Chapter 388: Making Money and Being Unhappy
Everything is normal on Jurassic Island, and so are the other industries under Wen Ming's name.
No one knows that their boss is facing the worst crisis since coming into the world. The people of Jurassic Island also don't know that they may face a catastrophe, a real catastrophe.
Wen Ming didn't have any coping strategy at all, he could only defend passively, and he could only defend his own life, which made him feel very powerless.
Jurassic Island, which has invested a lot of manpower and material resources to build, not only has its research institute, but also Jurassic Park, which is about to open to the world. And under the threat of space-based weapons, all this can be destroyed in an instant.
What made Wen Ming feel passive the most was that he didn't have any reason to let him tell others about his worries. Neither the Sith, the only elder of his identity, nor his good friend like Cage, or even Aaron Martin, whom he trusted the most, could tell.
He can reveal 'Bright Light' armor and potions, however, he will not reveal daydreams and cause and effect to anyone.
In this case, many people think that Wen Ming's mood should be very good. Because of the industry under Wenming's name, the development is very smooth.
Apple's Iphone1S was launched, and it was complained about all over the world, because from the appearance, there is no difference between iphone1S and iphone1, not even the slightest change.
can be complained about, and consumers who should buy it will still buy it.
In the first week of the Iphone1S's launch, the global sales exceeded 10 million units, which has made history and made those financial institutions on Wall Street update the valuation of Apple.
Many experts believe that if Apple goes public, then its market capitalization will exceed $200 billion by 100%.
It seems that between the valuation of $150 billion and the market value of $200 billion, there is almost no increase, because as long as the company is developing well, the market value is higher than the valuation before the listing, and can even increase several times.
But there is a premise, that is, the company's previous valuation is not high, before Wen Ming founded Apple, there has never been a company that has been able to exceed $100 billion in valuation when it is not listed, let alone $150 billion.
This figure is almost equivalent to the peak of the market value of the company after it goes public, whether it is Microsoft or Wal-Mart, although the market value is more than 150 billion US dollars, it is also above a level.
Of course, it was still 2010, and the global financial crisis had not yet fully eased.
Wall Street believes that Apple's market capitalization will inevitably exceed $200 billion after going public, which is almost equivalent to Apple's valuation when Apple does not need to raise funds for development.
In other words, Wen Ming's worth has increased again, and it has been recognized by Wall Street.
In addition to the development of Apple, Tesla, another money printing machine company under Wenming's name, is also developing very well.
The Model-S pure electric coupe is Tesla's only mass-produced coupe so far, and it is also the world's second pure electric vehicle to be mass-produced and the only pure electric vehicle on sale.
After experiencing a supply crisis, Tesla did not lose the trust of consumers, because Cage's handling plan at that time made all customers who delayed the delivery time very satisfied. If the customer is satisfied, there will naturally be no crisis that needs to be dealt with by public relations.
The global sales of Model-S have been increasing, and many consumers who are on the sidelines, after a period of time, those Tesla users who have already purchased Model-S have left comments thanking them for testing the poison on many automotive forum websites.
Thanks to the drug test, the Model-S is not toxic, so many consumers who are still hesitant about the quality of pure electric vehicles or the quality of the Tesla brand have donated their money to become Tesla's customers.
At this time, Tesla's factory already has sufficient supply capacity, and there is no need to wait for the supply cycle, which is also the reason for the increase in sales of Model-S.
In addition to this good news, Tesla's new generation of pure electric urban off-road vehicles developed using other car platforms has finally made a prototype and displayed it at a recent large-scale auto show.
On the same day, the order volume has reached 30,000 units, which is still because this auto show is in the United States, and the global pre-sale work has not really been carried out.
According to the calculation method of the net profit of Model-S car sales of about 30,000 US dollars, Tesla has not yet started mass production of new models, and Wenming has created a net profit of 900 million US dollars on the day of the display.
If you add after-sales, it's even more terrible.
It's not just Apple and Tesla that are making money, Wenming's umbrella company has finally begun to mass-produce tactical goggles.
After this period of rectification of the production line, the output of tactical goggles reached 1,000 pairs per day.
The price of tactical goggles is $30,000 a pair, which is the price agreed between Wen Ming and the Delta Special Forces, and the U.S. Treasury Department also recognizes the offer. The manufacturing cost of tactical goggles is $5,000 a pair. The reason why Donners thought that they had lost this offer was only because the Delta Special Forces had obtained the sole right to purchase tactical goggles by providing a part of the research funding subsidy at that time.
However, after the Moldovan Netherworld incident, the Pentagon helped Wen Ming settle the exclusive agreement with the Delta Special Forces. That is, the umbrella goggles can now be sold to other official forces in demand in the United States.
For example, the Pentagon, there is also the Bureau of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.
Although compared with the umbrella company's umbrella I armor and defensive laser anti-missile weapon protection, the tactical goggles are not high in terms of net profit margin, but the sales of those two products are unlikely to be high because of the high cost and even higher price.
The way tactical goggles create profits is mainly to sell sales.
With production and a larger customer base, tactical goggles alone can make the umbrella company earn at least one billion dollars. Of course, it can't be earned all at once, but it will take several years, and it is a long-term business.
In addition to tactical goggles, the umbrella company has also received a new source of revenue.
After this period of research and cracking, several veteran arms giants in the United States finally reluctantly gave up copying and protecting this defensive laser anti-missile weapon.
It can't be said that they have given up completely, it's just that they have officially informed their stakeholders inside the Pentagon that they can't do it in a short time.
The reason for this is because the Pentagon's need for protection is getting higher and higher, which is also thanks to Pablo, who made a space-based weapon satellite. Otherwise, the Pentagon would not have asked for equipment innovation so quickly.
Only the umbrella company can manufacture the guard, the sales price of the guard is naturally not down, the unit price is 12.4 million US dollars, compared to the price of 1 billion US dollars Sa-De system, I don't know how much cheaper.
However, there is an important point that the manufacturing cost of Guardian is only 400,000 US dollars, not counting the R&D cost.
However, does Wenming have R&D costs?
The Pentagon ordered the first batch of 100 guards, and Wenming's umbrella company made a net profit of 1.2 billion US dollars. In addition, Teresa Roy, a representative of the umbrella company, is negotiating with the Pentagon the second batch of guardian procurement plans.
The United States is so big, what is 100 sets of guards?
There is also an umbrella company product that has made money for Wenming, that is, the umbrella I armor, and the manufacturing cost of the kitless unit reported by Wenming is 3 million US dollars. When you sell it, you naturally have to combine the cost of research with the price of those kits.
The final offer was $8 million for one set, $2 million for the Angel Wings kit, and $1 million for the rest of the kits.
In fact, if the Umbrella I armor reaches mass production, the cost is only 1 million US dollars, and it is the cost price of the kit.
(PS: The special forces say that a set of armor is 1 million US dollars, so let's take this as the cost.) )
Such a high price made the Pentagon feel distressed, but Major General Nick's Columbia operation let the Pentagon know the power of the Umbrella I armor.
Therefore, it must be bought, and Wen Ming must also earn this money.
"So, why are you still in a bad mood?" Fran asked curiously, "Do you know how much money you've earned in the last month?" ”