Chapter 546 398: Senlian Star Shining Card! Over 1 Billion Registered Users, 600 Million Unique

March 27th, an ordinary Wednesday.

The E-commerce Association announced that mobile shopping now accounted for 41.6% of all transactions, with third and fourth-tier cities becoming the main drivers of growth for e-commerce platforms.

Internet companies rushed to accelerate their mobile-end development.

With that, the golden age of the PC era officially came to a close!

Popular games like *Everyday Cool Run*, *Find Your Sister*, *Carrot Fantasy*, and *Fishing Joy 2* made high-profile debuts on the Aurora Future Store and received traffic support from the app marketplace.

The Qingcheng D2's single-week sales of six million units sparked heated discussions across the internet, while Aurora Future OS surpassed the one-million user mark just five days after its launch.

Everyone knew that the Qingcheng D2 was the perfect vehicle for Aurora Future OS.

With the expanded production capacity of the Orange Phone Factory, if the Qingcheng D2 could monopolize the budget smartphone market, Aurora Future OS might just be able to carve out a niche for itself in the mobile operating system space.

At 9:30 in the morning, an Audi Q5 slowly drove into the Science and Technology Park.

RING RING RING—!

The landline on the desk rang.

"Boss, President Zhao is here," said Tian Tian from the front desk.

Chen Yansen grunted in acknowledgment. After hanging up, he walked out of his office and took the elevator down to the first floor.

Just last night, he had been planning to return to the Delta when Zhao Maolin called. The two of them ended up drinking at the Star of the Milky Way until two in the morning.

The business circles of Hua Country had a long-standing tradition: fill the glasses before talking business.

Zhao Maolin's purpose for this trip was to leverage Senlian Capital's online channels to acquire more new telecom users. In response, Chen Yansen had proposed a collaboration on an internet-centric phone card.

Zhao Maolin was taken aback at first, then looked troubled. At his rank and level of influence, he didn't have the authority to make the decision directly, but he felt there was still room for discussion.

In fact, as early as mid-March, Yanjing Telecommunications had already launched a 15-yuan monthly app-specific data plan in partnership with Sohu Video.

But Chen Yansen was clearly taking this model to the next level, wanting to include all of Senlian Capital's subsidiaries in the data-free package.

The idea was audacious!

It wasn't that the business logic was particularly advanced, but that Chen Yansen's move to make the telecom company concede and voluntarily give up profits was incredibly bold.

Actually, a few years ago during the 2G era, China Mobile had offered an unlimited data plan. Depending on the regional rates, the monthly fee was 10, 20, or 30 yuan. However, GPRS network speeds were only a few kilobytes per second back then, so actual data consumption was extremely limited.

Even so, the plan was quickly discontinued.

It had threatened too many vested interests.

To put it bluntly, while the idea of an unlimited data internet phone card had a fresh twist, it wasn't truly novel. It was merely something the three major carriers had already tried and abandoned.

But as acquiring new customers became more difficult and competition among the three carriers intensified, it wasn't impossible that Yanjing Telecommunications would agree to the partnership.

"President Chen, long time no see!" Zhao Maolin, leading two assistants, spread his arms familiarly for an old-friend-style hug the moment he saw Chen Yansen.

'Ever since Lao Zhao went to Luzhou, his skill at bullshitting has reached a whole new level of mastery,' Chen Yansen thought. He complained silently to himself, 'If you hadn't come back to Xucheng, I'd be soaking in a hot spring in Shidu right now.'

Then, putting on a smile, he reluctantly gave Lao Zhao a quick hug and led him into Office Building Nine, where Orange Technology was located.

"Did your boss agree or not? If there's no progress, I don't have time to entertain you," Chen Yansen said, leaning in and lowering his voice.

"Don't be so pragmatic. Just yesterday you were calling me 'Brother Zhao' over and over," Zhao Maolin said, rolling his eyes.

"Even brothers keep clear accounts," Chen Yansen said with a straight face.

"Prepare a report with your application data for me," Zhao Maolin said ambiguously after clearing his throat.

"So it's a done deal?" Chen Yansen pressed.

"How could it be that simple? You think this is a private company where the boss can just call a meeting and settle things?" Zhao Maolin explained. "Don't worry, my boss said he'll do his best to fight for you, but he can't guarantee the outcome."

"How about you just head back for now?" Chen Yansen said, looking at Zhao Maolin with a teasing, half-smiling expression.

"Damn it, now I'm definitely not leaving. Hand over all your good tea," Zhao Maolin retorted, cursing good-naturedly, knowing Chen Yansen was joking.

"Brother Zhao, you need to watch your language!" Chen Yansen ribbed him.

"You forced my hand," Zhao Maolin snorted, following Chen Yansen into the elevator lobby.

"What are the odds?" Chen Yansen asked again.

'If Yanjing Telecommunications doesn't agree, I'll just go talk to Unicom and Mobile,' he thought. 'I have to try them all. What if one of them says yes?'

"Fifty-fifty, I'd say," Zhao Maolin answered, slippery as an eel.

Chen Yansen's brow furrowed slightly as he stared at Zhao Maolin.

Lao Zhao felt a little unnerved by his gaze. Afraid of offending Chen Yansen, he added in a low voice, "It mainly depends on what percentage of the app-specific data costs Senlian Capital is willing to bear."

"Yanjing Telecommunications' potential gains are no less than Senlian Capital's," Chen Yansen immediately retorted.

"Are you saying you don't want to pay a single cent? You want a free ride?" Zhao Maolin shot back.

"Yanjing Telecommunications wants money? Fine. Then for every phone card sold, I want a commission on activation and top-ups," Chen Yansen shot back without hesitation.

The implication was clear: Yanjing Telecommunications shouldn't expect to take advantage of Senlian Capital either.

"President Chen really hasn't changed a bit," Zhao Maolin remarked with a chuckle.

'In any case, I've already kicked this collaboration up to my boss,' he thought. 'If it succeeds, I get the credit and my relationship with Chen Yansen improves. If it fails, the blame won't fall on me.'

DING. The elevator doors slid open.

Chen Yansen pushed open the door, revealing an office of over fifty square meters. To the left, by the window, was an area with a sofa, a coffee table, and a bookshelf. To the right stood a large LED screen, a tea station, and a reception area. In the very center was a walnut desk, beside which a lush, verdant Money Tree grew splendidly.