I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 292 The old man is furious!

Qin Fen originally wanted to play a trick, saying that he would wait until Friday to write the review, so that the probability of winning a free order would be doubled.

"Hey, this doesn't seem to work. It seems like only same-day bills are accepted. If you bring a bill that wasn't issued on the same day, it won't pass their manual review."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Of course! And it's definitely one chance per bill. If everyone at the same table brings the same bill or someone else's bill to get the meal allowance or enter the lottery, wouldn't that be considered taking advantage of someone else?"

"I don't think he wrote it..."

"It was definitely written down; you probably just missed it."

Su Cheng must have considered these bugs when formulating the relevant strategies.

Everyone at the table can leave a review, but each bill only grants one chance to enter the lucky draw. This requires image verification, and identical bills won't qualify.

Moreover, it must be the bill in the hands of the consumer; otherwise, if an incompetent waiter goes to the back office and grabs a handful of bills, he'll be ripped off bald!

Such a bug will definitely not occur; Su Cheng is a very meticulous person in this regard.

……

The key city for the operation of "I'll Tell You" is Jingzhou, and the first to spread it widely is white-collar workers in the workplace.

11:15, an internet company.

"Hey, what's for lunch?"

"I don't know, let me see."

Meituan?

"No, there's a new review app called 'I'll Tell You'."

Tell me what?

"You idiot, the movie is called 'I Tell You'."

"I tell you what to eat? Is that what you mean?"

"That's hilarious! Where did you learn English, Australia? Let me tell you, if our supervisor hears you, you'll be fired this afternoon."

"Hahahaha, let me tell you what to eat, is that alright now!"

"Hmm, that's more like it."

The white-collar workers in Jingzhou have high incomes. Most of them are under 35 years old, and they don't cook much, but often eat out.

I've tried almost all the restaurants in the area, but to avoid making a bad choice, I always go to the same few places I frequent. I'm actually getting a little tired of them.

They were also eager to try new restaurants, since the cost was about the same, but they could get a completely different experience.

They also tried apps like Meituan or Dianping, but many of the highly rated restaurants weren't as good as they expected. They were just average, and some even had terrible food and service, resulting in a poor dining experience. Yet, these restaurants still made it onto the list.

After the update, "I'll Tell You" quickly spread like wildfire among this group of people. Everyone tried to use the software to match and paid close attention to the reviews.

Some users who were even more "hesitant to try" went a step further: they only downloaded and tried the software after hearing positive reviews from their colleagues who had used it.

After experiencing it, I have a very high opinion of both the restaurant and the "I Tell You" app.

The spread was faster than Su Cheng had imagined, and the level of popularity was even higher than she had expected.

Daily active users are growing exponentially.

This is one of the great advantages of internet products.

It spreads quickly and generates profits quickly.

If this were a coffee shop, a milk tea shop, or any other physical business, it would take a year or two before they could truly make money.

Su Cheng immediately changed his original plan and commercialized "I'll Tell You" by updating the membership program.

