Chapter 293: Wang Xin: Compensate Each of Them Half a Month's Base Salary and Send Them Away!

"Tch, why would I want that thing! We have a base salary, social security, and high per-order pay—just do it!" the Meituan rider scratched his head and said with a smile.

"Brother, take a look at the main road—cars are coming and going. Can you guarantee you'll never have an accident in your entire life?"

The KuaiPao rider sneered in disdain.

"Are you still hiring?" the Meituan rider glanced toward the roadside, swallowed hard, and turned to ask.

"Of course we are! Take my advice: strip off your clothes, come with me to report to the station. Yanjing just opened the city; we need at least ten thousand more people. Join KuaiPao early, work for three months, and you'll even get an equity bonus."

The KuaiPao rider urged him with great enthusiasm.

Inviting a Meituan rider to join KuaiPao earned a 150 yuan cash reward, which was the main reason he was so eager to strike up a conversation.

"Alright. I've long heard that KuaiPao offers high pay and great benefits; I never expected their insurance to be so comprehensive. Big brother, you're right—how can anyone guarantee they'll never have a traffic accident in their life? What if you hit a luxury car? You'd sell your pots and pans and still couldn't afford the compensation."

The Meituan rider replied with strong agreement.

"Let's go; I'll take you to the station!" the KuaiPao rider, seeing the 150 yuan about to land in his account, said with a beaming smile.

As he left, he couldn't help but shout to the remaining Meituan riders: "Brothers who have the idea, come with me."

Everyone exchanged glances, unsure how to respond. Was this really the day they'd pack up and run on their first day of work?

To be honest, aside from lacking this insurance and that insurance, Meituan offered a base salary, social security, and order-completion bonuses. In 2012 Yanjing, that was still a pretty decent job.

In the end, only one person switched jobs on the spot.

On the first day Meituan launched its food delivery service, thanks to the "New Users Get 15 Yuan Off Immediately" promotion, it processed over 1,800 orders.

Although the trial was successful, Meituan's order-dispatch system, route planning, and order modules all suffered numerous bugs, making the riders curse their mothers.

After all, this thing had been rushed out through overtime work—a product born of the race to grab market share.

It worked, but it wasn't easy to use.

As Meituan entered the food delivery arena, not only was Pei Yi watching, but Li Yanhong, who had just acquired Laoshou. com, was also paying attention.

He wanted to emulate Gao De Maps, embedding transportation, food delivery, and group-buying services into the navigation sector, thereby completing QianDu. com's strategic layout for local life services and creating a positive cycle of traffic and commercial monetization.

"Shan Jiawei first betrayed Mama Ali, then betrayed Meituan. I can't trust someone like that. After discussion, the board has decided to entrust Laoshou. com to the two of you."

"Gong Zhenbing will handle group-buying operations, and Wang Zhongpu will lead the expansion into the food delivery market. Any problems?"

Inside the office, Li Yanhong gave instructions to his two subordinates.

Although from an employee's perspective, Shan Jiawei's actions were understandable—why shouldn't one switch jobs when encountering a better company with more generous benefits?

Everyone scolds Lü Bu as a servant of three masters, yet Liu Bei, who switched jobs n times, faces no criticism. Isn't that simply because Liu Bei was the boss and Lü Bu was just an employee?

If everyone acted like Lü Bu, who would still be willing to serve the boss!

"Alright, I have no problem." Gong Zhenbing smiled and nodded in agreement.

Having joined QianDu in 2003, he was absolutely one of Li Yanhong's "own people," with rich professional experience and expertise in internet sales operations and channel development.

In Li Yanhong's view, he was the undisputed choice for CEO of Laoshou. com.

As for Wang Zhongpu, he was smart, pragmatic, grounded in management, and possessed a strong sense of overall strategy regarding the rhythm of business execution.

"Thank you for trusting me, boss." Wang Zhongpu, sitting nearby and just pointed out by Li Yanhong, quickly responded.

Independently leading a new project was both an opportunity for promotion and a raise, a chance to enter QianDu's core decision-making circle, but it also carried enormous risk.

If successful, everything would be fine; if it failed, he might keep his job, but his career at QianDu would likely be over.

A boss's trust is extremely precious, and usually comes only once.

"Go get to work; I want to see the product launched as soon as possible." Li Yanhong waved his hand and said.

Even Meituan's Wang Xin had already reached into the food delivery market; QianDu had to speed up.

Gong Zhenbing and Wang Zhongpu exchanged a satisfied smile, left the office contentedly, and went their separate ways to monitor project progress.

But Shan Jiawei's situation was far from rosy. Once labeled a "servant of three masters," he was clearly unwelcome at QianDu.

Since Laoshou was sold to QianDu, Li Yanhong had seen him only once. Reports from the directors of the East China, North China, South China, and Central China regions all bypassed him, going directly to Li Yanhong.

