OBS Chapter 981 SARS Attacks
Chapter 981 SARS Attacks
"Alas, I only knew that Lao Qin's family was not well-off, but I didn't expect them to be so poor. To be honest, I admire Lao Qin more and more now. He came to Beijing with only 500 yuan in his pocket, and it's only been more than a year. Now he must be worth tens of millions."
Xu Lin was amazed.
"Yeah, I can't even imagine what it would be like if I were given 500 yuan to stay in Beijing for a semester." Xie Qiao agreed.
Xiao Qianxi said quietly, "That's why he works so hard. Even now, he doesn't dare to slack off for a moment and works overtime until very late every day."
"For children from ordinary families like us, there is no other way to change our destiny except to work hard."
Wang Ying did not participate in this topic at all. She had everything since she was born, but because of this, she lost the motivation to strive.
The main reason why she invested in Qin Hao was that she wanted to see what ordinary people could achieve if they tried their best.
Qin Hao's achievements today have far exceeded her expectations, which is also the main reason why she has a good impression of Qin Hao. There are some things she can't do, and watching Qin Hao achieve them step by step, it is as if she is also involved.
Just as Wang Ying was lost in thought, the ringing of the phone interrupted her thoughts.
"Hello, oh, I'm over here in the auditorium."
Wang Ying subconsciously glanced at Xie Qiao, paused and said, "No need, I'll come find you."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Ying said to Xiao Qianxi and the others, "I have something to do. I'm leaving now."
"Oh, take care, young lady."
Faced with Xu Lin's obviously teasing tone, Wang Ying rolled her eyes at her.
After Wang Ying walked away, Xu Lin said with a gossipy look on his face: "Guess who called the young lady just now."
"How would we know?" Xie Qiao and Xiao Qianxi both shook their heads in confusion.
Xu Lin chuckled: "I guess it must be Yang Cheng."
Hearing Yang Cheng's name, Xie Qiao's mood obviously dimmed. Xiao Qianxi glared at Xu Lin, and Xu Lin scratched his head: "Sorry, I forgot about it..."
Xie Qiao forced a smile: "It's okay, I've actually figured it out. The reason I was with Yang Cheng in the first place was mainly because I failed to confess my feelings to Brother Xiaozhou, and he just happened to show up."
"Looking back now, I didn't really like him that much, not to mention he was two-timing."
……
On the other side, in a high-end restaurant near Beiqing University.
Yang Cheng handed a gift box to Wang Ying: "I bought this for you when I went to Japan this time. See if you like it."
Wang Ying casually put the gift box at her feet and said, "You're going to be away for such a long time this time. You're not going alone, are you?"
"It's so boring to be alone, Jiang Xiyue went with me." Yang Cheng said casually.
Wang Ying frowned, "Ren Siyu's best friend? When did you two get together?"
"What do you mean by getting together? We are just getting what we need." Yang Cheng looked indifferent.
Wang Ying paused with her knife and fork in her hand, and suddenly said in an extremely serious tone: "Are you planning to just sit there doing nothing?"
Yang Cheng was startled at first, then looked at Wang Ying with a surprised look: "Wang Ying, you are not stupid with those poor students, are you?"
"We were born into a family like this, do we still need to struggle? Enjoying life and having fun while we can is the right thing to do."
In the past, Wang Ying recognized Yang Cheng’s values, otherwise she would not have become childhood friends with Yang Cheng. But with Qin Hao’s example, she felt that life seemed to have other possibilities.
"If one day your family falls into poverty, have you ever thought about how to make a comeback?"
Yang Cheng sneered: "There is no such possibility. Even if that day really comes, my mother will prepare a way out for me. I don't need to worry about it at all."
Wang Ying remained silent. Yang Cheng's words once again exposed the fact that he was just a little kid after leaving the protection of his parents.
Yang Cheng noticed that Wang Ying was not in the right mood: "Wang Ying, you were not brainwashed by that Qin Hao, were you? Even though he has made some money now, so what? He will not be able to reach the level of our family even if he is given 30 years."
"You'd better not hang out with him anymore. I hate poor people like this who refuse to accept their fate and try to change it by hard work. How childish."
Wang Ying put the knife and fork in her hand directly on the plate: "Yang Cheng, you are the childish one, right? Hiding under the wings of your parents and waiting to die, that is your value. I admit that I also live under the protection of my parents like you, but I don't think that the efforts of the poor are worthless."
