Thinking about getting a takeaway delivered to your dormitory? If you place the order by calling a restaurant by phone, you’re out of date. With the mobile Internet having become a norm of college life, start-ups are also building on it. Students are getting creative and working hard to take advantage of the digital age.
Weibo orders 微博订餐 Wang Ying, 19, wrote on her weibo account that she guarantees delivery within 30 minutes of placing an order via the micro blog. To her own surprise, her post was forwarded hundreds of times and she received five orders on the first day. The micro blog “Help You Buy” was launched by three female sophomores from the Wuhan Media and Communication College at Central China Normal University. The college is located on Canglong Island in Wuhan, where getting around is difficult for students.
“Once, we wanted to eat McDonald’s in our dormitory, but the campus is located too far away from the city center. I thought other students might have the same problem, so we decided to help others buy the food they like,” says Wang.
遥莹说:“有遥我们想在宿舍吃麦当劳,但是学校离市中心太远了。 我想其他同学可能也有遥的问题,于是我们决定帮别人代购他们喜欢的饭菜。 ” After a marketing course, the three girls launched a micro blog and started their business. The service charges 10 yuan for 25 to 60 yuan worth of food, and 15 yuan for 60 to 110 yuan worth of food. They only deliver dinner, because they all have classes to attend during the day. “We take a bus downtown after we finish class at 5:20 pm and come back before 7 pm,” says Wang.
在上完遥市场营销课后,三个女孩创建了一个微博账号,从而开始了创业之路。 25到60元的订单,每份加收服务费10元;60至110元的订单,每份收取15元。 因为白天要上课,所以她们只送晚餐。 遥莹说:“下午5:20下课后,我们就会乘公交到市中心,七点前返校。 ” They’ve encountered a few problems on the way. One day it was raining heavily and the bus didn’t come for a long time.
创业过程中,她们也遇到了一些麻烦。 有一天雨下得很大,公交车迟迟不来。
“To get the orders to our clients before 7 pm, I had to take a taxi. We made a loss that day, but it was necessary in order to save our reputation,” says Liu Ping, 19, Wang’s partner.
作为遥莹的合伙人,19岁的刘萍(音译)说:“那次为赶在7点前将饭菜送达客户手中,我不得不选择打车。 那天我们做了赔本买卖,但为了保住我们的信誉,这样做是值得的。 ” “When we have made enough money, we plan to buy an electric bike,” says Liu.
刘萍说:“等遥够遥时,我们打算买辆电动自行车。 ” WeChat business 微信送餐 Besides micro blogs, WeChat is another platform that can be used for business. Three students at Guilin University of Electronic Technology launched an account on WeChat in May.
除了微博,微信也是一个暗藏商机的平台。 五月份,来自桂林电子科技大学的三名学生注册了一个微信账号。
“We collected all the information of restaurants located around the campus and released it on the account. Users can order a meal simply by following a few steps according to the system prompts,” says Qiu Lichao, 19, a sophomore majoring in electronic engineering.
该校电子工程系大二学生、19岁的邱立超(音译)说:“我们把学校周边餐饮信息收集起来,然后发布在微信上。 用户根据系统提示,只需几步便可完成订餐。 ” After a user chooses a meal and submits the order, the restaurant prepares it. With more than 2,000 orders coming in every day, Qiu set up a distribution team with about 30 students to help the restaurants deliver food, and of course to earn some money.