Baidu C2C website, what is Baiduc2c

Baidu, the world's largest Chinese search engine, confirmed yesterday that it has named its C2C payment platform "Baidu Pay," which will be launched alongside Baidu's C2C platform for users.

The Baidu C2C project team has moved from their Zhongguancun office building to a closed office park, and the launch of Baidu's C2C online trading platform is now in the final countdown stage.

The domain name of the payment platform was exposed for the first time yesterday; the domain is www.9ic2c.cn.

On August 22, Baidu opened the internal testing registration for its C2C platform, and I also applied for one, but until today, I haven't received any messages. Today, I finally got an explanation and reason: "As of today, more than 40,000 merchants have registered for the internal testing, but Baidu only plans to attract about 10,000 merchants to participate in the internal testing, so the internal testing slots are very scarce, with an actual acceptance rate of around 1:4." Is this an illusion or the truth?

Firstly, when Baidu announced the opening of the C2C platform's internal testing, they didn't mention attracting only 10,000 users. It's unclear if online game internal testing also follows this pattern of deciding first and then informing later?

Secondly, regarding the selection of these admitted merchants, why hasn't Baidu disclosed the criteria for selection?