Chapter 180 East Africa is on fire, a guiding light for the investment community! (asking for monthly tickets)
After handling the customer complaint, Pinbei’s daily active users not only did not drop, but instead saw a surge.
at the same time.
Zhou Jinling and others who were far away in Subaba finally received the second batch of Orange F1 mobile phones sent from the Shenzhen factory, with a stock of up to 100,000 units.
In addition, there are 30,000 Orange F2 phones, which are improved from Orange C1 and priced at US$299.
Cao Dahua said: The price given to distributors can be based on the sales scale of the partners, and a profit of 10-20 US dollars can be given.
The chip of Orange F2 was changed from Snapdragon MSM8260 dual-core processor to MSM7225, which is cheaper and has slightly lower performance, and the screen was also reduced accordingly.
But the speaker volume, number of card slots and battery capacity have been enhanced, making its design more suitable for the African market.
"Brother Zhou, will we start selling tomorrow?" Jin Xu asked with a smile as he moved the goods into the warehouse.
Their site was allocated 5,000 Orange F1s and 1,500 Orange F2s. Based on the original sales progress, this would be enough for them to sell for at least one and a half months.
"Don't worry, I have arranged to meet with a dozen digital store owners nearby to go to Kategna Restaurant to discuss cooperation."
Zhou Jinling changed into a suit and regained some of his former style.
Kategna Restaurant is a restaurant in the nearby commercial district that serves local cuisine, with dishes mainly including shiro (hummus stew), tibus (fried meat), and injera (wraps).
Jin Xu and Qi Liang looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Because local food is cheap, the three of them often eat this stuff and have had enough of it.
"The company will reimburse you, so eat more at noon." Zhou Jinling tied his tie, patted the two men on the shoulders, and joked with a smile.
He didn't want to eat local food either, but the bosses he invited were all locals, so it would be totally inappropriate to eat at a Chinese restaurant.
What's more, the menu prices of Chinese restaurants in Asbeba are comparable to those of French or Italian food, which is more expensive than you can imagine.
"Brother Zhou, why don't we go to a Chinese restaurant and let these black people experience our food culture." Jin Xu said with a smile.
Qi Liang also nodded. Although the Chinese restaurants in Asbeba have made improvements to the taste, as long as the customers are Chinese, the chefs will cook according to domestic tastes.
The taste is actually not bad! "Stop talking nonsense. The dishes you two like to eat, such as mao xu wang, simmered pork intestines and braised hairtail, which of these local bosses can eat?"
Zhou Jinling rolled his eyes and said unhappily.
"Hehe, that's true." Qi Liang sighed and replied with a dry laugh.
"It's getting late, take two samples and go!"
Zhou Jinling gave instructions to the two of them, then led the way out.
The three of them walked along Old Ambo Road for about fifteen minutes before they saw the sign for Kategna Restaurant.
As soon as Zhou Jinling stepped in, he was surrounded by three dark-skinned local bosses and sat down at the dining table.
After all, the person who communicated with them before was Zhou Jinling.
Although Jin Xu and Qi Liang were also wearing shirts, their temperament was obviously inferior to Zhou Jinling, and they were treated as followers.
At this time, there were already about ten people sitting at the dining table, most of them were black, except for a woman in a long skirt, who had a lighter skin color and looked more like a Southeast Asian.
Zhou Jinling knew that the other person was a mixed-race person who opened a digital product store near the Sheraton Hotel on Bolai Road.
It is quite large and specializes in selling mobile phone products such as Apple, Samsung and Nokia.
Abyssinia has a population of over 90 million. Although most of them can only afford a feature phone that costs US$34, there are still over 10 million people with strong purchasing power.
Not to mention the Orange F2 priced at US$299, even the iPhone 4 priced at US$799 is a best-seller locally, which shows the purchasing power of the local tycoons.
"Mr. Zhou, can we take a look at the goods first?" Elita asked.
She is the only female boss among this group of distributors, and also the most powerful one in the nearby business district.
"Of course."
Zhou Jinling smiled, pulled out a chair and sat down.
Jin Xu, who was standing by, put the bag in his hand on the table and took out a palm-sized mobile phone box from it.
