Chapter 232 Chen Guobin: I am the father of the God of Wealth!
Monday, February 27th.
Youku and Tudou jointly announced that the two parties signed a final agreement on February 24, and the two parties will merge by exchanging 100% of their shares. Tudou will be delisted, and Youku will become the leader among video websites.
Sohu Video ranks second in the industry with a market share of 13.3%.
iQiyi, LeTV and Penguin Video ranked third to fourth and fifth respectively.
This is very different from the market landscape more than a decade later. Youku, which was at its peak at that time, has become the industry's youngest player in 2026, and its monthly active data is even worse than Mango TV.
Chen Yansen glanced at the news with a faint smile on his face. He had no interest in long video websites.
At this moment, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
Chen Yansen picked it up and saw that it was Zhang Chaoyang. Without thinking too much, he pressed the answer button: "Hey, Charles, let's make a deal first. Drinking is fine, but filming is fine."
After he became familiar with Zhang Chaoyang, he originally called him "Lao Zhang", but Zhang Chaoyang said, "The security guard at Sohu is called Lao Zhang", so Chen Yansen had to call him by his English name.
Last week, Zhang Chaoyang called and said that Sohu Video was preparing to shoot a sitcom called "Diaosi Man", and the director specifically wanted Chen Yansen to play the role of a doctor.
If it were another director or another short play, Chen Yansen might have agreed.
Not only can we repay Zhang Chaoyang's favor, but we can also advertise Orange Mobile at the same time. It's a win-win situation.
But he knew in his heart that once this short drama was filmed, it would become an indelible black history.
So he thought of a compromise and pushed Wang Teng out.
After all, Wang Teng has hosted the new product launch conference of Orange Mobile Phone. In addition to his identity as the general manager of Orange Technology and his 1.3 million Weibo fans, he can also play a good publicity role.
"You're not in Yanjing even when you're drinking! I won't beat around the bush. When will Kuaidi Taxi start its Series A financing plan? Macquarie Capital is very optimistic about the development prospects of the online car-hailing track."
Zhang Chaoyang explained with a smile.
Macquarie Capital is the third largest shareholder of Sohu. It had communicated with Gao Weilin before, but the other party's financing request was rejected by Chen Yansen.
Of the six venture capital institutions initially screened by Senlian Capital, except for DST, the remaining five are local investment companies, which is also the result of his intentional control.
But he still owed Zhang Chaoyang a favor, so since the other party had brought it up, Chen Yansen naturally couldn't refuse it outright.
He thought about it and said, "I don't plan to introduce too much foreign investment, so even if Macquarie Capital is shortlisted in the A round, I will strictly control its participation in financing in the future."
Zhang Chaoyang is a smart man. He knew Chen Yansen’s financing plan as soon as he heard it, so he replied: “I am just responsible for conveying a message. I don’t care whether this cooperation succeeds or not.”
Chen Yansen smiled and readily agreed: "Since you mentioned it, it won't hurt to give it a place to participate."
"By the way, will you come to the Yanjing Internet Conference in September? I'll introduce you to some new friends then."
Zhang Chaoyang nodded with satisfaction, and then asked again.
"Then you need to prepare a few more bottles of good wine." Chen Yansen joked.
"No problem. Let me put it this way first. Next time you come to Yanjing on a business trip, just come find me." Zhang Chaoyang responded directly.
After the two exchanged greetings, they hung up the phone.
"Mr. Zhang is still comfortable. He is less than 50 years old and has already started a retirement life of drinking, clubbing and yoga."
Chen Yansen put down his phone, opened the doors and windows, and let the cool air in.
He took a deep breath and thought about the second piece of news he had just seen, that the Securities Association of the Beacon Country approved Vipshop's IPO application.
Unfortunately, this listing plan was doomed to fail. The issue price was lowered by 23.5% before the opening, the financing scale was reduced to 70 million US dollars, and the total market value barely exceeded 200 million US dollars.
