#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on March 12]

　　#Laogao E-commerce Newsletter# [E-commerce Evening News on March 12] 1. It is revealed that Didi Takeout will be launched on April 1, and riders have begun to enter the training state; 2. It is revealed that Didi Takeout will be launched on April 1, and riders have begun to enter the training state; 3. Meituan plans to invest in and acquire convenience store companies to actively plan new retail; 4. SF Express’s custom workwear is exposed: the style is super stylish; 5. Internet celebrity professor submitted a "resignation" to Peking University, and the online lecture income has reached 50 million; 6. Baidu has reported another personnel change, and Hu Yue, general manager of Tieba Business Department, may resign...

　　E-commerce newsletter:

　　1. It is revealed that Didi Takeout will be launched on April 1, and riders have begun to enter the training state.

　　Recently, it has been reported that Didi Takeout will be officially operated in Wuxi on April 1, and some riders have begun to enter the training state. According to the report of "Finance", there are 9 cities in the first batch of Didi Takeout, including Wuxi. These 9 cities are: Wuxi, Nanjing, Changsha, Fuzhou, Jinan, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Chengdu and Xiamen.

　　As early as December last year, media revealed that Didi was testing the takeaway business and organized a small team of about 10 people to secretly develop it in a separate office location. It also said that Didi's move was to fight back against Meituan Dianping. Didi's official response at that time was "no comment".

　　It is understood that Didi Takeout will gain the first batch of merchants and users by reducing commissions and rewards. (Quick Technology)

　　2. Liu Qiangdong: I hope JD poverty alleviation brand can never make money or lose money

　　Liu Qiangdong, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman and CEO of JD Group, said at the press conference of the first session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on the morning of the 10th that poverty alleviation needs to form a long-term mechanism.

　　He said that in the past few years, JD.com has been emphasizing industrial poverty alleviation, and the core is to help farmers or poor households establish a mechanism that can operate on their own.

　　Liu Qiangdong also said that during the poverty alleviation process, he found that the logistics costs in rural areas are very high, 60% of the costs come from logistics and channels, and the net profit may be only 10%. For example, in Pingshitou Village, Hebei Province, there have been a large number of wild walnuts in the mountains for hundreds of years, but they cannot be transported for a long time. Farmers have to pick them in the mountains and carry them out, but the price cannot be sold. At present, JD.com is building dozens of drone platforms in the mountains. In the future, villagers will use drones to transport them out of the mountains after picking walnuts. At the same time, JD.com also labels them as the brand "Village Chief Liu". (Source: Sina Comprehensive)

　　3. Meituan plans to invest in and acquire convenience store companies and actively deploy new retail

　　Meituan Dianping, which just established a large retail business group in December last year, is currently trying to establish investment or cooperative relationships with some convenience store companies. Meituan Dianping’s Strategic Investment Department responded to Tencent’s “First Line”, “We will actively cooperate with various retail companies.”

　　A new retail industry insider revealed to Tencent's "First Line" that relevant persons from Meituan Dianping's Strategic Investment Department and the Big Retail Department are contacting some convenience store companies. "Meituan proposed a variety of cooperation plans, including direct investment, equity cooperation, and providing online traffic portals, etc.." The new retail industry insider further stated that he was not convenient to disclose the name of the convenience store company that Meituan is negotiating, and at the same time, he could not confirm the progress of Meituan's negotiations with it. (Source: Tencent Finance)

　　4. SF Express’s custom workwear is exposed: the style is super stylish

　　Recently, a Weibo user exposed a set of photos of SF Express and Nike’s exclusive employee uniforms “co-branded”. Judging from the picture, the coat is printed with SF Express’s logo on the left, and the right is the classic Nike “check”. The two are matched without any sense of incongruity, but they are quite fashionable, but they may also be exclusive to the interior! (Source: Phoenix Technology)

SF Express Nike custom workwear exposed

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　　5. Internet celebrity professor submitted a "resignation" to Peking University. Online lecture income has reached 50 million.

　　In September last year, I reported that "Internet celebrity professor" Xue Zhaofeng offered audio courses on paid APPs.

　　As of the morning of March 12, Beijing time, the number of subscribers to this online course has exceeded 250,000. Based on the subscription fee of 199 yuan per year, Professor Xue’s “turnover” on this platform has reached 50 million yuan. In the tide of "knowledge payment" that has gradually become popular in recent years, Xue Zhaofeng has undoubtedly achieved both fame and fortune.

