I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 114 Big Pineapple Zuo Hongyu, the Emperor Comes to Vote (asking for monthly votes)
After Chen Yansen left, Cao Dahua took out his cell phone, found a number and dialed it.

"Brother Hua, what do you want from me?"

Zuo Hongyu looked at the familiar caller ID, smiled and pressed the answer button.

"Old Zuo, are you used to staying in Big Pineapple?" Cao Dahua leaned back on the sofa and asked with a smile.

"Copycat phones are just assembled and produced, which is not difficult. But the past two years haven't been as comfortable as they were in 08 and 09."

Zuo Hongyu just thought it was an old friend asking about his recent situation and started chatting casually.

"Do you want to change jobs?" Cao Dahua ended the greetings and got straight to the point.

"Brother Hua, are you going to make a comeback?" Zuo Hongyu was stunned, hesitated for a while, thought about it, and asked hurriedly.

"You think this is a movie? I don't have time to play the King's Return for you! I have a student who wants to get involved in the mobile phone industry and needs a purchasing director who's experienced in the supply chain. So, are you interested?"

When Cao Dahua heard his old friend's excited tone, he poured a basin of cold water on him in an unpleasant manner.

"Ah!? So, Brother Hua, your student is a rich second-generation?"

Zuo Hongyu didn't rush to agree, nor did he refuse, and continued to inquire.

"The last time I talked to you, it was about that kid Chen Yansen."

Cao Dahua grinned with a proud look on his face, and he always told others that Chen Yansen was his favorite student.

"Oh, isn't he in e-commerce? Why is he suddenly making mobile phones?"

Zuo Hongyu was puzzled as the gap between the two industries was quite large.

"Lei Jun used to be a software developer, but now he's also making mobile phones. Anyway, this guy is rich and powerful, he won't treat you unfairly, so do you want to come?" Cao Dahua urged.

"Brother Hua, I'm already old and don't want to struggle anymore. If you want to start over, I'll play with you even if it means sacrificing my old bones."

Zuo Hongyu thought about it and finally rejected Cao Dahua.

Although the development momentum of copycat mobile phones is not as hot as in the past two years, the domestic market has great potential. If they cannot be sold in first- and second-tier cities, they can be sold in third-, fourth-, or even eighteenth-tier small towns, where they can always make a living.

But following Chen Yansen means the future is uncertain. For a middle-aged man in his forties, the risk is too high and not worth it.

"Lao Zuo, you're so confused! The popularity of knockoff smartphones is due to MediaTek providing the chipsets and operating systems. But when it comes to touchscreen and smartphone technology, MediaTek no longer has an advantage. It's doomed to fail."

Cao Dahua said in a firm tone that although he was in school, he didn't slack off every day.

He had always been bothered by the setbacks in his business venture, so he naturally knew a lot about these industry information.

"Isn't it?"

Zuo Hongyu didn't quite believe it. In his opinion, Big Pineapple was still quite popular in the mid- and low-end markets.

"Hmph! The electronic junk you produce isn't even as good as the smartphones carriers give away for free when you top up your phone. How can you compete with Huawei, ZTE, and Coolpad?"

Cao Dahua was very disappointed and thought: Lao Zuo is only suitable for playing a supporting role. If he is left to take charge of things on his own, things will probably be a mess.

"Brother Hua, how about you become the purchasing director and I'll be your deputy?"

After thinking for a moment, Zuo Hongyu suggested.

"Why do you have to drag me along?" Cao Dahua was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He just drank tea and watched movies every day and lived a happy life like a god. Why should he go through the hardships of starting a business with Chen Yansen?

"Hehe, I feel uneasy without a great god like you in charge." Zuo Hongyu said with a carefree smile.

"I'm a worthless god. If I had the ability, I wouldn't have run back to my hometown from Shenzhen in disgrace. Just tell me the truth, are you going to do it or not?"

Cao Dahua said impatiently.

"Then I have to go to Xucheng to meet your student." Zuo Hongyu restrained his smile and said seriously.

"Okay, it happens that we haven't gotten together for a while, so we can have as much clay pot chicken as you want." Cao Dahua sighed and responded readily.

"Okay, this Saturday, I happen to be going to Hui'an on a business trip." Zuo Hongyu glanced at the itinerary and confirmed a meeting time with Cao Dahua.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Dahua stood up and looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the window. Suddenly, he felt an impulse and thought that Lao Zuo's suggestion seemed to be good.

Chen Yansen is a mature and steady guy. He is doing very well in the e-commerce industry and even has venture capital in his hands. However, the manufacturing industry is very complicated. Cao Dahua is worried that he will make a wrong move and lose everything, just like he did in the past.

"Forget it, I'll go home and discuss it with my wife."

Cao Dahua was somewhat tempted, and after thinking for a while, he made a decision in his heart.

Before going to work the next day, he went to the principal's office and mentioned Chen Yansen's idea of ​​expanding the number of social recruitment personnel to Tang Qingshan.

When Tang Qingshan heard that Fox Tao was going to recruit 60 non-school personnel, he frowned and looked embarrassed.

