Chapter 1486 Heated Discussions Online! (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets!)

Seeing the news about Upwind Logistics trending on the hot search list, Pei Qian felt a tremor in his heart.

What's going on?

Upwind Logistics was the biggest source of losses, the hope of the entire Tenda Group. Lu Mingliang was a pillar of strength, a dependable right-hand man. They absolutely couldn't afford any mishaps!

Pei Qian quickly clicked on the hot search to see the details.

Actually, while it was said that Sheng Yun Group and Upwind Logistics dominated the hot searches, the news about the two companies was separate.

Sheng Yun Group was high up on the list with the topics #ShengYunGrouphasPulledAnotherStunt# and #ShengYunGroup'sDeliveriesAreOverloaded#, while Upwind Logistics was quite far down, with the topic #UpwindLogisticsSuspendsServices#, the former being a statement, and the latter a question.

But clearly, the two were connected to some extent.

There were quite a few discussions online, all fragmented, but through the netizens' discussions, Pei Qian quickly pieced together the original situation.

"What's wrong with Sheng Yun Express again? My package has been at the transit station for hours, why haven't they delivered it to me yet?"

"Probably won't be delivered. I'm in Shanghai, and I saw that all the Sheng Yun Express delivery lockers downstairs are full, and their community stations are also piled up, with no room to even stand. If you're in a hurry to get your package, go to the community station yourself."

"Why should I go to the community station to get it? Didn't they always deliver to the door before?"

"Delivery to the door is Upwind Station... I asked, Upwind Station is temporarily not accepting Sheng Yun Express packages due to system upgrades, so... Sheng Yun Express is probably dumbfounded. These packages are piling up, it's kind of like the Double Eleven warehouse overload."

"The entire Sheng Yun Express is a bunch of useless people. It's not even a holiday, how can deliveries still be overloaded? Or are they not assigning staff at each outlet according to the number of packages and carrying capacity? So, a little emergency and everything goes haywire?"

"I say it's Upwind Logistics' fault. Look at Sheng Yun Express' announcement, saying that the terminal deliveries are piling up due to Upwind Logistics' problem, and they are sending extra manpower to deliver, so it will be delayed for a few days. They suggest everyone pick up their packages from the delivery lockers and stations as soon as possible."

"How is it Upwind Logistics' fault? They never said they would definitely deliver Sheng Yun Express packages. They are free to adjust their business as they wish. Sheng Yun Express is the express company with the highest market share in the country, and without Upwind Station, you can't even handle the delivery环节? Then are you a快递巨头, or a快递巨婴?" (literally "express giant" or "express infant")

"Heh, still have the nerve to pass the buck to Upwind Logistics? Didn't Sheng Yun Express issue an internal announcement to cut off cooperation with Upwind Logistics first? What, now you're crying thief, blaming others? How shameless!"

Although the onlookers were a bit confused, and not everyone could figure out the truth, their natural goodwill towards Upwind Logistics made them lean towards it in terms of position.

Upwind Logistics was Tenda's express brand, after all, and had been diligently delivering packages to people's doors for so long. The delivery guys were kind and helpful, leaving customers with good impressions.

But on the other hand, Sheng Yun Express? Although it had a high market share, its image was far worse than Upwind Logistics in every way.

So, when this situation arose, everyone's first reaction was naturally to scold Sheng Yun Express.

Actually, there was no reason for this matter to ferment so quickly. After all, it was just a slight delay in delivery. It directly hit the hot search in one day, which was a bit outrageous.

The key was that this wasn't a simple "slight delay in delivery," but a serious delay in the surrounding areas of Beijing, Shanghai, Yangcheng, and Jingzhou, and Sheng Yun Express' own delivery lockers and stations were all full!

If it was during a special holiday like Double Eleven, it would be understandable for deliveries to be overloaded, and Sheng Yun Express could say that its own business was too good, causing the warehouse to be full.

But these days were not special days, just an ordinary weekday, and the deliveries were still overloaded. Didn't this mean that Sheng Yun Express' entire system clearly had problems, was too fragile, and would break at the slightest touch?

Sheng Yun Express was also trying hard to pass the buck, saying that the delay at the terminal was because Upwind Logistics suddenly no longer supported Sheng Yun Express' deliveries.

But soon someone stood up to expose Sheng Yun Express' "only telling part of the truth" behavior: Sheng Yun Express completely stopped cooperation with Upwind Logistics in second- and third-tier cities and remote areas first!

Moreover, there was an internal announcement as proof, so there was no use in denying it.

In fact, when Sheng Yun Express blacklisted Chi Lu Express, it had issued the "Notice on Prohibiting Agency Chi Lu Business on the Entire Network" and the "Penalty Announcement on Agency Chi Lu Business" internally. At that time, someone had revealed it, but the attention was too low, and there was no heat, so it didn't cause any waves.

That time, Sheng Yun Express blacklisted it as soon as it said so, because Chi Lu Express was a soft persimmon.

