Chapter 255: Billionaire's exciting show! I have a way to train dogs!
The next afternoon, Gao Weilin left Yanjing and took away a share transfer agreement. From that day on, Senlian Capital officially became the major shareholder of Byte Technology, with a shareholding ratio of up to 60%.
In the evening, Lingxi Browser was featured on the homepage of the Orange App Store, and the number of downloads per hour easily exceeded 100,000.
In addition, the content resources of Penguin, NetEase, Sohu and Sina can also be used freely. After the copyright contract is signed after the holiday, Lingxi Browser can even save the crawling steps and directly use the information of major news platforms through the API interface.
In a flash, Lingxi came back to life!
There is a huge difference between having a boss to protect you and not having one.
At this moment, Zhang Yiming no longer worried about the shareholding ratio and controlling rights. After reflection, he understood one thing: the tighter you hold on to something, the faster you lose it.
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On April 30, the first batch of 50,000 360 G800 Pros were successfully delivered to Yunsu Express's warehouses in North China, East China and South China.
After receiving the news, Zhou Hongyi simply set the sales date as May 1st.
The failure of Haier W910 left him with a huge psychological trauma, and he urgently needed a new model to prove that 360 could also make mobile phones.
If the sales are good enough and he can snatch some orders from Xiaomi, he will be even happier.
In the last battle at Chaoyang Park, Lei Yijun blew his glasses, which made him bear a grudge to this day.
Not long after, the news that the 360 mobile phone would be on sale soon became a hot topic.
"Wat! 360 mobile phone? As a victim of Haier W910, I just want to say: those who dare to buy it are warriors!"
"Frozen warning! Automatic restart warning! Black screen warning!"
"Among domestic mobile phones, the only one that can surpass Xiaomi in terms of temperature is Haier W910!"
"Last time I bought a Haier W910, Mr. Zhou pre-installed 12 360 family bucket apps on my phone that could not be uninstalled. The phone was so laggy that I doubted my life for a while."
The comments section was flooded with positive reviews, which made Zhou Hongyi's eyes go dark. He hurriedly explained: "Except for 360 Mobile Security, all other pre-installed software can be uninstalled."
"Look! He still has the same bad habits! Those who like to watch commercials should go for it, this commercial player is worth having."
Netizens immediately responded.
"Have you noticed? The design company of 360 G800 Pro is Huawei, and the OEM company is Orange. I think the quality control should not be too bad!"
"Damn! The 360 phone is equipped with Orange Technology's latest Aurora OS 1.3 operating system. How much money did Zhou Dapao give to Chen Yansen?"
"To be honest, a 4.3-inch touch screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB+4GB memory, and an 8-megapixel rear camera are only priced at 1,299 yuan. It's a really good price!"
"Do you want to trust Mr. Zhou again?"
Some netizens who came back from the 360 Mall became interested after learning about the 360 G800 Pro's dazzling configuration, price, design and OEM factory.
"If it doesn't work, you can get a refund within seven days without any reason, even if you unpack it!"
Seeing this, Zhou Hongyi gritted his teeth and promised.
"Boss Zhou, I'm a Haier W910 user. Can I get a refund? The screen keeps going black and the after-sales service won't fix it for me!"
A netizen took advantage of the opportunity and quickly followed Zhou Hongyi to ask.
Retreat, retreat, retreat!
What a refund! Zhou Hongyi spat inwardly, but in order not to affect the shining sales of 360 G800 Pro, he still asked 360 staff to contact the other party, verify the order information, and plan to refund the money.
A curious netizen compared the 360 G800 Pro with the Xiaomi phone, and said that the 360 phone has a larger screen and the same memory configuration as the Xiaomi phone, but the price is 700 yuan cheaper, which is obviously more cost-effective.
This statement immediately blew up Xiaomi users, who responded one after another: "You can't just judge a phone by its hardware configuration; the quality of different suppliers is also different."
What this means is that the 360 G800 Pro will most likely cut corners.
Zhou Hongyi immediately responded: "This 360 phone is a high-quality product. It uses the same supply chain as the Orange phone and its performance is much better than that of a Xiaomi phone."
Of course, Lao Zhou only selectively stated part of the facts and took advantage of Orange Technology's popularity.
Ten minutes later, Lei Yijun suddenly posted a Weibo: "If the product is really good, there is no need to rely on scolding people every day to survive. Sales are made by doing, not scolding."
Although he did not mention any names, everyone with a discerning eye knew that Lei Yijun was targeting Zhou Hongyi.
In less than thirty seconds, a screenshot of Lei Yijun's Weibo post appeared in Zhou Hongyi's comment section, as if he was afraid that Zhou Hongyi wouldn't see it.
