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Chapter 293 AI Legendary God: Chen Yansen is my godfather! Zhang Xuhao: Still couldn't escape!

"Mr. Chen, can we make a profit at this price?"

Lei Yijun snapped out of his daze, turned around, his eyes blazing with anger, and questioned Chen Yansen.

"I don't make much money from hardware, so I plan to profit from software. Aren't Xiaomi and 360 phones doing the same thing?"

Chen Yansen smiled shyly, seemingly unconcerned.

The screen, chip, and memory used in the Qingcheng D1S are actually of average quality. The configuration looks luxurious, but the material cost of each unit is only a little over 500 yuan. Unnecessary sensors such as gyroscopes and magnetometers are directly cut.

The batteries were supplied by Desay, and the screens by Jingdongfang. Thanks to his status as a shareholder and major customer, Chen Yansen was able to get the lowest prices.

As for MediaTek's MT6573 processor, Orange Technology's willingness to purchase it is a gesture of respect to MediaTek.

Currently, very few domestic mobile phone manufacturers are still willing to use MediaTek chips.

It's either Qualcomm, Nvidia, or Singstar; MediaTek chips are a backup option, commonly found in low-end and ultra-low-end smartphones.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for 360 Mobile to sell 60 units a month again." Zhou Hongyi swallowed hard and secretly pondered the new model. He had to avoid the price range of Orange Mobile.

Ding Lei frowned, then relaxed again.

NetEase's mobile phone has slightly better hardware configuration than Qingcheng D1S. In addition, as an internet phone, it originally relied on the "fan" business. Its sales will definitely be affected, but not by much.

The representatives from companies like Lenovo, ZTE, and Coolpad were the most displeased, as the release of the Qingcheng D1S meant that most of their mid-range models were no longer selling well.

The low-end market is blocked by the Orange D1, the high-end market is blocked by the Orange C2 and Orange C3, and further up, the price range above 4000 yuan is entirely dominated by Apple, Saturn, and HTC.

"Damn! If you're so capable, sell it for 4999 yuan and go beat Apple!"

Chen Yongming, who had been having a pleasant conversation with Chen Yansen at the Xiaomi launch event, now had a dark expression and couldn't help but curse in his heart.

After hearing Chen Yansen's explanation, Lei Yijun opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

For a moment, the expressions on the faces of the representatives of major mobile phone manufacturers were extremely complicated.

Only one thought remained in my mind: lower the price!

Go back and develop a phone that costs a thousand yuan, and teach Chen Yansen a lesson he won't forget!
When it comes to competing on supply chain, production line, and cost control, how could these industry giants possibly lose to Orange Technology?

It's simply a matter of whether you want to do it or not!

Wang Teng stood on the stage, taking in the expressions of the audience below, and then said with a faint smile, "Next, I will introduce the R&D team of the Moss voice interaction engine. Please give them a round of applause!"

While competitors were still indulging in the euphoric fantasy of 'developing a budget phone → selling 500 million units upon launch → crushing the Qingcheng D1S → Orange Technology begging for mercy,' they ignored Wang Teng's words.

The media and fans responded promptly, erupting in thunderous applause.

It wasn't to give Wang Teng face, but the price of 999 yuan earned everyone's respect.

Daniel and Zhou Chuangxi walked onto the stage together, and Wang Teng naturally stepped aside, handing the stage over to the two of them.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Chuangxi, the chief scientist of the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Orange Technology."

"Hello everyone, I am Daniel Povey, the chief scientist of Orange Technology's AI Lab."

Daniel's Chinese has improved rapidly. Although he can't communicate fluently yet, he can give a simple self-introduction with ease.

The audience members didn't seem too surprised when they saw Daniel, since they had all seen the research and development team of Orange Technology's AI Lab in the promotional video.

Half of them are foreign employees!
Daniel slowly began to share his educational and research experiences, with Zhou Chuangxi providing real-time translation.

