Pricing

Almost all the workers tried it for themselves, and every one of them was full of praise for the headset.

Liu Qiuya also gave it a try and found that the headset was almost exactly as depicted in the PPT, without the slightest discrepancy.

"My God, this is so much fun! Once this product comes out, Boss, can we get the Employee Internal Price? I want to buy one for my grandson."

"Yeah, I want to buy one to take home too. Can we get the Employee Internal Price?"

Chen Feng naturally agreed. The cost of the thing was not particularly high for him, and giving them a lower price was no problem since there were not many of them.

Then Chen Feng clapped his hands and addressed all the workers.

"All right, that's enough work for today. Starting tomorrow, we'll need to ramp up production. Our Production Line capacity is limited, so we have to start producing now and stockpile more inventory."

After everyone had left, Liu Qiuya did not leave. She went straight to Chen Feng and discussed the press conference with him.

The press conference absolutely could not be handled carelessly. Once the Simplified Version Virtual Reality Headset was launched, it would definitely cause a sensation in the Digital World.

After all, it was already very close to true virtual reality, allowing people to immerse themselves in the feeling of virtual reality.

"Boss, I never expected the design in your PPT to become real. I thought you had just imagined it. Our Production Line can't manufacture such complex structures and screens. There really is something special about that mysterious Production Line of yours."

Liu Qiuya was a shrewd person. She could clearly tell that her Production Line merely produced molds—frames and fixed components—as well as some electronic parts. Even the production of those electronic components was far from perfect.

Yet this Simplified Version Virtual Reality Headset required extremely advanced glassmaking technology. They did not even have a glass factory, so it was hard not to be suspicious.

However, Chen Feng had already prepared an explanation, so he explained to Liu Qiuya.

"That Production Line of mine was specifically bought to solve the glass production problem. It cost a fortune. Otherwise, where do you think I got this capability? Our company is actually very large; this is only a branch office. Stop making wild guesses and hurry up to prepare for the press conference."

"Boss, the press conference may need to be postponed for a while. Otherwise, even though it will cause a stir once announced, if preorders start coming in and we can't fulfill them, it will be a severe blow to our reputation."

Chen Feng, however, did not care much about that. If the factory focused fully on processing the casing and internal frame structures, its daily output would be around one hundred units.

His 3D Printer produced very quickly and could make hundreds of components a day. In other words, the only thing limiting their output was the Production Line.

At that rate, they could produce around nine thousand devices in roughly three months. Nine thousand devices could bring in a lot of money.

Most importantly, producing the device did not actually cost him much. The steel and aluminum for the frame, along with the electronic boards and components, only came to around two thousand yuan in total.

As for the glass panels and certain other sensitive components, they barely cost anything because they were printed with the 3D Printer. Their cost was only tens or hundreds of yuan.

In other words, producing one device would cost at most twenty-five hundred yuan. As for the selling price, he still needed to discuss it with Liu Qiuya.

Looking at similar Virtual Reality Devices, some sold for over two thousand yuan, some for over six thousand, and some for over eight thousand.

However, all of them had rather underwhelming functions and required a powerful console, whether a PS4 Console or a computer, along with external equipment.

Their Virtual Reality Helmet, on the other hand, required no external equipment. The entire thin headset was equivalent to a console.

Combined with an exceptionally strong network core architecture, it could achieve low latency and high image quality.

Of course, that all depended on the 3D Printer and the Elementary Artificial Intelligence. Without those two, his Virtual Reality Helmet could not have been made at all.

After thinking it over, Chen Feng went back to sleep.

Early the next morning, he discussed it with Liu Qiuya. Her initial idea was to wait until production capacity increased and they had stockpiled a batch of goods before holding the press conference, so they could sell the product immediately afterward.

As for how much to stockpile, she believed that once they had built up around one month's worth—three thousand devices—they could hold the press conference. Then, after another month of promotion following the conference, they could reach six thousand units.

As for the price, based on the cost, she estimated that their pricing should definitely not be lower than eight thousand yuan. Ideally, they should choose a relatively balanced price, such as 8,999 yuan, so ordinary people could afford it as well.

In China, if something cost more than ten thousand yuan, it might provoke considerable resentment. Although their device was technologically advanced, if it still exceeded ten thousand yuan, most people would think twice even if they could afford it.

At the relatively balanced price of 8,999 yuan, it would be neither above nine thousand nor over ten thousand. Most people could still afford it if they gritted their teeth.

It might truly become another essential household device after smartphones, so they had to think carefully about whether 8,999 yuan was an appropriate price.

After hearing Liu Qiuya's analysis, Chen Feng slapped his thigh and agreed with her.

"No problem. We'll set the price at 8,999 yuan. This is only the simplified version; there will be upgraded versions in the future, and those will only be more expensive. As for the sales issue and press conference issue you mentioned, there's no need for any more promotion. We'll do a little hunger marketing. Although hunger marketing can cause resentment, it never fails. But we're not really doing hunger marketing—our daily production capacity is one hundred units, which should be barely enough to supply demand."

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Liu Qiuya could only nod.