Chen Dong pressed his palm down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
He's not one to care about formalities; after hearing too many compliments, he prefers something more practical.
Chen Dong's time was precious, and he didn't want to waste it listening to his employees' boasting and flattery. After a few simple pleasantries, he got down to business.
"The reason I invited everyone to this meeting today is that I hope the factory can rush to produce a batch of new VCDs in the coming period of time to compete with external competitors."
What?
Is a new VCD model being hastily produced?
As soon as he finished speaking, a collective gasp filled the air.
Even Lin Zhiyuan looked at Chen Dong with some surprise.
The meeting room was eerily silent.
At this moment, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to meet Chen Dong's gaze.
Chen Dong's words were quite simple.
Making a new VCD player is not that simple.
Molding, custom casing, integrated circuitry inside... and so on.
Wang An, who knew the truth best, said with a slight change in expression.
"Boss, can we discuss this?"
“I have no objection to your request to make new products, but could you please not rush it? Besides, it’s the Spring Festival holiday now, and many of the factory’s employees and technicians have gone home for the New Year.”
"The entire technical department is currently only staffed with three people on duty each day, in order to resolve any minor issues that may arise on the production line."
Wang An frowned. As the person in charge of Longteng Electronics Factory, he was bound to step forward and report the situation to Chen Dong as soon as possible.
We can't say that Chen Dong can just do whatever he wants. If he delays the delivery time of the order, he will have to make compensation.
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyuan chimed in.
"Yes, boss, even if we have ideas for new products, we can do it after the New Year. Why do we have to rush it now?"
After Lin Zhiyuan finished speaking, everyone in the conference room looked at Chen Dong nervously.
In fact, what Wang An and Lin Zhiyuan just said almost represents everyone's feelings.
However, anyone who knows Chen Dong even slightly understands this.
Once Chen Dong has made up his mind, how can there be any room for discussion or compromise?
"There's no need for everyone to be too nervous. Maybe I didn't explain myself clearly enough."
For a moment, everyone in the conference room stared wide-eyed at him, waiting for his response.
Chen Dong smiled calmly and explained.
"I want a new product that doesn't need any changes to its internal structure. It will still use all the processes of the current Longteng VCD, only the outer packaging needs to be changed."
"Even if it's just a change of color or a change in appearance, as long as it's different from the current product and is a different model and specification, I believe everyone can handle this quickly, right?"
"......"
Everyone was puzzled.
That's it?
Is it really just a matter of changing the outer packaging?
Isn't this a lie?
Before anyone could voice their doubts, Chen Dong, as if knowing what they were thinking, explained, "I know you don't understand why I did this. Isn't this just changing the outer shell? It's no different from an upgrade."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Yes, it's just a different skin.
"This is exactly the kind of new product I want, and I hope to launch it on the market immediately, priced at 1288 yuan per unit. Can you do that?"
Wang An sensed something from Chen Dong's next words.
"Boss... that was a ruthless move, really ruthless!"
As Wang An spoke, he couldn't help but give Chen Dong a thumbs up.
what is going on?
Some people didn't realize what was happening and stared at them with blank expressions.
Subsequently, an explanation was offered.
"I heard that Sony and Wanjia VCD are both having big price reductions and promotions right now, hopefully that will attract more customers! Our original price of 1888 doesn't seem to have much of an advantage anymore. If we were to launch a product at 1288... oh my god, wouldn't those two brands be furious?"
"Oh yeah, I just heard about this too. Their prices are really good, it's practically on the verge of losing money, this is outrageous!"
"Boss, your move is absolutely brilliant! At this price, we can still make a profit, but what about Wanjia VCD and Sony..."
"We will definitely work on a solution as quickly as possible and get the product made as fast as possible."
Instantly, the attendees in the conference room became excited and responded enthusiastically.
In fact, if Sony and Wanjia VCD want to break through in other aspects and compete with Longteng VCD, they may need to pay more attention and come up with special ways to deal with it.
But the two companies' final idea was to engage in a price war, which meant they were walking right into a trap!
Their prices are far lower than the other two companies in terms of cost, mainly because they don't spend much money on chips, which happens to be their most expensive expense.
So, if Wanjia VCD and Sony want to engage in a price war, what can they use to compete with them?
However, Chen Dong wanted more than that.
"In addition, customers who purchase Longteng VCDs will receive more pirated discs as a gift. For customers who previously purchased the product at the price of 1888, we will issue an announcement that the product's shelf life will be extended by three years. In the future, customers who have purchased the product and still have their invoices will enjoy certain discounts when they want to purchase other Longteng products."
After Chen Dong finished speaking, what else could the people present say?
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