hotmtlnovel Chapter 977 The first shot is fired
Chapter 977 The first shot is fired
On the way back, Wang Ying's mind kept lingering on the words Qin Hao said when he let her go.
"If one of me and Yang Cheng were to fall, whose side would you stand on?"
I waited until Wang Ying returned to the dormitory, but there was still no answer to this question.
Ever since she saw Yang Cheng's childish side in the police station, Wang Ying finally figured out that her feelings towards Yang Cheng over the years were not love, but she was used to his existence. Only this could explain why Yang Cheng had so many girlfriends over the years and she was not angry or jealous, but every time she saw Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi together, she would feel inexplicably irritated.
"Miss, what are you daydreaming about? Where did you go just now? You answered a phone call and disappeared."
Wang Ying was startled by Xu Lin's sudden appearance.
"No, nothing. I just had to deal with something." A trace of panic flashed in Wang Ying's eyes.
Xu Lin wanted to continue asking questions, but Xie Qiao pushed open the dormitory door and came back.
"Have you eaten? I brought you pancakes."
"Give me one." Xu Lin took it and took a big bite. "Why are Qin Chuan and Da Long still setting up a stall in front of the school? Didn't they get Lao Qin's investment and say they wanted to rent a stall in the school cafeteria?"
Xie Qiao sighed: "Don't mention it. We were originally on good terms, but it got stuck at the logistics department. They refused to rent that stall to Qin Chuan no matter what."
"Why is this happening? Hasn't Qin Chuan already obtained his business license?"
Xu Lin was chewing on a pancake when he suddenly remembered something. He turned to look at Wang Ying and said, "Miss, you should have a solution for this problem. Why don't you help Qin Chuan? This way, we can also eat delicious pancakes in school in the future."
"Ah? Oh, I'll call and ask."
Wang Ying was still sleepwalking and agreed without realizing it.
"Okay, let Qin Chuan go to the logistics department to sign the contract tomorrow."
Xie Qiao and Xu Lin were stunned. Is this the power of a young lady? Just one phone call can do it.
Sure enough, the next day when Qin Chuan went to the logistics department again, their attitude towards him changed 180 degrees. They were so polite that they even reduced the deposit by three months.
Compared to the leisurely college life of Xie Qiao and her classmates, Qin Hao is much busier. The Yigoo platform will be launched next month, and a lot of things require his approval.
Just as Wang Ying said, they encountered considerable trouble in purchasing. The Yang family still had considerable influence in the Beijing business circle, so many dealers of well-known brands rejected Yigoo's group purchase plan.
On the one hand, they were under pressure from the Yang family, and on the other hand, e-commerce was still a new industry in China and no one had tried it before, so these dealers were also holding back and watching.
At the beginning, according to Qin Hao's idea, next month's group buying activity would focus on electronic products, but the dealers refused to cooperate. After thinking it over again and again, Qin Hao decided to change his mind.
Although electronic products are well-known and very attractive to college students, their prices are too high. An MP3 player costs one or two hundred yuan, not to mention mobile phones and digital cameras that cost thousands of yuan.
Therefore, Qin Hao focused his purchasing efforts on snacks, daily necessities, and books.
These products have low unit prices and high purchase frequencies. They are also needed for students’ daily life and study, and can mobilize the enthusiasm of college students to participate to the greatest extent.
For Qin Hao, making money from group buying is secondary. The most important thing is to cultivate the consumption habits of college students.
Millions of these college students graduate and enter the society every year, and they will be the main consumer group for online shopping in the next twenty years.
Users are the most valuable asset of Internet companies.
Time flies. More than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and before I knew it, it was March 2002.
The four seasons in the north are relatively distinct, and the temperature only started to warm up in March.
On the Peking University and Tsinghua University campus, students can finally take off their heavy winter clothes and put aside the dullness of winter.
On this day, some students from Peking University and Tsinghua University suddenly discovered that a store called "Yiguo" suddenly appeared inside the school.
From the outside, it looks like a supermarket, because there are display cabinets and shelves inside, but there are too few goods inside? There seems to be only one or two of the same product.
And the goods inside don't seem to be that complete.
"Hey, could this be an Internet cafe? There are so many computers."
That’s right, the most eye-catching thing in “Yiguo” is the computers placed on both sides. A curious student went in and asked the waiter.
“How much is an hour of Internet access here?”
