Chapter 1092: Wu Chao's Arrival

At this time, Zhou Andong had already arrived at the Qiudongfang headquarters, and Lao Wu was waiting at the company entrance to welcome him.

This old guy was bored staying in Yangcheng and was worried about the futures market, so he ran over himself last week.

"Old Zhou, I truly envy you. In the country, from eighty-year-old grandmothers to children in nursery school, there's no one who doesn't know your name. I thought I could have some peace and quiet in Xiangjiang, but as soon as I arrived here, my ears were filled with your name again."

"You really envy me?" Zhou Andong stepped inside.

"Envy!" Wu Hongkang said with emotion. "A mainlander, able to be a household name in Xiangjiang, how can I not envy that."

Zhou Andong asked with a smile, "Aren't you afraid of being shot? You should know that someone put out a $100,000 bounty for my life."

Wu Hongkang curled his lip. "Let them be arrogant for now. When the handover comes, we'll make them settle the score."

Entering the company, Jian Qiu immediately called back to the mainland, telling Wu Chao to bring people to Xiangjiang immediately.

And Zhou Andong entered the conference room, where Assistant General Manager Qiao Minglan, Deputy General Manager Zhang Weihong, the CFO, Operations Director, Administrative Director, and Project Director were already waiting.

Seeing Zhou Andong enter, they all stood up in unison.

"Hello, Chairman Zhou!"

Zhou Andong greeted them with a smile. "Everyone sit down."

Everyone sat down and began reporting on their work over this period, especially the market situation, which Zhou Andong listened to very carefully.

"Three days ago, Mr. Guo Qizheng called to say that the Brazilian sugar has finished loading and will arrive at Tianjin Port in mid-December. Additionally, the price of sugar futures has doubled, and Mr. Guo has already started selling."

Zhou Andong tapped his fingers on the table, pondered for a moment, and looked at the Operations Director. "When do you think we should exit?"

The Operations Director was named Huang Haide, under fifty years old, absolutely famous in the Xiangjiang financial world. He had created many classic cases under his hands and was poached by Wu Huilin for a high price.

Huang Haide said without hesitation, "The sugar market is only so big, and there is too much hot money pouring in now. We must also exit as soon as possible, within a month."

"Then exit." For Zhou Andong, let professionals do professional things; he would absolutely not interfere randomly.

"Good!" Huang Haide nodded.

Zhou Andong spoke a few words and then announced the end of the meeting.

When he came out of the conference room, Secretary Yuan Wanting walked over hurriedly.

"Chairman, Sun Zong from Wan Yan on the mainland called and wants to speak with you."

Zhou Andong was very strange; calling to Xiangjiang, had they encountered some emergency?

Arriving at the front desk, Zhou Andong picked up the phone. "Sun Zong, I am Zhou Andong."

Lao Sun's voice came through the receiver. "I paged you, but you didn't reply for half an hour, so I guessed you might have gone to Xiangjiang."

Zhou Andong asked with a smile, "What happened?"

Lao Sun explained the situation. "The matter happened too suddenly; I feel this was premeditated, with someone pushing behind the scenes."

Zhou Andong understood as soon as he heard it. "Get ready, your competitors will appear soon."

Lao Sun was startled. "You mean..."

"Right!" Zhou Andong said very affirmatively. "Only the Japanese could pull off such low-class tactics."

"I understand." Lao Sun's tone became solemn. "It seems we need to prepare well."

Zhou Andong asked, "How are the sales of the second batch of VCDs?"

Lao Sun sighed. "Not ideal, so we were thinking of coordinating with advertising to carry out market promotion."

Zhou Andong asked again, "What is the pricing?"

"4,688 yuan!" Lao Sun sighed. "The material cost alone for each unit reached 2,780 yuan. Not counting the initial R&D investment, and including the advertising investment, if we follow what you said, pricing cannot exceed four thousand, we are losing money."

Zhou Andong shook his head helplessly. What Wan Yan needs to do now is not make money, but take advantage of having money in hand to occupy the market as soon as possible.

Wait for other brands to launch in large quantities, and once inventory appears, immediately lower the price, give these thieves a heavy blow, and then put the 2.0 product on the market as high-end.

However, he had already said what he should say. Whether Lao Sun or Hearing Lao Meng listened or did it was their freedom. And in Zhou Andong's view, this was also quite good; if Wan Yan died early, Lao Sun and Hearing Lao Meng could join his embrace early, and large appliances could also be launched early.

"At the end of the year, Yuzhou VCD will also be launched, and the price will not exceed four thousand. You should be prepared."

Lao Sun was indeed prepared. "I discussed it with Hearing Lao Meng. When your Yuzhou VCD launches, we Wan Yan will also immediately announce a price reduction."

Zhou Andong smiled; he understood Lao Sun and Hearing Lao Meng's calculations. Japan, Europe, and America, those corporate giants, once VCDs launch in the country, the price will absolutely not be lower than Wan Yan's.

So they set the price above four thousand because they believed Wan Yan absolutely had the strength to compete, and there was no need to sell at a low price from the beginning.

But they ignored a serious problem, which is the brand, which is that the moon abroad is rounder than at home. Even if giants like Sony and Pioneer set the price above five thousand, Wan Yan would not have much competitiveness.

The gap between four thousand and five thousand is indeed huge for ordinary people. But people who can afford to spend over four thousand to buy a VCD absolutely don't care about paying an extra thousand to buy an imported brand.

So, Zhou Andong wants to set the price of Yuzhou VCD at a position that ordinary people can afford if they grit their teeth, absolutely not exceeding four thousand.

He even had an impulse to set the price below three thousand. But this kind of thought was suppressed by him time and time again.

Once low-price sales are conducted, the Yuzhou brand will give ordinary people an intuitive impression that it is low-end, and it will be difficult to break into the high-end market later, and such examples are everywhere.

Zhou Andong chatted with Lao Sun for a few words and hung up the phone, and then for the next two days, he didn't go anywhere, just between the company and the hotel, which was also for his own safety.

On the afternoon of the third day, Wu Chao brought over twenty people, and then communicated with the hired security person-in-charge. They were responsible for Zhou Andong's close protection, and the security company was responsible for the safety around the company and hotel.

It can be said that with the arrival of Wu Chao and his team, it would be difficult even for a fly to fly to Zhou Andong's side.

"Chairman!" During dinner, Wu Chao said with murderous intent, "Our passive defense like this is not the best strategy; we must eliminate this person."

Zhou Andong wiped his mouth with a napkin. "I also want to eliminate him, but finding this person is not easy."

"I can handle it."

After Wu Chao finished speaking, he waited for Zhou Andong's reply.

Only if Zhou Andong agreed could he go and handle it. ===== CHAPTER 1093 =====