Chapter 150 Great Happiness 250
Zhang Yunqi didn’t know whether he had stepped on dog shit or not. So many bad things happened on May 5th, but there was also one thing that made him feel pretty good.
Near the evening, he took the time to call Yu Lin and asked about the company's situation. Yu Lin excitedly told him that in just one day, the intended capital for cooperation with Lianzhong Trade had reached 16.
Yu Lin also reported to him on the phone: "The customers we won today are mainly those who are wholesalers of game consoles. They have a keener sense of business opportunities and are more decisive in their actions. As for some terminal retailers who have established data cards, they are more cautious. I plan to invite them to the company in the next few days to hold a product briefing, deeply analyze the market prospects of the Subor Computer Learning Machine, and then let the marketing department do one-on-one public relations."
After listening to this, Zhang Yunqi felt that the decision to let Yu Lin be the general manager of Lianzhong Trading was a very wise one. Regardless of how capable he was, at least he had been in the game console trading market for so many years, so he had a basic level of skills and could handle the company's affairs in a more down-to-earth manner.
He nodded and said, "Okay, that's a good idea."
Yu Lin added: "In the past two days, some of my former game console wholesale customers have come to learn about Subor, but our main customers are still attracted by the advertisement in Jiangchuan Daily a few days ago. Speaking of which, big boss, your suspenseful advertisement is really good."
Zhang Yunqi smiled and said: "Although advertising is important, business people are not stupid. If we want them to spend money, the key is that our products have market prospects and can make them money."
Perhaps the Subor computer learning machine itself is not that great, it is just a copycat product with Chinese characteristics. Zhang Yunqi still remembers that in his previous life, he saw someone ask such a question on Zhihu: "Why haven't the classic games on the Subor, such as "Super Mario" and "MapleStory", been made into mobile games?"
At that time, Zhang Yunqi couldn't help but leave a message to tease: "The author of the question may not know that in the far east, there is a magical country. In that country, there is a great game company called Nintendo."
Compared with Nintendo's genuine FC products that have never entered the mainland market, the Subor computer learning machine is completely comparable to it, but it cannot withstand Duan Yongping's intelligence and understanding of the Chinese game console market, which is now called "pain point marketing."
In fact, there were many imitations of the Famicom in mainland China during the same period, but those who imitate me will live, those who imitate me will die, and those who copy me must copy the essence to become experts. Compared with other copycat machines, Duan Yongping's Subor added a keyboard, mouse and English Pleco learning cards to the Famicom.
In this way, children will like it and clamor for it; parents will also want to buy it. You have to know that the newest gadget in the 1990s was the computer, but it was very expensive, costing tens of thousands of yuan. A working couple could not afford it even if they did not eat or drink for a year. However, the cheap and versatile Little Overlord computer learning machine only cost three or four hundred yuan, and could be used to teach children computers and English.
Zhang Yunqi and Yu Lin could see such an obvious product pain point for the Chinese electronic game console market. Those wholesalers and terminal sellers all deal in game consoles and have many people with a keen sense of the market. After gaining an in-depth understanding of Lianzhong Trade, they could definitely imagine the broad market prospects for this product.
On this day, the amount of intended funds for cooperation with Lianzhong Trade reached 16, which fully proved this point.
The company achieved good results on the first day of its opening. Zhang Yunqi happened to have nothing to do in the evening, so he called Yu Lin to call all the company's employees to the Nanhai Fishing Village for a seafood dinner.
Nanhai Fishing Village is located on the north side of Ximen Street. It was the guesthouse of the former State Taxation Bureau. Later, a private owner took over, renovated it and opened the first high-end seafood restaurant in Jiangchuan City. It was named the Nanhai Fishing Village, a name that was overused in the 1990s for serving Cantonese cuisine and seafood that was popular all over the country: Nanhai Fishing Village.
Zhang Yunqi felt that the variety, quality and taste of seafood made in Nanhai Fishing Village were indeed first-class. The Silver Dragon Fish next to the welcoming gate was the only one in Jiangchuan City at that time, and it attracted a lot of customers. However, for some reason, this seafood restaurant seemed to be popular for only two or three years, and then it collapsed. It was taken over by another boss and turned into a karaoke room with a "99 yuan singing all night" service, with many prostitutes. Later, the advertising slogan was changed by Jiangchuan people to "99 yuan for a night of prostitution."
In the early 1990s, eating seafood was a luxury in an inland city like Jiangchuan. The company's employees had never tasted this delicacy and felt a little restrained sitting in the luxurious box. No one dared to touch the ridiculously expensive menu.
The boss Zhang Yunqi had to order the dishes himself. The dishes had to be good, and the wine had to be good. He also asked the waiter to bring two bottles of red wine.
This luxurious seafood dinner was a real treat.
While eating, everyone was talking about the interesting things that happened when they were meeting clients today.
