Movie: Get Alpha Dog at the start

Chapter 983: A Great Opportunity for Expansion

The JD Logistics truck slowly drove out of the gate of Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Qin Hao said to Wang Ying in the back seat: "Where is your home? I'll take you back."

"No need, just drop me off on the roadside, the driver will be here soon." Wang Ying said as she opened the door and got out of the truck.

The eldest lady's pride did not allow her to accept help twice a day, and Qin Hao did not insist.

"Then be careful and send me a message when you get home."

"Okay, you guys pay attention too."

Wang Ying stared at the taillights of the truck going away and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

The moment the school was closed, the feeling of impending death made her realize that she was not as strong as she thought.

A loud ringing interrupted Wang Ying's thoughts.

"Hey, I'm fine. I just got out of school."

"Okay, stop running around. The driver will be here soon. I'm going to go home and stay at home. I'll contact you again when SARS is over."

After saying that, Wang Ying hung up Yang Cheng's phone.

Not long after, a Mercedes-Benz took Wang Ying away.

When Wang Ying returned to the door of her villa, she was about to send a text message to Qin Hao to report that she was safe, but her mother Wang came to meet her.

"Yingying, how are you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Under normal circumstances, Wang Ying would feel that her mother was treating her like a child and would feel a little disgusted when she saw her mother asking about her well-being. However, after experiencing SARS, she hugged her mother tightly.

"Mom, I'm fine. I just took my temperature in the car."

At this moment, Wang Ying's cell phone suddenly rang.

Under the suspicious gaze of Wang's mother, Wang Ying walked aside and said, "Hello, I just got home and was about to text you. OK, that's it for now. See you after the epidemic."

Wang Ying hung up the phone and turned around to find that her mother appeared behind her at some point.

"Mom, why are you walking so quietly? You scared me."

Mother Wang glanced at Wang Ying's phone and asked, "Who's calling?"

"No one. Just classmates."

Wang Ying was obviously feeling guilty when she said this.

Mother Wang shook her head secretly: "Yingying, you have grown up. There are some things that we parents don't need to talk about every day. It's okay to have a relationship for fun, but don't be serious."

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm going back to my room now."

Looking at Wang Ying's expression, Mother Wang knew that her guess was correct, but she did not continue to ask. She understood her daughter's character and knew that if she was pushed too far, she would easily develop a rebellious mentality.

At the same time, after Qin Hao sent Xiao Qianxi home and settled him down, he immediately rushed to the Beiqing Resources Building.

At this time, the 12th floor of the Resources Building was divided into two parts, one half was the office space of Haoran Technology, and the other half was the office space of JD Logistics.

"Brother Qin, you are finally here."

When Liu Qiangdong saw Qin Hao, he hurried over to greet him.

"Now that epidemic control is becoming more and more stringent in various places, the efficiency of many of our logistics operations is getting lower and lower. If this continues, it will be difficult to achieve delivery within three days, let alone the next day."

Qin Hao comforted him, "With the current epidemic control, the low efficiency of logistics is not just our problem. I will ask customer service to explain to the customers. If there are any customer complaints, Yiguo will bear the responsibility."

After hearing what Qin Hao said, Liu Qiangdong immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

When signing the contract with Yigoo, there was an additional clause that required JD Logistics to ensure next-day delivery for all Yigoo sites in Hebei Province one month after opening, otherwise double compensation would be required for each order.

"Brother Qin, the epidemic is raging everywhere now. Should Yigoo slow down its expansion?"

Qin Hao smiled, put his arm around Liu Qiangdong's shoulder and walked to the window.

"Brother Dong, look outside."

"What's going on outside?"

“How much passenger traffic did Zhongguancun have in the past?”

Liu Qiangdong seemed to have thought of something: "You mean."

"That's right, there are fewer offline customers, but customer needs will not change. It's just that now due to the epidemic control, everyone is in danger and they dare not go shopping in crowded places. This is the best time for us to expand our business." Qin Hao said proudly.

Liu Qiangdong's eyes lit up, but then his brows tightened.

"But our logistics capacity has reached its limit."

"Then buy cars and recruit people. Now is the best time to develop e-commerce. Users who don't trust online shopping usually don't dare to go to offline stores to shop. The chances of them trying online shopping will also increase greatly. As long as we serve these users well and build a good reputation, these users will be our best advertisements."

