Chapter 16 A popular collection of hardware and software
The market for pirated discs, in the era of 1997, was probably the fastest circulating of all goods.
If the types and contents of CDs appear in the Guangdong market today, they are likely to appear in the northwest, northeast, and Shangjing markets thousands of kilometers away the next day.
Amazing profits, objective and direct promote the high timeliness of logistics.
And it is based on this kind of time-efficient logistics that will make enterprises like JD and SF Express in the future.
From the very beginning, Zhang Yi, who had planned to use the CD-ROM market to drive logistics, launched Shuntong Logistics at the right time.
With only more than 100 people, the small Shuntong Logistics, with the spring breeze of software CD-ROMs, drilled out of the soil little by little like small shoots that broke the ground in spring after the rain.
Unconsciously, in the pirated disc market around the world, in addition to traditional software and game CDs, one after another saw a collection of micro-hardware and software CDs.
Unlike the cheap plastic bags of regular discs, the compilation is packaged in a pale blue, beautiful plastic box with many software names written on the plastic pages.
Including the most popular software: Windows 95 operating system, RAR compression software, StarCraft, CCED Chinese character processing software and so on.
Different from other software discs, the box is specially stated with bold red letters: all the listed software has been cracked, to ensure that it can be installed, normal use, and the use of genuine software, there is no difference.
In this era, people who buy software CDs know very well in their hearts. The so-called software compilation, the list is very complete, but there are few that can be used normally.
Most of them just let you enjoy the software interface, and then a dongle is required to pop up, or the serial number is installed. Software companies that are a little more conscientious will give first-time users a trial period of a few days. However, as soon as the trial period expires, the software is locked up, forcing users to shell out real money to buy the software.
Underneath the cover of this compilation of micro-hard discs is a list of several distributors. Finally, it was written in an eye-catching font: "Slightly hard production, must be a high-quality product".
Haijin City, a computer disc sales point.
People who came to buy the CD, seeing that the CD of this micro hardware compilation album was beautifully packaged, different from other software packaging, and couldn't stop being curious, so they asked the boss: How much is this CD, the boss raised his eyes and looked at it, and felt a little heartache in his heart, and said hesitantly, this CD is full of cracked software, and the price is relatively expensive, 150 yuan a piece.
The boss was heartbroken because when he bought the CD, he got it from the distributor, the distribution price was 100 yuan a piece, and the retail price must be more than 150 yuan.
How can such an expensive pirated disc be sold?
The distributor ignored him, and just said: "You don't understand the truth that expensive is expensive, but customers will understand." ”
With the idea of giving it a try, I bought a few photos to see how the effect was, and if it couldn't be sold, I would take it back to satirize the distributor of the previous home.
People who bought CDs were shocked when they heard this price at first glance, and this micro-hardware and software compilation album was sold for 150 yuan in the market of less than 30 yuan for ordinary CDs.
However, out of curiosity, when I picked it up and saw the instructions on the cover page, I was a little nervous, and after thinking about it, I still took out 150 yuan and bought this CD.
The boss was stunned, a little surprised, this world is really wonderful, there are really such stupid people, 150 yuan of pirated CDs to buy.
Unconsciously, a few days later, several micro-hard CD compilations that came in at a high price were sold.
When hesitating whether to continue to buy, several people who had bought CDs brought a lot of customers one after another, naming them to buy this micro-hard CD compilation, looking at the look on their faces, they were all very urgent, and the boss was instantly confused.
What the hell is going on?
Ask them: "You didn't buy it, just lend it to a friend and use it first." ”
After saying this, these guys looked at him in the eyes, and he felt that his answer seemed to be quite stupid.
The customers who bought the disc spouted a bunch of bitter water.
Finally, the owner of the CD shop finally realized that this CD was more absolutely perfect, and only one CD could be used on one computer, and even if the second computer put the CD in it, it could not be used.
The boss instantly felt that his IQ seemed to be a little insufficient. Software discs can still be played like this. If all the discs could only be used by one computer, wouldn't that be true?
Inexplicably fell into a fantasy, and didn't even notice that saliva fell to the ground.
The noisy voices of the customers who were waiting to be fed pulled him back into reality.
Put away the fantasy and get back to reality.
Now there is no goods in hand, and if you want to get the goods from the dealer, it will take three days at the earliest.
What's more, the last time he saw it, there weren't many such micro-hard disc compilations from distributors.
After all, with such an expensive price, no one will be brain-dead enough to buy a lot of goods, and if they can't sell it in their hands, they will cry to someone.
There is nothing more painful in the world than the renminbi flying in front of your eyes, you can see it but you can't touch it. For today's disc store owners, this is the reality.
Suddenly, it occurred to the boss that there was a list of dealers on the cover of the micro-hard disc? As dealers, they must have a lot of goods.
Small, applauded for their cleverness.
As soon as he thought of it, he picked up the phone and dialed the general dealer number on the CD.
The area code of this phone is from Guangdong, which is considered a long distance. Although long-distance calls are expensive, there is no way, sales are so hot, time is money.
Zhang Yi listened to the phone ringing, picked up the phone casually, and listened to the other party's voice, which was very familiar.
Thinking about this accent, it sounds like Haijin's, an old Haijin dialect. In my previous life, I lived in Haijin for nearly 20 years, and I was too familiar with this accent.
He communicates fluently with each other, and from time to time he converts into the Haijin dialect.
When I heard that the other party needed a large number of micro-hard disc compilations, I was a little surprised.
However, it also makes sense. The gold content of this cracked disc has finally been revealed.
It was a bit unexpected for him to be recognized by customers so quickly and there was an explosive rush to buy.
90% of the people who used computers in the early days were used for learning, and the learning of various tools and software was the most important of them.
However, in this era of 1997, a lot of tools and software are expensive. What's more, even if you have money and want to buy it, there is no way to buy genuine software on the market.