Chapter 838: 19.79 million units sold on the first day, revenue of 52.16 billion! We won't stop until we've bled enough!

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was slowly sinking towards the horizon.

As dusk fell, a cool breeze carried the scent of the night.

After arranging the follow-up work, Chen Yansen left work as usual.

Soon, a silver and blue Hongqi L5 drove out of Senlian Technology Park and sped towards Yujing Villa.

By this time, the outside world was already in an uproar.

Despite having many supporters, Senlian Group ultimately could not withstand the overwhelming negative public opinion.

Some netizens left sarcastic comments on social media, saying, "Chen Yansen is considered a good person? He's just a better actor!"

People admire the strong, but they also hold the strong to a saintly level of morality.

Now that Orange Auto has encountered a sudden problem, Chen Yansen has also been thrust into the spotlight and become the target of public criticism.

In the driver's seat, Lao Huang seemed hesitant to speak the whole way.

It wasn't until the car stopped in front of Villa No. 8 that Huang Boxiang spoke up to comfort him: "Boss, I believe that Yaoguang E1 has absolutely no product quality defects, and the company will definitely be able to weather this storm smoothly."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yansen, who was about to get off the bus, raised an eyebrow and looked at Lao Huang with a smile, asking, "What if the problem lies in the product design of the Yaoguang E1?"

Old Huang paused for a moment, scratched his short hair, and replied firmly, "I don't understand the product, but I understand the boss. You're a good person."

"Thanks, Lao Huang."

Chen Yansen reached out and gently patted Huang Boxiang's shoulder, thinking to himself: You really know how to use foul language!

He then added, "Remember! There are no purely good people, and don't be too superstitious about authority."

These words have a double meaning; how to interpret them is entirely up to Huang Boxiang himself.

Before Lao Huang could react, Chen Yansen pushed open the door, got out of the car, walked through the flower-filled courtyard, and entered the living room.

Chen Anqiao was lying in the cradle, while Old Chen sat beside her, listening to his granddaughter's babbling, his face full of smiles.

Hearing the noise behind him, Old Chen turned around and saw that it was his son. He casually asked, "About the company..."

"A minor issue."

Chen Yansen waved his hand, looking completely nonchalant.

After saying that, he walked to the cradle and whispered to the little one, "Call me Daddy."

Old Chen chuckled to himself, "How can a three-month-old baby talk?"

If an average child can learn to say "daddy," "mommy," and "grandpa" within six months, they are already considered intelligent.

But no sooner had the thought crossed his mind than he heard a muffled "Dad" in his ear.

Before Old Chen could react, the little guy clearly called out "Dad" again.

"Little Chenpi is really smart, just like me."

Chen Yansen raised his hand and rubbed the little guy's forehead.

Seeing this, Old Chen immediately became very enthusiastic and wanted to teach Chen Pi to call him "Grandpa," as if he had inexhaustible energy.

Chen Yansen smiled slightly, turned around and walked towards the elevator.

Two hours later, the global sales statistics for Orange's mobile phone chips on the first day were released. Including shipments through offline sales networks, a total of 19.79 million units were sold, generating revenue of 52.16 billion yuan.

Among them, the sales volume of Qingcheng D4 reached 3.91 million units, with a transaction value of 1.95 billion yuan;

The Qingcheng D4 Pro sold 5.17 million units, generating a transaction value of 4.647 billion yuan.

Orange C5 Max sold 3.59 million units, generating a transaction value of 10.048 billion yuan;

The X3 Ultra sold 7.12 million units, generating a transaction value of 35.515 billion yuan.

Of course, only 8 million units are in stock, and the remaining orders will be delivered within half a month.

With daily sales approaching 20 million units, this success is attributed in part to the product's inherent strengths and a large user base.

On the other hand, it also relies on the global marketing network that Zhou Shouzhi and Yang Rui spent more than two years building.

in the country alone, Orange Mobile has as many as 10,000 large and small self-operated stores.

Globally, there are more than 17,000 directly operated stores in 127 countries and regions. If franchised stores of some distributors are included, the total number exceeds 60,000.

This is also the core reason why Orange phones were able to achieve sales of nearly 20 million units in a single day!

However, compared to last year's achievement of selling 10.13 million units in eight hours, the sales growth on the first day of this launch was significantly slower, clearly affected by the negative news surrounding Orange Auto.

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The following morning.

Orange Technology announced its 24-hour sales figures, which instantly went viral online.

In particular, the cumulative sales of the Orange and Shiny Orange series reached 10.71 million units, achieving the goal of breaking 10 million units in a single day for mid-to-high-end models for the first time.