As a seasoned workplace veteran, he knew deep down that Li Yanhong mostly wanted to replace the Laoshou CEO with one of QianDu's "old veterans."

Once he realized this, Shan Jiawei began to slack off, spending his days busy with his own private affairs.

He couldn't return to Mama Ali, and Meituan was even less of an option.

Therefore, he turned his attention to companies like Penguin, Senlian Capital, JingDong, and Suning.

Penguin was preparing to bundle and sell QQ Group Buying, Paipai. com, and YiXun. com, leaving no business opportunities for Shan Jiawei, so they explicitly rejected him.

Suning's Zhang Jindong shared Li Yanhong's mindset, placing extreme importance on the stability of externally hired personnel. For someone like Shan Jiawei, who had switched jobs three times in two years, he might barely accept him for a mid-to-low-level management position.

But a senior executive? Don't even think about it!

Those positions were reserved for insiders!

Only Liu Qiangdong of JingDong expressed willingness to accept him.

But the problem was, JingDong's salary and equity incentives were merely average among major internet companies.

Shan Jiawei thought the money was too little!

With no other choice, he obtained Chen Yansen's phone number from Zhu Xiaohu of Jin Sha Ventures.

After some inner struggle, Shan Jiawei finally made the call.

On the other end.

Chen Yansen had just finished a meeting with Pei Yi and Kang Guodong when the phone on the table rang. Glancing at it, he saw it was an unfamiliar number from the Yanjing area code.

He thought for a moment, then pressed the answer button.

"Mr. Chen, sorry to disturb you so presumptuously. I am Shan Jiawei, CEO of Laoshou. com."

Shan Jiawei cautiously introduced himself, fearing that his rash action might anger the other party.

Shan Jiawei?

What does he want from me?

Chen Yansen frowned slightly and asked casually, "Does Mr. Shan have something specific to discuss?"

"Mr. Chen, may I ask if your company's KuaiPao business still has openings?" Shan Jiawei took a deep breath and asked straight to the point.

He dared not beat around the bush with Chen Yansen; although the other man was young, he was a genuine internet tycoon.

And tycoon-level entrepreneurs generally have little patience.

If they do, it is feigned; he had mixed with the likes of Mama Ali, Meituan, and QianDu, and knew very well the true nature of these people behind the scenes.

"Did Mr. Shan have an unpleasant stay at QianDu?" Chen Yansen asked in return.

"Mr. Li has his own strategic plans, but I am not part of them." A hint of embarrassment flashed across Shan Jiawei's face as he replied tactfully.

"The KuaiPao group-buying business line needs a head for the investment promotion team, at the general manager level; the compensation should be about the same as when you were at Meituan," Chen Yansen said without hesitation.

Currently, at KuaiPao, whether for group buying or the food delivery division's investment promotion team, Kou Zhen is the one managing.

It works for a short time, but in the long run, it is prone to problems.

"Thank you for your recognition, Mr. Chen; I will definitely work hard," Shan Jiawei said, his heart stirred, expressing gratitude with a touch of emotion.

"You are an old hand at Mama Ali, and you understand the operational models of Meituan and Lashou Wang; you possess mature operational experience in the group-buying sector, so I should be the one thanking you. Welcome to KuaiPao, Mr. Shan."

Chen Yansen said lightly.

As for Shan Jiawei's bad reputation as a "three-surname slave," he had indeed heard of it, but he scoffed at it.

It's just a job; no one signed a life-binding contract.

99.9% of companies cannot survive three years, yet they demand employees never change jobs for a lifetime; isn't that just bullying?

Shan Jiawei's business development capabilities were outstanding; it was only after he joined Meituan that the company, ranked seventh or eighth in the industry, fought its way through to become number one in the group-buying sector.

After Shan Jiawei switched to join Lashou Wang, he boosted its monthly transaction volume by over 30%; Lashou Wang's final acquisition price rose from 320 million USD to 420 million USD, proving his capabilities were far from ordinary.

There is no need to beat a person to death with a single blow!

Actually, Liu Qiangdong's thinking was much the same; it was just that Jingdong's profitability was poor, and the conditions offered did not meet Shan Jiawei's expectations.

"Alright, Mr. Chen," Shan Jiawei agreed cheerfully; regarding the salary and benefits, he did not ask too many details.

A tree casts a shadow; a person has a reputation.

Subsidiaries under Senlian Capital are famous for their generous treatment; an internet company that dares to pay overtime at the maximum triple rate would hardly treat him poorly.

Asking too many details would only make him look unclear-headed and lacking in vision.

"For the specific compensation system, I will have Pei Yi discuss it with you personally." Since the other person did not ask, Chen Yansen could not fail to mention it.

Only when the money is in place will others work hard.

After a brief conversation, Chen Yansen hung up the phone, smiled and shook his head, thinking: Li Yanhong is truly an idiot; he refused such a good lackey and pushed him right to him.

