Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

Faced with David's possible additional conditions, both Bai Chuanfeng and Julius looked serious.

The potbellied David picked up the coffee and took a sip comfortably, "Bai, do you know the service purpose of Marshall's Department Store?"

Bai Chuanfeng's expression moved, and he had some guesses in his heart.

"The customer is always right." David put down his coffee and pointed to the table with his finger for emphasis without any sarcasm.

"Mr. David, what do you mean..." Bai Chuanfeng became more and more certain in his heart, but he still wanted to hear the other party's specific requirements.

"After-sales" David said what he was thinking, "Bai, you understand. These electronic products sometimes have problems of one kind or another.

Maybe it's a product problem, maybe it's a customer problem.

But for Marshall, the customer is always right.

Therefore, Bai, if you want to do this, after-sales service is the top priority.

Baichuan Electric must respond within 48 hours, at any place and at any time. "

Sure enough, Bai Chuanfeng thought to himself, such a request could not be called harsh.

A 48-hour response may not be a big deal in future generations. But it's only 1980, and there are no mobile phones and no Internet.

The so-called response can only be performed manually.

The entire United States is so big, it is not easy to do this.

"Baichuan Electric will follow Marshall's footsteps and set up service points in major cities to deal with customers' after-sales problems in a timely manner."

Although he knew that the cost of doing so would be huge, Bai Chuanfeng still had to take this step.

And even if we don't do it now, in the future, Baichuan Electric will take this step if it wants to further expand its influence in the United States.

"Bai, I appreciate your decisiveness." David had a satisfied smile on his face, and then he stood up and held out his hand.

"Then welcome to join Marshall and become a member of the department store family."

"It is an honor for Shirakawa Electric, happy cooperation, Mr. Bob."

The two parties shook hands and officially finalized the cooperation.

Of course, for more detailed rules, Ulis needs to come forward and communicate with Marshall's team further.

The supermarket chain finally had a breakthrough here, and Bai Chuanfeng's originally anxious mood instantly relaxed.

After leaving David's office, Bai Chuanfeng immediately explained to Julis.

"It opened a breakthrough here for Marshall. As long as our Walkman can be put on the shelves smoothly, more and more people will definitely like it."

Regarding this point, not only Bai Chuanfeng, but also Julis was quite confident.

"So its market will open soon, and we will continue to negotiate with other department stores in the same price range as Marshall's."

As long as the market can be opened, Wal-Mart and Target will be inevitable in the future.

"Also about after-sales service." Bai Chuanfeng stopped in the corridor, frowning slightly.

"When choosing a site, try to consider the respective radiation ranges, and save a little cost if you can save a little more.

Relevant technical personnel will be transferred from the Neon headquarters first, and local personnel recruitment should not be left behind.

At that time, the old will bring the new, and after the local employees pass the training, they will be sent to the after-sales points in various places immediately. "

"Understood, Boss." Julius nodded seriously.

He will also be responsible for the latter tasks when there is no suitable candidate for the time being.

Although these after-sales tasks require a lot of labor, fortunately, Marshall only has a few hundred stores in Quanmi.

Most of them are concentrated in the bustling metropolis, and the location will not be too scattered. In this way, the logistics pressure on Baichuan Electric will be much smaller.

Moreover, the launch of the Walkman in Marshall is not simultaneous across the United States.

It is bound to gradually spread from point to surface based on sales data and customer feedback.

All of this also gave Bai Chuan Electrical Appliances time to react. Although the steps were small, at least they would not make a fuss.

"Boss" was walking out in a hurry when Julius spoke suddenly.

"We may also consider building factories in the United States in the future, you know, those politicians like these the most.

And this will save us a lot of trouble, this is everyone's tacit understanding. "

Bai Chuanfeng nodded to express his understanding, "I will seriously consider your suggestion, Julius, but the premise is that our products are selling well."

He also understands some unspoken rules, but this is not the time to consider building a factory.

Ocean freighter transportation is billed according to the volume of the goods. Walkmans are very small in size, so the transportation cost is not exaggerated.

The shipping costs for those color TVs, refrigerators, and washing machines are the bulk, which is another factor why Sony and Panasonic built factories in the United States.

Because the volume is too large, it is not cost-effective, and there will be various damages during transportation.

However, Shirakawa Electric does not need to consider the issue of freight for the time being, and it is not in a hurry to build a factory.

After leaving the Marshall Department Store building, Bai Chuanfeng found James who was still waiting here.

"James, thank you very much for your help.

I have to say this solved a big problem of mine, it's a little bit of my heart, don't be shy. "

For James, Bai Chuanfeng also stuffed him with an envelope as a reward.

In a pure-blooded capitalist country, the dollar is the ultimate goal of all behaviors.

"Oh, man, you're so welcome. I haven't yet shown you the wildness of L.A. girls."

James took the envelope and twisted the thickness, and immediately opened his mouth.

"Next time." Bai Chuanfeng patted his shoulder and said goodbye to him.

"Bai, next time I will definitely show you the authentic Fernando Valley scenery, authentic!"

