dkrc Chapter 133 With a brain like yours, it's a shame you're not involved in pyramid schemes.
Chapter 133 With a brain like yours, it's a shame you're not involved in pyramid schemes.
Shen Li slipped out of the classroom.
As the sun sets, the campus is bathed in a golden glow.
The girls coming and going were dressed in cool, revealing outfits, including tank tops, hot pants, short skirts, and crop tops, each one vying for attention and showing off their beauty.
Shen Li, with his eyes fixed straight ahead (oh, maybe he glanced sideways three, four, five, or six times...), strode towards the cafeteria with an air of indifference.
My phone suddenly vibrated.
When I pulled it out, I saw Jingyang yelling in the 512 dormitory group chat:
"Guys! It's my treat tonight at 'Spicy You to Death' Sichuan restaurant! To celebrate my skit rehearsal for the freshman welcome party successfully passing Teacher Yan's review!"
Yang Yi replied instantly: "Jingyang, didn't you say your living expenses were almost gone this month?"
Jingyang: "My dad just transferred some 'emergency funds.' Enough talk, are you coming or not?"
Dai Xiao: "According to nutrition science, consuming high-fat and high-capsaicin foods for three consecutive days will cause irreversible short-term disruptions to the gastrointestinal system. I suggest switching to Japanese cuisine."
Jingyang: "Japanese food? That stuff costs me eighty yuan for just three slices of sashimi? Are you feeding a cat? Sichuan food! It has to be Sichuan food!"
Shen Li replied with a smile: "Young Master Jing is so generous! Save me a seat, I'll be there in ten minutes."
When they arrived at the "Spicy You Die" Sichuan restaurant, Jingyang had already ordered a table full of food...
Boiled fish, spicy chicken, spicy blood curd, twice-cooked pork, Mapo tofu—a huge expanse of bright red, with chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns piled up like they were free.
A bowl of plain water was placed in front of Yang Yi, for rinsing vegetables. Dai Xiao, without changing his expression, picked up a piece of spicy chicken, chewed it, and his ears began to slowly turn red.
"Li'er," Jingyang took a swig of beer, "I heard someone was knitting a sweater in today's college etiquette class? Is that true?"
"It's not just about knitting sweaters,"
Shen Li picked up a slice of boiled fish, and her mouth tingled from the numbness.
"There were also people eating duck necks, doing live streams, drawing skulls, and even someone who went to the wrong classroom and answered questions on the spot. The girl who answered questions was from the philosophy department. She answered every question Professor Qin asked fluently. At the end, she said, 'I went to the wrong classroom,' and the whole class burst out laughing."
Yang Yi looked shocked: "The philosophy department went to the wrong classroom and can still answer questions on the spot? What kind of god is this?"
Dai Xiao pushed up his glasses:
"According to probability theory, philosophy students are about 2.3 times more likely to mistakenly take political ideology courses than students in other departments. This is because these two types of courses are prone to causing cognitive confusion in the course schedule."
Jing Yang slapped the table and laughed, "Brother Xiao, can you please stop bringing up data for everything?"
Dai Xiao adjusted his glasses, his expression unchanged:
"The data doesn't lie. According to my data tracking statistics over the past two days, the daily active users of the 'LiLiPao' beta version have dropped to single digits."
"Single digits?!"
Jingyang's laughter stopped abruptly, and the bamboo charcoal mask on his face almost cracked. "Weren't there more than twenty yesterday?"
"That's because Ling Yingying posted a selfie on her WeChat Moments with the caption 'I'm waiting for you at Lili Run,' and forty-one new registrations were added that day. The next day, no one offered any perks, and the retention rate plummeted by half. The third day, it plummeted again, and now…"
Dai Xiao pulled up a graph; the curve of the line was like a bungee jump.
"There are only eight left. Four of them are our own people."
Yang Yi put down his chopsticks, his face full of worry:
"What should I do? I've prepared all the customer service scripts, but no one has complained..."
Shen Li picked up a piece of spicy chicken and chewed it with a loud crunch.