But he also understood Li Yanhong's mindset; people are divided by closeness and distance, and naturally, using "one's own people" feels more secure.

Chen Yansen was sometimes like this too; for instance, Yuan Wei, Ye Qiuping, and Gao Weilin were his "own people" from his past life; Zhang Wenbo, Xiang Pengfei, Zhuang Rui, and Hu Yun were his "own people" in this life.

However, his difference from Li Yanhong lay in the fact that when "one's own people" failed to meet his requirements, he would still hire outsiders, showing not an ounce of favoritism.

Chen Yansen then called Pei Yi and communicated the matter of Shan Jiawei to him.

"Boss, this person has a bad reputation," Pei Yi whispered a reminder.

"Old Pei, why are you like those fools outside? Who can go a lifetime without changing jobs? Shan Jiawei's execution is first-class; once he joins KuaiPao, he will provide you with brand new management ideas regarding the ground promotion structure and organizational framework..."

Chen Yansen scolded him irritably.

For instance, Jingdong has an invisible "Three-Five Principle" in recruitment: serving no more than three companies within the past five years, with each work experience averaging more than two years, or having one work experience lasting more than three years.

But in practice, as long as a candidate's strength is sufficient, the "Three-Five Principle" can be broken at any time.

Simply put, rules are meant to constrain the weak, not tools to limit the strong.

Chen Yansen is the boss; he makes the rules.

"Boss, may I recommend Zhang Xuhao to serve as the head of the group-buying business?" Pei Yi, delighted in his heart, asked boldly.

He deliberately used "Shan Jiawei" to test Chen Yansen; seeing that the boss did not mind a subordinate's history of frequent job-hopping, he then brought up the real matter.

"Did Zhang Xuhao give you money?" Chen Yansen narrowed his eyes slightly and teased softly.

"After I talked with Zhang Xuhao, I felt his management level was not poor; the reason he lost to KuaiPao was simply because he suffered major losses in funding and traffic."

Pei Yi answered, weighing every word.

"Let him start as a regional manager first; whether he has the ability will be clear in a year or half a year."

Chen Yansen politely declined Pei Yi's proposal.

Both Zhang Xuhao and Pei Yi are from Hucheng; he needed to balance the various factions within the company.

Moreover, Zhang Xuhao losing to KuaiPao is a fact; giving him the title of division head out of thin air, how would the people below view it? And how could they be willing to submit?

The position of General Manager of the Investment Promotion Department that Shan Jiawei could sit in was one he earned by making a name for himself in the industry; Meituan's ground promotion iron army was famous.

But even Shan Jiawei hadn't reached the position of head of the group-buying business; Zhang Xuhao wants to空降 (airdrop) into a high position immediately upon arrival? Dream on!

Show results first!

"Alright, Boss." Pei Yi's heart gave a "thud," and he immediately realized that his act of recommending Zhang Xuhao seemed to have crossed the line.

After thinking for a moment, Pei Yi did not explain too much.

Some things, if explained too much, only make them look worse.

After finishing his instructions, Chen Yansen tossed his phone aside and continued writing the underlying architecture of AuroraFutureOS; he planned to adopt a hybrid microkernel design, combining the advantages of QNX and L4 microkernels.

The shipment volume of Sister Chengzi phones in the domestic market was no less than Shanxing; the time for a self-developed system had matured.

Although the open-source parts of the Android system can be used for free, the initiative is in Google's hands; who can guarantee that Google will not, for some reason, restrict or change the usage rules, licensing methods, and charging policies of the Android system?

Chen Yansen did not want to do the wedding dress for Google, and the timeline of 2012 was just right.

Smartphones were just rising, and shipment volumes were far from reaching their peak; entering the field at this time, leveraging the market influence of Chengzi Technology, could potentially turn the situation of mobile operating systems around.

Otherwise, waiting a few more years, after the application ecosystems of Android and iOS became dominant, it would be more difficult to change users' habits.

The difficulty would be no different from forcing someone who has eaten vegetarian food all their life to immediately switch to eating meat.

Habit is a very powerful force.

At the same time.

Outside the Meituan headquarters, more than thirty riders had gathered, blocked from the door by security.

"That bastard Wang Xin! If you've got the guts, come on out—see if I don't smash your head in!"

"Cancel the contract just like that! Base pay and social insurance gone too, and you still want to compete with Kuaipao? Pah!"

"So disgusting! Brothers, let's go to Kuaipao instead—they happen to be short on people anyway."

The riders in Meituan delivery uniforms cursed in a noisy, unruly chorus.

The reason was simple: Meituan had changed its orders by morning and reversed them by night, abolishing the full-time rider system and switching to an outsourcing model instead.

All benefits cancelled, full-time staff converted to temps—who could accept that?

Wang Xin stood by the window, glanced down, and said to Wang Huiwen, "Compensate each of them with half a month's base pay. Send them packing."

(End of chapter)