Chapter 158: I'll Name a Number: First Crush It Below 3 Yuan! (Extra Update Request)

That afternoon, after preliminary communication with Gao Weilin, Liao Wei returned to Yanjing.

He needed to prepare financial, asset, and business contract data for Gao Weilin; only after professional evaluation could the final acquisition price be determined.

Chen Yansen gave him 3% in options, unlocking 1% annually; if the performance satisfied him, he would continue, otherwise he would leave—a rough bet-on agreement.

Liao Wei was not panicked; previously, poor performance was due to a lack of funds and a lack of orders, which simply meant he lacked a big shot's backing.

Now that he had attached himself to Chen Yansen, he lacked neither money nor business; if he still failed, he would roll himself out without Chen Yansen even needing to speak.

Chen Yansen's days returned to the cycle of reading, designing the Pinbai product architecture, and interviewing.

Xiong Li and Zhang Junjie, whom Wang Xueting had mentioned last time, joined successively, followed by the hiring of six HR specialists in one go to assist them in launching Pinbai's recruitment work.

Once the HR department framework was built, recruitment progress accelerated significantly.

By late October, Pinbai Technology's employee count rose from 14 to over 70.

To reduce trial-and-error costs, Chen Yansen's recruitment direction this time focused mainly on Taobao, Jingdong, Yihaodian, Yixun, and Suning.

Anyway, Old Ma had said he liked exporting excellent talent to society.

Chen Yansen poaching a few more, he supposed the other party wouldn't mind.

Xiong Li, from Jingdong, specialized in poaching people from his former employer; after all, among e-commerce giants, Jingdong's compensation was at a mid-to-low level, making every poach a sure hit.

Only after meeting did Chen Yansen discover that Xiong Li was actually a pretty girl.

Yet within four years of joining Jingdong, she had climbed to the position of Recruitment Supervisor, her capabilities evident.

Zhang Junjie, who jumped from Suning, merely told the frontend and backend developers of his former department, "Pinbai pays overtime according to the Labor Law," and instantly pulled in over 20 engineers.

During these people's first day of onboarding training, one item was familiarizing themselves with the internal referral positions and bonus rules:

Investment Promotion Position: Successful referral, after three months of employment, a reward of 5,000 yuan;

Design Position: A reward of 5,000 yuan;

Category Position: A reward of 8,000 yuan;

Product Position: A reward of 10,000 yuan;

Technical Position: A reward ranging from 10,000 to 15,000 yuan;

Several sharp-minded new employees immediately took out their phones to contact former colleagues, using casual chat as cover to subtly reveal Pinbai's benefits and treatment.

"Right, right, I just joined. The new company's treatment is just so-so, and there's always overtime, exhausting. I worked overtime all day last Saturday, and the overtime pay was only 2,200 yuan, truly too little."

"Damn! How much did you say? Your salary jumped to 40,000?"

"No! Weekend overtime is double pay, my base salary is only 15,000, but this month with overtime pay, it's estimated to be around 30,000 before tax."

"Are you trying to die? Sleeping at the company every day!"

"This company has a six-hour workday; anything exceeding six hours counts as overtime, and weekdays are calculated at 1.5 times the wage."

"Uh, right, what was our company called again?"

Just like that, a backend developer who had only joined a few days ago managed to poach all his former colleagues.

Three months later, the internal referral bonuses alone could reach over 100,000.

The day after Liao Wei returned to Yanjing, Zhou Shouzhi called, saying DST's big boss Yuri wanted to visit Sister Chengzi Technology.

Chen Yansen then remembered that since he had rejected Zhou Shouzhi's offer of a 36 billion valuation last time, the other party had not contacted him again.

He originally thought Zhou Shouzhi had given up, but unexpectedly, he had invited Yuri.

Chen Yansen knew little about Yuri, only that he was the founder of DST, a super-wealthy figure from the Northern Ice Kingdom, and in his previous life, an important investor in Xiaomi.

But compared to Sister Chengzi Technology, Yuri and Zhou Shouzhi obviously favored Sister Chengzi Technology more.

Especially as Xiaomi phones hit the market in large quantities with poor user feedback, Yuri, after weighing the options, decided to abandon investing in Xiaomi and turn his attention to Sister Chengzi Technology.

Chen Yansen did not hesitate and readily agreed.

DST's advantages in the supply chain tempted him; although he could have Zuo Hongyu negotiate cooperation one by one, given Sister Chengzi Technology's current procurement scale, he simply couldn't get the most favorable quotes.

After setting the visit date with Zhou Shouzhi, he handed the reception arrangements over to Ye Qiuping.

On the other side.

The moment Liao Wei returned to Yanjing, he instructed Yunsu Express's finance and data departments to organize the materials.

Two days later, Yunsu and Senlian Capital began negotiations.

In just one day, both parties settled the acquisition price at 260 million.

In reality, Yunsu's fixed assets consisted of only 100 heavy trucks, 300 medium trucks, 17 distribution points, 9 regional transfer yards, and 4,300 employees.

Gao Weilin personally went to Yanjing to complete the acquisition.

In the investment circle, a 260 million acquisition case wouldn't stir up any waves.

In the express delivery industry, Yunsu was already inconspicuous, and no one cared about its acquisition.

However, the employees under Yunsu, upon hearing that the new boss was Chen Yansen of Sister Chengzi Technology, immediately felt a surge of expectation.

After all, whether it was Sister Chengzi Technology or the Sister Chengzi Phone Factory, the treatment was famously good.

Chen Yansen's first task for Liao Wei was to find a way to convert franchisees and express stations into Yunsu's self-operated assets.

