In fact, Lu Mingliang had already considered this series of problems when he decided to expand the express delivery business.
This included the deep reason why Boss Pei established Upwind Logistics and how Upwind Logistics should deal with the counterattacks of other express delivery companies.
Did Boss Pei establish Upwind Logistics purely to incur losses? That was impossible.
Was it to optimize the allocation of resources, increase employment opportunities, change people's lifestyles, or provide convenience for ordinary people? It could be all of these, but they were definitely not the main reasons.
That was because everyone knew that Boss Pei would open up a new business model every time he established a new industry.
In other words, no matter how much it lost or how long it took, it would eventually make money and would definitely be the final winner!
If one were to consider Upwind Logistics from this angle, one would come to a completely different conclusion.
Upwind Logistics would be the same as Tengda's other industries. It would be a process of good money driving out bad money. Even if it lost money in the early stages, it would definitely use better services to occupy the high-end market, expand to the low-end market, and finally realize profits.
Therefore, Lu Mingliang had long expected Shengyun Corporation's actions and prepared for two scenarios.
The first possibility: Shengyun Corporation could not make up its mind to sever ties with Upwind Logistics.
That was the most optimistic scenario.
That was because Upwind Logistics would continue to expand to second- and third-tier cities, county towns, and even more remote areas. As long as Shengyun Corporation could not make up its mind to sever ties with Upwind Logistics, Upwind Logistics would definitely control the terminal links of the entire express delivery industry.
Of course, it was not possible to control all of them, but it would be fine as long as it controlled all the major cities and some remote areas.
If that really happened, Shengyun Corporation and the other express delivery companies would become meat on the chopping board. Pei Qian could do whatever he wanted.
What was so difficult about a regular express delivery business? It was nothing more than using large trucks to transport express deliveries from one logistics distribution center to another. It was not a high-tech thing. Upwind Logistics could just allocate some of the money it burned every year or simply ask Boss Pei for help. Such a regular express delivery business could be established in minutes.
By then, Upwind Logistics would be able to replace other logistics companies' express delivery services with their own. They would be able to squeeze out the other logistics companies' market share. Wouldn't that be taking advantage of them?
Therefore, if Shengyun Corporation really could not make up its mind to sever ties with Upwind Logistics, Lu Mingliang would continue to open courier stations. Although this process would take a long time, as long as there were no problems with funds, they would definitely win in the end.
But obviously, the Shengyun Group was not stupid. Nie Yunsheng was very bold. Although Shengyun Group was a big company, Nie Yunsheng still forcibly built his terminal and made up his mind to separate from Upwind Logistics.
As for the second possibility, Lu Mingliang had another plan.
When Lu Mingliang saw that Shengyun Group had started to build their express terminal, he understood that they would soon cut ties with Upwind Logistics.
Since Shengyun Corporation had sufficient time to prepare, Lu Mingliang naturally had even more time to prepare.
Compared to the first possibility, the second possibility wasn't as reliable. It would be faster to see blood, but it would allow him to endure for a longer period of time.
"Prepare to open up more cities' land transportation services to fully supplement the existing freight system."
"Then, the 'system upgrade' that we have been planning for a long time will be fully carried out!
"Let the public opinion ferment on the Internet for a few days, and then I will personally slap Shengyun Group in the face!"
Lu Mingliang quickly assigned tasks. He, who had been doing nothing all this while, suddenly showed off his abilities.
…
At the entrance of a certain Upwind Courier station in Shanghai.
Close to evening, the courier from Shengyun Express stopped at the entrance with an electric tricycle full of parcels.
This was the last batch of parcels for the day. After all the parcels were delivered to the Upwind Courier station, the main task for the day would be completed.
Of course, there was still a lot of work to be done after returning to the courier station. They would only be able to knock off at around 8 pm.
This morning, the courier station had received a notice from the company. Other than Handong Province, Beijing, Shanghai, and the core areas around Guangzhou, the other second and third-tier cities would no longer be delivered to Upwind Courier stations. Instead, they would be delivered to Shengyun Express' express delivery counters and community courier stations.
However, Shanghai was not affected. They still had to deliver parcels to Upwind Courier stations.
To the courier, this didn't make much of a difference. Anyway, they would just deliver the parcels to the courier station. What was the difference between delivering the parcels to the Upwind Courier station or to Shengyun Express' express delivery counters?
The courier parked his electric tricycle and prepared to store the parcels as usual.
However, before he could unload the tricycle, the staff member of the Upwind Courier station stopped him. Then, with a face full of smiles, he said apologetically, "I'm sorry. The Upwind Courier station has just undergone a forced system upgrade. The Shengyun Corporation's parcels seem to have encountered a bug. The system can't be entered."
The courier was stunned. "Ah? System upgrade? When did this happen? "
The staff member explained, "The system upgrade was announced some time ago. However, it wasn't pushed out. Today, it was forcefully pushed out.
