Chapter 898: eHome Advances to the Semifinals First

  Yang Yun looked at Jiang Shaoyun, who was smiling and asked: "Boss Jiang, what do you think of Nintendo and Sega? I heard you refused to cooperate with Nintendo?" At this time, Jiang Yang had become more humble and said with admiration: "In the game cartridge industry, they are the top two!" He made a gesture with his hands, which immediately made the two laugh. As for the rumor that he had refused to cooperate with Nintendo, Boss Jiang did not refute it, indicating that it was true. This was something to be proud of, a symbol of strength, and would make him more confident in boasting. So Boss Jiang smiled proudly, looking very pleased with himself: "But even if these two companies are strong, how far can they go? Didn't we win the War of Resistance against Japan? Weren't the Japanese army defeated by our millet plus rifles? This is China, and Nintendo wants to open up the market, but they want me to pave the way for them with little money. They think too much! I refused without hesitation, and what was the result? Look at their sales, it's not even enough to be my spare change! Nintendo is just a rusty steel pipe, and I, Jiang, will bend them!" "Pfft..." Yang Yun couldn't help but spit out water, and Boss Jiang had become even more boastful. It turned out that he was still capable of bending others to his will? He was indeed a formidable person, and Yang Yun was truly impressed... Was it necessary to belittle Nintendo in order to show off his skills? Would he die if he didn't boast? Jiang Shaoyun didn't know what Yang Yun was laughing at, but she also knew that this Boss Jiang was not very reliable and cared too much about saving face.

  Yang Yun couldn't help but laugh and asked seriously, "Then how much is the annual sales volume of Manager Jiang? Is it 10 million or not?" Jiang Yang was very dissatisfied with Yang Yun's behavior, and when he heard this question, he burst out laughing, looking very pleased with himself. "If we don't even have a turnover of 100 million, how can we dare to call ourselves the largest wholesaler in Beijing? Manager Yang, you're underestimating me too much." Yang Yun shook his head, "I didn't mean that, it's not about having a turnover of 100 million..." Jiang Yang was taken aback and thought of Nintendo and Sega's corporate nature, hesitantly asking, "Not 100 million RMB? Then are you talking about 100 million USD? If we go by the official price tag, then yes, that's possible."

  "In 1989, game cards and educational cards were not yet popular in China. Adding to that, there were still many local tyrants across the country. After a year of hard work, Jiang Yang only managed to achieve sales of over 90 million RMB. However, this number was already enough to scare ordinary people to death. Converted at black market rates, it was equivalent to nearly $1 million USD. Of course, if converted at official exchange rates, the amount would be even higher.

  Yang Yun shook his head: "Boss Jiang, it's not a sales revenue of $1 million USD, but 1 million boxes of game cartridges. Can you handle that quantity?"

  "What are you kidding me?!" Jiang Yang jumped up from his seat, staring at the two in shock and disbelief. The summer season was still going strong, and educational cards with games were a rare commodity. Pure game cards were also selling like hotcakes. The wholesale price of Little Genius's four-in-one game cartridges had already reached 55 RMB per unit, and by the time they reached the end-consumer, they would be sold for over 100 RMB each."

  One million copies of game cartridges, isn't that 550 million in sales? Jiang Yang's annual salary can't even reach 100 million! Yang Yun didn't speak again, similarly pretending to be profound, picking up the teacup on the table and blowing it gently, without explaining. Jiang Shaoyun signaled to Jiang Yang not to get excited and said calmly: "One million copies of game cartridges, do you think we are joking with you?" Jiang Yang gasped: "Jiang brother, just say it, what does it mean?" Jiang Shaoyun raised his head, with a sharp glint in his eyes, proudly saying: "Nintendo has purchased one million copies of game cartridges from President Yang to sell abroad, and Sega has promised to buy all the game cartridges of Longteng Entertainment Company! Mr. Jiang, our tone is really not big, just telling the truth!" Plop... Jiang Yang was shocked again before he could even stand up straight.

  The global gaming industry leader Nintendo purchased 1 million copies of game cartridges, while the second-largest Sega sold out... what kind of monster is this? Thinking back to when Nintendo negotiated with him in a strong manner, Jiang Yang was already shocked. This Mr. Yang is not simple! A powerful company like Nintendo would actually reverse and order 1 million copies of game cartridges from this Yang Yun, it's unbelievable! Is it possible that something made by Chinese people could be better than foreign ones? Thinking back to when he bent Nintendo's negotiation expert... well, in reality, Jiang Yang was the one who got bent, offending both parties and parting ways unhappily.

