"Relax, don't be too nervous. ”

When Vidocq heard the assistant say that the performance of this new rival's product was comparable to that of a personal PC, he even had the slightest worry, he patted the assistant on the shoulder, and said to the assistant very easily,

"If it's what you say, it's even less worth worrying about. You see, there are no games on those personal PC platforms, and those personal PC manufacturers have also made aggressive claims that they want to eliminate us. But what the end result is, we don't live as well, and we live more nourishingly than those individual PC manufacturers. ”

Speaking of this, Vidocq paused for a moment, and with a smug expression on his face, like a victorious general returning triumphantly, proudly declared:

"What does this mean, it shows that if you want to gain a firm foothold in our industry, you can't just rely on the performance, the key depends on the game content, quality and cost performance.

Our Atari 2600 has proven to be a product that can stand the test of the market and be recognized by the majority of gamers. Other so-called high-performance machines are all garbage. ”

But Vidocq's words did not reassure the assistant, and he still frowned and worried.

"But in addition to the cost performance, their game content is not bad. It's all ported from arcade games, and it's claimed to be 100% restored arcade games, and this gimmick is still very attractive to game lovers. ”

Vidocq heard the assistant say this, and he was slightly interested.

"Oh, it's really a toss, do you have any information about their products?"

The assistant immediately nodded and said, "Yes." ”

After speaking, he handed a piece of the collected information to Vidocq, Vidocq took the intelligence information, only glanced at it, and asked the assistant directly:

"And how much do they sell for their products?"

The assistant said, "$500." ”

"Then we don't have to worry. ”

When Vidocq heard that the price was only $500, he couldn't help but feel even more relieved, and immediately joked about the intelligence information in his hand with great interest about Gawain's upcoming home computer.

"If you look at the configuration of their products, the processor is comparable to Intel's 8086 processor launched in 1978, and the hard disk is twice as large as the ST-506 HDD launched by Seagate this year, which is only 5M in size.

A 5M ST-506 hard drive on the market now costs nearly $500, and if you add an 8086 processor, the price is more than $500, not to mention that there are other hardware such as memory sticks that are not counted.

In this way, the product they configured in this way only sells for $500, which is simply losing money and making money. If it continues to be sold like this, I think the more you sell, the more you lose.

Since they themselves are willing to do this loss-making business, we might as well have fun watching from the sidelines.

I don't think we want to make a move, they themselves will collapse before long. ”

"But..."

When the assistant saw his president's words, he couldn't help but stop talking.

He felt that things were not as simple as the president said, and that there were people who did the business of killing heads in this world, and no one did the business of losing money. Maybe they've mastered some unknown production technology and have the ability to reduce costs to less than $500.

However, he did not have the relevant evidence, and his empty words were not convincing at all.

If Gawain had known what he was thinking, he would have given him a thumbs up and praised him for being smart.

Although Gawain did not have any technology that could reduce production costs, he could not bear the existence of export subsidies in mainland China in recent years.

This also allows relying on Fusang's lean management, the Flash chip provided by the system and the simplified instruction chip technology, and the hard work and efficiency of the Chinese people, the cost of Tenglong's home computer has been reduced to around 530 US dollars.

Of course, although there is no loss, the profit is also very small, almost negligible.

However, this greatly encouraged the confidence of Gao Wen and everyone in Xianglong Company.

Because according to their estimates, as the production of Talon home computers continues to increase, its average cost will be further reduced. If the sales volume of Talon home computers can reach 1 million, then the overall cost will be reduced by 50 US dollars, and if the sales volume can reach 10 million, the average cost can be further reduced to 200 US dollars.

This also means that in the future, the more Tamron home computers sell, the cheaper they will be, and the cheaper they are, the more they can squeeze the market share of the Atari 2600.

……

Time flashed to the time for the Las Vegas Festival Exhibition to open, and on this day, Locke walked into the Las Vegas Festival Exhibition Hall with great interest, browsing one booth after another.

After a year of hard work, he finally squeezed out a little time to get ready to buy some Christmas gifts and prepare for a happy Christmas.

"Look, that's not Seagate's director Locke. ”

At this moment, Locke suddenly heard his name mentioned, and couldn't help but look up, and when it was the acquaintance, he was suddenly surrounded by a group of reporters, and he couldn't help but be confused for a while, not knowing what the situation was.

"May I ask Director Locke, how much do you know about the entertainment host of the Tamron home computer?"

"May I ask Director Locke, does the Tamron home computer make Seagate feel threatened?"

