Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

”Uncle Meng isn’t going to call tonight, is he?” Chen Yansen teased playfully, steering the car out of the Science and Technology Park with one hand.

”I’ll just turn my phone off,” Meng Jie decided instantly, blinking.

Chen Yansen ruffled her hair, smiled gently, and sped off in the direction of the villa district.

「At the same time.」

Inside the Jingdong Headquarters Building, the lights were still blazing.

”Boss, you’re going to the Lighthouse Country to study?”

Xu Lei looked shocked after hearing Liu Qiangdong’s decision.

”It’s been fourteen years since Jingdong was founded. I have faith in your management skills, and I trust Jingdong’s organizational structure and team cohesion. Just think of this as a test, for all of you and for Jingdong itself.”

Liu Qiangdong said calmly, a faint smile on his face.

Going to study at Harvard Business School was, for one, a chance to rest and relax, and for another, a way to test the operational capabilities of Jingdong’s upper and middle management.

In any case, after Double Twelve, the e-commerce sector would enter its off-season.

It wouldn’t make much of a difference whether he was personally overseeing things at the company or not!

”I’ll be gone for about two months. I’m leaving Jingdong in your hands. Don’t disappoint me.” Liu Qiangdong patted Xu Lei’s shoulder, his gaze sweeping over the two dozen or so executives in the room.

At the start of the year, Ma Liyun had already replaced the president of Tmall Mall and Taobao with Zhang Yong. Jingdong was, after all, one of the three e-commerce giants; it was time to start grooming a successor as well.

Competing against Chen Yansen and Zhang Yong had made him aware of his own shortcomings.

”Don’t worry, Boss,” Xu Lei quickly assured him, seeing that Liu Qiangdong’s mind was made up.

Liu Qiangdong acknowledged him with a nod. Out of the corner of his eye, his gaze fell on a nearby screen. Jingdong’s final result for the Double Twelve sales event was 1.39 billion!