[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp":3,"chapter-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-273":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Get Stronger Every Payday—With One Billion Employees!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2264486,4419,"Chapter 273: You Dare Steal My Livelihood? I","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-273",273,"\u003Cp>A man’s name, a tree’s shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuaiPao rose rapidly in just half a year, first defeating Eleme, then expanding fiercely in Huian, Sujiang, and Husheng, its ground-pushing iron army equally infamous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, its business development was strong and its operational standards high; on the other, its employees were united and physically formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A KuaiPao ground rep shouting at a street corner could instantly summon dozens of food delivery riders, YunSu couriers, and Kuaide’s offline promoters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking down any street, even Meituan’s ground reps dared not approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recall that when Meituan fought for merchant resources against Dazhong Dianping, Lashou, WoWoTuan, and Nuomi, it regularly held real-life fistfights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the group-buying industry, Meituan’s ground team was notorious for its aggression and tenacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yanjing, HD District, Suzhou Street, No. 18 Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps KuaiPao is even harder to deal with than Lashou and Dazhong Dianping!” Wang Xin muttered, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had studied Chen Yansen’s business record; calling him a “genius” wasn’t an exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others saw only Chen Yansen’s precision in spotting business opportunities, but Wang Xin knew deep down: Chen’s profound understanding of business models was his most terrifying strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, in food delivery, the core lies in merchant and user resources, plus order fulfillment capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eleme once prioritized building merchant and user bases, yet was defeated by KuaiPao’s superior fulfillment power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delivery speed and order fulfillment capability are a food delivery platform’s strongest moat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because he understood Chen Yansen and his operational prowess, Wang Xin grew even more anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the difference between Senlian Capital and Tencent? E-commerce, phones, express delivery, food delivery, ride-hailing—they all want a piece.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Huiwen scowled, muttering under her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After immense struggle, Meituan had emerged from nearly six thousand group-buying sites to claim the top spot, believing itself invincible—until KuaiPao stormed into the group-buying market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy descended from the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So Chen Yansen and Tencent get along well—classic case of like attracts like,” Wang Xin sneered, lips curling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just competition. Meituan survived the Thousand Group-Buying War—do you really fear KuaiPao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Huiwen took a deep breath, speaking with full confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! In competition, Meituan fears no opponent!” Wang Xin narrowed his eyes, voice icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You dare steal my livelihood? I’ll overturn your table!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Wang Xin posted on Weibo: Meituan would soon enter the food delivery industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If KuaiPao dared encroach on the group-buying arena, Meituan would claim its share of the food delivery market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazhong Dianping swiftly followed, announcing its own food delivery plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lashou, WoWoTuan, and Nuomi—lacking spare energy or capital, and lacking the courage to challenge KuaiPao—stayed silent, playing dumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You haven’t even mastered group-buying—now you want to do food delivery?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing the news, Chen Yansen scoffed, dismissing Wang Xin entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Food delivery is far more complex than group-buying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Group-buying’s core is “traffic intermediation”; food delivery’s core is “fulfillment service.” The former is a light-asset model with simple profit logic; the latter is heavy-asset, requiring end-to-end management of “online orders–merchant prep–rider delivery–customer receipt,” with high operating costs and technical complexity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that he looked down on Wang Xin—it was that Meituan hadn’t yet fully escaped the mud of the Thousand Group-Buying War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lashou, Dazhong Dianping, WoWoTuan, and Nuomi all watched Meituan closely; if Wang Xin poured heavy investment into food delivery, group-buying’s funding and traffic would inevitably shrink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, not only could Meituan not compete with KuaiPao—it might lose even its existing market share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no one expected that same day, Meituan filed applications for “Meituan Food Delivery” as a company and trademark, fully preparing for war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yanjing, Zhang Xuhao had just finished his Q2 performance review when his boss summoned him to the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve surely noticed recent industry developments. You’ve worked in food delivery—I want your opinion: Should Nuomi seize this chance to expand its business boundaries?