Cao Cao Dianping held a press conference, and many media and industry insiders visited the event.
This press conference adopts a simultaneous online and offline method to officially announce the list of the Black Pearl Guide.
Many netizens, who have been waiting eagerly for it, are squatting in the live broadcast room on Douyin.
9:45.
All senior executives from the review department appeared at the venue and walked onto the stage under the illumination of flashbulbs.
After everyone took their seats, Song Meng introduced herself to the camera.
"Thank you all for coming to the Black Pearl Guide press conference. I am Song Meng, the chief recommendation officer of the Black Pearl Guide."
The barrage in the live broadcast room is so dense that it is impossible to see clearly unless you look carefully.
This shows how popular the Black Pearl Guide is.
"This girl is pretty, are all the senior executives so young nowadays?"
"Look at the profile on the side. The MBA from Peking University is very impressive."
"Hurry up and announce it. My Super King Meal qualification has not been used yet."
"The Magnesium Group next door has already announced the guide, but Cao Cao's comment here is so slow."
“Don’t be afraid of being late for a good meal, as long as it’s really delicious.”
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Song Meng waved her hand, and the large screen suddenly began to switch, with a total of three rows of black fonts at the top and bottom.
Black Pearl One Diamond Restaurants: 150
Black Pearl Two Diamond Restaurants: 60
Black Pearl Three Diamond Restaurants: 15
Everyone who watched the live broadcast was a little surprised. They didn't expect that there were so few restaurants selected.
“After unannounced visits by the food evaluators we hired, combined with the restaurant’s historical reviews from netizens, we made a comprehensive score.
The selected restaurants include all first-tier cities and second-tier cities.
We ensure that every province has restaurants suitable for consumers to experience.”
The big screen changed one after another, and 150 Black Pearl and One Diamond restaurants appeared on the big screen.
Shanghai has the largest number of restaurants selected into the guide, with a total of 40 restaurants selected into the guide.
Among them, there are 24 Black Pearl One Diamond restaurants, 13 Black Pearl Two Diamond restaurants, and 3 Black Pearl Three Diamond restaurants.
Before the Black Pearl Guide was announced, many people thought that the selection criteria would be relatively loose.
It wasn't until they saw the announcement of the Black Pearl Guide with their own eyes that everyone realized how stringent the guide was and that the standards contained absolutely no water.
Otherwise, it would cost half as much to be selected as a restaurant in the guide.
“The purpose of Black Pearl Guide is to provide a dining guide that suits the taste buds of Chinese people.
We will continue to work hard on this road and continue to explore more restaurants with creativity and high service quality. We hope everyone can continue to support us."
Song Meng bowed slightly to the audience and then left.
As for the effect of the publication of the guidelines, some are happy and some are sad.
Restaurants selected into the guide are prepared to welcome a surge in customer traffic.
Restaurants that are not selected can only try their best to contact Cao Cao for review.
See where you failed to make it into the guide.
After the live broadcast ended, Cao Cao Dianping’s official account immediately launched the National Overlord Meal Challenge on Douyin.
All users who have been drawn and had a Super King meal experience before.
Post your meal video on Douyin and you will have a chance to qualify for another Super King meal experience.
Within a short period of time, the customer traffic of each restaurant selected in the guide skyrocketed.
If we say that before, some restaurants only regarded the Black Pearl Guide as a reputation.
The attitude of these businesses is different now.
Black Pearl Guide is actually bringing them passenger traffic, which is a tangible benefit.
Many restaurants that made the list joined Cao Cao Dianping without any hesitation.
The videos or comments posted by many users with Bawang Meal qualifications have made these restaurants more and more popular.
During the period when the guide was released, almost all of these restaurants had to queue up to dine.
On Douyin, there are many restaurant dining videos.
These restaurants are also happy to use self-media to increase the restaurant’s exposure.
Wang Xing immediately felt the importance of mastering a traffic platform.
The popularity of topics created by Douyin, a super-traffic platform, is astonishing.
Even Weibo is aware of the threat of Douyin and has begun to use various means to block Douyin.
No matter how much Wang Xing denies it, Cao Cao Dianping’s strategy of using the Black Pearl Guide as an entry point to enter the in-store group buying market is truly brilliant.
Although Magnesium Group has strong control over small and medium-sized businesses.
But facing those high-end restaurants, I really can’t be brave.
Many restaurants have long had a reputation in this city.
There is no shortage of orders for magnesium balls.
On the contrary, these restaurants are the main force in driving up the unit price of magnesium group purchasers.
However, in-store and takeout are the main business of Magnesium Group, accounting for almost 70%.
In the takeout market, Magnesium Tuan was blocked by Cao Cao’s takeout.
Even the in-store group buying market is still facing poaching from Cao Cao Dianping.
The financing progress of Magnesium Group has come to a standstill.
The money of investment institutions is also raised from other places, and of course it must be invested in projects that can make money.
Judging from the current situation, Magnesium Group really may not be able to defeat Cao Cao Dianping.
The acquisition of Mobike and the establishment of an online ride-hailing business, which Wang Xing had previously strongly advocated, have now been proven to be unfeasible.
In particular, the acquisition of Mobike directly drained Magnesium Group’s cash reserves.
