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Chapter 551: 458
July 9.
Saturday.
Early morning.
In Bangkok and some neighboring cities, dozens of mobile phone stores owned by the Clay Family and their partners had a huge advertisement sign standing at their entrances. It was exceptionally conspicuous. After a day of urgent production, the advertisements for their self-branded phones were made.
It was quite hasty.
Of course.
The advertisement was not newly designed from scratch.
Instead, they just replaced the background and introduction of the existing advertisement plans. With the template, the modifications were done incredibly fast. Adding the photoshoots and image edits, the designers had finished it all in less than an hour, and that was more than half a month ago.
Previously, it was only on paper, but when ten thousand mobile phones arrived yesterday, and upon verifying that there were no issues, they immediately sent the design to the printing factory to expedite production. By yesterday afternoon, the advertisements had already been delivered to the stores along with the phones.
Seeing this mobile phone suddenly appearing in the sales catalog, the shop assistants were still in a state of confusion, unclear about the origin of the phones.
Normally, the launch of a new mobile phone would be announced at least a month in advance, followed by half a month of training. In the meantime, advertisements in various media would start rolling out. For popular models, they might even showcase and take pre-orders.
But this....
Damn.
It was added to the product catalog without any warning. When did the company become so efficient?
Last night, in order to get familiar with the phone’s performance as quickly as possible, everyone received a sample phone to take home. Using the instruction manual, they began to familiarize themselves with the phone. Faced with the urgency from their superiors, what else could the staff say apart from reciting the old sales pitches?
They didn’t know why this particular product was prioritized by the upper management. In other words, when a client came in, this phone must be the first product they recommended. But it wasn’t just that, among phones of the same price, other phones were used as "negative examples."
Well.
They didn’t say much more. Based on what the instruction manual described, this phone was simply a godsend in terms of cost performance. At the price of a little over 160 USD, no other phones could compare.
What they didn’t know was, for other phones, the Clay Family made a profit of twenty to thirty dollars per unit. But the profit for this phone doubled that. Keqi couldn’t help but try his best to sell these goods, because the other phones were either too expensive, or even though they had a higher profit margin, their sales volume was low.
This phone was different. It was medium-priced, had top-of-the-line configurations, was high quality, and held a non-negligible profit margin. Any fool knew which product should be promoted.
Looking at the huge new phone sign in front of the store.
Many people wanted to check out the buzz. Then, after hearing the salespeople’s harsh criticisms and seeing its attractive appearance, many paid the deposit on the spot and went home to fetch money.
Because the shop assistants mentioned that this phone currently only had fifty units in stock, and if they waited for the next batch, it could take more than a month, and the price might even go up. At the moment, it was priced low for promotional purposes.
Fifty units, actually very few.
So. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Many people who wanted to grab a great deal were not calm anymore. While the store still had stock, they hurriedly pulled out their wallets, because according to the salespeople, compared to other phones with the same performance, the price was at least 50% higher.
This price difference, compared to high-end phones, was indeed very tempting.
So without large-scale promotion.
The mobile phones produced by their territory were quietly becoming popular. But, it was still only just the beginning. It was impossible to sell out in one day. The effect of word of mouth and advertisements still had some fermentation time.
Noon.
Keqi, who was drinking tea at the Wangsa camp, received the morning’s mobile phone sales data: four hundred and nine units.
Neither too many nor too few.
It was a bit more than he predicted, but not by too much. After all, the cost performance of this phone was obvious, both inside and out the workmanship was superlative, and with the push of the salespeople, it was no surprise that a few more were sold.
It was a good start. Over the weekend, Keqi aimed to sell at least two thousand units.
Seeing Keqi put down the phone. Wangsa curiously asked, "How is it, Keqi, how many have we sold this morning?"
"A little over four hundred." Keqi responded.
Hearing they sold over four hundred, Wangsa heaved a sigh of relief. What mattered was that it wasn’t a dismal sale. He laughed, "Good, if we keep up this pace, we’ll sell out this batch of ten thousand phones in less than two weeks. Do we need to order the next batch of phones today?"
"Not yet. Let’s wait and see the sales data and customer feedback after a week. There’s no rush. If it’s good, I will start a media promotion so we can air TV and print ads." Keqi was not in a hurry.
The reason was that the Thai market was just on the horizon. They, the Clay Family, have fenced a large area. The ’herd’ inside couldn’t run away. If we really ran out of stock, could it not demonstrate its rarity?
"Right, let’s go eat. The investment promotion conference starts at two thirty in the afternoon." Wangsa nodded. He anticipated that this batch of ten thousand phones would sell out as soon as possible. Then, the number of the next batch would definitely not just be ten thousand. Heh heh, they could fill their wallets again.
The reason for keeping Keqi here was for this first external investment promotion conference. Many other people, such as Tang Kai, arrived last night. However, Tang Kai and his group did not stay here, but in the camp in Xin’an Town where they stayed last time.
