Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 323 [Sold Out! An Absolutely Phenomenal Bestseller!]

As the clock struck 10 o'clock, the Likang Technology official website online store opened for orders of "Flowing Star Language" as scheduled.

Without saying a word, this guy used his 20+ years of single-handed speed to frantically click the mouse, even though internet speed was the key factor.

Once the page redirects, an order number is generated, and payment for the goods is displayed.

My friend scanned the QR code to pay without hesitation. The entire hardware package cost a total of 19158 RMB.

For the "Flowing Star Language" product, pre-ordering does not require a deposit or down payment; instead, full payment is made upfront before delivery.

However, no one is worried that Likang Technology will run away with the money. If it were just a product independently released by Likang Technology, perhaps many people would be worried.

However, this product is a collaboration between Likang Technology and Lingjing Technology, and Xiao Yu also hosted the product launch, which means it has the credit endorsement of Lingjing Technology and Xiao Yu. Naturally, no one is worried that Likang Technology will run away with the money.

After the consumer successfully made the payment, the page redirected to a new window. He saw a prominent message and exclaimed in surprise, "24-hour cooling-off period?"

Users can cancel their orders within 24 hours of submission, and the payment will be fully refunded within one business day, giving users 24 hours to change their minds.

During this period, the order data is in a pseudo-locked state. After 24 hours, refunds are no longer possible, and the order data is completely locked and enters the production and delivery stage of the back-end system.

"Regret in 24 hours? Regret my foot! I wish I could ship it within 24 hours." He said with a smile, while clicking on [My Orders] to check the order details and see when his ordered products would be shipped.

A moment later, the customer frowned, then yelled from Bengbu: "Wow! What the hell?! What kind of hand speed do those guys have? I've been clicking my mouse until it's smoking, and I'm still number 265892 in the order queue..."

He originally thought he would be ranked in the top tens of thousands, but he was surprised to be ranked outside the top 26.

That's not the main point. What really made him stay in Bengbu was that the delivery date showed an estimated delivery date of April 17, 2025, which meant he would have to wait for almost half a year.

"My cyber goddess won't be home for another six months. Six months! How am I going to get through this?" My buddy leaned back and howled. The more he looked forward to it, the longer it felt like each day was an eternity.

He couldn't help but complain, "Is Likang Technology's production capacity really that bad?"

At first, Mr. Zhou was confident in his company's production capacity, saying that as long as there was demand, it would be no problem to produce two or three hundred thousand lifelike dolls a year. But who could have imagined that the sales expectations of Liuguang Xingyu would far exceed his imagination?

Before seeing Liuguang Xingyu, Mr. Zhou thought that an annual production of 200,000 to 300,000 units was a serious oversupply, and that a market sales volume of tens of thousands would be considered a great success, since sex dolls belong to a niche market.

However, the sudden emergence of Liuguang Xingyu made President Zhou realize immediately that a production capacity of two or three hundred thousand was not enough, far from enough, not even a fraction of what it was.

Right now, over 26 orders have been locked in every second, indicating a super explosive growth trend, making it an absolute phenomenon and a blockbuster product.

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"Yay! Yay! My order is number 32726 in the queue, and it's expected to ship on October 2nd. Nice!" Another consumer in a certain city was overjoyed when he saw his order details, jumping up from his chair and waving his arms excitedly.

He can accept waiting a month for the goods to arrive. Most importantly, happiness is something that can be compared to others.

This consumer saw in a chat group that other members who had rushed to order the "Flowing Star Language" product were all faster than him. Some members' orders were scheduled for delivery as early as next year, or even October of next year.

Moreover, you can only wait patiently. Although the order can be cancelled, you can get a full refund unconditionally within 24 hours.

However, if you cancel and reorder, your order will only be placed further down the queue, and the waiting time will be even longer.

Unless you give up on buying it, the people who are snapping up this product today are all considering it a must-buy.

Moreover, according to the information disclosed at the press conference, the price of the Flowing Star Language product will not be reduced, and it will not be launched at a high frequency like smartphones, with a new model released every year.

Then all they can do is wait. In contrast, this consumer suddenly felt incredibly happy, as they only had to wait a month – couldn't be happier?

Orders placed in the first 2000 positions can be shipped as early as mid-to-late this month, with data showing the first order expected to arrive on September 22.

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Meanwhile, the data backend at the headquarters of Likang Technology.

"OHHHHHHHH——!"

At this moment, everyone present at the data backend erupted in excitement, including President Zhou Chengyang, who was extremely excited looking at the backend data and tried very hard to control his expression in front of his employees.

"Unbelievable! The transaction data of 285,000 orders was locked in just one second after the sale started!" a data monitor shouted excitedly, staring intently at the backend data.

The number of locked orders is still skyrocketing, exceeding one million within ten seconds.

A colleague next to him immediately exclaimed, "It's a hit! A massive hit! It's an absolute phenomenon! If the annual sales are less than 5000 million units, I'll eat my screen!"

A screen next to it displays payment system data showing that 72% of orders come from third- and fourth-tier cities, with "small-town youth" accounting for about 53% of them.

"Calm down, everyone. Focus on maintaining the website and platform, and make sure your work doesn't go wrong," General Manager Zhou said to the employees present, feigning composure. After giving a few instructions, he left.

Back in his office, the moment Zhou closed the door, his composure crumbled, and he completely let loose, gesturing wildly.

After his initial excitement subsided, Mr. Zhou pulled out his phone and said to himself, "Quickly report this to the big boss."

He already had Xiao Yu's private phone number, but just as he was about to open his contacts to call Xiao Yu, he paused, thought for a moment, and exited the contacts, saying, "Don't rush, don't rush, let's wait and report it all together after the first day's sales data comes out."

It can be said with 100% certainty that "Flowing Star Language" truly reached its peak upon debut, a phenomenal super hit with tens of millions of views.

"Production capacity, production capacity, production capacity is severely insufficient, severely insufficient!" General Manager Zhou put his phone aside and realized that Likang Technology's current production capacity was simply a drop in the ocean and that it was imperative to expand production capacity.

The company is going to be very busy in the coming days, and expanding production capacity is currently the top priority.

Currently, Likang Technology's production line can only produce 30 lifelike dolls per year, which is far from enough, not even a fraction of the total output.

To meet current market demand, Likang Technology's production capacity, based on its existing annual output, would need to be increased at least 100 times to barely achieve market supply and demand balance. Moreover, this only considers the personal version of "Flowing Star Language" and does not include the enterprise version, which has the attributes of a means of production.

If we also consider the demand for the enterprise version, production capacity would need to be increased by 150 times.

Even if production capacity is expanded to 150 times the current level, it can only meet the domestic market demand. If it is to be exported to the international market, production capacity will need to be increased significantly.

However, there's no need to consider expanding into the international market at this juncture. We should first secure the domestic market before considering global expansion. Xiao Yu isn't worried that others will seize his international market share during this lull period.

Because worldwide, apart from Xiao Yu, no one can provide the market with a product that can rival Liuguang Xingyu.

In other words, this is yet another business based on exclusive technology monopoly.

Zhou Chengyang is currently busy with only one thing: increasing production, increasing production, and more increasing production.

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(End of this chapter)