　　However, recently, this "Internet celebrity professor" who has become famous in the eyes of the public and has a lot of controversy in the academic community has chosen to resign and leave Peking University, which has brought countless halos to him. On March 10, a person close to the National Development Institute of Peking University (hereinafter referred to as the "Guofa Institute") told the Beijing News reporter that Xue Zhaofeng recently submitted a resignation report to the National Development Institute of Peking University and obtained approval from the National Development Institute of Peking University. Subsequently, Sina Finance and other media also confirmed the news. (Source: Meijing.com)

Screenshot of the column of "Internet celebrity professor" Xue Zhaofeng on the paid app

　　6. Baidu will report personnel changes again, and Hu Yue, general manager of Tieba business department, may resign

　　According to Weibo netizens today, Hu Yue, general manager of Baidu Tieba business department, recently posted on WeChat to announce her resignation.

　　According to information, Baidu Tieba is an independent brand under Baidu and is a keyword-based theme exchange community. However, in recent years, Baidu Tieba has been in constant turmoil.

　　It is reported that after the "blood friend bar" incident broke out in Baidu Tieba at the end of 2015, Lu Fubin, who was then the general manager of Baidu Tieba's business unit, was criticized, punished with serious punishment, and deducted the full bonus of the year. In 2017, he announced his resignation from Baidu. At the same time, media recently exposed that criminals sold stolen goods online in Baidu Tieba, exposing the problem that the platform is still difficult to maintain mixed review and supervision. (Source: Blue Whale TMT)

　　7. Musk: Humans settled on the moon in 2064 and AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons

　　According to GeekWire, at the SXSW Tech Culture Festival in Austin, Texas, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, the American space exploration technology company, said that SpaceX is building its first Mars spacecraft (BFR), and is currently progressing smoothly and is expected to conduct short-distance test flights in the middle of next year.

　　"In fact, we are building this ship right now," Musk said in an interview with Jonathan Nolan, co-director of the HBO series Westworld.

　　Musk reiterated his concerns about the potential rise of super AI. "Remember my words: AI is much more dangerous than nuclear weapons," he said. When Nolan reminded him that some AI experts think his concerns are exaggerated, Musk replied that these experts think they are smarter than they actually are. He also said: "I'm very close to the forefront of the AI ​​field, which scares me." His suggestion is that the government should impose more regulation and supervision on the use of AI. (Source: NetEase Technology)

　　8. The policy of restricting second-hand car relocation will cancel second-hand car e-commerce platforms or accelerate land acquisition

　　On the first day of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang pointed out in his government work report that the fundamental role of consumption in economic development should be enhanced, consumption upgrades, new consumption forms and models will be developed, and the policy of restricting second-hand cars will be completely abolished. In this regard, Wang Xiaoyu, vice president of Guazi Used Cars, predicts that with the full liberalization of the national relocation restrictions, active circulation areas will become more extensive, and the large circulation of used cars across the country will surely stimulate the vitality of the used car market and usher in explosive growth. Data from Guazi Used Cars shows that the cross-regional transaction volume of used cars in 2017 increased by 109.9% compared with 2016, with the most active second-hand car outflow in Jiangsu, Hebei, Anhui and Zhejiang.

　　Public information shows that as early as March 2016, the State Council issued the "Several Opinions on Promoting the Convenient Transaction of Used Cars", but the policy of lifting the restriction on relocation of used cars is slow. In the industry's view, this time it was proposed again at the Two Sessions, and the implementation efforts will surely be strengthened. (Source: Sina Technology)

　　9. Luo Min: Qudian will not receive salary or bonuses before its market value of US$100 billion

　　Qudian CEO Luo Min posted an article on his personal WeChat official account that he will no longer receive a penny of salary and bonus from the company until the company's market value reaches US$100 billion. It was approved by the Board of Directors' Remuneration Committee on March 10.

　　Qudian was officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange on October 18, 2017, with an opening price of US$34.35, up 43.13% from the issue price, and a market value of US$11.331 billion. But soon the stock price fell due to cash loans, campus loans and other related issues. As of the close of March 9, Qudian closed at US$15.85, with a market value of US$5.228 billion. (Source: Sina Technology)

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　　10. Wang Jianlin also plays with chains! Feifan e-commerce collapses, will Wanda.com transform into blockchain?

　　The richest man Wang Jianlin is not willing to be lonely and play blockchain. Since March 2017, Wanda Network Technology Group, a subsidiary of Wanda, has begun to deploy blockchain, mainly including domestic and international standardization work, community and open source contributions, and blockchain industry solutions research and development. (Source: Pintu)

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