In general, the Jiangnan Group maintains the sales of the Tianzhou series terminals not for profit, but to continue leading the entire terminal industry. According to the predictions of the Jiangnan Group headquarters, the total sales of Tianzhou 5 after its release should not exceed 100,000 units. In that case, considering the high research and development costs, Tianzhou 5 should have a loss of around 1 billion US dollars in R&D costs, which is a loss that the Jiangnan Group can completely accept, as these losses can be easily recouped from other areas.
However, what made Boss Huang himself stare in amazement was that although the selling price of Tianzhou 5 was as high as 2999 US dollars per unit, which was 20,000 Chinese yuan, and this was 20,000 Chinese yuan in 2010!
As a result, the initial 100,000 units were all sold out on the first day, and scalpers then inflated the price to 30,000 yuan per unit.
So, the Jiangnan Group tentatively increased the second batch by 200,000 units, and they were still sold out in a day.
Then came the third batch of 500,000 units, the fourth batch of 1 million units, and the fifth batch of 2 million units. In the end, no one expected that even though the price was outrageously expensive, Tianzhou 5, at 2999 US dollars per unit, still broke through ten million in global sales.
Although this achievement seemed insignificant compared to the annual sales of 240 million terminals, the problem was that the average selling price of other terminals was around 400 US dollars, while Tianzhou 5 was 3000 US dollars per unit.
This achievement not only surprised the Jiangnan Group but also left other terminal platforms stunned and speechless. They didn't even have the energy to envy or be jealous, because the gap was too large, they didn't know how to envy. It was as if humans only envied their neighbor for picking up 50 yuan on the street, and didn't envy Boss Huang for earning 500,000 yuan in a second. The gap was too vast to be envied.
They could only adjust their feelings towards the Tianzhou series terminals to admiration and a pursuit.
At the same time, they became even more grateful to the Jiangnan Group. If the Jiangnan Group had not resolutely set such a high price, then the market would truly have no place for these competitors.
After recovering from the shock, Boss Huang, thinking about users in another world who, the poorer they were, the more they wanted to buy Apple, even if it meant selling a kidney to get an iPhone, probably understood why his own Tianzhou, sold for 20,000 yuan per unit, could still achieve the terrifying result of selling 10 million units worldwide.
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“Brother-in-law, since Xiaomi has already snatched the full-screen technology, should our Tianzhou 5 still be released in this appearance?” Leng Zhiruo asked curiously.
“That’s impossible. So, in terms of hardware, it still completely crushes other terminals, but the latest Tianzhou terminal must have a breakthrough in functionality. Otherwise, how can it lead the pack?”
“Originally, I planned to make the full screen the breakthrough for Tianzhou 5, but now it seems I have to change it. How about this, you come with me to the research center tomorrow, and let’s see what else they have hidden that hasn’t been released yet, and we can hastily put it into Tianzhou 5!” Boss Huang said, then happily hugged his sister-in-law and said, “Zhiruo, it’s been a while since we had some fun, you should stay with me tonight!”
“No!” Unexpectedly, Leng Zhiruo refused decisively. “Fanfan has been spitting up milk a lot at night recently, often vomiting milk in his sleep. I have to watch him all the time, otherwise he might choke on his throat. Go find Zhiwen, didn’t she come back today too?”
Fanfan is Huang Fan, Huang Fan's nickname.
Originally, the nickname should have been Fanfan, but after calling him that a few times, Leng Zhiruo always felt something was off. Instead, Fanfan felt more natural, so Fanfan became Fanfan, and it became Huang Fan’s recognized nickname.
“Oh…” Huang He said “oh,” then sighed, and scurried off to find Leng Zhiwen.
The next day, Boss Huang arrived at the Jiangnan Research Center in high spirits. The research center’s gate, which was originally 20 meters wide but never opened, was immediately opened with Boss Huang’s arrival.
At the same time, the center director, who had been waiting for a long time, along with over a dozen leaders from various relevant research departments, stood stiffly at the entrance to welcome Boss Huang.
After managing the research center for nearly two years, Zhang Yingguo had returned to his career post. After all, he didn’t understand scientific research, and staying at the research center was only to establish a suitable system for it.
Once the system was built and fully confirmed, Zhang Yingguo left, and was replaced by a professional technician, Tong He. This young man, who was several years younger than Huang He and not yet 30 this year, took over as the center director.
After all, Tong He’s life trajectory could be said to have been personally altered by Boss Huang, so he was extremely loyal to Boss Huang. Boss Huang was very confident in him serving as the director of this research center.
