Lu PingAn's strategy was actually quite simple and brutal—perhaps even a little excessive.
It was a classic approach from the internet age: burn money early on to seize market share. It did not matter how many years they operated at a loss, so long as everyone was using their products.
And because the internet in this worldline was rather tragic—Enlightenment Machinery—it had only been used as a tool. As a result, many technologies had gone down different paths, naturally leaving this avenue of development vacant.
"I can afford the losses. The other major corporations can afford them too."
Lu PingAn shrugged. It sounded like a loss-making venture, but it was probably the most excessive form of market competition.
Judging from the end result, the equipment produced through this joint venture might cost only five or six thousand, while companies and manufacturers not involved would need to spend over a hundred thousand.
That was no longer market competition. It was malicious dumping intended to kill off competitors.
The low-end supernatural market would undoubtedly be monopolized by the associations and alliances Lu PingAn established. As time passed, the vast majority of newcomers would end up using equipment from this system.
"Uh, aren't you afraid the higher-ups will intervene?"
This was clearly unhealthy market behavior. They had monopolized everything, and no one dared imagine what might happen next.
"I'm only monopolizing the ultra-low-end market. That's why I came here."
In truth, Lu PingAn could have handled all of this himself. He only needed to bring in several major churches. A few multinational corporations willing to take losses could monopolize the low-end market without any difficulty.
They would lose a few subsidies and tax breaks, but gain much greater flexibility. With a few tricks, they might even suffer fewer losses.
But that would definitely