allonlinenovel Chapter 313 The tide of the times is unstoppable!
Chapter 313 The tide of the times is unstoppable!
Time enters June.
Red flags are flying everywhere on the streets of Chuzhou.
The front of a taxi, the door of a shop.
Even the songs played in some street shops are no longer the popular Hong Kong songs of the past, but have changed to songs such as "Good Days".
Because, on the first of next month, Hong Kong will return.
People all over the country are celebrating the upcoming happy event.
And during this special period, on June 3rd, the day when the Flower Growing Home Internet Information Center was established.
The first fully independently produced computer was successfully launched in the Lao Tangjia Computer R&D room.
All accessories, including CPU, graphics card, network card, motherboard, memory, etc., were all made by myself.
On this day, Tang Yichen also went to visit.
Well, generally speaking, the computer configuration is not high, and the overall performance is only slightly higher than the batch of computers assembled by Tang Yichen last time.
It is equivalent to the configuration of a computer in the US priced around 8,000 or 9,000 yuan.
But that's enough.
Considering the current domestic computer usage, computers with this configuration can basically meet the usage requirements.
Of course, the most important thing is cost.
The laboratory concluded that the hardware production cost of a computer of this type would be only less than one thousand yuan after mass production.
Of course, this is the hardware cost, and we also have to add labor costs, software costs, and even the bulk of the production line purchase costs.
However, given the hardware costs, there is a lot of flexibility in pricing.
"How do you say it? What are your thoughts?"
After returning home, Tang Yichen and his son sat opposite each other in the study. Tang Xionghua, holding a cigarette, looked at Tang Yichen opposite and asked.
Tang Yichen looked up and met his father's gaze with a bright smile on his face.
"Three thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, damn the conscience of the United States!"
"Haha! Just as I thought!
Tang Xionghua was not shocked by the price. He even burst into laughter as soon as Tang Yichen opened his mouth.
As for computers, any fully assembled computer on the market now, no matter what brand, will cost at least seven or eight thousand yuan.
If you buy some unknown brands, that is, computers assembled by others, it will be cheaper, but it will still cost at least five or six thousand.
There's no way around it. Computers are like this now. They're new stuff, and people generally don't understand them, so they get ripped off if they buy them.
Moreover, this is the situation that started last year when the price war was opened up by the conscience of the United States.
Before March last year, if you didn’t have tens of thousands of dollars to spend on a computer, you couldn’t even think about buying one, no matter if it was a brand name or pre-assembled.
Right now, the price war is going on and prices have been driven down.
However, even if their prices dropped to this extent, Tang Yichen could foresee that they would all cry as soon as the old Tang family's computers were on the market.
Even if you assemble a computer in Huaqiangbei that has the same performance as the ones produced by Lao Tangjia, you will definitely not make much money.
Not to mention the American conscience and other computer manufacturers that rely almost entirely on imported parts from foreign manufacturers.
Their costs are definitely higher than those in Huaqiangbei.
A computer that sells for eight thousand now has a cost of at least four thousand, and it must reach three thousand five hundred.
In this case, the Tang family sells something with similar performance for four thousand. How will they respond?
There is no way to accept the challenge unless they can negotiate prices with foreign suppliers and lower the purchase price of parts.
Otherwise, everyone will die.
"However, I feel that this price may be difficult to actually land!" Tang Xionghua suddenly restrained his smile and spoke.
Tang Yichen was slightly stunned by this, and then he smiled bitterly.
"Yes! The relevant departments will not let it go, but we must fight for everything."
Tang Yichen and Tang Xionghua looked at each other.
Tang Yichen said solemnly: "Dad, say hello to Chuzhou first!
Anyway, there is no rush now. Our computer has just come out and the production line has not started yet. I estimate that it will be on the market on New Year's Day at the earliest.
Let me spread the word now. There are no other big computer manufacturers in Chuzhou, so they will definitely be willing to help us.
After all, we are benefiting the people.
Similarly, we are also accelerating the construction of the domestic Internet scale!
