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

Chapter 544 6803 billion! Net profit 250.9 billion! Having homework but not copying it? Never even considered copying it!

At 2 p.m., when Chen Yansen and others returned to the Science and Technology Park from the Sky Garden, the sky above the virtual city was already covered with thick, leaden clouds.

The north wind had barely blew a few wisps when snowflakes began to fall in a flurry.

Heavy snow has fallen across North China and in northeastern China!

"How can the first snowfall be complete without fried chicken and beer?"

Due to the immense popularity of "My Love from the Star," KuaiPao, QianDu Waimai, and TaoDianDian all launched special "fried chicken and beer" campaigns on their food delivery homepages.

KFC's sales skyrocketed instantly!
Korean-style fried chicken and Chinese-style fried chicken sold out.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the whole sky turned gray.

After returning to Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park, the group rested for a while.

At 3:00 PM sharp, Senlian Capital's year-end performance review meeting officially began.

In conference room A1 on the second floor, Huang Zheng connected his computer to the projector and turned to Chen Yansen, saying, "Boss, I'm ready."

The first project I reported on was Pinduoduo.

At this moment, in addition to Huang Zheng, there were also a group of senior managers in the conference room, including Xiong Li, Yang Pinglun, Cai Qiming, Chen Peng, Zhang Yifeng, Fei Qiwen, and Zhang Wenbo.

Normally, these people would report their work to Huang Zheng, but today they were just bystanders listening to Huang Zheng give his report.

This is Chen Yansen's requirement: if a CEO can't even understand the business and financial data, then he is not suitable to sit in this position.

"Okay, let's begin." Chen Yansen leaned back, his gaze fixed on the LED screen, and nodded slightly.

"In 2013, Pinduoduo's number of active buyers exceeded 6 million for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 53.8%, firmly ranking second among domestic e-commerce platforms."

The total transaction volume reached 6803 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 114.2%, leading the industry in growth rate and far exceeding Alibaba and JD.com.

Revenue reached 510 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 103.4%, of which online marketing and advertising services accounted for 284.6 billion yuan, or 55.8%; transaction services (commissions, purchase and sale margin) accounted for 225.4 billion yuan, or 44.2%, with profitability continuing to improve.

Daily active users reached 1.4 million, a year-on-year increase of 108.9%, user dwell time increased by 37.4%, and net profit reached 250.9 billion yuan.

Huang Zheng dragged the mouse to open the first page of the PPT and began to talk about Pinbei's core operating data in 2013, using data as a starting point.

The platform's annual sales increased from 3174 billion to 6803 billion, not only achieving the target of 6000 billion but also exceeding it by 803 billion.

With the addition of rewards from the Double Twelve promotion, the bonus coefficient for all Pinbei employees in the fourth quarter has increased to 1.5.

In other words, those who were originally entitled to a 2-month bonus now receive a 3-month bonus; and those who were originally entitled to a 3-month bonus now receive a 4.5-month bonus.

Take Cai Qiming, the design director, as an example. His base salary is 6 yuan, but he has received 27 yuan in bonuses alone.

As for ordinary operations staff, even if their base salary is only 1 yuan, they can still receive a quarterly bonus of 3 yuan.

"The business highlights are mainly concentrated in three aspects: First, the 10 billion yuan subsidy has been upgraded, covering more S and A-level brands and products. The subsidy for popular products such as iPhone, Orange Phone, and Moutai has been increased, which has driven the growth of users with high average order value. The channel's GMV contribution accounted for 21.9%, compared to 13.6% last year."

Second, the strategy of promoting agricultural products to higher levels has been deepened, and the program to support farmers has yielded significant results. The GMV of agricultural and sideline products reached 740 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 79.6%, accounting for 10.8% of the platform's total transaction volume. The "Farmland Cloud Group Buying" business, in cooperation with Yunsu Express, has been incorporated into 569 counties and 9.7 specialty stores selling agricultural and sideline products.

