"They're not talking about your product, they're talking about their own product."
"A big guy?"
Seeing Wei Bin nod, Xing Baohua smiled and said, "Then he's even less of a match for you."
"I just found out too. They're using postal and telecommunications agency points." He said, taking an analog-to-digital printer out of his desk drawer.
Xing Baohua took the pager and examined it, frowning slightly. This should be the first generation, a callback pager. As soon as it beeps, the homeowner needs to call the paging center and say the classic line: "Who's paging me?" After finding out the phone number, the person looking for the homeowner will call back.
"The price is one thousand!" Wei Bin stated the consignment price.
"Dumping at low prices?" Xing Baohua said, then shook his head. "This is clearing out inventory!"
Xing Baohua had to admire the motorcycle marketing team; this thing was already outdated. Although two-way pagers already existed, the future trend still belonged to two-way pagers.
Whether it's Motorola or any other company, continuing to produce such a cumbersome pager is undoubtedly suicidal.
Then let's clear out the inventory at a low price.
But Xing Baohua never understood the purpose of the motorcycle. There was no production base for them in China. Wouldn't it be difficult to transport something worth a thousand yuan from so far away?
Wouldn't it be better to sell your motorcycles in markets without two-way pagers? You could sell them for a higher price. Why bring them to China? Who are you trying to annoy?
I don't understand, but this won't affect Xing Baohua's market for the time being, as the two sides target different consumer groups.
"How much do they sell those half-bricks for, and what are the fees?" Xing Baohua asked Wei Bin.
"The two phone models actually have the same functions, the only difference is the battery capacity, one is 5,000 and the other is 6,000. The tariff is the same as your phone call, 60 cents for incoming calls."
This news caught Xing Baohua's attention; the price had been cut in half! This was aimed at fashionable mobile phones.
But then again, it doesn't seem right, since the positioning is different!
"Doesn't it feel strange?" Wei Bin asked.
"Yes! Are there any other clues?"
“That’s it. Aren’t you partners? Why don’t you ask someone you know within their organization?” Wei Bin said.
Xing Baohua was speechless. It wasn't that simple! Ordinary people couldn't get information from him, and those who knew the situation dared not speak. He could only figure it out himself.
At noon, Wei Bin finally accepted Xing Baohua's invitation and had a casual meal and drinks at a small restaurant outside.
Just then, Su Ya called. She had indeed turned off her phone because of class and hadn't brought any equipment with her. She asked where Xing Baohua was.
He said he was out socializing and Suya couldn't make it to dinner, so they decided to have dinner in the evening. If any of his roommates wanted to come along, he would have his secretary bring a car to pick them up.
After hanging up the phone, Wei Bin said that Xing Baohua needed to make time to spend with his girlfriend.
Xing Baohua also said she wanted to, but she couldn't help it.
Then he started complaining to Wei Bin that he, who goes out frequently, still needs a messenger.
I need to carry a bunch of phones. When will I be able to set up the roaming network?
Xing Baohua mentioned this matter once before. The General Post Office also noticed it; actually, it wasn't just noticed, but the leaders realized it.
None of them are as wealthy and powerful as Xing Baohua, able to get a phone number wherever they go. The key is that this guy owns a phone factory; he doesn't lack phones!
But we need leaders!
This can only be done after all the networks are deployed. We have already been in discussions with equipment providers such as Ericsson and Alcatel to study the networking project.
Xing Baohua said, "If you don't hurry up, I'm going to use satellite communications. I'll be able to go anywhere without any blind spots."
Although Xing Baohua said it jokingly, he was actually reminding Wei Bin that their only competitor was satellite communications.
The country has already launched a communications satellite, but it's still unknown whether it will be used for civilian purposes. However, once that door is opened, Xing Baohua stated that satellite communication equipment will be installed.
That thing can make you not have a signal even when you're walking in the wilderness?
Is the price too high?
Ordinary people can't afford it, but what's there to worry about if your company reimburses you? If a businessman goes into business and buys equipment, are they worried about not being able to afford satellite data plans?
Just like Xing Baohua's big red flag, it only has 20-odd liters of gas. What's there to be afraid of? I have gas stations too. I'm not afraid of even a plane coming.
So, should we not mention spending to wealthy people?
Wei Bin went back to his unit, and Xing Baohua also went to the guesthouse to rest. Instead of sleeping, he lay on the bed thinking about why the motorcycle company had to cut its own products in half for sale.
A sales strategy specifically designed for Xing Baohua's products?
Xing Baohua felt it didn't seem right, after all, the target market was different.
Even if the other party wants to use low prices to capture the low-end market, although it is also a marketing tactic, it still comes down to the fact that the sales groups are different and there is no competitive relationship.
Unless Xing Baohua also has low-end products.
Suddenly, Xing Baohua wondered if other manufacturers might get involved, allowing motorcycles to quickly dominate the market.
That's certainly possible. Xing Baohua set up a high-end machine and put it there; those manufacturers researching digital pagers aren't stupid.
Which is more cost-effective: paging service fees and callback fees, or a 10-cent text message fee?
Most people think a 100-character text message costs only 1 cent and is cheap. But if you send too many, it becomes expensive.
Xing Baohua remembers that 5 yuan could buy 800 text messages, which would only last for ten days or half a month.
Phone and text message bills used to easily add up to fifty yuan a month, back when I was a student.
Therefore, pager manufacturers who want to provide digital or text information see no hope.
Even if they have already been produced, they will be sold at a low price, thus changing the research and development path.
After all, in the future market, pagers that can reply to messages will be the main option.
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