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

Chapter 540 Conquering the North American Market! Securing the Five Major Carriers! Africa? We'll go even if it means going all in!
At 10:00 AM, Alibaba announced that it had officially submitted its prospectus, planning to raise 15 billion US dollars.

Following JD.com, the three major domestic e-commerce platforms have successively listed on North American stock exchanges.

This phenomenon has attracted the attention of the authorities.

With the rise of the internet industry, more and more startups are adopting dual-class share structures. You can't just send all the companies you've nurtured overseas, can you?
After careful consideration, the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission and the Securities Association decided to postpone the discussion of this issue to the meeting in March.

Following this, both Qiandu and Kuaibo were fined 25 yuan each by the Market Supervision Association for video copyright issues.

However, 25 is just a drop in the ocean compared to the losses suffered by video websites such as Tencent, Sohu, and LeTV.

Behind those unauthorized film and television resources being copied and disseminated lies a copyright acquisition cost of tens of millions of yuan. Once piracy becomes rampant, legitimate platforms will suffer user loss and advertising revenue decline, with actual losses often amounting to hundreds of millions of yuan.

Such a paltry punishment is neither enough to make up for the copyright holders' losses nor can it stop the spread of piracy.

Ma Wenteng, Zhang Chaoyang, and Jia Yaoting were extremely dissatisfied with the result!

More than a dozen platforms have launched another offensive, seemingly determined to destroy Wang Xin and Li Yanhong.

The person with the most temper was Jia Yaoting, who was in the content business. LeEco's operating philosophy was "not to make money from hardware, but only from software."

The piracy by Kuaibo and Qiandu Video is undoubtedly jeopardizing his livelihood.

Therefore, Jia Yaoting filed a complaint with the Copyright Association while simultaneously seeking connections and preparing to resort to underhanded tactics.

Li Yanhong quickly received the news. After learning that Jia Yaoting and Ma Wenteng were serious, he immediately backed down, first using the safe harbor principle to distance himself from the matter, and then promising to crack down on piracy.

Wang Xin had a weak network and a poor foundation, so no one notified him at all.

After seeing that the Market Supervision Association only fined Kuaibo 25 yuan, he became even more reckless.

at the same time.

Jimo, Qingdao, Orange Garment Factory.

Inside each production workshop, everyone was still busy. Although they hadn't received a single external order yet, the orders from within the group alone were enough to keep them occupied.

Yunsu Express couriers' T-shirts, down linings, and windbreakers;

The base layer, down liner, and windproof jacket worn by Kuaipao delivery drivers;

Down jackets and work uniforms from Orange Mobile Phone Factory;

Orange Technology, Pinbei, Tiangong, Shenlan and more than a dozen other subsidiaries all need to rush to produce T-shirts, down jackets and other items before the end of the year. It would be strange if they weren't busy.

Yang Fenghuang ironed the new clothes quickly and efficiently, but her mind was already calculating today's commission.

Since the commission for each piece of clothing increased, she has worked even harder.

"Phoenix, what do you learn every day in your training class?"

"Sister E across from me asked curiously."

“Teacher Liu is teaching us sketching,” Yang Fenghuang answered truthfully.

"Painting? Aren't you learning to make clothes?" Sister E was taken aback for a moment, then asked again.

"Teacher Liu said that we should first build a foundation, then learn about fabrics and accessories, and finally learn about clothing structure and cutting."

Yang Fenghuang felt exhausted at the thought of having to go to the factory's training class every day after get off work.

But every time she thinks about how Ms. Liu earned more than 200,000 yuan a year right after graduation, and how it might rise to 400,000 or 500,000 yuan in the future, she is filled with enthusiasm and motivation.

Exhausted as I am, that string of numbers is like a thorn stuck in my heart, making me both envious and urging me to move forward.

Yang Fenghuang squeezed the hot iron handle. In the steamy mist, she could almost see herself drawing lines on the fabric with a ruler after she had learned how to cut.

By then, he might be able to go from being an ironing worker who is paid by the piece to a designer with an annual salary of hundreds of thousands.

The boss gave me a chance, and if I don't seize it, I might have to iron clothes in the factory for the rest of my life.

Only by truly experiencing the hardships of working on an assembly line can one understand a certain truth.

Studying is not hard at all!

"Ah, it's a pity I'm too old and learn things slowly. I really envy you young girls. You're lucky to be born in such a good time and have such good bosses."

Sister E said sourly.

"Sister E, you could actually sign up to learn fabric quality inspection; the salary isn't bad."

Yang Fenghuang advised.

"Forget it, I don't have time. I have to go home after get off work and cook for the kids."

Sister E forced a smile, then lowered her head and continued with her work.

In fact, although Lin Guolun did not set any age restrictions when organizing the training courses, 90% of the workers who signed up were young people.

Less than 10% are over 30 years old.

Some people are willing but unable to do so. With the burden of caring for both elderly parents and young children on their shoulders, they just want to collapse and catch their breath after get off work. They have no energy left to study or learn new things.

Some people just want to do repetitive, simple work. They feel that although their current jobs pay less, they don't require much brainpower, and they can leave work on time. Why bother learning those incomprehensible fabric parameters and cutting patterns?

Like another woman in the workshop, who is almost fifty years old, she is still quick and efficient when ironing clothes every day, and can iron 600 pieces a day.

But the mere mention of training courses sends him waving his hands: "Why bother learning that stuff? All I can do with these hands is hold an iron. Learning design would just be a waste of time."

Some people are worried that they won't be able to learn it and will be laughed at, or that they'll spend time but not make any progress, wasting the opportunity to make money.

