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Chapter 428 Lu Hongbo's Nonstop Antics! Chen Yansen: This bastard is asking for it!

Chen Yansen had no idea how much psychological damage Orange Technology's brand department's actions would cause to its competitors.

After all, China's total smartphone shipments in 2012 were just over 2 million, and the Qingcheng D2 alone accounted for 10% of the total sales last year.

What about the Orange C3S and the Shiny Orange X1?
Orange Technology hasn't released the figures yet, clearly intending to wait until they surpass 1000 million or 2000 million units before issuing a sales report.

Outsiders may not understand, but Chen Yansen knows it perfectly well.

橙子C3S卖了410.9万台、曜橙X1 117.1万台，加上橙子C3、橙子C2和青橙D1等机型，累计售出541.7万台，销售额为339.4亿华元。

This detailed data report is currently sitting on his desk.

Data shows that sales of both the Orange C3S and the Shiny Orange X1 have increased significantly, but their market performance can only be described as mediocre, or even subpar.

This means that models priced above 2500 yuan are ultimately a bit too expensive for users.

This is also the main reason why Nica, Da Kele, and Ramos mobile phones were able to survive.

Some users have very low requirements for mobile phones; they only need them to be able to make calls, send text messages, and chat on WeChat. As for games, leisure, office software, etc., they are not even considered.

On the way back, Chen Yansen pondered for a long time and decided to develop a mid-to-low-end model priced at around 1500 yuan to fill the product gap in that price range.

He originally wanted to replace it with the Orange C1, but with the advancement of chip, camera, screen and battery technology, the Orange C1's configuration was no longer able to shoulder the important task of seizing the thousand-yuan phone market.

Anyway, you can just make some modifications to the Orange C1; there's no need to waste too much time and energy.

Apple, Sunstar, Huawei, ZTE, and Xiaomi—which of them doesn't do this?
He can even squeeze toothpaste!

Back at the Delta Villa, Chen Yansen activated the system panel.

The 290028 strands of humanistic fire were combined into 29 strands of immortal fire, and then all of them were added to the spirit, raising the value to 101.05.

Although it was only a 1% increase, after some testing, Chen Yansen discovered that the diameter of his divine sense detection had increased by three meters, a full 10% increase compared to the original thirty meters.

The weight limit for the ability to control objects has also been reduced from over 300 jin to around 340 jin.

The activation duration of the Planck Clock talent has been extended from three seconds to four seconds.

The ring-shaped markings in his eyes seemed to have widened a bit, radiating a cool metallic luster. Mixed with his dark brown pupils, they were completely invisible unless one looked closely.

It's finally not three seconds anymore!

Chen Yansen breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in satisfaction. He stood in front of the mirror, examining the faintly visible ring-shaped lines. He vaguely felt that although there was a smile on his face, his expression was extremely cold.

This stupid system doesn't even come with a manual!

After pondering for a while, Chen Yansen couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.

But Mr. Chen's emotions came quickly and went even faster. He immediately took out his phone and sent a text message.

Let's celebrate that the Qingcheng D1 phone has sold 2000 million units!

at the same time.

Lin Qingbai, far away in the R&D lab in Shenzhen, sat in front of his computer, finished refining the last detail of the Orange Bracelet, and then muttered to himself, "I hope the boss stops messing with me. This is the seventh version already. If he's still not satisfied, I'm packing my bags and running away tomorrow."

Lin Qingbai couldn't help but recall his work experience at Foxconn. Although he worked more overtime, it was nowhere near as mentally exhausting as at Orange Technology.

If it weren't for the money, he would have loved to give Chen Yansen a good dressing down in the email.

Of course, he was just thinking about it.

The resounding success of products like the Alexa smart speaker, Orange Bluetooth headphones, Orange Pad 1, and Orange MagicBook all demonstrate that the company's owner possesses a unique aesthetic sense and advanced market foresight in industrial design.

He returned to Foxconn, but he couldn't design a masterpiece like the Alexa smart speaker.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk-!"

Hearing the noise outside the door, Lin Qingbai turned around and saw that it was Cao Dahua and Zuo Hongyu.

Without thinking twice, he got up and walked outside.

"Lin, you're still not off work? It's already 10:30. Let's go, I'm meeting Lao Zuo for a late-night snack, you can have one too."

Cao Dahua affectionately put his arm around Lin Qingbai's shoulder.

"Is President Cao treating us?" Lin Qingbai asked tentatively.

Last time we went to Golden Age, Cao Dahua made an excuse to pee and slipped away, but he still paid the bill.

"Of course," Cao Dahua said, sticking out his belly.

Compared to the Spring Festival period, his waistline has shrunk several sizes. He ignored other people's advice to lose weight, but after Chen Yansen said a few words to him, Lao Cao took it seriously.

Whenever I had free time, I would spend half a day at the swimming pool, while also controlling my diet, and I quickly lost more than 20 pounds.

"President Cao, could you reimburse me for the expenses on the night of May 25th?" Lin Qingbai, feeling the pinch of his secret stash of money, mustered his courage and asked for it.

"I can't remember what I spent."

Cao Dahua waved his hand and quickly changed the subject.

Zuo Hongyu grinned, already used to Cao Dahua's shameless behavior. Usually when Lao Cao called him to eat, he wouldn't even bring his wallet, and would instead put a feature phone in his pocket.

