Chapter 289: 53 Units Per Second

August 18, 6:00 PM, the Sister Chengzi new model officially went on sale.

The Sister Chengzi C3 and Qingcheng D1S launched simultaneously on the Sister Chengzi Mall official website, Pinbei's Hundred Billion Subsidy, Taobao, Suning, Gome, Yixun, and other channels.

Within one hour of launch, the Qingcheng D1S's total online sales broke 131,000 units, while the Sister Chengzi C3 sold 52,000 units; its market performance was not at all weaker than the Sister Chengzi C2 and Sister Chengzi D1, even surpassing them by a large margin.

"China's smartphone market in turmoil: The king of cost-performance in mid-range phones—the Sister Chengzi C3!"

"Not a single one worth fighting? The Qingcheng D1S sells 36 units per second, the killer of thousand-yuan phones!"

"Shanxing is in dire straits; domestic phone brands rise strongly!"

On the homepages of news sites like Toutiao, Weibo, Sohu, Penguin, Sina, and NetEase, praise for Sister Chengzi Technology covered the sky and filled the earth.

The sales of the Sister Chengzi C3 and Qingcheng D1S in the first hour once again verified that Sister Chengzi Technology's success was by no means accidental; it had clearly become the leader of domestic mobile phones.

In terms of shipments, Sister Chengzi phones were far ahead, knocking Lenovo, Apple, Huawei, and ZTE off their horses, standing just one step away from the top spot held by Shanxing.

Don't know which netizen posted online: "Chinese people use Chinese phones; we can't let Shanxing get too arrogant!"

Instantly igniting everyone's passion to buy phones!

"Same specs, but the Shanxing Galaxy series dares to sell for 4,000 yuan, 5,000 yuan? Damn it, making money off us while cursing us as 'Chinese guys' and 'mixed noodles' behind our backs!"

"Can't we have some backbone? From now on, use Sister Chengzi phones!"

"Supporting Sister Chengzi Technology is injecting momentum into our country's tech R&D; every Sister Chengzi phone bought creates 75 yuan of income for compatriots in the Shencheng phone factory."

Netizens rushed to express their views in the comments section; related searches quickly surged to the top of the hot search list, attracting a huge wave of passersby to pay attention.

In the second hour of launch, the Qingcheng D1S's total online sales reached a high of 276,000 units, and the Sister Chengzi C3 sold 109,000 units.

This scene left competitor companies dumbfounded.

"Can marketing be done like this?" Yu Chendong, Lei Yi, and others, amidst the shock, secretly started calculating their own small accounts.

On the other side.

Chen Yansen had just returned to the Technology Park, plopped down on the sofa, took out his phone to check the hot news, and prepared to understand the market feedback on the Sister Chengzi new products.

When he saw the entry "Chinese people only buy Chinese phones," he was slightly stunned and instinctively clicked into it.

"Sister Chengzi Technology is also eating the dividends?"

After a quick glance, Chen Yansen understood the cause and effect, then chuckled helplessly and called Ye Qiuping: "Come over here."

He wanted to confirm whether this promotion strategy came from the Brand Department!

"Hmph! A little guy who says one thing but means another." Ye Qiuping put down the phone, smiled slightly with her lips pressed together, picked up a document, and walked leisurely toward the office.

Shanghai, Longhua Middle Road.

Zhang Peng sat in a bright and tidy office; seeing the supervisor not at her desk, he quietly took out his phone and started slacking off.

He originally intended to order a cup of milk tea and fried chicken but discovered a takeout shop nearby called "Sister Chengzi Smart Life Hall."

Sister Chengzi Smart?

What's the relationship with Sister Chengzi Technology?

Out of curiosity, Zhang Peng clicked in without hesitation; the shop had only four categories: New Product Launch, Sister Chengzi Phones, Audio-Visual, and Exclusive Accessories.

The phone products included the Sister Chengzi C1, Sister Chengzi C2, Sister Chengzi D2, Sister Chengzi C3, and Qingcheng D1S; the audio-visual section had Mo Si smart speakers and Sister Chengzi Bluetooth earphones; the exclusive accessories included Sister Chengzi power banks, phone cases, data cables, screen protectors, and other products.

Looking at the shop information again, it turned out to be the official flagship store of Sister Chengzi Technology.

"Posted on the takeout platform, does it mean delivery within 29 minutes?"

Zhang Peng looked at the Apple 4 in his hand; this was the prize he won two years ago at Fox Tao's "0 Yuan Bargain."

Although this phone could still be used for another two years, facing new models with large screens, high memory, and AI voice interaction engines, he silently added a 32GB version of the Sister Chengzi C3 to his shopping cart and, suppressing his heartache, completed the payment and placed the order.

