Chapter 442: Rapid Development

Boom!

The vast majority of teachers and students were deeply shocked.

Technology is truly changing with each passing day; to think such a thing exists? Placing an order online and having a dedicated person deliver the meal to one's hands, thereby achieving the effect of not having to step out of the house.

Such an imaginative idea!

It greatly facilitates everyone's daily life and is absolutely a godsend for the lazy.

Consequently, a considerable portion of the crowd began searching for "Kuaida Delivery" online.

Sure enough, the website's homepage had a tutorial on how to place an order.

Simple and easy to understand!

It was just that many people hesitated when they saw they had to link their bank cards.

They worried their money would be swindled away.

Of course, most people could view the issue rationally.

Are you kidding? Shen Yan is worth tens of millions; would he have his eyes on their measly pocket change?

Besides, he is a student at Hangzhou University; would he dare to scam everyone's money?

Unless he doesn't want to stay in school anymore!

Do they really think the police officers are just sitting around doing nothing?

Three yuan off the first order—only a fool wouldn't take advantage of a bargain—so many people started placing orders, and some even called their friends and joined in, organizing group orders.

"Hey! Xixi, want to drink milk tea?"

"Get me a Mango Pomelo Sago!"

"I want one too, a coconut jelly milk tea."

"Lao Jian, I'll treat you to milk tea, what flavor do you want?"

"Super smooth..."

Compass Milk Tea Shop.

Witnessing with their own eyes the receipts running out of the receipt printer one after another, Shen Yan and the entire group of friends and family were beaming with joy.

This meant the delivery platform was successfully on the right track.

Wu Yue'er was smiling so wide she couldn't close her mouth; it was all cold hard cash.

Immediately after, the milk tea shop began operating at high speed, attending to customers in the shop while also having to satisfy the continuous stream of orders from the delivery side.

Because the delivery riders were not yet in place, today's riders would be filled in by ten programmers.

They wore uniform Blue Knight uniforms with the word "Kuaida" printed on the chest, driving small e-scooters, speeding like lightning along the narrow paths of the campus.

They could be called the coolest guys around!

Passing students looked enlightened; so these were the personnel specifically for delivering meals.

Maybe they should place an order themselves; it felt quite interesting.

Holding such thoughts, for a time, orders flooded into the milk tea shop.

And those customers who placed orders in the first batch received their milk tea one after another.

They all gave a thumbs up!

The efficiency was fast enough; it was delivered to the dormitory building just twenty minutes after placing the order.

Moreover, the milk tea was exactly the same as in the shop; they approved of this new type of industry.

And so, they crazily promoted the delivery platform in their class group chats.

"Wow! I just ordered a milk tea, and it actually arrived at the dormitory."

"I received mine too, the delivery efficiency is top-notch."

"You guys are so fast? Send the link, I want to try it too."

Law Class One group chat.

Pang Weijie: "@Shen Yan, boss is awesome, you quietly pulled off such a big operation."

Yuan Mingqing: "@Shen Yan, giving you a like, the delivery service is done very well."

Tang Song: "@Shen Yan, awesome plus!"

Yu Youwei: "@Shen Yan, I want to eat the beef noodles from Hongsheng Noodle Restaurant, hurry up and add the merchant."

Luo Qiqi: "@Shen Yan, +1, hurry up and add Hongsheng Noodle Restaurant."

Shen Yan: "Small matter, maybe you guys can eat it tonight."

Yu Youwei: "Go for it!"

Luo Qiqi: "(Thumbs up) (Thumbs up)"

Passerby A: "@Shen Yan, boss, do you still need delivery riders? How is the pay calculated?"

Shen Yan: "@Passerby A, yes we do, the website has information about the riders."

The situation was developing even more smoothly than expected.

Under such circumstances, Chen Xiaowei and Chen Shan set up a stall at the school gate, responsible for recruiting delivery riders, requiring them to provide their own e-scooters and mobile phones.

It is worth mentioning that these crowdsourced riders do not have an employment relationship with the company, and there is no mandatory requirement to wear uniforms.

The commission is tentatively set at one yuan per order, with payment arriving the next day.

After all, in the short term, all orders were coming from the campus.

For the same destination, one trip counts as 10 orders, which is 10 yuan; by the end of the day, it would be a very considerable income.

The students were all extremely shrewd; anyway, they didn't have to pay out of their own pockets, and as long as the delivery platform took off, there would be no worry about not getting orders.

Very quickly, fifty riders were recruited and in place, replacing the programmers on the spot.

At the same time, Shen Yan brought the owners of several surrounding restaurants to the milk tea shop, letting them witness with their own eyes the process of the milk tea shop taking orders one after another.

In just one hour at noon, three hundred cups of milk tea were sold.

How could the shop owners not be tempted?

The owner of Hongsheng Noodle Restaurant asked, "What are the requirements for joining the delivery platform?"

"For the first batch of merchants to join, I will handle the preparation work for you. You only need to prepare a computer and a receipt printer. However, I must state beforehand that I will take a five percent commission on every order, plus a one-yuan delivery fee; after all, supporting such a large team requires significant costs."

"Additionally, you must order a batch of sealed packaging boxes yourselves to prevent the food from spilling during transport."

Shen Yan offered extremely generous terms, and the owners agreed on the spot.

Many shops already had computers, but they were all missing receipt printers.

Shen Yan had anticipated this and immediately took out several brand-new, small receipt printers.

"I bought these machines for two hundred yuan each. Use them on loan first, and if you find them useful, you can pay me later."

The owners agreed very readily, hoping only that Shen Yan would let them join the delivery platform quickly.

Shen Yan did not dawdle; he had Hao Anqi go to Hongsheng Noodle Restaurant first to photograph all the noodle dishes, set up the merchant backend, upload the images, write the descriptions, and set the prices...

To boost sales, the owners responded to Shen Yan's call and sold all items at a ten percent discount, focusing on "small profits but quick turnover."

Of course, even so, the profit margins were quite substantial.

By evening, many students preparing to order milk tea had just opened the website when they were shocked to discover that five more merchants had joined the platform.

This surprised them immensely, and they gave Shen Yan ten thousand likes.

This efficiency was top-notch!

Crucially, the prices were even cheaper than in the shops, so what were they waiting for? Time to order food.

Seeing orders pouring in, the five newly joined owners were overjoyed, only regretting that such a platform hadn't been born sooner.

Faced with this situation, how could the other merchants on Gourmet Street sit still?

Over the next few days, they all vied to join the delivery platform.

A total of fifty shops.

Only the Shoushoubei Milk Tea Shop was excluded by Shen Yan; he would absolutely never do something like aiding the enemy.

The owner of Shoushoubei Milk Tea Shop was so angry they were jumping up and down, yet they were helpless.

After all, the platform belonged to someone else!

Upon learning of this, Wu Yue'er's peach-blossom eyes instantly turned watery; she hugged Shen Yan and started nibbling on him, kissing and cuddling, her little mouth as sweet as if it had been smeared with honey.

"Hubby, you're so good; I love you to death."

"Hubby, let me let you experience what 'ice and fire' is like."

"Hiss! Holy crap!"

At that moment, Shen Yan felt his whole body go numb to the bone.