Chapter 681 - 700: Gourmet Food Belongs to the World
Chapter 681: Chapter 700: Gourmet Food Belongs to the World
Little President Qian answered the call a short while later.
He had just been in a meeting with the tech department.
Jiang Qiuqiu’s recent streaming data was excellent, and the app’s daily active users had seen a bump. The tech department and the editorial department were holding a joint meeting to discuss the app’s recommendation algorithm.
Little President Qian felt that the fixed-position recommendations on apps like the Federation’s were too outdated. He was discussing the possibility of using a big data algorithm with the tech department staff.
In other words, the more a user watched something, the more of that content they would be shown. Only fixed, highly visible spots would be used for static recommendations.
For example, the splash screen, the top banner, and the mid-page recommendation slots.
It was a great idea, but it would require the tech department to pull out a lot more of their hair. While the two sides were still in discussion, Qian Xingxing’s terminal rang.
Seeing the caller was Qiuqiu, he quickly headed to his office.
"Hello, Qiuqiu?" He had even, quite rarely, started a video call.
"Xingxing, I have something to tell you."
"Hm?" Qian Xingxing asked. "What’s wrong?"
She told Qian Xingxing about what had been happening in her recent posts.
"Ah, buying and selling?"
"Yes." Jiang Qiuqiu offered a few key points. "I’ve discovered that a lot of people are participating."
"It’s not just that there are a lot of sellers; there are a lot of buyers, too." Qian Xingxing was well aware of how much people were willing to spend on food, even without Jiang Qiuqiu pointing it out.
The entire food section of the Federation’s live broadcast industry, the revolving restaurants—all of it was propped up by foodies.
If there was a buyer’s market, then the seller’s market was worth exploring.
Qian Xingxing clearly understood this principle and quickly added, "Qiuqiu, are you thinking of selling something?"
"No, not me." Jiang Qiuqiu shook her head. "One person’s power and production capacity are limited." Besides, she was still in school and had little free time, which was an even greater limitation. "You can’t build a large market with just one person."
"I have an idea."
’Honestly, had no one here ever heard of food delivery?’
’This era, which hadn’t yet been overrun by adult apps but possessed delivery robots and temperature-controlled food containers, was a natural breeding ground for a food delivery service.’
’The transport conditions are excellent, and there’s no shortage of delivery personnel.’
"Perhaps we can organize these people."
"We could create another app, a spin-off of New Star. We can put all these organized people on it. They can cook food, and we’ll let users log in with their New Star IDs to buy the meals made by these frontline chefs."
"Like the restaurants on the Star Network?" Qian Xingxing seemed to be getting a handle on the model.
"Yes, that’s exactly it." ’Isn’t that just an online restaurant?’ "And aren’t we recruiting streamers right now? I have a suggestion: we could hold a cooking competition on the app."
"Oh?"
"Not on the scale of the Federation Live Broadcast Company’s events. A smaller-scale cooking competition. Or you could just hold it in my name."
What did that mean? It meant hosting an official, entertainment-style competition for fans.
A contest to see who among Juju’s fans could cook the best food.
The competition would be held within the app, and you could create a tag related to Jiang Qiuqiu.
With an event and the attention it would bring, people would definitely want to participate.
"When the time comes, you can sign a batch of contestants from the competition, approach them about becoming new streamers, and then have the new streamers’ broadcasts link to their shops on our new app. Fans could then place orders directly on New Star."
And just like that, everything would be connected.
The concept and its prospects certainly sounded good. It would increase fan engagement, and launching a new app would definitely bring a wave of traffic.
But—
"Sign so many of your fans?"
"They would all be cooking dishes you’ve already made. Isn’t that...?"
"It’s fine. My tutorials are already out there, so someone’s bound to make the dishes. Shouldn’t I be happier if it’s my fans who are doing it? Besides, I don’t stream very often, and we haven’t poached many people for the food section. Talent we cultivate ourselves is better than talent we poach, don’t you think?"
It was easier said than done, but—
"You’re always so generous."
"No, that’s because you’ve never seen me being stingy."
"It’s just that with this matter, there’s no need to be."
Food itself belongs to all of humanity.
She was just crossing through time to return the recipes to everyone.