"Besides, what makes you think that Qin Hao can't change his fate? Perhaps in a short time, his achievements will far exceed your imagination. I believe that day is not too far away."
After saying that, Wang Ying got up and left.
"Hey, I didn't get the gift."
"Give it to your messy girlfriends."
Yang Cheng looked at Wang Ying's back and wondered, "What's wrong with this young lady today? She's so angry."
……
After the opening ceremony, the freshmen of Peking University and Tsinghua University either formed groups of dormitories or classmates to familiarize themselves with the campus, or traveled around the campus alone.
Soon they discovered a very interesting phenomenon: whenever they passed by a Yigoo store, there was always a long queue, one queue was entering the store, and the other queue was directly outside the store.
Moreover, they also found that most of the people entering the store were freshmen, and most of the people queuing outside the store to get goods were seniors.
It was not until Yigoo staff distributed small cards to them that they realized they could place orders directly online.
However, most of the freshmen still lined up to enter the store out of curiosity.
After finally entering the store, they found that Yigoo was indeed different from other supermarkets. The items on display were all individual and could not be purchased directly. Orders could only be placed online. According to the staff, these items were samples so that they knew what they were buying so that they would not find out that the goods were not what they ordered after receiving them, which would result in a bad shopping experience.
This novel way of shopping makes many freshmen feel like a new door has been opened, and they realize that shopping is possible this way.
The staff also specifically informed us that all goods purchased from Yigoo are eligible for a seven-day no-reason return service.
"So, what if I buy a bag of potato chips and find out that the chips are not crispy anymore?" a freshman asked deliberately.
"In this case, you can also return the product within seven days without giving any reason."
"You won't deduct money?"
"will not."
The freshman asked curiously, "Wouldn't you be at a loss in this case? What if someone deliberately takes advantage of the seven-day no-reason return policy and refuses to pay?"
"What you are talking about is an extreme case. It does happen, but it is only a very small minority. Most users are still very well-mannered. Our boss said that he believes that the overall quality of the college user group is still very high and they will not do such a thing for no reason."
"If there is a reason for it, such as the family is really poor, then he can compensate a little money and it will be considered as financial aid for the student."
"Our boss often said that he was also a child from a poor family and had been caught in the rain himself. Now that he has the ability, he also hopes to hold an umbrella for others."
After hearing what the waiter said, the freshman stood in awe: "Your boss must be Qin Hao, who gave a speech on behalf of the students at the opening ceremony. I have heard of his story. Now it seems that he deserves to be successful. From now on, I will be a loyal user of Yigoo."
Such things not only happened in Peking University and Tsinghua University, but also in other universities. The reason why these waiters praised Qin Hao so much was not because Qin Hao forced them to say so.
This is because these waiters are basically poor students from various universities.
The reason why Qin Hao did this was, on the one hand, that he really wanted to help these poor students, and on the other hand, it was to make Yiguo's base in major universities more solid.
According to Yigoo's backend data from one week after school started, this step was correct. The number of new registered users soared, and since school had just started, both old and new students purchased a lot of items, and the average order value increased significantly compared to the previous semester.
However, this growth gradually slowed down one month after the start of school, and the daily order volume also tended to stabilize. This is the characteristic of the student market. The upper limit ceiling can be seen at a glance, but except during the winter and summer vacations, there will not be a cliff-like drop, which highlights stability.
After more than half a year of operation, Yiguo has basically occupied all the well-known universities in Beijing. The next step is to expand comprehensively and complete the coverage of all universities in Beijing.
In addition, in the white-collar market, Yiguo is also stepping up its efforts to set up "showrooms" in office buildings where some companies are concentrated.
Compared with stores in universities, the decoration of these "showrooms" is more exquisite, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and the "samples" inside are as exquisite as the exhibits in the windows.
The computer area where you place orders is decorated like an Internet cafe. Not only does it provide free tea, it even has instant coffee.
Of course, the amount of money consumed is also huge, thanks to the support of the income from the commission of point cards. If it were like Jack Ma who relied entirely on financing in the early stage, it would have collapsed long ago.
After all, after 911/, the US stock market Internet bubble burst, and it has become difficult for Internet companies to raise large amounts of funds.
