The combination of online and offline interactive methods, coupled with strong preferential policies, greatly stimulated Flash Drive's sales.
The actual sales figures are unknown, but agents report that many terminal stores have already begun pre-ordering their next batch of electric vehicle quotas, with some even making direct payments and demanding immediate shipment.
Sales are booming, but unfortunately, Flash Drive's current production capacity still limits its performance.
However, everyone at Flash Drive has become accustomed to this situation where production can't keep up with sales, so dealing with it is not difficult.
Not only Flash Drive staff, but even the earliest batch of terminal stores have become accustomed to it, knowing to pay cash directly to order vehicles.
They are also used to dealing with customers, and customers are quite receptive to this approach.
Good products are hard to come by, and insufficient production capacity has inadvertently established a good, in-demand image for Flash Drive.
"This is an Olympic cooperative brand, advertised on CCTV. It's normal for it to be a bit hard to buy."
"Magazines also say that Flash Drive's quality ranks among the best in performance reviews, and its service is good and affordable."
In 2006, magazines were definitely popular.
All kinds of magazines, each priced around 5 to 10 yuan, whether weekly or monthly, were affordable.
In his previous life, Tan Jincheng's favorite purchase during this period was Football Weekly.
Flash Drive Technology also subscribed to several magazines.
Some consumers who enjoy professional reviews typically have a habit of buying magazines, and Flash Drive Technology's main advertising placements in print media were also in these types of magazines.
Unlike pure advertisements, this type of advertorial in the form of reviews is easily accepted by consumers, and many consumers even trust it greatly due to cognitive biases.
The sales department receives order calls from agents daily.
Some impatient terminal store owners near Yongcheng even bypass agents to personally visit the Flash Drive factory and request orders.
Flash Drive Technology's peak season sales are booming, but office staff can still work normally, and even if they work overtime, it's usually only until around 9:30 PM.
However, Gu Qingqing, CEO of Orange Technology, hasn't been so lucky recently.
"I finally understand why he was so busy before. Starting a company is really not as easy as it seems."
At 11:30 PM, the office area of Orange Technology in Financial Tower was still brightly lit.
Gu Qingqing half-reclined in her chair and complained to her cousin Gu Yanning.
It was just the two of them in her office, so Gu Qingqing didn't need to worry about her image.
After the summer vacation began, Gu Qingqing officially took over as CEO of Orange Technology.
After the website officially launched, she stayed until after midnight every day before going home, just to know the website's data as soon as possible.
To avoid disturbing Zhang Suzhi's rest, she had been staying with her cousin these past few days, in the Golden Coast apartment that Tan Jincheng had previously shared with Zhang Xupeng.
After Tan Jincheng moved out, that second-hand apartment had remained vacant.
After Gu Yanning arrived, she borrowed it to live in after a simple renovation.
"Actually, you don't need to specifically wait for the data. Just have the on-duty staff report the data situation on Dingding in the evening, and you can check it when you wake up tomorrow morning; it's the same."
Gu Yanning smiled.
Dingding was the internal management software that Tan Jincheng had previously developed, and Tan Jincheng had given it such a mischievously chosen name.
It is also worth mentioning that, as it is software-related and not closely linked to the electric vehicle business, when Flash Drive underwent its last restructuring, ownership of Dingding was also divested to Orange Technology.
As for the development costs, Orange Technology did not take advantage of Flash Drive Technology and paid the full amount to Flash Drive Technology.
At that time, Flash Drive Technology only had Beicang Chengtou as a shareholder.
Beicang Chengtou had no interest whatsoever in this type of internet business.
Once paid, the divestment was complete; it was merely a customized internal management software.
Besides, it's still being used by Flash Drive Group for free, so there's no loss.
"If I don't get the data immediately, I can't sleep soundly. Zhang Xupeng told me before that he slept in the office for half a month, and I didn't believe him. If I weren't a woman, I'd want to sleep in the office too."
"Haha, I've heard my family say that our fathers' generation was actually like this when they first started their businesses, nothing strange about it. But our brother-in-law is truly capable; he's hardworking and quick-witted, can manage physical industries, and master the internet. It's just that if you two are in a relationship, you'll have too little time to spend together."
"Yeah, he said he wouldn't travel much after June, but now he has to travel twice in July."
"Only twice? That's already very good. Before, Boss Tan was always on the road for business trips. But he's also quite bold; Orange Technology has already invested tens of millions, right? He just hands over a company with so much money to you and really doesn't manage it."
"He's not neglecting it at all. Didn't he propose the marketing plan? And using live graphic broadcasts from celebrity endorsement events to boost popularity, that's also quite impressive. Today's traffic is significantly higher."
