Reborn in 08, Public Enemy of Competitors

Chapter 97 Wealth and honor not returning to school is like wearing brocade at night.

Tencent, NetEase, Sohu, Sina and other portal websites launched special reports on Pinduoduo around the same time.

E-commerce + Agriculture: How Pinduoduo Opens Up Sales Channels for Agricultural Products

Pinduoduo's pre-sales exceeded 10,000 orders, pioneering the fruit and vegetable e-commerce industry.

"From Tree to Table: Pinduoduo Changes the Traditional Fruit and Vegetable Model for Red Fuji Apples" —

Within a week of concentrated news reports, Pinduoduo's user registrations exceeded 37 and continue to climb.

After the first batch of Fuji apple orders were processed, the return rate was surprisingly low, at only 4.7%. Some users even took the initiative to post unboxing photos in QQ groups after receiving their orders: "They're not big, but they're quite sweet, and the price-performance ratio is excellent."

As a result, when the second round of pre-sales started, the traffic was much higher than the first time.

The slogan "helping farmers and alleviating poverty" has made more and more users willing to place orders, not only because the apples are so cheap, but also because they feel like they are helping their fellow villagers sell their products when they pay.

Just like live-streaming sales in orchards in later generations, as long as the products are all-natural and of good quality, there's no worry about selling them.

After seeing the news, Ding Lei immediately called his younger brother.

"Your Pinduoduo is something else!"

"Brother Ding, it's all thanks to Shen Mo. He's the one who came up with most of the ideas; I was just helping out."

"This Shen Mo is a ruthless person. As soon as he went online, he dared to touch the fruit and vegetable market, which neither Taobao nor Jingdong dared to touch, and he actually succeeded in making it work."

Ding Lei couldn't help but exclaim, "Do you even know that you're now on the radar at the provincial level, and even higher?"

"Ha ha!"

Huang Zheng lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, the provincial leaders will be coming to inspect our company today."

"This is a great opportunity."

Ding Lei's tone became more serious. "You have to know how to play the victim. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Back when I was fighting for policy changes for NetEase, I did it by crying poverty. The more you present your actual difficulties, the more reason the leaders have to give you the green light."

"Brother Ding, I've got it."

Huang Zheng thanked him repeatedly.

"Don't thank me, we're like family."

Ding Lei said, "If you really want to thank me, you can treat me to a meal another day and invite Shen Mo too, so we can have a proper talk in person."

Huang Zheng asked, "Brother Ding, are you thinking of investing in Pinduoduo?"

"I certainly don't want to miss this opportunity, but it depends on whether you're willing to give it to me."

Ding Lei chuckled and said, "Rather than investment, there's a collaboration we can discuss right now. You should know that NetEase has set up a pig farm in northern Hubei. Once my pigs are fattened up, I'll list them on your Pinduoduo platform for sale. What do you think?"

"I have no objection to that!"

As Huang Zheng spoke, he looked toward the location of Jiangsu University of Science and Technology.

At this moment, the auditorium of Jiangsu University of Science and Technology is packed with people, with no seats available.

Students from various colleges and universities were not particularly interested in events like the "Outstanding Student Representative Award Ceremony," and would skip them if they could.

But when news spread that Shen Mo would be there in person, the registration portal was overwhelmed with requests within half a day.

Someone even posted on the forum asking, "Is anyone not going? I'd like to take a spot." The post was quickly deleted by the administrator for "no transfer of seats." The comments section was full of people asking to be taken along.

Thanks to Du Manqing, Ye Xiao, Liu Xin, and the others finally managed to get seats in the back row.

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As soon as I sat down, I heard whispers around me.

"Why are there so many people?"

"Idiot! Senior Shen Mo is coming! Didn't you see the banner at the door? Leaders from the province and city are also attending this time."

"Holy crap, our school's awards ceremony actually got the attention of provincial leaders?"

"No need to even think about it, we're here for Senior Shen Mo!"

