Chapter 1 A Silent Sigh

Pei Qian sighed silently.

Those damned scalpers, why can't we get rid of them all!

So hateful!

First, these scalpers bought up all the stock of smart fitness clothes racks, preventing players who really wanted them from buying them. Second, they accelerated the consumption of the inventory, inexplicably giving Tengda a large sum of money...

Pei Qian thought for a long time, and finally said helplessly: "Let's deal with it according to the previous method. Increase the stock as much as possible. In short, we must not let the scalpers profit!"

Chang You nodded immediately: "Okay, President Pei, I'll arrange it right away. But... the production of smart fitness clothes racks also takes a certain amount of time. A week or two of stock shortage may be inevitable. Should we appease the players?"

Pei Qian thought for a while: "How about this, open a pre-order on the website. Give a discount based on the waiting time after the players place their orders. As long as the players believe that they can buy it sooner or later, they won't buy from the scalpers."

"It was our work error not to guard against the scalpers. It's only right to give the customers some compensation, right?"

Pei Qian's last sentence was clearly testing the system's attitude.

Logically speaking, the current price of the smart fitness clothes rack is already relatively low, and there is not much profit margin to begin with. If you want to lower the price further, you must have a reason that can convince the system.

Pei Qian just took advantage of the reasons of "cracking down on scalpers and compensating customers" to indirectly give a discount, so wouldn't that lower the profit margin even more?

It can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

…

After hanging up the phone, Chang You immediately urged his subordinates to communicate with the OEM factory and hurry up to prepare the goods.

He never expected that after leaving the mobile phone department, he still couldn't get rid of the fate of "monkey business".

As a result, he had just finished arranging the work when a subordinate came over.

"President Chang! President Chang, the people who placed those two large orders have been found. They are not scalpers!"

Chang You was stunned for a moment: "Oh? Not scalpers? Who are they?"

He was a little surprised.

If they are not scalpers, what does it mean to buy two thousand smart fitness clothes racks at once?

The employee reported: "The two people are Yao, the president of Jin Ding Technology, and Xue Zhebbin, President Pei's rich second-generation friend. President Yao said that they bought the smart fitness clothes racks purely because they heard that Tengda was recently in financial difficulties, so they were helping a little."

"The equipment doesn't need to be delivered. Jin Ding Group has sports apparel and sports drink businesses, so they plan to hold a lottery and randomly give away smart fitness clothes racks as a way to advertise their own products."

"Do you think that's okay?"

Chang You raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh? There's such a thing!"

"That's great!"

"Unexpectedly, it's not scalpers, but President Pei's friends who are lending a helping hand!"

"Is this President Pei's personal charisma?"

"They're doing it so roundabout, probably because they're afraid President Pei will refuse, right? They're so thoughtful."

The employee added: "Those who bought dozens of units individually have already been shipped. The probability that they are scalpers is very high."

"However, these orders are basically after those two large orders from President Yao and Xue."

"Obviously, they saw that our stock of smart fitness clothes racks was relatively small and the popularity was relatively high, so they had the idea of hoarding goods."

Chang You nodded slightly; he had the same judgment.

Obviously, the scalpers didn't want to speculate on the smart fitness clothes racks at first. After all, this thing is big and heavy, takes up a lot of space, and the stock is relatively sufficient.

But after Yao Bo and Xue Zhebbin bought four thousand units at once, the originally ample inventory suddenly became tight, creating the illusion that "smart fitness clothes racks are in short supply."

As a result, many scalpers couldn't sit still!

After all, this is one of the few Tengda digital products that is not limited in purchase, and the stock is so tight. These scalpers have started one after another, wanting to hoard some and resell them for profit.

And this further exacerbated the shortage of smart fitness clothes racks, causing it to sell out in advance.

Chang You said: "The original plan remains unchanged, we still have to hurry up and prepare the goods."

"As for those scalpers... they shouldn't be able to jump around for many days!"

…

At the same time, in a warehouse in Jingzhou, several "scalpers" were staring at the Reverse Wind Logistics guy unloading the goods.

"Just put it here, no need to assemble it."

"Thanks, thanks!"

It has to be said that in Jingzhou, Reverse Wind Logistics is really fast. No matter how late you place an order, it can be delivered the next day.

Dozens of smart fitness clothes racks were transported in a row and piled up in the scalpers' warehouse.

The Reverse Wind Logistics guy had already judged the identities of these people. After all, buying so many at once, without unpacking or installing, what else could it be other than scalpers reselling them?

However, the logistics guy didn't say much. Their job responsibility is to deliver goods to the door. As for how to restrict scalpers, that is a matter for the company leaders to consider. If there are no regulations, then they can only be treated as normal consumers.

After spending a lot of effort unloading all the smart fitness clothes racks, the logistics guys left one after another.

The scalpers looked at the smart fitness clothes racks piled up like a small mountain, as if they were looking at a gold mine.

As professional scalpers, their usual job is to traffic in various products, including tickets and various digital products, and then resell them for money.

When there are concerts, they are the group of people standing guard at the door to collect and sell tickets.

But this is the first time they have trafficked in such large items.

