nashuaworldcup Chapter 524 Are you hungry?
Chapter 524 Are you hungry?
In fact, there have always been people doing the regional takeout delivery business. For example, the meal ordering group in a large commercial office building, or the meal ordering service provided by the network administrator in a street of Internet cafes, are all types of takeout delivery.
Compared with the group buying industry that focuses on in-store consumption, the takeout business pays more attention to delivery and delivery speed.
Resource integration in this area is easier to do than group buying business, and the technical content is not high.
You can cooperate with several surrounding restaurants to provide delivery services to you, connect with surrounding office buildings and university towns, and then hire delivery riders to designated stores.
The rider delivers the meal, the consumer pays, and a complete transaction model is formed.
But this kind of business relies heavily on riders.
How is group buying done?
Negotiate with the merchant, post the product or service information online, generate a text message code after payment, and go to the store for verification. It basically does not rely on manual labor and is not difficult.
But for takeout delivery businesses, if there are not enough delivery people, it will be difficult to continue to expand.
But the image of riders on the street delivering goods 24 hours a day, like a boy riding the wind, delivering hot meals to the dining table is almost tantamount to delusion.
Zhang Xuhao, the founder of Hungry, was surfing the Internet in an Internet cafe and could only eat instant noodles after being hungry for a long time, so he came up with the idea of starting a takeout business.
As long as enough is given, there will be no shortage of people.
The entire market is glowing with vitality, making countless entrepreneurs excited.
Some "people's entrepreneurs" even don't want to pay a penny more, so they find ways to let kitchen apprentices work part-time as deliverymen, so that many apprentices have studied in a restaurant for two years and can't cook, but they remember the directions very well.
There are so many people waiting on the roadside on electric bicycles just to deliver food to you.
Even if you continue to negotiate with merchants and obtain large quantities of orders, it is useless if you cannot deliver them.
But if you want to expand outward, you must hire people from society as riders. It is precisely because of this that Hungry Bu has fallen into a bottleneck period.
But as Li Changming said, this project looks very expensive at first glance, and most investors will hesitate.
In fact, it is very easy to recruit a large number of riders, just spend money.
In 2011, mobile Internet speed increased again.
Therefore, if you want to develop a takeout business, the first thing you need to do is to make the deliveryman a serious profession with sufficient scale.
Therefore, when I am hungry and don’t really need funds, I have no way to keep growing, so I send plans everywhere in the hope of finding investment institutions.
Therefore, if you want to expand your delivery business, recruiting delivery personnel is a big key.
Only when there are enough delivery people can they have more ability to obtain orders.
People have three meals a day, which is basically the minimum standard. If the number of delivery staff cannot keep up in time, it is unrealistic to expand.
Domestic smartphone shipments exceeded 3 million.
It is easier to find a delivery person in college because students have a lot of spare time besides attending classes.
But in this era, deliverymen are still considered part-time workers and are basically hired by businesses. It is not considered a serious profession.
So far, delivery services have been established in three surrounding universities.
This is the problem that lies ahead on the road to development.
Gu Ming originally provided delivery services in Jinan as a test field, but he did not continue this business until group buying became popular across the country.
Because he knew very well that if he wanted to make it bigger, he would have to burn too much money.
Even if the current group-building profitability is very strong, it will still be daunting when faced with this amount.
What's more, you don't have to spend your own money when doing business!
Therefore, the best way is to wait for someone to light the fire, attract capital, and everyone can pool money together to burn out a prospect and increase market share rapidly.
And in Gu Ming's eyes, Hungry No. 1 was the fire starter.
Before the fire started, it was impossible for the team to get off first.
Because... Pintuan is too strong in the field of life services. If he quit directly, many investment institutions will be afraid of it.
"Mr. Zhang, how is the venture capital matter going?"
"I met with several companies, but they are not very interested in Ele.me. Currently, many people are waiting and watching. Let's wait a little longer. There will definitely be a result after the Spring Festival."
In a residential area in Shanghai, seventeen people were sitting in a room with three bedrooms and a living room.
This is the hungry start-up team.
Among these 7 people, there are two newcomers, namely Chen Jiaxin and Zhang Li who left Dianping.com.
After Dianping was destroyed by group buying, although the business volume remained at a certain level, everyone knew that the future was dark.
For people without ambition, being a monk for a day and ringing the bell for a day is a good choice.
If you're done with it, just do it with it. The salary is still being paid anyway.
Compared with the fear of the Thousand Regiments War, days like this are very fragrant.
But for ambitious people, Volkswagen is no longer a platform where they can shine.
Chen Jiaxin and Zhang Xuhao met through the introduction of a friend. At that time, she did not have the idea of going hungry.
Because no matter how bad Volkswagen is, it cannot be compared with a small startup company like this. As the saying goes, you should look for a horse while riding a mule. Even if you change jobs, you should go for a higher direction.
What really made Chen Jiaxin decide to join the Ele.me team was that Zhang Xuhao made her feel familiar.
He is very goal-oriented, has strong execution ability, is calm, and at the same time proud. Even when faced with development constraints, he remains calm and does not seem anxious at all.
