Chapter 491 It’s over, we’ve fallen into a trap!
The original plan of the group buying was to start promoting daily special offers on May 2nd, taking advantage of the popularity of the GIS service. However, due to the collusion between Song Xiong and Kang Jingtao, the group buying did not even have a booth on the 2nd.
Kang Jingtao was very happy because this showed the success of his plan.
The group buying has been moving forward bravely since November last year, without taking a step back and delaying its own plan. This is simply the Armstrong landing on the moon in the history of group buying. It is a small step for him, but a big step against group buying!
But what he didn't expect was that Song Xiong called him anxiously just after he finished lunch.
The words used in this phone call were very respectful, but the tone sounded like insults.
"Boss Kang, why are Jiang Tao and Pan Dongzi paid four times the salary? I have done so much for LaShou and taken such great risks, but in the end I only get three times the salary?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't pretend, Mr. Kang. You know Meng Fansen, right? You only gave him double salary as the first supervisor who agreed to change jobs? He said that if you don't give him an explanation, he can continue to work for Pintuan for free with Lashou's salary!"
"No, how do you know that others are paid four?"
"Jiang Qin said that in the meeting. He also told other people to learn from them. He also said that Lashou.com has a keen eye for talent and told them not to disappoint Lashou."
"I'm..."
Kang Jingtao's mind buzzed and he suddenly realized that he seemed to have fallen into some trick.
But this is not important. What is important is that he must keep these people stable now.
Because if you can't keep steady at this moment, all your previous efforts and steps will be in vain.
The most important thing is that these supervisors who were poached are already full of anger. If they go back, they will eat Lashou alive.
By then, I will become the number one contributor to making group buying more cohesive. Who the hell can I complain to? One month, at least one month, is required to keep these people stable, so that all group buying websites can react, rush in, form alliances, and wield shovels to completely strike a heavy blow to group buying.
Even if group buying continues to raise salaries and force these people to stay, the exponentially increasing costs will drag it down.
You have to know that Pintuan only raised 180 million yuan, while Lashou has 300 million yuan, Nuomi has 150 million yuan, and Dianping has 200 million yuan. Some people even said that Tencent secretly invested another 200 million yuan in Dianping.
300 million plus 150 million plus 200 million, even if there is not the legendary 200 million, even if everyone has lost 20% in the war of poaching, is it difficult to drag down the 180 million group buying? By then, they can only watch the front yard, the backyard, the side room, the toilet, and everywhere else catch fire, and they will be unable to take care of themselves.
It's like you get three aces, but you don't have the money to call, so you can only fold.
"Boss Song, don't worry. This must be a misunderstanding. Let me discuss this with the headquarters first and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."
"Boss Kang, although I have a good relationship with these brothers, I can only keep them stable for a while, you must discuss it carefully!"
"I know, I know..."
Kang Jingtao was specially sent by Lashou.com to poach people. He had a high level of authority, but he was not the person in charge. The original person in charge was an old comrade named Zhu Jinfu.
Back then, when Mr. Kang was poaching the Sui Xin Tuan team in Shenzhen, he also offered them a high price.
After the market stabilized, the headquarters felt more and more that they were losing money, so they sent Zhu Jinfu over. He set up a new team to take over the business, while finding various reasons to fire those high-priced employees.
Therefore, the current Shenzhen City team can be said to have been built by Zhu Jinfu alone.
Logically speaking, the original owner would definitely be angry if you suddenly appeared here, but Zhu Jinfu was not like that. Instead, he was very happy.
Getting paid without having to work is simply pie in the sky.
But later, Kang Jingtao offered double salary, triple salary, and quadruple salary, which really panicked Old Zhu.
When you have poached people and left, you will be considered a hero, and you will get to eat and drink well, and even wet your shoes. But I will have to bear the cost of the remaining team.
And the salaries of those two supervisors are going to be higher than mine. Is there any law? "Boss Kang, I advise you not to be impulsive!"
