If he were to advertise, the required funds would be enormous, and he currently had no money at all. The few hundred thousand he had before had already been used to purchase CNC machines and raw materials. Even if he hadn't bought the machines and raw materials, those few hundred thousand wouldn't have been enough. What's more, he now had less than a hundred thousand left, so promoting the product was simply impossible at the moment.
In other words, given the current situation, large-scale online sales were still very difficult. He could only start by selling in physical stores.
Just then, Zhang Yi suddenly thought of the electric bike shop in Hang City where he used to work.
So, he eagerly took out his phone and called Huang Jie.
Huang Xiru had also been very troubled during this time. Due to the increasing number of electric bike brands in recent years, the number of electric bike shops in Hang City had also increased, and workers' wages had continuously risen. Although she sold high-end brand electric bikes, and the profit was much better than some low-end bicycles, compared to a few years ago, the profit had indeed dropped by more than half. If this continued, she wouldn't make any money at all.
The most important thing was that her electric bike shops were all in the most prosperous areas of Hang City. If the profit wasn't high, she might as well rent out all these shops. That way, even if she didn't work, she would still have a considerable income every month and wouldn't have to be busy all day like she was now.
Recently, she had been considering changing careers, so much so that she hadn't been as diligent with the shop's affairs as before. For example, it was already late this morning, but she was still sleeping in bed. This would have been unimaginable a while ago.
In fact, Huang Xiru had woken up a long time ago, but she just didn't get up. Just as Huang Xiru was lying in bed thinking about whether to withdraw from the electric bike industry, her phone rang. She picked it up and looked, and a smile appeared on her face.
After Zhang Yi called Huang Xiru, the call was quickly connected. Huang Xiru's very familiar voice came from the phone: "Xiao Yi! Is that you! You finally called me. I thought you had forgotten about me. I was so good to you before. You've been home for so long, have you ever called me on your own initiative?"
"Huang Jie! Didn't I call you! I've been a bit busy lately, so I..." Zhang Yi held the phone awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
Although he had stayed in Huang Jie's shop for a few years, and Huang Jie had favored him, plus his skills were higher than average, his salary was also higher than other employees.
However, despite this, Zhang Yi had rarely called Huang Xiru after returning. He knew that he and Huang Xiru were simply impossible because they were completely from two different worlds. To put it bluntly, Huang Xiru was beautiful, rich, and fair, while he was a typical representative of someone with nothing. So, he thought that after he came back, he would no longer have any contact with Huang Xiru, but he didn't expect to have to call her this time.
"Tell me! Is something wrong! Otherwise, with your personality, you would never call me on your own initiative." Huang Xiru, who knew Zhang Yi's personality very well, knew that if there was nothing wrong, Zhang Yi would definitely not call her.
Subsequently, Zhang Yi told Huang Xiru about inventing an aerodynamic bicycle and hoped to sell it in her shop.
After hearing Zhang Yi say that he had invented an aerodynamic bicycle, Huang Xiru was a little disappointed. She had also heard of aerodynamic bicycles. After all, they sometimes appeared in news and other media, and as an electric bike dealer, she had specifically learned about them.
She didn't think aerodynamic bicycles could be sold. Compared to electric bikes and bicycles, aerodynamic bicycles, putting everything else aside, were already difficult to popularize in terms of appearance. The aerodynamic bicycles she had seen before all had large air tanks on them.
Coupled with instruments, air pipes, and other miscellaneous parts, each one didn't look good, and no one would like them. Plus, there were limitations on speed and range, so she thought Zhang Yi's so-called aerodynamic bicycle was no different from those in the news.
"Xiao Yi! I don't think aerodynamic bicycles have any future, so I don't agree with you doing this." When she heard that Zhang Yi was preparing to manufacture aerodynamic bicycles, Huang Xiru said directly to Zhang Yi.
"Huang Jie! Listen to me! My aerodynamic bicycle is completely different from the aerodynamic bicycles in the news. How about this, I'll send you photos of the bicycle I produced, and you can talk after you see them." Zhang Yi heard Huang Xiru's words and knew what she was thinking. After all, when he was in Hang City, he had discussed this kind of bicycle with Huang Jie.
After speaking, Zhang Yi immediately pointed his phone at his aerodynamic bicycle, took a few photos, and sent them to Huang Jie along with the data of his bicycle.
When Huang Xiru received the photos and the data of Zhang Yi's aerodynamic bicycle, she could hardly believe it. The bicycle in the pictures, which was not much different from an ordinary bicycle, was an aerodynamic bicycle, and its performance was so outstanding.
Of course, this aerodynamic bicycle was still very different from ordinary bicycles. The frame of this aerodynamic bicycle was obviously much thicker than the frame of an ordinary bicycle, about three times the size of an ordinary bicycle frame. Although this bicycle also had pedals, she did not see a chain, and she was very sure that this bicycle was not powered by a built-in drive shaft.
After looking at the photos, she looked at the data of this electric bike. After all, in this era where appearance is king, if the appearance is not good, then no matter how outstanding the performance is, there will be no good results.
Especially for this kind of novel product, so after getting the data of this aerodynamic bicycle, the first thing she looked at was the appearance of this bicycle, and then other things.
Haven't you seen that those on the market that look a little different on the outside are much more expensive than ordinary models, and it's even normal for them to be several times more expensive? But these electric bikes are actually no different from ordinary electric bikes in terms of other performance, and some are even worse than ordinary electric bikes.
After looking at the appearance and performance data of this car, she finally felt relieved. At the same time, she also thought that this aerodynamic bicycle had great potential, so she called Zhang Yi again. After Zhang Yi answered, she immediately said into the phone: "Okay, if the aerodynamic bicycle you produced is really the same as in your photos! Including the performance, then I agree, and I also want the agency rights for the entire Hang City."
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