Who wants to be a male model after being reborn? I want to be a male god.

Chapter 353 Unpretentious
Xu Wen's movements were very skillful, and with a slight "click", the door of the safe opened.

The USB drive is too small, and it seems like there is nothing in the safe.

Only if you look carefully can you find the USB flash drive.

Xu Wen carefully placed "The Disease Name is You" on the top layer and then closed the door of the safe.

"This is a book written by Xia Ning." Xu Wen explained to himself.

A hint of surprise flashed across Yang Yiyao's brows.

But she immediately remembered that Xu Wen once said that Xia Ning never gave up writing novels even when she was in the hospital. This was a means of treatment for her.

Then everything returned to normal.

"So, you met her today?" Yang Yiyao's voice came from behind.

Xu Wen stood up and patted the non-existent dust on his knees: "Yeah."

"how is she?"

"It has changed. For the better." Xu Wen replied briefly.

Yang Yiyao chuckled: "Time flies, half a year has passed, and she is really back."

After the words fell, there was a brief silence between the two.

They left the storage room in tacit understanding.

After a moment of silence, Yang Yiyao took the initiative to start a new topic: "You are finally starting to stabilize your balance."

Xu Wen did not answer.

He walked out of the fortune-telling room and through the shop, the wind chimes ringing again as he opened the door.

Yang Yiyao followed behind him, leaning against the door frame and looking at his back.

"Gu Xingruo is still waiting for me to go home, so I can't delay too long." Xu Wen said without turning his head.

Yang Yiyao looked at Xu Wen's departing back, feeling mixed emotions.

She actually began to look forward to where the relationship between these three people would go.

This time, she didn't do any divination.

Xu Wen always felt that Xia Ning was a little light now.

She suddenly appeared and left, as if she had never been there.

Xu Wen tried to contact her but received no response.

He could only put the matter aside for the time being and continue to complete his career.

The heat in Linjiang City is even more intense in July.

Xu Wen stood on the office building of Shancheng, overlooking the city that was slowly being taken over by takeout through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

His fingertips tapped lightly on the window frame, following a rhythm he had heard from somewhere.

"Squad leader, the first batch of uniform samples has arrived." Lan Qiu Sheng pushed the door open and walked in, holding a bright yellow delivery uniform in his hand.

Xu Wen turned around and his eyes fell on the bright uniform.

Yellow, bright and eye-catching, can be recognized at a glance in any corner of the city.

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Meituan doesn’t have such uniforms yet, so he can only get there first.

I wonder if future designers will say, “I feel like I’ve always lived in his shadow.”

"Have you tried it? How is the reflective effect at night?" he asked with concern.

"We've tested it and added 3M reflective strips. It's very visible under car headlights at night," she replied.

Lan Qiusheng spread out his uniform, and the "Flash City" logo on his chest sparkled in the sun.

She continued to ask: "But such a bright color, won't it be too eye-catching?"

Xu Wen took the uniform and ran his fingers over the fabric: "It has to be eye-catching."

He walked to his desk and sat back in his chair: "Recognition is a mobile advertisement. Every delivery man wearing this outfit is our living signboard."

Just like in the future he experienced, people would think of yellow and blue whenever they mentioned takeout.

Lan Qiusheng nodded thoughtfully.

Having followed Xu Wen in entrepreneurship for so long, she has become accustomed to his advanced business thinking.

"How is the recruitment of veterans going?" Xu Wen suddenly asked.

"Thirty-seven people have signed up. All of them have just been demobilized. They all performed well in physical tests and their discipline is impeccable." Lan Qiu Sheng looked through the data on the tablet.

Xu Wen raised his lips slightly: "Very good, push the slogan 'Military Delivery, Safe and Reliable' to users on the software, and the first batch will focus on colleges and business districts."

Recognition, trust, and efficiency.

These are what he believes to be the three core elements of Shancheng takeout.

Someone once joked online about Veteran BBQ, Veteran Repair Shop, and Veteran This time he was planning to start a "Veteran Takeout".

"Squad leader, I have a question. The basic salary of veterans is 15% higher than that of ordinary riders. Will it cost money?" Lan Qiu Sheng said after hesitating for a moment.

Xu Wen interrupted her: "Trust is an intangible asset. Right now, users don't trust us enough. When people order food late at night and see retired armed police delivering the food, how much is the sense of security worth? We are not selling delivery services, we are selling peace of mind."

His current idea is also a copy of a future online ride-hailing company.

Priority is given to hiring veterans.

The power of our predecessors is truly endless.

After Xu Wen arranged everything, a group of bright yellow figures suddenly appeared on the streets of Linjiang City.

