Chapter 732 Chen Yansen: I have three more seconds? Wouldn't that be three or four hundred thousand a year?
During the Frost's Descent season, the night air in Luzhou is slightly chilly.
The wind chimes under the eaves tinkled crisply in the breeze, and a sliver of cool moonlight shone down, illuminating the courtyard of Villa No. 6 in Bihu Yunxi.
Chen Yansen lay on the soft couch beside the pool, draped with a light gray blanket.
He wasn't afraid of the cold, but Ye Qiuping was worried he would catch a chill, so she insisted that he cover himself up.
A 30-year-old woman is gentle and considerate, sometimes like a caring older sister, and sometimes like a faucet.
In the past few days, Chen Yansen has been focusing his attention on Abyssinia.
Although the enclave has been acquired, how to manage it is a problem.
Abyssinia is located in the Horn of Death in East Africa. It has no access to the sea and is adjacent to a pirate nation that makes a living by robbery.
Fortunately, it has relatively abundant mineral, agricultural, and livestock resources. As long as it focuses on one of these advantages and cultivates it deeply, continuously expanding its scale, it can eventually turn this place into an outstanding "company".
The entire population of 100 million must become his employees.
Only in this way can the monthly humanitarian aid experience explosive growth.
Thinking of this, Chen Yansen brought up the system panel.
[The Flame of Humanity: 2,871,018 strands]
It can be synthesized into 287 strands of immortal flame!
There was no quarterly bonus in October, and compared to September, the salary was significantly reduced by hundreds of thousands.
"If we want to break through 200, we need to raise employee salaries, expand the group's industries, and provide more job opportunities."
Chen Yansen chuckled softly, pondering to himself.
"Damn system, you useless piece of trash, give me some extra points!"
With a thought, Boss Chen began to give instructions in his mind, cursing under his breath.
The next second, a powerful purplish-black mist burst through the air and went straight into his brow.
Why is the fog getting darker and darker?
Chen Yansen couldn't help but make a comment.
His body had already adapted to this energy, and in just a few seconds, his mental strength increased from 117.58 to 120.45.
The diameter of the divine sense probe has been expanded to more than 50 meters, and the weight limit of objects controlled by mental power has also increased to one thousand kilograms.
In a corner of the courtyard, there was a pile of barbell plates, each weighing 25 kilograms, and a stack of twenty plates. He could easily "lift" them with just a thought.
Even the duration of the Planck Clock talent has been extended to 23 seconds.
"Three more seconds!"
Mr. Chen touched his kidneys and couldn't help but recall some unpleasant memories.
"Boss, the bathwater is ready."
At this moment, Ye Qiuping walked over in her pajamas, still looking a bit sleepy.
In her eyes, 22-year-old Chen Yansen was like a perpetual motion machine, with inexhaustible energy.
She's thirty years old, and her energy is nowhere near what it used to be, but since President Chen isn't sleeping, she doesn't dare to rest first.
Chen Yansen hummed in agreement, threw off the blanket, put on his slippers, and walked towards the living room.
"Do you think it would be more lively in this house if there was another child?"
He suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ye Qiuping behind him, asking her a question.
His body was only twenty-two years old, but his mental age was nearly forty. Every time he returned to the villa, the several hundred square meters of space always seemed cold and deserted. Apart from Moss, there wasn't even a barking dog.
Ye Qiuping was slightly taken aback, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, and she almost blurted out, "Boss, can I?"
She originally thought that Chen Yansen would play around for another two years, and when he got tired of her, he would at most give her some money and then send her away.
This kind of thing is very common in wealthy circles.
But Chen Yansen's words just now clearly indicated that he wanted her to have a child for him.
"I can, but I don't know if Mr. Ye can."
Chen Yansen smiled and put his arm around Ye Qiuping's waist, leading her into the bright and spacious bathroom with a hint of teasing.
A short while later, the sound of splashing water came from the bathroom.
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The next day was the Double Ninth Festival, which was also the first day of November.
As the Double Eleven shopping festival draws near, competition among Pinduoduo, Tmall, and JD.com is intensifying. Platforms are busy giving out red envelopes to attract traffic, and livestreamers are also following suit by giving out red envelopes to boost popularity. Even the subsidy war among food delivery apps continues in full swing.
Kuaipao and Taodiandian have been burning through money for over a month, at the cost of exhausting more than 4 billion yuan in cash.
The result was somewhat absurd: among the more than 70 million food delivery users nationwide, their weight and body fat percentage actually increased by several percentage points.
Nobody knows when this subsidy war will end.
In the eyes of overseas investors, China's food delivery industry is like a modern-day Roman Colosseum, where anyone who comes here will be defeated.
