Actually, this wasn't something Lin Chen had planned. He didn't know that China Unicom would announce the launch of the discounted card and Xiaomi contract phone at this time. It can only be said that this mobile phone shopping festival was a destined calamity for consumers.
To this end, Lin Chen even posted a Weibo message: "Dear users, in order to promote the concept of thrift and rational shopping, during this Huasuan.com 618 Mobile Shopping Festival, we will randomly select ten orders from all shopping platform orders to be waived! This time, the waiver will be paid for by Huasuan.com!"
"Holy crap, Lin Gou, are you telling me to buy it or not?"
"Guys, I'm renovating my new house and I've decided to buy all the appliances at once this time. Wish me luck and I'll win a free order!"
"I'd trade my roommate's four years of single life in college for a free meal!"
"Hey bro upstairs, does your roommate know you're making such a sacrifice?"
While online discussions about the 618 mobile shopping festival were in full swing, Lin Chen and Zhang Yiming were in the office, constantly testing each QR code on their phones.
"Yes, the recognition is very accurate and the response speed is very fast. It's perfectly usable."
"President Lin, are you just going to give away the technology we've worked so hard to develop to Lashou.com for free?"
"Hehe, don't worry about these details, you'll understand later."
As he spoke, Lin Chen took out his phone and called Wu Bo.
"Hey, Mr. Wu, are you busy?"
Upon hearing Lin Chen's voice, Wu Bo sensed something was terribly wrong. "Oh no, my wallet is going to be in trouble again."
"Hehe, Mr. Lin, no rush, just let me know if you need anything."
"Oh, don't be so polite. I've come to give you money. By the way, last time I asked Zhang Xuhao to tell you to hurry up and develop the Lashou.com mobile app. Have you finished developing it yet?"
"Alright, isn't this so easy?"
"Once it's developed, that's fine. I have a new technology here that you can use for free."
"Free?" Wu Bo asked incredulously.
"If you feel bad about it and want to give me a few million in pocket money, I won't mind."
"Ahem, Mr. Lin, you're joking. What new technology?"
"When you do group buying now, after each successful group purchase, do you send a password to the user, and then the merchant enters the password into Lashou.com for verification?"
"Yes, that's right, isn't that how group buying works?"
"No, no, no, Mr. Wu, times have changed. The Qing Dynasty is gone. I've developed a new QR code technology. You just need to scan it with your phone, and it will automatically recognize the code in less than a second. There's absolutely no need to manually input verification information. It's extremely convenient."
"Really? There are such good things?"
"Of course, open Mixin and let's video chat. I'll show you."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen dialed Wu Bo's MiXin again, and the two started a video chat. Lin Chen held up his phone and asked Zhang Yiming to scan a QR code to demonstrate to Wu Bo.
"See, isn't it simple to scan? It's fast and the recognition is very accurate."
"Holy crap, Mr. Lin, that's amazing! You know what, there are some popular stores where you have to wait in long lines every time you need to verify your password. With this thing, you can just tap it and it's done. It perfectly solves the problem."
"So, did I bring you money?"
"Thank you so much, Mr. Lin. You're such a kind person."
"Hehe, although I won't take your money, Mr. Wu, when you're promoting this QR code to the store, how about you do me a small favor?"
"What small favor?"
"We've also discovered another use for QR codes: in-store ordering. We put a QR code on each table, and customers can scan it with their phones to see the menu and order online. After ordering, customers pay online, and the restaurant receives the order and then simply places the food on the table. Isn't that convenient?"
Wu Bo was stunned after hearing this. This was more than just convenient; it was a complete revolution in everyone's daily life. Businesses would definitely be happy to promote this technology, as it could save a lot of labor costs. There would be no need for waiters to take orders or cashiers; all that would be needed would be chefs and food servers.
Customers would certainly be happy with this, as it is convenient, avoids communication errors when ordering, and even eliminates the need to carry cash.
Of course, the happiest person was Lin Chen. Wu Bo had just figured it out: what does QR code technology rely on? It's the scanning function of Xiaomi phones or Mixin. But whether it's Xiaomi phones or Mixin, they all belong to Lin Chen. And when it comes to online payments, it's still Huasuan Pay, which also belongs to Lin Chen. It can be said that Lin Chen has created a closed loop for his own things.
Lin Chen thought Wu Bo was hesitating, so he added, "I'll let you use this QR code on Lashou.com, but I won't let Wowo.com and Meituan use it."
Upon hearing this, Wu Bo immediately agreed.
"It's settled then, Mr. Lin. I'll make sure you understand everything clearly. Just you wait and see."
"Okay, then send someone to Shanghai when you have some free time to coordinate this matter."
"Okay, no problem, thank you Mr. Lin."
"Don't mention it, we're already so familiar with each other."
"Hehehe, I'll take you for a massage next time Anrou isn't here."
"Good brother!"
A week later, Lashou.com suddenly organized a training session in various cities to teach merchants how to use the QR code function, which was well received by the merchants.
"Holy crap, this feature is amazing! You have no idea how frustrating it is to enter that password when my shop is busy."
"Yeah, it takes me half a minute to type that password with one finger, and I still accidentally type it wrong."
"But I don't have a Xiaomi phone! What should I do?"
"Didn't that person from Lashou.com just say that you can buy it directly from China Unicom now, and it's even a promotion where you get a free phone when you top up your phone credit?"
"Let's go, let's go to China Unicom together in a bit. I remember there's a China Unicom store at the intersection."
"Hey? The second thing I mentioned earlier, are you planning to use the QR code ordering feature?"
"Yes, it's so convenient. It also prevents you from forgetting the ingredients. Let me tell you, it's common for restaurants to make mistakes when they're busy. Sometimes customers don't want chili and I add it, and sometimes I completely forget the name of the dish, and the dish is wasted."
"And didn't you hear what the people from Lashou.com just said? This system requires payment before serving the food. I don't believe you've never encountered someone trying to dine and dash in your restaurant."
"I have indeed encountered this before, but I'm afraid of affecting other guests, so sometimes I can only accept my bad luck."
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