Hardcore crisis

"What did the manager say?"

Seeing Fang Ye finish the call, Qiu Hong took back the walkie-talkie in his hand.

"Well, the manager said he would send some more security guards."

Fang Ye looked at the dark crowd outside the store with lingering fear.

This is No. 112 Dadong Street, Beijiang Economic Development Zone, Donghai, China. It will be the second "hard-core technology" direct-sale store opened in Donghai City.

Since the news of the upcoming opening was announced three days ago, more than 200 fans rushed to the small square in front of the directly-operated store and queued up all night for three days.

The small square on the right is almost filled with all kinds of colorful tents for food, drink, and entertainment. If it had not been stated that tents are not allowed to be set up on the left side of the small square, then as early as three days ago, the entire square would have been occupied by tents. Fully occupied. Even so, countless fans from all over the country quickly gathered in the small square. Two days ago, the number exceeded 1,500.

The number of people so far...

Fang Ye couldn't help but feel his scalp numb when he thought that when he walked over, the dark queues along the way extended to the streets beyond Dadong Street. There were so many people that even the police were forced to come out to maintain order, and the number of security guards dispatched urgently exceeded 200, so order here was barely maintained.

With such huge crowds of people queuing up, even in Apple's heyday, the queuing scene at the opening of a directly-operated store was far less than it was now. Fang Ye knows very well that demand for "Ark" mobile phones is now almost in short supply. If you want to buy a mobile phone on the official website, you have to be extremely lucky. Otherwise, the supply of only 10,000 units per week will not be able to meet such a large demand.

And if you choose to pre-order, the number of orders plus overseas will total more than 50 million units. It’s still a long time before we can get it, and we have to wait for factories in Vietnam and other countries to be built, and for Foxconn and other factories to complete the assembly of production lines, otherwise the production volume will never increase. After all, the quality requirements for "Ark" mobile phones are extremely strict, and many assembly manufacturers simply cannot meet the needs.

So if you want to get the "Ark" mobile phone, there is only one remaining way. Just arrive at the direct-operated store to make a purchase. Unfortunately, there are currently less than five domestic direct-operated stores, one in Donghai, one in Shenzhen, one in Chengdu, one in Beijing, and one in Nanjing, which are completely unable to meet the huge shopping demand.

It's seven o'clock in the evening.

Unlike Apple's directly-operated stores that choose to open in the morning, "hardcore" directly-operated stores prefer to open in the evening.

Quite simply, it's one of the reasons many fans love arriving there.

"NewAge" holographic projection device.

Every time a directly-operated store opens, holographic projection equipment will be used for cheering and publicity, and the expensive price of holographic projection equipment is not accessible to ordinary people. You can only see one or two when the directly-operated store opens. Even if it is to see the holographic projection that can only be seen in movies, countless people will choose to watch it.

"Dududu..."

The phone rang again, and Fang Ye had no choice but to take out the cell phone he had just put in his arms, walked to the side and answered it for a while. Then he came back with a wry smile on his face.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Fang Ye's wry smile, Qiu Hong asked curiously.

"Hey, my girlfriend wants an entrance badge to the front of the queue."

After saying this, Qiu Hong understood.

"Tell your girlfriend. There's nothing you can do about it."

"She doesn't believe me, so what can I do to her." He spread his hands helplessly. Fang Ye also expressed helplessness.

As an employee of a directly-operated store, you do have certain benefits when buying a machine, that is, you can get a mid-range machine at a 10% discount on the original price. However, in order to prevent employees from colluding with scalpers, employees can only purchase one machine with their ID cards. All purchase procedures must be carried out strictly in accordance with regulations, and you need to arrive at the site with your ID card and queue up to purchase.

To be honest, even though he was one of the earliest employees, he didn't have the ability to get a top admission nameplate. That thing had been distributed a long time ago. As far as he knew, the price of the top admission nameplate had already been The scalper had hyped it up to 2,000 yuan. I was so poor that I was crazy... But there is no shortage of rich people in this world, and there were still people buying it at such an incredible price.

There was still an hour left before the official opening. Among the many fans and phone purchasers gathered in the square, some began to shout and sing. A song officially released by "Hardcore Technology" was approved by the company's virtual spokesperson " After singing "Coco", the song suddenly became crazy on the Internet.

