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Chapter 392 Zhou Hongyi: Not convinced? Let's compare sales volume! 799 yuan? Another price-cutting spree!

Monday, March 18, 1:3 p.m.

The homepages of Tencent Video, YY, Youku, Sohu, and Sina Video all displayed huge promotional posters for the "2013 Orange Technology Spring New Product Launch".

Click to enter the live stream room.

The camera was pointed directly at the large screen at the press conference venue, with a bright and eye-catching orange logo in the center and a line of text next to it: Let technology change lives!

Last time, when Wang Teng streamed the Orange Pad 1 and Orange MagicBook on the YY platform, the cumulative number of viewers exceeded 400 million, with more than 200 million people watching at the same time.

Due to the significant effects and high traffic generated by live streaming, the marketing and branding departments decided to expand their live streaming promotional channels.

As a result, the five major platforms each paid Orange Technology 100 million yuan in live streaming fees.

"Damn it, that son of a bitch Wang Teng, why didn't he schedule the live stream for yesterday? Why did he have to pick Monday? It's so exciting to watch his live stream while I'm slacking off!"

"Me too!"

"My son Wang Teng has the potential to become an emperor!"

"You're Wang Teng's father? Then who am I?"

Although the press conference hasn't started yet, there are already hundreds of thousands of netizens watching the live stream, making fun of each other.

With the explosive popularity of the online novel "Covering the Sky", Wang Teng's comment section is full of people having fun and making jokes.

In a short time, Wang Teng gained tens of millions of 'biological fathers' online who were not related to him by blood.

"Actually, I'd rather see Mr. Chen host the new product launch. He has a great figure, high looks, a straight nose, and a nice butt!"

"Miss upstairs, the focus of the press conference is on the new products, not on handsome men. You're definitely a fangirl!"

"Your whole family are young ladies, but he's a real man!"

"Selling Mr. Chen's high-definition, uncensored photos, fixed price 9.9 yuan. Add QQ for details: 771****92."

"Anyone not wearing clothes? I'll pay extra!"

The comments in the YY live stream were absolutely appalling. Even the administrators couldn't stand it anymore and thought: "A super-rich man with a net worth of 50 billion US dollars, taking a photo shoot for you guys?"
There are just too many fools, and not enough scammers!
the other side.

In the conference hall on the rooftop of the Sky Garden, thousands of people whispered among themselves, all waiting for the two o'clock mark to arrive.

After all, Orange Technology has already joined the first tier of domestic mobile phone manufacturers.

Although it is currently behind ZTE in the global market, it is clear to anyone with eyes to see that since Zhou Shouzhi joined Orange Technology, Orange phones have expanded extremely rapidly in the Eastern European, African and Indian markets.

Perhaps this year it will be able to represent Chinese mobile phone brands and rank among the top three in the world.

Zhou Shouzhi, Wang Teng, and Ye Qiuping were on the first floor responsible for receiving business partners, suppliers, and central government personnel attending the meeting.

Chen Yansen sat calmly in the first row of the conference hall, occasionally getting up to exchange a few pleasantries with people.

"Boss, Mr. He from ZTE Mobile has arrived." Chen Jie, dressed in a light and simple black suit, leaned over to speak, and through the V-neck of her suit, Mr. He's line of sight was unobstructed.

Chen Yansen responded and walked straight to the entrance of the banquet hall, where he bumped into He Dingyou, who was walking towards him.

"Mr. He, I was just about to go down to meet you, but I didn't expect you to be here already." Chen Yansen smiled and reached out to shake the other's right hand, acting as if they were old friends.

In fact, this was the first time the two had met.

Previously, when Orange Technology held a new product launch event, He Dingyou was dismissive and looked down on Orange phones.

But a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and Orange Phone has become the champion of the domestic mobile phone sales ranking.

Although ZTE shipped 6700 million units globally last year, only 2800 million units were shipped domestically, of which only 1900 million were smartphones.

Compared to the 4340 million units sold by Orange phones, ZTE is still a novice.

With the strong rise of Xiaomi, 360, NetEase, OPPO and VIVO, ZTE's market share has been significantly eroded.

Therefore, He Dingyou's visit to Xucheng was ostensibly to attend a new product launch, but in reality, he came to learn from their experience and also wanted to discuss cooperation with Orange Technology.

Chen Yansen certainly wouldn't underestimate He Dingyou. ZTE, like Huawei, is essentially a giant in the communications industry.

Poor performance in the mobile phone business does not mean that the company's overall strength is lacking.

ZTE has deep expertise in wireless communication, IoT, optical transmission and wireless charging technologies, and Orange Technology may need to cooperate with them someday.

It's always better to make good connections and have more friends than to have more enemies.

Moreover, the widespread adoption of the Orange Z1 instruction set and Aurora Future OS also relies on the support of peers.

With a smile on his face, Chen Yansen led He Dingyou to sit down in the first row.

"HiSilicon purchased the architecture license for Orange Z1?" He Dingyou asked impatiently as soon as he sat down.

"The Chinese Academy of Sciences and Apple also bought them," Chen Yansen said casually.

