I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 217, Section 216: "Does Mr. Fang really understand food delivery?"

The next day at noon, Fang Qingye had lunch, then drove to the school to pick up Bai Ou, and drove straight to the University Entrepreneurship Park.

Zhang Xuhao and his three companions had already arrived. Li Li was chatting with them when she saw Fang Qingye come in, and immediately stopped talking and hurriedly poured water for the two of them.

“President Bai, President Fang, we’ve thought it over. We can give you 30% of the shares,” Zhang Xuhao said.

Bai Ou immediately replied, "Okay, since Tuofang Investment owns 30% of the shares, we'll have a place on the future board of directors. That's not an unreasonable request, is it?"

“It’s not excessive. We can even give you the chairman’s position,” Zhang Xuhao said.

Fang Qing smiled slightly upon hearing this.

I wanted to compete for this position, but I never expected that the other party would offer it to me willingly.

He understood Zhang Xuhao's thoughts.

The title of chairman sounds impressive, but his power primarily lies in the company's strategic decision-making and management. The decision-making process is collective, with one vote per person; the chairman has no special privileges!

Currently, Ele.me holds shares in five people, including Fang Qingye, which is one-fifth of the votes.

In addition, Tuofang Investment has promised not to interfere with Ele.me's specific operations; it's just a strategic investment, and the chairman has a very mascot-like feel to him.

In fact, Zhang Xuhao had no idea that Fang Qingye didn't even want to be the mascot, but unfortunately, she had no one to rely on.

However, Fang Qingye did not want to expose his little scheme.

"Now that we've reached an agreement, how about Mr. Bai discusses the specific details with you?" Fang Qingye said.

Fang Qingye didn't like to get involved in the specific negotiation details. He felt that Bai Ou was very suitable for this, at least she wouldn't have any problem dealing with Zhang Xuhao and his group of newcomers in the capital world.

While Bai Ou and the other party argued, sometimes even engaging in heated debates, Fang Qingye leisurely drank tea on the side. After sitting for a while, she even felt a bit stuffy and went out for some fresh air.

The two parties reached an investment agreement after a full afternoon:

Tuofang Commerce & Technology Investment Co., Ltd. invested 300 million yuan to acquire a 30% stake in Ele.me Co., Ltd. in Shanghai.

The board of directors consists of five members, with Fang Qingye serving as chairman and Zhang Xuhao as vice chairman. Board meetings and shareholders' meetings are convened under the chairman's instructions.

Both parties also made detailed provisions regarding specific rights and obligations. Li Li, the CFO of Tuofang Investment, became a typist and typed out the contents of the agreement.

"Gentlemen, we have a little free time now." Fang Qingye, who hadn't said much until now, spoke up: "As the new chairman of Ele.me, I'd like to share my personal views on the food delivery industry."

"Mr. Fang knows a lot about food delivery?" Kang Jia immediately interjected, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes. In his eyes, he was just a wealthy and powerful capitalist.

Fang Qingye smiled slightly and looked at him: "I know more than you do."

"You know nothing!" Kang Jia's anger surged up, but Zhang Xuhao quickly restrained him: "Kang Jia, don't be impulsive, listen to what President Fang has to say."

Fang Qingye ignored Kang Jia and continued, "First of all, congratulations to everyone for discovering a market with huge potential. In the future, this market will not only create trillions of dollars in wealth, but will also profoundly change people's lifestyles."

"Just imagine, you're sitting at home, using your computer or phone, with just a few clicks, and in half an hour or even less, the food you need will be delivered to your door. And it's not just food, but also fruits, vegetables, medicine, supermarket goods, and so on. Wouldn't the world become a better place?" "What? Food delivery can deliver medicine and supermarket goods?" Deng Ye next to him seemed to have heard something unbelievable.

"Why not? You sign takeout contracts with restaurants, so why can't you sign them with pharmacies or supermarkets? What's the real difference?!" Fang Qingye retorted.

"This... seems to be true too." Deng Ye had to admit that there was indeed no difference.

“However, people don’t seem to be used to it. For example, I can order food delivery, but it feels strange to ask me to buy medicine or daily necessities,” Zhang Xuhao explained.

“User habits are cultivated gradually, which of course depends on the promotion of our food delivery platform,” Fang Qingye said.

Deng Ye nodded.

“We can even expand this further. If you can order food online, why can’t you order hotels, movie tickets, attraction tickets, or even train and plane tickets online?” Fang Qingye went on and on, listing all the functions of food delivery platforms in the future.

Everyone listened in stunned silence, but Zhang Xuhao's eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if he were seeing a brand new world.

"Of course, at this stage, Ele.me's main focus is on food delivery. As the saying goes, you have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. You can't rush things." Fang Qingye rambled on for a while, but then quickly brought everyone back to reality.

"As for food delivery, I have a few thoughts: 1. The user experience design of the delivery platform should be good, and the interface should be simple and easy to use. Napos system does a very good job. Of course, there are some areas that need improvement, and we will continue to improve them based on user needs in the future."

"2. Collaborate with restaurants, discuss the details and conditions of cooperation, and establish a stable cooperative relationship. Everyone is doing this, and we need to intensify our efforts in this area."

Construction of logistics and distribution system.
Marketing and brand building.
Data analysis and optimization.
After-sales service system construction
Fang Qingye spoke for over an hour before finally finishing her speech, and the office was completely silent.

After a moment, Zhang Xuhao seemed to come to his senses and asked, "President Fang, we need to go back and digest what you've said. Do you have a prepared speech?"

"Look, this is just an impromptu speech. I'll organize it and send it to your QQ email when I get back," Fang Qingye said.

"Thank you, Mr. Fang. I think we made the right choice in finding a partner this time!" Zhang Xuhao said excitedly, and the other three were also thrilled.

According to Fang Qingye, we were delivering lunchboxes; it was practically creating a wonderful new world!
Fang Qingye smiled and said, "You're welcome, Mr. Zhang. As long as we cooperate sincerely, I believe Ele.me will become the leader in the food delivery industry!"

Li Li printed out two copies of the contract, and both parties signed and affixed their respective official seals to the contract, officially establishing the cooperation. The 300 million yuan would be transferred to Ele.me's account by tomorrow morning.

It was already 6 PM when Zhang Xuhao said, "President Fang, President Bai, how about we have dinner together to celebrate our cooperation? It's on me!"

"I'll treat you, I'll pay personally, so we won't spend any of our company's money," Fang Qingye said.

Everyone laughed.

The group didn't complain about the location and found a restaurant nearby. They ordered a few dishes and some baijiu (Chinese liquor). The seven of them, including Li Li, sat together, eating and chatting.

Naturally, everyone spoke freely about Ele.me's current and future development.

This gathering, known as the "Gathering of the Five Giants" in the food delivery industry, laid the foundation for the development of the food delivery industry.

(End of this chapter)