Simply put, all Yunsu employees were forbidden from signing third-party contracts.

Five social insurances and one housing fund, a monthly 20% base salary housing subsidy, commissions, and bonuses—all had to be arranged.

"Boss, doing this means monthly labor costs will at least double," Liao Wei reminded cautiously over the phone.

"In the short term, I don't expect Yunsu to turn a profit immediately; just take care of the people below first. These people come in the wind and go out in the rain; can you bear to see them reach old age with no security?"

Chen Yansen questioned.

This statement pointed out that before, Liao Wei had never paid the five social insurances and one housing fund for the couriers.

"Boss, in the industry, except for SF, Jingdong, and Bond, everyone does this," Liao Wei defended.

"Just because everyone does it, is it right?" Chen Yansen's tone cooled.

"Boss, I was wrong. Give me a week, and I'll get this all settled," Liao Wei, sensing Chen Yansen's displeasure, hurriedly agreed.

It wasn't that Chen Yansen wanted to do good deeds; rather, that bastard Liao Wei, to evade responsibility, had the courier sign under another company entity.

The couriers of Yunsu were, in plain terms, all outsourced!

Not a single wisp of Human Dao Torch could be harvested!

He could endure not making money, but he could not endure failing to receive the Human Dao Torch.

After hanging up the phone, Liao Wei instructed the marketing department to communicate individually with the station managers below: either exit Yunsu or switch to self-operation; henceforth, station rent and personnel expenses would be borne by headquarters.

Meanwhile.

A Yunsu Express station in Yanjiao.

Upon learning of Yunsu's changes, the boss hesitated not at all and sold the station directly to headquarters.

To be honest, since joining Yunsu Express, he had received no end of scolding; his wife complained, his parents chided, and friends mocked, all saying his mind was muddled, choosing the worst-performing courier company over the "Three Tongs and One Da."

Every day he had to deliver and collect parcels, exhausting himself, yet earning only six or seven thousand a month.

The station had only two couriers; he couldn't afford more, so to save money, he had to go out and deliver parcels himself.

Now that the new policy was out, without a second thought, he dumped this mess onto Yunsu headquarters.

"Brother Sheng, so from now on, my and Xiao Zhan's wages will be paid by headquarters?"

Inside the station, a man in his thirties wearing a Yunsu Express uniform asked curiously.

"That's right! I heard the new boss is very wealthy. Once the contract is signed, your and Xiao Zhan's base salary will rise to 3,000 yuan, plus a housing subsidy of 20% of the monthly salary, totaling about 3,600 yuan; delivery and collection commissions remain the same as before."

Wang Sheng, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, explained casually.

As the station manager, his base pay became 4,500 yuan; seemingly less, yet it made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Under Yunsu's new policy, he could still earn six or seven thousand a month, the work would be easier, and the pressure significantly reduced.

"This boss is really great; as soon as he arrived, he raised our pay by 1,200 yuan," said another courier named Xiao Zhan, smiling.

"I heard there are also high-temperature and cold-weather subsidies plus performance bonuses; the specifics won't be known for a few more days. Wages are up, but requirements have risen too."

Wang Sheng glanced at the two, spat out a puff of smoke, and said sternly, "From now on, parcels must be delivered to the door. If a customer complains, it will result in a fine at best or dismissal at worst; you two better be careful."

Wang Sheng knew all too well what Yunsu Express used to be like.

They called only once; if unanswered, they dumped the parcel at the community entrance or the company front desk, taking no responsibility for lost items.

Deliver to the door? Don't even think about it!

"Huh? Still have to deliver to the door? I used to just leave them at the security guard's post," said the older courier, looking troubled, feeling that while wages rose, the workload increased too.

Wang Sheng smiled and said nothing.

On the other end.

While Liao Wei worked on rectification, he also used the 500 million yuan injected by Senlian Capital to expand aggressively in the East China market.

Renting transit warehouses, opening courier stations, and accelerating the recruitment of couriers.

Actually, he didn't need to worry too much about recruitment.

Couriers from Tian Tian, Guofeng, and Yunda, hearing that Yunsu offered a base salary of 3,600 yuan plus five social insurances and one housing fund, red envelopes, subsidies, and volume bonuses, immediately jumped ship.

Before, they had no choice; now with a better option, they naturally ran over as fast as they could.

In an instant, couriers from the "Three Tongs and One Da" began slowly draining away; those resigning were everywhere.

Chen Yansen, upon hearing this, was speechless; the base salary he set for Yunsu wasn't high, with no overtime pay, yet he hadn't expected such great appeal.

He had thought he was black-hearted enough!

But compared with peers, he ended up looking like a white lotus!

After hearing of Yunsu's changes, the bosses of several courier companies scoffed inwardly, cursing Chen Yansen for not knowing how to spend money just after earning a little.

The courier industry isn't built just by throwing money at it!

But Chen Yansen didn't care.

For him, the courier company was merely a quick path to acquire the Human Dao Torch; as long as there were no losses, he could accept it.

This was similar to JD. com's operating strategy in the book category; Liu Qiangdong never expected to profit from books.

After all, JD. com still had core categories like 3C digital products, major appliances, and home goods.

But websites like Dangdang, which centered on books as their core business, were in dire straits; JD. com's profitless tactics could drive them straight to ruin.

Chen Yansen employed a similar approach.

Once Pinba goes live, he will also assign Chengzi Technology's orders to Yunsu and promote Yunsu Express services to KA merchants, first driving the minimum delivery price below 3 yuan.

(End of this chapter)