More importantly, as we expand and our sales grow, we will need more people, and we can even accept some bankrupt factories in Chuzhou for transformation.
Aren’t the relevant departments looking for you every other day? Consider this as a condition! "
Indeed, what Tang Yichen said was the truth.
This is also a very troublesome problem for Tang Xionghua now.
The tree catches the wind.
The name of Tang's richest man is well-known throughout the country.
The first two years were fine.
but now.
It is now 1997.
Now, the state-owned economy has gradually shown signs of being unable to bear the burden, and even many factories have reached the point where they can no longer hold on even if they grit their teeth.
Their own goods are piling up and sales are declining, but their employees' wages and benefits are still there.
In fact, up to now, these factories have been relying on local grants to survive.
But this kind of thing, how can it continue like this?
So, whether you call it restructuring or looking for a buyer, in short, this is what is happening all over the country now.
Chuzhou is no exception.
Therefore, the relevant departments kept a close eye on Tang Xionghua and came to look for him every few days.
I hope Tang Xionghua will take over some state-owned factories.
Well, by the way, the employees and debts were taken over.
There are actually many opportunities among them.
Because for many factories, the problem is not with the products or the production capacity, but with the marketing.
It can be saved by changing the manager.
In fact, some factories have created this situation artificially.
Of course, it is not Tang Xionghua's turn to take over those factories.
The factories that the relevant departments asked Tang Xionghua to give away were all those that really could not be supported.
It’s free, no money required, including the land, factory and equipment.
It’s just that.
In this kind of venue, free is actually the most expensive.
You are looking at the factory, but others are looking at the debt you will have to bear.
To put it bluntly, if you accept this kind of factory, you will be a sucker.
Naturally, Tang Xionghua was no pushover, so he repeatedly declined. Chuzhou didn't dare to force Tang Xionghua.
After all, Tang Xionghua is not an ordinary person.
If you dare to push it too far, you will find that people from Shanghai and Shenzhen will come to Wanhua with smiles on their faces the next day.
It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for Wanhua, many people would not know where Chuzhou is if you asked them in other provinces across the country.
But now, the name of Chuzhou is known throughout the country.
Just because Tang Xionghua is in Chuzhou.
In this case, Tang Xionghua naturally has the conditions for negotiation.
And now, using this to negotiate is indeed feasible.
However, if you really do this, it will be a bit frustrating.
Tang Xionghua looked at Tang Yichen and said helplessly: "We want to sell some things at a low price, why do you act like we are trying to suck your blood at a high price!"
Tang Yichen grinned and said, "You can't say that. After all, the current situation is like this. We are selling it at such a low price. This is not like when we sold VCDs. It is a different product from LD video players.
Wasn’t it the same thing last time we sold LCD TVs?
When it comes to the interests of other people, and the number of people involved is relatively large, it is definitely impossible for us to set prices freely.
I feel that if we can get 4999, we'll be successful. At that price, we'll be able to carve out a niche in the market! At the same time, we'll teach American companies like Conscience a lesson by making them bear the pain of bleeding.
Tell them whether independent research and development is the right path! "
Tang Xionghua nodded. "Okay, I'll go talk to them tomorrow. Let's start with 3999, and 4999 as the bottom line. If possible, we can take over one or two of our Chuzhou TV airports for renovation. We can just use their TVs as display screens!"
"Yeah! Okay, let's put it this way!"
This is all Tang Yichen could say about the current situation.
Some things cannot be changed just by having a broader vision after rebirth.
The tide of the times is the general trend, and no one, not even he, a reborn person, can stop it.
If you try to rely on your own strength, you will be crushed to death in an instant.
For example, the current wave of layoffs.
Are you kidding? This is a question of how many factories and employees there are across the country. This involves the employment and security of tens of millions of workers. Even if Tang Xionghua put everything he had into it, he wouldn't be able to make a single wave.
This is the trend of the times.
Decades of historical legacy cannot be stopped by any individual.
Can only watch.
Including current computer pricing.