I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 172 The Express Delivery Market: I Want Half the Share! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

12月3日，云速快递宣布：华北、华东、华南大区，2.5公斤内的快递包裹协议价从3元降至2.8元；1公斤内电商小件协议价从2.5元降至2.2元。

Considering transportation and labor costs, the price per order will be 0.6-0.8 yuan higher in Northeast, Southwest, and Central China.

Compared to the starting price of 3-5 yuan for delivery from STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunsu Express, Yunsu's price is simply insane!

Chen Feilei, the owner of Sufeng Express, cursed Liao Wei as a mad dog!

At this moment, in a private meeting place in Shanghai.

Four middle-aged men sat together, some smoking cigars, others holding large red eagle cigarettes, the room filled with smoke.

"Everyone, what do you think we should do?" Chen Dejun of Shentong asked in a deep voice, his eyes narrowed.

"Find a truck and run this idiot over," Yu Weijiao, the boss of Yuantong, suggested viciously.

Yunsu's actions have snatched away many customers from Yuantong, and small and medium-sized sellers in Yiwu have decisively switched their courier services to Yunsu.

Large sellers who have signed agreements for warehouse space and negotiated prices are still observing the situation.

To put it bluntly, if Far Eastern doesn't lower its prices, all its major clients will leave.

Everyone does business to make money, so the key is which courier service is cheap, punctual, and offers door-to-door delivery.

In terms of transportation speed, Yunsu has fewer transit zones, sorting warehouses, and stations, making it inferior to the "Three Tongs and One Da" (STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express).

However, Yunsu Express couriers can deliver goods to your door, something that STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express cannot do.

In addition, with low delivery fees, it's normal for customers to leave.

"Old Yu, I'm not talking about you, but you're almost fifty. Don't be so quick to shout about fighting and killing. Do you want to spend the rest of your life operating a sewing machine?"

Chen Dejun frowned and asked in a cold voice.

"I think Lao Yu's idea is good. If we kill that bastard Liao Wei, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief," Lai Haisong of Zhongtong Express said with a smile.

"What else can we do? Fight him! With Liao Wei's meager strength, how many months can he last?" Nie Tengyu from Yunda Express said with a disdainful look.

"But he has Senlian Capital behind him. If Chen Yansen doesn't care and throws in five or six billion, who among us can withstand that?"

Chen Dejun sighed and asked quietly.

In their eyes, Liao Wei was insignificant, but Chen Yansen was different. At such a young age, he had more than 100 billion yuan in cash. If they really fought, even if STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express won, they would be severely weakened.

"Alright, I'm going home to sleep. You two are like this, you can't come to a conclusion anyway."

Nie Tengyu suddenly stood up, preparing to leave.

If underhanded tactics don't work, and price wars don't work, then what's the point of even talking?

Nie Tengyu made up his mind to lower the price to the same level as Yunsu Express tomorrow and see who can't hold out first!

"Mr. Nie, don't rush. Sit down and let's talk slowly. Let's discuss a unified pricing strategy and join forces to suppress Yunsu. Only by cooperating can we make money!"

Lai Haisong of Zhongtong, all smiles, pulled Nie Tengyu back down to sit.

"Since Liao Wei wants to wage a price war, then we'll play along to the end!" After thinking for a while, Chen Dejun gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The four men exchanged glances, and Lai Haisong responded with a "Go in!"
Then, a young man who looked like an assistant walked in, went straight to Chen Dejun's side, and whispered a few words.

"What? Liao Wei was hit by a car?"

Chen Dejun looked at Yu Weijiao of Yuantong Express with a look of astonishment.

Just three minutes ago, Yu Weijiao said he was going to run Liao Wei over.

Nie Tengyu of Yunda Express and Lai Haisong of Zhongtong Express also immediately turned their attention to Yu Weijiao.

"Damn it! Why are you looking at me? I didn't do it!"

Yu Weijiao snorted coldly and quickly retorted.

He only said that on purpose because he saw that the other three were undecided.

Given his current wealth and status, there's no need to resort to drastic measures if something can be resolved with money.

If things go wrong, I might even go to jail.

This is not the early stage of a startup, where people will stop at nothing to grab market share.

He now owns luxury cars and mansions, and has enough savings to last several lifetimes. There's no need for him to take risks for Liao Wei.

The other three stared at Yu Weijiao with suspicion, clearly not believing him.

the other side.

Chen Yansen had just finished dinner when he received a call from Liao Wei's assistant, informing him that Liao Wei had been hit by a car.

"Is he alright?" Chen Yansen asked, startled.

