Chapter 267 Regret for starting the group buying team!
“To be honest, the worst decision I’ve ever made was creating group buying.”
"????"
Under the soft light and in front of the camera, Jiang Qin looked sad.
As soon as the words fell, the whole place fell into complete silence, with only a strong smell of force lingering throughout the classroom.
Min Rou, who was sitting in front of Jiang Qin, was dumbfounded. There was no word "Versailles" in 2009. She didn't know how to express her feelings, but she just had an inexplicable urge to spit.
“Why is creating group buying a wrong decision?”
"Because Pintuan is a pure O2O platform, its business model is too dependent on online, but its payment method cannot be separated from offline, which means it is a product with inherent flaws. I made drastic efforts to develop it, but I couldn't get it to get rid of the bottleneck of payment methods."
Min Rou was stunned for a moment while holding the microphone: "Then Jiang, what do you think a successful product looks like?"
"Of course it is Zhihu, which I founded. It is my greatest work. It has no bottlenecks and will not be restricted. Therefore, our plan for the second half of the year is to promote Zhihu nationwide so that every college student can experience the joy of free communication!"
"You mean to say that the future of the Internet belongs to social networking?"
"Yes, in my opinion, social networking is the future of the entire Internet economy. Whoever touches group buying will die. Compared with e-commerce, group buying has no logistics channels and cannot realize cash on delivery. Compared with social networking, it cannot realize content payment. Its only function is to stimulate consumption while providing users with high-quality services. As for making money, it really does not make money."
Min Rou opened her mouth and said, "If that's the case, why did Jiang create the group buying app in the first place?"
Jiang Qin pursed his lips and said, "Because running a forum also has costs, I created the monetization tool of group buying to raise funds for the forum. Who knew that it couldn't make money and could only bring consumers the best consumption experience? It's really abominable."
"Ah, this..." Min Rou didn't know how to ask.
Jiang Qin suddenly adjusted his sitting position: "Are you asking me if I regret starting the group buying business?"
"ah?"
"Yes, I actually regret it a bit. After all, everyone who does business hopes to make money. However, Linchuan University has cultivated my spirit of dedication to others before myself. The president and professors have also always taught me that as an entrepreneur, I must shoulder the social responsibilities that I should shoulder."
Jiang Qin pursed his lips and said, "Although group buying does not make money and has no future, it really does not make money and has no future, but I think since it can activate Linchuan's economy, promote consumption upgrades, and stimulate market changes, its existence is meaningful. I will still do it well and serve Linchuan merchants and consumers. This is also a kind of integrity endorsement for my company."
The reporter from Financial Eye suddenly said, "Mr. Jiang, can I understand that the promotion of group buying is about to end?"
"Yes, this track is too narrow and it is not suitable to invest too much energy. When the city-wide promotion is over, we will suspend the promotion and shift the focus of subsequent work to the promotion of Zhihu. In the second half of this year, I will take Zhihu to participate in the Internet Summit. We welcome bigwigs from all walks of life to invest."
“Will this decision have an impact on group-buying partners and consumers who are accustomed to group-buying consumption?”
Jiang Qin immediately waved his hand: "No, group buying is a regional platform. What we can do is to provide exposure for high-quality merchants and shorten the selection time for consumers. The suspension of the national promotion plan will not affect Linchuan's local business. On the contrary, we will continue to optimize the business structure to make Linchuan users feel comfortable and the group buyers feel at ease."
“…”
Yao Junjie crossed his arms and watched for a while, and suddenly found that Chu Siqi was staring at him intently, so he couldn't help but say: "This person is a bit too pretentious, what do you think, junior sister?"
Chu Siqi pursed her lips: "I don't know."
"In fact, doing business is not what he said. This person has only a superficial understanding of the subject. Many things he said are not to the point. It makes people feel that he is a bit of a last-minute cramming. I even suspect that the boss behind the group buying is not actually him."
"Senior, stop talking. Their radios are very sensitive."
Yao Junjie pursed his lips, crossed his arms and kept silent.
For the next hour or so, Jiang Qin kept bragging about how awesome Zhihu was and kept lamenting that group buying was not profitable.
If another beautiful reporter asks, no matter what the question is, it will definitely end up being about "Group buying is rubbish, Zhihu is number one."
Moreover, Jiang Qin also made predictions about the future industries to the reporter from Financial Eye. The Internet boom has arrived, and all industries are facing upgrades and reforms. The most stable industry is social networking. Let's all do social networking, and we will definitely make a fortune!
Jiang Qin had a Dragon King smile on his face and had even helped them think of a news headline.
