Since they are reborn, they must be supported by the school beauties.

Chapter 188 Business Booms and Wealth Abounds
Chen Cheng was very much looking forward to his new idea, because sometimes tormenting users could be a very satisfying thing.

Let them listen to a bunch of songs that will become hits in later generations, so that they feel like the food is delicious but the more they eat, the hungrier they get.

So he decided to create a song for each of the typical moods of contemporary college students, without giving too many songs, because if he gave too many, the users would get spoiled and start to pick and choose. So he decided to give one song for each mood.

For example, if a user wants to subtly express longing or affection, then they could use "My Song";
If a user is hurt, then it's like "Angel in the Devil," starting with "You are an angel in the devil, so you give me this way of heartbreak."

If a user breaks up, then the song "Decent Breakup" will play. Whoever clicks on their profile page will start singing it immediately, frame by frame: "Breakups should be decent, no one needs to apologize."

If a user is in a one-sided love affair and is being used as a backup option, then they should just say, "If you can't say you love me, don't lie; if you can't say you hate me, don't cling on or pretend to feel sorry."

If the user is a male simp, then it's like the song "Gentleman": "Can I take you home? It might rain outside."

If the user is an artsy youth, then it's "The Wind Rises," with the lyrics, "I was once unable to extricate myself from the vastness of the world, and also indulged in its dreamlike ramblings."

If you're an artsy youth who just wants to show off without any specific purpose, then go for "Mohe Dance Hall"; if you just want to be a little bit naive, then go for "Free Loop".

Even if snippets of these songs become popular online in the future, Chen Cheng is determined not to release the full version for several years. The advantage of doing so is not only to protect copyright, but also to prevent others from even having the opportunity to cover the songs.

Moreover, this was quite easy to prepare. I had plenty of songs in my head. Once Liu Shiyu arrived, we could find a place to record them all.

As for product development, it's even simpler. There are already existing codes for the music playback function on the webpage, so you can just find one and embed it. The only thing that needs to be developed is to link this music playback function with membership permissions, which should take about half a day.
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The following day, Chen Cheng received a call from Zhao Siyan, who had found a bar management software vendor who was willing to bring the software and card reader to the store for a demonstration.

Zhao Siyan doesn't know anything about computers, so she wanted to ask Chen Cheng if he had time to come to the store in the afternoon.

Chen Cheng agreed without hesitation. The Wild Membership issue needed to be resolved as soon as possible.

After his afternoon classes ended, Chen Cheng took a taxi directly to the store.

As soon as he arrived at the door, the fourth brother greeted him warmly: "Manager Chen is here."

Su Ziqiang had already spoken to Lao Si, and once the other two new stores opened, Lao Si would be in charge of security for one of them. He would also be in charge of supervising and managing the other store, as he was too busy to handle it himself.

However, he would have to wait at least three or four months to start his new job, so Lao Si naturally chose to stay at Wilderness during that time.

Chen Cheng nodded and greeted Lao Si. As he walked inside, Zuo Hu caught up from the door and called out to him somewhat nervously, "Manager Chen..."

Chen Cheng turned around, recognized him, and asked curiously, "Is there something you need?"

Zuo Hu said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's about my cousin and her husband. I really didn't know that you, Manager Chen, bought their company. I hope you won't misunderstand..."

Chen Cheng nodded and patted him on the shoulder: "It's nothing, don't worry about it, go and get back to work."

Zuo Hu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Okay, Manager Chen, I'll get back to work now."

As Chen Cheng entered the store, Zhao Siyan greeted him, saying, "Manager Chen, the sales representative is in Sister Shan's office."

"it is good."

Chen Cheng went to the office with her, but there was only a young man in his twenties in the office; Su Zishan was not there.

Chen Cheng asked Zhao Siyan, "Has Sister Shan arrived?"

"not yet."

Zhao Siyan said, "Sister Shan said she's having dinner with Sister Ning today and will be over later. She said you can make the decision on this matter."

"Row."

At this moment, the young man stepped forward politely, shook hands with Chen Cheng, and said, "Hello Manager Chen, I am a sales representative for the Wine Manager software. I'm here to demonstrate our software to you and the other leaders. Please feel free to ask me any questions."

Chen Cheng nodded and said, "Let me demonstrate first. I'll ask you any questions you may have."

"it is good."

The other party opened his laptop and launched a software called "Wine Manager V2.4.0". He then said to Chen Cheng and the others, "This software has three main functions: sales and inventory management, transaction statistics, and membership functions."

Chen Cheng asked him to demonstrate the functions of each section one by one. He found that although the software interface was rough, the functions of these sections were quite good.

Chen Cheng didn't care much about inventory management and cash flow statistics; what he cared about was the membership features.

