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Chapter 829: The Myth of Getting Rich Quickly
The media in the Bald Eagle Nation keenly seized on the hype surrounding the $2 price tag of the second-generation Panda computer.

"Panda Computer is no longer the same Panda Computer. Their second generation computer is priced at $2!"

"This is a lie from Panda Computer. I think they will suffer the same failure as Apple!"

"What Panda Computer advertised before was all fake and deceptive. Why didn't they just buy it for $4999?"

The reason why there was such a big reaction in society was that the specific parameters and configurations of the second-generation Panda computer were not made public.

This is also the marketing plan decided by Liu Hai, because Liu Hai knows that if this price is announced, it will definitely be brought up by those who oppose it, and then cause a sensation in society.

Now these people think that $4999 is very expensive, but after the configuration is made public, these people will think that Panda Computer is very reasonable.

In addition, the media are now adding fuel to the fire by saying that the product is expensive, which will make potential buyers believe that it is very expensive. Once the configuration is announced later, these potential buyers will think they have gotten a great bargain.

When IBM saw that the Panda computer was priced at $4999, it immediately announced that its own computer equipped with a 386 chip would only cost $3999.

Apple also announced that it will release a new generation of computers on Christmas, priced at $3899.

For a time, under the promotion of the media and experts, IBM and Apple became the conscientious computer companies again.

Even many people in Europe think that IBM and Apple are starting to act with conscience again.

As Christmas approaches, people can be seen everywhere in newspapers and media saying that Panda computers are too expensive and are no longer conscientious computers.

On December 1987, 12, the Panda Computer Experience Center reopened.

Although many people say that the second generation Panda computer is very expensive, there are still many people queuing up to experience it.

Those in line were given a brochure first!

On the brochure is the panda Po, holding a red banner with "Merry Christmas" written in English.

Below is a line of words: Panda Computer, professional! Focus! Conscience!

Many people were a little skeptical when they saw the brochure, thinking, is $4999 really a good price?

However, when they opened the brochure and saw the specific configuration, many people widened their eyes.

The second-generation Panda computer is standardly equipped with a fourth-generation Loongson chip + a Black Warrior graphics card equipped with a third-generation Loongson chip, two memory cards, and a 2-megabyte hard drive!

This configuration can never be achieved in the Bald Eagle's home, but some countries in the East can achieve it.

Next is the Plants vs. Zombies game, CS game, the latest generation of Windows operating system, and the new generation of office software. What new features have been added to these office software?

What caught the eyes of many office workers was that the office software also added a timed storage function, which means that they can set a time and save the edited content on the hard disk according to the time nodes, so that if there are some accidents or power outages, the previous work will not be wasted.

The first batch of players who entered the Panda Computer Experience Store have already started playing CS games.

There was a staff member nearby to explain how to operate.

This thing is actually not very troublesome. The staff directed everyone to play a game and everyone understood it.

Not long after, loud shouts rang out from the experience center: "Middle gate, middle gate."

"Don't come to Gate B, don't come to Gate B!"

"There is another gangster in my hometown. There is another gangster in my hometown."

Then the sounds of the game were heard, such as gunshots and the sound of grenades being thrown.

There are grenades, flash bombs, and smoke bombs.

Although the picture is rough, you can only see the outline of a person, and then distinguish the police and the gangster from the color of their clothes.

Pixel games can be popular in 2020, let alone now.

"Brother, it's my turn!" Everyone's experience time is the same at the Panda Computer Experience Center. The guys waiting in line at the back looked at the rookie in front of them, who was always beaten to death by others, so they patted him on the shoulder and asked him to give up his seat.

"Let me play another round, let me play another round." Although the rookie sitting in the seat was beaten to death every time, he still wanted to play.

"You'd better leave quickly. You always die first. You're so bad at charging forward!" The buddy next to him couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.

"I'm going to buy a computer right now and play with it at home!" The rookie was unhappy.

The guy in the queue didn't tolerate it, so he just picked it up and threw it out, then sat down.

