What universities have the most is people, and a large population represents sufficient purchasing power.
Jiang Qin started by running forums and constantly organizing activities to gather traffic. In fact, his main purpose was to obtain a huge traffic pool.
With traffic, any business expansion will have unlimited possibilities.
Now we have the traffic pool.
Then group buying becomes the last link for monetization after consuming traffic.
Traffic—group buying—goods arrival—payment.
In the absence of popularization of smart phones and online payments, this was the best monetization chain he could think of, because the traditional group buying logic was to use sufficient purchasing power to boost sales and thus achieve profit conversion.
Previously, we placed advertisements on forums and collected advertising fees just to raise funds for group buying.
Whether this consumption model can be accepted by college students and how long it will take for them to accept it is still unknown. Therefore, the early promotional activities and discounts are all invisible costs.
For example, discount coupons for new users and new product promotions all require financial support.
Without these discounts and offers, it would be difficult for group buying to absorb all of Zhihu’s traffic in a short period of time.
Therefore, it is indeed a helpless act to cheat here and there. After all, in Jiang Qin's mind, group buying is the final blade, and other parts can be saved as much as possible.
And now, he has finally reached this point with his makeshift team.
Half an hour after returning from the University of Science and Technology, all the employees of 208 returned to the entrepreneurial base one after another. Shi Miaomiao was still holding half a tray of buns and half a cup of soy milk, as if she had returned from lunch.
Jiang Qin didn't want to disturb everyone's lunch, so he asked everyone to sit down and tried to be brief and get straight to the point.
"Group buying is about to go online. Time is tight and the task is heavy. Let me assign the next specific tasks."
"Lu Feiyu, you will be responsible for leading the content team, adjusting the focus of creation, and initiating some topics of good product recommendations and food sharing to pave the way."
"Tan Qing and Sunai are responsible for connecting with merchants, checking product information and pricing, and ensuring that there are no mistakes after the product goes online."
"Wenhao, you have met with Yue Zhu. You will be responsible for the connection with Wanzhong Mall. You must make it clear that they will be responsible for the delivery of all orders from the mall."
"Lanlan, please contact the part-time job agency again to confirm the recruitment of on-campus delivery staff and conduct a simple training according to the original plan."
"And Xuemei, keep a close eye on Shengshi and urge them to prepare all the materials quickly. They must be ready by the night after tomorrow at the latest."
After receiving their respective tasks, 208 members immersed themselves in the busy working atmosphere again.
People in the content group began to transform themselves into live-streaming hosts, writing detailed, soft articles in the first person for the main products listed by the merchants.
Dong Wenhao began to communicate with Yue Zhu about issues such as the time and frequency of cargo delivery.
Wei Lanlan went directly back to the East School and contacted the part-time job agency to discuss the recruitment and training of delivery staff.
Lu Xuemei went to Shengshi to confirm the production progress of billboards and promotional posters.
Everything began to move forward in an orderly manner.
Now everything is ready, the only thing left to be solved is picking up the goods.
This is determined by the subjective wishes of the consumers and it is impossible to unify them. Some people have classes in the afternoon and some in the morning, so some people pick up the goods in the morning and some pick up the goods in the afternoon.
Jiang Qin does not have enough staff, and it is impossible to find part-time students who can stay in the dormitory building for a whole day, so this matter may have to trouble the aunties in each dormitory building.
The dormitory manager is under the school logistics department, and logistics belongs to the school affairs department. So the top leader should be the vice-president Zhang Baiqing whom I met a few days ago.
Tsk.
Principal Zhang is a good man. He is in charge of the unfairness of entrepreneurship and fills the gaps in entrepreneurship.
Jiang Qin thought about it and decided to find an opportunity to meet the vice-president and talk to him about the re-employment of the dormitory manager.
"boss!"
Shi Miaomiao suddenly raised her head: "Don't you have classes in the afternoon? Why haven't you left yet?"
Jiang Qin was stunned for a moment: "What class?"
“College English.”
Jiang Qin smacked his lips, put on his coat and prepared to go to class. He didn't go because he liked the class, but mainly because his absence rate had reached the red line. If he didn't go, he would fail without even taking an exam. Failing a course didn't matter, but he didn't know how to do this or that, and if he failed too many times, he would most likely be asked to drop out.
It would be nice if students didn't have to go to school.
Jiang Qin drove all the way to the teaching building of the School of Finance, but was late as expected.
But to his surprise, Cao Guangyu was also late, and was huddled against the wall like a little chicken, standing motionless.
"Lao Cao, why don't you go into the classroom?"
"Being caught late, I was fined a small station."
Jiang Qin's mouth twitched: "You're already in college and you're still being punished by standing? Is there still any law?"
Cao Guangyu glared at him and signaled him to lower his voice: "This time I was unlucky. I was caught by the school student union. They said they were going to launch a campaign to correct the academic style. They really didn't give me any face at all."
"Then you just stand there, I'm leaving."
"Don't go. They've entered the classroom to check absences. If you go now, you'll run into trouble."
"Damn it, I don't really know anyone in the student union at school, so I'd better hide for a while." Jiang Qin had no choice but to retreat.
Cao Guangyu was amused: "You are also late for dating? No, where is Feng Nanshu? Are you dating a ghost alone?"
