January 15th, the sixth day of the heavy snow.
After six days of continuous heavy snow, the entire Pingchuan became a vast expanse of white.
If one looked down, not only the Pingchuan, but the entire Jiangbei, more than half of Huadong had become a world of ice and snow.
The Jiangbei Meteorological Bureau released the second issue of the Important Meteorological Information Special Report, which reported that this heavy snow was the heaviest snowstorm since 1984.
The Jiangbei provincial government launched the level-3 emergency response plan for Jiangbei's snowstorm disaster. Qingyang, Fucheng, Nanhu … 13 cities successively launched their emergency response plans for the snowstorm.
On the afternoon of the 15th, several small e-commerce websites made announcements.
Due to the impact of the snowstorm, the websites canceled the orders for the snowy areas recently.
Due to the disruption of transportation, some small and medium-sized express companies also stopped their delivery services in many provinces, including Jiangbei.
Although SF Express, Yunda, and other large express companies did not completely stop their delivery services in the snowy areas, they also canceled many delivery services in the more severe snowy areas.
As of now, there were no more than 10 express companies still operating in the Huadong region.
Some of the express companies only accepted local business. The only ones that really insisted on the express delivery of the entire Huadong region were the Post Office and Far away Express.
The Post Office was strong and had their own exclusive flights. However, the Post Office was not a private company, and with the frequent flight delays recently, the packages could not be guaranteed to arrive on time.
Everything depended on the weather. If the weather was good, the Post Office would have no problems. If the flights were canceled, then they could only apologize.
Due to the delays, some Taobao sellers also issued a friendly reminder to not affect their reputation, suggesting that buyers wait for the delivery to return to normal before placing orders.
…
Pingchuan.
At a Far away Express delivery point.
A few employees in Far away Express uniforms were distributing the packages. Despite the heavy snow outside, they were still sweating profusely.
An employee who was moving the packages glanced at the nearby SF Express and complained, "The snow is so heavy. Everyone else quit, but we're still doing it. Big Boss Li really doesn't care about our lives."
As soon as he said that, an old employee next to him scolded, "Little Chen, what nonsense are you talking about?
Did others quit on their own accord? That's because they had no choice. They couldn't receive orders, and the delivery couldn't be delivered.
During the shutdown, they didn't get a single cent other than their basic salary.
Are we the same?
Why don't you think about it yourself? Now that the commission for a single delivery order has doubled compared to before, and the base salary has tripled, our monthly salary will be over ten thousand!
How many labourers have you seen earn more than ten thousand a month?
Also, didn't the supervisor say that we can get at least seven to eight thousand yuan as a year-end bonus this year? When the New Year comes, each of us can get at least tens of thousands of yuan.
Are you still not satisfied with this?
If you don't want to work anymore, you can apply for leave now. I guarantee that there will be people fighting for you!
Those people from Shun Feng are all green with envy. Believe it or not, with a word from our supervisor, at least five or six people can come over! "
Xiao Chen's face turned pale and green. He mumbled, "Brother Zhang, I was just saying. Why are you so serious?"
Brother Zhang said in a bad mood, "I'm not being serious, but you young people just can't take it!
How good were their days now? How good were the benefits here at Faraway Land!
I used to work at the construction site, and there was no day that I didn't work when it was freezing cold!
If I didn't work, I wouldn't have any money. When I went back to my hometown during the New Year, I saw other families eating fish and meat. My two children were drooling. Do you know how I felt?
People like us are uncultured. Other than working as labourers, what else can we do?
If we worked elsewhere, it would be worth it to earn two thousand a month.
But Far away, if we worked for a year, we would earn at least sixty to seventy thousand this year.
After working for two or three years, I'll go back to my hometown and build a mansion. Isn't this a hundred times better than before?
All of us can't wait to continue working every day. Even if it's snowing, we'd still want to work.
You, on the other hand, now that you're complaining, what will we eat and drink when the higher-ups hear it?
Ask everyone, who is willing to stop working at this time? "
After Brother Zhang finished speaking, a few older employees beside him also shouted, "That's right, Xiao Chen, don't talk nonsense! I heard from the supervisor yesterday that because of the heavy snow, the higher-ups are discussing whether we should continue working or not. They also said that the big boss wants to do some employee survey. It's your business if you don't want to, but if you cut off our work, we'll drown everyone with our spit! "
"Young people don't have a family, what do they know? When they get married and have kids, they'll fight to do it even if you don't want to. Now that you're full, the whole family won't be hungry. Of course, you don't want to, but who doesn't have a big family to support? Far away, I've been working for half a year, and the money I've earned in the past two years. Now, I can't wait for 7.18 to come every day. Otherwise, it'll rain and snow every day. That'll be great! "
"Xiao Chen, don't be lazy. Save more money while you're still young. Go back and build a house and marry a wife. It'll be eight times better than you are now!"
