Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Chapter 1018: Contents Of The Phone Conference

In the afternoon, Pei Qian arrived at Otto Technologies and met Jiang Yuan, who was working overtime to prepare for the news conference.

Jiang Yuan was the only one in the huge company because everyone else was already on holiday.

Pei Qian was very satisfied with the empty work desks in the office.

No one in Tengda Corporation could work overtime during the holidays. Even if someone did, it would only be the person-in-charge.

What Pei Qian despised the most was the kind of behavior where the boss had to work overtime if he had something to do and forcefully kidnapped the entire company’s employees to work overtime together. That was because the boss often had something to do when he worked overtime, but the employees might not necessarily have anything to do. The boss had requested the employees to work overtime with him purely because he was unhappy with working overtime, so he had to drag the employees down with him.

What’s more, what did the boss earn? What did ordinary employees earn?

The boss worked overtime for a month. He did not earn overtime pay but earned a car. The employees worked overtime for a month and did not earn overtime pay but helped the boss earn a car.

Thus, Pei Qian was determined not to encourage such unorthodox behavior within Tengda Corporation. All departments can work overtime. That was fine, but they had to be paid overtime pay. What’s more, the person-in-charge of the various departments had to work overtime on his own. He did not want his employees to be implicated.

Pei Qian could tolerate the situation where only the person-in-charge of the department was working overtime and only added two hours.

Jiang Yuan looked a little anxious. When he saw Boss Pei, he quickly stood up and greeted him. “Boss Pei.”

Pei Qian sat down at the conference table and said with concern, “You look a little nervous. There’s no need to. Relax. It’s just a news conference. It’s not a big deal. It doesn’t matter even if you completely mess it up.”

Jiang Yuan thought that Boss Pei was joking with him and quickly said, “How can I do that! This cell phone is the hard work of the entire department. If I mess it up, I would be a sinner!”

“Anyway, this is a prototype. This is the powerpoint for the news conference. Please take a look.”

Jiang Yuan handed his cell phone and laptop over as he spoke.

Pei Qian took it over.

He subconsciously gasped when he saw the Otto G1 cell phone prototype.

Something was wrong!

This cell phone was very high-tech!

Pei Qian did not feel that surprised the first time he saw Otto E1. That was because E1 had a forehead and a chin. It was not much different from the cell phones on the market at that time even though its design was quite beautiful. It was also too cumbersome because of the huge battery. Thus, he did not feel particularly shocked at first glance.

However, the G1 cell phone this time was completely different.

It was still rather large but its forehead and chin were very narrow because of the comprehensive screen technology. It was only slightly wider than the sides. There was no camera in the front, so it gave people a very shocking impression.

Pei Qian was especially shocked by the chin.

That was because Pei Qian knew a little about technology in this area. The traditional sealing plan for cell phone screens was called COG. It had a high quality, low cost, and was easy to mass-produce. However, the disadvantage was that it had a big chin. Therefore, many manufacturers would choose to place physical fingerprint modules on the cell phone’s chin.

On the other hand, the advanced sealing plan was called COF sealing. It could shrink the upper and lower sides and greatly increase the cell phone screen’s ratio, but it still could not achieve a 100% full screen.

The technology that could really remove the chin was called COP Sealing. According to some digital technology media, POUIO’s latest flagship cell phone used this technology. It could compress the four sides of the cell phone to the limit, and the chin was as wide as the frame.

However, it was only May now. According to the rules of POUIO cell phones releasing new cell phones, new cell phones would only be released every autumn or October. In other words, cell phones that were sealed with COP would not appear for the next few months.

Otto G1 was obviously using the sealing technique of COP. However, its chin was not as small as the Apple X in Pei Qian’s memory. However, the difference in its senses should not be more than one or two millimeters. Thus, it still looked shocking from the front.

It was supposed to be a very cumbersome cell phone, but because of its overall appearance, it gave off a very domineering feeling.

The first impression that this cell phone gave Pei Qian was very bad.

However, there was a certain width to the two physical keys that looked like shoulder keys, and they were slightly protruding. It was precisely because of the existence of these two physical keys that the G1 cell phone could not be made into a narrow curved screen on both sides. It would feel slightly worse when holding it. It was obviously incompatible with the current mainstream cell phone structure even though it would be more recognizable.

The pop-up camera was on the upper left side of the long wall. It was a very tricky position. Pei Qian had personally decided on it at that time because he had never seen a cell phone that made the pop-up camera here. It could greatly increase the chances of failure.

That made Pei Qian feel a little more at ease. Obviously, this was just as he had expected. It was a cell phone that was unconventional. It had used too many new technologies, so the cost must be very high. It was impossible to prepare a lot of stocks. The overly advanced design concept might not be able to make mainstream consumers buy it.

Pei Qian played with his cell phone for a while and asked, “How much is the price set?”

Jiang Yuan did not answer directly. Instead, he hesitated for a moment. “Er... Boss Pei, I was just about to report this to you as well. The cost of the cell phone has slightly exceeded my previous expectations, so...”

Pei Qian interrupted him. “Just tell me the price.”

Jiang Yuan: “According to E1’s pricing at that time, the starting price of this cell phone is... 9899 yuan.”

“Boss Pei, we have worked very hard to reduce the starting price to less than ten thousand yuan. There is an even higher storage version with a price of 9,999 yuan and a special custom edition with a price of 10,199 yuan.”

“This price is indeed a little high, but this is also a consideration after adding Tengda’s various benefits. If we only sell naked machines, our price can be reduced to less than 7,000 yuan or even lower...”

Pei Qian could not help but feel elated. He raised his hand. “No, this price is very appropriate. It’s not high at all. It’s just right!”

