Chapter 255: Mobile Phone
Li Yalian listened to Chen Shi for a while, and then gave up her thoughts, she didn't understand it in the first place, but as soon as Chen Shi said it a little, she immediately understood.
Although the reputation of the Golden Horse Award is not small, it is obviously too far away from Cannes, even if it is shortlisted for Cannes, it will be much more famous than the Golden Horse Award.
Although Chen Shi doesn't know if he can be shortlisted, he must at least hold on to a glimmer of hope, and when the matter has not yet been decided, he must not give up his ideas, as long as there is a little possibility, he must work hard.
Therefore, the two decided that "The Moon Knife at the End of the World" would sign up for the Cannes Film Festival. This decision can be said to be very bold, because generally after the film is made, the first thing to do is to return the funds after the release, but their idea is not like this, they need fame, they need to rely on the reputation of the Cannes Film Festival to build the reputation of the husband and wife, so that they can attract the attention of the media, they can get very good publicity, and of course, they will get good box office results.
As far as Chen Shi knows, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" The reputation in China is not very good, because the Chinese people like Xu Ke-style martial arts films, they don't buy Li Press's movie, they feel very awkward, especially the awkward Mandarin in it is unbearable, therefore, the box office in the mainland is not very good, only after winning the Oscar Award did it become famous, so that the bad reputation gradually reversed, and finally even became a masterpiece, of course, at this time, the domestic box office has been released, and there is not much impact on this.
Chen Shi knows that the movies he and Li Yalian made are very stream-of-consciousness, very personal, and have their own unique aesthetic standards, they don't know if the audience will like their aesthetics, but it is estimated that the judges in the film festival will like it, as long as they are liked by the judges, as long as they can be shortlisted, then it is definitely a great news.
After that, the post-production of the two was done gradually and carefully, and there was no impatience, because there was no need to rush, when it was finished, there was still a period of time before next year's Cannes, and this time was enough for them to make the post-production.
Because they don't have to be in a hurry, therefore, they are also a lot more leisurely, go out late and return early, buy vegetables, cook, and keep the house in order, by the way, ask their younger siblings about their studies, by the way urge them to study, of course, also help their parents by the way, although they are not very busy, but they are still very happy to have Chen Shi to help.
Even if it's just sweeping a floor or washing dishes, parents like to help their children, and they all like hardworking children.
On this day, the weather is cooler, the autumn rain is endless, the pedestrians on the road are wearing colorful umbrellas, and there are also people who don't like umbrellas, walking under the trees, sometimes trotting, sometimes walking and stopping, all looking for a tree shade that can shelter from the rain.
As soon as Chen Shi and Li Yalian came back, they received a call from He Chunming, saying that the mobile phone was designed, and asked him to hurry over and take a look, if there is no opinion, it will be officially produced.
Chen Shi drove alone to the factory that He Chunming had acquired, and walked for about an hour to arrive. This is in Jinyang New District, is the state planning and development of the high-tech zone, therefore, the factory can be set up here is a kind of luck, here there are tax incentives, I heard that as long as it is a high-salary industry, not only tax exemption, but also subsidies, they are now doing even if it is a high-paying industry, of course, there are subsidies, this Chen Shi is very happy.
The factory is not big, not much different from the beverage factory, but the factory is still new, not too old, He Chunming personally came out to greet him, and then the two walked into the office together. After arriving at the office, He Chunming called the staff to send the phone over, and after a while, two staff members came with the samples produced.
He Chunming briefly introduced the two of them, but Chen Shi didn't pay attention to their names, because this was not the point, he just stared at the mobile phones in his hands.
One of the staff members hurriedly introduced the functions of this mobile phone to Chen Shi, as well as quality problems, of course, as well as calls and text messages and other problems, Chen Shi listened very carefully, asked questions from time to time, and the staff also explained them one by one.
