Chapter 292: Chapter 244: The Wild Ambition of 30 Million Annual Sales! Is 400,000 Square Meters a Lot?

"Old Cao, you’ve got a good eye," Chen Yansen teased.

Cao Dahua chuckled. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Five minutes later, the Audi came to a stop.

The first person out of the car was Tao Jingwen. Before her feet had even fully landed, she was already jogging around the car to pull open the door for Meng Yuanzhi, shielding the top of the doorframe to prevent him from bumping his head.

Worthy of the Central Bureau’s top secretary, her movements were as smooth as flowing water.

Others might have seemed obsequious performing such actions, but Tao Jingwen maintained a calm expression the entire time, preventing anyone from feeling the slightest bit of aversion.

"Mr. Meng, Secretary Tao."

Chen Yansen stepped forward to greet them and introduced Cao Dahua and Cai Jingming.

"We’ve been waiting for over three months. That’s a long time."

Meng Yuanzhi smiled faintly, his teasing tone carrying a deeper meaning as he glanced at Tao Jingwen out of the corner of his eye.

Tao Jingwen instantly understood her boss’s meaning. She quickly pulled two business cards from her pocket and handed one to Cao Dahua and the other to Cai Jingming.

"Good food is worth the wait. I believe all the preliminary preparations will guarantee stable production capacity and a high yield rate," Chen Yansen responded.

"Can you keep up with order volume?" Meng Yuanzhi asked with considerable concern.

Chen Yansen’s expression stiffened. ’He just had to poke where it hurts,’ he cursed inwardly.

Counting the phone manufacturing contracts from Xiaomi and Huawei, plus the orders for the Orange Mobile Power Supply, they could barely utilize one-third of their production capacity.

This was also why the factory had only hired a little over 5,000 people.

In his plan, Factory No. 4 still needed to go through two more large-scale recruitment drives to reach initial full staffing and unleash its maximum production capacity.

Meng Yuanzhi looked at Chen Yansen, understood the situation, and said with a smile and a wave of his hand, "You’re right. Good food is worth the wait. Let’s take things one step at a time."

Creating over 5,000 jobs with social security benefits was no small feat in 2012.

Chen Yansen accompanied Meng Yuanzhi to the main venue for the unveiling ceremony. After they were seated, Chen Yansen took the opportunity to ask about the business license for Fast Taxi.

"I can give you the license, but you can register at most 500 full-time drivers under it."

Meng Yuanzhi mused for a moment before speaking.

He gave him the license, but with a restriction attached.

"Thank you, Mr. Meng."

Chen Yansen understood the man’s underlying meaning. As long as no one followed up to check, he could register 5,000, 50,000, or even 500,000 drivers.

But if his superiors were to inquire, Meng Yuanzhi would simply state that he had only issued a compliant license for 500 full-time drivers.

If Chen Yansen achieved success, Meng Yuanzhi would naturally take a piece of the pie.

If a problem arose, Meng Yuanzhi could also distance himself from it at a moment’s notice.

Chen Yansen just smiled and changed the subject. Some things were better left understood than said aloud; he knew he absolutely could not press the issue, because to ask was to be denied.

"That little place in Xucheng is nowhere near big enough for your development. Have you ever thought about coming to Luzhou to build your own corporate headquarters?"

Meng Yuanzhi proposed.

He had made inquiries. The offices for Orange Technology, Orange Pay, Today Technology, and Pinbei Mall were all crammed into the Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park. For now, it wasn’t a problem.

But these companies were expanding at an extremely rapid pace. In another two years, the entire Science and Technology Park probably wouldn’t be able to hold all of Chen Yansen’s employees.

"I’ve thought about it, but I don’t have the money." Chen Yansen spread his hands, the meaning behind his words all too obvious.

Meng Yuanzhi laughed. Shameless young men like Chen Yansen were a rare breed. Most university-student entrepreneurs would be considered poised enough if they could speak in his presence without their voice trembling.

"I can offer you a low-interest loan. As for industrial land, the price per square meter is between 150 and 375 yuan. Don’t even think about getting it for free, but through land use tax reductions, land transfer fee rebates, and infrastructure subsidies, we can offer a fifty to sixty percent discount."

Meng Yuanzhi’s smile faded as he spoke frankly.

"’An interest-free loan would be more like it,’ Chen Yansen muttered under his breath."

