“Manager Feng, you are back? Why didn’t you call me? I can pick you from the airport . ” Jiang Wanmeng laughed .
“Stop your nonsense . I am glad that you can increase the company’s sales . ” Feng Yu rolled his eyes at Jiang Wanmeng . All the people from state-owned enterprises were good at smooth-talking .
Li Na was having exams these few days, and Feng Yu got the time to visit Wind and Rain Home Appliances . Although Feng Yu had let Jiang Wanmeng take charge of the company, Feng Yu was still concern with the company . He will visit the company occasionally .
Jiang Wanmeng laughed . “We are still researching new products . Our DVD research had gotten some success . If we are lucky, we will be able to increase our production in one year . ” Sometimes, product’s R&D had to depend on luck .
“What will be the production cost after the increase in production?”
“We will be able to control the cost to less than 500 RMB!” Jiang Wanmeng replied proudly .
Huh? The cost can be lowered by so much? Feng Yu remembered that before he left for the US, the cost of VCD players was still above 500 RMB .
“Which part do you all have a breakthrough?”
“It is mainly the decrease in the components’ pricing . The exterior casing’s materials had become cheaper . We found cheaper replacements for the more expensive components . We learned this from those foreign companies . ”
Jiang Wanmeng got to admit that they still cannot be compared to those foreign established home appliances companies, even though he got more advanced technologies .
When Wind and Rain Home Appliances lowered the VCD players’ prices and sold the patent authorization to other companies, those foreign companies could not make any profits . But after some time, those companies found ways to cut costs . One way was to use cheaper materials .
Those foreign companies were able to find cheaper components that were as good as the expensive ones . Although the durability of the parts will be shortened from 10-20 years to 7-8 years, DVD players would have replaced VCD players . VCD players will be obsolete in about 3 to 5 years and why should they use durable components?
Jiang Wanmeng regretted not knowing about this . He had insisted on using the best components in their VCD players . If he had used cheaper alternatives for their VCD players, the cost of one VCD player would be less than 300 RMB, and their profits would be much higher .
Luckily, Jiang Wanmeng found out about this cost-saving measure, and his Super VCD player’s cost could be lowered . The future DVD player production cost will also be much lower than expected . This would be helpful to market the DVD players .
Feng Yu finally understood why VCD players in his previous life could be sold at 300 RMB . Those VCD players were made from inferior materials and could not last more than a year .
“You still have to take note of our product’s quality . I don’t want to see our products breaking down months after it is sold . Have you all developed any new functions?”
“We will not compromise on the quality . Our VCD players will last at least a few years . Currently, we developed two new functions, and it will be included in our latest model of players . One is memory function . This function will allow the user to continue playing from where he last stops . But it can only record one timestamp . The other function will allow the user to jump to the exact timestamp of the VCD, using the remote control . The VCD will start playing from the timestamp entered by the user . ”
Feng Yu was happy to know that these two functions were developed successfully . These two functions will allow them to be one more step ahead of their competitors .
“Good . This way, our Super VCD players will continue to be ahead of the industry . But this is not enough . You all should think of new functions or inventions . ”
Jiang Wanmeng looked at Feng Yu . “What new invention?” They were still researching and developing the DVD player . How can they find the time to research new products?
“What are the best-selling home appliances in the market now?” Feng Yu reminded him .
“Computers? We do not have experience in PCs . However, we can buy components from other people and assemble ourselves . But don’t you have shares in Lenovo?” Jiang Wanmeng was puzzled about why Manager Feng wants him to compete with Lenovo .
“I am not asking you to manufacture PCs . Do you know how to manufacture a simple Learning Machine?”
“I thought the Little Tyrant is producing the Learning Machine . Our Wind and Rain Brand are not selling this product . ” The Learning Machine’s sales had been dropping . Most people had switched to PCs, and lesser people buy Learning Machines nowadays .
PCs were more powerful than Learning Machines and had more functions . Also, Lenovo’s PC was more advanced and cheaper than before . It only cost 8,000 RMB now!
“I am asking you to use incorporate the functions of the Learning Machine into our Super VCD . Do you understand?” Feng Yu gave Jiang Wanmeng a ‘you are so stupid’ look .
“Incorporate the functions of the Learning Machine into Super VCD players? How do we do that? Add a new motherboard inside?” Jiang Wanmeng mumbled .
“Why can’t we do that? If the Super VCD players can also let children learn to type and play games, do you think the sales will improve?”
“It should improve . It will be more worthwhile to buy one product with two products’ functions . It will also save space . But no one has ever done this before . ”
“When we sold our VCD players, no one had also thought of that before . We have what others do not have, and ours are better in quality than others . Even the people in the olden days knows this . ” Feng Yu shook his head with a disappointed look .
“What about the games? Create a slot in our players for game cartridges?”
“Do you know about PC games? How do PC games work on PCs?”
“Optic drive . I understand now . You are saying that we can store the games into CDs! This way, we only need to create a port for their joysticks, and the player will not increase in size by too much . There will also not be many changes to the exterior designs . Manager Feng, you are a genius!”
Feng Yu glanced at Jiang Wanmeng from the corner of his eyes . Of course, I am a genius . Jiang Wanmeng was good with his technical skills . But his thinking was not flexible enough . Zhong Qingxian was much better than him in this aspect .
Look at Zhong Qingxian . After acquiring Guangdong Strong Group, he continued to develop fruit jellies products . He always has new products for the market, and most of his products were well received by the consumers .
The latest product was a jelly called AD Calcium Jelly!
This product was only adding vitamin A and D into the Jelly . There were no changes to the taste and texture of the jelly, but the jelly had become more nutritious .
When parents buy food products for their children, they will look out for nutritious products . Why parents do not like their children to eat snacks? It is because snacks are not nutritious and will affect their children’s growth . Now, with AD Calcium Jelly, the parents were willing to buy this snack for their children . The sales of this product overtook all other jelly products in the market .
Someone once said that if two unrelated items were to be combined, it would be an invention . This was why Lehaha could have so many different products .
Lehaha’s tea beverage is developed by combining tea and sweet beverages . AD Calcium milk is created by adding vitamins and calcium into yogurt drinks . The Refreshing series of carbonated drinks are a combination of carbonated water with fruit flavoring .
All these “creations” had brought high profits for Lehaha . Now, Lehaha had grown to become China’s top beverage company . Their sales and profits had caught up to Jianlibao . Zhong Qingxian’s next target was to overtake Jianlibao!
“Manager Feng, this game VCD player still needs the help of Aiwa Little Tyrant . Can you let them know about this?” Jiang Wanmeng asked .
“Alright . Someone from that side will contact you . Remember, you must have an open mind!”
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