It's worth noting that the iPhone 6 series only sold 6 million units globally on its launch day last year.

This means that even amidst negative public opinion and dampened user expectations, Orange's sales on its first day of release still far exceeded those of Apple.

at the same time.

Inside the California Transportation Association's recorder repair lab, Lin Rui is leading his team, trying to extract driving data from the damaged EDR device at the time of the incident.

On the control panel, the EDR device had been disassembled into scattered parts. The metal casing of the core storage module was severely deformed due to high temperature, and there were still some black scorch marks on the edges.

This is the mark left by the fire after the accident vehicle collided, and it is also the biggest obstacle to data extraction.

"Mr. Lin, the third round of laser ablation has failed again. The packaging layer of the memory chip is too damaged. Forcibly breaking it may result in the complete loss of data."

An Orange Auto researcher put down the control lever, his tone full of frustration.

On the screen in front of him, the data reading progress bar was stuck at 37%, repeatedly flashing the message "Reading error".

Hansen, sitting opposite him, was also pondering a repair plan.

As a top electronic data recovery expert at the California Transportation Association, he has handled countless EDR data extractions from serious traffic accidents, but the extent of damage to the equipment in front of him was unbearable to look at.

More importantly, this accident involves Orange Auto's Yaoguang E1, and countless eyes around the world are focused on it, leaving no room for error.

"We can't use lasers anymore, we need to switch to cryogenic freezing!"

After a moment of thought, Lin Rui proposed a new idea: "First, place the chip in liquid nitrogen and let it stand for half an hour. Then, use the principle of thermal expansion and contraction to peel off the damaged packaging layer. The action must be gentle, and the error cannot exceed 0.01 millimeters."

Hansen and his assistant immediately nodded and did as instructed.

Since the plan was proposed by Lin Rui, if the EDR storage chip is completely damaged, the responsibility will not be theirs, and they can get rid of this hot potato.

Soon, the white mist sprayed from the liquid nitrogen tank slowly dissipated.

Everyone held their breath. While cryogenic freezing could reduce the risk of damage from peeling off the encapsulation layer, it could also cause the already fragile chip circuitry to completely fail. This was undoubtedly a high-stakes gamble.

The white mist gradually dissipated, and the memory chips on the control panel were covered with a thin layer of white frost.

Wearing a high-powered magnifying glass and holding specially made high-precision peeling forceps, Hansen showed not the slightest tremor.

The titanium alloy tip of the peeling pliers gently touched the epoxy resin layer on the edge of the chip, which had been baked by the fire, making a very soft "click" sound.

The first broken shell was picked open, like a charred cicada molt, and fell silently into the tray.

"A little more to the left! Yes, that's it."

Lin Rui kept his voice very low, afraid of interfering with Hansen's operation.

The second piece, the third piece...

As the packaging layers were peeled away one by one, the tiny Kunpeng storage chip underneath was gradually revealed.

The chip's surface is covered with fine cracks, like a dried-up riverbed, but its pins have miraculously remained intact.

Hansen put down the stripping forceps, let out a long breath, and looked up at Lin Rui, saying, "The situation doesn't look too bad."

"Mr. Hansen, thank you!"

Lin Rui thanked him.

"It's just my job," Hansen said with a shrug, seemingly unconcerned.

Ten minutes later, the chip was carefully inserted into the reading device.

On the testing screen, the data extraction interface slowly opened, and the scrolling progress bar made the atmosphere on site increasingly tense.

As the system gradually read the chip data, Lin Rui's brow relaxed slightly.

Despite the extremely high risk of data corruption, the core information in the chip was managed to be preserved within a limited space.

The progress bar slowly climbs from 0%, to 10%, 20%, and 30%.

Every percentage point increase seemed to freeze the air in the laboratory.

Just as the progress reached 89%, the screen suddenly flickered, and the reading speed slowed down abruptly, as if it might stop again at any moment.

"Stabilize the voltage and reduce the data transmission rate!"

Lin Rui gave the order in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on the screen.

The researcher in charge of equipment debugging immediately adjusted the parameters, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

A few seconds later, the progress bar started moving again: 95%, 98%, 100%!

The moment the four large green characters "Read Successful" popped up, Lin Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Hansen was the first to retrieve the core data, his fingers flying across the keyboard as the driving parameters before and after the accident appeared on the screen one by one.

Vehicle speed, braking force, steering angle, power output—all data is clearly available.

Lin Rui's gaze swept over the rows of data, his brows gradually furrowing.

