The 33 Daqian research centers in the country were operated directly by the Daqian company. They had nothing to do with the Daqian distributors. All the income earned by the research centers was also the income of the Daqian company. Not a single cent was given to the distributors.
However, the distributors didn't have any resentment because Jia Yapeng had given them another piece of the cake.
As mentioned before, in addition to buying parts directly from the research centers, the children could also buy parts from the parts lists stored in the various convenience stores. Then, they could order these parts from the convenience store owner.
And this income was the distributors' income.
Previously, the distributors complained to Jia Yapeng that although the mini 4WD was selling well, they didn't make any money. So, Jia Yapeng gave them a way to make money.
First, Jia Yapeng asked the Yuzhang City State to print a total of one million copies of beautiful colorful parts posters. Then, he distributed them to the distributors all over the country. The distributors then put them in the convenience stores and sales outlets they were in charge of. They were directly posted on the walls of the stores, next to the signboards, and other prominent places.
Then, the children could gather in front of the large poster and look at the various parts and prices listed in detail on the poster. They could then order them from the store owner.
Each part had a unique number, from 0001 to 0108. The store owner only needed to record the number, so it was very fast.
If one looked carefully at the prices on the posters, they would find that the prices of the parts on the posters were several times cheaper than the parts in the research centers.
For example, an engine was basically around 5 yuan. The price of a rechargeable battery was also reduced to around 20 yuan. Many parts were priced within 10 yuan. Anyway, it was basically a price that children could afford to sell it at.
Of course, these parts were different from the parts in the research centers.
For example, the engines in the research centers were black iron, brass, silver, gold, and so on. The engines here were a different set of names. As for the other parts, their names and appearances were basically changed. They looked cheaper.
Naturally, this was to widen the gap between Jia Yapeng and the high-end products. Otherwise, those tycoons who bought expensive products would not chase after Jia Yapeng. However, these ordinary children did not care about this at all. They also knew that those expensive parts had nothing to do with them. These cheap parts in front of them, as long as they were better than the original parts, were the treasures they needed!
Of course, if you want the transformation parts sold by those high-end research centers, the boss will also take out another poster for you. It also records the products sold by the research center in detail, but the price is the same as the research center. It depends on whether you can afford it.
As a result, many children began to carefully calculate their own pocket money, and then spend a few dollars to buy a part that they needed the most.
Although these parts were cheap and the profits were far less than those high-end products, the problem was that there were a lot of them.
There were only 33 high-end research centers in the country, but there were hundreds of thousands of small stores with posters on them!
Therefore, when the first month of component sales results were released, the profit of the retail component was actually higher than the profit of the research center.
In the whole of February, the research center sold a total of 23 million in sales, but the national sales of components were 26 million!
In March, the research center's sales plummeted to 4 million, but there were still 14 million in sales nationwide. This was the real stable and large income.
And with the full launch of the component sales, the 4WD business, which had always been criticized and considered a loss-making business within the Daqian Group, turned into a dragon overnight. It directly surpassed Little Elf Crispy Noodles and became the largest cash cow of the Daqian Group.
But Jia Yapeng was also a boss who had sufficient worries. As the saying goes, "Born in worries, die in peace." Jia Yapeng had to consider the worst-case scenario.
That was, the component sales for the whole of February and March were actually driven by the animation's plot. As time passed, the children's enthusiasm for the 4WD would inevitably decrease.
Don't look at how the profits for February and March exceeded 10 million, but as time passed, this profit would definitely gradually decrease, just like Little Elf Crispy Noodles.
Therefore, Jia Yapeng had to continue to maintain the popularity of the 4WD business. Besides the animation on TV, there was nothing more attractive than the competition.
And so, on April 10, 1992, the National 4WD Tour organized by the Daqian Group finally kicked off in Xijiang Province's Yuzhang City, the city where the Daqian Group's headquarters was located.
The entire Xijiang Province Tour's schedule was five days. The first three days were the preliminaries, the fourth day was the semi-finals, and the last day was the finals.
According to the rules of the competition, any small player who sent a postcard to the Daqian Group and received a competition invitation letter from the Daqian Group could directly enter the competition with the invitation letter.
The venue for the Tour's competition was Xijiang Province's Provincial Stadium. Jia Yapeng booked the entire huge field, which could be used for football. In the middle of the field, he moved his Lushan Waterfall Race Track over.
However, this was the race track used for the finals. The real race track used for the preliminaries was actually a plastic race track that circled around the stadium. This race track was relatively simple and didn't have many fancy things. However, it also included extremely high uphill slopes, roller coaster rings, and a part of the track that was soaked in a pool. It was a very comprehensive race track that tested a car's ability.
Before the competition, the Daqian Group would first test the race track and come up with a more difficult time to complete the race. The children who signed up for the preliminaries only needed to run their cars on the race track once. If the final time was faster than this time, they would be able to pass the preliminaries and enter the semi-finals on the fourth day. In the semi-finals, the strongest 36 contestants would be selected and the finals would be held.
Soon, the entire competition was in full swing.
On the 10th of April, the staff of the Xijiang Province Traffic Bureau suddenly found that the number of people taking various kinds of buses had suddenly increased, and all of them were from the long-distance bus station. This made the staff feel a little strange, because generally, such a situation wouldn't occur unless it was a major festival.
His leader was also very shocked at first. After making a few phone calls to understand the situation, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh my God, children from all over the province are rushing to Yuzhang!"
Yes, the reason for the sudden increase in the number of people entering Yuzhang City was that children from all over the province had begun to gather in Yuzhang City. According to preliminary statistics, more than 10,000 children from all over the province had entered Yuzhang City through various means in three days. In addition to the parents who accompanied them to participate in the competition, the number of people entering the city had reached an astonishing 20,000 to 30,000. No wonder the traffic bureau was surprised.
Naturally, all of these children were here to participate in the competition. The Xijiang Provincial Stadium, which could originally accommodate 20,000 people, became a little overcrowded at this moment. The 16 tracks for the preliminary competition were somewhat insufficient. There were a large number of children lining up behind each track. At the same time, hundreds of staff members were constantly registering and checking the children's competition invitations. Only the children who had passed the registration could line up.
At first, the Daqian had planned to let all 16 children participate in the competition together. After they finished running a lap together, the next group of children would be replaced.
However, they soon found that this method didn't work because some children's 4WD cars had obviously been modified and were very fast. Other children's 4WD cars were purely the basic version, and it was difficult for them to even pass a slightly steeper track. If they had to wait for all 16 children to finish the competition before moving on to the next round, they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to compete with hundreds of children in one day.
Therefore, they simply changed each track to be used separately. After the previous child started, the next child's car could start 20 seconds later.
Because a 4WD car was expected to finish the race in about one minute, at most, it could accommodate three children at the same time.
At the same time, it was stipulated that once a child's car jumped off the track or stopped on the track more than five times, it would be considered a failure and would be automatically disqualified.
With such rules, it was barely possible for 10,000 children to finish the preliminary competition in three days.
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