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Chapter 549 New Features?

Best Buy in Los Angeles.

When Tony and Victor walked out of Best Buy carrying white shopping bags with the AI ​​Technology logo, the sunlight had become quite dazzling.

"Finally got it!" Victor breathed a long sigh of relief, raised his hand to look at his watch, "From four in the morning until now, a full six hours, my legs are almost stiff from standing."

However, touching the material of the shopping bag in his hand and seeing the AI ​​Technology logo printed on it shining brightly in the sunlight, attracting the attention of the surrounding crowd, he felt that it was all worthwhile.

Tony chuckled and patted him on the shoulder: "The moment we get back, open the packaging, and touch it with our own hands, all our fatigue will vanish."

As the two were about to head towards the parking lot, a deep voice suddenly sounded behind them, "Hey, you two."

Tony and Victor turned around at the same time and saw a tall, burly man standing in front of them.

The burly man wore a black leather jacket and dark jeans. He was at least two meters tall with broad shoulders, and the muscle lines on his arms were still clearly visible under the leather jacket, giving him a very imposing visual impact.

However, Tony and Victor showed no signs of nervousness. Instead, they exchanged a glance and simultaneously revealed a meaningful smile.

It was that familiar face, that forced, seemingly warm but actually stiff smile.

Most striking is the scar on his face that stretches from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth, resembling a grotesque centipede that disrupts the harmony of his face. Coupled with the lifelike scorpion tattoo on his left cheek, it adds a touch of ferocity under the sunlight.

"So, you want to buy these two iPhone 2s?" Tony spoke first, his tone calm and knowing.

This time it was the burly man's turn to be stunned. Because of his extremely intimidating face, most people would subconsciously keep their distance when they saw him. It was rare to be able to talk to him so calmly.

The burly man raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise in his voice. "How did you know?"

"Last year, also at this Best Buy," Tony said, tapping the three of them. "Back then, the three of us were together, and I sold you a first-generation iPhone, remember?"

It turns out he was a regular customer.

However, the burly man shook his head. He had collected so many; who could remember who they were?

However, since they are old acquaintances, at least he doesn't need to waste words explaining his identity, nor does he need to worry that the other party will be unnecessarily wary because of his appearance, even though he himself is not a good person.

"Since you know why I'm here, I won't beat around the bush." ​​Zhuang Zhong's tone was direct. "These two iPhone 2s, I'll add thirty dollars to the price of each. Are you selling them?"

This time, it was the two of them who were puzzled. Victor glanced at the IP packaging in his hand. "Didn't we say there was no inventory problem this year? And the purchase limit per person per transaction has been tripled, so why are you still buying it at a higher price?"

Why?

How do I explain this to him? Gangs are very familiar with the scalping industry because for many gangs, scalping is a major source of income.

While there may be no problem with the IP inventory, it doesn't mean that there is no problem with the inventory of the individual stores selling the IP.

All IP stores are being snapped up. What does this mean?

It's a huge fire!

With such booming sales, the store's inventory will be sold out very quickly, and it will take time to restock.

If one or two stores request supplies, we might be able to replenish them on the same day. But what if all the stores request supplies?

This process may take three to five days, or even a week.

If a regional warehouse experiences stockouts due to a surge in orders from a particular region, this period could extend to half a month or even a month.

So scalpers profit from this time difference by taking advantage of it.

However, these things could not be said to the other party. The burly man said impatiently, "Will you sell or not? Give me a straight answer."

"Sell."

"Not for sale." It was Tony who said no, refusing without even thinking.

Last year, the burly man offered three times the price for his first-generation IP device, selling it for $1100, which earned him a considerable profit.

This year, it's another new IP product, but the price increase is only thirty dollars. Such a huge difference makes him very uncomfortable, and he feels that this transaction is meaningless.

But Victor didn't think so. In his view, an extra thirty dollars on an iPhone 2, though seemingly small, adds up.

If one movie can earn thirty dollars, ten movies would earn three hundred dollars.

Each person is limited to three purchases at a time. If you can do this once or twice a day, you can easily earn a couple hundred dollars, which is a decent amount of extra income for this business.

As Victor spoke, he eagerly handed over his shopping bag, asking, "How many days are you going to keep this? Is it an extra thirty dollars per day?"

The burly man took the shopping bag, glanced at it briefly, then pulled out his wallet from his pocket, counted out the corresponding amount of cash, and handed it over. While paying, he replied, "I'm not sure how many days we'll be charging, and the price changes every day. Anyway, even if we don't charge you anymore, you can take the receipt back to Best Buy and get a refund, so you won't lose anything."

The burly man saw right through Viktor's intentions and knew he wanted to be the middleman.

He was naturally happy to see this happen; the more people willing to supply him, the more money he could make.

"You're welcome to come find me anytime." The burly man left these words behind and went to find his next target.

Tony looked at Victor but didn't say much. Everyone has their own choices, and Victor's desire to make money was his freedom. "Are you planning to come back with me, or..." Tony paused, the implication clear: was he asking if Victor wanted to go back and queue up again to buy a few more to sell to that burly man?

Viktor shook his head, a hint of helplessness in his voice. "Let's go back together."

"Look at all these people today. Even if I go back and queue up now, I probably won't get a turn before the mall closes," he added. "Besides, I don't have that much cash with me, so I can't buy three at once."

The two walked back, but Victor didn't go home. Instead, he went to Tony's house with him to witness the unpacking.

Inside Tony's room, when the blue IP appeared before them, despite having seen the press conference and in Game of Thrones, they couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

After taking the device out of the box, the two exclaimed in unison, their eyes widening in disbelief.

Because on the back of this machine, a pattern of a sexy woman wearing a gorgeous long dress, with a graceful figure and alluring eyes, is engraved on the back cover.

"It's a hidden model?" Victor said enviously, looking at Tony's delighted face, thinking to himself that this guy's luck was too good.

Last year, I bought the first generation of iPhone, but it was sold to scalpers for three times the price. This year, I didn't sell the second generation iPhone, but I actually managed to get a globally limited edition hidden model. My luck is simply incredible.

Tony was so excited that he pressed the back of his iPhone 2 tightly against his face, even giving it a quick kiss, and exclaimed passionately, "I love Monica! She's my goddess!"

Monica, the go-to spokesperson for AIO Technology, has become an irreplaceable goddess in the hearts of all AIO fans.

For countless otaku, Monica is the object of their late-night fantasies. AiTech's marketing capitalized on this, creating a limited edition of 1,000 iPhone 2s worldwide, featuring a hidden design engraved with Monica's image, to boost the iPhone 2's buzz and collectible value.

I wonder if these crazy otaku who are obsessed with Monica would team up to rescue her if they knew their goddess was being mercilessly beaten by America's new generation of leaders.

After admiring Tony's room for a while, Victor urged, "Open it and see, maybe there's a hidden menu inside."

"That makes sense." Tony's eyes lit up, and he immediately pressed the power button.

When the "l" of AI Technology flashed by and Monica's startup wallpaper appeared, the two exclaimed again.

"There really is an Easter egg! Even the background image of the interface is Monica's face." Tony was so happy he was going crazy, but Victor was alright.

Although he also found Monica sexy, he wasn't as infatuated with her as she was.

Just as he was about to borrow it to try it out, Tony suddenly yelled.

Tony's response was one of surprise: "What is this? These two features weren't mentioned at the press conference!"

new function?

Victor leaned closer and saw two features on Tony's IP address that he'd never heard of before. Google Video?

E-book?