Urban Sims

Although the orcs shouted loudly and neatly, no one exposed the fact: they really couldn't afford it.

There may be thirty or fifty affluent orcs who can afford to buy an Ai Feng Gen 1, but most orcs are unlikely to have that ability.

…

the next day.

January 19th.

It's eight o'clock sharp.

The heart of the Magic City.

Two newly decorated mobile phone stores were grandly opened.

One is called "Nokia Store" and the other is called "Love Crazy Store".

The two stores are not far apart, only about 50 meters apart. Each store has an area of ​​more than 300 square meters and 20 sales windows.

This morning, there were long queues and crowded crowds in front of the two stores.

The two teams are almost the same length, but the gap between them is clearly visible.

The people in the queue in front of the Nokia store on the left are generally dressed plainly and have a popular and unsophisticated appearance; the people in the Aifeng store on the right are generally well-dressed and high-spirited and calm.

The average income of the team on the left is low, and most of them are local aborigines, so they can only choose the low-priced Nokia 001.

The team on the right has a high income and strong strength. Most of them are high-powered human mages. They can afford the Ai Crazy Generation 1 worth 10,000 contribution points.

The overall gap between the rich and the poor in the Magic City is revealed from the appearance of these two teams.

In fact, there are no so-called "poor people" in the Magic City. The welfare benefits provided by the Magic Association are enough for every family to live a well-off life.

However, things like wealth and resources will always be in the hands of a few people. No matter how fair the system is, the gap between the rich and the poor cannot be avoided.

Of course Zhou Ming didn't want to pay attention to this. After the two mobile phone stores opened for business at the same time, the question he was most concerned about was how the sales of the two mobile phones were?

How many mobile phones he sells and how much money he makes are what he is most concerned about now.

About four hours later.

All 5,000 units of the Aifeng 1st generation mobile phones in the Aifeng mobile phone store have been sold out.

Every single one was sold out.

"Why did it sell out so quickly?"

“I’ve been waiting in line for a long time and you’re telling me it’s sold out?”

"The second batch of goods will be available half a month later. Do you have to wait half a month? You actually want me to wait half a month?"

"If I had known this, I should have gotten up earlier and come over to line up."

The tens of thousands of customers who didn't get one were full of grumbles and complaints. Some even temporarily changed their minds and joined the queue to buy the Nokia Magic phone, which was not very long next to it.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Ming and others, who were standing on top of a tall building not far away, holding telescopes for observation, all had smiles on their faces.

made money.

Make a lot of money!

I made a lot of money in one morning.

How much can Zhou Ming probably earn?

Take the Ai Feng 1 generation mobile phone, which is priced at 10,000 contribution points, as an example.

Although the price of this mobile phone is astonishingly high, the actual cost is not as high as advertised.

Excluding labor costs, the actual material cost of an Ai Feng 1st generation magic smartphone is only about 1,800 purple gold coins.

As the production volume increases in the later period, and after the initial R\u0026D expenses are diluted, the material cost of each Ai Feng 1st generation can even be reduced to less than 1,200.

Zhou Ming sold one for 10,000 contribution points.

In the black market of the Magic City, one contribution point can be exchanged for about 8 to 10 purple gold coins.

In other words, the profit margin of an Ai Feng 1st generation machine reaches an astonishing 4,400% or more!

Considering the extremely high prices in the Magic City, if the production line of Ai Crazy 1 is moved outside, the profit margin can be even higher!

In short, it can be said that for every AiFeng 1st generation magic phone sold, Zhou Ming can make a net profit of 9775 contribution points!

Excluding the 4600 taken by the Magic Association.

800 taken away by engineers and workers.

Zhou Ming personally earns a net profit of 4,375 contribution points for every Ai Feng 1 sold.

Multiply by 5000 again.

The total is 21.875 million contribution points.

In just one morning, Zhou Ming made more than 20 million contribution points!

Of course, the production cost of Nokia mobile phones is not high. The total cost per unit is about 10 contribution points, and the net profit is about 90 contribution points per unit.

This time, Zhou Ming and the others have prepared a total of 500,000 Nokia 001 mobile phones. Excluding the discounts on 100,000 units, the total can bring a net profit of approximately 40 million contribution points.

Zhou Ming can probably get 17 million of the contribution points.

The sum of the total profits of the two mobile phones, and after paying off all the loans, the final contribution point that went into Zhou Ming's pocket was about 30 million.

About two weeks later.

All 500,000 Nokia Magic phones have been sold.

The second batch of 10,000 units of the Ai Feng 1 were also sold in stock, and they were quickly sold out within one day.

Zhou Ming made another net profit of more than 20 million contribution points.

His net worth exceeded 50 million.

If the Magic City had a Forbes list, he would at least be in the top three.

At this time, in the Magic City, among the population of more than one million, almost every two people have a magic phone.

The magic phone market is gradually becoming saturated.

The popularity of the mobile phone trend has gradually cooled down.

But surrounding the magic phone, several major events that caused sensation and controversy occurred in the Magic City during this period.

It even caused the orc tribe in the city to hold a demonstration of more than 100,000 people in protest.

The crime rate in the city has increased significantly, including theft, robbery, murder... In order to get an Ai Feng 1 generation mobile phone, some people choose to take risks.

