Chapter 283: 2.09 million units sold worldwide! Flies and mosquitoes are hard to get close to, and rain doesn't touch you!
On the first day of midsummer in August, the drizzle was like silk, falling gently.
Chen Yansen slowly opened his eyes, walked from the bedroom to the living room, glanced at the scene outside the window, turned and went into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.
Five minutes later, he was leaning on the sofa with a book called "A Brief History of Energy" and flipping through it casually, but his mind was thinking about other things.
Kuaidi Dache's Series B financing has been basically finalized. Once the formal agreement is signed, industrial and commercial changes are completed, and funds arrive, the pace of expansion will be accelerated again.
Cheng Weixing slightly optimized the "Thousand People and Hundred Cities" plan of Kuaipao and worked out a set of city opening plans suitable for Kuaidi Taxi.
If you want to compete for the market and grab territory, you must have strong men and horses.
For a time, Kuaidi Taxi recruitment advertisements were everywhere.
The homepages of 51Job, Zhaopin and Yingcai.com all have recruitment posters for Kuaidi Taxi, covering positions in technology, operations, marketing, data, risk control and more.
At the same time, the autumn recruitment work for colleges and universities in East China has been launched, covering almost all top universities such as Fudan University, Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, as well as second-tier colleges such as Luzhou University and Jinling University of Finance and Economics.
Although Kuaidi Dache is not a major Internet company, it is backed by Senlian Capital and has a complete salary and welfare mechanism, which makes it very attractive to college students.
As soon as the news came out, many recent graduates began preparing their resumes.
After gaining a foothold in Luzhou, Shanghai, Jinling and Hangzhou, Kuapao gradually expanded its business scope to the entire Hui'an Province, from Xiangcheng in the north to Huizhou in the south, including Xucheng, all of which were included in its sphere of influence.
Although it has not yet entered the rural market, with 16 prefecture-level cities and a population of over 60 million, Kuaipao's average daily order volume has exceeded 3 million.
Once the market potential of Hui'an Province is fully explored, Kuaipao's daily order volume across the country will at least reach 5 million, 6 million, or even 8 million.
The number of Kuapao riders must be increased to at least 100,000 to provide sufficient transportation resources.
Without any competitors, Kuaipao has been surging in the food delivery industry.
Pei Yi plans to expand his service scope to Hui'an, Sujiang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas within half a year with Luzhou, Jinling, Hangzhou and Shanghai as the centers, and to exceed 10 million orders per day.
In addition, Meituan and Dianping have successively announced their entry into the food delivery market. Although their products have not yet been launched, they have already posed a potential threat, and Kuaipao has to be on guard.
Chen Yansen and Pei Yi had discussed the matter and both agreed that Liu Qiangdong’s approach was pretty good. After all, the group buying business was to Kuaipao what the book category was to Yidong.
Just as Handsome Dong beat Dangdang and Li Guoqing, Pei Yi will do the same to Wang Xin and Meituan.
This approach may seem "rogue", but Liu Qiangdong has tried it many times and it works, which shows how effective it is.
What's more, Shan Jiawei, the soul of Meituan's ground-based sales team, had long been deceived by him into going to Lashou.com.
The secondary traffic entrances of WeChat and QQ will also be opened to Kuaipao and Kuaidi Taxi.
He destroyed two of Wang Xin's strongest killer moves in one go.
Does Meituan still want to fight back in the food delivery field? Let's first withstand the impact of Lashou.com!
When Chen Yansen came to his senses, he had already turned to the last page of "A Brief History of Energy". The slanting wind and drizzle outside the window washed away all the summer heat.
He stretched out his hand and the refrigerator opened, and a bottle of milk and a croissant flew into his hand.
While eating breakfast, Chen Yansen was thinking about the commercialization direction of Amap.
When Senlian Capital took over AutoNavi, the total number of users was 40 million, but after Xiao Jun announced the free policy, the number of users increased rapidly. As of the end of July, the number of AutoNavi Map users exceeded 95 million, just one step away from 100 million users.
The business models of Kuaidi Taxi and Amap are a natural fit, forming a perfect ecological closed loop.
Simply by adding the [Taxi] option to the shopping guide function of Amap, you can bring a massive amount of order resources to Kuaidi Taxi.
Gaode can also collect a certain commission to increase its profit level.
Kuaipao, Kuaidi Taxi and Amap have natural complementary advantages in resources. By combining the home delivery, store delivery and destination delivery services, a positive cycle can be formed.
Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye it was eight o'clock.
"Humanitarian flame +109839!"
"Humanitarian flame +16817!"
"Humanitarian flame +8249!"
A string of translucent text prompts flashed quickly before Chen Yansen's eyes, and soon 121081 strands of humanity's flames appeared on the system panel, which could be synthesized into 1210 divine flames.
