Chapter 593: The Tyrant Returns

Group-buy delivery’s user base continues to grow, achieving impressive results in the top four major cities. It’s not soaring, but it’s definitely thriving.

The key point is that they didn’t spend money on promotion and even made a profit with great effort…

Coincidentally, just a few days after the plan was revealed, Jiang Zhenghong called Jiang Qin, sounding very excited.

“Son, it’s been raining a lot in Jizhou recently. People in the village say a small pond formed by our family’s ancestral grave!”

“A small pond? What does that mean?”

“The rainwater is a blessing. It’s a good omen, signifying deep fortune and prosperity for our family.”

After hearing this, Jiang Qin pretended to be excited with his father for a while, then hung up and fell into deep thought.

A small pond, wow…

Isn’t it that my great-grandfather couldn’t hold back and was cried upon by competitors?

Struggling under the pressure of “unworthy descendants,” Boss Jiang visited a temple the next day, offered incense, and muttered prayers, hoping for his ancestors to continue supporting the Jiang’s future.

During this time, the delivery uniforms and boxes for Praise Delivery had been prepared and swiftly distributed to their couriers.

The next day, Guo Ming, Luo Ping, and Robin even took a stroll on the streets because of this.

They felt moved seeing real couriers zip through the streets in their uniforms, a sight more touching than watching cold data scroll on a backend screen.

However, after several hours on the street, they saw no Praise Delivery couriers in orange.

Market manager Old Sun got a dressing-down and immediately sent people to investigate, then heard from the couriers, “Thanks for the new uniforms, but we prefer to wear out the old ones from Group-buy before switching.”

Manager Sun issued a strict order that same night: Praise Delivery couriers must not wear other companies’ uniforms, or they wouldn’t get any orders.

Some couriers weren’t happy about this.

Why? Those are the uniforms we paid for!

It hurts not to wear something you’ve paid for. Not using them would be a waste. Who could bear that?

So, delivery riders from various platforms still wore yellow, walking the streets as if no other delivery platforms existed.

Occasionally, a few riders in different colors popped up, hardly catching anyone’s attention.

Group-buy delivery, totally winning.

Time quickly moved to the end of March, with spring bright and clear.

Linchuan University was hosting its Club Culture Week with over a thousand participants.

The vast playground buzzed with singing and dancing underclassmen, surrounded by various lively stalls.

Wei Lanlan, Dong Wenhao, Lu Feiyu, Su Nai, and others took the chance to visit their school during downtime, again stirring the heads of the Literature, Business, and Computer Science departments, each calling to invite them for tea.

After the tea, the group arrived at the Club Culture Festival scene and met with Jiang Qin to report on their recent efforts.

“Group-buy delivery’s momentum is strong. We’ve overtaken Fast Order in the Kyoto market, but yet to catch up with Sticky Rice Delivery. Baidu… really splurges.”

“Also, a rumor says Sticky Rice Delivery recently received new funding and might officially change its name to Baidu Delivery. I saw from Zi’ang’s end-of-month report that Sticky Rice Delivery’s uniforms now bear Baidu Delivery logos.”

“In Shanghai, our order volume is now close to that of Praise Delivery.”

“Also, a foreign food delivery giant called Super Delivery Man has entered the Chinese market under the name ‘Delivery Superman’ with substantial funding and aggressive expansion.”

Hearing this, Jiang Qin looked at Wei Lanlan: “We’re fighting our battles, what does it have to do with these foreigners? Thinking they can make money everywhere, I wish them luck. Maybe give them plastic bags to let them learn some strategy. Superman is outdated, don’t they know?”

Wei Lanlan smiled slightly: “I’ll have my secretary handle it.”

Dong Wenhao pondered: “Boss, do you prefer Marvel superheroes?”

“No, I like Chinese superheroes.”

“Who? Monkey King?”

“The God of Wealth.”

“…”

Jiang Qin then turned to Wei Lanlan: “Is this Delivery Superman famous abroad?”

“It’s the world’s number one, handling significant business with a market valuation of over twenty billion dollars.”

Jiang Qin thought for a moment: “Keep it under wraps, we might buy them when we go international.”

Lu Feiyu clicked his tongue, feeling a thrill inside.

