Chapter 195 Exclusive Interview

Chapter 195 Exclusive Interview

Chapter 195 Exclusive Interview
Every time Yao Jianhui looked for Xu Mingyuan, he would discuss serious matters and leave Tao Shuxin aside.

"Since we have already made the 5899 MP4, there is no need to stop. We must have experience in making high-end products in the future."

"There are too few built-in mini-games. Try to port the games from the Famicom, but don't make it too obvious. Just indicate that the function exists, and don't get sued by game manufacturers."

"When competitors start to occupy the market next year, we will step up the introduction of new features. It doesn't matter if the product profit is lower, but we must make the brand number one..."

Xu Mingyuan glanced at the report he had prepared and decided on a plan without much thought.

As expected, the 5899 Ace MP4 that Yao Jianhui had put so much effort into was almost gone by now.

It took more than four months, and the total sales volume was less than 10,000 units, and that was the sales result of large-scale coupons.

Adding the publicity and promotion costs of the Ace Machine, it is a pure loss-making business. It doesn’t even make back the profit from the promotion, nor does it increase the sales of low-end products.

Xu Mingyuan never asked how the matter was going.

Moreover, Yao Jianhui didn't want to hear anything even if he wanted to, just to let him handle it alone.

It was not only because Xu Mingyuan put most of his energy into the classmates' website, but mainly because the marketing model of MP4 was basically run completely according to his own plan, and Yao Jianhui did not come up with any ideas at all.

Xu Mingyuan was determined to keep a capable executive like Yao Jianhui. And capable people should not be left with ideas but nowhere to display them.

Although Xu Mingyuan didn't ask, Yao Jianhui couldn't help but say it.

"The company is currently facing tight budget constraints, so we might as well save some money to expand production. Workshop No. 5 has not yet fully utilized its production capacity, and the construction of Workshop No. 6 also needs to be dealt with urgently..."

As it was almost the end of the year, he could no longer bear the pressure, so he took the opportunity when Xu Mingyuan could not leave and came directly to report to him.

"There's no need to dismantle the production line, and it won't save much money. Just reduce the publicity and promotion expenses. We haven't reached the point where we need to make drastic changes. Some of your ideas are actually quite good, such as the coupons for the points membership system, but the company currently has too few products and customer demand is not high. But you can continue to follow up later."

Xu Mingyuan waved his hand, indicating that he should not worry about these trivial matters and asked Yao Jianhui to put his energy back into the market.

In the coming 05, competing products of MP4 will emerge like mushrooms after rain. Only then will the market of MP4 become really hot.

In the incremental market, it is too expensive to rely solely on Sailing Technology for publicity and promotion, and having competitors is not necessarily a bad thing. At present, other companies are needed to promote the concept of MP4 as soon as possible.

After all, Fengfan MP4 was the first brand to become popular. If new customers are interested in MP4, they will probably compare multiple products, and the chance of choosing Fengfan will be very high.

Making the pie bigger and then grabbing the biggest share is far more profitable than keeping a small piece of the pie for yourself.

After chatting briefly for a while, Tao Shuxin nodded from time to time, as if she understood.

In fact, Tao Shuxin is very smart, but she knows little about the ways of the world.

For example, when it comes to decorating a house, she knows nothing about it, but she took a look around when she had nothing to do and got a general idea of ​​it.

Seeing that she was interested, Xu Mingyuan took her to the meeting.

Tao Changming also rushed to Jiangcheng from Nanxi early in the morning, but arrived a little later at this time.

Seeing that a meeting was going on in the small conference room and his daughter was sitting nearby, he walked in quietly, nodded to the people who were looking at him, and sat down in an empty seat.

There was nothing big going on in today's morning meeting. It was mainly to greet the leaders, listen to their instructions, give out honorary plaques or something, and take a few photos.

This can be considered an honor. Although it is not of much use, the honor board can be posted in a prominent place in the office building to add some glory to the company.

Xu Mingyuan did not say much at the meeting, but he emphasized once again that after New Year's Day, there would be about two months of peak sales season, and we should seize this opportunity to get a good start in 05.

After saying that, he looked at Tao Changming, and seeing that he waved his hand and didn't want to speak, he dissolved the meeting and told all departments to hurry up and prepare.

"Oh, Uncle Tao's presence here really brings glory to Sailing Technology."

Before the people had even walked halfway, Xu Mingyuan trotted over and shook hands enthusiastically.

"Hey, what tricks are you hiding again?" Tao Changming said with a smile.

Tao Shuxin was holding her father's arm around her. When she heard this, her heart tightened and she looked at Xu Mingyuan nervously.

Xu Mingyuan was speechless. He simply came forward to joke and say hello to Tao Changming.

Who would have thought that this little girl couldn't hide anything at all. When she heard that there was something fishy, ​​she thought of the little secret between them. When she continued to think about it, her calves started to tremble.

"What's wrong with me? Uncle Tao is a very busy man. It's not easy for him to come here, so I should give him a warm welcome. Please help me deal with it at noon. I don't have your skills. It will be troublesome if I mess up..."

Xu Mingyuan enthusiastically pressed his back and walked towards the door, going to smoke a cigarette with him, while waving his other hand, signaling Tao Shuxin to go and play somewhere else.

This unfortunate child only adds to the chaos. She always stirs up trouble even when there is nothing to do. It is so tiring...

It was nearly half past nine, and department leaders above the middle level were waiting at the gate.

