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”Boss, the Customer Service Department gets bizarre complaints every day from customers who say the courier didn’t deliver to their door. But when the courier calls, they don’t answer, so with no other choice, they leave the package with the residential complex’s security guard.”

Liao Wei couldn’t help but interject.

”Kuai Pao has those kinds of users too. They don’t answer their phones, and then complain the moment you leave the food at their door,” Pei Yi added in agreement.

”So, I’ve come up with a plan. We install delivery lockers in residential complexes, or food delivery lockers in commercial office buildings. After a user places an order, a random pickup code is generated. Once the package or food is placed inside the locker, the user can retrieve it at any time using that code.”

Chen Yansen explained methodically.

’Delivery lockers!’

’Food delivery lockers!’

Pei Yi and Liao Wei subconsciously exchanged a look, their eyes lighting up. They immediately thought it was a brilliant idea.

It would both ensure the security of the items and increase delivery efficiency.

Liao Wei slapped his thigh. ”Boss, this plan is great!”

”But on a technical level, how would we implement it?” Pei Yi scratched his head, his mind a bit muddled.

”It’s not difficult on the technical side. To achieve smart storage and retrieval, you just need a real-time connection to the backend server. The server sends a command to the locker to open the door.”

Chen Yansen said with a light chuckle.

”Boss, I get it now! It’s the same principle as the storage lockers at a supermarket entrance,” Liao Wei said with a smile, a flash of insight hitting him.

”The concept is similar, but the technology involved is different.”

Chen Yansen nodded.

With the product design for the delivery and food lockers in place, the next step was to find pilot residential complexes and commercial office buildings. If the model gained acceptance from users in 2012, they could then roll it out on a large scale.

If not, they would just wait another two years.

Just as the three of them were chatting, the three orders of food that Song Yuncheng had placed finally arrived.

Chen Yansen raised his wrist to check the time. It had only taken 20 minutes from start to finish, well within the delivery window.

Pei Yi secretly wiped away a bead of cold sweat. Luckily, the nearby riders had come through and hadn’t let him down.

In reality, when the Kuai Pao Rider who took the order saw the delivery address was their own company, he had thought, ’This must be an order from a colleague,’ and had given it a slightly higher priority.

”Let’s eat first. Have you guys eaten?”

Chen Yansen stood up and asked the Kuai Pao delivery riders who had brought the food.

”Boss, it’s the evening rush right now. We usually don’t eat until after eight.”

Li Zhou lifted the visor of his helmet and replied with a smile.

”Then sit down and eat with us. You’re Li Zhou, right? Weren’t you in Luzhou?”

Chen Yansen said, beckoning him over.

”The pay per order is higher in Hu City, so I wanted to earn a bit more,” Li Zhou said, looking a little awkward. He answered Chen Yansen’s question first, then waved his hand to decline. ”Boss, we still have orders to run. Maybe next time.”

”We can talk about work while we’re at it,” Chen Yansen added.

Li Zhou looked at the big boss, and no longer trying to refuse, pulled over a chair and joined them.

To be honest, he was quite touched. He had only met the big boss once, yet the man actually remembered his name.

The remaining riders looked at each other, then simply went offline on their apps and sat down as well.

While Chen Yansen was eating with Pei Yi, Kou Zhen, and the riders, over at the Eleme headquarters at No. 335, Guoding Road, Zhang Xuhao was staring at the man opposite him with a look of displeasure.

”Don’t forget, I’m the majority shareholder of Eleme,” Zhang Xuhao said, his tone hostile.

”President Zhang, please don’t misunderstand. I came to Hu City simply to help Eleme optimize its workflow for on-the-ground business development. As for the other colleagues from the tech department, they can help Eleme improve its order allocation efficiency.”

Wei Ran shrugged and explained with a smile.

Though his words sounded pleasant, he was inwardly mocking Zhang Xuhao. ’This guy is all talk and no skill. If the group hadn’t invested 50 million in you, do you really think I’d want to be here?’