[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp":3,"chapter-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-257":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Get Stronger Every Payday—With One Billion Employees!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2264470,4419,"Chapter 257: One Million Units of ODM Order! Hammer Tech Is Founded!","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-257",257,"\u003Cp>\"Mr. Chen, the ODM order for 360 phones has been sent to Cai Jingming at the Lucheng factory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Hongyi spoke with unmistakable delight, pausing before adding, \"Mr. Chen, thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew full well that neither 360 nor Huawei could sell fifty thousand units in stock and 86,000 pre-orders on launch day alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>360G800Pro’s rapid market reception came from Yunsu Express’s pre-positioned warehouse delivery model, combined with AuroraOS and the battery management system, which greatly alleviated Android phones’ lag and overheating issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supply chain quality of Orange Tech also clearly surpassed Haier’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least the black screen problem hadn’t reappeared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations, Mr. Zhou. What’s the total pre-order volume now?\" Chen Yansen asked casually, catching the pride in Zhou Hongyi’s tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more 360 phones sold, the more Orange Tech earned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dislikes someone who makes money for them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"114,000 units, plus the fifty thousand units already sold, I estimate total sales over two days will exceed two hundred thousand units,\" Zhou Hongyi replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This result still lagged behind Orange Phone, but matched Xiaomi’s performance exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 2012 mobile market was that surreal—users, faced with extreme cost-performance, didn’t care about brand or system compatibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was cheap, they’d buy it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even four-SIM, four-waiting, blinking-light phones like Big Pineapple and Big Banana had once swept the market; it was no surprise 360 phones sold two hundred thousand units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no product that won’t sell—only a price that won’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a few years later, Meitu’s photo-editing phones would sell millions of units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen chatted with Zhou Hongyi for a while, then hung up after ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually opened his email and found a copy from Cai Jingming: the ODM order volume: one million units!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Hongyi had confidence in himself and wasn’t afraid of being stuck with inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen snorted, but didn’t take it seriously—this order would bring Orange Phone’s factory 160 million yuan in revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wished there were more people like Zhou Hongyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First came Chen Yansen, then Zhou Hongyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the mobile industry gave off a false impression: “fools with money, hurry up and come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of people were stirring: NetEase’s Ding Lei, Ding Xiuhong of Dakele, Wang Xiaoyan of Xiao Jiaolao, and Luo Yonghao, who publicly declared his intent to make phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, making phones had nothing to do with a teacher, but Luo Yonghao didn’t think so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen was a college graduate who’d started in e-commerce; Zhou Hongyi had built his fortune on 3721’s rogue software. If both could do it, why not him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after his visit to Xiaomi’s headquarters last November and his conversation with Lei Zong—he became even more convinced that making phones wasn’t hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So on May 2nd, Luo Yonghao publicly announced on Weibo: Hammer Tech was officially founded, starting with customized Android systems, then phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Implicitly: I’m broke—investors, hurry up and come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lei Zong heard this, he first froze, then helplessly shook his head—he hadn’t expected the smartphone race to turn this chaotic in just a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last year, he’d invited Luo Yonghao to visit Xiaomi intending to leverage his influence in internet and tech circles to promote Xiaomi phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Yonghao had misunderstood—he thought Xiaomi wanted him to join.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Lei Zong sat in his office listening to Luo Yonghao’s lengthy opinions on the phone industry, and his advice to adjust Xiaomi’s product planning: “Making phones requires focus on design and user experience.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zong had wanted to stand up and leave, but out of politeness, he patiently endured Luo Yonghao’s grandiose speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he soon regretted it—he should’ve ended this meaningless conversation sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If phones were made according to Luo Yonghao’s ideas, material costs alone would be 1,700 to 2,000 yuan—what price would he set?