"Far away is such a big group. It's good enough that they want to hire us. If we go out, other than working on the construction site, where else can we go?"
"Faraway Group is really good, but there's also a downside. Say, the big boss insisted on buying us some pension insurance, and we lost a few hundred dollars a month. A few hundred dollars is enough for our children's tuition. Sigh, every time I see the deduction, my heart aches. "
"What's there to feel heartache about? I heard that if we pay a few more years, we'll have money every month when we're old. It's almost the same as saving in the bank."
"…"
The employees' topic gradually drifted away, and Xiao Chen's complaints also ended.
Don't work?
If you don't work, there'll be people fighting to do it!
Who doesn't want to earn money in this day and age? Without knowledge, education, skills, and just a bit of strength, what's the big deal about delivering packages?
The base salary of the delivery employees tripled, and the commission doubled. This was still not considered high.
Those logistics drivers earned a few thousand dollars for a long-distance trip. It was not uncommon for them to do seven or eight trips a month to earn thirty or forty thousand dollars.
In 2008, this speed of earning money was not lower than that of a company's executives.
At this time, not to mention the danger, there were people who would even risk their lives for it. Moreover, this was not considered risking their lives.
There were so many cars on the road. Could others get this salary?
It was all work. Who would care about this little trouble?
…
Far away Building.
Qin Hai said solemnly, "General Manager Li, don't worry. Far away's logistics employees can persevere! The company has paid such a huge price, and the employees are all very excited. If we stop at this time, everyone will be disappointed. "
Li Dong sighed softly and said, "Unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't want to stop. But in recent days, there have been many accidents, and many people have fallen and injured themselves. Yesterday, when I was on the road, I saw our company's courier slip and fall. In addition, the company's delivery vehicles do not block the wind. In such a cold day, I saw some of the couriers freezing to the point that their hands and ears were getting frostbite. "
Qin Hai frowned and said, "These are all small matters. Isn't it the same when doing work? I've seen the news for the past few days. The electric company's employees are operating in the mountains at high altitudes on such a cold day. It's colder and more dangerous than us. There are also some employees of the water plant who are working in the water. We did not mistreat these employees. We have distributed frostbite medicine, thermal clothing, leather gloves, and other things. In addition, our salaries have almost doubled. If everyone is willing to do it, we will not force them. General Manager Li, why do you have to think so much? "
"I'm not talking about this. I'm thinking if we should change our delivery vehicles …"
Before Li Dong finished, Qin Hai rolled his eyes.
I knew it!
You have some money now, and you're starting to play around again!
Change vehicles?
Nowadays, many logistics employees bring their own vehicles to work. Far away at least had a complete set of delivery vehicles for everyone.
For these vehicles, the company had spent nearly tens of millions.
In the blink of an eye, you want to change vehicles again? What vehicles?
Don't tell me you want to change them all to sedans?
Sometimes, Qin Hai's heart ached for Li Dong. Sometimes, this fellow was extremely stingy, and sometimes, he was extremely generous.
Far away's salary, working environment, and facilities were not bad in the whole country.
But Li Dong always did whatever he wanted. Did he really think that money was not money?
In this day and age, there were so many requirements.
To Qin Hai, even the treatment of state-owned enterprises could not be compared to Far away. When he was working in the textile factory's transportation team, his treatment was not that good.
Back then, he was still spending the country's money. Now, he was spending his own money. This was considered generous.
Before Li Dong could continue, Qin Hai interrupted. "General Manager Li, there is a saying that if you raise the price of rice, you will be indebted to the owner. This saying might be biased, but it is not without reason.
It is enough that our treatment is better than the other companies. If it is better, everyone will be grateful.
If it is too much better, our expenses will increase, and everyone might not continue to be grateful.
When it comes to treatment, people will only have hope if we increase it bit by bit.
In the beginning, everyone might be satisfied, but when the other companies gradually increase their treatment, what should we do?