"Synthesize! Add some!"
Chen Yansen was already familiar with this. After just a few breaths, his spirit value increased from 73.34 to 85.44.
The coverage of his spiritual consciousness continued to expand, from a diameter of more than seventeen meters to more than eighteen meters, and everything around him was under his control.
The simple sketches in my mind became more and more detailed, and even the texture and veins of the sycamore leaves downstairs were clearly visible.
Unfortunately, the world seen by spiritual consciousness is still a black and white space.
"Try the upper limit of the weight of the controlled object again."
Chen Yansen looked at the pile of dumbbells on the corner of the table and muttered to himself.
Suddenly, a 10-kilogram dumbbell plate floated up, followed by the second and third ones, a total of 30 kilograms, but he still felt that he had enough energy to spare.
The fourth 10-kilogram dumbbell plate swayed and struggled to break free from gravity, and finally hovered steadily in the air.
It was not until this moment that Chen Yansen felt the "heavy" weight, as if a huge rock was pressing on his head.
When he tried to pick up the fifth dumbbell, it was obviously much more difficult. He barely managed to lift it up a few centimeters before it fell to the floor with a bang.
Obviously, 50 kilograms was beyond his ability.
Chen Yansen could only turn his attention to the 5-kilogram dumbbell plates, but what he didn't expect was that he failed again this time.
Then he changed to 2.5 kg, but failed; then he tried 1.25 kg, and finally he could barely "lift" it.
"So, the maximum weight of the controlled object is about 41.25 kilograms."
Chen Yansen smiled faintly and muttered softly.
As long as it is strengthened once more, even Mengjie can be "lifted" up.
Chen Yansen raised his hand and looked at the time. Only ten minutes had passed. He picked up the car keys and walked straight out.
When he reached the first floor and before walking into the rain, he used his mental power to erect a protective shield with a diameter of more than two meters. The rain flowed around him, and not even a splash of water fell on him.
Flies and mosquitoes are hard to get close to, and rain doesn't touch you! This strange scene is hidden in the misty rain, and it is difficult for ordinary people to detect.
Chen Yansen got into the driver's seat of the Bentley and drove towards the Science and Technology Park.
The other side.
Near the South Second Ring Road in Baohe District, Luzhou, in a construction site covering an area of 470,000 square meters, excavators, loaders and bulldozers are constantly busy as workers demolish existing buildings and vegetation, level the land, and set up fences and warning signs.
There is a signboard in front of the gate that says "Orange Technology Luzhou Headquarters Construction Project"! "Oh my god, this is such a big deal! How many buildings can be built on such a large piece of land? Orange Technology is really rich."
A local passing by looked up and exclaimed in surprise.
"I don't know when it will be completed. My son is studying at Luzhou Engineering College, majoring in computer science. It would be great if he could work at Orange Technology in the future." A passerby on the other side stopped, his eyes full of longing.
It is said that the coming-of-age ceremony for Hui'an people is a ticket to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai for work. If one can make a living in his hometown, who would be willing to wander far away?
Not to mention Hui'an, the situation is mostly the same in major labor-intensive provinces such as Central Plains, Sichuan, Juzhou, Western Guangdong, Nanhu, and Xijiang.
"Orange phones sold more than 10 million units last year, so they must have made a lot of money. My nephew works as a screwdriver in the Orange phone factory, and he earns 7,000 to 8,000 yuan a month. That's really good pay."
"Seven or eight thousand a month? I don't believe it!"
"Egypt, believe it or not!"
"Fuck! How can you talk like that?"
"My Dragon Scale Horse, are you the reincarnation of a nagging genius? If you are so good at arguing, why don't you go and lift steel bars?"
"Hey, young man, please talk nicely!"
An old man saw the two people arguing over a disagreement and hurried forward to try to stop them.
The news that Orange Technology was building its headquarters in Luzhou gradually spread. Young people studying in Luzhou were instantly overjoyed and all thought about joining Orange Technology after graduation.
After all, no one would not be envious of a job that comes with benefits such as five insurances and one fund, rental subsidies, meal subsidies, transportation subsidies, overtime pay, quarterly bonuses, free physical examinations, supplementary medical insurance and travel funds.
at the same time.
Chen Yansen drove into Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park, parked the car, and then entered Building No. 9 where Orange Technology was located.
"Good morning, boss!" the girl at the front desk called out sweetly.
This girl named Tian Tian was recruited by Wang Xueting. She is a graduate of the 2008 Hotel Management major of Xu College. As her name suggests, she is tall and sweet-looking, and often wears black stockings that go below her knees.
Chen Yansen glanced at her and saw that she was wearing white silk today.