"Don't panic. It's normal for startups to have ups and downs. Our current problem is that we haven't gotten past the cold start, and our seed users haven't started spreading the word on their own."
"Xiao Ge, how's the behavioral data for the 41 users brought in by Ling Yingying's WeChat Moments post?"
Dai Xiao tapped his phone a few times:
"Of the 41 people, 32 were boys. Of the 32 boys, 28 clicked on Ling Yingying's 'Celebrity Deliveryman' homepage, but only three placed an order."
Three people placed orders; one asked Ling Yingying to chat with him, one asked Ling Yingying to help pick up a package, and the other…
He paused, then added, "He asked Ling Yingying to wear a cheongsam when delivering milk tea."
Jing Yang nearly spat out his beer: "Wearing a cheongsam and delivering milk tea?! What kind of outrageous talk is that?!"
"The order was rejected by Ling Yingying herself. She replied in the background with 'Are you worthy?' and then blocked the user."
Dai Xiao spoke in a calm tone, as if he were reporting the weather forecast.
Shen Li sighed, "This sister has such a bad temper... But then again, user quality is definitely a problem."
Our platform focuses on "special services offered by Beijing Film Academy," not "beautiful women for chat." If we only attract older, lecherous men who are after Ling Yingying's looks, the conversion rate will definitely be low.
Yang Yi whispered, "But... Senior Ling Yingying's selfie was really pretty and it went viral on social media..."
"It's nice to look at, but it can't rely on just being nice." Shen Li put down her chopsticks and counted on her fingers.
"What is our core competitiveness? It is Song Qian's directing guidance, Yun Yiyi's vocal coaching, Lan Xiu's broadcasting coaching, and Jiang Li's physical coaching."
These are the real assets that retain users. Ling Yingying is a traffic entry point, but it shouldn't be the main product.
Jing Yang pondered, "Should we change the carousel on the homepage? Right now, Ling Yingying is in the center, and clicking on her posts shows all her chat services. How about changing it to Song Qian's directing/coaching?"
"Change it!" Shen Li made the decision. "Xiao Ge, change it tonight. Change the homepage carousel to Song Qian in the center, with the caption 'A talented director, she can transform your skit in one hour.' Ling Yingying will be second, Yun Yiyi third, and Lan Xiu fourth."
Dai Xiao nodded and made a note on his phone.
Yang Yi raised his hand: "Um... what about the bidding feature? It hasn't been released since the last closed beta test, shouldn't we push it out?"
"Let's hold off on the bidding feature for now," Shen Li shook her head.
"The user base is too small right now, so bidding is impossible. Ling Yingying's chat service starts at 100 yuan. How embarrassing would it be if only one person bids?"
We need to boost daily active users first, and only start bidding once the number of concurrent users is consistently above three digits.
Jing Yang's eyes lit up: "How about I shoot another promotional video? The last one was quite well received. Ling Yingying's 'I'll meet your needs' segment was flooded with comments."
"Okay. But this time, don't just film pretty girls." Shen Li thought for a moment, "Let's shoot a 'LiLi Runs User Stories' series. For example..."
He pointed at Yang Yi, "Yangzi, didn't you cover for a broadcasting major student before? That student later got an A in her major exam, could you ask her to record a thank-you video?"
Yang Yi scratched his head: "I'll give it a try... She's quite easy to talk to."
"Young Master Jing, you're in charge of filming. Brother Xiao, create a 'User Stories' section on the homepage and put these videos there." Shen Li got more and more excited as she spoke.
"We don't follow the 'beauty economy' route; we follow the 'word-of-mouth' route. Letting users say 'LiLiRun has helped me in so many ways' is a million times more effective than us advertising ourselves."
Dai Xiao adjusted his glasses: "From a marketing perspective, user testimonials have a conversion rate 3 to 5 times higher than brand self-reports. The logic holds true."
Jing Yang gave him a thumbs up: "President Li, it's a shame you're not in the business of pyramid schemes with a brain like that."