Chapter 1611 Even the Phone Cases Are Selling Out?

Pei Qian sighed softly.

Well, between making more money and thwarting scalpers, he would unhesitatingly choose the latter.

Besides, the profit margin on gaming routers wasn't actually that high. Selling a few more wouldn't matter, as long as he could find a way to offset the profits elsewhere.

The failure of the game console left Pei Qian feeling dejected.

What happened to the idea that game consoles were hard to make? What happened to the notion that the number of companies in the world that truly understood consoles could be counted on one hand?

Could it be that Tengda was one of those companies?

Pei Qian was completely unwilling to accept this.

But what was done was done, and worrying wouldn't help. Tengda's gaming industry had already expanded from research and development to distribution channels, from AAA masterpieces to indie games, and from software to hardware.

There was really nowhere else to go.

"Sigh, I hope the phone sales can offer some solace."

"Although this foldable phone completely uses Shenhua's solution, Tengda did invest some money. If sales are poor, it could result in a small loss."

"While it won't be as much of a loss as the game console, it will at least be a small consolation."

Pei Qian opened the webpage to check. Shenhua Group's foldable phone was about to officially go on sale in a few minutes.

Tengda Group's phone launch was deliberately delayed by an hour.

The reason was simple: they couldn't compete with Shenhua Group for the initial sales!

If Tengda launched earlier, there would inevitably be some unfortunate souls who didn't know the situation and bought it, wasting their money. That wouldn't be good.

Once Shenhua Group's phone had satisfied the initial wave of demand, Tengda's phone sales would naturally decrease significantly.

Moreover, Tengda's foldable phone used Shenhua Group's existing solution after all. Snatching the first sales wouldn't be very ethical. In every sense, Pei Qian's operation was justifiable.

Pei Qian first focused on the sales situation of Shenhua Group's foldable phone.

The moment the pre-order button lit up, Pei Qian silently began timing it.

The ideal situation, of course, was for there to be ample supply until Tengda's phone went on sale, and Shenhua Group hadn't sold out. That way, apart from a few die-hard fans, no one would buy the same phone from Tengda Group.

But Pei Qian had barely spaced out when he saw the pre-order page on the official website turn grey, indicating that it was sold out.

"Huh?"

"It… it's sold out already?"

"It's only been less than five minutes!"

Pei Qian was shocked. He quickly opened other channels, such as several major online shopping sites, only to find that they were all sold out.

The button on a few platforms flickered briefly, probably because some users who had locked in orders hadn't paid in time, causing some leftover stock to be released, but it quickly returned to a sold-out state, indicating that there were many users waiting to snipe a bargain.

He looked at the comments online.

"Wow, how did Shenhua Group's phone sell out so quickly? This is a phone with a starting price of 18,000!"

"Crazy, crazy, there are too many rich people!"

"This foldable screen technology is indeed very impressive, and it's unique in the world. Moreover, Shenhua Group's technological accumulation in phones is indeed very strong, with many die-hard fans and strong spending power. It's not surprising that it sold out, right?"

"Damn it! I don't know how many were snatched up by scalpers using scripts. I knew it, these scalpers won't let go of anything that can be speculated on! If they could speculate on their own mothers, they would definitely do it in a heartbeat!"

"Yeah, scalpers are too hateful. I really wanted to buy this phone, but I couldn't get it at all."

"I saw that someone on the second-hand website is already selling it for 3,000 more! Damn, that's really too black!"

"By the way, doesn't Otu Technology have another batch of goods?"

"Otu Technology also released a foldable phone, but I'm afraid it won't work. Only Shenhua Group's foldable screen technology is relatively mature. The foldable screen effects of other manufacturers are very poor."

"Otu Technology's one is the same model. They said at the press conference that it's exactly the same, except for a beautiful phone case."

"Then what are you waiting for? Go grab it. Getting it is making money."

"It's probably going to be cheap for the scalpers again. We know to go to Otu Technology to grab it, the scalpers definitely know it too!"

"Scalpers? Don't you know Tengda Group's rich experience in fighting scalpers? Otu Technology's phone is not so easy to grab. There are a series of conditions. Anyway, go try to grab it. Although there may not be a lot of stock, it's definitely much fairer than here."

Looking at these comments, Pei Qian felt a chill run down his back.

Something was wrong, something was very wrong.

He seemed to see countless customers waving banknotes, swarming from Shenhua Group's stores to Tengda Group's stores, and then waving the banknotes in their hands, insisting on stuffing them into his hands.

The blame lay in the fact that Jiang Yuan had been very honest at the press conference, admitting that this foldable phone was the same as Shenhua Group's, with absolutely no difference.

He originally thought this would be a disadvantage, but he didn't expect it to become a big advantage, even becoming ironclad proof of the high technological content and excellent quality of the Otu X1 phone.