Qin Hao then said to Liu Qiangdong: "If JD Logistics is short of money, I can make additional investments."

"This." Liu Qiangdong hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to accept Qin Hao's additional investment of 400 million. Of course, the shareholding also changed accordingly. Although Qin Hao was still the second largest shareholder, his shareholding changed from 30% to 34%, and Liu Qiangdong's shareholding dropped to 66%.

Compared with the business expansion of JD Logistics, Yigoo's expansion speed is faster.

At the end of 2002, Yigoo's coverage was limited to the Hebei area. Since 2003, Yigoo has set up offline stores in provincial capitals such as Zhengzhou and Wuhan, and has continued to expand its coverage at the rate of three offline stores per month.

After the SARS outbreak, Qin Hao personally led a team to Shanghai to set up a branch, and included Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai in the coverage map.

Such a big move by Yigoo naturally aroused the vigilance of other peers in the industry. In particular, when Yigoo opened its first offline store in Hangzhou, Taobao executives got wind of the news and rushed to inquire about the news as soon as they got the news.

Cai Chongxin looked at the customers queuing at the door of Yiguo with a serious expression, and said to a middle-aged man with a very "distinctive" look beside him: "Yiguo has developed so fast. Last year I only heard that they were doing well in Hebei, but I didn't expect that they would open a store in our base camp in just one year."

"It looks like this Yigoo will be our strong rival."

Jack Ma clearly felt threatened. In addition to the scale of Yigoo, what surprised him even more was Yigoo's business model.

In his inherent understanding, the business logic of e-commerce should be "anti-offline", but Yigoo chose to combine online and offline.

Ordering online and picking up offline not only avoids the problem of inconvenient logistics, but offline stores also support cash on delivery, eliminating users' concerns about online shopping.

“Should we change our business model and combine online and offline operations?”

Cai Chongxin made the suggestion, and it can be seen that he is very interested in the group buying + e-commerce model of Yigoo.

Jack Ma frowned upon hearing this: "Their model does seem to have advantages, but its disadvantages are also obvious. First of all, they follow the 'purchase and self-operation' model, and other merchants are just their suppliers. This model is doomed to be small. At best, it is just an online store with relatively high sales. Taobao provides a platform, allowing all merchants to have the opportunity to become easy buyers."

"Secondly, opening offline stores is asset-intensive and requires a lot of money. Given the current economic situation, it is difficult for them to obtain large amounts of financing, and it is estimated that they will soon be unable to sustain themselves."

In Jack Ma's view, Yigoo's model is a shortcut. It may gain some advantages temporarily, but it will soon hit the ceiling of development.

"But if this is the case, will we need to postpone the launch of Taobao for a while?"

Cai Chongxin agrees with Jack Ma's judgment, but it cannot be denied that Taobao is still just a young child. With a strong competitor like Yigoo in the market, if it is launched rashly, those stores may lose confidence in the platform.

"You still don't understand. Our Taobao and Yiguo are on two completely different paths. Yiguo is more mature in all aspects, but it also has its own limitations. For example, its product categories are relatively single, and it only sells popular products. What if I want to buy a bottle of glue or a pair of scissors? Those users who need it can only buy it on our Taobao, because Taobao is an all-encompassing platform."

Jack Ma added: "Of course, Yigoo is indeed a strong competitor. We need to pay the highest attention to it. In the future, any important news about Yigoo must be discussed at the meeting as soon as possible."

Beijing, Room 213 of the Peking University and Tsinghua University female dormitory building.

Since Xiao Qianxi and Wang Ying left, only Xie Qiao and Xu Lin were left in the dormitory.

These two people also experienced what it means to depend on each other.

Since the school was closed, the dormitory manager has been recording the body temperature of everyone in the dormitory at a fixed point every day. Once a fever occurs, the person will be sent for isolation.

This also frightened Xie Qiao and Xu Lin, but fortunately, there had been no suspected patients in their dormitory in the past few days.

"Hey, Xie Qiao, do you think we are really going to die here?" Xu Lin lay directly on the lower bunk of Wang Ying. She didn't even know if she could survive now, so why would she care whether the eldest lady had mysophobia or not?

Xie Qiao glared at her complainingly: "Why are you always so pessimistic? You keep talking about life and death. It makes me feel uneasy."