The newbie who was thrown out stood aside and watched again, while the guy in the queue did not even quit the game and just continued playing.

However, the staff had to clear the area because the entire experience center was overcrowded.

In the end, all the game players reached a consensus, that is, the row on the computer side was full of police officers, and the other side was full of gangsters.

Because there are always some nosy guys who will reveal the address when they see the police nearby.

When the Panda Computer Experience Center closed at night, there was still a group of people who were reluctant to leave and would rather pay money than leave!

However, they were driven out by the staff without any expression, and then the staff sat back in their seats and played by themselves.

Panda Computer's reputation suddenly turned around.

That evening most of the TV channels in Europe were broadcasting news about the Panda Computer Experience Center.

The Gallic TV station is broadcasting an interview report about a young man who just came out of the Panda Computer Experience Center!
Host: What do you think of the second generation of Panda computers?
The young man who came out said: I have a lot of complaints about them, they should prepare enough stock. I have paid the money now, but it takes half a month for the goods to be delivered to my home.

The young man complained while holding the payment receipt in his hand.

"What's $5999?" The host was also shocked when he saw the amount on the receipt!
"It's optional. I chose a larger memory card and a larger hard drive!" said the young man, pointing to the detailed list on the checklist.

"So what do you think of the second generation of Panda computers?"

"Panda Computer is the most conscientious computer I have ever seen."

80% of the people coming out of the Panda Computer Experience Center hold purchase receipts, and most of them are optional features that exceed the standard price of $4999.

The reason why Panda computers take half a month to be delivered to customers is because the entire network hardware system, including servers, is being upgraded.

Liu Hai directly made CS into two versions, one is the network version and the other is the stand-alone version. If you want to run CS in the network version, you need to upgrade the relevant equipment so that you can play the game smoothly.

The stand-alone version is mainly a local area network.

The next day, the newspaper reported that Panda Computer was the most conscientious computer, equipped with two chips and two memory cards, and sold for only US$4999.

This news has also spread to those customers of Bald Eagle who have pre-ordered IBM computers. Looking at the configuration of the Panda computer and then looking at the configuration of the computer they bought, they suddenly felt that they were being taken advantage of.

As for Apple Computer, it was instantly depressed because they were preparing to release the product on Christmas.

Now it seems that the situation is not going well again, but the two computer companies immediately started public relations in newspapers and media.

Then the saying that high-performance computers are useless instantly spread among Bald Eagles.

These experts also criticized Panda Computer for using the third-generation Loongson chip as a graphics card, which is a waste and an attempt to take money out of consumers' pockets.

He also said that the fourth-generation Loongson chip is completely useless because the performance of such chips is far superior whether it is for office or gaming.

This kind of statement is heard all over the domestic media, making many buyers who feel they have been taken advantage of seem to think that it makes sense.

This part of Europe treated the things reported by the domestic media about the bald eagle as a joke.

Niu Niu’s domestic newspaper media even openly ridiculed the bald eagle: What the bald eagle experts said makes sense, because they don’t have the Internet, so they will never need high-performance computers!
The Bald Eagle is doing unfree things under the banner of freedom, and they have successfully excluded the citizens of the Bald Eagle from the world.

The Gallic media also openly mocked the Bald Eagle: The Bald Eagle media was right, their computers did not need to have very high performance, and they did not even need to buy new computers!
In just three days, the number of orders for the second-generation Panda computers exceeded 1 units. That is to say, in just three days, Panda Computer Company earned more than 4999 million US dollars at the lowest price, which made Panda Computer dealers smile so much that they couldn't stop, because it only took three days.

At the same time, FiberHome Technologies announced the splitting of several companies, and these companies are preparing to raise funds, and all of these companies will move to London!
Sotu search engine company!

Good 123 navigation page company!
QQ chat and dating company!

World of Warcraft text game interactive company!

After these companies became independent, they officially started their first round of financing.

