Chapter 685 Ultra-low Price
"Before I showcase the product, let me first discuss the price," he started energetically, transforming into a salesman. "Our product is not 888,888, not 88,888, but just 8,888—yes, you heard it right, only 8,888 dollars!"
"And you can pay in installments—isn't that a surprise? For just 8,888 dollars, you can own a beautiful and charming girlfriend or a handsome and captivating boyfriend!"
Charles was as excited as if he'd been injected with adrenaline, embodying the persona of a salesperson.
This segment was inspired by the advertisement slogans of salespeople from Hua Xia.
At first, even Charles felt embarrassed to say these lines.
But to keep his job, he had to say them.
He had to deliver the pitch just so, or else Xu Yang and the others wouldn't be satisfied and wouldn't pay his salary.
As a professional manager, to nail this speech, he had even downloaded some videos from Hua Xia and practiced all afternoon; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to deliver it with such emotion and gusto.
If spoken without feeling, the words wouldn't stir the audience's emotions.
It's only when spoken with emotional color that it can stir the emotions of the crowd.
Without question, he succeeded.
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately caused a huge sensation.
Of course, the commotion wasn't caused by his words.
It was because of the price—the price of 8,888.
8,888 dollars, less than 10,000 dollars.
To the average person, this is considered a high-end product.
After all, even the most expensive fruit-branded smartphone is just over a thousand dollars.
But a robot, especially one with so many functions, selling for only 8,888 dollars is incredibly cheap.
To put it bluntly, even a high-quality silicone adult doll costs more than this.
And a silicone adult doll only has one single function, unable to do anything else.
The AI companion from YTXC Company comes with so many features.
To the Americans, this price is simply like a giveaway sale.
Although in America, most families can't come up with 8,888 dollars in savings,
but as long as there are installment payments, there's not a single American who wouldn't dare to buy it.
8,888 dollars, at this price, practically anyone who wants one can afford it.
All the developed countries around the world, not just America but also countries in Europe, are pretty much the same.
If ordinary people want to buy, they will; let alone the wealthy.
For the rich, 8,888 dollars isn't even enough for a meal.
"It's so cheap, I have to get one!"
"I thought I'd be eating dirt for a year if I bought one, but with such a cheap price, I think I can still afford burgers, hahaha!"
"So affordable, why just get one—I'm going to buy ten!"
"I'm going to buy a hundred and capture all the world's most beautiful female stars, hahaha!"
"I want to buy three thousand, I heard that the emperors of Hua Xia used to have three thousand beauties in their harems, I want to experience what it's like to be a Hua Xia emperor, hahaha!"
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Everyone was going crazy.
Luke and Cain were extremely happy as well.
8,888 dollars was still within their means to buy.
Right now, each of them had saved up ten thousand dollars.
Once they had saved up fifty thousand dollars, they were planning to start a restaurant.
They thought this gadget would cost at least several tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand dollars, considering the advertisements were so enticing.
Spending tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, the pressure from installment payments would be somewhat high.
Now, it's only 8,888 dollars and installments are an option—what pressure is there?
They could even pay in cash outright.
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But they still had to buy it on an installment plan.
It's better to spend future money, that ten thousand dollars is better off in the bank for now.
"Setting the price so low was our boss's decision. This price is just a tiny bit higher than the cost price, and the money we make is just enough to pay the workers' salaries," he said.
"Maybe a lot of people already know, our company has been acquired by the Chinese"
"There's a saying in China, 'serve the people'."
"My Chinese boss told me to tell everyone that they don't care about making money. The key is to bring satisfactory products to the people of the beautiful country!"
Charles's speech successfully bamboozled quite a few people.
Many people at the scene were stunned by Charles's words.
"The Chinese boss is really a conscientious capitalist."
"I'm sure, if it were a Wall Street capitalist, they'd want to price the product at hundreds of thousands of dollars."
"Serving the people, that's great, it seems to be the official mission of China!"
"Having an official mission to serve the people is great, unlike in our beautiful country, which serves the capitalists."
"Maybe that's why China is now so powerful, so wealthy. Serve the people, and the people will work for the country, and the country will become strong."
"You're right, it must be that way. Our beautiful country's government only serves the capitalists, and we're falling further behind."
"You're digressing. Let's quickly decide whether to buy it outright or in installments."
"No brainer, of course we're buying it on installments."
"Exactly, only an idiot would pay in full when they can pay in installments."
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"This is the price for the regular version which has all the features I mentioned above."
"We also have the advanced version for 88,888 dollars, the elite version for 888,888 dollars, the luxury edition for 8,888,888 dollars, and the super-exclusive version for 88,888,888 dollars, to fully satisfy the needs of different social classes!"
Charles was very aware that some wealthy people feel that not spending 8888 dollars on a product is like a disgrace to their status.
Using the same product as ordinary people would be an insult to them.
Indeed, that was the case.
Seeing so many high-priced versions, those wealthy individuals started to smile contentedly.
"Now that's more like it."
"Yeah, if it were only the 8888 version, I wouldn't buy it. Not because the product isn't good, but because I won't use the same thing as common folks."
"I'm planning to buy an elite version, how about you guys?"
"Jim, an elite version doesn't match your status, does it?"
"I had a failed investment recently, I don't have much money left."
"No money? Ask the bank for money."
"Exactly, with our status, we at least need the luxury edition."
"You all are buying the luxury edition?"
"Of course, only the luxury edition is befitting our net worth."
"I was thinking about the super-exclusive edition, but then I thought better of it. Don't want to steal the show too much."
"Hahaha, let the world's richest man, Mark, buy the super-exclusive edition."
"Mark wouldn't buy this kind of product, would he?"
"Who knows."
"Whatever, we just need to take care of ourselves."
"Right, that's settled then. We'll all buy the luxury edition. Just 8,888,888 dollars, no big deal."
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Charles continued his presentation.
"Additionally, we are offering a fifty percent discount to those who purchase on-site."
"Next, we'll have the lottery segment. As our ads have said, we will draw ten lucky attendees who will come to the stage for a live experience."
"These ten lucky attendees will receive a free artificial intelligence companion worth 8888 dollars."
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