Chen Jiaxin has only seen one such entrepreneur, and that is Gu Ming.
In other words, she feels that the current Zhang Xuhao is another Gu Ming, a copy of Gu Ming whose career has just started.
However, Zhang Xuhao and Gu Ming are not completely similar in character.
Compared with Gu Ming, Zhang Xuhao is not as careless as others think. He is more serious about his work and does not talk nonsense. This is what Chen Jiaxin appreciates even more.
"Sister Chen?"
"Ok?"
Zhang Xuhao looked at Chen Jiaxin and said, "Dianping previously accepted investment from Tencent. I wonder if you can find a connection and meet with Tencent's investment manager?"
After listening to this, Chen Jiaxin thought for a moment and said, "I can give it a try."
"Then I'll trouble Sister Chen."
"You don't have to be so polite, Mr. Zhang, we are working for a common future now."
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At the same time, people at the Tuan Tuan headquarters came out of the office building huffing and puffing, preparing for the New Year's Day dinner of various departments.
Gu Ming drove to Longkai International Hotel to attend the annual Northern Business Gang Conference.
Following the tradition of the Northern Chamber of Commerce, this high-quality traditional program, the New Year's Eve Show-off, is held every year.
Jinan's strategic cooperation brands have now increased to the 7th batch. There are many newcomers, and the bosses who have grown up first like to nurture them.
Only Gu Ming, holding the wine glass elegantly, stood in front of the French window, gazing at the bustling distance. With a slight shake of his wrist, a bunch of bubbles appeared on the liquid in the glass.
Burger King's boss Liu Xiliang walked over and toasted Gu Ming.
"Boss Gu, why don't you go over and chat?"
"It's just that after unifying the market, I feel the loneliness of being an invincible hero, and I have to slowly savor it by myself."
Liu Xiliang looked up when he heard the voice. Damn, what a pretentious guy. “Is it Miss Zhou who forbids me to drink?”
Gu Ming's eyebrows stood up: "How is it possible? Who can control me!"
Liu Xiliang chuckled.
Many people in the Northern Business Group have seen Zhou Xiaoyao, because after every dinner, she would come to pick up Gu Ming on a pink girl's electric car, with a Rolls-Royce guarding her.
Many people know that Gu Ming is very unpredictable in the business world, but in private he is actually a love-brained person.
Just like today’s business party, it’s scheduled to start at 3 o’clock and end at 6 o’clock.
My goodness, it’s 6 o’clock and all the major bathing centers are not even open.
But Mr. Gu said that he had to go back to school to make dumplings with his good friends...
"Oh, by the way, Mr. Gu, there is a small matter that I need to report to you."
"what's up?"
Liu Xiliang sat on the sofa next to Jiang Qin and said, "There is a platform called Kuaidian in Beijing that wants to cooperate with Burger King to do food delivery. Does this conflict with our strategic cooperation plan?"
Burger King serves fast food that is easy to carry and delivers quickly, making it a natural match for the takeout business.
Because the key to takeout is fast food preparation, and fast food preparation means fast delivery. In addition, Burger King is already a first-tier fast food brand and is indeed loved by young office workers.
In fact, Burger King stores in Beijing have been cooperating with Kuai Dian Meals for a month, and the sales effect is very good, with the turnover much higher than that in Shanghai.
Seeing that it is profitable, Burger King certainly welcomes such cooperation with both hands.
Moreover, the strategic cooperation agreement of the Northern Business Group only applies to group purchasing in stores and does not conflict with food delivery.
But even so, Liu Xiliang still didn't dare to make the decision on his own, but wanted to get Gu Ming's nod.
If the God of Wealth forbids him to do something, he cannot do it. This is an unspoken rule of the northern business community.
"Let's do it. If you can make money, why not do it? It's not like you have any grudge against money. Just do it vigorously."
"Okay, Mr. Gu, I'll be relieved if you nod."
Gu Ming patted Liu Xiliang on the shoulder and said, "If you need publicity, go find Lao Yang. Toutiao will fully cooperate with us and help with promotion and increase sales."
Liu Xiliang was stunned for a moment.
To be honest, although the food delivery platform is not big, it will affect the business volume of group buying in stores to a certain extent. But he did not expect Gu Ming to be so supportive.
"Old Liu, I'm actually not interested in money now. The only thing I want to do is to hope that our northern business group can have a more glorious future."
Liu Xiliang was somewhat touched: "Boss Gu, when you put it that way, I feel like I am a bit of a profit-seeking villain."
Gu Ming's expression changed immediately: "Nonsense, those who are only interested in profit are gentlemen."
At this moment, a middle-aged man ran out of the door.
This man is called Wu Jinxi. He is in the agricultural products business and is now a partner of the group buying supply chain. He entered the banquet hall carrying a sack and went straight to Gu Ming, attracting a lot of attention.
"Boss Gu, the shepherd's purse has arrived. It's all fresh. Have you seen enough?"
"Oh my god, you are too polite. I don't need so much. She just thought the shepherd's purse dumplings were delicious last time and wants to eat more. Actually, two plates are enough."
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