……

At the same time, some food-related online forums quickly began to generate public opinion:
[Dude, why do I need to become a VIP to leave a review?]
[You don't need VIP to leave a review; you can leave any review you like.]
[Then why are all the reviews I see from VIPs?]
[Are there more reviews from VIP members?]
[What's the point of this exposure? Do I need a VIP membership to use it in the future?]
[No need. You can drive it if you want, or not if you don't. For me, it's just a symbol.]
[Brothers, it's not just about the badge. I have to say, those VIP reviews are really insightful. I trust the VIP users' reviews more than the regular ones; they're definitely more honest.]
[A restaurant today really messed with all my bad points. They even charged me a dollar for chopsticks! It's not a huge issue, but it's disgusting. I'm speechless.]
[Which one is it, bro? Hurry up and post a review so everyone can avoid it!]
[It's already been posted. I even subscribed to VIP so more people can see it!]
[IP correct, Shanghai's top responsibility agent!]
[But your brother, you are the true hero!]
I think this VIP system is great; maintaining a good dining environment is everyone's responsibility!
[Their VIP service isn't too expensive; they even reimbursed me 20 or 30 yuan for my meal yesterday.]
[Guys, you guys picked amazing restaurants! I've eaten at several this week, and not a single one was a disappointment!]
[I get the feeling that some VIP reviews are just about showing off their own taste!]
[Indeed, I saw it today too, and the photos looked pretty good, but after I actually tried it, I found it was completely different from the reviews. I thought it was just me...]
[Isn't there a block/remove function? I saw this and immediately blocked/removed it all at once. It feels like a fake review.]
[Yes! I saw that too, and these weren't fake reviews paid for by the shops. They were fake reviews posted to show off their unique taste, usually using adjectives like "Who knows this?", "A hidden gem of a shop!", and "Absolutely amazing!"]
[It's got a bit of that Little Blue Book vibe.]
I saw a similar post today and reported it to customer service. It was processed in less than 10 minutes.
In addition to the VIP system gaining widespread user approval, the "public jury" design of "I Tell You" also won user approval.

The public review system is primarily triggered when a restaurant does not agree with the negative review given to it.

Merchants will present evidence to refute the claims, and then users will also present evidence, after which users will be invited to participate.

This public review system involves not only restaurant design but also user feedback.

[Today I processed 13 reviews, and they rated me as satisfied.]
[This is hilarious! A so-called online judge, huh?!]
[Only those who actually work understand the pain points of others.]
[Some reviews are very honest, but the seller is blatantly lying; they must be severely punished!]
[Brothers, does anyone know how many votes a VIP vote equals for a regular account?]
[I think it was 3 or 5 votes? I forgot.]
[Three votes, definitely not five. Five votes would be too many; 20 positive reviews are equivalent to 100 negative reviews.]
[I strongly suggest that "I Tell You" increase its membership price]
[A full SVIP membership is fine too, preferably a bit pricey, otherwise some people spend ten yuan to get a membership and then they don't know who they are anymore. Seeing one account posting crazy comments all day long, it's really speechless that this software becomes their outlet for madness...]
[Let me guess, is it a profile picture with auspicious symbols like "prosperity amidst blooming flowers," "tranquility leading to far-reaching goals," or an adorable AI baby?]
[You even know that!]
[Just report it directly, it's guaranteed to be accurate every time]
……

Not only on food forums, but also on various internet platforms, there are many users discussing "I Tell You" in posts, videos, and updates.

To achieve this level of success without any advertising or paid user acquisition is truly impressive!

"I'll Tell You" received a strong and unexpectedly positive commercial response.

He spent half the morning browsing related posts to get firsthand feedback.

"Why are there still people wanting to raise the VIP price?"

"Even SVIPs have come out?"

"However... this suggestion seems alright?"

He originally planned to start with 6 yuan.

"I'll Tell You" is based on reviews and has a certain threshold, so Su Cheng ultimately priced it at 10 yuan.

But this threshold seems... a bit too low?
Su Cheng overlooked one type of person.

People like this are used to being suppressed by life. When a software like "I Tell You" suddenly reminds them that they have the right to comment and tells them that "your comments are very important", some minor problems will arise.

In severe cases, it could negatively impact the user ecosystem and normal usage. Su Cheng felt that some additional barriers needed to be added, but SVIP was out of the question; adding ten or twenty yuan wouldn't make much sense.

Paying 20 or 50 yuan for an SVIP membership will only encourage these kinds of people to go further, and it's essentially useless.

Su Cheng felt that this was not a small problem, but it was okay, it could be fixed.

It's only been commercialized for a few days, so the impact is minimal.

Su Cheng immediately began drafting the optimized plan:
VIP membership will no longer be without prerequisites; instead, you will need to have written 25 or 50 reviews and have a certain number of likes and favorites before you can become a VIP member on their platform.

