Chapter 811 Wang Bo

In 1981, the mainland was still asking God for food.

Xiangjiang, a place of glitz and glamor, is restricted by various conditions and is far from the decadent and luxurious place it will be in the future.

Looking at it from the perspective of 40 years later, Xiangjiang now is at best a slightly prosperous town, not even comparable to the small fourth-tier counties.

Not to mention the infrastructure, as well as the colorful entertainment methods 40 years later, apart from TV and movies, which are barely worth mentioning, everything else in Xiangjiang is very poor.

Therefore, the "Xiangjiang Cube" arcade game launched by Kirin Game Company has been welcomed by many young people.

They had nothing to do and soon became obsessed.

On the first day, the men occupied the machine, but in the evening, things changed a bit as some men brought their girlfriends to the machine and wanted them to appreciate their heroic appearance in playing games.

"Husband, can you let me hit you?"

"Oh my god, why are you so stupid? I can fight better than you!"

"Hmm~ um~ I'm just going to play for a while..."

"Go away, I'll get angry when I see you beating me. Have you ever seen someone with such inflexible hands and feet?"

"Hahaha, that's so fun...what? Give it back to you? Get away! If you dare to yell again, don't go to my bed tonight!"

"..."

Amidst the commotion, people suddenly discovered, Damn it! More than half of the machines are occupied by women!

Whether they are white-collar workers, flying girls, or even high school girls, they all occupy the computer and play "Hong Kong Cube" over and over again.

But the technology is terrible, it's over in a moment, and it's completely devoid of any value to watch.

This makes me feel a little bit sore.

Everyone has to pay attention to some rules when playing games. Unless someone is too domineering and cannot be offended, otherwise it will be a few games for you and a few games for me. It is important to share the rain and dew.

But now, it’s a girl who is taking over the machine. No matter how domineering a man is, you can’t just go up and slap them in the face and say, “Go away, let me do it”, right?

This will be despised by everyone!

It's not that men can't hit women, but it's really disrespectful to do something to a woman because of such a trivial matter.

They couldn't be hit, they couldn't be scolded, so a group of men could only watch these girls play the game over and over again...

It was still like this on the second day, and the number of girls playing "Xiangjiang Cube" had increased. There were almost 2,000 arcade machines in the bustling area of ​​Xiangjiang, and there were very few girls who could not be seen.

So, a group of men directly went to confront the game arcade owner. They were embarrassed to mess with women, but the game arcade owner was not an exception.

Being scolded and threatened by a group of muscular men and gangsters, the arcade owners, who were pained and happy, called Qilin Game Company one after another and applied to add ten or eight " "Hong Kong Cube" arcade machine.

Qilin Game Company ignored it at first, but when more and more people called, and they kept calling, they became a little unable to sit still.

They brought back a total of 3,000 electronic plates from Japan. However, taking into account after-sales service and some necessary fault replacements, only 2,000 machines were assembled and sent out. The remaining 500 fuselages and 1,000 electronic plates were spare.

If these spare ones are sent out now and there is a problem with the arcade machine that is already in use, there may be no replacement parts.

In the end, Le Yiling, the president of Kirin Group, spoke and asked Nakata Tomoko to quickly assemble the remaining 500 units and send them out together.

At the same time, the entire game design team is actively reviewing and redesigning plans for various major and minor problems that have arisen, striving to solve these problems one by one.

After all, they were tested in the laboratory before, so this mass-produced version is naturally somewhat different and can only be modified in practice.

Xiangjiang is also a testing base. If the version can be made as good as possible, then the version sent to Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States in the future will reduce the failure rate and win the favor of more game players.

This is what Le Yiling thought. Since it is already so popular, then simply add some spare ones so that more people can play. If the performance of the machine is maximized, problems can be better discovered and solved.

According to the current situation, after three days at most, Nakata Tomohiro will go straight to Japan with his people and electric plates, and once again commission the production of 10,000 yuan electric plates to supply the second round of Baodao market.

