Sales Situation

Five hundred and fifty projectors had been on the shelves for less than a day before they sold out completely once again.

With good product quality and high cost-effectiveness, there was simply no competitor at the same price point, so such sales figures were perfectly normal.

That evening, the SF Express delivery driver drove his van to the rented building where Ning Yifan lived and began hauling the projector packages up and down, trip after trip. With Ning Yifan helping out, it took a full two hours to process all the parcels.

Incidentally, the courier also brought Ning Yifan some good news this time.

Given the sheer volume of packages Ning Yifan had been sending and receiving lately—and the fact that the numbers weren't going to drop anytime soon—the courier warmly recommended SF Express's monthly subscription service.

By sending a certain number of packages each month, you could enjoy reduced shipping fees: the first hundred parcels at full price, parcels one hundred to five hundred at two-thirds the original cost, five hundred to one thousand at half the original cost, over one thousand at one-third, and over five thousand at just one-fifth!

Plus, the service included doorstep pickup, help filling out waybills, and immediate contact for any shipping issues.

This time, Ning Yifan sent out over five hundred packages at once, and the shipping fee reduction was no small sum—a full seven thousand yuan or more!

Still using SF Express's fastest air service, shipping over five hundred items cost Ning Yifan more than seventeen thousand yuan in total.

With all five hundred and fifty projectors shipped out in one go, Ning Yifan once again found himself in the awkward position of having nothing to sell.

There was no way around it—he could only wait for buyers to confirm receipt, for the platform to release the funds, and then resume production of the projectors.

In truth, there were ways to solve this situation, like taking out a loan or getting credit from component manufacturers. But Ning Yifan couldn't be bothered to deal with bank loans or have too much interaction with parts suppliers.

After all, he wasn't in any urgent need of money right now. The company's upgrade and the factory's construction were somewhat pressing, but not so much that he couldn't wait a little longer.

In about a week, when the funds from this batch of five hundred and fifty projectors came back, Ning Yifan would have roughly two million seven hundred and fifty thousand yuan.

Then he could invest that two million seven hundred and fifty thousand into purchasing projector components, enough to produce over one thousand six hundred projectors.

Assembling over one thousand six hundred projectors would only take the fully automatic robotic arm about three days at full power. And once those projectors were sold, the revenue would be around eight million yuan!

Waiting for buyers to confirm receipt took about a week. After the money came in, ordering all the projector components would take another two to three days for shipping. Add in the sales time, and given the current situation, it shouldn't take more than a few days. The whole process would be about half a month.

So Ning Yifan wasn't in a hurry. He could take it slow.

By then, with eight million yuan in hand, he could carefully pick a suitable factory. The roads around the factory had to be good, preferably near a lake with fresh air—that way, his morning runs would feel much better!

Beyond that, the factory's footprint had to be large enough for future upgrades. Finally, the price should be kept under five million. Even with eight million in funds, Ning Yifan still needed to set aside some money for purchasing projector components.

Here he was, before even receiving the payment for this batch, already planning how to spend the revenue from the next batch of phantom projectors.

Across the Dasha Kingdom, the day after Ning Yifan shipped the goods, buyers in nearby provincial capital cities began receiving their projectors one after another.

There was no need to describe how each buyer tested their projectors. Even though the projectors were assembled by automatic robotic arms, under Ning Yifan's adjustments, the assembly quality was no worse than if he had done it himself. Color calibration was handled by specialized instruments, so naturally, all the projectors were flawless. SF Express's high-spec express service also ensured safe and reliable delivery.

As buyers received their goods and tested them, discussions about the phantom projectors produced by Shenma Technology Company gradually increased online.

Most of those paying attention to the phantom projectors were young people. With over five hundred buyers, some naturally uploaded videos of themselves using the projectors to the internet, hoping to attract interest from like-minded people or simply to record their purchase of a good product.

"Priced at five thousand yuan, is the phantom projector worth buying? No question—it's a steal, isn't it!"

"Excited heart, trembling hands. After waiting nearly a week, I finally got this virtual projector. Now let me show you whether this projector is worth buying!

Actually, before this, I already tested this projector thoroughly at a friend's place. Based on the data and performance, this is a very worthwhile product!

A two-hundred-inch high-definition projection screen—this isn't like those products that claim to project two hundred inches but actually produce a terrible image where you can see the pixels.

This test is mainly to recommend this product to friends who haven't encountered it yet.

This is said to be from the second batch of production. Has the quality dropped? Are there any issues? Alright, let's unbox.

The packaging looks almost identical to the first batch reviewed by other content creators.

Then the product itself—no difference in appearance or texture.

Finally, the test..."

After a series of tests, this buyer who enjoyed sharing his life concluded that the second batch of phantom projectors had no difference in quality from the first batch. Whether it was the high-definition screen quality, the audio effects, or the one-millisecond response time and 144Hz refresh rate when used as a computer monitor—everything was flawless.

