Chapter 501 (Preparing to write a sequel but ended up failing, sob)

The Ideal Bluetooth speaker has become a huge hit, with over 300,000 sold in just over a month since it was launched on the market. In a short period of time, it has become the most popular portable speaker, which can be a dimensionality reduction blow to traditional small speakers.

With the Bluetooth speaker as a foundation, the ideal mobile phone that can be used with the Bluetooth speaker is currently the only mobile phone that can be used with the Bluetooth speaker except the iPhone. It exceeded Zhou Jing's expectations as soon as it was launched on the market. The sales volume is growing rapidly every day, and at the same time it has driven the sales volume of Bluetooth speakers.

Thanks to its low price and Bluetooth speaker selling points, Ideal Mobile Phone sold more than 40,000 units in the first half of April, both in retail and wholesale. At this rate, it will not be a problem for sales to exceed 100,000 by the end of April.

The better the products sold, the more Zhou Jing paid attention to quality. The first traditional mobile phone became a hit, so the success of the smartphone in the fall was a natural result.

Therefore, Zhou Jing asked Bai Xiyao to upgrade the basic hardware of the phone without changing the retail price. The cost increased from over 190 yuan to 280 yuan. Adding the development cost of Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd., the actual cost of this phone is more than 450 yuan. Selling it for more than 400 yuan, both the configuration and the price are enough to beat the thousand-yuan phones or even the phones under 2,000 yuan of competitors.

The subsequent production capacity of Ideal Technology Co., Ltd.'s production line will definitely not be able to keep up. Bai Xiyao has already contacted the electronics factory to discuss OEM business. Tangdu itself already has an electronics factory that manufactures mobile phones. The only problem is that the mobile phones are priced too low and the profit margin is limited. Finding an electronics factory to manufacture them will further compress the profit.

If the mobile phone doesn't sell well, Zhou Jing will not pursue profits. In order to penetrate the market and establish a brand, he has to sell it at cost price or even at a loss. Since it sells well, he can consider profits. After all, making money is the ultimate goal.

The success of traditional mobile phones brought full confidence to the smartphone R&D team. The smartphone R&D team voluntarily worked overtime to overcome the technology, and the software team also worked overtime every day, preparing to complete the development of smartphones in one go.

"The wholesale price of this phone is 350 yuan. I don't know how much it sells for in stores, but it's probably no less than 600 yuan."

Gu Jia said as she looked at the sales data sent by the online store operation team.

"It's about 600 yuan in stores."

Zhou Jing doesn't care what the retailer's price is. Products sold in offline stores are definitely more expensive than those sold in the official online store. The official website of Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. has been put into use, and all products can be purchased on the official website.

The three best-selling products at present are Bluetooth speakers, mobile phones and mobile power banks. In order to transfer profits to e-commerce platforms, Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. provides standard version Bluetooth speakers and mobile power banks to e-commerce platforms at the lowest prices, which makes it easier for e-commerce platforms to promote mobile phone operations.

“When are you going to open an offline store?”

Gu Jia said as she checked the store fees on the computer.

"Next month, we will start with a pilot project in Tangdu and Yushi."

Zhou Jing doesn't have to worry about the offline stores. Bai Xiyao is already preparing for it. The pilot sites have been selected. Five stores have been rented in Tangdu and two stores in Yushi. After the formalities are completed, the decoration will begin. After the pilot is successful, they will plan to promote it in other places.

Those who see the business opportunity have already contacted Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. to discuss opening exclusive stores in their city. The country is so large that it is actually not difficult to promote exclusive stores. The product party authorizes the brand and provides products, the district manager is responsible for the construction of the exclusive store, and the specific implementation is left to the store manager.

"Here is a leave request. Jin Yutao is getting married on May 2nd. He requested four days off before May 1st. After the holiday, he requested three more days off. Three days are for the wedding and four days are for annual leave. Can I request leave like this?"

Gu Jia gave Zhou Jing the employee leave application and annual leave card.

"Sure, the project department will ask the finance department to deposit 10,000 yuan in the name of the company before the holiday."

The company certainly cannot make things difficult for employees who ask for leave to get married, so Zhou Jing signed and asked Gu Jia to stamp it.

"Ten thousand. I'm so lucky to have a boss like you."

Gu Jia feels happy for the employees. With a boss like this, who would be willing to change jobs?

"Common prosperity is the future. If the bosses are extremely wealthy but the employees' benefits are not improved, it is like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

Zhou Jing does not pursue becoming the richest man in the country or the richest man in the world. After becoming a billionaire, money is just a symbol to Zhou Jing. If he only pursues personal wealth, Zhou Jing does not need to work so hard to start a business. Why not be a stock god and enjoy a life of ease?

“Conscientious entrepreneur.”

Gu Jia stamped the employees' leave requests and notified the finance department to pay 10,000 yuan to the employees who were getting married before the May Day holiday.

"The company gives 10,000 yuan for the wedding."

"real or fake?"

