According to the agreement between the European and American regulatory authorities and Chen Dong, Longteng's fine will be transferred in three installments.
The first time, DragonTransfer sent 10 million yuan before European and American regulatory authorities allowed Amazon to list the iPod.
Chen Dong was seething with anger, so he decided to go all in and directly changed the price of the iPod to $699.
iPod enthusiasts are torn between joy and sorrow. They're happy that the iPod is finally available, and they no longer need to secretly contact resellers in China. But they're also upset that the iPod has a separate price increase for the European and North American markets.
"What's going on with this Longteng?!" Chris cursed. "Their behavior is outrageous!"
While everyone was wondering why Longteng Electronics raised prices in Europe and North America, the iPod online community provided an explanation:
Due to Amazon's forced removal of the product, iPods were piling up in warehouses, increasing costs, and the hefty fines imposed on Longteng Company in Europe and the United States, the factory was overwhelmed, and other reasons, iPods had to raise prices in order to save the production line behind the product.
Why would regulatory bodies in Europe and the United States issue fines to DragonPass?
"One unit costs 399 in China, and 699 in Europe and America. This is outrageous."
Chris is already the leader of the iPod enthusiast group in the overseas online community and has organized several iPod protests. Naturally, he doesn't accept this situation.
"There are only a few computers in the Huaxia area. Can they afford MP3 players?"
People are not worried about scarcity but about inequality. With such a stark contrast, overseas online communities have been in an uproar.
While other iPod resellers in China also focus on online communities, some have taken a different approach, offering short-term or long-term iPod rentals, resulting in long queues at their outlets.
The owner was in a great mood when he saw the bustling crowd at his shop.
"Boss, you have so many customers, why don't you just buy a few computers and offer short-term computer rentals?" a regular customer suggested to the boss.
"A computer is such a big thing, won't it cause problems if you move it around?" The boss shook his head.
A regular customer suggested, "No need to move, just rent it out in the shop."
The boss thought about it and realized it was indeed a business opportunity.
He has exceptional execution skills. He sensed a business opportunity and acted immediately, quickly buying computer game consoles and transforming his sales outlets into a combined rental center for iPods, computers, and game consoles.
Many outlets followed suit, and iPod resellers secretly acquired another name: "electronics room".
Sitting in front of his computer, Wang An, still feeling the fire wasn't burning bright enough, poured more oil on it:
"Customs authorities in Europe and the United States have imposed tariffs on products from China, which is making things very difficult for our companies!"
Wow, this has caused quite a stir. After the previous two rounds of protests, iPod enthusiasts have become quite united.
Upon learning the truth behind DragonPass's price increase in Europe and America, they expertly raised their signs.
Lower tariffs!
"Cancel the fine!"
We need iPods!
If the previous protests were iPod fans protesting against the injustice done to DragonPlay, then this protest had a very simple purpose: they wanted to buy an MP3 player at the original price.
Enthusiasts aren't stupid. The same product costs $500 at Sony, but only $399 at DragoniPod. Now, if they just stand on the street and shout it out, maybe the official price will drop.
The pressure is once again on the regulatory department.
"Now is a time of great public outrage, and we absolutely cannot provoke them, otherwise they don't know how they will spread rumors about us online," said the head of the regulatory department.
In the afternoon, more and more people joined the march. Some genuinely wanted Longteng to receive fair treatment, some wanted to put pressure on the authorities to lower tariffs and fines, and some simply wanted to watch the spectacle.
Wang An saw the pictures uploaded by people in the community and secretly smiled broadly.
Even though their iPod sales in Europe and America were not going well, the fact that Longteng disrupted social order was enough for Wang Anle to see it as a success.
"Mr. Wang, come to my office." Annie's voice came through the phone.
Chen Dong must have a new idea, so Wang An shut down the computer.
"Boss! They've gone to the parade again," Wang An said with a smile.
Chen Dong nodded upon hearing this, "You did a good job on this."
"Unfortunately, we still couldn't shake the regulatory department."
Anne thought for a moment, then looked at Lin Zhiyuan, “We need to set things off in the European and American regions.”
They used public opinion to attack Amazon, exploited price differences to provoke resentment among enthusiasts, and used unsubstantiated comments on online communities to force the Freemasons to back down.
They've already used every psychological tactic available online.
However, it's really difficult for these European and American regulatory authorities to pinpoint their weaknesses.
"Everyone, think about it, what is the biggest advantage of the products from the China region?" Chen Dong had a plan in mind.
“The biggest advantage is simply that raw materials are cheap, labor costs are low, and exports are mainly concentrated in small appliances and clothing,” Annie replied.
In recent years, manufacturing industries in Europe and the United States have gradually shifted to South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. Their domestic labor costs are high, raw material transportation is inconvenient, and manufacturing companies also need to bear a large amount of environmental taxes.
Based on this, manufacturing industries in Europe and America fled, and the tertiary sector began to flourish everywhere.
“If we can persuade these exporters to hold their products at customs, and for various industries to unite in resisting the unfair terms imposed by Europe and the United States,” Chen Dong looked at Lin Zhiyuan, “do you think their regulatory authorities wouldn’t be anxious?”
The idea is good, but it's very difficult to implement. Lin Zhiyuan sighed, "China's import and export trade does account for a certain proportion in Europe and America, but foreign trade merchants also need to make a living. Why would they cooperate with us?"
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