On December 13th, the bright sunshine rose from the azure sky, and the golden rays shone on the earth, bringing a touch of warmth to the cold winter.
Today is the third day since Chen Ze moved to the Nanshan Chiwan Seaview Villa. He spent 150 million yuan to buy this 700-square-meter seaview villa, which has an independent courtyard, swimming pool, and a small garden in the backyard.
Chen Ze and Wang Siyu lay lazily on the deck chairs in the yard, enjoying the warmth of the sunshine on their bodies.
"Siyu, aren't you going to the company today?"
"It's Saturday, why go to the company? I want a two-day weekend, don't exploit my labor."
"I was just asking casually, why are you reacting so strongly? Who was it that said they wanted to work hard and make money?"
Wang Siyu pouted: "There is no conflict between working hard and having weekends off. You should work when you need to work, and you should also rest properly when you need to rest."
"By the way, Wang Kaicheng is getting married. The wedding date is set for New Year's Day. Are you going to attend his wedding?"
Wang Siyu walked over and leaned on him, saying, "If you go, I'll go."
Chen Ze gently stroked her hair. "Of course I'll go. By the way, I've hired an investment and financial analyst and a professor of market economics for you. They will provide you with six months of training."
Wang Siyu kissed him on the cheek. "Aze, you're so good to the little cutie. How much did you spend on them?"
"It's not expensive, one million per person for six months."
Wang Siyu's eyes widened. "It's so expensive, is it worth it?"
“It’s worth it, of course it’s worth it. As long as he can train you to become a talent, ten million is worth it.”
Hearing her boyfriend's words, she felt a warm glow inside, and at that moment, she felt like the happiest person in the world.
"Aze, it's my birthday the day after tomorrow. What gift are you planning to give me?"
Chen Ze smiled mysteriously: "I ordered the gift for you half a month ago, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
What gift is it?
"It's a secret, you'll find out later."
"..."
In a conference room at Baidu's headquarters in Kyoto, Li Yihong asked, "Manager Xiao, how's our food delivery business going?"
Manager Xiao sighed, "The food delivery business is a long story. We've been competing with Panda Delivery for the market for almost two months, and it's always been a 60/40 split."
"Could you be more specific? Is it six of us and four of them?"
"Chairman Li, there are four of us and six of them," Manager Xiao said awkwardly.
"Who is the founder of this company? Which capital firm invested in it? Have you done any research or investigation?" Li Yihong asked.
"Chairman Li, we've checked. The founder of this company is a college student who only invested 10 million yuan to start Panda Takeaway. He later invested another 500 million yuan. We don't know which capital firm invested in him."
Company Operations Director Liang Wenzhi spoke up: "Chairman, we're afraid that continuing this price war with Panda Takeout isn't a solution. I think the company should focus on its portal website instead of wasting money on unprofitable projects like this."
Li Yihong felt helpless. If he had more cash on hand, he would have liked to buy Panda Takeout. The monthly expenditure of 20 million yuan for price wars was a bit too much for him. After thinking for a moment, he decided to buy it.
He said, "Manager Xiao, take two people to Shenzhen to negotiate with Panda. We want our existing market share and will stop competing with them. We want them to cancel merchant subsidies and stop the price war. The market is big enough for both of us to survive."
"Yes, Chairman, I'll head there immediately."
Li Yihong nodded: "Then it's settled. Meeting adjourned."
After the meeting ended, everyone returned to their posts, and Manager Xiao hurriedly headed to the airport with two of his subordinates.
After a flight of more than two hours, they finally arrived at Shenzhen Airport.
Shortly after, the three arrived at the front desk of Panda Takeaway's headquarters.
"Hello, we are from Baidu Kyoto. Please inform Mr. Wang, thank you!"
"Okay, please wait a moment."
The receptionist picked up the phone and made a call.
Wang Kaicheng lay back in his office chair, intently reading documents; a large pile of files awaited his processing on the desktop.
Zhang Yuting massaged her temples from behind and said with concern, "Brother Cheng, you've been looking at documents all morning. You should take a break before you continue."
As soon as she finished speaking, the phone on the table rang. Wang Kaicheng looked at it and saw that it was the receptionist calling. He pressed the speakerphone button to answer.
A pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone: "Mr. Wang, Baidu's Beijing branch has sent people. They are at the front desk. When are you available to meet with them?"
"Xiao Liu, take them to the VIP reception room, I'll be right there."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
"Brother Cheng, what are the people from Baidu doing here?"
“During this period, we were engaged in a fierce price war with Baidu Waimai. A chicken leg was sold online for only two yuan, which was practically free.”
Zhang Yuting stared in shock, her mouth agape. A chicken leg cost two yuan, cheaper than vegetables.
Wang Kaicheng stood up and kissed her on the cheek: "You stay here, I'll go talk to them."
Zhang Yuting reached out her hands and gently straightened his collar. "Go ahead."
Upon arriving at the VIP reception room, Operations Officer Yun Ruoxi was also inside. Wang Kaicheng shook hands with each of them, saying, "Welcome to Panda Takeaway Company."
"Hello, Mr. Wang, my name is Xiao Lanlan, and I am the general manager of Baidu Waimai."
Wang Kaicheng gestured, "Mr. Xiao, please sit down and let's talk slowly."
"Mr. Wang, it's like this. I think if we keep fighting, we'll both suffer losses, while others will benefit. Look, we've already lost more than 20 million this month, and I'm sure your company won't lose any less than that."
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