August 3rd.

Pei Qian, accompanied by Lu Mingliang, arrived at the Nifeng (Headwind) Station near Mingyun Villa.

Roughly three weeks had passed since he proposed the concept of Nifeng Station last month. So far, many Nifeng Stations had sprung up one after another.

The preliminary preparations were quite troublesome. All 100 Nifeng Stations needed to recruit store managers and delivery personnel, purchase shelves and office supplies, establish good relationships with various courier companies, and customize software specifically for inbound and outbound goods, and so on…

Fortunately, after busying themselves until now, most Nifeng Stations were finally ready to officially begin operations.

Pei Qian attached great importance to this matter. After all, in his view, making games was risky, and the risk was quite high. One might accidentally make a profit.

If he really wanted to lose a lot of money, he still had to rely on Nifeng Logistics.

In Pei Qian's eyes, this kind of labor-intensive industry was simply a sunrise industry. The Touch Fish Takeaway, which had been losing money since its launch, was a very good example of success.

Of course, Touch Fish Takeaway wasn't completely unpopular. The number of people ordering meals was gradually increasing, and there were many repeat customers.

However, due to the relatively high labor costs and the loss and damage of tableware, it was only possible to spread these costs and achieve profitability with a sufficiently large user base.

Moreover, although the popularity of Touch Fish Takeaway was slowly increasing, the required labor costs would double if it were to expand to a larger area. As soon as the revenue went up a little, the investment would also go up.

So until now, Touch Fish Takeaway was still consistently losing money, which it maintained quite well.

With this successful experience, Pei Qian naturally had high hopes for Nifeng Logistics.

He brought Lu Mingliang here today to familiarize him with the business and hand over the work as soon as possible.

Each of the initial 100 Nifeng Stations was equipped with at least three employees: one store manager (responsible for working in the store, receiving couriers from other companies, inbound and outbound operations, waiting for customers to pick up their packages, brand promotion, etc.) and two delivery personnel. The labor costs alone would be more than ten thousand.

Since delivering packages could earn a certain commission from other courier companies, this profit could roughly offset the rent of the Nifeng Stations. Therefore, these 100 Nifeng Stations could at least lose President Pei more than one million per month.

As for the location of these Nifeng Stations…

They were mainly located in densely populated areas and economically prosperous areas of Jingzhou City.

After all, in Pei Qian's view, this was entirely a public welfare undertaking. In order to serve more people, it was natural to open them in crowded places, so the more they delivered, the more they lost.

Of course, Pei Qian himself had selfish motives as well. He opened Nifeng Stations in the neighborhood where his parents lived and near Handong University.

This ensured that no matter where Pei Qian was, there would be a courier to deliver the goods to his door, so he didn't need to run errands himself to pick them up.

As for Shenhua Haoyuan and Touch Fish Internet Cafe, courier companies would basically deliver to the front desk, so there was no need to open Nifeng Stations there for the time being.

Arriving at the Nifeng Station at Mingyun Villa, Pei Qian first took a look at the storefront.

This station was located behind Touch Fish Internet Cafe, renting an ordinary shop with a good location.

Nearby were the newly renovated bar and chess room, which were about to open. Although this place was originally quite deserted, with these three stores opening, it inexplicably felt like something!

As for why he chose such a location, it was mainly because Nifeng Station was not a shop. Strictly speaking, it was just a warehouse, so no matter how good the location was, it was impossible to make money, and it could even cost more in rent.

Lu Mingliang came to the outside of Nifeng Station with Pei Qian, and his first impression was quite shocking.

This place looked quite high-end!

Originally, when Lu Mingliang heard that he was going to be responsible for logistics, he subconsciously thought of couriers.

He had seen some X-Tong Express outlets, and they were very casual in all aspects. Some even had very random signs, and some simply didn't hang signs at all.

As for the inside of the outlets, they were basically warehouses, filled with all kinds of things in a mess. No one cleaned them, and the floor was covered with dust.

The delivery personnel wore dirty work clothes, and they carried the messy courier boxes onto electric tricycles, throwing and kicking them, and then transported them nearby…

But that was what other courier outlets looked like.

Nifeng Station was completely different.

It rented a quite beautiful shop, and the outside sign was also customized. It even had an English name: upwindstation. This was so fancy that it even vaguely overshadowed the bar next door.

Of course, the decoration of the bar next door was more gorgeous, or rather, more gaudy, while the decoration of Nifeng Station was relatively simple and textured. It wasn't as eye-catching, but in terms of grade, it was no less impressive.

At the entrance of the station, two delivery men in uniforms and the store manager of the station were already waiting outside to greet them.

Next to them were two electric tricycles used to transport goods, which cost less than 3,000 each and were considered part of the initial investment. These tricycles were all customized with the Nifeng Logistics logo.

Through the glass window, you could see the inside of Nifeng Station. Right inside the door was a large counter with a beautiful all-in-one office computer. The store manager usually worked behind the counter.

There were some simple office supplies on the counter, as well as a special barcode scanner. As long as you scanned the barcode on the package, you could quickly complete the inbound and outbound operations.

Further inside were rows of shelves, with clear demarcations.

Depending on the size of the package, it would be automatically assigned to different zones after being put in storage for easy searching. Special large items had dedicated storage locations.

After seeing it, Lu Mingliang had only one feeling.

High-end and stylish!

It was clearly different from other courier companies.

The store manager briefly reported to Pei Qian and Lu Mingliang on the preliminary preparations and the current operating status of the station.

The station still followed the normal 8-hour working system, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. If overtime was required due to special circumstances, there would be additional overtime pay.

At the same time, there would be additional performance pay based on the number of packages delivered by each delivery person and their reputation.

The two delivery personnel worked every day to deliver the packages from the station to the customers' doors. When they had free time, they could also clean up.

The store manager's job was more complicated. In addition to basic tasks such as inbound and outbound goods, they also had to calculate the number of packages recently sent from the station, be responsible for dealing with the couriers of other courier companies, and even promote Nifeng Station better to the surrounding areas.

Of course, Pei Qian didn't make any hard and fast requirements for these specific tasks. If some store managers just wanted to slack off, President Pei wouldn't really care.

The store manager and the two delivery personnel looked very energetic.

They all had experience working in other courier companies, and they came here mainly because the salary level offered by Nifeng Logistics was significantly higher than that of other courier companies.

Moreover, the working environment here was also a plus for them.

Nifeng Logistics didn't have to run around the entire city like other couriers. They only needed to deliver packages in this small area, so it wasn't as tiring.

After looking at everything, Pei Qian and Lu Mingliang returned to Touch Fish Internet Cafe and each ordered a cup of coffee.

"From now on, you will be responsible for all matters related to Nifeng Logistics. If you have any questions, come directly to me. You can decide on some small matters yourself."

"That one million yuan dream fund is still reserved for you. If you feel that the work at Nifeng Logistics is not suitable, you can try your hand in a field you like."

"As for the subsequent funding, if you feel you need it, just say so. Just open your mouth and ask for however much money you need."