The key point is the latter condition. If a person's reviews are repeatedly recognized by the public, it means that this user is not the kind of person who throws tantrums, makes unreasonable demands, likes to cause trouble, complains about trivial matters, and uses the "power to comment" as a machine gun to fire every day.

Some users might feel like they can't spend money to open a VIP account, but in order to maintain the community's ecosystem and avoid such people, Su Cheng felt it was necessary to add this prerequisite.

After sending the proposal to Zhao Peng, he began to think about the next steps for "I Tell You".

Su Cheng has no intention of stopping there and starting to make money while lying down.

"I'll Tell You" has a much smaller market share than other similar software.

Despite the fierce competition and seemingly bustling scene in Jingzhou, the market share in first- and second-tier cities is still in the hands of others, especially since Su Cheng has not cultivated the third- and fourth-tier cities deeply.

Su Cheng particularly values ​​market share in third-tier cities and counties.

Su Cheng needs to make full use of the cash flow she has on hand and the cash flow that is about to be received, and continue to extend the meal subsidies to other first- and second-tier cities, third- and fourth-tier cities and even small counties.

Once Su Cheng has secured a market share in this field, he can then set the rules of the game in this area.

By issuing a single instruction, one can potentially make money, and this could even spawn a gray industry chain.

That's exactly what the old folks did.

The Dihao Group has a monopoly in many fields, and then it is split into several small companies to circumvent anti-monopoly laws through various packaging methods.

Last year alone, the Dihao Group faced countless antitrust lawsuits in Europe and the United States, but most of them were just minor penalties.

There are also some regions that do not punish them, and even welcome the establishment of the Dihao Group, because the group can provide them with taxes, GDP, and tens or hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Su Cheng worked tirelessly until 2 a.m. to perfect his business development plan, finally completing a meticulously detailed document of 20,000 words.

To Su Cheng's surprise...

I didn't feel tired at all; instead, I felt a surge of energy, like I was about to sprint forward.

This energy seemed inexhaustible, and Su Cheng felt that she could easily stay up until dawn or even go to the company to clock in for another day's work.

"really."

The energy required to work for someone else is completely different from that required to build your own business.

"The first step to becoming capital is to exploit yourself."

……

……

Jingzhou.

A detached villa.

Su Tianyan sat on the sofa with a dark expression.

He placed his hands on his knees, but his knuckles were stiff and white, as if he were clenching them with all his might.

He deliberately made his breathing long and even, like a well-trained diver diving into the deep sea, just to suppress the surging undercurrents beneath the surface.

His eyes betrayed his inner emotions; they were not gentle lakes, but frozen ice, beneath which raging lava burned fiercely.

His jaw was taut, his masseter muscles bulging slightly on both sides of his cheeks like two silent rocks, yet firmly locking away any raging storm that might escape his lips. His lips did not droop, but were pressed into a straight line without any curve, as if declaring a severance more resolute than a roar.

Su Tianyan cursed countless times in his mind, the turmoil churning within him condensing into just two words:
"waste!"

"What a fucking waste!"

"Such a valuable asset as 'I Tell You,' was sold for only 850 million?"

"How did you two manage to take care of my child?"

Su Tianyan, his face dark, questioned Bai Zihua and Long Ruoli, who were standing in front of him.

"Look how well they've done now. They've fixed the previous issues and successfully commercialized it in less than two weeks."

"If someone else hadn't told me, were you still planning to keep this from me?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Zihua immediately explained, "No, President Su, we just found out about this ourselves..."

obviously.

Su Tianyan has already taken out her anger at Bai Zihua and Long Ruoli on Su Cheng's incompetence.

"You just found out?"

"Didn't you have even the slightest sense of alertness?"

Bai Zihua had to explain: "President Su, actually the young master handled it perfectly... His handling of the situation even made our group earn an extra two or three million. What's the point of your anger?"

"What do you mean 'what's wrong with me'? That's not a problem at all! Do you think 'I'll Tell You' is only worth two or three million now?"

"Why couldn't he come up with a solution when others could?"

"Useless things!"

"What a waste!"

(End of this chapter)