"However, this new system doesn't seem to be perfect. I don't know what the problem is, but it should be fixed now."
The courier looked into the courier station. "That's not right. What's with the parcels in the courier station?"
The staff member smiled. "These parcels were either delivered in the morning or from other courier companies. In the afternoon, the system pushed out the upgrade. At the moment, only Shengyun Courier can't store the parcels. We have to wait patiently. Perhaps the next version will solve this problem.
"As for why, it's a technical problem. I can't say for sure. However, Shengyun Courier is a large company, and it follows its own set of rules. It's different from Upwind Logistics and other smaller companies. That's why this happened."
The courier was confused. "What about my parcels, then?"
The staff member was a little embarrassed. "This … I can't do anything about it. The system doesn't support it, and I can't store them. What's more, this was decided by the higher-ups. I can't make the decision on my own. Why don't … you call your superiors and ask for instructions? "
The courier was speechless. He walked outside and made a call before driving away on his electric tricycle.
Obviously, he planned to store the parcels at the nearby delivery counters and the courier station in Shengyun Corporation's district.
Such scenes were happening in all the places covered by the Upwind Courier stations.
The couriers in Jingzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou delivered their parcels to the Upwind Courier stations as usual. However, they realized that there seemed to be a problem with the Upwind Courier station's new system. They could not store the parcels!
They called and reported it to the higher-ups. The people in charge of the various courier stations also had a headache. They had no choice but to report it again.
In the end, they had no choice but to send all the parcels to Shengyun Corporation's delivery counters and the courier stations in the district.
Before long, the parcels were full!
Not only were the delivery counters full, but the courier stations in the district were also full. Even the courier stations were filled to the brim with parcels, not to mention the racks. There was not even a place to stand.
The reason was simple. Although Shengyun Corporation had set up delivery counters and courier stations in first-tier cities and the surrounding areas, they had not completely filled them up.
According to Shengyun Corporation's plan, they had not considered shutting down all the Upwind Courier stations in first-tier cities and the surrounding areas!
Their main target was second- and third-tier cities. That was why they mainly set up delivery terminals in second-tier and third-tier cities.
However, the delivery terminals in first-tier cities did not have enough capacity. They could not store so many parcels!
However, they had no choice. Even if they could not store all the parcels, they had to store them. They could not possibly store all the parcels in the outlets and warehouses and not deliver them to the consumers, right?
Many couriers could only watch helplessly as the racks in the Upwind Courier stations were filled with empty racks. However, they could not store the parcels in the warehouses. They felt terrible.
The Shengyun Corporation's couriers were tormented to the point of wanting to die.
In the past, they would have delivered most of the parcels by six or seven in the evening. Then, they would have knocked off by eight.
However, things were different today. They had to bring the parcels to the nearby delivery counters and courier stations to store them. Some of the courier stations could not store the parcels, and they had to think of other ways to store the parcels. After all the trouble, it was already eight at night by the time they were done unloading the parcels.
When they returned to the outlets, they had to busy themselves with other matters. By then, it would be ten before they knocked off.
What was even more infuriating was that when they passed by the Upwind Courier station, they realized that it was especially quiet there!
The couriers at the Upwind Courier station had to deliver parcels to the customers' doorsteps. Thus, they worked in shifts. The employees took turns to look after the parcels and deliver the parcels.
In the past, when the Shengyun Corporation's couriers knocked off, they would still work at the Upwind Courier station.
Of course, the Upwind Courier station worked in shifts, and their working hours were much shorter than the other couriers. However, when the Shengyun Corporation's couriers saw that the Upwind Courier station was still busy after they knocked off, they would more or less cheer up.
Today, however, the Upwind Courier station was completely quiet. They happily knocked off!
The Shengyun Corporation's couriers felt even more indignant.
The couriers at Upwind Logistics had short working hours, earned a lot, took shifts, and enjoyed good benefits. Never mind that they knocked off later than us in the past.
Now, they even knocked off earlier than us!
How could they remain calm?
They felt as sour as if they had eaten tons of lemons!
What made them feel even more hopeless was that the couriers' phones were about to explode with calls.
Many of them realized that their parcels were not delivered to their doorsteps. They did not place their parcels at the familiar Upwind Courier stations either. Why did they place their parcels at the distant courier station?
Many people immediately lost their cool when they checked the logistics information. Why did they place their parcels so far away? Why did they have to pick them up by themselves?
They could not find Upwind Logistics, so they could only call the Shengyun Corporation's couriers.
However, after they called them, they realized that the line was either busy or busy. Some couriers even switched off their phones.
The Shengyun Corporation's couriers were devastated. The customers who could not get through to them were devastated too!
Their anxiety was like an electric current that quickly reached the Shengyun Corporation's senior management.
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