Chapter 158: Live broadcast and speculation, seeing is food
One week later, July 27.
Xiaoyuan Robot has once again become a hot search topic. This time it entered the catering market after entering the elderly care market.
This time it was on the hot search with Wanxiang Huitong, and the food delivery industry welcomed this heavyweight player.
Qin Yiyun has been secretly preparing for several months. Today, he announced a high-profile investment of 100 billion to participate in the group, saying that he would reconstruct the ecological structure of the food delivery market.
"This guy is really high-profile."
Lu An couldn't help but laugh and shook his head when he saw the news. Wanxiang Kitchen has become a hot topic at the moment, and the takeout industry is exploding.
Hungry, Meituan Dazhong, Baidu Nuomi and other players are all confused.
Spent hundreds of billions of dollars to join the group?
How can you play like this?
This is not ten years later. Players in the food delivery market do not have that much money now.
Qin Yiyun transformed into a "Krypton guy" and was about to smash hundreds of billions in anger, which made everyone in the group feel stupid.
As for the ownership structure of Wanxiang Kitchen, the parent company Wanxiang Huitong holds 80% of the shares. Everyone has also discovered that Fujiko has participated in the shares and is its second largest shareholder, holding 20% of the shares.
Qin Yiyun came to see Consultant Lu An before. Half a month later, the guarantee agreement of Yuanjie Intelligent Control was in place. He went directly to the goose factory to meet with Po Nima. When the two parties talked about it for the third minute, Po Nima decided on the spot to get on the bus and provide Wanxiang Kitchen with a traffic entrance.
Any hesitation is disrespectful to the astronomical figure of 100 billion, not to mention that Qin Yiyun said that 100 billion is not enough and can even spend another 100 billion.
At first Po Nima thought Qin Yiyun was a lunatic, until he threw out the third-party guarantee document of Yuanjie Intelligent Control, and then directly entered the MVP settlement screen.
Po Ni Ma may not believe that Wanxiang Huitong can get so much money, but he has to believe that Yuanjie Intelligent Control is really capable of getting this money.
At this time, Gouchang was worried that Qin Yiyun would regret it, so he quickly got in the car.
Because there is no need for Goose Factory to pay, if you need money, there is no need to go to Goose Factory, there is no shortage of money. What Qin Yiyun wants is the flow entrance of Goose Factory, which is the biggest reason for cooperation with Goose Factory.
Just yesterday, WeChat updated its version, and Wanxiang Kitchen was connected to WeChat, which was directly displayed in front of hundreds of millions of users.
However, most people are not yet able to order food on Wanxiang Kitchen because it has just been rolled out. Today it only covers five cities, namely the four major first-tier cities and Jianing City. This efficiency is actually very fast.
If you are not short of money, of course you should choose a big city first, which can cover a large number of people in a short period of time.
The four major first-tier cities have a combined population of more than 57 million, and Jianing City’s population of 3 million is exactly enough for a population of 60 million.
Jianing City was included in the list, purely because the company headquarters of his good friend Lu An was here, so Qin Yiyun asked Jianing City to also go online at the same time.
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Pengcheng, it’s almost time for dinner.
Liu, a migrant worker, doesn't have time to cook for himself after get off work. As usual, he chooses to order takeout online.
But this time, he did not open his usual magnesium dough, but the Wanxiang Little Chef APP, which he just downloaded today. Wanxiang Little Chef is now very popular, and its subsidies are greater than other companies.
Whichever platform can save money, he will order food from that platform.
When Xiao Liu clicked into the APP, he saw an eye-catching line of artistic words on the homepage: Transparent kitchen, fried to order, live broadcast in real time, seeing is eating.
Him He opened a business out of curiosity, and then clicked on the live broadcast window.
The mobile phone screen is immediately divided into several viewing angles, and clicking on one of them can also expand to full-screen playback.
The main perspective is a clean and shiny open kitchen. On the professional built-in high-fire stove, a heavy cast iron pot is being burned slightly red.
Close-up perspective 1 is a Xiaoyuan robot, which is standing in front of the stove cooking.
Close-up view 2 is the food preparation area, where another Xiaoyuan robot is sorting the fresh food into small boxes.
"I said that Xiaoyuan robot will replace chefs sooner or later, my dear, I didn't expect this day to come so soon!" Xiao Liu couldn't help but said, he was also interested. He could order takeout and watch the cooking through live broadcast, which was an experience he had never had before.
After a while, Xiao Liu decisively placed an order for "Fierce Stir-fried Shredded Beef". The original price was 35 yuan per serving.
When you order one dish, you only need to pay 1 yuan to get it, the second dish is 50% off, and the third dish is 30% off.
At the moment, the food delivery industry is in the "Thousands of Groups War". Everyone is spending money on subsidies, and users are flying in. Wanxiang Kitchen, which has just joined the group, wants to quickly accumulate users and win market share, so it will definitely join the group in a subsidy war.
After the order is placed successfully, a prompt pops up at the bottom of the live broadcast screen:
【Order #202405011234 has been accepted! Chef: Xiao Yuan Robot #02071 is about to cook for you! 】
Xiao Liu saw that his order was queuing up through the order details, and there was an order in front of him that was still cooking. After waiting for a few minutes, he received another small reminder while watching the live broadcast, reminding him that his order was being cooked.
Sure enough, at this time, Xiao Liu saw #02071 Xiao Yuan robot starting to fry the dishes he ordered.
The live broadcast camera in the kitchen will even move, and the perspective will move with the robot. There are multiple close-up perspectives, and users can choose which perspective to watch.
This new takeout experience makes Xiao Liu feel more novel.
