Rebirth in 1984: Starting with the Development of Chinese Character Cards, Chapter 118: First-class Enterprises Set Standards. The 14-day Christmas shopping season has passed, and the heat has slightly subsided.
However, thanks to word-of-mouth, sales have stabilized, with tens of thousands of units sold daily in the US market alone.
At the end of the year, Zhao Ye looked at the financial report data. As of now,
In the US market: 5.5 million units and nearly 160 million game cartridges, of which 125 million were proprietary game cartridges and 35 million were third-party game cartridges.
In the European market: 3.42 million units, nearly 75 million game cartridges...
In the Japanese market: 6.08 million units, and nearly 160 million game cards...
Total sales: 15 million units, nearly 360 million game cartridges...
Total sales: $2.985 billion + $5.4 billion = $8.385 billion, approximately $8.4 billion!
In addition, revenue from game-related merchandise is estimated at $6.6 billion.
In other words, 84 + 66 = 15 billion US dollars, which is the sales revenue of Wujiang Group's game industry this year.
Such massive sales figures are enough to place Wujiang Group among the world's top 500 companies.
It's worth mentioning that the price isn't expensive; the main issue is the slightly higher price of the game cartridges. However, there's a reason for the higher price, considering that Wujiang Group incorporated its self-developed game graphics enhancement chip, MMC. So what if it's a little more expensive?
In the 1990s, domestically produced genuine games cost tens of RMB, or even a hundred or two, which was not cheap.
Wujiang Group's success is the result of years of preparation and hard work. They have accumulated a great deal of resources, which is why they have generated astonishing revenue this year, far exceeding that of Nintendo.
Today, the platform has 15 million users, and the number of active users is not much less.
Nintendo sold over 40 million FC units in three years, but during that time, countless FC machines broke down or were thrown away by users.
Therefore, the number of existing FC users is not much more than 15 million.
Next year, the balance of power will be different!
Zhao Ye then looked at the financial reports of other products.
These figures are far from comparable to those of the gaming industry.
Chinese character card: Revenue of 0.95 billion RMB, a significant decline compared to last year.
Typewriter: 1.4 billion RMB
Imagine typewriter chain stores: 420 million RMB
Computer motherboard: 880 million RMB
Pager: 3 billion RMB
WPS Office suite: 1.2 billion RMB
PC distribution revenue: 2.28 billion RMB
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Currently, the government has only reduced taxes for Wujiang Group, not exempted it from taxes.
Therefore, even if Zhao Ye did not actively disclose these financial reports, the tax bureau would still see these data when paying taxes.
So, starting from the tax bureau and moving upwards, all the government departments and leaders were stunned and speechless...
"Wujiang Group... this revenue must be reaching the ears of the emperor!"
"It's been reported to the highest levels of government long ago. The leaders at the top are paying close attention to Wujiang Group. Otherwise, why would Wujiang Group be developing so smoothly? It's because someone at the top is taking care of Wujiang Group. But it's also because Wujiang Group itself is doing its job well, consistently contributing significantly to the country's foreign exchange earnings. Look at our country's foreign exchange reserves a few years ago, and then look at them now."
"Yes, Wujiang Group is really amazing!"
"If you ask me, Zhao Ye is the most capable. Without him, there would be no Wujiang Group as it is today!"
"I heard that Zhao Ye is likely to be selected as one of China's Top Ten Outstanding Young People, and now it seems like it's a done deal!"
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Others only see the achievements of Wujiang Group, but rarely pay attention to the efforts made by Wujiang Group.
In 1986, more than 5 billion RMB was invested in research and development!
5 billion RMB is undoubtedly an astronomical figure these days.
For a single senior engineer, Wujiang Group offers a monthly salary of several thousand or even tens of thousands of RMB.
Most companies today are extremely stingy with R&D investment, firmly believing that "it's better to buy than to make," making them essentially comprador companies.
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While the outside world is unclear about the exact sales figures of Wujiang Group, the global popularity of game consoles is an undeniable fact.
At this moment, Zhongshan Rihua Electronics Factory is not the only company that wants to produce counterfeit game consoles.
At least ten electronics factories in China have already taken action.
Gradually, some rumors reached Zhao Ye.
"A knock-off game console?"
Zhao Ye was stunned for a moment, then became calm.
Wujiang Group's ambitions are too great, and countless people are envious and jealous of them.
In its previous life, perhaps due to limited information flow and difficulties in procuring electronic components, the fame of the FC (Famicom) spread to China very slowly. Therefore, counterfeit game consoles only began to appear in the late 1980s.
But in this era, counterfeit game consoles have clearly arrived ahead of schedule.
Wang Anshi said, "Boss, should we talk to the higher-ups and ask them to stop making counterfeit game consoles?"
Zhao Ye shook his head and said, "The country is vigorously developing the economy, and companies are making counterfeit products in order to survive. How many foreign products are copied and domestically produced? It's unrealistic to expect the leaders to ban counterfeits. Besides, if they are copying Nintendo's FC and games, what right does our Wujiang Group have to criticize them? They're not copying ours."
Wang Anshi frowned and said, "Boss, wouldn't we just be watching them seize the domestic game market?"
Wujiang Games' next step is to expand into the global market, but it has not yet entered the domestic market.
Isn't it better to earn money abroad than to earn money domestically?
Of course, another reason is the rampant piracy in China.
Since legitimate products can't compete with pirated ones, Zhao Ye isn't in a hurry to enter the domestic game market.
However...
Zhao Ye thought for a moment, then laughed and said to Wang Anshi, "Our current plan is not to enter the domestic game market, but we can't let others have all the profits. Mr. Wang, why don't you hold a press conference and announce that any domestic company can copy our games, but only within the domestic market?"
Wang Anshi was taken aback: "Boss, aren't you encouraging them to copy others?"
Zhao Ye smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's right. I'm encouraging them, but if we don't, won't they just copy Nintendo's FC? Have you ever heard the saying, 'First-class companies set standards, second-class companies build brands, and third-class companies make products'? By encouraging them to copy, I'm actually setting standards for game consoles. Under these standards, we can sell Kirin 1 chips, MMC chips, and even directly sell game console motherboards. They only need to design the game console casing. Otherwise, if they copy Nintendo's FC, who will buy our chips and game console motherboards?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Anshi was stunned and couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "The boss is awesome!"
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