Huang Zheng then went on to explain.

At this point, he switched to a different PowerPoint presentation to showcase the results of Pinduoduo's efforts to support the rural economy.

Products such as apples from Guanzhong, vegetables from Shandong, fruits from western Guangdong, and flowers from Yunnan have all achieved remarkable sales results on the platform.

"Third, the New Brands Program has supported a total of 496 emerging domestic brands, with some brands achieving annual sales of up to 10 billion yuan."

As Huang Zheng spoke, he pulled up a detailed visualization data table.

From the number of emerging brands supported each month, sales output, and leading brands, to the growth curves of each category and changes in user repurchase rates, the data dimensions are clear and intuitive.

In the table, the beauty brand "Chuyan" broke through 5 million yuan in sales in half a year, the home furnishing brand "Jianwu" firmly ranked first in its segment with its original design, and even the niche pet brand "Maohaizi" doubled its monthly sales by accurately targeting users.

Although Chen Yansen did not loudly promote rural assistance and support for emerging brands at various industry exchange meetings, the "Advanced Collective in Poverty Alleviation" award given to Pinbei by the Agricultural Association made Pinbei the first e-commerce platform in China to receive this honor.

Talk is cheap; action is worse than words!
At the same time, agricultural products from all over the country not only found a market on Pinduoduo, but were also delivered to Kuaipao Maicai and Kuaipao Canteen.

Once Orange Supermarket opens, it can also enter offline supermarket channels to further expand its sales channels.

Huang Zheng took a breath and continued, "2013 was a year of leapfrog development for Pinbei, but the gap between us and Ali is still obvious. 2014 will be a year for Pinbei to catch up. The target of 1.2 trillion yuan in transaction volume requires everyone's joint efforts."

In addition, overseas business is also a major focus this year. The Southeast Asian market will use Lazada as a springboard, while Pinduoduo will launch international platforms in Europe, Australia, and Africa. On the operations side, the focus will be on localized supply chain construction, logistics, and payment experience to increase repeat purchase rates among overseas users.

Alibaba's annual sales report was released yesterday morning, totaling 11730 trillion yuan, with Tmall at 5050 billion yuan and Taobao at 6680 billion yuan.

This shows that in the e-commerce sector, Ali still holds a significant advantage over Pinduoduo.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it. After all, Ali has been deeply involved in the e-commerce industry for more than a decade, while Pinduoduo has only been around for less than two and a half years.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yifeng was overjoyed.

He saw his growth opportunities in the company's global strategy.

The faster the company expands, the greater his chances of promotion.

Xiong Li, Cai Qiming, Yang Pinglun, and others clearly understood this principle, and their eyes revealed an eagerness to try.

Zhang Wenbo, Xiang Pengfei, Zhuang Rui, Hu Yun, and others felt immense pressure, fearing they would fall behind the company's expansion and be eliminated one day.

They understood Chen Yansen's temperament and style of doing things; he had a bit of humanity, but not much.

If you meet the requirements, you'll get promoted; if you don't, you'll have to stay in your current position.

"We really can't let our guard down! We need to maintain our good study habits even after get off work, otherwise it will be hard to catch up once we fall behind."

Zhang Wenbo silently reminded himself.

As one of the thirteen founding members of Pinbei, I can't let outsiders say that I only got my current position because of Brother Sen's connections, right?
We absolutely cannot let Brother Sen down!

Xiang Pengfei, Zhuang Rui, and Hu Yun had similar thoughts, their fists clenched tightly under the table.

at the same time.

Cities in northeastern China are mostly shrouded in heavy snow.

The launch of the "fried chicken and beer" combo meal, along with a cash bonus program, led to a surge in takeout orders.

However, the snow on the ground was deep, making it very easy for the tires to slip.

Within just one hour, 37 delivery riders were injured in accidents while delivering food in Qingdao, Weihai, Pengcheng, Donglai and other places.