Zhou Hongyi's temper flared up at the slightest provocation, and he cursed back without scruples: "You think no one can touch your cheese, right? Isn't this a machine bully? Bullying the market! 360 sells for 1,299 yuan for the same configuration, while Xiaomi sells for 1,999 yuan. Do you think I'm affecting your ability to make money?"
Netizens became excited instantly and wished the two could go to Chaoyang Park for another fight.
"Since 360 wants to make mobile phones, it should do it well. Don't try to take shortcuts every time. Does the G800 Pro's brilliance have anything to do with 360? Be a normal businessman and let your products speak for themselves. Don't indulge in the fantasy of being invincible every day."
Lei Yijun was no longer polite and spoke sarcastically.
In fact, he was right. Apart from putting a dozen customized pop-up apps in the phone, the G800 Pro's shining design and production had nothing to do with 360.
Li Wanqiang followed closely and fired at Zhou Hongyi: "As we all know, 360 likes to make special-edition phones. They look cost-effective, but in fact they are castrated phones with reduced specifications."
The two sides were passionately attacking each other, but the tone of the argument turned drastic, and finally Huawei was dragged in.
Seeing this, Yu Chendong immediately felt regretful. He had known that Zhou Hongyi was a restless person, and Lei Yijun was a marketing expert who was good at capturing the spotlight.
If he doesn't respond, netizens will think that the G800 Pro's dazzling design is rubbish and will even criticize Huawei; if he responds, he will feel that Huawei only earned design fees and sales commissions, which has little to do with him.
Once he leaves the court, the heat will only increase.
After some thought, Yu Chendong forced himself to resist the urge to speak.
Zhou Hongyi and Lei Yijun cursed each other from morning till night, which made netizens feel very satisfied. It is natural that netizens should pay attention to the whole process of the big bosses who are worth billions without caring about their status and performing such an exciting show for them.
Before leaving get off work, Chen Yansen took a look at the battle situation and couldn't help shaking his head.
The tolerance level of the Weibo environment in 2012 was astonishing.
Zhou Hongyi obviously couldn't win the scolding against Lei Yijun. With Lin Bing coming online, the situation became three against one. People with a technical background often scold the most hurtfully.
"Tomorrow I will subsidize 100 yuan for each phone. I want to let Lei Yijun know that making a phone requires no technical skills and anyone can do it!"
Zhou Hongyi, who had been arguing with Lei Yijun on the Internet for a whole day, was so angry that his eyes turned red, and he gave orders to his subordinates.
A subsidy of 100 yuan? Wouldn't that mean another loss of 5 million yuan? The person in charge of 360 Mall glanced at his boss, nodded heavily, and quickly agreed.
It’s only 5 million anyway, the company can afford the loss!
This G800 Pro shines, and Huawei gets a commission of 40 yuan for each unit sold. The OEM fee for Orange Mobile, including SMT patching, testing, assembly and packaging, costs 60 yuan per unit.
Add to that the patent licensing fees for Aurora OS and the battery management system, and 360's mobile phone hardware profit is almost zero.
In order to vent his anger, Zhou Hongyi took the risk.
At 10 am the next day, 360 G800 Pro was released on time.
Yesterday's war of words brought tens of millions of additional exposures to 360 mobile phones.
Netizens who had originally looked down on the 360 mobile phone immediately rushed to place an order after discovering that the price on the page had dropped by another 100 yuan.
Despite the criticism, there are still many clear-headed netizens. Compared with the configuration of other brands of mobile phones, the shining price of 360 G800 Pro is only 1,199 yuan. Without talking about performance, just looking at the price-performance ratio, it is absolutely the best.
What's more, Zhou Hongyi promised that if there is any quality problem, the product will be returned or exchanged within seven days.
In the first hour of going online, sales volume reached 23,000 units!
This scene stunned the crowd. No, you really dare to buy it! Lei Yijun sat in front of the computer, staring at the sales figures on the page, muttering: "The data must be fake!"
After all, Haier W910 barely sold 2,000 units in a week, and 360 G800 Pro sold 23,000 units in just one hour. It is absolutely impossible.
But what Lei Yijun didn't expect was that the 360 phones were sold out before twelve o'clock.
Five minutes later, the product was put on the shelves again, the price rose back to 1,299 yuan, and it became a pre-sale link.
"Shit! I was still hesitating whether to submit the order, and it's already sold out."
"Didn't you say yesterday that you wouldn't buy it? Who is trying to snatch it from me?"
"See you in the comments section in three days, Boss Zhou. I'll see how many people will regret it so much that they want to curse!"