"Can this thing really make money? If we want to sell it again, we have to pay for logistics, and installation will also cost money." One of the scalpers was obviously a little worried about this "investment".

The leading scalper smiled: "Don't worry, I've already seen it clearly. This thing definitely has the potential to become the best financial product of the year!"

"Look at how popular *Fitness Battle* has become. Many streamers are recommending it. And this smart fitness clothes rack is selling so well. It was said that 10,000 units were stocked, but I watched as more than 4,000 units were sold in just two or three hours!"

"Think about how big the demand gap must be!"

"Even if Tengda rushes to prepare goods, can it fill such a big gap? Definitely not!"

"Moreover, this thing doesn't have a high profit. Its actual value is definitely higher than 5,000 yuan. People who can afford it definitely don't mind adding another one or two thousand yuan. We can make tens of thousands of yuan from these dozens of units, even if we don't make a thousand yuan per unit!"

"If we ask for a higher price, we can earn even more!"

"The most important thing is that Tengda was negligent this time. They thought that stocking 10,000 units was enough, so there was no purchase limit. We never had a chance to speculate on Tengda's phones before. Now that we've finally caught one, we have to make a fortune!"

Another scalper, swiping his phone, laughed: "Those who didn't buy the smart fitness clothes rack online are cursing us again."

The leading scalper laughed: "Isn't that what they deserve? Before, the smart fitness clothes rack was completely unwanted and could be bought at will, but they didn't buy it. Now that it's popular, they can't buy it anymore. Can we be blamed for that?"

The scalpers laughed one after another, obviously unmoved by the scolding on the Internet.

However, at this moment, the face of the scalper who was looking at the phone changed: "This...what's going on!"

"Brother, look quickly, this is not good!"

The leading scalper was stunned for a moment, took the phone and looked at it, and found that it was an announcement just released by Ou Tu Technology.

Smart fitness clothes rack pre-orders are open, and rebates are given based on the difference between the date of the pre-order and the actual arrival date, with a maximum discount of 200 yuan!

Chang You mentioned this 200 yuan at the press conference, because the profit of the smart fitness clothes rack is already relatively low, so a price reduction of 200 yuan is the limit and will not be reduced further.

And after this pre-order is opened, it means that players have no reason to buy at a higher price from other channels. Just pre-order on the official website and wait for the goods to arrive.

The longer you wait, the cheaper it will be. Who would buy from scalpers at a higher price?

The leader scalper's expression also changed drastically.

They had just placed the order and started speculating yesterday, and Tengda's policy was already out today?

It was too fast!

But he quickly calmed down: "It doesn't matter, it's not a big problem. The discount of 200 yuan is not a lot, and with Tengda's speed, even if they go all out to prepare the goods, the next batch of products will definitely be available in a week or two."

"What's more, even when the next batch of products comes out, there will definitely still be people who can't buy it."

"Let's hurry up and sell all these dozens of units within two weeks, and we can still make a small profit!"

"With the current market demand, it's no problem to eat up these dozens of units of ours. We won't lose money!"

However, before he finished speaking, the scalper next to him exclaimed again.

"Brother, look at this one too!"

The leading scalper took the phone and took a look, and found that it was an event announcement from Jin Ding Group.

This time, he couldn't remain calm.

"From now on, purchasing fitness drinks or sportswear from Jin Ding Group will give you a certain chance to win a smart fitness clothes rack?!"

"The quantity is 500 units!"

"Accumulated spending of 8,000 yuan will give you a smart fitness clothes rack, with a total quantity of 1,000 units!"

"You can also directly purchase a fitness gift package, a box of drinks, a set of close-fitting sportswear, plus a smart fitness clothes rack, the price...5199?!"

"The quantity is 2,500 units, first come, first served?!"

The scalpers present were all frozen in place.

Jin Ding Group is equivalent to providing three options. Lucky people can have a chance to win by just buying drinks or sportswear. If you're rich, you can also get a free gift if you spend 8,000.

If you are neither lucky nor willing to spend 8,000 yuan to buy his products, there is still a final way, which is to spend 5199 directly to buy it.

The original price of the smart fitness clothes rack is 4999, but Jin Ding Group gave a fitness gift package, which includes a box of drinks and a set of sportswear. Calculated at the original price, it is already much higher than 200 yuan.

The most important thing is that all these quotas add up to a stock of 4,000 smart fitness clothes racks!

This activity for 4,000 clothes racks is enough for a week or two.

By that time, Tengda's next batch of goods will have arrived.

With Tengda's official pre-order and Jin Ding Group's event, who would be brainless enough to buy a smart fitness clothes rack from scalpers at a high price?

It must be stuck in their hands!

Even if these scalpers can sell it at a price of 5199, they will still lose money, because they have to bear the logistics costs and storage costs. What's more, 5199 is impossible to sell!

Losing two or three hundred yuan per unit, these dozens of units will lose at least ten or twenty thousand!

The goods had just arrived, and it was already determined that they would lose money within a few minutes. It didn't even last overnight!

The scalpers looked at each other, all pale.

Tengda's wool, it can't be sheared!!