Pure white design, looks extremely exquisite.
The words 'Orange F2' are printed on the front.
Elita picked it up without hesitation and opened the plastic package. A mobile phone with an ultra-narrow frame and an ultra-thin body appeared in front of everyone.
Elita turned on her phone, connected to the restaurant's WIFI, and started playing the game as if no one was around.
In Abyssinia in 2011, the Internet infrastructure was relatively incomplete, but Asbeba, as the capital, usually upscale restaurants, cafes, hotels and business centers provided WIFI services.
Zhou Jinling didn't mind and drank his tea leisurely.
Although Orange F2 has reduced its configuration, it has made optimizations in the speakers, card slots and shooting algorithms. What's more, it is priced at only US$299. Once the marketing work is done well, it will definitely be a hot commodity in the local area.
“Crack!”
Elita tried the photo function again. Although the imaging effect was not as good as Apple's, her face in the photo was obviously brightened and optimized.
This shows that Orange Technology attaches more importance to the user experience of Abyssinians than Apple, Samsung and the like.
"Mr. Zhou, I want 100 units of this model." Elita was quite satisfied and asked for 100 units right away.
"No problem." Zhou Jinling didn't expect that he would have secured the most capable distributor before the meal even started.
"Ms. Elita, please let me take a look." Seeing that Elita was so optimistic about this product, the owner of the digital store nearby immediately asked.
Elita handed over the phone.
Seeing this, Zhou Jinling was in a good mood and called the waiter to start taking orders.
The group ate and chatted, and an hour later, more than a dozen digital store owners who came to the appointment all ordered a batch of goods to a greater or lesser extent.
Anyway, Zhou Jinling promised that if it couldn't be sold, it could be returned to him at any time.
After eating and drinking, Zhou Jinling took the people back to the Orange Mobile Phone Store.
The two parties exchanged money and received the goods.
In just over ten minutes, Zhou Jinling pre-sold 1,700 Orange F1s and 480 Orange F2s.
The reason for such results is the result of his communication with each family over the past half month.
While waiting for the factory to ship the products, Zhou Jinling was tinkering with wall advertisements while trying to find a marketing method suitable for the local area.
In Abyssinia, where e-commerce is underdeveloped, offline channel expansion methods like Ouhan's original approach are more appropriate.
"Brother Zhou, it's you! You've sold our monthly supply in just a short period of time." Qi Liang flattered him.
"It's just a pre-sale. Whether it can be sold out depends on how hard they work and whether our previous wall advertisements are effective."
Zhou Jinling did not appear too optimistic.
"I think it's OK. The prototype of Orange F1 has sold 10 million units in the country."
Jin Xu encouraged the two of them by using the domestic sales figures.
"Open the door! Welcome the guests!"
Zhou Jinling nodded slightly, forced a smile, and shouted loudly.
There were already more than a dozen buyers lined up outside the door. When Elita and others picked up the goods and left, the group saw the container full of mobile phones through the crack in the door.
After a month of fermentation, Orange F1 has become well-known locally.
For only 99 US dollars, you can buy a smartphone with a 3.7-inch screen, four SIM cards, two batteries and 8GB of memory, which instantly became a fashion item for young people.
But for half a month, there was a sold-out sign hanging at the door of the store, which was very disappointing.
This unintentional hunger marketing has secretly accumulated a large number of potential buyers.
Jin Xu and Qi Liang looked outside the door and saw more and more customers queuing up.
The two men quickly opened the door, stood in front of the counter, and resumed business.
In just one afternoon, 47 Orange F1s and 12 Orange F2s were sold. After all, the price difference between the two is three times, so it is inevitable that the sales volume of F2 is a little lower.
The sales figures of other Orange mobile phone marketing teams are also not low, and there are many people like Zhou Jinling who have built primary distribution networks.
In just three days, Abyssinia digested 27,000 Orange F1s and 6,000 Orange F2s.
Sales are gradually booming! Compared with October and November, Orange phones have finally gained a firm foothold in East Africa, and have captured the hearts of users with their excellent camera function, super long battery life and multi-card slot design.
The other side.
After finalizing the cooperation with Suning and Vancl, Chen Yansen decided to hold Pinbei's first investment promotion conference on December 28.
