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Jade Building, 38th floor, Mu Shuang's office.
Shi Lei and Xie Hui were discussing Dream Entertainment's new game, 'Bicycle Competition'.
Xie Hui was not optimistic about 'Bicycle Competition'. Compared to the highly playable 'Brave World', 'Bicycle Competition' was trash.
"Boss Shi, I don't think the price of the virtual bicycle kit should be too high. How much does it cost to manufacture?" Xie Hui did not answer immediately but asked first.
Shi Lei did not hide anything. Everyone present was trustworthy. Even if the price was revealed, Dream Entertainment would not suffer any losses.
This was because the development cost of the virtual bicycle kit and the investment cost of the game were intangible costs.
No matter how much he bragged, he would not be able to find any loopholes.
"The material cost of the virtual bicycle kit is about 1,800 Xia yuan, and the manufacturing cost is about 400 yuan.
Also, the weight of the virtual bicycle kit is about 65kg, and the packaging volume is about one cubic meter.
The transportation cost is higher, so we need to consider the cost. "Shi Lei reminded Xie Hui.
Xie Hui thought for a while and replied, "Boss Shi, I think the virtual bicycle kit can be sold for 5,000 Xia Xia yuan. Our gross profit is 2,800 Xia yuan.
As for the transportation cost, we can let the players pay for it. "
If it was a traditional industry, the profit of a product was more than 100%. That would be a huge profit.
However, to Dream Entertainment, a mere 100% profit was nothing.
Shi Lei was not satisfied with the price at all. "Old Xie, you forgot to consider the research and development costs of the virtual bicycle kit and the bicycle competition. These are all intangible investments. Even if they can't be seen, they are still invested."
Xie Hui smiled awkwardly. "I don't know how much is the right price."
Shi Lei did not care about the price Xie Hui proposed. After all, it was not Xie Hui's price. "Old Xie, according to Mirui Technology Group's calculations, the price of the virtual bicycle kit needs to be at least 3,000 USD."
"What?" Xie Hui looked at Shi Lei in shock.
Lingyumo was also shocked. How could they sell something for 3,000 USD for 2,200 Xia Xia yuan?
Three thousand US dollars was equivalent to twenty-four thousand Xia Guoyuan!
Mu Shuang was the only one who didn't look surprised. In business, the pursuit of higher profits was the pursuit of businessmen.
As for whether the price was black or not?
This was not a problem at all.
As long as they had advanced technology, as long as the products could be sold, how could the price be blackened?
Xie Hui was only shocked for a moment before he came to his senses. Dream Entertainment's other products were so expensive, but people still bought them.
"Mr. Shi, when will the cycling competition be announced?" Xie Hui asked.
Shi Lei calculated the time. It was now January 27th, and the seventh of next month was the traditional Spring Festival for Xia Xia. Shi Lei planned for Mirui Technology Group to have a total of twelve days, starting from February 4th and ending on February 15th.
The holiday period included Valentine's Day in a very humane way, providing ample opportunities for the single men and women of Mirui Technology Group to get rid of their single lives.
"Old Xie, the cycling competition will be officially announced tomorrow. The virtual bicycle kits will be available for pre-order tomorrow. Let's try to have all the kits shipped out before the holidays.
After that, I plan to hold a global virtual bicycle competition after the Spring Festival. "Shi Lei explained his plan.
Xie Hui seconded, "No problem, Mr. Shi. We will do our best to cooperate."
"Alright, Old Xie. I will take care of this matter tomorrow. You will be responsible for coordinating with the company's logistics department. There will be a total of 100,000 virtual bicycle kits for sale this time. Make sure there won't be any problems with the logistics."
The virtual bicycle kits were developed and produced in only ten days. If it wasn't for the fully automated production line in the Lin 'an underground base, it would be difficult to produce even 1,000 sets, let alone 100,000 sets.
Xie Hui understood Shi Lei's intention. "Mr. Shi, I will go down first. There are still some things I need to deal with at Dream Entertainment." Xie Hui tactfully left. At least he didn't want to be a third wheel.
Lingyumo looked at Shi Lei and snorted, "Stone Monster, you big profiteer. Can you really sell that virtual bicycle kit for 3,000 USD?"
Shi Lei reached out and pinched Lingyumo's soft cheeks. Amidst Lingyumo's anger, he laughed and said, "Of course it can!
Didn't we just analyze that if you want to buy a virtual bicycle kit, you must have a VR game kit?
The VR game kit is priced at 26,000 USD. Any tycoon who can afford a VR game kit won't care about a measly 3,000 USD. "
Mu Shuang chimed in, "That's right, Little Sister Yumo. 3,000 USD may seem like a lot to some people, but for others, it's nothing.
