Chapter 371: First Day: 1.46 Million Orders, 5.7 Million in Sales! Ma Liyun: I

"Bro, when's your KuaiPao delivery service taking a break?"

Just as Jiang Hao was about to leave, a QianDu Waimai rider pulled him down, grinning and handing him a Hong Shuang Xi cigarette.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone who's smiling—you can't refuse a friendly face—so though Jiang Hao despised Hong Shuang Xi for being low-quality and prone to sticking in the throat, he didn't outright refuse; he took it, tucked it behind his ear, and replied: "What break? That's not a thing in our line of work."

"Damn, is Chen Yansen just as much of a bastard as Li Yanhong? Doesn't give you guys time off either?" the QianDu Waimai rider asked, stunned.

"Fuck! Who the hell are you calling names? You think you can insult our boss?" Jiang Hao's face turned icy; he snatched up his bike lock and shouted angrily.

The QianDu Waimai rider was dumbfounded, thinking: Are you fucking crazy? I was defending you, and now you're yelling at me?

"Dude, let's talk calmly," several other QianDu Waimai riders rushed over to intervene.

"We get triple pay during the New Year, extra subsidies, and order-busting bonuses—who the hell wants a day off?"

Jiang Hao grumbled, tossing the bike lock back into the box with a clang.

Hearing this, the QianDu Waimai riders exchanged glances—they'd come seeking comfort, only to get another blow to the head.

They'd checked: Meituan had its own "Preferred Rider" perks, but QianDu Waimai riders got nothing—not even a hair's worth. The station chief said they'd get 100 yuan in travel allowance tomorrow.

They had inquired; Meituan also had corresponding 'Preferred Rider' benefits, but only the Qiandu delivery riders suffered the most, unable to get so much as a hair, and according to the station master, 100 yuan in travel expenses would be issued tomorrow.

Travel allowance?

Is this meant for beggars?

But what could they do? Like Meituan riders, they were all part-timers.

No labor contract meant they weren't even QianDu's employees.

"Bro, are you guys still hiring?" The QianDu Waimai rider, though scolded, didn't get angry—he grinned, all charm and flattery.

Jiang Hao paused, swallowing the curse on his tongue—he was soft to kindness, hard to aggression.

Three months ago, when he was still a Meituan rider, he'd bowed and scraped, asking QianDu Waimai riders the same question about job openings.

Seeing this, Jiang Hao's tone softened; he nodded and replied: "We're short-staffed by year-end, but each station hires only two or three people—it's tough. You guys should head south—they just launched there a few months ago, desperately short on riders, and if you work three months, you get stock options."

Hard to believe Jiang Hao, who hadn't even graduated high school, was casually dropping "stock options."

All QianDu Waimai riders nationwide, like CEO Pei Yi, belonged to the same company—they were essentially colleagues.

Sixty percent of the riders held company stock options; hearing someone insult their own boss naturally made them furious.

"South? Too far! I'm from Beihe." The QianDu Waimai rider shook his head.

"Base pay is 1,800 yuan, eight hours online daily, guaranteed monthly income of 8,000 yuan—still too far?" Jiang Hao sneered.

A year ago, he'd worked in Yangcheng screwing parts, watching a coworker's three fingers crushed by a machine—the bloody scene made him flee overnight with his toolbox.

He was only eighteen—he didn't want to spend the rest of his life missing limbs.

After arriving in Beijing, he couldn't find work, so he became a Meituan rider; then he heard KuaiPao offered better pay, social insurance, base salary, plus accidental injury, medical, and third-party liability insurance—all covered.

Once he mastered the layout of Chaoyang's commercial centers, streets, alleys, and residential zones, he joined KuaiPao's delivery division without looking back.

"Base pay's that high in the south?" The QianDu Waimai rider gasped inwardly, eyes full of envy.

Don't underestimate 1,800 yuan—they all knew KuaiPao paid quarterly performance bonuses, one to three times the base salary, totaling at least 10,000 yuan a year—who wouldn't be jealous?

"Bro, don't you watch the news? Our group just raised salaries!"

Jiang Hao smirked, proudly saying.

Not just the Chengzi phone factory raised hourly wages—Yunsu Express and KuaiPao Waimai did too.

"Your KuaiPao's great, but you hire way too few people," the QianDu Waimai rider grumbled.

"If we opened hiring wide, the company couldn't afford it! Besides, in this commercial zone, we only get sixty to seventy orders a day—too many riders and there's not enough to go around," Jiang Hao explained with a laugh.

He waved his hand. "Enough talk—the station's boiled red bean porridge. Go drink a bowl to warm up. Don't limit yourself—if you want to earn, don't fear distance."

Jiang Hao swiftly started his electric scooter and rode off happily.

"Tao Ge, should we go ask at the KuaiPao station? Maybe there's an opening?" one QianDu Waimai rider ventured.

Today was February 6—the 26th day of the Lunar New Year. They'd stuck it out in Beijing because they wanted to earn money, but QianDu Wang gave them no chance, and Meituan played favorites.

