Chapitre 45: Koro-Koro.

Hao Ren went to his study and sat down in his chair as he said, "Xiao Mei schedule a call with Klaus, Markus and Lynn in ten minutes."

The AI replied, "Okay boss."

He collected his thoughts before the call was initiated, and the three people looked at him from across the computer screen. They all asked how he was doing. Hao Ren assured them that he was fine, and then he said, "Well, thank you all of you for your concern. Lately we have been moving forward steadily. The main area of our products was focused to the cooperate offices. However, during my time in the hospital I thought about the restrictions of this path. There are many, do you agree?"

Klaus and Lynn nodded while Markus said, "You are absolutely right, President. If the company focuses on the path of cooperate products than we would not be able to use much of the potential that Horizon OS holds."

Hao Ren nodded and said, "Yes, for this, I have a plan and we will be scoring big."

Lynn said, "Boss, are we doing it?"

Hao Ren nodded with a calm expression, and said, "Yes, why not. Though I have come up with an idea to increase the reach of our product."

Everyone trained their eyes and ears on him and Hao Ren said, "Mister Klaus, I would need your team to prepare a simple extension in the mobile assistant. The assistant will announce our product to the users with full description. The people would be able to buy it if they order from the assistant application. The prototype passed all the checks and the production had been going on for the past five days. Miss Carter, how many units do we have in stock?"

Lynn Carter said, "We have ten thousand units in stock."

Hao Ren did the math and said, "So we are producing two thousand units a day?"

Lynn nodded and Markus said, "President, I would like to say something."

Hao Ren nodded. Markus Bourne said, "I suggest that we hold on the sale for one more week after the mobile assistant announces the product."

The Young Man leaned back in the chair and asked, "What are the benefits?"

Markus Bourne said, "Sir, the plan I have in mind is divided in two steps. It can save us a lot of money and even gain a lot of good rep among the customers."

Hao Ren nodded, indicating for him to continue, and Markus said, "Firstly, we can do a two thousand unit give away. The product will be delivered to the random people among the customers. We can ask them to sign up for the testing phase by the mobile assistant applications."

The people nodded, it would indeed be a great marketing strategy, humans were social animals, if one person is pleased with something, those who watch the happy person would also buy the product to see if they can find happiness in it.

Markus continued, "During the next week we can hire more workers and establish a shift system. We will have four thousand units produced everyday. This way when the sale go live, we would be able to satisfy as many orders we get. Introducing a discounted price will work too."

Hao Ren nodded and said, "I agree to this motion. You can see how you want to handle and discuss the price with Lynn. I will inject twenty million capital in the company funds. The next order of business is to gain a good reputation, find me a good reliable lawyer who can help us set up a charity account on behalf of the company."

The people nodded and the discussions kicked off in full throttle.

...

Hao Ren's return was the same, he would rest as much as he could most of his business could be handled on calls, and if he had any documents to sign, Heath, the driver and guard that Han Lingshi left behind for him would bring them over.

The guard was impressed when he saw Hao Ren working so hard. Other than that Hao Ren would have three calls a day with Han Lingshi. The time difference between the two places was too much but they still managed to maintain communication.

Soon a week passed and Hao Ren sat with the rest of Markus and Lynn. The sale was about to go live, and everyone was eager. The two thousand lucky winners have promoted the robot a lot. The round image of the robot was circulating in the media already and it was among the top posts on the video platforms.

Hao Ren was happy with the result. He said, "Let the sale go live."

...

The sale was opened and many users who were using the mobile assistant app directly placed an order. The price of the bot Koro-Koro was not high it was only 5999 yuan. A normal family could buy it. Hao Ren had kept this in mind when he designed the gadget.

Koro-koro was a circular shape bot. It was programmed to clean the house just like any other cleaning bot, however, Xiao Mei had made it stronger and precise. The bot was equipped with a big display where a emoticon could be seen. It was funny and joyful for people to watch the druid move around. (Picture in comments.)

Koro-koro could clean, and talk to the owner, and the emoticon on the screen would change according to the nature of its speech or work. While working the white emoticon would turn red indicating it was in focus work mode. Other than that, Koro-koro could book cabs, order take outs, and even call emergency services to describe a situation if needed. All the user had to do was to bind their mobile with it and their details would be imprinted on the bot.

To make sure that more people get Koro-koro Markus had decided to make it so that every buyer could buy only one unit. The sale went live, and within fifteen minutes, 18,000 Koro-koro bots were sold like hot cakes. Thunder Technology office was echoing with dead silence. They did not expect such a great response from the people.

Hao Ren immediately looked at Lynn Carter and said, "Miss Carter, expand the factory, start two more lines and offer rewards for people to work on weekends. Increase the output."

Within fifteen minutes, Thunder Tech made 'One hundred seven million nine hundred eighty-two thousand yuan'. The profit was staggering. The market was shaken by this feat. Hao Ren took a deep breath and said, "If my estimate is correct, we made a little over hundred million yuan, am I correct?"

Markus Bourne had finished calculating the numbers and he nodded in confirmation. Even Byte Technology could not make this amount so quickly. Their company was not even a month old. Hao Ren said, "Donate fifty million to the charity, and allocate thirty million to acquire small companies that manufacture the crucial parts in Koro-Koro's production. They will raise the price, I do not like the idea."

Lynn Carter nodded, shocked by his quick thinking. Hao Ren said, "Use the seven million to issue bonuses to everyone including the factory workers. Also, Mister Bourne, get me a reliable public relations officer, and an HR. You will focus on marketing only from now on."

Markus Bourne nodded and said, "Yes, Sir. I will get it done within a week."

The conference call was disconnected, and a mechanical sound echoed in Hao Ren's mind, *Ding: You have gained recognition in the eyes of your wife. Completion of hidden task detected.*

Hao Ren smiled and commented, "Well system, I missed you too."

When Han Lingshi left, that night, Hao Ren had received a task to earn recognition in the eyes of his wife. It was evident, that Han Lingshi was keeping an eye on the company affairs. She knew that he was a good man, and that he cared about her a lot. However, she still lacked the confidence when it came to his business abilities.

However, Hao Ren had turned things around with one move, and he had made great waves in the world of commerce. At the same time, his personal asset has sky-rocketed, the amount in his bank account excluding the profit from the sale, was seventy-two million yuan.

*Ding: You have completed the task, the system will reward you with a yin-yang pupil. You can now see good fortune and bad fortune.*

Hao Ren was shocked and thought if he could make a fortune at the antique market or stone gambling. Just when he was thinking about it, his eyes began to heat up. The heat was not too harsh but it still made him groan a bit before it calmed down.

When Hao Ren opened his eyes, he felt that the world had become more vibrant. He could not see much difference in his surroundings. He thought if the system has duped him, *Ding: Host, I wonder if your IQ regress every time you complete a task, do you want to see colorful smoke all around you? This is a talent but to utilize it you will need to make some effort and train yourself to flip the switch.*

Hao Ren placed his hand on his chest, his heart ached.