“Are all HTC’s R&D departments just doing nothing?”
The more Wang Hong thought about it, the angrier she became. It would be fine if HTC lost to Xingyi Phone.
Nowadays, I have finally achieved some achievements, and I still rely on Xingyi Technology’s chips and fast charging.
It's really not very harmful, but very insulting.
The R&D director was scolded so hard that he couldn't defend himself.
Now it's not just HTC. Since the launch of Xingyi mobile phone, with its cross-generation design concept, it has eclipsed the new flagships of other brands.
Even Apple and Samsung’s new flagships are copying Xingyi mobile phones for research and development, let alone HTC.
But the chairman was so angry that he didn't dare to explain, otherwise he would definitely be said to be quibbling.
He had no choice but to look at the vice president, asking for help.
The vice president understood and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over:
"Chairman, even if we attract customers because of Xingyi Technology's chips and fast charging, at least our mobile phones are sold and the sales are good!"
"The sales volume is ours, and the profits are also ours. Xingyi Technology is only here to serve us and help us make money!"
"???"
"Is this the logic?"
Wang Hong felt that it made sense, but felt that something was not quite right.
"Yes, that's the logic." The vice president waved his hand: "Chairman, you said that in sales, we don't care about the process, only the results. The result is that HTC one is selling like hot cakes, and we have made a profit!"
Wang Hong's face looked better: "What you said makes sense. Let's look at the sales volume first. If the sales are good, we will have to continue to place additional chip orders with Xingyi Technology."
"Yes." The vice president immediately arranged for someone to collect statistics.
The next day, the vice president came to Wang Hong and said: "Chairman, the sales volume on the first day is out, 470,000 units were sold."
"How much?" Wang Hong was startled, somewhat doubting that she heard wrongly.
"470,000 units!" the vice president said with a smile.
"So many!" Wang Hong beamed with joy: "Although it is not comparable to the Xingyi mobile phone, it is already a very good result for HTC."
According to Wang Hong’s estimation, HTC One can sell 200,000 units on the first day and 1.5 million units in the first month, which is pretty good.
Unexpectedly, 470,000 units were sold on the first day, completely exceeding expectations!
"Yes, I am also surprised. I can only say that as the first Kunpeng 702 mobile phone to be publicly sold in Europe and the United States, it is deeply loved by consumers."
Wang Hong nodded: "If this momentum continues, the 6 million Kunpeng 702 chips will probably be sold out in three or four months, and more will have to be added later."
"Yes! As long as the Xingyi mobile phone is not internationalized, our HTC one will not sell less." said the R&D director:
"And as long as we upgrade the XOS system in the future, the performance will increase by 60% again. Even next year, it will be the most powerful mobile phone! Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 is no match for us."
"Very good, this time I gave up Qualcomm and Nvidia and chose to use Xingyi Technology's chips. It is really a good choice. As long as there is no ban on sales, HTC One will definitely have a bright future!"
When it came to the ban on sales, Wang Hong became melancholy again: "But based on the moral character of Apple, Samsung, and Nokia, they are probably already preparing to sue our HTC One..."
The vice president also felt melancholy. This matter was difficult to handle.
Instead, the R&D director stepped forward:
"It's okay, Chairman. I will start developing the next generation of HTC's new flagship. I will directly modify it on HTC one, especially the exterior styling. But the core components such as the internal processor will remain almost unchanged. This can greatly shorten the time
The development time and cost of new mobile phones. Once HTC One is banned from sale, launch a new vest immediately! No, launch a new flagship.”
"Okay, let's do it!" Wang Hong was very satisfied.
After this period of development, HTC has experienced being banned.
"As for using the XOS system, we can also consider it. Anyway, we don't make our own system. As long as it allows HTC to sell more mobile phones, we can use anyone's system."
"That's right, whoever is stronger will use it. Now the Kunpeng processor is the core selling point. In the future, the 64-bit XOS system will be 60% better than Android, which will be the core selling point."
The R&D director said decisively: "Chairman, I dare to say that whoever uses the XOS system will be able to sell out. The only problem is that the overseas ecology of the XOS system is a big problem."