"Just so you know, my phone's dead," Lin Qingbai reminded him.

"Who do you think you are? I'm treating tonight. Whoever pays, I'll fight them."

Cao Dahua said with a stern face.

Believe it or not!

Lin Qingbai rolled his eyes, turned off the light, and headed towards the late-night food stalls near Zhongsha Village with Cao Dahua and Zuo Hongyu.

A white van followed closely behind.

On the way, Lin Qingbai asked: "President Cao, don't you find it troublesome to bring four bodyguards with you every day?" Cao Dahua replied: "Actually, I'm not afraid of dying or losing an arm or a leg. I'm just worried about not being able to work for the boss."

Lin Qingbai swallowed hard, wanting to spit on Cao Dahua's face: If you're afraid of death, just say so, don't make excuses, ugh!
The summer nights in Shenzhen are sultry and hot, and there are quite a few gourmets out looking for food. The open-air food stalls, full of lively atmosphere, are packed with people, and the air is filled with the aroma of beef offal and roast meat.

……

……

The next morning, the sky was cloudless and clear.

A Yunsu courier placed a palm-sized package into a Yunsu express locker in the Delta Villa area.

The moment the package was placed in the locker, Yang Rui called Chen Yansen and said, "Boss, your package is in the locker."

"When can I start working?" Chen Yansen asked in return.

He didn't show much interest in the data on Nica's more than 6100 factory stores, but instead asked about Yang Rui's start date.

The subtext being conveyed to the other person is: I value you as a person more.

"Boss, I've discussed it with Lu Hongbo. I'll officially leave on June 10th, so the earliest I can start is June 13th."

Yang Rui's lips curled up, his smile impossible to hide.

Having Senlian Capital as a powerful backer is certainly something to be happy about.

It's worth noting that even Ding Lei was trying to curry favor with Chen Yansen in order to make mobile phones.

Yang Ruike does not believe that there is anything wrong with what she did.

"Don't you need to rest for a few days?" Chen Yansen asked again.

"The boss's business is more important," Yang Rui immediately stated.

He had worked his way up in the corporate world for over a decade, serving several big bosses in succession. His communication skills were impeccable.

"I've prepared all the manpower for you. I'll also hand over the management rights of the directly operated stores in first and second-tier cities to you. Don't let me down."

Chen Yansen said slowly.

"Boss, don't worry. I may not be good at online channels, but when it comes to building offline channel networks, I know better than anyone else," Yang Rui assured him, patting his chest.

"Okay, that's all for now. We'll talk more when you come to the company later."

Chen Yansen gave a few perfunctory replies and then ended the call on his own initiative.

He put away his phone and, as he passed by the kitchen, saw Ye Qiuping dressed in a Pikachu cosplay outfit, standing in front of the stove cooking lunch.

Chen Yansen didn't say anything. He walked through the garden, left the villa, and retrieved the things Yang Rui had sent.

Upon opening the outer packaging, you'll find an encrypted USB drive inside.

As for the password, Yang Rui called just now mainly to tell him this information.

He held the USB drive and smiled gently.

I checked it first to make sure there were no viruses before plugging it into my computer.

Enter the password to open the document.

The contents are densely packed, containing core information on 6137 Nica factory outlets, including not only store addresses but also local market size, population, and consumer spending surveys.

Reports include market layout analysis, store density assessment, consumer service convenience, logistics and distribution, operations, decoration and rent costs, etc.

With this information, Orange Technology can learn from all of Nica's experience, optimize warehouse locations and delivery routes, and thus reduce logistics costs.

This also helps in analyzing store operating costs, such as rent, labor costs, and losses, since rents vary greatly in different locations.

Chen Yansen thought for a moment, deleted some unnecessary fields, and then sent it to Zhou Shouzhi.

In the future, by summarizing the costs of Orange Mobile's directly operated stores in third- and fourth-tier cities and rural markets and comparing them with Nica's data, we can see whether the people below are profiting from it.

It may not be 100% accurate, but it won't fool you.

"Boss, dinner is ready."

Ye Qiuping wiped the sweat from her forehead and called out softly.

She works for Boss Chen on weekdays to earn money, cooks for him on Sundays, and then serves him in bed at night.

Master Ye felt that it was not unreasonable for him to receive a base salary of 100,000 yuan per month.

Chen Yansen put away the USB drive, locked it in the safe, and then went downstairs.

the other side.

Even before the phone was finished, Lu Hongbo had the marketing department prepare promotional posters using high-resolution images of the Qingcheng D2.

Nica D2 mobile phone, priced at 599 yuan!
Clearly, he's trying to capitalize on the popularity of the Green Orange D2.

On the poster, Wang Baoqiang is holding up a Nica large-screen dual-core 3G smartphone, with the tagline next to it: "Affordable large-screen dual-core 3G smartphone, lower price, stronger performance."

Nica mobile phones will only ever make 10 yuan in profit, because we are a factory outlet.

However, no information about screen size, chip, memory, and camera specifications could be found on the poster.

Their main selling point is deception; they can fool as many people as they can.

In reality, Nica's lower-level sales staff, in order to earn commissions, would even dare to swear: "If the phone doesn't work well, may the boss get hit by a car and die!"

That evening, Chen Yansen received an email from Yang Rui. He glanced at it quickly, frowned, and cursed, "That bastard is asking for death!"

(End of this chapter)