Chapter 310 - 205: Cheering for Demon Feng (Part 2)

Chapter 310: Chapter 205: Cheering for Demon Feng (Part 2)

This was a rule set by Xiangzi: no personal attacks on the guests. Attacking car brands, however, was fair game!

Jin Wuxian was sick with frustration. What had Shanyun Auto done to deserve this torrent of abuse? ’That Chen Xiao is a goddamn jinx!’

But Chen Xiao hadn’t said a single word about Shanyun Auto today. He’d even changed his profile picture to the Tianqi 01. Jin Wuxian really couldn’t blame him.

In the comments, there were some fans who hadn’t joined the last stream, a crowd of "uninformed onlookers" who had no idea why everyone else despised Shanyun Auto so much.

So a bunch of fans stepped up to connect the dots in the comments, explaining everything from the last livestream and the Weibo flame war to the whole "President Chen is great!" profile picture incident.

And just like that, Shanyun Auto’s "despicable" reputation was set in stone.

There was no stopping it. Of everyone present, only Xiangzi knew how unfairly Shanyun Auto was being treated.

"Alright, our guests are all online. Let’s talk about today’s topics. There haven’t been many hot topics recently, not much to discuss!"

"We have three topics for today!"

[First: A review of last week’s new energy vehicle sales!]

[Second: Last week’s internet flame war was caused by a battle for sales channels between car brands. Please share your thoughts. In this dog-eat-dog economic environment, if the weak can’t even hold on to their sales channels, how are they supposed to survive?]

[Third: The new energy vehicle industry has evolved from competing on hardware and features to competing on intelligence. What do you think will be the most competitive area in the new year?]

"Alright, we’ll hand it over to Painless and Itchless for the new energy vehicle sales review!"

"Testing, testing!" Painless and Itchless checked his mic.

Then he began, "Last week’s total car sales were 450,000 units, with new energy vehicles accounting for 240,000 of those. The market share for new energy vehicles hit a new high, reaching 53%. That’s a terrifyingly fast pace!"

"Among them, Prince Di’s sales were as stable as ever at 115,000 units last week. Lixiang Auto sold 13,000 units, Hongmeng Intelligent Selection Car sold 14,000, Speed Run Auto sold 7,000, and Shanyun Auto sold 2,000. It’s also worth mentioning that Junxing Auto finally broke its zero-sales streak, achieving a sales volume of 23 units!"

The highest was 115,000, while Junxing Auto sold 23. That was only 1/5000th of the leader’s sales—truly embarrassing, but at least it was progress!

Xiangzi took over. "The competition is just insane. Prince Di is on another level. With sales numbers like these, do you guys think we’ll see a price war start this year? If so, who will fire the first shot?"

"General Cao, you go first!"

General Cao said, "I believe there are a few brands in precarious positions right now that might try to trade price for volume in a desperate, last-ditch effort."

"Don’t be shy, name the brands! Haha, am I not the worst?"

Xiangzi, afraid the show would lack excitement, pushed General Cao to name names.

General Cao thought for a moment and said, "I think it’s Feichi Auto. They have to cut prices. Their performance was already declining, and recently they’ve had many of their sales outlets poached, most of which were high-quality locations. If they don’t lower prices now, they’re going to collapse!"

"What about you, Painless and Itchless?"

"I think it will be Lixiang. The pressure from Hongmeng Intelligent Selection Car is just too immense right now. They have to increase end-user benefits to maintain their sales volume. Besides, their current gross vehicle margin is still 23%, so they definitely have room to drop prices."

Xiangzi remarked with a sigh, "Man, Hongmeng Intelligent Selection Car is a real beast. To achieve these sales numbers without even offering any major end-user benefits!"

"What about ’The Lad Charges Forward’?"

Jin Wuxian said, "I think it’ll be Tesla. They’re at the end of their product cycle. Domestic luxury brands have now completely surpassed them in design, materials, and intelligence. It’ll be hard for them to maintain volume without cutting prices."

Xiangzi laughed. "They’re already offering five years of interest-free financing, and you still want them to drop the price? Isn’t that a bit harsh?"

"President Chen?"

Chen Xiao adjusted his mic and then said, "Here’s how I see it. Before we discuss who will fire the first shot, we should first see who is even qualified to fire it."

"Feichi Auto, with its tiny volume, is just a small fry. If they fire the first shot, is anyone even going to hear it? Besides, they’re losing so much money right now. If they ’fire a shot,’ aren’t they just shooting themselves in the chest?"

"If you ask me, if anyone’s going to fire the first shot, it has to be Prince Di. That’s the only way to make waves. As for Feichi Auto... forget it. They should save that bullet to finish themselves off."

’Fuck,’ Xiangzi couldn’t stop him in time. He’d started another flame war!

"Holy shit, Shanyun Auto’s Key Opinion Consumer is pretty arrogant!"

"Yeah, that garbage brand Shanyun uses despicable tactics to steal Feichi Auto’s sales outlets, and now they have their KOC on here spouting nonsense about Feichi Auto!"

"What’s wrong with Flying? The one thing Flying can’t compare to Shanyun on is that Shanyun knows how to beg and ask for handouts!"

Jin Wuxian looked to the heavens, speechless. ’Dudes, he’s from Junxing Auto! What the hell does he have to do with Shanyun? Why are you all flaming me?!’

A moment later, he got a notification: Feichi Auto’s fans were swarming Shanyun Auto’s official Weibo account again.

Running into Chen Xiao meant suffering a fresh disaster every single day!

Even Xiangzi felt a bit of sympathy for Jin Wuxian. ’What kind of person did you even recommend? He’s a walking disaster!’

He was forced to suffer in silence, with no way to protest his innocence.

"Okay, let’s move on to the second topic. As everyone knows, and as the comments section was just discussing, a large number of Feichi Auto’s retail outlets were poached by competitors last week. Do you think the survival environment for these brands will become even more difficult, and how can they survive?"

"General Cao, you first!"

General Cao said, "It’s the law of the jungle, an unchanging rule of survival. Car brands like that are in a helpless position. Without the capital to compete, it’s very difficult to hold onto your retail channels."

"Painless and Itchless?"

"I think this might just be a period of intense competition. Feichi Auto’s outlets were seized by Shanyun Auto and Junxing Auto. Both of those companies also have limited funds, so I believe this kind of thing isn’t sustainable."