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Chapter 496 Virtual Operator License! 100 million a day, 600 million globally in two days! Car manufacturing?

Luzhou, Huaihai Road Pedestrian Street.

The entrance to the Orange Smart Living Store was bustling with activity. The number of fans queuing to buy the machines was more than double that of the customers at Fangyan Roasted Pig Trotters across the street, and there were three or four hundred people in total.

Store manager Yang Xu leaned out and glanced at the number of people, then breathed a sigh of relief.

Unlike the small shops in third- and fourth-tier cities and towns, the directly operated store he was in charge of had an area of ​​410 square meters and was known within the group as a flagship store or a large directly operated store.

The store has 200 YooCheng X2s, 400 Orange C4s, and 800 QingCheng D2Ss in stock, hoping to meet the demand of customers in the first two days.

At this time, the central warehouse in Luzhou had no stock left; all of them had been allocated to Kuaipao's forward warehouses or Orange Technology's direct-sale stores.

After this batch is sold out, we'll have to wait two more days to receive the second batch of stock.

Zhou Shouzhi, Cao Dahua, and the channel department, product planning department, and manufacturing department all underestimated users' enthusiasm for purchasing the new Orange mobile phone.

The sales volume of 222.7 million units on the first day stunned everyone.

At this moment, the factories in Shenzhen and Luzhou have already reached full production capacity.

The production line runs 24 hours a day, and for the first time ever, the maximum overtime hours on weekdays have been increased to 6 hours.

The frontline operators were not angry but happy, after all, working two extra hours every day would earn them an extra 75 yuan in overtime pay, which would add up to 375 yuan a week.

No one ever complains about having too much money.

The workers were hoping that Orange Phone could sell 500 million or 1000 million units a day, so they could work 16 or 18 hours a day.

But they also knew that the factory had extremely strict control over overtime hours, and that after a new batch of employees were trained and hired within a week, overtime hours would drop back to the previous level.

Chen Yansen sat in the Kawanka Milk Tea shop, holding a cup of lemon tea in his left hand and a pig's trotter in his right, enjoying his meal while gazing at the directly operated store across the street.

He was wearing a baseball cap, wide-rimmed sunglasses, a short-sleeved T-shirt, and light gray casual pants, looking completely different from his usual suit and tie.

Ye Qiuping, who was standing to the side, took two big sips of milk tea while biting on a straw. Suddenly, a smile appeared on her lips, as if she had thought of something.

She stole a glance at Chen Yansen, her gaze sliding from his chin to his facial features. Her mind was filled with images from last night, and a tingling, itchy feeling welled up inside her. She subconsciously squeezed her legs together.

"The first batch of virtual operators has been announced by the China Industry and Information Technology Association. There are a total of 15 licenses. Orange Communications has obtained one. You can merge the Star Card and Enterprise Card businesses later."

Chen Yansen turned his head and gave instructions to Ye Qiuping.

Orange Communications?

Does the group own this company?

Ye Qiuping immediately nodded in agreement, but her eyes were full of doubt.

"I registered it casually two years ago," Chen Yansen explained in a flat tone.

Along with Orange Communications, other companies shortlisted include Ali, JD.com, and HNA.

Virtual operators can only purchase communication services from basic telecommunications operators such as China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, and then resell them to users after rebranding and adding service content.

To put it bluntly, they are essentially business intermediaries for the three major telecom operators, still operating on the 'wholesale → retail' business model.

However, virtual operators have a certain degree of flexibility and the right to customize service packages.

"Boss, do you mean you want me to be in charge of Orange Communications?"

After a moment's thought, Ye Qiuping quickly realized what was happening. She pointed to her nose, her face full of disbelief.

She's only been with Senlian Capital for two years, is she already about to complete three consecutive promotions?

"Are you sure you can do it?" Chen Yansen asked with a smile.

“Boss, I can do it,” Ye Qiuping replied firmly.

Although she never went to university properly, she did date some unconventional university students.

Pshaw, I should say she did have a proper job.

Just by looking at how Ye Qiuping rose from a marketing specialist to the director of JD.com's marketing department all by herself, it's clear that apart from lacking formal education, Master Ye's abilities are by no means lacking.

After joining Orange Technology, my operational management skills even doubled through training on multiple projects.

He's more than capable of being the CEO of a small project.

"Just keep doing this. If you don't produce any decent results, you won't be able to keep your position," Chen Yansen said casually, taking a sip of his lemon tea.

“I’ve always been able to sit still,” Ye Qiuping said, licking her lips with a double meaning.

Chen Yansen smiled but didn't reply.

