After eating, Lin Xiaoyu helped clean up the dishes and takeout boxes on the table.
Hitch the garbage bag and put it by the door, then walked into the bathroom with a change of clothes.
Su Yan and I were the only ones left in the living room, and the atmosphere became a bit ambiguous.
Su Yan leaned close to me and whispered: "Choose one, tonight, you come to my room, or do I go to your room?"
I know that this seems to be a choice, but in fact there is only one answer.
There is no difference in whose room you go to. I resigned myself to my fate and smiled: "I'd better go to your room."
Su Yan's plan succeeded: "That's pretty much it. I'll go back and take a shower first, waiting for you."
After saying that, she went back to her room and closed the door.
I stood alone in the living room, listening to the sound of Lin Xiaoyu taking a shower in the bathroom. It seemed that I couldn’t go to bed early tonight.
Going back to my room first, I leaned on the bed and scrolled through Douyin out of boredom.
excessive subsidies have triggered vicious competition, the Bureau of Municipal Supervision has interviewed the heads of the three major platforms.」
I immediately sat up from the bed: "Have you been interviewed?"
I looked at the news bulletin repeatedly, "If subsidies are strictly controlled, the order quantity will definitely drop!"
The most direct impact is the income of riders. Nowadays, everyone is desperately running orders because the platform burns money and subsidizes a lot, and the unit price has also gone up.
If the subsidy is reduced and the order volume is reduced, the rider's income from running in a day will be cut by at least 30%.
I subconsciously clicked on the rider's APP and looked at the scrolling screen of orders that were still active. There was no change for the time being.
But who knows what will happen after this gust of wind passes?
I immediately dialed Wang Qiuya's phone. After two rings, the person on the other end picked up the phone. The background sound was very quiet.
"Mr. Wang, did you see what was said in the news about the platform being interviewed?" I'll get straight to the point.
"Will this matter have a big impact on the order volume and income of our site riders?"
Wang Qiuya's voice sounded calm: "I know about this. Don't worry, just let the riders at the station run their orders with peace of mind."
She then gave a little more confidence: "I can only tell you that subsidies of this scale will not stop in the short term, and will continue for a long time. There are above-mentioned considerations, and it is not as simple as burning money."
Hang up the phone, the stone in my heart has not completely fallen to the ground.
Later, through some channels and fragmented news in the industry, I gradually pieced together a complete picture.
It turns out that Taobao Shopping did not make much money from the food delivery business itself, and may even be losing money on each order.
But in terms of the strategy of the parent company behind it, this calculation is extremely shrewd.
ˆThrough the highly demanded food delivery service as an entrance, they have successfully attracted more than 10 million daily active new users to their core online shopping platform.
The GG value, cross-selling opportunities and ecological stickiness brought by these more than 10 million daily activities far exceed the subsidy investment in the food delivery business.
This is not a takeout war at all, but a carefully planned one.
Super marketing that uses takeout as a tool to attract traffic. After thinking through this level, I truly understood the confidence behind Wang Qiuya's statement that it would last for a long time.
As long as the strategic purpose behind it has not been fully achieved, or as long as competitors do not withdraw, this subsidy will continue to burn.
At this time, the sound of water in the bathroom next door stopped.
A moment later, Lin Xiaoyu's voice came: "I've finished washing."
Almost at the same time as she finished speaking, Su Yan's voice sounded in the corridor: "It's my turn!"
I was sitting in the room, and I could hear the sound of the bathroom door next door being closed, and the sound of water sounding again soon.
Two women take turns using the bathroom. This is a normal scene in a shared apartment.
At this moment, because of Su Yan's straightforward invitation, this ordinary sound was filled with an unspeakable ambiguity.
After a while, it was finally my turn to be the last one to walk into the bathroom.
· Pushing the door open, a steam mixed with two different aromas hits your face.
The air is filled with the light jasmine fragrance that Lin Xiaoyu often uses.
There was also the sweet scent of roses that Su Yan preferred. I rubbed my nose. I was very familiar with these two smells.
The washing machine in the corner was humming, and through the circular glass hatch, one could vaguely see the underwear they had just changed out of tumbling inside.
I turned on the faucet and poured cold water on my face, trying to drive away the complex aroma and the inexplicable restlessness in my heart.
This small bathroom is full of the aftertaste of female life.
After taking a shower, I walked out of the bathroom and glanced at Lin Xiaoyu's closed door. There was still a faint light under the crack, indicating that she was not asleep yet.
At this point in time, you definitely can’t knock on Su Yan’s door directly.
I turned around and went back to my room first.
Time passed by, and I was thinking in my mind that I had to wait at least until Lin Xiaoyu fell asleep before I could go find Su Yan.
The waiting makes the time extremely long. I sat on the edge of the bed and scrolled through my phone aimlessly, but couldn't see anything.
It wasn’t until after midnight that I quietly slipped out of the room like a night cat and opened Su Yan’s door.
She was indeed not asleep yet, sitting on the edge of the bed, the light from the mobile phone screen reflecting on her face.
When she saw me coming in, she put down her mobile phone and got into bed.
As soon as I lay down and put my arms around her, she snuggled into my arms and complained a little: "You haven't been active recently, and you haven't taken the initiative to come to me."
I sighed and tightened my arms, "There is no way, I thought about it too. But many things are not what I want."
Su Yan moved in my arms: "What do you mean? She was confused."
She obviously misunderstood what I meant and thought I was struggling with my feelings.
I didn’t explain, because something was irresistible, so I just gave a vague response and hugged her tighter.
This night, I did not leave Su Yan's room, hugging her until late at night before falling asleep.
It wasn't until the next day, while I was sleeping deeply, that there was a knock on the door and Lin Xiaoyu's voice came at the door: "Su Yan, you will be late for work if you don't get up."
Su Yan also moved in my arms, rubbing her eyes sleepily: "I know! Get up now!"
The footsteps outside the door gradually faded away, heading towards the kitchen.
We both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. I let go of Su Yan and sat up stiffly.
Su Yan straightened her messy hair: "I'll go out in a while. When Xiaoyu and I go to work, you can find a chance to sneak back to your room."
I looked at her in surprise, but I didn't expect that she had already planned out the next steps, and even considered the details so thoughtfully.
Su Yan added another sentence: "Lest Xiaoyu bumps into her and makes everyone embarrassed."