Chapter 41: The Periphery is the Core

"Recently, the theme of Mobile Suit Gundam has been hot, the comic industry has gradually picked up, and the mysterious author Dream Weaver has become a god with one work."

"Mobile Suit Gundam, the best work in recent years."

"Rookie Dream Weaver, a Mobile Suit Gundam that has broken sales records in the manga industry for many years, will this state be maintained?"

"Cool battle scenes, delicate emotional stories, freedom in the context of war, nowhere to put it, comic masterpieces, waiting for you to see."

"Manga sales are in short supply, who can stop this Mobile Suit Gundam's killing journey?"

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Inside the comic circle.

The few media outlets still published a few reports with dedication.

Comics like this kind of comics that came out of nowhere, after all, have a topicality, and you have to let everyone comment and comment together.

And Mobile Suit Gundam manga fans did not disappoint them, and under each report, there were basically thousands of comments.

It's all good reviews.

During this period, some people also wanted to create contradictions, deliberately saying the shortcomings and faults of this comic, but soon the other party was sprayed with suspicion of life.

Negative reviews will not be accepted at all.

That's where this manga is right now.

No one can come.

It's like crazy.

I can't mess with it at all.

With the popularity of Mobile Suit Gundam, some toy model factories have noticed something and began to take the initiative to contact Zhao Jing.

As a prophet precursor.

Not much, but there are definitely four or five.

As for the content.

It's similar to what Lin Hao guessed.

In addition to the fact that the subject matter of this Mobile Suit Gundam is different from other manga, it also has a unique advantage that no one can imitate.

That's the periphery.

Gunpla and figurines.

Don't underestimate these two things.

For those who love manga, it's really indispensable, not to mention the fun of Gundam assembly.

It's just one word.

Addicted!

That's right.

It's addictive!

And in his opinion.

The profit of the periphery is higher than the profit of the comics.

Because the surrounding area is sustainable and profitable, and the space is relatively large.

As long as you like this thing, you will buy it every once in a while, instead of throwing it aside after reading it like a manga.

The two are different, the model is more like a collector's item.

For this.

Lin Hao planned to monopolize this business by himself.

It just so happened that the money for the first 200,000 copies of Mobile Suit Gundam had already hit his account.

Except for the 10% paid to the editorial department of Baihe.

5.4 million in hand.

Enough to support his thoughts.

It stands to reason that the normal payment is not so fast, but Tang Hongzhou took the initiative to pay a part of the advance, which can be regarded as maximizing his service.

People who understand do things clearly.

The next negotiation with the factory is based on the production line technology of the other party.

Figure aside, the GUNPLA has to make the parts in kind for him to look at and see how restored, which is not negotiable.

It seems that he knows that he has this plan, and the major factories have long been ready.

And more than one.

This one to him is ten boxes to start, or different models.

So Lin Hao and Zhao Jing put together the model when they were okay at home.

"This one is not good, the shape of the parts is fine, and the fit is enough, but the way of using stickers is too troublesome, and it is easy to fade."

Simply put together a head, Lin Hao directly shook his head and denied it.

He can't hold a lot of small stickers, let alone stick them up, the error rate is too high, and what should I do if I fall off later?

You can't always replace it with a new batch after a certain amount of time.

It's not up to par.

"I can't do this either, it's too tiring to fight, many details are not in place, they can't be matched at all, it's too confusing." Zhao Jing gritted her teeth on the side, the newly made nail art was about to be flipped, she liked these things, but she didn't want to fight.

It's just that the quality of the factory is so poor, it's no wonder that you can have a good mood.

"This one won't work either."

As soon as he opened the second box, Lin Hao sighed.

There was a pile of scattered parts inside, and there was not even a basic frame, and they were all crammed together.

Do you expect players to sort it slowly?

What a waste of time and mood.

At worst, you have to get a bag to separate the parts first, at least at a glance.

What is this?

It's too rough.

I looked at the goods sent from several factories in a row.

Lin Hao was not too satisfied.

These people are just ahead of the curve in time.

But the quality still does not meet his requirements.

He is not in a hurry, just taking advantage of this time to take a look at the office building first, to see if he can rent one down as a studio first.

According to Lin Hao's thoughts, he plans to sell online.

Simply get a few computers, recruit a few people, and use factory direct delivery for delivery, which is convenient and fast.

And offline, he feels that there is no need for that, after all, the physical store can't be opened at all, and if it really covers the whole country, how much will it cost.

All in all, it depends on the cost performance.

Later, he walked around the office building on this side of the enterprise park.

Anyway, the rent is not low.