Chen Shi asked them: "Although the style does not look very fashionable and novel, but this is not the point, I also understand the function almost, it seems that your intentions, it is estimated that you went to the countryside to communicate with the old farmers, otherwise, I think you will not design such a mobile phone." ”
He Chunming said with a smile: "They went to the countryside and asked forty or fifty farmers, all of whom were illiterate, and then as soon as they came back, the design drawings came out. ”
Chen Shi nodded yes, and then said: "There is no problem with the mobile phone, have you figured out what the name is? Our mobile phone must go to a well-known name, of course, this name must be easy to remember, but also good-sounding, must be remembered by people as soon as they hear it, and must also be known as soon as people hear it. ”
Everyone asked Chen Shi to take the name, Chen Shi thought for a while and said: "Lincheng has PHS, let's call it a push-to-talk, simple and clear, the farmers will know what is going on when they hear it, and by the way, they also made an advertisement, and they can talk by pressing a button, which is to tell the farmers that our mobile phone is the simplest and most practical, and the old man will not resist if he buys it." ”
Older people have a kind of resistance to new things, because it is not something they are familiar with, and the old people are nostalgic and do not have the same curiosity about new things as young people.
However, if the advertisement tells him that this mobile phone that has just come out is not only simple and easy to understand, but can even talk with just pressing a button, then Chen Shi believes that the old man will not refuse such a mobile phone.
He Chunming said: "I also agree with this, but I still have a little worry, we only target the elderly, will the sales be good?"
Chen Shi laughed, he said: "Let's advertise, in fact, it is aimed at the old people in the city, the old people in the countryside generally do not use mobile phones, however, the middle-aged men in the countryside will definitely be excited, for example, thirty or forty-year-old uncles, there are definitely a lot of people in this category, our mobile phones are loud, the battery is sufficient, and the signal is good when calling, so what concerns do the uncles in the countryside have?"
They are definitely not the type of people who pursue fashion, they use mobile phones to make it easier to communicate with their children, so to have a simple and easy-to-understand mobile phone, he believes, every family wants to have one.
Not to mention every household, even if one in ten families buys their mobile phone, they are developed.
Although He Chunming didn't believe it very much, there was nothing to think about now, everything was decided, and Chen Shi approved it, so the next thing was to organize production, and then find a dealer to sell mobile phones.
Chen Shidao: "The production situation is estimated that you have been prepared, let's talk about the sales situation, how to sell, how to price is a difficult thing, if the price is too high, the farmers are unwilling, if it is too low, we have not to earn, the key is the problem of dealers, there are dealers, they also have to make a profit, so that the cost of sales will increase a lot, therefore, my idea is that it is best to avoid dealers, we do our own dealers." ”
He Chunming shook his head and said, "No, there are so many dealers, do we have time to spread out the store?" There are so many places in the country, there are no dealers, our sales network will be in short supply a lot, then, even if the mobile phone is good, no one will buy, not to mention, we do low-cost mobile phones, is low-cost cheap, easy to imitate mobile phones, such mobile phones earn a dollar, is to make a sum of money before all manufacturers do not react, so we must rely on dealers, if there is no them, we want to establish a sales network, it must take several years. ”
When Chen Shi heard this, he immediately understood that he wanted to be crooked, but it would be great if he could establish his own sales network, for example, have his own * store like Apple.
He thought about it: "You are right, but we can't give up the idea of establishing a sales network, just rely on this mobile phone, we also have to establish our own sales network, when, we also have to cooperate with dealers." ”
He Chunming nodded, of course there is no problem with this, as long as it can be sold, whether it is to build a network by yourself or cooperate with dealers.
The two negotiated, and then discussed some details, Chen Shi instructed He Chunming to make a reputation, and there is a must to protect the brand, and the brand must not be smashed, reputation is very important, therefore, whether it is after-sales service, or pre-sale recommendations, etc., must be done well, and must not be sloppy.
He Chunming does things, of course Chen Shi is relieved, I am afraid that he has not thought that after all, one person is short, and if one more person thinks about it, of course he will have a little more insurance, therefore, Chen Shi can say whatever problem he thinks, and he is not afraid that He Chunming will misunderstand that he wants to meddle in management matters, so he has a bit of a lot to say.
After talking for two or three hours, Chen Shicai said: "Okay, I don't believe you anymore, don't misunderstand, I just talk a little more, have more ideas, and you are still in charge of management, I just be a staff officer, I will look for you if I have a problem, I will not go directly to other people, you can rest assured." ”
He Chunming said with a smile: "It's that you think too much, I don't pay attention to it, I don't know what kind of person you are? The two of us have been working together for so long, and we are very familiar with each other, so you don't have to think so much, I don't mind." ”
Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay if you don't mind, I should also go." ”