wavenovel Chapter 134 Pinduoduo's Rural Expansion
Chapter 134 Pinduoduo's Rural Expansion
Chapter 134 Pinduoduo's Rural Expansion
Since she could choose to pay upon delivery, Liu Xiufang felt much more at ease.
She said, "Young man, I only have 40 yuan left. I want to print 80 test papers, double-sided. Do you think this business is feasible?" Hearing that they could place an order first and pay later, the older women watched the transaction with curiosity.
Chen Ping knew that if this deal went smoothly, he could develop many potential customers. He took out his phone and said, "Sis, let me take a look."
At this moment, thanks to the promotion by Chen Ping's ground sales team, there are already more than 800 merchants on Pinduoduo, and two or three online printing shops.
Chen Ping unexpectedly discovered a newly launched online printing shop with ridiculously low prices: A4 paper with ink printing, only one cent for one side and two cents for both sides.
Eighty double-sided test papers would cost 16 yuan. However, this shop does not offer free shipping, but the express delivery fee is not expensive either. Including the express delivery fee, the total cost is only 19 yuan.
He said, "Sister, I just saw a new vendor here. Printing one double-sided test paper only costs two cents. Including shipping, 80 papers only cost 19 yuan. Does that price suit you?"
Liu Xiufang was greatly surprised: on the one hand, the school's printing cost more than 100 yuan, while on the other hand, online printing only cost 19 yuan, which was only one-fifth of the former.
She repeatedly said, "Okay, okay! You're really not lying? It really is cash on delivery? If the printed papers are unusable, I won't pay!"
"Yes!" the middle-aged woman next to her chimed in, "We all heard it, you said it was cash on delivery."
Chen Ping patiently explained, "Sis, because this product is very cheap, the quality won't be as good as that of regular stores, but it will definitely work."
Although the quality might be a bit worse, making her hesitate, Liu Xiufang thought about it. She only had 80 yuan left. If her husband couldn't borrow money, their whole family would starve in a few days.
It doesn't matter if the printed papers are of slightly lower quality; every penny that follows is crucial for this family.
She said, "I won't cheat you. As long as the printed papers you make are usable, I'll pay for them."
The person next to him chimed in, "Young man, don't worry, Liu Xiufang is a very good person!"
Chen Ping spent some time selecting the items on Pinduoduo, placing an order, and sending the exam paper files to the seller.
Three days later, Chen Ping returned to the square, where Liu Xiufang was already waiting.
Thanks to the national "Village-to-Village Connectivity Project" and strong support for Guangxi, this town had already achieved express delivery to its villages by 2010.
Chen Ping took Liu Xiufang to the courier station, picked up the package, opened it in front of her, and handed her a thick stack of test papers.
Liu Xiufang's son, Xu Youcai, happened to be on holiday today and came to the courier station with his mother. Chen Ping said, "Take a look at this test paper and see if there are any problems."
Xu Youcai took the test paper and immediately showed an expression of disbelief.
He had heard from his mother that someone who did online marketing helped him place orders, getting 80 items online for only 19 yuan.
When Zhang Juanzi printed out the papers, he initially thought his mother had been scammed.
But Mom said that the person promised to pay after delivery. Xu Youcai was an educated man and simply didn't believe that such a good thing existed in the world, that someone would actually pay for the order in advance for him.
However, when he held the exam paper in his hands, he had no choice but to believe that it was all real. Although the paper quality and printing effect were somewhat poor, it was definitely usable.
He said, "Mom, this test paper is usable."
Liu Xiufang took out some money from her pocket, handed Chen Ping 21 yuan, and said, "Young man, I'm sorry, I didn't believe you a few days ago. Here's 21 yuan for you, and consider the extra two yuan as a token of my appreciation for your hard work."
Chen Ping quickly said, "Sister, no need. If you really want to thank me, just help me promote the Pinduoduo app."
Liu Xiufang smiled and said, "Your software is really good, I'll definitely help you promote it!" Then, she said somewhat shyly, "I saw that your software has many cheap items, but I was too embarrassed to say before that I wanted to buy them too. I'll give you the money first this time, is that alright?"
"Okay, as long as you trust me, that's fine." Chen Ping opened the Pinduoduo app again and showed her the products.
Liu Xiufang's son, Xu Youcai, also peeked over, and when he saw the prices of the goods, he was stunned: "These things are so cheap!"
He saw nail stickers that only cost one yuan and said, "Mom, can you buy me some nail stickers? My sister was making a fuss about wanting to get her nails done at a nail salon last time, right? All her friends and besties have gotten them done, but she hasn't."
Liu Xiufang said somewhat impatiently, "What's a little girl like you doing? Our family is so poor, where would we get the spare money for that?"
Liu Xiufang was both annoyed by her child's lack of understanding and guilty for not being able to provide him with a good living environment.
When she was little, she saw her classmates eating small cakes. When she got home, she told her mother that she wanted to eat some too. But her mother slapped her and told her not to be greedy.
She secretly vowed then that when she grew up, she would never treat her child like her mother did. But life is unpredictable. Although she managed not to hit or scold her child, she couldn't even afford to buy her a birthday cake.
Simply because they were poor, extremely poor.
Xu Youcai knew that his family's financial situation had been bad recently, but he didn't know exactly how bad it was.
He pointed to the nail stickers on the screen and said, "But Mom, these nail stickers only cost one yuan."
"Huh?" Liu Xiufang looked surprised and turned to Chen Ping, asking, "Young man, is this really only one yuan? Even with the delivery to your door, it's only one yuan?"
Chen Ping nodded and said, "Yes, this manufacturer is clearing out its stock at a loss, and with our platform subsidizing it, this product is being sold at a complete loss."
Liu Xiufang didn't want to be a spoilsport, so she said, "Okay, then you can place this order for me."
Then, Xu Youcai asked, "Mom, could you buy me another pair of sneakers? The school is having a sports meet, and I'm a fast runner, so the teacher wants me to participate. The soles of the shoes I'm wearing now are coming unglued, and they're not good to use."
Liu Xiufang's heart skipped a beat. How could she afford sneakers?
Seeing this, Chen Ping quickly said, "Sister, don't worry, let me see if there are any cheaper options."
Soon, he found a pair of sneakers on Pinduoduo. They were white sneakers, and the flash sale price was only 20 yuan. The original price was 38 yuan. He needed to invite 3 users to join the group order to buy them for 20 yuan.
Chen Ping noticed the family's difficulties and said, "Sister, how about this? Go see if you can find three other people who also want to buy shoes. If they have smartphones, that would be best. If not, I'll use my phone to help you register; you can just use your phone numbers."
Liu Xiufang was initially surprised: "Only 20 yuan for a pair of shoes?"
Chen Ping nodded: "Yes, if you get three or four people to buy together, you can get four pairs of sneakers for a total of 80 yuan."
Liu Xiufang was a little anxious. For a moment, she didn't know where to find three people who needed white shoes.
Xu Youcai quickly said, "Mom, I have a solution! Lots of people at our school want to buy new sneakers, but they're too expensive, easily costing several hundred yuan. If they were this cheap, they'd definitely want to buy them. I'll call them and ask them to come over and buy them together!"
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