He Desheng looked at his watch. In less than ten minutes, Mr. Pei would be arriving.
Looking at Zhang Wang who was only slightly anxious and completely unaware of the real seriousness of the problem, and then looking at Ma Yang who was having a great time playing with the fully automatic bar lift machine, He Desheng couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, feeling a little headache.
Today, I don’t know whether it was Mr. Pei’s whim, or he calculated the time, and informed me in advance that he wanted to come to Yuanmeng Venture Capital to learn about the current progress of the fully automatic bar lifter.
Therefore, He Desheng called Zhang Wang and Ma Yang over to report together.
Because He Desheng himself really didn’t know how to report it!
So far, thousands of fully automatic bar lifters have been produced. Although there is still a big gap between the final target of stocking 20,000 units, it can already be seen that the situation is not good.
These thousands of fully automatic bar lifting machines are all backlogged in the warehouse and cannot be sold at all!
During this time, He Desheng and Zhang Wan each thought of some publicity methods, such as hanging in online stores, advertising appropriately, promoting to some handicraft stores, etc.
But without exception, everyone was cold!
I tried some advertising tentatively, but the conversion rate was incredibly low.
To put it in layman’s terms, even if the advertisement is put out and many people see it, no one buys it at all!
He Desheng sighed helplessly, knowing that this would be the result.
In fact, when Zhang Wang proposed this project, He Desheng felt that it would be useless.
After all, the shared phone booth last time had real uses. It could be used for resting, singing, and it could also serve as a landmark building in the city. It was completely profitable.
But the fully automatic bar lifting machine has absolutely no practical significance!
Moreover, as a handicraft or sand sculpture toy, it is too expensive and completely beyond the affordability of most consumers.
So far, several thousand fully automatic bar lifting machines have been sold by double digits, and many of them have been returned.
I guess I got tired of it after playing for a day, and started to wonder if I was out of my mind when I spent 500 yuan to buy this thing. After I woke up, I immediately regretted it.
All in all, it's terrible.
He Desheng is very confused now, because Mr. Pei will be arriving soon.
If He Desheng reported it himself, he would definitely suggest to Mr. Pei to stop production, try to sell the current fully automatic bar lifter, sell it at a reduced price, and stop the loss in time.
But in that case, you will definitely be criticized.
Therefore, He Desheng called Zhang Wan and Ma Yang to pass the blame.
Anyway, the fully automatic bar lifting machine was a project strongly requested by these two people at that time. If they were to be held accountable, they should be held accountable first.
Looking at Ma Yang who was having a great time playing with the fully automatic jacking machine, He Desheng couldn't help but sigh, whether Mr. Ma really blocked the atomic bomb for Mr. Pei, we will know the accurate answer today.
He Desheng was struggling when Mr. Pei arrived.
He quickly stood up and greeted: "Mr. Pei!"
Ma Yang reluctantly put down the fully automatic bar lift machine until the "continuous bar lift" number on it disappeared, then came to the conference table and greeted Pei Qian.
"Brother Qian!" There was no worry at all on Ma Yang's face.
Pei Qian glanced at the expressions of Ma Yang, Zhang Wang and He Desheng, and found that the anxiety of the three people seemed to follow the pattern of a geometric sequence, and he instantly felt more at ease.
It looks like it should be stable!
"When does the dge e-sports club plan to set off?" Pei Qian first asked Ma Yang a relatively insignificant question.
Ma Yang replied: "Next week. Brother Qian, it's not that we are not active, it's mainly because many clubs take time to form teams and have to try out players."
Pei Qian nodded: "Yes, I understand."
"Okay, let's get to the point. How is the progress of the fully automatic bar lifter project so far?"
Ma Yang immediately replied: "It went very smoothly! So far, thousands of units have been mass-produced, and the stock is very sufficient. Moreover, all products have been carefully inspected, and all individual defective products have been returned for repair!"
He Desheng couldn't help but give a thumbs up secretly, Mr. Ma can do it!
You dare to report good news but not bad news in front of Mr. Pei. Do you think Mr. Pei is a three-year-old child, so easy to fool?
Sure enough, Pei Qian coughed twice: "Where is the sales situation?"
Zhang Wan stood up and said: "Mr. Pei, I am willing to bear the responsibility for poor sales. I have absolutely nothing to do with Mr. Ma!"
Pei Qian raised his hand: "Don't worry, first tell me how many units have been sold and give me a specific number."
Zhang Wan pursed his lips: "Thirty-one."
Pei Qian was stunned for two seconds and almost blurted out, how could he sell so many?
Thirty-one boring people actually spent 500 yuan on this thing?
The world is really huge and full of wonders!
Zhang Wan paused and added: "One of them was delivered to your residence, and seven of them were returned..."
"Mr. Pei, I am mainly responsible for this loss. I am willing to pay for part of the loss out of my own pocket..."
Zhang Wang himself became less and less confident the more he spoke.
Obviously, as a great inventor, he was deeply shocked when his invention was so unpopular.
