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Chapter 258 Wang Xin: I want to improve the treatment of food delivery workers!

After bombarding the live stream with information, Chen Xiu and Wang Xin returned to the private room where they had just eaten.

By the time the two pulled up chairs and sat side by side, the number of viewers in Chen Xiu's live stream had already risen to 1.

Holding up her phone, Chen Xiu glanced at the front-facing camera, then flipped her wrist and pointed the camera at Wang Xin.

"Mr. Wang, how was your delivery today?"

"Well, how should I put it?"

Wang Xin hesitated, watching the number of viewers in Chen Xiu's live stream steadily increase. Although he had many thoughts in his mind, he knew he needed to carefully choose his words before expressing them.

"I just delivered food for over an hour, a total of 7 orders."

Wang Xin looked a little embarrassed, as if he was ashamed of his performance.

Chen Xiu picked up the conversation: "I've only delivered 7 orders too, so we have the same number of orders and it's a tie."

"Ok?"

Wang Xin glanced at Chen Xiu and instantly understood the purpose of Luo Shikan's message: it was to control the score!
When the viewers in the live stream heard about the two's results, they didn't mock them. Instead, they took the initiative to help them recount the details of the seven orders.

“In Wang Xin’s last order, a little soup was spilled, not much, but the customer kept nagging him about it.”

"The order that Chen Xiu delivered, the person who gave it to me sounds like a pretty young lady."

"They really delivered the food for over an hour, and it wasn't a reality show?"

The barrage of comments also elevated the two's live stream to a higher level.

If Wang Xin were delivering takeout today, and a group of people were filming him with cameras, the visuals would be much better, and he wouldn't have to put up with so much misery, but the realism would be greatly reduced.

On the contrary, this kind of live stream without any camera presence allows viewers to see that he is genuinely delivering food, not just posing for photos.

Wang Xin understood the logic behind it after a little thought, so even after the game was stopped, he never turned off his live stream, just to preserve the "evidence"!
After the barrage of comments subsided, Chen Xiu, who was no longer the main character but content to play the supporting role, repeated the question.

"Mr. Wang, how was your delivery today?"

"It's very hard, really very hard."

Wang Xin's answer this time was much more natural; he seemed to have figured out some live-streaming skills.

Facing the front-facing camera of Chen Xiu's phone, this billionaire, whose face showed signs of exhaustion, began his performance of "genuine emotion."

"I originally thought that delivering food was a simple job because there are map navigation and anyone who can use a mobile phone can start delivering. However, after experiencing it today, I realized that this job is not simple at all."

"For example, when I receive an order, the first thing I need to do is plan out the fastest delivery route in my mind, otherwise it will be late. Then I also need to keep an eye out for other food deliveries that are going the same way and deliver them together."

Chen Xiu glanced at him quickly and subtly, sensing that this Zhongdeng was plagiarizing her...
"The experience of a little over an hour is not long. But I truly felt what life is like for a food delivery driver. My next goal is to gradually improve the treatment of food delivery drivers."

After delivering a lengthy speech-like presentation, Wang Xin concluded by saying, "Thank you everyone!"

"Mr. Wang, is it true that you're talking about gradually improving the treatment of delivery drivers?"

Chen Xiu confirmed this topic with Wang Xin.

He understands what netizens want to see. The atmosphere has been built up to this point, and it would be too bland if we didn't ask him for more details.

Sure enough, this question made the atmosphere in the live broadcast room lively again.

Within just a few minutes, the number of online users exceeded 2.

Wang Xin turned and exchanged a glance with Chen Xiu, then understood what he meant.

After a moment's thought, Wang Xin looked up at the front-facing camera on his phone and said, "I assure everyone that when Meituan starts to make a profit and the time is right, the treatment of delivery drivers will gradually improve."

As a manager, Wang Xin's every word and action is recorded by netizens.

However, he had already made a call to improve the treatment of delivery drivers before, so there's nothing wrong with making the call again now.

Wang Xin added two prerequisites to improving the treatment of food delivery workers.

Let's not even talk about when Meituan will start to make a profit. Even if it does, it will have to wait until the right time, and when the right time will be is up to them.

To become a manager, one must have carefully considered one's words and actions, and one's statements will not give others any ammunition against one.

Chen Xiu gave him a deep look, then turned to interact with netizens in the live stream who were asking him why he was delivering food.

"I arranged to deliver food with Mr. Wang. There was no particular reason; it was just a sudden idea that came about during a conversation. However, the experience was still very useful, and we both benefited a lot."

"As for your question about whether there was a script this time? There really wasn't. Actually, there wasn't a script last time either. A lot of things just happened suddenly while we were talking, which surprised me as well."

“Many things seem like a script, but they’re not. For example, this is the first time I’ve met Mr. Wang. He’s not an actor, so how could he possibly cooperate with me in a performance?”

Chen Xiu explained to the viewers in the live stream.

After chatting for a while, he also put an end to this sudden whim.

"OK! I hope that my actions and Mr. Wang's actions did not take up everyone's time, thank you."

After saying that, Chen Xiu turned off the live stream on her phone.

