Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 256 Taking Wang Xin to Deliver Takeout

Since starting his business, Chen Xiu has not always encountered people who appreciate him.

When he used to go out to solicit investment, he was often met with disdain and contempt, and most people simply didn't take him seriously.

This situation only eased after Didi secured its Series A funding.

So Chen Xiu didn't feel embarrassed by the sense of competition Wang Xin mentioned; in fact, he found it a bit amusing, because he had encountered an even more difficult person before.

The other person was a drunkard, and his first words upon meeting me were: "Let's drink first before we talk business!"

Chen Xiu had no choice but to drink, since he needed someone's help.

Fortunately, Chen Xiu had a good alcohol tolerance, and Xiong Ben was with him that day. They quickly got Xiong Ben drunk and the contract was signed.

Later, as she met more and more people, Chen Xiu quietly figured out how to deal with all kinds of people, and she became less straightforward in her actions.

The drunkard from back then, and Wang Xin in front of me, are actually the same kind of people.

When dealing with them, the first thing to do is to show them that you can convince them before discussing cooperation.

If they continue to act so arrogantly, and you eagerly try to negotiate a partnership, you'll just be a sycophant, and sycophants never end well...

Fortunately, these people have a strong competitive spirit.

If we propose a competitive approach that they can accept, then things will be much easier.

Just like now, after hearing Chen Xiu's words, Wang Xin subconsciously asked, "How do you satisfy your competitive spirit?"

"Find one that is clear at a glance and allows you to accurately determine how to win or lose."

"Oh?"

Wang Xin looked at Chen Xiu suspiciously and guessed, "President Chen, you don't mean to ask me to compete with you in live streaming, do you? I can't do that."

"Hey, I'm not bragging, but among entrepreneurs at this stage, even if Ma Yun came to do a live PK with me, he would probably be slightly inferior."

Unlike her previous friendliness, Chen Xiu's attitude now seemed to be showing signs of growing arrogance.

However, it was precisely this attitude that aroused Wang Xin's competitive spirit.

"So how do you want to compete?"

"How about comparing it to one you're familiar with?"

"I'm familiar with you?"

Wang Xin thought for a moment, then asked uncertainly, "Play basketball?"

"I can do it, are you okay?"

Chen Xiu said nonchalantly that he is 184cm tall without shoes, and according to the entertainment industry, he can be said to be 190cm tall when he wears shoes. He can easily beat Wang Xin when they play basketball.

Wang Xin stared at him for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, this is something I'm too good at, it's not fair to you..."

"Huh?! You're that confident?"

"Let's talk about something else. I usually like collecting props and reading books, and you seem to like reading too. How about we talk about ancient books and history?"

"There is no second place in literature. If we use the way scholars compare, it means that you are right and I am right, and there is no clear distinction between superior and inferior."

Chen Xiu rejected Wang Xin's proposal.

After going around in circles for a while, feeling that the other party couldn't offer any good suggestions, he simply revealed his original proposed plan.

"Mr. Wang, how about we compete in something you're familiar with, like delivering food together?"

"what?"

Wang Xin stared at Chen Xiu in disbelief, completely unexpected that he would make such a suggestion.

Chen Xiu appeared quite sincere: "Delivering food is Meituan's main business, you can't be unfamiliar with it, right?"

“I’m familiar with it, but…”

“You just said you can ride an electric scooter, and you didn’t have work this afternoon. Your skills and availability match, and this is a business you’re familiar with. If we compete in food delivery, you have the advantage!”

"Forehead……"

Wang Xin was speechless, feeling that something was wrong, but Chen Xiu's eloquent words made him unable to recall what it was.

Seeing that Wang Xin remained silent, Chen Xiu continued to nag, "Mr. Wang, you haven't delivered food before, have you? No way, no way! This is your main business, you should know about the situation of the frontline employees, right?"
"Hiss~~, what's so hard about delivering food? I just think it's unnecessary to compete in this, it's too low-skilled."

"That's not true. The ins and outs of food delivery are very complicated."

Feeling that she had Wang Xin under control, Chen Xiu spoke eloquently: "For example, when you receive an order, you start planning the route. You have to save time while also considering other orders. It's a combination of mental and physical effort. The result is obvious. It's just a competition of who delivers more within the specified time."

"Mr. Chen, how do you know so much about food delivery? Are you planning to enter the food delivery business?"

"Tch, you're not scared, are you?"

The rhetorical question, like a red-hot steel knife, pierced directly into Wang Xin's inner thoughts, making him feel both ashamed and embarrassed.

"I just feel there's no need to compete like this. Even if I win, what does it really mean?"

"You can say that after you win."

"It's not a question of whether I win or not, even if you win..."

"If Mr. Wang really thinks it's unnecessary, then forget it. Let's continue eating."

Chen Xiu abruptly changed the subject, picked up her chopsticks, and began picking through the dishes on the table.

This made Wang Xin, who had been determined to refuse, feel a little disappointed.

Seeing Chen Xiu's nonchalant expression, Wang Xin opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed the words back.

