Chapter 149: Game Consoles on the Street!

In Yang Ming’s view, Red Bull has many potential consumers.

Coach driver.

Students preparing for exams.

Nightlife crowds, such as discos, nightclubs, bars and clubs.

In addition, there are also hardworking people, such as business owners who work overtime day and night, etc.

Red Bull can help you wake up late at night.

However, Yang Ming also knew that Xiangjiang's current population of more than four million was not large, which meant that the consumer market was limited.

Except for Xiangjiang.

There are so many global markets now.

Like Southeast Asia, Europe, America, etc.

In Yang Ming's view, the market is very huge. As long as marketing is done well, it will definitely become the most popular functional drink in the world in the future.

"Chen Zhenhua, what do you think after drinking it?"

"Boss, this tastes a bit strange. However, it is indeed different after drinking it."

"Compared to Coke?"

Compared to Coke?

There is really no comparison, after all, they are not the same type of drink.

Many consumers may be accustomed to drinking Coke and may not necessarily buy Red Bull.

"Boss, to be honest, if the price is the same, I still prefer to drink Coke."

Chen Zhenhua said truthfully.

Yang Ming nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

When Yang Ming, Azhu, Zhong Chuhong and others left here.

Looking at the lively and prosperous Xiangjiang streets of the late 1970s, it was easy for Yang Ming to integrate into it.

Pass through the long Graham Street.

Yang Ming came to an intersection.

At the corner, I saw many people gathered around.

There are adults and children.

At first, Chen Zhenhua and others were worried about the safety of their boss Yang Ming, so they immediately protected Yang Ming with other bodyguards.

"Don't worry. Azhu, push me to take a closer look."

Ah Zhu pushed Yang Ming there.

He finally saw clearly.

This turned out to be a game console.

Outside this arcade bar, so many people were gathered around, watching a teenage boy playing an arcade machine.

This arcade game console is the most popular "Space Invaders" in the world.

Space Invaders was officially released on April Fool's Day.

After that, we began to gradually distribute this game console to major merchants according to the order of orders.

The launch price of this game console is not cheap.

It costs US$6,500 to get it from Empire Games, and 35,750 Hong Kong dollars when converted into Hong Kong dollars. If you get it from other agents, the price may soar to 38,000 or even 40,000 Hong Kong dollars.

In 1978, a game console cost nearly HKD 30,000 to 40,000, which was considered a very expensive luxury toy.

That's why.

From its launch on April 1st to June now, in two months, global orders have exceeded 150,000 units.

Revenue from these 150,000 units has reached US$1 billion.

It is precisely because it is so expensive that families who are not middle-income class or businessmen in Xiangjiang cannot really afford it.

Now there is one outside the door, which should be used by this businessman to make money.

Ordinary families in Xiangjiang don’t eat or drink, and they don’t know how long it will take to buy one.

Many children and even adults like this game very much. They spent their own money in exchange for game currency, which means that children from ordinary families also have the opportunity to actually play this game.

Historically, when this game was launched in Japan, Taito Co., Ltd. and Taito's agents began to open game arcades in major cities in Japan.

One of these machines can earn you 10,000 yen a day.

Calculated according to the exchange rate, 10,000 yen is about 50 US dollars. When converted into Hong Kong dollars, it is nearly 275 Hong Kong dollars.

If a machine operates 24 hours a day, it can make a profit of HK$275.

This is very normal in the Japanese market.

In Xiangjiang, it may be more expensive according to the business owner's own pricing.

Yang Ming didn't squeeze in and was still watching from outside.

He found a fourteen-year-old boy who stuffed game coins into the arcade machine. He probably only played for about five minutes before it stopped.

Normally, players would play through level after level.

Now by limiting the time to play, the merchant boss doesn't care whether you pass the level or not.

"Azhu, push me inside."

Yang Ming was pushed by Ah Zhu to the game console room at the corner. Yang Ming discovered that in addition to the arcade machine at the door, when he went inside, there were actually two more.

After all, that's three arcade machines in total.

Even with the two consoles inside, many people were crammed into the small space of the game console room.

At the front desk, a young man with yellow hair was exchanging game coins for those people.

"Go and ask his boss if he is here?"

When Chen Zhenhua passed by, those who were waiting in line thought that Chen Zhenhua wanted to jump in line to redeem game currency, when someone started to get angry.

Seeing Chen Zhenhua's appearance, he didn't dare to curse.

"Is your boss here?"

"What are you doing with my boss?"

At this time, the economy of Xiangjiang was very good, but for some ordinary businessmen, the business environment was not so good. Various social groups often came to cause damage or even collect money.

Looking at Chen Zhenhua and others, I thought he was one of those people.

"My boss just wanted to ask him something."

"My boss isn't here."

The young man with yellow hair was still holding the cigarette in his mouth and said.

It was so noisy inside that Yang Ming couldn't hear clearly.

When Chen Zhenhua came over, he said, "Boss, the yellow-haired guy said his boss isn't here."

If he isn't here, then forget it.

He had just seen a piece of paper on the cash register.

It was written in traditional Chinese characters.

Please queue up to exchange game coins.

One game coin costs 1 Hong Kong dollar, and each game coin can be used for 5 minutes.

That is to say, one game coin costs 1 Hong Kong dollar, and players can only use one game coin to play for five minutes each time, which is equivalent to 0.2 Hong Kong dollars per minute.

Yang Ming calculated that 24 hours a day is equivalent to 1440 minutes, which means that if the machine is running all day, it is equivalent to 288 Hong Kong dollars.

This is just the net income of a machine. After deducting electricity costs, shop fees, and labor costs, how much profit is left for a day depends on the merchant's expenses.

According to this 288 Hong Kong dollars, it is very close to the daily income of 10,000 yen for a machine in Japan.

Yang Ming did another simple calculation.

This machine has a net profit of HK$250 a day, so three machines make HK$750, which means HK$22,500 a month.

However, Yang Ming calculated the purchase price of three machines at HK$35,750 each, so three machines would cost HK$107,250, so it would only take 4.7 months for these three machines to pay back.

Calculated again, it would take about five months to pay back.

Next, apart from other expenses, the second half of the year is basically a profitable period.

Ah Zhu is not very good at other aspects, but she is still good at mental arithmetic. She just did mental arithmetic and said, "Master, this machine is too profitable."

"Then let me test you, how long will it take for this machine to pay back?"

"Master, I just calculated it, and it's about five months." Ah Zhu said.

Zhong Chuhong has been doing the accounting for her parents at the clothing store in Chongqing Building since she was a child, and she also has to consider other factors.

"Young Master Yang, I think it should be payback in about half a year."

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