Chapter 399 Let Everyone Enjoy the Fun of Technology

Brother Awang pointed at the door with his chopsticks and laughed: "Haha, silly brother Hui, it's an Indonesian girl."

Sha Hui looked ashamed and angry. He kicked the table leg and cursed: "Who picked that star? Who hired a prostitute in the middle of the night, an Indonesian girl? That's really heavy taste."

The follower Ah He put down his soup bowl, his mouth full of oily water, and teased: "Silly brother Hui, Indonesian girls are good, they are the most corrupt and hot."

Sha Hui slapped Ah He on the head: "Laugh, laugh, laugh, what are you laughing at, you idiot."

The brothers all knew that the daring Sha Hui was most afraid of ghosts and spirits, but he was scared by a few Indonesian girls, which was enough to make the brothers laugh for two years.

Yin Zhaotang, left hand, when Liao Zhihong walked out of the box, the brothers in the yard had already eaten and drunk their fill, and were standing straight and in order.

The work meal must ensure that the brothers have good taste and are full, and it must be nutritious and the portion size must be controlled. After the brothers finish the meal, there is still plenty of time to wait for the boss.

This saves the boss from leaving the table while his minions are still eating and drinking.

Yin Zhaotang waved goodbye to Liao Zhihong and Pili, got into the Rolls-Royce, crossed his legs, and asked, "Shahui, what's the matter? The brothers were laughing so happily just now."

Silly Hui sat in the passenger seat, straightening his suit, and said shyly, "Nothing, it's just that a few Indonesian girls, painted like ghosts, came to the door of the restaurant to solicit customers."

"Who would spend money to suffer? They don't even know who's on top of whom when they lie on the bed."

Zuo Shou was wearing a white suit, had his hair combed back, and wore silver-framed glasses. He was very gentle and polite, but he looked puzzled: "There are Indonesian girls selling sex in the countryside of the New Territories?"

The driver, Awang, said: "I see a lot of Indonesians and Vietnamese on the road. There must be a lot of people coming to the New Territories to work."

Paycheck jobs will definitely not fall into the hands of foreign workers, but after local villagers go to factories to earn money, many gray industries will gradually be taken over by foreign workers.

The Pakistani gangster "Lao Hu Zai" of Sheng He, the South African commander "Pule" of Xin Ji, and the Indonesian red stick "Guo Yao" of the Number Gang were all the main forces in the underworld in the future.

The Vietnamese Gang even imitated the Triads and formed their own society called "Saigon Hall", secretly carrying out activities to subvert the Vietcong. It is an anti-Vietnam group funded from abroad.

Yin Zhaotang was not surprised at all to see Indonesians and Vietnamese gangs hanging out, but Indonesians and Vietnamese gangs are generally active in Yau Tsim Mong, Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, and even in the countryside of the New Territories. There must be some gangs recruiting people.

There is little money to be made in the countryside, and everyone is doing the same thing. It is not necessarily that you can make as much money as if you occupied a few streets in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Yin Zhaotang was not interested in interfering, so he said, "Tell the brothers to be careful not to accept Indonesians or Vietnamese into the factory. If anyone dares to sell cocaine to the workers or do other things, just send them to the mountain and bury them."

Zuo Shou nodded: "Got it, boss."

Illegal entry itself is not protected by law, and they are buried in batches, and the police are too lazy to check them carefully.

A month later, it was January 1983, 1.

The Walkman prototype produced by Zhonghe Electronics has been finalized. It completely imitates the TPS-L1979 released by Sony in 2, with only minor changes in the color and shape of the shell.

If it is thrown into the Apliu Street market, there will be no problem selling it under the Sony brand. However, the "self-developed" integrated circuit board results in a shorter product lifespan and a higher failure rate.

There is a batch of components that cannot be produced in the mainland, so they are smuggled from Japan, which makes the cost slightly higher.

