After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather

Chapter 57 Then, everything will change!
Ever since this idea came to his mind, Chen Yanwu thought more and more that it might be a solution, so he contacted two former colleagues and told them about his idea.

"You mean, we also build a platform and use Xiaosha's information screening ability to attract traffic? And then make it bigger and stronger?"

"The first half of the sentence is correct, but don't you think it's meaningless to become bigger and stronger?" Chen Yanwu said: "Is Meituan big? Very big! Why? Because we have merchants, riders, and more importantly, users and traffic.

"How did such giants come into being? In the past, when new opportunities emerged in an industry, a bunch of entrepreneurs would emerge like mushrooms after rain.

"So how do entrepreneurs stand out? Is it because of how strong they are? No! It depends on who has a stronger background and more powerful capital behind them.

"Then they rely on various subsidies and price wars to kill off their competitors, leaving only one or two companies to dominate the market and monopolize resources. Then they can unscrupulously exploit people in the entire industrial chain.

"For example, in food delivery, merchants, riders and even consumers are all victims. This is the business logic of the era of giants. But now, with Xiaosha, think about what will happen?"

Chen Yanwu’s words made the two former colleagues fall into deep thought: With the existence of Xiaosha, consumers’ ability to accurately obtain information is no longer dependent on the platform.

As long as a store does a good job, it can develop an APP by itself, or even a cloud service without an APP, with just two or three pages. If the owner needs it, Xiaosha can find it accurately.

"What is the basis for Xiaosha to accurately find a store?"

"Now, when you are about to order takeout from Meituan or Ele.me, it finds that this store has its own APP or meta-service, and it is cheaper, so it finds it based on this motivation."

Chen Yanwu replied: "In the future, there will definitely be more ways to obtain information. For example, now, after you order takeout through Xiaosha, Xiaosha will ask you about the taste and feelings of the restaurant, which is equivalent to an evaluation, and it is independent of the platform."

"Look, just like now, I call Xiaosha," Chen Yanwu called out:
"Xiaosha, Xiaosha, the takeaway I ordered today is a little spicy, which is equivalent to the medium spicy at other restaurants."

[Here! Xiaosha has already noted it down. Can I sync your feelings to the cloud? This will provide a basis for my other friends to make decisions! ]

"Yes, in the future, you can be authorized to synchronize this type of evaluation information with your other friends."

Chen Yanwu immediately said: "Look, if this is the case, what else can the platform do? Is it completely meaningless?"

The essence of the platform is the centralization of information and resources. It relies on information and traffic to gain the right to speak and then realize the monetization of traffic.

What is recommended by the platform, ranked high, and on the first page is not necessarily what users need, nor is it necessarily the best.

It may also be because the merchant paid more, or the contract signed with the platform is more powerful, so the platform puts it in front.

And the merchants have paid such a huge price - some even exceed 30%. Please note that this 30% refers to the commission on turnover, not profit.

In this case, businesses must still make money, so where does the money come from?
It is impossible to raise the price. If the price is raised, the competitiveness will be weakened. Then the only option is to reduce the quality - zombie meat, pre-prepared dishes, dirty and messy kitchen environment...

Based on this reality, several people compared Xiaosha again - the information recommendation algorithm was inverted. It was no longer decided by the platform, but by the consumers themselves, and the consumers' assistant AI did it on their behalf.

"Do you know what this means?" Chen Yanwu said, "With Xiaosha here, if you want more customers, you have to start by improving quality. Xiaosha represents the consumers themselves.

“It has become almost impossible for inferior products to gain customers by purchasing platform promotions or platform traffic.

"Moreover, by developing cloud services on their own, merchants can save a lot of money without the platform's commission. This can be used to improve the quality of their products."

"The only problem left now is delivery, and the business logic can be closed."

"Can't a third party be used? For example, call Dada or UU to run errands or something like that." Chen Yanwu shook his head, as if he suddenly realized something, and immediately said:

“Since we can do without food delivery platforms, why not delivery services? If a store can develop a cloud service, why can’t a rider do the same?”

Chen Yanwu seemed to have discovered a new world: "Besides, Xiaosha now has a career in software development. He can open a Yuan service in five minutes, which is not much slower than registering on the platform. Moreover, he didn't take any commission!
"If anyone needs help, just let Xiaosha call, and it will be one-on-one. As long as the trust issue is resolved, then the entire logical loop will be completed!"

In fact, with Xiaosha's capabilities, it can do much more, such as hailing a taxi, moving, and providing housekeeping services, right?
“However, I tried it and found that currently this service is only available for takeout. If you want to take a taxi, Xiaosha will only look for the corresponding taxi platform. I don’t know if it’s because of qualifications.” Chen Yanwu judged.

"In that case, I feel like this little Sha is a bit like that, that something..." said one of my former colleagues, "It's a bit like the shared brain of the entire human society."

People from all walks of life are creators of information.

The channels for information dissemination are controlled by the platform.

Therefore, everyone is being exploited by the platform.

The emergence of Xiaosha has reversed the way of obtaining information, from platform recommendations to consumers actively obtaining it themselves. The assistant AI actively matches and filters according to consumers' own needs.

Then, everything will change!
The core of all this revolves around Xiaosha. Now it is social media and food delivery. If every aspect of the industry can be screened through Xiaosha, then isn’t this really the central AI for the operation of the entire society?

The three of them looked at each other and realized that they seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

Finally, one of them broke the silence and said, "If the platform collapses, what will happen to the unemployment rate? How can we find jobs? During this period, I have been looking for a job. I had always thought that it would be best to find a big platform."

"Your question is just like what the peasants asked when we were fighting against the landlords: 'If the landlords are gone, who will we farm for?'"

Chen Yanwu said unhappily: "The land is right there, can't you plant it for yourself?"

(End of this chapter)