"Hello, this is not an Internet cafe."
"Isn't this an Internet cafe? Then why are there so many computers? Are they just for decoration?"
"Sir, these computers are usable, but for now they can only log into our internal website."
The student lost interest when he heard this: "I can only log in to the intranet, what's the point? I don't even want to play for free."
"Sir, our internal website is different from other intranets. Ours is a group buying website."
"Group buying? What does that mean?"
"You can buy all the products we display here on our website. The prices are generally 7% off the market price, and some products can even be discounted by 3%."
"Is it really that cheap? Could it be fake?"
"You can rest assured. We are able to open stores directly on the campuses of Peking University and Tsinghua University. We have passed the strict review of the school and paid a huge deposit. If you buy counterfeit or inferior products from us, we will compensate you tenfold."
"Are you sure you'll pay ten times the price if it's fake?"
"Of course, this promise is written directly on our Yigoo homepage."
The students began to browse the website under the waiter's guidance with some doubts, and found that the products there were indeed much cheaper than those in the supermarket.
"The goods on the shelves and display cabinets are our physical samples. You don't have to worry about the goods not being the same as the ones you ordered."
After hearing what the waiter said, many students were tempted.
"Give me two packs of this country chicken drumstick, and two buckets of instant noodles."
"I'll buy some toilet paper, and a box of shampoo and soap as well."
At this time, the waiter smiled and said, "You can directly register an Yigoo account and place an order directly on the website. After the payment is successful, you can come to our store to pick up the goods tomorrow."
A student hesitated after hearing this and said, "I have to wait until tomorrow to get the goods after paying. What if you take the money but don't give me the goods?"
"You don't have to worry about this. We at Yiguo were able to open stores in Peking University and Tsinghua University, which must have been strictly reviewed by the school, and we also paid a huge deposit. You can confirm this with the school."
"As for why we can only get the goods tomorrow, the reason is very simple. Why are our products so much cheaper than those outside? Because we adopt the group purchasing model. Only when everyone's orders are gathered together can we negotiate with the manufacturers and push the price to the lowest."
Those who can be admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University must have a high IQ. They will understand what this group purchase is all about as soon as they hear it. This novel shopping method has aroused the interest of many Peking University and Tsinghua University students.
"How about we buy something cheap to test the waters first?"
"Yeah, that makes sense. I'll buy a few bottles of Coke first. If I can really get the goods tomorrow, I'll buy something else next time."
Soon, the empty spaces in front of the computers on both sides were crowded with students queuing up to register and place orders.
Moreover, as some students called their roommates, classmates and fellow villagers to inform them, a long queue formed at the door just one hour after Yigoo's trial operation.
Seeing this, Qin Hao sent people to distribute small cards at the door with Yigoo's website address printed on them so that students could place orders directly through the Internet.
Xie Qiao and Xu Lin heard from Xiao Qianxi that Yigoo was opening today, so they came out of curiosity to join in the fun. However, they waited in line for half an hour and couldn't even get in.
"Xie Qiao, what on earth is wrong with Lao Qin's brain? How can he come up with so many weird ways to make money?"
Xu Lin was completely convinced, and Xie Qiao nodded in agreement: "Last year, Lao Qin said that we would see Haoran Technology's name in the newspaper by the end of the year. I thought he was bragging, but I didn't expect him to be so awesome. Next time, if Lao Qin says that we will see him on CCTV, I will believe it."
"It's important to say this, Qianxi is so lucky to have found such a good boyfriend right after entering university. If she had reached the legal age, I would have immediately dragged Lao Qin to get the marriage certificate, and spent the rest of my life comfortably at home as a young lady."
"Look at your achievements. Why don't you say that Lao Qin is lucky to have a girlfriend as beautiful and considerate as Qianxi?"
Just as Xu Lin and Xie Qiao were arguing, they finally squeezed in.
"Wow, Xie Qiao, look, this instant noodle costs 4 yuan in the supermarket, but it's only 2 yuan here, and this Rejoice shampoo is also more than 8 yuan cheaper than outside."
Women are born shopaholics, especially they have no resistance to all kinds of cheap goods. Xu Lin and Xie Qiao are no exception. If they had enough living expenses, they would probably buy all the goods.
It was only when I placed the order and paid that I realized I had bought so many things.
"It's over. I'm going to go over budget this month. What should I do?"
