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Chapter 546 11700 million units, third in the world! Only by defeating Mountain Star and Apple can we truly win!
Zhou Shouzhi looked at Chen Yansen, and seeing his boss nod slightly, he slowly said, "Next, I will first take everyone to review the core performance of 2013."

After he finished speaking, he tapped the computer's touchpad, and the PowerPoint presentation switched.

A clear and visual table comes into view, showing, from top to bottom, total revenue, adjusted net profit, and sales milestones for each quarter.

"Full-year revenue reached 3659 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 148%, of which smartphones accounted for 2850 billion yuan, consumer products accounted for 397 billion yuan, and internet services accounted for 412 billion yuan."
Adjusted net profit was 875 billion yuan, hardware profit was 515.4 billion yuan, and software profit was 359.6 billion yuan.
Global shipments reached 1.17 million units, maintaining its position as the world's third-largest supplier, with a market share of 11.2%.

Zhou Shouzhi summarized succinctly.

Everyone has access to detailed data, so there's no need to go into too much detail.

For example, consumer products include categories such as Alexa smart speakers, Orange power banks, Bluetooth headsets, tablets, and laptops.

Internet services include technology patent fees, advertising fees, and revenue from game co-operation.

Compared to 2012, the net profit of the mobile phone business increased significantly last year.

This is mainly due to the strong sales of Orange C3S, Orange C4, Shining Orange X1 and Shining Orange X2.

As for the Green Orange series, the gross profit margin is actually not low, it's just that the gross profit amount is too low.

Orange phones also achieved more than double the growth rate, from 5010 million units to 11700 million units.

Chen Yansen looked at the screen and saw that the best-selling models were still Qingcheng D2, Qingcheng D2 SE and Qingcheng D2S, with a total sales volume of 4900 million, accounting for 41.8%.

The cumulative sales of the Shiny Orange X1, Shiny Orange X1 SE and Shiny Orange X2 reached 3160 million units, with particularly impressive shipments in countries such as the Arctic, the United Kingdom and Luzon.

Even with only the Aurora Future OS operating system as an option, it still couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of overseas users to buy it.

Because of its processor and system performance, the Yaocheng series has won the trust of users through market feedback.

The Tiangong A100 chip outperforms the Snapdragon 800 in terms of power consumption and computing power.

Aurora Future OS has been hailed as a masterpiece by countless application developers and system enthusiasts, with its system optimization, resource retrieval efficiency, security, and operability far surpassing those of iOS and Android systems.

Initially, European users didn't believe the hype surrounding Aurora Future OS from tech and digital bloggers, but driven by curiosity, they bought a Qingcheng D2 as an experiment. After using it for a while, they immediately became fans of the Orange phone.

After gaining user recognition, the number of mobile phone manufacturers interested in purchasing the Tiangong A100 processor has increased several times over recently.

Following Meitu, Huawei and ZTE also called to purchase a batch of Tiangong A100 processors to be used in their flagship models.

In contrast, Qualcomm, under the threat of the Tiangong A100, Tegra 4H, and MT6599, hastily launched the Snapdragon 810.

Due to the rushed implementation of the entire project, the overall performance of the Snapdragon 810 was very poor, with the CPU single-core power consumption reaching a terrifying 5W and serious overheating issues.

After trying it out, mobile phone manufacturers such as HTC, BlackBerry, Meizu, and OPPO all frowned.

Even with Qualcomm's proactive price reductions, it has received very few purchase orders.

After all, Qualcomm has never been the only option!

Besides the Tiangong A100, the Tegra 4H and MT6599 also have good performance and are available at lower prices.

While listening to Zhou Shouzhi's work report, Chen Yansen pondered the tape-out process of Tiangong B100 and Tiangong C100.

At the spring new product launch event after the Lunar New Year, the Orange and Green Orange series will also be equipped with self-developed chips.

Of course, Chen Yansen does not plan to roll it out on a full scale for the time being, but wants to observe the market's reaction first.

If the feedback is good, then step on the gas and rush forward!

If there are any vulnerabilities, the buffer period of small-batch deployment can be used to identify and patch them.

"There are a total of 3904 Orange Smart Living Stores, of which 324 are large directly operated stores, distributed in first-, second- and third-tier cities, and 3580 are micro self-operated stores."

I've discussed it with Yang Rui, and we'll accelerate the expansion of our offline sales network after January, aiming to open 10,000 stores by the end of 2014 and increase that number to 20,000 in 2015.

Zhou Shouzhi, standing to the side, spoke slowly and deliberately.

He then went on to introduce the progress of market expansion in Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia, as well as the output share of each business segment.

The meeting lasted for two and a half hours, until 4:40 p.m. when Zhou Shouzhi finished his work report.

At that moment, snowflakes, like willow catkins, began to fall outside the window.

"Old Zhou, if we can beat Apple in terms of shipments next year, we'll start our IPO plan."

Chen Yansen picked up the cup in front of him, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and then announced.

Going public?

The people in the conference room looked at each other, then their eyes lit up and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

Who doesn't want their company to go public?
Each of them holds more or less options.

After Pinbei went public, overnight, more than 3000 millionaires, more than 100 multi-millionaires, and more than a dozen billionaires were created.

Furthermore, as Pinbei's market share continues to expand, its stock price may surge in six months or a year, turning those 100-plus millionaires into billionaires in the blink of an eye.

Why do people come out to work?
It's all about the money!

Who doesn't want to achieve financial freedom?
Buy a luxury car, live in a villa, and ride a foreign horse?

