Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

”I don’t quite understand Mr. Ma’s point. Qian Du Search’s domestic market share is still firmly in first place, maintaining an insurmountable lead.

”As a member of the ’old wave,’ I’d like to warn the new entrepreneurs of the ’new wave’: whatever you do, don’t let Mr. Ma find out about your innovative ideas. Otherwise, Penguin will be quick to copy them.”

Chen Yansen almost lost his composure, desperately trying to keep from smiling.

Ma Liyun showed no such restraint. He let out a quiet laugh, but in Ma Wenteng’s ears, the sound was incredibly grating.

Ma Wenteng pushed up his glasses, a tactical evasion.

It’s easy to be confident when you haven’t actually done anything wrong. The key issue was, he had.

Li Yanhong’s jab was vicious, prompting many of the business tycoons in attendance to break into knowing smiles.

QQ Tang had ”paid tribute” to Crazy Arcade, the QQ Game Hall to Ourgame, QQ Speed to Crazyracing Kartrider, QQ Dancer to Audition Online, QQ Farm to Happy Farm...

The most galling part was that most of the products that were ”paid tribute to” had since withered and died, while the one paying ”tribute” was thriving more than ever.

It might have been the truth, but Li Yanhong’s retort was still a dirty move.

If he hadn’t been on stage, Little Ma would have already flipped out. ’I just took a little jab at you, and you can’t take it?!’

Seeing how things were escalating, the moderator quickly changed the subject. ”Last year, Mr. Ma, President Li, and President Ren of Huayuan Real Estate had a debate about whether high housing prices could affect recruitment. Do the two of you still feel the same way this year?”

”I suggest we let Ma Liyun answer first,” Ma Wenteng said, his tone dripping with sarcasm. ”Last year, during college and professional recruitment, Penguin’s candidates were repeatedly poached by Ali Baba. Penguin would offer someone an annual salary of 200,000, and Ali Baba would offer 240,000. I imagine Mr. Ma isn’t too concerned about rising housing prices. After all, he’s the most generous one here.”

’You little Sith!’

’Li Yanhong was the one who went after you, but you’re attacking me?’

’Does that make any sense?’

Ma Liyun laughed in exasperation. But he was also hot-tempered and immediately fired back, ”When Penguin poaches mid-level managers from Ah Li, the pay raises are always over thirty percent. To be frank, Ali Baba is under immense pressure when it comes to recruitment. I’m quite envious of Ma Wenteng, actually. Gaming is just too profitable, unlike e-commerce, where the entire supply chain has too many employees and the profit margins are razor-thin.”