Moreover, although Zhang Wang received a lot of profit from the shared phone booth project, no matter how much he paid for the losses, it was still a drop in the bucket compared to the investment of 8 million.
When Pei Qian heard this, he frowned.
What do you mean? You also want to rob me of losing money?
You think beautifully!
Pei Qian immediately raised his hand: "What do you mean by that? Dream Venture Capital is doing venture capital, so it is natural that Dream Venture Capital will bear the risk."
"These days, all the money is being defrauded of investors, so how can anyone fill the hole for investors?"
"You don't have to worry about anything, just continue to produce according to the original plan! All the advertisements that have been placed will be removed, and only the online store will be retained."
The online store cannot be withdrawn because the product must have a sales channel, otherwise it is against the regulations.
Zhang Wan was stunned: "But Mr. Pei..."
Pei Qian interrupted him: "But what? The biggest problem with this project now is that the production is too slow. It took almost a month to produce a few thousand units. When will 20,000 units be produced?"
"Strengthen production capacity and fill our warehouse with fully automatic bar lifting machines as soon as possible, otherwise you will be like Chang You and go to the production line to tighten screws!"
Zhang Huan had tears in his eyes and was deeply moved: "Okay, Mr. Pei!"
Ma Yang nodded: "Look, I told you not to worry. How can such a fun thing not be sold? As long as there is enough stock and a little publicity, the orders will definitely fly in like snowflakes!"
Pei Qian gave him an approving look: "Well said! Everyone should be like Mr. Ma and maintain an optimistic spirit!"
He Desheng: "..."
I'm sure, Mr. Ma must have blocked the atomic bomb for Mr. Pei.
Maybe there's more than one.
…
After learning about the situation of the fully automatic bar lifter, Pei Qian left with satisfaction.
He had originally thought that since the fully automatic bar lifter could not be sold, how about giving it away?
After all, it's still in your hands if it's in the warehouse. Even if you sell it for scrap, it's still worth some money. But wouldn't it be a pure loss if you give it away?
But as soon as I thought about it, I gave up the idea immediately.
Absolutely not for delivery!
If I send it to the dge e-sports club, what should I do if it is used as a gadget for practicing hand speed?
Give it to Mr. Li and others, what if there is some kind of trend among the wealthy people?
After all, no matter what it is, it seems that as long as it is associated with Mr. Pei, it will be difficult to escape the fate of being over-interpreted.
Therefore, Pei Qian decided that it would be best to strictly prohibit publicity about this matter and not give it away or advertise it. It would be best to just let this bunch of fully automatic lifting machines gather dust in the warehouse.
…
Watching Mr. Pei leave, Zhang Wan felt a little complicated.
Without Mr. Pei, there would be no success of the shared phone booth.
But now, the project of the fully automatic bar lifter has gotten off to a bad start, yet Mr. Pei still has so much trust in himself.
Zhang Wan was moved but also a little ashamed.
He Desheng came over and patted him on the shoulder: "Mr. Pei has already said that we should seize the time for mass production, so don't think too much about it."
Although He Desheng couldn't guess what Mr. Pei's plan was, it was definitely right to act according to Mr. Pei's request.
Zhang Wan nodded: "I know, I just feel a little ashamed of Mr. Pei. I wonder if there is anything else I can do to help Mr. Pei and do my little bit?"
"Huh?" He Desheng was stunned and thought for a while, "Do you have any inventions that can be used in the Terror Hotel? Mr. Pei's recent focus seems to be on this large haunted house."
Zhang Wan frowned slightly: "This... I'm afraid not. The mechanisms in the Panic Hotel must have been well designed. It's hard for my earthy invention to reach the level of elegance."
"But...does the Panic Hostel need publicity?"
He Desheng nodded: "Propaganda? Of course it is necessary. How can such a thing be too much?"
Zhang Huan thought about it seriously: "Then... how about I use the shared phone booth to promote the Panic Hostel?"
There is an outward-facing display screen inside the shared phone booth, which is originally used for advertising and investment promotion, and various advertising contents can be arranged.
He Desheng suddenly realized: "Oh? This is a good idea! Then I will send a message to Chen Kangtuo and ask him to send promotional materials."
Zhang Wang couldn't help but feel happy, and his previous guilt was greatly relieved.
Although the current situation of the fully automatic bar lift machine is not optimistic and will probably suffer losses, it can be considered a help to help Mr. Pei advertise on the shared phone booth and directly spread the news of the opening of the Panic Hostel to shopping malls in major cities across the country.
This is a big favor for Mr. Pei!
Does this count as repaying Mr. Pei’s kindness?
Thinking about it, Mr. Pei should also feel gratified by this, right?
He Desheng had just finished sending the message when he suddenly thought of something else: "If you want to put it this way, the Xueba Kuai Lai app now also has an advertising module. Can we also promote the Terror Hostel project a little bit?"
"A bit forced."
"But it doesn't matter, it's all our own business anyway."