And he found that the store’s live broadcast room showed dozens of people watching, and they could even post barrages to chat and interact.
At this moment, I saw the Xiaoyuan robot smoothly extending its mechanical arm and accurately taking out Xiao Liu's order ingredient box from a constant-temperature refrigerated compartment.
Shredded beef, cilantro segments, spicy millet rings, garlic slices, shredded ginger, secret sauce packet, Xiao Liu’s order number is clearly printed on the lid of the box.
The robot moves steadily to put the food box aside.
Light the fire!
The right hand of the Xiao Yuan robot picked up the oil pot, and a golden stream of rapeseed oil drew a perfect parabola and poured evenly into the pot.
Under high temperature, the oil surface quickly gives up fine oil flowers and a faint green smoke rises.
Hand in the live broadcast room:
[Holy shit! This oil pouring posture is more stable than me, a ten-year veteran chef! ]
[The oil temperature is 70% hot by visual inspection, and it is in place. ]
[Already placed an order, my order is ranked third. ]
[Just because of the clean kitchen and the live broadcast of cooking, I feel relieved. ]
[Indeed, the chef will show you the live broadcast. You can eat with confidence. I decided to order takeout from Wanxiang Kitchen from now on. ]
[Me too. ]
[You can even watch the live broadcast on the takeout APP and post comments to discuss which dish is delicious. ]
[I’ve placed my order. I want to see my boiled beef and grandma’s twice-cooked pork. ]
[This live broadcast is really good. It is clear at a glance whether the kitchen is hygienic and whether the dishes are fresh or not. ]
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At the same time, at the critical point when the oil was about to disperse, the left hand of the Xiaoyuan robot reached out, grabbed the shredded beef, and with a flick of the wrist, the shredded beef was evenly sprinkled into the boiling oil like a goddess scattering flowers.
「Zila——!!!」
The sound from the pot is transmitted to the live broadcast room through a high-fidelity microphone, and the audience can hear it clearly.
The rich aroma of meat seems to penetrate the screen, making people's appetites whet their appetites after watching it. The visual feedback of live broadcast makes it easy for people to suddenly have the urge to place an order.
Xiaoyuan robot's arm covered with high-temperature resistant material moved instantly. Every time the special spatula was flipped in its hand, it moved with precise angle and force. The dishes in the pot were evenly heated, and the shredded beef quickly changed color.
The sensor array on the body is monitoring the temperature changes in the pot and the release concentration of flavor substances in real time.
The shredded beef has just been cut and curled, and the robot's right arm has simultaneously put spicy millet, garlic slices, and ginger shreds into the pot.
With the spatula in his left hand, he has already picked up the sauce bowl with his right hand. With a flick of his wrist, the sauce-colored sauce is poured accurately along the edge of the pot, instantly stimulating a stronger aroma and pot gas. White steam rises mixed with an alluring compound aroma.
Finally, the green coriander segments are thrown in.
With a few sharp movements of the spatula, beef, chili peppers, garlic slices, and coriander are tumbling in the pot, and the aroma seems to overflow from the mobile phone screen!
The whole stir-frying process is smooth and it takes less than 80 seconds to complete. Stir-frying beef normally only takes more than a minute. If it takes a long time, it will not taste good.
Flipping the spatula over, the steaming, stir-fried beef essence is poured into the lunch box.
Xiao Liu, who was watching the live broadcast, received a prompt from the APP:
[Order #202405011234 production completed! Waiting for the rider to pick up the meal! ]
He glanced at the estimated delivery time on the APP. There were still 17 minutes left, and the rider was still on his way to pick up the meal.
Xiao Liu's takeout has been placed in the takeout area. There is also a live broadcast camera here, so you can see the takeout you have placed.
About two minutes later, the takeaway rider came to the store. Xiao Liu saw the rider picking up his takeout with his own eyes. The APP then refreshed to show that the rider had picked up the meal and was delivering it. It was expected to be delivered in 15 minutes.
Wanxiang Xiaochu’s store has only three areas, the kitchen operation area, the takeout area and the self-pickup area. There is no canteen area.
The store has become unmanned, with just a few robots working inside.
Obviously, Wanxiang Little Kitchen stores are mainly for online orders. Only riders can enter the takeout area and enter by scanning the code. Customers who pick up their food in the self-pickup area also scan the APP to enter the store.
After waiting for 12 minutes, Xiao Liu’s takeout was delivered to his doorstep.
After closing the door and entering the house, Xiao Liu was very excited.
“It’s the first time in my life to eat food cooked by a robot, let’s see how it tastes.” Xiao Liu immediately opened the lunch box, and the smell of wok hit his face!
Took a bite immediately. The beef was tender and smooth, and the spiciness of the spicy millet and the aroma of garlic were perfectly blended. The color and aroma were the same as those seen in the live broadcast.
"Yes, it's delicious. It's not bad. It doesn't hurt. The texture is rich and layered. It's not inferior to the other well-known fried restaurants I've eaten at." Xiao Liu took a bite and was very satisfied. Not only was it delicious, but the point was that it was the first time that he felt safe eating takeout, and he didn't worry about health issues.
Because this dish was fried twenty minutes ago while watching the live broadcast with his own eyes.
Halfway through the meal, Xiao Liu couldn't help but take a photo and post it on WeChat Moments:
【Witness history! The stir-fried yellow beef made by Xiaoyuan Robot is full of flavor and so delicious! Watching it being cooked during the live broadcast and watching it come out of the pot, you can eat with transparency and peace of mind, and the subsidy is also quite generous. When you are hungry, you go to Wanxiang Kitchen to order food. Now that the subsidy is very strong, Mr. Qin invites everyone to dinner. 】
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(End of this chapter)