Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 453 Yamauchiura's Plan
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On Monday morning, after handling some official business, Yamauchi went to the research and development department of the company's red and white machine.

"President!"

The president of Yamauchiura came over, and of course the head of the R&D department, Uemura Masayuki, greeted him immediately.

The two came to the R&D room together, and the engineers temporarily stopped their work.

Yamauchi immediately asked: "Yesterday I asked you to work overtime to disassemble and analyze the technology of the Xingyue mainframe. Have you made any progress?"

That's right, Yamauchiura did not buy a Xingyue host at the Zhiyin manga shop in Akihabara on Saturday the day before yesterday, but this was not a problem for him. He immediately contacted his secretary and asked him to find a way to buy a Xingyue console. host.

This is not difficult, as long as the price is high enough, there will definitely be a store manager or clerk of the Zhiyin comics physical store who will sell the Xingyue console for the trial experience, and the fact is the same, Yamauchi Pu’s secretary got a Xingyue console that night The host, and the next day Yamauchi Pu asked the engineers in the R&D department to work overtime for a day to dismantle the Xingyue host and analyze its technology.

As the minister, Masayuki Uemura did not work overtime yesterday, but as soon as he got to work this morning, he asked his engineer about the situation, because he knew that the president Yamauchi Ura attached great importance to this matter, and he might be asked about it at any time. Sure enough, he Preparation is useful.

"Return to the president!"

Apart from Yamauchi Pu, Uemura Masashi is the biggest here. Of course, he answered out loud: "Because it is only one day, our engineers cannot analyze all the technologies of the Xingyue mainframe. However, what is certain is that the Xingyue mainframe and Ya The design of Dali VCS is similar, that is, some accessories and technologies will be more advanced. The result reflected is that Xingyue host will be better than Atari VCS. For example, the picture is clearer, the running speed is faster, etc. .”

"Of course, the product quality of Xingyue mainframe is better than that of Atari VCS. According to the judgment of the engineers, it is because of better accessories, so the cost of Xingyue mainframe will be higher than that of Atari VCS. "

"How much does the Xingyue host cost?"

Hearing this, Yamauchiura asked aloud.

Masayuki Uemura replied: "It depends on the company's production quantity. No matter what the product is, the more the production quantity, the lower the cost of a single piece. According to our judgment, the initial production volume of Xingyue Video Game Company should not It will be too much, so the cost price is on the high side, it should be around $230 to $250."

"The cost is so high?"

Yamauchi couldn't help being a little surprised when he heard this: "The price of the Xingyue console is 179 dollars, even if it is restored to 229 dollars, according to your calculated cost, the Xingyue video game company is selling one at a loss? And the loss is not enough. few?"

"Yes."

Masayuki Uemura nodded: "Although I don't know what Xingyue Electronic Game Company thinks, our cost calculation should not have too much error."

"That's true."

For a while, Yamauchi Pu couldn't understand the plan of Xingyue Video Game Company. The purpose of doing business must be to make money, and there is no reason for selling more and losing money.He came up with the marketing strategy of occupying the market by selling at a loss, but the problem is that the Xingyue video game company lost too much money by selling a Xingyue console, and normal people would not do it.

If there is no big error in the cost calculation of the R & D department, Xingyue Electronic Game Company will lose at least 50 US dollars for each console sold, plus the cost of publicity, shipping, labor, etc. Ten dollars is enough, which is equivalent to a loss of seventy or eighty dollars if you sell one.

In other words, Xingyue Company will lose tens of millions of dollars if it casually sells hundreds of thousands of hosts. Such a large loss will definitely not be able to be made back by Xingyue Company in a short period of time, so it is very uneconomical to do so. The boss of Xingyue Company As long as you and the management are not stupid, you should be able to see it.

"Although Xingyue Company can make some money from game cassettes, it probably won't make much money."

Shaking his head, Yamauchi Pu, who couldn't figure it out, decided not to think too much for the time being, and he said to the engineers in the R&D department: "Since the technology of Xingyue mainframe is better than that of Atari VCS, the company's technology of red and white computers must not be better than that of Atari VCS." The Xingyue host is poor, it is better to be better than the Xingyue host."

"President!"

Masayuki Uemura heard the words: "The better the technology of the Famicom, the higher the cost will be. Unless we set a high price at that time, we will also sell one at a loss."

"The price of the Famicom will never be set too high."

Yamauchi said something immediately, and then said: "Your R&D department must do a good job in cost performance. The technology of the red and white machine should not be inferior to that of the Xingyue mainframe, and the cost should not be too high. Otherwise, a product that has no market will be developed by the company. What. I'm not discussing with you, but I want you to do it."

"Yes, we will do our best!"

In Japanese corporate culture, Masayuki Uemura can only respond to such orders.

Nodding his head, Yamauchiura asked: "Can the company's red and white machine be developed this year?"

"President, the company's research and development funds are too small, and they are in short supply from time to time. This is simply impossible."

Facing such an impossibility, Uemura Masashi didn't dare to accept it at all.

Yamauchi understood: "What if I ensure that the R&D department has sufficient funds?"

Masayuki Uemura gritted his teeth and said, "The R&D department will definitely do its best to complete the president's task."

"Very well, Minister Uemura, I really didn't misread you."

Yamauchiura nodded in satisfaction when he heard the words, and patted Uemura Masayuki on the shoulder.

"You guys continue to research the Xingyue mainframe. If you have excellent technology, remember to absorb it. The company's red and white machines must not be inferior to the Xingyue mainframe. This is my bottom line."

Yamauchiura left after leaving a word.

Uemura Masayuki felt the burden on him, and he knew that if he could not deliver a product that satisfied President Yamauchiura by the end of the year, then he would never get better.Even if he is not kicked out of the company, it is very possible that he will be demoted and his salary will be reduced.

Uemura Masayuki didn't want to be demoted and paid, but he wanted to complete the task and get rewarded by the company. Therefore, he secretly decided to strengthen the workload of the R&D department from today. If there is no shortage of funds, he must complete the red and white machine this year. research and development.

Regarding the sales of the Xingyue mainframe, Yamauchiura decided to continue to observe. If there is a chance, he would not mind working on the Xingyue mainframe behind the scenes to prepare for the future launch of the red and white machine.

However, the most important thing for Yamauchiura at present is to convince the company's board of directors to guarantee the funding for the R&D department. Only with sufficient funds can the R&D department complete the research and development of the Famicom in the shortest possible time.

Now there are two devices on the market, the Atari VCS and Xingyue mainframe. The red and white machine has fallen behind, but the red and white machine cannot lag behind for too long, otherwise it will be too difficult to catch up in the future.

(End of this chapter)