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Chapter 206 Boss, you have no idea how many people want to run you over with their cars!

The following morning, Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng flew to Shenzhen.

Xiao Li drove Chen Yansen's Bentley back to Xucheng alone.

Inside the first-class cabin, before takeoff, Chen Yansen was scrolling through Weibo. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw a photo of Liu Qiangdong, dressed in a red robe, riding a delivery tricycle.

"Is he copying you?" Song Yuncheng glanced at him and asked with a smile.

"It might just be a coincidence."

Chen Yansen shrugged and offered a comment to help Dong Ge.

After all, he learned this trick from Liu Qiangdong, but what he didn't expect was that Liu Qiangdong would turn around and learn it back.

Song Yuncheng smiled faintly, not believing it at all.

It's so obvious, who wouldn't see it?

At this moment, Liu Qiangdong was sitting in his office, staring at the trending topics on Weibo, and was momentarily stunned.

He didn't expect that after attending Yunsu Express's annual meeting, Chen Yansen would go to Luzhou to deliver food.

One of them delivers food, and the other delivers packages.

Netizens joked that these two e-commerce giants must have planned this together and joined forces to create hype.

After reading several highly-rated comments, Liu Qiangdong felt extremely conflicted.

The good news is that, thanks to this wave of trending topics, JD.com's organic traffic increased by 6 percentage points.

The bad news is that most netizens think he stole Chen Yansen's tricks and imitated Kuai Pao's hype tactics.

Although this is true, should we just say the truth?

Just as Liu Qiangdong was about to close Weibo, he saw another news item: On January 18, Alibaba's B2C platform Taobao Mall was officially renamed 'Yaomao Mall'.

"Damn it, they're coming for me!"

Liu Qiangdong immediately sensed the crisis. What seemed like just a name change was actually a clever tactic by Ma Liyun to build a brand image.

In this way, we can escape the quagmire of counterfeit C2C products and focus on building a B2C platform, using Taobao.com's traffic to feed the better quality and service of Tmall Mall.

In fact, Liu Qiangdong's guess was completely correct.

Since October last year, Taobao Mall announced an upgrade to its merchant management system, favoring large sellers in its traffic allocation mechanism.

In addition, adjustments to search rules and restrictions on product exposure on Taobao C-stores have led to a sharp drop in traffic and a significant decrease in orders for a large number of small and medium-sized sellers.

Now, things have taken a turn for the worse. They've stopped pretending and the official launch of Yaomao Mall is undoubtedly a major strategic move by Ali before its IPO.

at the same time.

Many Taobao-affiliated C-store merchants have found that traffic has been halved again. When searching for keywords related to their own products, which usually appear on the first or second page, today they have to scroll to the fifth page to find the corresponding products.

But those products with lower sales volume that were also sold by Yaomao were all ranked higher.

Even a fool would understand that Taobao had changed the search rules again.

In a merchant chat group, someone asked Ali's customer service, and they replied that the search ranking now includes the description of the store's products, the seller's overall rating, and the seller's service quality.

The Yaomao store, which pays 60,000 yuan in technical service fees every year, is clearly better at 'service quality'.

Upon hearing this news, these small sellers were so angry that they wished they could grab shovels and go to Hangzhou to dig up the Ma family's ancestral graves.

Ahri is clearly not giving them a way out!
"I'm closing down the shop tomorrow! Ma Liyun treats us like toilet paper, using us and then throwing us away, it's outrageous!"

"There's no other way. Ahri is the only one who can dominate. If we don't become Taobao, where can we go?"

"I don't think so! Pinduoduo Mall is pretty good, and it even has its own courier company with a warehouse-wide delivery rate as low as 1.5 yuan per package!"

"I'm quitting Taobao! Anyone want to join me in a group purchase?"

Small and medium-sized sellers from all over the country were cursing incessantly in the group, and some even suggested opening a store on Pinduoduo.

Although compared to Taobao, Pinbei has a higher entry threshold.

However, in the past two months, rumors have been circulating in the industry about so-and-so who got on the billion-dollar subsidy channel and made a fortune by buying a BMW in one month and a villa in two months.

This has attracted many people. Although Pinbei has a severe penalty for counterfeit and substandard goods, countless small sellers are still flocking to Pinbei because of the potential to earn hundreds of thousands of yuan a month.

