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Chapter 256: A Manufacturing Order for 100 Million Units! Smartisan Technology Established!

"Mr. Chen, the OEM order for 360 mobile phones has been sent to Cai Jingming at the Luzhou factory."

As Zhou Hongyi spoke, his tone was filled with barely suppressed joy. He paused and then said, "President Chen, thank you."

He knew that with the combined strength of 360 and Huawei, it would be difficult to sell 50,000 units in stock and 86,000 pre-orders on the day of launch.

The pre-warehouse delivery model of Yunsu Express, coupled with Aurora OS and battery management system, enabled the 360 ​​G800 Pro to quickly gain market feedback and greatly alleviate the problems of lag and overheating in Android phones.

Orange Technology's supply chain quality is also significantly better than Haier's.

At least the black screen problem hasn't happened again!
"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou. What is the total pre-sale volume now?" Chen Yansen asked casually, sensing the smugness in Zhou Hongyi's words.

The more 360 ​​phones are sold, the more Orange Technology earns.

No one dislikes someone who makes money for them!

"11.4 units, plus the 5 units already sold, I estimate the total sales for the next two days will exceed 20 units," Zhou Hongyi replied with a smile.

This achievement is still somewhat behind that of Orange Phone, but it is in no way inferior to that of Xiaomi.

The mobile phone market in 2012 was so magical that users, faced with the ultimate cost-effectiveness, completely disregarded brand and system compatibility issues.

I'll buy it if it's cheap!
Even quad-SIM, quad-standby phones with scrolling LED lights, like the "Big Pineapple" and "Big Banana," could become wildly popular, so it's not surprising that 360 phones sold 20 units.

There are no unsellable products, only unsellable prices.

After all, a few years later, even the photo-editing phones made by Meitu Xiu Xiu were able to sell millions of units.

Chen Yansen chatted with Zhou Hongyi for a while, then hung up the phone ten minutes later.

He casually opened his email and found a message copied to him by Cai Jingming, which clearly stated: OEM order quantity: 100 million units!

Zhou Hongyi was confident in himself and not afraid of losing money.

Chen Yansen chuckled, but he didn't take it to heart. This order could bring 1.6 million yuan in revenue to Orange Mobile Phone Factory.

He wished there were more people like Zhou Hongyi.

at the same time.

The success of 360 Mobile has also made many people smell business opportunities.

First came Chen Yansen, then Zhou Hongyi.

At that time, the mobile phone industry gave people the illusion that "people are gullible and have too much money to burn."

A group of people were eager to make a move, including Ding Lei of NetEase, Ding Xiuhong of Dakele who had just founded it, Wang Xiaoyan of Xiaolajiao, and Luo Yonghao who had publicly stated that he wanted to make mobile phones.

Logically speaking, making mobile phones has little to do with a schoolteacher, but Luo Yonghao doesn't think so.

Chen Yansen is a college student who previously worked in e-commerce; Zhou Hongyi even started his business with the 3721 rogue software. If these two can do it, there's no reason why I can't.

Especially after visiting Xiaomi's headquarters last November and communicating with Lei Yijun, he felt even more strongly that making mobile phones was not difficult.

On May 2nd, Luo Yonghao announced on Weibo that Smartisan Technology had been officially established, with the goal of first developing a customized Android system and then making mobile phones.

The implication is that I have no money, so anyone interested in investing should hurry up and come on over.

Upon learning this, Lei Yijun was first taken aback, then shook his head helplessly. He hadn't expected that the smartphone market would become so turbulent in just one year.

Last year, he invited Luo Yonghao to visit Xiaomi, intending to leverage Luo's influence in the internet and technology circles to promote Xiaomi phones.

However, Luo Yonghao misunderstood and thought that Xiaomi wanted to recruit him as a partner.

As a result, Lei Yijun sat in his office and listened to Luo Yonghao talk at length about his insights into the mobile phone industry, and he advised him to adjust Xiaomi's product planning: "When making mobile phones, you should focus on design and user experience."

Lei Yijun wanted to get up and leave, but in order to maintain his composure, he patiently listened to Luo Yonghao's long-winded talk.

But he quickly regretted it, thinking he should have ended the pointless communication sooner.

If Luo Yonghao were to manufacture a mobile phone according to his idea, the material cost alone would be between 1700 and 2000 yuan. So, what would the selling price be?

3000 yuan or 4000 yuan?
That's utter nonsense!

