Chapter 713 Arcade Game 3

Chapter 713 Arcade Game 3

Chapter 713 The Third Arcade Game

After listening to this, Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Yes, once a person has money and has solved his survival needs, he will need entertainment. Various televisions are definitely a necessity, but is there a signal in the Middle East?"

In many poor areas in the 70s, it was useless to buy a TV even if you had money, because there might not be a signal. This was different from the s and s in the mainland of the past, when you could still receive satellite signals even at the worst possible time. But at present, there are only a few satellites outside the earth, let alone TV signals. There are not even many weather satellites that are related to safety.

Wang Zhiqun replied: “Some large cities in the Middle East still have signal towers, and there are many residents there. They will buy televisions and even color TVs, and at worst, they will buy radios;
In addition, refrigerators, air conditioners, fans and various kitchen appliances are also very popular in the Middle East. Many people in the Middle East want to buy these things when they see them after they become rich. Now, employees in the factories in the North Cape are working overtime desperately. "

"Haha, OK, but don't let the employees get too tired." Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "How about this, hire some more people. This way we can alleviate the unemployment problem in Hong Kong society. Secondly, don't let the existing employees work too much overtime."

In his previous life, Yang Wendong had been to Africa. A friend of his had opened a factory there. When chatting with him, he said that once the local Africans had money, they would spend it immediately. They would not save money for the future like the Chinese did. They could say that they lived for today.
Today, the Middle East is probably similar to Africa. In fact, the only countries and regions in the world that have a sense of saving are basically the Chinese cultural circles.

When the nouveau riche with no culture get rich, they basically don’t think too much and just think about enjoying themselves now.

Wang Zhiqun nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will make new arrangements for the employees."

Yang Wendong went on to say: "The Middle East market is now quite repulsive to European and American brands. It is hard to say how long this will last, so brands that have already entered the Middle East market should go all out to launch various advertisements and build a certain reputation in the local market."

The oil crisis only lasted for half a year. Two months have passed, and there are only four months left. This is the golden time for your own brand.
Fortunately, even after the oil crisis, the relationship between the Middle East and Europe and the United States is not very good, and there will still be certain opportunities in the future; of course, the Middle East is not completely united, and there are also a few that will completely turn to Europe and the United States in the future;

Yang Wendong will not get involved in these matters. He just needs to do his own business. Fortunately, although the Middle East is targeting Europe and the United States this time, it is not targeting the colonies of traditional countries such as Britain and France. It may be because there are too many such regions, so Hong Kong is not affected, and he can still trade with the Middle East normally.

Everything is going according to Yang Wendong's early plan. Even if he can only take a small part of the Middle East market in the future, it will be a very amazing output value. This will be of great help to the future industry of Hong Kong and even the industrial development of the mainland after the reform and opening up. The Middle East tycoons will be too rich in the future. Any white hat can beat Yang Wendong's property today. There is more oil than water under their land.
"Yes, Mr. Yang." Several senior executives of Changxing Group responded.

After the meeting, Yang Wendong followed Wang Zhiqun to North Point of Hong Kong Island. Over the years, this place has become the largest industrial zone in Hong Kong, even larger than the Kwun Tong Industrial Zone where Changxing Industrial is located.

"How many factories are there in North Point now?" Yang Wendong asked while walking on the clean road.

Wang Zhiqun replied: "There are about 160 well-known companies, and there are many small companies. Adding them together, there are at least 500 companies. Almost all the electronic factories in Hong Kong are built here. Because it is very convenient here, all kinds of different parts, from small wires to large imported components, are gathered in this area."

"This is also good. The entire industrial park is concentrated together, which is convenient for everyone." Yang Wendong nodded, and then said: "I remember we have an electric wire factory, right?"

Wang Zhiqun smiled and said, "Yes, we built an electric wire factory a few years ago. We bought copper ingots from overseas, and Changxing Industry was responsible for the production line skin, and then we produced it in this factory. Now the entire Hong Kong's electric wires are basically ours, including some construction industries, and we also export a lot.

It’s just that the construction industry is not doing well now, and overseas exports have also been affected. The factories there have not been very busy in the past few months, and orders from the Middle East alone are not enough.”

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "We can't rely on the Middle East for everything, especially non-civilian industries like this. We need to hold on for a while, and things will get back to normal sooner or later."