"What?"
"Are you planning to give all of them four salaries? You absolutely cannot do that!"
"I wish you would stop arguing. I know what to do about this matter..."
You have to know your limits, Zhu Jinfu cursed in his heart for a while, then turned and left, leaving Kang Jingtao alone, feeling very troubled.
Jiang Qin...
Kang Jingtao took a deep breath and his hands and feet felt a little cold.
He actually met Jiang Qin only once, at the group buying industry exchange conference last year.
Because he had little exposure, Kang Jingtao did not have a deep feeling about the group buying even though the subsequent measures caught the three websites off guard.
It's like someone has been bragging that someone's swordsmanship is the best in the world, but people who have never actually experienced it always think they have the ability to fight. But when the sword energy really flies into the air and cuts through 80,000 miles of long clouds, they will feel what it means to have their scalp tingling.
But what Kang Jingtao didn't expect was that it was too early.
On May 3rd, the second day after the group buying plan was postponed, in the quiet early morning, one bright yellow street sales stall after another appeared in the streets and alleys.
The most terrifying thing is that they still remember their original intention and used the coupons from Lashou.com to buy eggs...
"Order online and it will be delivered on the same day, and you can also get eggs..."
"Me? I'm your leader, Wangzai. I'm from our neighborhood!"
“…”
Two hours after the daily special promotion started, Lashou.com’s Shenzhen branch also went into operation.
In order to welcome the nine supervisors who had jumped ship, Kang Jingtao specially wore a brand-name suit, made himself look like a beautiful flower, and silently recited the manuscript he had written yesterday.
Yes, he planned to first give some chicken soup to these executives who were still upset about money issues.
There is indeed no money, and it is not realistic to give everyone four salaries, but chicken soup is free, and as long as the pie is drawn well, how can the situation not be stable?
But just as he walked into the gate of the branch station, he heard that the group buying promotion had already started on the streets.
"Where do they come from? Didn't we poach the supervisor? Who will do all the work, such as setting up stalls, delivering goods, contacting channels, transferring goods across regions, warehouse management, and data statistics?"
"It was an ambush in advance. There's a man I know named Sun Zhi, who was the person in charge of the group buying market in Shenzhen."
"It's only been one day, not only have they transferred people here, but they've also started the push right away. Is the execution efficiency of the group buying division so high?"
"It is said that they have an internal management system where the boss can give direct orders to all employees. However, efficiency is only one aspect. I think he is actually always on guard against being poached."
“…”
But before he could think about it, there was a sudden noise outside the meeting room, and it got louder and louder, so loud that it could be heard even with the door of the meeting room closed.
Kang Jingtao was already extremely annoyed, and when he heard the quarrel he immediately flew into a rage, opened the door and rushed into the office area.
The quarrel was between the managers poached by Lashou.com and the old employees who had worked with Lashou.com for endless years.
The head of the newly recruited supervisors is Jiang Tao, who is paid four salaries.
He has been drifting a lot lately, and even he can't recognize himself anymore.
Why? On the one hand, his salary was higher than that of many people who worked hard and made great contributions. On the other hand, his previous boss had begged him not to leave. How could he not be proud?
The old employees who took the lead in quarreling were their marketing managers, operations managers, planning managers, and almost all managers.
There is a news website which is very popular recently, it is called Tonight’s Headlines, it is fun and interesting, everyone is using it.
As luck would have it, yesterday's headline in Shanghai was the exclusive revelation that Lashou.com poached the group-buying supervisor for four times the salary. Upon seeing this news, the chat group of old employees exploded.
We worked so hard and conscientiously, and you only got a small amount of loser, and you turned around and spent four times the price to poach other people's employees? Who wouldn't be furious? In fact, even if there is unfair treatment, most people will still choose to give feedback privately, and not quarrel on the spot, because many office workers are used to leaving a way out for themselves, for fear that it will be too late to regret after a complete quarrel.