He never expected that on the very first day of Yunsu's price reduction, someone would arrange a dump truck for Liao Wei!
He couldn't help but wonder if he could withstand being hit by a truck.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Liao is still undergoing emergency treatment, and the specific situation is still unclear," the assistant replied.

"I understand. Send me the hospital address."

Chen Yansen said.

Regardless, Liao Wei was working for him when the accident happened, so he had to go there.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yansen asked Xu Xingxing to book a plane ticket and fly to Tangcheng overnight.

When he arrived at the hospital, he had just entered when he saw four uniformed inspectors questioning Liao Wei's assistant.

"President Chen!" Upon seeing Chen Yansen, the assistant abandoned the inspector and hurriedly came to greet him.

"How is Lao Liao doing?" Chen Yansen asked.

"He just came off the operating table and is still unconscious. He has three broken ribs and a comminuted fracture of his leg. Fortunately, no vital organs were injured, and the rest of his injuries are minor," the assistant explained slowly.

"I am Yan Liang from the Tangcheng Patrol Station. May I ask your name?"

A patrolman in his thirties, with rough skin and a rugged appearance, stepped forward and asked.

"Chen Yansen, the owner of Yunsu Express, and Liao Wei are my employees."

Chen Yansen gave a brief introduction.

"At 3:27 PM this afternoon, a Yunsu truck wrecked the Sufeng Express station in Yiwu, and Liao Wei was hit by the truck that evening. Are you doing business or fighting like this?"

Yan Liang suppressed his anger and questioned him in a cold voice.

It's almost the end of 2011, and someone still dares to do this kind of thing right under his nose. Do they really think they can't be found out?
Did Yunsu's truck crash into Sufeng Express station?
Liao Wei was so ruthless?
Didn't Lao Tzu say that we should follow legal channels?
He looked at Liao Wei's assistant with a questioning look in his eyes.

The assistant nodded slightly, tacitly agreeing with Yan Liang's statement.

"I need to wait for a reply from the Yiwu station and the local inspection station to find out the specifics."

Chen Yansen did not give a clear answer, but responded softly.

Yan Liang stared intently at Chen Yansen, but there was not a trace of tension or panic on his face.

Yan Liang then left with his men without saying anything more.

After all, as Chen Yansen said, mere suspicion is useless; there must be evidence.

"Mr. Chen, please go back to the hotel and rest. I'll stay here and keep watch. I'll notify you as soon as Mr. Liao wakes up," the assistant said.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Chen Yansen patted his assistant on the shoulder and replied.

"I'll take you there." The assistant followed behind Chen Yansen, making a phone call as they walked.

The two walked to the hospital entrance, where a black Mercedes was already parked on the side of the road.

In the front passenger seat and on the left side of the back seat, sat two young men in sharp suits, their backs straight, their eyes alert, and they were watching their surroundings.

“During this special period, I hired two bodyguards from a security company, just in case.”

Zhai An opened the car door, gesturing for Chen Yansen to get in, while explaining.

"What's your name?" Chen Yansen asked with a smile, seeing how thoughtful he was.

"Boss, my name is Zhai An." Zhai An quickly answered when he heard the big boss ask him a question.

"Take good care of Lao Liao," Chen Yansen said before getting into the car.

Back at the hotel, Chen Yansen quickly received Zhai An's investigation results: Yunsu Express's truck went out of control and crashed directly into the gate of Sufeng Express.

It happened to be the station's delivery time, and apart from the dispatcher and station manager, none of the couriers were there. Fortunately, no one was injured, only property was damaged.

Chen Yansen shook his head; this was clearly Liao Wei's revenge.

The truck just happened to lose control, the other station just happened to be deserted, and it just happened that only the goods and the vehicle were damaged. How could there be so many coincidences?

No wonder the inspector named Yan Liang suspected him of instigating it from the very beginning.

Chen Yansen currently has limited information and can only make this preliminary judgment.

Early the next morning.

Chen Yansen arrived at the hospital again by car, followed by two bodyguards.

Although he felt he didn't need them, given his current strength and reaction speed, the two bodyguards were completely useless.

"Mr. Chen, you're here! Mr. Liao is awake." Zhai An hurriedly came over and said.

“Take me there,” Chen Yansen said.

Zhai An led Chen Yansen forward and stopped in front of a private hospital room, where two bodyguards were guarding the door.

Upon entering the ward, one could see Liao Wei wearing a hospital gown, lying weakly on the bed, his face covered in purplish-blue abrasions.

Thick bandages were wrapped around his left leg and waist.

"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry to have troubled you! I'm sorry to have made you go through all this trouble." Liao Wei said with a wry smile as Chen Yansen entered.