Seeing this, Yang Fenghuang stopped talking and focused her energy on her work.

She didn't hand over her shift until 5 p.m., and hurried toward the cafeteria.

Because class starts at six o'clock.

The training course initially planned to enroll 120 people, but only 71 people signed up. After all, for many people, it's more practical to work an extra two hours and earn some overtime pay than to spend time learning about fabrics, pattern making, and design.

Yang Fenghuang had only taken two steps when she encountered the design class teacher, so she politely greeted her, "Hello, Teacher Liu."

"I've said it so many times, just call me Sister Xinlei."

Liu Xinlei rubbed her forehead and corrected her with a wry smile.

She's only twenty-one years old this year, and she always feels awkward being called "teacher".

"Sister Xinlei," Yang Fenghuang immediately responded with a smile, her face showing a hint of flattery.

Her mother often said that it never hurts to smile more when you're out and about.

The two walked into the cafeteria side by side.

Since Senlian Capital took over the garment factory, not only have wages increased, but the food in the canteen has also improved significantly.

the other side.

After their weekly meeting, Chen Yansen and Zhou Shouzhi finalized the launch date for the North American market.

After nearly half a year of technical, sales channel and market preparation, Zhou Shouzhi secured deals with five major carriers: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular, and finalized sales plans for the Yaocheng X2 and Orange C3S unlocked and contract phones.

In addition, leveraging its existing partnership with Alexa smart speakers, Orange Technology has also established supply partnerships with Best Buy and Costco.

This means that the Yaocheng X2 and Orange C3S can not only reach users through the channels of operators, but also cover a wider range of consumers by leveraging Best Buy's consumer electronics retail network and Costco's membership-based warehousing model.

Online sales channels are mainly Walmart and Amazon.

“Boss, let’s set it for January 18th. I’ll coordinate the distribution channels,” Zhou Shouzhi nodded and said.

Compared to market expansion in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa, the North American market is much more challenging. Simply having a wide distribution network is not enough to get local users to accept a Chinese mobile phone product.

We must break the ingrained notion that "Made in China = Cost-Effectiveness" from the root!

Users in North America are more brand-conscious than price-sensitive, especially in the high-end market, where they value the exclusivity of technological innovation.

We must use methods such as disassembly and testing, and live broadcasts by engineers to let tech bloggers and consumers see the core strength of Orange and Tiangong Technology's "independent research and development," rather than simply piling up materials.

To put it simply, if the Orange phone achieves great success in North America, it will demonstrate that Aurora OS and the Tiangong A100 chip have gained recognition.

In addition, cultural differences are an unavoidable hurdle.

In terms of the system's application ecosystem, some localization adjustments also need to be made.

"You can talk to Mao Chaorong about Mimo's resource allocation; I've already spoken to him."

Chen Yansen warned.

"Yes, boss," Zhou Shouzhi replied.

“Mimo is preparing to enter the Southeast Asian market next week. When you have time, please get together with Mao Chaorong and the Southeast Asian market manager of Orange Technology to have a meeting and go over the new media marketing plan for 2014.”

Chen Yansen slowly stood up and added a sentence before leaving the office.

"No problem, I'll talk to Mr. Mao first, and then have Assistant Meng notify you once we confirm the meeting time."

Zhou Shouzhi, holding the documents, walked alongside Chen Yansen, talking as they went.

Behind him followed more than a dozen senior executives from various departments of Orange Technology.

"Orange Technology has reached the ceiling of domestic market shipments. If it wants to go further, it has to go global and boost sales in overseas markets."

Chen Yansen paused and then said, "Oliver of Rocket Internet sold Lazada to Pinduoduo and then went to Africa to create Jumia. We can't give him a chance. The e-commerce market in Africa is not to be underestimated."

You and Huang Zheng need to take this seriously. We can't rely entirely on buying distribution channels; we need to build our own.

Doing e-commerce in Africa sounds a bit magical, but Oliver took only five years to get Jumia listed on Nasdaq.

At its peak, its operations covered more than a dozen countries, with annual sales exceeding US$12 billion and a market value surpassing US$70 billion.

Even the smallest mosquito leg is still meat, and Chen Yansen doesn't mind it.

Moreover, expanding Pinbei's business to Africa will also create a brand new sales network for Orange mobile phones, Orange electric vehicles, Orange air conditioners, and other products.

Zhou Shouzhi quickly agreed.

After joining the company, he was mainly busy with the development of overseas markets and the operation of the entire project.

Although the domestic offline sales network is nominally registered under his name, it is actually operated by Yang Rui.

Today, Orange Smart Living Experience Centers have a total of 3904 locations, including 317 large directly operated stores located in first-, second-, and third-tier cities, and the rest are micro-sized self-operated stores that undertake sales and after-sales maintenance functions.

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The next day, the first batch of new uniforms from Orange Garment Factory arrived in Luzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou and other places.

As dawn broke, the station managers of Yunsu Express outlets and Kuaipao service stations received a notification requiring them to arrive at the station promptly at 9:30 a.m. to receive the clothes sent from the forward warehouse.

When they arrived, the station staff were already there, all grinning and waiting to be handed out their uniforms.

Two sets per person, for easy changing and washing.

As for the style of the windbreaker, they saw it in the boss's video. It has an orange design, three reflective strips on the back, and waterproof fabric lining the pockets.

Yishan Road Station.

Li Zhou and Qiao Jiacheng each carried two large bags and walked out of the station with smiles on their faces.

Reporters from the Shanghai Economic Morning Post, who had already received the news, saw the two and immediately quickened their pace, holding up their microphones as they went to greet them.

(End of this chapter)