Master Ye is still the same Master Ye, just like a wild fox pissing, full of swagger.

"Alright, you can go back now. I have an appointment with someone," Chen Yansen said, waving his hand.

"Are you going back to the villa tonight?" Ye Qiuping asked, staring intently at him.

When she came to Luzhou, only half of her suitcase was filled with changes of clothes; the other half was packed with costumes of chefs, nurses, Avatars, and Spider-Man, which were things that Boss Chen liked.

But none of these props were used yesterday.

"Yes," Chen Yansen replied.

Ye Qiuping smiled sweetly, picked up her handbag from the stool, and obediently walked out.

As for who President Chen invited, whether it was a man or a woman, she wouldn't ask, nor dared to ask.

Ten minutes later, Song Yuncheng pushed open the door and walked in, immediately spotting Chen Yansen in front of the glass display window.

Although Mr. Chen was wearing a hat and sunglasses, only half of his face was visible, there was only one person as tall as him in the entire store.

Moreover, the two had spent more than three years together, and even just by looking at his lips, Song Yuncheng could recognize him at a glance.

"She's gone?" Song Yuncheng asked softly.

"Hmm, what would you like to drink?" Chen Yansen replied casually.

The "she" that Song Yuncheng mentioned refers to "Meng Jie," while Chen Yansen's answer refers to "Ye Qiuping."

"I don't want to drink." Song Yuncheng shook her head. She didn't like the feeling of sharing Chen Yansen's drinks with others.

Little did she know, there was someone cutting in line.

"Come for a walk with me."

Chen Yansen stood up, opened the glass door, and strode towards the directly operated store across the street.

Seeing this, Song Yuncheng quickly chased after him.

Before the two could get close, they saw a young man with dyed yellow hair sitting on a small stool with an Orange C3S in front of him. The screen showed a Douyin live stream interface, with the camera pointed at the huge crowd of people queuing up.

This was clearly the grand occasion of the first day of the live-streamed orange product offline event.

Chen Yansen looked closely and saw that reward effects were constantly popping up in the lower left corner of the screen. Can you really make money with this?
How outrageous!
Instead of entering the directly operated store, Chen Yansen headed west in the opposite direction.

Along the way, you can occasionally see an Orange Q1 electric scooter passing by, and Kuai Pao deliverymen and Yun Su courier shuttle back and forth in front of the shops along the street.

Young people are already used to paying by scanning a QR code.

He secretly observed that out of 10 people, 5 used Orange Pay, 3 used WeChat Pay, and only 2 used Zhifubao.

Of course, according to more detailed market reports, Orange Pay has a 60% offline market share.

Although WeChat Pay has nearly 7 million active social users, Orange Pay also has hundreds of millions of Yu'ebao users, with a total of 6000 billion yuan in funds deposited. It also deeply covers online payment scenarios such as Pinduoduo, Kuaidi Pao, Gaode Map, Kuaidi Dache, and OFO Bike.

In addition, by seizing the initiative and frequently launching QR code discount promotions, WeChat Pay and Zhifubao have tried to grab market share, but the results have not been significant.

In terms of financial resources, Senlian Capital is no less powerful than Ali and Tencent.

In terms of the precision of subsidy distribution, WeChat Pay and Zhifubao cannot compare to Orange Pay.

Therefore, although the three companies compete in the offline payment field, they are all relatively restrained, and none of them have launched a large-scale red envelope war.

at the same time.

On Tver Street in Arctic, a long queue of customers formed outside an Orange Smart Living store, with people peeking out to see how many meters they were still to the door.

Relying on the user base accumulated by Qingcheng D2, Qingcheng D2 SE and Chengzi C3S, Qingcheng D2S, Chengzi C4 and Yaocheng X2 were wildly popular with users as soon as they were launched.

Fashionably dressed young men and women gathered in small groups, discussing things in hushed tones.

"Alina, the Orange C4's phone performance is also good. Judging from its configuration, it is no worse than Apple or Sunstar. There is no need to spend an extra 10,000 rubles to buy the Shining Orange X2."

A tall, fair-skinned young woman with freckles on her nose and cheeks advised her companion.

“Yulia, you don’t understand! The Shiny Orange X2 is equipped with the latest Alexa voice assistant, while the Orange C4 is a version behind. The experience is on a completely different level.”

Alina looked disdainful and rejected her best friend's suggestion without hesitation.

After deducting expenses such as rent, food, clothes, and cosmetics, there isn't much money left.

一台32GB标准版的曜橙 X2售价3万卢布，64GB高配版则卖3.6万卢布。

In fact, if Arctic China hadn't removed import tariffs on mobile phones in September, Chen Yansen would have raised prices by another 10%.