[Regrets starting group buying, Jiang Qin bluntly says group buying is not profitable! ]
[Jiang Qin: Although group buying is not profitable, we will still provide high-quality services to Linchuan consumers]
[Pintuan is willing to work with Linchuan Municipal Government to stimulate the market economy and accelerate industrial upgrading]
[The group buying promotion is coming to an end, Jiang Qin will focus all his energy on building a social forum for college students]
[Teenage college students predict that the Internet economy will lead to a reshuffle of all industries, with the social field being the biggest outlet]
Once these news stories, which contain lies mixed with truth or truth mixed with lies, are published, the results they produce are nothing more than those few.
People who don’t know much about the business think that he is a conscientious entrepreneur when they see this, and they must support group buying more in the future. He doesn’t make any money but still serves us. It makes me cry.
The second result is that people who know the business see this and think that this 19-year-old idiot is just talking nonsense and pretending to know something. It seems that he is just a mediocre person who is a little luckier than ordinary people.
Then, some people who seemed to understand it but not quite saw it and started to pay attention to the developments on Zhihu.
Anyway, no matter what the result is, it can buy a time difference for group buying and will also have a certain impact on Zhihu's subsequent promotion.
The people have become low-key, the school has praised them, the consumers have coaxed them, Zhihu has been promoted, and the government has been shown its loyalty. With such results, what else do you need?
"Mr. Jiang, describe yourself in one word and give us a closing statement."
At this time, the interview was coming to an end, and the host of the people's livelihood program handed the microphone to Jiang Qin's mouth.
"One word?"
"Yes, it can be an object or a word, it's all OK."
Jiang Qin frowned and thought for a while, then finally relaxed his brows: "I think it's more appropriate to describe me as steel wool."
The reporter of the livelihood program was slightly stunned: "Mr. Jiang always said that he is very tough and not afraid of difficulties, but at the same time he is full of flexibility and can bend and stretch, right?"
"Yes, you are right."
Jiang Qin smiled and nodded, thinking that you probably don’t know yet, the flower language of steel wool is forbearance and wealth.
At the same time, on the outskirts of the interview site, Gu Chunlei, Chu Siqi, Wang Huiru and Si Huiying all stared at Jiang Qin, who was in the center, with a slight tingling sensation in their hearts.
They didn't understand what Jiang Qin was saying, but they felt it was very professional and profound, as if they could get rich if they understood it.
The contrast is really too great.
Let’s not talk about the freshmen and sophomores, even the boys in the juniors and seniors seemed like children in front of Jiang Qin.
He seemed to possess a real maturity. Faced with so many reporters and so many cameras, most people would have been panicked, but Jiang Qin was still able to chat and laugh calmly.
It is precisely because of this maturity and steadiness that transcends cognition that Jiang Qin's smile appears particularly charming in this scene where everyone is the center of attention.
Director Gu has been following Korean dramas recently and has been brainwashed by all kinds of domineering CEOs. Now, looking at Jiang Qin sitting on the sofa in a suit, he actually feels like raising his voice and calling him Oppa.
“Too weird…”
Gu Chunlei quickly drank some water to calm herself down, only to find that Chu Siqi was also staring at Jiang Qin intently. She was stunned: "Siqi, this should be your second time meeting Jiang Qin. Didn't you follow the Youth Daily when they came to interview him last time?"
"Yes, Director." Chu Siqi nodded.
"How about it, do you like this one? If you like it, I can help you match it up."
Chu Siqi was startled when she heard the voice, and a lonely smile appeared on her face: "Director, are you kidding? He doesn't think highly of me."
"?"
Director Gu was stunned for a moment, and it took her a long time to react. What she said was not that she didn't like him, but that she felt that Jiang Qin looked down on her, which made her feel very magical.
Of course she knows very well the personality of the leading actress she has trained.
Usually, there are so many handsome and rich guys chasing after her, but she doesn't like any of them. She is arrogant in her words and deeds, and even has a sense of arrogance. But when it comes to Jiang Qin, she actually feels inferior? "You are the number one campus beauty of Linda University, and he is the entrepreneurial star of Linda University. They are obviously a perfect match."
Yao Junjie immediately coughed and said, "Director Gu, Chu Xuemei doesn't like him, so she rejected him in a tactful way. Please don't ask any more questions."
Gu Chunlei glanced at him and said, "Don't translate it wrongly. Jiang Qin should be worth several million now. He is definitely worthy of Siqi's beauty."
"Are several million considered money? My family has a mine. With my precious gem in front of her, how could my schoolmate settle for second best?"
Hearing the conversation between the two, Chu Siqi's eyes suddenly turned red: "Director, Jiang Qin and I are actually high school classmates. I have always had a crush on him, but he doesn't like me."
“…”
"ah??????"
After he finished speaking, Gu Chunlei opened her eyes wide. She really didn't expect that there was such a relationship here.
She still thought she was wrong. How could Chu Siqi be so inferior? However, she never expected that things were far more outrageous than she thought.
Is Jiang Qin's charm so great that so many people are chasing Chu Siqi, but Chu Siqi likes him, but he still rejects her?
(End of this chapter)
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