hotmtlnovel Chapter 969 E-commerce Group Purchase
Chapter 969 E-commerce Group Purchase
Chapter 969 E-commerce + Group Purchase
The warm winter sun shines through the curtains into the hotel room. The mottled light and shadow shine on the face of the girl sleeping on the bed, creating a retro beauty.
Suddenly, Wang Ying's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she seemed to have struggled for a while before she opened her eyes with difficulty.
"Sigh~~~"
The discomfort caused by the hangover made Wang Ying feel a little dizzy.
"Where am I?"
Wang Ying patted her head and remembered that she was drinking in Qin Hao's room last night.
Suddenly, Wang Ying discovered that the light in the hotel bathroom was on, and there was the sound of running water.
When she looked down again, Wang Ying almost screamed out loud. She was lying naked on the bed.
"Could it be Lao Qin?"
Wang Ying felt dizzy and just when she was at a loss as to what to do, a familiar voice came from the bathroom.
"I will accompany you to watch the meteor shower falling on this earth."
Xu Lin came out of the bathroom humming a song, wrapped only in a bath towel.
"Hey, Miss, you're awake."
Wang Ying secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "When did you come?"
"I was there last night. You didn't know how drunk you were last night. You vomited everywhere, and I was the one who wiped your body."
"You wiped my body?"
"What else can we do? Qianxi is even more drunk than you are. You can't ask Lao Qin to wipe it for you, right?"
Wang Ying shuddered at the thought of that scene, and then glared at Xu Lin: "Don't tell anyone a word about what happened last night!"
Xu Lin smiled evilly: "Hey, we are all women, there is nothing to be embarrassed about."
"But to be honest, Miss, I really underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such a good figure."
"Xu Lin, if you say another word, I will refund your ticket and you will have to go back to Beijing on your feet!" Wang Ying's defense was immediately broken.
Seeing that Wang Ying was really scared, Xu Lin quickly made a zipper gesture to his mouth.
Just as Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief, she heard a hurried knock on the door.
Wang Ying suddenly became nervous: "Who is it?"
"Wang Ying is me, Xie Qiao."
"Oh, wait a minute, I'll change my clothes."
Seeing Xu Lin was indifferent, Wang Ying glared at her fiercely: "Go to the bathroom and don't come out."
Xu Lin reluctantly walked to the bathroom, mumbling: "It's not like I haven't seen it before, there's nothing to be embarrassed about."
"Xu Lin~~~"
"Okay, I'll shut up. Shut up."
Before opening the door, Wang Ying gave Xu Lin a warning look.
"Why does it take so long to change clothes? I'm freezing outside. This southern winter is really a magical attack. I'm freezing even with all these clothes on."
Xie Qiao grumbled, crossing his arms.
Wang Ying changed the subject: "Xie Qiao, aren't you going to be a bridesmaid? Why do you have time to come here?"
"Sissi heard that my roommates are coming, so she wanted you to attend her wedding. You don't know that Sissi got married secretly. She didn't tell anyone except Qin Chuan's family. There were few people at the wedding, so it was too quiet. If you are willing, you can have some fun."
Xu Lin spread his hands and said, "I'm sure there's no problem with that. The key is to see what the young lady does."
Wang Ying thought for a moment and said, "Okay, when?"
"The wedding will start on time at 12 noon. If you want to go, you must follow me quickly."
"Okay then, but what about Lao Qin and Qian Xi?"
"I just called them, but they're still at Shanda Network right now, so they probably don't have time to come over."
"Then let's go."
Just as Xie Qiao said, Qin Hao and Xiao Qianxi are at Shanda Network.
After an all-night maintenance effort, the extra equipment and levels added by the plug-in have all been restored. The maintenance started at eight in the morning and lasted for half an hour. Even Chen Tianqiao, who never liked games, was nervously staring at the player chat channels in various servers of Legend.
For Chen Tianqiao, every minute and every second was torture. Whenever he saw the players' angry remarks, Chen Tianqiao's heart skipped a beat.
However, as time went on, Chen Tianqiao discovered that apart from satisfying their cravings after logging online, there was no large-scale collective logging off.
There are even some players who praised the game for its conscience after receiving experience pills and random Zuma equipment.
Of course, Chen Tianqiao didn’t know that these players had basically never used Qin Hao’s plug-in.
"Mr. Chen, the data has basically stabilized, and the number of people online at the same time has reached 30,000."
