Chapter 446 President Pei, how do you spend these two million?
Wednesday, March 9th.
Otto e1 mobile phone is on sale for the second time!
Pei Qian specially came all the way to Otto Technology's office to supervise the battle.
The mobile phones went on sale at 10 o'clock in the morning, and Pei Qian arrived at 9:30, slightly ahead of schedule.
After careful consideration, he decided to make a suggestion to Chang You.
"Mr. Chang, I think starting from today, we should implement a function to pay a deposit for reservation. The deposit is 100 yuan. If you want to pre-order, you must pay the deposit first. We will start production according to the quantity paid by the deposit."
Chang You looked troubled: "Mr. Pei, of course I know the method you mentioned."
"Many mobile phone manufacturers do this when there is not much supply, but we don't have that much money at the moment. If a customer orders 10,000 units, we don't have enough funds..."
Pei Qian waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. If you don't have enough, just ask me for it. There is no problem in using some of Tengda's funds for turnover. It is all our own property."
"In short, we must ensure supply so that every Tenda fan can use our mobile phones!"
Pei Qian spoke so righteously and sternly that Chang You was deeply moved.
However... Pei Qian was thinking about something else.
The reason why he proposed this reservation plan was mainly due to three considerations.
The first is to continue to disgust scalpers, increase the cost of snap-up purchases, and drive out those who follow the trend to grab mobile phones and want to resell them, so that mobile phones can truly fall into the hands of those who need them.
The second step is to roughly figure out how many people are still eager to buy this phone.
If there are 5,000 people, then if Pei Qian produces 8,000 units and 3,000 units are stored in the warehouse, won’t the money be spent?
Finally, based on the current public opinion and feedback online, Pei Qian concluded that there may not be many people who actually pre-ordered this phone.
After all, the price of this phone is too high, higher than the flagship phones of Shenhua and Pineapple. Although the benefits seem good, most of them can only be enjoyed in Jingzhou, so most people are still in a wait-and-see state.
The first few thousand people were basically Tengda fans living in Jingzhou. Pei Qian judged that after the needs of this group of people are met, the sales of mobile phones will definitely drop significantly!
As for whether Mr. Pei’s judgment is accurate...
It all depends on today's performance.
Changyou has already arranged for his people to implement this function of making reservations and snap-up purchases.
When ten o'clock arrived, Pei Qian immediately took out his mobile phone and paid attention to the rush to buy Otto mobile phones.
The imagined situation of stock being available after one refresh and sold out after another refresh did not occur. The number of remaining stocks dropped quite quickly at first, but then slowed down.
At present, many scalpers have given up speculating on this phone, because it is now bound to a Tenda game account and ID card. If it is resold at a higher price, buyers will not be able to enjoy those special VIP statuses, and the point of speculating on it will be gone.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some scalpers can engage in saucy operations such as "ordering on behalf of others" and "snap buying on behalf of others", but it is much better than the unrestricted situation.
An hour later, there were 1,100 mobile phones left.
Pei Qian simply ate at Otto Technology, and the remaining mobile phones were sold one after another until around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when they were all sold out!
Seeing the "Sold Out" label appear, Chang You and Pei Qian wiped the sweat from their heads in unison.
The reason why Changyou wipes his sweat is that it is finally sold out!
Mr. Pei is supervising the work today. If all 2,000 mobile phones are not sold out and no one wants them anymore, wouldn’t it be a slap in the face? How can I explain to Mr. Pei?
The reason why Pei Qian wiped his sweat was that luckily he persisted until after 2 o'clock!
If it sells out instantly after it's released again, something big will happen.
Pei Qian felt a little more at ease.
Facts have proved that my judgment is correct. Although this mobile phone is currently very popular, many people do not buy it.
Even among local consumers in Jingzhou, most people will not buy it so early due to the speed of news dissemination and distrust of this new brand.
Then the next step is to see how many people ordered the mobile phone on Sunday.
As long as the quantity is similar to what Pei Qian expected, then he can decisively replenish the goods, spend money unexpectedly, and complete the loss before settlement!
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Thursday, March 10th.
noon.
Pei Qian took out his mobile phone and checked the reservation status of Otto e1 mobile phone.
Yesterday, the programmers at otto Technology had worked overtime to complete the reservation function of the website. Of course, Changyou also paid enough overtime pay.
So far, more than 1,800 people have reserved this phone. Although the number is still growing, it has slowed down significantly.
The inventory for Sunday is 4,000 units.
Pei Qian thought about it. From now to Sunday, it is basically a certainty that the number of reservations will exceed 4,000, but it seems difficult to exceed 5,000.
In other words, as long as more than 5,000 units are produced, the extra mobile phones can only be stored in warehouses.
And all the money obtained from selling the mobile phones was exchanged for more mobile phones, and they were all piled up in the warehouse...
Shouldn’t we just settle all the excess funds on Otto Technology’s side?
sounds good.
Next, I just hope that God will bless everything well...
Just as Pei Qian was thinking about it, his phone buzzed.
I picked up my phone and saw it was from He Desheng.
Pei Qian's brows instantly wrinkled.
What's going on! Could it be that something happened to the top student coming to the app?
No, it’s only been a few days since I bought it. Even if something happens, it can’t be so fast?
I quickly picked it up.
"What's wrong with the academic master coming to the project?" Pei Qian felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.
He Desheng was stunned for a moment: "Uh, Mr. Pei, it's okay for the top student to come here. It's Zhang Wang who has something to report to you and came to Yuanmeng Venture Capital. When do you have time, come over and see him?"
Or if you really don’t have time, just make a phone call.”
Pei Qian frowned.
Arrogant?
Isn't he the "sharing maniac" and "grassroots inventor" who built a shared phone booth?
