Chapter 207 Crazy Sales
Among so many people, not all of them are backpackers. There are also some local computer enthusiasts who like to wander around Huaqiangbei and buy some good stuff for themselves, either for their own use or to help their friends install computers.
Twenty-nine-year-old Wu Jiaming is one of them. His identity is a bit special. He is the owner of an Internet cafe in Shenzhen. The name of his Internet cafe is quite childish, called Xingchen Internet Cafe. The names of Internet cafes in this era are basically like this.
His recent worry is that games are improving very quickly and the computers in the Internet cafe can't keep up with the demand. Replacing all the hardware would cost a large amount of money. Fortunately, the graphics card is sufficient, so he plans to upgrade the memory so that the Internet cafe can play a few more generations of games.
The year 2009 was the era of 3D game boom. WOW became extremely popular, and games like Tianxia followed suit. Some 3A stand-alone games also began to gain momentum. This was a huge challenge for the computers in Internet cafes.
The saddest thing is that the stacking of ordinary memory sticks is completely unable to meet the demand, and the price is also high, so Wu Jiaming simply went around Huaqiangbei to find a solution himself.
I didn't expect to run into him setting up a stall in Lushan. Bansi Company's products have long been known all over the world.
Seeing how lively the scene was, Wu Jiaming paid 400 yuan to buy two pairs without saying a word. He was lucky because there was an unlucky guy in front of him who didn't bring any money, so he bought them all.
Wu Jiaming runs an Internet cafe locally, so he naturally wouldn't carry a laptop with him for testing. But when he saw everyone else testing, he was itching to try it out, so he ran all the way back to the Internet cafe, immediately dismantled a computer, installed a socket converter, and started working right away.
A few minutes later, Wu Jiaming yelled, "Fuck! Ouch!"
He had seen this reaction from some people in Huaqiangbei before and thought it was exaggerated, but now he realizes that those people have such good control over themselves that they definitely don’t want to appear too surprised, so as not to attract more people to buy.
Wu Jiaming knew clearly the problems of every computer in the Internet cafe. The games that had not run smoothly before became very smooth immediately after replacing the memory sticks, as if the memory sticks of BanSi Company had combed the system.
To use an inappropriate analogy, the CPU is the brain, and the memory stick is actually the cerebellum. The brain is responsible for calculations, and the cerebellum is responsible for controlling the body to implement the brain's commands.
The systems and software in the computer, just like the various tissues in the body, occupy memory.
Today, the brain is still the same brain, but the cerebellum can control the body better, which has a powerful effect.
If a machine has a performance of 70 points, but the memory stick is not good, it can only perform more than points. The memory stick of BanSi Company can make the computer stably perform at points, which completely stimulates the performance of the computer.
"No! Although I left my name, there is no way to guarantee that I can buy it immediately later!" Wu Jiaming could not sit still anymore, and ran all the way to Huaqiangbei to find Lu Shan to see if he could squeeze out more. He didn't believe that a company only had so many goods.
At this time, Lu Shan had already closed his stall and took Zhang Lingxi to the night market, where there were more snacks. Poincare and Turing both had a great time eating.
Especially Poincare, who urged Lu Shan to settle down in Guangdong Province. Turing did not express it so strongly, but the meaning was almost the same.
"Oh, I've never eaten good food. That's right, there's nothing else in Eagle Country except French fries, fried chicken nuggets and fried fish nuggets." Lu Shan had no way of agreeing to them and could only try his best to satisfy them now.
"Lu Shan, you have such a big appetite." Zhang Lingxi was a little confused. She often saw Lu Shan eating several times the amount of food and packing it up after finishing it, but he still didn't gain weight.
"I'm still... growing." Lu Shan also knew that he had gone a little too far, so he should stay away from people in the future.
"You haven't gone through puberty yet?" Zhang Lingxi muttered, "It's great to be young."
There was a smile on his lips. It was really cute that the genius scientist and emerging entrepreneur was actually a boy who had not yet reached puberty.
Lu Shan knew what she was thinking just by looking at her expression, but he couldn't explain it even if he pouted his lips.
The next day, Lu Shan continued to set up his stall, still carrying memory sticks worth one thousand yuan. He only had four thousand sticks in stock, and he had to replenish the stock after tomorrow, otherwise sales would not keep up.
At around eight o'clock, Lu Shan came to the stall leisurely and saw a group of people gathered there from afar.
"What's going on? Is there something wrong over there?" Lu Shan was a little confused, so he shouted from the outside: "Please make way, my stall is over there!"
It would have been better if he didn't shout. The onlookers all turned around and looked at Lu Shan, which made Lu Shan and Zhang Lingxi feel creepy. Their eyes were like those of hungry wolves looking at meat.
"Get out of the way! People from Bansi Company are coming! Don't block them!"
"That's right! What the hell are you looking at? Just let me see it!"
"You old 6, I can't even get the front seat!"
Lu Shan was speechless as he had become a yarn without realizing it. He finally understood that these people were waiting for him, not because there was something wrong with the stall.