"There's nothing we can do. We can only tighten our belts. It's all Lao Qin's fault. He's finding ways to take money out of our pockets."
Qin Hao, who was standing at the door, sneezed for no apparent reason. Xiao Qianxi asked with concern, "Did you catch a cold last night?"
"It's okay, maybe I was too tired last night."
Seeing Qin Hao's evil smile, Xiao Qianxi said angrily: "There are so many people here, and none of them are serious."
It happened that Xie Qiao and Xu Lin came out of the Yigoo store at this time.
"Qianxi, the living expenses of Xie Qiao and I this month have been taken away by your family's Lao Qin. You have to be responsible for our meals." Xu Lin teased.
Xie Qiao also chimed in: "That's right, the living allowance I just received this month was gone in the blink of an eye before I even had time to warm it up."
"Okay, I'll cover your meals this month, but you have to come back to the company with me later and write an experience report."
"Ah? I still have to write a report."
"Just write it for this month's food expenses."
Originally Yigoo planned to close at nine o'clock in the evening, but there were still students placing orders in the store until half past ten. The waiters had no choice but to work overtime until eleven o'clock before leaving get off work exhausted.
On the other side, the 12th floor of the Peking University Resources Building was brightly lit.
Liu Qiangdong stared at the screen in front of him. Although the numbers on it had not jumped for more than ten minutes, he still maintained this posture.
"Brother Dong, this should be the sales volume. Even if you keep an eye on it, it won't increase much."
Facing Qin Hao's teasing, Liu Qiangdong said seriously: "Brother Qin, are you sure you don't want to work for the logistics company you mentioned last time?"
"I don't have that much time to do this. The e-commerce business alone is enough to deal with." Qin Hao said lightly.
"Okay, let me get back to learn more about the logistics industry, and then we'll talk in detail."
The reason why Liu Qiangdong was interested was not because of how much money he made from this group purchase, but because he saw the huge prospects of e-commerce.
If there are so many people shopping online in just Peking University and Tsinghua University, what about the whole Beijing city, or even the whole country?
Liu Qiangdong couldn't even imagine how huge that market would be. Just imagine that there are 1.2 billion people in the country. Even if each person only spends one dollar on online shopping, that would be a turnover of 1.2 billion.
Just thinking about it made Liu Qiangdong excited.
As the two were talking, it was already midnight.
Half an hour later, the financial manager excitedly found Qin Hao.
"Boss, do you know how much our sales are today?"
"How many?"
"A total of 17.68 million."
Xiao Qianxi, who was standing by, was delighted: "So many?"
If this amount was put ten years later, it would naturally be insignificant. The daily sales of an online store with better business would be more than this. But this was in early 2002, when most people could not afford to buy computers.
Moreover, considering that it was the first day of Yigoo's opening, its reputation had not yet spread, and many students were willing to give it a try, and they bought relatively cheap goods. It was already quite good to achieve such a result.
Qin Hao's expression was relatively calm. What he really cared about were data such as the number of registered users, number of orders, and average unit price.
Today alone, more than 4800 people registered for Yigoo accounts, most of whom registered through external IPs, which shows that the "small card" is still very necessary.
"Everyone has worked hard today. Go back and rest first. Tomorrow will be the real test."
The order has been placed, but the user has not received the product yet. It can only be considered the first step towards success.
Early the next morning, Qin Hao didn't even bother to be affectionate with Xiao Qianxi, and went to the Yiguo store on the Peking University and Tsinghua University campus to take charge of the dispatch.
"Hey, Master Han, have you set off yet? Good, be careful on the road."
"Manager Liu, I think all the employees can be in place before 8 o'clock. Please confirm again at 7:30. If not, I can find some part-timers to take over."
At seven forty, the truck slowly reversed and the employees began to unload the goods in an orderly manner.
Yigoo officially opened for business at eight o'clock, and some students who arrived earlier came to pick up their goods.
The goods had been packaged according to the orders in the warehouse last night. When the students come, they only need to report the last six digits of their mobile phone number when they registered, and they can get the goods they ordered yesterday.
"Well, this Coke tastes right, it's not fake."
"This bread is also OK, it's the same as the one you buy in the supermarket."
As the first batch of students who received their orders returned, Yiguo became completely popular in the Peking University and Tsinghua University campus circles. (End of this chapter)