Among the many people waiting in line, there was definitely no lack of fascination with "Coco". Many people were wearing T-shirts with "Coco"'s face printed on them, and they were also wearing "Coco" hats, key chains, backpacks, etc., and even drank water. The cup was also printed with "cocoa", and Fang Ye felt like he was almost "cocoa".

Shaking his head, he couldn't understand the crazy attitude of this group of fans. In his opinion, even if "Coco" was indeed cute, he was just a virtual character after all. How could he have such a crazy obsession with such a virtual character? Fang Ye glanced pitifully at the group of crazy fans outside the store. The reason why he was so obsessed with a virtual character was probably because he didn't have a girlfriend, right? People without girlfriends are so pathetic.

After laughing at those crazy fans, Fang Ye's cell phone suddenly rang again. He took it out and saw that it was a text message from his girlfriend.

"Why……"

With a sigh, Fang Ye turned to Qiu Hong and said, "Brother Hong, I'm going out for a while."

"Well, go and come back quickly."

Qiu Hong waved his hand, signaling Fang Ye to go back quickly. Now the manager of the store has gone out, and the remaining thirty or so employees inside are sorting out gifts. If the manager comes back and sees someone slacking off, they will definitely be scolded.

"I see."

Patting Qiu Hong on the shoulder, Fang Ye quickly left the store, walked along the deliberately flowing passage, and hurried to the opposite side of the street under the curious eyes of the people in line.

Of course, "Hard Core Technology" attaches great importance to the opening of the second direct-operated store in Donghai City. For this reason, it has contacted the city government. A few hours before the opening, Dadong Street will be temporarily blocked to prevent possible accidents caused by vehicles entering and exiting. . Therefore, there are many people queuing even across the street.

Although there were neon lights all around, it was already after seven o'clock in the evening, and it was really not that easy to find his girlfriend in the dark crowd.

Fortunately, he was wearing a clerk's uniform with a "Hard Core Technology" LOGO pattern, which was a bit eye-catching. Before Fang Ye could find his girlfriend, he heard a familiar voice calling from a distance: "This way, Fang Ye, this way... …”

Turning around, I saw a woman in her twenties waving her arms and greeting Fang Ye excitedly.

"Hey, why did you call me out?"

Fang Ye walked over helplessly.

"What, I can't call you anymore?"

His girlfriend Yan Jiaojiao has a strong personality. When she heard her boyfriend's complaining look, she immediately raised her eyebrows.

"No, I mean...you should know that I'm very busy right now."

Fang Ye really didn't dare to make his girlfriend angry anymore, so he quickly explained: "If the manager comes back and doesn't see me in the store, he will be criticized."

"He dares!"

Yan Jiaojiao said arrogantly: "If he criticizes you, ask him to come to me!"

My mother, I asked the manager to come to you only after my brain was hit by a car!

Fang Ye felt angry and funny in his heart. In order to prevent his girlfriend from getting entangled again, he had to suppress his impatience and said, "Okay, Jiaojiao, what's going on?"

"Here, let me introduce to you. These are my colleagues Jiang Zihan and A Yue."

Yan Jiaojiao did not say anything immediately. Instead, she stepped aside and introduced the two women behind her who were also lining up.

In fact, Yan Jiaojiao didn't need to say more. When he came over, Fang Ye noticed the beauty behind her...that is to say, the Jiang Zihan that Yan Jiaojiao mentioned.

If Fang Ye has a score in his mind, then his girlfriend can score a 6 in terms of appearance, and this woman named Jiang Zihan can score at least an 8. How could such a beauty turn a blind eye.

Well, as for...who is next to her, I didn't see it.

This sad and cruel world. (To be continued ~^~)

PS: I was so touched that I sent a message yesterday. I never expected that there would be such a sincere book friend. It really made Laoyu deeply moved. There is true love in the world. If it is not tomorrow, it will be today. Who said there is no true love now? This is true love! This is the book friend's original words: "Yu Da is worried about whether the daily update of two chapters will be a burden to the readers. He is really kind. Don't worry. If I can't bear it anymore, I will go to Baidu to read it. No. It worries you.”