Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

When Senlian Capital took over Gaode, its total user base was 40 million. But after Xiao Jun announced the new free-to-use policy, user growth skyrocketed. By the end of July, Gaode Map’s user count had surpassed 95 million, just a stone’s throw away from the 100 million mark.

The business models of Fast Taxi and Gaode Map were a natural fit, allowing them to form a perfect, closed ecosystem.

Simply adding a ”Hail a Ride” option to Gaode Map’s routing feature would funnel a massive volume of orders to Fast Taxi.

Gaode, in turn, could collect a commission, boosting its own profitability.

Kuai Pao, Fast Taxi, and Gaode Map had natural, complementary strengths. By integrating their ”delivery-to-home,” ”visit-a-store,” and ”get-to-a-destination” services, they could create a virtuous cycle.

The minutes ticked by, and in the blink of an eye, it was eight o’clock.

”Human Dao Fire +109,839!”

”Human Dao Fire +16,817!”

”Human Dao Fire +8,249!”

A series of translucent text prompts flashed before Chen Yansen’s eyes. In an instant, 121,081 wisps of Human Dao Fire appeared on his system panel, which could be converted into 1,210 Divine Dao Fire.

’Convert! And allocate the points!’

Chen Yansen was already an old hand at this. A few moments later, his Spirit attribute had risen from 73.34 to 85.44.

The range of his Divine Sense continued to expand, its diameter growing from just over seventeen meters to more than eighteen. Everything in the vicinity was now under his control.

The mental image in his mind grew increasingly detailed; he could even make out the intricate veins on the leaves of the sycamore tree below.

Unfortunately, the world he perceived through his Divine Sense was still in black and white.

”Time to test the weight limit of my telekinesis,” Chen Yansen muttered to himself, his gaze falling on a stack of dumbbell plates by the table.

Suddenly, a 10-kilogram plate lifted into the air, followed by a second, and then a third. That was a full 30 kilograms, yet he still felt he had power to spare.

The fourth 10-kilogram plate wobbled as it fought against gravity before finally hovering steadily in mid-air.

Only then did Chen Yansen feel the crushing weight, as if a massive boulder was pressing down on his head.

When he tried to lift the fifth plate, the strain was obvious. He barely managed to raise it a few centimeters before it fell to the floor with a CLANG.