What's more, some people engage in illegal professions and sell their souls and bodies. In order to get a mobile phone of the Crazy Generation 1 and save 10,000 contribution points, some people lose their minds and become very crazy.

The most typical example is a young man named Sainboli. He found a legendary mage who also practiced necromancy, and sold all his heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, brain and other organs to the other party for research, turning himself into a He got a magically costumed puppet that was controlled by someone... This person's desire and love for the "Crazy Love Generation 1" has indeed reached a crazy level.

The incident in Seinboli triggered heated discussions throughout the city, and the sudden protest march by the orcs brought the magic phone to the forefront!

By the way, why did the orcs suddenly take to the streets to protest?

And there are more than 100,000 orcs.

Because the orcs also want to buy the Ai Feng 1st generation magic phone.

Orcs don't like Nokia, which has relatively single functions, and they also love the first generation!

But... they really can't afford it.

In the entire Magic City, of the more than 15,000 units of Love Crazy 1 that were shipped, the orcs bought less than 100 of them.

Although the average IQ of the orcs is average, it does not mean that they are fools.

They almost go crazy in love with the powerful functions and great convenience brought by the Crazy 1 generation, and want to own one.

But they don’t have enough contribution points, and many of them live on welfare.

But they just want to be crazy about love.

so what should I do now?

Make a fuss!

Crybabies get candy. How can we get the association to give each of the orcs a Love Crazy Generation 1 without making a fuss?

This is also an old trick played by orcs for millions of years. They will not resort to violence, but will use group protests to force the Magic Association to surrender.

And in most cases, this trick can work and you can win some benefits.

So on February 6th, a large number of orcs took to the streets, held up banners, and shouted various slogans in unison:

"We also want to play Love Crazy Generation 1!"

"Protest! We can't afford crazy love, we want to protest!"

"You can't take away our right to have a crazy generation."

"Please sir, send us some love crazy machines!"

"Give one to each family, one is enough for each family!"

"We are poor, but poor people cannot live without a generation of crazy people."

"One for every family! One for every family!"

"Please, gentlemen, give us some love!"

"Orcs are humans too, and orcs are also contributing to the Magic City!"

Amidst the various self-righteous slogans and bizarre banners, the harmony and purity of the entire magical city was broken by the protests of the orcs.

Zhou Ming saw all this scene.

I was immediately surprised.

"What a reasonable request."

"What an 'honest and honest' orc...it turned out to be all appearances."

"Judging from their neat slogans, undisturbed steps and carefully crafted banners, they should be very skilled in these routines."

"No wonder many people use the term 'cunning big animals' to describe these orcs."

Moreover, there were two places blocked by the orc parade groups.

One is the parliament building in the city center; the other is the Ai Feng mobile phone store...the goal is very clear.

As for the Nokia mobile phone store 50 meters away, there was not a single orc blocking it, and the operations of the surrounding shops were basically unaffected.

Zhou Ming sighed at this.

"Professional, very professional, I can only describe it as professional."

"There is indeed a reason why the Magic City has stood for thousands of years without causing chaos."

Then there is negotiation, negotiation between the two parts.

The orc representatives negotiated with the top management of the Magic Association. The orcs hoped that the association would give them some free mobile phones.

The orc representatives negotiated with the person in charge of the Ai Feng mobile phone store. The orcs hoped that the price of Ai Feng mobile phone would be reduced to a level that they could afford.

The top management of the Magic Association sternly rejected the orc representative's request for free distribution, saying that if they couldn't afford the 1st generation, they would buy the Nokia 001. The functions of the two are similar, and they could definitely afford the cheap Nokia 001. , don’t be messy and unreasonable!

Moreover, with the high price of Ai Feng mobile phones, the association does not have the conditions to distribute them for free.

In response to the orc representative's price reduction request, under Zhou Ming's instruction, the person in charge of the store said that the price can be reduced. The price of the third batch of Ai Feng 1 generation mobile phones, which will be launched in two weeks, will be reduced to 9,600 contribution points per unit, and allowed Using purple gold coins to pay for it, as for reducing it to a level that most orcs can afford, it will not be possible in a short time.

The orc representatives were dissatisfied and no consensus was reached on the first day of negotiations.

The orcs continued to protest the next day.

Not only that, the number of protesters also increased from 100,000 on the first day to 150,000.

And after seeing the orcs protesting, there were still about 80,000 humans and about 20,000 dwarves that day. Because they couldn't afford Ai Feng mobile phones, they actually stood in the same camp as the orcs and joined the protest camp.

The total number of protesters reached 250,000.

Negotiations failed again the next day.

On the third day, the total number of protests from the orcs, humans, and dwarves unexpectedly increased by another 100,000, reaching 350,000!

Now the Magic Association finally couldn't sit still.

Lao Lang found Zhou Ming in person and said to him solemnly: "Boy, this is the trouble you caused, you must solve it!"

"I'll take care of it?"

Zhou Ming pointed to his nose: "How can I solve it? Why is this the trouble I caused? Aren't they the reason why they are so troubled by you?"

The old wolf waved his hand: "I don't care, you have to solve this problem anyway! Without Ai Crazy Mobile Phone, how could there be so many things? Anyway, you have to solve this problem within two days, I'm leaving first..."

After speaking, he disappeared without a trace without waiting for Zhou Ming to criticize.

I go!