Today is February 6th, the twenty-sixth of the Lunar New Year; those who could endure in Yanjing until now surely wanted to make money, but Qiandu Network gave no opportunity, while Meituan treated people differently based on their status.

"Let's go!" Tao Ge kicked on his electric scooter and sped toward the KuaiPao rest station.

"Let's go!" Brother Tao mounted his electric scooter and rushed urgently toward the Kuai Pao rest station.

Shanghai, Longcao Road 200 Lane, Yi Garden Office Building.

After over a month of preparation, KuaiPao Grocery finally completed functional testing and launched successfully before the New Year.

After more than a month of preparation, Kuai Pao Grocery Shopping finally completed its functional testing just before the New Year and launched smoothly.

Pei Yi stepped out of his office and called to Liang Changlin.

"51,000 orders in the first hour!" Liang Changlin looked up, eyes gleaming.

For the first time, he felt what it was like to have a boss backing him, with no shortage of funds or traffic.

Just sixty minutes after launch, the platform hit 850 orders per minute—something unimaginable before.

When he ran Dingdong Community, he'd operated for half a year, peaking at 47 stations, yet daily orders never broke 20,000.

Dingdong Community, under his management for over half a year, had established 47 stations at its peak, yet the daily order volume never managed to break through the 20,000 mark.

"Not bad. Why didn't I think of launching a grocery service before?" Pei Yi frowned slightly.

"If you'd thought of it, how could I have the chance to work with you?" Liang Changlin joked.

KuaiPao Grocery partnered with over 200 food suppliers in Shanghai, including Bright, Yongfeng Vegetables & Fruits, and Pangshi Aquatic Products, and established procurement relationships with agricultural cooperatives in Qingpu, Pudong, and Fengxian districts.

It operated six central warehouses, each over 10,000 square meters, forming a supply network with pre-warehouses to deliver over 1,000 product models to buyers' doors within 29 minutes.

The repurchase frequency of the grocery service matched that of the food delivery service.

Once scaled in first- and second-tier cities, high-frequency grocery would lift low-frequency group buying, giving KuaiPao a decisive, unmatched advantage.

Pei Yi smiled but said nothing—he saw Liang Changlin's abilities clearly. Though perhaps less adept at online operations than the young, he was exceptional at supplier management.

Pei Yi smiled without saying anything. Liang Changlin's abilities were clear to him—perhaps online operations were not his strong suit compared to the younger generation, but supplier management was something he had a real handle on.

Including Guangming, Yongfeng, and Pangshi, over two hundred suppliers were mostly secured by him through one-on-one negotiations.

"Once the business scale grows, the Grocery Channel could well become an independent division. Keep it up."

Pei Yi patted Liang Changlin's shoulder to encourage him.

As the CEO of KuaiPao, drawing big promises for subordinates had become Pei Zong's daily routine.

"Thank you, Pei Zong. I will work hard," Liang Changlin nodded in response.

Although Pei Yi was only twenty-eight, a standard post-85s generation member, Liang Changlin dared not underestimate him.

In the food delivery industry, Pei Yi led his team to decisively defeat Ele. me.

In the group-buying industry, Pei Yi rose from fifth place to the industry leader in less than half a year; his operational strategies and competitive tactics were in no way inferior to established business figures like Zhang Tao and Wang Xin.

Nowadays, Ele. me founder Zhang Xuhao, former Laoshou. com CEO Shan Jiawei, and others all worked under Pei Yi, so Liang Changlin felt no discomfort.

After all, in terms of fame and industry status, Shan Jiawei was far superior to him; since even Shan Jiawei looked to Pei Yi for direction, how could he have the right to be picky?

On the other side. In a rental room in Huajing Town, Xuhui District.

Zhang Peng hugged his direct supervisor, took a deep sniff, and said, "Sister Ling, you smell so good."

Chen Fengling giggled, turned around, and hugged the young man before her, thinking: Fresh graduates are indeed capable; only half an hour has passed, and he's already clinging to me again.

"I'm worried your body can't take it," Chen Fengling said reproachfully, pushing his hand away.

"Are you saying I can't handle it?" Zhang Peng got angry; a twenty-three-year-old couldn't tolerate such words.

Before Chen Fengling could react, he skillfully went straight for the vital point.

Five minutes later, Zhang Peng lay panting on the side, his face full of shame as he said, "Sister Ling..."

"It's okay. Maybe you've been too tired lately. I'll buy an old hen to stew soup for you to replenish your energy," Chen Fengling comforted softly.

"Sister Ling, I will definitely repay you," Zhang Peng said, deeply moved.

"Next time, you're not allowed to repay me in five minutes," Chen Fengling said playfully with a seductive smile.

She picked up the phone from her bedside table and opened the KuaiPao app. When she got off work yesterday, she had picked up a promotional poster for KuaiPao Grocery downstairs at the company, only then learning that after food delivery and group-buying services, KuaiPao had entered the grocery sector.

This was something fresh in 2013!

Being able to buy various ingredients without leaving home suited the tastes of workers perfectly.

