The expo finally opened on July 7th.

Although the Brussels Fair is not the top fair in the world, it is still among the top in Europe.

Therefore, on the opening day of the expo, although the Lusail Expo Center could not be called a sea of ​​people, it was still buzzing with people.

People from all over the world came to see it. People of all colors gathered together, and all kinds of languages ​​​​were flying in the sky.

The price of a ticket was ten meters, which was definitely not a conscientious price in 1989.

Wan Feng followed the Hua Guo tour group to the gate.

The Chinese tour group encountered a little hardship when they entered, but after people learned that they were from China, the inspection was particularly strict and careful.

Are there any checks?

They were not terrorists. Except for a few of them who had cameras, Wan Feng had nothing on him except a suit of clothes and some rice dollars.

But the other party still looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, scanning them with a scanner.

And when they looked over the tickets in their hands, it meant that the tickets were all fake.

The same cold country and Japanese people are not so cumbersome.

Seeing the contempt on the faces of these two villains, Wan Feng also felt contempt in his heart.

What are you so proud of? Two colonial countries, using curse words, just call them huskies. Do you still feel superior when you are huskies?

Do colonial people have a sense of superiority these days?

What a world!

Half an hour later, they finally entered the exhibition hall.

Entering from the main entrance, you will be greeted by Intel's impressive booth.

When Intel used the 386 chip to defeat its competitors, it officially launched the 486, an upgraded version of the 386, in 1989, which had the potential to dominate the world.

Therefore, the most conspicuous stand belongs to him.

The computer companies on both sides of it were also famous American computer assembly companies at the time: Nangpa and Dell.

Nangpa Company became famous for being the first to launch the 386 computer, defeating IBM in one fell swoop.

After temporarily becoming the overlord, the Nangpa people immediately became elated. They didn't know how much Nangou weighed.

He even sold the 386 computer as a treasure.

If you sell this baby at a low price, can it still be called a baby?

Of course not, of course it has to be sold at a higher price to be worthy of its value.

As a result, Nangpa's computers became more and more expensive, which of course caused a lot of complaints.

Merchants all want to sell their products as expensive as possible, and this is understandable.

Nangpa's biggest mistake was not to sell goods at a high price, but to give up the market to others.

Just at this expo.

This is very stupid behavior.

When Intel launched the 486 chip processor and used the slogan "four to three is better".

It Nangpa is actually still struggling with the second-term question of whether it is four or three.

Even if they think 486 is better than 386, they don't take 486 too seriously. Their decision-makers believe that 386 computers still have a long profit period.

It will still not be a problem for the 386 computer to be sold for another year and a half.

With this idea in mind, they still brought 386 computers to this Expo in Lussel.

And also prepare to be as expensive as a princess.

But what they never dreamed of was that at the same time that Intel announced the launch of the 486 chip, Dell would launch the 486 computer at the same time.

Moreover, at this exhibition, Dell Computer actually broke the computer sales model.

In the past, computer sales basically followed the traditional model of resale through manufacturers, dealers, and retailers. By the time the computer reached the end user, it had already gone through many hurdles.

This has resulted in a situation where computer prices remain high.

Dell launched a direct sales model at this exhibition, which is to sell products directly to end users through telephone ordering.

In this way, the price of computers dropped by about 30%.

Nangpa, who was still selling 386 as a treasure, was dumbfounded this time. The outcome was predictable. It was understandable that he would be completely defeated at this expo.

And it took a long time for Nangpa to calm down.

The other company on the platform has to be said to be a bit tough.

Since the end of 1987, when it defeated Lotus in one fell swoop and successfully ascended to the throne of the software industry, Bit Hardware Company has been in high spirits and is preparing to launch the experimental version of Windows 1.0 version of Word at this exhibition.

Its opponent is also the American company Perfect Text.

There was also a melee between the two sides.

Of course, there are other products competing for the market and users at this exhibition, such as floppy disks and hard disks.

Wan Feng has little to do with the fact that people's heads are beaten into pieces. He is just a spectator now.

Not even qualified to participate.

But it was interesting to watch Americans fighting among themselves, but I didn’t remember anything after watching it.

Nearly a day passed, and he just remembered the direct sales method of wearing earphones.

He had originally considered this sales method, but felt that it was not necessary for China to be a seller's market now.

But the smokeless battle between Nangpa and Daier at this exhibition aroused his vigilance.

Isn't his current thought the same as Nangpa's? He thought it was too early to take it seriously and didn't take it seriously.

When the opponent uses this move, he has no power to fight back.

If a Chinese state-owned company takes the lead in selling motorcycles in this way, it will be passive.

When I go back and finish some things, I will plan a direct sales store next year, and strive to implement this sales model in 1991 after the implementation is completed next year.

Abandoning the intermediate dealer link, products go directly from the manufacturer to direct sales stores, with unified prices across the country.

In this way, the price of the product will be reduced by 20%, directly benefiting the final consumer.

Ok, deal.

When we returned to the hotel in the evening, everyone in the tour group was talking enthusiastically about what they had seen and heard at the expo, and exchanging their own gains and thoughts.

Only Wan Feng did not participate in their discussion.

"Xiao Wan! What did you see today? Do you have any thoughts?"

Wan Shouwu came to Wan Feng's room with a drink.

"Haha! I'm just watching the excitement. There are indeed good things, but if you don't sell them to us, it's all in vain. It's just an eyesore. As for the experience, I really don't have any experience."

"Looking at other people's products, I feel that the gap between us may be further widened."

"The trend of widening the gap has been highlighted. If we don't catch up, there is a real possibility that the gap will get wider and wider."

"Have you ever thought about going back to prepare for development in that aspect?"

"No, I just don't think about anything right now. I'll think about it carefully when I get back and see if there's anything worth considering."

The expo lasted for three days in total, and there were still two days left, and he had not seen many booths yet.

He planned to visit the east exhibition area tomorrow and the west exhibition area the day after tomorrow.
Chapter completed!