After waiting for another ten minutes, the employee who was exploring the way in the distance shouted into the intercom: "People are coming." The people who were waiting there stopped to talk and made way.

As soon as the people around him left, Xu Mingyuan was almost frozen to death by the wind, but he had to take off his down jacket and asked Tao Shuxin to hold it for him.

Amid the crackling sound of firecrackers, two cars and a minibus stopped at the gate. After the firecrackers were over, about ten people got off the bus one after another.

After warm greetings, the group walked around the factory.

Sailing Technology did not have a large conference room, and it was difficult to give speeches outdoors in the winter, so they had to clear a space in the unused No. 5 workshop, set up a red carpet stage in the middle, and invited relevant leaders to speak. It took more than an hour in total, and the main leaders of the city gave a speech and hurriedly got in the car and left.

Those who stayed behind were small leaders in the district, but they also had to be taken care of.

The lunch banquet was arranged at the hotel, and the public relations department was responsible for the contact. In addition to the district leaders, there were also some dealers and partners.

Sailing Technology only held this large-scale social event before the New Year. As for the company's annual meeting a month later, it was held internally and not displayed to the public.

In fact, Xu Mingyuan simply wanted to save himself some trouble. He gave red envelopes to employees at the annual meeting, organized a performance and a lottery, and then privately gave some bonuses to the leaders, and the year was muddled through.

“Thank you all the leaders and guests for attending today’s event and giving full recognition and support to our Sailing Technology. Here, on behalf of all the staff, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you all…”

After talking a bunch of meaningless nonsense, Xu Mingyuan hurriedly ended his speech and asked the employees to distribute the small gifts.

The gift bag was tacky, a bright red tote with a gold sailboat logo etched on it.

There were some rather exquisite small gifts inside, the main gift being the Sail Ace MP5899 with a market value of 4.

I have a lot of this stuff left in stock that I can't sell, so I'm giving it away as gifts.

Although the cost is not high, its reputation is so well-known that the price of 5899 is already very impressive.

Giving gifts before the dinner starts makes the atmosphere much more lively.

Xu Mingyuan arranged two round tables for the people related to the classmates network. He didn't want to take extra time to accompany them drinking, so he simply arranged it together.

"Teacher Zheng, thank you for coming... Oh, Teacher Ye, you are here too? Hey, fellow seniors, let me toast to you all first, thank you very much..."

"You're too polite, Xiao Xu. You are a talent of our Jiangnan University." Zheng Song said with a smile.

"You call us senior, so we feel embarrassed to call you junior. Thank you for the gift." Someone said at the table.

"They are just some small gifts. If our hospitality is not good enough, I hope you can bear with us..." Xu Mingyuan was polite to them.

The reason they were invited here was to use the background of Sailing Technology to see if they could attract a few skilled graduate students. Xu Mingyuan had been coveting the people under Zheng Song for a long time.

Of course, it would be better if Zheng Song could contact the school to get preferential treatment.

"Xu Mingyuan, are you going back to school for class this afternoon?"

Seeing Xu Mingyuan was about to leave, Ye Yining stood up, patted his shoulder, and called him aside.

"What? Oh, Teacher Ye, how can I go back? Just ask for leave." Xu Mingyuan was stunned and said speechlessly.

"Okay, since you want to ask for leave, I will approve it. The exam is coming soon, and you have missed so many classes. Can you pass it?" Ye Yining asked.

"I will try my best not to fail the course. Thank you for your support, Mr. Ye. Is there anything else?"

Xu Mingyuan was a little puzzled. He only needed to be notified when he asked for leave, so when did he need approval?

"Yes, our journalism and communication students from the School of Arts want to do an exclusive interview with you." Ye Yining said.

"This one……"

Xu Mingyuan scratched his head and wanted to refuse.

In fact, magazines and tabloids have long wanted to interview him, not only because of the emerging industry of online media such as Classmate.com, but even Sailing Technology has had media visits.

Xu Mingyuan had been sent away before. The reason why he didn't want to do an interview was simple: he didn't want to be exposed about his family background. And Xiao Yangzhi was still in high school, so he didn't want to cause trouble for her.

"Please support my work. It was Director Sun who proposed it." Ye Yining said with a sigh.

"That's fine. There's no problem with our school's interview. But will it affect my studies? What if I fail the course? Will there be any preferential treatment?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"I can't do anything about this, so don't ask me." Ye Yining said quickly.

"Damn, Teacher Ye, you've only been a counselor for less than half a year and you've already learned to shirk your responsibilities? Where's your initial enthusiasm?" Xu Mingyuan said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"My enthusiasm has long been worn out by students like you, alas." Ye Yining said with some melancholy, shaking her head; "I will try my best to find out for you, but don't hold out too much hope. You still have to do the questions on your own. There are many open-book exams in world history. Don't you even know how to copy down the notes?"

"I can, but I'm afraid I can't write well. It will be fine if the professional teacher can give me a passing score. My requirements are not high." Xu Mingyuan said.

"Isn't it high? All your class scores have been deducted into negative numbers." Ye Yining said speechlessly.

After chatting for a while, Tao Shuxin, who was resting not far away, came over.

"Hello, teacher."

Tao Shuxin greeted politely.

"Hey, hello, classmate, are you here to see Xu Mingyuan?" Ye Yining nodded.

"Well, he drank too much. Let's take him to rest."

Tao Shuxin wasn't jealous of her teacher, but she felt a little distressed when she saw Xu Mingyuan's frivolous steps...

(End of this chapter)