Chapter 73: Airdrop

America is indeed the world's largest empire now, and its consumption power is also the strongest in the world. But the old Russians didn't collapse long ago, and America hasn't been able to expand its influence to the whole world. Hollywood hasn't gone global yet.

In terms of entertainment and games, Sony and Nintendo's consoles swept the American game market. Microsoft hadn't entered the game console industry yet, which is enough to show how strong America's entertainment and games are at this moment.

In regions like Japan where electronics and games are extremely developed, the electronic pet machine that can set off a craze is also applicable to Americans who haven't eaten fine food, and can even be said to be a dimensionality reduction strike!

The first batch of electronic pet machines tested the water, and the 20,000 electronic pet machines put into major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston through Wan Dai and Toys "R" Us retail stores were swept away in less than three days.

After seeing the test situation, Toys "R" Us didn't hesitate anymore and started to publicize the electronic pet machine with great fanfare!

The publicity channels of American media are even more mature than those in Japan. New York and other major TV stations, newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertisements, etc., have all appeared with the electronic pet machine.

Just like in Japan, the electronic pet machine, this egg, crossed age, region, skin color, language, etc., and started to set off a craze in America.

The second batch of electronic pet machines was air-freighted to New York and then scattered to major stores in New York. Toys "R" Us and Wan Dai stores suddenly started to queue up.

"This is a cultural invasion!"

The New York Times cover used the hundred-meter-long queue in front of the New York store of Toys "R" Us to define the wind and waves set off by the electronic pet machine in America. However, after the sensational headline, the New York Times also reported, "The electronic pet machine, or Tamagotchi, has created a brand-new human-computer interaction, cultivation-type game framework. This is a brand-new game mode!"

The comments made by the New York Times on the electronic pet machine did not affect the sales of the electronic pet machine in North America, but instead made countless people more curious about it.

Five days, only five days, the 300,000 electronic pet machines air-freighted to America were swept away. When Toys "R" Us and Wan Dai stores announced that they were out of stock, the electronic pet machine ushered in a carnival in the American black market.

In the black market in New York, an electronic pet machine of 15 US dollars was directly speculated to over 100 US dollars!

Americans playing with harvesting leeks are even more outrageous than Japan. In Japan, the electronic pet machine is speculated to 30,000 or 50,000 yen, which is 30 or 40 US dollars. But these scalpers in America have blacker hearts, speculating it to 100 US dollars each.

With such high profits, some American scalpers ran to Japan to grab goods. Regardless of what language version of the electronic pet machine it was, they could sell it for a high price after grabbing it back. For a time, flights from America to Japan were full!

"Must strengthen security, absolutely cannot have mistakes. Send another patrol team here!"

"Water and electricity bureau, even if the whole Pingyang stops water and electricity, it absolutely cannot stop here!"

"Several departments of the traffic bureau must cooperate with Mayor Yao's industrial and commercial department..."

At the entrance of the Dongling High-Tech electronic industrial park, Luo Junwu led a group of municipal leaders to the entrance and said to the heads of various departments.

Before the overseas income of the electronic pet machine arrived, neither the Pingyang municipal government nor the Hanxi provincial government paid attention to Dongling High-Tech. After all, the electronic pet machine was not sold in the country.

But when the sales payment of over 10.5 million US dollars, composed of various foreign currencies such as yen, won, Singapore dollar, etc., was returned, not only Pingyang municipal government but also the provincial industrial department paid attention to Dongling High-Tech.

It was hard not to pay attention. In this era, there were a lot of companies spending foreign exchange, but very few could earn foreign exchange. Coupled with the change in the tax system this year, companies like Dongling High-Tech that could earn foreign exchange locally were not only paid attention to by Pingyang, but also paid abnormal attention to by the provincial government.

Standing at the entrance of the Dongling High-Tech electronic industrial park, looking at the Xicheng Wireless Factory No. 1, which was hundreds of meters away and had iron gates closed and a decadent look, the contrast was truly too strong.

Entering the electronic industrial park, Luo Junwu, Yao Zhengru, and others saw the bustling scene inside. The construction team over there was still building in a tight and orderly manner, and the recruitment office was still constantly recruiting new employees.

"Mayor Luo!"

Li Dongling brought Hu Zixian, Yao Luoying, Zhang Ao, and others out. After shaking hands with Luo Junwu, Li Dongling nodded slightly to Yao Zhengru.

"Yesterday, Director Li of the Provincial Industrial Department also called me to ask about the situation of Dongling High-Tech. Beijing Economic and Trade also called. You really didn't make a sound and released a big satellite!"

When Luo Junwu faced Li Dongling, he was full of smiles. A month or two ago, he was still regretting that Dongling High-Tech didn't accept the Sitong Group's investment and missed the listing opportunity that Sitong Securities helped with.

But now, Dongling High-Tech earned millions of dollars in foreign exchange in a single month, which was truly like releasing a big satellite. Even if it were those companies that were already listed in the country and had a market value of billions, how many could earn foreign exchange?!

Entering the production workshop, looking at the electronic pet machines produced on the production line, Luo Junwu asked Li Dongling, "Do these really sell to Japan, Korea, Singapore, and other places?!"

"Now it has also entered the North American market. The sales volume in North America has exceeded 320,000 units!"

