Chapter 154 The Celestial Market cannot accommodate three takeaway platforms! 【Seventh Update】
"Capital is really a double-edged sword. If you use it incorrectly, you will hurt your enemy and yourself." Zhang Hongbin said with emotion.
"Don't be sad. The country has also seen through this. Social stability is the most important thing."
"The war between the three food delivery platforms has provided more than one million jobs, which is very important to social stability."
"By the way, how is the construction of the Xingling Group headquarters going?"
After Qiao Mingxian finished speaking, he changed the subject.
"I went to the construction site and saw that the construction is in full swing. The Rocket Bear Company headquarters and the Security Company headquarters will be completed around March next year."
"The completion of the Xingling Group headquarters will have to wait until around October next year. According to Lao Peng, the Xingling Group headquarters looks simple, but it is quite difficult to build."
Zhang Hongbin actually went to the construction site for an on-site inspection and had detailed communication with the person in charge of the construction site. He knew a lot of things.
"How difficult is it to build a building? With the strength of Guojiang Group, is there any problem in building a 20-story high-rise?"
Qiao Mingxian said something in surprise.
"Old Qiao, go back and ask Lao Peng yourself, it's really not that simple here."
"Chen Gong from the National Construction Company said that taking the main building as an example, the design contains a lot of mechanical principles, and the internal structure is different from ordinary buildings."
"Once the construction in many places fails to meet the design standards, it will affect the load-bearing structure of the entire building."
"Gong Chen didn't notice this at first. It wasn't until he used a computer to build a model and conducted multiple stress tests as usual that he discovered this."
"In the words of Mr. Chen, if this problem had been discovered earlier, Mr. Peng would not have been allowed to take on this project no matter what. The risk was too high and he would have lost money if he was not careful."
Zhang Hongbin said these words seriously, Qiao Mingxian was stunned for a moment, Gong Chen was not an ordinary person, he was a construction engineer who received state subsidies.
There are only seven people in the country who enjoy this kind of treatment, and they are the authority in architecture.
For Mr. Chen to say this, it shows that the design of the headquarters of Xingling Group is really not simple.
"According to what you said, I now believe that Gao Jin bought this design drawing by chance."
"With the stupidity of people in Europe, no one will do such a dangerous project. Even if a construction company takes over, they will quote a sky-high price."
"This kind of expensive architectural design is useless to 99% of companies that come to pick it up," Qiao Mingxian said with a smile.
Zhang Hongbin also laughed. Indeed, no company would invest billions to build a headquarters.
Ordinary large companies cannot withdraw so much funds at once.
Time passed day by day, and a month passed unknowingly, and it was October 30th.
On this day, Cao Mingliang, CEO of Saturated.com, announced that Saturated.com will implement a new promotional activity policy.
First, the monthly membership purchase fee has been reduced from fifteen yuan to nine yuan.
Second, the number of red envelopes given to members every month is fifteen, and the amount of each red envelope is eight yuan.
Third, a 10% rebate will be provided to merchants with monthly sales of more than 5,000 orders.
Fourth, the basic salary of food delivery riders is increased by 500 yuan, and each order is subsidized by 1 yuan, which is directly transferred to the account of the outside rider.
Fifth, the platform’s 5% commission from merchants remains unchanged.
As soon as the four policies were announced, they immediately caused a shock, and many media outlets ran the headline "Return of the King!"
Many business leaders took a breath when they saw the news. As expected of Boss Yuhangma, he was ruthless enough. This was stronger than the promotional policies of Rocket Bear and Kangaroo Company.
The effect was obvious. In the afternoon of that day, various data of the company began to show visible increases.
Pei Hongda reacted quickly. When he was about to get off work in the afternoon, he directly posted the news on the official website that Rocket Bear Company's promotion policy would be adjusted.
First, the membership fee for new users is reduced from 15 yuan to 8 yuan, and old users are given a one-month membership.
Second, starting from tomorrow, that is, the first day of next month, the number of red envelopes given out per month will be adjusted to twelve, and the amount of each red envelope is ten yuan.
Third, for merchants with monthly sales of more than 5,000 orders, the platform will provide a 12% rebate.
Fourth, the bottom line for food delivery riders is raised by 600 yuan.
The rest of the preferential terms remain unchanged!
Rocket Bear has been working hard, there is no best, only better.
Not only was it announced on the official website, but the platform directly sent out pop-up windows to notify users, and marketing department staff also began to notify its merchants.
Many people's eyes widened when they saw Rocket Bear Company's adjustments. They didn't expect Rocket Bear to be so ruthless, even more powerful than the Full Company.
Many people went to Kangaroo Company's official website to see if Kangaroo Company had changed, but were disappointed to find that there was no movement from Kangaroo Company.
It's not that Li Xing doesn't want to adjust immediately, but that two consortiums in the United States don't agree to increase promotional efforts, and four domestic investment institutions don't agree to increase the amount.
