Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

After the battery and automatic driving live-stream test ended, the bullet screen comments in the entire live-stream had changed drastically.

He was convinced!

Of course, even though he was convinced, he was not completely convinced.

After all, automatic driving technology was a brand new technology. It would take a long time and a lot of data to verify its safety.

It was definitely impossible to rely on one live-stream alone to make all the drivers and ordinary people accept this new technology.

However, no matter what, the live broadcast of Extremist K1 announced this technological breakthrough to everyone in a very confident manner!

Lin Yu returned to the big screen, looking very confident.

“Before the price segment, there is one last side dish: the results of the collision test!”

“However, I have to explain to everyone that this is not the result of the IIAS collision test. Instead, it is the collision test that we made.”

“As for why it was not made by IIAS, that’s because IIAS does not accept cars sent by manufacturers. They will only randomly buy cars in the market for testing after the cars are officially released.”

“The results of the IIAS collision will only be released after the Extremist K1 is officially listed. However, we have full confidence in this!”

“Next, please take a look at the results of the collision test that we made. The testing environment might not be exactly the same but we believe that there won’t be much difference from the future IIAS collision results.”

The huge screen began to play the collision video of the Extremist K1. There was nothing much to say about the results. Most of the results were naturally perfect!

The reason why it was said to be most was because there was one thing that was indeed not perfect: the economy of maintenance after collision.

The reason was very simple: Extremist K1 was an automatic driving car model. There were many cameras, sensors, and radars in the car. The hardware of this automatic driving system was also more expensive. After the collision, these equipment had to be changed. The economy of maintenance would naturally become worse.

There was no helping it. As long as it was an automatic driving car, he could not avoid this problem.

If he wanted to save money on the hardware of automatic driving, he could only reduce the number of sensors and laser radar. As much as possible, he could use the pure visual plan of the camera to complete the automatic driving.

However, the safety of the pure visual automatic driving plan was difficult to guarantee. The camera could easily misjudge, and every misjudgment might cause irreversible results. He had to choose the lesser of two evils. In the end, he could only sacrifice the economy of repair.

Of course, as the car type was mass-produced and the cost was lowered, the price of these sensors and laser radar and other supporting equipment should gradually decrease.

As for other aspects, there was nothing much to say. Perfect.

That was because the Stamford car was quite safe to begin with. Coupled with the new Blade battery and the more advanced proactive brake technology in the automatic driving system, this car became the safest model in the Stamford car. There was no other!

Including the other energy brands, it was probably number one.

Finally, it was the price segment. The price this time was divided into four different levels: the basic version of Extremist K1 was about 270,000, and the high-level version was about 350,000. The basic version with automatic driving technology was about 390,000, and the high-level version was about 450,000!

As for the difference between the basic and high-level versions, it was mainly in the selection and battery endurance.

The pricing of this highest-level version was indeed the same as the pricing in Safe and Civilized Driving.

Everyone immediately cheered.

Was it expensive?

Expensive!

However, this price was completely in line with everyone’s expectations!

The basic version without automatic driving technology was about 270,000 yuan. It was basically the same as the flagship car model of Stamford’s previous generation. It was slightly more expensive. Considering the improvement in the Blade battery and various hardware levels, this price was completely acceptable.

On the other hand, the version with the automatic driving technology had increased by 100,000 yuan. This was mainly because the entire car’s sensors and laser radar were more expensive. Whether this 100,000 yuan was worth it or not depended on the consumer’s personal choice.

Some people felt that the automatic driving technology was flashy but useless and were unwilling to spend this 100,000 yuan. It did not matter. The basic version of Extremist K1 also had the regular upgrades of Blade batteries and hardware. The car carrier system also had functions like smart voice, but it could not drive automatically. If someone felt that they wanted to experience the strongest automatic driving in the market and did not care about this 100,000 yuan, it would not be a bad choice to maximize the accompanying version.

According to his low EQ, his knife skills were superb.

According to high EQ, the price range could perfectly cover the needs of different people.

Lin Yu smiled. “I know. Many people present might be players of ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’, right?”

“This time, we are also working with the game ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’. Therefore, we will launch a special discount for players.”

“You can buy the Extremist K1 account in ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’. The two basic car models can be priced at 5,000 yuan, and the two high-level car models can be priced at 10,000 yuan! The car owners who order them in the first batch can also get a discount of 10,000 yuan!”

“In other words, if we order now, the 270,000 yuan car model without the automatic driving base can be discounted to 255,000 yuan. The 450,000 yuan car model with the automatic driving high-level version can be discounted to 430,000 yuan!”

