When Nutshell's ban was lifted, it also meant that New Era's sales ban was lifted.
When Aunt Zheng heard the news, she hurried over to ask about the specific situation.
The meeting room was crowded with management, and they were all discussing the matter. The battle for the speed of the MP4 was full of twists and turns.
First, New Era was the first to pass the product's stability test. When they were about to mass produce, they found that the screen supplier had been bribed by Nutshell.
Then, when Nutshell's MP4 was about to hit the market, New Era called for help and the official investigation team arrived.
In the end, Hong Shiyong thought that it might be a draw and that both sides were back to the same starting line.
But Nutshell didn't intend to follow the script at all. He took out the starting gun from his trouser pocket, gave himself the order, and ran away.
New Era was still puzzled and even wanted to complain to the referee, "Are you f * cking blind? Nutshell is cheating again. I, New Era, am an obedient baby!"
Hong Shiyong sat on the soft sofa, turning a blind eye to the noise around him. He just kept smoking, his face full of deep thought and a little doubt.
When he saw Aunt Zheng, he moved his shoulders and said, "I don't know what happened, but Nutshell can suddenly sell the MP4. We haven't mass-produced it yet. At least wait until the 15th."
"Oh."
Aunt Zheng nodded. Her mouth moved, but she didn't speak.
In front of other management, Aunt Zheng didn't want to reveal too many negative emotions.
But in her heart, Aunt Zheng was more and more disappointed with Hong Shiyong.
At first, she felt that Hong Shiyong was too stubborn on the MP4 project. But Hong Shiyong's original intention was to "revive and revitalize the New Era Electronics Factory," so Aunt Zheng still supported him.
Later, they were tricked by Nutshell. Fortunately, the Zheng family intervened and saved the situation. They even gained a little advantage.
But this time, Nutshell played tricks again. The key was that New Era didn't know the reason.
"I can only say that this person's ability is too mediocre."
Aunt Zheng thought silently. After a while, she asked, "Old Hong, what are you going to do next?"
The most important thing was to solve the problem first. After things settled down, they could slowly divide the responsibilities.
"Phew ~"
Hong Shiyong took a deep breath, brushed the cigarette ash off his pants, and said, "I have two questions about this matter that I don't understand. First, why did the investigation team suddenly come out with a result? It doesn't conform to the norm. Second, the shell hasn't been advertised, and there are no offline channels. How are they going to sell it?"
In the New Era, they had a solid foundation and had accumulated experience. They had a good relationship with stores all over the country. But Nutshell had never paid attention to this before. Now that they were preparing to contact these distributors, it seemed that this last-minute effort was a little too late.
The distributors wouldn't choose the shells just because the shells were shipped a few days in advance. They would choose to cooperate with whoever could help them make money.
"There's no need to think about the first thing. Since the conclusion is out, it's reasonable and legal."
Aunt Zheng shook her head and said, "The second thing will come to light soon. At that time, we will know the sales channel of the shell."
"You're right."
Hong Shiyong sat up straight and called the person in charge of the production research and development department over. He said, "From now on, we'll increase the overtime allowance for your department. Chief Zheng and I want to see the quality of the finished product as soon as possible."
The person in charge of the production research and development department steadily agreed. The current situation in New Era was the same as when Nutshell was suddenly faced with a ban on the sale of the shell.
It seemed that there was nothing they could do but wait.
The only difference was that Nutshell Chen Hansheng was completely in charge, regardless of whether the situation was good or bad.
… ….
In the face of the pressure from Nutshell, the atmosphere in the New Era factory became tense again. Even the ordinary workers, Liang Xiaohai and his girlfriend, Tang Ping, felt it.
"Goddamned Nutshell, why don't they go bankrupt?"
In the New Era cafeteria, Tang Ping angrily cursed, "They're always causing trouble. The key is that we're also implicated. The team has to work overtime at night again."
"This time seems to be different."
Liang Xiaohai looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "The workers in Nutshell all said that our factory is going to be unlucky this time. Because the MP4s from the two companies are too similar, there will only be one company left in the market in the end."
"Then it's definitely New Era."
Tang Ping said confidently, "Anyway, I'll just wait. After Nutshell goes bankrupt, these trash will have no one to rely on. I wonder if they'll cry for their parents again and find new connections to enter New Era."