"Also, our main sales market for HTC is still overseas, and the XOS system lacks overseas applications. Let's take a look at the situation."
Wang Hong waved her hands, feeling a little disappointed.
If overseas applications are also adapted to the XOS system, and if HTC also fully upgrades the XOS system, then it can definitely take advantage of the terrifying improvements of the XOS system to sell well all over the world and make a lot of money.
Maybe it's possible to return to the top.
But unfortunately, the ideal is full and the reality is skinny.
HTC One is a hot seller in Europe and the United States, but sales in the country are mediocre.
There is xphone 2 in China, but not many people like HTC one.
The two have the same processor and the same price. Although the HTC one was released later, it still doesn't have much advantage over the xphone 2.
The design, system, AI, photography, etc. are all inferior to the xphone 2.
"Chairman, HTC one is selling like hotcakes, we should put it into operation." the vice president suggested.
"Yes, you can't save this money!" Wang Hong agreed very much.
That night, major European and American media began to focus on reporting on the crazy sales of HTC One, with people queuing up in front of stores all day...
Seeing this scene, many foreigners became uneasy and joined the buying army one after another.
Wang Hong was happy to hear this.
Meizu's Huang is also in a good mood: "HTC one 5499 is selling so well, which shows that Kunpeng 702 SOC is powerful and awesome!"
Lao Bai nodded repeatedly: "No, our MX3 is also equipped with Kunpeng 702 SOC. It will be launched in June and will be a hot seller. The key depends on the price."
Lao Huang thought for a while: "HTC sells it for 5499, we can't be too bad, let's sell it for 3999!"
"The price is okay. If it sells for 4,499, I'm worried that the sales volume won't be high."
"Yes, starting from 3999, neither high nor low, the profit is relatively objective, users can accept it, and the sales volume cannot be different. MX2 performance is so bad, it is sold for 1999, and MX3 performance has improved by more than 100%, so it must be sold for 3999!"
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to the launch of MX3. When the time comes, the mid-range MX2 will be priced at 1999, and the high-end MX3 will be priced at 3999, both tops and bottoms will be available!"
Lao Huang nodded: "Through the HTC incident, I found that the overseas market is also very good. Our MX3 is very expensive, and it cannot be sold in the domestic market alone. It has to be sold overseas. Polar Bear will continue to sell it, and Europe can also try it."
"Okay. Asan, let's forget it?"
"Forget it, Asan has a large number of parallel imports of xphone 2, and the MX3 won't sell well in Asan. I guess I won't be able to earn back the marketing fees. Polar Bear and Europe are more reliable."
Xiaomi Technology.
Rebus slammed the table excitedly: "Made, HTC One sells for as low as 5,499, and it's still selling so well. Our Xiaomi Mi 3 is also going to be prosperous."
Lao Li was equally excited: "Yes, and Xiaomi Mi 3 can go up."
"I think it will work. The same Kunpeng 702, HTC one sells for 5,499, and I estimate that Meizu MX3 will sell for at least 3,999. Our Xiaomi three-purpose Kunpeng 700 will sell for 2,999, so there is no problem at all." Rebus said with a smile.
"Starting at 2,999 is very good." Lao Li analyzed: "Our Xiaomi mobile phone is small in size, high in cost, low in profit, and the price is too low. It is still the same as the first and second generations of Xiaomi, and there is not much profit. It is better to sell it
2999, earn more.”
"Yes, that's it. Xiaomi Mi 3 will be ahead of Meizu MX3, release it before the end of the month, and launch it in May!"
Rebus said with a smile: "At that time, it will not only be sold in Xia Kingdom, but also in Asan Kingdom. Xiaomi 2 is not selling well in Asan Kingdom, so Xiaomi Mi 3 must sell well!"
"Okay! I'll go to the factory right away and keep an eye on stocking up!"
"Lao Li, I'll leave the factory production to you. I'll do the marketing. Selling Xiaomi Mi 3 for 2,999 is a big improvement. We need to warm up the marketing in advance."
