dognovel Chapter 160, "Free Fruit Giveaway," is now officially online.
Chapter 160, "Free Fruit Giveaway," is now officially online.
Chapter 160, "Free Fruit Giveaway," is now officially online.
The new year has arrived in the university dormitories.
Zeng Wen wanted to buy some New Year's goods to take home, and Taobao was the first thing that came to his mind.
His first impression of Taobao was that it was a place that sold high-quality goods, and when buying New Year's goods, he couldn't afford to buy anything of very poor quality.
Although things are cheap on Pinduoduo, he always felt that buying New Year's goods on it was too unfair to himself.
Of course, Zeng Wen didn't forget Pinduoduo either. He planned to compare the two platforms: if the same brand was cheaper on Pinduoduo, he would choose to buy it on Pinduoduo.
Just then, he unexpectedly discovered a new icon next to the Pinduoduo flash sale page, which read "Get Free Fruit".
Zeng Wen clicked on it out of curiosity. As soon as he clicked, his brows furrowed and his phone froze, stuck on the free fruit giveaway screen.
After waiting for several seconds, a pop-up window appeared, displaying "Claim free fruit; water it for 7 days, and the fruit will be delivered to your door."
Zeng Wen scratched his head. He'd only bought this smartphone a short time ago, so why was it lagging so quickly? That was strange. Without thinking much about it, his attention was drawn to the pop-up window, and he started selecting fruit.
He chose a fruit called Shatin pomelo. He had eaten this fruit before, and it tasted very good. He liked to break it apart and eat it by himself, and he could finish one in a day. Moreover, it was easy to store and did not spoil easily. Now that the winter vacation was approaching, it would not spoil if he brought it home as a New Year's gift.
Most importantly, it's free.
However, could there be something fishy going on here? Zeng Wen has bought quite a few things on Pinduoduo, so he doesn't doubt that Pinduoduo will actually ship the goods. What he suspects is that this so-called "free fruit delivery" might be a "buy one get one free" scam, and he doesn't want to be disappointed after 7 days.
He pondered the free fruit giveaway feature for a moment, deciding that if it was too troublesome, he wouldn't use it.
If it's simple and doesn't take much effort, just spend some time playing it every day.
As a result, Zeng Wen did not expect that the game was unusually simple, even to the point of being a bit idiotic. The system provided prompts on how to do things throughout the game, and even highlighted some points.
Zeng Wen spent two or three minutes watering the fruit trees. All he had to do was log in every day, and the goods would be shipped out in seven days. "You'd better really do that," Zeng Wen thought to himself.
The next day, Zeng Wen logged into Pinduoduo again. Just then, Qiao Kai from the dormitory returned from shopping. He sat down, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Hey, did you guys know? Pinduoduo launched a new feature where you can get free fruit."
Zeng Wen poked his head out of bed and asked, "You've already received it?"
Qiao Kai shook his head: "No, this is my first day signing in."
Zeng Wen said, "This is my second day. I'm worried that Pinduoduo might have some tricks up its sleeve and make us spend money again after 7 days. I'm just testing the waters for you guys."
A week later, Qiao Kai completed his 7-day check-in. Pinduoduo hadn't pulled any tricks; his order showed that one item had already been shipped. "Huh? It really is free?" He immediately shared the good news with his roommates in the QQ group.
Qiao Kai said in the group: "Pinduoduo is really giving out benefits, I guess they want to attract new users. I feel that this activity is very suitable for the older generation who like to get free fruit, let's spread the word."
Zeng Wen slapped his forehead. That's right, he could let his parents take advantage of the situation too. Zeng Wen was a simple and somewhat naive college student. After getting something for free, he always felt indebted and wanted to give back to the other party in some way.
Soon, he shared the Pinduoduo link with his parents on QQ and sent them a message: "Mom and Dad, take a look. Download this app. You can get free fruit on it. I've already gotten some."
Shortly after, a phone call came in. Zeng Wen answered, and his father's voice came through: "Xiao Zeng, was your account hacked? Why are you sending me random links?"
Zeng Wen quickly said, "Dad, that's not some random link, it's legitimate software. I really did get free fruit from it."
The father was somewhat incredulous: "Such a good deal? What's this company after? Giving things away for free, they have to make a profit somehow, right?"
Zeng Wen thought for a moment and explained, "They probably want you to download the software. And the things on there are especially cheap. If people use it regularly and buy things, they'll make money."
The father then said suspiciously, "But fruit is difficult to transport. By the time it arrives, most of the box will probably be rotten."
Zeng Wen said speechlessly, "Dad, these are all free. If you really find it troublesome, just don't take them. Besides, there's a product on it called Shatin pomelo. We've had it before. It's very easy to preserve and won't rot during transport. Just choose this one."
(Has everyone tried this?)
On the other end of the phone, the father said, "Sigh, his old habit has kicked in; he's too meticulous. I'll give it a try." Then he hung up. Zeng Wen's father, Zeng Weiguo, was an engineer with a natural inclination to get to the bottom of things.
Zeng Weiguo downloaded Pinduoduo on his Motorola phone. After downloading, he opened the app and linked it to his QQ account. As a middle-aged man, he's quite up-to-date; he knows how to use QQ and also instant messaging apps like Fetion.
After entering the Pinduoduo page, he quickly saw the eye-catching "Free Fruit" icon, but he didn't click on it right away. Instead, he browsed the products on the platform first. Pinduoduo's products are arranged in a waterfall layout, with page after page filled with product images, including various groceries such as hand sanitizer, shampoo, shower gel, and laundry detergent.
The prices of the goods surprised Zeng Weiguo greatly: toothpaste for 1.5 yuan, socks for 0.5 yuan, and a large bag of laundry detergent for 10 yuan. Were these prices for real? They were probably a bunch of counterfeit products.
Immediately, Zeng Weiguo, being an engineer, felt a sense of distrust and suspicion. He sent a screenshot of the current page to his son and asked, "Son, did you really buy anything here? Why is it so cheap?"
Zeng Wen replied helplessly on QQ: "Dad, I bought it before. Don't worry, it will really ship, and it is indeed that cheap, but the quality is not very good."
"It's cheap because most of it is off-brand goods, and a lot of it is clearance stock. Hey Dad, you're just getting free fruit, why are you so wary?"
Zeng Weiguo was a little embarrassed; it was just a professional habit of his. He then fiddled with Pinduoduo for a while and roughly figured out how group buying worked: group buying for regular goods was simple; the system would automatically match buyers. The interesting part was the flash sale page; the system wouldn't automatically match buyers there, and you had to find people to group buy with yourself.
Zeng Weiguo carefully studied this model and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is truly a remarkable model. As long as Pinduoduo can really offer low prices for its products, it can acquire customers at a very low cost."
After figuring out the concepts of group buying and flash sales, Zeng Weiguo finally clicked on the "Get Free Fruit" page. This page was incredibly simple, so simple that Zeng Weiguo felt it was somewhat insulting to his intelligence. He also selected Shatin pomelos as the item he wanted.
Just as he finished, his wife came home from get off work. She went inside to cook, and while cooking, she casually asked, "By the way, my son sent me a message while he was on his way to school, but I only saw it when I got home from get off work. What's this about getting free fruit? Did you do it?"
Zeng Weiguo replied, "I'll try it. Once I get it, I'll teach you how to do it; if I don't get it, you don't need to bother."