Chapter 660

"Ding-a-ling..."

Just as the two came out, the phone in the hospital room rang.

"Ha!" Jian Qiu laughed and pulled Zhou Andong back, "The phone!"

"Don't answer it!" Zhou Andong's tone was very firm, "Hurry up and go!"

Jian Qiu coaxed him like a child: "Be good, answer the phone quickly; what if there's an important matter?"

Zhou Andong was almost burning with desire, and the phone rang incessantly.

Suddenly, the phone ringing stopped, and then the fourth child's voice came: "Hey, who are you looking for... My big brother isn't here."

"Looking for you!" Jian Qiu pulled the reluctant Zhou Andong into the hospital room, "He's here!"

"Ah!" Seeing Jian Qiu and Zhou Andong return, the fourth child shouted, "Big Brother is back."

Then she threw the phone aside, moved her short legs, ran over, hugged Jian Qiu's thigh, tilted her little head, and giggled foolishly.

"Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law!"

Jian Qiu bent down, picked up the little girl, and kissed her on her little face.

Zhou Andong picked up the phone with irritation: "Hello!"

President Meng's voice came through the receiver: "Chairman Zhou, the development of the VCD 2.0 version has been completed."

Zhou Andong, who was originally full of fire, heard this news, and the fire was extinguished instantly: "So fast?"

President Meng said with suppressed excitement: "It's just adding some functions; there's no difficulty."

Zhou Andong smiled: "When are you planning to launch it?"

President Meng said: "For the 1.0 version, the first batch of two thousand units has already come off the line, and we are preparing to launch at the end of June, priced at 18,800 per unit."

Zhou Andong laughed loudly: "You're even more ruthless than me."

President Meng said with a smile: "We spent so much money on research and development; it's only right to get some interest back from those thieves."

Zhou Andong said: "They will definitely buy it. By then, you'll have the funds for publicity, and it will be more than enough."

President Meng said: "We will start publicity immediately. After the first batch of two thousand is sold out, the second batch of ten thousand units will be stocked, priced at 4,450."

Zhou Andong said: "That's fine. After they develop it, the price will definitely be lower than yours. Once they start mass production and stocking, we will lower the price of all 1.0 versions.

If they follow suit and lower the price, we will immediately launch the 1.1 version and fight a price war with them."

President Meng said with some worry: "The funds in my hands are limited; I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out."

Zhou Andong smiled: "I have funds; I will fully support you."

President Meng was very moved but refused: "Chairman Zhou, thank you very much for your trust, but if something goes wrong, I definitely won't be able to repay you."

Zhou Andong said jokingly: "It doesn't matter. If something really goes wrong, I can acquire Wan Yan."

President Meng laughed: "If I really can't hold out, I will definitely consider borrowing money from you."

A thought-provoking smile appeared on Zhou Andong's face: "Hearing Lao Meng, in terms of work, we are strategic partners; in private, we are friends and brothers. If you have difficulties, you must tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely spare no effort."

"With your words, Chairman Zhou, my heart is much more at ease." President Meng said, "By the way, we will release the VCD feasibility report tomorrow.

VCD is the only opportunity in the consumer electronics field at the end of this century where we might take the lead, and before this, no Chinese person had created and formed an industry in this field.

Last year, the sales volume of component stereos in the Chinese market was over 1.4 million units, the sales volume of video recorders was over 1.7 million units, LD disc players were 1 million units, and CD laser players were over 1.6 million units.

LD discs are 400 to 500 each. With such expensive things having such a large market in our country, then our VCD products, which make discs cheaper than video tapes and are only one-tenth the price of LD, will definitely have no problem selling two million units a year."

Zhou Andong said: "I believe in your analysis."

The two chatted for a while longer before hanging up the phone.

Jian Qiu said: "We have Yuzhou Technology, and the production line has already arrived. Why are you still thinking about Wan Yan?"

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette and lit it: "I'm not interested in Wan Yan, but I'm interested in Hearing Lao Meng, or more accurately, I'm interested in Hearing Lao Meng's connections and his research team.

It's just that this is very difficult. Even if Wan Yan loses everything in the VCD market in the end, Hearing Lao Meng won't accept my recruitment. However, if I acquire Wan Yan, the situation will definitely be different."

Jian Qiu asked puzzledly: "You want to recruit President Meng; what do you want to do?"

"Major appliances!" Zhou Andong said: "Once our VCD is launched and makes a name for itself, we will take advantage of the momentum to launch the color TV project. And Hearing Lao Meng is an expert in the television field."

Jian Qiu suddenly realized: "Are you so sure that Wan Yan will fail in market competition?"

"Sure!" Zhou Andong said: "Wan Yan doesn't even have enough R&D funds and is scraping by. Once a price war starts, it's burning money, and they can't afford to burn it."

Zhou Andong didn't say that in his previous life, Wan Yan lost miserably for many reasons, but the main and biggest reason was actually a lack of money.

From compressors, complete machines, discs, copyrights... to later publicity and R&D, they were powerless. Finally, under Aido's "Sunshine Action," they completely collapsed.

In 1996, Aido lowered the price of VCDs to around 2,000 yuan, opening the prelude to the price war in China's VCD industry, and then launched the "Sunshine Action."

After two rounds of price cuts, A and B, the cumulative price reduction of Aido's VCD series products reached 45 percent.

Jian Qiu looked sympathetic: "Hearing Lao Meng is being calculated to death by you, and he's probably still grateful to you in his heart."

"Qiuqiu is back." Yuan Liying pushed the door and walked in, carrying the groceries she had bought. Seeing Jian Qiu, her face blossomed with a smile.

"Auntie!" Jian Qiu put down the fourth child and took the bag from Yuan Liying's hand, "What delicious things did you buy?"

Yuan Liying said: "They are all things you like to eat."

Jian Qiu put the groceries in the kitchen and took off her coat: "I'll help you wash the vegetables."

"Oh my!" Yuan Liying pushed Jian Qiu out, "No need, you go outside and stay, watch TV."

Zhou Andong took Jian Qiu's hand and walked away: "We have something to do."

Yuan Liying asked: "When will you be back?"

Zhou Andong said: "Around five or six o'clock."

"Alright!" Yuan Liying said: "Wait for you to come back for dinner."

Jian Qiu was pulled forward helplessly. After leaving the hospital and arriving at the hotel, Zhou Andong opened the room door, suddenly turned around, picked up Jian Qiu, and carried her on his shoulder.

Jian Qiu screamed in fright, and then Zhou Andong hooked his foot and kicked, and the room door slammed shut with a bang.

Then he strode to the bed, threw Jian Qiu onto it, and quickly stripped off his clothes.

At this moment, he saw Jian Qiu lying on her side, supporting her head with one hand, hooking her finger at him with the other, her eyes blinking.

"Come on, let's have a battle of five hundred rounds."

"Damn!" Zhou Andong cursed, "Who are you looking down on? Five hundred rounds aren't enough; it has to be five thousand rounds."

After finishing, he lunged forward.