Chapter 1484 Express Delivery System Upgrade, Sorry

In fact, Lü Mingliang had deeply considered these issues long before deciding to expand into regular express delivery services.

This included President Pei's deep-seated reasons for creating Upwind Logistics, as well as how Upwind Logistics should respond after other express delivery companies retaliated.

Did President Pei create Upwind Logistics simply to lose money? That was definitely impossible.

Was it to optimize resource allocation, increase employment opportunities, change people's lifestyles, and provide convenience for ordinary people? Possibly, but none of those were the main reason.

Because everyone understood very well that every new industry President Pei created would open up a new business model.

In other words, no matter how much money it lost, or how long it lost it for, it would eventually make money, and it would definitely be the ultimate winner!

Considering Upwind Logistics from this perspective, many issues would lead to completely different conclusions.

Like other industries under Tengda, Upwind Logistics would be a process of good money driving out bad. Even if it lost money in the early stages, it would definitely rely on better service in the later stages to capture the high-end market, then expand to the low-end market, and ultimately achieve profitability.

Therefore, Lü Mingliang had anticipated the actions that Sheng Yun Group was now taking, and had made two preparations in advance.

The first possibility: Sheng Yun Group would find it difficult to make the decision to cut ties with Upwind Logistics.

This was the most optimistic scenario.

Because Upwind Logistics would continue to expand into second- and third-tier cities, counties, and more remote areas. As long as Sheng Yun Group could not make the decision to cut ties with Upwind Logistics, then Upwind Logistics would definitely completely control the terminal links of the entire express delivery industry.

Of course, it was impossible to control everything, but as long as it controlled all the major cities and some remote areas, that was enough.

When that happened, Sheng Yun Group and other express delivery companies would become meat on the chopping board, to be arranged as he pleased.

What was so difficult about regular express delivery services? It was nothing more than using large trucks to transport packages from one logistics distribution center to another. It wasn't a high-tech field. Upwind Logistics could take some of the money it burned every year, or simply ask President Pei for it, and it could start a regular express delivery service in minutes.

At that time, Upwind Logistics could directly pull a switcheroo, gradually replacing the express delivery business of other logistics companies with its own regular express delivery business, constantly squeezing their market space. Wouldn't that be easy to manipulate?

Therefore, if Sheng Yun Group really could not make the decision to separate from Upwind Logistics, then Lü Mingliang would continue to open more stations with all his strength. Although this process would be longer, as long as the funds didn't run into problems, victory would be certain in the end.

But clearly, Sheng Yun Group wasn't stupid either. Nie Yuncheng was still very decisive. Although Sheng Yun Group had big-company disease, Nie Yuncheng still forcibly built his own terminal and made the decision to separate from Upwind Logistics.

Lü Mingliang also had another plan for the second possibility.

After seeing that Sheng Yun Group had begun to build its own express delivery terminals, Lü Mingliang understood that they would soon cut ties with Upwind Logistics.

Sheng Yun Group had plenty of time to prepare, so Lü Mingliang naturally had even more time to prepare.

Compared to the first possibility, the second possibility was relatively less stable and would lead to a faster confrontation, but it could shorten the period of forbearance by a long time.

"Prepare to open up more cities to land transportation business and comprehensively supplement the existing freight system."

"Then, our long-planned 'system upgrade' will be fully launched!"

"Let the online public opinion ferment for a few days, and then, I will personally slap Sheng Yun Group in the face!"

Lü Mingliang quickly arranged the work. He, who had been somewhat idle, suddenly became sharp and aggressive.

…

Shanghai, outside an Upwind Station.

Near dusk, a Sheng Yun Express deliveryman drove an electric tricycle, loaded with a full load of packages, and stopped in front of the station.

This was the last batch of goods for today. After throwing them all into the Upwind Station, the main work for today was considered complete.

Of course, there was still a lot of other work to do after returning to the delivery point, and he probably wouldn't get off work until after 8 PM.

This morning, the delivery point had already received a notice from the group company, requiring that except for Handong Province and the core areas around Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, the express delivery in other second- and third-tier cities would no longer be sent to Upwind Stations, but would all be sent to Sheng Yun Express's express delivery cabinets and community stations.

However, Shanghai was not affected and still had to be sent to Upwind Stations.

For the deliveryman, it didn't make much difference. Anyway, he just had to pull the goods over and throw them into the station. What difference did it make whether he threw them into the Upwind Station or Sheng Yun Express's express delivery cabinet?

The deliveryman parked the tricycle and prepared to put these packages into the warehouse as usual.

However, before he could unload the truck, the staff at the Upwind Station had already stopped him, and then said with a smile on his face and a hint of apology, "Sorry, Upwind Station has just undergone a mandatory system upgrade. Sheng Yun Group's express delivery seems to have encountered a bug, and the system cannot record it."

The deliveryman was stunned for a moment: "Ah? System upgrade? When did that happen?"