For several years, I haven't seen a penny of benefit. Instead, I have invested money in it year after year. This bottomless pit really makes these people a little scared.
Boss Ma has raised 70 billion in financing. It is unclear how much funding Rocket Bear Company has, but it is estimated to be no less.
If Rocket Bear Company did not have sufficient funds, Pei Hongda would definitely not dare to play this way.
Li Xing was in the conference room, arguing with these shareholders through video, and his voice was hoarse.
I have to endure the anger in my heart, but I can't help but think of the words of Liu Dongdong from Dongdong.com, success is capital and failure is capital!
Capital can be your boost, but at a certain point, capital can also become the shackles on your feet, preventing you from moving forward.
"Gentlemen, let me say this for the last time."
"Now we have reached a critical moment. We, Are You Full Company, and Rocket Bear Company, are highly unified in our thinking at this moment?"
"This war will not end until one of them falls. There is no room for three food delivery platforms in the Tianchao market!"
"In the past month, we burned more than 3 billion, and our data has increased by 30%."
"Gentlemen, this 30% is an improvement on our original very large data."
"Just like the GDP of the United States, this year has increased by 30% compared with last year. You all know what this concept is."
"As for our opponents, even if Rocket Bear Company's expenses are less than ours, they won't be much less."
"I analyze that the gap is within 500 million."
"Correspondingly, Rocket Bear Company's various data have also improved horribly."
"The reason why the data of our two companies has improved so horribly is because we cannibalized the customers of Satiety Company. Now what we have to do"
"It's just that while his illness is killing him, we continue to intensify the pressure without giving him time to recover or breathe."
"I dare to bet you with 5% of my shares that once the company collapses, Rocket Bear Company will definitely adjust its promotion policy."
"Of course, we will also adjust our policies. I will find a time to negotiate with Rocket Bear Company to change our business ideas together and transform the food delivery platform into a profitable one."
"You all know very well that such a long-term promotion has caused many people to change their living habits, and people are no longer keen on cooking for themselves."
"But they habitually order takeout, and the user base is already extremely large."
"The bottom line of food delivery riders can be lowered, subsidies can be reduced, merchant rebates can be cancelled, merchant commissions can be increased...etc."
"There are many ways to make money, and making money is not a problem at all."
"What we need now is to persist, persist, and persist again, to completely dry up our company."
"Let's vote. The future of the company is in your hands."
"If you are willing to accept failure, there is nothing I can't accept. I will resign and sell all my shares!"
Li Xing said these words with a serious expression on his face. He no longer had any patience to talk to these stupid pigs. If he couldn't pass according to his requirements.
Just resign and sell your shares to become a rich man. Kangaroo Company has no future.
On the big screen in front of him, dozens of people showed thoughtful expressions. Li Xing raised his hand without hesitation, and then many people on the screen also raised their hands.
"The proposal is approved, the meeting is adjourned!"
After Li Xing finished speaking, he stood up and left. Many people had smiles on their faces, but some of them were bitter and some were a little mysterious.
Soon, black screens appeared one after another on the huge screen. Apparently someone was offline, and slowly the entire screen turned black.
It's late at night and a cool breeze appears.
Many departments of Kangaroo Company are working overtime, adjusting promotion policies, and making adjustments to the app, which is very busy.
Seen from a distance, the multiple floors of the Kangaroo Company building are brightly lit.
As time went by, the sun slowly rose.
At nine o'clock, the official website of Kangaroo Group was updated, and the promotion policy was also adjusted. It was the same as that of Rocket Bear Company. The purpose was very simple, not to give the company a chance to breathe.
Many people were staring at the official website of Kangaroo Company. As soon as it was updated, it was discovered by many people. Many people laughed and started to forward it like crazy.
Soon, many media outlets on the Internet updated hot news, focusing on Kangaroo Company’s new promotion policy.
Are you full? In the company, CEO Cao Mingliang is sitting in the office with a gloomy look.
There was just one thought in my mind.
Pei Hongda is crazy, Li Xing is crazy, they are all fucking crazy.
In the report submitted by Cao Mingliang to Alibaba Group, he believed that Rocket Bear Company and Kangaroo Company could at most adjust their promotion policies to equal standards.
I didn’t expect the two companies to adjust their policies so completely that they completely overwhelmed the company.
This is a joint effort to attack oneself.
What should I do? If I apply for funds again, it may be difficult to get approval. It didn’t even take a week for the report to be approved, and I was given a blow to the head just after it was implemented.
Alibaba Group, Boss Ma was also watching the news and frowned, knowing very well what Li Xing and Pei Hongda were planning.
To raise the stakes or to maintain the status quo, two thoughts clashed in my mind.
"Ding ding ding..." Remembering the phone, Boss Ma picked it up and saw that it was Cao Mingliang calling. He hesitated and answered it directly.