But the senior managers of Lashou.com were not afraid, because they had extended an olive branch to them a few days before the group buying and allowed them to quote their own price.
Damn it, with this kind of back-up plan, who would want to put up with your humiliation? "What are you arguing about? What are you arguing about? Shut up!" Kang Jingtao acted like a responsible person right away before he understood the situation.
Who knew that the next second, Hu Qiang, the marketing manager, suddenly got angry: "Mr. Kang, you should shut up. In your eyes, we are shit, right?"
Hearing this, Kang Jingtao was stunned and stood there without daring to move.
Lai Yuying, the operations manager, couldn't help but speak up to smooth things over: "Boss Kang, we don't really mean anything. We just hope that the workplace environment can be fairer. We don't ask for more. Four salaries, like theirs, is enough."
The other seven supervisors from the group buying team also spoke up: "We don't want more, four salaries are enough."
“…”
Seeing that he didn't dare to agree, Hu Qiang laughed and looked at Jiang Tao: "Boy, don't be complacent. Mr. Kang also poached employees from Sui Xin Tuan at a high price, but later they were fired and none of them were left. Do you think you are an exception?"
Seeing this scene, Kang Jingtao took a deep breath, as if he saw a bullet slowly appearing in front of him.
He still didn't understand how and when the bullet was fired, but at this moment he had only one thought.
It’s over, this is going to collapse.
In the evening, the sky began to darken, and the office of Lashou.com had become empty. Only the ID cards thrown away by old employees were left, which filled the table. Then there was Kang Jingtao sitting in front of the window, who had not changed his posture for several hours.
He was thinking about what had happened in the past two days, and then he began to understand a little.
When Jiang Qin found out that his supervisor was being poached, he deliberately pulled Jiang Tao and Pan Dongzi out as targets, forced them to raise their prices, and caused an internal conflict among the nine people.
Before the internal conflict among these nine people was resolved, the old employees in the team started a new round of internal conflict because of unfairness.
It seemed like he did nothing, but with a few words he added fuel to the workers' resentment, and this fire burned through them directly.
"Mr. Kang, it's time to get off work, why aren't you leaving yet?" Zhu Jinfu walked in with his hands behind his back and said.
Kang Jingtao turned his head and said, "I'm sorry, Lao Zhu, I seem to have ruined your team."
"What do you mean by 'seemingly'? Don't be so modest. It is indeed the case."
“…”
"Actually I don't mind. On the contrary, I have to thank you. I have been panicking since the group buying started to upgrade, because I knew that this market would die in my hands sooner or later. But who knew you would come and take the blame for me? You are simply a living Bodhisattva."
"???????"
Zhu Jinfu pulled a chair over and sat down: "Boss Kang, we were actually wrong from the beginning."
Kang Jingtao was silent for a moment and then nodded: "I know."
"No, you don't."
"What do I not know?"
"When all the websites were fighting each other, only that college student was trying his best to appease users. When everyone was thinking about high-end layout, only that college student took in the laid-off ground sales staff."
Zhu Jinfu stretched himself and said, "Just like now, when you are trying your best to stop the group buying, what that college student actually wants is for us all to die because of the internal strife."
Kang Jingtao was silent for a while: "How did he do it?"
"He just understands the thoughts of the grassroots better than others and knows what they want more, which is exactly what all the bosses in high positions cannot do."
"So we can only lose?"
Zhu Jinfu frowned: "You just admit defeat like that? Where's your pride? Where's your sharpness? Are you still worthy of being a member of Lashou.com?"
Kang Jingtao looked at Zhu Jinfu in some surprise. In his eyes, this man had always been a good guy who didn't fight or compete. He didn't expect that he had such lofty ambitions and was bold and daring.
"Brother, do you still have a way to win?"
"Of course."
Zhu Jinfu said solemnly: "I have to find a way to join the group purchase quickly. Don't leave me if I'm late."
Kang Jingtao: “…”
(End of this chapter)
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