Jiang Qin glanced at him: "Your mind is full of love? I just came from the entrepreneurial base!"
"It's a joke. Big brother doesn't need to laugh at second brother."
While they were talking, the students from the school union came out of the classroom under the guidance of Zhu Feng. Jiang Qin turned around and tried to hide. He thought the points deduction would be fine, but he couldn't accept the punishment of standing in the corner. But before he could hide, Zhu Feng called his name from behind.
"Jiang Qin!"
"Deduct points, I'm not afraid of anything, but I refuse to be punished by standing." Jiang Qin just gave up.
Zhu Feng glanced at him and said, "Who arrested you? Let me introduce you. This is Zhuang Siyu, the president of the school student union."
The short-haired senior student next to Zhu Feng smiled slightly: "Junior Jiang, do you have time to chat?"
"Do I need to take a statement if I'm late?"
"It's not about being late. I didn't even remember your name. Your girlfriend answered for you, so we just went with the flow and pretended we knew nothing."
After hearing this, Zhuang Siyu was surprised: "Is that super pretty school girl his girlfriend?"
Zhu Feng said of course: "If she wasn't his girlfriend, how could a girl be so stupid as to answer for a boy? Do you really think we can't hear it?"
"I say, seniors, please stop discussing my relationship issues, or you can just deduct points for them."
"Junior, we do have something we want to ask you for help with. Can you come to the office and sit for a while?"
Cao Guangyu's eyes almost popped out after hearing this. He thought, "Aren't you launching a campaign to supervise the learning style? So you, the supervisor of learning style, are specifically targeting me?"
Jiang Qin walked past Lao Cao, sternly told him to stand still, and then followed Zhu Feng and Zhuang Siyu into the office.
"Junior, we want to get some sponsorship from you."
Jiang Qin raised his eyebrows after hearing this. He really didn't expect that someone would take advantage of him. "What sponsorship?"
Zhuang Siyu coughed and said, "Did you know that the four major universities jointly held a debate competition?"
"I heard from Senior Yao from the Literature Club."
"Going out to compete requires funding, and making team uniforms and flags also costs money, so can you help me a little?"
Zhuang Siyu opened her bag, took out a form and handed it over. On it was some information about the debate competition and the required sponsorship fees.
Jiang Qin didn't want to agree at first, as he had always been the one to bully others, and no one had ever bullied him. But when he saw the list of judges, his eyes narrowed.
The reason is simple, it's just because the name written in the column for chairman of the jury is Zhang Baiqing.
"Principal Zhang is a judge?"
"Yes, it was Principal Zhang who asked me to come this time. I wanted to ask if you would be willing to sponsor me."
The corner of Jiang Qin's mouth twitched. He thought that Zhang Baiqing probably thought that the last entrepreneurial support was a bit too much and was planning to make up for it from here. However, he really wanted to meet Principal Zhang to discuss the issue of the dormitory manager's re-employment. This was an opportunity that came to him.
The principal in charge of school affairs is usually very busy, so you can't always meet him whenever you want. As the group buying is about to go online, it's not realistic to make an appointment. It's better to take advantage of the debate competition to meet and chat.
Moreover, when discussing this matter under the banner sponsored by himself, Zhang Baiqing must have considered his own efforts, and the probability of agreeing is relatively high.
"Sponsorship is something I can consider, but what benefits will it bring me?"
Zhuang Siyu immediately said, "We can help you promote the forum. After all, it is a joint competition among four major universities, and it will attract a lot of attention."
Jiang Qin picked up the table and took a look: "How far has the competition progressed?"
"We are still in the on-campus competition stage, and will be entering the finals soon. The winning team will represent Linchuan University in the final debate with the other three universities." Zhuang Siqi answered every question.
"Have you chosen the topic for the school finals?"
"The fate of the individual is controlled by the individual and the fate of the individual is controlled by society."
Jiang Qin was silent for a moment: "Sponsorship is fine, but can I go to watch the game?"
Zhuang Siyu hesitated for a moment: "Are you interested in debate? Of course."
"But I hope you can change your topic. The one you just discussed is too out of touch with reality."
"Change to what?"
"If the ending is bad, there is no point in starting, and if the ending is bad, you should also enjoy the process."
Zhuang Siyu frowned and thought for a while: "This topic is quite interesting..."
Jiang Qin pursed his lips and said, "I want to know what everyone thinks of this question. If it's convenient, let's use this as the topic for the final."
"I'm going to go back and discuss this with the judges."
"Then I want two seats, as close to the front row as possible, preferably closer to Principal Zhang."
After confirming the sponsorship, Jiang Qin privately asked Zhuang Siyu to cross Cao Guangyu's name off the latecomer list, and then the two groups waved goodbye.
"Lao Cao, you have to treat me to a meal." Jiang Qin started begging for food as soon as he returned to the corridor.
"Why?" Cao Guangyu grinned.
Jiang Qin spat at him: "I sacrificed my beauty and asked the student union president to cross out your name. Shouldn't you treat me to a meal?"
The corner of Cao Guangyu's mouth twitched: "Do you think I'm stupid?"
"Do you not believe in my beauty or do you not believe that your name has been crossed out?"
"Haha, I don't believe either of them."