Because they usually got off work around seven or eight o'clock, either the wet markets and supermarkets were closed, or only the leftover substandard vegetables picked over by uncles and aunts remained.

Who would want to buy those?

"Chongming free-range chicken, goji berries, ginseng, shiitake mushrooms..."

Chen Fengling added the needed items to the shopping cart one by one, then entered the order page; the system automatically retrieved her food delivery address.

After confirming everything was correct, she submitted the order; the new user's first-order discount reduced the price by 10 yuan.

"Sister Ling, I've rested enough. Let me go out and buy groceries with you."

Zhang Peng rolled off the bed and said while putting on his clothes.

"I've already bought everything online. Let me show you," Chen Fengling handed over her phone.

"KuaiPao Grocery? They've moved the wet market online?" Zhang Peng was momentarily stunned after seeing the interface information.

"So, hurry up and fix your resume. I'll help you revise another version. If you can get the R&D position at Sister Chengzi Payment, we can be together openly."

Chen Fengling said with great expectation.

PingAn does not allow office romances; once discovered, either she or Zhang Peng would have to leave.

She had struggled at PingAn for nearly ten years, with a high position and income, so getting Zhang Peng to change jobs was the most reasonable solution.

Plus, the Sister Chengzi Payment branch was about to arrive in Shanghai, so the two made up their minds to strive for a successful interview and join Sister Chengzi Payment.

"Okay, I understand," Zhang Peng agreed readily.

In his view, although Chen Fengling was a few years older than him, she had a great figure, was well-maintained, and was willing to spend money on him.

In life, she was like an older sister; at work, like a teacher. She could plan his career direction and also direct his intensity, depth, and angle, making him extremely infatuated.

He was not approaching this with a mindset of just playing around; he intended to go the distance with her.

As for the ten-year age gap, was that really that big?

Except for the difficulty of explaining it to his parents, everything else was not a problem.

At the same time.

KuaiPao Grocery became popular in Shanghai City.

"KuaiPao Grocery launches today! A new model for fresh food delivered to your door!"

"Cheap, good vegetables, delivered to your door in 29 minutes!"

Media websites such as New Shanghai Daily, Finance Network, Jinri Toutiao, and Tomato TV all reported on it.

Vegetables, fruits, meat, poultry, eggs, rice, flour, cooking oil, aquatic products, and seafood—all could be ordered via the app and delivered to your home within half an hour.

For KuaiPao's existing users, tired of takeout, occasionally cooking for themselves was not bad.

On the first day of launch, the cumulative total reached 146,000 orders, with a transaction volume of up to 5.7 million; the trial run was very successful.

For KuaiPao riders, it meant an additional source of income.

A group of people who originally planned to return to their hometowns, seeing that KuaiPao Grocery orders were exploding, voluntarily stayed in Shanghai City for the New Year, wanting to earn an extra tuition fee and living expenses for their children.

"KuaiPao Grocery?" Wang Xin was just about to get off work when Wang Huiwen rushed to his office to report the news of KuaiPao entering the fresh food category.

"The one hundred million US dollars provided by Pan-Atlantic Capital is only enough to defend our market share in the group-buying track. The fresh food category has high spoilage rates and requires heavy investment to build numerous forward warehouses; our funds are not abundant."

Wang Xin said dismissively.

Actually, he also knew that selling groceries was a good business, with high consumption frequency and a large market scale.

But he was equally clear in his mind that the bigger the operation, the faster the capital would be consumed.

"Chen Yansen is a strange man; half the subsidiaries under Senlian Capital are earning the dirtiest, most exhausting money. I truly don't know what he's after," Wang Huiwen wondered aloud.

"Old Wang, think it through carefully. Which industry makes money most easily? We'd better avoid that bastard Chen Yansen in it," Wang Xin teased with a smile.

Wang Huiwen grinned; the hundred million US dollars from Pan-Atlantic Capital had restored their confidence, and the gloom on their faces had vanished.

The launch of Kuai Pao Grocery Shopping spread quickly through the circle. Upon hearing the news, Ma Liyun sneered, "I'm afraid Chen Yansen is going to take a tumble this time!"

The fresh produce industry is full of deep tricks; even veterans easily fall into traps. He didn't believe Chen Yansen could sail smoothly in this field.

Last year, Ju Huan Suan's fresh food group buying was plagued by constant problems.

"President Ma, should we still participate in Kuai Pao's Series B financing?" Lu Zhaoxi asked.

"Of course. We can't miss an opportunity to make money," Ma Liyun shrugged, looking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Mama Ali Baba's investment in Kuai Pao is a core group strategy; expanding boundaries from the food delivery business is also a crucial group initiative. The two do not conflict.

It's just like how the Penguin, despite already having QQ Group Buying, still jointly invested in Gao Peng Network with Groupon. Any decent person wouldn't put all their eggs in one basket.

Ma Liyun considered himself a decent person, and even more so, a smart one!

If Taobao Food Delivery, like Koubei four years ago, cannot carry Mama Ali's mission for local life services, then Kuai Pao would be his backup option.

Moreover, investing in Kuai Pao could bring huge returns to the group.

(End of this chapter)