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Chapter 391 Lei Yijun: Is it wrong for me to just want to survive? Eastern Europe monthly sales reach 40!
The Arctic is sparsely populated, and apart from Mokos, the people in the remaining regions all share one thing in common: poverty!
Even a giant like Apple only sells 100,000 units per month in the Arctic.

Of course, Orange phones' sales are concentrated in low-end models, and their performance in the mid-range market is still inferior to that of Samsung and Apple.

Chen Yansen was multitasking, listening to work reports while simultaneously reviewing competitor price monitoring tables and store customer traffic analysis reports from the Eastern European market.

Following this, market managers from various countries raised a number of issues, including customs clearance delays, progress in system language optimization, and localized marketing material review mechanisms.

Zhou Shouzhi calmly and methodically investigated, analyzed, and grasped the situation before providing a solution.

Excellent managers usually have a well-thought-out methodology; if their thinking is right, they won't go astray.

Chen Yansen looked at Lao Zhou and nodded in satisfaction, thinking to himself: No wonder Lei Yijun is usually so stingy, but he was willing to give Zhou Shouzhi a raise and stock options.

This guy's work efficiency is truly outstanding!

In February, total sales in the Eastern European market reached 40.5.

Next, Orange Technology will continue to increase the frequency of marketing activities and strengthen channel development.

For example, they launched summer student discounts, finalized a revenue-sharing plan for contract phones with Romanian operators, and advanced preparations for the opening of a directly operated store in Serbia.

An hour later, Orange Mobile's monthly meeting for the Eastern European market concluded.

Seeing that his boss hadn't expressed any opinion throughout the meeting, Zhou Shouzhi asked quietly after everyone else had left, "Boss, do you have any new instructions regarding the development of the Eastern European market?"

“You have done a good job in channel network building, brand promotion and localized operation, but the proportion of low-end models is too high. You can open up the market with low-priced products, but you cannot rely on the low-price strategy in the long term.”

Chen Yansen said slowly.

“Okay, boss, I understand. I will re-examine the expansion plan for the Eastern European market later,” Zhou Shouzhi replied immediately.

"Has the date for the new product launch been set?" Chen Yansen asked again.

“2 PM on March 18th, Sky Garden,” Zhou Shouzhi replied.

"Aurora Future OS is making its debut. Keep an eye on it for me, make sure nothing goes wrong," Chen Yansen patted Lao Zhou on the shoulder and instructed.

"Don't worry, Wang Teng, Ye Qiuping, and I will check the process again before next week," Zhou Shouzhi nodded in response.

Chen Yansen hummed in agreement, got up, and walked out of the conference room.

He glanced out the window; the sky was ablaze with colorful clouds, and the rapeseed fields in the distance were lush and green.

I glanced at my watch; it was 4:15 PM.

Back in his office, President Chen plopped down in his seat, reached out, and a bottle of iced cola flew into his palm.

"Stab" sound!
Chen Yansen took a big gulp of his drink, then put his feet up on the table, leaned back in his soft office chair, and comfortably scrolled through Mimo short videos.

It must be said that the recommendation algorithm developed by Zhang Yiming and Liang Bo is indeed unique, and the more you use it, the more addictive it becomes.

In pursuit of views, video bloggers in North America have gone to great lengths to push the boundaries of acceptable content.

After casually scrolling through the page for a few hours, Mr. Chen couldn't help but exclaim: "That's so cool!"

The video content and values ​​on Mimo are too vulgar, but this precisely caters to the tastes of local users.

The company has accumulated over 30 million registered users and has over 10 million daily active users.

Vine, a short video platform owned by Twitter, is no match for Mimo.

at the same time.

A major piece of news has been revealed: Microsoft is about to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business, with the acquisition price expected to exceed 70 billion US dollars!
It instantly caused a stir online!
Despite Nokia's decline due to the failure of the Symbian system, it still ranked second in global mobile phone shipments last year.

With sales of 3.3 million units, only 5000 million units behind the leader, it has now fallen to the point of having to sell itself.
In reality, although Nokia's sales seemed extremely high at this time, more than 70% of them were feature phones, making it a paper tiger!
Microsoft's purpose in acquiring Nokia was quite simple!
First, seize mobile market share, compete with Apple and Google, and increase the market share of the Windows Phone system;

Second, Nokia has 8500 design patents and 3 utility patents, which can enhance its competitiveness by acquiring key patents.

To put it simply, Microsoft wants to leverage Nokia's mobile phone market to promote the development of the Windows Phone ecosystem.

Microsoft believes that mobile operating systems are not technically difficult and there is no need to hand over the market to Android and iOS.

As the dominant system in the PC era, it naturally wants to consolidate its position in the mobile era.

The fact that they're spending tens of billions of yuan just to grab market share in the mobile network sector is truly astonishing.

Although Orange Technology's Aurora Future OS has not been released, it has already spread throughout the industry.

"Popularizing Aurora Future OS won't be that simple. Windows Phone is coming on strong, and Android and iOS have already established their dominance."

Upon learning this, Lei Yijun smiled and shook his head.

He believed in Orange Technology's R&D capabilities, as well as Chen Yansen's operational skills and business acumen, but replacing Android or iOS would be as difficult as changing the world.

"Mr. Lei, I've submitted the production plans for the Xiaomi 2A and Xiaomi 2S to Orange Mobile Phone Factory, and we expect to complete equipment debugging by mid-March," Li Wanqiang interjected.

For him, developing his own operating system was a thankless and arduous task. He didn't understand why Chen Yansen would spend so much manpower, material resources, and financial resources.

The mobile phone industry involves countless components, from CPUs to GPUs, cameras, storage chips, and batteries, with each module involving tens of thousands of patents.

