117: Chapter 116 Unity, Heavy Blow

The next day, at 8:00 AM.

As Li Jiang and Chen Wei finished parking their e-scooters at the company entrance, their path was blocked by Manager Chen Hao.

When the two saw an unfamiliar old guy, they looked puzzled.

"May I ask if you need something?" Chen Wei asked in a deep voice.

"Hello, are you Mr. Chen Wei? This is my business card."

He took the card, glanced at it, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

M Group. During this period, their Group Buying had been flourishing, dominating the news headlines for several days.

In the Thousand Group War, M Group had won with an absolute advantage.

But Chen Wei found it quite strange; why would someone from M Group be looking for him?

"Do you need something?"

"To be honest with Mr. Chen Wei and Mr. Li Jiang, you must have heard of our group's name."

"The two of you helped Fengda Group establish its food delivery service, and your abilities are very strong; our company greatly appreciates you both."

"I wonder if you have any interest in joining our company to create a future together."

Li Jiang and Chen Wei exchanged a glance, suddenly realizing the situation.

This guy was here to poach them.

"Mr. Chen, we are not interested."

Chen Wei tossed the business card back.

"Our monthly salary is 6,000; you should consider that."

"6,000? Li Jiang and I have a monthly salary of 8,000, plus social security, public transport subsidies, and meal allowances adding up to 500 a month."

"If that's not enough money, we can still ride our little e-scooters to deliver food, easily earning over 10,000 a month."

Manager Chen Hao looked shocked, his face full of disbelief.

"A base salary of 8,000?"

"Impossible, how could such a small company pay that much money?"

Li Jiang mocked, "So your M Group is just like that? If you're so awesome, why come to poach talent from our company?"

"Do you think 8,000 a month is a lot? We are among the lowest-paid in the company's management."

"Old Li is right. You haven't even bothered to ask around; Sister Huo and Brother Fang in the e-commerce department have monthly salaries close to 20,000."

Chen Wei pulled a cigarette from his pocket, stuck it into Manager Chen Hao's mouth, and helped him light it.

"Manager Chen, save your energy. All the core members fought hard alongside Brother Feng; you won't be able to poach them."

"Oh, right, we got a raise last night, 15%, and signed a 5-year contract promising at least a 10% salary increase every year."

"Look, talking to you is making us late, we're leaving."

He had expected an unfavorable start, but he hadn't expected Lin Feng's move to be so grand.

"Damn it, I underestimated him, but it's fine. I don't believe everyone can be of one mind."

For the whole day, Manager Chen Hao staked out the company and went to Shen University and the residences of some core personnel.

He didn't rest for a single moment, working for a full 14 hours before returning to the hotel at 10 PM.

At 45 years old, Manager Chen Hao's body was severely overdrawn due to work.

Long-term late nights had made him physically very weak.

After a day of this, he felt like he was falling apart.

If he could have succeeded, he would have accepted it.

He would have received commendations from the group upon returning.

But it turned out to be all for nothing; these core employees were just like they had been brainwashed.

Lin Feng didn't seem like their boss at all, but rather like a god.

That kind of faith, which he couldn't understand, made this group of core employees very united.

If he continued to raise the salary, perhaps he could shake them.

But the company only gave him such a small budget; if it didn't work, he would have to give up.

Large groups were involved in too many projects, and cash was always tight; it was impossible to spend too much of a share on a project planned for listing in two years.

What Manager Chen Hao found most incredible were the few female employees in the group.

Goodness, their eyes were full of admiration.

It was obvious they had secretly fallen for Lin Feng, yet there was no hostility between them; they were very harmonious and addressed each other as sisters.

"Bang..." The hotel door was pushed open roughly, giving Manager Chen Hao a fright.

Seeing it was the three subordinates he had brought, his anger flared instantly.

"What are you doing? Can't you open the door properly?"

"How did the task I gave you go? Those riders must have all agreed, right?"

A few people lowered their heads and didn't speak.

"Why are you acting so fidgety, like women?"

"Hurry up and tell me, how did it go?"

Manager Chen Hao felt a bit uneasy; looking at the faces of these unlucky guys, he had a bad feeling.

"Onl... only 2 people agreed."

"Two? Are you messing with me?"

"We aren't messing with you, there really were only 2 people."

"What is going on? Now even these people at the bottom have such big appetites? Who gave them the courage?"

The three subordinates lowered their heads, saying nothing.

"What? Are you mute?"

"Yesterday, Fengda Group released the latest rider guarantees."

"Hmph, rider guarantees? Isn't that just to fool those people at the bottom?"

"For example, if the performance reaches a certain level, they increase the customer unit price, and if there are no complaints, they give a bonus."

"We've already played that game."

"Could it be that they also give meal allowances and pay social security?"

"Manager Chen, they not only give meal allowances, they also have a 20 yuan bonus per 100 orders, and they even bought 2 million in personal accident insurance."

"If the riders want to pay for flexible employment social security, the company covers 50%."

"What... this... how much less profit does that make?"

The room was terrifyingly quiet.

The four grown men faced each other, their breathing clearly audible.

"Don't you dare lie to me; with such concessions, what does he earn?"

"Besides, our company originally planned to open a platform, let merchants join and take a commission, sucking the blood of the riders."

"This guy, on the other hand, makes it free for merchants and gives such huge subsidies to the riders."

"Manager Chen, I suggest we can offer free shipping to customers."

"Bullshit, have you lost your minds?"

"Free shipping is only possible if you can suck blood from the riders and merchants to give to the users."

"Now that we can't suck anything, you want us to cover it? We wouldn't even last a month before the group goes bankrupt."

The three were scared into lowering their heads, not daring to say a word.

"Oh... right, those riders said that Fengda Group treats them like human beings."

"If they are destined to only do manual labor for the rest of their lives, they will never quit."

Manager Chen Hao's heart trembled; he was unwilling to accept this.

He clenched his fists, his eyes red.

The project team had formulated the food delivery project last year, preparing to show off their grand plans.

This time, the plan they had formulated was also full of confidence.

But Lin Feng of Fengda Group seemed to have foreseen the crisis in advance; last night, he not only improved benefits and salaries for core employees but also perfected the guarantees for these riders.

Manager Chen Hao was dealt a huge blow, his head hanging low.

"Manager Chen? Manager Chen, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't scare us, if you're not feeling well, go see a doctor."

"I heard the SPAs in Shen City are quite good, how about..."

"Shut up, all of you, book a flight, we're returning to the capital today."

"This... we're going back? Are you planning to have the company's top management take action against Lin Feng?"

"Take action, my ass, do you think this is a movie?"

"Go back and write a report, write it truthfully; we have no share in this food delivery industry, give it up, don't waste any more time."