The video arcade owner looked at the army coat in surprise, then said with a wry smile, "Buddy, one of your competitors came to sell you something yesterday. I'm not trying to be mean, but this disc costs twenty or thirty yuan, and a VCD player costs six or seven thousand? Are you kidding me?"
The man in the military overcoat paused, about to speak.
At this moment, the boss waved his hand and muttered again, "My video arcade has 10 small rooms, so I need 10 VCD players, plus the discs, it'll be at least a hundred, right?"
"Dude, do the math. That's almost a hundred thousand yuan in investment. If I had that much money, why would I even open a video arcade?"
The video arcade owner looked utterly disdainful as he said this.
This was before New Year's Day in 1993.
An ordinary worker can only earn around 1,000 yuan a month by working himself to the bone, and he has to save every penny by not eating or drinking.
If you had 100,000 yuan, you could open a fairly large restaurant.
The typical investment for a video arcade is less than a few thousand yuan, including all the equipment and rent.
At this point, the video arcade owner was about to kick everyone out.
At this moment, the man in the military overcoat grinned and said, "Buddy, this disc only costs 2 yuan. If you buy 100 discs, I'll give you 2 extra."
"What? You're kidding, right?" The video arcade owner was stunned when he heard this.
Before the boss could react, the man in the military coat placed the box he was carrying on the glass cabinet.
The military overcoat opened the box, inside which was the recently released Dragon VCD player.
The man in the military overcoat grinned and said, "Boss, it's a Dragon VCD player. The one that was on the TV news, the quality is top-notch. It sells for 1888 yuan a unit in big department stores. I have connections, if you can buy 10 units at once, I'll give you a discount of 1588 yuan per unit. That's the factory price, no one can sell it for less than me!"
At this point, the man in the military overcoat continued with an air of seriousness, "If it weren't for my brother working in the factory, I wouldn't even be able to dream of this price!"
The video arcade owner frowned, looking somewhat hesitant, as if he still thought it was too expensive.
Seeing this, the man in the overcoat pressed his advantage, saying, "Boss, think about it, VCDs are already being produced. They'll definitely replace VCRs in the future. Discs are so easy to store, and at 2 yuan a disc, they're much cheaper than your videotapes, right? Plus, each disc contains a dozen or so movies, making one disc equivalent to more than twenty videotapes. They don't take up much space. If you tidy up this room, you could even turn it into three more rooms as a screening room."
Then, the man in the military overcoat gave the boss a thorough analysis, explaining that from the future broadcast format to the gradual improvement of people's living standards, videotapes would eventually become obsolete.
More importantly, setting up a screening room like this now is a very forward-thinking thing, and it can attract a lot of guests to watch.
After all, not every household can afford a VCD player.
The boss was very impressed as he listened and immediately bought 10 Dragon VCD players and a large number of discs.
Such scenes are playing out on the streets and alleys of China.
Discs and VCDs were sold as a true bundle, and video arcades were gradually eroded, while videotapes quickly became synonymous with old and outdated.
The owners of video arcades weren't stupid either. They did the math: once they reached a certain scale, they could not only continue operating the video arcades, but also rent out the discs.
Each disc can be used unlimited times. At a price of two yuan per disc, the cost is recovered after renting it out twice.
Even if you watch directly from them, the cost can be recovered quickly, and you won't be eliminated by the market.
Thanks to the efforts of the sales team, Dragon VCD quickly gained a foothold in the private screening room market.
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In the southern section of Pengcheng Industrial Park, Hua Zi sat in his boss's chair with his legs propped up on the office floor, a microphone in his left hand and a mobile phone in his right, busy as a bee.
Chen Dong handed over the entire matter of pirated CDs to Hua Zi.
Today, the South District factory operates 24 hours a day.
The factory's CD burners work continuously, copying the audio from the master tapes onto the CDs.
Moreover, the CD contains a wealth of information.
It includes popular Hong Kong movies, American blockbusters, and even some TV programs.
Hua Zi's office is equipped with 5 telephones and 5 operators.
With his own two mobile phones and two landlines, Hua Zi already had more than enough to use.
Even so, Hua Zi's office has been ringing non-stop for the past few days.
Five operators, sweating profusely, sat in chairs, constantly answering calls.
"Okay, you want the discs, right? Give me your address. Don't rush me, I'll send them to you as soon as they're produced. Oh, I don't have time to deliver, let's use logistics, buddy."
"No, you just picked up the goods yesterday and they're sold out again? Wait until tomorrow, I'll definitely ship them to you tomorrow!"
"Holy crap! The payment for the goods has already been transferred? What? The full payment for the next installment has already been transferred? You're really something, aren't you afraid I'll run off with the money?"
Hua Zi was extremely busy, and the girls in the finance office next door were also running back and forth.
The finance department specially arranged for two girls to wait at the bank. When the bank received a remittance notification, the person there would call the finance department. The finance department would then take the documents to Hua Zi, and after Hua Zi signed them, the factory could ship the goods directly.
This process was originally very convenient, but unfortunately there were too many people placing orders.
Hua Zi is experiencing both pain and pleasure.
After several busy days, Hua Zi was completely exhausted.
He watched as he made huge sums of money and received large remittances, until Hua Zi became numb to it all.
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