Chapter 26: Surefire wins
The thin monkey said "things are like gods", and Zhao Lei spit out the smoke ring beautifully: "Monkey, brother never fights unprepared battles." This is determined by the law of the market, a good business must be fiercely competitive, the more competitive it is, the more popular our technology will be, so my brother can sit firmly in the Diaoyutai and know that someone will pay a high price to buy. If it weren't for the chairman going abroad to do business, this transaction would have been closed half a month ago. ā
The bookbag shook his head next to him: "Sun Tzu once said, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, the method of using soldiers ......"
It was so sour that Zhao Lei turned around and knocked him a chestnut in the head, which frightened the kid and quickly retracted his neck.
Zhao Lei suddenly remembered something, took out a picture of moving music from his bag, and spread it on the table.
"Two big bosses, you are so rich, Xiao Zhao thinks about this product, can I also work with you, I need to raise three or four million. Do you guys look at it, are you interested? ā
The thin monkey was shocked: "Brother Lei, aren't you going to win the championship in the school competition?" ā
Zhao Lei smiled: "If the two bosses are willing to pay a lot of money, we can immediately put into production and expand the scale, how can I be eye-catching with just one champion?" ā
This time, the thin monkey understood that winning the championship was not the purpose of Brother Lei, and the most important thing was that the competition had millions of financing. If the boss auctioned millions on the spot, how much trouble could be saved?
Zhao Lei is also this intention, he is full of confidence in his product prospects, but for the school competition rules, especially the short-term sales indicators that account for up to 40% of the total score, he really has a headache, and he has no certainty of winning.
The chairman and the thin man held thick drawings and kept asking about various situations of this product, and finally shook their heads at Zhao Lei.
"Boss Xiaozhao, your product has great market potential, but the risk is also very large, after all, it does not have market maturity, consumer preferences, and it is not clear to see. We're not interested at the moment. ā
Zhao Lei folded the information and nodded, knowing that the two of them were telling the truth.
The chairman of the board of directors said: "Boss Xiao Zhao, I judge that this product of yours will open the market in three or five years." Private capital like ours generally only invests in mature products, and takes wait-and-see measures for potential products, after all, in case the investment is wasted, it is not a joke. I build yƬ, you can go to seek risk appetite funds, there are not many in China at the moment, but I know a lot of foreign friends who can help you with this. ā
"Thank you, chairman, I haven't considered venture capital yet." Zhao Lei declined the other party's kindness.
He knew that there was only one way left in Huashan, and he had fought hard with Zeng Biao's bayonet in the school competition.
Can't fight too hard? In terms of short-term sales indicators, it seems that it is at an all-round disadvantage, and I can only pray for God's favor!
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All of them accelerated unconsciously, and the time quietly entered the second half of August.
In a few days, the Sichuan Business School Product Design Competition will be grandly kicked off.
That afternoon, when Zhao Lei was concentrating on the final positioning of the product in the lecture hall, the squad leader and several roommates ran in in a panic.
The sample of moving music has been successfully produced by Yang Mei in many ways, and now he is waiting for Zhao Lei to confirm the details. Today, he has agreed with several main parts manufacturers to invite them to the school to complete a few small details of the adjustment, and then pay off the total development fee of about 50,000 yuan.
"Zhao Lei, the list of competitions has been posted, and there is something we didn't expect." The squad leader gasped and said.
"What?" Zhao Lei raised his head and read a suffocating aura from the squad leader's expression.
"Go and see, you'll know when you arrive, Zeng Biao used a trick." The squad leader and roommate didn't say a word, and dragged Zhao Lei towards the bulletin board.
Next to the bulletin board, the inner and outer three floors were crowded with onlookers, and everyone was expressing the same emotion: "It's strange, the most dazzling quasi-patent competition of this competition, there are only two students who have signed up." ā
Sure enough, there are only two names in the list of quasi-patent categories at the top of the announcement, one is Zhao Lei and the other is Zeng Biao.
But this is different from what Zhao Lei and the squad leader are concerned about, the squad leader pulled Zhao Lei into the crowd and brought him directly to the remarks column at the far side on the left.
"Ah Lei, look."
Zhao Lei looked at it and gasped. Nima, I really didn't expect Zeng Biao to be so well prepared, and at this juncture, he used this trick, isn't this equivalent to blocking all my Zhao Lei's retreats?
This note shows that Zeng Biao's upgraded version of the Walkman was put on the market in small batches during the summer vacation, and according to the marketing figures, the product was more popular than anyone could have imagined. The first batch of 500 products were sold out in just half a month.
What's more, there have been several orders - this real money order is the best proof of short-term sales.
There is no doubt that the Zeng family is determined to win this championship, and their early preparations are also interlocking, carefully designed and meticulously prepared. Before the competition is about to kick off, throwing out this blockbuster news is equivalent to adding an extremely important weight to win.
It is tantamount to showing people that Zeng Biao has perfectly received a perfect score of 40 points on the indicator of short-term sales. There is no suspense.
If it weren't for the discredited reputation of Zeng's family, the bank would not dare to give them loans, and the Zeng family would probably have been able to start mass production. It is precisely because the Zeng family knows that they are unjust, so they attach so much importance to school competitions, hoping to achieve the dual purpose of obtaining huge financing and bleaching themselves.
