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Chapter 449 Pinbei International, Cross-border E-commerce! The world's first chip using Orange Z1!
At 4:30 p.m., Chen Yansen saw Wu Hongxin, the "Leek Master," off to his car and waved goodbye.

Among all the subordinates of Orange Technology, Wu Hongxin is the most ruthless to users.

From the brief conversation just now, I learned that Wu Hongxin's minimum requirement for Meitu phones is a gross profit margin of 50% and a net profit margin of 30%.

"I'm not selling a mobile phone, I'm selling a smart camera that can make phone calls," Wu Hongxin said seriously.

Chen Yansen chuckled, but it was a matter of mutual consent between the users and Meitu, and he couldn't interfere.

Moreover, he, Orange Phone, and the Orange Phone factory are also beneficiaries.

"Women's money is so easy to make! Among Douyin's advertising users, besides the gaming industry, the most willing to spend money are beauty brands," Liang Bo remarked softly.

"Times change, so don't underestimate men's spending power."

Chen Yansen patted Liang Bo on the shoulder and said.

In the past decade or so, with the emergence of "My Sassy Girl" and the "simp economy," the retail industry has ranked the spending power of various types of users: women are the highest, men are the lowest, and cats and dogs are ranked above men.

“That’s true. Men spend just as much on digital products, fishing gear, and antique collectibles as women do on cosmetics and clothing,” Liang Bo nodded in agreement.

As the project manager for Toutiao and Douyin, I have had extensive contact with advertising partners and have a deep understanding of consumer trends and the purchasing power of consumer groups.

His thinking is shifting from the single perspective of a research and development personnel to that of a well-rounded talent. He is participating in more and more business and financial meetings, and his growth rate has even exceeded Chen Yansen's expectations.

Chen Yansen glanced at the time, and without even returning to his office, he simply got into the back seat of Ghost's car and told Lao Huang to go back to the Delta.

the other side.

HTC Headquarters, No. 668 Yanjing East Road.

A spacious and brightly lit meeting room.

Zhang Guangwei frowned, his eyes fixed on the data on the projection screen. He wanted to curse, but he didn't know who to curse.

In just two years, HTC's market share in China plummeted, first losing to Samsung, then to Apple, and subsequently being overtaken by Orange, Huawei, and ZTE.

Now, even companies like 360, Xiaomi, and NetEase are riding on HTC's head.

With a market share of less than 5%, its revenue in the first half of the year decreased by 27% quarter-on-quarter and 39% year-on-year, totaling only 200 billion yuan.

Due to its high price, the HTC Jetstream has attracted little attention in the tablet market, with sales figures far below those of the Orange iPad 1.

The HTC M7, released in February, also received a good market response thanks to its all-metal body, UltraPixel camera, and BoomSound dual speakers.

But after the release of the Shiny Orange X1, it seemed that there was no room for the HTC M7 to survive in the huge market.

Because the HTC M7's front-facing camera is only 400 megapixels, but combined with the UltraPixel sensor, its performance is on par with a 1300-megapixel camera, and it is priced at 4888 yuan.

However, domestic users don't buy into this. In an era where major mobile phone manufacturers are offering bundled configurations and new models, they lose interest immediately upon hearing that the front-facing camera is 400 megapixels and the price is 4888 yuan.

In terms of sales, it was completely outmatched by Orange, Apple, and the Mountain Star Gaishi series.

HTC's mid-to-low-end models are far less cost-effective than competitors such as Qingcheng, 360F series, Redmi, and Honor.

Seeing that HTC's pricing was high and sales were poor, the operators lost their enthusiasm for cooperation.

In the past, there were few domestic smartphone brands, so operators were willing to cooperate. Now, there are countless mobile phone brands, so one more HTC won't make a difference, and one less HTC won't make a difference either.

Since HTC is proud of its status and unwilling to lower its standards, the three major telecom operators have become extremely indifferent to HTC.

The HTC First, a customized phone developed in partnership with Facebook, sold only 10,000 units in three months, which greatly angered Zuckerberg, leading him to blacklist HTC as unworthy of cooperation.

Zhang Guangwei rubbed his temples. He knew that if HTC's business continued to decline, his position would be over.

It is said that the company plans to invite Robert Downey Jr., the actor who plays Iron Man, to endorse HTC in an attempt to regain market share and stop the decline.

However, he was not optimistic, as the high endorsement fees were unlikely to translate into brand premium.

Unless HTC phones were actually made by Iron Man!

The following day, Xunlei launched its membership service, which, while moving towards commercial monetization, also led to its demise.

Half an hour later, Pinbei CEO Huang Zheng announced on Weibo that Pinbei International, a cross-border e-commerce business, would be launched on July 18.

Unlike cross-border e-commerce in previous years, Pinbei International combines overseas suppliers with bonded warehouses, which to some extent solves the pain points of troublesome overseas shopping and rampant counterfeit goods.

Goods entering the country are first declared to customs, and then stored in warehouses.

Information such as purchase contracts, certificates of origin, and transportation routes are all traceable, reducing the risk of users buying counterfeit goods.

The platform only needs to strictly check the qualifications of suppliers and the compliance of the procurement process to bring together all the high-quality overseas products.

Huang Zheng prepared for this for more than half a year and, with the help of Duan Yongping's connections, opened up the bonded warehouse links in coastal areas and other places.

The news that Pinbei International was about to launch immediately alarmed the founders of Yangmatou and 55haitao.

They are all cross-border e-commerce intermediary platforms, profiting from the price difference.

Pinbei International's model is simple and straightforward: it bypasses overseas buyers and cross-border e-commerce platforms and connects directly with brands and distributors in Europe, America, Asia, Australia, and other regions.

