The Peninsula chaebol started by rescuing Samsung's little princess.

Chapter 136 I'm so doomed I can only take the bus now

"Don't worry, this is just a technical adjustment!"

"Will people believe that?"

"Or are you going to say that the electrical wires were cut during the renovation?"

"Uh...the president is brilliant!"

Zhao Lunshuang glanced at the engineering department, which was undergoing emergency repairs in the distance, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

Li Haorong also felt very helpless.

Before launching MarsPay, they considered various possible problems, such as server overload, competitor attacks, and failure to transmit credit card account data, and made thorough preparations in advance.

Unexpectedly, the problem today stemmed from the renovation team.

"Damn it, you bunch of idiots! How did you even do this renovation? Do you know how much we've lost? Even selling your company wouldn't be enough to compensate us!"

The head of the engineering department was yelling at the construction team, since he was the one who hired them, and he would be responsible for any problems that arose.

Of course, what he said was biased. This construction team is no small force; it is under the umbrella of Tai Rong Construction.

This is a mid-sized real estate developer, ranking among the top 20 in the Peninsula region.

"Power is back!"

As the engineering staff turned the power back on, power was restored to the entire floor, less than ten minutes after the power outage.

Before Li Haorong could give the order, Zhao Lunshuang and Kong Canyu quickly organized a team to resume Mars Payment.

Although the power outage only lasted a few minutes, the entire Mars network was already in complete chaos by then.

Many users successfully had their credit cards deducted, but the Mars Coins did not arrive in their accounts.

If this situation is not handled properly, the trust that users have worked so hard to build with MarsNet will immediately disappear.

Getting these users who have already suffered losses to accept online payments again will likely require dozens of times more effort!

"Minister Quan, order the construction team to stop working today. This situation must never be allowed to happen again!"

"yes!"

Li Haorong's words were met with repeated responses from the Minister of Engineering.

"in addition----"

Li Haorong was about to say something when his phone rang again.

During this time, his phone never stopped ringing; this was the third call in less than ten minutes.

This caused his Samsung phone battery to get so hot that he thought it was about to explode!

"Feed? President Park?"

The person who called this time was President Park of BC Card Company.

"President Li, what exactly happened? My customer service hotline has been ringing off the hook!"

Hundreds of customers successfully paid with their credit cards but did not receive their Mars Coins!

As soon as the call connected, President Park's anxious voice came through the phone.

Of all the people who have collaborated with Lee Ho-young, the one who is most dedicated to Mars Payment is undoubtedly President Park.

On the one hand, President Park himself has been promoting the development of online payment; otherwise, he wouldn't have started preparing related technological reserves several years ago.

On the other hand, MarsPay currently only allows users to link credit cards, and their company can capture half of MarsPay's user base.

Therefore, he naturally cares a lot about this collaboration!

"President Park, please rest assured, the problem with the backend has been resolved, and the payment system will be back to normal soon!"

Lee Ho-young didn't tell President Park what the problem was, after all, it was a rather embarrassing issue!

"Isn't just restoring the service enough? How do you plan to reassure the customers?"

"President Park, please rest assured, I will fulfill the promise I made! As long as the user has a successful payment record, we will absolutely compensate them!"

The news about MarsPay's "You dare to pay, I dare to compensate" has been circulating everywhere for the past few months.

"I naturally trust Chairman Li's credibility, but please reassure the users as soon as possible!"

"Of course! Don't worry, the user will receive the relevant announcement and compensation soon!"

Seeing that Lee Ho-young had made all the arrangements, President Park didn't say anything more.

After hanging up the phone, Li Haorong asked Zhao Lunshuang, "How's it going? Is the announcement ready?"

"Alright, President, please take a look!"

"Okay, send it!"

A crisis, if not handled properly, is a danger; if handled properly, it is an opportunity!

This sudden malfunction gave Li Haorong the opportunity to establish his credibility and put his promise of "If you dare to pay, I dare to compensate" into practice!

"Waaaaah—my money!"

Park Jiyeon, sitting in front of her computer, couldn't stop crying as if it were free.

Just now, she received a credit card transaction record on her phone, but the number of Mars coins on MarsNet did not increase.

This terrified the little girl.

Do you think it's easy for people to earn money?

She had to guard against her parents taking away her money "for her future" and also guard against her unscrupulous older brother taking advantage of her. Now she's been scammed by his uncle's company!

"It's okay, you can ask your uncle for it back later, it's not a big problem!"

The reason you're having this problem is because you haven't topped up your account enough.

