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Chapter 764 Drawing the Bow
Lingyun Technology's most profitable business now is the chain copy store business. We can't say that there are chain copy stores in every street corner, but at least there are Lingyun chain copy stores in medium and large cities in China.

Having opened so many stores, Wang Jizhi certainly knows what is the most important thing in opening a chain store, which is, of course, replicability. That is, after a store is opened, a large number of identical stores can be quickly replicated with the same staffing and equipment configurations.

This makes it easier to manage in the later stage and is also the most cost-effective. For Internet cafes, with this Internet cafe management system, they can continue to replicate.

An Internet cafe is equipped with a cashier who operates the computer, a maintenance person, a person responsible for on-site order, a cleaner, and people who work in shifts. Then the entire Internet cafe can be set up.

"Power on!"

Guo Jingyun shouted to the technicians, and then all the computers in the Internet cafe were turned on one by one.

Guo Jingyun tried several computers, which were pre-installed with office and game software such as Kingsoft WPS, Tianya Forum, Himalaya Radio, Swordsman Romance, and Red Alert, to ensure that people with different needs would have available software when they came to the Internet cafe.

After all, Lingyun Internet Café chain is Dongling Hi-Tech’s own business, and the pre-installed software on it is definitely Dongling Hi-Tech’s own software.

But if nothing unexpected happens, Internet cafes will still be dominated by games. No matter now or in the future, most people who come to the Internet come here to relax and play casual games. It is not ruled out that some people watch the news or write papers in Internet cafes, but after all... they are rare.

"Mr. Wang"

Guo Jingyun's tone became much more formal, and Wang Jizhi understood that he was getting down to business.

"The Internet cafe machines have been installed and debugged. I will leave two technicians here to hand over to you. The subsequent management will be handed over to Lingyun Technology!"

The situation is urgent now, so Tianya Company has transferred personnel to help build the Internet cafe. The subsequent construction of the Internet cafe, assembly of computers, installation of the Internet cafe management system, etc. will definitely need to be done by Lingyun Technology itself.

Otherwise, with the limited manpower available at Tianya Company, even if they were exhausted, they would not be able to help Lingyun Technology build so many chain Internet cafes.

"Please rest assured, Manager Guo!"

Wang Jizhi also said seriously, "Lingyun Technology has reached an agreement with Hanxi IT Training Center. Hanxi IT Training Center will provide some manpower to help Lingyun Technology open a chain of Internet cafes."

For an Internet cafe, the most important person is undoubtedly the maintenance staff. When there are problems with the computers on a daily basis, this kind of technical work needs to be done by the maintenance staff.

In the past, when there was a problem with the computer in most small Internet cafes, the owner would either fix it himself or hire someone to do it.

But for large-scale Internet cafe chains, if they do the same, there simply won't be enough manpower. But these days, there are only a few people who can repair computers, so other companies may find it difficult to deal with this problem.

But for Lingyun Technology, it is not that troublesome. When encountering difficulties, they can just ask the headquarters for help.

Don't forget that at the headquarters, there is the earliest and largest Hanxi IT training center in the country, which has recruited a lot of people to learn programming and computer repair. Lingyun Technology can directly recruit people from there.

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"The new Lianxiang phone has achieved a new sales record of over 20,000 units in just six days since its launch!"

"Computers such as Great Wall Computer and Inspur Computer have set new records of sales exceeding 10,000 in a single week!"

Back at the Lianxiang headquarters, Boss Liu was flipping through the newspaper in his hand, a look of satisfaction on his face.

The invisible encirclement and suppression war launched by Lianxiang seems to be quite effective so far. Before the Shenzhou computer was released, a wave of price cuts had already been set off in the country.

The sales of major computer manufacturers have now hit record highs. This wave has allowed a considerable number of users to spend money to buy computers. After the Shenzhou computer is released, how many people will still buy Shenzhou computers?

This move may not necessarily completely cut off Shenzhou's sales, but it will definitely have a significant impact on the opponent's sales. Boss Liu is sure of this.

While flipping through the Commercial Times in his hand, Boss Liu accidentally saw a piece of news in the news at the back of the newspaper.

"Yanjing City's first chain internet cafe, Lingyun Internet Cafe, officially opened today. Lingyun Internet Cafe has obtained the first temporary internet cafe license issued by the Yanjing Cultural Department!
Lingyun Internet Cafe Chain is an Internet cafe that has been approved by the Yanjing Industrial and Commercial, Fire, and Health Departments. The general manager of Lingyun Technology declared that Internet cafes will be one of the important ways for domestic users to access computers in the future..."

"Snapped!"

Halfway through reading, Boss Liu threw the newspaper aside. Whether it was Internet cafes or network coffee shops, they had already appeared a year or two ago.

