Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

The reform and opening up has only been going on for a few years.

A very small number of them, like phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, have hundreds of thousands in their hands.

Cars are all about volume; if you make hundreds of thousands of units, no matter how high the price, you still won't be able to sell them.

However, Zhu Dong breathed a deep sigh of relief.

why?

Because Liu Aiguo's price doesn't overlap with the price of his car. If they did overlap, his car would be doomed.

How can they compete?

"Hehehe..." Liu Aiguo chuckled and said, "I know that the purchasing power of the people in China is not high, but I don't plan to sell this car in China. At least I won't start selling it on a large scale in China right now. I plan to sell it in Japan!"

"What?"

Zhu Dong was completely numb.

Damn...

It's been 440 years since then. It's always other countries selling cars to our Dragon Country. When did it become our Dragon Country's turn to sell its junk cars to other countries?

Oh……

No no no...

It should be said that Liu Aiguo's car was not rubbish.

But it won't be easy to sell them in Japan, will it?

"Director Zhu, come on up and try out my car!" Liu Aiguo invited Zhu Dong to test drive the car.

Zhu Dong happily sat down on it.

"Hey... bro, why is there only one pedal this time, the accelerator and the brake?" Zhu Dong sensed something was wrong as soon as he sat down: "Where's the clutch?"

Liu Aiguo smiled and said: That's right. Cars in this era don't use complicated gearboxes; they're all manual.

It can be said that almost all cars are manual transmission.

In addition to the brakes and accelerator, this old-fashioned car also has a clutch.

Liu Aiguo's car naturally doesn't need a clutch.

Like electric cars and automatic cars in later times, it only had one brake and one accelerator.

I explained it to Zhu Dong briefly.

Zhu Dong gave a thumbs up: "That's amazing! It's automatic! Great, I'll give it a try!"

Zhu Dong stretched out his foot and stomped hard on the door.

"Whoosh..."

The car shot off like an arrow.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap..." Zhu Dong was so shocked that he quickly slammed on the brakes and said, "Brother Aiguo, your car is going way too fast! It accelerates so fast, my god, is this a supercar?!"

"Why is there still no sound? Oh... it's an electric scooter!"

"Hiss hiss hiss... Bro, this electric scooter is awesome!"

Zhu Dong got out of the car in shock, "If I had the money, I'd want to buy one too..."

"pity……"

Zhu Dong gave a wry smile.

Clearly, although Zhu Dong is the factory director, his salary is extremely limited. Let alone buying a car worth 400,000 yuan, he would have a hard time even buying one worth 40,000 yuan!

At that time, most of the cars were purchased by work units.

Whether they drive or ride in a car, they are all leaders.

Liu Aiguo waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you've helped me so much, I'll give you a car... for free!"

Zhu Dong quickly waved his hand: "Brother, I appreciate your kindness, but don't you dare get me into trouble. If you give me a car, people will think I've offered you some kind of benefit!"

"No, definitely don't!"

Zhu Dong waved and left.

Looking at his back, Liu Aiguo admired him from the bottom of his heart.

Zhu Dong may not be a particularly outstanding talent, and he may have both strengths and weaknesses, but his principles and bottom line are beyond question.

He is also a warm-hearted person.

"Let's go, Mr. Xu, give Assistant Chen a call, let's have a meeting and discuss this!"

"Yes!"

A dozen minutes later, Liu Aiguo chaired a short meeting.

Only four people participated: Assistant Chen, Chief Engineer Xu, and Assistant Lin, the Sales Director in charge of sales.

"Everyone: The cars are now in mass production, and we have obtained all the necessary certificates, including the import and export agreements with Japan and Japan!"

"The next step is to sell it. Please feel free to offer any opinions or suggestions you may have."

Liu Aiguo lay on the sofa, talking and smoking at the same time.

Assistant Chen said, "What do you think, Director Lin?"

Director Lin is the sales director summoned from Liu Aiguo's system.

The marketing level is very high.

He smiled and said, "I have a plan for this, and I'll report it to you now, Master!"

"The first thing is pricing... Pricing is half the battle; it's related to our brand and sales. It's up to you, boss!"

Director Lin looked at Liu Aiguo.

Liu Aiguo took a deep drag on his cigarette and said, "It should be on par with the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5 Series, and Audi A6 [at that time, the A100 didn't exist yet], and even slightly better than them!"

"What I mean is, the price should be between 400,000 and 600,000, and we should aim for that level in the long term. What we want to achieve is to become a high-end luxury brand!"

"This applies to gasoline-powered vehicles as well!"

"Oh!" Director Lin said, "My plan is this, boss. Green Fragrance sent a message saying that there is an international auto show in Tokyo, Japan this month. This auto show has a great influence. I heard that Lexus's luxury car LS will be officially launched at this auto show!"

"At that time, media and magazines from all over the world will pay attention, as will countless ordinary people!"

"What I mean is, our cars should also be pushed out on this!"

"On the one hand, we can ride the wave of Rexxar's popularity; on the other hand, we'll launch it in Japan first and see how it goes!"

Liu Aiguo nodded and said, "That's acceptable, but it's nothing new!"

"Ha ha……"

Director Lin said, "Boss, don't worry, I have another trick up my sleeve!"

"Now all the major media outlets and car manufacturers around the world know that our cars are equipped with high technology. But they never imagined that our cars not only have high technology, but also extremely advanced exterior design and incredibly luxurious interior. I dare say that no car in the world surpasses us in terms of appearance and battery!"

"Then, when it's listed in Japan, we'll push the price up as high as we can!"

"Starting at 1.5 million!"

A mysterious smile played on Director Lin's lips.

Liu Aiguo was stunned for a moment: "Are you crazy? 1.5 million? There aren't that many rich people in Japan. This is practically unsellable!"

“That’s right!” Director Lin laughed, “I just want to make sure they don’t sell!”

"Hehehe... By then, the whole world will know the price of our cars, which will subtly create the perception that our cars are super luxurious!"

"Of course!" Director Lin said, "No one will buy it, but don't worry, boss, this is just the first step!"

Chapter 283 The East Capital Auto Show, Here I Come!

Director Lin's sales plan is very simple.

The first step is to raise the brand's price.

At the Tokyo Auto Show, in Japan, they fully mobilized the prices of their Shenlong Automobile.

We'll go as high as we can.

According to his plan, the starting amount is 1.5 million yuan.

That's right!

150 million is just the starting price.

The highest configuration costs 300 million yuan.

Is it very tall?

Actually, it's not particularly high, considering this car has a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of just over three seconds!

It also boasts a super luxurious interior and exterior.

high!

But there will definitely be people who buy it.