Chapter 646: Senlian Capital's Executive Dream Team! Self-Developed Baseband Idea, the Sleepy God Duo

Chapter 646: Chapter 462: Senlian Capital’s Executive Dream Team! Self-Developed Baseband Idea, the Sleepy God Duo

「The next morning. Yanjing International Conference Center.」

Every time a luxury car pulled up, a heavyweight from the internet industry would step out and head toward the conference hall.

The reporters who had snapped photos of Chen Yansen’s group gathering last night were still animatedly discussing their camera angles.

“Whoa! Li Yanhong’s here! He’s the first of the ‘BATS’ four giants to arrive.”

“What ‘BATS’? It’s the era of ‘STA’ now!”

“Qian Du’s market cap has dropped below 20 billion US dollars. They don’t deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Senlian Capital, Penguin, and Ali Baba anymore.”

“Li Yanhong has some serious dark circles. You think he didn’t sleep well last night?”

“Could he even sleep? Two years ago, Qian Du Search had an 80% market share. Now it’s only 40%—cut in half!”

“Well, what can you do? Lingxi Search is backed by the Moss Assistant, and with the number of Orange Mobile Phones out there, it’s practically conquered half the mobile search market.”

The reporters whispered among themselves as they clicked their shutters.

In Hua Country, people have always judged heroes by their success or failure.

As Qian Du’s market cap continued to plummet, the same media outlets that once fawned over it had changed their tune in the blink of an eye. They now wanted to kick Qian Du out of the ‘BATS’ league, believing ‘STA’ was the truly deserving lineup.

Hearing the whispers of silent criticism around him, Li Yanhong’s expression darkened, and he unconsciously quickened his pace.

Seeing this, Li Yuanming, the general manager of Qian Du’s Mobile Cloud Business Division, hurried to catch up.

Following them, Ma Liyun and Lu Zhaoxi entered, one after the other.

A moment later, Zhou Hongyi strode into the conference hall with Qi Xiangdong in tow.

The moment Lao Zhou sat down, he closed his eyes to rest.

He had been through two rounds of drinking last night, and his head was still fuzzy. He had to admit, he’d been careless.

Ma Wenteng not only had an incredible tolerance for alcohol, but he was also a master in the art of persuading people to drink.

Zhou Hongyi had partially blacked out. He only remembered downing his glass whenever it was full, then having it refilled. During the session at the bar, he had been completely out of it.

After the CEO of 360, Sohu CEO Zhang Chaoyang forced himself to look lively, waved at the media cameras, and then headed straight for the conference hall. The moment he sat down, he fell asleep.

He was almost fifty. He loved drinking and staying up late, but he couldn’t handle drinking or staying up late anymore.

Sitting next to him, Youku Chairman Gu Yongqiang stared at the snoring, head-bowed Zhang Chaoyang with a strange expression. ‘This is ridiculous!’ he thought.

But just as the thought crossed his mind, he faintly heard another snore.

Gu Yongqiang looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zhou Hongyi, dressed in a red polo with a raised collar, leaning his head back and fast asleep.

At least Zhang Chaoyang was wearing a suit, so he didn’t stand out among the other entrepreneurs.

Zhou Hongyi’s red polo shirt, however, was far too eye-catching, and his snores were drawing quite a bit of attention.

Qualcomm Vice President Shen Jin remained composed on the surface, but inwardly he was roaring with laughter. He had seen the news last night, so he could naturally guess that Zhang Chaoyang and Zhou Hongyi had been drinking until the early hours of the morning.

As one of the participants in last night’s drinking session, Chen Yansen had woken up shortly after three, but he didn’t leave his hotel until nine.

Of the project heads invited to the conference, sixty to seventy percent were from the dozen or so holding subsidiaries under Senlian Capital.

When Chen Yansen took the elevator down to the first-floor lobby, he discovered everyone was waiting for him in the lounge area.

“Brother Sen!”

“Boss!”

A group of nattily dressed men and women greeted him respectfully.

On second thought, Chen Yansen understood their intention. It was nothing more than a chance to flex their muscles for the outside world.

He smiled and didn’t object.

A procession of more than a dozen luxury cars sped along the Middle Fourth Ring Road.

The convoy was a mighty procession, an impressive sight to behold.

The distance from the hotel to the conference center was less than a kilometer, and they arrived in the blink of an eye.

Chen Yansen was the first to get out of the car. Gao Weilin followed closely, walking on his boss’s right.

Zhou Shouzhi, Huang Zheng, and Liao Wei were a step behind, following closely.

Pei Yi, Xiao Jun, Cheng Weixing, Hu Weiyi, Zhang Yinjia, Liang Bo, Zhang Yiming, and the others formed the third echelon.

The formation of the attendees from Senlian Capital looked like a sharp arrow, aimed straight for the conference venue.

Their solemn, overwhelming presence pushed forward.

“Holy shit! Just how many people from Senlian Capital are here? Did they think this was their annual company meeting?”

“And the people from Orange Phone Factory, Celestial Craft Chip, and Deep Blue Battery haven’t even arrived yet!”

“I never noticed before, but Senlian Capital actually has so many industry leaders under its name.”

“At the rate Chen Yansen’s wealth is growing, give it some time, and I’m afraid even the combined market caps of all the ‘BAT’ companies won’t be as much as his!”

The reporters mused to themselves.

But their hands didn’t stop moving, afraid of missing a single frame.

When Chen Yansen and his group entered, they instantly became the center of attention, drawing gasps and murmurs from the crowd.

A bleary-eyed Zhang Chaoyang slowly woke up. Watching Chen Yansen walk with a brisk, confident stride, he couldn’t help but feel a touch of envy.

He used to be like that, too—full of boundless energy and endless ideas.

‘I’m old now,’ he thought. ‘I can’t compare to a kid like Chen Yansen.’

‘Sigh. Back when I was young, I could take on three guys at once. Now, even a one-on-one is a struggle.’

A pang of bitterness hit Zhang Chaoyang, and he simply closed his eyes to get some more sleep.

‘Out of sight, out of mind!’

Li Yanhong turned to look toward the entrance. When he saw Chen Yansen and his entourage, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he quickly turned his head away.

‘That bastard!’

‘He’s so damn pretentious!’

As the saying goes, cutting off a person’s fortune is like murdering their parents.

In the battle between Senlian Capital and Qian Du, billions of Hua Yuan had been burned on marketing expenses alone, while Qian Du’s market cap had evaporated by more than 6 billion US dollars.

To put it bluntly, despite Li Yanhong’s calm exterior, he secretly wished he could murder Chen Yansen and his entire family.