MMB Chapter 153: Qidian Collaboration Phone Cases Launched
Chapter 153: Qidian Collaboration Phone Cases Launched
Chapter 153: Qidian Collaboration Phone Cases Launched
Qiao Kai shared his idea with his roommates, and they all thought it was quite interesting.
Zeng Wen said, "If you had just tried to sell me those phone cases, Qiao Kai, and you had just given me a brief introduction, saying that they were an official collaboration with Qidian, I would definitely have bought them. Even if they were 30 or 40 yuan more expensive, I would have bought them."
"And I have a natural sense of trust in my classmates at university, which is your advantage."
Qiao Kai then asked, "If you buy a phone case and then I casually recommend a tempered glass screen protector to you, would you buy it?"
Zeng Wen looked at the tempered glass screen protector on his smartphone. It was a bit dirty, and there were some bubbles inside the protector.
He nodded and said, "I'll buy it, but your screen protector application skills need to be good."
Qiao Kai laughed and said, "That's easy. I'll just buy some more tempered glass screen protectors and practice."
Qiao Kai is a very proactive person, and he is eager to make money. After his roommates agreed with his business idea, he quickly spent 500 yuan to wholesale a batch of phone cases and tempered glass screen protectors on Pinduoduo and officially started his business.
A few days later, the goods arrived smoothly.
Qiao Kai practiced screen protector application techniques in his dorm room for an afternoon, and then immediately started his business. He first went to the dorm next door, where the four people there were watching a movie together.
Qiao Kai glanced at the screen; it was playing a normal movie, not some kind of Japanese adult film. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was a good start.
He began by asking, "Hey students, do you read novels?"
The four of them turned around together and said, "Hey, what's wrong? What do you need?"
It was Qiao Kai's first time doing business, so he was inevitably a little nervous, but he still mustered up the courage to speak: "I've got a batch of goods here, phone cases that are co-branded with official Qidian novels. Would you like to take a look?" As he spoke, Qiao Kai took out the phone cases from his backpack.
Fortunately, he was already quite familiar with the people in the next dorm, and they all trusted him. Two of them quickly showed interest, and one asked, "What's Qidian? Don't we all just download novels to read?"
Another person complained, "That's a pirated website. You read legitimate novels on Qidian."
"Huh?" The roommate exclaimed in surprise, "I was reading a pirated novel?"
The roommate who was reading the original novel adopted a disdainful attitude and walked over to look for a phone case.
He touched the material of the phone case and said in surprise, "This phone case feels really good, it's hard, unlike those on the market now, which are all soft and flimsy."
"Hey, this isn't some cheap knock-off! I want this Xiao Wu one, classmate. How much is it?"
Qiao Kai said, "Twenty-five yuan, just give me twenty-five."
People who can afford to pay for legitimate novels usually have some spare cash and wouldn't haggle over such a small amount. He immediately paid for the phone case and installed it on his phone right then and there.
Qiao Kai noticed that there was no tempered glass screen protector on his phone, so he asked, "Hey, do you want a tempered glass screen protector?"
"Smartphones get dirty easily without tempered glass screen protectors, and the screen is also prone to damage if you accidentally drop them."
The student thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, one will do. How much?"
"Ten yuan, that's the same price, you can find it at any mobile phone store."
Another student who doesn't read online novels nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, I spent over a thousand yuan to put a tempered glass screen protector on my phone."
"Then put one on for me."
Qiao Kai took out the tempered glass screen protector from his backpack, tore open the packaging, and carefully applied it. The size was just right, and it fit perfectly without any air bubbles.
He breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had practiced for a long time in the afternoon, he was still afraid that he would apply the film crookedly on the first order.
After this student paid, another student asked, "Is this phone case really an official collaboration with Qidian?"
Qiao Kai quickly said, "Brother, of course it is. Why would I lie to you? Look at this if you don't believe me." As he spoke, he took out his phone, opened the Qidian APP, and showed the other person a small activity in the activity section.
That event led directly to a link to Pinduoduo's co-branded products. Before doing this business, Qiao Kai had done his research carefully. He anticipated that customers might not trust that it was genuine, so he specifically prepared proof.
After seeing this, the classmate was completely convinced. Although he usually read pirated novels, he was quite generous when it came to spending money, and immediately bought two phone cases to switch between, one featuring Gu Xun'er and the other Medusa.
In this dormitory, Qiao Kai successfully earned 25 yuan in profit from phone cases, and with the tempered glass screen protector, he made a total of 35 yuan. Afterwards, he went to the next dormitory, but the environment of the next dormitory was far less good.
The dormitory room was filled with smoke, cigarette butts and empty beer cans everywhere. Four roommates were playing cards together, and there was some loose change on the table, so it looked like they were gambling.
Seeing the surroundings, Qiao Kai had a bad feeling that the deal was unlikely to go through, but he still forced a smile and asked, "Hey, do you guys read online novels?"
"I have a batch of officially co-branded phone cases from Qidian.com. They are made of very good quality, hard shells, unlike the flimsy ones on the market. They also feature characters from popular Qidian.com IPs."
One of the students, who was having a great time, heard Qiao Kai's incessant chatter and immediately glared at him with red eyes, impatiently scolding, "Are you blind? Can't you see we're playing cards?"
Qiao Kai was extremely embarrassed and quickly bowed and said, "I'm so sorry, I'm sorry to have bothered you. If you need anything later, just let me know. I'm in the dorm next door." After saying that, he hurriedly left.
Next, Qiao Kai visited each dormitory room in the dormitory building. After one round, he successfully made business in 5 dorm rooms, selling a total of 12 phone cases and earning 60 yuan; he also sold 10 tempered glass screen protectors and earned 90 yuan, for a total of 150 yuan.
Based on his experience in successfully closing deals, Qiao Kai continuously optimized his business model.
First, he discovered that phone cases featuring certain IPs were not selling well, while phone cases featuring some popular IPs were in short supply. So he decided to stock up on more popular IPs in the future.
Secondly, he also bought some creative phone cases to sell part-time. Finally, regarding the price, he planned to raise the price of the phone cases slightly to 29 yuan, leaving room for users to bargain. Some users like the feeling of bargaining, and even if users don't bargain, he can still make a little more money.
Furthermore, Qiao Kai discovered that this business wasn't just successful in universities; it also had a market in junior high and high schools. Kids these days have a fair amount of pocket money and are willing to pay for things they like.
Although they can't afford smartphones, they can afford phone cases, which they buy simply to collect.
So Qiao Kai expanded his business to the surrounding junior high and high schools. During this process, he was often chased away by school security guards, and once he was even caught by them, not only criticized and educated but also fined 50 yuan.
A month later, at the end of November, Qiao Kai began to take stock of his business accounts for the month.
In that month, he sold a total of 200 phone cases and 100 tempered glass screen protectors. He sold the phone cases cheaper in the university town where his school was located, and more expensive in other universities. On average, he made 8 yuan per phone case, so he made 1600 yuan from selling 200 cases.
Needless to say, tempered glass screen protectors are made entirely through craftsmanship. Wholesale tempered glass screen protectors on Pinduoduo are even cheaper, costing only a few yuan each, and he sells them for 10 yuan each. After selling 100, he made a total profit of 900 yuan.
Adding the two together, Qiao Kai earned a total of 2500 yuan this month, which is much more than he would have earned working elsewhere.
Moreover, during his business dealings, Qiao Kai discovered a new business opportunity: some freshmen and their roommates needed to get phone cards, and there was a lot of money to be made from campus phone cards, with many information gaps.