"Boss, I've sent you the overseas sales data for Alexa smart speakers in July."
At this time, Wang Teng came from behind, and when he saw the boss, he took the initiative to greet him.
"Okay, has the protest issue from overseas users been resolved?" Chen Yansen withdrew his gaze from the girl's white stockings, turned to look at Wang Teng and asked.
The Moss smart speaker is priced at 799 yuan in the domestic market, while the Alexa smart speaker is priced at 199 US dollars in the European and American markets. No one noticed it at first, but a week ago, a YouTube blogger posted a video angrily saying that Orange Technology was engaging in price discrimination.
Moss and Alexa smart speakers are essentially the same product.
In response to this, Chen Yansen asked Wang Teng to register official accounts on YouTube and Facebook, and posted a message explaining the reasons for this situation.
First, there are tax issues such as tariffs and value-added tax. Second, the training costs of the algorithm models of the voice interaction systems installed in Moss and Alexa smart speakers are different.
Third, the software ecosystems of the two products are different, and the licensing fees for music, search, map, and Q&A apps are also different.
"Only a few small influencers are making a fuss. It has no impact on the sales of Alexa smart speakers. The daily sales in the past week have been between 35,000 and 40,000 units."
Wang Teng shrugged and said indifferently.
To put it bluntly, if users in overseas markets feel that the price of Alexa smart speakers is too high, no one is forcing them to buy Moss smart speakers.
"It's better to be cautious, and we should also pay attention to the direction of public opinion. Amazon, Google and Microsoft all want to enter the smart speaker market. We can't be sure that they will stab us in the back one day."
Chen Yansen nodded slightly and then gave an instruction.
"Okay, boss. I understand." Wang Teng nodded in response.
After saying that, the two of them walked towards the elevator together.
Wang Teng said as he walked that the engineering machines of Orange C3 and Orange D1S had completed hardware, system and scenario simulation tests. He asked Chen Yansen for his opinion on when to hold the new product launch conference.
Half a year has passed since the launch of Orange C2 and Orange D1. Based on the 8 to 12-month sales life of a mobile phone, it is time to release new products.
"August 18th," Chen Yansen ordered casually.
Similar to the spring new product launch conference, this time it is still a combination strategy of high-end and low-end, and the mid-end market is handed over to the Orange C1 after the price reduction.
Only one year after its launch, the price of smartphones with 1GB+8GB built-in configuration was raised to 1,299 yuan by Xiaomi, 360, NetEase, Shanda and Ali.
The price of Orange C1 also dropped from 1,999 yuan to 1,399 yuan. As the flagship phone of 2011, it is still very popular in 2012. The total shipments in the first half of the year were 4.1 million units. With the sales in July, the cumulative sales reached 4.9 million units.
Wang Teng replied, then I will book the venue first, and then send invitations to suppliers, friendly companies, news media and fans.
Chen Yansen responded and said bluntly: "Just take care of it."
Wang Teng has experience in hosting a new product launch conference, and Ye Qiuping’s brand department will also assist the marketing department.
Back in the office, Chen Yansen turned on his computer, activated his email, and started working. Soon he saw the sales summary sheet sent by Wang Teng.
Alexa smart speaker sales in June were 294,000 units, and in July sales were 1.273 million units, totaling 1.567 million units, with sales of US$312 million.
However, judging from the sales growth trend, the market capacity is limited. The current daily sales have fallen to just over 30,000 units, and the estimated annual consumption volume is only 6 million units. The annual sales are expected to reach 1.2 billion US dollars.
For a smart speaker, the sales performance has met Chen Yansen's expectations.
Although the Moss smart speaker was launched a week earlier, its total sales in June and July were only 529,000 units, not even a fraction of that in overseas markets.
“It seems the market is not mature enough.”
Chen Yansen leaned back and pondered in his heart.
The second email was sent by Xiao Jun. The latest version of Amap was released on July 31. In addition to the UI style, it also added Kuaidi Taxi and Kuaipao services to the function section.
On the day of its launch, it generated 83,000 orders for Kuaidi Taxi and 19,000 orders for Kuaipao, demonstrating its amazing ability to monetize traffic.
Judging from the results, Kuaidi Taxi's business is more compatible with Amap.
Users first navigate and then use the taxi service, and the business chain is complete.
With the help of Amap, Didi Dache's market share shrank again, and Cheng Wei was so anxious that he couldn't sleep all night.
The next morning, he rushed to the headquarters of Qiandu.com and met Liang Zhixiang.
"You want to embed the Didi Taxi service into the Qiandu map?" Liang Zhixiang's eyes lit up. This plan was very clever, linking the navigation service and the destination delivery business together at once.
(End of this chapter)
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