Chapter 1053

.

Shi Lei was thinking. What price should the VR gaming helmet be sold at?

Dong Guoguo made a preliminary estimate of the manufacturing cost of the VR gaming helmet. It was about 7,555 Xia yuan. This was not particularly high and was completely within Shi Lei's acceptable range.

However, the 7,555 Xia yuan VR gaming helmet was only the most basic version. It did not have the WHDI technology. If the WHDI technology was added, the cost would increase by 6,555 yuan.

Shi Lei had been unable to decide whether to install the WHDI technology in the VR gaming helmet or use it as the highlight of the second-generation personal gaming server.

If he were to maximize the benefits, the cost of the WHDI technology should be shared with the second-generation personal gaming server. This was because 65% of AMD's shares were controlled by the original management. The VR gaming helmet, on the other hand, belonged 655% to Dream Entertainment.

However, if the VR gaming helmet had the WHDI technology, it would be more attractive. The price of the VR gaming helmet could be higher, unlike the second-generation personal gaming server. It was difficult to raise the price of the VR gaming helmet.

After the 'clarification announcement' on Dream Entertainment's official website was released, many players expressed disappointment. They were hopeful that Dream Entertainment was developing a holographic virtual gaming helmet. However, this was not the case.

However, the number of players was not large. Most players could understand that the holographic virtual gaming helmet was ultimately a scientific fantasy. It was very difficult to realize it with current technology.

The VR gaming helmet described in Dream Entertainment's' clarification announcement 'was, in fact, very attractive. After all, a fully immersive first-person visual display device was also a scientific fantasy.

The super tycoon Storm was also a little disappointed. However, he also expressed interest in the VR gaming helmet. As he could not obtain more information on the official website or forum, Storm took out his phone. After hesitating for a moment, he finally called Shi Lei's number.

Shuangqing City, Jingya Court.

Shi Lei looked at the caller ID and was a little surprised. He muttered to himself, "Storm? Why is this guy calling? Is it because of the VR gaming helmet? "

In the past, Shi Lei had borrowed Storm's private jet to quickly return to Xia Xia. The two of them had some personal ties.

He pressed the answer button. Before Shi Lei could speak, Storm spoke first. "Good morning, Mr. Shi. I would like to ask about your company's VR gaming helmet. What's the situation?"

Shi Lei smiled. It was just as he had predicted. Shi Lei explained the VR gaming helmet in detail. Finally, he said, "Although the VR gaming helmet can't achieve the same functions as the holographic virtual gaming helmets in science fiction novels, the VR gaming helmet will greatly improve the game experience... Players will have a realistic first-person view!"

After listening to Shi Lei's description, Storm suddenly looked forward to the VR gaming helmet.. "Mr. Shi, when does Dream entertainment? I want to pre-order one first! "

Shi Lei pretended to be hesitant, preparing to release a message to the players through Storm. "Storm, based on our personal relationship, I can tell you that the release date of the VR gaming helmet cannot be confirmed at the moment. It's not only because of some technical issues, but also because of the cost. The cost of the VR gaming helmet is too high. Dream Entertainment doesn't know how much it should cost. "

Although the Hero's World was initially a high-end game, the price of a beta tester invitation code was hyped up to thousands of yuan. Currently, there were more than 60 million players, and less than 65% of them were high-end players.

Shi Lei hoped to sell the VR gaming helmet to more players, not just high-end players.

Storm thought for a while and asked, "Mr. Shi, if the cost of the VR gaming helmet isn't a trade secret, can I know?"

"I can't reveal that for now!" How could Shi Lei reveal the cost of the VR gaming helmet? It was only 7,555 yuan. "Let me put it this way. If the price of the VR gaming helmet is lower than 7,555 USD, Dream Entertainment will lose a portion of our research and development costs."

Shi Lei changed the unit of currency from Xia Xia yuan to USD. The difference between the two was eight times!

Don't blame Shi Lei for being too greedy. With more than 855% profit, he dared to trample all the laws in the world! Moreover, if Shi Lei wanted more than ten times the profit, what wouldn't he dare do?

"Just 7,555 USD doesn't seem expensive!" Storm said disapprovingly.

