Chapter 364: Lightning War

As the base camp of Dongling High-Tech, Yao Zhengru, Wu Yaoguo, and others naturally pay great attention to Dongling High-Tech, knowing that the co-branded Shenzhou U-disk is selling well.

What is a base camp and a basic plate? That is, Dongling High-Tech can get a large amount of resource support in Hanxi. Just like the Tianya Pinyin Input Method, it doesn't need public relations. When it was rumored that the parent company of Tianya Input Method was Dongling High-Tech, the Hanxi Provincial Government and Pingyang Municipal Government purchased the Tianya Input Method.

Including Wu Yaoguo's Hanxi State Investment, they all purchased a batch of co-branded U-disks. There are quite a few companies like Hanxi State Investment in Hanxi. It is hard to say in other places, but in Hanxi, the Tianya Pinyin Input Method is definitely making money.

"Did the sales volume of the Shenzhou Tianya co-branded U-disk really break more than 90,000?"

Wu Yaoguo asked Li Dongling curiously. Yao Zhengru and Zhang Xiaocheng also cast curious gazes. They all know the current selling price of U-disks. With tens of thousands of U-disks, the sales volume can break tens of millions.

"The co-branded U-disk sales volume has already broken 100,000!"

For "insiders" like Yao Zhengru and others, Li Dongling had nothing to hide, directly telling them the input method sales volume reported by Guo Jingyun in the phone call just now.

Hearing that the co-branded U-disk had actually broken 100,000 in sales, Yao Zhengru and the others couldn't help but be surprised. Even though they already knew Dongling High-Tech's ability to suck gold, such sales volume still made them unable to help but be surprised.

"But now pirated and counterfeit Tianya Pinyin Input Methods have begun to appear. It is difficult for the sales volume of co-branded U-disks to continue to rise!"

Li Dongling saw the expressions of Yao Zhengru, Wu Yaoguo, and others and shook his head, saying that this co-branded U-disk had a component of taking advantage. After the pirated Tianya Pinyin Input Method appeared, for the sake of an input method, specifically buying a U-disk of several hundred yuan might not pop up too much.

However, co-branded U-disks are estimated to still be sellable. Not everyone is a computer expert who can easily find various resources. Just like the old drivers in later generations, don't they also have to seek resources everywhere? Old drivers are still like this, and the current computer users will still have the demand to buy co-branded U-disks.

"What a pity!"

Yao Zhengru sighed. The more Shenzhou U-disks are sold, the more taxes are paid, and the more jobs are provided, naturally.

Especially after Dongling High-Tech reached an agreement with Japan's Toshiba and acquired Japan's flash memory factory in Singapore, Shenzhou Storage basically mastered the full set of processes and technology for U-disk production.

Shenzhou Storage is considering expanding production of this flash memory particle factory, or after absorbing the technology of this flash memory factory, building a new flash memory factory in Hanxi. No matter which one it is, the more U-disks are sold, the more favorable it is for Shenzhou Storage, which has just stood on its own from Dongling High-Tech.

"Li, you don't make a move, but once you do, it's amazing. I see the media reporting that the Wangma Wubi typing, which has occupied the domestic computer input method for twelve years, is going to be replaced by Tianya Input Method!"

Wu Yaoguo said to Li Dongling with a smile. Although quite a few media are reporting that computer users have a higher acceptance of pinyin input methods, those who can shout out that they want to replace Wangma Company in the input method industry are definitely Hanxi media without a doubt.

Li Dongling sighed and said, "The Tianya Pinyin Input Method has no intention of replacing Wangma. Which input method to use is the computer user's own choice!"

Li Dongling's words are not empty talk. Even if Wubi input method declines in the future, among hundreds of millions of computer users, only less than 3% of users are still willing to continue using Wubi, but no one can deny the achievements of Wangma Company and Wang Yongmin for domestic Chinese input methods.

If it weren't for Wang Yongmin, the domestic computer input method might have been Latinized long ago, that is, computer typing couldn't type Chinese characters, and they all used English to communicate, which is to say, if you don't know English, you can't use a computer, which is to say, the countless users in the entire country were isolated from the computer industry. Whether the internet could rise in the country is probably a question.

In the future, if Wangma Company declines, then Li Dongling is prepared to let Tianya Company acquire Wangma Company and bring Wubi input method into Tianya Input Method's camp.

Wubi will decline in the future, but it will never disappear. Whether it is its fast typing or accuracy, it is unique among all input methods, including when the voice input method era arrives!

In addition, there is another point. As long as Wubi input method can be improved, before the voice input method matures, it can provide input method needs for another special group!

There are some deaf-mutes who are born with it, but most of them have already lost their hearing before they established the concept of pinyin. Even if they practice later, they cannot learn pinyin because of pronunciation problems. At this time, Wubi typing is the most suitable input method for them.