Liang Xiaohai also felt that New Era had a higher chance of winning. In fact, they didn't understand the struggle at all. They could only guess and analyze based on hearsay and gossip.
Different from these assembly line workers, Hong Shiyong didn't have any appetite at all. According to the "intelligence" he received, all the production lines of Nutshell Electronics were activated, and MP4s were packaged one by one.
In the wee hours of the morning, the brightly lit factory next door also proved this point.
"Damn it, how are they going to sell Nutshell? If they keep producing like this, aren't they afraid of accumulating surplus?"
Hong Shiyong was full of confusion as he thought.
The next morning, Hong Shiyong appeared in the office with dark circles under his eyes. He didn't sleep last night, tossing and turning as he thought about all the possibilities in the future.
Suddenly, Secretary Shen Liang hurriedly knocked on the door and came in, "CEO Hong, I saw Nutshell."
"Where did you see Nutshell?"
Hong Shiyong stood up and asked.
"I saw Nutshell MP4 on the Internet. Maybe their main sales channel isn't the offline shopping mall at all."
Shen Liang pointed to his seat, "Can you come with me to take a look?"
Hong Shiyong was confused and nervous as he went to Shen Liang's seat. Sure enough, he saw a picture of Nutshell MP4 on an online page.
This picture was modified and looked even more exquisite than the real thing. There was a line of artistic words below: Nutshell, born for enjoyment.
"This page is called QQ Space."
Shen Liang said, "This is a QQ service that Teng Xun just launched today. You can upload photos, logs, and even interact with friends … It's very simple to use. You only need a QQ number to use it."
Hong Shiyong was from Hong Kong. He didn't have a QQ and was more used to using email and MSN.
"Do many people use this thing?" Hong Shiyong asked.
Shen Liang nodded.
Hong Shiyong walked to the administrative office without saying a word and asked loudly, "Who has a QQ number? Raise your hand."
The clerks looked at each other and finally all raised their hands, including the forty-year-old office director.
"Do you know how to play this too?"
Hong Shiyong frowned and asked the office director.
"I don't play it, but I need it for work."
The office director pointed to the QQ dialog box, "This way, it's more convenient to communicate at work."
"I see."
Hong Shiyong took a few glances at it. Just from the usage rate of the administrative office, the popularity of QQ was very exaggerated.
This meant that Nutshell could also be promoted, but it wasn't in the traditional sense of advertising, inviting celebrities, and TV sales, etc.
As for the effect, Hong Shiyong still had a question mark in his heart.
Actually, this was normal, because even Teng Xun himself wasn't sure about the influence of QQ Space in the future.
Hong Shiyong was a little anxious when he returned to the manager's office, because he didn't understand Nutshell's strategy at all. Not long after, "dong dong dong", the door was knocked again. It was the secretary, Shen Liang.
"CEO Hong, I heard from a junior in Jianye Normal University that Nutshell MP4 is on sale in the university. The price is 899 yuan."
"What?"
Hong Shiyong was shocked. Nutshell didn't even have a channel to sell, how did it appear in the university campus?
"Shentong."
Shen Liang explained, "Shentong · Rocket 101, this is the university campus delivery under Shentong Express. It covers almost all the universities in the country. Nutshell probably cooperated with Shentong, they bypassed the traditional stores and directly delivered the product to the university students."
This news was very shocking to Hong Shiyong, because the target audience of the New Era MP4 was also these young students.
"Also, also."
Shen Liang hesitated for a while, then added, "Rocket 101 used to be a company founded by Chen Hansheng, but later, it was sold to Shentong due to poor management …"
"You can contact him now."
Speaking of Chen Hansheng, Hong Shiyong suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen this person for a few days. Usually, he always liked to join in the fun.
Shen Liang took out his phone and called Chen Hansheng. On the other side of the phone, there was a lot of noise and bustling.
"Hello, Junior Chen, where are you?"
Shen Liang said, "CEO Hong wants to see you, but you're not free. Then what are you doing … What? The business of Rocket 101 in the University of Finance and Economics is so good, are you helping to sell Nutshell MP4? "
"I …"
Shen Liang suddenly wanted to scold, "You are an employee of New Era, why are you helping to sell Nutshell's products? Don't you know that the two companies are competitors?"
"Forget it."
Hong Shiyong heard everything, he waved his hand and said, "This kind of person is rich. Let's also go to the University of Finance and Economics to have a look, I want to see how good this business is!"
… …
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