Of course, life cannot always be smooth sailing, nor can it always be full of setbacks.
Although he encountered bottlenecks in the research and development of the engine, the bicycles that were developed as a side product of the engine gave him a big surprise with astonishing sales that far exceeded Xu Yi's expectations.
Through seven consecutive days of advertising and publicity in Bonta Daily, when Kennard hosted another Xinfei Chamber of Commerce product launch and announced that bicycles were officially on sale, it was only the first day that Xinfei Chamber of Commerce suddenly Orders for a full 50,000 bicycles were received.
And a week later, the number became 100,000.
Xu Yi originally thought that bicycles were really incompatible with a Western-style fantasy world like Sainz Continent, which has magic, elves, and dwarves, so even if it was launched, it would not be very popular, but he did not expect this to be true. The sales volume is actually so terrifying.
You know, because the cost of bicycles is not low, Xinfei Chamber of Commerce's pricing for bicycles is also not low.
This time, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce differentiated the models of its products for the first time. The first batch of bicycles were divided into two categories: men's bicycles and women's bicycles. Men's bicycles were priced at eight gold coins, while women's bicycles were priced at six. gold.
This price can be considered very expensive even for the residents of Bangta City whose income has increased a lot now, because buying a bicycle is likely to consume half a month's salary.
Not to mention that the monthly income of residents in other cities is far less than that of Bangta City.
However, when the bicycle was actually put on sale, both the residents of Bangta City and the residents of several surrounding cities were eager for the bicycle, and there was even a frantic rush to buy it.
The first batch of 10,000 bicycles prepared by the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in advance was originally intended to be sold out within a week, but they were all sold out in one morning.
Looking at the large number of orders that followed, Ancato, who was specially transferred by Xu Yi to be mainly responsible for the production tasks of this bicycle factory, didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce did not expect that the sales volume of this bicycle would be so terrifying, so the bicycle factory only prepared one production line. Less than 200 workers have been trained.
The factory's output is currently only about 5,000 vehicles per month.
It would be impossible to complete the remaining 90,000 bicycle orders even within a year.
Faced with this situation, Ancato, Sebas, and Heinze, who came back for the meeting, strongly suggested to Xu Yi to immediately add two production lines and continue to recruit workers. So as to meet the demand as soon as possible.
However, this proposal was opposed by Kennard.
"Everyone, please pay attention. This is the sales distribution map I made." Kennard hung a huge map on the wooden board in the conference room, pointing to the dense red dots he drew on the map and said: " A red dot above represents a thousand taels. If you observe carefully, it is not difficult to see a problem, that is, the orders we receive now are mainly concentrated in Bangta City and the surrounding cities, while those farther away are not. Only Anvilmar City’s sales are relatively concentrated, while other places in the kingdom are very scattered.”
Several other people in the conference room took a closer look at the map of the Lampali Kingdom and found that Bangta City was almost completely covered by extremely dense red dots, while there were also many red dots on the surrounding Kalma City and Saltan City. points, but obviously much sparser than Bangta City.
Except for these three cities, the further away from Bangta City, the fewer the red dots are. Only in Anvilmar City are the red dots denser, but they are only roughly equivalent to Kalma City and Saltan City, and are still far less than Bangta City.
As for places farther away on the map, there are even one or two red dots that occasionally appear. It means that the sales here are only one or two thousand vehicles.
"Seeing this sales distribution chart, I think everyone should be very clear. Although the sales of bicycles exploded in the first week, we should also note that ten days have passed since the first week. , but the sales volume has never exceeded 120,000. This shows that the current bicycle market is actually far less exaggerated than everyone imagined." Kennard said solemnly. "According to my estimation, after the initial outbreak period, the monthly sales volume will probably not exceed 5,000 vehicles. So if we rashly increase the production line, it will actually be a complete waste."
Ankato frowned: "It can't be that few, right? This thing is so popular in Bangta City and several surrounding cities. Even the people in Anvilmar City like it so much. I think it will definitely be the same in other places in the kingdom. It’s very popular. It shouldn’t be less than 5,000.”
"That's right, it's not that bad." Heinze also said. "Kennard, Xu Yi has always praised you in front of me for your accurate judgment and long-term vision, but I'm afraid you got it wrong this time. If this bike sells so well in the past, there is no way it will be so miserable later on."
Sebastian didn't speak, but looked at Xu Yi, obviously wanting to hear his opinion.
Xu Yi said nothing, smiled and shook his head, and continued to look at Kennard, making it clear that he wanted everyone to continue to listen to what Kennard said.
Kennard was not polite, cleared his throat, and continued: "Ancato, Vice President Heinze, I can understand your thoughts, but the bicycle is different from any kind of magic machine produced by our chamber of commerce before. Because bicycles have very significant functions and can significantly improve people’s travel speed, people who cannot afford to raise a horse or own a private carriage are generally in great demand for bicycles.”
"Then according to this, the sales volume will only get higher and higher in the future. Why do you say it will become so small?" Ankato asked in confusion.
Kennard smiled slightly and replied: "When it comes to buying and selling items, there are actually two factors. When a person decides whether to buy something, one depends on his consumer demand, that is, whether he wants to buy it. The other is It depends on his spending power, that is, whether he can afford it. For bicycles, most people have this consumption demand. But... for the current Lampali Kingdom, the vast majority of people do not have this consumption. ability."