The demand in the Middle East is naturally biased towards civilian use. Not to mention now, even 50 years later, there will be no industry in the Middle East. This is not just a climate issue, but a cultural issue.

In the early days of the Cold War, polar bears and bald eagles actually supported the industrialization of many countries, including India, several African countries, etc., but these countries did not take industry seriously at all, and even sold the equipment as scrap metal for money. Only the Chinese cultural circle accepted this benefit.

"There is no problem at the moment. Our extension cords have also entered the Middle East market, and the demand in other places has only decreased. We can still maintain normal operations." Wang Zhiqun followed.

Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, but the Middle East is only a small market for electronic products. Europe and the United States are the focus. Best Buy now has more and more stores in the United States. You have to seize this opportunity, and also cooperate with Walmart. In the next few years, our focus will be on the United States." In the 70s, Walmart was about to enter a period of rapid development, and Best Buy would be the same with his strong support. This would gradually increase the channels and after-sales development of Honor Electronics in the United States. Although it was relatively slow in the early stage, for the Hong Kong factory, the growth rate would inevitably be considerable;

"Okay, Mr. Yang, the advertisement endorsed by Li Xiaolong has already come out, and we will soon start large-scale promotion in the United States." Wang Zhiqun replied: "The US economy is not good right now, so advertising costs are actually lower, and there are fewer companies doing advertising. This is actually a good thing for us."

"Yes, in the long run, our current publicity will still be worthwhile in the future." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

Under the oil crisis, all normal companies around the world will shrink their operations. No one knows how long this crisis will last. Even the largest companies dare not take this crisis lightly.

But for him who knows the future, this is the time to launch an all-out attack.

Wang Zhiqun added, "Mr. Yang, we are just ahead. Our third arcade game, Speed ​​Race, is being tested in the lab."

"Okay, let's go check it out." Yang Wendong said with a smile, "The development time of this game is much longer than the previous two."

Today, I came to North Point to see the development achievements of the North Point Electronic Industrial Park over the years and to see the third arcade game of the Honor Group;
What makes this game different from the previous two is that it was independently researched and completed in Hong Kong. Although some overseas engineers were invited over, at least it was done in Hong Kong and the people involved were mainly Chinese, which gave many people experience.

Wang Zhiqun said awkwardly: "Yes, it did take a long time. The main reason was that there were many problems that we couldn't solve ourselves. We could only wait for overseas engineers to come, which delayed us for a long time."

"It's okay. There is always a price to pay for growth. It's okay to waste some time and money." Yang Wendong said nonchalantly.

Entering the electronic age, he has too many classic games from the 80s in his mind. These games are the safest for him. First, they are protected by copyright and others cannot get around them. Second, in addition to games, there are other peripherals. Third, games are basically not affected by ZZ. Even if they make a lot of money, the Americans will not destroy the global free trade principles they promote just for the sake of US dollars.

But he only knew how to set up the game. If he wanted to make the game, he still had to rely on a group of engineers, which required Hong Kong to have enough talents in this area. Since investing in Intel in the early years, he has spent huge sums of money to send people to the United States in order to cultivate such talents for Hong Kong. He even spent a lot of money to subsidize some poor and high-quality college students in Hong Kong for this purpose.

Compared with the huge profits in the future, this investment is nothing.

The few of them soon arrived at the laboratory in front. There were more than 20 arcade machines nearly as tall as a person in the room. There were an average of two or three people playing games or doing some statistical work next to each arcade machine.

Yang Wendong looked at one at random. The content of the game was very simple. The chips of this era could only support the movement of pixel light spots, which was at most slightly stronger than the previous two. A car composed of pixels kept avoiding various obstacles on an open road.

For people in the previous life, it must have been extremely boring, but for this era, it can at least keep a person entertained for a few months.

After playing for a while, Yang Wendong asked, "Are all these arcade machines coin-operated?"

Wang Zhiqun replied: “Yes, we did a test in the United States, and coin-operated arcade machines are more popular with bar owners, and even bar customers have more fun playing them, and they are more adjustable, so this time all the new games are changed to coin-operated;

Today, in addition to testing games, we also test coin-operated machines to avoid situations where there is no feedback after inserting coins or the machine can be played without inserting coins. We need to make sure that the error probability is at least less than one-fifth before we can safely launch it on the market. "

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