Moreover, there are only 100,000 virtual bicycle kits. It will attract the players' desire to buy them.
Plus, the elites nowadays are paying more attention to health and exercise. The bicycle competition will definitely be popular. "
Shi Lei wasn't surprised that Mu Shuang could see this hidden selling point.
After all, health couldn't be bought no matter how much money you had.
Some elites might want to exercise, but due to various reasons, they didn't have the opportunity to do so.
If they could get the effect of exercise through playing a game, it would definitely be popular among the elites.
"Little Ink, Shuangshuang, we haven't had lunch together in a long time. Why don't we have lunch together today?"
Shi Lei tried to use his right hand to hold Lingyumo's left hand, then used his left hand to hold Mu Shuang's right hand.
Shi Lei was testing the two girls. If he held their hands at the same time and they didn't reject him, Shi Lei would understand something!
However, Mu Shuang and Lingyumo glared at Shi Lei at the same time and shook off Shi Lei's hand. Then, the two girls held hands together and ignored Shi Lei.
It was as if the kiss that the two girls had given Shi Lei was just an illusion.
"Stone Monster, since you invited us so sincerely, what are you going to treat us to?"
Lingyumo asked with a smile. Although she and Mu Shuang had formed an alliance, it didn't mean that she would let Shi Lei have his way so easily.
Facing the two mischievous girls, Shi Lei's face was full of tears.
"I heard that there's a new fish restaurant on the west bank of Lake Cui. Their fish are all from the wild. Why don't we try it?" Shi Lei asked the two girls.
Mu Shuang and Lingyumo liked to eat fish. They didn't seem to be afraid of fish bones and never got stuck.
This made Shi Lei very surprised.
As expected, Lingyumo liked to eat fish!
"Okay okay!
Let's go eat fish!
I want to eat yellow radish!
Yellow radish with pickled cabbage and pepper! "Lingyumo said happily.
The so-called yellow radish was a local name in Shuangqing City. In written language, it was called yellow catfish. The yellow radish in Shuangqing City was called yellow catfish. It was one of the top delicacies.
Even in 2008, the price of yellow catfish was as high as sixty to seventy yuan per catty. This price was obviously a little high for the average person.
Mu Shuang also nodded, "Eating fish is pretty good!
I wonder if there's any curled-mouth catfish? "
The curled-mouth catfish was called curled-shell catfish in Shuangqing City. It was a fish with very delicate meat and delicious taste. The only flaw was that it had a lot of fish bones.
"There should be, right?
There's a lot of curled-mouth catfish in the river! "Shi Lei said uncertainly.
"Shuang Shuang, Little Ink, let's go take a look and we'll know!
It's not early now, let's go eat. "
It was already past eleven in the afternoon. It was a good time to eat lunch.
Shi Lei brought the two girls to the west bank of Lake Cui and found a fish restaurant called 'Jianghe Fish'. This restaurant just so happened to have the curled-mouth catfish that Mu Shuang liked.
After eating a fish feast, they actually spent a thousand yuan. Moreover, this was after the discount.
This price was considered high end in Lake Cui's food and beverage industry.
Shi Lei disdained to eat a free meal. After paying the bill, he brought the two girls back to Cui Hu Building. After playing around in Mu Shuang's office for a while, Shi Lei left Cui Hu Building and returned to Jingya Park.
Jingya Park, Block 10, Room 203.
Shi Lei was in his bedroom. He opened the screen of server 1 and logged into the Dream Entertainment official forums. He looked at the posts left by the angry players on the forums.
After looking for a while, Shi Lei could more or less understand the anger of the players. He opened his administrator account and posted a post on the forums.
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[Dream Entertainment's new mysterious game!]
Dream Entertainment's new mysterious game was confirmed to be a casual game. The specific game mode was a virtual bicycle game.
Players who owned a VR game set and wanted to join the 'Bicycle Competition' would need to buy a virtual bicycle set.
Dream Entertainment had confirmed the release date of the virtual bicycle set. It would be on the 28th of January at ten in the morning.
The specific release date would be one hundred thousand sets.
The release date would be for players who owned a VR game set to buy it.
Each player would only have one place to buy it.
Players who were qualified to buy it would need to pay within thirty minutes. Players who did not pay would be disqualified.
Those who were disqualified would have a second round of purchase at eleven o 'clock.
The price of the virtual bicycle set would be three thousand USD. Dream Entertainment would be responsible for the worldwide shipping, so players would not have to worry about it.
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This official promotional post posted by the administrator immediately became a hot topic.
However, the players seemed to be cursing it.
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