"Which apple?" He Dingyou's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and he quickly asked.

“Apple,” Chen Yansen replied with a smile.

"How much difference is there between the Orange Z1 instruction set and the ARM instruction set in terms of coding efficiency and energy efficiency?" He Dingyou asked curiously.

"The coding efficiency is 1.4 times that of ARM, and the energy efficiency ratio has been optimized by about 30%," Chen Yansen answered truthfully.

He Dingyou stared wide-eyed, his first reaction being disbelief.

If ARM's CPU architecture technology is so simple, would companies like Qualcomm, Broadcom, Apple, Huawei, and ZTE still obediently send money to ARM every year?
But then he thought again, HiSilicon, Apple and the people from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology Association are not stupid, and Chen Yansen has no family background, so there is no reason for these three companies to pay money for no reason.

unless!

The Orange Z1 instruction set's coding efficiency and energy efficiency are indeed superior to the ARM instruction set, which is why it impressed HiSilicon, Apple, and the China Association of Science and Technology.

"Is the one-time licensing fee 2000 million yuan?" He Dingyou asked again.

"Is Mr. He interested?" Chen Yansen countered.

“Support domestic products,” He Dingyou replied with a smile.

He doesn't plan to use the Android system; he intends to switch to the Aurora OS system for ZTE's new products.

In his view, the fact that someone like Zhou Hongyi could sell 800 million smartphones a year made him feel nauseous, like he had swallowed a fly.

Although ZTE is not a veteran player in the mobile phone industry, as a telecommunications giant, it is much better than companies like 360 ​​that entered the industry halfway.
Surprisingly, when comparing shipment volumes, 360 Mobile was not inferior.

The specific reasons for their success can be summarized as follows: they partnered with Orange Technology, sharing their supply chain, production lines, and operating system with Orange Mobile.

The stock Android system has too many problems; it's nowhere near as good as Aurora OS.

“In addition to the one-time licensing fee of 2000 million yuan, there is also a 1% royalty,” Chen Yansen added.

“No problem, we can discuss it further after the press conference,” He Dingyou said meaningfully.

Chen Yansen understood the implied meaning in the other party's words, but he didn't think much of it and readily nodded.

Just as He Dingyou was about to continue speaking, his gaze fell upon the person entering through the door, and he immediately showed a look of disgust, because a fly had arrived.

"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry I'm late." Zhou Hongyi, wearing a red stand-up collar polo shirt, walked quickly forward with two assistants and greeted Chen Yansen.

Just then, Lei Yijun and Li Wanqiang walked in.

Hearing the commotion behind him, Zhou Hongyi didn't turn around, but glanced at the scene out of the corner of his eye before loudly proclaiming, "360 Mobile's Q1 sales? Mr. Chen, to be honest, it wasn't very good; only 370 million units were sold."

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough to reach Lei Yijun's ears.

"..." Chen Yansen chuckled to himself, secretly cursing: I manufacture all your phones, why would I need to ask about your sales figures?
He turned to the side and waved to Lei Yijun, whose face was extremely pale. This was because Xiaomi's cumulative sales in Q1 were only slightly over 300 million units.

He Dingyou, standing to the side, had a dark expression and didn't want to say a word.

Ninety percent of ZTE's mobile phone shipments come from carrier channels, but starting this year, carriers have changed their demand strategy for customized phones, beginning to reduce the number of customized phones and subsidies.

ZTE's mobile phone sales plummeted, with total sales of only 410 million units in Q1. Although it outperformed 360, its advantage was not significant.

"Mr. Chen, how many new products do you have today?" Lei Yijun asked with a smile, without any intention of greeting Zhou Hongyi.

“If Mr. Lei is asking about mobile phone products, then there are only three,” Chen Yansen replied.

Lei Yijun understood; it seemed that Aurora Future OS was also the highlight of this press conference.

Aurora Future OS may not bring much substantial benefit to Orange Technology, but the title of "the first domestically developed mobile phone system" is enough to make the higher-ups look at Chen Yansen with new respect.

This is a matter of great righteousness!

No wonder Chen Yansen openly engaged in illegal operations, and the higher-ups turned a blind eye.

"Then I'll be even more excited," Lei Yijun said, subtly flattering him.

"Arrange for General Manager Lei and General Manager Li to be seated," Chen Yansen instructed Ye Qiuping.

His main concern was that Lei Yijun and Zhou Hongyi would stage a real-life showdown at the press conference, thereby stealing Orange Technology's traffic and popularity.

Old Zhou's personality is unpredictable. What if he gets into a good mood and starts exchanging blows with Lei Jun in person? Will this press conference still be able to go on?
"President Lei, President Li, this way please." Ye Qiuping understood and gestured.

Lei Yijun glanced at Zhou Hongyi and snorted.

“Mr. Lei, you’re not convinced? We can compare sales.” Zhou Hongyi shrugged and challenged him.

“Fine, whoever loses has to withdraw from the mobile phone market. Let President Chen and President He be the witnesses,” Lei Yijun retorted defiantly.

Play so big?

He Dingyou paused slightly, then looked at Zhou Hongyi and Lei Yijun with interest.