Zhao Lei felt the chill to the bone, lit a cigarette, and stood silently next to the squad leader.
The onlookers obviously didn't see the weight of this remark, and their whispers tightly revolved around Zhao Lei and Zeng Biao.
"Hey, strange, quasi-patent competition, this session only two people signed up, several events, as a crown-level quasi-patent competition, has always been the most ambitious student soldier must win the place, more than a dozen products often fight to the death. The preliminary round alone took several days. What's wrong this time? ā
The classmates were whispering.
Zhao Lei stood silently not far away, staring at the bulletin board, feeling the pressure before the competition.
Everyone knows that the quasi-patent competition is a shortcut to the peak of wealth, the winner can easily get millions of yuan of investment, there is a professional team to design marketing and promotion programs, it is not a person fighting, but a group of experts, in helping you to step on the top of success.
However, in this competition, why are there only two products competing against each other?
It's not because of Zhao Lei, Zhao Lei's products haven't attracted enough attention until now.
It's because Zeng Biao is there.
Zeng Biao's purpose of shaking out his upgraded Walkman in a high-profile manner was completely achieved, and it far exceeded expectations - except for Zhao Lei, who was forced to compete, no student dared to follow up, this shocking power, Nima's is simply a perfect storm.
It really shocked everyone!
"Who dares to fight with the Zeng family, isn't that going to die?" Seeing that many students raised questions about the crown event where only two people signed up, a local student explained softly.
"How so? Any insider information? "Students from other places don't know much about the Zeng family.
"Ahem, let me make it clear to you, if anyone pulls Zeng Biao off the championship, he is likely to take his life."
"Wouldn't it, be so strict?"
"How not? Zeng Biao's father, when he was young, was the number one ruthless snake in our county, and the gang forces dared to confront the public security. After having a family, he became an entrepreneur, specializing in the production of copycat audio and video products. ā
"Well, I heard this from my classmates, saying that the Zeng family is one of the few richest people in the county, and the family wealth is millions."
"Well, you're right. But the Zeng family is ambitious. You see, Zeng Biao's innovative Walkman is an improved version of the knockoff. Clear-eyed people know at a glance that Zeng Biao's father wants to start bleaching himself from the cottage, hit the championship with this product, and then get financing, expand the scale, and make his own brand. ā
"Oh, the original sin of entrepreneurs. The Chinese state-run enterprises are more or less stained. Isn't that normal? ā
"It's not normal!" The local student lowered his voice, "Other entrepreneurs are different from the Zeng family, and the Zeng family even dares to ask for the lives of their competitors." Did you know that there was a homicide case in the county a few years ago, and it was another entrepreneur who produced Walkmans who was killed? The case has not been solved yet, and people suspect that the mastermind behind the scenes is Zeng Biao's father. ā
"Wow, wouldn't you, murderer?"
"Shhh It's just speculation. But at the beginning, the scale of this entrepreneur was on par with the Zeng family, and he also had a very good background, and the two families fought to the death. As soon as this entrepreneur died, the Zeng family immediately swallowed up his business, and it suddenly became a monopoly. You say......"
"It's scary." The out-of-town students tightened their necks in fright, and looked at the list on the bulletin board worriedly, "Hey, then this Zhao Lei who is singled out with Zeng Biao ......"
"Bad luck is less." The local student asserted, "If he can't win, then nothing will happen." In case you win, hehe, look at it, I guess one day, this classmate Zhao will mysteriously disappear. ā
"Scared the baby to death. Hey, then what do you say, what is the probability that Zhao will defeat Zeng Biao? ā
"Almost zero." The local classmate was obviously a well-informed person, and he gave a very definite answer without thinking about it.
"Tell me more?" The curiosity of the out-of-town students was fully activated, "This game hasn't even started, are you so sure?" ā
"Of course, I got the news that several experts and teachers in the school fully certified these two products during the summer vacation, and the result was that Zeng Biao's products won completely."
The crowd in front of the bulletin board gradually dispersed, Zhao Lei and the squad leader, the smoke was one after another, and everyone's hearts were heavy.
"Didi......" Zhao Lei's mobile phone rang, and the thin monkey called.
"Brother Lei, the industrial and commercial procedures have just been completed, and the balance of the chairman has been paid off, so I will bring it to you now? Also, several representatives of the manufacturers of the mobile music trial products will make up the details today as agreed, and by the way, you should pay all the money. ā
"Well, come to the lecture hall, I'll be waiting for you there." Zhao Lei finished speaking in a daze, and slowly walked towards the lecture hall. There, the participating students gathered together and were making the final debugging of the product.
The lonely scene of Zhao Lei and his entourage on the side of the bulletin board, of course, was transmitted to Zeng Biao's ears as quickly as possible.
"Hahaha......" When the younger brother finished reporting Zhao Lei's loneliness in front of the bulletin board, Zeng Biao patted the table, laughed and stood up, "Zhao Lei, Zhao Lei, you want to fight with me, your horse is too tender." ā
He waved his hand to the vulture and the little brothers proudly: "Let's go, go to the lecture hall, witness the embarrassment of our great entrepreneur Zhao, and ask this kid, do you dare to be crazy!" ā