Alina represents the true thoughts of many young people in Moscow. For them, whether it's an iPhone 5s, a Galaxy Note 3, or a Radiant Orange X2, it's all about showing off when they're out and about.

The Orange C4 is 10,000 rubles cheaper, but it's just a mid-range flagship phone; it doesn't live up to its status at all.

This is similar to the young Chinese man who sold his kidney to buy an iPhone—risking his life to show off.

"Then don't come asking me for money next month," Yulia said helplessly, her face darkening.

Earn money in Moscow, spend it in Moscow!
High incomes mean high prices!

"Yulia, no way! You really want to see me eating bread for a month?" Alina immediately backed down.

"I just can't do anything with you." Yulia sighed. She and Alina were college classmates and then went on to work at the same company after graduation.

Their incomes are similar, but their consumption habits are worlds apart.

For her, the configuration of the Qingcheng D2S is sufficient.

With a 1300-megapixel rear camera and Orange Technology's AI imaging technology, its photography performance is also quite good.

Half an hour later, the two of them bought the mobile phones they wanted and then walked towards the apartment with satisfaction.

Similar scenes are playing out in Eastern Europe, Africa, and Western Europe.

From the winter of 2011 to the autumn of 2013, after two years, Orange Technology finally gained a foothold in the overseas market and won a large number of fans.

In particular, the establishment of the developer community and the implementation of the application submission reward mechanism have greatly enriched the application ecosystem of Aurora Future OS, thereby reducing users' concerns about purchasing.

In addition, Aurora OS outperforms iOS and Android in terms of security, operability, and smoothness, which has led to a growing number of Orange phones being used overseas.

October 19th marked the day after the launch of Orange Mobile's new product, the first day of its sale through domestic offline channels, and also the first day of its sale in overseas markets.

Through online and offline sales networks, a total of 371.6 million units have been sold!

In the two days, the total global sales reached 594.3 million units, with a transaction value of 145.2 billion!
One million units were sold in overseas markets in one day!

Although this sales volume covers multiple countries and regions including Africa, Southeast Asia, Western Europe and Eastern Europe, it is enough to prove that Orange Technology has successfully gone global and occupied a certain market share overseas.

Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c sold 920 million units globally in their first week, and many believe that Orange Technology can match that record in just three days.

With continued media attention, Orange phones are gaining increasing popularity among Chinese users.

Although some have pointed out that Orange Technology's sales are 60% from its Green Orange series, and its revenue cannot compare with Apple's, no one likes to hear the truth.

That evening, the 7 PM news program featured a special report on the Yao Cheng X2, highlighting the Tiangong A100 chip.

If ordinary people don't understand, how could those in power not understand?
Compared to the Kirin chip, which uses the ARM architecture, the Tiangong A100 chip is a pure domestically developed chip.

CCTV's report is tantamount to giving the Tiangong A100 chip an official label—this is China's first self-developed chip!
at the same time.

After being rejected by Chen Yansen, Jia Yaoting set his sights on Lenovo Holdings.

After all, Lenovo had just surpassed HP in the PC business to become the world's number one computer brand.

If they can gain Liu Chengzhi's approval and support, subsequent financing will undoubtedly be much easier.

He had the investment department calculate that the initial investment would be at least 50 billion yuan, including land purchase, production line setup, establishment of a motor and electronic control R&D laboratory, plus human resource costs.

Without getting a few big names in the business world involved, this amount of money wouldn't be enough.

the other side.

After receiving strategic investment from Ali, He Xiaopeng of UC Browser has seen his influence gradually diminish.

According to the plan, Ali will make its third investment in March next year, thereby achieving full ownership.

Will he still have a place at UC then?
Therefore, He Xiaopeng almost completely hands over the management of UC, holding a weekly meeting and spending his free time either drinking and dining with Lei Yijun or chatting with friends in investment banking, all while trying to find the next big opportunity.

You can't just retire at the age of thirty, can you?

He Xiaopeng aimlessly flipped through the news, pondering which bar to go to that night.

Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a message out of the corner of my eye: "Tesla Model S LR sales in China have exceeded 3000 units, and the 4890 Deep Blue Battery may be the biggest winner!"

Pure electric vehicles?

He Xiaopeng recalled that three days ago, Lei Yijun had talked to him at a dinner party, saying that if given the opportunity, he would also like to get involved in the new energy vehicle industry.

Car manufacturing?

Can it work?
He Xiaopeng scratched his stubble and pondered to himself.

(End of this chapter)