Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

’I slept for twelve hours?’

Chen Yansen stared blankly at the clock on the wall. Activating Planck Clock had consumed far more energy than he had expected.

Although his Spiritual Power had recovered, he was so hungry his stomach felt plastered to his spine, and it was rumbling incessantly.

The refrigerator door popped open automatically. A pineapple bun and a bottle of milk flew straight into Chen Yansen’s hands. He began to wolf them down, finishing the bun in two or three bites. The 650ml bottle of fresh milk was empty in the blink of an eye.

’Not enough!’

Chen Yansen ate two more pineapple buns and drank another bottle of fresh milk before the hunger finally began to subside.

He let out a long sigh of relief and collapsed onto the sofa, marveling at just how terrifying his talent was.

His mind had been operating at high speed for three hours, yet only three seconds had passed in reality. It was like he had activated God mode, giving him the illusion that he could control everything.

If he continued to strengthen his Spiritual Power, he could potentially remain in the Planck Clock talent state 24 hours a day. Then, the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and life sciences would hold no more secrets from him.

Thinking of this, Chen Yansen summoned his system panel.

He had 27 wisps of Human Dao Fire and 105 wisps of Divine Dao Fire remaining. His Spirit stat was 100, and his Constitution stat was 10.1.

Just as he’d expected, another synthesis option had appeared below the Divine Dao Fire: Immortal Dao Incense.

Synthesize 1 wisp of Immortal Dao Incense from every 100 wisps of Divine Dao Fire.

’Let’s give it a try!’

At Chen Yansen’s command, a wisp of purple mist as thin as a strand of hair materialized out of thin air and shot into the space between his eyebrows.

In that instant, starlight erupted in his mind, making him feel as if he were wandering through an infinite, star-filled cosmos. A look of utter clarity spread across his face.

A few breaths later, his Spiritual Power stat became 100.01!

Although it had only increased by 0.01, Chen Yansen could clearly feel an improvement in the range of his Divine Sense and the maximum weight he could control with telekinesis.

He didn’t let the remaining 5 wisps of Divine Dao Fire go to waste, adding them all to his Constitution.

Once the maximum weight he could lift with telekinesis surpassed his own body weight, he could simply wrap a few strands of Spiritual Power around his waist. The resulting buoyancy would counteract a portion of gravity, instantly solving the problem of his excessive body weight caused by the density of his muscles, bones, and flesh.

Reaching 10 points in Constitution would awaken the [Rhino Hide and Tiger Bone] talent, making him impervious to fire, water, blades, and spears. What about 100? Or 1000?

For a moment, Chen Yansen was filled with anticipation!

A minute later, his excitement gradually subsided.

He took off his dirty clothes, stepped into the bathroom for a hot shower, brushed his teeth and washed his face, then changed into a set of clean, comfortable casual wear before heading out the door.

Downstairs, he got into the driver’s seat of his Bentley Mulsanne and sped off toward the Science and Technology Park.

He had found a better technical solution for the intelligent memory compression problem in Aurora Future OS, so naturally, Chen Yansen had to scrap the old approach and start over.

Ten minutes later, Chen Yansen parked his car, walked straight into the No. 9 Office Building, pushed open his office door, turned on his computer, and got to work.

The Science and Technology Park was quiet on the weekend. Aside from a few staff members on duty and some online customer service reps, most of the employees were on vacation.

After Pinbei, Orange Technology, Today Technology, and Orange Pay had passed their initial development stages, overtime gradually decreased as the number of employees grew.

The company had shifted from its original 997 work schedule to a 986 one.

This meant two hours of overtime on workdays and six hours on Saturdays. While balancing their work and personal lives, employees could also earn a substantial amount of overtime pay each month.

Of course, employees who weren’t short on cash could also opt for a 955 work rhythm.

Chen Yansen had no objection to this. The overtime pay system was in place: if you wanted to earn more money, you worked overtime. If you didn’t, the company wouldn’t use it to limit your quarterly bonus evaluations or chances for promotion.

The morning flew by. Chen Yansen looked up, rose from his chair, and walked to the window, just in time to see Song Yuncheng downstairs.

’She really is a hard worker!’

Chen Yansen smiled faintly. With Song Yuncheng’s abilities, even if she were to leave him now, she could easily find a job as an investment attraction director at a major internet e-commerce company, with a monthly salary of no less than 50,000 yuan.

After all, he had trained her personally.

While Chen Yansen was busy with his self-developed OS, Wang Xin was at the Meituan Headquarters in Yanjing, meeting with representatives from Redwood Capital and Pan-Atlantic Capital.

With no domestic investors showing interest, Wang Xin had also turned his sights to foreign capital.

Fortunately, investment firms from Europe and America placed great importance on the Hua Country market with its 1.4 billion people. This was true even though Meituan was currently besieged on all sides and had even lost its title as the industry leader.

Nevertheless, Hong Jing, the General Manager of Pan-Atlantic Capital’s Yanjing Branch, still chose to invest in Meituan without hesitation.

This was because whether it was the food delivery or Group Buy business, Meituan still held value in terms of its business model, industry development, and market potential.

”President Wang, as far as I know, last June, Meituan accepted a joint investment from Ah Li and Redwood Capital for 80 million US Dollars, with a post-money valuation of about 196 million US Dollars. Over the course of a year, Meituan’s market share rose from 6.7% to 23.9%, though it has recently slipped by three points...”

Hong Jing said slowly and deliberately, seated in Meituan’s conference room.

Beside her sat several financial analysts and legal advisors from Pan-Atlantic Capital, each dressed in a sharp suit, exuding an air of elitism.

Shen Nanpeng of Redwood Capital sat directly opposite her, his expression unreadable, not saying a word.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xin was about to offer a rebuttal when Hong Jing held up a hand and said, ”Mr. Steven has reviewed Meituan’s organizational structure and business model, and he has a fairly high opinion of your operational skills. However, I cannot agree to a valuation of one billion US Dollars.”