Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

The host immediately caught on. If Chen Yansen had the guts to say this out loud, it meant his company absolutely paid overtime in accordance with labor laws.

Considering the workload in the tech industry, factoring in overtime pay could easily double an employee’s monthly salary.

At first glance, the base salaries at companies like Orange Technology, Pinbei Mall, Today Technology, and Byte Technology were only considered upper-mid-range for the industry. But once quarterly bonuses and overtime pay were factored in, their total compensation instantly blew past that of the BAT companies.

”President Chen, Orange Pay has rolled out features like Yu’e Bao, payment codes, and money transfers, all without charging transaction fees. This is being viewed as a direct challenge to the banking industry. What are your true intentions?”

The host had figured it out—Chen Yansen was the real conversation starter.

”Orange Pay’s services, including transfers, Yu’e Bao, and payment codes, all rely on the existing infrastructure of the banking industry. Orange Pay has no intention of challenging the banking and financial sectors. We are partners. Injecting a bit of internet DNA will foster better development for the entire industry.”

Chen Yansen wasn’t about to take the bait. His response was perfect.

Some things can be said but not done; other things can be done but not said.

Launching a blatant, all-out attack on the banks would bring Senlian Capital no benefits whatsoever.

If there were enough profit in it, Chen Yansen wouldn’t mind being the one to lead the charge and play the part of a hot-blooded revolutionary for a day.

But his mental age was approaching forty. President Chen knew very well that you had to pick your battles.

”So young, yet so shrewd. He doesn’t act like a twenty-one-year-old at all,” Yuan Ruli muttered from her seat in the audience.

For the rest of the ’BATS’ Big Four panel, Chen Yansen completely controlled the narrative.

His statements seemed bold, yet they were underpinned by a calm, veteran savvy.

In short, he simultaneously elevated his own company, crushed his competitors, delighted users, and catered to the authorities.

The man was a master of rhetoric.

Many people in the audience had a sudden epiphany, staring at Chen Yansen in stunned silence.

’Did this guy come out of the womb reading *The Art of War*, *The Prince*, and *Game Theory*?’

’And you’re telling me he’s a junior in college?’

Although many had already revised their estimates of his intellect and emotional intelligence upward due to his business accomplishments, they now realized they had still grossly underestimated him.

「Time flew, and noon arrived in a flash.」

The panel discussion concluded successfully. The afternoon was scheduled for speeches from various industry representatives.

The two-hour break in between was for rest and a luncheon.

The moment Chen Yansen stepped into the banquet hall, dozens of hostile glares locked onto him.

”President Chen, you may have gotten your digs in this morning, but you’ve also managed to offend every one of your IT peers in Shencheng City,” Ma Wenteng sighed, whispering a reminder.

”I know what I’m doing.”

Chen Yansen said, unfazed.

He was a lot like Little Ma in that regard. The more industries you entered, the more people would resent you. It was only natural.

Rather than let those people curse him behind his back, he’d rather be the one to fire the first shot and get his own satisfaction.

”Let me introduce you to a few new people.”

Ma Wenteng smiled, pulling Chen Yansen deeper into the banquet hall.

’If Chen Yansen himself didn’t care, what was there for him to worry about?’

With Little Ma making the introductions, Chen Yansen exchanged pleasantries with the heads of BYD, New Meiya, Huaji, and other corporations one by one.

With Ma Wenteng around, there wasn’t a circle he couldn’t join. The man’s nicknames, ”The Local Tyrant of Shencheng City” and ”Nanshan Pizza Hut,” were well-earned and his track record was a matter of public record.

Don’t be fooled by the way Zhou Hongyi constantly teased Ma Wenteng on Weibo; he still had to obediently pay five million yuan in damages to Penguin.

It looked like Penguin had lost face in the aftermath of the 3Q War, but in reality, 360 lost both face and ground.

Penguin Security Butler’s market share was soaring.

「Meanwhile.」

Chen Yansen’s speech at the ’IT Leaders Summit’ was reported by the media and quickly went viral.