"Boss, I can't guarantee the sales figures, but I guarantee that we can surpass Apple in terms of sales volume."

Zhou Shouzhi immediately nodded and solemnly promised.

He had already learned from data published by Gartner that Apple sold 15300 million units last year, 3600 million more than Orange Technology.

Given Orange Technology's current market expansion speed, even if it reduces the supply of some of its Green Orange series products, it is confident that it can still compete with Apple in terms of shipments.

"Your real goal is to surpass Shanxing in sales and Apple in revenue."

Chen Yansen smiled slightly, put his hand on Zhou Shouzhi's shoulder, and then they walked out of the conference room together.

Wang Teng and the others stood there, stunned.

They understood the boss's unspoken message: the target mentioned earlier was most likely a joke.

What about the IPO plans?

"Brother Teng, you have a good relationship with the boss, could you ask him for us later?" Yan Peng from the e-commerce department said, nudging Wang Teng. Meanwhile...

Gartner published a screenshot of the 2013 global smartphone shipment rankings on various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as Douyin, Toutiao, and Weibo in China.

Only the top five have been released; more detailed data will require payment.

The top spot still belongs to Shanxing, with annual shipments of 28600 million units.

Despite still being number one, Shanxing's sales plummeted by 100 million units compared to 2012.

Is Mountain Star no longer viable?
Down 24.7% year-on-year!

Second place went to Apple, with 15300 million units sold, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%.

Netizens were surprised to discover that Nokia has completely disappeared!
Last year, it shipped 3.3 million units, but this year it didn't even make it into the top five.

Microsoft's $70 billion acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business has instantly become a laughing stock.

Clearly, Microsoft's plan to promote the Windows Phone system through Nokia has failed.

The outcome of this powerful alliance was quite unexpected.

Nokia, which had dominated the rankings for over a decade, has quietly fallen to the second tier.

Third place: Orange Technology, 11700 million units.

Fourth place: Huawei, 4400 million units.

Fifth place: LG, 3700 million units.

The top three are in a commanding lead.

What about ZTE? What about TCL? What about Lenovo?

Netizens asked the question knowingly and made a joke.

TCL was able to make the list last year mainly because it acquired Alcatel mobile phones.

This year, TCL failed to make it into the top five, and in the eyes of netizens, it's like Microsoft—a sucker.

The real reason is that Alcatel's feature phones accounted for too high a percentage of the market, and 2013 was a year of rapid development for smartphones. Even users in Africa were using smartphones with loud speakers and scrolling lights. Who would want to spend money to buy a feature phone?

Sales were there, but they were shockingly low.

"The sales of Orange phones are amazing! Last year, 5000 million units were sold, and this year it's almost 1.2 million."

"I'm in Asberba. Most of the black guys here use Orange or Orange phones. You have no idea how popular the word 'Orange' is in Abyssinia!"

“I run a supermarket in Nigeria, and I can say with certainty that five out of ten smartphones sold there are Orange. Star and Apple are no match for it.”

People on Weibo are constantly sharing their overseas experiences.

"Really? I've never heard of that?"

"Don't worry, internet speeds are slow in Africa. I'll send you a picture!"

In response to the doubts, a Chinese businessman in Asberba quickly posted a photo.

It was a white wall covered with huge advertisements.

"The Green Orange Phone features a 5.5-inch large screen, quad SIM cards, quad standby capability, and a one-month standby time, all for only $139 USD!"

Netizens were stunned after seeing it, thinking: Isn't this a wall advertisement from China?

"Is it fake? It looks photoshopped."

Someone replied.

The Chinese businessman in Asberba was immediately enraged and uploaded more than a dozen pictures in one go. It took more than ten minutes for netizens in China to see them.

A group of locals, their features obscured by darkness, but their white teeth clearly visible, crowded in front of the Orange Direct Store to buy cell phones.

The black man, having just bought a new phone, grinned and showed it off to the camera.

The orange phone in the photo, although different from the domestic version, still has the brand logo on the back that can't be faked.

Half an hour later, Orange Technology's official Weibo account discovered the post, personally claimed it, and added the following text: "Orange phones sold 1710 million units in the African market last year."

How many?

Lei Yijun, who was just about to release the sales report, paused and immediately stopped.

Xiaomi's total global sales in 2013 were 1690 million units!

"I worked hard all year, and I still don't sell as many Orange phones in Africa?"

Lei Yijun was lost in thought and murmured softly.

Domestic mobile phone manufacturers have broken down. They accept that they are not as good as Orange phones, but they cannot accept that their global sales are not as good as Orange phones in Africa.

On the contrary, Zhou Hongyi showed no restraint and boldly revealed 360's performance report - total sales of 1740 million units!

With its ultra-low-priced models such as the 360 ​​F1, 360 F1 Mini, and 360 N1, 360 successfully replaced Nica, Newman, and Doov in the market.

In third- and fourth-tier cities and rural markets, 360's brand image is comparable to Apple and Sunstar, only slightly inferior to Orange Mobile.

"Is it really that hard to make a phone?" Zhou Hongyi even added a questioning emoji to his copy, making it full of sarcasm.

About ten minutes later, Analysys released a list of domestic smartphone shipments.

360 is surprisingly ranked 7th!
Xiaomi ranked eighth, trailing by 50 units.

Dozens of second- and third-tier mobile phone manufacturers, including OPPO, Vivo, Meizu, and Gionee, were all suppressed by 360.

Huang Zhang sat in front of the computer, typed a dense line of text in the input box, then deleted half of it, and then added another paragraph.

The message was full of warm greetings to Zhou Hongyi!
(End of this chapter)