Due to the previous experience of Haier W910, most netizens are not optimistic about 360 mobile phones.
When Zhou Hongyi saw that all 50,000 units were sold out, he was immediately very proud and called Chen Yansen and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I have posted the pre-sale link."
"Congratulations. How much goods do you want this time?" Chen Yansen asked casually.
To produce a 360 G800 Pro Shining, the OEM fee is 60 yuan, the price difference of parts is 55 yuan, and the patent licensing fee is 45 yuan, totaling 160 yuan.
Zhou Hongyi is equivalent to working for him again!
Therefore, the more 360 mobile phones are sold, the better. After all, he makes money while Zhou takes the blame. It's the best of both worlds.
"I'll give you an accurate answer tomorrow." Zhou Hongyi was not in a hurry to make a decision, but wanted to take a look at today's pre-sale sales first.
"Okay, no problem." Chen Yansen replied and hung up the phone.
He estimates that the overall sales volume of 360 G800 Pro will reach about 2 million units.
Because smartphone buyers in 2012 were really easy to fool. With big screens, large memory, large-pixel cameras, good configurations and affordable prices, there was no trouble selling them.
Just like a few years later, 360 completely entered the mobile phone industry, with annual shipments of at least five to six million units.
A few minutes later, Lei Yijun called and said, "Mr. Chen, you are manufacturing mobile phones for 360, aren't you afraid of being scolded by netizens?"
"Boss Lei, the people below are waiting to start work and eat, and Zhou Hongyi's price is high, please understand."
Chen Yansen smiled faintly and spoke slowly.
But I was thinking in my heart: It’s because you are not working hard enough and can’t fully utilize the production capacity of the Orange mobile phone factory.
"Mr. Chen, what is your sales estimate for the 360 G800 Pro?" Lei Yijun asked directly.
"No less than 1 million units, 2 million is possible as well." Chen Yansen told the truth.
He talked with Yu Chendong and learned that Huawei will make adjustments to the dazzling design of the G800 Pro and intends to use it as the main model in the second half of the year to enter the low-end and mid-range market.
This shows that Huawei did not let Zhou Hongyi down in terms of hardware and industrial design.
As long as 360's pre-installed software can be uninstalled smoothly, selling 2 million units a year will not be a problem at all.
"Mr. Chen is so optimistic about this product?" Lei Yijun was stunned. He believed in Chen Yansen's judgment, so he was even more surprised.
"The G800 Pro is equipped with the Aurora OS 1.3 system." Chen Yansen stated in a calm tone.
This may sound pretentious, but Lei Yijun understands that the Aurora OS system does have this capability.
For a few seconds, he wanted to abandon the MIUI system and switch to Aurora OS, but he finally forced himself to hold back.
If even the MIUI system is abandoned, what else does Xiaomi mobile phone have that is its own?
"Even if you give Zhou Hongyi a chance, he may not appreciate it. Be careful that he may turn around and bite you one day," Lei Yijun reminded.
"I have a lot of experience in dog training. Mr. Lei should think about how to deal with the impact of 360 mobile phones in the future."
Chen Yansen replied with a chuckle.
The competition between 360 and Xiaomi is actually the competition between Huawei, Orange Technology and Xiaomi.
To be honest, Xiaomi has no advantage in terms of system and hardware.
Lei Yijun knew very well that the vitality of Xiaomi's first generation of mobile phones had come to an end. If Xiaomi wanted to weaken the influence of 360 mobile phones, it must launch a thousand-yuan phone with similar configuration and better performance as soon as possible.
After dealing with Lei Yijun, Chen Yansen raised his hand to check the time, pushed the door open, went downstairs, and drove towards Xuyuan.
The other side.
Although the price of 360 G800 Pro has risen back to 1,299 yuan, users' interest in placing orders has not diminished at all.
In particular, some buyers in Shanghai, Yanjing, Jinling and other places received the mobile phones in the afternoon.
After the evaluation, most buyers found that the 360 G800 Pro's shining mobile phone performance was unexpectedly good.
Perhaps because expectations were low enough, most users were very satisfied with 360's first mobile phone.
For a time, the comment sections of 360 Mall and Zhou Hongyi were full of positive reviews.
There are even digital bloggers who have released hardcore review reports on 360 phones.
This has had a huge positive impact on the pre-sale sales of 360 mobile phones.
Until the early hours of the morning, the pre-sale sales of 360 G800 Pro reached 86,000, plus 50,000 in stock, the total sales on the first day reached 136,000.
This data rekindled Ding Lei's interest, who had originally given up on making mobile phones.
Even Zhou Hongyi can succeed, there is no reason why he can't! (End of this chapter)
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