The business development department was extremely busy, with over 300 new merchants joining that day. They were busy until after 1 a.m. just reviewing the initial application materials.

Ali's move has brought a steady stream of small sellers to Pinduoduo.

The reason these merchants don't go to JD.com is that the traffic of JD.com's POP stores is comparable to that of Taobao's C stores.

the other side.

As soon as Chen Yansen and Song Yuncheng got off the plane and walked out of the arrival gate, they saw Cao Dahua and Zuo Hongyu with seven or eight security personnel waving at them.

"Old Cao, aren't you exaggerating a bit?"

Chen Yansen joked with a smile.

"Exaggeration? Boss, you have no idea how many bosses in Shenzhen want to run you over with their cars!"

Cao Dahua said in a very serious tone.

Orange Mobile's third factory is about to start production, with a workforce of 3.

Every time Orange Mobile Phone Factory recruits workers, the owners of the surrounding electronics factories curse.

Faced with an hourly wage of 20 yuan and up to three times the overtime pay, those experienced assembly line workers would not even say goodbye when they picked up their buckets and ran away.

As for the wages held back at the factory, some people simply gave up on them.

Compared to the job at the Orange Phone factory, those two or three thousand yuan were just money to buy medicine for the boss's whole family.

"Are you kidding me?"

Chen Yansen rolled his eyes and said irritably.

"Hehe, I knew I couldn't scare you, but someone did say they would break both my legs."

Cao Dahua said with a smile, showing no sign of panic or fear on his face.

"So, you hired five, six, seven, eight... eight bodyguards?"

Chen Yansen looked at him with a half-smile.

"They're mainly protecting Lao Zuo, and protecting me is just a side thing, boss, please don't misunderstand."

Cao Dahua waved his hand and quickly explained.

Chen Yansen looked at Zuo Hongyu and saw his helpless expression. He was too lazy to chat with Lao Cao and took Song Yuncheng into a Mercedes-Benz SUV.

"The car doors and windows are reinforced; even bullets can't penetrate them," Cao Dahua said proudly, tapping on the car door.

"Who dares to break my teacher's leg? Tell me, how dare you be so arrogant?"

Chen Yansen suppressed his smile and asked with concern.

“Song De, the boss of Guanxing Electronics, but he can’t cause me any trouble now.”

Cao Dahua spoke slowly, deliberately whetting Chen Yansen's appetite.

Seeing this, Zuo Hongyu kicked his old friend and added, "Two weeks ago, Song De was stabbed in the throat by a worker who came to him demanding back wages. I reckon he's already finished drinking the Meng Po soup by now."

Chen Yansen was slightly taken aback and looked at Cao Dahua, asking, "Why didn't you tell me this on the phone or in work emails?"

“I didn’t think it had much to do with work, so I didn’t report it,” Cao Dahua replied.

"Old Cao, you've really worked hard. Look at you, your belly has shrunk a lot."

Chen Yansen reached out and patted Lao Cao's round belly.

Cao Dahua sighed. In just six months, the Orange Mobile Phone factory expanded from a factory of over 10,000 square meters to over 100,000 square meters, and the number of employees increased from two to over 10,000.

Just think about it, and you'll know how much effort it takes.

“Last week, three electronics factories in the Saige Science and Technology Park went on strike, demanding that their bosses raise their hourly wages. To put it bluntly, we were the ones who started this. So even though Song De is gone, I still have to be careful when I go out.”

Cao Dahua explained slowly.

The implication is that Cao Dahua is a universally hated figure in Shenzhen's manufacturing industry.

The hourly wage at Orange Mobile Phone Factory is 20 yuan, while many similar electronics factories don't even pay 10 yuan, let alone overtime pay according to labor laws.

Since the emergence of the Orange Phone Factory, an outlier, many factory owners have been under a lot of mental stress.

It hurts to raise workers' wages;
It's a headache not to raise workers' wages.

"Could it be that Secretary Shi of the Central Secretariat can't protect him?" Chen Yansen frowned and asked in a cold voice.

Orange Mobile Phone Factory provides more than 10,000 jobs with social security contributions and has an annual industrial output value of more than 20 billion yuan. If Shenzhen is unreliable, he might as well move the factory to East China or transfer the production capacity to Luzhou.

