Chapter 514: Giving You a Richer Dad

After buying ice cream, the two said goodbye on the street, then Jiang Qin hailed a taxi to the hotel.

Show weakness to deceive, pretending to be an easy target – the first step was already underway.

By the end of the month, with WeChat and Alipay promoting on Zhihu, he would start the real strategy of seeming available but staying just out of reach, dancing wildly, gaining support from all sides.

By then, Alibaba and Tencent would treat Group-buy like Yan Ying in “Storm Riders”, a top-tier mount only the strong could have, then a balance of power would be achieved.

Jiang Qin aimed to use this short time to peak the offline channels and community group buying of Group-buy.

Because both Alipay and later WeChat Pay would still need Group-buy’s help to set up offline QR code payments, he could control the pace and use the time difference to prepare for the next stage.

Yawning, Jiang Qin returned to the hotel and upon knocking, saw Feng Nanshu’s cute face looking cool and stunned.

“Did the staff from our station send you food?”

“Yes, they brought a lot, but I only ate a little.”

“Why?”

Feng Nanshu squinted, silent for a long while, her expression hard to read.

Jiang Qin handed her the colorful ice cream: “This is a dessert, but don’t eat too much, or your stomach might hurt. I was reckless in my youth, and I won’t rub your belly.”

Feng Nanshu took the ice cream, hearing snippets about eating more, stomach aches, and belly rubs, so she scooped up a big spoonful.

Just as she was about to eat, Jiang Qin pinched her mouth into an “O” shape, her eyes lifting in bewilderment.

“Why do I feel what I said differs from what you heard?”

“I heard you told me to eat less.”

Halving his belief, Jiang Qin released her: “Tomorrow I’ll take you to young master Cao’s house for a visit; we can freeload a meal there. I’ve eaten there before, it was decent.”

Ice-cold, Feng Nanshu barely opened her small mouth, her tongue sticking out, yet she nodded obediently: “Then I’ll go and play with Sister Ding Xue.”

“?”

“Are you trying to learn something good again?”

Feng Nanshu subconsciously nodded then quickly shook her head.

Jiang Qin lying on the bed watching her: “Who told you Ding Xue would be there? They aren’t married; can’t just live together so openly.”

Little rich girl: “?”

Jiang Qin was stunned for a moment: “We’re different, you’re sneaking around – even the neighborhood dogs recognize you, and you even went with my parents to visit the ancestral tomb.”

Climbing onto the bed with her feet swinging in the air, Feng Nanshu listened to her brother’s ramblings with a pleased expression.

Just then, Jiang Qin couldn’t help but yawn and took out his phone to message Cao Guangyu on QQ.

“Old Cao, I’m in Hangcheng now, visiting your house tomorrow. Don’t make too much food, eight or ten dishes will suffice; we can’t eat more than that.”

“Can I refuse?”

“You can, but I’ll still come. Also, have my big brother wait at home; I have important business to discuss with him.”

Jiang Qin typed away, his grin reaching the ceiling.

Probably gaming, young master Cao took ages to reply with a big question mark.

“My big brother you don’t know? It’s your dad, haha!”

“Damn you, I don’t welcome you!”

“Don’t be like that, uncle will bring you a gift.”

Receiving the message, Cao Guangyu rummaged all night, pulling out cherished belongings to face off against the human water gun once and for all.

Used to school pranks, but now at his house, too much!

“No one gets to soak me!”

“……”

The next noon was sunny though still hot. Young master Cao stood at the door, eyeing the horizon defensively.

Soon, a taxi pulled up, Jiang Qin and Feng Nanshu alighted together, heading to the Cao family door.

“This is young master Cao’s villa. Nice, isn’t it?”

Nervously braced for a squirt, Cao Guangyu didn’t expect Jiang Qin to show off first, so he straightened proudly.

Feng Nanshu glanced: “It’s quaint and lovely.”

“?”

Charmed by the little rich girl’s serious critique, Jiang Qin turned to the young lord: “Where’s my big brother?”

Cao Guangyu choked: “Old Jiang stop this! When you and my dad wanted to become sworn brothers, I stopped it last time, so it’s not official. Oh, where’s my gift?”

Jiang Qin reached into his pocket and pulled out a penguin-like keychain for him.

“What’s this?”

“Recently visited Tencent, discussed future corporate developments and closed a deal worth millions. Took this little thing on my way out.”