After returning from Fernando Valley, Bai Chuanfeng held another meeting with the branch staff. This time it is mainly to explain the follow-up work.

He has already said almost everything that should be said, and the rest can be carried out step by step.

He and Kobayashi Asuka are going to fly back to Neon tonight, and Hasegawa and Ulis will be in charge of the US market for the time being.

As for more high-end professional managers, headhunters are still wielding hoes.

The market development in the United States came to an end, Shirakawa Feng and Kobayashi Asuka also boarded the plane to Neon in the dark.

…

Shirakawa Kaede, who had just arrived in Tokyo, didn't even have time to catch up with the jet lag, so he rushed to the office building where HAL in Akihabara was located.

"This is our first-generation handheld?"

"That's right, what do you think, Shirakawa-kun?" Although Satoshi Iwata also had a haggard face, his eyes were excited.

In order to successfully port the two games to the handheld within the limited time, Iwata almost skipped class to write code.

Fortunately, the hard work paid off, and everything went smoothly.

Bai Chuanfeng held Bai Chuan Electric's first-generation handheld, and Game Boy looked at it carefully.

About the size of a palm, the orange shell is very conspicuous. In order to improve the texture, a layer of metal-like film is also plated on the surface.

Facing the light, the orange shell shines brightly. Tsk, I have to say that Shirakawa Electric never disappoints in appearance design.

Turning over the front, a printed screen occupies most of the area of ​​the handheld. On the left is a cross key to control the direction, and on the right is a circular function key.

A few small buttons on the top represent auxiliary keys for game switching, sound on and off keys, and so on.

In order to increase the ornamental value, these areas are pasted with a blue printing background. There are "GAME\u0026BOY" and the logo of Shirakawa Electric on it.

The most eye-catching thing is the cool space fighter pattern on both sides of the screen.

Regardless of the actual content, the promotional pictures must explode.

This is the general image of Shirakawa Electric's first-generation handheld, which is quite simple compared to the latter.

But compared to Nintendo's handheld, it is definitely the Lamborghini of game consoles.

Not to mention the appearance, the printed screens are a lot bigger than the opponent's.

Moreover, although Baichuan Electric's handheld does not have a time function, it has added a sound function.

During the game, there will be corresponding sound effects broadcast. Considering that the players who play the game are mainly students, Shirakawa Electric’s handheld also considerately adds a sound switch.

The teacher is here? Did the parents check the room? With a light press of the small button, the whole world instantly calms down, so you can play happily again.

And these functions, none of Nintendo's handhelds.

Shabby, really shabby.

"Have you registered the patent for the cross key?" After playing with it for a while, Bai Chuanfeng raised his head and asked a young man beside him, Akagi.

He is an employee of Baichuan Electric Technology Department, responsible for the design of handheld hardware.

He was the first to discover the logo on the Aihua circuit board last time.

Later, at the creative selection meeting held inside Baichuan Electric Appliances, he performed excellently many times.

Seeing that he has good potential, and for further training, Bai Chuanfeng handed over the handheld project to him.

This kind of project, which is relatively low in both difficulty and cost, is most suitable for young people to practice.

Akagi immediately bowed his head when he heard Bai Chuanfeng's question.

"Square cross keys, circular cross keys, and internal microstructure adjustments have all been patented."

"Yo Xi, you've done a good job." Bai Chuanfeng, who turned into the chief assistant, expressed his satisfaction.

That's right, the famous cross key, since you haven't used it for Nintendo, then I'm not welcome.

Now it is in the shape of Shirakawa Electric.

Not only that, Baichuan Electric has also registered several similar designs over and over.

When Nintendo finally has a flash of inspiration and registers with a brilliant idea, hehehe...

It's not that Bai Chuanfeng wants to be a patent hooligan, but he must be on guard against others.

Who knows if a small company will suddenly pop up from a corner in the future to sue him for copyright infringement.

Therefore, all the new technology applications involved by Baichuan Electric, whether it is the principle or the appearance, all have to be patented first.

Never overestimate the integrity of your friends, and never underestimate your greed.

If one day develops into a hostile relationship with one of them, then don't think about the other party's patent application.

In doing so, he was also planning for a rainy day.

After watching his own handheld, Bai Chuanfeng finally had some confidence in Nintendo, a potential opponent.

Shirakawa Electric's handhelds are absolutely smashing Nintendo in terms of workmanship and appearance.

Moreover, its cost is only about 900 yen, which is lower than Bai Chuanfeng imagined. This may be because Bai Chuan Electric has a whole industrial chain of processing.

Anke Electric, Shirakawa Electric and HAL, from raw material processing to finished products, as well as the content design of the equipment, are all covered by themselves.

This also caused the cost of the handheld to be extremely low, even less than a thousand yen.

Shirakawa Feng doesn't know the specific cost of Nintendo, but at least it is several hundred yen higher than Shirakawa Electric.

A few hundred yen may not seem like much, but that is competitiveness.

As for the pricing of the handhelds of Baichuan Electric Appliances, Baichuan Feng already had some concerns in his heart.