Chapter 148 A Dreamer Who Dreams Bigger

Pei Qian was silent for a moment. "The goal is good, but I think modern society is a win-win society. Always thinking about zero-sum games is a bit small-minded."

"Moreover, I think we can look further ahead. Although Shenhua's mobile phone business is good, its influence is only relatively large domestically."

Chang You was taken aback. "Then what do you mean, President Pei?"

Pei Qian: "The ultimate goal must be set higher. Instead of taking down Shenhua, why not acquire Pineapple!"

Chang You instantly felt a sense of respect.

What was this?

This was the feeling of a lofty mountain and flowing water meeting a kindred spirit!

In fact, Chang You was very clear that this meeting was a two-way choice.

President Pei was considering whether to hire him, and he was also considering whether to work under President Pei.

Chang You had always been this kind of person, saying what he thought, never hiding anything.

Therefore, he often made some shocking remarks on Weibo and at press conferences, and even earned the nickname "Big Mouth Chang".

Many technology company bosses also disliked him because of this, feeling that he was a person who loved to brag and didn't do practical things.

But even so, Chang You never thought of changing his style.

He would only sneer inwardly, "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?"

He believed that he would always meet a boss who could understand him!

And now, President Pei casually said the words "acquire Pineapple", which undoubtedly coincided with Chang You's thoughts.

Moreover, the level was even higher!

That's right, why must they take them down? Wouldn't acquiring them be better?

Chang You nodded thoughtfully. "President Pei, your insight is brilliant!"

Pei Qian thought for a moment and then asked, "What is your style in your daily work?"

Chang You immediately replied, "I am a relatively autocratic person. All employees under me must completely obey my orders. I am also a perfectionist and do not allow any imperfect situations to occur."

Pei Qian nodded. "Good! A leader must have his own ideas and cannot be easily influenced by others. I very much agree with your point of view!"

"So, what is your attitude towards the appearance of mobile phones? Do you agree with imitating Pineapple mobile phones?"

Chang You resolutely stated, "Absolutely disagree! Appearance is a very important part of the brand image, so of course, you can't imitate other mobile phones. The mobile phone you design yourself must be unique!"

Pei Qian asked again, "So, what do you think about the price of mobile phones? Should we make low-priced mobile phones?"

Chang You thought for a moment. "I believe that only high-end models can reflect the true strength of a technology company!"

Pei Qian then asked, "So, what is your opinion on Shenhua, a representative of domestic products?"

Chang You said proudly, "They are doing very well, but one day, I will surpass them!"

Pei Qian couldn't help but give a thumbs up. "Very good, this is exactly what I think!"

Pei Qian was extremely satisfied with this Chang You.

He was too much in line with his own ideas!

Pei Qian already had a rough idea of what kind of mobile phone to make.

As an emerging mobile phone brand, the most likely way to succeed was undoubtedly the cost-performance route. By lowering the profit margin, their mobile phones would appear to have a higher cost performance than some well-known manufacturers, so they could seize the mid-to-low-end market.

In the next ten years or so, the domestic economy would continue to develop, but overall, the regional differences in economic development would ensure that there would always be people who cared about the cost performance of mobile phones.

In other words, easy-to-use and relatively cheap mobile phones would definitely always have a market.

Since Pei Qian's goal was to ruin this mobile phone brand, he would definitely have to do the opposite and absolutely not target the mid-to-low-end market or take the cost-performance route.

Instead, he had to decisively aim at the high-end market!

Currently, the domestic high-end market was still dominated by Pineapple, msC, and Shenhua, and Shenhua only dared to price its flagship models at around 5,000.

And those who tried to enter the high-end market had basically died clean.

It could be seen that the most stable way was still to make high-end mobile phones!

And this Chang You obviously agreed with President Pei's ideas!

In the brief chat, Pei Qian also discovered that this Chang You's image was a little different from what he had imagined.

Originally, Pei Qian just thought that this Chang You was a person who aimed too high, but now it seemed that he had a very clear goal.

Moreover, upon careful observation, Pei Qian discovered that this President Chang also had some good qualities.

For example… he didn't treat all competitor companies as idiots but could objectively acknowledge Shenhua's achievements.

Moreover, this President Chang spoke politely in reality. Although he had some arrogance, he wasn't the kind of person who was impossible to get along with.

He also didn't seem to be such a stubborn and autocratic person.

However, these small flaws did not affect Pei Qian's judgment of him.

In any case, since this guy was determined to do the high-end market, then he was in line with his own ideas and deserved to be given important responsibilities!

Pei Qian was just about to shake hands with Chang You to express his pleasure in the cooperation, but then he thought of a few more questions and hurriedly asked them clearly.