"There's no need for that. Harmony brings wealth," Chen Yansen said hastily, looking at the two 'humanitarian torch generators'.

"Sure, but I'm afraid you'll renege on your bet if you lose," Zhou Hongyi said with a smile.

"Alright, that's enough," Chen Yansen warned coldly.

Seeing Chen Yansen's cold expression, Zhou Hongyi immediately realized he had gone too far, so he said awkwardly, "Just kidding, Mr. Chen, don't take it seriously."

Lei Yijun narrowed his eyes and gave Zhou Hongyi a cold look before taking Li Wanqiang to sit in the front left area of ​​the hall.

He Dingyou was secretly surprised, and only then did he truly realize Chen Yansen's influence in the mobile phone industry.

Zhou Hongyi and Lei Yijun were surprisingly obedient, like little brothers.

Not long after, representatives from Huawei (Yu Chendong), OPPO (Chen Yongming), VIVO (Shen Wei), and other competitors, as well as a group of supplier representatives, arrived at the scene.

At two o'clock sharp, Wang Teng jogged onto the stage.

Unlike previous chip launch events, Wang Teng was no longer dressed in a sharp suit this time; his attire was extremely simple.

He was wearing an orange printed T-shirt with seven words printed on the chest: "Let technology change lives!"

She wore black straight-leg jeans and white sneakers, giving her a very ordinary, casual look.

At the same time, the number of online viewers on Tencent Video, YY, Youku, Sohu, and Sina Live was also skyrocketing.

In just a few dozen seconds, the total number of people online exceeded 800 million.

The barrage of comments was densely packed!

"Hello everyone, I am Wang Teng from Orange Technology. First of all, I would like to thank the more than 1,000 audience members at the press conference. It is because of you that Orange phones are here today."

Having gone through trials and tribulations, Wang Teng has long since shed the naivety of two years ago. He speaks calmly and deliberately, with a composed demeanor.

He paused and then said, "As you all know, Orange phones sold 50 million units in 2012, so I must continue to thank the 50 million users around the world for their support."

"Today I will introduce some new friends and new products to you. Time is tight and the task is heavy, so let's get straight to the point and start with the mobile phone products that everyone is most concerned about."

"Our first new product – Orange D2!"

As soon as Wang Teng finished speaking, a high-definition CG image of Qingcheng D2 appeared on the LED screen behind him.

“延续它的前作青橙 D1S的超高性价比，青橙 D2配备了一块5寸IPS视网膜屏幕，1280x720分辨率、康宁第二代大猩猩玻璃。

It features a 300-megapixel front-facing camera, an 800-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 2000mAh battery, dual SIM dual standby, and runs Aurora OS 1.6.

"It has 1GB of RAM, 4GB of storage, supports facial recognition, and is equipped with a MediaTek MT6572 dual-core 1.3GHz processor. It also supports a gravity sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, and electronic compass."

Wang Teng stood on the stage and slowly gave his introduction.

The live stream chat was filled with '999's!
Everyone hopes that the price of Qingcheng D2 can remain at the affordable price of 999 yuan.

Facing the camera, Wang Teng slowly pulled out an Orange C3 phone, glanced at the comments for a dozen seconds, and then said with a smile, "Everyone wants the price of 999 yuan, but that's impossible."

As soon as these words were spoken, the live stream chat was filled with curses.

"You son of a bitch, if you dare sell it for more than 1000 yuan, I'll smash your head in!"

"Wang Teng, your feelings have faded in the end. You want to make money off your father? No way!"

"999!"

"999!"

"I absolutely will not buy it unless it's 999!"

The invited fans at the scene also frowned slightly, suddenly feeling that Orange Technology's original intention had changed.

In their eyes, the Qingcheng series is Orange Technology's low-end model, and it would be a bit excessive to sell it for more than 1000 yuan.

However, some users believe that it is reasonable for the Qingcheng D2 to be priced between 1200 and 1500 yuan.

Wang Teng pressed a button on the controller, and the image on the large screen immediately switched.

Behind him, three prominent Arabic numerals plunged the hearts of his competitors into despair.

"799!"

In an instant, the tens of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room and the thousands of viewers at the scene were all stunned.

Chen Yongming of OPPO and Shen Wei of VIVO exchanged a glance.

With two core sales channels operating offline, users are not particularly sensitive to configuration and price, which can be considered a differentiated competition from brands like Orange, Xiaomi, and 360.

Orange Technology is also building an offline sales network. Although there are only a few hundred directly operated stores at present, new stores are being added every month. If Chen Yansen takes Qingcheng D2 to sell offline, how will they make money?

"Mr. Chen, I've done the calculations. The material cost of Qingcheng D2 alone is 500 yuan. Add in the production, sales, after-sales and marketing expenses, how much profit can you still make?" He Dingyou asked.

“A 10% gross profit margin is no problem,” Chen Yansen replied with a smile.

In the dim light, his two rows of teeth were white and even.

He Dingyou laughed, a helpless laugh. Meeting such a colleague was truly a blessing from ten lifetimes ago!

　Dear godfathers, it's almost the end of the month, please support me with some recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)