Chapter 148 Greatly Exceeding Expectations

"Damn Tengda start, I deliberately disassociated myself from the Poor Ventures plan, how can I still be associated with it?"

Pei Qian was furious.

It could only be said that Pei Qian, like Qiu Hong, focused all his attention on the incubation base and ignored those independent game studios that were not included in the incubation base, and then got stabbed hard!

The more Pei Qian looked at it, the more depressed he became. *The Survival Manual for Wage Earners* seemed to be a hit in terms of both reputation and sales. If the studio really released some fun DLC in the future, then there wouldn't be any problem with the game selling for a year or two.

By then, Poor Ventures would be able to get a share of every penny earned, which was too uncomfortable!

The only good news might be that there were only a few days left until the settlement, and most of the profits would be delayed until next month, which was a blessing in disguise.

Pei Qian sighed silently and continued to study his plan to spend money quickly.

…

In the evening, he left work on time.

Pei Qian came to the nearby Lazy Game Cafe, ate dinner, and opened Lao Ma's live broadcast room on his phone, waiting to watch him promote the Fully Automatic Smart Argument Machine in reverse.

Pei Qian still had a lot of trust in Lao Ma.

Since he had already told Lao Ma to be strict with the Fully Automatic Argument Machine, to nitpick details, and to find fault with it, then Lao Ma would definitely do it very seriously.

Chen Yufeng was just a tool man who completely obeyed Lao Ma's orders, and he had always worked diligently, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

In short, he hoped that this live broadcast "promoting" would dissuade those consumers who were still on the fence, so that the Smart Argument Machine would sell less, have more stock, and earn less money.

Soon, the time arrived.

Amid a large number of comments, Ma Yang officially started the live broadcast.

After such a long period of accumulation, coupled with Weibo giveaways and reverse live broadcasts, Lao Ma's live broadcast also had a group of regular viewers.

Some people watched Lao Ma's live broadcast to avoid being scammed, avoiding products of poor quality, while others were simply there for the entertainment.

At the same time, Ma Yang's team was also busy.

After a whole day of hard work, the repeatedly revised script had been completely finalized, and all the links in the live broadcast evaluation had been arranged. The links, including disassembly and various functional trials, had also been rehearsed to ensure that everything was foolproof.

Moreover, now the live broadcast wasn't just Ma Yang appearing on camera alone. Chen Yufeng would occasionally appear as an assistant to help Lao Ma and do some technical work.

Ma Yang glanced at the comments, his long face full of pride.

Look at this number of comments, this popularity, it was all the empire that I built for Brother Qian!

In the comments, the netizens were all guessing what would be promoted today.

"Let me see which 'lucky product' has been selected today?"

"Delisting warning! Apology warning! Recall warning!"

"Manufacturers are probably trembling at this moment, waiting for justice to be executed!"

"President Ma, stop dawdling and start directly, I can't wait any longer!"

Most of the viewers in the live broadcast room were regulars, so there was no need to be polite anymore. Ma Yang finally went over the script again and then entered the official segment.

"Today, I'm going to introduce a few speakers to everyone, the ones in front of me."

The camera zoomed out slightly to show the products on the table: there were speakers, soundbars, some were just a long strip, or just a cylinder, and some were a set, with various shapes.

Among the many speaker products, the Fully Automatic Smart Argument Machine was so outstanding that everyone's attention was drawn to it in a second.

Although the other speakers also had a very design-oriented shape, they couldn't compare with the Fully Automatic Smart Argument Machine.

This square black box, matched with the small metal stick on top, was like a postmodern work of art, not like a technology product at all, and was obviously not in the same style as the speakers.

A bunch of question marks quickly floated across the comments.

"Huh? President Ma, isn't this Tengda's own product?"

"What, is President Ma going to kill his own relatives this time? Not even letting off President Chang?"

"I don't understand, which position is higher in Tengda, President Ma or President Chang?"

"It must be President Ma who is higher, President Ma's position in Tengda is second only to President Pei, are you kidding me?"

"President Ma, shouldn't you be advertising for President Chang out of friendship? Don't do that, then this live broadcast will change its flavor! Although Tengda's products are good, there's no need for President Ma to personally advertise them!"

"President Ma, your promotion is a bit late, I've already bought the Smart Argument Machine!"

The audience was a little confused about the situation.

Ma Yang was completely unmoved and continued to introduce according to the written script.

After all, he had done so many live broadcasts and evaluated so many things, he had seen all kinds of storms, and this time he was just promoting his own product.

"The speakers that I'm introducing to you today are all things that you can buy at your discretion according to your financial situation, and even if you get scammed, you won't get scammed too much."

"The first one is an imported soundbar from abroad, priced at 5,500 yuan, its parameters are… The second one…"

"As for the Argument Machine, although it sells for more than 2,000 yuan, its various parameters are basically the same as those of domestic speakers in the 2,000 yuan range…"

Ma Yang introduced all the speakers according to the script written by Chen Yufeng.

Ma Yang's live broadcast style was to set the tone for the products from the beginning: for those products that were unqualified or did not meet environmental standards, the opening remarks would be "introducing a few products that you should never buy"; and if it was a qualified product with good cost performance and was relatively popular, the opening remarks would be "you can buy it at your discretion according to your financial situation".

But no matter which opening remarks it was, he would then introduce the detailed parameters of the product in all aspects, including the advantages and disadvantages.

Moreover, there would never be words like "strongly recommend buying", it didn't matter whether the audience bought it or not, it had nothing to do with Ma Yang anyway.

There weren't many viewers who really understood the parameters of the speakers, at most they would just compare the size of the numbers, so most people were just listening to the excitement in this segment.

However, this segment definitely couldn't be omitted, omitting it would make it seem unprofessional.