Seeing this, Wang Xin also turned off the live stream on his phone.

The once lively private room instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The two sat in their chairs, exchanged a silent glance, and saw fatigue on each other's faces, but their eyes were bright and alert. Then, two bursts of laughter echoed in the private room.

"Hehe!" "Hahaha!"

Chen Xiu was laughing with her head tilted back in her chair, while Wang Xin toned it down a bit, just chuckling.

They looked like two men who had just done something stupid, getting together to reflect on their actions, laughing at themselves and at each other.

After they finished laughing, their relationship naturally became much closer.

Wang Xin squinted and glanced at Chen Xiu sideways.

"Mr. Chen, I'm curious, what you just said, and that sudden idea to compete with me in food delivery, were all meant to make me understand how difficult the job of a food delivery driver is?"

"I didn't think that much about it. I just felt that having dinner and drinks with you was boring, but it was quite interesting to have you go out in the cold wind to deliver takeout."

"Didn't you go deliver it yourself?"

"People are most willing to endure hardship and are not afraid of trouble when they do bad things."

Wang Xin stared blankly at Chen Xiu for a long time before finally naming a plant.

"grass!"

"Aren't you enjoying it?"

"How could I possibly enjoy it?"

"During the live stream just now, your tone and attitude were all saying to the viewers: Look over here, look over here, I've been delivering food for over an hour, this isn't a script, this isn't staged, I really was delivering food..."

Under Chen Xiu's vivid body language, Wang Xin's face gradually turned from red to purple, and his eyes began to dart away. He was as ashamed as a boiled shrimp.

In the end, all he could offer was a completely unconvincing argument.

"That's what you said, I didn't think that way!"

"Hey! Yes, yes, yes. I said it all. You definitely didn't think that way."

"Cough, why does your tone sound so strange?"

"Maybe it's because I used a Sichuan-Chongqing accent when I was delivering the food, and I couldn't adjust to it right away... But that's a minor thing. This delivery experience has earned Mr. Wang and Meituan a lot of goodwill, which is priceless!"

Chen Xiu's sudden shift to a serious tone caused Wang Xin to straighten his relaxed expression.

He glanced at Chen Xiu hesitantly and said, "How do you want me to thank you?"

"Thank you? No need! Although you and Meituan both benefited from this, Douyin and I also gained a lot. We cooperated and helped each other, so there's no need for thanks."

Chen Xiu waved his hand with a slightly江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) air, then got up from his chair, walked over to take the clothes that Luo Shikan had brought in, presumably intending to change and leave.

It was still winter, and the delivery workers were wearing hoodies and sweatpants underneath their uniforms, so there was no risk of them exposing themselves.

Wang Xin watched him change clothes in public with complicated emotions, and suddenly felt that Chen Xiuren was a good person and would be a good friend.

When Chen Xiu was dressed and heading towards the door to leave, Wang Xin didn't get a chance to bring up the cooperation between Mobike and Meituan regarding the share swap.

Just as Wang Xin was about to speak, Chen Xiu stopped abruptly, turned around, and faced Wang Xin directly.

As Wang Xin met Chen Xiu's gaze, he thought to himself: So you finally couldn't resist bringing it up? If you bring it up now, I'll have to pretend to be hesitant before agreeing, otherwise I won't be able to find anything else to make things difficult for you…

"Mr. Wang, goodbye. In this game, we both gave the same odd number of gifts, so let's call it a tie."

"what?"

"You and I both delivered 7 orders, so we've tied the game! Our next meeting should be at the Internet Conference at the end of the year."

"Um, are you no longer going to cooperate on the Mobike share swap?"

Wang Xin had been thinking about how to make things a little difficult for Chen Xiu in their cooperation, but he never expected that this guy would act unpredictably.

Left with no other choice, he had to make his point clear.

However, what surprised Wang Xin even more was that Chen Xiu shook her head indifferently after hearing the question.

"Cooperation would be great, but it doesn't matter if we can't. Mobike's shares are still quite valuable, so I'll just find another buyer. If the buyer I find affects Meituan's acquisition, please don't blame me, Mr. Wang."

"Wait a moment!"

The clever Wang Xin immediately understood Chen Xiu's implied meaning.

This negotiation and cooperation, which he originally held the initiative in, was turned around and Chen Xiu took the lead in a game and live broadcast that seemed abrupt and unreasonable but actually effectively brought them closer.

Before playing the game, Chen Xiu said that she was going to find another buyer for Mobike shares, and Wang Xin probably wouldn't care.

After the game ended, Wang Xin, through careful observation, understood what kind of person Chen Xiu was and also the role of Douyin.

If he were to actually sell his Mobike shares to someone else, the two would remain just casual acquaintances in the future.

If we had acquired Mobike's shares in advance and made Chen Xiu a shareholder of Meituan, there would have been many benefits, and we could have had meals and discussed cooperation more often in the future.

Having figured out the situation, Wang Xin stepped forward to Chen Xiu and extended his hand to him.

"I'm quite interested in the collaboration you just mentioned. Shall we talk about it again?"

"Heh, great!"

(End of this chapter)