Among them, the most sought-after by capital is the World of Warcraft Continent Text Game Interactive Company, whose valuation in the first round of financing exceeded 10 billion US dollars, because the number of paying users of the World of Warcraft Continent Text Game Interactive Company has reached 60, and the monthly paid income is more than 600 million US dollars, and the annual income is more than 7000 million US dollars!

The reason for such a high valuation is that with the development of the Internet, there will be more and more paying users.

According to relevant experts' estimates, the number of Internet users in Europe will exceed 200 million in a very short time.

Now, the number of Internet users has reached 110 million, and the number of paying users of the World of Warcraft text interactive game has reached 60. When the number of Internet users reaches 200 million, the number of paying users is likely to exceed 100 million.

At that time, the company's monthly revenue will reach 1000 million US dollars and annual revenue will reach 1 million US dollars.

As soon as this valuation came out, all the relevant practitioners were excited, especially the European Panda Technical Service Center. Liu Hai wrote a war chess game for them, which was the game installed on the second-generation Panda computer.

As for the previous war chess game, Great Rome, it died halfway due to the different historical records of various countries!

The dealers were even grinning from ear to ear because they owned shares in this World of Warcraft interactive text game.

As for the other companies, they are not favored by others for the time being because there is no sign of profitability.

But all that changed the day before Christmas.

When people opened the navigation page, they found two small words on it.

A text message shows: Transformers theme park crazy discounts, please call for details:

Another text message shows: A certain shopping mall has a big discount from X to X days. For details, please call:
These two advertisements are not charged according to the number of posts, but according to the number of calls made for consultation.

Because there is no click technology software now, there is no way to count how many people click.

And this calculation method can make merchants willing to give it a try.

Then the two phone numbers above were flooded with calls. Anyway, they were just calls to find out.

Moreover, after some people’s phone lines were busy, they felt that the discounts at this mall must be very good, which is why so many people called.

The next day, Christmas chat and dating software sent Christmas cards to each user.

Liu Hai did not reveal the profit model of the chat and dating software at first. The company will just keep making losses and it doesn’t matter whether it raises funds or not, and it can wait and see whether it goes public or not.

As for the search engine, no company is optimistic about it for now, because this is a software that can only be installed on the second-generation Panda computers.

On Christmas Day, the shopping mall that advertised on the navigation page was packed with people, and other people saw so many people queuing in the mall and ran over.

All the goods prepared by the mall for the Christmas holiday were almost sold out on the same day, leaving only some slow-moving items.

Later, the newspaper reported that the two advertising messages on the navigation page brought hao123 navigation page company $19000 in revenue in just one day.

And the biggest reason limiting this income is the shortage of operators in both companies.

On Christmas Day, other businesses also advertised. Without exception, as long as the advertisements were on the navigation page, they were flooded with inquiries, even if the businesses had made preparations in advance.

hao123 company instantly became popular.

Hao123 Company stated that nearly 100 million people browse our navigation page every day.

It was only at this time that these investors naively discovered that Internet companies only look at data and profit direction.

Based on the data of 100 million people browsing it every day, relevant institutions gave a valuation of 1 million US dollars!
The myth of getting rich quickly through the Internet began to spread.

This prompted many people working in related research areas of the bald eagle to rush to Europe.

Because there is a large group of capitalists in Europe who are waving their money and want to get rich on the Internet.

Software companies were established one after another, more than half of which were preparing to make games, and others were preparing to make other websites.

Because hao123 is just a website, and now it is valued at 1 million US dollars, it is foreseeable that as hao123's advertising revenue increases, more and more people will pay attention to this website, and its valuation will be higher.

Now the advertisement price of hao123 website has reached 2 US dollars per day, which means that hao123 website can earn 4 US dollars a day, and 120 million US dollars a month. And this kind of website is too easy to build!

This has led to a further loss of relevant talent in the Bald Eagle country. As for Apple's new computers, there is no relevant news at all, because Europe, as the world's Internet center, does not bother to report these losers.

(End of this chapter)