Compared to the rapid sell-outs of the previous two phones shortly after their launch events, the results for the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack could only be described as glorious!

Clearly, the vast majority of people regarded the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack as a purely meme-worthy product.

While Chang You had introduced its functions at the launch event, most of those functions were also available on traditional fitness equipment, and at a lower price.

For example, all-in-one strength training equipment, which took up about the same space as the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack, might only cost around 3,500 to 4,500 yuan, significantly cheaper.

People had many concerns about the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack and severely lacked the motivation to buy it, so it was normal that only a few units were sold per hour.

Of course, sales of a dozen or so proved that Tenda still had some die-hard fans who would buy any product, no matter how outrageous, with their eyes closed.

In any case, with so much stock of the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack and such high heat from the launch event, selling only this much after the event was, by all accounts, a very optimistic result.

Pei Qian couldn't help but hum a little tune.

Truly, hard work pays off!

…

Meanwhile, at Jingzhou Airport.

"Brother Lin, you really won't stay and play for a few more days?" Meng Chang asked, a smile on his face, repeatedly urging Lin Jiaqiang to stay.

Lin Jiaqiang hurriedly shook his head: "No need, no need, I've already been a bother for too long, and I have things to do at home, I have to go back."

Since filming the promotional video, Lin Jiaqiang had been eating, drinking, and having fun in Jingzhou, with the expenses naturally covered by the Advertising Department.

Meng Chang wished he could keep Lin Jiaqiang for a few more days.

In any case, this funding wouldn't end up in his own pocket, so using it to entertain Lin Jiaqiang, and getting to freeload along the way, was a win-win situation, wasn't it?

What's more, he had watched the launch event and knew that the sales of the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack were dismal, so he was very happy now.

The commission he would receive at the end of the month made Meng Chang's mouth water.

And Lin Jiaqiang was a major contributor to Meng Chang getting the commission, so Meng Chang naturally extended his affection to him and became much closer.

Lin Jiaqiang had also had a great time, but after all, he had to support his family, and staying in Jingzhou all the time wasn't a solution, so he decided to leave.

Meng Chang had already urged him to stay several times, and Lin Jiaqiang had already changed his ticket twice, so this time he didn't try to urge him to stay any longer, just said that he would contact him first if there were any opportunities for cooperation in the future, and personally sent Lin Jiaqiang to the airport.

Lin Jiaqiang naturally thanked him profusely.

Just as he was about to board the plane, Lin Jiaqiang suddenly thought of something.

"President Meng, I have a humble request."

Meng Chang was taken aback: "Please speak freely."

Lin Jiaqiang said somewhat embarrassedly: "President Meng, could you give me a Smart Fitness Clothes Rack? I also want to exercise a little when I get back, after all, I'm getting old and my health is getting worse every year."

Logically speaking, when having a celebrity endorse a product, it was normal to give them a few samples.

But Meng Chang felt that Lin Jiaqiang definitely didn't need such a fussy thing, and might even dislike it if he sent it, so he didn't send one at all, just took Lin Jiaqiang to eat, drink, and have fun in Jingzhou for a few days.

Now that Lin Jiaqiang had taken the initiative to ask for one, giving him one wouldn't be a big deal.

Meng Chang knew that the Smart Fitness Clothes Racks were piling up in Tenda's warehouses in Jingzhou and couldn't be sold at all, and what's more, giving one away meant losing money on one, so why not?

Meng Chang smiled slightly: "No problem, I'll arrange for someone to ship it to your home later, and arrange for someone to install it!"

Lin Jiaqiang hurriedly said: "Thank you so much!"

In fact, Lin Jiaqiang had this idea on a whim.

He had been overweight since he was a child, and when he was young, he had to maintain this obese figure to play ugly roles in dramas. But now that he was older, this obese body had also brought him many diseases.

Since there were no more dramas to film, what was the point of being so fat?

So Lin Jiaqiang had always wanted to exercise a little, whether he lost weight or not, wouldn't it be better to be healthier and live a few more years?

He had tried many methods, but couldn't stick to them.

Now, seeing this Smart Fitness Clothes Rack, Lin Jiaqiang thought it would be good to have one at home so he could exercise when he had time.

Even if he forgot to use it, he could still use it to hang clothes.

Of course, this big guy was a bit expensive, so getting it for free would be great, but buying it with his own money was out of the question.

After receiving Meng Chang's promise, Lin Jiaqiang bid farewell to everyone with satisfaction and boarded the plane to leave Jingzhou.

…

…

Monday, May 14th.

Magic City (Shanghai), Longyu Group headquarters.

Just as the workday began, Zhao Xuming had already rushed to the conference room, and Eric was already waiting inside.

"It's been confirmed that what Chang You said at the launch event about Outu Technology stocking a large number of Smart Fitness Clothes Racks is true. Tenda's warehouses in Jingzhou are indeed filled with this thing."

"Moreover, the Smart Fitness Clothes Racks have been transported to various partner gyms, and there's one here in Magic City."

"Should we go take a look?"

After listening to Zhao Xuming's report, Eric frowned slightly, looking somewhat puzzled.

After a moment, he said, "No rush, let's go see it in the evening. There should be more people in the evening, and we can see how popular this device really is."

Ever since Finger Company and Longyu Group jointly held the launch event, Eric and Zhao Xuming had been paying close attention to Tenda's movements.

Because they knew very well that President Pei was not someone who would take a loss, and he would definitely retaliate!

But after waiting for two days, there was no movement, which was a bit abnormal.

Logically speaking, Tenda Group was very efficient, and President Pei never hesitated when it came to burning money.

Finally, the launch event for the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack arrived.

Eric and Zhao Xuming had also watched this launch event and were also a bit confused by this nonsensical product.