"That's true, but it feels like Boss Tan's focus isn't on Orange Technology. He hasn't visited many times before; it's completely free-range."
"What? Do you feel unfairly treated? Are you unhappy with your boss?"
Gu Yanning chuckled:
"How would I dare? We're just chatting, aren't we? But even if Boss Tan doesn't prioritize Orange Technology, my classmates and I are quite grateful. We just graduated and can participate in real project development; such an opportunity is very rare."
These past few months have been tough for Gu Yanning and her colleagues; the pressure has been immense, but it has truly been a good training experience.
Including herself, whether from a technical or professional perspective, there has been tremendous progress in these past few months.
Without Tan Jincheng, they would at most start from the very bottom and wouldn't have such a good opportunity.
Gu Qingqing also smiled:
"He has always been quite bold in hiring. We were initially introduced by one of my senior classmates. Let alone me having no experience as a fashion model, that senior classmate only worked part-time, yet he dared to use us."
"Back when Jinpeng Trade first started, he was actually quite casual in hiring. I remember there was an employee named Li Jinglan at Jinpeng Trade? She knew nothing when she first joined the company, but after a few months, he dared to train her as a merchandiser."
"And the current head of Flash Drive Technology's Tianjin branch, he started as a salesman who couldn't even handle his sales calls well."
In Gu Qingqing's view, Tan Jincheng's boldest hires were still Flash Drive Technology's endorsers.
Last year, when Super Girl first emerged, he dared to bet directly on Brother Chun, and then he dared to sign a ten-year long contract with Liu Yifei.
Jay Chou's endorsement was finalized even more swiftly, seemingly more like an endorser to counter Xinri, and who it actually was seemed to matter little.
The endorser for a company's products should be a very cautious matter.
How could three signings appear so casual and bold, as if done without any consideration?
Gu Yanning also clearly thought of this:
"The endorsers, too, right? Flash Drive's endorsement signings have almost become a fantasy script online, each story more mysterious than the last."
Brother Chun's signing process was very mystical; one bet hit the hottest Super Girl champion.
And Liu Yifei was even more extreme; he actually dared to sign a ten-year long contract.
Isn't he afraid the celebrity will just fade away and disappear in a few years? Wouldn't that money be wasted?
"Hey? Boss Tan isn't really Liu Yifei's fan, is he? Their relationship doesn't seem as simple as just a boss and an endorser, does it? Do you feel a sense of crisis? After all, she's a big star."
He even brought her to the company before, and didn't avoid her when discussing marketing plans.
Their relationship seemed quite good.
When he asked Liu Yifei to register on Kaixin.com, she actually did.
Usually, inviting such celebrities to join requires payment, right?
Gu Yanning was quite curious about the relationship between Tan Jincheng and Liu Yifei.
She had always wanted to ask her cousin but felt it inappropriate.
Tonight, in the flow of casual conversation, she finally asked.
At her cousin's question, Gu Qingqing was silent for a while.
It wasn't that it was difficult to answer, but she was considering whether to tell her cousin.
After all, it involved the privacy of two people, especially a celebrity's privacy; it wouldn't be good if it got out.
"If it's inconvenient to say, then never mind."
Gu Yanning also noticed her cousin's silence.
However, she thought her cousin's silence was due to the question itself.
"It's indeed not just a boss-and-endorser relationship. Their relationship should be considered friends, I guess. He often says Liu Yifei's management company is a 'rookie,' and their marketing and public image management are terrible."
"Like last time when she went to Japan to release an album, her management company handled it poorly. In the end, he helped manage the internet public opinion. It was also for this reason that Liu Yifei agreed to return to China to help with promotion."
"As for the sense of crisis you mentioned? Yes, I have it. With a celebrity aura and being so beautiful, it would be false to say I don't feel a sense of crisis. But what can I do? Unless we break up, with his current wealth, there must be many girls wanting to cling to him, right?"
Gu Yanning nodded in agreement.
With Tan Jincheng's current wealth, he could truly have any woman he desired, especially since he is still so young and handsome enough.
"So, how do you deal with this sense of crisis?"
"Mutual trust and mutual support. There's no other way besides that."
This is what Tan Jincheng told her.
Based on his experience from dating to marriage in his previous life, Tan Jincheng had realized certain truths.
In his previous life, whether the relationship of several years ultimately led to marriage or not, trust and mutual support were crucial for both parties to continue.
The foundation of any relationship is not how deeply two people love each other, but trust.
"Trust? Mutual support?"
"Mhm."
Gu Qingqing suddenly said, blushing.
There was another reason Gu Qingqing was too embarrassed to say, and couldn't say.
She lowered her head and glanced at her chest, which was indeed much "fiercer" than Little Liu's.
(End of chapter)