On the basis of consolidating the original merchants, we will introduce more brands and source factories to enhance Pinbei's influence in the circle and seek new cooperation opportunities and business models.
Although Pinbei has only been online for more than a month, it has attracted a large number of merchants to participate with its outstanding sales performance.
After learning about this, the leader in charge of business in Xucheng immediately arranged two teams of inspection personnel to escort this investment promotion conference.
You have to know that in 2011, Xucheng was just a large agricultural city, and its pillar industries were all based on forestry, coal-fired power, and light textile and food industries.
As for the automotive parts, photovoltaic energy, cloud computing big data and new materials industries ten years later, except for cloud computing which has just started to be laid out, there is no trace of the others.
This shows how much attention Orange Technology and Pinbei Technology are paid to them.
The day before December 28th, people arrived in Xucheng one after another.
What Chen Yansen didn't expect was that Zhang Jindong from Suning actually came to visit him in person with his team.
Even though Suning’s online sales in 2011 were less than 10 billion yuan a year, Suning’s real strength lies offline. With 1,500 chain stores across the country, it firmly sits at the top of China’s home appliance chain.
With a net worth of 30 to 40 billion, he is ranked in the top ten of the Forbes rich list and is at the peak of his career.
Chen Yansen was well aware of the strength of this Jinling local tyrant. Although he was not afraid of him, he would certainly not turn away business that came to him on its own initiative.
In business, having one more friend is far better than having one more enemy.
Moreover, introducing Suning will also give Pinbei one more choice before it improves its merchant system.
"Mr. Chen, you are young and promising. Nice to meet you!"
When they met, Zhang Jindong took the initiative to extend his hand and was extremely enthusiastic.
Zhang Jindong, who is nearly 50 years old, was wearing a royal blue haute couture suit, with a tuft of white hair on his forehead and a rosy face. He walked down from the back seat of a Bentley with the license plate "66999".
He is followed by assistants and bodyguards, looking very stylish.
The development path he set for his son was similar to that of Chen Yansen. If Kang Yang had not been still studying at the University of Pennsylvania, Zhang Jindong really wanted to bring his son to meet Chen Yansen.
"Mr. Zhang, you are too kind. Please come in."
Chen Yansen walked forward with a smile and shook hands with him.
He looked at Zhang Jindong and couldn't help sighing in his heart. If a businessman cannot keep up with the development of the times, it will be difficult for him to keep the wealth in his hands.
Zhang Jindong took two wrong steps in a row. First, he failed to successfully transform and lost Suning's online business to Yidong; second, he invested recklessly, acquiring Inter Milan, Wanda Department Store, Carrefour, and investing in Jia Yueting and Evergrande, losing 40 to 50 billion in one go.
It can be called a guiding light in the investment world!
Zhang Jindong looked at Chen Yansen with satisfaction. Logically speaking, with his status, he didn't need to attend an investment promotion conference of this level, but he just wanted to meet Chen Yansen.
Before he was 20, he was already thriving in the e-commerce and mobile phone industries, with a net worth of tens of billions.
At this time, Zhang Jindong had the same idea as Ma Wenteng and Ma Liyun. Although he knew it was impossible, he still wanted to recruit Chen Yansen.
The two walked and talked as they headed towards the lobby of Building 6.
In addition to the security guards responsible for patrolling inside and outside the building, there is also a team of inspectors.
There are many luxury cars on the ground parking spaces. After all, the merchants invited to participate in the investment promotion conference are at least B-class brands, or have a processing plant with a high production capacity. BBA is just ordinary, and there are more than a dozen Maybach, Bentley, Porsche and Land Rover parked.
Chen Yansen led Zhang Jindong to the first row of the conference hall on the 8th floor and sat down.
However, as soon as Zhang Jindong sat down, his face turned cold, because three seats away sat the head of the Dong Sect.
The two men are from the same hometown, but they are fighting fiercely because of the competition in the field of digital home appliances.
"Mr. Zhang, I didn't expect to meet you at an industry exchange conference of this magnitude."
Liu Qiangdong spoke with a smile, with a hint of sarcasm in his words.
(End of this chapter)
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