Chapter 84 Island Country Bandai Company
In the blink of an eye, a week passed, and with the end of the Rubik's Cube Contest, sales of the third-order Rubik's Cube at Dafeng Toy Factory began to decline.
Chen Yi was mentally prepared for the decline in the sales of the third-order Rubik's Cube. After all, the population of Xiangjiang is limited, and the market for the third-order Rubik's Cube in Xiangjiang is approaching saturation.
In the early 1970s, the population of Xiangjiang was only 4 million, and Dafeng Toy Factory’s third-order Rubik’s Cube sold more than 600,000 Rubik’s Cube toys within a month.
The groups attracted by the Rubik's Cube are not only students, but also many middle-aged people, especially white-collar workers who sit in the office. When these people are bored, they will hold the Rubik's Cube to pass the time.
Dafeng Toy Factory's third-order Rubik's Cube is now almost becoming a must-have item in the office. This is a situation that Chen Yi never expected.
The third-order Rubik's Cube couldn't be sold anymore, so Chen Yi had no choice but to store the third-order Rubik's Cube, and immediately put the second-order and fourth-order Rubik's Cubes on the market.
Not to mention, there is a third-order Rubik's Cube foreshadowing. Once the second-order Rubik's Cube and the fourth-order Rubik's Cube were launched, they were very popular.
Originally, Chen Yi thought that the sales volume of the second-order Rubik's cube and the fourth-order Rubik's cube must not compare with the third-order Rubik's cube. After all, the third-order Rubik's cube is the classic among Rubik's cubes.
I never thought that the sales of the two Rubik's Cubes would not be affected by the third-order Rubik's Cube at all.
Especially the second-order Rubik’s Cube, many people can’t play the third-order Rubik’s Cube, they think the second-order Rubik’s Cube is easier, so many people who have a headache playing the third-order Rubik’s Cube buy the second-order Rubik’s Cube to try.
It’s okay if you don’t try it, but once you try it, the big guy will be confused. People who don’t know how to play the third-order Rubik’s Cube can’t find a clue when they play the second-order Rubik’s Cube. Many people even think that the second-order Rubik’s Cube is better than the third-order Rubik's Cube is more difficult to play.
I originally thought that the second-order Rubik's Cube would go out of business, but the result was unexpected again. The sales of the second-order Rubik's Cube increased instead of decreasing.
Fortunately, before the two Rubik's Cubes went on the market, Chen Yi made sufficient preparations, and the inventory was full, so they were not sold out.
Not even a Xiangjiang market can supply, what should I do next?
Dafeng Toy Factory is producing non-stop day and night, and several foundries are not idle. Rubik's Cube parts are delivered in batches. Dafeng Toy Factory has to continue to recruit employees to expand the assembly team.
in the office
Chen Yi was lying on the table, holding a pen and drawing something non-stop. Wu Mengmeng, a clerk sitting next to him, kept the same posture as Chen Yi, holding a pen on the table and also kept drawing. drawing something.
In the blink of an eye, Wu Mengmeng, who has been at work for almost a week, has been drawing with Chen Yi during this week.
Not a single job as a clerk was taken over, and Ma Qingqing was still busy with several jobs by herself.
Those who didn’t know, thought she was here to accompany Chen Yi to paint.
Of course, Wu Mengmeng's job is really what everyone thinks, it is to accompany Chen Yi to paint.
No one knows how much Chen Yi's paintings have played a great role in the development of Dafeng Toy Factory and Chen Yi's future development.
During these days, Chen Yi discovered that Wu Mengmeng was very talented in design, especially regarding clothing. Chen Yi picked up a sketch, and the other party seemed to have a tacit understanding with him.
Wu Mengmeng likes her new job very much, but she is more introverted and not a child who knows nothing.
Although she is not very clear about the response Chen Yi's designs will cause, of course, even if she knows, she doesn't care.
What she cares about is Chen Yi's approval, enjoying the process of being recognized.
So, when Chen Yi asked her to keep it secret and not tell outsiders, including her sister, what she painted, Wu Mengmeng did as well.
咚咚—
The knock on the door interrupted their train of thought.
Chen Yi raised his head and looked at Ma Qingqing who had already opened the door.
Ma Qingqing saw two people lying on the table drawing, and she was no longer surprised by this scene, "Boss, Mr. Hisada Kazuei from Shimuni Bandai has arrived."
"Where's the person?" Chen Yi asked.