The staff explained: "This system upgrade was said to be upgraded some time ago, but it hasn't been pushed out. Today, it was suddenly pushed out mandatorily."

"However, this new system doesn't seem to be perfect yet. I don't know exactly what the problem is, but it should be being fixed."

The deliveryman glanced into the station: "That's not right, what's going on with the goods in the station?"

The staff smiled: "These goods were either delivered in the morning or belong to other express delivery companies. The system pushed the upgrade in the afternoon, and currently only Sheng Yun Express cannot be put into the warehouse. You have to wait patiently, and maybe a later version can solve it."

"As for why, this is a technical reason, and I can't say for sure. However, Sheng Yun Express has a large volume and follows a separate set of rules. It's not the same set of rules as Upwind Logistics and other small companies' express delivery, so this situation has occurred."

The deliveryman was dumbfounded: "Then what should I do with these packages?"

The staff was a little embarrassed: "This… I can't help it. The system doesn't support it, and I can't put it into the warehouse for you. Besides, this is all decided by the higher-ups, and I can't make the decision. Why don't you… call your superior and ask for instructions?"

The deliveryman was speechless. He made a phone call outside and then drove away on the electric tricycle.

Obviously, he planned to put the packages in nearby express delivery cabinets and Sheng Yun Group's own community stations.

This scene was being played out in all the areas covered by Upwind Stations.

Express deliverymen in key areas around Jingzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou pulled their packages to Upwind Stations as usual, only to find that the new system at Upwind Stations seemed to have a problem and could not be recorded!

After reporting it by phone, the heads of the various delivery points also had a headache and had to report it further.

In the end, there was no other way but to send it all to Sheng Yun Group's own express delivery cabinets and community stations.

Not long after, they were all full!

It wasn't just that all the express delivery cabinets were full, but the community stations were also crammed. Not to mention the shelves, even the inside of the stations was piled with packages, leaving no room to put their feet down.

The reason was also very simple. Although Sheng Yun Group had set up express delivery cabinets and community stations in these ultra-first-tier cities and surrounding areas, it had not completely covered them.

Because according to Sheng Yun Group's plan, it did not consider stopping all the Upwind Stations in the surrounding areas of these ultra-first-tier cities now!

Their main target was second- and third-tier cities, so the express delivery terminals were mainly set up in second- and third-tier cities.

And these terminals in ultra-first-tier cities simply did not have enough capacity to hold so many packages!

But there was no choice, even if they couldn't fit, they had to force it in. They couldn't just pile all the packages in the delivery points and warehouses and not deliver them to consumers, right?

Many deliverymen watched helplessly as there were many empty spaces on the shelves in the Upwind Stations, but they just couldn't put them into the warehouse, which was extremely painful.

The deliverymen of Sheng Yun Group were tortured to the point of wanting to die.

According to the past, they would have delivered most of the deliveries by 6 or 7 PM, and they could get off work by 8 PM.

But today was different. They had to pull these packages to nearby express delivery cabinets and community stations to record them one by one. Some community stations couldn't fit them, so they had to find other collection points. After tossing and turning, by the time they finished unloading a truck of packages, it was already after 8 PM.

After going back to the delivery point to do some other things, it looked like the closing time would be extended to 10 PM.

What was even more infuriating was that when they passed by the Upwind Station, they found that the Upwind Station had become particularly idle!

The Upwind Station's deliverymen originally had to deliver the packages to the door, so they had a shift system, with the store clerks taking turns looking after the store and delivering goods, which was relatively busy.

In the past, when these Sheng Yun Group's deliverymen got off work, the Upwind Station was still working.

Of course, the Upwind Station had a shift system, and the working hours were much shorter than other deliverymen, but when the Sheng Yun Group's deliverymen saw that the Upwind Station was still busy when they got off work, they could still have a little mental victory.

But today, the Upwind Station had completely calmed down and happily got off work!

The deliverymen of Sheng Yun Group were even more unbalanced.

It was already bad enough that the express deliverymen of Upwind Logistics had short working hours, earned more money, had shift breaks, and had good benefits. At least they used to get off work later than us.

But now, they get off work earlier than us!

How could this be calm?

It was as sour as eating several tons of lemons!

What was even more despairing was that the phones of these deliverymen were about to explode.

Because many people found that their packages were not delivered to their door! They were not put in the familiar Upwind Station! Why were they thrown to a remote package collection point?

Many people were immediately unhappy when they checked the logistics information. Why throw it so far away from me? Why should I go get it myself?

They couldn't find Upwind Logistics, so they could only call the Sheng Yun Group's deliverymen like crazy.

But after calling, they found that it was either a busy tone or the line was occupied. Some deliverymen even turned off their phones.

The deliverymen of Sheng Yun Group were collapsing, and the customers who couldn't get through were also collapsing!

This anxiety, like an electric current, quickly spread to the high-level of Sheng Yun Group.