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Boyang stared fixedly at Zhang Xuhao, asking in a low tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Zhang Xuhao was Eleme’s founder; no one in the company understood food delivery better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Shen, I don’t recommend Nuomi enter the food delivery arena. Group-buying and food delivery may seem to overlap heavily, but their essences differ: food delivery demands massive capital investment in delivery teams—each rider’s monthly cost runs 6,000 to 8,000 yuan—and you must solve peak-hour capacity shortages…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xuhao sat across from Shen Boyang, speaking calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Six to eight thousand yuan?” Shen Boyang was stunned, interrupting involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“KuaiPao’s full-time riders all receive base salaries, quarterly bonuses, and various subsidies. Add delivery commissions, and top riders at each station earn over 15,000 yuan monthly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Xuhao shrugged, speaking casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, during Eleme’s peak, top riders at some stations earned nearly the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen Yansen clearly doesn’t want anyone competing in food delivery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Boyang suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuaiPao’s moat wasn’t scale, fulfillment power, or its order allocation and route planning system—it was the shockingly simple rider compensation and benefits system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would compete in a business that doesn’t make money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think Wang Xin and Zhang Tao will soon realize how stupid it was to announce their entry into food delivery,” Zhang Xuhao joked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Boyang grinned, abandoning the idea of food delivery on Zhang Xuhao’s advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Costs too high—not worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuaiPao was backed by Senlian Capital, Tencent, Ali, and other internet giants; Nuomi’s parent company was Renren—its strength paled in comparison, with no money to waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After over a year of continuous losses, top management had already complained, even considering selling Nuomi as a package.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, Zhang Xuhao left Shen Boyang’s office, shaking his head as he thought of again becoming a rival to Pei Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t fear—he’d worked at Nuomi for months and knew clearly: Shen Boyang couldn’t possibly outmatch Pei Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Meituan and KuaiPao ground reps began eyeing each other with hostility when they met on the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, they’d coexisted peacefully; now, fighting over the same pot of food, their incomes directly threatened, tempers flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meituan’s commission rate was 8%; KuaiPao entered group-buying with a three-month zero-commission policy, and after that, charged only 5%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without “exclusive choice” rules, merchants from Meituan, Lashou, Dazhong Dianping, and Nuomi all readily signed agreements with KuaiPao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One more sales channel meant one more source of revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most offline merchants understood this simple logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others had spent two years laboriously building merchant networks—KuaiPao’s business reps secured them effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meituan ground reps’ income was tied to sales: the more group-buying meals sold at a hotpot restaurant, the higher their commission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuaiPao’s reps didn’t even need to think—they simply copied Meituan’s group-buying packages, changed a few dishes, and launched identical prices on KuaiPao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lucheng, Jinling, and Husheng, KuaiPao’s entry slashed Meituan ground reps’ incomes drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ground reps from both platforms frequently quarreled in malls and food streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On July 13, in Lucheng’s Pedestrian Street, three Meituan ground managers were beaten into fleeing by two KuaiPao ground reps, six KuaiPao food riders, and eight YunSu couriers—losing one shoe in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuaiPao ran online promotions like “1-yuan group-buy,” “9.9-yuan flash sales,” and “check-in for 5- or 10-yuan no-minimum coupons,” while physically chasing down Meituan’s ground reps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice: YunSu had over 100,000 employees nationwide, backed by Kuaide and KuaiPao riders—Meituan simply lacked numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of KuaiPao’s reps, they instinctively ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wang Xin heard, his face turned livid. In the past, Meituan ground reps had crushed competitors—when had Meituan ever been beaten?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without manpower advantage, Wang Xin was powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, higher-ups intervened, summoning Pei Yi and Wang Xin to rein in their staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Business competition must not become street brawls!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KuaiPao’s explosive expansion left Meituan, Lashou, and Dazhong Dianping deeply troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Zhu Xiaohu of Jinsha Capital realize why Chen Yansen refused to take over Lashou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After brief thought, Zhu Xiaohu called Chen Yansen, using the opportunity of discussing Kuaide’s Series B funding to talk about group-buying trends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m still interested in Lashou—but the premium is too high,” Chen Yansen volunteered, signaling openness to negotiation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Director Chen is willing to take it over, I can mediate with Madon Investment and Rynette Fund.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xiaohu’s interest surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Junping of Madon Investment was skilled in investing but repeatedly mishandled Lashou’s daily operations, losing market share until Nuomi nearly overtook it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xiaohu and others had long wanted to replace Qiu Junping but found no suitable candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll leave it to you, Director Zhu,” Chen Yansen replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stabilizing Lashou would greatly reduce KuaiPao’s expansion obstacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hanging up, Zhu Xiaohu immediately found Qiu Junping and Rynette’s contact, discussing what price could sway Chen Yansen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1435,"2026-06-19T19:17:19.606Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","00fa6404ca68b779d64fe737c1ef5e93aac07aa6da647ed24778919231515766","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-274","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-272",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]