Sold Out

The next morning, Ning Yifan still woke up punctually at 5:30 AM. After finishing his run, he returned to his rented room and opened the merchant backend.

After a whole night, the Phantom Projector had sold over thirty more units. Adding the eighty-plus sold before, in just two days, over one hundred and twenty units had been sold!

The space inside Ning Yifan's rented room had now noticeably emptied out.

Looking at the store's sales orders, Ning Yifan predicted, "At this rate, everything should sell out today. I'll just ship them all out together tonight."

Then, he added with some regret, "It's a pity the stock is almost gone, and I don't have a large sum of money to buy new parts right now. I can only watch the store sell off the last batch. Otherwise, I could make a big profit from this wave."

These goods were sold, but to receive the money buyers had placed on the platform, they still needed to confirm receipt. As of now, only two days had passed since the earliest buyer's order.

Only a few buyers had the habit of confirming receipt immediately upon delivery. Most were still using the projector, planning to test it for a few more days before confirming—no rush, since there was a seven-day no-questions-asked return policy.

With funds not yet returned, even if Ning Yifan wanted to buy more parts to assemble projectors, he couldn't get many. So he just let it be.

He'd wait until a large portion of the funds came back. Besides, now that he had the system, why was he still working like an assembly line worker every day assembling projectors?

In a few days, Ning Yifan would have learned how to make the Fully Automatic Production Robotic Arm. Assembling one to process and assemble projectors would be much more convenient—fast, no labor costs, no need for supervision. It would completely free Ning Yifan from the tedious, repetitive work.

Sure enough, as Ning Yifan had predicted, by 5 PM, the remaining sixty-plus projectors had all sold out. Ning Yifan temporarily took down the listings from his Taobao and JD.com stores.

Contacting the SF Express courier he'd gotten familiar with over the past two days, Ning Yifan shipped out all the packages. Then he slipped back into his previous leisurely work life.

No rush, no hurry—money can't be earned all at once!

In a few days, once some buyers confirmed receipt and the money came in, he'd prepare for the next step.

On his end, Ning Yifan had already laid out his upcoming work clearly.

Online, buyers who wanted to purchase the Phantom Projector but couldn't find the product soon came knocking.

In the buyer-store chat window:

"Boss, what's going on? Why is it suddenly out of stock?"

To the buyer's inquiry, Ning Yifan patiently explained.

"This batch of projectors only had two hundred units. They've all been sold, so naturally there's no stock."

Seeing Ning Yifan's reply, the inquiring buyer asked regretfully.

"So when will the next batch be available?"

"I found out about this product from a friend, and honestly, it's pretty amazing."

"I was really looking forward to buying one to play with, but it's out of stock. Such a shame."

"No worries, stock will come soon. Once some funds return, the company will order parts for production. It'll be quick."

"So how long exactly?"

"About ten days or so."

Once the money came in, plus ordering projector parts and the shipping time to get them to Ning Yifan, it would take about ten days to resume production.

By then, Ning Yifan would have already built the Fully Automatic Production Robotic Arm, just in time for the next batch of projector assembly.

Getting a rough timeline, the buyer stopped pressing. "Alright, just ten days or so. I can wait!"

The buyer who couldn't get the product reluctantly ended the chat.

Over the next while, Ning Yifan received messages from several more customers inquiring about the product.

To avoid being disturbed by these customers, Ning Yifan simply set up an auto-reply explaining why the product was taken down and that the second batch would be available in about ten days.

Most of these inquiring customers had heard about the product from friends, seen how well it worked for them, and wanted one for themselves.

A small portion were repeat buyers. Although a projector cost a full five thousand yuan, for many people, a few thousand wasn't much—especially for those who bought the projector right after seeing the video. Most could afford another one.

After using it for two days, the effect was fantastic. Watching movies and TV shows on a two-hundred-inch giant screen, or playing games, was a blast from every angle!

With such a great product, it was natural to want to share it, show it off to friends, or buy another as a gift for family or friends so they could experience the feeling of a two-hundred-inch TV. These were all normal reactions.

Two hundred units, set against the Dasha Kingdom's population of over a billion, was like a drop in the ocean—no exaggeration.

