"Comrades, it's noon and lunchtime. Does anyone have any good takeaway recommendations? I'm really tired of eating that braised chicken!" At 11 AM, an employee in an office building shouted to their colleagues.
"There's a mala xiang guo place with good flavor, delivered in 30 minutes!"
"There's also a Beijing roast duck rice bowl that's not bad!"
"I also know a braised pork rice place, even without subsidies, it's only 20 yuan and comes with a can of coke!" Many colleagues offered suggestions.
But at the same time, someone poured cold water, saying, "Why do you guys still eat unhealthy things like takeaway?"
"What you're saying, I saw you ordering takeaway every day these past few months. Why are you saying this now?" someone retorted.
"Yes, I was eating takeaway these past few months, but wasn't that because of the subsidies? Who wouldn't eat takeaway when you could get a portion of braised pork for one yuan! Anyone who doesn't is an idiot!"
"But now that the subsidies are gone, it's back to how it was. If you add the delivery fee, it's even more expensive than eating in. If that's the case, why wouldn't I go for fresh, hot dine-in instead of paying extra for takeaway?" this person retorted cleanly.
"But takeaway can be delivered right to your door! Eating a meal takes at most ten minutes. But for dine-in, you have to go downstairs yourself, and you can't finish a meal in less than twenty to thirty minutes. Doesn't that time cost money?"
"Get out of here. When has your takeaway ever been delivered to the company door? Aren't they all just piled up in the lobby on the first floor? Those delivery drivers act like they're rushing to get rich, just dump the takeaway on the first floor after one call, and you still have to go down to get it yourself every time?"
"And most of the takeaway arrives cold. If the weather is bad and it's raining, you might even end up eating rainwater."
"Besides, for takeaway itself, many merchants with sales of four to five thousand orders a month can't be found on the street. You don't know where their shops are. Oh, right, haven't media reporters exposed that many popular shops on takeaway platforms are actually run from home workshops?"
"They just rent a place, and since they don't do dine-in, they only do takeaway, so outsiders can't see the real situation of these shops. It's possible you and a rat might eat from the same plate of braised pork!" This person went all out, leaving everyone around speechless.
"Ahem, don't blame me for speaking harshly. I'm doing this for everyone's benefit. Takeaway is really unhealthy. From now on, either eat at the restaurants downstairs, or bring your lunch from home. Don't order takeaway anymore, it's really bad for your health!" Finally, this person started lecturing everyone.
"Isn't this unavoidable? The salary is so low, and takeaway is so cheap, it can save some money!" someone mumbled.
"Yes, so when there were subsidies, it was fine for us to eat takeaway. But now that there are no subsidies, why order takeaway!" This sentence delivered the final blow. After some thought, several people who were planning to order takeaway decided to give up.
Only one person said with a grin, "If you guys don't order, then I'll order by myself!"
"Xiao Feng, didn't you hear what I just said? Don't order takeaway anymore, there's no need!" This person hadn't persuaded one person, so they immediately ramped up their efforts.
"Brother Liu, I'm different from you guys. You guys are ordering from platforms like Dida Takeaway and Tiantian Takeaway, but I've always used E Bufa. You know E Bufa, right? Their takeaway is always delivered directly to the company door, and their takeaway even has special insulated boxes. There's never been any instance of cold takeaway or takeaway damaged by rain."
"Also, all the shops on E Bufa must upload photos of their storefronts, various business licenses, and even photos of the shop owner themselves. They even said that if there's a problem with the takeaway, as long as there's evidence that the takeaway is the issue, E Bufa will compensate us for our losses first. That's why I always use E Bufa, and I'm not worried about the problems you mentioned!" said Xiao Feng cheerfully.
"E Bufa... I don't recall seeing such problems... But E Bufa is expensive. Without subsidies, it's too expensive!" Brother Liu said.
"Yes, but recently other takeaway platforms don't have subsidies either. Now everyone is the same, it's expensive!" Xiao Feng laughed, then opened his terminal and opened the E Bufa App. He skillfully found a shop and placed an order, while Brother Liu beside him was still trying to persuade Xiao Feng to give up this unwise action.
"Huh? This shop used to cost 25 yuan, why is it only 10 yuan today?" Xiao Feng suddenly exclaimed. After more than ten seconds, he exclaimed again, "Damn it, no wonder it's 15 yuan cheaper than before! When did I get a 15 yuan no-threshold red packet!"