Once he finished speaking, everyone cheered.

“Players get a ten thousand yuan discount for buying a car? Good lord, what a profit!”

“You can buy a car in the game and get a discount in reality? Amazing!”

“Boss Pei: Yes, yes, yes. You’ve profited again. I’ve lost so much that I’m eating Fish-Catching Take-Out!”

“It’s quite good. This price is very sincere. Everyone, don’t keep staring at those oil cars. The new energy car is not on the same racing track as those cars at all! Isn’t this price and technology one-shot compared to other new energy cars?”

“When can we test the driving? I want to see this automatic driving technology with my own eyes!”

…

The news conference ended perfectly.

Zhang Yan watched the news conference the entire time and went online to search briefly. Indeed, the discussion about Extremist K1 was already on the hot searches. The video clips of the news conference were also flooded on various video websites!

There might still be some debate but this debate was no longer about whether “Extremist K1’s technology is bragging” or “whether automatic driving technology can reach the level bragged in the game”. Instead, it became “whether it was worth it to spend 100,000 yuan to buy an automatic driving system”.

Indeed, many people thought that the highest price was too high.

“450,000 yuan is still too high. At this price, we can buy a high-end version of the popular car model of famous car companies when we go to the oil car! Wouldn’t it be much more embarrassing to drive it out? What’s more, the technology of the electric car is not mature now. It’s convenient to drive without the oil car. We can’t choose this no matter how I think about it.”

Zhang Yan was speechless seeing this argument.

“Why are people still comparing the new energy with oil cars? This is not the same racing track at all.”

“The oil car is indeed more mature, but not every city has no limit. Many people in Beijing and Shanghai can’t get the number of the oil car at all. What else can they do other than buy the electric car?”

“What’s more, electric cars have their own advantages. If you have charging stations at home, there would be no continuity anxiety in the daily city. In fact, the cost would be far lower than oil cars.”

“The pricing of Extremist K1 is obviously very particular. Many new energy car companies in the country have already stabilized at the price of 250,000 yuan. Stamford is completely priced according to the previous flagship car model. The basic model of 270,000 yuan is a more practical choice.”

“As for adding 100,000 yuan to the automatic driving, the game has actually already shown it in the game: Even if there is no automatic driving, the laser radar can allow the driver to better see the blind spot when driving. AEEIS’s reminder can also guide the driver to a certain extent, making the car safer.”

“What’s more, many car owners don’t need this 100,000 yuan. They just want to buy the most advanced and best new energy car now. They might already have an oil car worth a million yuan at home. Buying this is purely a toy.”

“The direct competitor for the high-end automatic driving model of Extremist K1 is not an oil car of the same price, but a high-end new energy car of the same price foreign brand. Compared to those foreign high-end brands with average safety and insufficient automatic driving skills, Extremist K1 is obviously very competitive!”

“There should be UP Masters from car reviewers going to test the driver and evaluate soon. I think everyone can take a look, especially those who can’t be shook. It’s quite worth it. When I have money, I’ll consider buying a car to play with. I’ll throw the original oil car to my father to drive.”

“The key is that after buying the Extremist K1 in ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’, buying a car in reality can be cheaper by 10,000 yuan. That’s ridiculous!”

“Alright, this storm is over. Continue running on my racing track!”

Zhang Yan was originally a little worried for ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’. However, from the looks of it, her worries were indeed unnecessary.

Obviously, Tengda knew what to do!

The marketing plan for Extremist K1 this time could be said to be very effective. First, it produced K1’s car model in the game, accumulating a certain amount of popularity in the night’s discussion and popularity. Then, it held a news conference in reality and made the final decision!

If he had not laid the groundwork of the game and held a news conference from the beginning, it would not have been as sensational as it was now.

That was because most people could not imagine that automatic driving could already be done to this extent. If it was released directly from the beginning, they would naturally not be so impressed even though they would have been more shocked at that time.

Given the current situation, there had been more than a week of intense debate previously. While most people felt that this automatic driving technology was completely impossible, Stamford car and Shenhua Corporation had proven at the news conference through live-streaming. That was completely different!

Many people’s previously strengthened concepts had been forcefully reversed. Naturally, it would leave a deeper impression.

What’s more, this news conference could also be regarded as a strong publicity for Safe and Civilized Driving.

There was no need to talk about those who really wanted to buy a car and went for the discount. Even those who did not intend to buy a car now would look at ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’ in a new light and understand it in depth because of this news conference.

Now that he knew more about this game, he might buy it!

The three sides worked together to achieve an absolute three wins effect!