Those big companies finally realized that their actions were of no use other than increasing the brand awareness of grapefruit.

It is no surprise that Hongyou has become a leading company in the industry.

If that's the case, what's the point of them continuing to promote grapefruit?

It would be better to turn the focus to other manufacturers and compete for the second position in the industry.

After all, the market for shared power banks is large enough to accommodate 2-5 giants without any problem.

Thus, these major companies began a new round of fierce competition, except that Red Grapefruit was excluded from this battle.

Even Tencent, the parent company of Red Grapefruit, seemed somewhat caught off guard, as if saying, "Seriously, buddy? I haven't even really put in my effort yet, and you're already cutting me off the table?"

This really frustrated the big penguin, who was eager to show Principal Wang, Zhang Long, and others its strength.

It's like someone carefully preparing for a long time, putting all their strength into throwing a punch, only to miss and almost strain their back. Anyone would feel frustrated like that.

As it turns out, what truly limited Red Grapefruit's expansion was never its competitors, but rather its production capacity.

In Zhang Long's factory, thirty production lines are running at full capacity.

Under normal circumstances, a production line can produce between 3,500 and 4,500 units per day. If two shifts are implemented and overtime is added, the output can reach [number missing].

Based on this calculation, a 30% x 20% bonus means that nearly 400,000 units can be produced per day.

This number sounds impressive at first glance, but in reality, these power banks are only enough to set up a third-tier city.

In megacities like Shanghai, Redooo deployed nearly 2 million units in one go.

What's even more troublesome is that many consumers treat Hongyou shared power banks as offline self-service stores. If they can't buy the same power bank online, they simply go to the store to buy it directly.

The reason is that many people fell in love with this Red Grapefruit brand power bank at first sight after watching those review videos.

Not only is it fully functional, but it also looks quite appealing.

It's only a little over 100 yuan, nothing!

As the saying goes, "a good thing is priceless," this wave of impulsive consumer spending has successfully slowed down the pace of Red Grapefruit's business development and given many domestic peers a much-needed boost.

Just as Redyou was enjoying the benefits of its high popularity but also worrying about insufficient production capacity, a video about Redyou power banks on Weibo pushed it to the forefront of public opinion.

The incident began when a young woman's phone ran out of battery while she was shopping, so she scanned a Red Grapefruit power bank as a temporary fix.

As a result, she encountered a group of motorcyclists who stole her companion's phone. In a moment of panic, the young woman unleashed her full power, grabbing a power bank and throwing it at the motorcyclists.

Well... the biker gang managed to escape.

But the power bank hit the wall directly and then bounced back.

The young woman thought she would have to spend money to buy a new power bank, but upon closer inspection, she found that the power bank was completely intact, with only a minor scratch on the surface, which was not a big deal.

Although the young woman wasn't particularly strong, it's incredible that ordinary plastic components could remain unharmed after being hit like that.

This incident involved Redyu power banks being unfairly targeted. To make up for her "recklessness," the young woman promptly posted about it on Weibo and WeChat Moments, unintentionally giving Redyu a boost in publicity.

Hey, who would have thought this would actually go viral?

When the review bloggers saw that they had just gained a lot of traffic from grapefruit and now there was a new hot topic, they felt that if they didn't follow up, they would be doing a disservice to their "professional ethics".

As a result, all sorts of prank videos have emerged online, such as tests involving being thrown from the fourth or fifth floor or accidentally falling into water.

Surprisingly, this power bank from Red Grapefruit is remarkably durable, performing almost as well as the legendary Nokia phones of yesteryear.

After learning the reason for this, Zhang Long was speechless. These strange things happen every year, but this year there seem to be more than usual.

However, Zhang Long didn't actually make much money producing these power banks, so Principal Wang felt embarrassed to ask him to add more production lines.

After all, it was to support Principal Wang's entrepreneurship. Zhang Long's initial supply price to Hongyou Company was 80 yuan per unit, with a cost of 56 yuan per unit. However, the cost of the machine, labor, electricity, etc., also had to be factored in.

In just three months, the gross profit has reached nearly 9 small goals.

After deducting labor costs, Zhang Long finally managed to recoup his costs and even made a small profit, albeit with tears in his eyes.

This is truly hard-earned money, and it's thanks to Red Grapefruit's rapid expansion that we were able to catch this great opportunity.

Meanwhile, Zhang Long took his girlfriend to watch the company's new film.

There was a little hiccup when this movie was submitted for review.

When the document was submitted for review, it was unclear whether the people at the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television had lost their minds.

Or perhaps they saw HL Pictures as a new company and launched their attack without properly investigating its background.

A section chief surnamed Liang rejected the film outright, demanding major revisions, and saying it didn't conform to values ​​and was too gory.

It also subtly implied that HL Pictures did not "pay tribute," which is practically the same as an explicit statement.

Seeing that HL Pictures was not making any move, Section Chief Liang even went so far as to make outrageous remarks, threatening to blacklist the company.

From now on, we need to pay close attention to all films submitted by HL Films for review.

Good heavens, this isn't just plain brain-dead behavior, it's downright cerebellar atrophy.

Upon learning this, Zhang Long immediately called the newly appointed director of the General Administration—yes, the father of Fatty Li—to say hello.

What a coincidence! The new broom has barely started its three major reforms yet, isn't this the perfect opportunity?

As a result, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television launched a new round of major rectification.

The previously smug Section Chief Liang was immediately sidelined and sidelined.

He probably never dreamed that because of this film and television company he had never even heard of before, his one act of arbitrarily wielding power would completely relegate him to obscurity for the rest of his life.

Zhang Long's assessment of him was that although he didn't hold a high official position, he had quite a temper.

I wonder if he regrets it now.

And so, HL Pictures, the new company, was registered with the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

The second submission went very smoothly, and it passed almost without any cuts.

This 3-hour and 40-minute feature film is divided into two parts: "The Great Calamity of Dragon and Phoenix in the Primordial Era" and "The Conflict Between Dao and Demon in the Primordial Era".

Happy New Year to all my fellow readers! I wish you all a prosperous and successful year ahead.