Feng Nanshu, seeing the keychain for the first time, leaned in curiously: “This penguin is so cute.”

“You like it? Then it’s yours.” Jiang Qin took it back from young master Cao and gave it to the little rich girl.

“Thank you, brother.”

“It’s too hot outside, let’s go inside.”

Watching them walk past into the courtyard, Cao Guangyu’s eyes conveyed disbelief.

What just happened? They coordinated that, right? Absolutely!

Damn!

They came to visit and brought a keychain that I didn’t even see properly before it was taken back, sure got squirted none the less!

“Old Jiang, your gift is unacceptable, especially as I didn’t even receive it!”

“It’s just an offhand present; why the rush? I’ll give you a richer dad soon!”

“?????”

At that moment, Cao’s parents were in the living room awaiting them, greeting Jiang Qin with beaming smiles as he entered.

Even though the group purchase market was hot, traditional freight business like Cao’s dad ran hadn’t kept up with the internet buzz, so he wasn’t very clear on what group buying really meant.

But achieving a national scale, that certainly meant something grand, so Cao’s dad awaited eagerly today.

Not keeping any secrets, Jiang Qin directly shared the cooperation project with Cao’s dad.

Community group buying was growing fast, and supply volumes were rapidly rising. Xi Han River Clean’s channels, although abundant, were actually quite costly.

To reduce these costs, they needed to source directly from the suppliers.

Thus, the marketing department recently researched and negotiated prices in various cities.

Securing supply sources and collaborating with logistics companies allowed centralized purchasing, reducing costs from traditional retail’s multiple distribution levels.

Moreover, this approach also strictly controlled supply quality, enhancing the shopping experience for consumers.

Most importantly, as Group-buy’s territory expanded, over-reliance on other supply chains could easily lead to betrayal.

Furthermore, since the start of the national strategy for the Linchuan brand, the dependency of various brand stores on the supply chain also increased.

Jiang Qin established this path first to provide all collaborating brands with premium supply channels, reducing purchasing costs, and secondly to strengthen the cooperation among brands.

He planned to pilot this in first-tier cities then invest in Hengtong Freight, expand its scale, gradually deploying along the group buying route.

After hearing Jiang Qin’s explanation, Cao’s dad fell into deep contemplation.

Honestly, Hengtong Freight’s growth had been quite limited as private freight companies had a growth ceiling.

Unless you’re willing to invest more into comprehensive logistics services like cargo consolidation, packaging, repackaging, sorting, and computerized information monitoring, but this level of investment isn’t just a whim.

Many private logistics companies blindly invest in these constructions but then fail to secure enough supplies, leading to financial discontinuity.

Especially in recent years, e-commerce platforms accelerated the logistics industry’s growth, leading to resource consolidation by large companies, forcing private freight companies to proceed cautiously.

But Jiang Qin’s willingness to invest and provide them with orders was perfect.

It solved the funding issue and ensured ample business, basically like a gift.

“What’s the estimated volume for your supplies?”

“No need to estimate.”

Jiang Qin pulled out a document from his bag, taking a supply list for Cao’s dad.

Cao’s dad read through, his eyebrows furrowing: “This isn’t much, are you sure your investment return is proportional?”

“That’s just one city in Shanghai.”

“Oh, that could work.”

Jiang Qin coughed: “Just the second quarter.”

Cao’s dad suddenly looked up, eyes widening: “Wow, that’s a lot of wealth…”

“Actually, in the first month, we hadn’t fully deployed across all of Shanghai’s markets as there were still two competitors, but not anymore.”

“……”

Cao’s dad was wide-eyed, speechless, his face showing as much shock as young master Cao in his mid-life.

Over the following days, Jiang Qin stayed at young master Cao’s house, discussing all post-cooperation matters with Cao’s dad.

Including warehouse construction, goods management, transitional connections, investment scale, and subsequent development directions, finally drafting a series of plans and forming a proposal after several discussions.

During this period, Cao Guangyu was practically tethered by his father, taken everywhere he went, supposed to learn business.

Actually, Cao’s dad wasn’t in a hurry for Cao Guangyu to take over the business since he was still in his prime, but somehow, after talking with Jiang Qin for so long, he became rather eager.

Thus, these days, Cao Guangyu was nearly driven mad by Jiang Qin, tearfully protesting: “Dad, I don’t want to go today, I want to play games.”

“You want to play games, I want to hit you, get up now.”

“……”