After listening, Chen Yi got up from the boss chair and told Wu Mengmeng, "Put away all the drawings."
When Dafeng Toys Factory was expanded, some adjustments were made to his office. Before, he could see the whole factory just by looking up, and he could also see the inside at a glance from the outside, without any privacy.
It feels like being in an examination room. He supervises the work of employees, and at the same time, employees peep at his office when they are free.
So, during the expansion, he asked people to make some adjustments to the office, so that if he did something that shouldn't be done, others wouldn't see it right away.
In the production workshop
Wu Qian took a bald short middle-aged man and was inspecting the production process of the Rubik's Cube.
Regarding the production process of the Rubik's Cube, Dafeng Toy Factory did not hide anything. If others want to copy the Rubik's Cube, any toy factory can do it.
So, there is no need to hide it.
Wu Qian introduced: "Mr. Jiutian, our Dafeng Toy Factory now produces 40,000 Rubik's Cube toys every day. In addition, we also cooperate with several local toy manufacturers in Xiangjiang, and they help us produce Rubik's Cube parts..."
"In addition to the third-order Rubik's Cube, we recently released two new second-order Rubik's Cubes and fourth-order Rubik's Cubes. I don't think I need to go into details about the sales of the two Rubik's Cubes in Xiangjiang. Mr. Hisata should have already known about them before he came..."
As she spoke, Wu Qian handed an assembled second-order Rubik's Cube to Kazuei Hisada.
Hata Kazuei took the second-order Rubik's Cube newly released by Dafeng Toy Factory, and after messing it up casually, he started to restore it.
Compared with the third-order Rubik's Cube, Hisada Kazuei is more interested in the new second-order Rubik's Cube.
Theoretically, the third-order Rubik's Cube has more changes, and the second-order Rubik's Cube has less changes, so it is relatively easy to restore.
However, for people with zero foundation, the second-order is only easy to look at, but the actual operation is not so simple.
Many think that the second-order Rubik's Cube is more difficult to play than the third-order Rubik's Cube, mainly because the second-order Rubik's Cube is not easy to get started with.
As we all know, as long as the third-order Rubik's cube grasps the central piece, everyone can easily restore it through the formula, while the second-order Rubik's cube has no central piece, so that some people who can play the third-order Rubik's cube may not be able to get the second-order Rubik's cube at the beginning. Will be dumbfounded.
Now Hisada Ichiei is one of them. Before he played the third-order Rubik's Cube, he spent a long time until he got the formula, and then slowly restored the third-order Rubik's Cube.
Because the second-order Rubik's Cube has just come out, Izuei Kuda is still not familiar with it. Without the center piece, Ichiei Kuda is also very blind.
Hisada Ichiei smiled wryly: "Miss Wu, I wonder when your company's second-order Rubik's Cube recovery formula will be released?"
Wu Qian smiled and said: "Mr. Hisata, if you need it, I'll have someone prepare a recovery manual for the second-order Rubik's cube and the fourth-order Rubik's cube for you later."
Hisada Kazuei nodded and said: "This Rubik's cube toy is really a great invention. I believe it will be welcomed by our islanders."
Ever since the Rubik’s Cube was noticed by the Bandai Xiangjiang branch, they immediately reported on the headquarters.
Such a hot toy, Bandai, as one of the giants in the new toy industry in the island country, will naturally not miss it. According to the character of the island people, naturally they will not come to the door from the very beginning.
Bandai originally wanted to secretly register the Rubik’s Cube patent. According to their thinking, this kind of toy that suddenly became popular, according to the habits of the company in Xiangjiang, it is impossible for Dafeng Toy Factory to register the patent from the beginning.
As long as Bandai registers the patent first, they will not be afraid of even a lawsuit.
After that, there are many patent rogue companies. In order to seize patents, they will do everything possible. The islanders have such genes in their personality, so they naturally follow suit.
However, when they were about to grab patents, they found that Dafeng Toy Factory had already applied for patents in the island country, and a lot of patents related to the Rubik's Cube had been applied for and obtained the patent protection of the island country.
In this way, Bandai's plan will be difficult to implement.
Although large companies are not afraid of lawsuits, the premise of not being afraid is that there is no violation of the law.
Now Dafeng Toy Factory’s Rubik’s Cube patent has been officially recognized in the island country. If they ignore the production, it is piracy and infringement. They cannot win this lawsuit even if it is placed in the island country.
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(end of this chapter)