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It had taken him a full week to get Meituan Takeout’s daily orders to thirty thousand.

Now, Meituan had plenty of delivery capacity but was facing a shortage of orders.

The delivery drivers he had painstakingly recruited were either jumping ship to Kuai Pao or running deliveries for Qian Du Delivery.

After all, the drivers were all contracted through third-party companies and had no direct employment relationship with Meituan. It saved on labor costs and simplified management, but it also meant Meituan had no real hold over them.

”Meituan Takeout has ironed out its operational workflow here in Yanjing. It’s time to expand.”

Wang Xin said to Wang Huiwen.

If it remained confined to one region, Meituan’s delivery business would never be able to grow.

Especially after securing 75 million US dollars in a funding round led by Pan-Atlantic with participation from Redwood Capital, Wang Xin’s ambitions swelled. He was ready to take on Qian Du and Senlian Capital in both the group buying and food delivery sectors.

”South or north?” Wang Huiwen asked.

South meant expanding into East China, Central China, or even the greater Southern China region. North left only the Northeast.

”North,” Wang Xin said simply.

He wanted to avoid a direct confrontation for now. First, he would conquer the overlooked Northeast market. The larger their scale, the more bargaining power they would have, and the more they could attract the favor of venture capital firms.

This strategy was identical to their playbook in the group buying sector; he knew it like the back of his hand.

It was also Meituan’s comfort zone: focus on third- and fourth-tier cities first, then circle back to challenge the first- and second-tier cities, ultimately winning through superior scale.

But Pei Yi was watching Meituan’s every move. The plan to conquer the Northeast’s food delivery market had barely been drafted before the complete details landed on his desk.

”The Northeast?”

Pei Yi snorted. He planned to advance on all fronts.

He would develop the South China Market, but he wouldn’t give up the Northeast market either.