Today is even scarier.
In addition to the backpackers in Huaqiangbei, the bosses or shop assistants of the computer assembling businesses in Huaqiangbei all come here to queue up to purchase goods.
"Today, the purchase limit is still one piece per person! Everyone line up. If the order is too chaotic, I will close the stall." Lu Shan announced the purchase rules and began to set up the stall. The crowd immediately lined up and were as obedient as possible. If the line was too long and there was no room, they would fold it by themselves. They were very self-conscious.
Internet cafe owner Wu Jiaming was also in the team. He did not sleep well the whole night yesterday because many of his Internet cafe colleagues had also heard the news. Some had even tested the new memory and everyone was clamoring to buy as much as possible.
Thinking back to the rush to buy during the day, Wu Jiaming lost confidence in the rush to buy the next day.
Sure enough, when Wu Jiaming arrived here early in the morning, there were already a lot of people here.
Some backpackers even stayed overnight here. Even though the southern sea breeze was very humid, they didn't care and just stayed there for the night.
After the sale started, the situation was relatively stable. No one dared to cut in line for fear of being beaten to the point of excreting.
Wu Jiaming scanned the line and found some familiar faces. Those people were not his colleagues in the Internet cafe, but the owners of assembled computers. The computers for his own Internet cafe came from them, and they were also the main force in the accessories retail market.
The bosses of these computer assemblers are all very powerful. Usually, their lackeys go to get the goods. But today they all came here suddenly. There is only one reason, that is, they want to get a lot of goods, and the lackeys cannot make the decision.
Internet cafe owners like Wu Jiaming and backpackers suddenly felt a lot of pressure. If the computer assemblers got the goods, they would definitely increase the price and sell them to them, which would increase the cost.
While Lu Shan was daydreaming, a boss in front of him took the opportunity to talk to him: "I want 4,000 memory sticks. Can you give me priority in supply?"
It immediately caused a commotion. With four thousand sticks, what did this guy want to do?
Just when everyone was worried that Lu Shan would give in, Lu Shan remained calm: "No, go and register first. We will arrange it one by one."
"Six thousand! I'll buy six thousand!" The boss emphasized as he went to register. He knew that Lu Shan would not agree on the spot. It would be embarrassing with so many people around. He just hoped to increase Lu Shan's impression and secretly move up his order.
Both humans and ghosts are acting, and only Bansi Company is honestly bearing the pressure of orders.
The number of orders today has increased significantly, with each person ordering from 50 yuan to several hundred yuan, and there are quite a few. It turns out that there are no poor people doing computer business in this era.
Lu Shan sold the thousand yuan he had in his hand very quickly. Of course, he couldn't limit the purchase to one yuan per person. Who would remember so many people?
Some people don't give up and queue up again, so they still have a chance to buy a second piece.
Not long after, the goods were sold out again. Lu Shan thought about developing a self-service vending machine. When buyers put money in, the memory sticks would be automatically spit out. It was too troublesome to give them out one by one.
After closing the stall, Lu Shan slapped his thigh. Why bother with a self-service vending machine? Can't we just hire two temporary workers to do part-time work? Although capital is evil, it is really useful.
The market situation remained the same for the next two days, and all 4,000 memory sticks were sold out. Zhang Lingxi turned into a financial girl, counting money every day until her hands cramped. Going to the bank to deposit money was her favorite thing.
It’s not that I enjoy the feeling of being a boss, but because my research has been transformed into results and I can really make money, which is a sense of accomplishment in my career.
"Our sales are so good even without opening a store! At this rate, Huaqiangbei will be able to consume all the inventory and even increase production capacity!" Zhang Lingxi was very excited. "This is only based on the premise that one person buys one. The order volume has exceeded 80,000!"
"The replenishment will arrive tomorrow, and we can continue selling memory sticks!" Zhang Lingxi contacted Zhang Kaifeng to learn about the flow of goods.
"Let's not sell it tomorrow."
"Got it! Keep them hooked!"
"Not really. We need to take a break."
"I'm not tired! I can go by myself!" Zhang Lingxi's eyes were full of stars, and Lu Shan was speechless.
"What I mean is, we don't have to find Lianxiang or Shenzhou to cooperate with us. Right now the goods are in short supply. Wouldn't it be better if we simply leave these companies aside and do the sales ourselves?" Zhang Lingxi carefully expressed his opinion at this time.
Lu Shan waved his hand: "I have my own arrangements, don't worry, I will definitely earn much more than now."
"Hate it. I'm not a money-grubber. I just think it's troublesome to cooperate with them. These people are not very honest."
"Haha, I have a way to make them behave. Just watch." Lu Shan also laughed.
The sales of memory sticks are so hot, Lu Shan will certainly do the math, but one has to look at the future and not just the present. If Lu Shan wants to be a small millionaire, then he can just set up a stall here and sell memory sticks and live a life of financial freedom, but his ambition goes far beyond that!
Memory is just a stepping stone.
(End of this chapter)
