Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

He mulled it over and over. ’If I were to set up an online service station in the middle of a dense residential area to provide services like housekeeping referrals, property fee payments, package drop-offs, grocery shopping, and appliance repair, wouldn’t that be like creating an offline version of 58 Mall?’

The more Liang Changlin thought about it, the better the project’s prospects seemed. It would avoid direct online competition with 58 Mall, and it wouldn’t have to compete head-to-head with Kuai Pao.

Unlike the O2O model, he defined this business model as S2C (Service-to-Consumer): helping personnel in housekeeping, renovations, and appliance repair sell their skills and services directly to buyers.

There were two avenues for profit: first, taking a commission on sales, and second, selling the platform’s own products.

Liang Changlin was a military veteran and acted decisively. Within two days, he had registered the trademark ”Dingdong Xiaoqu” (Dingdong Neighborhood) and begun recruiting R&D staff and delivery riders in Pudong’s Zhangjiang Science Park.

「Elsewhere.」

Chen Yansen, along with Gao Weilin and Song Yuncheng, was heading to Luzhou by car.

Just as they got off the highway, a call came in from Xu Minggang.

”Junior Brother Chen, have you made it to Luzhou? I’ve booked a table at Luzhou Prefecture tonight for a welcome dinner for you.”

Xu Minggang’s laughter was hearty, his tone familiar and warm.

”I have a meeting scheduled with Secretary Tao. How about we all meet together?”

Chen Yansen suggested with a smile.

He didn’t have the time to entertain Xu Minggang, Tao Jingwen, and the others one by one. It wasn’t as if they’d never dined together before, anyway.

”Alright, don’t you worry about a thing. I’ll handle all the arrangements,” Xu Minggang said, readily taking charge.

Chen Yansen then hung up the phone.

His trip to Luzhou was twofold: first, to attend the unveiling ceremony of the Luzhou No. 4 ”Super Factory,” and second, to obtain a legitimate taxi company license from Meng Yuanzhi.

Within Huian Province, only Meng Yuanzhi would dare to grant him one.

Fast Taxi, after all, was completely different from a traditional taxi company. Its drivers joined the platform with their own cars; the company itself didn’t own a single vehicle in its fleet.

This alternative and rather peculiar operating license would likely not be recognized anywhere outside of Huian Province.

Furthermore, the number of part-time drivers (i.e., private car owners) on Fast Taxi was also ballooning.

In 2012, Fast Taxi was constantly walking a fine line between legal and illegal.