Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

At home, the family of three watched the disc with the DVD player. Although Xu Huasheng thought the clarity was really bad, Xu Dabao and Li Chan watched it with great interest.

"Son, do it..."

After watching it, Xu Dabao touched the rough DVD player with his hands and his eyes were full of love. That look was like caressing a peerless beauty.

Xu Dabao is a businessman. He has seen the business opportunities of this thing at this moment. This thing will definitely sell well as long as it is properly operated.

"Dad, don't rush. At present, the patent of VCD has not been registered yet. We must wait until the patent is registered before our product can be launched. The most important thing is that we are still short of one thing..."

Xu Dabao was stunned by Xu Huasheng's words.

"What is it?"

Xu Dabao asked curiously.

"Dad, do you know how much a disc like this costs?"

Xu Huasheng took the disc out of the DVD player. Xu Dabao was stunned by Xu Huasheng's words.

"How much is this thing worth? Five or ten yuan at most, right?"

Xu Dabao said tentatively, which made Xu Huasheng laugh.

"Dad, you can't buy it even if you pay ten times more. The price of a genuine CD disc on the market is currently between four hundred and five hundred yuan..."

Xu Huasheng said the price, and Xu Dabao was furious when he heard it.

"What? Four hundred to five hundred? Just such a small thing? Why don't they go and rob it?"

Xu Dabao couldn't help but curse.

"They are robbing it..."

Xu Huasheng smiled and began to explain to Xu Dabao. The VCD industry actually developed very slowly at the beginning. The reason for the slow development was that there were only machines but no film sources.

In this era, CD projection equipment is only used in theaters or video halls, and a genuine CD disc costs four or five hundred yuan.

Later, after the outbreak of pirated discs, the VCD industry ushered in a big explosion and developed rapidly in China and even around the world. In China alone, the entire industry is as high as tens of billions.

"Dad, our DVD player is equivalent to a rifle. But the disc is the bullet. Now we only have a gun, but no bullets, this won't work..."

Xu Huasheng's words made Xu Dabao look depressed.

"Then what should we do? Four or five hundred per disc, how many people can afford it? Even if it's four or five hundred per disc, few people buy it."

Xu Dabao said directly. Xu Dabao knows better than anyone how much money everyone can make now. The workers in his own electronics factory work hard for a month and only get a salary of two or three hundred. Only fools will buy a disc for four or five hundred.

"Dad, I have a solution. But this method is a bit evil, and it can still make money, but the way is a bit irregular."

Xu Huasheng's words made Xu Dabao and Li Chan look at him.

"We can make pirated CDs. In fact, CDs don't cost much. If they are mass-produced, the cost of one CD is only a few cents. At present, our country does not attach importance to the protection of intellectual property rights, so no one cares about making pirated CDs. But we can't do this ourselves. We need to find someone to do it. After all, this is not a glorious thing..."

Xu Huasheng told the plan he had thought of a long time ago.

The pirated CD industry is actually very simple. Get the source of the film, get a set of equipment directly, and then order some blank CDs to burn directly. Back then, pirated CD merchants in Guangdong and other places directly got a satellite dish to receive TV signals from Hong Kong and Taiwan to get the source of the film.

"As long as there is a source of film, the rest of the things will be easy to do. At that time, at most, you will buy a set of CDs for free. Then set up some stores across the country to rent and sell pirated CDs. This thing is also very profitable. It can not only solve the problem of film sources, but also help many people get rich..."

After listening to Xu Huasheng's words, Xu Dabao was moved. But he also knew why Xu Huasheng didn't do it himself.

If VCDs are hot-selling, then the company will surely expand rapidly. Just relying on the DVD player, I am afraid that I can become a super rich man.

As a rich man, the most worrying thing is that his ass is not clean. As long as his ass is not clean, no matter how much money you have, it is possible to explode at any time.

"You will come back to my hometown with me tomorrow..."

Xu Dabao looked at Xu Huasheng, and this made Xu Huasheng stunned.

"The guys in my hometown are almost crazy with poverty. As long as they can make money, they dare to kill people."

Xu Dabao said directly that he knew the situation in his hometown very well. Everyone was really poor, and they would not starve to death, but many people really couldn't afford to eat meat when they wanted to.

"Is it reliable?"

Xu Huasheng asked seriously. This matter needs to be done by a reliable person.

"Don't worry, they are all our own people."

Xu Dabao's words made Xu Huasheng nod. Xu Huasheng knew his father. Don't look atHis father is like a nouveau riche, but he is very cautious and measured in his actions.

"Dad, it may take some time for the DVD player to be put on the market. The market is blank now, so we don't have to be too anxious. Try to make a good layout in the early stage, so that we can occupy the market as soon as possible and get the biggest piece of the pie. I also have a small product designed by myself. I think we can make some money with this product first, especially foreign exchange, and make our name by the way..."

Xu Huasheng's words made Xu Dabao's eyes light up again. His son brought a lot of surprises this time.

"What product?"

Xu Dabao asked quickly.

"I call this thing an air fryer. In fact, the principle is very simple..."

Xu Huasheng directly found paper and pen, quickly drew the air fryer, and explained the principle to his father by the way.

"Isn't this thing similar to an oven? Does anyone buy this thing?"

After listening, Xu Dabao was skeptical about this thing.

"Dad, you don't know this. Now in developed countries like Europe and America, people are pursuing health. The cooking skills of those people in Europe and America can't compare with ours. They either bake or fry, and they seem to drink oil every day. The food made with air fryer can reduce the oil by 70 to 80 percent compared with traditional fried food, and it is simple, easy to use and saves trouble. As long as it is properly promoted, it will definitely sell well. Moreover, this thing has no technical content. Our Chinese labor is cheap. Even if those big manufacturers in Europe and America produce similar products, the price will definitely be much more expensive than ours..."

Xu Huasheng expressed his thoughts.

Air fryer is not a thing with much technical content, and it is easy to apply for patents.

The most important thing is that there is a huge labor advantage in China. This thing can get all the accessories without even going out of Shenzhen.

Now this thing is also a blank market. If it is operated properly, it can make a lot of money. Even if you can't sell much, you can still make a lot of money from the patent fees.

Now Xu Huasheng needs money, the more money the better. The more money, the more things he can lay out.

First, use the air fryer to make some money, and then plan the VCD industry. The cake of the VCD industry is too big, hundreds of billions of cakes, not to mention eating it completely, even if you eat one-fifth of it, it is enough for Xu Huasheng to make a terrifying amount of money.

With these funds, he can do more things.