After learning the news, local reporters braved the wind and snow to go out on the streets of Weihai and interview the food delivery drivers.

"Why do you insist on delivering food in such terrible weather?"

A reporter, bundled up in a down jacket, stopped a delivery rider from Baidu Waimai, held up a microphone, and asked a question. The white breath he exhaled as he spoke instantly dissipated in the cold wind.

The rider who was asked rubbed his cheeks, which were red from the cold, looked up and wiped the snow off his face. His eyes held a look of helplessness, as if he were looking at a lunatic. He thought to himself: Of course, it's to make money!

Am I out of my mind, or do I enjoy living on air?
But it was too unpleasant to say the truth, so he breathed out white smoke and said, "If we stop working, how many people will go hungry?"

Besides, the worse the weather, the less people want to go out, and the more orders we get!
The platform is doubling the weather subsidy today; after completing this order, I can buy two more cans of formula for my child.

"How much is the subsidy?" the reporter pressed.

"Each order costs 2 to 4 yuan, depending on the delivery distance," the Qiandu deliveryman answered truthfully.

Including delivery bonuses, a single order can earn 8 to 10 yuan, and sometimes even more than 10 yuan.

You can earn at least six or seven hundred yuan a day, which is equivalent to two or three days' income on a normal day.

At that moment, another rider was on the other side of the road, carefully pushing his bike across the icy intersection, his phone on the handlebars constantly buzzing with new order notifications.

Unexpectedly, he slipped and fell down in the snow along with his vehicle, scattering the takeout containers all over the ground.

"Hold!"

The delivery rider, wearing a polka-dot uniform, lay on the ground, unable to get up for a long time. He couldn't help but curse under his breath.

As she was cursing, she suddenly burst into tears and wailed loudly!
The reporter was slightly taken aback, then immediately ran over with his colleague and helped the person up.

A photographer nearby raised his camera and snapped a few close-up shots.

"Sir, your hand is bleeding," the reporter kindly reminded him.

In the video, the Taodian deliveryman is wearing fingerless gloves, his fingertips are red from the cold, and his palms are scraped and bleeding.

The reporter frowned, his heart tightening; it looked excruciatingly painful.

Upon hearing this, the deliveryman instinctively looked down and immediately burst into louder sobs.

When he caught a glimpse of the takeout food scattered on the ground, his crying became even more desolate.

"Shall we drive you to the hospital?" the reporter suggested.

"Thank you, but I still have more than a dozen orders to deliver. The food damage and late delivery penalties will amount to several hundred yuan. What am I going to do?"

The Taodian delivery rider looked distressed, but despite the injury on his hand, he forced himself to stand up and bend down to pick up the takeout from the ground.

Fortunately, most of the food was well-packaged and secure, but one serving of Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles was completely broken, with soup spilled all over the floor.

"Sir, how about we drive you there? You can give us your address, and we'll take you there," the reporter said.

"Is it okay?" The rider felt a burning pain in his palm. In his current state, who could guarantee that he wouldn't fall again at the next intersection?
"Of course!" the reporter waved his arm.

Upon seeing this, the interview vehicle parked across the street slowly drove over.

It was a minivan, and the three of them worked together to lift the electric scooter into the trunk and put it away.

After getting into the car and settling in, the reporter began the interview: "Sir, may I ask your name?"

“My surname is Huang, Tao as in waves,” Huang Tao replied simply.

"Does Taodiandian offer subsidies for severe weather?" the reporter then asked.

"Yes, each order costs 2 to 5 yuan."

Huang Tao had calmed down by now, but his eyes were still red.

"Then why not choose to log off and rest?" the reporter asked again.

"I had already logged off, intending to wait until the snow lessened before delivering, but the site manager said that anyone who doesn't log on will be fined 300 yuan, and if they don't log on for more than 8 hours, they will be fined 600 yuan."

