Just as Xu An was looking around, a figure suddenly walked to the glass wall on the side of the VP room where Xu An was, and was making a phone call while facing the glass wall, with a smile on his face. This person turned out to be an acquaintance of Xu's family - Ren Peng, the owner of Yipinxiang Fast Food Restaurant, which owns fifteen chain fast food restaurants in Hai City.
This person is right in front of me but doesn't react at all. Did they not recognize me or can't they see me?
Xu An walked up to Ren Peng, waved at him, and made a face. Ren Peng, behind the glass curtain wall, didn't react at all; his smile slowly faded, as if he had been arguing with the person on the other end of the phone.
It seemed the glass curtain wall allowed those inside to see what was happening outside, but those outside couldn't see what was happening inside. Watching Ren Peng's face slowly turn red, and his hands flailing more and more wildly, it seemed the argument hadn't been resolved and had only become more heated. Xu An felt an irresistible itch to know what had made Boss Ren Peng so angry.
He tiptoed to the door, carefully turned the doorknob, and opened the door a crack. Ren Peng's voice came through the door. Ren Peng's voice was full of anger, but because they were in a bank, he had to keep his voice down.
"Mr. Cao, the company is already established, and the loan has been approved. Isn't it a bit too late for you to say you're quitting? If you hadn't said you'd join us, I wouldn't have started all this preparations so quickly. It's not good to back out at the last minute! This project has a very promising future. You even said that if it's run well, it could make a fortune."
Although Ren Peng's phone was slightly leaking out, it became meaningless static when it reached Xu An's ears from this distance. However, unlike Ren Peng's exasperated state, the person on the other end of the line was quite calm.
"President Cao, just give me a straight answer, are you going to do this project or not!" Ren Peng seemed unwilling to get entangled with the other party any longer and asked directly, "You know I've established the Shanghai Takeaway Association. If you're not willing to do it, I'll take the members of the takeaway association and do it! They may not be as rich as you, but they can still support the initial operation of PP!"
PP? A member of the Shanghai Food Delivery Association? What is Ren Peng planning to do?!
Xu An pulled his foot back again, continuing to grip the doorknob and eavesdrop on Ren Peng's conversation with the other person.
"Hey, Mr. Cao, what are you saying? What doesn't involve risk? Risk and opportunity always go hand in hand. If you do it well, you'll be riding the wave and take off. If you do it poorly, the risk is too great. How will you know if it's a risk or an opportunity if you don't try?" Ren Peng's tone softened slightly. "Mr. Cao, I've also mentioned the 'Let's Eat' app to you. We learned from its methods. It's thriving in the Central Plains, so Shanghai, which already has a food delivery base, will definitely be just as successful."
"Yes, yes, you've heard about Xu's Fast Food Restaurant. They were the first to try something new. But they've become complacent. We need to seize the opportunity first, otherwise it'll be difficult once Xu's Fast Food Restaurant realizes what's going on. Shanghai can't accommodate two food delivery platforms, don't you think?"
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Hearing this, Xu An roughly guessed what Ren Peng wanted to do. He couldn't help but smile, quietly closed the door, and sat back down on the sofa.
The owner of this fast food restaurant, Yipinxiang, actually wants to create a food delivery app—that's quite audacious! If he had started a year or two earlier, even at the end of last year, he might have actually been able to compete with apps like "Chifanla." But now, there are only four months left before "Chifanla" opens a branch in Haishi. Given Ren Peng's tendency to blindly imitate others, by then "Chifanla" will probably be happily taking over the platform that Ren Peng, an unofficial employee, built from scratch.
However, if they succeed in developing it, they might be able to make a profit by selling it to "Fanchila". From this perspective, Ren Peng's approach has its merits.
Bang bang ————
There was a knock on the door, and Zhou Yaodong came in with a stack of brand-new documents. Xu An began another round of 'punishment by copying names'.
Jinxiu Hotel.
Since the new logistics manager, Ren Jiahua, took office, Wang Fulong, the former head of Jinxiu Hotel, has had a difficult time.
He had worked at the Jinxiu Hotel for nearly ten years, working his way up from waiter to the top position in the kitchen, second only to the supervisor. After the previous head of logistics resigned due to illness, Wang Fulong thought this position was a sure thing for him, just a matter of time. The chefs, janitors, and other kitchen staff all respectfully called him Supervisor Wang in private. Plus, he had secured several orders in succession; although the profit margins were low, he was still making money, wasn't he?
He had thought that securing the contract for the expo would give him enough leverage to apply for a promotion. Unexpectedly, not only did he fail to win the expo contract, but he also lost his position as logistics supervisor, which was taken by a young, newly appointed executive.
Having navigated the complexities of society for many years, Wang Fulong quickly adjusted his mindset and repositioned himself as the top leader under his supervisor. However, this supervisor seemed wary of Wang Fulong's long tenure at the hotel and his close relationships with his subordinates.
Especially during meetings, whenever Ren Jialun gave instructions, everyone would subconsciously look at their own reactions and respond accordingly, which made them even more of a thorn in the side of the new manager.
The first day was relatively polite, but on the second day, my purchasing authority was taken away, and I was no longer responsible for logistical procurement. On the third day, everyone in the logistics department except for key positions like the cook was reassigned, ostensibly for job rotation. On the fourth day, I was sent out to contact business, the reason being that they could only trust me with such an important task.
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