In recent days, Meituan's street promoters felt the same mad dog intensity from Renrengou's promoters again.
They had just quieted down a while ago, but now they're acting even worse.
Mainly because Renrengou, from top to bottom, is holding back a surge of energy.
Their sister company went public, making so many people worth millions or tens of millions. This greatly stimulated them.
But soon, this stimulus transformed into motivation.
Renren.com is great, and our Renrengou isn't bad either!
Moreover, our group-buying and future food delivery markets are large enough.
As long as we persist for another two or three years, eliminate competitors like Lashou and Meituan, and dominate the market, when Renrengou also IPOs, we'll definitely earn more than them.
After all, Renren.com, Renrengou, and Zhizhen Catering are different entities.
Chen Pingjiang couldn't openly distribute shares to people from other companies.
At most, he could distribute some shares to Ge Mengshi, Gao Songbin, and some executives from Renrengou and the catering company through a "friends and family" share purchase plan.
Renrengou's executives were also happy to see such a situation.
The group-buying war entered its second half.
Lashou's recent IPO sprint unexpectedly revealed financial fraud, making its listing hopeless.
CEO Wu Bo has been KO'd, and now they are very low-key, along with Wowotuan.
Instead, Meituan, Dianping, and Baidu Nuomi re-emerged.
The biggest difference between the second half and the first half of the group-buying war is that everyone abandoned the Groupon model and began to learn from Renrengou, focusing on merchant resources.
However, it's a bit of a shame that because Renrengou started the earliest, it is far ahead of the other companies in terms of merchant resources.
Not only did it control some leading chain enterprises, but Renrengou also required general merchants in various regions to "choose one of two."
This might seem a bit rogue, but at this point, companies can only sue while also playing this game themselves.
"Now we have basically established ourselves in first, second, and third-tier cities. Next, it's time to continue market penetration, occupying fourth and fifth-tier cities and county-level towns."
Gao Songbin emphasized repeatedly during the meeting.
"The problem is that if we want to expand into fourth and fifth-tier cities, our energy, manpower, and financial resources are somewhat insufficient. I still suggest focusing on acquisitions,"
the vice president next to him said.
"Many of our existing teams cannot be moved. If we want to continue market penetration, we can only hire more people, but then managing too many staff will be difficult, and layoffs will also be troublesome."
Gao Songbin nodded:
"Mainly focus on acquisitions or finding third-party partners. If there's ample manpower in key areas, then self-operate."
Due to Lashou.com's retraction, Renrengou's market share in most first, second, and third-tier cities has already ranked first.
However, it still faces challenges from competitors and is unable to split its forces, but the lower-tier markets also need to be developed.
"I'll handle the funding issue. When CEO Chen returns to Dongjiang, I will suggest to him to initiate a financing plan."
Chen Pingjiang and his team returned to China after staying in the beautiful country for two or three days, mainly to visit the alpha game studio in the US and also to check out Riot Games.
As soon as they exited the airport, they were startled by the scene: a crowd of reporters carrying cameras with telephoto and wide-angle lenses.
"These reporters are really impressive. Where did they get the news? How did they know we would arrive at this time?"
Tian Hongrui said with a smile,
"Do you even need to ask? It must be the business team behind us. Some guy must have sold the news to these media."
The appearance of the media wasn't scary, what was more terrifying was that they attracted a crowd of onlookers, many of whom picked up their phones and took photos of Chen Pingjiang.
Li Fu and the other accompanying bodyguards quickly surrounded Chen Pingjiang.
"CEO Chen, let's get out quickly, otherwise, more and more people will gather, and we won't be able to leave later."
Chen Pingjiang bent his back, waved repeatedly, and quickly got into the car.
Renren.com sent a motorcade to pick them up.
Only after getting into the car did Chen Pingjiang finally relax.
Li Xi was also startled by the scene just now, still feeling a lingering fear:
"So being surrounded by people is that terrifying. I almost thought I'd run out of oxygen."
......
Zhang Xinyue was at work when she saw the work group chat flashing continuously.
She opened it and saw:
"The leaders are back! I just saw a large group of people getting out of cars during class, led by Chairman Chen."
"If I were you, I'd deliberately rush over, pretend to sprain my ankle, accidentally fall into Chairman Chen's arms, then CEO Chen, while concerned, would tenderly help you up and then ask for your number."
"Oh my god, novels wouldn't even dare to be written like this, okay?"
"Actually, it doesn't have to be Chairman Chen. Many of those executives are very young, and even the least wealthy among them are worth tens of millions. Just bump into any one of them."
Fang Yuting also sent a message:
"Supervisor Hao, what are your thoughts at this moment?"
Hao Shaoping posted a crying emoji:
"Regret! If only I had followed Chairman Chen when he first started his business. But what right do you have to mock me? At least I have stock options."
Fang Yuting: "..."
Zhang Xinyue covered her mouth and laughed as she watched the chat.
Quan Kaiming walked over to Zhang Xinyue and said,
"I know a good Western restaurant. If you're free tomorrow night, would you like to have dinner together?"
This guy was indeed a bit stubborn.
From the moment Zhang Xinyue joined the company, he was instantly smitten and began his eager pursuit.