"Secretary Shi takes good care of the Orange Mobile Phone Factory."

Cao Dahua answered concisely, while glancing at the driver and bodyguard in front.

"Did Secretary Shi introduce you?" Chen Yansen asked.

He saw a similar temperament in these two men to that of Xiao Li, and guessed that they were probably veterans.

Cao Dahua smiled and nodded: "Secretary Shi made the arrangements. These security personnel can protect the factory's safety on the one hand, and prevent some people from taking risks on the other."

The equipment in the factory is worth billions; if it gets bumped or damaged, the losses could be enormous.

Originally, there was no inspection station in Zhongsha Village Industrial Park, but after the production capacity of Orange Mobile Phone Factory exceeded 300 million units, the Central Department added one in the park in the shortest possible time.

Chen Yansen nodded, relieved.

The convoy sped along the coastal highway, passing the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center and Tianan Digital City before finally reaching its destination.

From a distance, you can see a large Orange Technology logo standing on the factory's facade.

Cao Dahua led Chen Yansen on a tour of factories 1 to 3. The group sat on a shuttle bus for more than an hour.

Chen Yansen had only visited the factory once before, when it was being leased. This time, he felt that the Orange Mobile Phone factory was indeed well-organized and seemed to be thriving under Cao Dahua's management.

Occasionally, passing workers would greet Lao Cao warmly and look at Chen Yansen with curiosity.

The factory offered high wages and good benefits, and the workers practically treated Cao Dahua like a godfather.

"The factory's annual meeting was quite simple. We just invited a local chef from the village, and the food was just as good as that of a five-star hotel."

Cao Dahua pointed to the busy team of chefs in the square.

"The quarterly bonus system for Yunsu and Kuaipao has been adjusted. Starting in 2012, the Orange Mobile Phone Factory will be aligned with headquarters."

Chen Yansen said.

"I understand. Anyway, this is the only year-end bonus we'll receive, and it'll be based on January's salary."

Cao Dahua nodded in response.

To be honest, the basic salary of an ordinary worker is only 2640 yuan per month, and most people's year-end bonus is only three or four thousand yuan.

Once the quarterly bonuses are announced, the guaranteed extra 10,000 yuan in annual income might make the employees treat Cao Dahua like their own father.

As dusk fell, bright spotlights rose in the square, illuminating the dining area and stage as if it were daytime.

As the factory manager, Cao Dahua announced precisely at 18 PM: "The Orange Mobile Phone Factory Annual Meeting is officially starting."

After briefly saying a few words of New Year's greetings, he handed the microphone to Chen Yansen.

Chen Yansen walked onto the stage and looked around. Below the stage, a sea of ​​workers sat.

"He's the big boss? He's so young!"

Li Yunzhu looked at Chen Yansen on the stage and couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Yansen knew that what these people were most concerned about was what prizes would be drawn in tonight's raffle and what time dinner would be served.

Therefore, instead of giving a long speech, he directly announced that starting from Q1 of 2012, employees of Orange Mobile's factory, like those at Orange Technology's headquarters, would have four quarterly bonus assessments each year.

Chen Yansen's words were simple, but the response from the audience was exceptionally strong.

These 10,000-plus people immediately remembered Chen Yansen.

It's hard not to be excited about receiving an extra 1 to 4 yuan in bonuses each year.

Ten minutes later, Chen Yansen stepped off the stage and sat down at a table next to the stage. At the same table were Song Yuncheng, Cao Dahua, Zuo Hongyu, Zhang Jing, and others.

Chen Yansen's schedule is packed at the end of this year.

For him, the annual meeting was secondary; the core purpose was to inspect the progress of various projects and to see if any of the middle and senior managers were making underhanded moves against him.

With his exceptional observation and mental fortitude, Chen Yansen spoke with the executives of the Orange Mobile phone factory one by one, and in just over ten minutes, he grasped the general situation of the factory.

The next morning.

Chen Yansen met with Secretary Shi of the Central Secretariat again, and they chatted until midnight before he got up to say goodbye.

We returned to the virtual city in the afternoon.

Xiao Li drove Chen Yansen from the airport to the rooftop garden in the city, seamlessly connecting the two events to Orange Technology's annual meeting.

At this point, there are only three days left until the New Year.

(End of this chapter)