At 9:30 in the morning, as it was a weekday, the number of people online reached 30,000 in an hour and a half, which was already a very good number.
"Mr. Chen, the evaluation of Legends on forums like Gamerstar has gradually improved."
Only then did Chen Tianqiao breathe a sigh of relief.
Qin Hao smiled secretly. Chen Tianqiao still underestimated the patience of domestic players. Players didn't care about server lags or rampant game plug-ins at all. In this era of gaming desert, the emergence of legends was both accidental and inevitable.
Before leaving Shanda Network, Qin Hao also obtained the server port for Shanda Network's recharge. As long as he connected this port in his Internet cafe management software, he could directly recharge Legend.
Of course, for Qin Hao, the biggest advantage of obtaining Shanda's point card sales rights is that it has a business card effect. In the future, when he discusses cooperation with other game companies, as long as he shows the legendary brand, he will get twice the result with half the effort.
"Should we go back to the capital now, or wait for Xie Qiao and the others to come together?"
After returning to the hotel, Xiao Qianxi asked while helping Qin Hao pack his luggage.
"Let's go back first. The Chinese New Year is just over a month away. I have to arrange all the company's affairs. I also have the final exam and need to review for a few days. Otherwise, with my attendance rate, I might really get 0 points."
"Okay then, I'll book the ticket."
After returning to Beijing, Qin Hao was busy as a whirlwind. Xiao Qianxi also ran between school and the garage every day. Wang Ying and the others also rushed back to Beijing that evening and began to engage in intensive review.
That day, Xiao Qianxi told Qin Hao a piece of gossip that Xie Qiao and Yang Cheng were in love.
"I really don't know why Xie Qiao likes that playboy. Wang Ying also said that Yang Cheng is unreliable and has never been with a girlfriend for more than three months."
Xiao Qianxi originally had a bad first impression of Yang Cheng, and after learning about Yang Cheng's romantic history, she hated him even more.
"Maybe Xie Qiao likes people who are handsome and rich?"
Xiao Qianxi frowned: "Xie Qiao is not that kind of person."
"I didn't say she was materialistic, but you have to admit that rich second-generations like Yang Cheng are very popular with girls, especially girls like Xie Qiao who are inexperienced in the world."
"But."
"Xie Qiao is already an adult. She can be responsible for her own actions. We are at best her friends. We are not qualified to decide for her what kind of person can be her boyfriend."
Seeing that Xiao Qianxi was still frowning, Qin Hao changed the subject.
"By the way, are you going home for the New Year?"
"I'm not going back. Train tickets are hard to buy. I might as well stay on duty at the company." Xiao Qianxi blinked: "Triple the salary. It's agreed."
"Don't worry, not only will you get triple your salary, but there will also be a year-end bonus. I'll give it to you along with this month's salary, you money-grubber." Qin Hao joked.
When Xiao Qianxi heard that there was a year-end bonus, he smiled so much that his eyes almost narrowed into slits, like a kitten that finally got some fish.
Qin Hao subconsciously put his hand on it, and Xiao Qianxi froze for a moment. This intimate action made her not know how to react for a moment.
"Hey, Qianxi, what are you doing?"
Xu Lin and Wang Ying came hurriedly wearing thick down jackets.
As soon as he entered the door, Xu Lin shook off the snow on his body and began to complain: "Lao Qin, you are making a lot of money now, there is no need to be so stingy, this broken garage doesn't even have floor heating in winter, you should move to a more formal office building next year."
Qin Hao did make a lot of money this month. In addition to Shanda Network, he also won the point card sales rights of NetEase in the area north of the Yellow River. Although Westward Journey Online had many problems, it still won the favor of many players in 2001.
Of course, the biggest money maker is still Shanda Legend.
In just one month, the commission from the sales of Legend Point Cards brought Qin Hao a super high profit of 260 million.
Adding the commission from the sales of Westward Journey Online point cards, the monthly income is close to 300 million.
The moment she saw the financial statements, Wang Ying even thought she was dazzled and had added an extra zero.
She had thought that Qin Hao's project could make money, but she had never thought it could be so profitable.
If you earn three million a month, wouldn’t that be more than thirty million a year?
According to the agreement Qin Hao signed with her, Wang Ying could receive a dividend of 90 yuan. In just one month, she earned back all the yuan she had invested, and even earned yuan more.
Even Wang Ying, who had seen a lot of the world, was really shocked.