Yet just these two hundred units had successfully won over more than a hundred fans. And these fans, spontaneously recommending the product to those around them, let more and more people know about it, see it, and truly experience it. Compared to online review videos, these people walking around showing off how the projector felt to use were the real sales experts!

Visible, tangible, and far better than ordinary TVs. A two-hundred-inch giant screen that could even be used as a monitor—how could you not be tempted?

The only pity was that now, even if you were tempted and wanted to buy, there was no stock. You could only watch those who bought the first batch of virtual projectors show off every day about how great the projector was, how awesome the big screen was to use, and how different 8K ultra-HD movies felt compared to regular ones.

On the second day after the Phantom Projector sold out, over a hundred customers came to inquire about the product.

On the third day, the number of inquiries grew again, reaching over three hundred!

As time passed, besides the first batch of buyers who promoted the projector to more people around them, later buyers also started to push.

In conversations between customers and friends, after a few sentences, the topic would often shift to the recently purchased Phantom Projector.

"I just bought an amazing product—the Phantom Projector. 8K resolution, looks great even during the day, clearer than a monitor..."

"Come to my place to watch a movie. A two-hundred-inch cinema-level TV is awesome!"

"Ever played a game on a two-hundred-inch screen? It feels unbeatable!"

"You play Speed Racer, right? Playing it on this huge screen is even better!"

"Don't believe me? I have a video as proof. Still don't believe it? Come to my place and try it yourself, hahaha!"

On the fifth day after the Phantom Projector sold out, customer inquiries about the product peaked, reaching over five hundred people!

Most people who had encountered the Phantom Projector in real life developed an interest in it, subsequently searching for related information online.

With so many people wanting this projector, the few review videos online also saw a flood of comments.

"I want to buy it but can't—this product is so frustrating, isn't it!"

"Small manufacturers are like this; even with enough orders, they can't produce much. I think this product will be out of stock for a while."

"I thought spending five thousand on a projector was totally irrational, but now it's sold out—impressive, my Phantom Projector!"

"I've been following the Phantom Projector for days. A friend has one, and I've been going over every day to watch him use it for movies and games. It's really tempting. About five more days until the second batch arrives—I've been practicing my Kirin Arm, hoping to snag one."

"Rewatching the review videos, thinking back to how I assumed the Content Creator was paid to hype this projector. I hesitated for just two days, and it sold out—so infuriating!"

"Come on, have some fun—the Phantom Projector turns an entire wall of your room into a screen! The Home Cinema lives up to its name. Friends who haven't bought one, come take a look!"

"Willing to pay an extra five hundred—anyone selling their projector? I want to pick one up to play with."

However, as the Phantom Projector went out of stock, after a few days, those fans who had shown off and recommended it to their close friends gradually quieted down once they'd exhausted everyone they could persuade.

On the sixth day of the projector being out of stock, the number of customer inquiries dropped significantly, to just over two hundred.

On the seventh day, it fell to just over a hundred.

A week after the projector sold out, almost all customers who had received their units confirmed receipt, and the money held on the Escrow Platform was gradually transferred to Ning Yifan's bank account.

During these few days, Ning Yifan occasionally took on software development jobs from an outsourcing platform, earning a bit of pocket money. Combined with the sales of those 194 Phantom Projectors, his bank account now held 1.12 million yuan—enough to order a large batch of equipment components!

Taking out one million of that, Ning Yifan continued purchasing components for the Phantom Projector. Since this was his second order and the quantity was slightly larger, some manufacturers appropriately lowered their prices. For this latest batch, each projector cost only about 1,800 yuan, allowing him to assemble a total of 550 Phantom Projectors.

The remaining 120,000 yuan was all used to customize and produce components for the Fully Automatic Production Robotic Arm.

That's right—over these past few days, Ning Yifan had unlocked the Technology Tree for the Fully Automatic Production Robotic Arm, enabling him to manufacture this black tech product.

With the help of the Fully Automatic Production Robotic Arm, he believed the production and sales of the projector would reach new heights.

After unlocking this black tech product, Ning Yifan selected another black tech processing equipment Technology Tree to study, dedicating seven hours of sleep-study time each day to prepare for the company to produce even more impressive black tech products in the future.