Why not just pay and buy it directly?

"There are only 5000 units of both models equipped with the Aurora Future OS system. Orange Technology hasn't said anything about that, has they?" Lei Yijun asked.

“No,” Li Wanqiang replied.

Upon hearing this, Lei Yijun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that he might have offended Chen Yansen in this matter.

"Mr. Lei, Orange Technology's new product launch is scheduled for March 18th," Li Wanqiang reminded him.

“Okay, I understand,” Lei Yijun said.

the other side.

In the brightly lit Xiaomi headquarters building, in the office area where the MIUI department is located, Li Xingwei looked solemn and lost in thought.

The computer screen in front of me was black, clearly not in operation.

He is one of the founding team members of Xiaomi Technology, employee number 12, and a core development engineer of the MIUI system.

"Let's start with a customized Android system. Once Xiaomi phones have a certain market share in China, we can leverage our advantages in the terminal market to create China's own mobile operating system." The grand vision Lei Yijun had painted for him when he first joined the company kept flashing through his mind.

He came from Microsoft and also participated in the development of the Windows Phone system.

He joined Xiaomi primarily because of the generous compensation and attractive stock options, and secondly because he wanted to develop a purebred domestic operating system.

Two weeks ago, Lei Yijun announced that the MIUI system would cease its iterative upgrades.

In other words, the boss decided to abandon the MIUI system.

These people either transferred to Xiaomi's application ecosystem department or stayed in their positions to provide system maintenance for existing users, and were then gradually abandoned by the company.

"Wei, what are you thinking about?"

At this moment, Sun Peng, who was also a key member of the MIUI system team, nudged him on the shoulder and asked a question.

"Brother Peng, if even the Xiaomi 2A and Xiaomi 2S don't use the MIUI system, is there any point in our department still existing?" Li Xingwei asked with a wry smile.

“Wei, it’s just a job, as long as there’s something to do! Don’t worry, with your abilities, you’ll be guaranteed a general manager title if you’re transferred to the Application Ecosystem Department in the future,” Sun Peng said nonchalantly.

"What about MIUI?" Li Xingwei countered.

“Isn’t there Aurora OS?” Sun Peng shrugged.

Li Xingwei chuckled to himself, unsure of what to say.

After pondering for a while, he said to Sun Peng, "Brother Peng, take care."

"Awei, what do you mean?" Sun Peng opened his mouth, a look of surprise appearing in his eyes.

"Resign!"

After saying that, Li Xingwei strode towards Lei Yijun's office.

"Resign?"

Three minutes later, Lei Yijun looked at his capable subordinate and asked in confusion.

Li Xingwei was one of Xiaomi's first employees. He remembers clearly that on the day Xiaomi was founded, he personally handed a hot bowl of millet porridge to the recipient.

He casually uttered a few bold words, and was also pleased that the company had managed to attract senior R&D personnel for the Windows Phone system.

It's only been less than three years, and the other party is already voluntarily resigning?
"Mr. Lei, if you're not going to work on the MIUI system anymore, what can I do if I stay?" Li Xingwei asked Lei Yijun with a burning gaze.

"I plan to establish the Xiaomi Internet Operations Department, and you will serve as its general manager, responsible for the Xiaomi Browser business," Lei Yijun said earnestly.

"Isn't it too early to give up on MIUI, which is only a temporary setback?" Li Xingwei couldn't help but question after hearing Lei Yijun's arrangements.

"Xiaomi needs to survive first before it can have the opportunity to pursue independent research and development. Do you understand?" Lei Yijun snorted coldly, leaned back, and spoke in a stern tone.

"Mr. Lei, thank you for your favor and trust, but I am a bit stubborn, so please approve my resignation."

Li Xingwei suddenly stood up and urged him without any politeness.

Lei Yijun took a deep breath, suppressing his urge to get angry, and waved his hand, saying, "I understand, you can leave now."

He understood Li Xingwei's thoughts perfectly well, but the difficulty of developing a system on one's own was not something that could be solved simply by talking.

Is Microsoft's influence not strong enough?

After three years online, its market share is only 5%.

To increase user engagement, Microsoft even spent $70 billion to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business.

Does Xiaomi have any sales?

Does Xiaomi have the funds?

Let him do it!

Who wouldn't want to use their self-developed operating system to create an ecological moat for their own products?

Li Xingwei left dejectedly.

"Damn it, is it wrong for me to just want to survive?" Lei Yijun roared silently in his heart, his eyes red.

That damn Zhou Hongyi!

It keeps chewing on millet all day long!

Lei Yijun desperately wanted to win!

In this business restructuring, Li Xingwei became the first member of Xiaomi's 13-person founding team to leave the company.

……

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"Li Xingwei? Take him in, he'll be your deputy."

After listening to Wang Teng's explanation, Chen Yansen did not hesitate and chose to hire Li Xingwei.

Orange Technology's system development department has long been divided into two groups: Aurora OS and Aurora Future OS. The former focuses on in-depth customization of Android, while the latter is responsible for version upgrades of Aurora Future OS.

“Okay, boss, shall I put him in the Aurora Future OS group?” Wang Teng asked Chen Yansen for his opinion.

“Okay,” Chen Yansen replied.

In just a few words, Li Xingwei's career for the rest of his life was decided.

For Chen Yansen, Li Xingwei's joining did not attract much attention.

After all, Orange Technology's technology department and AI lab are filled with senior engineers from companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Oracle.

Li Xingwei's resume was only decent, but far from being worthy of his attention.

Time flies, and Orange Technology's spring new product launch event was held as scheduled.

(End of this chapter)