"Okay, Chairman, especially now that HTC One is selling well overseas and users are very enthusiastic about Kunpeng processors, it is a good time for us to officially announce the upcoming release of Xiaomi Mi 3!"
"That's right, arrange a hot search!" Rebus looked out the window: "In the next few months, the mobile phone industry will explode collectively, and there will even be a big melee."
HTC's new flagship will be launched in April, Xiaomi 3 will be launched in May, Meizu MX3 will be launched in June...
In the second half of the year, the situation became even worse.
ZTE, Coolpad, Lenovo, O, V, Gionee and many other mobile phones will release new flagships of Kunpeng 702 and Kunpeng 700 in the second half of the year.
Although Huawei does not use Kunpeng processors, it has also purchased the Pterosaur 3000 baseband from Xingyi Technology.
A new flagship equipped with HiSilicon K3v2 and Pterosaur 3000 baseband will also be released soon.
"The competition is fierce, but we still have a chance." Rebus said confidently.
The next day, a piece of news became a hot search topic:
[Xiaomi’s new flagship, which will work with Kunpeng processor, will be released soon!]
This news once again caused a sensation.
Especially the rice fans accumulated in the MIUI forum are looking forward to it.
The most important thing is the price. Xiaomi’s prices have always been quite attractive.
It’s just that this hot search didn’t become popular for long, and another news hit the hot search:
[Alipay red envelope function is online, use Alipay to send red envelopes!]
Originally, Alibaba was planning to wait for WeChat to release the red envelope function first, and Alipay to release it later.
As a result, two months have passed. Alipay red envelopes have been developed, but WeChat red envelopes have not been released yet.
In desperation, Jack Ma had no choice but to publish it first.
In fact, WeChat red envelopes have been ready for a long time. The reason why they have not been released is that WeChat payment has not been ready yet.
As a result, the situation became awkward.
WeChat red envelope function is online, but WeChat payment is not, so what should we do?
Use Changchao Pay to send WeChat red envelopes? Or use Alipay to send WeChat red envelopes?
This is a joke!
We can only temporarily postpone WeChat red envelopes and wait for WeChat payment to be fully completed before releasing them together.
As you can imagine, Alipay red envelopes became a hot search topic. As the popularity increased, so did the traffic.
But they are all scolding!
“It’s rubbish Alipay, and I’m chatting and learning with others.”
"If Changchat gives out a red envelope, you copy the red envelope. If Changchat gives out a payment code, do you also want to copy a payment code?"
"You copy what others have, it's shameless."
“Blocking Changchao Pay and plagiarizing Changchao Pay at the same time, is this what humans do?”
"There is no need for any moral integrity, there is no need to be shameless."
"Originally I didn't want to uninstall Alipay, but now I really can't stand it anymore. It's so bottomless."
"That's right, it's too rubbish and has no bottom line. Uninstall it!"
"Alipay, Taobao, and Tmall were all uninstalled by him. There are so many e-commerce platforms, but it's not like they can't be used!"
…
For a time, the wave of boycotts that had subsided began to surge again, and the trend of unloading surged again.
The number of users of Alipay, Taobao, and Tmall has plummeted again.
In one day, tens of millions of users were lost.
In response to this, Jack Ma’s scalp was numb:
"How could this happen? We launched the Alipay red envelope function and bought hot searches. Instead of adding users, we lost tens of millions of users!"
"What the hell is going on?"
“Isn’t it normal for Internet companies to copy each other?”
"Why are you still being scolded and boycotted?"
Vice President Mo Yi was helpless: "There is no way, who made us the first to copy? If WeChat were launched first, and everyone would criticize WeChat, we would not be scolded so miserably."
Jack Ma nodded: "That's right, but it's a pity that WeChat payment has not been done well, and WeChat red envelopes are still far away, otherwise we will have to wait for them to be scolded before we can issue them again."
Mo Yi had a complicated look on his face and muttered in his heart:
‘If you only copied Changchao’s red envelopes, people wouldn’t resist like this. You block Changchao Pay and plagiarize Changcha Pay at the same time, which is a bit unreasonable. It’s natural for the public to boycott it like crazy.’