But they were mainly concerned about three things.

First, was it true that Chang You said that a large number of Smart Fitness Clothes Racks had been stocked?

Second, although the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was currently unpopular, was there still a chance for it to make a comeback?

Finally, what were the specific rules of the 515 Game Festival?

In fact, the result of this launch event was undoubtedly a pleasant surprise for Eric.

Because Outu Technology's previous products, whether it was the e1 phone, the g1 phone, or even the Fully Automatic Smart Arguing Machine, had all been successful.

So for this upcoming new product, Eric had also assumed that it would be successful and had prepared himself for the premise that it would sell well.

But he didn't expect that it would be unpopular after the launch event!

And even more gratifying was that this damn thing had actually stocked 10,000 units? And tied up tens of millions in funds?

Eric knew very well that he was facing the entire Tenda Group in this price war, not just the Tenda Games department.

In other words, the situation of other industries also had to be taken into consideration.

Now that Outu Technology's new product launch was unpopular and a large amount of money was tied up in inventory, it would lead to less available working capital for the entire Tenda Group, which was certainly good news!

The only question was, was what Chang You said at the launch event true, or was he just messing around?

For this reason, he had specifically asked Zhao Xuming to arrange for his subordinates to conduct undercover investigations in Jingzhou.

There were no airtight walls in the world, and the location of Tenda's warehouse was not a secret, so they quickly got a definite answer: this damn clothes rack had indeed been stocked in large quantities!

So, the first question was solved.

As for the specific rules of the 515 Game Festival, they should currently only exist in the computers of some core Tenda employees, and it was unlikely that they would be leaked.

Since it would be revealed at midnight on May 15th, there was still a little over a day left, so there was no need to rush.

Eric guessed that this so-called 515 Game Festival was probably the same as the promotional activities of Finger Company and Longyu Group, nothing more than a discount on skins or games.

It wouldn't be too late to consider countermeasures when he saw Tenda's specific promotional efforts.

So now there was still the most crucial link left, which was to determine whether this Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was really unpopular and had no chance of making a comeback.

If it was, then this batch of unsellable inventory in the warehouse might be one of the straws that broke President Pei's back!

Originally, Eric had planned to buy one to study it, but when he heard that this thing had also been arranged in partner gyms, he immediately changed his mind and decided to go to the partner gym to take a look.

Because partner gyms had many fitness enthusiasts, and their views on the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack would be more professional and objective. As long as they didn't like using this thing, then it could basically be declared dead.

…

Some time ago, Tenda's various physical industries began to enter first-tier cities such as the Imperial Capital (Beijing) and Magic City (Shanghai), so partner gyms had also opened in Magic City, and the business was good.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Eric and Zhao Xuming came to the partner gym.

The two pretended to be customers who were there to learn about the situation and consider applying for a card, and successfully sneaked in.

There was a dedicated person at the front desk in charge of leading and receiving, introducing the partner gym's model to the two, and Eric and Zhao Xuming pretended to listen attentively, but in fact, they were constantly looking at the internal situation of the gym.

It had to be said that the partner gym's model was indeed different from other gyms.

There was no situation where people were crowded together, because the time slots for partner gyms were reserved in advance, ensuring that the actual number of people in the gym was always at a relatively suitable level.

Although there was no need to wait for any of the fitness equipment, it was still possible to roughly see the popularity of different fitness equipment.

Some equipment was taken over by someone else not long after the previous person left; while other equipment was only used once every ten minutes or so.

And the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was placed in a rather conspicuous location in the partner gym.

Zhao Xuming secretly stared at it for a long time, and found that no one was using it at all!

Most of the male members glanced at it and continued to lift dumbbells; while the female members didn't even look at it, heading straight for the treadmills, spinning bikes, and yoga room.

Even the receptionist didn't specifically introduce the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack when introducing the various fitness equipment in the partner gym.

All of this was obviously a very good sign!

Zhao Xuming coughed lightly and asked knowingly, "Excuse me, what is this fitness equipment? It looks very special, I don't think I've seen it in other gyms."

The clerk smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "Oh, this, this is the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack developed by our Tenda Group."

"It's a household product, and we put it here mainly for display."

"As a household product, its advantage is that it combines various fitness equipment, so you can train your whole body with one device, and you can also hang clothes on it when it's not in use; however, if you're training in the gym, its effect is slightly worse than those specialized equipment..."

Tenda's employees had always been honest, and they were not allowed to deceive customers, or even conceal part of the truth to induce customers to spend money, which was the principle set by President Pei from the very beginning of the company's founding.

So the clerk very honestly introduced the situation of the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack to Eric and Zhao Xuming.

In particular, he pointed out the key point that the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was unpopular in partner gyms: being all-encompassing meant that it was not specialized in anything.

Those professional fitness equipment seemed to only be able to train one action, but in fact, there were many adjustable parts to ensure that training this one action could achieve the best effect.

And the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack had to take into account so many actions, so it must have slightly cut corners in these details, otherwise it would not be possible to control costs, and it would also lead to excessive complexity and inconvenience.

Therefore, for the members who came to the gym, they only needed to consider the training effect and did not need to consider the floor space, so they would naturally not use the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack to exercise.

Eric and Zhao Xuming looked at each other, both with joy on their faces.

What did this mean?

It meant that the Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was not only unpopular and unsellable among ordinary consumers, but even in a professional commercial environment like a gym, it had no room to survive!

Even Tenda's own partner gyms couldn't save this broken device, so other gyms were even less likely to buy this broken thing.

Originally, the two were a little worried, what if this Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was frantically purchased by gyms?

There were not a small number of gyms in the country, and if each gym bought one, that would be a very terrifying number.

But now, this possibility seemed to be non-existent.

This Smart Fitness Clothes Rack was basically dead!