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

Chapter 571 Losing the equivalent of 5 Mixue Ice Cream shops! Want to negotiate? Let them come in person!

In the bright and clean living room of the Delta Villa District.

Chen Yansen leaned back on the sofa, his brows furrowed, his gaze fixed on the television screen.

Zhang Chaoyang sat in front of the camera, speaking eloquently with a hint of disdain: "Not every entrepreneur is hardworking. I often see media reports online saying that so-and-so gets up at five o'clock every day and works more than 12 hours a day. That's just nonsense, you know?"

He paused, looked at the host and said, "Take Chen Yansen of Senlian Capital for example. He usually arrives at the company at 10 a.m. and leaves work on time at 5 p.m.."

After listening, the host smiled and asked, "Mr. Zhang, have some media outlets reported that you only sleep four hours a day?"

Faced with this question, Zhang Chaoyang showed no panic or embarrassment whatsoever. Instead, he explained confidently: "Everyone's physical condition is different. I only sleep for 4 hours because I am in a deep sleep state throughout those 4 hours. The sleep quality is high enough, so naturally I don't need to sleep more."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yansen's face darkened, and he muttered under his breath: "I'll have Liang Bo release all the photos and videos of you sleeping in meetings, so you can stop bragging all the time!"
Just then, the cell phone on the table rang.

He reached out and beckoned, and the phone automatically fell into his palm.

Wang Guangtong of the Business Association?

Chen Yansen thought for a moment, then pressed the answer button.

"Mr. Chen, when are you coming to Yanjing? I know you like tea, so I asked someone to find a few cans of good tea from Minzhou. I don't want to open them if you don't come. What should I do?"

Wang Guangtong chuckled and teased.

"How about I call a courier to deliver it to your door, and you can just send it to me directly?" Chen Yansen joked.

"Haha, Lao Dai's assessment of you is very accurate. Your skin is several centimeters thicker than the walls of Chang'an."

Wang Guangtong joked.

Chen Yansen knew perfectly well that Wang Guangtong, given his status, wouldn't engage in idle chatter; he definitely had something important to discuss. But since the other party didn't make it clear, he was too lazy to ask.

Because he had already vaguely guessed the other party's true purpose.

Sure enough, before the two had even exchanged pleasantries for three minutes, Wang Guangtong asked seriously, "How much longer are you, Ma Liyun, and Li Yanhong going to fight?"

How long will it last?
That depends on when Lao Ma and Li Yanhong admit defeat!

In addition, the daily order volume of the national food delivery industry has just exceeded 4000 million, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. Since Ali and Baidu are burning money to cultivate the market together, how could Chen Yansen be willing to give up?

"Did someone above give the order? Or did Li Yanhong contact someone?"

Chen Yansen asked tentatively.

"It's hard to say exactly, but don't you have any idea how many merchants your three food delivery platforms have dragged into this? That's why you asked me to coordinate. You're the initiator, and we're old friends. I've helped you a lot to get the factory construction subsidies and grants from Xingyuan Technology."

Wang Guangtong played the emotional card.

To put it bluntly, Senlian Capital, Alibaba, and Baidu are all internet giants in China, and each of them has powerful backers.

Although he was a mid-level manager in the business association, there was nothing he could do if a few companies really didn't give him face.

But since the higher-ups had given the order, he couldn't just ignore it.

“I don’t trust Li Yanhong,” Chen Yansen succinctly concluded.

Take the competition between Didi and Kuaidi Dache as an example. In order to seize market share in the ride-hailing market, Baidu has repeatedly launched subsidy wars.

It's rare for Kuaipao to take the initiative like this, and before they've even played for three months, some players have already given up?
"This mediation will be led by the three major associations of market supervision, commerce, and the Internet. Anyone who dares to deny it afterward will be asking for trouble."

Wang Guangtong said coldly.

Come on, okay?
Chen Yansen looked disdainful and didn't believe the other party's words at all, but it wouldn't hurt to call a truce for the time being.

In just three months, Kuaipao lost nearly 40 billion yuan in its food delivery business.

This amount of money could buy five Mixue Ice Cream stores, one Orange Literature store, or most of Lazada.

He wanted to use this truce to make Ma Liyun fully understand a principle: money can attract users, but it can't retain them.

Competition in the food delivery industry will ultimately come down to practical matters, such as delivery efficiency, food safety, after-sales service, and marketing support.

For delivery riders, is there a comprehensive compensation and benefits system, a reasonable order completion reward mechanism, and an intelligent dispatch system?
For businesses, are there any training and guidance provided to help them optimize menu design, improve food quality, and enhance service levels, thereby increasing their competitiveness and profitability?

For users, has a strict merchant access mechanism been established to rigorously review the qualifications, hygiene conditions, and raw material procurement of merchants to ensure food quality and safety?

While the marketing tactics of using red envelope subsidies have temporarily suppressed negative experiences, once normal operations resume, Taodian and Qiandu Waimai's numerous shortcomings will leave them vulnerable to attack.

Therefore, after pondering for a while, Chen Yansen casually said, "If Ali and Qiandu agree, then I agree."

"Okay, no problem. I will arrange a meeting by next Wednesday at the latest, so that we can all sit down and communicate at our own pace."

Wang Guangtong patted his chest and said.

"Have them come to Xucheng. I don't have time to go to Hangzhou or Yanjing."

Chen Yansen added in a flat tone.

nonsense!