To put it bluntly, Pinduoduo's business model can kill off 99% of overseas purchasing agents and cross-border e-commerce platforms.

Therefore, in Huang Zheng's comment section, 40% are praises and 60% are insults from overseas students.

"Pinbei International? Bonded warehouse model?"

At the headquarters of Ali in Hangzhou, Ma Liyun, who was struggling to find a way to increase business growth, immediately thought of learning from Ali's experience.

Having worked in the e-commerce industry for many years, he immediately recognized the differences between Pinbei International and Yangmatou and 55haitao.

In fact, some Taobao C-store owners are overseas sellers, but due to issues such as logistics and after-sales service, transaction disputes have been frequent for a long time. Ma Liyun had long noticed the hidden growth potential of cross-border business, but he had not yet figured out how to scale up the business.

He doesn't even care about annual sales of billions or tens of billions.

The emergence of Pinbei International pointed him in a direction to continue down this path.

"Are they going to plagiarize again?" Zhang Yong muttered to himself, noticing the excited look on Ma Liyun's face.

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The next few days passed quickly, and July 18th arrived just in time for Pinbei International to launch as scheduled.

The first batch of merchants mainly consisted of cosmetics, baby products, and health supplements, with brands including Estée Lauder, La Mer, Clarins, Lancôme, GNC, Vibrant, and Abbott.

Surprisingly, the sales of infant formula products surpassed those of cosmetics.

Mead Johnson, Wyeth, and Friso were all sold out in less than a day.

The transaction volume on the first day reached a staggering 2.9 million yuan!

It's just 1000 million short of breaking the 3 million mark.

The first batch of merchants numbered only over 100, and to put it simply, the average daily sales per store were nearly 400 million.

This undoubtedly sends a message to overseas businesses: Make money, come quickly!

For a cross-border e-commerce platform, no amount of advertising is as effective as establishing a successful case study.

In a short period of time, the number of new merchants surged dramatically.

Upon seeing this situation, Huang Zheng immediately drew manpower from the audit department and the investment promotion and operation department, which relieved the pressure.

The success of Pinbei International made Ma Liyun and Liu Qiangdong extremely envious. The two quietly established a cross-border e-commerce business unit and followed the path opened up by Huang Zheng, jogging to catch up.

at the same time.

After landing at Yanjing Airport, Cook first made a brief appearance at the Apple Store in Chaoyang District, and then went to Foxconn for an inspection. After finishing all this, he traveled to Virtual City with his assistant, entourage, and Apple Asia Managing Director Ge Yue.

Halfway there, Ge Yue looked out at the street scene and couldn't help but think, "If it weren't for Orange Technology, I would never have been to Virtual City in my life, let alone the second time."

Cook maintained a calm demeanor throughout, but his heart was in turmoil.

He knew about Chen Yansen's entrepreneurial experience and that Xucheng was a third- or fourth-tier city in China, incomparable to Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. However, when he approached Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park, he was still shocked.

He couldn't imagine that the Orange Z1 instruction set, a patented technology that could easily outperform the ARM architecture, was born in a software park surrounded by wheat fields.

Before Cook's convoy even got close, domestic media reporters started snapping photos.

The CEO of the world's second-largest smartphone brand traveled a long distance by plane and car to personally visit the virtual city, which clearly indicates that he has grand ambitions.

Whether it's competition or cooperation, it's explosive news.

A large number of media reporters blocked half of the road in front of the science park, including representatives from Korea, Japan, and the United States.

Chen Yansen and Xu Zhenhui walked and talked as they got off the bus, slowly making their way to the entrance of the park.

Zhou Shouzhi followed closely behind, with Gao Weilin and Ye Qiuping trailing behind.

Meanwhile, the inspectors outside the door were also maintaining order.

"Hello, Mr. Chen!"

Cook had seen Chen Yansen's photo, and with Ge Yue's reminder, he immediately spotted Chen Yansen standing out from the crowd. He was tall and handsome, with delicate features, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs, and exuded a powerful aura.

So he unconsciously quickened his pace and went to greet her with a smile.

Chen Yansen took a deep breath, extended his right hand, and greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Cook, welcome."

His expression remained normal, but his heart was filled with disgust.

"This is Mr. Xu Zhenhui from the Central Division of the Void City."

He paused, subtly released his grip, and began to introduce Xu Zhenhui.

The three people stood at the door, giving the reporter ample time to take photos.

Cook believes that while there is competition between Apple and Orange Technology, cooperation is not out of the question. Increasing the proportion of local supply chains would also be beneficial to sales growth.

Xu Zhenhui's thoughts were simpler: he needed Cook and Chen Yansen to act as 'promotional calling cards' for the virtual city.

Chen Yansen, on the other hand, was eyeing Foxconn's OEM orders.

After all, in his view, the shipment volumes of Xiaomi, 360, NetEase, LeEco, and Meitu phones are not high, and the combined order volume is less than one-third of Apple's.

Using Apple's manufacturing orders as a temporary measure can provide him with a stable source of humanitarian aid.

With smiles on their faces and various ulterior motives in mind, the three of them walked together into Building No. 9, the headquarters of Orange Technology.

As soon as he sat down, Cook presented him with a small gift: an engineering prototype of the Apple 5S and an A7 chip the size of a fingernail.

"Thanks." Chen Yansen smiled gently. This was the world's first mobile phone processor to use Orange Z1 instruction set technology, and keeping it as a memento was indeed of great significance.

Immediately afterwards, Cook eagerly inquired about the Deep Blue Battery.

Chen Yansen raised his hand to signal, and Meng Yun, who was standing next to him, immediately understood and placed an ultra-thin mobile phone battery on the table.

(End of this chapter)