"What Vice President Gu said must be what President Zhou meant."

"I want to get married, but I don't know whether to give it only to men or to women as well."

"We should treat everyone equally! I wonder if we will give double the money if we find a partner to marry in our company."

"It's good enough to give one. The company will give 10,000 yuan for each marriage, and you can get married as many times as you want."

"You are dreaming. There is only one chance. Vice President Gu said that he would only give one marriage. If you are divorced before, you will not be given the chance to marry again."

"I got married early, and my previous company didn't give me a penny when I got married, and they even deducted my salary."

The Finance, Human Resources and Public Administration Offices were all talking about it when they learned that the company gave 10,000 yuan to people getting married, saying that the company was really very humane.

【Tell Brother Jin the good news】

The accountant took a screenshot of Vice President Gu's message and sent it to programmer Jin Yutao who was getting married on May Day.

[Really? Today is not April Fools’ Day]

Jin Yutao was a little excited when he saw the news. The wedding company actually gave 10,000 yuan as a gift. If it was true, long live that boss.

Accountant: [Of course it’s true. How could Vice President Gu’s news be false?]

Jin Yutao: [Then I will go and thank the boss and his wife.]

Accountant: [Haha, wish Brother Jin a happy wedding in advance, remember to bring us wedding candy]

After confirming that it was not the accountant who was causing trouble, Jin Yutao sent a message of thanks to Zhou Jing and Gu Jia respectively.

Zhou Jing and Gu Jia replied in advance to wish their employees a happy wedding. As bosses, it is a proud thing to see the employees' enthusiasm for work when the company is doing well. It is good for both parties if the company can make money and the employees are happy.

"In fact, employees' happiness is very simple. If the company can give them 1,000 yuan for their wedding, they will be very happy."

After finishing her work, Gu Jia stood behind Zhou Jing and massaged his shoulders and neck.

"Happiness comes from comparison. I haven't even looked at my pay card yet. How much money is in my pay card?"

Zhou Jing picked up the water cup, took a sip, then looked up at Gu Jia and said.

"I don't know. I don't even know how much money is in my salary card."

Gu Jia had no habit of handling Zhou Jing's bank card. The card was in Zhou Jing's wallet and Gu Jia had never touched it. Gu Jia had never even checked her own bank card. Based on her monthly salary, Gu Jia should have eight million in her bank card.

"I was born to be useful."

Zhou Jing hooked his arm around Gu Jia's waist and smiled. He agreed with what the richest man Wang said. Instead of making empty donations, it would be better to improve the welfare of the company's employees. No one knows where the donated money will go. Improving the welfare of the company's employees is a real contribution to society. At the same time, it can stimulate the enthusiasm of employees. This is much better than a face-saving project for fame. "Let me calculate it for you."

Gu Jia found the payroll from last year to this year from the filing cabinet and calculated Zhou Jing's salary. Zhou Jing's base monthly salary was 500,000 yuan. Chuangzhi Technology Co., Ltd. was established in March last year, and it was exactly one year as of April this year. With salary plus performance, bonuses, etc., a total of more than 12 million yuan was deposited into Zhou Jing's salary card.

Gu Jia put the calculated data in front of Zhou Jing and said, "There are so many. How much is the Bowei Network salary card?"

"do not know."

Bowei Network Technology Co., Ltd. has been established for almost two years, but Zhou Jing has never checked his salary card.

“I’ll transfer all to my card.”

Gu Jia said with a smile while holding Zhou Jing's salary card.

After arranging the work at hand, Zhou Jing returned to Tangdu the next day. The Ideal mobile phone achieved some success as soon as it was launched on the market and received special attention from the province. The province had a science and technology forum and invited Zhou Jing. Zhou Jing was going to take this opportunity to obtain some policy support for Ideal Technology Co., Ltd., such as tax rate preferences and help promote Ideal Technology throughout the province. Zhou Jing's request was not high, and it was just a matter of two words for the province, but it was of great significance to Ideal Technology Co., Ltd.

In the morning, Gu Jia sent Zhou Jing to the airport. Zhou Jing hugged Gu Jia's slender waist and said, "Let's go."

"It was a safe trip. I brought my mom with me on the way back."

Gu Jia sighed softly with a smile on her face.

Mother Gu has been missing her child very much during this period and wants to spend more time with her child while she is still healthy.

"There's nothing urgent at the company right now, so you don't have to stay there all the time."

Zhou Jing pinched Gu Jia's cheek and pushed the suitcase towards the airport.

After watching Zhou Jing walk into the airport lobby, Gu Jia waved to Zhou Jing who turned back, got in the car and turned back to the company.

The flight took off on time and arrived at the destination at noon. Bai Xiyao was busy at the company and couldn't leave, so she asked her cousin Bai Dongdong to pick up Zhou Jing at the airport. Bai Dongdong drove his new car.

"Brother Zhou."

Bai Dongdong helped Zhou Jing take the suitcase and put it in the car.

"Excuse me, have you eaten yet?"

