Chapter 455: Three years, twenty-one years old, 500 billion Huayuan?
The next day was the last day of July.
Chen Yansen got into the back seat of Ghost's car and told Lao Huang, "Go to the Sky Garden."
He didn't want to work overtime, but the interview with Time magazine was crucial to Suncity Capital's overseas expansion strategy.
Whether it is Orange mobile phone, Deep Blue battery, or Mimo, Kuaipao, Yunsu and other products, they have to go abroad to earn more profits and humanitarian fuel.
Overseas influence and the group's international labels may seem insignificant, but they are worth a fortune when they are needed.
In midsummer, before ten o'clock, the sunlight shines through the sycamore trees on both sides of the street, casting a layer of golden mottled light and shadow on the road surface.
The wheels sped towards the Sky Garden.
The dispute over the treatment and benefits of Qiandu Waimai and Kuaipao Waimai is still brewing online.
Li Yanhong reluctantly took out 10,000 yuan, but not only did it fail to achieve the expected effect, he was also scolded, and even his wife and children were included in the attack range of netizens.
Pei Yi seized the opportunity and increased the recruitment of full-time riders in a timely manner, which directly led to serious lags and order explosions on Qiandu Takeout.
Because all the experienced riders went to the Kuapao station for interviews.
Qiandu takeout?
Not even a dog!
Li Yanhong did not treat the riders as his own people, and the riders certainly did not bother to care about the life or death of Qiandu Waimai.
Although it is said that "if you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will", a deliveryman who is familiar with the route and has high delivery efficiency is not made overnight, but requires a large number of orders to train.
As soon as Pei Yi expanded his recruitment, Qiandu Waimai immediately fell into chaos.
All we can say is that Qiandu Waimai’s transportation system is too fragile and cannot withstand any turmoil.
The other side.
In a conference room on the top floor of the Sky Garden, Wang Shixiang, director of Orange Technology's brand department, was confirming the final details with Steele of Time Magazine.
From business etiquette to cultural taboos, you have to understand everything clearly in advance in order to carry out your work smoothly.
This is Steele's usual style.
As the chief correspondent for Time magazine in the Americas, he has interviewed countless political and business celebrities, and today's interviewee is the youngest among them.
Photographers, videographers and backstage staff are busy adjusting the lights and checking whether the equipment is functioning properly.
After a while, with a soft "ding" sound, the elevator door slowly opened, and Chen Yansen walked into the conference room accompanied by two security personnel.
"Hello Mr. Chen, I am Steele, today's exclusive interviewer." Steele was more proactive than Wang Shixiang and quickly stepped forward to greet him.
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look Chen Yansen up and down.
The other person was in his early twenties, seven or eight centimeters taller than himself, wearing a light blue linen shirt, dark black trousers, a pair of shiny leather shoes, and a Patek Philippe mechanical watch on his wrist.
Apart from this, there is no other decoration.
The young man in front of him was tall and handsome, with a broad back and narrow waist, deep and bright eyes, a strong aura, and great authority.
"Hello, Steele." Chen Yansen shook hands with him and exchanged a few simple greetings.
This famous reporter from Time magazine is said to have interviewed two presidents of the Central Department of the Beacon Country, and has also conducted exclusive interviews with Bill Gates, Buffett, Bezos and others.
He was in his forties or less than fifty, wearing an indigo suit and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, giving him a scholarly air.
"Boss, I have checked the outline of questions. Please take a look at it first." Wang Shixiang handed over a document and said softly.
Chen Yansen took it and glanced at it casually.
Wang Shixiang was promoted by Ye Qiuping. His resume and experience are impeccable. He is not very smart, but he is calm and reliable.
What could be wrong with the interview script that he had checked?
The content mainly revolves around East-West business competition and social responsibility disputes, occasionally interspersed with his personal experience and corporate development trajectory.
It is not difficult to see from the outline design that Time magazine wanted to promote Chen Yansen as a business card for young Asian entrepreneurs and did not play any tricks with him.
After all, Chen Yansen has a large number of fans overseas and owns a short video platform with over 100 million registered users. In addition to his considerable wealth, Time magazine did not dare to set a trap for him in the questions.
Then, the makeup artist slightly touched up his facial lines, and the interview officially began.
Chen Yansen sat on a light brown single sofa, with Steele on his right.
"Mr. Chen, how did you earn 80 billion US dollars in three years?" Steele pressed the recorder and asked the first question.
80 billion US dollars?
Is the version updated?
No one informed me of this!
Chen Yansen smiled gently and said slowly: "To be honest, I don't know how much assets I have. The company is basically not listed, and the liquidity and tradability of the equity are relatively poor. It's just book value."
He couldn't even come up with 80 billion Chinese yuan, so his fortune of 80 billion U.S. dollars was naturally ridiculously inflated.
“Do you think 80 billion U.S. dollars is too much or too little? I can tell you clearly that this data comes from Forbes business magazine.
They spent three months calculating the shareholding ratios and latest valuations of subsidiaries and investment companies under Sunlink Capital, as well as various assets such as real estate and patents.
Steele added.
Since he asked, he was naturally well prepared, and every piece of data was well-founded.
In fact, companies such as Orange Technology, Pinbei, and Yunsu have not received any investment for a year. It would be inappropriate to estimate the project valuation based solely on the scale of their business.
Forbes just wants to take advantage of Chen Yansen’s popularity!
"In my opinion, it doesn't matter how much wealth you have. It's more meaningful to spend the money," Chen Yansen answered concisely.
