Hot knowledge: The capital of Guangxi is not Guilin, but Nanning.
Almost every city has a commercial street. The layout is generally similar. There is a straight and spacious road in the middle, with shops on both sides. Specialty stores and comprehensive shopping malls are intertwined. Various small shops are caught in it like flies.
Cars were not allowed to pass for a while, and it was noisy from morning to night.
There is also such an old commercial street on Minsheng Road in Nanning.
It was in the morning, and a magnificent gold store had just opened, and the person promoting the QR code got in. With his sharp tongue, he had already won the manager's attention.
"Your transaction volume is very large, and you swipe your card more frequently, right? You have to pay a handling fee for swiping your card. The same goes for our QR code, but we can still talk about it. You are a big customer, so it's okay to lower the handling fee for you.
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"It doesn't cost you anything, just post this code and let us do it."
"Just use it as a backup collection channel, it won't take much trouble..."
In the early days of promoting QR codes, we all went to large merchants, who didn't care about the handling fees. After talking for a long time, the manager said: "I personally can do it, but I have to report it to the head office."
"No problem, no problem. Then I'll come back tomorrow and let's leave our contact information?"
"well!"
The salesperson went out and continued to sweep through the gold store, specifically selecting large shops to enter.
I have been busy all day in the blink of an eye. My mouth is dry and I haven't eaten anything.
The employee checked the time and rode an e-mule back to the branch. His colleagues were almost back.
Their boss is Li Yang, who is the exclusive agent in Guangxi. There are more than 200 direct employees and secondary agents below, and the current progress is going very smoothly.
99. Alibaba and Tencent will definitely start from the area where their headquarters is located.
Alibaba is expanding outwards with Zhejiang as the center, and Tencent is with Guangdong as the core. It is said that 99 promoted QR codes in the capital circle, and then went to the Northeast.
northeast?
They can't imagine, isn't that a province?
"how are you today?"
"It's OK. I negotiated with two companies, but it's not very efficient."
"Don't worry, we are the exclusive agent in Guangxi. WeChat and Alipay haven't come in yet, so don't be afraid if you do. This is a big market with more than 40 million people."
"Uh-huh!"
A few people were eating dinner and chatting. Some of them had done floor push before, and some were just getting started.
The climate in Nanning in February is quite cold. It’s about ten degrees Celsius during the day, and I’m very tired after running all day. What I earn from local promoters is hard-earned money, basic salary + commission. If I sign a merchant, they can take a certain percentage of transaction fees, but this is
It's very small, usually a few thousandths.
The branch area is not large, so you have to stand or squat while eating, and you have to continue working after eating. There are also many merchants open at night.
This guy from a gold shop was working for the first time. He was sharp-tongued and had good results. After finishing his meal, he threw away his lunch box and drank some hot water. He was about to start working again when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the small room inside:
"Shutdown?"
"Mr. Li, are you kidding me!!!"
Hiss!
The sound frightened everyone, and they didn't even bother to eat, so they hurriedly came over.
By chance, the person in charge of the branch came out of the back room, his face flushed with shock and anger, and he said angrily: "Don't even eat it! You can't live without it, but you still eat it!"
"what happened?"
"What shutdown?"
"Mr. Li called and said that there was a policy from above that we were not allowed to push QR codes and asked us to stop for a while."
"Then what do we do?"
"Is there still money left as agreed before?"
"It can't be like this, I just made a deal with a big merchant!"
In an instant, the outlet felt like a pot was exploding, and the person in charge was even more upset, shouting: "You think I'm willing to stop! Don't talk to you, I have nothing to do now!"
"It's useless for you guys to yell here, the documents are here!"
He showed his mobile phone to everyone, and when everyone looked closely, they saw a big red header that read: "Letter from the Payment and Settlement Department of the People's Bank of China on the Suspension of Offline Barcode (QR Code) Payment and Other Business Opinions"!
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at the same time.
In the company in Nanning, Li Yang also called Xian Dan anxiously.
"What happened? How did it happen? You can't just stop it. I invested more than 3 million yuan, and more than 200 people are waiting to eat. You are forcing me to die!"
"It's no use looking for me, I have to look for Tencent!"
Xian Dan was weak on the phone and said: "Who asked us to be in the agency business? We are responsible for taking risks step by step. I am the general agent, and my losses are greater than yours."
"But!"
"Stop it, come to Shenzhen as soon as possible. I'll summon the agents to find an explanation from Tencent. At least we should be compensated for our losses."
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The world is vast and the policy is the greatest.
Needless to say, the influence of policies. Recently, for example, New Oriental, a "double reduction order" almost wiped out the business that Yu Minhong had been running for nearly 30 years.
Fortunately, Yu Minhong was able to hold on, and switched his career to e-commerce, and began to bring goods and sell things.
Does double reduction really work?
Well, it's hard to say.
In short, 99 (not), Alibaba, and Tencent were enthusiastically deploying QR codes, but they never expected to be urgently suspended by the central bank, and the rest was naturally a piece of chicken feathers.
The agents started making trouble at one level, and eventually they all went to Alibaba and Tencent headquarters.
"Give us an explanation!"
"Compensate for losses!"
"You can't just stop!"
Several representatives from the agency came to negotiate with the momentum of a petition. Li Yang yelled the loudest: "There was an agency conference just a few days ago. There were 70 tables! We sat at 70 tables!
Is this how you treat your partners? More than 200 of my employees have stopped working, and we demand compensation!"
Here nature comforts you in every possible way:
"Please rest assured, we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"
"But we also need to conduct research, please understand!"
"The QR code is very complicated. It doesn't just matter how it works. We are also waiting for the latest instructions."
"Wait for your mother... you are just dragging...!"
"Security! Security!"
Who are the agents?
People who deal with people from top to bottom and live in the world.
I really don't care when I lose my temper, and the headquarters is in a state of chaos.
Lao Ma, Xiao Ma's expressions are extremely exciting, especially Lao Ma. Just a few days ago, Peng Lei vowed to herself that she would vigorously promote QR codes and catch up with WeChat.
Is this the result?
But having said that, the little money an agent makes is just a small amount of money, the key is the attitude of the superiors.
The central bank's sudden ban on QR codes also caused widespread publicity, with all parties issuing opinions.
The central bank said: "The suspension of QR code payment is based on security considerations, and its information security, fund security and other aspects require further study."
Media comments: "In the traditional payment model, bank cards and POSS machines have a very strict domestic and international standards, and the relevant equipment and technology have been tested by third parties. The technological content of QR codes is not high, and it is simple to make and generate.
The technical threshold for QR codes is very low, so the risks are relatively high."
The Consumers Association also jumped out to warn: "There are security risks behind scanning the QR code!"
99, Alibaba and Tencent all spoke out:
"We are actively communicating and attach great importance to the legitimate rights and interests of agents, and will protect them while complying with regulatory opinions and relevant laws and regulations."
Originally the momentum was promising, but Feng Feng Huo Huo looked at the QR code that was about to rise, and was cut in half with a click.