"Principal, I don't think we can agree to this. FoxTao's valuation is over 2 billion, and they're still taking advantage of the university under the guise of university student entrepreneurship. That's really unfair. Why not have them move the project team to a nearby science and technology park?"

Cao Dahua said this deliberately with a stern face. Moving to the Science and Technology Park?
Tang Qingshan was slightly stunned. If Fox Tao was not on campus, could it still be considered a college student entrepreneurial project?
His eyes fell on the document on the table, which was the invitation letter for the College Student Entrepreneurship Competition.

"Teacher Cao, as the person in charge of the Entrepreneurship Park and the instructor, you have to help students solve their problems. What's the point of kicking them out? I agree. Please have the security department register them and strengthen security measures."

Tang Qingshan waved his hand, first criticized Cao Dahua's "blame-shifting", then waved his hand and nodded in agreement.

Cao Dahua smiled apologetically and nodded in agreement. When he lowered his head, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.

He hummed a little tune and rushed to the Entrepreneurship Park with the invitation letter, but Chen Yansen had not arrived yet.

"If this guy had been as hardworking as I was back then, FoxTao's valuation would have reached 40 billion long ago." Cao Dahua boasted to himself.

He walked to Xu Dan's workstation, put down the invitation letter, gave a few brief instructions, and then slowly returned to the office with a bulging belly to continue slacking off.

Chen Yansen didn't arrive until half past ten. After listening to Xu Dan's report, the corners of his mouth curled up and he smiled.

Lao Cao is a reliable person. Every time he says he will give it a try, he can basically get it done.

He threw the invitation letter to Zhuang Rui and asked the product team to pick an eloquent product manager to represent FoxTao in the competition.

He didn't want to waste time on this. Instead, he might as well take Mengjie to the grove beside Pearl Lake to get some fresh air.

Then, Chen Yansen gave the keys to several entrepreneurial spaces downstairs to Xu Xingxing, and asked her to find a few part-time students to clean them, and then ask Cao Dahua to approve the move of some office desks, chairs and water dispensers from the warehouse.

After listening to this, Xu Xingxing nodded and went to work.

Chen Yansen returned to his seat and looked at the data as usual, then called a few team leaders together for a 10-minute meeting.

"Brother Sen, I have warned Zhaoshang about the warehouse drop last night and informed them of the punishment." Zhang Yifeng took the initiative to report.

"Okay, I understand." Chen Yansen didn't care too much.

He is not afraid of investors leaving at all. If someone leaves, he will immediately let the editor take over.

You should know that in addition to selecting products and setting commission levels, editors are the ones who interact most with merchants on a daily basis.

From setting the commission ratio to determining the main image, product title, etc., the editor is in contact with the merchant operation.

Once the business manager leaves and the editor takes over, at least 90% of the business resources can be retained.

By the end of the month, Chen Yansen will select 2-3 investment promotion team leaders based on their performance and recruit several investment promotion assistants.

In name, the assistant assists the team leader, but in reality, he disperses the team leader's authority and thereby firmly controls the investment promotion team.

"Brother Sen, after Zhuang Rui's crawler email went online, there are only a few merchants online on Meilishuo, Mogujie, and Super Rebate. We have traffic and first-mover advantage, and we can definitely crush these competing websites."

Yuan Wei said with a smile.

"We have our distributors check competitor websites every day to prevent some cunning merchants from using different links for the same product or using stores on other platforms to participate in promotions."

Chen Yansen nodded and reminded casually.

"Okay, these tasks are part of daily investment promotion." Yuan Wei smiled confidently and added.

"There's still half of March left. I hope everyone can achieve their Q1 goals. This is also the first time FoxTao is distributing quarterly bonuses. The money is ready. Don't let me down."

Chen Yansen threw out a big date and said with a smile.

"No problem!" Several team leaders immediately smiled.

The quarterly bonus is 1-3 times the monthly salary, and the minimum is one month's salary. Except for the investment promotion team, everyone else is very excited.

Chen Yansen smiled, shouted "dismissed", and led the way out.

On the other hand, Wang Teng resigned as soon as he returned to Dongguan.

The department manager didn't take it seriously. After OPPO announced its entry into the smartphone industry, it had no shortage of talent thanks to the funds accumulated from the BBK project.

Wang Teng thought it would take at least a month to leave, but he didn't expect that the last day set for him would be a week later. He felt a little disappointed. After all, he had worked at OPPO for three years and had some feelings for it.

But then he thought about it and realized that he would be able to start receiving a monthly salary of 36,000 yuan this month, and the unhappiness in his heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.

At the same time, Xu Dan also received the employment plan listed by Wang Teng, and then continued to recruit according to R&D needs.

Chen Yansen was willing to spend money, offering generous subsidies and benefits as well as quarterly bonuses. He quickly recruited a group of system development engineers from companies such as Xiaomi, OPPO and Meizu.

It was another ordinary weekend. Chen Yansen had just gotten up when he received a call from Cao Dahua.

"Interview? Now? Sure."

After listening to this, Chen Yansen put down his phone, dressed neatly, and drove to a restaurant outside the school.

Interviewing in a restaurant was nothing new to him. After all, in his previous life, he often interviewed female anchors in hotels and villas.

(End of this chapter)