Vipshop's bloody listing has undoubtedly cast a shadow on domestic e-commerce companies, and at the same time sent a signal: investors on the other side of the ocean are not optimistic about China's e-commerce at all.
However, this incident did not have much impact on Pinbei, but Ali was caught in the crossfire. Ma Liyun originally wanted to go for an IPO immediately after completing the equity repurchase plan.
However, Vipshop's first launch was met with a cold reception, forcing Ma Liyun to be more cautious. After careful consideration, he signaled Cai Xin to slow down the pace of the listing and continue to wait for the right opportunity.
Near noon, Chen Yansen went downstairs to the cafeteria to eat.
On the way, I met Zhou Chuangxi and Daniel. The two of them walked together, talking and laughing.
"Daniel, are you used to living in Xucheng?"
Chen Yansen asked casually.
"The water is a little harder." Daniel pushed his glasses and then grabbed his head. A dozen brown hairs lay in his palm.
"I suggest you drink mineral water." Chen Yansen said with a smile.
"Thank you for your concern, Boss. I placed an order for a water dispenser on Pinbei Mall yesterday. I hope to receive it as soon as possible."
Daniel shrugged and said that with the help of Zhou Chuangxi, he quickly adapted to life in Xucheng and learned how to shop online on Pinbei.
"When will the language analysis be available online?" Chen Yansen asked seriously.
"Around mid-March, iFlytek's voice data standard will be completed probably tomorrow. By then, Daniel will add Gaussian mixture and neural network models to further improve the training efficiency of the acoustic model." Zhou Chuangxi replied.
"Speech analysis is only the first step for Orange Technology to enter the field of artificial intelligence. Using speech analysis to develop an advanced artificial intelligence interaction engine is the second step."
Chen Yansen said in a flat tone.
Daniel nodded slightly. He had seen the recognition framework and underlying code of speech analysis. In terms of technical level, he felt that Chen Yansen's ability was far beyond his own.
This is also the reason why he is willing to stay in Orange Technology. On the other hand, the scientific research environment of Orange Technology also makes him very satisfied.
The three of them walked and talked, and Zhou Chuangxi suddenly added: "Daniel and I are still visiting professors at Xucheng College."
Chen Yansen was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help but laugh out loud. Tang Qingshan was really good at pulling resources and building relationships.
Although Johns Hopkins University is not a traditional member of the Ivy League, its academic strength and global influence are in no way inferior to those of Peking University and Tsinghua University.
Although he doubted how many students could understand Daniel, who did not understand Chinese, when he was teaching, seeing Daniel's energetic expression, Chen Yansen did not ask. Perhaps this job allowed him to find the feeling of teaching at Johns Hopkins University after work.
Some people are born with a strong desire to output and express themselves.
The three of them walked into the cafeteria. Chen Yansen looked around and found that he didn't know half of the employees.
Pinbei, Orange Pay and Orange Technology have as many as forty to fifty new employees joining the company every day. It’s not that he can’t remember them, but the business is so busy that he can’t even spare the time to get to know them one by one.
After Chen Yansen queued up to get his meal, he took two steps with his plate when he saw Wang Teng waving at him, with Wang Zihao sitting next to him.
Then he took Zhou Chuangxi and Daniel over.
at the same time.
A few hundred kilometers away in Chunshen, in a warehouse called Shaobei Grain and Oil Company, more than 300 staff members are busy.
The five-jin and ten-jin bags of rice are first packed into foam packaging bags with anti-collision function, then sealed tightly with tape and sent to the next process.
The two young men pasted the express delivery labels one by one.
A Yunsu Express truck was parked at the door, and the forklift operator in the factory was constantly delivering packaged express parcels into the truck.
The factory owner was standing on the second floor. Seeing this busy scene, the corners of his mouth were almost stretched to his ears, and he felt elated.
"Boss Zhu, how many orders did you sell yesterday?" asked Zhao Siyuan, the chief secretary of the Central Office.