A 200-square-meter hardcover office, the other party dares to ask for more than 400,000 yuan a year, and it has to be rented for five years, which is completely negotiable.

Lin Hao smacked his tongue when he listened.

I feel that the money I earn for half a day can't compare to the rent of a building.

Earn money while sitting.

In the future, I really need to buy some houses and engage in some real industries.

Even if you don't need to rent it out, you can collect money and receive hand cramps, right?

Of course.

He wasn't completely without gains, either.

There is an office of about 150 square meters.

The location is on the eighth floor, there is an elevator, the overall environment is good, and the rent is affordable, 170,000 a year.

It's just that the location of the office building is a little remote, and the decoration is also a little chilling.

To put it simply, the 150 bottles rented to him were a big room with almost nothing in it.

Rao is like this, Lin Hao thought about it and decided to take it.

To put it bluntly, his online store doesn't need to look at the location at all, just be able to work.

Besides, it doesn't cost you a lot of money to buy a desk or something, so it's actually quite cost-effective.

talked to the other party, and he directly rented it for three years, 500,000 erasures, which was a discount.

After signing the contract, Lin Hao began to clean up the house by himself.

Because there is not much garbage, scrubbing and washing, it is not so much waste of money to hire a cleaner.

As for the equipment, such as computers, desks, air conditioners, etc., it is enough to let the seller deliver them to your door directly.

The finished gunpla was selected after three days.

The other party is a company called Sunrise Sunac.

It's not big, but it's professional.

From the whole to the parts and drawings.

Lin Hao couldn't find anything wrong at all.

And the included nozzle removal accessories and model glue refine this thing, and it is obvious that this thing has been really studied.

It's not just a hot head.

There was nothing to say, so he took the initiative to contact the other party as a writer's assistant.

Because of the different models, the other party set the wholesale price in the range of 90-100.

But business is always negotiable.

It's impossible for the other party to say as much as you want.

After several extreme pulls by Lin Hao, the price was finally set at the number 85.

The other party must have something to earn, but less.

Besides.

On his side, he is only responsible for placing orders for the other party.

The packaging and distribution service is solved by the factory itself, but it must be guaranteed within the delivery time.

To do this, he will pay a service fee of 5% for each GUNPLA.

This five percent is naturally not calculated according to profits, but wholesale prices.

In order to obtain author's permission.

Sunrise Sunac finally agreed to this plan.

Contracts are signed by post.

After finalizing these, Lin Hao began to recruit employees.

I have to say that it is quite easy to recruit people in the enterprise park, especially the little girl who has no education and speaks softly.

This is not what he has in mind.

But in terms of communicating with buyers, women have always had an advantage.

Who doesn't want to entertain their customer service is a delicate girl.

This is called marketing strategy, and the pattern has to be opened.

It's just an afternoon.

Lin Hao recruited four people.

I don't have much work experience, and I just came from other provinces to try my luck.

It just so happens that he likes it.

Because wages are easy to negotiate.

With a salary of 3,500 yuan a month, plus a meal allowance of 300 yuan, several people were quite happy after hearing it.

After all, the working environment is good, and it's not tiring, it's nothing more than typing and chatting, and it's not difficult.

After arranging their workflows, Lin Hao was relieved.

But recently, if you want to be a shopkeeper, it's basically out of play.

In the early days of the launch, in order to prevent accidents, I must pay close attention.

Soon, before you know it, Mobile Suit GUNPLA is on sale online.

Regarding the distribution, Lin Hao didn't even pay a penny for advertising, which can be described as simple to the extreme, so that the number of views on the web page is huge.

And that's just the beginning.

Later, I don't know which comic fan saw it first, and accidentally leaked the news, which caused heated discussions and pursuit among everyone.

In the comics, the body they had in mind could be transformed into a physical model, which was unimaginable before.

And the vast majority of people have never seen such a thing themselves.

Curiosity is even greater.

Chen Peng is one of them.

Just by looking at the pictures of the models in the licensing store, he was fascinated and immediately decided to collect all the models in the comics.

It's just that the price makes him worry.

Among them, the most popular Strike Gundam is priced at 399 yuan, while the cheapest is the Baku Gundam, which also costs 238 yuan.

I don't have enough pocket money.

Not to mention collecting all of them, it takes a lot of effort to collect half of them.

But Chen Peng still gritted his teeth and bought the Strike Gundam.

Because the main character, Kira, is his faith, and he must have it.

When he received the goods, he was fascinated by the beautiful assembly parts.

Although the process of assembling is long.

But the moment the Strike Gundam was completed from his hands, Chen Peng suddenly felt that the price of 399 was not very expensive.

It can only be said.

It smells so good!