Reborn in 1984: Starting with the Development of the Chinese Character Card Chapter 343: What an Awesome Development Speed! The number of WeChat users has increased so rapidly that the outside world is stunned. However, in Zhao Ye's eyes, it's still not fast enough...
The next morning around 9 a.m., at Wujiang Building.
Several senior executives in charge of e-commerce have arrived at Zhao Ye's office.
Zhao Ye instructed everyone to sit down, and then said, "With the increasing popularity of smartphones, new entrepreneurial opportunities will also emerge. I call this 'Internet Plus,' which is a new form of business development for the Internet, and also a new form of economic and social development that has evolved from the Internet and been spawned by innovation in the knowledge society."
"Today, I want to focus on 'O2O,' which is the combination of offline business opportunities with the internet, making the internet the front end for offline transactions, such as the food delivery industry!"
"We can try to combine food delivery with the internet and our smartphones to create a brand new industry. I believe the development potential of the food delivery industry will be enormous! When everyone has a smartphone, they can easily order food delivery at home or in the office using a mobile app, which is extremely convenient and fast. This way, they won't have to cook for themselves or go out to find a place to eat."
"This world was created by lazy people. They were too lazy to climb stairs, so they created elevators; they were too lazy to walk, so they created car startup opportunities. Nowadays, people are getting lazier and lazier. They don't like to do housework, exercise, or cook."
"Therefore, I believe that lazy people will inevitably create a food delivery app with a billion users!!!"
"Your task is to develop food delivery apps!"
"However, food delivery apps value offline merchants. In the early stages of development, we need to have sales representatives visit every restaurant or hotel to discuss cooperation and get them to join our food delivery platform. At the same time, we also need to build a large team of delivery riders to ensure that food orders are delivered on time."
"From the moment a customer places an order, to the merchant accepting and processing it, and finally to the rider accepting and delivering the order, this process seems simple, but it's actually quite complex. We need to perform a lot of calculations and use sophisticated algorithms to optimize the delivery speed. The user experience is completely different between a delivery that takes one hour and one that takes twenty minutes. Nobody has the patience to wait for their food for more than an hour!"
Upon hearing this, several executives nodded in agreement. After careful consideration, they realized that the core competitiveness of the food delivery industry seemed to lie in algorithms. If fierce competition were to occur in the future, food delivery companies with sophisticated algorithms would clearly have an advantage.
Zhao Ye didn't explain the food delivery algorithm to them in detail. Nowadays, Wujiang Group is full of talented people, and there are simply too many technical geniuses.
Zhao Ye only needs to provide an idea and some points to note, and his employees can complete his requirements very well.
Meituan Waimai was established that day.
Food delivery services are also offering group buying deals, since group buying is very popular right now.
Of course, the main reason was that Zhao Ye was more used to the name "Meituan Waimai".
Currently, Wang Xing, the original founder of Meituan, is still studying abroad, so there is no possibility of name collision.
Software development takes time, but offline sales personnel have already begun to be recruited and trained.
At the same time, Meituan Waimai contacted Tiangong Technology to customize exclusive motorcycles for Meituan, providing them directly to the riders, unlike the previous Meituan, which was a terrible system where riders had to provide their own motorcycles.
Another thing is the uniform of Meituan riders; they must wear yellow robes!
Zhao Ye stated that he personally designed the riders' uniforms, and no one understands the meaning of being bestowed with imperial robes better than him.
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In fact, this is also a good time to develop Didi Chuxing and bike-sharing.
With a business opportunity right in front of him, Zhao Ye had no choice but to act. If he didn't seize it, someone else might beat him to it.
Therefore, Zhao Ye is very busy. Not only does he have many things to manage in the company, but he also has to specify new development strategies.
The business plans for Didi Chuxing (a ride-hailing service) and bike-sharing are already being written.
Unlike food delivery, which is difficult to popularize in Western countries, ride-hailing is a necessity in Western countries. For example, in the United States, which is sparsely populated, it is almost impossible to get around without a car. Therefore, Uber has developed rapidly since its launch.
DoorDash, the American version of Ele.me, has seen lukewarm development since its inception. High delivery costs in the US, different dining culture and consumption habits, and many restaurants operating their own delivery services have made it difficult for food delivery apps to take off.
Therefore, when Zhao Ye had people develop Meituan Waimai, he did not intend to promote it to Western countries, while Didi Chuxing planned to launch it globally at the same time.
In addition, the ease with which food delivery is available in China seems to make Chinese people even more proud.
Look at America, they can't even order takeout there, it's rubbish!
Ordering takeout in China is so convenient!
National self-confidence grows stronger little by little in this way...
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More than half a year has passed since Wujiang Group released its smartphone, and the mobile phone industry landscape has become dominated by one company with many weaker players.
Yes, all other mobile phone brands are garbage.
Even if it's a price war, how can they compete with the Honor phone priced at 999 yuan?
Honor phones, with their unparalleled cost-effectiveness, have completely crushed other mobile phone brands.
When Zhao Ye launched his smartphone, he specifically considered releasing a low-spec version to seize market share.
Market share is king, and high brand awareness is the most important thing.
After Honor phones gained user recognition, they could have moved towards the high-end market, incorporated some cutting-edge technologies, and instantly elevated their prestige.
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