This happened several times, only making him more conflicted, while Chen Xiu ate her meal with relish, seemingly completely unaffected by Wang Xin's interference.

After a long while, seeing how "tolerant" Wang Xin was, Chen Xiu finally added fuel to the fire. "Mr. Wang, since you don't want to experience delivering food, I'll go by myself later."

"Huh? Why are you still going?"

"Just before we ate, didn't you say it was a pity that Meituan didn't have a live streaming service? If it did, you would definitely have appeared on a live stream to promote it!"

"so what?"

“Meituan may not have a live streaming service, but Douyin does! We hit it off immediately. You have this idea, but you can't do it yourself because of face-saving issues, so I'll deliver food and do a live stream to help you promote it!”

Chen Xiu looked at Wang Xin with a "sincere" expression and added fuel to the fire, "How about that? Pretty generous, right?"

Wang Xin gasped, his eyes wide as he stared at Chen Xiu.

"Let me clarify, I don't deliver food, not because of any concern for face, but simply because I feel it's unnecessary."

"I understand, I totally understand."

What do you understand?

"If Mr. Wang's business had failed, it would have been reasonable for him to deliver food. But now that you've succeeded, if you were to deliver food again, wouldn't all your efforts have been wasted?"

Chen Xiu felt that the timing was perfect, so she downgraded the provocation and changed it to teasing.

But this teasing remark made Wang Xin blush, his eyes widened like copper bells, staring intently at Chen Xiu, wanting to refute but unable to utter a word.

Just as Chen Xiu looked down at the plate of roast duck on the table, she heard a "bang" and Wang Xin suddenly stood up.

Chen Xiu looked up, a puzzled expression on her face, but did not ask any questions.

"How do you want to compare them? You tell me."

"Hmm? Comparing what?"

"How exactly should we compare our food delivery services?"

"Oh, Mr. Wang, you..."

"Stop pretending, you're just trying to provoke me into agreeing! Let me tell you, the reason I agreed wasn't because of your provocation, but because I'm definitely better than you at delivering food."

Chen Xiu smiled gracefully, showing no embarrassment at having her intentions exposed.

For him, the fact that Wang Xin agreed to deliver food was enough.

Whether they win or lose is another matter, but as long as the two of them can play such a special game, their relationship will definitely become closer, and future cooperation will be easier to discuss.

Setting down her chopsticks, Chen Xiu stood up and explained, "It's 2:30 PM now. We'll start at 3 PM, deliver food for two hours, and then come back here to meet up and tally the orders to determine the winner. How about that?"

"Hmm, aren't you afraid I'll manipulate the backend and assign some nearby orders to myself, and the orders that are far away to you?"

"Mr. Wang is indeed quick-witted; he found the loophole in the game so quickly."

"Stop with the tricks! You deliberately left this loophole so I could discover it, didn't you?"

Chen Xiu did not deny this blunt revelation; she simply picked up her phone and operated it again.

Just as Wang Xin was about to ask if they needed anything prepared, Chen Xiu suddenly turned around and walked towards the door of the private room, opening the door and bringing in a young man carrying large and small bags.

"Let me introduce you, Luo Shikan, my assistant, who is also the prop provider for this game."

"Ok?"

Meeting Wang Xin's puzzled gaze, Luo Shikan took out four yellow delivery uniforms, two cell phones, and four sets of car keys from his bag.

Chen Xiu pointed and said, "Later, we'll each put on a delivery uniform, and have our assistants put on the other one, so we can supervise each other. Both of our phones have crowdsourcing apps that can take orders, but there shouldn't be any way to operate them in the background."

"Tsk, you planned all of this in advance?"

"This was arranged before dinner. If you're not coming, I'll just have fun by myself."

"Then why four portions?"

"It's better to be prepared! Having an extra set up won't take much effort. If Mr. Wang changes his mind, then things will get really interesting."

"Tsk tsk, now I understand Zhang Yiming's assessment of you."

Hearing this, Chen Xiu became curious.

"What review?"

"Let's talk about it after the game."

Wang Xin chuckled, feeling that he had regained the familiar initiative.

Chen Xiu raised an eyebrow at him, then casually picked up her phone: "When we start delivering food later, let's use our phones to do a live stream."

"You want me to do a live stream while we're delivering food?"

Wang Xin's questioning was interrupted by the mask Chen Xiu handed him, but he still looked somewhat annoyed.

"Even with a mask on, if people still recognize me..."

"Which of us is the star?"

"Well, okay."

“I think you can look at it from a different perspective. Imagine the CEO of Meituan diligently delivering food for two hours while wearing a mask, and then finally taking off the mask to reveal his identity…”

Chen Xiu paused, then raised her hand and gestured in the air: "That publicity effect is probably something you couldn't achieve even if you spent tens of millions, right?"

These words left Wang Xin completely stunned.

After realizing what was happening, his eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth turned up and down, a contradictory feeling of being overjoyed but trying to maintain his composure.

"Um, Mr. Chen, are there any things I should pay attention to during the live stream?"

(End of this chapter)