  Business can't be settled with just a few words, especially when it comes to a deal involving hundreds of thousands of game cartridges. Just hearing the number makes Jiang Yang feel inexplicably shocked, not to mention the English procurement contract that Jiang Shaoyun handed over. He didn't need to look at it closely to know that this was no trivial matter.

  Yang Yun smiled: "Boss Jiang, why don't we take a walk and discuss things as we go?"

  Jiang Yang hesitated for a moment: "What's there to discuss?"

  Yang Yun pretended to be mysterious: "Of course, I need Boss Jiang's help in coming up with ideas on how we can cooperate."

  Jiang Yang's heart was slightly stirred, and he handed the wholesale stall over to his subordinate, leading the way for the two of them: "This way, please, Mr. Yang! Where do you want to go? I'll have the driver take us!"

  The first batch of people who got rich had already gotten into their cars! Yang Yun thought for a moment and said to the driver: "Let's just go to an elementary school or middle school nearby, any school will do."

  It's summer vacation, and all the students are on holiday. What's there to see at school? Jiang Yang didn't understand why they were going to school, but he followed Yang Yun's lead. There were many schools near Zhongguancun, and soon they found their target. The driver brought the three of them to a small alleyway near the school. Yang Yun looked around and nodded: "This is it!" On one side of the alley was an elementary school, and on the other side was the residential area for employees of a state-owned factory. From time to time, children about half as tall as adults would run out from the back door of the factory, in twos and threes, in groups, towards the depths of the alley. The three followed them into the alley and stopped at the gate of an unremarkable small courtyard. Even standing in the middle of the road, they could hear the loud, childish voices coming from inside.

  Pushing open the half-closed courtyard gate, wow, there were at least 40 or 50 people inside the yard, all of whom were small children. They were divided into two groups, with a TV in front of each group. On the left-hand side, the TV was showing a tank battle game interface, while on the right-hand side, a little kid was jumping up and down inside the TV. "Hey?" Jiang Yang's interest was piqued - this was a gathering to play games! Jiang Shao Yun pushed his glasses up and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Yang, why are there so many kids playing games?" Yang Yun smiled and nodded towards the few adults among the children, "Take a look at those grown-ups." The tank battle game had just ended, and an adult with a waist pack shouted out, pointing at a half-grown kid, "It's your turn! Single player is 1 yuan, double player is 2 yuan! If you die three times, give up your spot!" A small child handed over 2 yuan to the adult, while another slightly older one hesitated, "I want to play single..." "Single player has to wait in line! Is anyone else willing to play double? Pay up, pay up! Pay first and then play!" "Can we use grain coupons?" "Grain coupons can be used last! Those who pay with money get priority!" Double player was a bit simpler, as two people controlling the game together was safer than one person playing alone. The gameplay time was also longer, so it cost twice as much.

  There are always people willing to play doubles, and some kids have more pocket money, so someone will follow soon. Those who hold grain tickets in line also have hope, feeling that their status is higher than those who come empty-handed. Queuing is just queuing, anyway, you can watch others play while waiting. People playing games are excited, holding controllers and shouting, while other kids are envious, standing in the courtyard watching for a long time without getting tired. The adult collecting money puts away the ticket stubs neatly, then turns to collect fees from Super Mario players on the other side. Some people don't play Super Mario, but instead play Tetris, which takes the longest and costs more, 50 cents to play until the end, taking much longer than Tank Battle.

  After receiving the money, both sides of the game started separately. The person who received the money raised his head and saw these successful-looking people standing at the gate, becoming vigilant: "What are you doing here?"

  PS: Thanks to Brother "Wu Shang Zong" for looking out for me, this is the first time I've been urged to update... Although I really want to take it down, with the New Year approaching, I'm really struggling to find the energy. During the Spring Festival, at least half a month can't be spent writing in peace, and only stored drafts can be updated during that time. This Wednesday's Jiang initial review has passed, but it's unknown whether next week's Jiang recommendation will arrive by Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. If the news really comes, what's wrong with today's three updates?