"There are 43,000 orders for packages of 5 kilograms and 25,000 orders for packages of 10 kilograms. This is a significant decrease compared to early February." Although Zhu Debao said this, his face was full of smiles.
At the end of the day, after deducting labor costs, he can make more than 100,000 yuan in net profit.
A bag of rice only has a net profit of more than one yuan, which seems small, but it is not enough to withstand the large quantity! Thinking of this, Zhu Debao turned around and said to Zhao Siyuan: "Secretary Zhao, I can have what I have today, but I rely on you and Boss Tang."
"You have to control the quality. Mr. Chen has given you the opportunity to make money. If you fail, no one can help you."
Zhao Siyuan chuckled and reminded him again.
As far as he knows, there are quite a few merchants on Pinbei who have been punished for selling counterfeit and shoddy products. Some of them not only had all their payments deducted, but also received lawyers' letters from Pinbei's legal department.
Zhao Siyuan didn't want Zhu Debao to be confused! The Shaobei Grain and Oil Factory alone provided more than 300 jobs. Although they were a bit low-end, they did increase the income of the surrounding residents.
"Don't worry, Secretary Zhao. I still understand the principle of having enough food every day."
Zhu Debao patted his chest and assured.
In the past, in order to open up sales channels, he had to beg and plead with everyone all day long, eat, drink and laugh with them, and make the grain and oil wholesalers, supermarket and convenience store owners, farmers' market stall owners, as well as purchasing managers of restaurants, hotels, school canteens and corporate canteens all feel comfortable. Only then could he live a prosperous life.
Now it's much easier, no need to ask for help from others! With a net profit of more than 100,000 yuan a day, as long as this momentum can be maintained for two or three years, his influence in the county will at least rise to a higher level.
Frankly speaking, he had thought about mixing new and old rice together and selling them, so that he could earn an extra 0.5-1 yuan per bag of rice. However, after careful consideration, he did not dare to do so.
The main reason is that Pinbei’s penalty rules are too harsh! They often impose a penalty of ten times the amount for a fake product!
"Remember to come to the county later. Boss Tang will personally host the agricultural product exchange meeting. Don't forget."
Zhao Siyuan said.
Pinbei has supported a total of 37 businesses like Shaopi Cereals, Oils and Food Factory. In terms of sales, Shaopi Cereals, Oils and Food Factory can only be considered at a medium level.
There is a large-scale breeding company in Shanjue Town. It can sell 2 million yuan of products every day on Pinbei’s 10 billion subsidy channel. Its main products are mallards and white geese, including both fresh goods transported by cold chain and pickled cured meat products.
Very popular in the eastern market! Tang Lixin and Zhao Siyuan originally thought that this agricultural product support plan was just Chen Yansen's excuse to deal with them, but when they saw that these more than 30 companies could generate an additional sales of more than 10 million yuan every day, they were shocked to realize the influence of Pinbei in the e-commerce industry.
A revenue of 30 to 40 billion yuan a year is really possible! During this period, when Chen Guobin was working at the bookstore, he often received visits from big bosses driving BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes, carrying large and small bags of gifts.
Some of them looked to be more than ten years older than Chen Guobin, but they kept calling him "Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen" with great enthusiasm.
Chen Guobin was speechless. After making inquiries from many sources, he found out that it was Chen Yansen who was responsible.
All these prominent figures in Chunshen regarded Chen Yansen as the God of Wealth.
Then Chen Guobin is naturally the father of the God of Wealth! At some point, a patrol booth was set up at the entrance of Guobin Bookstore, nominally to protect the students of Chunshen Middle School.
But this inspection booth is three or four hundred meters away from the school!
Are you trying to fool people here?
For a time, Chen Guobin's name gradually became famous in the circle of local tyrants in Chunshen.
No matter you go for black or white, just don't mess with the owner of Guobin Bookstore! Chen Guobin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he learned about it, thinking: Is this considered a father's status based on his son's status?
(End of this chapter)
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