Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

Xucheng City District, Sky Garden Hotel.

A dazzling, arched photo wall stood in the first-floor lobby, and the crystal chandelier overhead illuminated the area as brightly as day.

”Smile, boss!”

Zhang Tianrui, from Pinbei’s event team, raised his camera and made the bold suggestion.

Chen Yansen sighed and forced a smile.

From six to seven, he had been used as a backdrop by employees from Pinbei, Orange Technology, Today Technology, Orange Pay, and other projects, taking group photos with each department one by one.

As the boss, it was hard for him to refuse.

CLICK! The sound of the camera shutter went off again and again.

”Boss, you look so handsome today,” praised Tian Tian, a receptionist from Orange Technology, in a soft, gentle voice.

As Chen Yansen turned, his gaze happened to fall on her chest. They were sized somewhere between a peach and a dragon fruit—not massive, but incredibly pale.

He hadn’t meant to look, but Tian Tian was wearing a velvet, strapless cocktail dress, and at his height of six-foot-one, he had a bird’s-eye view.

”So, I wasn’t handsome yesterday?” Chen Yansen asked, feigning a stern expression.

”Hee hee, the boss is the most handsome every day,” Tian Tian said, acting cute and sticking out her tongue.

’She’s quite the schemer!’

’This is the kind of girl who’ll stick to you. Best not to get involved at all!’

Chen Yansen commented to himself.

President Chen raised his wrist to check the time, gave a wave, and walked straight into the elevator bay, with Xiaoli following close behind.

With a DING, the elevator doors slowly opened.

Zhang Yifeng, Chen Xu, Hu Li, Li Hui, and the others were standing outside the banquet hall, chatting idly. All of them were dressed in sharp suits.

”Brother Sen!” Hu Li and Chen Xu were the first to greet him.

He had personally recruited the two of them as the first product operators for FoxTao. They later transferred to become category operators, then joined Pinbei as investment attraction operations managers. They were true company veterans.

At the company, they usually called him ”Boss” or ”President Chen,” but in private, they still used the old address.

Just then, Zhang Wenbo and Xiang Pengfei walked out together and ran right into Chen Yansen. They greeted him with wide smiles, ”Brother Sen!”

”Nice suit, Wenbo. Very sharp,” Chen Yansen said, clapping Zhang Wenbo on the shoulder with a teasing smile.

”Thanks for the compliment, Brother Sen. You want me to send you the link?” Zhang Wenbo replied awkwardly, scratching his head.

”Don’t tell me you bought it on Pinbei?” Chen Yansen laughed, amused by his response.

Xiang Pengfei, showing no restraint, laughed the loudest.

”Class President, Mr. Huang’s speech is almost over. You shouldn’t be wandering around out here, or we won’t be able to find you in a bit.”

Xu Xingxing, who had been by the door, heard a familiar voice outside and quickly trotted out to drag Chen Yansen into the banquet hall.

Huang Zheng was on stage, unhurriedly delivering his New Year’s outlook.

”In 2013, Pinbei’s annual sales target is 600 billion. This goal is extremely challenging, but it’s also filled with infinite possibilities.

I hope all our colleagues will work together to achieve this goal splendidly! When that time comes, I will personally go to the boss and fight for raises and generous bonuses for everyone. Let’s do it!”

Huang Zheng stood tall and straight, his announcement resounding and forceful.

The moment he finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted from below the stage.

In reality, everyone knew that with the big boss’s personality, raises were just standard procedure. He would find all sorts of reasons to increase the multiplier on their quarterly performance bonuses too.

Working at Pinbei, you never had to worry about salary adjustments or promotions. As long as you worked diligently and had solid results, there was at least one opportunity for a general salary increase every year.

Even if you weren’t good with words or lacked skills in managing up, as long as you just put your head down and worked hard, the company wouldn’t overlook you.

After Huang Zheng finished, Chen Yansen took the microphone from Xu Xingxing and strode onto the stage.

”Pinbei was founded in September 2011. It’s now been one year and five months. Compared to Ah Li and Jingdong, we are still a young company, but our achievements are not to be underestimated.