Rong Xiao's private driver drove a supercar and took Xue Qiandai and Jian Yan back to Xianghu Bay Villa.
At the villa's main gate, Rong Xiao casually instructed, "You all go back. I'm staying here tonight."
Xue Qiandai: "..."
"You're quite self-aware, aren't you, my little darling!" She patted his shoulder and said in a soft voice, "I'm henpecked. If you want to move in, I'll have to inform Lady Huo first."
The mere mention of Huo Yunchao made Rong Xiao extremely uncomfortable. "I...I...we're sisters, what's our relationship?"
In period dramas about palace intrigue, concubines often address each other as "sisters."
Jian Yan smiled and said, "Xiao Xiao, why don't you eat before you leave?"
Actually, Rong Xiao hadn't really planned to move in. He knew Xue Qiandai's personality best; after meeting Huo Yunchao, she was definitely a "husband and wife in harmony." But having meals together was fine too.
"Jane, I haven't tried your cooking yet."
I'm really looking forward to it.
"Order takeout! Support Huotuan!" Xue Qiandai immediately replied.
"What good takeout food is there?" Rong Xiao kicked his leg and stomped his foot. "I want to eat home-cooked meals."
Jian Yan walked towards her home, waving behind her, "@I know there's a really familiar home-style restaurant around here, let's order from there."
The three of them returned to the villa, washed up, and forty minutes later, the Huotuan delivery rider brought the takeout to the entrance of the community.
That guy who didn't care about takeout ended up eating more than anyone else.
After finishing her meal, Xue Qiandai didn't forget to leave a review for the restaurant and also praised the delivery rider's service. It was so nice not having to wash dishes after eating.
*
Yintai Center office building, 27th floor.
The conference room of Chaoxun Technology was packed with people.
Because of Huotuan's business expansion, they recruited many technical backbones. The meeting room couldn't accommodate everyone, so some people sat on the floor. Since they were all tech guys, they weren't too concerned about details.
Huo Yunchao sat in the middle, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the table. "The technical department, please give us a report on today's results."
The person who answered him was Ning Chao, the project manager of the technical department. "General Manager Huo, today, we received more than 3,972,000 orders across 100 business districts in 20 cities nationwide, with an average spending of 78 yuan. The smallest amount was subsidized by a few yuan, while the largest amount was 1,200 yuan, which should be a group purchase by the company."
"Would you like to eat something better? Is there any surveillance footage?" Huo Yunchao pressed.
"Yes, according to preliminary statistics and technical monitoring, it's less than a third of what we have," Ning Chao answered confidently.
Well done!
Huo Yunchao's lips curled up slightly.
At this moment, Qin Shuzheng's fingers were nimbly tapping on the keyboard, and green data streams were appearing on the screen.
"By blocking keywords on websites and search engines such as Baidu, Firefox, 360, and hao123, we blocked nearly 10 million instances of the phrase 'eat better.' In other words, the 'eat better' ads, especially those with better subsidies, attracted users' interest. However, users couldn't find the entry point immediately, so they either chose us or gave up."
Network interception is one of the established strategies. The plug-in technology used for interception was also developed by Huo Yunchao and Qin Shu's team.
Huo Yunchao snapped his fingers. "We need to continue our cooperation with search engines. We need to use big data to track and recommend products to people who have searched for takeout, and turn them into our users."
"Yes," everyone answered in unison.
"Customer service department, business development department, how are things going on your end?"
Fang Yun is temporarily managing the customer service department. She tidied up the documents on the table. "President Huo, 0.3% of users requested order follow-ups today, resulting in about a hundred delayed delivery incidents. There have been no complaints yet, and our customer service team has called each customer to offer them coupons as compensation."
Delayed delivery is unavoidable; weather, manpower, and various other factors can all cause food deliveries to fall short of the scheduled time. "Okay, customer relationship management is crucial. Li Xing, what's the merchant's reaction?"
Li Xing, sporting a messy hairstyle and dark circles under his eyes, had just caught up on an hour of sleep after working non-stop for several days. "Boss, the restaurants are giving us rave reviews. Especially the niche, high-end ones, they've really made a name for themselves."
That's how business works; only by achieving a win-win situation can we go the distance.
The meeting lasted two hours when Huo Yunchao's phone rang. He left the meeting room and answered it. "Mom, when did you and Dad arrive? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"
A laugh came from Huo's mother on the other end of the phone: "We were just looking for Yu Xue anyway, and besides, we see you on the news every day. Come over and see her tomorrow."
Huo Yunchao had originally planned to go and see, since Yu Xue's amnesia was a major event.
"Okay, I'll go tomorrow."
"Oh, right, bring Dai Dai over," Mr. Huo added.
Huo Yunchao: "..."
He already felt bad about having Dai Dai help take care of Yu Xue for several days.
"Dad, Mom, this isn't a good idea. Senior Sister Yu..." She wanted to say that Yu Xue Shui was Dai Dai's rival in love, and Dai Dai might not be willing.
"Just ask her out; whether she comes or not is up to her. Don't mention anything about me and your father," Mrs. Huo insisted.
Huo Yunchao had a headache; his beautiful daughter-in-law was always nervous when meeting her in-laws.
*
In an office building on the East Second Ring Road, a huge international conference room was also holding a meeting, but the atmosphere was very serious, even dull.
Jin Heng sat in the second-highest seat, while his father sat in the main seat.
To the right of Mr. Jin were Hua Se and her father. Hua Se wore business makeup, bright red lipstick, and a Hermes scarf around her neck.
Gao Ruhai and Hua Yin sat next to each other.
At the other end of the long table stood an elderly man leaning on a cane, his face ashen, his pupils deep and unfathomable. He was Zhao Sheng, the founder of Tiansheng Capital. Zhao Jiequn was also there, obediently standing beside his father.
Jin Heng's side consists of personnel from the Jin Group's technology department, public relations department, and external relations department.
"Director Jin, Young Master Jin, who was it that confidently guaranteed and pledged to surpass Huotuan? How does it feel to be slapped in the face?" Gao Ruhai threw a report onto the conference table, making no attempt to hide his anger. "Everyone, tell me, why did 'Haochiyidian' suffer such a crushing defeat in their first battle! Their behavior was so disgraceful!"
"The Fireball Group has taken over the core business district, and they've poached all the top-quality merchants."
"From financing to promotion, Huo Yunchao took the initiative and planned ahead. He may have been preparing for this for a long time."
"Our on-the-ground promotion efforts are not effective, and they are blocking our online presence."
"Because we mainly select secondary business districts and new districts in the city, the purchasing power is not as high as that of the core business districts, and the delivery time for riders is longer."
Everyone started talking at once, shifting the blame.
Jin Heng said with a gloomy face, "Everyone's opinions are very pertinent, and I will revise them in future strategy formulation."
"What's the use of making corrections? One wrong step leads to another, and you've already lost the initiative." Gao Ruhai didn't buy it and continued to criticize.
Hua Se suddenly stood up, glanced at Jin Heng, gave him a reassuring look, and then said to Gao Ruhai, "Uncle Gao, please calm down. Today is just a small test. On the first day of the battle, we're already fighting amongst ourselves. The key right now is not to blame each other, but how to turn the tide in the upcoming battles."
Jin Heng stared at Hua Se and suddenly realized that he had underestimated her in the past; she had an even more fascinating side.
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