my return 2002

Chapter 94 A sale that has not been rejected is not a qualifying sale

Unknowingly, the time soon came to mid-April, and Chen Jun's team finally completed the research and development of the email system. After two days of stress testing, Shen Lang decided to officially launch the 4 ​​Smart Pinyin Input Method and the email system .

There was no press conference, let alone media exposure, and the two products went online quietly.

Chen Jun's team has great confidence in the products they have developed. However, one day after the product was launched, the number of users who downloaded and used it is less than double digits, which makes Chen Jun's team very frustrated.

Shen Lang is already mentally prepared for this. The Internet age seems to be an explosion of information. In fact, if you want users to see your work, promotion is essential. The age when wine is not afraid of deep alleys, as early as the era when TV appeared It has become a thing of the past, not to mention the Internet age?
When it comes to promotion, spending money is indispensable, but with so many projects still under development at Inspur Technology, it is burning money every day, and Shen Lang doesn't have much money to spend on advertising.

It's really ironic to say that Shen Lang's current earning speed of five times leverage in the futures market can't satisfy the company's spending speed. One can imagine how much money the Internet burns.

Since the road of advertising online is not feasible, Shen Lang can only take "stupid methods".

"Mr. Shen, you mean, let us promote Internet cafes?" Chen Jun looked at Shen Lang in surprise.

Shen Lang patted Chen Jun on the shoulder and sighed: "I know it will be very hard for you, but the company really doesn't have the money to do online promotion. Offline is our only choice. Now most netizens go online. In Internet cafes, as long as one Internet cafe is covered, it is equivalent to covering the nearby netizens within a radius of 500 meters.”

However, what Shen Lang didn't expect was that Chen Jun and his team members did not shirk, but were very excited.

"Mr. Shen, your idea is great. In this way, we can not only promote the product, but also collect first-hand feedback from users. What are we afraid of if we are tired?"

What he said made Shen Lang feel ashamed. With a group of employees with such a working attitude, if Inspur Technology still can't develop, he just wiped his neck and forget it.

"Well, from tomorrow onwards, I'll be with you too. In groups of two, start from the first-tier cities. Don't miss any Internet cafes. Feedback if you have any questions. Oh, by the way, Guangdong Province will let you go first. Let go."

In order to take the lead, Shen Lang did not choose to stay in Shanghai, but went to the capital to promote with a programmer, Xiao Xu.

That night Li Wenwen lingered with Shen Lang reluctantly until midnight, but Shen Lang finally rejected Li Wenwen's request to stay overnight and left on the grounds that he had to pack his luggage.

When Shen Lang opened the door, Feng Xiaoxiao had already fallen asleep on the sofa, and the TV was not turned off. As a result, when Shen Lang turned off the TV and wanted to lean over to carry Feng Xiaoxiao back to the room, she suddenly woke up , eyes met, Shen Lang let her go with a little embarrassment.

Alas, the sage mode can't be messed with.

"Why did you come back so late?" Feng Xiaoxiao asked after calming down.

Shen Lang replied casually: "Isn't this going to the capital tomorrow, there are some things in the company that need to be dealt with first."

"Oh, that, I packed all your luggage for you. I heard that the temperature difference between morning and evening in the capital is relatively large. I prepared a coat for you. Remember to bring it when you go out." Feng Xiaoxiao ran away after finishing speaking. Back to the room.

Shen Lang had an inexplicable sense of guilt, alas, the hardest thing to bear is the grace of a beauty, is it easy to be a scumbag?

After another day, Shen Lang and the programmer Xiao Xu embarked on the flight to the capital. Although flying is a bit extravagant, it can save a lot of time. What Shen Lang lacks most now is time.

Except for going through the security check, both Shen Lang and Xiao Xu wore masks the whole time, so he didn't want to go on a business trip so he confessed to himself.

When they arrived in the capital, Shen Lang took Xiao Xu to find a hotel in Haidian to stay in. As the place where the universities in the capital gather, there are naturally many Internet cafes around, and the competition is quite fierce.

Due to the Lanjisu incident, Internet cafes in the capital have gone through a half-year rectification period and gradually become more standardized, at least on the surface.

At the south gate of Peking University, Shen Lang and Xiao Xu walked into an Internet cafe called "Feiyu". The reason why they chose this Internet cafe was because it was a chain of Internet cafes. There are 18 Internet cafes in the south gate alone with "Feiyu" hanging on it. Feiyu" signboard Internet cafe.

"Are you two going online?" the girl at the front desk asked enthusiastically.

Shen Lang glanced at the environment of the Internet cafe. Even in the daytime, the occupancy rate here is above 50%. The business can be said to be quite good, and most of the people who come here to play are college students, and the environment is not bad.

"Is your boss there?"

In addition to promoting the smart pinyin input method, Shen Lang really wanted to meet the No.1 domestic Internet cafe chain.

The lady at the front desk shook her head: "Our boss is usually not here, but our store manager is here. What can you do?"

Shen Lang said regretfully: "Oh, we are from Inspur Technology and have developed a free software. Can you recommend your store manager for us?"

"Okay, wait a moment." The receptionist picked up the landline and dialed a number.

Three minutes later, a thin man came out from the Internet cafe.

"I'm the store manager. My surname is Lin. What's the matter with you?"

Shen Lang briefly explained the characteristics of the intelligent pinyin input method, and then added: "Master Lin, this product of ours is free for life, and you don't need to worry about subsequent maintenance. Just download it from here"

However, store manager Lin shook his head after hearing this and said: "Our Internet cafes have always used Microsoft Pinyin and Wubi, and no customer has responded that it is not easy to use. You should go to another place. We are a chain Internet cafe. If you want to update the software, all servers They have to be updated, it’s too much trouble, it’s unnecessary.”

Xiao Xu wanted to say something, but Shen Lang stopped him: "Well, let's not bother for now."

Coming out of Feiyu Internet Cafe, Xiao Xu said a little depressed: "Mr. Shen, do we just give up like this?"

Shen Lang shrugged: "Otherwise? They obviously don't have the motivation, can we still force them to install it?"

Unfavorable start, Xiao Xu felt a little depressed.

Shen Lang patted him on the shoulder: "No matter how important it is, doing promotion is the same as doing sales. If you haven't been rejected by anyone, then it's not a qualified salesman. If you don't shine in the east and shine in the west, just move on to the next one."

Then Shen Lang tried a few more, but the results were not very good. Seeing that it was getting dark, Shen Lang suddenly slapped his forehead, and he thought what the problem was.

The Internet cafes at the South Gate of Peking University are all aimed at senior intellectuals. Pinyin and Wubi are no obstacles for them at all. If customers don't have demand, Internet cafes naturally have no motivation to update their software.

"Come on, let's go to another area first."

(End of this chapter)