"There are no outsiders here. Tell me, what exactly happened?" Chen Yansen asked, staring at Liao Wei.

"Boss, this is a real surprise! I didn't instruct my subordinates to do this at all."

Liao Wei looked completely innocent, but was so angry he wanted to curse.

If he really did it, he would feel better if he suffered some hardship and pain, but he really didn't do it!

Accident?

What a coincidence!
It wasn't that Chen Yansen didn't believe Liao Wei; it was just that this matter seemed completely unrelated to an accident.

"Alright, it's good that he's not dead."

Chen Yansen didn't want to delve into it further; Liao Wei said it was an accident, so he just treated it as an accident.

If the patrol finds something else, Chen Feilei might let Liao Wei off the hook, but he wouldn't let him off easily either.

When Chen Yansen hires people, ability is secondary; the most important thing is that they are willing to listen.

If Liao Weizhen retaliates against Sufeng Express without authorization, then his tenure as CEO of Yunsu Express is over.

The two chatted for a while, and then Yan Liang arrived with his men.

No matter how Yan Liang questioned him, Liao Wei insisted that the traffic accident in Yiwu was an accident.

Unable to do anything about Liao Wei, Yan Liang brought up what happened last night.

Unsurprisingly, the person who hit Liao Wei was a truck driver from Sufeng Express. The driver said that the truck couldn't stop in time and crashed into him.

However, Yan Liang checked the surveillance footage and found that the truck had been loitering near the Yunsu headquarters building for more than ten hours, constantly waiting at the intersection, with a very clear intention.

But when Yan Liang produced the surveillance footage, the driver changed his story, saying that he had been drinking that day and was just resting nearby.

Unable to obtain any useful information, Yan Liang had no choice but to leave and wait for the results of the investigation in Yiwu.

"I never expected the competition in the express delivery industry to reach this level. In the future, I'll hire more bodyguards, and the company will pay for it."

Chen Yansen joked with a smile.

“I’d like to move the company headquarters to Shanghai. I don’t feel at ease keeping it in Tangcheng.”

Liao Wei almost lost his life; how could he not be terrified?

Sufeng's headquarters are in Tangcheng, which is too close, making Liao Wei feel unsafe at all.

"Okay, we'll talk about it when you're healed," Chen Yansen nodded in agreement.

An hour later, Liao Wei's wife brought their child to see him.

Seeing that Liao Weineng was eating and drinking normally, Chen Yansen got up to say goodbye and left the ward.

"Buzz buzz buzz—!" Chen Yansen's cell phone rang in his pocket.

He took it out and saw it was Liu Zhiping from Penguin. After a moment's thought, he pressed the answer button.

"Hey, Martin, wanna have some tea?" Chen Yansen said half-jokingly.

"I've heard about the Yunsu Express incident. Chen Jiahai from Quanfeng asked me to mediate and try to get you to lower the price back to 3 yuan. What do you think?"

Liu Zhiping got straight to the point.

"I want half of the express delivery market share. If he can convince STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, Yunda Express, and SF Express, I will raise prices."

Chen Yansen made no attempt to hide his arrogance.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhiping knew that the negotiations would not go well, and said with a smile, "Okay, I understand. Come to Shenzhen when you have time. Pony has been talking about you a lot lately."

Tencent invested tens of millions of yuan in Quanfeng in the first half of the year and is one of Quanfeng's shareholders. This is also the reason why Chen Jia Hai asked Liu Zhiping to intervene.

However, judging from Liu Zhiping's attitude, he was just going through the motions and clearly favored Chen Yansen over Quan Feng.

Soon, the three major express delivery companies (STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express) received a message from Chen Jia Hai, who stated bluntly:
There's no room for negotiation, let's start fighting!
That bastard Chen Yansen said that unless they are willing to give up all of their market share!

In the last month of 2011, the four major express delivery companies from Tonglu were forced to respond and announced price reductions.

On e-commerce platforms, items that were originally priced at 9.9 yuan with free shipping quickly dropped to 8.9 yuan, or even 7.9 yuan.

The number of low-end group-buying products on the Pinbei platform increased by 30% instantly.

Small sellers from Yiwu flocked to the platform, taking advantage of Yunsu Express's minimum delivery fee of 2.2 yuan to sell products such as dishwashing sponges, nail clippers, toilet paper, and clothes racks at a rapid pace.
Some products saw daily sales surge to 40 to 50 units.

Upon learning of the situation, Chen Yansen immediately instructed Zhuang Rui to reduce the exposure weight of low-priced products.

He is not averse to low-priced goods, but the amount of exposure needs to be controlled within a reasonable range.

(End of this chapter)