Chapter 1604 Press Conference Preparation

After examining the new phone, Pei Qian turned his gaze to the enormous gaming router beside it.

It was undeniably eye-catching.

Its design was extravagant, resembling a massive pyramid base. It was about 20 centimeters long and wide, and nearly 10 centimeters thick. From the side, all four faces were trapezoidal, forming a stepped shape with two grooves in the middle, concealing various ports.

The top platform had the illuminated light strips common to many gaming routers, while eight enormous antennas surrounded it.

It looked like an octopus, waving its tentacles menacingly.

Various ports were hidden in the grooves between the octopus antennas, including USB ports, power ports, network cable ports, and more.

The optical drive was hidden very deeply, on the side, requiring the two upright antennas to be laid down before it could be inserted.

If you plugged a network cable into this thing, most people would think it was just a super-sized router and would never associate it with a gaming console.

Pei Qian exclaimed inwardly, "Good heavens!" This thing was exactly the product form he had imagined!

He picked it up and weighed it slightly; it was quite heavy.

This was normal since it was, after all, a gaming console plus a high-end router. How could it not be heavy?

Next to the console was a matching controller. Although this controller was still somewhat inferior to the top-of-the-line controllers on the market, its cost was well controlled. It had all the necessary features, such as a gyroscope and back buttons, and its overall feel was excellent. Achieving this level was already quite impressive.

After all, the controllers of those major manufacturers were developed at great expense and had many patents. It was unrealistic to expect domestic controllers to catch up in a short period.

But this carefully crafted controller was already quite remarkable for being able to match the level of a typical controller from a foreign manufacturer.

In addition, controllers from other major manufacturers could also be connected to this console and used normally, providing players with more choices. If you bought a version without a controller, the price would be even cheaper.

Chang You introduced, "President Pei, the escort game from the 'Qiong Tu' (Desperate Measures) project incubation base is said to be almost finished. It should be no problem to complete it before the press conference and then launch it simultaneously with the router console."

Pei Qian nodded. He thought that the escort game from the "Qiong Tu" project incubation base shouldn't be too bad. After all, Qiu Hong was leading the team, and there were excellent independent game developers like Wu Zhicheng doing the design.

But no matter what, this was, after all, an escort game for a console. In terms of the weight of these people in the incubation base, it was still a bit lacking.

After all, gaming consoles were completely different in difficulty from other digital products. Only by doing everything to the extreme could there be hope for success. Pei Qian felt that there was no need to worry too much for the time being.

Chang You asked, "President Pei, how should we hold the press conference for this gaming router?"

Pei Qian smiled easily and said, "Isn't it simple? Just introduce its parameters as a router properly."

"There's no need to emphasize the gaming features. Just say it simply, saying that this device can be placed in the living room and integrates some entertainment activities is enough."

"By the way, what's its price?"

Chang You said, "4999 yuan. The price of the gaming console is about 3999 yuan, and the price of the router is about 1000 yuan."

"After all, the configuration of this console is relatively good."

"And this is the result of a small subsidy according to your requirements, President Pei. Only with a large number of shipments can we ensure that we don't lose money."

"Of course, for Tengda Group, whether the gaming console makes money or not is not very important. The main thing is to get a foothold first, and then slowly make money with games later."

Pei Qian nodded slightly. He thought the price was not bad and should be able to dissuade many players.

Because foreign gaming consoles were basically in the price range of around 4000 yuan, and gaming consoles originally didn't make much money.

Tengda's gaming router's price basically had no advantages.

Compared to computers, especially laptops, this price was just an entry-level price, but gaming consoles were still very different from computers after all.

Many people thought that computers could be used for office work or other things, while gaming consoles could only be used for playing games. There was a clear difference in usage between the two.

What's more, most young people in China who like to play games don't have their own living rooms and TVs, so game consoles are less in demand than gaming laptops. This is why online games and mobile games in China have developed rapidly, while single-player games have been sluggish.

Pei Qian felt that this gaming router might sell some. After all, Tengda had too many loyal fans, but the possibility of it becoming a hit was extremely small.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian stood up with satisfaction and said, "Okay, I've seen both products. There are no major problems. You guys should prepare the press conference seriously according to what I said."

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Wednesday, July 10th.

Jingzhou International Exhibition Center.

Oto Technologies' previous press conferences were held in five-star hotels in Jingzhou. Although the venues themselves were luxurious, they lacked a bit of prestige.

This time, it was changed to the Jingzhou International Exhibition Center, which was several levels higher in terms of scale.

This new press conference of Oto Technologies had a venue area of ​​approximately 8,000 square meters and a floor height of more than 10 meters. It could be said that the scale was maximized.

