Chapter 194 Slaughtering the Scalpers (1/2)
On the 11th of February, at Xing Hai Technologies, in the Marketing and After-sales departments, the staff were urgently preparing themselves for the test that awaited them.
In the office, Vice President Liang Ying, Marketing Manager Li Yuan Liang, and After-sales Manager Liang Bin, were talking amongst themselves. Li Yuan Liang twisted his neck and rubbed his fist, saying, ”We should be able to get rid of all the scalpers in one fell swoop. Those wicked scalpers; they've been a thorn in our side for a long time. According to our insider information, all the scalper groups in the country, big and small, are targeting our Bang Bang robot. They've mobilized billions of funds, rented a large number of servers, and opened a few hundred accounts. They really plan to go all in this time around!”
Liang Bin shook his and pressed his lips together. ”Those scalpers are looking for a quick get-rich scheme. They are betting on this with all that they have. All of them must be crazy.”
Liang Ying nodded and smiled chillingly. ”But, this time, they have miscalculated! If they continue in their wrong-doings and persist in preying on the hard-earned money of the ordinary consumers, then they have to prepare for a trap. Not only will they make no profits, but they could also even suffer a loss. All the stocks that they have accumulated will be useless in their hands!”
The stocks that Xing Hai Technologies had prepared were far greater in reality than what they had officially announced. The production lines in Ling Feng Jing Mi OEM factory had already started mass-production three months ago. A large number of units were stockpiled in the warehouse, ready for sale. There were 1.5 million units of Bang Bang robot friendly edition and one million units of the deluxe edition. The quantity of ready stock was three to four time more than the 600,000 units that were officially announced.
Xing Hai Technologies had employed an underhanded trick by using a smokescreen to conceal the real numbers. Their purpose was to dig a big grave for the scalpers and get rid of them in one fell swoop!
Li Yuan Liang analyzed, ”We cannot be complacent in our anticipation of the enemy. Let's suppose that the scalpers have unimaginably deep pockets. They would buy all 1.5 million units of the friendly edition via lump sum cash payments; that would be equivalent to 30 billion dollars! We have to assume that they have funds of this magnitude and they buy all of the friendly edition. After which, we will release the deluxe edition on the 12th of February. That's another one million units. Will the scalpers still have the ammo of 50 billion dollars to buy up all of the deluxe edition? Ok, let's assume again that they are so powerful as a group that they manage to buy up all 2.5 million units; showcasing their impressive financial capabilities. We will announce our last killing move on the 13th February, the first of the new year. Can they still laugh? Haha, Xing Hai Technologies will teach you scalpers a lesson that will be carved into your soul. We might even destroy scalping as a profession in its entirety!”
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At 12 pm sharp, the Bang Bang robot was fully open for orders on Xing Hai Technologies' official Taobao shop, their Jingxi Mall shop, and other online platforms.
Countless voices rang out across the country.
”Grab it!”
”Please, please, please!”
”Koi, please give me luck!”
The order page lagged for several minutes. Some got their wishes and managed to buy a Bang Bang robot friendly edition. But many more did not. The order page on their phones skipped to an ”order unsuccessful” or ”server error” page as they missed their chance to buy a Bang Bang robot by a hair's breadth.
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Inside a certain room that was noisy, saturated with cigarette smoke, and littered with wires, a wave of cheering rang out.
”Hahaha, 124, I got 124 units! I've spent all my ammo and gained huge rewards!”
”I've spent all my money too; I got 81 units.”
”This is too easy! I got 173 units. I should've borrowed more money from relatives and friends. The money that I have is too little!”
One scalper said excitedly as he looked towards his future, ”I've mortgaged my house and my car. I bought 196 units. I'll be able to buy another house and car when I sell off these robots!”
Zhao Tiezhu, who had bought 212 units, rejoiced for a few moments, but he was quickly frowning. He asked the scalpers around him, ”Anyone buy the deluxe edition? Did everyone get the friendly edition?”
”Yeah, I couldn't even get my hands on one deluxe unit.”
”Me too.”
”Eh, Xing Hai Technologies made an announcement on their official site. They're saying that they'll only release the friendly edition today out of considerations for the server load capacity. They'll start selling the deluxe edition at 12 pm tomorrow. Kindly wait… We'll have to wait until tomorrow to get the deluxe edition.”
”But I don't have much money left on me.”
”I've spent all of my money on the friendly edition, there's no ammo left.”
”I only have a bit of money left for daily expenses. I can't buy a deluxe edition.”