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

Chapter 304 In early September, the great battle begins, facing off against Apple! The three-way battle of food delivery begins!
On the first day of September, a gentle breeze carried the slight chill of autumn.

At the east gate of the Virtual College, an inflatable arch bridge has been erected, with an eye-catching banner hanging on it that reads, "Open your warm embrace to welcome the freshmen of 2012! Virtual City and Virtual College welcome you!"

The decorations were bright and colorful, creating a lively atmosphere!
There were more new students registering today than yesterday.

The area outside the gate was filled with private cars, and the campus was full of freshmen pushing suitcases, with their parents carrying large and small bags following closely behind. As they walked, they looked around and secretly sized up this second-tier university in northern Huian.

Upon entering the main gate, you will see the library in front of you, with the laboratory building on your left and the teaching building on your right.

"Senior, what's the meaning behind that big sphere on the roof?" a junior student wearing a pleated skirt and a white T-shirt asked curiously.

"This ball is no ordinary ball; it represents the educational vision of the Virtual Academy, which embraces the world and looks out to the future."

The senior student walking ahead made up a story on the spot, but in his mind he was thinking about how to break the deadlock and steer the conversation toward phone cards. He had gone to great lengths to welcome and see off guests, not to be a good guy.

Firstly, he could earn commissions from selling cards; secondly, he could find a cute and innocent female student to end his two-year single college life.

As for the sphere on the laboratory building, it is actually a non-powered ventilator used to improve indoor air quality, lower indoor temperature, prevent mold growth, and extend the building's lifespan.

Of course, most students in the virtual college explained it as: "Studying is nothing!"

Since 2012, we have been moving into a golden decade of rapid development for the mobile internet, and opportunities for entrepreneurship and development seem to be everywhere.

That year, college students' enthusiasm for taking civil service exams and postgraduate entrance exams had not yet reached its peak.

Graduating and getting a job at a big company, making money in the internet industry, and achieving financial freedom are the mainstream thoughts of 18- and 19-year-olds.

It's as if once you enter society, you can dominate everything, become an industry elite, become a general manager, and marry a beautiful and wealthy woman.

Everything is flourishing, full of vitality!
Youthful spirit soars to the heavens!
Standing on the balcony, Chen Yansen took in the entire scene of the courtyard, smiled faintly, and thought: Another batch of high-quality workers has arrived!
A semi-transparent system panel appeared before my eyes, with the value of the Humanity Flame column reaching 156127 strands, enough to synthesize 1561 strands of Divine Flame.

Chen Yansen did not rush to strengthen his power, because this time was different. His mental strength was about to break through 100, and he was afraid of causing a commotion, so he simply suppressed his impulse and waited until late at night to do so.

The only downside is that Mr. Chen will have to sleep alone tonight.

"It's so hard for me!"

Chen Yansen shook his head and walked straight out. The phone and car keys on the table seemed to come alive, chasing after him and automatically slipping into his pocket.

Arriving on the first floor, I got into the driver's seat of the Bentley and drove towards the science park.

Xuelin Road and Xuehai Road were packed with people, so he drove very slowly. When he passed the welcome point of the School of Literature and Communication, he saw Tang Zhenzhe wearing a red vest in the distance.

Next to him sat a middle-aged man in his late forties or early fifties, wearing a twill shirt and black trousers, exuding an aura of a counselor that was almost overflowing.

"Teacher Zhao, A-Zhe, are you busy?"

Chen Yansen rolled down the car window and casually greeted him.

After Guo Dongchen was admitted to Fudan University's journalism doctoral program, the university assigned a counselor to the 10th journalism class, who is the middle-aged man in front of us.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jinfeng looked up at the roadside and, upon seeing that it was Chen Yansen, couldn't help but smile and nod.

"Brother Sen, are you going to the company?" Tang Zhenzhe put down his work and rushed over to ask.

He had been interning on and off in the brand department of Orange Technology for nearly a year. However, today was Saturday, and since he was also the class monitor of the 10th Journalism class, Zhao Jinfeng had conscripted him to assist the student union members of the School of Literature and Communication in handling the new employee recruitment work.

"Have you spotted any pretty female students?" Chen Yansen bluntly revealed Tang Zhenzhe's other purpose.

“There are a few girls who give off a romantic vibe at first glance,” Tang Zhenzhe replied in a low voice, afraid that Zhao Jinfeng behind him would hear.

"Solve the quantity problem first, then consider the quality problem. Keep up the good work," Chen Yansen joked.

At this moment, Zhao Jinfeng also came over. After hesitating for a long time, he finally greeted him with a dry laugh, "Classmate Chen."

The other person was even busier than him; he and Chen Yansen only met briefly once at a ceremony awarding outstanding students and national scholarships.