Senior Engineer in Computer Speech Recognition at IBM Research.

Microsoft Research, creator of Hidden Markov Models, and developer of Kaldi speech recognition software.

Associate Professor, Center for Language and Speech Processing, Johns Hopkins University.

This guy is a true genius in the field of artificial intelligence!
The media and fans then realized that the seemingly socially awkward middle-aged man with glasses on stage actually had such a big background.

"real or fake?"

"Could they have found the actors from Hengdian?"

“If you search online, you can indeed find news about Daniel Povey; he is a genuine top-tier artificial intelligence expert.”

Reporters and fans chatted amongst themselves, their excitement rising as they confirmed Daniel's identity and academic achievements.

The reporter felt that they had found another breaking news story.

Fans, however, believe that the influence of the Moss voice interaction engine and the Moss smart speaker has been greatly underestimated.

When Daniel finished speaking, he looked at Chen Yansen with a serious expression and said, "After coming to China, my technical skills improved rapidly, mainly due to the influence of my boss. His abilities in speech recognition, natural language processing, and speech generation far surpass mine. In my heart, he is my mentor and godfather."

Zhou Chuangxi was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Daniel, his eyes conveying the message: "These words are too obsequious, should I translate them?"

Seeing that Zhou Chuangxi didn't speak, Daniel gestured with his chin and urged him on.

Zhou Chuangxi ignored him and turned his attention to the big boss.

Chen Yansen shook his head almost imperceptibly, indicating to Zhou Chuangxi that this sentence did not need to be translated.

After receiving the instructions, Zhou Chuangxi took the microphone from Daniel and talked about the development of speech recognition tools, as well as the difficulties in natural language processing and speech generation technologies.

At the same time, he briefly introduced his own background.

A computer prodigy from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from UIUC, he is proficient in computer vision, image processing, and speech recognition technologies, and studied under the "father of computer vision" in the United States.

The audience below the stage were stunned, and most of the more than two hundred people in Orange Technology's Artificial Intelligence Lab possessed the corresponding outstanding talents.

This is a super-elite team composed of the world's top artificial intelligence experts. No wonder the Alexa smart speaker, priced at $199, has sold a staggering 200 million units in the European and American markets.

Chen Yansen's marketing strategy is exactly the same as that of Haojixing, 8848 mobile phones, and Xiaoguan Tea. Xiaoguan Tea has partnered with eight tea masters, while the Alexa smart speaker has partnered with more than two hundred artificial intelligence experts.

Is 799 yuan expensive?
These are all the research and development results of artificial intelligence experts!

The method was crude, but the effect was powerful.

Even before the press conference ended, columnists from platforms such as Huxiu, iHeima, Toutiao, Sohu, Tencent, and NetEase provided detailed introductions to Orange Technology's AI lab and the Moss smart speaker through text and images.

"AI legend Daniel Povey and Orange Technology: The world's first smart speaker!"

“Daniel Povey, a top scientist from the United States: Chen Yansen is my mentor, my godfather!”

"The Alexa smart speaker has earned a whopping $4 million overseas, and its potential should not be overlooked!"

Netizens left comments and discussed the issue, with some users who had purchased the Moss smart speaker commenting that its performance did not match its price and that it deserved a higher price!
"Why buy a speaker? Just buy the Orange C3!"

"Orange phones are selling for higher and higher prices; the next new model will probably cost over 3000 yuan!"

"So you can't see the existence of Orange C1, Orange D1, and Green Orange D1S?"

"Go to the Orange Mall website quickly, the sales links for Orange C3 and Green Orange D1S are out!"

Both Orange Technology's official Weibo account and Chen Yansen's Weibo account reposted Orange's new product promotion poster at 16 PM.

The comment section was instantly flooded with netizens watching the spectacle.

The report that Daniel Povey regarded Chen Yansen as his godfather was soon dismissed as fake news by netizens.

