After the meal, there was no need for the two to argue; the lunchboxes would definitely be under Chen Zhonghua's control.
Having a moment of respite, Sun Zhengguo intended to rest for a while, but since he had eaten too much, he decided to go for a walk to digest his food.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into his mind, and he slapped his thigh and stood up, "That's it, let's play games."
This activity not only helps with digestion but also helps identify vulnerabilities—a win-win situation!
Without hesitation, he went downstairs and headed straight for the laboratory.
But before he even entered the laboratory, when he was still some distance from the entrance, he heard a series of noises coming from inside.
"Turn, yes, fall quickly."
"Oh dear! It landed off course, it's all your fault for giving such bad directions."
...
Hearing those familiar voices, Sun Zhengguo smiled and shook his head, then strode into the laboratory.
But the next second, he was stunned. What did he see?
Li Shengli and Zhang Huaibei, two men in their fifties, were each occupying a game console, shaking the joystick and shouting like children.
There was a group of people waving flags and shouting nearby.
The remaining game console was occupied by Zhou Weimin, and the situation wasn't much better.
His two younger brothers were also watching the commotion from the sidelines.
Seeing this, Sun Zhengguo was too embarrassed to go over to Li Shengli's side, mainly because he was afraid of making them feel awkward. Instead, he went to his brother-in-law's side and asked a question.
"Is it fun?"
Zhou Weimin was so engrossed in the game that he didn't even look at who the other person was. He didn't even raise his head before subconsciously replying.
"Isn't that obvious? If it's not fun, I can play it."
After saying that, Zhou Weimin realized something was wrong; the voice sounded so familiar!
Only then did he look up and immediately feel embarrassed, so he quickly handed the game over to Sun Zheng'an, who was watching from the side.
"Zheng'an, come here."
But when Sun Zheng'an saw his elder brother arrive, he felt too embarrassed to take over and instead passed the task to his younger cousin.
"Zhengnan, come here!"
"Okay!"
Sun Zhengnan had no idea what politeness meant. He had waited for a long time and finally got his chance, so he thanked his elder brother for coming.
Sun Zhengguo just smiled at them without saying a word, which made Zhou Weimin feel a little uneasy.
"Director, I didn't know it was you coming. You're not angry, are you?"
"How could that be? Am I really that heartless?"
Sun Zhengguo still had a smile on his face. "Weimin, Zheng'an, I remember you two weren't optimistic about this game back then. Do you still think so now?"
"Hehehe!" Zhou Weimin laughed sheepishly. "Director, I didn't even know what a game was back then, so I was a bit arbitrary and made a subjective mistake."
However, after personally testing it for the past two days, I've found that this game console is truly captivating. It's so addictive that I can't stop playing it. I feel uneasy if I don't play a few rounds regularly. I believe this game console will definitely be a bestseller.
“Yes, yes!” Sun Zheng’an continued.
"I feel the same way. If I don't play a few rounds a day, I always feel like something's missing. Is this what you mean by game addiction, brother?"
Sun Zhengguo chuckled, "You call this gaming addiction? At most, you just want to play. True gaming addiction is like being possessed; if you can't play for a while, you might grab a knife and start stabbing people."
He wasn't talking nonsense, because there were quite a few such cases in later generations.
"Director, since games are so harmful, why do we still develop them so vigorously?" Zhou Weimin started nitpicking again.
Because at that time, the Chinese people's thinking was relatively pure. Once they decided that something was bad, they would despise it no matter how much money it made.
This is similar to the Northern Dynasties in later times, which were willing to close the country off from the world in order to unify the thoughts of the people.
“Yeah, brother, do you think people will criticize us if the game console is released?” Sun Zheng’an also looked worried.
After all, everyone is doing well now, and he doesn't want to suffer.
"Alright, stop thinking nonsense. Even if we don't produce it, others will. Instead of letting them make money, we'd rather make it ourselves."
This is like guns and cannons. Just because they can kill people doesn't mean we shouldn't produce them. You need to learn to think in reverse and not just follow the crowd…”
Sun Zhengguo's long lecture left the two speechless.
There are definitely risks associated with video game consoles, but there's no need to worry about them in China for the time being.
Firstly, it's not allowed by policy, and it's difficult for private individuals to operate such businesses; secondly, it's too expensive, and no one can afford it.
So there's no need to worry now. As for the future, once people see its earning potential, no one will be willing to let it go.
After chatting for a while, Sun Zhengguo finally remembered the purpose of his visit.
So, under Sun Zhengnan's resentful gaze, he forcibly took over the game console, played a few rounds, and then left satisfied.
Throughout this process, Li Shengli and Zhang Huaibei, the two old men, didn't even move from their lodgings, and continued to hog the game console.
Others dared not speak out against it, which shows how alluring this thing is.
...
Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, the Great Wall blocks have undergone multiple repairs and are now fully finalized and ready for mass production.
Zhou Weimin then prepared to purchase production equipment, some of which could be bought domestically.
Although these machines themselves aren't great, they're still usable enough.
Some of these machines are not yet available in mainland China, so we can only ask the Fok family in Hong Kong to purchase them on our behalf.
Finally, there's the game console's main screen. Because it's in color, we can't manufacture this ourselves; we have to find someone else to process it.
There is only one factory in China with such processing capabilities, and that is Jinling Radio Factory.
That day, Zhou Weimin hurriedly walked into Sun Zhengguo's office with a few pages of documents in his hand.
"Director, we contacted Jinling Radio Factory, but production can't keep up. Here are the details."
"Oh~!"
Sun Zhengguo quickly took the documents and began reading them at a glance.
As he delved deeper into the content, his brow furrowed, and he finally put down the documents.
"Weimin, you're sure you're not kidding, you can only produce 10,000 main screens a year?"
"Director, is there no other way? We have already sent people to inspect their factory. They still have a task to produce color TVs, so they can only provide this much. Why don't we place the order first? Ten thousand sets is not a small amount."
"no."
Sun Zhengguo immediately reached out to interrupt, because he knew what was going on.
If a game console is to truly hit the market, it would probably need to produce at least 300,000 units a year, which is a huge difference.
Zhou Weimin certainly didn't know this; he thought it was just a minor incident!
"Weimin, here's what you do: send someone to negotiate again. Order as much as you can, and I'll figure out the rest."
"Okay, I'll send someone over immediately."
"Let's get it done quickly! The sooner it's finalized, the sooner we can start production."
Sun Zhengguo's plan is simple: start stockpiling now, and only launch the game console when a certain quantity has been accumulated.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com