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Chapter 292 The world's first 3GB mobile phone! 999 yuan? Absolutely no way to survive!
The banquet hall on the rooftop of the virtual city's sky garden gleamed brilliantly.

Huang Zhang didn't take Ma Wenteng's teasing to heart. Tencent can't even do e-commerce well, how can it want to make mobile phones?
But when his gaze fell on Chen Yansen, his expression froze, and his mind went blank.

Given the partnership between Senlian Capital and Tencent, Ma Wenteng would have a very high chance of succeeding if he were to manufacture mobile phones.

If Zhou Hongyi and Ding Lei can do it, there's no reason why Ma Wenteng can't.

"You damn bastard! You're such a troublemaker!" Huang Zhang cursed inwardly, staring at Chen Yansen.

He was extremely dissatisfied with Orange Technology's practice of sharing its mobile operating system, supply chain, and production equipment, but he dared not provoke Chen Yansen. All he could do was glare at him and curse him in private.

Although Chen Yansen did not unleash his divine sense, his keen senses still allowed him to detect that someone was watching him.

He instinctively turned around and looked at Huang Zhang, startling the other man.

Huang Zhang quickly put on an enthusiastic demeanor, released Ma Wenteng's hand, and smiled as he approached, saying, "President Chen, congratulations on Orange Mobile's annual sales exceeding 2000 million units, making it a benchmark for smartphones in China!"

"Mr. Huang, you flatter me. The quality of a product cannot be simply judged by sales volume. Meizu, as an industry pioneer, has always been a role model for Orange Technology."

Chen Yansen smiled slightly, grasped Huang Zhang's right hand, and praised him.

Everyone wants to carry a sedan chair, and since the other party is giving him face, he won't let Huang Zhang's words fall to the ground.

"Meizu also hopes to establish cooperation with excellent companies like Orange Technology and make progress together. I am very interested in your company's fast charging technology patent..."

Huang Zhang revealed the true purpose of his trip halfway through his sentence.

"No problem, Mr. Huang will send someone to handle the patent licensing contract."

Chen Yansen did not refuse and readily agreed.

"That was great!" Huang Zhang nodded in satisfaction and praised with a smile.

"I heard Meizu is looking for a contract manufacturer?" Chen Yansen asked meaningfully.

Huang Zhang immediately understood his meaning and replied without hesitation, "Meizu's self-operated factory has insufficient production capacity, so I can outsource some of the MX2 manufacturing orders to Orange Technology."

Only by giving something in return can there be reciprocity.

Chen Yansen was pleased to see that he was sensible. He then apologized and arranged for Ma Wenteng and Liu Zhiping to be seated before greeting Zhou Hongyi.

"Mr. Chen, I just came to join in the fun. You go about your business." Zhou Hongyi noticed Chen Yansen walking this way, so he quickly got up to greet him and grinned.

"How were the sales of 360 phones last month?" Chen Yansen asked casually.

“Approximately 600,000 units, more than 100,000 units more than the Xiaomi 1S.” Zhou Hongyi’s voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough to reach Lei Yijun’s ears.

Lei Yijun glanced coldly at Zhou Hongyi, his expression a mixture of disdain and anger.

Because Zhou Hongyi was telling the truth!

Despite having similar specifications and price, the Xiaomi 1S, equipped with MIUI, couldn't outsell the 360 ​​phone, which runs Aurora OS.

How could he not be furious!

"What stage has 360's new product development reached? The Luzhou factory is still reserving production capacity for you," Chen Yansen asked again.

"It'll be soon. The industrial and hardware design process should be completed by mid-September, or at the latest by the end of the month," Zhou Hongyi truthfully reported.

In order to obtain patent licenses for operating systems, fast charging, battery management, and other technologies, Zhou Hongyi certainly wouldn't hide it from Chen Yansen.

Since Orange Phone Factory is an OEM manufacturer for 360 phones, there's no need for him to hide it.

"I wish Mr. Zhou great success with his new phone in advance," Chen Yansen said with a smile, his words sincere.

After all, for every 360 phone sold, Orange Technology earns 160 yuan in hardware price difference and patent licensing fees.

Zhou Hongyi was essentially working for him.

Does it matter whether the phone is from 360 or Orange?

Chen Yansen didn't care at all!

After dealing with Zhou Hongyi, he went to the supplier area and exchanged pleasantries with representatives from more than a dozen companies, including Qualcomm, Sony, Desay, and EEWorld, before finally sitting down in the first row.

"Mr. Chen, I'd like to switch the next batch of Xiaomi 1S units to the Aurora OS system," Lei Yijun whispered from the side.

He originally wanted to pursue the path of developing his own system, but Zhou Hongyi's mockery made him unable to hold back, so he decided to first suppress 360's momentum.

"Is the MIUI system no longer being updated?" Chen Yansen asked, turning to the side.

