Reborn in 1984: Starting with the Development of Chinese Character Cards, Chapter 359 "Jiangnan Beyond the Great Wall" The next morning, people discovered that many merchants had already posted QR codes for receiving payments. After all, they wanted to seize this incredible wealth.
The print shop said they could help print the QR code for payment; with such incredible wealth, I wanted a piece of the pie too.
Because of the lucky draw, everyone felt like they had hit the jackpot, and many people posted about it on Weibo, Facebook, or WeChat Moments yesterday, which attracted even more people to go to offline stores to pay with mobile payment.
Around noon, a piece of news quickly rose to the top of Weibo's trending topics.
Alipay, Facebook, and WeChat jointly launched a challenge that caused a sensation across the internet!
#The mobile payment era has arrived! Dare you go a month without carrying cash?#
After this challenge was posted, many people left comments below.
"I don't think this challenge is too difficult. You can use mobile payment to buy things, take a taxi, pay utility bills, etc. From what I've seen, more and more stores are starting to support QR code payments, and there are QR codes for payment in the stores."
"Hehehe, this challenge is quite interesting, I think I can succeed!"
"That's a pretty crazy challenge, but I accept!!!"
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Although many people find it incredible, upon closer examination, this challenge is indeed achievable.
Many people, wanting to show off how awesome they are, forwarded this challenge on Weibo and expressed their willingness to accept the challenge.
The influence of Wujiang Group is well-known. In addition to ordinary netizens accepting the challenge, many well-known figures in society, including celebrities from the business, sports, political, and entertainment industries, have also participated.
Even Zhao Ye recorded a video and posted that he would accept the challenge.
In just two or three days, this challenge has become a nationwide activity, with popularity no less than that of the "Ice Bucket Challenge" in the previous life.
Of course, this is currently limited to China only.
Let other countries continue to "lack off".
Moreover, it seems that mobile payment is not easy to develop in Europe and America, just like in his previous life, and Zhao Ye didn't want to worry about it.
Furthermore, mobile payment will undoubtedly challenge the status of the financial industry in Europe and the United States. Zhao Ye thinks it's better to be more cautious.
In addition, smartphone penetration is relatively low overseas, making it difficult to develop mobile payments at present.
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After the week-long lucky draw ended, the number of users using mobile payment increased rather than decreased, indicating that the convenient and efficient payment method is clearly more popular than cash.
Driven by Wujiang Group, the rise of mobile payment in China has been terrifyingly rapid, so short that even Jack Ma and Pony Ma would be moved to tears.
March 12th arrived quickly.
This year's Arbor Day is different from previous years, with the entire internet paying attention to Ant Forest's tree-planting activities.
More than 50,000 volunteers have arrived in the Ant Forest planting areas.
In addition, hundreds of media outlets from home and abroad came here to conduct interviews and take photos.
The once desolate desert region has been transformed into a bustling and vibrant scene.
"I've finally arrived in the desert and truly experienced its harshness. It's incredibly hot here, and the sandstorms are fierce. I even have to wear a headscarf to keep the sand out of my hair! However, the desert scenery is unique, just as the ancient poets described: 'The desert sands are like snow, the Yanshan moon like a hook'..."
"The vast desert is full of endless mystery and magnificence; this trip was truly worthwhile!"
Many people took out their cameras to take pictures, as if they were there for sightseeing.
Around 9 a.m., Alipay CEO Hu Gangyi announced the official start of the tree-planting activity.
The best time to plant trees in desert areas is before 10 a.m. or after 4 or 5 p.m., when the daytime weather is not too hot.
After the tree planting activity began, under the guidance of tree planting experts, the volunteers worked with great enthusiasm, digging holes, planting trees, filling soil, watering, and covering the soil. The entire tree planting process was standardized and complete.
At the tree-planting event, some parents brought their children to participate, making it a truly educational and fun-filled occasion.
Before they knew it, evening had arrived. After a long day, everyone was tired but happy, feeling fulfilled and having done something meaningful, far removed from the hustle and bustle of the city. Many also said they would volunteer every year on Arbor Day.
At 7 p.m., many news videos of Ant Forest tree-planting activities appeared online, sparking discussions among netizens.
Immediately afterwards, Alipay's official Weibo account posted: "On March 12th, Arbor Day, we successfully planted 6 million trees in desert areas. We sincerely thank all the volunteers for their hard work! Furthermore, Ant Forest has set itself a small goal: to plant 500 million trees a year!!!"
Desertification is becoming increasingly serious worldwide, and protecting deserts is our shared responsibility.
Planting trees and creating forests benefits the present and future generations. Let us join hands to build a better home!
This Weibo post about the outfit received a flood of likes, shares, and comments from netizens.
Ant Forest is awesome!!!
"Ant Forest is really amazing, planting 500 million trees a year, you have to admire it. The desert will turn into an oasis in no time."
"Green mountains and clear waters are invaluable assets; the green dream of China sets sail from this moment!!!"
"Many deserts were once fertile lands, with rich soil and abundant water, and plentiful harvests. Unfortunately, due to over-development and the impact of war, the environment deteriorated, and they gradually became barren and uninhabited lands, with yellow sand raging and almost no vegetation!"
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