"If you don't mind, can you briefly talk about what exactly happened when you were at Hongcheng Technology?"

Pei Qian had to confirm whether bankrupting such a large company was Chang You's credit or the company owner's credit.

Chang You shook his head helplessly. "Alas, it's not appropriate to speak ill of my old employer after leaving, so I can't say in detail."

"I can only say that we had huge differences in our routes."

"I always believed that Hongcheng Technology should take the high-end route, but in fact, Hongcheng Technology had always been making low-end machines, and it liked to engage in price cuts and promotions, and the cash flow was once very tight."

"The owner of Hongcheng Technology has… a little hobby of spending money, which further exacerbated this problem."

"Later… the capital chain broke, and it was out of control."

"Of course, I must confess that the project development I was in charge of spent more than the budget, but did not produce good enough results. This is also one of the reasons why the capital chain had problems."

Pei Qian nodded. "Understood!"

It seemed that this matter could not be blamed on one person. Both of them had some responsibility.

Pei Qian knew that Hongcheng Technology had always been making low-end machines.

Price cuts and promotions had increased Hongcheng Technology's sales, but the cash flow had always been bad, which was what the boss said in the interview: "Hongcheng Technology has never really made money."

As a result, Chang You insisted on taking the high-end route and spent a lot of money on research and development, causing the company's capital chain to break, and it immediately gg'd. (game over)

As for the owner of Hongcheng Technology having a small hobby of spending money…

Pei Qian felt that this was mostly Chang You shifting the blame!

How much could the boss spend on his small hobby? How could it affect a capital chain of tens of millions or hundreds of millions?

Although Chang You was shifting the blame, Pei Qian was not angry.

This was a time of enlightened prosperity; President Pei had finally caught a great villain!

Looking at President Pei's trusting smile, Chang You couldn't help but return a smile.

A kindred spirit!

He had actually been very troubled by the Hongcheng Technology matter.

Hongcheng Technology's bankruptcy really didn't have much to do with him.

He was nominally in charge of the products released by Hongcheng Technology, but the boss had always been interfering behind the scenes.

They had long set the goal of entering the high-end market, but the boss hesitated about this route, and there was not enough money or people.

In the end, the boss spent 120 million on his "small hobby", directly breaking the capital chain and declaring Hongcheng Technology's bankruptcy.

Chang You couldn't do anything. This news was currently being concealed very well and hadn't been exposed. Out of morality, he couldn't jump out and say bad things about his old employer, and that would make him seem like a particularly petty person.

As a result, he inexplicably became the scapegoat.

The onlookers would definitely think, "Hongcheng Technology was doing well originally, so how did it go bankrupt as soon as Chang You became the vice president?"

Therefore, it was extremely difficult for Chang You to want to make mobile phones again. Because whether it was other manufacturers or consumers, they all thought he was a con artist and didn't believe him at all!

But here at President Pei's, Chang You felt a long-lost warmth and trust.

He could see that President Pei's every word was from the bottom of his heart and was definitely not deceiving him. Moreover, President Pei's kind smile could absolutely not be faked!

At this moment, Chang You decided that even if President Pei couldn't come up with much money, even if it was just a small mobile phone manufacturer, he would grow together with this company and never leave it!

Chang You asked, "President Pei, I would like to ask, what is the price range for our first mobile phone?"

Pei Qian thought for a moment. "The first mobile phone… must be conservative."

Chang You was slightly disappointed. After all, he wanted to make high-end machines.

But after thinking about it, this was, after all, a newly established game company, so they couldn't just try to eat a fat man in one bite.

It was excusable for the first mobile phone to be more stable and test the waters first before hitting the high-end market later.

After all, President Pei was a kindred spirit. Chang You felt that he could bear this little grievance.

Chang You nodded. "Okay, I am willing to make an exception for you once!"

Pei Qian looked at him and continued, "To make a product, you have to seize the market gap. I think that our first mobile phone must be positioned in the price range that currently has a market gap."

Chang You thought for a moment. "Below 1,000 yuan, or around 3,000 yuan?"

Currently, the prices of low-end models mainly hovered around 2,000 yuan, while high-end models ranged from 4,000 to 6,000 yuan.

Even Pineapple mobile phones, the highest configuration version currently only went up to about 7,000.

Pei Qian shook his head. "Neither."

Chang You was a little stunned. "Then… there are no other gaps."

Pei Qian: "Yes, isn't the price range above 7,000 empty?"

"We'll directly release a mobile phone in the 8,000 range, and we'll definitely have no competitors!"

Chang You was dumbfounded.

For the first time, he felt that he had met a dreamer who dreamed even bigger than him.