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Chapter 566 0554 [Advanced Version of Red Envelope Shake]

Nankou, shooting range.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Under the one-on-one guidance of the safety officer, Chen Guiliang handled everything from pistols to rifles.

He even asked the safety officer, still wanting more, "Are there any burst-fire machines here?"

"No," the safety officer answered crisply.

Chen Guiliang stopped talking and picked up his gun to continue aiming.

It seems that if you want the ultimate experience, you have to go abroad; Russia should have it.

Ever since Wang Erlei brought Chen Guiliang here, Chen Guiliang has become somewhat addicted, coming to shoot for two consecutive weekends.

It was done three times in total.

I started by training Bian Guanyue, but Bian Guanyue showed absolutely no interest in it.

Then he played with Tao Xue. Tao Xue was quite excited at first, but after playing for a while she complained of arm pain and spent the rest of the time sitting in the rest area scrolling through her phone.

This time, I brought Xu Fengyin.

Good heavens, Sister Xu is even more obsessed than Chen Guiliang; she's already spent over 3000 yuan on bullets in less than half a day.

Because the prices are quite high, there aren't many customers here.

Even fewer people can handle military weapons; you need a letter of introduction for that—a letter of introduction for national defense education.

Chen Guiliang sat in the rest area near the firing port of the military weapons. There were only a few scattered customers nearby, and they all seemed quite wealthy. You could tell from the designer bags their female companions carried.

There aren't many women, especially among regular customers, who prefer to go shooting together in groups of men.

Not long after Chen Guiliang sat down, two bosses came over to chat, exchanged business cards and got to know each other, and even made polite remarks about going shooting together next time.

"Ouch, my hand hurts so much!"

Xu Fengyin came back swinging her arms, gesturing with her left hand to her right arm: "It hurts from here to here. Shooting a gun really strains my hands."

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "Big sister, don't you count how many shots you've fired? It's more than an average person's monthly salary."

Xu Fengyin pointed at Chen Guiliang's two bodyguards: "They seem to be having a lot of fun."

"How could I not be happy to have found my old buddy? This whole area is full of military equipment," Chen Guiliang said.

Xu Fengyin said, "I'll come again next time."

Chen Guiliang said, "Okay, I'll bring you every time I come from now on. By the way, why do you, a girl, like this?"

"Why can't I like it? I even thought about joining the army before. I think girls look really cool in military uniforms!" Xu Fengyin said.

Chen Guiliang said, "No wonder you were so proactive when you bullied Tao Xue; now you've become even more proactive than me."

Xu Fengyin blushed, quickly looked around, and then spat out, "Don't talk nonsense outside, this kind of thing is very embarrassing."

"Okay, I won't say." Chen Guiliang suppressed a laugh.

Xu Fengyin rolled her eyes at him: "You're definitely thinking of doing something bad again."

"So, do you want to?" Chen Guiliang asked.

Xu Fengyin paused for a moment: "Not really. Besides, Tao Xue was really messed up by us last time, and she said she would never go to my house again and would not give us a chance to bully her."

“Then let’s go to her house,” Chen Guiliang suggested. “You make an appointment with her first, and then I’ll go to her house at the appointed time.”

Xu Fengyin was invigorated: "It's settled then!"

This female driver has evolved from theoretical knowledge to practical skills, and she especially enjoys playing with three other people.

She didn't take photos or videos, but instead drew it herself afterward, depicting Tao Xue with an expression of being teased and abused.

Tao Xue strongly protested, believing that Xu Fengyin's painting was too exaggerated.

Xu Fengyin took a big gulp of mineral water and asked, "What time is your lucky draw for red envelopes?"

"Eight o'clock tonight," Chen Guiliang said.

The first batch of Lunar New Year red envelopes can be won ten days in advance, and they mainly consist of event vouchers.

These vouchers are obtained through a partnership with JD.com. JD.com contacts certain brands to obtain these vouchers, which can be used for purchases on JD.com.

It's basically a joint promotion by WeChat, JD.com, and third-party merchants.

Alibaba's Double Eleven this year was a huge success, even attracting coverage from foreign media. JD.com was feeling frustrated, and when Chen Guiliang contacted Liu Qiangdong, the two quickly reached an agreement and finalized a general plan.

……

That night.

Xu Fengyin carried the duck necks and ran to the house that Chen Guiliang and Tao Xue had bought together.

For the 160-square-meter apartment, Chen Guiliang and Tao Xue each paid half of the down payment and monthly mortgage payments. This wasn't because Chen Guiliang was stingy, but rather Tao Xue's request, to prove that she wasn't being kept.

"Come on, come on, you'll be able to shake for a red envelope soon!" Tao Xue urged as she opened the door.

Xu Fengyin laughed and said, "A great writer like you, do you really need a few cents in red envelopes?"

Tao Xue explained, "Red envelopes represent luck, and you can also take advantage of the richest man."

Two girls sat on the sofa, eating duck necks and drinking beer, while waiting for eight o'clock to arrive.

"Time's up, haha, I'll go first... I'm so annoyed, thanks for participating." "Mine too, thanks for participating, that richest man is so stingy!"

"I'll shake it again, I'll shake it again... and it's 'Thank you for participating' again."

"Wow, I won! A 10 yuan voucher for a Gree air conditioner? If I'm buying an air conditioner, would I be short of 10 yuan? Why don't you just give me a 10 yuan voucher for a Mercedes?"

"Haha, I won a cash prize!"

"Let me see... 0.15 yuan? That's only 15 cents!"