Sometimes he wasn't even sure whether to address the other person by their first name or as "General Manager Chen" or "Boss Chen."

"Teacher Zhao, is there anything I can help you with?"

Chen Yansen asked casually, much like Aladdin's lamp that grants wishes.

Zhao Jinfeng was slightly taken aback. In front of Chen Yansen, he always felt like a primary school student or a new recruit.

"Brother Sen, there really are some! Only 40% of the freshmen have completed the registration process so far, but six of them have applied for student loans. I guess most of the juniors and juniors in the 2012 journalism class come from families with poor financial conditions."

Tang Zhenzhe frowned slightly and spoke up.

“Pinbei is planning to recruit another batch of part-time customer service staff. Here are 10 spots for you. Send me the list later.”

Chen Yansen made the arrangements directly.

"Okay, thanks, Brother Sen." Tang Zhenzhe's brows instantly relaxed, and he thanked him with a grin.

It's true that this guy wants to help the female student, and it's also true that he's lusting after her body; the two are not contradictory.

Zhao Jinfeng, who was standing to the side, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. The other party had solved the problem of insufficient places for impoverished students in just a few words.

Although the school provides some work-study positions, the number is pitifully small. If the scope is expanded to the entire college, there are naturally far more applicants than available positions.

After saying that, Chen Yansen waved goodbye and continued driving away.

As the Bentley Mulsanne's streamlined body gradually disappeared into the distance, leaving a lingering shadow that secretly startled many.

"Senior, who was that person just now?" a female student with a soft, cute voice asked curiously.

Tang Zhenzhe looked in the direction of the voice and his eyes lit up immediately. This was the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth time he had been tempted today. So he enthusiastically explained, "Chen Yansen, the founder of Orange Technology, is a prominent figure in our Virtual Academy. I'll give you his WeChat."

"Wow! Is that Chen Yansen? He's even more handsome in person than in the photos. I didn't even recognize him." The junior student looked unhappy with her eyes downcast, but after hearing the word "WeChat," she immediately took out her Orange C3 and added Tang Zhenzhe on WeChat.

the other side.

Chen Yansen left through the east gate and sped all the way to Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park.

After parking the car, I stepped into Building No. 9.

I took the elevator straight to the top floor, pushed open the office door, and plopped down in bed.

Turn on your computer, log in to the data backend, and first view Pinbei's daily data.

With a cumulative total of 3.9 million registered users, including 2.49 million on PC and 1.41 million on mobile, accounting for a high proportion of 36%, it is evident that Huang Zheng has strictly implemented the strategic plan for mobile access.

The average daily sales in August were 870 million yuan, a 5.3% increase compared to July. It may not seem like much, but if it can maintain a 5% month-on-month growth rate every month, Pinduoduo's daily sales will break through the 1 billion yuan mark before the end of the year.

Meanwhile, JD.com, formerly the second-largest e-commerce platform, has recently seen its daily sales plummet to 4 million yuan, less than half of Pinduoduo's. This clearly demonstrates the immense psychological pressure JD.com is under.

In Chen Yansen's view, Dongguan's transformation came too late.

In the past few years, the company has been focusing on 3C digital products and large home appliances, creating low-frequency, low-repurchase consumption scenarios. By the time Liu Qiangdong realized this and wanted to expand the business scope and increase profitability, it was too late.

Despite spending a lot of money in the past six months on categories such as baby products, alcohol, snacks, books, and home furnishings, the results have been minimal.

After reviewing Pinbei's core data and finding no anomalies, Chen Yansen then opened Orange Technology's business reports. The total sales of Qingcheng D1S and Orange C3 in August reached 601.7 million units, almost capturing 35% of the market share.

Shanxing's mid-to-low-end market was shattered by Orange Technology, and even the sales of Apple 4S were affected, with daily sales decreasing.

After some deliberation, Cook moved up the planned release date of the Apple 5 by a week, with the new product launch event scheduled for September 6 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.

Chen Yansen didn't take it seriously. Given the nature of the people in the United States, it would take at least three months of preparation time from the press conference to the official release.

After all, Apple doesn't even have its own production base and has to negotiate production plans with Foxconn. The first batch of goods were mostly supplied to Europe, America, Japan and South Korea.

By the time the iPhone 5 is released, the total sales of Orange C3 and Qingcheng D1S will probably have already broken the record of 2000 million units.

Next, Chen Yansen processed all his work emails and then began writing the Aurora Future OS.

At 10:30 a.m., Pei Yi called to report on the progress of the investigation into the leak of the building layout map of Yanjing Community.

After finding the original screenshot, the corresponding Kuaipao rider was easily located based on the invisible watermark on the screenshot.

After collecting and securing the evidence, Pei Yi neither reported it to the Market Supervision Association nor sued Meituan. Instead, he pretended to be completely unaware, which lowered Wang Xin's guard.

