Chou Dongsheng never expected that the warehouse arson would not only fail to make Gao Fei give up his express delivery investment business but would also lead him to expand his business scope across Jingda.
However, what Chou Dongsheng didn't anticipate was that the Honeycomb Station project would not only be rolled out at Jingda but also in large quantities across the entire Wutong District.
After the express delivery cabinets were deployed and officially launched at Jingda, Xu Yong, Zhang Cheng, Liao Chang, and others went to seven nearby schools to begin the deployment of the cabinets.
Within four days, with the joint investment of Gao Fei, Tongda Express, and Suyu Express, Honeycomb Station was officially renamed Honeycomb Company. The company headquarters also moved from the small shop on Houyu Street to the fifth floor of Mingyue Office Building in Wutong District, just one floor away from Feiteng Investment Company. The company's headquarters no longer had just a few employees but had grown into a team of fifty people.
Gao Fei held a fifty percent stake and served as a director of Honeycomb Company. Tongda Express Group and Suyu Express Group each held fifteen percent. Xu Yong and Liao Chang each held ten percent. Liao Chang provided technical expertise and now served as the Technical Director and Vice President of Honeycomb Company. Due to his resume, Xu Yong also temporarily held the position of Vice President, overseeing market operations and other areas.
The CEO of Honeycomb Company was Cao Dahua, whom Gao Fei poached from Wang He's company. Cao Dahua was now in charge of all affairs at Honeycomb Company. Within four days, under Cao Dahua's leadership, Xu Yong and the newly recruited marketing department employees had almost secured business for the entire Wutong District. This included seven universities besides Kyoto University, which was the first pilot, as well as two high schools, a boarding middle school, and fifteen high-end and mid-range residential communities. Business had been largely settled for schools, communities, offices, and buildings that did not allow regular express delivery.
Since Tongda Express and Suyu Express had invested in Honeycomb Company, most of the Honeycomb Station's operating points, except for a few key ones, were merged with the branches of the two express companies. Currently, the Honeycomb Station project was blossoming throughout Wutong District, with only the express delivery cabinets yet to be fully deployed.
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The appearance of new express delivery cabinets at Jingda caused quite a stir. While the male students in their first and second years were already familiar with them, students and teachers in other grade levels' dormitories, graduate student dormitories, and faculty dormitories were curious about the blue and white cabinets. It wasn't until the Jingda students hired by Honeycomb explained their functions that everyone was amazed.
Upon learning that Gao Fei had led the investment and R&D of the Honeycomb Station express delivery cabinets, the teachers and students offered continuous praise. Once everyone had their packages stored in the cabinets and under the guidance of the hired students, they immediately found the cabinets incredibly convenient. They no longer had to leave the school to collect their deliveries; they only needed to enter an SMS verification code to retrieve their packages. The emergence of Honeycomb Station express delivery cabinets could be considered a pioneering new technological service in the express delivery industry.
On the Jingda campus forum, posts praised the service:
"The Honeycomb Station invested in by junior Gao Fei is truly convenient for the public. With just an SMS verification code, I can pick up my packages. I finally don't have to go outside the school anymore!"
"Who can disagree! Our dormitory is two to three kilometers from the school gate. It's fine if we ride a bike, but walking with packages would be exhausting."
"It's a shame that Honeycomb Station can only receive packages from Tongda and Suyu. Fortunately, I'm a fan of Xiao Gao and have always used Tongda and Suyu's express delivery services."
"Honeycomb Station not only makes it convenient for us to pick up packages, but I also heard that the delivery couriers are students from our school. Comrade Xiao Gao has also used Honeycomb Station to solve the part-time job problem for many students."
"Our country is vigorously developing technology. In my opinion, Honeycomb Station is an effective project in technological development. Comrade Xiao Gao should hurry and apply for a special fund before someone else registers it."
All the posts on the forum were praising the convenience of Honeycomb Station. Students in the market and finance majors, in particular, admired Gao Fei's business acumen even more. Overall, after just one day of its appearance at Jingda, Honeycomb Station had garnered countless positive reviews.
In the finance office of the entrepreneurship competition building, Chou Dongsheng, connected to the school's internal network, felt a wave of frustration as he looked at the various positive reviews on the forum. As he attempted to post a couple of negative comments, he found that they were immediately removed by the administrator.
"Damn it, is the administrator also Gao Fei's lackey!" Chou Dongsheng cursed, when his phone suddenly rang. Seeing the caller ID on the screen, he cleared his throat and said, "Hello, Uncle!"
"Did you forget my reminder? You call me 'Uncle' in private, but 'Boss' during work hours!"
"Boss!"
Kong Liwei on the other end of the line grunted and asked coldly, "What's the situation at Jingda? Why has the Honeycomb Station project been fully rolled out? Didn't you tell me before that Gao Fei would withdraw from express delivery investment?"
"Boss, I also didn't expect that the burning of the express delivery warehouse in Wutong District, which resulted in fatalities, not only didn't deter Gao Fei but actually led him to vigorously support Honeycomb Station!" Chou Dongsheng sighed, then continued, "Boss, don't worry, I have already reached an agreement with two other express companies, and a team is currently researching the Honeycomb Station's deposit and withdrawal system. In about half a year, a project similar to Honeycomb Station will be officially launched."
"Half a year? In half a year, Honeycomb Station will have spread across half of Longguo!" Kong Liwei reprimanded. Chou Dongsheng quickly replied, "Boss, according to the information I received, Honeycomb Station can currently only operate at Jingda. As for other schools and communities, it might take a long time to negotiate. Besides, I could destroy the cabinets once, and I can destroy them again. I will absolutely not let Honeycomb Station succeed."
He took a sip of tea and continued, "Furthermore, there are already key figures at Mingyuan Milk Tea who have taken the bait and will soon be jumping ship to us. Regarding Guyuan Studio, I've also confirmed that it is indeed invested in by Gao Fei."
"It's good that you've confirmed it. I will handle Guyuan Studio. As for Honeycomb Station and Mingyuan Milk Tea, I don't want to waste words. I only care about the results!"
"Understood!"
After hanging up the phone, Chou Dongsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. While he was talking to Kong Liwei, Xu Yong and others had already begun officially deploying express delivery cabinets at Kyoto University of Finance and Economics. The collaboration between Gao Fei, Tongda, and Suyu Express to build Honeycomb Station was known to very few people outside. Therefore, Chou Dongsheng was still foolishly thinking that Honeycomb was still in its student startup phase and didn't take it too seriously.
He closed his office door and then made a call to an unfamiliar number. After the call connected, he said one sentence: "After tonight, I don't want to see any Honeycomb Station express delivery cabinets. Is there a way to solve this?"
"Yes! As long as your money is in place!"
"Good, I'll transfer it to you later!"