"What!" Brother Liu's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this. He snatched the terminal directly from Xiao Feng and took a closer look. In the settlement section, there was indeed a 15 yuan no-threshold red packet.
"Xiao Feng, did you buy their VIP membership?" Brother Liu quickly asked.
"I did buy it, but their VIP membership only gives a 5 yuan no-threshold red packet, and only 4 of them per month. I've already used them up. Who knows when I got another 15 yuan... Wait, it seems like when I opened the app just now, there was a prompt, but I just switched past it without looking closely. It seemed to mention something about subsidies..."
"Subsidies!" Brother Liu's eyes lit up again. He quickly returned the terminal to Xiao Feng and fumbled for his own terminal. After searching for a while, he realized he had never downloaded the E Bufa App.
Then he quickly downloaded the App, opened it, and was pleasantly surprised to find an activity notification upon startup. Now, both new and old users can get a 15 yuan no-threshold takeaway red packet subsidy every day, for seven consecutive days.
Brother Liu looked at it, said nothing more, and immediately took his terminal to select his order. It took him nearly 10 minutes to choose a satisfactory takeaway.
Although it was just a stir-fried pork with green peppers rice bowl, the price was only 15.2 yuan. After deducting the 15 yuan red packet, Brother Liu only needed to pay two cents to get a bowl of stir-fried pork with green peppers rice bowl.
What else could be said? Of course, he ordered immediately!
"Old Liu, didn't you just tell us that takeaway is unhealthy? Why are you the first one to order takeaway now?" a colleague teased.
"As I said earlier, unhealthy is based on the absence of subsidies. For two cents, I get a bowl of stir-fried pork with green peppers rice bowl, who cares about health or not!"
"Besides, what Xiao Feng said is true. E Bufa doesn't have those unverified merchants. This rice bowl place is on the next street. I see it every time I pass by, and the kitchen is inside the shop, so there shouldn't be any major problems!"
"And on the App, there are photos of them, all sorts of licenses, and the owner's photo is there too. I'm even hoping they mess with the rice bowl, then I'll make a good profit!"
Faced with Old Liu's words, what else could everyone do but give him a thumbs-up and quickly download the E Bufa App themselves?
And a similar situation occurred in almost all office buildings. Almost all office workers immediately discovered E Bufa's generous subsidies.
This was not only due to the working class's unique pursuit of meticulous budgeting, but more importantly, because the opponent's promotional advertisements had spread across the entire internet. As long as you casually clicked on a video website or a social App, you would see E Bufa's large subsidy advertisements.
Moreover, the advertising slogan was particularly interesting, reading: "Other takeaway platforms suddenly have no subsidies? No worries, E Bufa has subsidies! E Bufa's brand new subsidy season, carrying on the one-yuan braised pork to the end!"
Good heavens, this advertising slogan was directly hitting them where it hurt.
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"Zhao Yao, you scoundrel!" On the 14th floor of Dida, even though the 15th floor was between them and the Chairman's office, the employees on the 14th floor could still hear the Chairman's angry voice.
However, this was also normal. After their company stopped subsidies, their competitor suddenly starting subsidies was indeed hard to tolerate.
Not to mention that takeaway platform data could be viewed in real-time. It was 12:30 PM, and the lunch takeaway peak had passed. The data changes for the day could basically be determined.
At this time yesterday, Dida's total order volume nationwide was 5.42 million orders. But by today, this number had dropped to only 3.92 million orders, a decrease of 1.5 million orders from yesterday's data.
With such a drastic drop in data, if their customers weren't being poached by the competitor, there would be no other possibility.
Not to mention that today was only the first day of the competitor's subsidy, and there would be at least six more days of subsidies to follow. Therefore, if their company did not resume subsidies, after six days, let alone 3.92 million orders, it would be considered fortunate to even get 1.92 million orders.
Chen Hu's anger was understandable. Fortunately, this anger lasted only about 20 minutes before the commotion gradually stopped. However, all the company's high-level executives were called to the 16th floor for a meeting.
Then, various curses began to resound again, and these sounds continued until the end of the workday. It wasn't until midnight that the executives, with red eyes, left the conference room, and this angry roar finally ended.
According to internal company gossip, the chairman continued to rage and roar because he wanted to continue the subsidies, but he did not get the support of the company's senior management.
The reason was very simple: the company had no money left.