When I saw the line “0.3 seconds before the collision, the brake signal was not triggered and the power system abnormally output 1.2 times the rated power”, my pupils suddenly contracted.

There was definitely a problem!

August 24, 2015, 19:47:32 Los Angeles time

Vehicle: Yaoguang E1

VIN code: 1OE1L52P7TR115520

Driver: Ronald

Fifteen minutes before the incident, the system status showed "everything is normal".

At 19:58:21, the accelerator pedal opening suddenly changed to 97.9%, and the accelerator pedal position sensor recorded a value of 96.8%, which lasted for 4.7 seconds.

At 19:58:25, the steering wheel was turned sharply to the right by 17.3 degrees, and the yaw rate sensor instantly spiked to 9.2 degrees per second.

At 19:58:26, ABS and ESC engaged normally, but the vehicle speed had already increased from 87 km/h to 142 km/h.

19:58:29, vehicle collision.

Lin Rui paused the timeline at 19:58:19 and zoomed in on the steering wheel torque curve.

The curve clearly shows that the driver gripped the steering wheel with a torque far exceeding what would normally be required to take over, and then floored the accelerator 0.8 seconds later.

This is not a system malfunction!

Rather, it was an extreme misoperation by the driver who floored the accelerator and made a sharp turn while in fully manual mode.

Strangely, when the inspectors and traffic association staff checked the scene, they found no trace of deliberate acceleration.

Was the data deleted, or was the investigation report fabricated?

Thinking of this, Lin Rui broke out in a cold sweat.

He instantly realized that someone was definitely targeting the company!

"Those bastards!"

Lin Rui couldn't help but curse under his breath.

In the past two days, netizens have been arguing fiercely on major social media platforms around the world, and the California court has also accepted the joint claim filed by the victim's family and the owner of the Yaoguang E1 car.

If they lose the case, the maximum compensation for more than 30,000 car owners could exceed US$1.5 billion.

Compensation is secondary; the key issue is that Orange Auto will completely collapse!

At that time, car owners in Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia will also follow suit and file claims.

Without this crucial evidence, Orange Auto's two years of hard work and the efforts of tens of thousands of people would have been in vain.

This is clearly an attempt to destroy Orange Motors!

"Mr. Hansen, could you please help me issue a formal report?"

Lin Rui said with a solemn expression.

He then left the lab, took out his phone, and urgently reported the current situation to CEO Wang Chao.

On the other side.

With the support of companies such as Mimo, Tesla, Sands China, and WWE, Jonard took to the North American stage for the first time with a budget of $60 million, shouting the slogan "Make America Great Again".

Due to regulations, Mimo's $30 million was donated in Mao Chaorong's name.

Because he has already become a citizen, he is legally qualified to donate to the candidates.

Following the Yaoguang E1 car accident, Jonard has been observing the reaction of the alliance of traditional domestic car manufacturers.

From his own perspective, he did not want Senlian Group's business in North America to suffer setbacks.

After all, it was Chen Yansen who spearheaded the effort, helping him secure funding from numerous financial giants who were willing to support his presidential campaign.

Furthermore, as a traditional large manufacturing company, Ford has always adhered to a strategy of "hedging its bets and maintaining a basic balance" in its campaign donations, but this time it has given more support to Jonard's opponent.

Although the funding gap is less than ten percentage points, it clearly demonstrates the stance of the three major automakers: Ford, GM, and Chrysler.

When Jonard learned that the National Institute for Transportation Safety had extracted crucial information from the damaged EDR device and that Ford had orchestrated the incident, he first spoke with Ford's global president, Fields, by phone, and then contacted Chen Yansen.

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After listening to Jonard's description and suggestion, Chen Yansen asked noncommittally, "You mean you want to downplay the issue and make it disappear?"

“Mr. Chen, I need the support of the automotive industry.”

Jonard adopted an extremely humble stance, almost pleading: "Take a loss first, and I'll definitely help you discipline these Detroit thugs later!"

"Tell Fields that this matter is not over unless he hands over the masterminds, inspectors, and forensic experts who orchestrated this accident."

Chen Yansen's tone was harsh, showing no mercy to Jonard.

He's always the one doing the work for others, but now that someone's targeting him, does he expect him to swallow his anger?

Absolutely impossible!

Chen Yansen would not stop until he saw enough bloodshed.

"Mr. Chen, this has really blown things up."

Jonard, looking troubled, tried to persuade him.

He actually understood the ins and outs of this very well.