"So you've expanded your business into everything from chip design to mobile operating systems. Do you want to beat Google or Qualcomm?"
Steele asked straight to the point.
“I don’t agree with you. The market is huge. Orange Technology is integrating rather than monopolizing. Android, iOS, Aurora Future, and Windows Phone are all part of the smartphone system.
The world is not black and white, just like Qualcomm, Broadcom, Texas Instruments and other companies, there are both competition and cooperation. "Chen Yansen shrugged.
"But every industry has a leader. What are your expectations for Orange Technology?" Steele asked again.
"I hope it can provide better products and services to more users," Chen Yansen replied.
"Have you ever thought about surpassing Apple and Sanxing?" Steele slowed down his speech, staring at Chen Yansen and asked.
"Who wants to be the third in command forever? Just like Cook, he probably doesn't want to be the second in command." Chen Yansen nodded.
"Among the subsidiaries of Sunlink Capital, which one do you value the most?" Steele continued to ask.
"Each one is important. If I didn't care, I wouldn't invest in this project." Chen Yansen responded very skillfully.
Steele pushed his glasses up, refusing to give up. He pressed on, “What if I have to pick one or three?”
"Yunsu Express, Kuapao and Orange Mobile Phone Factory." Chen Yansen gave the answer.
"Why not Orange Technology and Pinbei? These two companies have the highest valuations and can earn you tens of billions of net profits every year." Steele asked curiously.
"There are more than 200,000 employees behind Yunsu Express, Kuaipao and Orange Mobile Phone Factory." Chen Yansen paused and looked at Steele calmly: "Although Orange Technology and Pinbei are highly profitable, they are more of a technology-driven light asset model and do not provide as many jobs as them."
"You mean, in business decisions, social responsibility will take precedence over capital return?" Steele's hand holding the pen paused slightly, and there was a hint of inquiry in his eyes behind the lenses.
"Scientists use formulas to explain the world, businessmen use numbers to reconstruct the world. I am also a money-loving person and I am very interested in money. Putting capital return first is always the right decision!"
Chen Yansen shook his head to deny it, saying something he meant.
Steele didn't believe it. He compared the treatment and benefits of employees in Kuaipao, Yunsu and Orange mobile phone factories with those of his counterparts in China, and found that the conditions offered by Chen Yansen were obviously more favorable.
But he is an interview reporter, not a debater, so he will not comment on Chen Yansen's words and will leave it to the audience.
"The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is evaluating Deep Blue Battery's scientific breakthrough, field disruption, and contribution to human society. In short, Senlian Capital is very likely to win this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Will you lead your team to Sweden to receive the award in person?"
Steele brought the topic back to the main point of the interview.
At this time, 90% of the attention from the academic and technology circles in Europe and the United States on Chen Yansen was focused on Deep Blue Batteries.
"Maybe." Chen Yansen did not show much enthusiasm for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
After all, in his eyes, humanitarianism, money and beautiful girls are more important priorities.
The Nobel Prize is awarded once a year, and the cumulative number of winners is at least 800 if not 1,000.
This award can certainly enhance the international influence of Senlian Batteries, but that’s all.
"Will you license the technology patents for lithium-sulfur batteries?" Steele asked.
"Not for now, but I can't say for sure about the future." Chen Yansen answered ambiguously.
Domestic peers who want to obtain patent authorization must go through multiple reviews by the Anguo Association.
As for abroad?
Want a patent license?
It's just wishful thinking!
Let’s wait until Mr. Chen makes enough money to stand still!
Steele was silent for a moment and understood the subtext of Chen Yansen's words.
Just like the companies in the Beacon Country, they will never license core patents in the communications and semiconductor industries to overseas competing companies.
Just pay the money and buy the finished product at a high price.
"European and American media call you and Zuckerberg the most outstanding young entrepreneurs in the world. What do you think of Facebook's business prospects?" Steele asked after a moment of thought.
"It's hard to comment. I don't know much about the social software industry." Chen Yansen responded lightly.
He has no shortage of popularity and traffic recently, otherwise he would have to say something else, like: 'Zuckerberg? I don't know him! ', 'I don't compare myself to the weak.'
Seeing that Chen Yansen was unwilling to cooperate, Steele sighed slightly, but could do nothing about it.
The interview lasted for more than an hour.
Chen Yansen invited the Time Magazine team to have lunch, and then they drove back to the Delta Villa.
After Steele returned to the hotel, he put the interview records into text, trying to dig out breaking news from them.
But the headquarters of Time magazine could no longer hold back and contacted him to ask for today's photo materials, intending to use them on the cover of the next issue.
There is no way. Lithium-sulfur batteries are too popular. Even ordinary people who don’t pay attention to the technology industry know that doubling the energy density will bring new changes to the entire world.
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On August 1st, the latest issue of Time magazine went online, with a cover featuring a half-length portrait of Chen Yansen holding a X1 SE battery in his hand.
The title is: Chen Yansen of Senlian Capital is helping China win the 21st century!
The content of the advance draft almost made Chen Yansen the richest man in Asia and a strong contender for the world's richest man in 2013, calling him a super-rich man with assets of 80 billion US dollars.
Bloggers in Europe and the United States rushed to record videos, praising Chen Yansen's educational and entrepreneurial experiences over and over again.
When the news reached back to China, the entire Internet was shocked.
80 billion US dollars?
A simple conversion would be close to 500 billion Chinese yuan!
Three years, twenty-one years old, 500 billion yuan?
Not only in China, but also in Asia, print and television media have begun reporting on Chen Yansen.
(End of this chapter)
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