However, Tong He himself had some reservations about this. For him, being the director meant dealing with a large amount of administrative work every day, and he didn’t like doing such things. He just wanted to quietly conduct scientific research.
But since the position was personally approved by Boss Huang, Tong He could only continue to do it with a gloomy face.
However, unlike the last time he visited, when everyone was minding their own business and only a few people came to greet their boss, this time, almost all the important personnel of the research center were present.
Originally, the rule set by Zhang Yingguo was that when Boss Huang personally came for an inspection, all researchers must put down their work and gather in the lobby to welcome Boss Huang.
However, this plan was vetoed by Boss Huang. He stated that no matter how important he was, he was not as important as experiments and technology, so it was enough for the heads of each department to come and welcome him. The other staff members should focus on their work and that would be the best welcome for him.
These remarks won the unanimous praise of all staff members in the research center, who all said that Boss Huang was the best boss in the world.
Upon arriving in the lobby, Boss Huang did not rush to inspect the technology. Instead, he curiously read a series of introductions about Boss Huang’s life that were displayed in the lobby.
Many of these things were unknown even to Huang He himself, as he had lost most of his memory. The brief description of Huang He’s life was not recalled by Huang He himself, but was written by dedicated staff members after a thorough investigation.
Originally, the investigators had also asked Boss Huang to write out his life story so they could copy it, as they didn’t know what could be written and what couldn’t. If they wrote something that offended Boss Huang, they would be fired.
But the problem was that Boss Huang himself didn’t know his story either. So he gathered these investigators and passionately told them.
Their most important task was to restore history, and anyone describing their past would have a beautifying effect.
For example, someone might recall helping the widowed neighbor carry water when they were young, out of pure kindness, but they would often not tell the interviewer that they also stayed at the widow’s house at night.
Therefore, Boss Huang stated that in order to pursue the most authentic history, they must investigate themselves and write out the results of their investigation truthfully. They should never ask him directly, because the results obtained in this way would be inaccurate.
The investigators were deeply moved and spent nearly half a year writing a survey report of over a million characters, which detailed Boss Huang’s life story, and also included the stories of Boss Huang’s parents.
Huang He himself, true to his word, did not interfere with this document. However, when this survey report fell into Zhang Yingguo’s hands, with a few strokes, a revision was made. The original million-plus words were reduced to less than 300,000 words. As for what exactly was deleted, this is a result that historians for hundreds of years to come have been struggling to understand.
It is also said that after completing the revision, Zhang Yingguo secretly kept a copy and hid it in a “finger disk.” This disk described the real history and stories of Huang He. Unfortunately, although news of this finger disk has emerged every few decades, no one has ever been able to see the detailed information within it, which is a great regret for everyone.
After reading his own story, Boss Huang gained a deeper understanding of himself, and then, led by Tong He, began to inspect the various new technologies developed by the research center that could be applied to terminals.
“Boss, since our full-screen technology has been preempted by someone else, I will first recommend a new technology in display to you!” Tong He said, holding up a huge device that was worn on the head.
“This is VR glasses!” Boss Huang immediately recognized this thing. After all, in the future, VR glasses, like the metaverse, were very popular for several years.
“VR?” Tong He was stunned for a moment and instinctively said, “Isn’t that the term used by the Japanese?”
After speaking, Tong He reacted and immediately instructed his secretary, “From now on, Daqian Glasses will be renamed VR Glasses!”
“No, no, no! Absolutely don’t do that!” Boss Huang quickly said, “Actually, I really dislike the term VR. Who among Chinese people understands what VR is? We should use Chinese words to call it!”
“You call it Daqian Glasses, I think it’s very good. But what is the meaning behind ‘Daqian’?” Huang He quickly asked.
“Yes, Daqian, which comes from ‘Daqian Shijie’ (the vast world). The so-called Three Thousand Worlds actually refers to the infinite worlds in the universe. Each world is the same as ours, but also different. It’s similar to the parallel universe described in our company’s Marvel Universe.”
“I named this device Daqian, which means that one device can take users into a brand new vast world!” Tong He quickly explained his naming method.
“Very good. There will be no more VR glasses in this world. From now on, there will only be Daqian Glasses!” Boss Huang said contentedly. After thinking for a moment, he added, “Oh, and when we release it, the English abbreviation for Daqian Glasses will be dQ, not VR. We must write it this way in all our external press releases, understand?”