The next morning.
At Ele.me's headquarters in Shanghai, Zhang Xuhao looked at the market share figures on his computer screen with a worried expression. He had originally thought that he could use the money raised to seize more market share.
But now half a month has passed and there has been no effect. Zhang Xuhao pinched the bridge of his nose and the corner of his eyes with his fingers, wondering what the problem was.
Was his team really that incompetent? He was filled with doubt, or perhaps Chen Ze had a powerful figure guiding him?
Just as he was deep in thought, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock".
"Come in."
The person who came was Fang Yongxin, the president of Ele.me. His nickname is "Big Cannon," which means he is the kind of person who likes to talk big.
"Mr. Fang, is there something you need?"
Fang Yongxin sat down opposite him. "President Zhang, I have good news. Would you like to hear it?"
"Nonsense, hurry up and say what you have to say, why are you beating around the bush?"
“I just received news that Panda Express has instructed its outsourced labor companies to lower the riders’ rate to 0.5 yuan. I think we can take advantage of this opportunity to spend some money to hire people to cause trouble at Panda Express.”
Zhang Xuhao's eyes lit up: "How can they make a fuss? They lowered the unit price last time, but I didn't see anyone making a fuss then."
“We can spend some money to hire a few food delivery riders to lead a disturbance. Just give each of them a few thousand yuan, and I’m sure some people will be willing to do it. Think about it, they work hard for a few thousand yuan a month, and now all we need is for them to lead the disturbance for a few days.”
Zhang Xuhao stood up, slammed his hand on the table, and said loudly, "That's right, all we need to do is ruin Panda Takeout's reputation, and that will definitely cause a lot of people to uninstall the Panda Takeout app."
Fang Yongxin smiled smugly and said, "How about it, President Zhang? This idea is not bad, is it? We only need 100,000 yuan to hire 20 people, 5,000 yuan each, which is enough. We can accomplish a lot with a small amount of money."
Zhang Xuhao gave him a thumbs up: "I'll leave this matter to you."
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly for you."
After saying that, he turned and left the office.
Outside a Sichuan restaurant in Shenzhen, five or six deliverymen were chatting together.
"Ugh, the boss of Panda Delivery is a real jerk. He lowered the price by 50 cents last month, and then he lowered it by another 50 cents this month. He's making it impossible for us delivery guys to survive."
"Isn't that right? Damn it, you want the horse to run but don't feed it. No heartless capitalist is a good person."
Others chimed in.
Just then, a dark-skinned delivery guy rode up to them on his electric scooter and said, "Brothers, Panda Delivery Company is making us lose our jobs. Let's go to their headquarters and make a scene, and tell their boss to raise our prices back."
“I want to go too, but Panda Delivery is in Nanshan District, which is too far from us. It would cost a lot of money to travel there and back.”
"Don't worry, brothers. I've chartered several buses. Anyone willing to join in causing trouble will be provided with round-trip transportation."
"Okay, brother, you're a true friend. I'm willing to go with you."
Three of them have already expressed their willingness, but two others are still hesitant.
The stern-faced guy decided to add fuel to the fire, "Brothers, if we don't work together to cause trouble, Panda Takeout might lower its prices again, all the way down to two or three yuan a order. Then you won't make any money even if you run yourself ragged."
Sure enough, upon hearing this, the remaining two immediately locked their electric scooters and said, "Brothers, we'll do it too. Let Panda Delivery Company see that we laborers aren't easy to bully."
"Good, that's got guts," the dark-faced young man laughed.
The same thing is happening in every street and alley of Shenzhen, where they are using the same methods to persuade a large group of people to board buses.
Suddenly, Shenzhen was in turmoil, with a large number of buses traveling to and from Nanshan District.
At 9:50 a.m., the Nanshan Building was surrounded by tens of thousands of people, and not even a mosquito could fly out.
At a glance, there was a sea of black heads, probably numbering around 20,000 to 30,000, with many banners held up that read: "Give working people justice."
Security guards at Nanshan Building, both external and internal, were holding rubber batons and guarding the four elevator entrances and exits.
Everything that happened here quickly spread throughout Shenzhen, because a reporter was broadcasting live from the scene of Panda TV's situation.
Several media outlets, including Shenzhen Daily, Shenzhen Evening News, Southern Daily, and Focus Interview, were present at the scene, all carrying cameras and microphones to broadcast live footage.
However, this wasn't just happening in Shenzhen; it was happening in all first- and second-tier cities across the country. Many Panda Delivery riders were marching in the streets with banners, ranging from a few hundred to over a thousand people.
This has sparked much discussion, and those who are unaware of the situation are filled with doubt.
"What's going on? Is Panda Express unable to pay its riders? So many people are protesting."
"Who knows what's going on? I just know that ordering takeout has been really cheap lately. Chicken legs, duck legs, and pig's feet are only one yuan each, which is practically free. There are also free drinks. I haven't been to any fast food restaurants lately. I've been ordering Panda Takeout every day."
Suddenly, everyone was talking about Panda Takeout. Many people didn't know what takeout was before, but when they heard someone say that chicken legs, duck legs, and pig's feet were only one yuan, everyone downloaded the Panda Takeout APP to see for themselves.
At the headquarters of Panda Takeaway, in the back-end management department, in the minister's office, Li Ziming was analyzing last month's data.
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