Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

”President Ye, remember to communicate with Zhao Maolin and get ’Douyin’ included in the data-free usage plan,” Chen Yansen said, turning to Ye Qiuping and reminding her softly.

”Okay, no problem,” Ye Qiuping replied with a slight nod.

”The revenue from the Star Shining Card might not be much, but it’s crucial for the entire group’s development. At the very least, before the 4G licenses are issued and 3G network speeds increase and prices drop, it can give Senlian Capital a two-year lead in the mobile era,” Chen Yansen reminded them.

”Boss, I understand,” Ye Qiuping said with a nod.

”Meeting adjourned,” Chen Yansen said, standing up and tossing out the words.

With that, he led the way out.

Just as he reached the elevators, he ran into Zhang Yinjia, who anxiously confirmed, ”Boss, seven p.m. tonight, Sky Garden, Yunxi Private Room. Please don’t forget.”

Chen Yansen shot Old Zhang a look and grunted in acknowledgment.

Zhang Yinjia gave an embarrassed smile and made a tactical retreat, planning to have the Market Department check the procedure one more time.

The ’10 Billion Trial Fund’ event was just one step away from a perfect conclusion, so of course he was being extra careful.

Whether it would top the search rankings and go viral tomorrow all depended on tonight.

Chen Yansen returned to his office, tossed the files onto his desk, poured himself a glass of herbal tea, and leaned back against the sofa.

His mind was preoccupied with the progress of the data center preparations.

Xu Zhenhui had taken a huge gamble, risking it all to approve the land and loan for Orange Technology. The site was located in the northeast corner of Xuyuan, covering an area of 60,000 square meters.

Only now did Xu Zhenhui finally realize that when Chen Yansen asked him for a one-billion-yuan interest-free loan, it wasn’t an attempt to fleece him. The construction of Orange Technology’s data center truly required an enormous investment.

Servers, network equipment, storage devices, power supply systems, air conditioning systems—which of these didn’t cost money?

The maintenance costs after construction would be terrifyingly high as well.

The other data center was to be located on the border of Luzhou, right next to Mi Lake. The plan was to adapt to the local conditions and use the lake water for cooling. Deep lake water would flow through a completely sealed pipe system into the data center, cooling the servers and thus saving on operational costs.

However, the server architecture, resource scheduling, storage systems, and database design still needed further optimization. Applying existing technical solutions would be costly and result in low resource utilization.

To that end, Chen Yansen once again began using his [Planck Clock] talent to push forward the development process of the server operating system.

His subordinates were capable, but President Chen found them too slow.

Meanwhile, after the Senlian Star Shining Card was launched on channels like Pinbei, Orange Mall, and Kuai Pao, it received 80 million impressions in a single day. Pre-order numbers soared wildly, and in just thirty hours, 1,673,000 phone cards were sold.

When Kang Yiping and Zhao Maolin heard the news, they were completely stunned.

They had imagined what would happen after the Senlian Star Shining Card went live, but they had never expected that sales would be approaching the two-million mark in less than two days.

”We bet on the right horse!” Zhao Maolin exclaimed, thrilled.

Kang Yiping looked at the excited Zhao Maolin and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. ’Xiaozhao really is a lucky general.’

But then he reconsidered. ’This guy got where he is by clinging to a powerful backer.’

’Relying on Senlian Capital’s resources, he made it all the way to Luzhou. It’s not impossible that he’ll go even further in the future.’

’It’s not guaranteed that my own position won’t end up going to Zhao Maolin.’

’A Dragon Scale Horse. His luck is just too good. You have to hand it to him.’

Kang Yiping wore a smile, thinking these thoughts to himself.

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「As evening fell, the last of the afterglow faded, and a streak of dark red cloud sank below the horizon.」

A black and white Rolls-Royce slowly drove out of the Science and Technology Park, speeding towards the Xucheng City District.

The employees from Orange Pay’s Market Department had already arrived at the Sky Garden and set up the cameras.