When he heard this name, Pei Qian became furious.
He still has the nerve to come see me!
I agreed to invest money in building a shared phone booth for you, but what did you end up with?
Yes, if you insist that there is a phone here, even a phone booth, it seems to be somewhat reasonable, but you can make too much money!
After being jointly stabbed in the back by Zhang Wang and Ruan Guangjian, Pei Qian had completely lost confidence in Zhang Wang and the shared phone booth project, and basically left him to fend for himself.
Pei Qian asked Zhang Wang to use the money he earned to produce more shared phone booths, and then stopped taking care of it.
I was so worried about the movie before, and I don’t know what’s going on with the phone booth now.
Pei Qian calmed down his emotions and asked, "Is he next to you now?"
He Desheng: "Yes, Mr. Pei."
"Okay, let him answer the phone, and I'll ask him about the shared phone booth," Pei Qian said.
"OK."
A moment later, Zhang Wang's voice came from the other end of the phone, and his voice was quite excited: "Mr. Pei!"
Hearing this voice, Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh.
A person who seems so reliable, a project that seems so reliable, and everything goes well, how can he make money?
Oh, what a pity!
"Well, what's the matter?" Pei Qian said.
Zhang Wang: "Mr. Pei, the focus of my work will no longer be on the shared phone booth! This project will only maintain the most basic operating personnel and allow it to develop freely."
Upon hearing this, Pei Qian's eyes lit up.
"Huh? What's wrong? Is it bad management?"
Pei Qian's tone was full of joy.
Zhang Wanghan laughed twice: "That's hard to say. It's just that phone booths have been spread all over the shopping malls in Jingzhou. It's not profitable to set up shared phone booths in other places. The business has developed to a bottleneck in Jingzhou, so I plan to
Take a break for the time being and find other interests."
Hearing this, Pei Qian became even more excited.
OK, have a good rest, wise choice!
Sure enough, my previous judgment was correct!
Shared phone booths can only make money if they are opened in densely populated areas, such as large shopping malls. There are only so many shopping malls in Jingzhou. Each shopping mall has one or two shared phone booths, which quickly becomes saturated.
Once it is saturated, and many people are less interested in the entertainment facilities in shared phone booths, the local business of this project in Jingzhou will come to an end.
Of course, Pei Qian wanted to ask, why not continue this business to Luzhou, Lincheng, or even the imperial capital and the magical capital? Isn't there a market there?
But he endured it decisively.
In short, Zhang Wan turned around in time, so congratulations!
Pei Qian nodded very pleased: "Well, it's good."
Zhang Wang asked: "Well, Mr. Pei, if I have other dreams to realize in the future, can I continue to seek investment from you?"
Pei Qian: "..."
"Okay, but I will evaluate the project carefully."
Pei Qian originally wanted to refuse directly, but it seemed that he couldn't save face, so he had to say a few polite words.
Of course, considering Zhang Wang's glorious performance, Pei Qian felt that it would be impossible for him to invest in his project again in this life.
——Unless there is a god-level project that seems to be a total loss, Pei Qian will give it a little thought.
"Okay, then I won't disturb your work. Goodbye, Mr. Pei!"
Zhang Wan handed the phone back to He Desheng.
"Is there anything else?" Pei Qian asked.
He Desheng: "There is nothing else, Mr. Pei. But... I have something to remind you. How should we spend the 20 million in our account? Have you thought about it?"
Pei Qian remembered it, and it seemed that he had indeed told He Desheng before, asking him to remind him about the money in Yuanmeng Venture Capital's account every once in a while.
This money must not be forgotten. If it is left unspent until settlement, the problem will be serious.
Where should the 20 million be spent...
Um?
Twenty million???
Pei Qian suddenly realized that this number seemed wrong!
Yuanmeng Venture Capital spent 5 million to buy back the Xueba Kuai Lai project, so there should be less than 10 million left on the books, right?
What the hell is 20 million?
"Wait a minute, where did the 20 million come from?" Pei Qian instantly realized that something seemed wrong.
He Desheng said matter-of-factly: "I earned it from the shared phone booth project."
A question mark instantly appeared on Pei Qian's head.
What the hell?
Wasn't it agreed that the business of the shared phone booth project in Jingzhou has reached its peak?
Didn’t Zhang Wan himself plan to temporarily quit the shared phone booth project and take a rest?
How could it be possible to earn 10 million in such a short period of time???
Pei Qian was confused and forced himself to calm down: "How can a shared phone booth earn 10 million by relying solely on Jingzhou's business???"
He Desheng smiled: "Ah, Mr. Pei, you don't know yet?"
"Of course we can't make 10 million from this business in Jingzhou alone. Indeed, as you said, each phone booth can't make much money per day, and the initial investment is huge. The money earned is basically invested in reproduction.
I’ve already laid out my shop, but I haven’t saved any money.”
"But after the market in Jingzhou was saturated, Zhang Wang had already considered the future development, so he thought of other ways to make money, which was to find an agent to join!"
"Instead of keeping an eye on the shared phone booths in other cities, we directly contact major shopping malls online and show them our business model."
"These shopping malls think that shared phone booths can make money, so we sell them the shared phone booths as a package. They are responsible for the upkeep and upkeep, while we just put up a sign, earn money from the phone booth, and then get a share."
"In this way, our costs are reduced to a minimum, and we don't have to find dedicated personnel to maintain them. We don't have to worry about whether the phone booths will make money. We can just sit back and wait to sell the phone booths and get a share! From the current point of view, this model is guaranteed to make money.
pay!"
"So currently we only need to find a few people to maintain this project, receive orders, and maintain the normal operation of the company. Naturally, Zhang Wang no longer needs to worry about it."
"Didn't I make another 10 million by selling phone booths? I handed it in immediately."