Although Chi Lu Express was cheap, its service did not leave a deep impression on customers. After the blacklist, Sheng Yun Express' own business was not affected in any way. So, Chi Lu Express quietly cooled down.

But this time, the situation was completely different. Sheng Yun Express had kicked an iron plate!

Obviously, Upwind Logistics and Chi Lu Express were not on the same level at all, and could even be said to be not in the same dimension.

The netizens thought, ah, Sheng Yun Express first stopped cooperation with Upwind Logistics in second- and third-tier cities, and strongly promoted its own delivery lockers and community stations. Wasn't this crossing the river and tearing down the bridge? Wasn't this eating from the bowl and cursing the cook?

The cooperation was going well, but you insisted on building your own delivery lockers and community stations, replacing Upwind Station.

Then Upwind Station logically stopped cooperating with you in first-tier cities as well, and then you panicked? And started crying injustice?

Never have I seen such a shameless person!

Of course, although Sheng Yun Express was being scolded, the public opinion was not completely one-sided.

Because Sheng Yun Express could hire water armies! (internet trolls)

Once the water armies were dispatched, they could at least barely maintain balance in terms of volume, using arguments such as "Upwind Logistics is not a good bird either," "Upwind Logistics wants to undermine Sheng Yun Express by drawing the firewood from under the pot," and "Sheng Yun Express has no choice, this is a courageous break."

And the more the two sides argued, the higher the heat of this matter became.

Those who were full of fire because their packages were not delivered turned their anger into motivation, frantically eating melons online, and then fighting the water armies who were defending Sheng Yun Express for three hundred rounds!

After roughly understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Pei Qian felt that he had to inquire about this matter a little.

Upwind Logistics was the key to whether he could lose money during this cycle's settlement!

Because Pei Qian had roughly calculated that the pressure to lose money this cycle was indeed unprecedented. Even considering the charitable activities, the zoo construction, and the headquarters building investment and other last-minute spending methods, it was still a bit difficult to complete the loss.

Because Tenda's size was too large now, so it was becoming more and more difficult to calculate accurately.

Not to mention anything else, just a slight fluctuation in the performance of those few profitable industries would result in a large sum of money out of thin air.

Therefore, Pei Qian had to rack his brains to prepare in advance.

Acquiring Finger Companies could spend a large sum of money at once, but it might not be possible to negotiate this before the settlement! He couldn't rely on this too much.

Moreover, all these calculations were based on the premise that "Upwind Logistics maintains its current loss situation."

If Upwind Logistics suddenly lost less before the settlement, it would easily lead to big trouble.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian dialed Lu Mingliang's phone and asked about the matter between Upwind Logistics and Sheng Yun Express.

On the phone, Lu Mingliang was confident: "President Pei, don't worry, everything is under my control!"

"I've been unhappy with these people at Sheng Yun Express for a long time. They were the ones making the big bucks from the express delivery, and now they're thinking of kicking us away? They're really ungrateful!"

"Watch how I arrange them!"

"By the way, President Pei, don't worry, after temporarily stopping business with them, Upwind Logistics' work has become much easier. Because we were originally operating at a loss, so the fewer deliveries we make, the less we lose. After calculation, we can save a lot of performance bonuses and overtime pay."

"In other words, we have no financial pressure at all."

"If we continue to drag on like this, Sheng Yun Group will definitely not be able to hold on first!"

Pei Qian was silent.

I don't know who will not be able to hold on first, Sheng Yun Group or Upwind Logistics, but I know that I will definitely be the first to not be able to hold on...

How can you lose less? At this critical juncture, isn't this taking my life?

But the reason why the two sides have reached this point is mainly because Sheng Yun Group wants to cut ties with Upwind Logistics. What Lu Mingliang did was a legitimate counterattack.

Pei Qian couldn't just force all the employees of Upwind Logistics to go back and cooperate with Sheng Yun Group in order to lose more money, right? That's not something a human would do.

Upwind Logistics bore the huge responsibility of losing money, and Pei Qian still had to rely on them.

Pei Qian thought about it, and there was really no good solution to this matter. Because he was now completely ignorant of the entire system of Upwind Logistics, it was naturally difficult to prescribe the right medicine.

When Upwind Logistics was first established, Pei Qian was very familiar with the entire system, after all, this system was established according to his ideas. But Upwind Logistics had been losing money for several years in a row, and Lu Mingliang, the person in charge, was so stable, it was really too reassuring!

Therefore, Pei Qian didn't pay attention to the situation of Upwind Logistics at all.

Since he didn't understand it at all, he should let Lu Mingliang consider it himself.

After considering for a moment, Pei Qian said, "Okay, you handle the Upwind Logistics matter yourself, and I won't interfere. But I have one request, and that is that you must not save money."

"Your most basic task is to maintain the current loss."

"If you can expand this loss, that would naturally be even better!"