Chang You was even a little worried that it would be embarrassing if the venue wasn't full.

Although tickets could be given away for free, the possibility that even free tickets couldn't be given away had to be considered.

As a result, when the day of the press conference actually arrived, Chang You was surprised to find that the venue was once again packed and still full.

Obviously, most people were there to see CEO Chang put on a show.

Although Oto Technologies' new products were not always excellent and not always able to satisfy everyone, it had to be said that Oto Technologies was absolutely unique in its ability to put on a show at press conferences, and it was a level above all other companies.

Attending this one-hour-plus press conference was more enjoyable than listening to a xiangsheng (Chinese comedic monologue).

And what made Oto Technologies' press conferences even more exciting than Xiang Cheng's was that the jokes they told were absolutely unexpected by everyone. No normal person could have imagined what outrageous new products Oto Technologies would come up with.

Things like fully automatic intelligent bickering machines and intelligent fitness clothes racks were enough to make people laugh during the product introductions.

And the key was that the jokes told in xiangsheng were all fake, but after Oto Technologies told its jokes, it would actually take out the products and sell them, and in mass-produced versions.

Considering that you could listen to xiangsheng and see these outrageous products actually become real objects while attending the press conference, everyone immediately felt that attending this press conference was well worth it.

Looking at the packed venue from backstage, Chang You sighed, "If I had known it would be so popular, I should have raised the price of the tickets."

"We might as well cancel all the free tickets in the future and only give some free tickets to the media. With our popularity, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to hold a concert here."

Jiang Yuan knew that Chang You was joking, but he still said, "Forget it, forget it. This is completely contrary to the Tengda spirit. President Pei would definitely not agree."

As he spoke, he looked at the stage: "CEO Chang, do you think President Pei came to the venue today?"

Chang You shook his head: "I don't know, President Pei is always elusive, who knows? But even if President Pei doesn't come to the venue, he will definitely watch the live broadcast, so we still have to be 120% careful and can't mess it up!"

"It's almost time, get ready to go on stage."

Jiang Yuan nodded and finally tidied up his appearance.

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Almost all of the larger domestic technology media came to the press conference, as well as many Tengda Group fans who came from Jingzhou or other provinces.

They just wanted to see what new tricks Oto Technologies could come up with this time.

Some technology media reporters speculated:

"I wonder what new products Oto Technologies will release this time? I'm so looking forward to it."

"The most outrageous thing about Oto Technologies is not that every press conference has some new products that make people feel like they are putting on a show, but that they actually mass-produce these new products and they all become successful."

"I heard some inside information this time, it is said to be a folding screen mobile phone and a new smart device."

"A new folding screen mobile phone? Didn't Shenhua just release one? Oto Technologies is also releasing one, can their technical level already compete with Shenhua?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm not very optimistic. Because the technical content required for folding screen mobile phones is too high. Shenhua also spent several years to finally develop it, and many technologies have patents. Haven't you seen that other big brands have not made folding screen solutions? I think it is difficult for Oto Technologies as a new company."

"Yes, if Oto Technologies only comes up with a relatively immature folding screen solution, it is better not to release it. As a cutting-edge technology, folding screens are definitely very expensive and are aimed at wealthy people, and this group of people will not use an immature folding screen product to show off."

"Who knows, maybe Oto Technologies can rely on its consistent reputation in the high-end field to break a path?"

"Indeed! Oto Technologies' core competitiveness is not in technological accumulation, but in their creativity. As long as this time the creativity is still good enough, it should still be able to satisfy the fans."

"As long as Tengda's fans can buy it, then the sales of this phone should not be too bad."

Everyone was speculating, wondering what kind of folding screen mobile phone Tengda Group would launch.

But obviously, with Shenhua Group's folding screen mobile phone setting the standard, everyone was sweating for Oto Technologies.

Moreover, Shenhua Group's folding screen mobile phone has already held a press conference, showcasing the various technological breakthroughs of the folding screen mobile phone, and has also announced the price.

Everyone unanimously believes that in the field of folding screens, there should be no one who can compete with it. Although Oto Technologies is a rising star, its technical reserves and research and development strength are still a bit behind. It is really too risky to compete head-on with Shenhua Group now.

Although Shenhua Group's folding screen mobile phone has already held a press conference, it has only officially gone on sale in the last two days, which is not the same as colliding with Oto Technologies' mobile phone?

Of course, both companies are domestic companies and should be supported, but support ultimately depends on the product.

In a wave of discussion, the lights in the venue gradually dimmed, and the sound of people talking to each other gradually subsided.