Meituan Waimai was completely wiped out, and the German-originated food delivery giant also voluntarily ran away, withdrawing from the Chinese market early on.
It's important to know that the profit margin in the food delivery industry is only 3% to 5%. With the actions of KuaiPao and TaoDianDian, they have effectively killed off 99% of the small and medium-sized competitors in the market.
at the same time.
In a small county town in northern Anhui, Li Yunzhu was awakened by the crowing of roosters outside his window and slowly opened his eyes.
He walked to the window shirtless, opened it, stared at the crowing rooster in the yard, and muttered angrily, "I'll kill you at noon so you won't disturb my sleep every day."
Strangely enough, when he lived in the factory dormitory, the room was filled with the snoring of everyone, making it sound like several tractors were living there, yet he could still sleep soundly.
But ever since he transferred to Orange Technology, started working in Shanghai, and rented an apartment by himself, his tolerance for noise has gradually decreased.
"Brother, aren't you cold?"
The door creaked open, and Li Yunzhu's sister peeked in. Seeing her brother shirtless and leaning against the window, she immediately asked with a grin.
"Hey sis, let's kill that chicken for lunch and make a stewed chicken!"
Without turning his head, Li Yunzhu picked up an undershirt from Orange Clothing and quickly put it on as he spoke.
Li Yunzhu's family has four members.
His mother stayed at home to farm, and his father died in a mining accident when he was ten years old. He also had a younger sister and a younger brother.
That's why, right after finishing junior high school, he went south with his fellow villagers to work in a factory.
However, he was lucky enough to become one of the first workers at the Orange Mobile Phone factory.
Later, through a training course offered by the after-sales department, he successfully transferred to another position and became a maintenance engineer at an Orange direct-sale store.
Last year, his average after-tax salary was 9,200 yuan per month. This year, due to the increase in quarterly bonuses, his monthly income has stabilized at just over 10,000 yuan.
This income level is considered average in Shanghai, but in northern Anhui in 2014, it would definitely be considered high-income.
Seeing that he was already in his early twenties, his mother took advantage of his rest time to call him back to his hometown—to participate in a blind date.
Li Yunzhu was helpless, but he couldn't go against his mother's wishes, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.
But he knew very well that with his family's circumstances, it would be difficult for any girl with a normal brain to be interested in him.
His mother didn't earn much from farming, and his younger siblings' expenses were mostly covered by his help.
Given the state of his home, even a dog passing by would probably shake its head and walk away.
Although he holds 4,000 shares of Orange Technology stock, currently worth 600,000 to 700,000 yuan, these shares will not be available for sale for at least another six months.
After taxes and fees are deducted, the maximum amount I'll get is 500,000.
Housing prices have risen sharply in the past two years. 500,000 yuan is not enough to settle down in a big city, let alone buy a house there. It may not even be enough for a down payment.
"Zhu Zi, hurry up and get ready! Your second aunt will be over at ten o'clock. The girl she introduced you to just graduated from university and is quite pretty. You'd better pay attention to her!"
As soon as Li Yunzhu stepped out of the room, his mother's nagging voice came over.
"Yes, yes, I'll go wash my face right away."
He gave a wry smile and nodded before turning and entering the washroom.
Afterwards, he quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face, then changed into a set of casual clothes provided by the company.
The shirt has a small orange pattern printed on the left chest; without careful observation, you wouldn't even realize it's a work uniform.
Seven or eight years of working life instilled in him a frugal nature.
He doesn't smoke or drink, and after deducting daily expenses and living expenses for his mother, he can still save 80,000 to 90,000 yuan a year.
He now has over 300,000 yuan in his bank account, which is more than enough to support his younger siblings' education.
Li Yunzhu sat on a small stool by the door, holding a bowl of shredded pork noodles, eating the handmade noodles his mother had made.
The flour from my hometown is yellowish in color, but it has a rich wheat aroma when you eat it.
"Li Yunzhu?"
Just as I was slurping up my noodles, a familiar yet surprised voice suddenly rang out.
He looked up and saw a young man in his twenties standing by the roadside, wearing glasses and looking refined.
"Yang Minghao? It's you! Didn't you go to university?"
Li Yunzhu squinted and sized him up for a moment before quickly recognizing him.
The two were childhood friends, attending the same schools from elementary to middle school.
The difference is that Li Yunzhu had average grades and came from an ordinary family. He dropped out of school to work after his father passed away, while Yang Minghao had good grades and was admitted to a second-tier university a few years ago.
"Hey! I graduated a long time ago! I'm on holiday these past few days, and my mom keeps urging me to come back and go on blind dates. Can you believe it? I'm only twenty-one, is it really necessary to be in such a rush?"