......

Fortunately, Locke is a person who has seen big scenes, and he reacts quickly enough, and immediately said:

"I don't know what you're talking about, it's a Las Vegas holiday show, a holiday show for Christmas, not an electronics show. The things on display are all about Christmas and have little to do with the hard drives that we operate as computer hardware devices.

As you said, the entertainment console, just listen to the name and know that it is related to games. I can't think of a product like this that has much to do with our Seagate products......"

However, the reporter did not intend to let him go, and suddenly one of the reporters asked a pointed question:

"But as far as we know, Tamron home computers have a built-in 10M hard drive, doesn't this have anything to do with your Seagate?"

Director Locke couldn't believe his ears, could it be that April Fool's Day came early, or how could he have heard such a ridiculous joke.

"It can't be!"

Director Locke immediately vetoed,

"As the world's top hard drive manufacturer, Seagate's best hard drive for personal PCs, the ST-506 hard drive, has a capacity of only 5M. ”

After speaking, he did not forget to add, as a professional, he reminded the reporters present:

"This so-called Tamron home computer must be making false propaganda, you must not be fooled. ”

At this time, another reporter questioned:

This is the United States, and under our democratic judicial system, if a Hong Kong company dares to deceive American consumers, the consequences will be quite serious. ”

Director Locke, however, was convinced that his judgment was right, and retorted to the questioning reporter:

"No, I'm sure it must be a lie. You tell me where the Tamron home computer booth is now, and I'll go and expose their scam to their face. ”

When the reporters heard this, they couldn't help but get excited, and they all scrambled to tell Locke about the booth of Tenglong's home computer, looking like they didn't think it was a big deal.

Locke immediately slaughtered the booth of the Tenglong home computer.

Coming to the booth of Tenglong Home Computer, Locke immediately grabbed a Tenglong Home Computer exhibitor who seemed to play a leading role, and asked:

"You're the guy from the scam company?"

Coincidentally, it was Gawain himself who was caught by Locke.

Gao Wen, who was busy inspecting his booth, couldn't help but be a little confused by Locke's questioning, he didn't understand how his company had become a scam company for some reason.

However, his good professionalism still allowed him to maintain the calmness he deserved, and he did not turn his face on the spot because of Locke's questioning.

"Sir, what do you need help with?"

Locke spittled like an octopus with teeth and claws, and said to Gawain in a fierce voice:

"I must debunk you in front of so many journalists who dare to make false propaganda and deceive American consumers. ”

Gawain secretly clenched his fists, narrowed his eyes, maintained his smile, and politely asked:

"Sir, I don't quite understand what you mean, please be clear. If it is really our problem, we will apologize and compensate you. ”

Locke pointed to a Tamron home computer on the booth and said:

"I'm sure you don't have a 10M hard drive inside your home computer at all. ”

After listening to Locke's words, Gawain understood what was going on, and couldn't help but feel relieved.

"It turned out that the gentleman was questioning the size of our hard drive.

There are sixteen classic games ported from arcade games, all in 2-in-1 form on a floppy disk, with a total size of 9.6M.

Now I'm going to give you a live demonstration of all the games on these floppy disks and copy them to the hard drive that comes with our Tamron home computer. ”

As he spoke, Gawain demonstrated on the spot. It took nearly 20 minutes to copy all 16 games to the hard drive of Tamron's home computer.

Seeing the results of Gawain's demonstration, Locke couldn't help but cover his chest with his hands and said in despair:

"It's... That's impossible. ”

"I understand your feelings, everyone was as surprised as you were when they first saw the performance of our Tamron home computer. ”

Looking at Locke's incredulous appearance, Gawain explained very intimately, and by the way, he also promoted his own products.

"But I'll tell you, that's not the most surprising thing for you. The most surprising thing for you should be the price. For $500, $500 you can take it home. Wasn't it a surprise, wasn't it a surprise......"

When Locke heard this, he was not surprised, but the shock was how big it was.

was frightened by this, but he didn't catch his breath, and when he rolled his eyes, he fell to the ground.

Gawain didn't think about it, this time not only did he not wait for the exclamation of 'my god' like the previous customers, but he was taken aback by Locke's preemptive voice.

"Call an ambulance!"

Gawain, who was taken aback, hurriedly asked his subordinates to call an ambulance while giving first aid to Locke.

At this time, he couldn't help but cast a shadow on his heart, and he didn't know if such an unfortunate incident happened before the booth on the first day of the exhibition, whether it would have an adverse impact on the next festival exhibition.