If you had listened to me and deposited 50, this problem probably wouldn't have happened. Why don't you deposit some more?

At this moment, Park Hyo-joon, who was standing to the side, didn't seem to mind making things worse and even started making sarcastic remarks.

"Top up some more? I'll let you top up some more, top up some more!"

Furious, Park Jiyeon swung her small fists and rained blows on Park Hyo-joon.

"ah----"

Park Ji-yeon's third-degree black belt in Taekwondo delivered a powerful, subtle attack to Park Hyo-joon, causing him to scream in pain.

"Hey, Park Jiyeon, stop going crazy, or I'll fight back!"

If he hadn't still wanted Park Jiyeon's Martian coins, he would have fought back long ago.

"Fine, you're fighting back! It's all your fault, you made me lose all my money!"

At this moment, Park Jiyeon was like an angry dinosaur, and she couldn't listen to Park Hyo-joon's words anymore.

"Was it my fault? Wasn't it our uncle and your oppa chairman who caused it? Go ahead and beat them up!"

Even so, Park Hyo-joon thought to himself, "Even Park Ji-yeon, who is so close to them, is breaking down right now. Aren't the ordinary users who don't know them going to curse Mars Technology to death right now?"

As it turns out, Park Hyo-joon is quite smart.

At this moment, the entire peninsula was filled with shouts of criticism against Mars Technology.

"Ahem!"

Just then, a coughing sound popped up on the computer.

This was also Li Haorong's perverse sense of humor; he deliberately set the website's public notification sound to this.

I've made something of myself, but I never imagined that one day it would be his turn to copy Tencent!

"Mars.net has sent a message, you should check it out!"

Park Hyo-joon, who was still being beaten, heard this voice as if he had met a savior and quickly reminded him.

As expected, after hearing this, Park Jiyeon immediately stopped hitting Park Hyo-joon and quickly returned to her computer.

Upon opening the system messages, I discovered it was an announcement from Mars Technology.

"Due to a system malfunction, the website experienced crashes and delays, but it has now been restored."

Thank you for your trust in Mars Technology and your long-term support. We will be gifting you 10 Mars Coins.

Upon seeing this, Park Jiyeon, who had been crying, immediately forgot all her tears.

She had only bought 20 Mars Coins, and MarsNet gave her a one-time refund of 10 Mars Coins. That was amazing!

At the same time, upon checking my account, I found that I had indeed gained 30 Mars coins.

Why is she still crying? She's practically begging for another technical update!

Park Hyo-joon, watching from the side, was even more envious. He hurriedly said, "We'll split it in half when we meet. I also contributed to that 10!"

"roll!"

At this moment, the two of them were preoccupied with how to deal with this unexpected windfall, and they no longer cared about the terrifying moment that had just occurred.

In fact, the best way to dispel users' fear of the unknown is to use incentives!

With just one technical adjustment, I "got" 10 Mars coins for free. What if it happened again? What if it happened several times?

At this point, many people had similar thoughts, so why were they worried about losing their money?

Many people who missed out on this compensation are wondering why they paid earlier and missed out.

The siblings played around for a while, and then saw another announcement from Mars Technology: "In view of the support of our users for Mars.com, from tomorrow (January 1st) to the Spring Festival (February 18th), Mars Technology will launch a Mars Coin gift pack."

Every day, 1000 Mars Coin gift packs will be distributed. Each gift pack is worth 100,000 Mars Coins, plus a one-month Mars membership and a limited-edition Mars Show set worth 10,000 Korean Won. The total price is 80,000 Korean Won.

The brother and sister were green with envy when they saw this.

Unlike Tencent's approach of having separate red, yellow, and green diamond memberships for each platform to generate revenue, MarsNet's membership is universal.

In other words, with just one Mars membership, you can enjoy discounts and privileges in music, videos, games, and more.

目前火星会员每个人售价是2万韩元，有时做活动可以便宜到1万8甚至是1万5。

Now you can not only get 10 yuan for free, but also get a membership and Mars Show. It's a huge win!

Not to mention these children, even many working employees are envious of such benefits, and they are all thinking:

Is MarsNet planning to shut down? They're so generous in letting them fleece people; aren't they afraid of going bankrupt?

This activity was designed by Li Haorong in advance, with the aim of stimulating users' desire to buy.

As for your claim that Li Haorong lost money?

Li Haorong could only force a smile and say, "Yes, yes, you guys made all the money, and I'm so broke I can only afford to take the bus!"