I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 468 Orange Air Conditioner's First Batch of Customers! Come and challenge us at the Chinese Colosseum!
"On-site inspection? No problem! Of course you're welcome. You can choose any Orange Mobile phone factory in Luzhou or Shenzhen."

Chen Yansen leaned back and said casually.

Apple backing down was within his expectations.

The hot sales of the Shiny Orange X1 SE have made mobile phone manufacturers around the world realize the advantages of ultra-long battery life brought by high-density batteries.

With September approaching, companies such as Huawei, ZTE, Samsung, and Sony are preparing to equip their new models with Deep Blue batteries, which are smaller in size and have a larger capacity.

You may not use it, but you can't live without it!
When half of the smartphones on the market can last a day or even two days under heavy use, the iPhone's battery life of only seven or eight hours becomes a complete joke.

Moreover, although the price of the Deep Blue battery is a bit higher, it accounts for less than 2% of the total price of the device.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Cook easily persuaded the board.

The only company to suffer was Desay Battery. When Chairman Jiang Jie learned that Apple was going to cut its orders in half, he felt like the sky had fallen, since more than half of the company's revenue came from Apple.

"Thank you for your understanding and support, Mr. Chen. Once the Orange Phone factory passes the process capability test, Apple will sign a manufacturing agreement with your company before September," Ge Yue said meaningfully.

Chen Yansen understood the subtext in the other party's words and readily replied, "Then the battery supply cooperation between DeepBlue and Apple can also be promoted simultaneously."

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Ge Yue's eyes.

With the iPhone 5S about to be launched, if only a low-battery-life version is available, it will inevitably struggle to compete with brands like Sunstar and Orange. Adding a high-battery-life version would extend the product's sales cycle.

Afterwards, Chen Yansen hung up the phone, briefly explained a few words to Cao Dahua and Cai Jingming on the cloud boat, and then pushed open the door and went out, taking the elevator to the underground parking lot.

Huang Boxiang sat in the driver's seat. The rear door of the car was already open. After Chen Yansen got in and settled in, he slowly drove towards the exit.

"Go back to the Delta," Chen Yansen ordered Lao Huang.

"Okay, boss." Huang Boxiang nodded, drove out of the science park, and sped along Xucheng Avenue.

Chen Yansen took out his phone, opened Toutiao (a Chinese news aggregator app), and browsed the day's trending news.

SF Express is testing the waters with its "Heybox" convenience stores!

"Amazon is following the 'bonded warehouse' model in an effort to strengthen its cross-border e-commerce business!"

"JD.com's Open Platform (i.e., third-party POP merchants) is accelerating its merchant recruitment!"

"With the widespread adoption of QR code payments, offline retail has entered a cashless era!"

Dongguan POP store?
After a moment's thought, Chen Yansen understood Liangzai Dong's little scheme: he simply wanted to increase the platform's transaction volume to attract overseas investors and thus obtain a higher valuation.

It's human nature; if he were in his shoes, he would have made the same decision.

Chen Yansen continued to read.

"Dianping was sold to Alibaba for $290 million, a 60% drop in valuation!"

Did Ma Liyun acquire Dianping?

It seems that Jack Ma hasn't given up and still covets the offline traffic resources of the O2O industry.

Kuaipao and Ali's entry cooperation agreement was only signed for one year. In another six months, the honeymoon period will end. By then, Ali will either have completed its IPO preparations or completed its IPO process. With plenty of money, it may be ready to fully enter the group buying and food delivery market.

Another bastard jumping out to cause trouble!

Chen Yansen offered a very fair comment.

"The Chinese Colosseum, come if you dare" is no joke. In any industry, to win the final victory, you must defeat countless opponents.

He knew in his heart that even if Kuaipao defeated Qiandu Waimai and Qiandu Tuangou, new "enemies" would still emerge in the future.

As soon as the car entered the villa area and before it had even come to a complete stop, Zhou Jieyun called to inform him that Haier Smart Zun air conditioners were expected to be available on online sales channels next Monday.

该系列共有三款产品：1.5匹壁挂式空调、2匹柜式变频空调和3匹柜式变频空调，售价分别为2899元、4599元和5999元。

Considering Haier's brand positioning, this price is not low.

Each model features WiFi smart control and intelligent voice control, allowing for remote control via mobile phones, tablets, and other devices.

For example, you can turn on the air conditioner to cool or heat before you get home, without having to wait.

In addition, the air conditioner can be turned on and off, timed, and its fan speed adjusted via a smart speaker, allowing the Moss voice assistant to handle these functions.

Chen Yansen stood at the garden gate, chatted with Zhou Jieyun for a while, and finalized a marketing contract worth 3000 million yuan. He would have Song Yuncheng handle the rest later.

Ten minutes later, he put away his phone, walked into the living room, leaned back on the sofa, and pondered the progress of the Orange Air Conditioner's development.

There are still more than 5,000 people in the factory waiting for food, and they simply cannot afford to wait for the self-developed compressors, condensers, and evaporators.

So the first Orange air conditioner is no different from the previous Shinco air conditioner, except that it uses more solid materials, has more stable quality, and has a longer warranty period.

Thinking of this, Chen Yansen got up and went into his study, turned on his computer, started Fluent, set the fluid parameters and boundary conditions, and simulated the flow of gas in the compressor in the software, so as to further optimize the internal flow channel design of the previous version of the compressor.

The core purpose is to reduce fluid resistance, improve compression efficiency, and reduce operating noise.

The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and it wasn't until seven o'clock that he picked up his phone and ordered takeout.

Song Yuncheng was working overtime, Meng Jie was interning in Luzhou, and Ye Qiuping was also busy talking with the telecommunications company, planning to launch a corporate phone card for the entire Senlian Group.

