, chatting as they walked.

It was a four-story office building that had originally been a clothing factory’s production workshop.

Faded advertising slogans still clung to the exterior walls. Only the newly renovated interior gave Chen Yansen the feeling that he was visiting a tech company.

Each floor spanned a vast 1,600 square meters, filled with densely packed rows of desks as far as the eye could see.

”Boss, we originally only rented one floor, but our expansion over the last month has been so rapid that we’ve rented the other three floors as well. The location is a bit remote, but the office costs are low. The rent is only 0.7 yuan per square meter per day.”

Pei Yi explained, gesturing toward the office area on the first floor.

”How many people are at headquarters now? Where does everyone live, and how do you all handle meals?”

Chen Yansen asked casually.

The building Pei Yi and Kang Guodong had chosen was truly a bargain. The money they saved was all spent on new-customer subsidies, offline promotions, and delivery riders.

He was very pleased with this!

”There are around 400 people in total, but only a little over 300 work in the office each day. The rest are all part of our ground promotion teams, working out of the commercial centers in the Luyang, Yaohai, Shushan, and Baohe Districts. They come back once a week.”

Pei Yi replied.

He paused before adding, ”The employees mostly live in the nearby Rongfeng Garden complex. There’s a food street at its southeast corner, and a shopping mall three kilometers away.”

”This used to be a clothing factory, so it should have a cafeteria. We can hire our own chefs. The employees will eat well, and they’ll save a lot of time that can be used for a proper lunch break.”

Chen Yansen nodded slightly, then gave the instruction.

After all, running their own cafeteria would create a dozen or so jobs, which could contribute several hundred wisps of Human Dao Fire to him over a year.

”Okay, Boss. I’ll arrange it as soon as possible.”

Pei Yi quickly agreed.