If Fields hadn't instructed him, why would this vice president be so idle as to spend money to hire someone to risk their life just to suppress Orange Autos, and even bribe the inspectors and on-site surveyors?

If Fields spends money to appease the relevant personnel before handing over the man, Ford will lose all face.

"Think clearly about whose side you are on before you decide how to speak."

Chen Yansen scolded him impatiently.

A dog that can't be tamed is better off being kicked away.

Jonard's heart tightened, and his mind cleared instantly. He quickly explained, "Mr. Chen, please don't misunderstand! I know what to do."

Ultimately, he still didn't want to lose Chen Yansen, his biggest financial backer.

After all, the other party has money and influence, which is a key factor in his election success.

On the afternoon of August 28, the California Transportation Association released the core EDR data from the Yaoguang E1 accident.

"Before the collision, the accelerator pedal opening suddenly changed to 97.9%, and the speed soared to 142 kilometers per hour."

These two pieces of information alone made North American netizens realize instantly: Orange Motors was clearly wronged!

No normal person would floor the accelerator pedal!

However, traffic association personnel who conducted an on-site investigation stated that the vehicle was traveling at only 95 to 100 kilometers per hour at the time of the incident.

This is undoubtedly a blatant act of fraud!

"These disgusting capitalists are resorting to such despicable tactics again!"

"A few years ago, when the Tesla Model S was launched, these gasoline car brands spread rumors that Tesla batteries had problems, were flammable, and were prone to explosion!"

"The main reason is that the energy density of the Deep Blue battery is too amazing. In the long run, traditional car companies will have no way to survive."

"Were the inspectors bribed? Why is there such a large discrepancy between the investigation results and the EDR data?"

"Brother, don't you know in your heart whether you've been bribed or not? We're all adults, we need to learn to think independently!"

Netizens are having a heated discussion on Mimo, YouTube, and Twitter.

Many netizens who originally supported gasoline cars switched sides and sided with Orange Auto after learning that Ford was using such despicable means to suppress its competitors.

The California Central District Police Department launched a nighttime operation, arresting more than 30 people, including inspectors, on-site investigators, the deceased driver's wife, and the Ford vice president.

The North American leadership is well aware that Fields is the real mastermind behind it all.

Without the owner's permission, what dog would dare to bite people indiscriminately?

However, the person in charge of the Central Secretariat also made it clear: this matter ends here.

Seeing that he could not shake the foundation of the Detroit giant, Jonard had no choice but to give up for the time being and shared the results with Chen Yansen.

"In that case, let's leave it at that."

Chen Yansen replied in a flat tone.

As for Fields, the law can't touch him, so let's use weapons!

"That's good."

Jonard's tense nerves relaxed slightly when he saw Chen Yansen relent.

In the past 24 hours, he has taken on a lot of risks in order to push the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to get things done, so it is good that things can come to an end here.

But he vaguely felt that Chen Yansen on the phone was too calm, which was completely different from his usual tough style.

Could it be...?

Jonard felt a chill run down his spine and silently added in his mind: Fields, good luck!

While the average person might not know, Jonard was fully aware of the details of the Senlian Group.

The owner of a multinational corporation that operates security businesses in multiple regions around the world and also has a training base and more than 30,000 armed personnel in Abyssinia is unlikely to swallow his anger easily!

From the outside perspective, however, the matter seems to have been settled.

Ford is being universally condemned online!

Even netizens in North America disapproved of this behavior.

To put it bluntly, business competition is business competition, but using human lives as a bargaining chip to suppress competitors, how is that any different from Satan?

After being exonerated, Yaoguang E1 released its previous test data, focusing on proving the safety of the battery pack.

In various puncture and collision tests, DeepBlue Battery only showed leakage and electrical leakage, and never caught fire.

If Orange Technology had released this report a day earlier, it would likely have had no positive effect whatsoever and might even have been seen as "sophistry" and "passing the buck."

But today is different!

More than 90% of netizens choose to believe Orange Technology's test report!

The testimonies of those arrested further confirmed the authenticity of the report.

It turns out that Ronald had kept a can of fuel in the car to ensure it would catch fire.

The surveyors omitted this crucial detail in their report because they had received a bribe.

At 3 PM, DeepBlue Technology proactively issued an announcement, declaring the termination of its supply partnership with Ford.

Going forward, the Ford Focus Electric and Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid vehicles will no longer be able to obtain supply and technical support from DeepBlue Battery. DeepBlue Technology also reminds consumers to be cautious when purchasing these two models.

DeepBlue Technology is about to completely cut off Ford Group's battery supply!

(End of this chapter)