Deaf-mutes also have internet needs. Wubi input method can provide them with such a channel. Not only input methods, but also accessibility modes in the mobile phone era, etc., allow more people to experience the technology era!

The development of the technology industry is not just to make money, but also needs to provide services for more users with needs. Dongling High-Tech doesn't dare to say how well it does in the future, but what should be done and what social responsibilities should be assumed must definitely be done.

If the most profitable Dongling High-Tech doesn't do it, who else can you expect to do it?

In addition, acquiring Wangma Company and getting the patent for Wubi input method seems useless now, but in a few years, the patent for input methods will start to be useful.

Wangma Company can't do anything about those infringing companies, but Tianya Company is different. Dongling High-Tech's legal team is not eating dry rice!

In the future, during the input method war, Tianya Input Method holds a large number of patents in its hands, and with the support of the parent company Dongling High-Tech's legal team, it is enough for other opponents to drink a pot!

Yao Zhengru drank a sip of tea, looked at each other with Wu Yaoguo and Zhang Xiaocheng, and then Zhang Xiaocheng took the lead and said to Li Dongling, "General Manager Li, the first batch of lighters from Torch Group has gone offline. Do we need to start stocking now?"

Today, Yao Zhengru, Zhang Xiaocheng, and Wu Yaoguo came over, and what they really wanted to talk to Li Dongling about was the Torch Group.

This is one of the most important projects in Pingyang, and even Hanxi and the Ministry of Commerce. It relates to the fate of too many people and cannot be lost.

If Torch Group's lighters cannot be sold and the entire project fails, what the consequences will be, no one dares to imagine. Anyway, Pingyang and Hanxi are not willing to see that scene. At that time, no one can clean up the mess. After all, too many people are involved!

Zhang Xiaocheng had already called Li Dongling countless times as early as when Li Dongling went to Yanjing. Now that Li Dongling returned to Pingyang, Zhang Xiaocheng finally couldn't bear it and pulled Wu Yaoguo over.

"What is the output of the first batch of lighters from Torch Group?" Li Dongling asked Zhang Xiaocheng.

"Five million!"

Zhang Xiaocheng said. When saying this number, he was also a bit panicked. He rushed over because Torch Group's inventory was already loaded with a large batch of goods.

Now on Torch Group's production line, it is still constantly producing. Whether the first batch of lighters can be sold relates to the success or failure of Torch Group in the future, and he cannot help but worry.

He doesn't know what Yao Zhengru, Wu Yaoguo, the Hanxi Provincial Government, and the Ministry of Commerce are worried about, but he needs to consider the large group of people in Torch Group who are eating now.

Li Dongling nodded upon hearing this. "Dongling High-Tech's market department and Focus Media will assist Torch in selling and promoting Torch Group's lighters!"

As early as the establishment of Torch Group, Dongling High-Tech reached an agreement with Torch Group, promising that Dongling High-Tech's market department would help Torch Group promote the lighters produced. This is also the reason why Torch Group dared to let go and fight.

Without Dongling High-Tech's support, Torch Group and the departments and units that support it, such as Hanxi State Investment, Pingyang Municipal Government, Hanxi Provincial Government, Ministry of Commerce, Foreign Exchange Department, and Development and Reform Commission, would have to weigh it.

"Torch Group can provide 20% profit to sales merchants. If the sales volume reaches a certain level, they can also give them a part of the profit!" Li Dongling said.

"Give 20% profit to sales merchants?" Zhang Xiaocheng couldn't help but shout.

You know, the lighters that Torch Group is preparing to sell in the country are expected to sell for around one RMB. And now Torch Group produces a lighter at a cost of around four cents. This is still based on the premise that Torch Group has invested a large amount of funds to establish the full industrial chain of lighters and large-scale production, otherwise the cost would be higher.

But it seems that the profit is not small, but production costs, plus labor, freight, channels, publicity, and other costs, in the end, it is hard to say whether Torch Group can still have 20% profit.

Li Dongling glanced at Zhang Xiaocheng. "Torch Group needs to occupy the market at the fastest speed, not giving any other opponents any chance to challenge Torch Group, whether it is domestic or foreign opponents. For the sake of sales volume, perhaps they need to give sales merchants higher profit commissions!"

Once this was said, Yao Zhengru and Zhang Xiaocheng were both a bit surprised.

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Although the profits seemed substantial, once production costs were added to labor, shipping, distribution, and promotional expenses, the profit remaining for the Torch Group was actually not much.

Giving distributors a 20% profit margin made it hard to say whether the Torch Group would even have a 20% profit left for itself.

Li Dongling glanced at Zhang Xiaocheng, "The Torch Group needs to occupy the market at the fastest possible speed and not give any other competitors a chance to challenge the Torch Group, whether they are domestic or foreign. For the sake of sales volume, perhaps we even need to give distributors higher profit commissions!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yao Zhengru and Zhang Xiaocheng were both somewhat startled.

(End of chapter)