It's not like I'm trying to negotiate!

Whether Ma Liyun was behind this meeting or Li Yanhong was secretly facilitating it, if they really want to sit down and talk, they need to show the proper attitude.

"Okay, I get it.

Oh, and one more thing. The higher-ups are planning a larger-scale World Internet Conference, and the final venue has been chosen: Sanhe Ancient Town. Invitations are expected to be sent out around the middle of the year. As a leading internet company in China, Senlian Capital will not only attend but also lead discussions on several core topics.

Wang Guangtong revealed some information in advance.

Internet Conference?
Chen Yansen immediately realized, "Isn't this the Wuzhen Internet Conference?"
The venue was changed to Luzhou!

"Okay, thank you for the reminder, Mr. Wang. I will prepare in advance," Chen Yansen said, expressing his gratitude.

In fact, when the expert group was looking for a venue for the World Internet Conference, they hoped to find a town similar to Davos, to imbue it with the charm of the Internet, and to take the opportunity to promote China's traditional culture.

Zhouzhuang, Tongli, Sanhe, Nanxun, Lijiang, and Pingyao Ancient Town are all under consideration.

But in the end, it was Senlian Capital that added value to Sanhe Ancient Town!

The reason is simple: Senlian Capital has a wide range of business operations.

From e-commerce platforms to short video applications, express delivery and logistics, smartphones, news software, chip research and development, and even browsers and search engines, they have all delivered outstanding results in their respective industries, making them undeniably representative of the industry.

That's so representative!

The fact that Sanhe Ancient Town was able to win the right to host this conference is not only due to the support of Senlian Capital, but also to its own multiple advantages.

With its advantageous geographical location, unique water town culture, and advanced intelligent infrastructure, the entire scenic area had already achieved full coverage of QR code payment and WiFi by the third quarter of last year.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yansen called Yanjing again, wanting to know which side had given in first and admitted defeat.

at the same time.

After inspecting more than a dozen stores, Wang Zhongpu was finally able to confirm that the owner of Kuai Pao Canteen had never intended to make money from the project.

At a Kuai Pao canteen, the number of employees varies from 15 to 30 depending on the size of the business area. 30% of the employees are over 40 years old, and the average pre-tax salary is about 7000 yuan.

The base salary standard is higher in first- and second-tier cities, while the base salary standard in third- and fourth-tier cities is slightly lower, but the difference is only about 700 to 800 yuan.

"No wonder there are so few reports online about the salary standards of the canteen staff. If people knew that the boss paid the cleaning staff five or six thousand yuan, they would all attack him."

After calming down and clearing his mind, Wang Zhongpu suddenly realized that the operating logic of Kuai Pao Canteen was actually very simple.

The first priority is to ensure the quality of ingredients. On this basis, we must continue to innovate and introduce different signature dishes every quarter. At the same time, we must refine the supply chain management, cost control and service experience to the extreme, and then we can operate stably.

The boss needs to make money!
But half of the net profit was given to the employees.

Wang Zhongpu, who initially thought that Kuai Pao Canteen had no future, suddenly became interested and pulled his team to start in-depth research on the dietary habits, consumption power, business district distribution and competitive landscape of the southeast and southwest.

This determines which city and business district to enter, whether to enter shopping malls or community street shops, and allows for the rational allocation of resources such as funds, manpower, and materials.

In no time, "Chopsticks Run Canteen" sprang up all over the south.

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……

Two days later, at Zhuxian Town Science and Technology Park.

A Maybach with a Hangzhou license plate slowly came to a stop. Ma Liyun glanced outside and shook his head inwardly.

He never expected that he would come to such a dilapidated place twice.

Unlike last time, Chen Yansen did not greet him downstairs.

Only a chubby little man in a blue suit and frameless glasses stood outside the car door with a smile on his face.

Ma Liyun sighed softly, her expression complex.

He knew in his heart that there are no permanent friends in the business world, and the honeymoon period between Ali and Senlian Capital was completely over.

Even if the food delivery war pauses, the e-commerce war will not stop.

"Hello Mr. Ma, I am Guo Shenyi, Mr. Chen's assistant. Please come with me."

Guo Shenyi stepped forward and took the initiative to greet him.

"It's troublesome."

Ma Liyun responded with a nonchalant tone.

The last time he came, he was a major client of Senlian Capital; this time, he is a significant competitor of Senlian Capital.

He was about to walk in when he heard a short, sharp braking sound behind him. He turned around and saw a Mercedes-Benz S600 and a Toyota Alphard.

With a click, the car door opened.

Li Yanhong, the head of Baidu, stepped down.

"Robin." Ma Liyun waved.

"Mr. Ma, you've arrived quite early," Li Yanhong replied dryly.

The two looked at each other.

Li Yanhong smiled bitterly. He really couldn't understand how Baidu, which was at its peak, had fallen to the second tier.

Ma Liyun understood and realized that Li Yanhong had most likely initiated this meeting.

Among the three food delivery platforms, Baidu has the least cash flow. Part of it is used to burn through big data and autonomous driving technology, part is used to increase stock holdings and boost investor confidence in the secondary market, and the rest is used in the O2O field.

It would be good if a thousand-degree solution could last three months!

"Please come in, gentlemen!" Guo Shenyi interrupted their flirtatious exchange and gestured for them to come in.

"Thank you."

Li Yanhong nodded and followed Guo Shenyi into the office building.

(End of this chapter)