Pei Qian carefully opened the pre-order page of Otu Technology. Sure enough, with the start of the pre-order event, the pre-order button turned to a sold-out state after only three minutes.

Even faster than Shenhua Group's side.

Of course, Shenhua Group's stock must be much larger than Otu Technology's, but Otu Technology has an anti-scalper mechanism, so it's hard to say which side is more embarrassing.

All that can be said is: fellow sufferers, neck and neck. Neither lasted more than 5 minutes.

Pei Qian was feeling depressed when the phone on the table rang.

It was Chang You calling.

Chang You's voice was very excited: "President Pei, our phones and game consoles are selling like crazy!"

"I've already urged them to mass-produce the consoles as soon as possible. It's hard to say about the phones, it depends on what Shenhua Group wants to do."

"But I communicated with President Lin, and President Lin's idea is to let Shenhua Group also learn from Tengda Group's model and control the pre-order mechanism as much as possible to prevent scalper interference."

"In addition, we are trying our best to increase the production capacity of the phone. There is absolutely no problem with this product being a hot seller for more than half a year!"

"Besides, President Pei, there's another good news!"

Pei Qian couldn't help but be shocked. The previous news was already bad enough, how could there be good news?

Chang You said excitedly: "Our first batch of customized phone cases are also sold out!"

"I didn't have much hope before. I just sent some prototypes and phone cases to some digital evaluation up-hosts for evaluation. But I didn't expect them to praise our phone cases!"

"Especially some up-hosts who like to play mobile games, they all believe that our phone cases take into account many scenarios in terms of design, and they have a high degree of recognition in the hand, so they strongly recommend them to fans."

"Many people who bought foldable phones from Shenhua Group also bought our phone cases and wanted to use them together."

"After all, Shenhua Group's foldable screen phone is not very recognizable when held in hand alone, but if you add a phone case, the recognition will be high."

"President Pei, your strategy is completely correct. For this kind of ultra-high-end digital product, technology is based on changing the shell. Appearance is the biggest advantage."

Pei Qian fell silent.

He realized that his strategy had a big problem!

First of all, he overestimated Shenhua Group's phone production and underestimated consumer demand. Shenhua Group's phones sold out in less than 5 minutes, which shows that market demand was obviously not met. Many people couldn't wait to buy it from scalpers for an extra thousand or two thousand, so what's the big deal about the premium on Otu Technology's side?

As for the phone case, it's even more speechless. People who are willing to spend 20,000 to buy a phone, would they care about spending 500 more to buy a phone case?

If this phone case is an IQ tax, rich people are not stupid and will definitely not buy it, but what if this phone case is really worth the money?

For many people, buying the most cutting-edge digital products is either because they are really enthusiastic digital enthusiasts who must enjoy this new technology as soon as possible, or they want to show off.

This is understandable. After all, there are many ways to show off, such as brand-name clothes, brand-name bags, mechanical watches, etc. Although Pei Qian doesn't quite agree with it, he has to admit that most people will have similar needs after becoming economically wealthy.

But Shenhua Group's foldable phone has a big problem: it's not recognizable enough.

Of course, its recognition is very high during the folding process, but in daily use, it is mostly used after being folded, and it is impossible to unfold it every moment.

Once folded and held in the hand, there is no obvious difference from ordinary mobile phones.

If you add Shenhua Group's ancestral leather case, it will be mature and stable, but the characteristic of showing off will disappear.

At this time, buying Otu Technology's special cyberpunk protective case for 500 yuan will immediately increase the style!

Whether it is in the folded state or the unfolded state, you can recognize at a glance that this is the latest foldable screen phone plus a phone case priced at up to 500 yuan.

Moreover, Otu Technology's phone case is indeed very useful.

On the one hand, because it adopts hollow technology, the actual weight is lighter than the protective case attached by Shenhua Group. The glass material and heat-conducting layer make the phone dissipate heat better, and the integrated shell and film design provides better protection for the phone.

The design of the two buckles and the stand can meet the needs of watching dramas and playing games.

For many people, buying such an advanced mobile phone is of course for watching dramas and playing games. The advantage of the foldable screen is that it takes into account the large screen and portability. If you don't use this large screen to play games and watch dramas, isn't that a waste of natural resources?

This phone case can better meet this demand, and the cyberpunk-style custom theme is so recognizable, so of course it is very popular among young people.

Therefore, many people who bought foldable phones from Shenhua Group don't mind spending another 500 yuan to buy a phone case from Otu Technology for matching use.

Otu Technology has instantly become an awesome phone case manufacturer, and the sales are not bad!

It is estimated that many phone case manufacturers on shopping websites are still wondering if Otu Technology still wants face, and even condescends to compete with us for business?

It's outrageous!