Today's Baodao is not the Baodao that it will be 40 years from now. The most prosperous cities in Baodao now are Taibei and Gaoxiong. These two major metropolitan areas can consume almost 6,000 arcade machines, and the remaining 4,000 The station can be distributed to other cities.

The population of Xiangjiang has exceeded 5 million. If the family members of the people who smuggled in the previous raids arrive, the number will soon exceed 6 million.

Therefore, even though another 500 units were distributed, the supply was still in short supply and they were all distributed at once, which could not satisfy the needs of game fans at all.

But this is the situation. It is impossible for Kirin Games to increase the number of arcade machines. After all, 2,500 machines are already a bit dense in places like Yau Tsim Mong and Hong Kong Island.

Even though people are playing hard now and queuing up to play, if we think about the long term, when this craze subsides and new arcade games continue to be released, these machines will be enough.

It's pretty good now, there are people queuing up everywhere, and people commenting on "Xiangjiang Cube" everywhere, which will greatly increase the topic.

But Yin Jun didn't expect that on just the third day after the launch of "Xiangjiang Cube", someone would come to his door.

This guest claimed to be Wang Bo, chairman of Baodao "Jingguan Technology", and it was Wang Guizong, managing director of China Television, who called in advance.

It is said that his family has a deep connection with Huajing in the government. For the future Baodao market, Yin Jun will naturally not neglect him.

Wang Bo, wearing a straight suit and a straight suit, is younger than expected, probably in his twenties. His whole person exudes a heroic spirit, rather than the calculation of a middle-aged old fox.

The guests sat down separately, and when the secretary outside brought tea and coffee, Yin Juncai smiled and said, "Mr. Wang came so quickly, which is really a bit unexpected!"

"Business is all about timeliness. If you don't stay one step ahead, how can you get the opportunity?" Wang Bo spoke unassumingly, but his slow tone made him think very clearly. "It was also by chance that I learned from a friend who returned to Treasure Island yesterday. I heard the news from my mouth. When I thought that this was a game that you personally participated in planning and launching, Mr. Jun, I immediately came over to take a look.

I came to Hong Kong this morning. My colleagues and I played several games on purpose, and then we went to places like Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Temple Street to see the reactions of game fans. We also saw that the game was extremely popular everywhere. After our discussion and analysis, we feel that the arcade game "Hong Kong Cube" is not inferior to "Little Bee", which is now very popular around the world.

It happens that my family has some friendship with Mr. Wang from China Television, so I took the liberty of asking him to contact you. I didn't expect you to meet me so quickly. I feel very honored! To be honest, I am a fan of your books. I have read every book you have published, especially "A Song of Ice and Fire". This book is so gorgeous and magnificent! "

Yin Jun was slightly surprised when he heard this, "Here, this is the first time I see someone with your status, Mr. Wang, who is said to be a fan of my books."

"I'm actually not very special. We in Baodao have the habit of reading books, so many people around me are reading your novels." Wang Bo said with a smile, "I have to say, I think the Chinese version of the book is more It seems more smooth and fluent, after all, this is your mother tongue!"

Yin Jun nodded.

Wang Bo is right. He has not yet reached the original version of the book he wrote, but he has also made some adaptations based on his own understanding.

Liang Fengyi's English is very good, but she is not very professional after all. There will inevitably be some subtle differences in the translation.

This naturally results in a difference in reading experience.

Fortunately, Westerners are far behind Easterners in terms of softness, so even so, they still think it looks good.

For any best-selling novel, a good-looking story is the first factor, and the second factor is touching.

Come back to the present.

With the entry point that Wang Bo is Yin Jun's book fan, the atmosphere naturally became much more harmonious, at least there was no sense of unfamiliarity just now.

"When you come to Xiangjiang this time, do you want to negotiate the copyright of "Xiangjiang Cube", or buy the machine directly?" Yin Jun asked him.

When it comes to business, Wang Bo is a little cautious: "I just don't know, Mr. Jun, how to calculate the copyright, how to calculate the complete set of purchased machines?"

