At the end of the training, according to statistics from Lashou.com staff on site, more than 90% of the merchants expressed their intention to use the QR code function on the spot, and the remaining merchants said they would think about it later. Not a single merchant refused on the spot.
When Wu Bo heard this data, he sighed. He knew that Lin Chen had won big this time. Unbeknownst to him, with the rollout of QR codes, all restaurants that allowed customers to scan the code to order food were now using Huasuan Pay. The daily turnover must have been enormous, it was unimaginable.
The staff at China Unicom were dumbfounded. Just a few days ago, there was a peak in the sales of Xiaomi contract phones, and now there's another wave. Moreover, many of them are small restaurant owners from nearby areas, people you often see when you go out for lunch.
"Mr. Wang, why are you all buying Xiaomi phones? You're really keeping up with the trend."
"Hey, didn't Lashou.com launch a new QR code feature? It's super convenient, the only problem is that you need a Xiaomi phone to use it. My Nokia can't scan it. I heard that China Unicom is also having a promotion where you get a free phone with a top-up?"
"Yes, Xiaomi phones with China Unicom contracts. If you prepay 1999 yuan in phone credit, the monthly plan is only 168 yuan, and you can take home a Xiaomi phone for free. You can think of it as you prepaying a year's worth of phone credit, and we'll give you a Xiaomi phone for free."
"Oh, I understand now. Give me one."
"Okay, come here with me to register."
After registering his information, Mr. Wang prepaid 1,999 yuan in phone credit on the spot and activated the cost-effective card. The China Unicom staff helped him remove his phone, insert the card, and turn it on.
"Wow, this phone is so beautiful, and the screen is so big, and it's only 1999? I bought my Nokia for 2600 back then."
"Hehe, Mr. Wang, times are changing."
In the following period, Lashou.com took advantage of the wave of QR codes to quickly seize the market. After experiencing the convenience and speed of QR codes, many merchants no longer wanted to go back to the era of manually entering passwords. Some even stopped their group-buying links on Wowo.com, Meituan, and other group-buying websites, leaving only Lashou.com.
Now it's the other group-buying websites' turn to panic. Lashou.com is cheating! Why did you suddenly launch such a big move without warning? Didn't we agree not to be the first to use nuclear weapons?
After investigating the matter thoroughly, Zhang Yiming's phone was ringing off the hook.
But Lin Chen had previously instructed that, apart from Lashou.com, no other websites would be open to them, and they should figure it out themselves.
So Zhang Yiming began to play dumb.
"What? I don't know. This thing wasn't developed by our department. I'll go ask around for you."
When asked, there was no follow-up.
Those group-buying websites are panicking! This won't do! Who knows what kind of shady deal Huasuan.com and Lashou.com have? Lashou.com already became the top group-buying site by burning money, and now they're adding a QR code – isn't that just going to decimate them?
Wu Bo is in this situation right now. Capital is scrambling to give him money, and he doesn't even know which one to accept. He's burning through cash every day to grab market share.
Thus, in an interview, Wu Bo uttered the famous Versailles quote: "I could throw money into the fire one bill at a time, and it wouldn't burn out in a year!"
But people's lives truly changed dramatically after the emergence of QR code ordering systems.
Xiao Shuai invited his girlfriend Xiao Mei to eat Haidilao at the mall tonight. When they arrived at Haidilao, the waiter saw that Xiao Shuai was holding a smartphone, so he came over and said, "Hello sir, please scan the QR code on the table to order."
"QR code? How do I scan it?"
Xiao Shuai noticed a square, scribbled symbol stuck to the corner of the table.
"You can use the scan function on your Xiaomi phone or the scan function on Mixin."
Xiao Shuai took out his Xiaomi phone, found the scan app, clicked on it, and scanned the scribbles on the table.
"Hey, it's really there."
"Yes, sir. After you place your order, click submit, and we will receive your order in the system and arrange to serve you immediately. This lady can also scan this QR code to order together."
"Can we order together? I'll try."
Xiao Mei used her iPhone, clicked on the MiXin app, found the scan function, and scanned the scribbles on the table.
At this moment, Xiao Shuai had already ordered the hot pot base. When Xiao Mei saw it, she immediately said, "I told you I don't like tomato hot pot, why did you still order it?"
"Oh, I forgot, I'm sorry."
"Tell me, you remember this so clearly, is it because one of your ex-girlfriends liked tomato hot pot?!"
Seeing that a major battle was about to break out, the waiter quickly said, "Enjoy your meal," and then hurriedly retreated from the scene.
The same scenario happened in various places, and it was then that people truly realized the saying, "Technology changes lives."
The internet is also buzzing with discussion about QR codes.
"In the past, when we went out to eat, we had to read out the names of the dishes one by one, and the waiter would take notes. To be honest, it was quite awkward sometimes when someone was standing next to you. This QR code for ordering is a godsend for us socially awkward people."
"Last time I went out to eat, I didn't know what I wanted to eat. I kept agonizing over it, and the waiter even got impatient. It was such a downer."
"This QR code for ordering food is a lifesaver when dining in groups. Everyone can scan the code to order their own food, and then the order is tallied up at the end, which saves a lot of time."
Lin Chen's series of actions stunned the owners of the group-buying platforms. "Wait, Mr. Lin, what are you doing? You gave Lashou.com a gun to fight us, and before our group-buying war is even over, you're already introducing in-store ordering? Are you going to ignore this?"
Of course we'd manage it! So, Lin Chen smiled slightly and, after the number of people ordering food in-store increased, he directly put the Lashou.com group-buying deals on it.
In other words, when consumers come to your store, they can skip the process of first making a group purchase and then verifying it, and can directly make a group purchase in-store.
This really made those group-buying websites uneasy. How could they compete like this? They were already no match for you, and now you've pulled out the QR code gun. And if you're going to use a gun, that's one thing, but now you've even picked up a kitchen knife.
Zhang Yiming couldn't take it anymore, so he ran to Lin Chen's office, put his phone on Lin Chen's desk, and for the next few minutes, Zhang Yiming's phone kept vibrating and receiving calls.
"See, Mr. Lin, if this continues, I'm going to break down."
"Hey, calm down. I only said they can't use the QR code, I didn't say they can't use the in-store group purchase."
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