When Wangsa thinks about that camp, he involuntarily thinks about those elite soldiers and the brand new weapons and equipment that they transported from somewhere else.
At this point.
Keqi suddenly spoke.
"Wangsa, have you ever considered getting into the jade business?" He asked, smiling at Wangsa.
Hearing this.
Wangsa was taken aback.
Damn it, don’t scare me like that, okay?
Wangsa shook his head in a hurry, obviously knowing what Keqi was thinking. He promptly said, "No, no, no, I’m not interested in the jewelry business. Plus, it’s Boss Tang’s business, so it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to meddle. And you’d better stop fantasizing about it as well." He warned at the end.
Keqi looked amusingly at this family heir, thinking inwardly, ’What a major fuss over something minor? As for being so scared, do you have any spine at all?’
"Why not? He’s a Chinese, running such a profitable business, don’t you feel envious?" Keqi asked, his tone filled with temptation. Learning that Tang Kai had monopolized the Jade and jewellery channels across the border was enough to disturb Keqi’s usual calm.
Wangsa chuckled bitterly, "Hehe, yes, I am a bit envious. But Keqi, I advise you to drop this idea. Firstly, all the investment Ling gets from Tang Kai is spent on buying our goods, so it doesn’t conflict our interests, and we can also earn a good profit from this. Secondly, they have already established a stable partnership. Tang Kai has been my good friend for many years. If you interfere, my position in the middle will become very awkward."
Observing Wangsa’s cowardice.
Keqi though in his head ’What a coward.’
"Oh, I was just asking." Keqi answered with an apparent nonchalant tone.
Hearing this, Wangsa heaved a sigh of relief. But his heart was pounding wildly. Shit, that almost scared the crap out of him. If Keqi really pounced and snatched other people’s business, and things went awry, wouldn’t he, Wangsa, have to bear the consequences? He wondered how he would do business in the future then.
What Wangsa didn’t know was.
Even though Keqi was speaking casually on the surface.
However, he did mean to consider it seriously.
Being the largest jade and jewelry wholesaler in Thailand, he obviously knew the extent of interests involved. The money that Tang Kai made in the past was honestly a result of his relentless efforts which was coupled with timely.good luck. It was only after Wei Jun joined as the supplier that his net worth appreciated to the substantial figure it is.
Therefore, Keqi had never been interested in dealing with Wei Jun or these other "wild powers". He had considered them insignificant and hadn’t desired to associate with them as they seemingly offered plenty of benefits but also brought along lots of trouble that was quite annoying.
But now that Tang Kai’s business had grown so big, and he had Ling’s steady supply channels, combined with the fact that Ling’s territory had expanded several times and production had surged enormously, such a fat slice of the pie was not something ordinary people could covet. But Keqi was indeed tempted by it.
He decided to go speak.to Ling first, to see if there was a possibility of becoming the second supplier for the territory. Then he could consider ways to increase his share. Buying out Tang Kai’s company wasn’t out of the question too.
In no time, Keqi already had a bundle of plans in his mind.
After finishing lunch with their respective plans.
The two of them came to the exhibition hall in Xin’an Town by car.
This time.
The previously empty hall was now full of chairs and tables, making it seem much livelier.
At this time.
Ling hadn’t arrived yet.
The scene was a bit chaotic, with various acquainted people greeting each other, reminiscing about the past, and asking how business was.
Seeing Wangsa and Keqi arriving, a lot of people came up to greet them. In the territory, there wasn’t a single businessman who didn’t know Wangsa, because their imports and exports had a lot to do with him.
Those who arrived today were not just the merchants from the territory, but also many of their friends. Seeing the factory operating normally and the products selling well, many people were beating their chests in regret, hoping to gain some benefits this time.
Wangsa also called many people over.
Because the goods he sells to the territory are mostly products of ’equal benefits’. Many of Wangsa’s suppliers were curious when they heard about the Investment Promotion Conference here and came to take a look.
Of course.
A part of it was due to curiosity.
But another part was for ulterior motives.
The territory’s recent development had drawn much attention from those with specific intentions, especially Thailand’s upper class, since Myanmar had personally dispatched people to negotiate. If they didn’t pay attention to this place now, then they weren’t fit for their positions.
Therefore, various forces dispatched representatives to take a look. Not necessarily to invest, but to gather information as well.
In addition, there were also many Chinese friends introduced by Tang Kai.
As for Myanmar, naturally some people were sent over. Ge Dan had already informed them about this news. They wanted to deepen their exchange with Ling, and economic exchange was of course a good channel. Myanmar had offered to provide loans before, but up until now, Ling hadn’t shown any interest, not to mention he’d even declined offers sent to his door.
This was really awkward.
Therefore, Myanmar also sent some businessmen with official backgrounds, hoping to deepen the bilateral relations through economic exchange.
Even the neighboring ’neighbors’ had dispatched people to secretly probe. Because this was the only opportunity so far for their people to enter the territory.
As for before.
Ah.
Don’t mention it.
Thinking of it made them want to cry. They had lost so badly.
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