After introducing the parameters, the audience had a simple impression: basically, you get what you pay for. Many foreign brands were three to five thousand yuan more expensive than domestic brands, and this money was definitely not spent in vain, at least it looked that way from the parameters.

Of course, foreign brands also had a higher premium.

What surprised many viewers a little was that President Ma not only didn't praise the Fully Automatic Smart Argument Machine, but also said some shortcomings in a particularly harsh way, such as it not being cost-effective.

Then, it was the "details display" segment.

A dedicated person was responsible for filming the details of the speakers. After showing the external details, Chen Yufeng began to disassemble the machines to show the internal details.

Once the internal details were shown, the differences between the speakers came out, and the camera showed the internal details of the speakers clearly.

What brands the various components were, whether the wiring was simple, whether the solder joints were firm, whether there was sound-absorbing sponge, whether the back panel material was solid…

All of these were very clearly displayed in front of the audience in the live broadcast room.

Although most viewers didn't know the brands of these components, they would still have a rough impression just by looking at the workmanship inside the speakers.

"The internal castration of this Sino-foreign joint venture brand speaker feels so serious! The wiring is all messy, it doesn't feel very particular…"

"The quality of the original imports is still better."

"But there are also domestic brands that do a good job, and the gap with foreign countries is not as big as imagined."

"How can the inside of this 6,000 yuan speaker be so unrefined, it doesn't match its price."

"It seems that the workmanship of the Fully Automatic Smart Argument Machine is not bad, it found a reliable OEM."

"The mechanical structure inside is so exquisite, all kinds of gears fit together seamlessly, it makes me feel the beauty of mechanics!"

"Tengda is very serious about finding cooperative manufacturers, they are definitely reliable OEMs, you can see that from otto mobile phones!"

"Yes, judging from the internal structure, the Argument Machine completely blows up the other speakers!"

"After all, it's not the same thing, it's a bit bullying to compare the internal structure!"

…

Pei Qian looked at the comments in the live broadcast room and scratched his head blankly.

"This…"

He did tell Ma Yang to show more details.

Logically speaking, the Fully Automatic Smart Argument Machine was OEMed by other speaker manufacturers, and it was just a thing worth more than 2,000 yuan. Even if the OEM was more conscientious, the internal materials were sufficient, and the details were well done, it shouldn't be able to surpass those speakers worth several thousand yuan!

But the problem was that this was not just a speaker, it was also an Argument Machine!

The main part of the Argument Machine was very delicate in structure, with various mechanical structures meshing with each other, like disassembling a clock, which was dazzling.

On the other hand, the other speakers were nothing more than circuit boards, sound-absorbing sponges, speakers, and so on. No matter how fine the workmanship was, it was impossible to compare with the mechanism inside the Smart Argument Machine!

Because the Smart Argument Machine had a very complicated mechanical structure in addition to the speaker, it added a lot of points in terms of appearance.

What's more, the Smart Argument Machine also had that very interesting split design, the two surround speakers could be stuffed into the main body of the Argument Machine to charge, this novel design also added a lot of points to it.

After this introduction, although Ma Yang didn't deliberately emphasize the Fully Automatic Smart Argument Machine at all, and even deliberately made it awkward, its unique shape, exquisite workmanship, and details still attracted a lot of people's attention.

Although it was a little more expensive compared to other speakers around 2,000 yuan, the shape was more unique!

If you buy this thing home and invite friends to visit, everyone will definitely be curious about it. At that time, after an explanation, you will be very proud.

Even because of Lao Ma's "awkwardness", being too strict with the Smart Argument Machine, it instead aroused a lot of viewers' rebellious psychology.

You say this is not good, but I think it's very good!

You say there is no cost performance, but I think it's quite cost-effective!

Although only a few comments had this situation, it was already a very dangerous trend.

Pei Qian silently took a sip of his drink to calm himself down.

"It's okay, it's all superficial work, the actual functions of the speakers should be evaluated later."

"Once the sound quality is evaluated, it will definitely show its true colors, after all, you get what you pay for."

Pei Qian stabilized his emotions and continued to look back.

…

After showing the internal structure of the speakers, Chen Yufeng reassembled the speakers and began to enter the listening segment.

This segment was also prepared with professional equipment to facilitate the collection of sounds in different directions.

After all, some of these products were soundbars, and special equipment had to be used to collect the sound to show the surround sound effect of the soundbars.

Of course, even if the best speakers and the best recording equipment were used, what the audience actually heard was the sound from their own mobile phone speakers or headphones.

After such a re-recording, the sound that the audience played out with their respective devices was definitely seriously distorted.

But even so, it was still possible to roughly distinguish the quality of the sound of different devices.

Soon, Chen Yufeng debugged all the devices and played the same song with them in turn, each device playing a short segment.

The sound quality experts in the comments began to taste it.

"This one, take it away, the bass is not good!"

"This sound is a bit muffled, no use."

"This is okay."

"Wow, this is good, crushing the previous ones!"

"Speakers worth tens of thousands of yuan are good, you can obviously hear the difference from goods worth several thousand yuan, this is the sound of money."

"Hey, the sound of the Smart Argument Machine is actually not bad, the performance is more balanced, and the difference from speakers worth five or six thousand yuan doesn't seem to be very big."

"Indeed, it can basically achieve sweet treble, accurate midrange, and deep bass, it's very transparent, this price is actually not bad."

"Foreign brands have a very serious premium, the Smart Argument Machine is OEMed by domestic manufacturers, the price should be more friendly."

He played several songs in a row, with high and low notes.

The sound quality experts in the comments tasted it and finally came to the conclusion: the Fully Automatic Smart Argument Machine sounded… not bad!

When listening to it together with other high-end speakers, there didn't seem to be much difference?

Considering the price difference and the unique shape, buying this thing seemed quite cost-effective?