"There are connections!" the assistant said urgently. "Taoxun integrated their map into Taoxun Shopping and launched an order tracking feature. Taoxun users can use this feature to see where their package is..."
Yang Xu paused, then breathed a sigh of relief. "That's just Taoxun improving their user experience. It doesn't have much to do with us..."
"But other couriers have it, and only our Feitong doesn't!" the assistant said anxiously.
Yang Xu's expression stiffened. He understood why the assistant was worried.
While order tracking couldn't make packages move faster, it gave users the right to know. It seemed insignificant, merely a psychological comfort, but the fact that other couriers had it while Feitong didn't would only make Feitong's situation more difficult and significantly increase the probability of users abandoning Feitong.
"Taoxun is monopolizing! Dictating! Discriminating! Why is it only Feitong that doesn't have it?! They're deliberately squeezing Feitong out, I'm going to sue them!" Yang Xu said angrily.
"You can't, President Yang!" the assistant explained helplessly. "Other couriers cooperate with Taoxun Maps, so it's normal for Taoxun to know their logistics progress. But we don't have a partnership with Taoxun, so of course Taoxun can't display Feitong's progress!"
Yang Xu immediately deflated. He hadn't expected such severe consequences from not choosing to partner with Taoxun Maps!
The assistant continued with concern, "Also, President Yang, Taoxun is now testing a new feature for customers to choose their own courier on some online stores. These stores have contracts with multiple couriers, and users can choose the courier they want to use..."
"What?!" Yang Xu jumped up in shock. Order tracking had at most made him restless, but this self-selection of couriers would truly be the death of him!
Did he not know Feitong's current reputation?!
If it weren't for Feitong's low prices, and the fact that many merchants had long-term cooperation with Feitong, Feitong wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.
But once Taoxun gave users the choice, users would definitely not choose Feitong Express! At that point, it would be the doomsday for Feitong Express!
"President Yang, don't worry," the assistant quickly reassured him. "This is still in testing, only a few merchants have this feature. Taoxun will need time to promote it..."
"Taoxun needs time, but Feitong is out of time!" Yang Xu said angrily.
The assistant hesitated for a moment, then finally mustered the courage to persuade him, "President Yang, why don't we consider cooperating with Taoxun..."
"What are you thinking?!" Yang Xu said impatiently. "Is this just about cooperating with Taoxun Maps? If it were just about a slightly higher cost, it would be fine. But once we cooperate with Taoxun, we'll be forced to change our delivery model and not be able to leave packages at collection points.
If you ask couriers to deliver to customers' doors, they'll deliver fewer packages, and you'll have to raise their wages, otherwise, they'll all leave! When couriers demand higher wages, delivery fees will definitely increase. We initially had an advantage in low prices. Once the prices go up, why would those merchants still choose Feitong Express?!
This way, one step back leads to steps back, only increasing costs and making the situation more difficult! By then, we'll truly be finished!"
The assistant opened his mouth and realized that what Yang Xu said made a lot of sense!
It could only be said that from the moment they started the price war and engaged in unfair competition, Feitong had already taken the wrong path. Now, one wrong step led to many wrong steps, and they were being forced by Taoxun to roast over a fire. It was almost impossible to turn back.
Yang Xu paced his office irritably, then suddenly stopped. "No, I need to go to Qianbai! Qianbai must also be finding Taoxun's new feature very difficult! I'll go discuss countermeasures with Shi Fan!"
Soon, Yang Xu arrived at Qianbai. After finding Shi Fan, he directly explained his intentions, asking Shi Fan to brainstorm countermeasures with him.
Shi Fan was also very conflicted. He found that being the vice president of Qianbai was no easy task!
He had finally managed to deal with those troublesome and lagging investors, steadily catching up to Taoxun's pace, but he had to face the fact that his real enemy was Taoxun.
What made him even more helpless was that this enemy of his was extremely powerful!
All he was doing was chasing Taoxun, but Taoxun wouldn't stay put and wait for him. In fact, Taoxun was accelerating, leaving Qianbai in the dust, with Qianbai only able to follow behind them, eating dirt.
Now, although this new feature only improved user experience, their Qianbai didn't have it! For users, they would naturally prefer to choose a shopping website with a better experience!
"Vice President Shi, you must find a way!" Yang Xu said anxiously. "If this continues, Qianbai's users will all be snatched away by Taoxun!"
"President Yang, do you have any ideas?" Shi Fan asked helplessly.
"Since Taoxun has created a map, I think Qianbai should also invest in a map company!" Yang Xu gritted his teeth.
Shi Fan: ...
If Qianbai were his alone, he would definitely consider this proposal. But in his current situation, trying to convince those investors? Hah, that was a fool's dream.
Who would have thought that Ye Zhi's acquisition of a map company would have turned out so creatively?
It was used for navigation, then for games, and now it was integrated into Taoxun Shopping. Was this to extract all the usable value from Taoxun Maps?
Shi Fan sighed somewhat helplessly. "Investing in a map company is too expensive, not to mention that Taoxun Maps is also cooperating with Nandou. It's too difficult for us to catch up. I think... why don't we contact Taoxun and see if we can cooperate with their Taoxun Maps?"
Yang Xu was stunned. How could even Shi Fan have thoughts of betraying them!
He immediately became anxious. "Vice President Shi, I think you're being unrealistic! How could Ye Zhi possibly cooperate with you?"
"Let's just ask first..." Shi Fan said somewhat conflictedly. "If that doesn't work, we'll think of other ways."
Soon, Shi Fan arranged for the head of the business department to contact Taoxun Maps.
Feng Jie received the news and immediately called Ye Zhi to inform her.
Ye Zhi herself was a bit taken aback. What? Qianbai actually wanted to cooperate with Taoxun Maps?
Setting aside the fact that the two were rivals, Ye Zhi's goal in improving user experience was precisely to give Taoxun an advantage over Qianbai. How bad was Qianbai's situation that they would ask her, their 'enemy', for help?
Of course, if they were just rivals, Ye Zhi might have considered expanding Taoxun Maps' influence and helping her opponent.
But Qianbai was Ou Minghan's company, his trump card for a comeback!
Therefore, while she sympathized with Qianbai's current predicament, she had only one thing to say:
Die for me!