"I'm just scared. It's so quiet in this building right now. It feels like the morgue in a hospital."

Xie Qiao became even more panicked by what she said, and her face turned pale with fear.

At this moment, the cell phone rang, and Xie Qiao and Xu Lin were both startled.

"Look at you, what nonsense are you talking about? You scared me."

Facing Xie Qiao's complaints, Xu Lin could only smile: "Your phone is ringing, answer it quickly."

"Hey, Qianxi, how are you? Xu Lin and I are both fine, but I miss you guys a little bit."

After hanging up the phone, Xie Qiao's eyes were red: "If I had known this would happen, I should have gone home. Even if I died, I could see my family for the last time."

Seeing this, Xu Lin didn't care about being depressed anymore and quickly changed the subject: "Qiao Qiao, what did Qianxi tell you? How is she now? Is she with Lao Qin?"

"Just to let everyone know that I'm safe. Actually, there's nothing much to say. Qianxi is in the apartment. I heard that Laoqin went to the Magic City to expand his business. He has been gone for more than a month."

Sure enough, Xie Qiao's attention was immediately diverted.

Xu Lin was amazed and said, "Old Qin is really hardworking. The epidemic outside is so serious, but he is still running around. He deserves to make money. I don't envy him at all now."

"Oh, to be honest, I really envy Lao Qin. I don't envy him for making so much money, but I envy him for having clear goals. I'm not like me, who is like a headless fly all day long. I don't know what I should do, and I don't even know what I like, let alone any ideals." Xie Qiao sighed.

"If you say so, I'm actually the same as you. Apart from anime, I don't really have anything I particularly like."

As the two were talking, another ring rang.

When Xu Lin saw that it was Wang Ying calling, he subconsciously sat up from Wang Ying's bed and said, "Hey, Miss, do you have any instructions?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to see if you were sitting on my bed." Wang Ying pretended to be indifferent.

Xu Lin stuck out his tongue. Not only did she sit, she also slept. One has to say that the young lady's bed was really comfortable. The sheets were made of silk and looked very thin, but it was not cold at all when she covered herself with them.

"Please stay safe and see you after the epidemic is over."

Listening to the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Xu Lin sat back on Wang Ying's bed: "Alas, I don't know if we can meet again."

In an apartment near Beiqing University.

Xiao Qianxi was looking out the window bored. The once bustling streets were now deserted, with only a few cars passing by occasionally.

Suddenly, there was a sound of a door lock turning outside the door. Xiao Qianxi looked back and ran towards the person without even bothering to put on his shoes.

Qin Hao hugged Xiao Qianxi and frowned: "You've lost weight. Did you not eat well again?"

"No way, your hand is not a scale, how do you know I've lost weight?" Xiao Qianxi put her face against Qin Hao's chest like a kitten and rubbed it.

"You actually dare to question me. You are quite courageous."

Facing Qin Hao's "threat", Xiao Qianxi snorted and took the initiative to put Qin Hao's hand on his chest: "You can't tell whether I'm brave or not."

This was unbearable, so Qin Hao carried Xiao Qianxi horizontally into the bathroom.

A long separation is better than a new marriage. Xiao Qianxi was particularly active that night. She usually restrained herself from making any sound, but that night she cried melodiously, outlining a song of "Spring River, Flowers, Moonlight and Night", which was so beautiful.

After the passion faded, Xiao Qianxi still held Qin Hao tightly like an octopus, gasping for breath.

Suddenly, feeling Qin Hao getting up, Xiao Qianxi asked faintly, "Are you leaving again?"

"What are you thinking about? Let's go take a bath together. How can you sleep when you're all sticky?"

"Don't worry, the branch in Shanghai is already on the right track. We don't need to run back and forth like before."

Xiao Qianxi's eyes flickered: "Really?"

"Ah."

In the bathroom, steam filled the air. Xiao Qianxi leaned over to Qin Hao's ear and spoke softly.

"I can't leave you anymore. Take me with you wherever you go from now on, okay?"

"Okay." Qin Hao gently stroked Xiao Qianxi's smooth back and said softly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qianxi glanced at Qin Hao seductively and stuck close to him from behind.

"Let me rub your back."

A delicate touch came from the back (End of this chapter)