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three thousand yuan? Four thousand yuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was pure nonsense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zong only wanted to make high-performance, high-cost-performance mid-to-low-end phones. Whether to make high-end phones at all, or whether it was feasible, he’d need to wait at least two or three more years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xiaomi was firmly established in the mobile industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning home, Luo Yonghao thought all night and decided his philosophy clashed with Lei Zong’s—better to make phones himself than join Xiaomi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zong didn’t know that his attempt to recruit a brand director for Xiaomi hadn’t worked—and instead had cultivated a potential rival, igniting Luo Yonghao’s dream of making phones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Lei, preparations for the Xiaomi Mi2 and Xiaomi 1S are complete. When should we hold the product launch?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wanqiang from marketing walked in, interrupting Lei Zong’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you communicated with Mr. Chen of Orange Tech?\" Lei Zong asked slowly, snapping back to attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the product design, technical specs, BOM, and quality standards documents have all been sent to them,\" Li Wanqiang pulled out a chair and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Total sales of Xiaomi’s first-generation phone are still under five million units—far below initial expectations. According to the original launch plan, Mi2 and 1S shouldn’t hit the market this early.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zong sighed, filled with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Altogether, Xiaomi’s first-gen phone had sold for only eight months; once the new models launched, it would likely be discontinued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mobile industry, an eight-month lifecycle wasn’t short—even Apple’s golden sales period typically lasted only a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the key issue was Xiaomi’s low sales—averaging just over half a million units per month, five to six times less than Orange Phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Lei, the market environment is changing too fast. Moving too slowly lets competitors overtake us. Also, 360 Phone’s specs and pricing have heavily impacted first-gen Xiaomi sales—yesterday’s total online sales were only ten thousand units.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wanqiang urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The later the new product launch, the worse it was for Xiaomi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Set it for May 8th—good symbolism. I hope these two new products bring Xiaomi a fresh turn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Zong frowned, fell silent for a moment, then gave his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, Mr. Lei. Should we invite Mr. Yu of Huawei?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wanqiang asked further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day before, Yu Chendong hadn’t joined the Weibo battle, but had still been mocked mercilessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No major conflict, but meeting would still be awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll handle it myself,\" Lei Zong said—he planned to call Yu Chendong personally to apologize and ease tensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, in 2012, Lei Zong was still a Huawei fan, often interacting with Yu Chendong on Weibo and praising Huawei’s products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Luo Yonghao, at this moment, was still a Mi Fan—even though he felt his business philosophy clashed with Lei Zong’s, it didn’t stop him from liking Xiaomi’s product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Luo Yonghao received an invitation to Xiaomi 2’s launch event—at the 798 Art District in Yanjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t overthink it and immediately decided to attend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, Luo Yonghao wanted to closely examine Xiaomi’s new product; on the other, he could gather more supplier resources at the launch to prepare for Hammer Phone’s next steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen put down his phone, thought briefly, and decided to travel to Yanjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Xiaomi 2’s launch, his more important purpose was to inspect Gao De and ByteDance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Xiao Jun and Zhang Yiming were both his own picked subordinates, human hearts change; managing subsidiaries required not just financial control, but also strengthened on-site oversight and strategic command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen understood that sitting in an office reviewing reports could never reveal a project’s true operational struggles—the hidden contradictions and team disunity buried beneath the data could only be sensed by being there in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to spend two days holding in-depth talks with mid- and senior-level managers, then establish a real-time feedback mechanism with frontline staff via internal forums, office software, and email.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any anomaly arose in the subsidiaries, he needed to know immediately, to prevent sudden crises from disrupting his business layout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Pinbei staff worked frantically for the 618 promotion, while Orange Tech prepared for its autumn product launch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yansen boarded a plane and flew to Yanjing once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1343,"2026-06-19T19:17:19.606Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5399e6c9dabbacd9b1d1a2151666c42118e2c17b184abf8549f99c6adf420906","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-258","i-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-chapter-256",387,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-get-stronger-every-payday-with-one-billion-emp-cover.jpg"]