Super Copy of Great Power Technology

The third-ranked Ruida phone just surpassed 100,000 units in sales, a huge gap compared to the top two models. With the increasing popularity of smartphones, almost everyone owns one, the mobile phone market has shifted from a growth market to a battle for existing market share. More than a dozen domestic mobile phone brands are fiercely competing for market share, vying for price, specifications, and services, leading to increasingly intense competition. Even the highly cost-effective Ruida series phones are not selling as quickly and efficiently as they did when smartphones first appeared.

Two minutes later, the million-unit stock of the headphone-style brain-computer interface officially sold out. Meanwhile, the new smartphone, ranked third, had only sold 150,000 units. Perhaps because the first two brain-computer interface devices were completely sold out, consumers eager to experience the virtual world immediately had to choose the last brain-computer interface device. The glasses-style brain-computer interface, which had been ranked fifth in sales, began to surge, surpassing both smartphone products to take third place in sales.

Ten minutes later, all 700,000 units of the glasses-style brain-computer interface device were sold out. By then, all brain-computer interface devices had been sold out, demonstrating their immense popularity.

"Clap clap clap, clap clap clap!" Someone started clapping, and soon a crowd joined in, filling the small data monitoring room with applause. Other staff members on the same floor, drawn by the applause, curiously peeked out of the doors and windows to see what was happening. A few bolder employees even left their offices and rushed to the data monitoring room to investigate. When they learned that the newly launched two million-plus brain-computer interface devices had sold out in just over ten minutes, they were all astonished and overjoyed. After all, they were all employees of the Ruida Group, and the booming sales and soaring profits of Ruida Technology's products meant they would also benefit.

As these people returned to their offices, the news spread quickly, and applause and cheers resounded throughout the floor, then gradually spread upstairs. Finally, the entire Ruida Building was immersed in a celebratory atmosphere.

The following day, the brain-computer interface device went on sale at Ruida Home physical stores across the country, and was once again met with enthusiastic demand from consumers, with long queues forming in both the experience and sales areas. Such a scene of overwhelming popularity was last seen when Ruida's first-generation mobile phone was first released. Several years later, Ruida has once again developed a phenomenal product, receiving widespread acclaim and unprecedented popularity. Even though the brain-computer interface is quite expensive, with the cheapest entry-level model costing several thousand yuan, it still couldn't deter gaming enthusiasts' desire to buy it; the queues to purchase the brain-computer interface stretched for hundreds of meters.

"Hey buddy, are you buying brain-computer interfaces too?"

"Of course. Yesterday, Ruida Technology held a press conference to release brain-computer interface devices, which were then put on sale on the Ruida Mall. I was at work at the time and missed it. After get off work, when I heard the news and tried to buy them, it was too late; all three types of brain-computer interface devices were sold out. I took the day off today to try my luck at the physical store, just in case I managed to buy one."

Which brain-computer interface are you planning to buy: an earphone type, a glasses type, or a helmet type?

"Of course, it has to be a helmet-style one. I'm a seasoned gamer; I've played almost every kind of console game, PC game, and handheld game. Now that Ruida Technology has developed a brain-computer interface device that brings the legendary virtual games into reality, I have to be the first to play it."

"A helmet-style brain-computer interface device costs over ten thousand yuan, right? Dude, you're really rich! I can't afford that. I'm just a poor student. I can't even afford the cheapest earphone-style brain-computer interface device. I can only wait in line for a few minutes to experience it."

"According to the information released by Ruida Technology, brain-computer interface devices can be applied to many aspects such as virtual shopping, virtual laboratories, and virtual games. I have a feeling that brain-computer interface devices and the virtual world they connect to will definitely become widespread in the near future, becoming an indispensable part of people's lives, and even developing into a second world for mankind."

Among the products launched by Ruida Technology, smartphones have consistently held the top sales position. However, smartphones evolved from traditional feature phones, utilizing many patented technologies used in feature phones. This means that no single mobile phone company can monopolize the patents and market. Apple was the first to take the lead, launching the iPhone and ushering in the smartphone era. Many domestic technology companies saw the vast potential of smartphones and entered the fray, developing their own domestic models. At that time, Ruida Technology was newly established, lacking sufficient funds, talent, and technological accumulation, yet it resolutely invested in the development of domestic smartphones. Thanks to the exceptional talent of Qiao Ruida himself, who personally participated in the research and development, Ruida was the first to launch a mature smartphone product, gaining a first-mover advantage and capturing a large market share. However, many other technology companies, including Xiaomi, Huawei, and OPPO/Red Factory, quickly followed suit, launching similar smartphone products and entering the competition, turning the emerging smartphone market from a blue ocean into a red ocean. Especially in China, competition among major mobile phone brands has become fierce. They're vying for price, specifications, and services, employing various tactics to boost sales and capture more market share, resulting in a brutal battle. Ruida series phones, relying on their first-mover advantage and strong software and hardware technology, still hold approximately 30% of the market share, but profits are meager and sales growth is bleak.

Brain-computer interface (BCI) devices are completely different from smartphones. All related technologies and patents are held by the Ruida Group, meaning there will be no competitors in the short term, effectively creating a monopoly. As is well known, monopolies are the easiest and most profitable businesses. After the BCI devices were launched on the market, numerous domestic and international companies contacted the company by phone or visited to inquire about and negotiate production licenses for the technology, but all their requests were rejected.

For the next period, sales of brain-computer interface devices continued to boom, with supply falling short of demand. Ruida Electronics, whose factory had just completed a comprehensive intelligent transformation, operated at full capacity, unleashing astonishing production capacity and rapidly filling the market gap at a rate of millions of units per day. These products were distributed in approximately an 8:2 ratio to be sold through the online Ruida Mall and offline Ruida Home stores.

Correspondingly, the popularity of virtual worlds and virtual games has reached unprecedented levels. (End of Chapter)