Despite the apparent popularity of Aurora OS, apart from 360 and NetEase Mobile, no other mobile phone manufacturers are willing to use it.

Firstly, hardware compatibility is difficult. Xiaomi and Orange Technology have different hardware designs and features. Even though they are both based on customized Android systems, their optimization directions are different, which may result in the inability to implement functions such as camera algorithms, fast charging technology, and screen display effects, thereby affecting the user experience.

From the very beginning, NetEase and 360 made thorough adaptations and adjustments to the Aurora OS system based on their own hardware characteristics.

Secondly, mobile phone systems collect information such as user habits and preferences, and this data is valuable and usually hard for mobile phone manufacturers to give up.

Thirdly, each customized system has a huge application ecosystem, including applications, games, developer communities, etc. Changing the operating system is tantamount to handing over the software profits of the terminal device to others.

"If the next version of MIUI still can't match the system performance of Aurora OS, it might as well be disbanded."

Lei Yijun chuckled self-deprecatingly.

His idea was simple: to put pressure on the R&D department and also on himself.

The sales gap between the 360 ​​G800 Pro and the Xiaomi 1S made him realize that the hardware compatibility and smoothness of the MIUI system were far inferior to those of the Aurora OS system.

If we can't win, we'll disband?

Chen Yansen looked at Zhou Hongyi, then at Lei Yijun. He hadn't expected that the success of 360 phones would cause such a deep psychological impact on Lei Yijun.

However, he didn't take it seriously.

What a businessman says is at least half true, if not nine-tenths true.

Since Xiaomi's main model is the Xiaomi MI2, testing the market reaction with the Xiaomi 1S won't result in much loss.

"Yes, but the hardware of the Xiaomi 1S needs to be modified to unleash the full potential of the Aurora OS system."

Chen Yansen nodded in agreement without much thought.

"I know, thank you, General Chen." Commander Lei Yi breathed a sigh of relief, then glared fiercely at Zhou Hongyi.

Little did he know, behind him, Huang Zhang of Meizu was also watching him, his mouth crooked, a disdainful expression on his face, thinking to himself: If I hadn't taught him how to make phones, he wouldn't know anything about phones.

In the luxurious and exquisite banquet hall, everyone harbored different thoughts.

At exactly 2 p.m., the large screen in the center of the stage suddenly lit up.

A plump, round orange leaps into the frame, filling the entire LED screen. The scene then shifts to the Orange Technology headquarters building, where representatives from the Aurora OS R&D department and the Industrial and Hardware Design department share the creation process of the Orange phone on camera.

It's rustic, but it's also very down-to-earth!
For fans in particular, this was the first time they realized that behind every module of the Aurora OS system, there were a large number of R&D engineers.

They came from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and even from Nokia, Motorola, and Google.

The footage of Orange Phone testing its casing strength has also been revealed for the first time. Staff members used methods such as dropping, squeezing, and twisting to check whether the phone body is resistant to drops and deformation.

The simple and direct visuals instantly attracted the attention of fans and the media.

Then the camera shifts from the virtual city to the Shenzhen mobile phone factory, showing the audience the production process of Orange phones.

The video included user experiences shared by users in Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and other cities. Finally, it featured several East African users holding Orange phones and shouting "Orange" at the camera.

With a flash of lights, Wang Teng, impeccably dressed in a suit, strode confidently onto the stage under the spotlight.

"Thank you to all the more than 1000 guests who have gone through so much trouble to come to Virtual City to attend Orange Technology's Autumn New Product Launch. I am Wang Teng, thank you everyone!"

Compared to last time, Wang Teng, who had hosting experience before, was noticeably more calm and composed. His hands didn't tremble and his heart wasn't flustered. After finishing his opening remarks, his gaze swept intently from left to right, showing no sign of panic.

"Today, we will mainly introduce two new products and a smart voice interaction engine: Orange C3 and Green Orange D1S."

Wang Teng spoke slowly and deliberately.

After saying that, he quietly pressed the remote control in his hand, and a high-definition CG image of Orange C3 appeared on the large screen behind him.

With its rounded corners, ultra-narrow bezels, and global gesture controls, the phone's front panel is completely free of physical buttons.

The body is ultra-thin, only 6.58 millimeters thick.

In the 2012 mobile phone market, it was definitely a standout.

"The Orange C3 continues the high performance and cost-effectiveness advantages of the Orange C2. It is equipped with a Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core chip, namely APQ8064, which uses a 28nm manufacturing process, which helps to improve performance and reduce power consumption."

"Each core can reach a maximum clock speed of 1.7GHz, providing strong computing power to meet the needs of multitasking and running large applications. Its performance is more than 60% higher than that of the Snapdragon MSM8260, while power consumption is reduced by 65%."