They ride electric bikes with uniform logos, their postures are as straight as pine trees, and their delivery movements are clean and neat.

"Yellow Army".

Social media quickly gave the delivery team a nickname.

In the meeting room of Meituan’s Linjiang branch, regional manager Huang Jiangang threw a stack of printed social media screenshots on the table.

"Can anyone tell me what the origin of this Shancheng takeaway is?" he said angrily.

Such a company suddenly appeared on the market and was located in his territory, so the head office asked him to investigate it as soon as possible.

What annoyed him was that he had never heard of this company before.

The head of the marketing department wiped his sweat and said: "They appeared suddenly. As soon as they appeared, many large shopping malls in Jiang Province lined up to sell them. Although they mainly focus on takeaway business, they also have an impact on our main business."

"Takeout? Doesn't the company plan to promote takeout service next year? Can't we order in advance?" Huang Jiangang narrowed his eyes.

“There are still many aspects that have not been discussed.”

"You piece of crap! Contact the headquarters immediately and ask them to speed up the process! We can't slow down any longer!" Huang Jiangang slammed the table.

The operations director reminded quietly: "Mr. Huang, the headquarters said in the last meeting that it will take at least six months. We..."

"Then find a way to delay them! Check the background of this Shan City, especially their founder." A hint of coldness flashed in Huang Jiangang's eyes.

Ten minutes later, Xu Wen's file was projected onto the conference room screen.

"Xu Wen, 20 years old, a freshman in the Computer Science Department of Linjiang University, the founder of Huagong Education, and the top scorer in last year's college entrance examination."

Huang Jiangang was reading the information when he suddenly paused: "Isn't this just a student? No, there must be someone behind him!"

“That’s what we guessed too,” the marketing manager confirmed.

Huang Jiangang's face was gloomy: "This kind of people is the most difficult to deal with."

He looked around the conference room and said, "We need to know the core algorithm and operating model of Flash City." After a moment of silence, a young man wearing glasses in the corner raised his hand and said, "Mr. Huang, I have a suggestion."

Huang Jiangang raised his eyebrows: "Speak, Zhong Ming."

"My cousin is in Shancheng's sales team. He said they are recruiting more people and I can apply for the job." Zhong Ming pushed his glasses.

Huang Jiangang's eyes lit up: "Undercover? Good idea!"

He walked up to Zhong Ming and patted him on the shoulder: "You will quit your job tomorrow and apply for Shancheng. Focus on understanding three things: merchant rating standards, delivery algorithms, and future expansion plans."

The next day, Zhong Ming successfully passed the interview with Shancheng’s ground promotion team under the identity of "Li Ming".

With his work experience at Meituan, he easily got the job.

"Li Ming, please organize this merchant information. Mr. Xu will come to see it this afternoon." The field sales manager handed Zhong Ming a stack of documents.

Zhong Ming was delighted, the opportunity had come.

He pretended to ask casually: "Does Mr. Xu come to inspect often?"

"He's been coming here quite frequently recently. It seems he's optimizing some rating system. You're lucky to meet Mr. Xu today." The supervisor replied casually.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Wen appeared in the field sales office on time.

Unlike the business elite that Zhong Ming had imagined, the young man in front of him was wearing a simple white shirt and jeans and looked like an ordinary college student.

But when he started talking, the atmosphere in the room changed.

"We added 287 new partners last month, but the order volume only increased by 42%. What does this mean? We are expanding blindly and not focusing on high-quality merchants." Xu Wen's voice was not loud, but it made everyone prick up their ears.

He walked to the whiteboard and drew a three-dimensional coordinate system: "From today on, the 'three-dimensional rating system' will be fully implemented. Each merchant will be evaluated from three dimensions: food quality, food delivery speed, and user evaluation."

Zhong Ming quietly turned on the recording function on his phone and his heart beat faster.

This is exactly the secret that Meituan wants to know most.

Xu Wen continued to explain: "According to the ratings, merchants are divided into four levels: diamond, gold, silver and bronze, and different levels receive different platform exposure and subsidy policies."

He clicked on the computer, and a colorful chart was projected on the screen: "Focus on supporting diamond and gold merchants and give them more traffic."

The field sales manager asked: "Mr. Xu, is the scoring standard too subjective? For example, how do we quantify the 'quality of the dish'?"

Xu Wen smiled slightly, revealing an expression that said, "I expected this a long time ago." "We have developed a 'taste bud algorithm' that automatically generates a quality score by analyzing the keyword frequency and repurchase rate in user reviews. The delivery speed is recorded in real time by the rider's APP, so it cannot be faked."