Fortunately, the money raised by Magnesium Tuan can last for a while, otherwise it would be difficult to survive this cold winter.
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Magic City.
Cao Cao Group also held a press conference to announce an acquisition.
What was acquired this time was not a business, but a property rights transaction.
Chen Dongcheng also appeared at the press conference, and reporters gathered at the scene.
They were eager to interview this popular figure in the country.
"Mr. Chen, what are the considerations behind Cao Cao Group's acquisition of Guozheng Center this time?"
"Is President Chen planning to enter the shared office space?"
"Mr. Chen, what are the details of this transaction?"
I remember that the scene was very lively with so many questions.
Chen Dongchen planned to go through the motions, but seeing that the reporters were so eager to learn, he simply said a few words.
"As the Cao Cao Group recruits more and more talents, the demand for office space is also increasing. The Guozheng Center is located in Wujiaochang and will be the sub-center of the future Magic City..."
I have been in contact with the Guozheng Center project for some time.
In the Wujiaochang business district, Guozheng Center is definitely a rare high-quality real estate.
This has also resulted in the property rights of Guozheng Center being coveted by many people.
The one with the strongest willingness to follow up at the beginning was CapitaLand.
A well-known real estate group in Singapore with assets under management approaching US$100 billion.
If it weren't for the Cao Cao Group, CapitaLand Group would have reached an agreement with the Baohua Group.
The total price is 2.64 billion, packaging the entire project.
As a result, the Cao Cao Group appeared and had to bid.
After more than ten rounds of bidding, CapitaLand Group simply withdrew when they saw that Cao Cao Group was bound to win.
In the end, Cao Cao Group acquired 100% of the equity of Guozheng Center for RMB 2.86 billion.
This was their first time competing against a world-renowned real estate group, and Li Changqing and the others were a little tired.
The Guozheng Center project has a total area of 80,701 square meters, including three office buildings and supporting two-story commercial podiums.
Chen Dongcheng made a special trip to the Guozheng Center for a walk.
The three buildings are majestic and the glass curtain walls are very spectacular.
Building 1 has 25 floors and Building 2 has 21 floors.
Building 3 is the smallest, but it also has 18 floors.
"Boss, how do you plan to allocate these three buildings?" Li Changqing asked curiously.
“One building is for Pinduoduo, one is for Douyin, and the other is for Cao Cao Finance.”
Chen Dongcheng asked with a smile: "As for the two podium floors, I plan to transform them into canteens. Do you have any recommended catering companies?"
"I think Compass Group is good. 90 of the world's top 100 Fortune companies have outsourced catering to them."
Xie Jingyu usually does his homework and analyzed in detail: "Ali and Tengxun have also outsourced their canteens to Compass, and the employees of the two companies have a high degree of recognition for them."
"Then it's their family, Changqing, you're responsible for contacting them."
"OK."
Li Changqing readily agreed, and Xie Jingyu had to stay with the boss, and he had to run these chores.
In addition to catering outsourcing, properties are also outsourced and handed over to professional property companies for daily management.
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After a while, Zhuang Manting, Hong Jun and Zhu Zijing rushed to the Guozheng Center.
Chen Dongcheng also got out of the car and waved to them.
"Dr. Chen."
Hong Jun and the others shouted.
"Well, look at these three buildings, which one do you like?"
Chen Dongcheng pointed to three office buildings and asked with a smile.
Zhu Zijing was the first to say: "We, Cao Cao Finance, have the least people, just leave the lower ones to us."
Hong Jun smiled bitterly. How dare he ask Zhuang Manting to grab the highest floor? He pointed to the building in the middle and said, "I just want this building."
"Then I would like to thank Mr. Zhu and Mr. Hong first. We have more people in Pinduoduo, so this taller building is more suitable for us." Zhuang Manting said with a smile.
When it comes to fighting for the interests of her company's employees, she will definitely not give in.
Even if they are all owned by Chen Dongcheng, competition is huge.
The resources on the boss's end are limited. If you want to get better resources, you can only rely on your strength.
For now, excluding Cao Cao Dianping, which already has a headquarters in Beijing, they are the three companies with the highest valuations.
Being able to obtain an office building alone also proves that their status in Chen Dongcheng's heart is extraordinary.
"Let's go, you can't see clearly from the outside, go inside and have a look."
This office building was completed 15 years ago, but it has always been empty.
The security guards of the three office buildings were notified in advance to prepare for the final handover.
After that, a new property company will take over the security here.
The area of each floor is about 1,500 square meters, and the number of elevators is between 5 and 6.
Except for the number of floors, there is no other difference.
Pinduoduo currently has about 3,000 employees.
Sixty percent of them are technical personnel, and their demand for office space is considerable.
Nowadays, the office space in Century Tower is extremely tight.
Whenever a new employee joins the company, the office space for others can only be reduced.
In the long run, employees will inevitably complain.
This time we moved to Guozheng Center, and the space was finally enough.
With a little squeezing, even six thousand people can fit inside.
The number of employees of Douyin and Cao Cao Finance is not as exaggerated as Pinduoduo, but they are still around a thousand.
Both companies are in the stage of rapid business expansion, so they reserve office space in advance to be prepared.