Chapter 656: Chairman Shi? First Meeting with Kang Yiping! Meng Yuanzhi's Little Scheme, the Luzhou Branch Factory Plan

Chapter 656: Chapter 470: Chairman Shi? First Meeting with Kang Yiping! Meng Yuanzhi’s Little Scheme, the Luzhou Branch Factory Plan

A mere hour and a half was just a warm-up for Chen Yansen.

Two hours later, Meng Jie suddenly remembered she’d been AWOL for half an hour. She hurriedly forced herself to sit up, grabbed her phone, and requested a half-day off.

After she was done, she felt her stomach rumbling. She had skipped lunch, and after another two hours of intense activity, it was no wonder she was starving.

“Hungry?” Chen Yansen asked casually, having read her mind.

“Mhm. There’s a QR code on the table for ordering. What do you want to eat? It’s my treat today.”

Meng Jie said with a grin.

After speaking, she slid her hand under the blanket, grabbed hold of him, and snuggled deeper into his arms.

“You decide,” Chen Yansen said, leaning against the headboard as he replied to a message from Zhao Maolin.

They had agreed earlier that when he passed through Luzhou, he would treat him and Kang Yiping to a meal as a thank you.

Additionally, the Senlian Enterprise phone cards were about to launch, and the debugging of the Celestial Craftsmanship baseband chips required cooperation from the telecommunications side. Naturally, he had to take this opportunity to deepen their partnership.

Zhao Maolin’s thoughts were similar to Kang Yiping’s. The two sides hit it off immediately and agreed to meet at 6 p.m. at Luzhou Prefecture.

Tao Jingwen had left a message for Chen Yansen, asking him to visit the Central Bureau tomorrow morning.

Xu Minggang from Xin City International, Chairman Jin Junhua of Rongshida, Liang Zhirong of Jianghuai Motors, and others had also sent invitations for drinks after learning he was in Luzhou.

Chen Yansen thought for a moment, then asked Xu Minggang to take the lead in organizing a get-together and invite a few familiar partners to chat.

Otherwise, if he had to entertain them one by one, he’d be stuck in Luzhou for a week before he was done.

Hearing this, Meng Jie, wrapped in a bath towel, hopped barefoot off the bed. She took out her phone and scanned the code, and the menu for ‘Jinyuan’ immediately popped up on the screen.

This was a new feature Kuai Pao had launched in July, co-developed with Orange Pay. It also added a coupon redemption function.

Simply put, after purchasing a Group Buy deal, users only had to add the Group Buy package from their coupon wallet to the cart and submit it directly. This allowed them to enjoy the same food and service as dine-in customers.

They didn’t have to show the Group Buy coupon to the staff separately, which also saved them the wait time of the redemption process. The entire flow was seamlessly integrated with online ordering, greatly enhancing the customer experience.

Qian Du Group Buy could only bite the bullet and copy it, only to be mercilessly mocked by netizens.

With a few quick taps, Meng Jie ordered four dishes and a soup, all of which were Chen Yansen’s favorites, as far as she could remember.

The two stayed at the hotel until a little after five before leaving by car.

Meng Zhenguo had bought Meng Jie a three-bedroom apartment in the Government District to make her commute to work more convenient.

A year ago, Chen Yansen had bought five villas of various sizes in Luzhou. He gave Meng Jie the key to one of them, but she had never stayed there, not even once.

So, he had Huang Boxiang drop Meng Jie off at her residential complex first before heading toward Luzhou Prefecture.

「The afterglow of the setting sun filled the sky with rosy clouds.」

The distant sky was a sheet of crimson. Even in late August, Luzhou remained scorching hot, and the very air was warm.

By the time Chen Yansen arrived at Luzhou Prefecture, Zhao Maolin and Kang Yiping were already waiting in the private room.

He pushed open a pearwood door carved with a pattern of pines and cranes symbolizing longevity. A revolving lantern spun slowly overhead. The room had been remodeled in the style of the main hall of an old Anhui-style residence, with walls of polished blue brick.

The Eight Immortals table was made of rosewood, its surface inlaid with a piece of Qimen Jade that formed the outline of Mi Lake.

The central air conditioning vent was cleverly hidden just below the door lintel, slowly pumping out cool air.

The moment Zhao Maolin saw Chen Yansen, he quickly rose to greet him.

Kang Yiping stood up as well, not daring to act high and mighty.

After all, his direct superior, Sun Gejing, treated Chen Yansen as an equal. With his current status, while he wasn’t necessarily a subordinate, acting too arrogant would inevitably leave a bad impression and could negatively affect future cooperation.

He understood this dynamic crystal clearly.

“President Chen, this is my boss, Mr. Kang Yiping, the General Manager of Luzhou Telecommunications.”

Zhao Maolin proactively made the introduction.

“President Kang, a pleasure! The launch and promotion of the Star-Shine Card and the Enterprise Card would not have been possible without your strong support. I’ve brought a case of good wine today specifically for the occasion.”

Chen Yansen said, shaking Kang Yiping’s right hand.

“A whole case? Looks like I’ll have to risk life and limb to drink with you tonight! Xiaozhao, call me an ambulance and have it on standby.”

Kang Yiping joked with a laugh.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they gestured for each other to sit down before taking their seats.

Zhao Maolin stood to the side, pouring tea and wine, looking more like Kang Yiping’s assistant or secretary.

Lao Zhao had long ago perfected the art of waiting on people, moving with an effortless grace.

Coming from anyone else, it might have seemed overly sycophantic, but Zhao Maolin was different. His words and actions were so natural that they put people at ease.

Chen Yansen glanced at him and thought to himself, ‘No wonder Kang Yiping has so many subordinates but can’t seem to forget Lao Zhao. He transferred Zhao Maolin to the Luzhou Headquarters the first chance he got.’

‘With skills like these, who else would get promoted if not him?’

“The sales for the Star-Shine Card have far exceeded my expectations. Senlian Capital’s power in online channels is truly staggering. If China Unicom and China Mobile hadn’t followed suit and churned out a bunch of Treasure Cards, Fox Cards, and King Cards, I’m afraid the order volume for the Star-Shine Card would have surpassed 50 million units long ago.”

Kang Yiping said slowly, his tone holding both admiration for Chen Yansen and disdain for China Unicom and China Mobile.