Chapter 657 Transformers craze: the new darling of the toy market
"Transformers" exploded globally at an incredible rate, with subscriptions to the entire anime series rapidly increasing. The first seven free episodes also began to spread online. To promote "Transformers," Qingyao Group even hired people to distribute pirated copies in many regions.
In this world, not all people can afford to watch legitimate videos. Piracy is the best way to spread them. Qingyao Group directly distributes pirated videos in many places, without paying, and the videos are high-definition and come with official subtitles.
Thanks to this kind of operation, the popularity of "Transformers" began to spread around the world at an unimaginable speed. Countless children also joined in and started watching this animation.
In the internet age, this kind of communication is incredibly fast. On Star Ocean, subscriptions for "Transformers" are also growing rapidly. Even though the ticket price is relatively cheap, the sheer number of people who can't wait to watch it is overwhelming.
In just 24 hours, the animation's global subscriber base surpassed 100 million. And the figure continues to rise. This is just the legitimate subscription data; pirated copies are even more widespread online.
If pirated resources are included, this group is even more terrifying.
After the Transformers cartoon became popular, various products from the current channels began to be launched, including toys, clothing, shoes, and co-branded items.
Toys, in particular, sparked a buying frenzy. Almost overnight, all sorts of Transformers toys appeared in shopping malls around the world.
The prices vary. The more expensive ones with better quality are official genuine ones. The lower quality ones are official pirated ones.
Just like video piracy, Qingyao Group directly finds OEM factories to produce cheap private label products, and then sells these pirated products to some countries through other channels.
However, the markets where these pirated toys are sold are in economically disadvantaged countries, where genuine toys are simply unaffordable. Genuine toys are very expensive. For example, in China, even a 10cm tall Transformer toy costs over 50 yuan, and even more in Europe and the United States.
At such prices, people in some impoverished countries simply cannot afford to buy the game, so they resort to piracy. While Qingyao Group may have lost some money, they have managed to maintain the IP through pirated toys and videos.
However, in economically sound countries, especially developed ones, pirated toys are simply impossible to find. Qingyao Group's legal department is incredibly powerful. Anyone who dares to sell pirated toys here will be bankrupted by the Qingyao Group's legal department.
These developed countries are the best leek fields, and such leeks must be harvested.
"Hi everyone, I'm Jamie. Hahaha, today I'm unboxing a big thing for you. Guess what it is?"
Jamie is a very famous blogger in the United States. He is a rich second-generation and often shows off his wealth on the Internet.
Today, he started a live broadcast again. In the live broadcast room, Jamie seemed very mysterious.
"Hahaha, now let me reveal the secret..."
Jamie directly pulled away the huge black cloth covering the box. A huge wooden box appeared in the live broadcast room. The box was a huge rectangular box, and the black color looked particularly cool.
Around the box, there was a Transformers symbol. Seeing this symbol, the live broadcast room became lively.
"Wow, is that a Transformer?"
“Is it a limited edition?”
"Is it Optimus Prime?"
"I like Bumblebee..."
"I like Megatron..."
The live broadcast room became lively. Seeing such a lively atmosphere, Jamie also laughed. The money was not wasted. As a blogger who is famous for showing off his wealth, showing off wealth is an attitude, a way of life, and a business.
"Hahaha, it's a Transformer. Mine is the anniversary black and gold limited edition, a one-to-one model. This model is currently the most expensive on the market. There are only twenty sets of this model in North America, and mine is number one. Look at this logo..."
Jamie began to introduce this giant. The most valuable black and gold limited edition is a 1:1 model. The reason for the 1:1 model is that the model Jamie bought is a childhood Optimus Prime.
Jamie opened the box, which was custom-made from solid wood. Furthermore, the box could be transformed.
"The entire box doesn't have a single screw. The instructions say it uses Chinese mortise and tenon joints. It's not easy to open either. See this logo? There are a few knobs with the Chinese I Ching Bagua written on them..."
In the live broadcast room, many viewers stared with wide eyes, like newborn babies. They didn't expect a model to be so amazing.
This box has a lock, and it's a carefully designed one. It's made of solid wood, like a Luban lock. It requires a special combination to open. If you don't follow the procedure, you can't open the box at all, unless you resort to exorbitant means to dismantle it.
But this setting is more mysterious. Under the witness of everyone, Jamie also followed the title in the book, operating step by step. After the operation was completed, the promotional logo was displayed and the box was opened.
After opening the box, there are small wooden boxes inside, which are also very exquisite and numbered. However, these wooden boxes do not have password locks, but are wooden boxes with buckles, which look very beautiful.
The secret is revealed: after taking out the small wooden boxes one by one, the huge box can actually be transformed. Through a series of operations, the huge box turned into a table, which can be used to display Transformers.
This magical mortise and tenon structure is the first time that many foreigners have seen it.
"This box is the head part. Wow, there are so many parts. It looks like I need to assemble it slowly. But the texture is really good, and the weight is not too heavy because it is made of aluminum alloy. I can't wait..."
In the livestream, Jamie assembled a miniature Optimus Prime according to the instructions while chatting with everyone. Jamie's hands-on skills are quite impressive. Plus, there's an instruction manual, a video tutorial, and even assembly tools included.
Transformers are also divided into several modules and can be assembled slowly.
Under Jamie's operation, a two-meter-tall Optimus Prime model slowly appeared in everyone's sight. This is what Optimus Prime looked like when he was a child, and he looked very cute and adorable.
Not only that, this model is also equipped with a chip and a motor, and can perform simple movements through the APP. The intelligent program inside can also interact and chat with people. The entire set of intelligent programs is designed by Huawei and is very intelligent.
After seeing the assembled Transformers, seeing their functions, and learning about the prices, the live broadcast room went crazy.
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