Yinghaiwei also set up an Internet cafe, but it was mainly used for popular science or publicity. Similar Internet cafe-style stores have also appeared in Shanghai, but the Internet access fee is 40 yuan per hour, which directly discourages young people who want to try it out.

So when Boss Liu saw this Internet cafe in the newspaper, he didn't care at all. Although he felt that the brand of Lingyun Technology seemed familiar, he didn't take it too seriously. How could a shabby Internet cafe turn upside down?

"Tomorrow, the Shenzhou computer will be officially released. You must keep a close eye on it. Also, after the Shenzhou computer is released, you must get the machine and disassemble it as soon as possible!" Boss Liu explained to Lian Xiang and other executives. Although he felt that Lian Xiang had the advantage now, he still did not dare to take Shenzhou lightly.

Amidst the noise, a week after the launch conference, Shenzhou computers began to be sold. One by one, the machines were delivered to various sales channels and agents, and then appeared in various stores.

However, because Lianxiang has been waiting for the machine, it has already lowered the price first. In addition, large household appliances such as computers cannot be bought casually at a very low price. After all, Shenzhou computers are a new brand, so it will take time for users to accept them.

Therefore, after the Shenzhou computer went on sale, there was no crazy rush for it in the market like there was with Dongling Hi-Tech's new products.

When seeing this scene, all the major computer manufacturers, including Lianxiang, finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they could suppress Shenzhou Computer at the beginning, it would be difficult to turn around later!
Two Shenzhou computers appeared in Qi Jie's computer store at this moment, and the loudspeakers at the door were playing advertisements promoting Shenzhou computers. Some people came in to look at the computers, but no one bought them.

"Can this machine be cheaper?"

Another man came in. He seemed to be choosing a computer for his child at home. He looked at the silver-white Shenzhou home computer for a long time and finally asked Qi Jie.

"This price is set by the manufacturer and is the same across the country. I really can't change the price here, so I really didn't charge you a penny more!"

Qi Jie said to the man, "The configuration of the Shenzhou computer is top-notch. The computer screen is the only STN LCD screen in China. The mouse and keyboard are optical mice from Silver Sable. They are both big brands..."

"The Lenovo computer from the next door big brand only sells for 7899, and I've never heard of the Shenzhou computer before, why is it selling for ?!"

The man shook his head and said that he was quite satisfied with the appearance of the Shenzhou computer. Although he was a grown man, he felt that the design was beautiful and he thought his daughter would like it after he bought it home.

"I heard that this computer chip is made in China?"

The man asked again, without waiting for Qi Jie to answer, and said directly, "Can domestic chips be trusted? I heard that domestic chips will break down after a short time, and then the machine will be useless!"

"Shenzhou computers have a two-year warranty and six months of free repairs. This is the only computer brand in China that dares to make a warranty commitment!"

"You can try the computer first..."

Qi Jie continued to persuade the man, but the man had already turned and left.

Qi Jie could only sigh helplessly. This situation was not the first time today. Many people who had only a limited knowledge of computers still had doubts after hearing about domestic chips, domestic motherboards, and domestic memory sticks, even if they were branded as Shenzhou.

Looking at the two Shenzhou machines, Qi Jie was a little worried. He didn't know when these two machines could be sold.

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"Is Shenzhou Computer going to suffer a Waterloo this time? I passed by a computer mall and saw Shenzhou Computer, but not many people were looking at the machines!"

A post about Shenzhou Computer appeared again in the technology section of Tianya Forum today. As soon as this post came out, it immediately attracted a lot of new posts.

"The store where I put Shenzhou computers seems to be very quiet too!"

Many posts have appeared, all showing that the performance of Shenzhou computers does not seem to be very good after they went on sale today.

However, after these posts, a new post popped up.

"The Shenzhou computer has just been installed at my home. It was delivered by Oriental Express and installed by the after-sales staff of Shenzhou Computer. I just used it for ten minutes. To be honest, the smoothness was a little beyond my expectations. I won't say more. I'm going to continue playing Swordsman Romance!"

After this post appeared, it attracted a lot of inquiries, including those asking about the experience of using Shenzhou computers and what kind of game Swordsman Love is.

But the owner of this post's account seemed to have really gone to play games and never responded to the post again.

"There's a new internet cafe opened in Haidian, Yanjing. I heard that it's full of Shenzhou computers. Has anyone tried it out?"

As soon as this post was released, many Tianya users in Yanjing started discussing it.

Yuan Quan, a senior user of Tianya Forum who works at a Sinochem research institute, also saw this post.

The research institute where Yuan Quan works happens to be Yanjing. He currently lives in a house allocated by the unit, which does not have a computer installed. After seeing the post on Tianya.com, Yuan Quan thought about going to this Internet cafe on the way to see what it was like. He also happened to be thinking of buying a computer.

(End of this chapter)