He had indeed planned to move the company headquarters to Hu City after graduation. Luzhou wasn’t out of the question, but the benefits had to be to his satisfaction.

Besides, building a headquarters in Luzhou wouldn’t affect his future plans to open a branch in Hu City at all. He figured he might as well grab the benefits first and worry about the rest later.

"Interest-free? You’ve got some nerve! Even Jingdongfang didn’t dare ask for that when they set up in Luzhou." Meng Yuanzhi shook his head with a smile.

He could make concessions within the rules, but for anything that went beyond them, even by a hair’s breadth, countless eyes would be watching him.

"I was just joking, Mr. Meng, don’t take it seriously. But this time, the loan amount can’t be as stingy as last time. Three billion should be fine, right?"

Chen Yansen asked with a perfectly straight face.

"Spending three billion to build a headquarters? How much industrial land do you need?"

Meng Yuanzhi was taken aback, assuming Chen Yansen was just spouting nonsense again.

"Four hundred thousand square meters. That should barely be enough, I estimate."

Chen Yansen said with a calm expression.

’Four hundred thousand square meters?’

’Do you think you’re building a factory?!’

Meng Yuanzhi couldn’t help but roast him in his mind.

Seeing Meng Yuanzhi’s disbelief, Chen Yansen had no choice but to emphasize again, "Ah Li’s Taobao City in Hang City’s Xixi district covers 260,000 square meters. In a few years, Pinbei’s market scale won’t necessarily lose to Taobao. And on top of that, there’s Orange Technology, Today Technology, and Orange Pay. Is 400,000 square meters really that big?"

Hearing this, Meng Yuanzhi’s eyebrows knitted together. He looked at Chen Yansen and finally realized the young man’s ambition was even greater than he had imagined.

Four hundred thousand square meters sounded like a lot, but in the end, it was only about 600 mu of industrial land.

’Of course I can handle it!’

"Mr. Meng, my demands aren’t that high. If you’re going to haggle over every detail, I’d rather give up on Luzhou. To be frank, my first choice is Hu City."

Chen Yansen glanced at Meng Yuanzhi, speaking before the other man had a chance to open his mouth.

Meng Yuanzhi let out a laugh. He had been about to say, ’Three billion is too much, how about two billion?’

But when he met Chen Yansen’s determined gaze, he instantly swallowed his words. He nodded heavily and declared with magnanimous flair, "No problem. I’ll agree to all of it."

He was afraid that if he tried to bargain any further, Chen Yansen would just up and leave, which would be incredibly awkward.

As ten o’clock approached, the people who had come to attend the unveiling ceremony gradually arrived.

Aside from a few bigwigs from the Central Bureau, there were also the heads of more than a dozen companies, including Luzhou City Construction, Xin City International, TCL, and Jingdongfang, as well as reporters from Huian Province’s print, streaming, and television media.

As soon as everyone got on stage for the ribbon-cutting, the sound of camera shutters clicked from below.

"Phase One of Orange Technology’s Luzhou Factory Officially Begins Production, with Annual Flagship Phone Capacity Reaching Ten Million Units!"

"Meng Yuanzhi and Mr. Chen Yansen, Founder of Senlian Capital, Cut the Ribbon Together!"

"Unveiling the Orange Mobile Phone Smart Factory: Over 5,000 Employees, Daily Production Capacity of 30,000 Units!"

"Orange Mobile Phone Factory: 23% of Front-Line Operators Hold Bachelor’s Degrees!"

Chen Yansen hadn’t even stepped off the stage yet, and the reporters had already drafted their headlines.

Meanwhile, staff from ’Xin’an Night Sky’ were negotiating with Cao Dahua, hoping to invite Chen Yansen to appear on their television interview program.

That afternoon, Senlian Capital publicly announced that it had completed the acquisition of Gaode Map.

This served as an official response to the earlier rumors!

Soon, the news that a 20-year-old entrepreneur had splurged 4.6 billion to buy Gaode Map shot to the top of the trending charts.

Some netizens even joked, "President Chen told his secretary to go buy a map, and she ended up spending 4.6 billion to buy Gaode Map."

"God damn it! We’re all twenty years old. That guy drops 4.6 billion without a thought, and I can’t even fucking scrape together 46 bucks."

「Meanwhile.」

The Luzhou branch of Fast Taxi was also established on the same day.

The explosive popularity of the ride-hailing model finally gave Cheng Wei, far away in Yanjing, his first financing opportunity.