"Integrated Adreno 320 GPU, supporting advanced graphics and computing APIs, it can bring users excellent graphics processing capabilities and a smooth gaming experience."

As Wang Teng explained, he provided examples to demonstrate the performance improvements of each feature to the user.

"The main screen is a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED screen from JD.com. Compared with traditional LCD screens, it has been comprehensively improved in terms of picture quality, energy efficiency and form factor. The brightness can reach 800 to 1000 nits, so the screen content can still be seen clearly even in sunlight. It also uses pixel shift technology, which greatly reduces the risk of screen burn-in."

As soon as Wang Teng finished speaking, everyone realized that the price of Orange C3 was destined to be expensive.

The material cost of the screen alone is 400 yuan per piece.

Chip cost is secondary. A Snapdragon APQ8064, originally bundled with a baseband, was priced at $50. However, because Nvidia lowered the price of the Tegra 3 processor from $42 to $32, Qualcomm had no choice but to follow suit and lower its price to Orange Technology in order to retain key account customers, offering it a price of $36.

The Xiaomi MI2 also uses the Snapdragon APQ8064 chip. The gross profit from the chip price reduction alone reached more than 90 yuan per unit, which increased the gross profit margin by an additional 4.6%.

Why were some mobile phone manufacturers reluctant to increase shipments in 2012?

Is it due to insufficient production capacity of the contract manufacturers?
Is it a shortage of core components?
neither!
Most are waiting for Moore's Law to drive them forward and for suppliers to lower prices.

Therefore, it's not that you can't make money, but rather that you should take it slow, make money gradually, and make money in an orderly, regulated, and high-quality manner.

Take the Orange C2 as an example. In January, the material cost of the whole machine was 1740 yuan. Now, only 7 months later, it has dropped to 1520 yuan.

Even disregarding production, after-sales service, sales, transportation, and other costs, the price difference in parts alone allows for an extra 220 yuan profit per unit.

"The Aurora OS 1.4 system, 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM internal screen configuration. Some friends may ask, why did Orange C3 choose 3GB of RAM? Is it trying to make money from hardware? I can tell you with certainty, absolutely not!"

"Because the Orange C3 has the Moss voice interaction engine built in, in order to ensure that users can experience the full functionality, we need to increase the amount of RAM..."

Wang Teng added slowly.

The Orange C3 and Orange C2 have the same camera setup: a 1600-megapixel rear camera and a 500-megapixel front camera.

It has a battery capacity of 2620 mAh, supports fast charging, supports 1080p full HD video playback and recording, and is equipped with components such as a gravity sensor, acceleration sensor, light sensor, and proximity sensor.

It took Wang Teng an hour to explain the software ecosystem and hardware modules of the Orange C3.

Everyone in the audience was waiting for the price to be announced!

Lei Yijun remained calm, but a hint of smugness flashed in his eyes. It seemed that after Orange Technology had established itself in the mobile phone industry, it still planned to target the high-end market.

In an instant, the pressure on him dropped dramatically.

Yu Chendong, Chen Yongming, Huang Zhang, Zhou Hongyi, Ding Lei, and others were also secretly figuring out the material costs and final selling price of Orange C3.

"2899 yuan!"

Wang Teng pressed the controller, and the screen behind him switched accordingly.

橙子C3 32GB的版本售价是3199元，64GB的版本是3699元。

This price is far lower than the launch price of the Apple 4S, Galaxy Note 2, and HTC One X, and slightly higher than the Meizu MX2 and OPPO Finder by about 400 yuan.

"This should be the world's first smartphone with 3GB of RAM."

Yu Chendong couldn't help but sigh.

Generally speaking, 2GB of RAM is sufficient. Apps in 2012 did not consume much memory, but Wang Teng also gave a series of reasons to ensure the user experience of the intelligent interaction system, AI imaging, and AI search engine.

Lingxi Browser and Lingxi Search made their debut as built-in software on Orange phones.

Based on Orange Phone's shipment volume, it could bring them more than 10% market share within a year.

Next, Wang Teng continued to introduce the Qingcheng D1S.

The phone was originally named Orange D1S, which was an upgraded version of Orange D1. However, after Zhou Shouzhi joined Orange Technology, he distinguished between the high-end and low-end series.

The hardware configuration of the Qingcheng D1S has not changed much, but they are all core components. For example, the 4.0-inch TFT screen has been changed to 4.5 inches, and the 512MB of RAM has been upgraded to 1GB.

What is the price of the Qingcheng D1S?

Wang Teng paused deliberately for three seconds before continuing, "999 yuan!"

Fuck!
How many?

Yu Chendong, Lei Yijun, Zhou Hongyi, and the others froze instantly, staring straight at Wang Teng.

This is absolutely ruthless and leaves no way for anyone to survive!

Meizu opened his mouth, wanting to flip a stool and smash it at Chen Yansen.

(End of this chapter)