Han Chudong never thought that one day he would be fascinated by such a simple video game.

There is just a moving point in the middle of the two lines, simulating two people playing table tennis. The coin-operated player uses the joystick and the buttons on top to operate.

Arcade game consoles came before personal computers, and electronic games came before both.

Han Chudong remembers that in the early 1960s, three MIT students jointly developed the world's first computer game program and installed it into a huge computer worth millions of dollars.

Judging from what was happening in front of him.

People liked this new gaming device very much. Even many parents stopped to watch. When they saw that the players failed to catch the ping-pong balls, they expressed their regret from the bottom of their hearts.

In the past, except for a very small number of people, the only games ordinary people had access to were real games.

Standing next to these machines, Han Chudong discovered that the door to a new world had been opened a crack.

Through this gap, a huge virtual game market is revealed, with reality on one side and a world made up of numbers on the other.

Of course, this is bad news for Mango Toy Company.

However, there is still a long way to go before virtual games can reach scale. Before that, he is confident that he can get rid of his financial dependence on toy companies, so there is no need to be nervous.

There are too many entrepreneurial opportunities in front of Han Chudong.

Except for Baofeng Electric, all other projects he believes can make profits in a short period of time and have an acceptable investment scale.

It seems like he is hitting the nail on the head, but the fact is that Han Chudong wants to make good use of time and maximize profits as much as possible within the scope of funds.

It would be in his better interest to do so.

They tried to open up the market with a flagship product and successfully founded Mango Toys through the Super Magic Ball, with the profits also feeding back into other businesses.

A similar model was copied by Han Chudong.

Later, Mason Battery and Rainbow Beauty were born. They both had a relatively mature product and might have been successful.

If it weren't for the shortage of staff at Baofeng Electric Company, its rapid development would have been unsustainable.

He may choose to focus on building a home appliance chain brand, then sell it to a large company to cash out, and then use the money to invest in other more profitable projects.

However, there are various difficulties ahead. The expansion speed of the chain home appliance mall is constrained by the barrel effect. As a fledgling businessman, Han Chudong has done quite well.

Right now.

He also considered the possibility of entering the arcade market. Not to mention long-term development, this kind of short-lived project is suitable for making quick money.

Develop a few more games and choose the right time to sell them after the market develops. The problem of machine sales can be solved through Mango Toy Company's agents. There are also ready-made game ideas, so the possibility of making a fortune is very high.

It's just an idea for now.

Han Chudong knew nothing about the market size and development of arcade games, and he couldn't draw any more conclusions based on his imagination alone.

Fortunately, the company name and contact information are printed on the arcade machine, saving money on advertising.

It was a really good idea, he thought he could learn from it.

After the new facial mask is produced and launched on the market, the contact information for applying for agency wholesale will also be printed on the packaging box to avoid having to look for sales channels on your own.

Cast a wide net and you will always meet the right partner...

The whole army followed.

Seeing Han Chudong staring at the small screen, Zhou Nan said, "I thought you were watching something interesting. I've played this video game before. It's 25 cents a time. Sometimes I lose right at the beginning. It's boring."

"You're right, it's really made from a modified TV screen, the sizes are different. Where have you seen it?" Han Chudong asked him.

Zhao Dajun also said, "They're everywhere. How long have you not been to Brother Cai's billiard room? There are only two billiard tables in there, and they keep making the ping-pong noise. I wish I could smash them."

Han Chudong realized.

Not only should you socialize more, you should also go out more often to understand the latest market trends, otherwise you may easily miss investment opportunities.

I was planning to go to Silicon Valley more than half a month ago, but I was too tired to drive on the way back and ended up not going. It seems I should make some time to go there. In recent years, technological innovation has been mainly concentrated in the Silicon Valley area.

Since they are everywhere, it means the sales volume is considerable, and we can also draw a conclusion - if you want to acquire or invest in it, the price will not be low.

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It cost me a full $1,400 to buy a second-hand arcade machine from the owner of the game hall.

The cheapest television sold by Baofeng Electric is only about 70 US dollars. It is easy to get a glimpse of how huge the profit is.

Paid the money readily.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

After confirming the purchase, Han Chudong asked the boss again and learned that the purchase price was 1,199. The white boss was afraid that he would be unhappy, so he said righteously that it was delaying his business, and his reasons were quite sufficient.

Han Chudong didn't mind. It was too time-consuming to make phone calls and place orders himself. He was quite curious about the internal structure of the arcade machine, so he was willing to lose the money.

It is relatively light and can be carried by one person.

We agreed to go out skating, but he bought such a game console. Zhao Dajun was speechless and asked, "What should we do now? Find a pickup truck to send it back, and then come back?"

"No need to go through so much trouble. First, take it out and remove the outer shell. Then put the parts and the screen into a bag and carry it in your hands. Then we can continue to go skating."

"…One thousand four hundred dollars, just throwing it away like that?"

"What's expensive is what's inside. How much can the wooden shell be worth? It takes up too much space. I don't need it."

Han Chudong said this while memorizing the contact information printed on the arcade machine casing.

I asked my friends to help me dismantle the arcade machine casing while I went to find the phone number myself, hoping to learn about the company's current situation before the holiday and ask some questions as a potential investor.

However, no one answered the phone. Maybe the holidays had already started, so I had to give up.

Just as I was about to go back to find them, I suddenly thought of something.

Han Chudong also put a coin into the public phone and called Kyoko Mochizuki's house, asking her to accompany him to the movie premiere tonight.

It’s better to notify in advance, so as to avoid wasting those tickets for the premiere ceremony if you have other plans in the evening.

The young assistant, who had just had a day off last night, accepted Han Chudong's invitation without much thought.

The name of the movie is "The Sting", which doesn't sound very attractive, but tonight is Christmas Eve, and Mochizuki Kyoko thought Han Chudong was looking for an excuse to ask her out.

Does she feel disgusted when her boss makes a date with his subordinate?

Of course not.

When she learned that there were no evening gowns, she simply asked her to come to the mall to find her so that she could buy one as soon as possible before the store closed.

After dealing with these things, Han Chudong went to meet up with his friends.

Throw a few wooden boards next to the trash can outside the mall, take only some spare parts, and then go to the skating rink as a group...