Liu Quanxin, the person in charge of Alipay, also said: "The first one to be plagiarized is destined to be scolded. The red envelope function is like this, and the message read function is like this."
Jack Ma's eyes lit up: "You mean, we must release the message read function in advance? To prevent being accused of plagiarism again?"
"Yes, release it as soon as possible. If we wait for Changchao to release the message read function before we release it, we will still be accused of plagiarism, which will be a big trouble."
Jack Ma thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, social networking is also very important to Alipay, so we will directly launch the message read function. We will also arrange a hot search!"
"yes!"
The next day, another piece of news hit the hot search:
[Alipay launches message read function, opening a new era of social networking. 】
[The other party does not reply after receiving the message. Are you still waiting?]
【Come to Alipay and socialize from beginning to end, no need to pay sincerely!】
As soon as this hot search came out, it caused some discussion:
"The message has been read? This function sounds good and interesting."
"Yeah, what I hate most is people who don't reply after receiving messages. I'm still waiting."
"But who uses Alipay to chat? Is it because Changchat doesn't work? Or QQ is out of service."
"Will the message read function cause embarrassment?"
"Yes, sometimes I really don't want to go back."
…
There is no doubt that public opinion was polarized when this feature was released.
Some people are wildly supportive, while others are skeptical.
Of course, more people question Alipay’s ability to socialize!
In this regard, Jack and Ma have some ideas.
Cai Zisong also dialed Wang Yi's phone number immediately:
"Chairman, as expected, there is a mole. The news about the new features we developed has been read. Not only was it sold to Alibaba, but it was also released by Alibaba in advance. If we release it after half a month, it will become plagiarism from Alibaba!"
"Plagiarize our ideas, publish them in advance, and then accuse us of plagiarism!"
"Ali is so shameless!"
But Wang Yi couldn't help but laugh: "It's good if it's released, it's good if it's released."
"???" Cai Zisong looked confused.
A new feature was copied and released ahead of schedule. Not only was the chairman not angry, he even applauded it. What's going on?
Laughing in anger?
Or can the prime minister take a boat in his belly?
Cai Zisong was stunned.
Wang Yi chuckled: "Is it only released by Alibaba? What about WeChat?"
"WeChat hasn't taken action yet, but since Alibaba knows about our new features, WeChat may have developed them too," Cai Zisong guessed.
Wang Yi nodded: "Well, it's okay. Since they won't release it, let's help him again."
“In this way, you can find some high-quality trolls to praise Alipay’s ‘Message Read’ function and praise it.”
"???"
Cai Zisong was even more confused. What kind of operation is this?
Alipay copied the new function of Changchat. Instead of being angry, Wang Yi went to give the other party good reviews!
Unbelievable.
But since it was the chairman's request, Cai Zisong had no choice but to do it immediately.
Soon, online public opinion gradually changed.
In the past, there were both support and doubts.
Now it has completely changed, and there is mostly support:
“When socializing between people, we must be honest. The message read function is a new paradigm for social software.”
"If nothing else, if anyone dares to read it to me from now on, he will no longer be my brother, Hou San!"
"That's right, the most annoying thing is that I am waiting here, but she can't read back. It's really cheating. The Alipay function is better."
“Originally I didn’t like Alipay chat, but with this feature, I think it’s good.”
“I don’t like Alipay, but I like the message read function.”
At the same time.
WeChat headquarters also held an emergency meeting.
Director Ma looked at everyone: "Now that Alipay has launched the message read function, should we launch it simultaneously?"
A vice president said decisively: "Launch, it must be launched, and it must be launched as soon as possible."
"Yes, if we launch it a week later, users will think that WeChat is plagiarizing Alipay. Then we are finished. Look, how badly Alipay was scolded for plagiarizing Changchao red envelopes?"
"Yes, not only have I been scolded, but I have also been boycotted and uninstalled. If WeChat doesn't immediately launch the message read function, if we launch it in the future, we will also be scolded and boycotted."
Hearing this, Chairman Ma agreed very much: "It makes sense. The current situation is that we either don't launch it or launch it immediately. If we wait for a while before launching it, we will only get scolded."