Meanwhile, more than a dozen reserve managers trained under the "Thousand Talents, Hundred Cities" program have successively obtained interview opportunities with Meituan through headhunters and social recruitment channels.

"Dismissed, stock options voided, blacklisted, and never to be hired again," Chen Yansen ordered calmly.

In other words, this food delivery rider who uses chopsticks to exchange core data for money can't get into the Orange Mobile phone factory, and he can't even work for Yunsu Express.

As Senlian Capital grows in the future, the scope of influence of the blacklist will also increase.

“Yes, boss,” Pei Yi replied quickly.

In fact, he planned to wait until Meituan was defeated, and if the people sent by Kuaipao had not yet been exposed, he would reopen old grievances, not only to hold the deliveryman accountable, but also to beat Wang Xin, who had fallen into the water.

With that in mind, Pei Yi revealed his entire plan.

"You'll have to decide these things yourself from now on, understand?" Chen Yansen said casually after hearing this.

"Understood." Pei Yi was a smart man and understood immediately, replying with a smile.

He paused and then said, "The people below saw the signboard of the Qiandu Waimai (千度外卖) delivery station in Yanjing (北京)."

The implication is that Baidu is about to enter the food delivery war in Beijing.

"So, the competition in both the group-buying and food delivery industries has only just begun. Once you defeat Meituan and Baidu, I will distribute stock options to Kuaipao again, for everyone."

Chen Yansen can conjure up all sorts of empty promises.

After chatting for ten minutes, the two hung up the phone one after the other.

the other side.

Beijing, the headquarters of Baidu.

The Qiandu Waimai app has been developed and a channel entry has been added to the homepage icon area of ​​Lashou.com.

They also used Lashou.com's merchant resources to attract the first batch of food delivery merchants.

In terms of transportation capacity, 100 riders were carefully selected from unemployed delivery workers.

Wang Zhongpu believes that Kuaipao's strategy of using full-time riders as the main force and part-time riders as a supplement is likely to put it in a passive position when competing in the industry; while Meituan Waimai's approach of using only part-time riders is too extreme, and it is difficult to improve delivery time and user satisfaction by relying solely on penalty policies.

He then combined the strengths of both companies to design a capacity training program that primarily focused on part-time riders and supplemented by full-time riders.

Kuaipao's ratio of full-time to part-time riders is 9:1, while Qiandu aims for a ratio of 1:9.

After listening to Wang Zhongpu's work report, Li Yanhong smiled slightly and nodded in approval.

"It will go live on the 3rd. At that time, Baidu Search, Baidu Tieba, news, maps and browser ports will all drive traffic to Baidu Waimai. Beijing is the first stop for Baidu Waimai, and South China is the second stop."

Li Yanhong said with a smile.

Because Kuai Pao's strength is weakest in the southern market and its business scope is not yet fully covered, Qian Du Waimai developed from the south, first accumulating strength, and then fighting against it.

Avoid the limelight for now, and gather your strength for a future move!

“Boss, no problem,” Wang Zhongpu replied firmly.

He knew in his heart that if he won this battle, he could enter the decision-making level of Baidu.com, and if he lost, a lateral transfer would be the best outcome.

But the most likely outcome is that they will be marginalized!
At the same time, Wang Xin also learned that Qiandu Waimai was about to be launched, and he immediately felt more and more pressure.

Meituan is like an ant trying to shake a tree in the face of Senlian Capital and Qiandu Waimai. If it wants to win this battle, it cannot be short of funds.

Therefore, he dialed Ji Gang's number without hesitation, but to his surprise, the other party's attitude was ambiguous, neither agreeing nor refusing to invest.

When pressed further, Ji Gang said he didn't have the authority and needed to ask for permission.

Wang Xin's heart sank as he pondered Ma Liyun's attitude. He knew that Ali had invested in Kuaipao, and perhaps Ma Liyun hadn't yet decided who to ultimately support.

Left with no other option, he called Shen Nanpeng again.

“Sequoia Capital can invest further, but you have to promise me that once the time is right, you must merge with Dianping,” Shen Nanpeng said, seizing the opportunity to make his demands.

"I have no objection." Wang Xin gritted his teeth and reluctantly agreed; he had no other choice.

If Ali rejected him, and Sequoia Capital also rejected him, he would have to seek other financing opportunities.

However, after a year of fierce competition, the group-buying market in 2012 was not favored by investment institutions. Even if they secured funding, the terms would not be more lenient than those of Sequoia Capital.

The sunk costs in the early stages are too high. Shen Nanpeng either needs to cut his losses in time and lose the $4000 million he previously invested, or he needs to invest more and trust Wang Xin's trading skills.

In early September, the battle began, and the chaos in the food delivery industry was no less than that in the group-buying and ride-hailing markets.

(End of this chapter)