Zhong Ming was stunned.

He had to get this information back as quickly as possible.

After the meeting, Xu Wen suddenly stopped Zhong Ming who was about to leave and asked, "Are you new here? What's your name?"

Zhong Ming's heart tightened: "Li Ming, just joined last week."

Xu Wen looked at him and nodded with interest: "You listened very carefully just now, do you have any thoughts?"

"I think the rating system is very scientific, especially the quantification of food delivery speed, which can significantly improve delivery efficiency." Zhong Ming answered cautiously.

Xu Wen nodded: "You have worked in Meituan, right?"

Zhong Ming's blood froze instantly.

How did he know? It's not on his resume!

Seeing Zhong Ming's reaction, Xu Wen smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Your analytical thinking is very Meituan-like. Your previous company background is not important. What matters is whether you can create value for Shancheng."

Zhong Ming breathed a sigh of relief and cursed himself for almost being exposed.

He didn't expect that the young man had such keen observation skills.

That night, Zhong Ming sent the information to Huang Jiangang.

The next day, Meituan held an emergency executive meeting to discuss how to deal with Shancheng’s rating system.

Huang Jiangang suggested: "We can sign up the diamond merchants in Shancheng first and give them higher subsidies."

"The problem is, we don't know which merchants in Shancheng are diamond-level!" The operations director frowned.

The conference room fell into silence.

Indeed, without a specific list of merchants, no matter how good the strategy is, it will be difficult to implement.

"Let Zhong Ming get the list of diamond merchants as soon as possible, at any cost!" Huang Jiangang ordered.

Three days later, Xu Wen convened another meeting to discuss the expansion plan for the next quarter.

"According to the latest data, our market share in universities has reached 43%, but in business districts it is only 21%, so there is still a lot of room for improvement," Lan Qiu Sheng reported.

Xu Wen pondered for a moment and said: "Adjust the business district strategy, focusing on breaking through the lunch period. Add the 'on-time delivery' label to diamond merchants and promise to pay for overdue delivery."

Zhong Ming suddenly interrupted: "Mr. Xu, I have an idea. Since diamond merchants are so important, should we impose regional restrictions on their distribution? For example, only one diamond-level store in each business district to avoid internal competition?"

There was a sudden silence around the conference table.

Everyone's eyes turned to Zhong Ming.

Xu Wen slowly raised his head, his eyes full of smiles: "Interesting suggestion, but."

He paused and continued, "The diamond rating of Shin City is dynamic and completely data-driven. There are no artificial restrictions. How did you come up with the concept of 'regional saturation'?"

Zhong Ming's forehead was covered with sweat. "I, I got this idea from the location selection strategy of traditional retail industry."

"Really? I remember Meituan seemed to have proposed this concept. Have you heard of it?" Xu Wen smiled meaningfully.

Zhong Ming's face turned pale.

Lan Qiu stood up abruptly: "You are from Meituan!"

The conference room was instantly in commotion.

Zhong Ming stood up in panic: "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Li Ming, or Zhong Ming, your social security records show that the time you left Meituan and the time you joined Shancheng perfectly matched. Is it a coincidence?" Xu Wen calmly opened the tablet, showing a personnel file.

All this is thanks to senior expert Jiang Xiaqing.

When there were unusual changes in the company's personnel, she noticed it immediately and informed him.

Xu Wen also let him in deliberately, wanting to see what he was going to do.

He had long thought that Meituan would eventually target him.

Perhaps the takeout war that was originally scheduled to happen in 2015 will start earlier because of him.

He must prepare early.

Zhong Ming knew that he was completely exposed, so he grabbed his briefcase and rushed out.

The security guard at the door had already been notified and stopped him.

Xu Wen walked up to Zhong Ming, who looked ashen, and said, "Don't be nervous. I'm not going to sue you. Go back and tell your superiors that the core of Flash City is not the algorithm, but the people."

He signaled to the security guard to let Zhong Ming go.

Xu Wen leaned close to Zhong Ming's ear and whispered, "For example, I knew you would come."

Zhong Ming widened his eyes, unable to believe his ears.

Is this all a designed trap?
Xu Wen turned to the team and said, "Okay, that's the end of the episode. Where were we talking about? Oh, the business district expansion."

It was as if the spy-catching incident just now was just a small note on the schedule.

Xu Wen didn't expect that Meituan's first move would be to send a little spy over.

Moreover, this spy was particularly easy to be exposed, and Jiang Xiaqing could see it at a glance.

Sure enough, business wars in reality are so simple and unpretentious.

I hope no one will come to the company to unplug his network cable in the future.
(End of this chapter)