Who doesn't know that Chen Yansen is a liberal arts student, majoring in journalism, yet his level in the field of artificial intelligence surpasses that of AI gurus in Europe and America? How is that possible!

the other side.

After the press conference, Chen Yansen saw Ma Wenteng, Yu Chendong, Lei Yijun, and others off to their cars before letting out a sigh of relief with a light laugh.

"Boss, it's still early. I'll go home and make you brown sugar fermented rice noodles and tofu balls. Do you want some?" Ye Qiuping asked as she walked over.

Before he could finish his sentence, Chen Yansen interrupted him: "I don't like sugary drinks."

Ye Qiuping was taken aback upon hearing this, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she couldn't help but curse inwardly: "Anyone who drinks two bowls of wine in the morning is a dog!"
Afterwards, Chen Yansen got into the back seat of Ghost's car and instructed Xiao Li to return to the science park.

Regarding the acquisition of Nuomi.com, we still need to communicate with Pei Yi and Gao Weilin to determine the timeline and pace, and to draft the takeover steps and plans in advance.

Nuomi.com has a rigid organizational structure, low decision-making efficiency, a small ground sales team with weak coverage, and only about 1000 employees, making it the smallest among leading group-buying websites.

Pei Yi needs to streamline and restructure the organizational structure and ground promotion model in order to activate combat effectiveness.

Chen Yansen's idea is to abolish the agent system in third- and fourth-tier cities, fully transform to a self-operated model, and build a three-tier ground sales structure of "regional manager - regional manager - city manager" to increase cohesion.

He knew those agents' true colors all too well.

Extorting money and favors from local merchants is just the basic practice; some people even fabricate contracts with non-existent merchants to obtain subsidies through platform activities.

Those with little courage can earn a few hundred thousand a year, while those with a lot of courage can earn millions.

It's not hard to imagine that a significant portion of the more than 300 million US dollars that Chen Yizhou loses each month was embezzled by agents and regional managers.

Half an hour later, Chen Yansen returned to the science park, first called Gao Weilin over, and then held an online video conference to discuss the acquisition of Nuomi.com with Pei Yi and Kang Guodong.

at the same time.

After receiving the notification from the big boss, Shen Boyang immediately began preparing the relevant financial and business data for review by the staff of Senlian Capital.

"Mr. Shen, has the company really been sold?" the assistant asked curiously.

"Yes, the buyer is Senlian Capital. Don't cause any trouble during this period. Give your subordinates a heads-up and tell them to be alert."

Shen Boyang gave a serious and stern warning.

He wanted to take this opportunity to join Senlian Capital and get a new boss for himself.

Compared to Chen Yansen, Chen Yizhou was far inferior. People strive for higher goals, just as water flows downhill. Shen Boyang also wanted to take another step forward.

"Yes, Mr. Shen." The assistant nodded, pushed open the door, and went out to carry out the work assigned by Shen Boyang.

An hour later, the news that the company was about to be sold spread throughout Nuomi.com's headquarters.

"Sigh, if only Baidu would acquire us, they're one of the BAT companies, after all."

"So what if it's BAT? Baidu bought Lashou.com, but didn't adjust employee benefits. If you ask me, Senlian Capital is more reliable."

"Brother Dong is right! Senlian Capital treats all employees of its subsidiaries, including those of acquired companies, equally, providing them with full benefits such as base salary, overtime pay, quarterly bonuses, and housing subsidies!"

"Holy crap, really?"

"What do you mean 'real' or 'fake'? If you don't believe me, then quit your job!"

"You think I'm stupid!"

A cacophony of voices rose in the office.

Zhang Xuhao smiled bitterly in the corner. After all the twists and turns, he had become Chen Yansen's employee and had to make a living under Pei Yi.

Just then, my phone rang, and the caller ID showed a familiar number.

Zhang Xuhao sighed and pressed the answer button: "Wang Yuan, it seems we can be colleagues again..."

　Godfathers, please throw some monthly votes at me, the more the better, I'll be bombarded with them, mwah!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)