Using a 5-yuan coupon, the final price was 3,194 yuan!

Relying on his computer science degree from Shanghai University of Science and Technology, although he found a job with a monthly salary of 12,000 yuan after graduation, "Living in Shanghai is not easy"; after deducting the five social insurances and one housing fund, 9,840 yuan remained; after deducting rent, food, transportation, and other expenses, he couldn't even save 4,000 yuan a month.

Therefore, spending this 3,194 yuan made him particularly heart-aching; if the product performance fell short of expectations and wasn't as amazing as Wang Teng boasted at the press conference, he would definitely turn from a fan to a hater, chasing Chen Yansen on Weibo to scold him every day.

"Xiao Zhang, the fund group has a small requirement for a web plugin; I'll assign it to you to follow up. Do a good job, and I'll give you a raise at the end of the year."

Just as Zhang Peng was slacking off, the supervisor slowly walked over, assigning him work while painting him a pie in the sky.

"Okay, Sister Ling."

Zhang Peng nodded quickly in agreement and, at the same time, discreetly put away his phone.

Ping An's salary level was not high compared to major internet companies; it relied entirely on the year-end bonus to have a fat year.

And the amount of the year-end bonus was in the hands of Sister Ling right in front of him.

Zhang Peng knew very well that the boss's instructions came first, slacking off second; pleasing the boss was far more important than doing the work well.

In Shanghai's great dyeing vat, Zhang Peng had long learned the workplace skill of "managing upwards"; doing more is not as good as saying more, and saying more is not as good as saying well.

"Go ahead, colleagues from the product and business departments are in conference room B05." Chen Fengling waved her hand and instructed with a smile.

In her eyes, Zhang Peng was young, tall, handsome, smart, and sweet-tongued, with a high and straight nose bridge; unfortunately, Ping An did not allow office romances.

Otherwise, she really wanted to take down Zhang Peng.

Young and beautiful workplace newcomers are all a piece of fat meat in the boss's eyes; sometimes it doesn't matter whether they are male or female.

Half an hour later, Zhang Peng, having finished the meeting, suddenly remembered he hadn't picked up his takeout; he hurriedly took out his phone, saw the Kuai Pao app backend show the order status as completed, and the delivery rider had placed the phone in the takeout locker on the first floor of the company.

Kuai Pao's delivery timeliness was as punctual as ever.

Zhang Peng had no time to think much, took the elevator to the first-floor lobby, found the corresponding takeout locker number, entered the pickup code, and immediately received a brand-new Sister Chengzi C3.

The outermost packaging was a corrugated cardboard box; inside was the main body of the Sister Chengzi C3. When he unpacked everything, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

The physical Sister Chengzi C3 was far more stunning than in photos and videos; an ultra-thin body, a super-large display screen, and a super-comfortable grip; the box came equipped with a charger, data cable, manual, and warranty card.

Zhang Peng held the phone and returned to his workstation.

Long-pressing the power button, a colorful, round, and full Sister Chengzi logo came into view; the boot speed was extremely fast, taking no more than five seconds front and back. Zhang Peng was using the AuroraOS system for the first time; originally worried about discomfort switching from iOS to Android, but the AuroraOS system's application ecosystem and gesture operations adopted simple and easy-to-understand designs, making it very quick to get started.

"Bought a new phone? Oh, it's the latest Sister Chengzi C3!" Chen Fengling slipped over silently, saying with a smile.

Zhang Peng was startled, but seeing no displeasure on Sister Feng's face for his slacking, he plucked up the courage to say, "Sister Feng, you try it. I heard the Sister Chengzi C3's camera comes with algorithmic imaging technology."

Saying this, he handed the phone over.

A trace of secret joy surged in Chen Fengling's heart; smelling Zhang Peng's scent, for some reason, she actually took the phone, opened the camera, and took a photo from above, a flash of snow-white cleavage faintly visible at her neckline.

To be honest, the Sister Chengzi C3's 5-megapixel front camera, combined with algorithmic imaging technology, produced a final image effect that was quite excellent.

Chen Fengling stared at herself on the screen, her face slightly flushed; her delicate features and Bai Xi skin made her look like a fresh graduate, yet she had clearly graduated seven or eight years ago.

Immediately after, she tested the rear camera's photo and video recording functions; for women, regardless of age, photo quality is the most critical aspect of a smartphone.

"Wasn't the Sister Chengzi C3 just launched? You managed to buy one?" Ten minutes later, Chen Fengling returned the phone and asked casually.