Lei Yijun only wants to make high-performance, cost-effective mid-to-low-end phones. As for whether or not to make high-end phones, and whether or not they can make them, that will have to wait at least two or three years. They'll talk about it after Xiaomi has established a firm foothold in the mobile phone industry.

After returning home, Luo Yonghao thought about it all night and realized that he and Lei Yijun had different ideas. He felt that it would be better to make his own mobile phones than to join Xiaomi.

What Lei Yijun didn't know was that he originally wanted to recruit a brand director for Xiaomi, but not only did he fail, he also cultivated a potential competitor for Xiaomi, which inadvertently ignited Luo Yonghao's mobile phone dream.

"Mr. Lei, the preparations for the Xiaomi MI2 and Xiaomi 1S are complete. When will the new product launch event be held?"

Li Wanqiang from the marketing department pushed open the door and entered, interrupting Lei Yijun's thoughts.

"Have you finished communicating with Mr. Chen from Orange Technology?" Lei Yijun asked slowly, coming back to his senses.

"Yes, the product design, technical specifications, bill of materials, and quality standard documents have all been sent to them." Li Wanqiang pulled out a chair and sat down directly.

"The total sales of Xiaomi's first-generation phone were less than 500 million units, which was far from the initial expectations. According to the original launch plan, the Xiaomi MI2 and Xiaomi 1S would not have been launched to the market so early."

Lei Yijun sighed, filled with resentment.

In total, the first Xiaomi phone was only sold for eight months. Once a new product is launched, it will most likely have to be discontinued.

In the mobile phone industry, an eight-month lifespan is not short; even the golden period for Apple phones typically lasts only one year.

The key issue is that Xiaomi phones sell too few units, averaging only 50 units per month, which is five or six times less than Orange phones.

"Mr. Lei, the market environment changes too fast. If you are too slow, you will easily be overtaken by your competitors. In addition, the configuration and price of 360 phones have a great impact on the sales of Xiaomi's first-generation phone. Yesterday, the total sales across the entire network were only 10,000 units."

Li Wanqiang advised.

The longer the launch of new products is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for Xiaomi.

"The date is May 8th, which has a good meaning! I hope these two new products can bring a new turning point for Xiaomi."

Lei Yijun frowned slightly, remained silent for a while, and then gave an answer.

"Okay, Mr. Lei. Should we invite Mr. Yu from Huawei to our competitors?"

Li Wanqiang continued to ask.

Although Yu Chendong didn't participate in the online flame war the day before yesterday, he was still subjected to a lot of ridicule and sarcasm.

There were no major conflicts, but meeting each other was still a bit awkward.

"I'll handle it." Lei Yijun planned to personally call Yu Chendong to apologize and smooth things over.

In fact, Lei Yijun was a Huawei fan in 2012. He often interacted with Yu Chendong on Weibo and praised Huawei's products.

Just like Luo Yonghao is a Xiaomi fan at this time, even though he feels that his business philosophy is different from Lei Yijun's, it does not affect his liking for Xiaomi products.

The next morning, Luo Yonghao received an invitation to the launch event for Xiaomi 2, which was held at the Yanjing 798 Art Center.

Without much thought, he immediately decided to keep the appointment.

On the one hand, Luo Yonghao wanted to get a closer look at Xiaomi's new products; on the other hand, he also wanted to accumulate more supplier resources at the launch event to prepare for the next step of Smartisan phones.

the other side.

Chen Yansen put down his phone, thought for a moment, and decided to go to Yanjing.

Compared to the launch of Xiaomi 2, the more important purpose of his trip was to inspect Gaode and ByteDance.

Although Xiao Jun and Zhang Yiming were both handpicked by him, people's hearts are fickle. The operation and management of the subsidiary must not only be controlled through financial means, but also through on-site supervision and strategic control.

Chen Yansen understands that sitting in the office looking at reports will never reveal the true operational difficulties of a project. The hidden contradictions and team centrifugal tendencies behind the data can only be discovered by being on-site.

He plans to spend two days having an in-depth conversation with middle and senior management, and then use the company’s internal forum, office software and email to establish a real-time feedback mechanism with frontline employees.

He must take immediate action if any subsidiary shows any unusual activity to prevent any unexpected crises from affecting his business strategy.

In the following days, Pinduoduo was busy preparing for the 618 promotion, while Orange Technology was also planning its autumn new product launch.

Chen Yansen boarded a plane and flew to Yanjing again.

(End of this chapter)