Even though he knew she wasn't interested in him, he just wouldn't give up.
Zhang Xinyue had a headache.
She shook her head at Quan Kaiming:
"I'm on a diet at night, so I usually don't eat dinner."
"Then perhaps a movie?"
"I have a lot of work lately, no time. Maybe another day."
Quan Kaiming still wouldn't give up:
"I can help you share some of the burden."
Just as Zhang Xinyue was about to speak, Fang Yuting next to her leaned in:
"Quan Kaiming, are you deliberately feigning ignorance, or do you truly lack any perception?"
Quan Kaiming's face flushed slightly.
Seeing everyone around him looking at him, he nodded awkwardly and walked away.
Hao Shaoping, sitting in the supervisor's office and witnessing all of this, also had a headache.
Why did Quan Kaiming have to fall for her of all people, the big BOSS's woman? He truly wouldn't know how he died.
What?
Chen Pingjiang didn't say he had any special relationship with Zhang Xinyue?
Nonsense, Hao Shaoping isn't stupid.
He might not be good at other things after so many years as a student council president, but he's definitely good at guessing intentions.
If the big BOSS wasn't interested in Zhang Xinyue, why would he call him over and ask him to specifically take care of her?
Some things couldn't be explicitly told to Quan Kaiming.
He dared not use himself as a shield to dissuade Quan Kaiming, what if it caused the big BOSS to misunderstand?
"If it really doesn't work, I'll have to transfer this guy to another department. If he doesn't leave, I'm afraid it'll be my turn to leave."
Fang Yuting, who joined the company at the same time as Zhang Xinyue and had the best relationship with her, complained while they were in the restroom together:
"That Quan Kaiming is really like a sticky plaster. He annoys me just looking at him. You've clearly rejected him repeatedly, but he just won't give up."
Zhang Xinyue also shook her head and sighed:
"If he continues like this, I'll have to apply for a departmental transfer."
"Hehe, they say a good woman fears a persistent suitor. If I were you and it's not working out, just accept him,"
Fang Yuting joked.
"He's not bad, he's decent-looking, considered young and promising, and graduated from a prestigious university."
Zhang Xinyue glared at her:
"I have someone I like. I came to Renren.com for him, and I even stopped preparing for graduate school."
Fang Yuting was stunned, gossip fires burning brightly:
"Wow, what's going on?! You never mentioned it, keeping it so secret! Quickly tell me which department's guy is so lucky to have won the favor of our beautiful Zhang?"
"I know! It must be a guy from the University of Finance and Economics who joined Renren.com after graduation, right?"
"Stop guessing wildly. Even if I gave you ten thousand chances, you wouldn't guess it."
"Oh, is it that exaggerated?"
Fang Yuting chuckled,
"Anyway, I don't know him, and he doesn't know me. Tell me secretly. My lips are sealed, I definitely won't spread it outside."
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Xinyue turned back and said,
"Alright then, I'll tell you. That person is Chen Pingjiang."
Fang Yuting was first stunned, a question mark appearing above her head, then burst out laughing:
"If you don't want to say it, don't use the big BOSS as a shield. I could also say the big BOSS is my crush! But after all, that kind of thing is just a dream, completely impossible. Who is he? The nation's husband, the country's richest man!"
Zhang Xinyue nodded helplessly:
"Just know I was joking."
Though she said that, she felt a bit deflated inside.
Had the gap between them already become so huge?
Even if she openly said she liked him, others wouldn't believe her.
Not just Fang Yuting, any other normal person wouldn't believe it either.
The huge gap between them was one thing.
There were already many women who liked Chen Pingjiang.
She admitted Zhang Xinyue was very pretty, but at Chen Pingjiang's level, what kind of beautiful woman couldn't he find?
Moreover, in Fang Yuting's mind, at Chen Pingjiang's level, it was about matching families and social status.
Even if it wasn't a political marriage, they should at least be well-matched.
Chen Pingjiang, the one they were just talking about, had just returned to the company.
After a short while, he went to Gemini Building B to find Ge Mengshi.
As soon as they met, Ge Mengshi couldn't hide the admiration and pride in her eyes.
It turned out her judgment was so good; she had fearlessly found the most excellent one in just one try.
"The secretary just told me you were back in the country. I didn't expect you to come to me so quickly."
Chen Pingjiang, with his hands in his pockets, slowly walked to Ge Mengshi's desk and said with a smile,
"Isn't it because I haven't seen you for too long and miss you terribly?"
Understanding the meaning in Chen Pingjiang's eyes, and then glancing at the quick bulge in his crotch, Ge Mengshi's face flushed, and she spat,
"It's broad daylight, what are you thinking about? Although there's a lounge, didn't you run into anyone entering Building B?"
"I took the CEO's elevator, who would see?"
Chen Pingjiang looked at Ge Mengshi with burning eyes.
Ge Mengshi and Yan Yan were different in personality, age, and even in that aspect.
The curvaceous body of a mature woman made Chen Pingjiang somewhat unable to control himself.
Ge Mengshi, who still wanted to put up a slight resistance, soon had her defenses crumble and was pulled into the lounge by Chen Pingjiang.
(End of Chapter)