When the dinner was almost over, Zhang Yunqi raised his glass and said, "Everyone performed very well today. We won 30 yuan of intended funds. It's a good start and a staged victory, but we need to go further. Now the company's framework has been set up and the advertisements have been launched. We are the general distributor in the Greater Xiangdong area. To put it bluntly, this is an exclusive business, a monopoly business. As for how many potential customers can be converted into cooperative customers, it depends on you. I have set a small goal to get 200 million yuan of distribution funds before the th of this month."
The four managers from the marketing department started this seafood dinner in a happy and cheerful atmosphere but ended it with heavy hearts.
Boss Zhang Yunqi's words are not just talk.
He set a monthly target of 200 million yuan. General Manager Yu Lin would work with channel partners to absorb part of the target. The rest would fall on them and be distributed equally. Those with good performance and more customers would receive generous bonuses and have the opportunity to be promoted to marketing director. However, those who failed to reach the minimum performance target would be eliminated.
Wang Guibing bought a motorcycle, Da Xingfu 250.
In this era when most families travel by riding an old-model Phoenix or Forever bicycle, which can be considered a luxury car, Zhang Yunqi left the Nanhai fishing village in Wang Guibing's luxury car, Da Xingfu 250.
On the way, Zhang Yunqi asked Wang Guibing about Xiao Wu and asked, "How is Xiao Wu now?"
Wang Guibing smiled as he smoked a cigarette: "What can he do in that situation? I found him a place to hide."
Zhang Yunqi said, "Take me to see him."
Wang Guibing nodded, immediately turned the car around and headed towards Hongshan Lane.
More than half a month ago, Xiao Wu had an argument with a drunk customer at his mother's barbecue stall. He beat the other person until he was covered in blood and his head was cracked. He was diagnosed with a second-degree minor injury, which has reached the standard for filing a case for intentional injury. The other party refused to settle privately. If it is handled as a criminal case, Xiao Wu will definitely go to jail for a year or two.
He was now afraid to return home and had stayed at Wang Guibing's house for two days. Fearing that he would be discovered by the police, Wang Guibing rented him a house deep in the Hongshan Nong slums.
At first, Wang Guibing wanted to rent a house in a remote suburb, but he felt it was not safe because the more remote and sparsely populated the place, the more conspicuous a stranger who suddenly appeared would be and the more likely he would attract the attention of local people. On the contrary, in a place like Hongshan Nong where there were all kinds of people, many bungalows and alleys, the presence of a few more people would be like peeing in the sea.
However, this is not a good thing to continue, because this is not an ordinary public security incident of fighting. The statute of limitations for public security incidents is six years. After six years, the police can't find you and the matter is over. However, there is no statute of limitations for criminal cases like Xiao Wu's, which involves intentional injury. It can also be said that the statute of limitations will follow the attacker for a lifetime. If more than ten years pass, Xiao Wu will now be an online fugitive.
When Zhang Yunqi and Wang Guibing arrived at Xiao Wu's place, Xiao Wu was lying on the bed watching "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". When he saw them, he jumped up from the bed excitedly.
This kind of life of hiding from place to place was very depressing and suffocating. He usually didn't even have anyone to talk to. He just slept, ate and slept in his room every day. Fortunately, Zhang Yunqi supported him with 3,000 yuan, otherwise he would not have been able to live like this.
While talking to Xiao Wu, Zhang Yunqi looked around the room, then pulled a chair and sat down. After chatting with Xiao Wu for a while, he asked, "Do you have any thoughts about turning yourself in?"
Xiao Wu leaned against the head of the bed and nodded: "Yes."
Wang Guibing put a bag of fruit he bought from the roadside on the wooden cabinet and said, "I think this is right. Although the police can't find you for a while if you hide outside, you can't stay away from home forever. This is not a hurdle that you can't get over. You are only in your early twenties and have a bright future ahead of you. Carrying such a thing on your back will make your life difficult in the future."
Xiao Wu asked: "How long will it take to be sentenced to confession?"
Zhang Yunqi said: "You beat him up pretty badly, causing a second-degree minor injury, which means you're guilty of intentional injury. The law stipulates that you should be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years. In addition, you didn't turn yourself in immediately, so I estimate that you'll be sentenced to one to two years."
Xiao Wu was silent for a while, then asked while smoking: "Brother Yun, do you have any good suggestions?"
Zhang Yunqi said directly: "Being self-reliant or not is the right path. You have to think about this carefully. I treat you as a friend, so I can tell you clearly that I have my own selfish motives in this matter, so I can't give you any advice."
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment and asked: "What selfish motive?"
Zhang Yunqi said: "If you want to surrender yourself, you can do me a favor. Before you do it, I will give you 20,000 yuan. During this period of time, I will help take care of your family. When you come out, you can directly work in Lianzhong."
(End of this chapter)