There are 10 days left until Chinese New Year's Eve. Every night from 8 PM to 10 PM, all WeChat users can shake for unlimited red envelopes. The main purpose is to entice users to download and install WeChat, and to cultivate users' habits of using WeChat, WeChat Pay, and WeChat red envelopes.

Before the Spring Festival Gala started, most of the prizes that appeared after the lucky draw showed "Thank you for participating," followed by various vouchers for goods, with relatively few cash red envelopes.

These are genuine vouchers; regardless of whether the merchant has other promotional activities, these vouchers can be used to offset cash. However, they are only valid for purchases made on the JD.com marketplace.

Whether it's a thank you message for participating, or a voucher or cash bonus, users will be reminded to "see you on New Year's Eve".

Tao Xue and Xu Fengyin shook the box for more than 20 minutes, and won a total of 23 cents and four vouchers for various products.

But they still enjoyed it immensely, cursing Chen Guiliang for being stingy while shaking the rocker even more vigorously.

It's like being in a garbage dump, knowing there's nothing good in it, but still wanting to keep digging.

"Ding Dong, Ding Dong..."

The doorbell rings.

Tao Xue said impatiently, "Who is it? It's so late."

"I'll go take a look." Xu Fengyin knew who it was, of course; she and Chen Guiliang had made a pact to bully Tao Xue together.

When Xu Fengyin led Chen Guiliang in, Tao Xue immediately rolled her eyes, knowing that these two guys had no good intentions.

Tao Xue said to Chen Guiliang, "Hurry up and hand over your phone, I'll shake both of my phones together. All the prizes I win are mine!"

"Here you go." Chen Guiliang tossed his Yao Guang over.

Tao Xue, holding a phone in each hand, shook it even more vigorously, chanting, "Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Laozi, show your divine power! I'll open it!"

Xu Fengyin seemed to have forgotten what she was supposed to do tonight, and was eating duck neck while rocking along with Tao Xue.

After struggling for a while, Tao Xue rubbed her arms and said, "I can't take it anymore, my arms are sore."

Chen Guiliang said, "Let's take a break."

Tao Xue said, "The machine keeps running even when the person stops, you help me crank it!"

Chen Guiliang: “…”

So, Mr. Chen, China's richest man, picked up two cell phones and shook them incessantly like a madman.

Self-inflicted sin, do not live!
After shaking for a while, Chen Guiliang suddenly had a brilliant idea: "If we tie your magic wands to our phones and keep them vibrating, could we shake them to get red envelopes?"

"Haha, give it a try!" Xu Fengyin felt that this plan was brilliant.

Tao Xue roared in anger: "Get out!"

After struggling for a long time, Chen Guiliang threw his phone onto the sofa and said, "I can't take it anymore, both my arms are useless."

Tao Xue immediately inspected her spoils and suddenly asked, "Can vouchers for the same product be used in combination?"

Chen Guiliang said, "No."

“What good is that?” Tao Xue said. “Why would I need a 10 or 20 yuan voucher for goods worth one or two thousand yuan?”

Chen Guiliang said, "The highest face value of the HarmonyOS phone voucher is 188 yuan. Of course, this can only be used to buy Yaoguang (a type of mobile phone).

Tao Xue complained, "You unscrupulous merchants. This is clearly a promotion, a way to trick everyone into buying products. How can you be giving away freebies?"

That being said, there are indeed people willing to use it.

Moreover, many people interacted online, showing off their spoils on WeChat Moments and QQ groups: "Two xxx vouchers, three xxx vouchers... Come and get them from me if you want them."

People who have been wanting to buy a certain product for a long time are very happy to save a few dollars or tens of dollars because the vouchers they win do not conflict with other offers.

Some also displayed cash red envelopes.

He even boasted about it on Weibo: "Haha, I shook my phone for two hours and got 36 cents. I got a freebie from Chen Laozu!"

Some people even posted tips: "I've tested this with multiple phones and discovered some patterns. Within half an hour, a phone will only get a cash red envelope once at most, and it's possible not to get one at all. About 50% to 60% of the time, you'll get a 'thank you for participating' message. The rest are various vouchers."

As Lunar New Year's Eve draws closer, more and more people are participating in the lucky draw for red envelopes.

There was a constant stream of complaints, with most people criticizing Chen Guiliang as a profiteer.

But despite the criticism, they continued to shake the rock.

WeChat groups, QQ groups, forums... all kinds of experiences shared about shaking for red envelopes.

Many people who don't usually use WeChat have downloaded and installed it, joining the ranks of those shaking for red envelopes, influenced by friends, family, or online acquaintances.

Some people who had always used feature phones even went so far as to buy smartphones just to shake for red envelopes... simply to keep up with the trend.

Upon discovering an increase in sales of her own air conditioner online store, Ms. Dong posted several Weibo posts: "Today, I also participated in the red envelope shake-and-win activity out of curiosity, and I won two Gree vouchers in a row. The one with the highest face value can be used as cash for 80 yuan. How much did you win?"

A barbecue restaurant owner posted a photo on Weibo: "This is the strange scene I saw in the restaurant tonight. Some customers were eating and drinking when they suddenly picked up their phones and shook them a few times. It's like it's contagious; more and more people are shaking their phones. There were even middle-aged people who didn't know anything about it, asking the young people at the next table for help to download and install WeChat."

The latest issue of the *Economic Observer* published an article commenting: "ByteDance's 'shake for red envelopes' campaign is definitely one of the most successful and classic marketing cases in recent years. It not only successfully partnered with JD.com and numerous brands, but also seamlessly integrated online and offline channels, transforming it into a trendy social activity..."

(End of this chapter)