"Tsk tsk, I heard that Senior Shen Mo has no background, no resources, no connections, and he built his career entirely from scratch."

"Of course! I also heard that he used to pursue a senior from the fashion design department, but she didn't like him and rejected him. He's probably kicking himself now."

The whispers reached Liu Xin's ears. Although she had heard them countless times, she still couldn't remain unmoved.

With her head down, her fingers resting on her knees, her nails unconsciously digging into her palms.

For a woman, birth is one reincarnation, and marriage is a second.

Missing out on the right person is sometimes like missing out on a whole life.

Huang Jiajia saw this, sighed, glanced at Du Manqing's expression next to her, and sighed again.

Suddenly, the venue fell silent.

Before my eyes, a group of people filed in, with Shen Mo walking at the front, smiling as he and Zhu Kaiming walked forward.

"I've seen the news about Pinduoduo helping fruit farmers."

Zhu Kaiming said with admiration, "Good, very good, excellent. You're on the right track."

"You flatter me, sir."

Shen Mo said calmly, "This is the social responsibility that we, as a company, should fulfill. Next, Pinduoduo will continue to explore new partners in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to help fruit and vegetable farmers in the province open up sales channels and solve the problem of unsold agricultural products from the source."

"Xiao Shen, is there anything we can help you with?"

Zhu Kaiming gave him another meaningful look. This kid is really sensible!

To think of this without even having to ask is truly remarkable for someone who has built such a successful career at such a young age!

"There are a few things I'd like to report to my supervisor."

Shen Mo said, "First, we hope the province can recommend a list of qualified cooperatives and orchards so that we can send an inspection team to visit them on-site. Once we confirm that it is feasible, we will immediately connect with them, and reserve the goods in advance by ordering in fixed quantities without setting a price."

"Anything else?"

Zhu Kaiming nodded.

"EasyGO also hopes that the province can provide more policy support."

"What policy?"

"We are currently collaborating with companies like Jingdong and Suning on appliance trade-in programs, and the results have been very good. If we could launch a pilot program for trade-ins in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, providing consumers with a certain percentage of subsidies, it would definitely stimulate demand and boost the market."

"I can't give you an answer right away; we need to hold a meeting to discuss it before we can decide."

Zhu Kaiming did not agree immediately.

He talked silently the whole way, and when he was almost at the front, he said his last thing.

"There's one more thing I hope the province can pay attention to regarding food safety and public health, especially the issue of gutter oil."

"Why are you, someone who works in the internet industry, concerned about this?"

Zhu Kaiming paused for a moment.

"Here's the thing, we listed COFCO and Luhua cooking oils on Pinduoduo. During our research, we noticed a shocking problem: every year, two to three million tons of gutter oil are returned to the dining table, posing a very serious food safety hazard."

"If this continues unchecked, and a public health incident occurs, the consequences could be no less severe than those of Liulu."

Shen Mo's tone was somewhat serious.

"I will have someone investigate and verify this matter. If the situation is true, it must be dealt with seriously."

Zhu Kaiming frowned slightly. "Xiao Shen, I really didn't expect you to notice these problems."

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Shen Mo smiled and said, "I'm just an ordinary entrepreneur, here only to nurture the fruits of your ideas."

Zhu Kaiming reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Keep up the good work."

The award ceremony then proceeded according to procedure, with Zhu Kaiming, Principal Kong, and others delivering speeches before handing the certificates and prizes to Shen Mo.

The moment the spotlight shone on Shen Mo, a tsunami of applause erupted from the audience.

Shen Mo smacked his lips. No wonder Ma Huateng, Jack Ma, and Liu Qiangdong all like to donate money to their alma mater. It really feels good.

However, Lei Jun was much smarter than them. He only donated money to Wuhan University, but refused to admit any liberal arts students.

Let our competitors recruit all the Calamity Witches to their ranks and cause trouble, waiting for them to explode one by one so we can reap the benefits!