The cost of the fuselage alone is thirty US dollars, and including labor, water, electricity, etc., it will cost at least fifty US dollars.

Pi Feipeng, the sales manager of the electronics factory, is a veteran in Apliu Street. He made great contributions in opening up sales channels for the pager line. He is a rare marketing talent in the electronics factory. He has a sales team of more than 30 people. The farthest batch of orders has been sold to Malaysia.

The sales strategies of Kebo Shoe Factory and Electronics Factory have always been controlled by the big boss, and Mr. Pi is more like a tool.

But when the big boss lowered the price of the Walkman to "forty dollars", Mr. Pi could no longer contain his anger and even made a series of desperate calls, calling the big boss to the company for a meeting.

"Boss, we are doing business, not charity. Forty US dollars per unit is equivalent to three hundred and fifty Hong Kong dollars. If we sell one, we will lose money."

"The Sony TPS-L2 was originally priced at US$200, which is close to HK$. The parallel imports on Apliu Street are now selling for HK$."

"The more they sell, the faster they go out of business!"

Pi Feipeng, wearing a white shirt with yellowed cuffs, sat on a chair, his face full of stubble, and sighed exhaustedly.

Yin Zhaotang values his responsibility, but the largest electronics factory in Hong Kong is Chung Wo, and his colleagues lack reference objects and have not yet fully understood the logic of the electronics manufacturing industry.

Pi Feipeng's concerns are justified. Management generally opposes low pricing. Even if Zhonghe's products have a high failure rate, they should be sold for US$70 to provide a reasonable profit to cover the factory operations.

Yin Zhaotang said slowly, "The Sony parallel imports sell for 1,000 Hong Kong dollars, and we sell for 500. It looks like half the price, but in fact, there is no difference to one dollar."

"People who are willing to spend HK$1,000 on a Sony will not spend HK$500 on a Chunghwa. The consumers of Walkmans are mainly young people, some of whom are even students."

"The average income in Hong Kong is just over HK$1000, which means a lot of people earn less than HK$800. Those who are willing to spend a month or two to buy a Walkman will definitely buy imported products. In addition to the 700-yuan Sony, there are also the -yuan Philips and the -yuan Panasonic."

"I want to lower the price to less than half of my monthly income, open up a new low-price market, let more people use Walkman, and let everyone enjoy the fun of technology!"

Facing the big boss's bold words, Pi Feipeng was helpless and said in a sad voice: "Boss, cultivating the market is not committing suicide."

"You don't make money, but the money goes to the vendors in Apliu Street."

Those guys are very skilled at disassembling Zhonghe Electronics' goods, putting them in Sony shells, and selling them at Sony's prices.

Yin Zhaotang laughed and said, "If you sell a hundred or a thousand Walkmans for forty dollars, you won't make any money. But if you sell fifty thousand or a hundred thousand, you will make money."

"As the order volume increases, the unit price will be lower when purchasing from Japanese and mainland parts manufacturers."

Pi Feipeng realized the trick and asked in a low voice: "How much will it drop?"

Yin Zhaotang sucked on his cigar and smiled secretly: "Do you believe it can be reduced to 50%?"

Pi Feipeng screamed: "Impossible!"

This is the dilemma of a small market. They have never seen the scale effect of manufacturing. Zhonghe Electronics' positioning of Hong Kong Island customers is always to be the first batch of new customers. It is good enough if they can make a profit. The entire Southeast Asian and mainland markets are where they can make money.

Don't say that mainlanders are poor. The population base is there, and no matter how poor you are, there are rich people. Don't be afraid that Japan and South Korea are rich. No matter how rich they are, there are poor people. The low-price strategy is eternal and has won the hearts of both Chinese and foreigners.

"Believe it or not, I will not change my pricing strategy. I will ask the factory to prepare stocks as much as possible, and I will do marketing. By the end of next month, the warehouse must have at least 10,000 units in stock."

(End of this chapter)

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