"The preliminary rule set by our company is to sell an electronic version at a price of 500 US dollars. Here in Baodao, if you want to buy it, the minimum price is 2,000 electronic plates." Yin Jun said, "If it is a complete set of machines, , it’s 1,000 US dollars per set, FOB price.”

Wang Bo frowned, "Master Jun, is this price... a bit expensive?"

Baodao has also started its own wafer industry in recent years. Although Wang Bo is not very proficient, 500 US dollars for a game electronic version is really expensive.

"This is also the price given to Baodao, because we are all our own people." Yin Jun said, "If it were given to Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States, our electric version would be sold for US$800, and the price of the complete set of machines would also rise to US$1,500."

After a pause, Yin Jun said with a smile, "Director Wang, if you have confidence in "Xiangjiang Cube", I suggest you get the machine directly. First lay two or three thousand units in Taibei. Then wait until everyone swarms in. When you place an order, we will deliver the arcade machine to Baodao as soon as possible. Our price is US$1,000. As for how much you sell it, that is your own business."

"Why don't I buy the electric version and assemble it myself? I can make more money this way, right?" Wang Bo asked Yin Jundao.

"It is true that there is not much technical content in assembling the machine, but you still have to design the template, buttons, wire layout, matching, etc., all need to be debugged. Once it is manufactured, you have to place a large-scale order to make the shell machine, so At this time, ten days and a half have passed." Yin Jun said, "If someone else buys a machine from me during this time, then they will skip this time and sell it to those who have it in advance. Customers who need...

I would like to ask, they have already bought the machines they need and they will not wear them out for a while, so why do they still buy your arcade machines? Buying too many arcade machines is a waste. Even if they bought them more expensively before, they can't buy more just because they are cheap, right? So even if you have it, you probably won’t be able to sell it after making it, right? "

Wang Bo's expression changed, Yin Jun's words were indeed on point.

"Xiangjiang Cube" is indeed a good game, but timeliness is also very important. If you miss the first ten or twenty days and let others pick the peach, then what is the meaning of rushing to Xiangjiang as soon as possible? , completely gone.

"The best-selling machines in Europe and the United States are sold for more than 2,500 US dollars." Yin Jun continued, "Xiangjiang is very close to Baodao. Even if you add the freight, the maximum cost of shipping to Baodao is only 1,100 U.S. dollars. If you sell At around US$1,500 each, one unit can earn US$400. If 5,000 units are sold, that is US$2 million. If 10,000 units are sold, that is US$4 million. For a single transaction, this is considered very good. ”

"Your calculations are really fuzzy." Wang Bo said with a smile, "As a dealer, I also have to prepare to replace the broken machines. This requires at least 10% of the inventory, which is another sum of money."

"I will give you 10% more for the electronic version, and then just ask the technicians to replace it directly." Yin Jun said, "You don't have to pay this money yet, it will be borne by Qilin Games."

Wang Bo nodded.

Yin Jun started to add more money, "Qilin Games is not just this one game. We will continue to have arcade games in the future. If we cooperate with Director Wang faster, we will not be willing to replace him. Think about it, once There are one or two arcade games every year, and after three to five years, the net profit will be US$35 million, which is not a small amount of money!"

Wang Bo's eyes lit up.

If what Yin Jun said is true, that’s absolutely great!

Basically all the arcade machines in Baodao come from Japan.

Not to mention the price, it is also troublesome to deal with problems.

If the arcade games of Kirin Games can reach the level of "Xiangjiang Cube" in the future, then cooperating with them will be a beneficial and harmless thing!

Everyone knows that Yin Jun is a genius.

The same seems to be true now in terms of games. The popularity of "Xiangjiang Cube" in Xiangjiang, as well as the inspection and evaluation of his own team, fully prove Yin Jun's genius imagination in planning games!

How could you possibly suffer from working with such a genius?

Didn't he just want to make some achievements when he came out from home to do business?

When the time comes when I return home with a huge profit, my dad will praise me! ?

My brother at home wouldn’t always say that he is not doing his job properly, right? ?