At that time, we can only continue to increase our treatment. But our treatment is already high, and if we increase it too little, the employees will not be happy. If we increase it too much, we will not be able to take it.
Running a business is a process of accumulation. We have to take it one step at a time.
I am not against increasing the treatment of the employees. I also hope that the employees Far away can follow us and have a good life. But now, the conditions are not ripe yet.
Being one step ahead of others is an advantage. Being too far ahead will attract hatred. "
Li Dong thought for a moment. Qin Hai's words were not without reason.
Li Dong had once said that he was a more emotional person. This was not a lie.
Sometimes, he was really emotional. Just like the change of express delivery vehicles. The reason why he thought of this was because he saw some employees Far away falling down and had frostbites on their hands and faces.
But when he thought about it carefully, Far away's treatment and conditions were considered generous.
If he increased the treatment, Far away's expenses would be huge.
Running a business was not something that could be done in a day. There was still a long way to go. Now that he had increased the treatment to the top, what would he do in the future?
Exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, Li Dong did not continue speaking.
Although he was emotional, it was not that he had so much money that he could not finish spending.
Far away's expenses were already high. Since Qin Hai felt that there was no need, then he would spend less.
Putting aside this topic, Li Dong asked, "How's the new platform going?"
A few days ago, he had taken some people from the logistics, supermarkets, and shopping malls to temporarily set up an online shopping and phone shopping platform.
This platform relied on Far Away Mall, but it was not completely managed by the mall. Instead, it was managed by three parties.
Li Dong wanted to take advantage of the heavy snow this time to see the effect.
Hearing Li Dong's question, Qin Hai thought for a moment and said, "It's about time to go online. We don't have time to polish it. We can only observe it in practice. Moreover, it is only a temporary platform. When the snow is over, we won't need it. "
Li Dong shook his head and said, "What you said earlier is reasonable. At this time, we can only learn from practice. But you said that we would cancel it after the heavy snow. That is not my goal. "
Qin Hai asked doubtfully, "You intend to keep doing it?"
"Let's see how it goes first. In the future, the combination of e-commerce and physical stores will be the trend. We should take a step ahead and take the lead. It might be difficult in the first few years, but in a few years, this might become our core competitiveness. "
Qin Hai did not know much about e-commerce. But since Li Dong said so, Qin Hai nodded and said, "Then our logistics side will do our best to cooperate. Also, Haifeng's cargo ships have arrived."
"So fast?"
Li Dong was a little surprised. It had only been three days.
Even if the cargo was ready, it would probably take a day. In other words, Haifeng's ships would arrive in two days.
"This time is an exception. Haifeng already has a few small cargo ships docked at the Grand Canal. This time, the cargo volume is not large. Haifeng is afraid that we will run out of stock, so they sent some urgent goods. The next time we come, I'm afraid it will take a week. "
"That's fine. I have been worried for the past few days. The heavy snow showed no signs of stopping. The people in the city were panicking. Over the past few days, our shipments have tripled compared to the usual amount. The stock that was originally enough for half a month has been sold out in three days. Uncle Qin, the next step is to look at the logistics side. "
Qin Hai nodded. The goods had already been transported to the dock. If Far away Logistics could not handle such a small matter, then Li Dong's high investment in logistics would be in vain.
Far away Logistics had already suffered a lot from the last incident. If even this matter was messed up, the group might really abolish the logistics side in the future.
After a brief conversation with Qin Hai, Shen Qian entered the office.
Seeing Shen Qian, Qin Hai's expression changed slightly. He nodded and greeted her, then Qin Hai went straight out of the office.
After he went out, Shen Qian smiled and said, "CEO Qin is getting more and more annoyed with me recently. Do you think CEO Qin will come up one day and give me a slap in the face?"
Li Dong laughed dryly and did not answer. He changed the topic and said, "I heard that the emergency platform can go online?"
"Yes, soon. It can officially go online before the 18th. Also, don't call it the emergency platform. Give it a proper name. What do you think? "
"Let's call it Far away …"
Shen Qian's expression suddenly darkened. She said angrily, "Can't you call it the Far Away Platform? Can't you be more reliable? Forget it. I will think about it later. It is a waste of time to count on you to give it a name. Let's not talk about this first. I am here to talk to you about Longhua. "
"Longhua!"
Li Dong suddenly became alert. He had asked Shen Qian to keep an eye on that side. Did this mean that Hsu Shengzhe had made a move?
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