From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

Looking at my cousin and Yang Hao, whose faces were extremely pale, my heart sank. I asked in confusion, "What happened?"

My cousin sighed heavily, his face full of frustration.

Yang Hao, who was standing nearby, chimed in, his voice urgent and agitated: "Our biggest client, the Municipal Central Hospital, has been poached!"

My brows furrowed instantly, and I felt a chill run down my spine.

When it rains, it pours!

We were already having very few orders, and our revenue was entirely supported by our big client, the hospital.

The loss of their only mainstay client is undoubtedly adding insult to injury.

My cousin chimed in, angrily saying, "It's been days! You're either sitting in front of the computer or wandering around aimlessly. We've invested so much money, are you even putting any effort into this?"

Faced with my cousin's questioning, I didn't rush to defend myself, knowing that getting angry wouldn't solve anything.

I suppressed the distracting thoughts in my mind and said in a deep voice, "Don't rush, let's find out who stole the customer and what methods they used."

Yang Hao took a deep drag on his cigarette, his face filled with helplessness and frustration: "Who else could it be? Anda Express on the back street! They're ruthlessly driving down prices, saving us a full two yuan per order!"

In the past, I might not have understood the intricacies of it.

But I've been studying the ins and outs of the express delivery industry these past few days, and I've already figured out its profit logic.

A price difference of two yuan is a fatal blow to a large client like a hospital that handles hundreds or thousands of orders a day.

After deducting labor, fuel, and material costs, this quote is basically equivalent to working for nothing!

Are you crazy?

In order to win customers, they are even willing to lose money and engage in fierce competition.

Has the express delivery industry really gotten to this point?

But I know in my heart that relying solely on low prices and malicious infighting is not a long-term solution.

To truly revitalize a website, the only way is to optimize the business model from the root, rather than blindly following trends and engaging in unprofitable competition.

I paused for a moment to calm myself, suppressing my agitation, and said in a calm tone, "Don't panic, let them take it if they want."

My cousin was dumbfounded, looking at me anxiously: "Yezi, are you really indifferent, or are you simply out of options?"

"We figure out a solution gradually, what's the use of rushing? Why don't we grab our weapons now and go take them on?"

The older cousin immediately backed down, but Yang Hao, in a moment of impulsiveness, immediately chimed in:

"I think that's a good idea. If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll really think we're easy to bully!"

"What nonsense! Everyone, behave yourselves and don't cause any trouble. Don't worry, they're just trying to steal orders with low prices; they won't last long. We'll just wait and see how it goes."

Yang Hao remained deeply concerned, frowning and saying worriedly, "I'm afraid they'll seize the market with low prices and then expand their scale! And if headquarters finds out about this, they'll blame us for losing a major client in our region, and they might even cancel our agency rights!"

I calmly reassured them, "I told you not to rush, you all rest first, I'll handle things."

The two exchanged a glance and fell silent, but their faces still showed frustration and anxiety.

When I was delivering food, all I had to do was take care of myself.

Now that I'm the site manager, I also have to consider the feelings of my employees, which is the biggest change I've experienced so far.

Just then, my phone suddenly vibrated without warning.

It was an unfamiliar number. I quickly composed myself and answered the call.

A cold, emotionless female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Lin Ye, is that right?"

I frowned instinctively and replied in a deep voice, "Yes, I am... your person?"

"This is the headquarters of Suda Express. Please come to the Suda Express headquarters in Longjiang City immediately."

My heart skipped a beat; it was exactly what I feared!

Just as I was worrying about being held accountable by headquarters, they called me directly.

I quickly asked, "What happened?"

The female voice on the other end of the phone remained cold and official: "Your Chengxi branch has received multiple complaints about violations, and headquarters intends to revoke your agency qualification."

boom!

A single sentence struck me like a thunderbolt, exploding in my mind!

That's utterly ruthless!

Our biggest client has been snatched away, and now we've been reported to headquarters.

Before I could ask another question, the other party hung up the phone.

My heart was pounding with anxiety, like a raging storm.

Seeing this, her cousin immediately sensed something was wrong and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Yezi? What happened?"

I took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in my heart.

We shouldn't tell them about this yet, lest we cause them unnecessary anxiety, which would be of no use.

I shook my head, feigning composure: "It's nothing, I'm just going out to take care of some personal matters."

"Are you really alright? Don't hide it from us!" My cousin was still worried and kept asking.

Don't worry.

I gave a brief reply, quickly gathered all the site data and optimization plans I had compiled over the past few days, and strode out of the courier station.

On my way to headquarters, I kept thinking about a question.

The person on the other end of the phone just said that I was reported. So who reported me?

Colleagues?

It's unlikely, because someone who can report to headquarters must have some influence and connections.

Moreover, competitors wouldn't go to such extremes; everyone's just trying to make a living, there's no need to cut off someone else's source of income.

In that instant, I suddenly thought of someone.

That's right, Fang Heng.

Although I have no evidence to prove that he did it, this kind of move is too much like his style.

He knew that public opinion couldn't destroy me, so he directly used his connections at the top to cut off my lifeline from the root.

The courier agency rights are my only way to survive right now.

Once it's revoked, my life, which I had just managed to stabilize, will collapse completely again.

He previously blocked my entire food delivery industry; now he wants to block my courier business.

He's trying to wipe them all out!

I took a deep breath and suppressed the anger surging in my heart.

Panic is useless, fear is useless.

The more desperate the situation, the calmer you need to be.

Half an hour later, I walked into the grand and imposing headquarters office building of the express delivery company.

I went to the front desk and gave my name.

After verifying the information, the receptionist dialed an internal number and then told me, without any expression, that:

"The headquarters leaders are waiting for you in the conference room on the 17th floor."

I felt uneasy, like a ball being kicked around.

Pushing open the conference room door, an extremely strong sense of oppression immediately hits you.

Inside sat three headquarters managers, all with serious expressions and an imposing aura.

I, a mere agent at a small local site, actually managed to attract the attention of three headquarters leaders who personally requested a meeting with me.

This kind of setup clearly indicates that someone gave prior notice and came specifically to target me.

When I came in, no one offered me a seat, no one exchanged pleasantries, and they all had cold faces the whole time.

The middle-aged man in the middle was the regional head, and he simply threw a stack of documents on the table.

"Lin Ye, the express delivery station in the west of the city that you took over has chaotic qualifications, unclear early records, and a high complaint rate. There is pressure from higher-ups who are demanding that we revoke your agency qualification."

"As per headquarters regulations, you are hereby formally notified that you must hand over all site operations within three days, and your agency rights are hereby terminated."

Those two sentences completely stunned me.

If it was direct pressure from higher-ups, then it confirms my previous suspicions.

As expected, this was Fang Heng's doing!

There was no investigation, no verification, and not even an opportunity to defend oneself.

One sentence was all it took to sentence me to death.