Hearing that the electronic pet machine was sold to North America, Luo Junwu, Yao Zhengru, and others were all moved. For a long time, it had been products of American brands, from airplanes to cars, from computers to drinks, even a hamburger shop could queue up in the country, and various commodities were sold to the country like dumping, so much so that the president of General Motors made remarks praising the domestic market.

The saying that it takes 800 million shirts produced in the country to exchange for one airplane in America is true or false, but the strength of American and European brands in the country is evident.

In this case, Dongling High-Tech was able to sell the electronic pet machine to Japan, America, Korea, and other places, reverse-harvesting leeks, and the shock brought to Luo Junwu and Yao Zhengru was conceivable.

Li Dongling picked up an electronic pet machine, "Now Dongling High-Tech has launched English, Japanese, Korean, and other versions of the product, and the next step will be to launch German, French, and other versions to enter the European market!"

The hot period of the electronic pet machine can be maintained for at most a year or two, and in a few months, pirated, cottage, and imitation machines will appear. Dongling High-Tech is to sell the electronic pet machine to high-consumption regions such as Japan, America, England, Germany, France, etc., at the fastest speed, earn money for a year or two, and harvest a few batches of leeks.

The foreign exchange earned from the electronic pet machine is enough for Dongling High-Tech to purchase many R&D equipment, as well as advanced equipment and production lines, and provide cash flow for many projects.

"Pingyang municipal government fully supports Dongling High-Tech and guarantees the production of the Dongling High-Tech electronic industrial park!

No matter who causes trouble for Dongling High-Tech, it is going against the Pingyang municipal government, and even the provincial government. I, Luo Junwu, will never let it go!"

When saying this, Luo Junwu was a bit murderous, but his eyes were fixed on a group of Pingyang municipal government personnel. He wanted to borrow the mouths of these people to spread his words, letting people know his attitude.

If the last lawsuit with Microsoft only won Dongling High-

If the previous lawsuit against Microsoft only won Dongling High-Tech fame and made it a banner for domestic tech brands—giving it a layer of "golden armor"—then this time, Dongling High-Tech has gained a second layer. Dongling High-Tech is earning foreign exchange, and domestically, companies that can earn foreign exchange and provide large-scale employment are highly valued; this is true not only domestically but all over the world.

With these two layers of golden armor, those monsters and demons who want to pull small tricks against Dongling High-Tech or have designs on it must weigh the consequences. As Dongling High-Tech holds more and more cards in the future, any monster or demon that dares to reach out its claws toward Dongling High-Tech will have those claws severed!

Right now, at this critical juncture where Dongling High-Tech is bringing in foreign exchange, if any problems were to arise, let alone the provincial capital, it is estimated that even the Yanjing Ministry of Commerce would intervene. Whoever dares to recklessly reach out toward Dongling High-Tech is truly asking for Luo Junwu's life.

Luo Junwu is not a person with a heavy desire for power. At his current age, if he cannot advance further in the next year or two, his political career will basically stop at his current position.

However, the emergence of Dongling High-Tech has stirred Luo Junwu's thoughts. If Dongling High-Tech truly becomes a major taxpayer for Pingyang and even Hanxi Province, this will become one of the important achievements of Luo Junwu's tenure!

Even if his political career does not change, Luo Junwu, who comes from a military background, still has the desire to get things done. If Dongling High-Tech develops, it can provide a large number of jobs, help a large number of families in Pingyang solve their employment problems, and fill their bellies. For Luo Junwu, leaving behind a clean reputation for the region is enough.

In London, England, after class, Feng Miaoyu returned to the apartment she rented near the University of London. She is from Yanjing and is a self-funded international student at a British university. Her father was among the first batch of people to "dive into the sea" (enter business), making a fortune by trafficking goods in the Soviet Union before building his own factory; otherwise, she would not be able to afford the 5,000-pound tuition fee per semester.

Added to the expensive apartment rent, if the Feng family didn't run a factory, they absolutely could not afford such expensive tuition and living expenses.

Feng Miaoyu's grades in China were average. While domestic universities still allow self-funded enrollment, her father sent her abroad to "gild" her credentials. Since money is being spent anyway, the "gold content" of a sea turtle (returnee) is now much higher than the status of a domestic self-funded university student.

In England, Feng Miaoyu feels she cannot adapt to the diet and lifestyle habits. Every day after class, she just curls up in her apartment watching TV and listening to music to pass the time.

After turning on the TV, the British BBC channel appeared. Feng Miaoyu casually picked up a book that someone from home had mailed to her, occasionally looking up at the TV.

"Today, we will feature a special report on a product that is sweeping North America and may soon trigger a trend in Europe: the electronic pet machine, or Tamagotchi!

The British company Hamleys has announced the official introduction of this product. It is currently the most popular electronic product in America, Japan, and other places!"

The voice of the BBC host continued to ring in Feng Miaoyu's ears, "This product is currently selling 15 units per minute in North America. In major cities like New York and Los Angeles, its price has been hyped up to over four hundred US dollars!"

At this moment, Feng Miaoyu's attention was finally captured by the TV news. She looked up at the TV, but the words the BBC host said next made her jaw drop.

"Currently, electronic pet machines are mainly sold by three companies: the world's fifth-largest toy giant, Japan's Wan Dai; America's Toys "R" Us; and an agent in Hong Kong called Ning's Trading Company!

But according to our BBC reporter's investigation in Hong Kong, the actual developer and producer of this product, which has currently sold over two million units globally, is a company in Hanxi, China!"

(End of chapter)