One person posting such a projector review video might have sunk without a trace. But in the past two days, over thirty such video posts had appeared online. With such a large number, it naturally caught the attention of people interested in digital products.

"Phantom projector? What's that?"

"The specs look way too exaggerated. Are you sure this isn't bragging?"

"These review videos look pretty real, though!"

"I've already seen four posts like this. Big data is amazing—I was just planning to buy a large-screen monitor, and this product looks worth a try!"

"The price is a turn-off, wuwuwu. As a kid still using a second-hand monitor worth two or three hundred yuan, I'm shedding tears of poverty!"

"Buying a few of these projectors and turning my homestay into a private cinema might not be a bad idea. I just wonder if this product really performs as well as the content creator says."

"I've seen several videos about the phantom projector too. Wow, it's like it popped up out of nowhere. But even just from the footage shot by the content creators' equipment, the effect looks really good!"

"I just checked the official flagship store—it's sold out again, hahaha. Is the merchant messing with us? But all the reviews in the store are positive, and they look genuine—no signs of fake reviews or order padding."

"Followed. I'll wait and see. I happen to need a new monitor soon. If it's really this powerful, spending five thousand yuan on a monitor is fine!"

Besides leaving comments under those videos, this batch of over five hundred buyers had more places to show off than the previous batch.

On Baidu Tieba, the Graphics Card Bar, the Computer Parts Bar, and the Tudatin Bar—the major computer hardware discussion platforms—a wave of posts strongly recommending the phantom projector also emerged.

On the Tudatin Bar, an enthusiastic buyer posted:

"Is it a monitor or a projector? The phantom projector—the perfect alternative to a computer monitor!"

"An ultra-smooth giant screen, ultra-HD picture quality, monitor-level response time and refresh rate—it's way too satisfying to game on this!"

"Hello everyone, I recently bought a really fun projector that can double as a computer monitor. Incredible value for money. After some testing, I just had to come here and recommend this projector to everyone.

The Phantom Projector has 8K ultra-HD picture quality, monitor-grade high refresh rate, and fast response time. Below are some photos I took while gaming these past couple days. Picture, picture, picture.

A two-hundred-inch monitor for Battle Royale is way too fun—with the big screen support, you can even get a headshot from two hundred meters away!"

Under a post like this, replies quickly appeared.

"Forum ads are banned—don't try to trick me out of my hard-earned cash!"

"How much did Shenma Technology Company pay you? I'll give you ten times that, Sony!"

"A five-thousand-yuan monitor doesn't match my identity as a member of the Tuba Bar. Funny face."

"Exit left, go to the Graphics Card Bar!"

"Three-thousand budget enters the Card Bar, add money till it's eighty-eight thousand. Ten-core E7 slapped in, four-way Titan carried home. 4K screens set up in triple, ten-thousand-yuan liquid cooling to press the temp. Three solid-state drives installed, hard drive and memory maxed out. Keyboard and mouse must cost thousands, headset and controller eighty-eight hundred. Plus a six-thousand-yuan case, Red Star bombs go pop-pop-pop. In the end, it's useless—holding a god-tier machine, just browsing the forum.

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Three-thousand budget enters the Tuba Bar, a ton of hardware carried home. Quad-core Xeon slapped in, old motherboard laughs heartily. Blue-ray movies fear nothing, green bird cooler is the best. At most one broken Jinsheng, dedicated memory maxed out. Keyboard and mouse total nine-ninety, peripherals shipped for eight-eighty. Still, barebones cooling is best, bargain-bin power supply top-notch. In the end, bought too much—open an internet cafe across from school."

"Is there really such a projector? Haven't been keeping up with electronics lately—it looks like it could be real."

"Just came back from Bilibili, watched a few Content Creators' review videos. Doesn't seem fake, but these creators only have two to three hundred thousand followers. No big creator with over a million followers has come out to say if it's real or not."

"Five thousand yuan—think carefully. With that money, you could buy a computer and game much better."

"Why is it so expensive? If it sold for five hundred yuan, I'd buy one to play around with."

"Want to buy it, but can you even get it? I've read so many posts, but when I asked in the store, the next batch won't arrive for seven or eight days."

The previous two hundred-plus customers who bought the Phantom Projector had already drawn attention from many new buyers. This time, selling over five hundred units made even more people aware of the product and attracted even more consumers wanting to purchase it.

As the saying goes, fame brings trouble. Besides these potential consumers, it also caught the attention of some people in the electronics industry.

Zhou Yuánlěi is a Content Creator in the tech section on Bilibili with over a million followers. In the past couple days, he's received dozens of messages from fans asking about the Phantom Projector, wanting him to make a review video.

Regarding the Phantom Projector, Zhou Yuánlěi had also watched the online review videos and some consumer experiences. Without a doubt, this product's powerful performance had caught his interest too.

This is a high-value product with little reputation yet—maybe he could make some money off it?