When Yang Minghao realized that his best friend recognized him, he turned his electric scooter around and stopped next to Li Yunzhu.
"Ah, going to school is still the best."
Li Yunzhu slurped up the remaining noodles in his bowl, then moved a small stool from inside the house, and the two began to chat face to face.
"By the way, what are you doing in your hometown? Did you lose work at the factory?" Yang Minghao asked casually, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible superiority.
In his view, he was a college student, while Li Yunzhu was just a screw maker.
"I'm taking a break these two days, and I'll also come back for a blind date."
Li Yunzhu scratched his head and answered with a wry smile.
"Haha, then we're really in the same boat! But the bride price in our hometown is not low. The first gift has to be 'one in a million,' and the bride price starts at 148,000 or 168,000 yuan. You also have to buy a car and a house."
Yang Minghao had gone on several dates during his senior year, making him a seasoned dating expert who knew the ropes.
"At least 148,000?" Li Yunzhu was stunned, his mouth slightly open and his eyes wide.
"Yeah, a second marriage costs 88,000 yuan." Yang Minghao shrugged, looking helpless.
"That's quite a lot. My annual salary is only 200,000 yuan. After deducting rent and daily expenses, I can only save 140,000 to 150,000 yuan, which is only enough to pay for the bride price."
Li Yunzhu subconsciously complained.
"Zhu Zi, what did you say? You earn 200,000 a year?"
Yang Minghao swallowed hard, then choked, his face flushed as he pressed for an answer.
"Yes, but I work in Shanghai, where my income is high, but my expenses are also high. A small rental room of just over ten square meters costs 1,500 yuan a month in rent."
Li Yunzhu's words were perfectly reasonable.
"Don't you work at an electronics factory in Shenzhen?" Yang Minghao asked back.
"That was several years ago. I changed jobs a long time ago and am now an after-sales engineer at an Orange direct-sale store."
Li Yunzhu corrected him.
Orange Direct Store?
Yang Minghao was slightly taken aback, and a feeling of envy welled up in his heart.
He had heard people say since his junior year of college how good the benefits were for employees of Senlian Capital.
He never expected that his childhood friend, who hadn't finished junior high school and only had an elementary school diploma, would now be a full-time employee of Senlian Capital. No wonder his salary was so high.
"Your monthly salary is 15,000?"
Yang Minghao pressed on, asking further questions.
He just graduated this year and found a job as an electrical engineer in Nanjing, earning 8,000 yuan a month, which is considered outstanding among his peers. This is the reason why he dares to go home for blind dates.
"Not that much, just over ten thousand, but we get a lot of bonuses, at least 20 months' salary and at most 28 months' salary every year. We work four days on and three days off. On my days off, I also take two days off to do part-time work."
Li Yunzhu explained slowly and deliberately.
These words left Yang Minghao speechless.
He not only has one day off per week, but he also only gets time off in lieu of overtime pay, and he doesn't even get overtime pay.
"That must be very hard work, right? How many hours a day do you have to work?" Yang Minghao asked again.
“Working in the factory used to be exhausting; I once worked up to 16 hours a day,” Li Yunzhu remarked.
16 hours a day?
Is this work that a human being can do?
Even the donkeys pulling the millstone in the village donkeys don't suffer this much!
Yang Minghao pondered to himself, finally finding some comfort and balance in his heart.
But Li Yunzhu's next words broke his defenses: "It's different now. Eight hours a day, two hours of rest at noon, nine to five, I feel so bored all day long."
So boring?
"So you're working six hours a day, four days a week, and earning over ten thousand a month? Plus, you get four year-end bonuses a year?"
Yang Minghao looked bewildered and fired off a barrage of questions.
"Yes! Most after-sales engineers at Orange Technology receive this kind of compensation. By the way, where do you work now? How's the pay like?"
Li Yunzhu returned the question in kind.
"Holy crap! I'm not even as good as you!"
Yang Minghao sighed and then began to complain about his boss's "ten deadly sins," including not paying overtime, holding meetings after get off work, calling him back to work on weekends, and always making empty promises.
"Then why aren't you resigning?" Li Yunzhu asked curiously.
"Jobs are hard to find. Even though the boss is an idiot, the salary is two or three thousand higher than other places." Yang Minghao forced a smile.
“Our company happens to have an electrical engineer position with a base salary of 18,000 yuan per month, and the work location is in Abyssinia.”
Li Yunzhu thought for a moment and then said.
In order to promote industrial development in Abyssinia and earn more humanitarian contributions, Chen Yansen offered exceptionally high salaries for job openings in the country.
"Wouldn't that be three or four hundred thousand a year?" Yang Minghao quickly asked.
(End of this chapter)
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