Qin Hao withdrew his hand slightly embarrassedly. He was too engrossed in the moment and was just about to take the opportunity to capture Xiao Qianxi, and he did not notice the movement outside for a moment.
"Well, we will indeed be moving to a new office location next year."
“And we’re going to expand our new business next year, and this garage won’t be big enough.”
When Wang Ying heard that Qin Hao was going to expand new business, she immediately became interested.
"what are you planning to do?"
"Do you remember that I sold MP3s before?" Qin Hao asked.
Wang Ying nodded.
Xu Lin took out a rectangular box from his pocket: "Of course I remember, I'm still using it."
"Do you know how much money I made from one MP3 player at that time?"
"How many?"
"280 yuan."
Xu Lin's eyes widened. "What? Old Qin, you are so mean. You even said that the second piece is half price. You made Xie Qiao and I wait in line for a long time."
Qin Hao said seriously, "This MP3 player will cost more than yuan if you go to the counter in the mall. If you buy it from me, it will be yuan cheaper. Otherwise, so many students would not buy it."
"Why can I make so much money? The sales channels of manufacturers are controlled by agents, who then give them to distributors, who then rent counters in shopping malls. All of these cost money, so many things are so expensive when they reach consumers."
Wang Ying's eyes lit up: "So, what you mean is that you want to bypass the layers of agents and sell the manufacturer's products directly to consumers?"
Qin Hao nodded and said, "Yes, this is my new business. I call it: group buying e-commerce."
"As I understand it, e-commerce means placing orders online. How do you explain this group buying?" Wang Ying asked puzzledly.
"Group buying is actually very easy to understand. For example, when we go shopping and buy only one piece of clothing, the merchant will definitely give us the retail price. But what if we buy ten pieces? What about a hundred pieces? The price will be very different."
"It's the same principle when we buy from manufacturers. The more we buy, the cheaper it is."
"But getting the goods requires a backlog of inventory, which is too costly and too cumbersome. I don't plan to do that."
Qin Hao took a sip of water and continued, "My business model is to build a website platform, set a group purchase time, let customers place orders first, and then we will get the goods from the factory according to the number of orders placed by the customers. The factory will then ship the goods and we will distribute them to the customers."
"But how do we solve the problem of delivery? Do we need to recruit a group of people specifically for delivery? The capital city alone is very large. How many people are needed to cover such a large area? We also need cars. Can we make money from this?" Wang Ying frowned.
Qin Hao smiled and said, "So, we need to narrow down our initial customer base, such as schools."
"First, online shopping is still a new thing, and the general public has a low level of acceptance. But it's different for college students. For them, there is no learning cost to go online, and they have no resistance to cheap things."
"We can also set up physical stores in school areas, allowing college students to place orders in stores, and the stores will issue them receipts and invoices. After the goods arrive, they can pick them up directly in the store. This can solve both the delivery problem and the trust problem."
"Do you think this group buying method can attract you to place orders online?"
Xu Lin slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Hearing what you said, I want to experience it now. Lao Qin, you have a really good brain. How did you come up with so many names? It's amazing."
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Ying asked seriously, "Do you still need investment?"
"I don't need this for now. When I'm short of money, I'll definitely give you priority."
For Qin Hao, Internet cafe management software is just a tool to earn his first pot of gold. It is harmless to share some of the profits with Wang Ying. However, e-commerce group buying is a career, which will inevitably introduce various capitals in the future. If he gives up his shares now, there will be a lot of trouble in future financing.
Wang Ying was obviously disappointed: "Okay, call me anytime if you need anything."
Xiao Qianxi looked at Qin Hao with admiration. Every time Qin Hao talked and described his business ideas, there was a special charm that made her addicted.
A few days later, the final exams were over and Peking University and Tsinghua University also had their holidays one after another. Xie Qiao returned home as soon as possible. Qin Hao bought a plane ticket for Xu Lin. After all, when the company was busy, Xu Lin would come to help out from time to time on a voluntary basis, as a way of repaying her favor.
However, because taxis were too expensive, Xu Lin was reluctant to leave, so Wang Ying arranged for a driver to take her to the airport, which almost made Xu Lin "give herself to her".
"Lao Qin, aren't you and Qianxi going home for the New Year?"
Wang Ying said in an inexplicable tone.
Xiao Qianxi was a little shy, but more happy. Everyone left, leaving only her and Qin Hao alone.
"Then take care of yourselves. I'm leaving first."
"Well, see you next year."