Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

They had stock options too, of course. It was just a question of how many, so there was no real reason for jealousy.

After speaking, Chen Yansen strode purposefully into Office Building Number Seven.

As soon as he entered the conference room, Zhang Yinjia, Zhou Mingxuan, Jiang Leiming, and the others all stood up and greeted him, ”Boss!”

”Let’s begin,” Chen Yansen instructed Zhang Yinjia after taking a seat.

”Leiming, you go first,” Zhang Yinjia said, his gaze falling on Jiang Leiming.

He knew what the boss cared about most was the development progress of Orange Pay’s red envelope feature—when it could be tested and when it would go live.

Yu’e Bao’s business and financial data were just minor details in comparison.

Ma Liyun was working overtime to copy Yu’e Bao, and Ma Wenteng was working day and night to copy Orange Pay.

Chen Yansen had to copy them right back!

Using the red envelope feature to enhance Orange Pay’s social attributes was the second step of his plan.

”Boss, the testing team has completed comprehensive testing on the red envelope API,” Jiang Leiming replied. ”This included functional, performance, and security tests. In terms of stability and reliability, the API can fully meet the business demands of high-concurrency scenarios.”

”What work has been done regarding security measures?” Chen Yansen pressed.

He trusted the R&D department’s technical capabilities. After the trial by fire that was the Yu’e Bao project, developing a red envelope feature wasn’t a particularly difficult task for this team.

”We’ve focused mainly on encrypted transmission, identity authentication, and anti-tampering mechanisms. These can effectively prevent the red envelope feature from being maliciously attacked or abused, thereby safeguarding user funds and data privacy,” Jiang Leiming answered without hesitation.

”Boss, Leiming and I discussed the development cycle. We expect to go live before December 10th,” Zhang Yinjia chimed in.

”Bring over a test phone. I want to try it out,” Chen Yansen said casually, nodding.

”I have one ready for you.” Jiang Leiming reached into his pocket, pulled out an Orange C2, and gently passed it to Chen Yansen.

Chen Yansen took the phone and expertly typed ”0000,” the standard lock screen password for the test devices.

He launched Orange Pay, skipped the splash screen, and went to the app’s home page.

Unlike the convoluted payment apps from a decade later, Orange Pay’s interface was extremely clean and tidy. At the very top of the first screen were just three function buttons: Scan, Pay/Receive, and Mobility.

The second row was the channel section, which currently had modules for Kuai Pao, Cloud Speed Express, Mobile Top-up, Transfer, Red Envelope, and Credit Card Payment. The bottom tab bar had icons for Wealth, Messages, Contacts, and Me.

Chen Yansen randomly picked a test account from his friend list and sent them an 888-yuan red envelope. In the chat window, besides options for photos, red envelopes, and transfers, there were also location and voice message functions.

”Add an entry point for Pinbei’s 10 Billion Subsidy campaign,” Chen Yansen said after a moment of thought.

If they crammed the entire Pinbei app into it, Orange Pay would feel bloated. But adding just the 10 Billion Subsidy channel would keep it much cleaner while also creating a closed spending loop.

”Got it, Boss. I’ll give Mr. Huang a heads-up later,” Zhang Yinjia replied.

”The functionality is very smooth, and the UI design is thoughtful. But you need to consider the operating memory and storage space of smartphones. Keep the number of product features moderate. Think more from the user’s perspective.”

Chen Yansen handed the test phone back to Jiang Leiming, instructing him in a slow, deliberate tone.

”I understand,” Jiang Leiming said with a nod.

”Go on.”

Chen Yansen leaned back in his chair and looked up at the display screen, waiting for Zhang Yinjia to continue his report.

Since its launch on October 10th, in just 54 days, they had grown Yu’e Bao’s fund size to 100 billion yuan. They had also integrated food delivery, Group Buy, and ride-hailing functions into the product, building a more complete business ecosystem alongside Gaode Map.

After the Double 11 sales event, Pinbei’s daily sales figures saw a significant increase, and Yu’e Bao was largely to thank for it.