Shi Lei was helpless. "Storm, you don't lack money. Of course you think 7,555 USD isn't a lot! Even in Lijian Province, 7,555 USD is four weeks of an ordinary person's salary. As for the Xia Xia region, 7,555 USD is equivalent to 61,555 Xia Xia yuan. Many people don't even have a year's worth of savings. Do you understand? "

Storm said embarrassedly, "Are the people in the Xia Xia region that poor?"

"What do you know!" Shi Lei said in a modern language, "The situation in the Xia Xia region is special. I don't blame you for not understanding."

"Mr. Shi, since most people can't afford it, why don't you raise the price of the VR gaming helmet? According to the situation in the Hero's World and my personal analysis, the sales of the VR gaming helmet can reach at least 055,555 units. If Dream Entertainment sells it at 0,555 USD per unit and plans to make 7,555 USD per unit, then 055,555 units will make a total profit of one billion USD. That's not a small amount! "Storm came up with a bad idea for Shi Lei and raised the price to 0,555 USD.

"Eh?" Shi Lei's eyes lit up. "Storm, are you sure the players will accept a price of 0,555 USD?"

"Mr. Shi, I'm not sure about the players in other regions, but the high-end players in the Lijian Province region definitely won't have a problem spending 0,555 USD on gaming equipment!" Storm said confidently.

Shi Lei thought for a while. Shi Lei didn't completely agree with what Storm said. Even in the Lijian Province region, not everyone was rich. A price of 0,555 USD was equivalent to a mid-sized personal gaming server. The sales were uncertain.

"If it's a retail price of 0,555 USD, Dream Entertainment will definitely be willing to release the VR gaming helmet as soon as possible. However, I'm worried that the players won't be able to accept this price! "Shi Lei voiced his concern.

Storm was ready to give Shi Lei another bad idea. "Mr. Shi, if you're just worried about the sales, I have a good idea that can solve the problem without increasing the cost."

"What's the good idea?" Shi Lei asked curiously.

Storm's background wasn't simple. He wasn't just a rich playboy, he was also a business genius. Part of his family's business was given to him to manage.

"Mr. Shi, Dream Entertainment is extremely famous and the Hero's World is extremely popular. You can set up a pre-sale system for the VR gaming helmet on your official website!" Storm said the infamous sales method in the future.

Pre-sale, futures, rush …

These bad ideas were all infamous sales methods in the future!

"Pre-sale?" Shi Lei had experienced the sales bombardment of those disgusting mobile phone companies in the future. He instantly understood what Storm meant. "Storm, you're saying that we'll sell the concept, collect the money in advance, and only accept the full payment. We'll ship the product after it's produced, right?"

Storm replied affirmatively, "That's right! As long as you collect the full payment in advance, your company won't have any sales pressure. The product will be sold in advance, so there won't be any losses. Isn't this a good idea? "Storm said proudly.

"Not bad! Very good! "Shi Lei couldn't help but praise. All the risk and pressure would be borne by the customer. Of course, if the VR gaming helmet produced by Dream Entertainment was worth the money, pre-sales would be a good idea.

If the VR gaming helmet's feel was terrible and wasn't worth 0,555 USD, then Dream Entertainment would suffer a lot of criticism and even damage the company's image.

"Boss Shi, after Dream Entertainment starts pre-sales, I'll pre-order 655 sets of VR gaming helmets to support you!" Storm showed that he was willing to be the lab rat.

Shi Lei smiled and said, "Storm, aren't you afraid that the VR gaming helmet is Dream Entertainment's trick to trick the players?"

"I'm not afraid!" Storm said affirmatively. "If Dream Entertainment wants to make money, it won't be difficult. There's no need to resort to trickery."

An international MMORPG with more than 60 million registered users was really easy to make money!

Just by casually selling some items or collecting cards, he could earn a lot of money!

"Alright! Storm, I've decided to follow your suggestion and start a pre-sale system for the VR gaming helmet on Dream Entertainment's official website. Also, let me tell you something else. The second-generation personal gaming server might be sold at the same time as the VR gaming helmet. When the time comes, it'll be very convenient to use the two together! " In order to guarantee the second-generation personal gaming server's sales, Shi Lei had to use an evil method. He chose to pair the VR gaming helmet with the second-generation personal gaming server.

After all, the first-generation personal gaming server had only been sold recently. The market for personal gaming servers was basically saturated. The players didn't have much desire to change their personal gaming servers.

If they wanted to change their personal gaming servers, they had to use an evil method!

.