"Consumption power?" Ancato and Heinze looked at each other, a little confused. "A men's bicycle only costs eight gold coins, and a women's bicycle only costs six gold coins. How can you not afford it?"
"I understand." Kennard hasn't answered yet. Sebas on the side nodded and said: "Yes, there are indeed many people who cannot afford it. Ankato, Vice President, because you are exposed to Bangta City and Kalma City all day long, the incomes are relatively high. people. So I forgot. In fact, in our Lampali Kingdom, most ordinary people are very poor. In fact, in a city like our Bangta City, the monthly income of an ordinary person may exceed ten gold coins. It is unique. So from the sales distribution map given by the general manager, we can find that Bonta City sells the most, even more than Anvilmar City, and also the same as Kalma City and Saltan City. Anvilmar City is similar, because most people in Kalma City and Saltan City now work in major chambers of commerce in Bonta City, and their monthly income is higher than before. "
Ancato and Heinze looked at each other, and after a while, they couldn't help but nod in unison.
They figured it out, Sebas was right.
In fact, to put it bluntly, most places in the Lampali Kingdom are very poor, and people in many places don't even have enough to eat. How can they have the money to buy such a bicycle that costs several gold coins.
Even Bangta City looked like this a few years ago. Think about it, if the bicycle had been launched three years ago, even Heinze, a small business owner of a grocery store, would only earn less than 100 gold coins a year, so how could he be willing to buy a bicycle.
After thinking about this clearly, the two of them felt a little incredible.
According to the situation shown on this sales distribution chart. Doesn’t it mean that the people in Bangta City are even much richer than Anvilmar City
How can this be! Anvilmar City is the capital of the Lampali Kingdom!
"No need to doubt it, this is the fact." Seeing the shocked expressions on the two people's faces, Xu Yi smiled. "There may not be as many big nobles and businessmen in Bonta City as there are in Anvilmar City, but if we talk about the income of ordinary people, it has indeed exceeded Anvilmar City. Another very important factor is that Bonta City People in Bangta City have a relatively high degree of recognition of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. As long as it is a product of our Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, people in Bangta City now have almost 100% trust. As long as they know the function of the bicycle, they will buy it as soon as possible. . As for people in other cities, they still have to wait and see.”
"Well, the president is right," Kennard said. "If we publicize it well enough in the future, I believe the sales of bicycles will still increase. But it should not be to the extent that we need to add two more production lines, so I think it is better to postpone this proposal."
Ankato and Heinze looked at each other and nodded in unison.
"I agree." Sebas also said.
Kennard and several others looked at Xu Yi, and Xu Yi smiled softly and said: "This kind of business decision is left to the general manager and I will not interfere."
Heinze glanced at Xu Yi strangely, but didn't say much.
After the meeting, Heinze immediately found Xu Yi alone, frowned and asked with worry: "Xu Yi, are you really planning to hand over the Chamber of Commerce to Kennard for management?"
"Why not?" Xu Yi asked with a smile. "I believe you are now very clear about Kennard's abilities. Do you think he is not qualified?"
"I'm not doubting his ability, it's just that... he is from the Emma family after all." Heinze sighed. "Sooner or later, he will return to the Emma family. If he is allowed to take over the power of our Chamber of Commerce, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the Chamber of Commerce."
"You think too much." Xu Yi patted Heinze on the shoulder and motioned for him to sit down and talk. "First of all, I have great trust in Kennard's character. After working with him for so long, I know that he is a very idealistic person, and in our chamber of commerce, we can just realize his ideals, so he has made it clear to me many times, He will continue to work in our Chamber of Commerce from now on and is unwilling to return to the Emma family. "
"I'm afraid this is not something he can decide." Heinze curled his lips and said.
"So what if he eventually returns to the Emma family?" Xu Yi still looked relaxed. "He is just the general manager and does not own any equity in our chamber of commerce, so he can only be responsible for operation and management, and cannot intervene in other aspects. Besides, it is difficult to find someone to replace a general manager with such outstanding ability. And even if you find someone to replace him, how can you ensure that the person who replaces him will not leave? "
Heinze thought about it and found that this was indeed a very unsolvable matter.
The current Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is no longer the small chamber of commerce it used to be. As the scale expands, there are countless things that need to be dealt with. If you want Xu Yi to take responsibility for everything as before, even if he is cut in half, not enough.
And Heinze also knew very well that his own abilities were limited, and he couldn't help Xu Yi at all in this regard.
After thinking for a long time, Heinze could only sigh and said helplessly: "Okay, that's all for now. But we should try to find more suitable people to help you in the future, in case Kennard leaves suddenly. , the Chamber of Commerce will probably fall into chaos."
Xu Yi suddenly laughed happily: "You finally understand, Heinze. It is impossible for the Chamber of Commerce to solve all problems by myself. The only correct solution is to involve more and more people in management. Let me show you something..."
Heinze took a plan-like document handed over by Xu Yi and took a closer look, finding a row of large words on the title of the document.
"New Aircraft Chamber of Commerce Reorganization Plan."