Zhang Long took a deep breath: "I suggest not launching it. I don't think this is a very good feature."
"Director Zhang, stop joking. We make products. What we say is not important. The key is to look at the users."
"Yes, it ranks first in user feedback. Look, how do people online evaluate the message read function now?"
"The message read function is a new model for honest social interaction."
“I don’t support Alipay, but I think the message read function is good.”
“If you don’t want to be ignored anymore, there will be Alipay social networking in the future.”
“With the message read function, Alipay may be able to make social networking happen!”
…
"Look, all these public opinions are good! No one is bad."
"And the message has been read. Socializing with integrity. What's wrong with that?"
"I..." Zhang Long was speechless for a moment.
No one is God.
Before a new feature is launched, no one can guarantee that it will be 100% successful or 100% good.
On the contrary, it is all trial and error, groping, and even detours.
Looking at these comments, Zhang Long had some self-doubt: "Is this really a good feature? But I always feel like something is wrong."
Director Ma saw this: "Director Zhang, what do you think is wrong?"
"I can't say, but in my personal opinion, the message read is not... not an excellent function. As for honest social networking... I have no judgment on this."
Vice President Wei Liang sneered: "Since Director Zhang just thinks that this function is not very good, it is not bad, and socializing with integrity is also ethical, why are you still resisting it like this? Could there be other reasons?"
Others also spoke one after another:
"Yes, although Director Zhang took the lead in developing WeChat, we all know that the development was average and the progress was slow. Instead, it was surpassed and crushed by Changchao. WeChat then turned around and copied Changchao."
"How good was the voice-to-text function of Changchat before? If you didn't copy it, you would be cold-blooded. What's the result? Tens of millions of users gave up WeChat and chose Changchat for this function!"
"Yi Yan Tang is a must! Even if Director Zhang is responsible for WeChat, everything cannot be Yi Yan Tang."
"WeChat currently has only 100 million users, while ChangChat has more than 500 million users. This is the disadvantage of Yiyantang."
"I'm not targeting anyone, but I think Director Zhang's performance is not very qualified for the position of WeChat Director."
For a moment, everyone looked at Zhang Long with different eyes.
Some are mocking, some questioning, and some sympathetic...
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
What was originally just a debate over whether to launch a new feature has gradually evolved into a high-level power struggle.
For such an important business as social networking, the top leader of WeChat is a real power figure.
Even Vice President Wei Liang is very jealous.
What's more, Zhang Long is so arrogant that he doesn't even take him as the vice president seriously. Wei Liang has long regarded him as a thorn in his side, but he never had the chance.
Now that it’s just right, maybe I can overthrow Zhang Long directly and take over WeChat’s position!
"I..." Zhang Long's face darkened, but he didn't know how to explain it.
Or was it Chairman Ma who broke the situation: "Let's just talk about the matter and nothing else. The focus today is whether the 'message read function' should be launched immediately?"
Seeing Ma Dong protecting Zhang Long like this, the others knew that it was unrealistic to overthrow Zhang Long today. Although they were disappointed, they had no choice but to speak:
"Online, must be online!"
“Not only is WeChat going online, QQ is also going online!”
"Yes, they are all online. If they are launched late, it will make people think that WeChat and QQ are copying Alipay. That will never end."
"Both WeChat and QQ are online?" Zhang Long was paralyzed and could not care about anything else: "No, if this function is not good, wouldn't the number of users of WeChat and QQ plummet?"
Wei Liang was in a good mood: "Director Zhang is right. If it fails, WeChat and QQ will suffer heavy losses. Why not let WeChat launch the message read function first and test the waters for QQ!"
"If the effect is good and QQ is launched, no one will say that we copied Alipay. If the effect is not good, then QQ has nothing to lose."
Zhang Long's face turned green: "..."
'Is this old man waiting for me here?'
"This is a great idea! Since WeChat only has 100 million users, let's just test the waters for QQ."
“That’s right, WeChat has been so abused by Changchao that it’s hard to say enough. Testing new features for QQ can be considered a good use of everything.”
Chapter completed!