This Superman was doing fine abroad, why bother entering here? Now, he’s caught our boss’s attention. Jesus can’t save him now…

Right then, five couriers in yellow robes parked at the playground entrance and walked in to deliver food.

Jiang Qin watched for a while then spoke: “Guess how many of these riders are from our Group-buy?”

Dong Wenhao stroked his chin: “Group-buy delivery is flourishing under the boss’s leadership. I guess all five are.”

Lu Feiyu thought for a moment: “We haven’t been subsidizing in universities, technically there shouldn’t be many. I guess only one.”

“The one who guessed one, go ask them.”

“What? But I’m already the president of Tonight’s Headlines group!”

Jiang Qin squinted: “In front of me, you’re always my boy. Hurry up!”

Angrily, Lu Feiyu chased after the riders and asked. Turns out, none were from Group-buy.

Other companies’ delivery people all wore Group-buy uniforms, acting like walking billboards. It was hilariously pathetic.

Nonetheless, some veterans from 208 still wondered why the boss hadn’t prioritized the university market.

Group-buy originally grew from university group buying, technically, universities are fertile ground for starting delivery services.

“Boss, aren’t we focusing on the university market?”

“Yes, but not now. There are barriers between university and national markets; we used these initially to grow without facing severe setbacks—defensive tactics.”

Jiang Qin moved forward: “But Group-buy is different now. Many are watching us; starting with universities as a defensive move might alert and block us later.”

“This time, our swift, low-cost entry is thanks to plastic bags. But you’ve seen how quickly other platforms respond; they were always on guard against us.”

“Especially Alibaba’s Praise. Uncle Ma was always waiting to choke us.”

“Without the element of surprise, we’d have to burn through money against Praise the moment we started. That would be painful, but after we’re established nationally, taking over university markets will be easy.”

Understanding dawned upon the group.

The shift from a defensive to an aggressive stance comes from being in a different position and status.

Two years ago, even if Jiang Qin shouted through a megaphone that he was a college student claiming the market, probably no one would have believed him.

But now, it’s different. The boss could merely pass gas, and they’d all tremble, worrying it’s toxic.

Thus, when everyone’s guarding against you, assuming a defensive stance makes no sense.

“By the way, where’s Su Nai?”

“Oh, didn’t you just say the boss lady was at Xitian? She went there and mentioned she hadn’t seen her in a long time and had a lot to talk about.”

“Damn, that bombshell!”

“?”

Jiang Qin left everyone behind and quickly ran to the front plaza, but before he could enter Xitian, he received a call from Gu Chunlei of the Education Center.

It’s already April, with college entrance exams imminent, and universities nationwide are bustling with enrollment promotions.

This year, Linchuan University aims to attract a few average national toppers.

Honestly, they never had such ambition before, but Jiang Qin’s rapid development changed that.

As the main promotional point for this recruitment, Jiang Qin’s scheduled interview was crucial, but he kept delaying, causing the school much anxiety.

Gu Chunlei also humbled herself, requesting Jiang Qin to spare two days to complete this task.

“Okay, Director Gu, I’ll free up some time tomorrow.”

“President Jiang, one day is too short. Besides the pending special interview, we have a micro-movie to shoot.”

In 2010, the micro-movie “Old Boys” went viral, sweeping the internet and igniting the micro-movie trend.

Chopsticks Brothers rose to stardom with it, leading many institutions to prefer this promotional method.

Peking University has successively produced “Diary of a Male” and “Diary of a Female,” setting a high standard, so Linchuan also plans to ride this wave.

Of course, they don’t expect Jiang Qin to star amid his busy schedule, but his mere appearance would add significant value.

Having a billionaire CEO who is also a student in their promotional material? Who could resist that?

Perhaps this year, some entrepreneurial-minded national toppers might be drawn here. It’s a possibility.

After hearing this, Jiang Qin smiled: “Seems the school always wants Mr. Yan to show his face, Director Gu, you’re very thoughtful.”

“?”

After hanging up, Jiang Qin reached the campus bulletin board and, using the glass’s reflection, checked his poised figure and adjusted his hair.

However, his expression suddenly darkened.

Damn, he almost forgot—his ‘little rich girl’ was still with the terrifying Su Nai!

Jiang Qin turned and raced to the front plaza then stepped into the Xitian tea shop.

(Apologies for the mistakes in the ninth release, kowtowing to all the family members or2)