At the same time, Liu Qiangdong was also vigorously developing his own logistics company. Although Yigoo was developing rapidly, it still could not fully meet Liu Qiangdong's needs.
For this purpose, Liu Qiangdong also proposed to Qin Hao to accept logistics orders from other companies.
Qin Hao did not object. After all, he only held 30% of JD Logistics' shares, while Liu Qiangdong held 70% and was the majority shareholder. Moreover, the faster JD Logistics expanded, the greater the financial pressure on Liu Qiangdong would be. Once the funds were insufficient, he would inevitably raise funds from outside...
Busy times always pass quickly, and before we knew it, it was winter 2002. Qin Hao remembered that SARS seemed to have broken out at this time.
"Don't go to crowded places these days. I heard that a strange disease has appeared in Guangdong Province. It is highly contagious and can be fatal."
Qin Hao said to Xiao Qianxi in a serious tone.
Seeing Qin Hao's serious words, Xiao Qianxi couldn't help but worry: "Then what do you do every day at the company..."
"Don't worry, I've made arrangements at the company. By the way, you can give these medical masks and disinfectants to Xie Qiao and the others. Remember to wear a medical mask when you go out, and wash your hands and disinfect frequently."
"Okay, I'll remind them."
In Dormitory 213, Xie Qiao and Xu Lin were chatting about how they were going to spend the winter vacation, when suddenly Xu Lin's cell phone rang.
"Hey, Qianxi, oh, okay, I'll be down right away."
After hanging up the phone, before Xie Qiao could ask, Xu Lin said, "Qianxi said she brought some things for us and asked me to help move them down."
"What is it? A lot? Could it be snacks?" Xie Qiao's eyes lit up.
"possible."
After hearing what Xie Qiao said, Xu Lin also became very excited.
However, when they helped Xiao Qianxi move the things up and unpacked them, they found them boring at first glance.
"Qianxi, the warehouse that Lao Qin rented is running out of space, so he asked you to put it in our dormitory? What is this?"
In response to Xu Lin's complaint, Xiao Qianxi told the whole story with a serious expression.
"No way? It's so serious, how come we haven't heard about it in the news?" Xu Lin frowned and expressed his doubt.
Xie Qiao also agreed: "Yes, if it is really so serious, why hasn't the news been reported?"
Before Xiao Qianxi could explain, Wang Ying suddenly said, "If it were exposed, it would have no effect other than causing social panic. It is precisely because it was not exposed that the credibility of this matter is higher."
When Xu Lin heard Wang Ying say this, he suddenly became nervous.
"Why don't we take a break and skip classes these days, and just review in the dormitory?"
Xie Qiao hesitated: "There's no need to do this. Besides, we can not go to the classroom, but what about eating? We can't just eat instant noodles all the time, right?"
Xiao Qianxi quickly told the three people how to use medical masks, disinfectant, and antipyretic drugs.
"Isn't this a bit too weird?" Xu Lin's voice changed as he was wearing a medical mask.
However, seeing that Wang Ying, who was always particular about it, had put it on, he kept silent.
In the next few days, Wang Ying and her classmates appeared in school wearing medical masks, and they were often looked at strangely by others. The use of disinfectant to mop the floor in the dormitory every day also caused dissatisfaction in the neighboring dormitory.
But as time went on, news about SARS was gradually revealed, and a tense atmosphere spread in the school.
Especially after the start of school next year, Peking University and Tsinghua University conducted a questionnaire survey on all teachers and students on campus. All teachers, students and school staff who had been to Guangdong Province were placed under special surveillance.
Some students found that masks, disinfectants, cold medicines, isatis root and other supplies in all supermarkets around the school were either sold out or the prices skyrocketed by more than ten times or even dozens of times.
This is not something that money can buy.
"These profiteers are simply making money from the country's misfortune."
The students were outraged but helpless until one of them suddenly discovered that an announcement had appeared on Yigoo’s official website: all Yigoo users can go to an offline store every day to pick up a package of epidemic prevention supplies.
"Damn it, all those unscrupulous merchants, go to hell. From now on, I will buy popsicles from Yiguo. Even if they melt into water, I will still say they are so cool."
"It's worthy of being a company founded by our Peking University and Tsinghua University seniors. They really care about us." (End of this chapter)