First, the software displays the membership account level, balance, points, and discounts. It shows how much money is spent to earn one point and what discounts different user levels enjoy; these can be customized within the software, allowing users to set them according to their own needs. The salesperson then took out a card reader and demonstrated how to make and swipe cards.

Making cards is not difficult; simply place an empty card on a card reader and write the information onto it—it only takes a few seconds.

Writing information involves writing an ID number to an empty card. After swiping the card, the account information under this ID number is automatically retrieved. When calculating the consumption, the amount of this consumption can be recorded in the ID account, and the amount will also be automatically converted into points.

The functions are generally fine and sufficient to meet the initial needs.

So Chen Cheng asked him, "How much does your software cost?"

The other party said, "Our software costs 5,800 yuan per year, but if you buy it for three years at once, it will only cost 12,000 yuan."

Chen Cheng was somewhat surprised. This kind of software, which could be developed in less than a week or two, could actually sell for such a high price. It was truly a bit of a rip-off.

But then I thought about it, and that's how the early internet was. The more niche something was, the more expensive it was. It was all a willing exchange, one party willing to hit and the other willing to be hit.

Although this bar management software is expensive, it's hard to find free products online that meet this need. The developers chose to develop this niche software in order to make money from users with genuine needs in their specific field.

For them, once the software is developed, each additional copy sold will reduce the cost and increase profits. If they can sell one or two hundred copies a year, they can support a small development team.

For users, if a problem can be solved by spending some money, it might cost six figures to develop their own team, and the product might not be as good as what they get from someone else. So it's the most cost-effective thing to buy something ready-made.

Chen Cheng didn't have the energy to develop such software himself, so it was only natural for someone else to charge for it. As for the price, Chen Cheng also had his own plans.

So he said to the salesperson, "How about this, I'll buy six months' worth to try it out. If I feel it's good and want to continue using it, I'll contact you to renew."

The other party seemed hesitant, saying, "Manager Chen, our minimum purchase period is one year; we really can't do it for six months."

Chen Cheng casually said, "I don't know when your software was last updated. What if I buy it and you don't update it for a year? If better software comes out on the market, wouldn't I be in a very passive position? Consider this six-month period as a trial period, and let us see how well you support us in the future."

The other party was still trying to persuade him: "Manager Chen, our software's anti-theft system is quite special. Once your purchase period expires and you want to renew it, I will have to come over and debug it for you personally, which will cost you 100 yuan for the service. It's more cost-effective to buy a year or even longer at once."

Chen Cheng waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll pay you the service fee later."

After a moment's hesitation, the other party nodded: "Okay, then let's give Manager Chen a six-month trial period."

After the other party installed the software, Chen Cheng called over the finance department and Zhao Siyan to study it together.

The software is very easy to use; anyone with basic computer experience can use it with ease.

Chen Cheng also studied the software's anti-theft strategy. It pre-entered the expiration date during installation, and as long as the software's expiration timer could not be bypassed, the software would automatically lock when the time expired.

Some similar software can be cracked by modifying the system time, but this software is more clever. Its time calculation does not retrieve the computer's Gregorian calendar, but instead uses a countdown timer. No matter what year the computer is set to, as long as the software is installed, it will keep counting down until the time expires.

After the software issue was resolved, Chen Cheng explained the membership benefits and discount tiers to Zhao Siyan.

First, all members can make purchases in the members-only booth area;
Secondly, the lowest-ranking Red Diamonds enjoy a 95% discount, Silver Diamonds a 9% discount, Gold Diamonds a 85% discount, and Black Diamonds a 8% discount.

In addition, Red Diamond and above customers can enjoy free chauffeur service;

Gold Diamond and above users can enjoy a business car pick-up and drop-off service. However, Gold Diamond users can only use it once a week and can only choose a one-way trip. Black Diamond users can use it twice a week and can use a business car pick-up and drop-off service.

The percentage of points earned back for purchases varies depending on the user's level.

Red Diamond members earn points on a 1:1 basis, with one point earned for every dollar spent.

Starting with Silver Diamond, the spending to points ratio is 1:1.2.

Gold diamonds are 1 to 1.5, and black diamonds are 1 to 2.
As for the use of points, Chen Cheng plans to allow points to be used for consumption, with every 100 points deducting one yuan. The higher the level, the more rebates.

However, these points are separate from the points earned for user upgrades. Rebate points can be used and will not be cleared, while level points expire within a specified time.

This membership system not only gives big clients prestige, but also provides them with tangible benefits and attentive service. More importantly, it has an upward ladder that encourages users to spend more money, rather than requiring them to spend money every now and then.

Chen Cheng believes that as long as he has one or two months to strengthen this membership system, these old customers will not leave Wildness again. No matter what happens, as long as the disco is allowed to operate, he can ensure that Su Zishan's store will prosper and make a fortune.

(End of this chapter)