Zhou Jing took a look at Bai Dongdong's new car and said with a smile.

"No, let's go eat first!"

Bai Dongdong said a little shyly.

They got in the car and found a small restaurant to fill their stomachs before setting off again. Bai Dongdong took Zhou Jing to Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. Bai Xiyao was in the product department negotiating with other electronics factories about OEM mobile phones. Zhou Jing put his suitcase on the dolly of Ideal Aircraft Co., Ltd. and went to the product department to find Bai Xiyao with the necessary information.

"This is our Chairman Zhou, Manager Wu of Tengyue Technology."

Bai Xiyao stood up and introduced.

"Mr. Zhou is young and promising. I never thought Mr. Zhou is so young."

Manager Wu took the initiative to extend his hand to Zhou Jing. Although the young man in front of him was only twenty-four or twenty-five years old, Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. was now a hot technology company in Tangdu. Most other electronics factories in Tangdu survived by OEM, while Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. had its own products. Some time ago, Tengyue Technology was jealous of Ideal Technology for giving a large order of hundreds of thousands of Bluetooth speakers to other companies.

"Manager Wu, thank you for your compliment. Please take a seat." Zhou Jing shook the other person's hand and smiled slightly. Then he looked at Bai Xiyao and asked, "What stage have you reached in the discussion?"

"I finished evaluating the product yesterday and am discussing production efficiency with Manager Wu."

Bai Xiyao handed Zhou Jing a bottle of water and said.

"Although Ideal Mobile is a new brand, it has shown strong market potential when paired with Bluetooth speakers, for which only our company has the key technology. If we can cooperate smoothly, our company will sign a one-time order for one million mobile phones. Our company will release the smartphones it is developing in the second half of the year, so there are many opportunities for cooperation."

Zhou Jing went straight to the point and gave the other party an irresistible temptation. If he successfully signed an order for one million units, Tengyue could make a profit of more than eight yuan for each mobile phone it manufactured. He couldn't help but be tempted by one million units.

"We are very eager to cooperate with Ideal Technology. Our company can produce high-quality products according to Ideal Technology's standards. Mr. Zhou, can you first tell us the cost of Ideal Technology producing a mobile phone?"

After hearing Zhou Jing's words, Manager Wu's heart moved, and he immediately expressed his full sincerity. He was worried that the production cost he estimated would be too different from the production cost of Ideal Technology Co., Ltd., so he didn't dare to state it first, but instead looked at the production cost of Ideal Technology first.

"of course can."

Bai Xiyao did not keep the secret, she knew in her mind that the production cost of Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. would definitely be higher than that of other local electronics factories. First, Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. invested a lot in upgrading its production lines. Second, it cost a lot to support its R&D department. Third, Ideal Technology Co., Ltd. provided good salaries and benefits to its employees. Therefore, the comprehensive cost of producing a product would be about ten yuan higher than that of other electronics factories in Tangdu.

Therefore, Bai Xiyao reduced Tengyue Technology's cost data by ten yuan based on the actual data, thereby creating greater profit space for Ideal Technology Co., Ltd.

Manager Wu of Tengyue Technology breathed a sigh of relief after reading the cost information provided by Bai Xiyao. The cost data provided by Bai Xiyao was basically consistent with the cost budget of Tengyue Technology's OEM, so the rest of the discussion would be easier.

“This is the cost budget for our company’s production.”

Manager Wu seemed to have taken a reassurance pill and handed his cost budget to Zhou Jing.

"You are familiar with this."

Zhou Jing took over Tengyue Technology's cost budget sheet and handed it to Bai Xiyao.

Bai Xiyao took it and nodded as if to look at it carefully, saying, "It seems that we have a good space for cooperation. Then I will get straight to the point. I will calculate it based on the profit you make from OEM for other brands."

"Add this amount to your company's cost budget. If possible, sign a contract for one million phones and ship them all this year."

Bai Xiyao made the number eight gesture with her right hand and continued speaking.

"Okay, happy working together."

Manager Wu of Tengyue Technology did not argue any more and reached a verbal agreement readily. He could not hide his excitement. If this order was successfully signed, it would bring the company a profit of more than eight million. Tengyue Technology had not received such a large order in almost three years.

After the price was agreed upon, other issues were no longer a problem. In order to ensure quality, Bai Xiyao proposed that a technical team would be sent to Tengyue Technology. The other party agreed, and the next step was to sign a formal contract. Manager Wu of Tengyue Technology hoped to finalize the contract as soon as possible and proposed to treat Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao to dinner in the evening.

Toasts were inevitable at the dinner party. Zhou Jing and Bai Xiyao didn't like workplace drinking parties so they declined the offer and told the other party to prepare the documents before signing the contract.

The manager of Tengyue Technology left, and Bai Xiyao smiled and said, "It is more cost-effective to outsource the production than to produce it ourselves."

"The company has freed up production capacity to make a batch of high-end Bluetooth speakers."

(End of this chapter)