The minimum monthly fee is 19 yuan, which includes 1GB of nationwide data and 100 minutes of calls. There is no targeted data allowance, but for each additional GB of data beyond the plan, only 1 yuan will be charged.

After the 4G licenses were issued, and with further pronouncements from above, not only China Telecom, but also China Mobile and China Unicom started to focus on corporate SIM cards.

Although it was a corporate exclusive card, Zhao Maolin implied to Ye Qiuping that the company would not verify the cardholder's true identity.

The implication is that as long as Senlian Capital has the capability to sell 100 million of these corporate cards, the telecom company will obediently turn a blind eye.

Since internet-specific data plans are already widespread, adding more lower-priced business plans won't have much impact on China Telecom. They can even sneakily siphon off a significant number of users from China Mobile and China Unicom.

at the same time.

Lu Hongbo, far away in Yanjing, looked dejected and slumped weakly in his boss's chair.

From the beginning of June to the end of August, in less than three months, Orange Mobile's mini direct-sale stores rapidly increased from the initial 500 to more than 2600.

Seventy percent of them are located next to the Nica factory store.

This led to a sharp drop in sales of Nica mobile phones across the board, while the 599 yuan "Little Orange" and 799 yuan "Big Orange" phones sold like hotcakes in third- and fourth-tier cities and rural markets.

Of Nica's more than 6100 factory stores, more than 700 have gone out of business, and half of the franchisees have even started selling other brands' products on the side.

The reason is simple: Nica phones are no longer selling!

They only sell seven or eight units a day, and the profits can't cover the costs of labor, rent, and utilities. If the contract hadn't expired, they would have quit long ago.

With the added impact of Redmi 1 and 360 F1, Nica mobile phones are in dire straits!

"You son of a bitch Chen Yansen, I curse you to have sons without an anus!"

Lu Hongbo cursed viciously.

In his eyes, it was all because of Orange Technology that Nica was driven to the brink of despair.

Yang Rui, that bastard, is no good either.

He took the location data of the Nica factory store and sold it to Chen Yansen.

Otherwise, why would Orange Mobile's flagship store be located right next to Nica's factory store?

In fact, since the launch of Qingcheng D2 and Qingcheng D2 SE, not only Nica, but also Newman, Dovii and Qingcong have been having a harder time.

For users, Orange is a well-known mobile phone brand that can compete with Star and Apple. Although Green Orange is only a low-end series, the design, production and after-sales personnel are not much different from Orange and Shiny Orange series.

trustworthy!

Xiaomi and 360 use the exact same supply chain and production line as Qingcheng phones, which makes them much more reliable in terms of quality than products like Nica.

Although Nica is cheaper, with a minimum price of only 399 yuan, it lags after installing a few apps, gets hot when playing games, and has terrible battery life.

As software functions increase, the memory space required by apps also increases, and Nica's low-priced, low-spec phones are being gradually phased out by the market.

Lu Hongbo understood the situation clearly, but was powerless to do anything about it.

When it comes to supply chain management, even ten Nicas wouldn't be a match for Orange Technology; Nicas could never negotiate the supply prices that Orange Technology could obtain.

For example, Orange Technology can get the same MediaTek processor for only $10, while Nica has to pay $13 or even $15.

Insufficient purchase volume means less bargaining power.

In terms of system optimization, Nicai is far superior.

Although Lu Hongbo was very angry and wanted to retaliate, after thinking about it for a long time, he could only get angry for a moment and then there was no follow-up.

The sun rose as usual the next day, and although it was the end of August, the heat was no less intense.

Chen Yansen sat in the car, looking at the street scene outside the window.

This morning, Tang Qingshan specifically instructed him to return to school to attend the ceremony.

The electrical renovation of the student dormitories in the School of Virtual Education has been completed, and the installation of the 3000 Orange air conditioners donated by Senlian Capital is basically finished.

In addition to these 3000 wall-mounted air conditioners, Senlian Capital also sponsored 2 million yuan in research funding, as well as 1 million yuan in scholarships and subsidies for students from impoverished families.

Chen Yansen became an outstanding student of the Virtual College before he even graduated.

Despite being an outstanding student, a model student, and a recipient of a national scholarship, he took very few professional courses during his three years of university. However, this did not stop Tang Qingshan from hanging his photo in the corridors of the teaching building and the library.

To be honest, Mr. Chen is really afraid that one day the house will collapse and Tang Qingshan will take it down again.

Bathed in golden sunlight, the Ghost reflected a translucent luster.

Locals in the know don't even need to look at the license plate to know that Chen Yansen, the founder of Senlian Capital, is sitting in the car.

Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Li drove into the East Campus of the Virtual College. As he passed the gate, Chen Yansen rolled down the window and tossed a pack of cigarettes to the gatekeeper, Lao Zhang.

"Oh my, I was wondering why there were so many magpies chirping today. It turns out Mr. Chen has come home." Old Zhang thanked him repeatedly, beaming with joy.

When Chen Yansen lived in the teachers' apartment, he often returned to the school late at night, which often woke up the drowsy Lao Zhang to help him carry the pole.

"Old Zhang, I never thought you, an honest man, would learn to flatter. How have you been lately?"

Chen Yansen glanced into the room and saw a brand-new air conditioner on the wall, blowing cold air out.

"It's great, I'm eating well and sleeping soundly. You're back for the donation ceremony, right? I see the venue is in the stadium, you can just drive right in," Old Zhang replied with a smile.

Chen Yansen hummed in agreement and waved.

The car headed south, slowly driving along Xuelin Road.

I haven't been back to school for about a year.

Mr. Chen thought to himself silently.

(End of this chapter)