The moment he heard the pricing, Pei Qian knew that the cell phone would be alright!

Who would spend so much money on a no-brand cell phone?

The price of Otto E1 previously was 8,199 yuan, but that was under the condition that all of Tengda’s benefits were included.

G1 cell phones were also given full benefits, but the price was not just a little higher than E1 cell phones. It was an entire 1,700 yuan higher.

That was because G1 cell phones used more new technologies. Naturally, the cost would be higher.

Based on the figure of 8,000 yuan and 10,000 yuan, 1,700 yuan was not a lot. However, based on this figure alone, 1,700 yuan could be used to purchase low-end cell phones from large brands.

What’s more, even Shenhua’s flagship model was far from reaching 10,000 yuan.

If they did not add Tengda’s various benefits, Otto G1 cell phones could be priced at more than 6,000 yuan. That was about the same price as flagship cell phones of brands like Shenhua.

However, according to Otto Technologies’ estimates, the benefits attached to the cell phone were actually close to 3,000 yuan. What’s more, the longer it was used, the more it would be worth it. Therefore, under the premise that these benefits were attached, the cell phone’s price could not be reduced. If it was reduced, it would mean that it was taking advantage of the other departments to subsidize the cell phone department. That was not good.

Pei Qian said, “There’s no problem with the pricing. Don’t worry, let’s talk about the news conference.”

“Let me take a look at the powerpoint content first.”

Pei Qian flipped through the powerpoint of the news conference on his laptop.

To be fair, the powerpoint was not bad. Like other brands’ news conferences, it introduced the various parameters and new functions of the cell phone in detail. The publicity video was also taken. In short, it was stable and there was no fault to be found.

Pei Qian fell silent after quickly looking through the PowerPoint presentation.

Something was wrong.

This powerpoint made me want to buy it!

It had to be said that G1 had indeed used many new technologies. Thus, the introduction of these new technologies alone took up a lot of space on the PowerPoint. Coupled with the unique appearance of the cell phone and the comprehensive screen design that was very impactful, just the regular introduction was already quite attractive.

Whether a cell phone was practical was something that customers could only experience after a period of time. However, whether a cell phone was slick or not, whether there were many new techniques with gimmicks, was something that could be seen at the news conference.

That was definitely not possible because the cell phone production was not high to begin with. What if the news conference deceived some customers and sold out in seconds like the last time? Wouldn’t it be very bad if the customers felt like they were ‘very popular’?

Pei Qian cleared his throat. “The powerpoint is not bad, but...”

“Why didn’t you continue with the previous PPT’s style?”

Pei Qian felt that E1’s news conference had become popular because Chang You’s eloquence was too good. He had turned the news conference into a monologue. There was no problem with the content of the news conference itself.

He should list all the cell phone’s shortcomings. He should mention all the advantages in one sentence. It would be much better to dissuade customers in advance than to boast about all the advantages at the news conference.

Jiang Yuan quickly said, “No, Boss Pei. Previously, the powerpoint content was made for Boss Chang. Only someone as eloquent as Boss Chang could express it.”

“My eloquence is not good enough. I might get stage fright if I go on stage. That’s why I thought that the entire news conference would be done smoothly. It might be very awkward to force myself to learn from Boss Chang.”

Pei Qian shook his head. “There’s no need to deny yourself so quickly.”

“When you encounter problems, don’t think about whether you can do it or not. Instead, think about what you need for success.”

“Such a cell phone that has gathered new technology and is filled with the spirit of innovation, would it be appropriate to have a stable and ordinary news conference? That would not be appropriate.”

Jiang Yuan hesitated. “This...”

Pei Qian continued, “So, make some changes according to my instructions.”

“Now, the structure of the PowerPoint is basically divided into three parts. The first part is to introduce the continuous updates of the mobile operating system and AEEIS artificial intelligence this year, emphasizing that we have fulfilled our promise at the previous news conference. The second part is to introduce the new technology used by cell phones, boast about the cell phone’s appearance and various parameters. The third part is to announce the price, configurations, and release date of the cell phone. It is inversely compared to E1 cell phones and other brand flagship models.”

“However, in my opinion, there is a lot of useless information here. It is purely a waste of everyone’s time.”

“How about this? We don’t have to boast about the first part. We have been updating the OTTO OS system. All the old users know about it. What’s more, this is what we should do. There’s no need to boast about it.”

“The second part is about the appearance and various parameters of the cell phone. I can’t remove this part, but the length is too long. In my opinion, the cell phone’s appearance and parameters can be described with a PowerPoint page;”

“We might have used some new technologies, but these new technologies are filled with all sorts of flaws. How can we explain this part in one sentence? We have to write it in detail. The more detailed, the better. We cannot mislead our consumers;”

“The third part is a little draggy. I think we can get rid of the horizontal comparison segment. We just have to be good ourselves. Why do we have to step on other cell phone manufacturers? This kind of horizontal comparison chart is nothing more than its length attacking the enemy’s shortness. It’s not interesting. We just have to announce the price and release date.”

“Yes, that’s about it.”

Jiang Yuan felt a little dizzy.

The content of the entire news conference was cut in half!

What’s more, the most important thing was that the parts that were removed were the good parts of the cell phone. On the other hand, the parts that introduced the flaws of the new cell phone had to be written and emphasized repeatedly.

What was going on?

Previously, he had condensed all the advantages of the cell phone to a single page, creating the famous scene of Boss Chang ‘reciting everything correctly’ in one breath. However, the problem was that Jiang Yuan knew very well that he did not have Boss Chang’s glib tongue, and this scene could not be replicated at all.