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At the same time, Cloud Speed Express employees would also hand out Kuai Pao promotional flyers while making their deliveries.

”Kuai Pao Delivery, 12 yuan off your first order!”

In no time, advertisements for Kuai Pao were plastered all over Xuhui District.

BAM!

Zhang Xuhao sat in his office, clutching a Kuai Pao flyer, and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

’He hadn’t expected Kuai Pao to move so quickly!’

On the very first day of February, they had already stormed into Hu City.

Their opening salvo was massive. Online and offline ads were everywhere. Even QQ pop-ups were pushing news of Kuai Pao Delivery’s launch to users in Hu City.

Bolstered by this traffic, Kuai Pao’s first step into Hu City went exceptionally smoothly.

By noon, they were slammed with orders.

Liao Wei had to temporarily pull 100 couriers from his team, have them change into Kuai Pao Delivery uniforms, and help Pei Yi relieve the delivery pressure.

In just one morning, total orders surpassed 10,000, running the two hundred-odd riders ragged.

Meanwhile, Eleme’s delivery staff in Xuhui District couldn’t get any orders at all. It wasn’t that the system wasn’t dispatching them; it was that Kuai Pao had snatched up all the delivery orders in the area.

After the lunch rush, as the number of orders dwindled, riders from both Eleme and Kuai Pao gathered to rest in an open area on a commercial street.

”Hey man, what’s the pay per order like at Kuai Pao Delivery?”

An Eleme rider took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

”With the volume bonus, it’s about seven or eight yuan per order. How about you?” Li Zhou replied with a smile, asking a question of his own.

Back in Luzhou, the usual pay per order was just over five yuan.

As soon as he heard the company was transferring a batch of experienced riders to Hu City and that the pay per order would be two or three yuan higher, he had followed Pei Yi to Hu City without the slightest hesitation.

”Damn! We only get six yuan over at Eleme!”

Hearing this, the Eleme rider felt a sharp pang of disappointment.

”Do you guys get social insurance and a housing fund? What about accident insurance? A base salary? Quarterly bonuses?”

Li Zhou wasn’t being malicious; he was just asking out of curiosity.

’Base salary?’

’Social insurance and a housing fund?’

The rapid-fire questions left the Eleme rider stunned. His brain seemed to lag for a few seconds before he snapped back and asked in disbelief, ”You guys get all that?”

”Of course. The company even gives us our Electric Vehicles, delivery bags, and uniforms for free. Don’t tell me you guys don’t even get a base salary?”

This time, it was Li Zhou’s turn to be shocked.

He figured that as a competitor, Eleme ought to offer the same benefits that Kuai Pao did.

Li Zhou’s question cut deep. The Eleme rider almost swore out loud, but then a thought struck him, and he suddenly asked, ”Brother, are you guys still hiring?”

”Of course we are! Damn, this morning’s rush nearly killed me.”

Li Zhou grinned, letting out a laugh before cursing.

”Where do I go to apply? Point me in the right direction, brother,” the Eleme rider quickly asked.

”Whoa, buddy, you’re really thinking of jumping ship?” Li Zhou was taken aback for a moment before he chuckled in amusement.

”Brother, I want to join Kuai Pao too.” The Eleme rider gave a wry smile and confessed to Li Zhou that Eleme offered no benefits whatsoever; he even had to buy his own Electric Vehicle.

Only then did Li Zhou realize just how devastating Kuai Pao’s compensation package was to the morale of Eleme’s riders.

As a result, just a few hours later, more than half of Eleme’s riders in Xuhui District had changed into new uniforms and, just like that, become Kuai Pao Delivery riders.

The only problem was that their delivery script wasn’t quite smooth yet, and they’d occasionally blurt out, ”Eleme wishes you a pleasant meal.”

This left customers completely bewildered, thinking that Kuai Pao and Eleme were the same company.

As the number of riders going offline grew, Zhang Xuhao quickly realized something was wrong. When he learned that this entire group had defected to Kuai Pao Delivery, he was so angry he nearly coughed up blood.