Huang Tao couldn't help but grit his teeth as he explained.

"You don't even earn 600 yuan a day, do you?" the reporter asked in surprise.

"I used to earn a little over 200 yuan a day, but recently, with the food delivery war, if you're willing to work hard, you can earn 300 to 400 yuan a day."

Our top-performing employee can earn over 600 yuan a day.

Huang Tao thought for a moment and then said.

More than 600?
The reporter was secretly astonished; his monthly salary was only five or six thousand.

Based on a daily rate of 300 yuan, the monthly income of this delivery guy is actually 1.5 times that of him.

Of course, his main income came from travel expenses and writing fees.

"I heard that Taodian is going to pay you a base salary and social security contributions?"

The reporter then changed the subject, intending to talk about something happier.

"Bullshit!" Huang Tao cursed involuntarily.

After saying that, he quickly added, "It's supposed to be a base salary of 2000 yuan per month, but you have to complete 400 delivery orders to earn that."

"400 orders? That's pretty good." The reporter was somewhat puzzled.

"This 2000 yuan is the delivery fee, which should have been the rider's money. The platform is just changing the way it's phrased."

Huang Tao snorted coldly.

"You mean, this 2000 yuan wasn't an extra payment?"

The reporter was also stunned.

What kind of bullshit base salary is this?
He had interviewed Kuaipao riders before. Although their base salary was low, it was genuinely extra. There were only requirements for online hours, but no hard and fast rules regarding the number of orders.

Huang Tao nodded with a wry smile.

He had only been in the industry for a short time and originally wanted to switch jobs to Kuai Pao part-time, but when he heard that Tao Diandian was offering a base salary of 2000 yuan, he immediately gave up.

It took me a few days to understand what the salary sheet for delivery riders that the station manager sent them meant.

That's a classic trick!
the other side.

The riders of Kuaipao are fully equipped, wearing down-filled inner layers and windproof jackets, knee pads, and even their electric bikes have been fitted with non-slip tires, giving them excellent grip, as they tirelessly travel through the streets and alleys.

A 200 RMB subsidy is offered for severe weather, and it will be issued immediately upon registration!

Each order received an extra subsidy of 4 to 10 yuan, and many people earned more than 1000 yuan before nightfall.

The riders on Kuaipao got more and more excited as they worked!

At 8 p.m., a news item went viral: "Spring snow arrives, food delivery orders double, have delivery riders' incomes increased?"

The report details the base salary mechanism and commission bonuses of the three major food delivery platforms.

"They can actually pay a base salary like this? I'm speechless!"

"Didn't Ma Liyun say that he wasn't interested in money?"

"Liu Qiangdong even said he has face blindness! You actually believe him?"

"It seems that Kuaipao's benefits are better. The base salary is low, but the authenticity is guaranteed."

The attempts by Qiandu Waimai and Taodiandian to pass off a basic salary as a responsibility system as a deceptive practice have been repeatedly ridiculed by netizens.

"Order less takeout on snowy days, it's a good deed for yourself!"

"Yes, especially during heavy rain or snow, other people's children are children too."

"You can't say that. If we don't order takeout, how will the delivery riders make money?"

Netizens split into two camps, each holding their own opinion, and argued endlessly in the comment sections of Weibo, Toutiao, and Douyin.

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Delta Villa District.

After a day of year-end performance reviews, Chen Yansen lay on a soft couch by the pool, scrolling through today's trending news.

A dozen or so plump koi carp swam in the water.

A carbon fiber underfloor heating system covers the entire pool, so even when it's snowing, the water temperature remains above 4 degrees Celsius.

"I thought they were really paying a base salary, but it turns out they just implemented a responsibility-based base salary system."

Chen Yansen smiled and shook his head, thinking to himself: "This guy is hopeless; he can't even copy a ready-made assignment properly."

But then he thought, maybe they never intended to copy it at all!

(End of this chapter)