Obviously, she had developed an interest in the Sister Chengzi C3; a thirty-year-old woman like her urgently needed a smartphone capable of capturing her beauty clearly.

Even though she knew in her heart that the person in the photo differed slightly from her actual appearance, she chose to simply ignore it.

'The Sister Chengzi C3 is truly a wonderful product, perfectly restoring my beauty,' Chen Fengling thought silently.

"Sister Feng, Sister Chengzi Technology opened a delivery store on Kuai Pao; if you want to switch phones, you can receive it within half an hour," Zhang Peng replied hurriedly.

"Alright, I know. Work hard. By the way, I forgot to delete the photos in the album; remember to delete them, or I'm afraid your girlfriend will get jealous seeing them."

Chen Fengling smiled slightly, gave the instruction, and walked toward her own workstation.

"Sister Feng, I don't have a girlfriend," Zhang Peng replied with a goofy smile.

Chen Fengling's heart couldn't help but tremble; she thought: Even better if there isn't one!

Zhang Peng opened the album; the first photo was Chen Fengling's selfie. At thirty, she was mature and confident, her spirited smile carrying a hint of coquettish charm.

Sister Feng's figure seems absolutely top-tier.

Zhang Peng swallowed hard, secretly glancing at Chen Fengling; seeing her head down reviewing documents, he slowly began to admire her.

At the same time.

In places like Luzhou, Jin Ling, Hangcheng, Hucheng, Yanjing, Changshan, Jinmen, and Tang Cheng, as long as they fell within Kuai Pao delivery coverage, one could receive an Sister Chengzi C3 or Green Sister Chengzi D1S within twenty-nine minutes.

After eight o'clock in the evening, test videos of the Sister Chengzi new product phones began appearing on platforms like Weibo, Youku, and Toutiao.

"I bought a Green Sister Chengzi D1S for my mom with my internship salary; she scolded me fiercely on her lips, but her face was full of smiles."

"Wuwuwu—my mom is like that too; I'm teaching her how to use the Sister Chengzi C3."

"Why did you receive the phones so quickly?"

"Order on Kuai Pao; delivered within half an hour!" commented a netizen from Yanjing.

"Damn, we don't have Kuai Pao here at all; we've been outdone by Jing Ye again," a netizen from Xiyue said through gritted teeth.

"I'm in Zhoulai; I received the Green Sister Chengzi D1S at 4:30 PM this afternoon."

"Location: Jin Ling; the Kuai Pao riders are very impressive!"

"@Kuai Pao CEO Pei Yi, Mr. Pei, when are you coming to Shencheng? The Sister Chengzi phone factory is in Shencheng, yet Shencheng users have to wait until the next day to receive goods every time."

As the number of discussing netizens increased, the keyword 'Sister Chengzi phones delivered within half an hour' quickly appeared on the trending searches.

"Central warehouse, front warehouse; turning e-commerce into a delivery model? It's useless; it only suits specific categories. Building so many front warehouses, isn't this just a Bai Xi waste of manpower and finances?"

Ma Liyun, far away in Hangcheng, upon hearing this news, held an attitude similar to last time, dismissing it with disdain.

Compared to the speed of express delivery and logistics in Europe and America, domestic delivery speed is not slow; there is no need to spend huge sums across the country to build thousands of front warehouses just to shorten delivery times.

But what he didn't know was that Kuai Pao's front warehouses were located within Yunsu's terminal stations; the two could share infrastructure, making costs far lower than Ma Liyun imagined.

Liu Qiangdong of Yanjing sat in his office pondering silently: If front warehouses were built around fulfillment centers, transfer centers, and storage centers, could JD Logistics' delivery time be reduced to one day, or even half a day?

Probably no problem!

Liu Qiangdong looked excited, but then he thought again; the costs were too high. JD's crisis hadn't been overcome yet; messing around blindly again would likely scare away overseas investment institutions.

After all, Zhao Yingchun had reminded him that OTPP invested in JD to seize listing profits and make up for the pension fund shortfall.

"Sigh! I can start with pilot programs in Yanjing, Jin Ling, Hucheng, Shencheng, and other places first; just focus on specific niche categories. The cost of trial and error is low; the problem should be manageable."

Frowning, after deep consideration, he still decided to 'copy' Kuai Pao's delivery model.

JD's after-sales service must not only be good, but the express circulation speed must also keep up.

What Liu Qiangdong didn't expect was that he wasn't the first copier; someone was faster than him.

In Jin Qiao, Hucheng, a Ding Dong Community rider, wearing clean and tidy work clothes, rode an electric scooter and, following the user's order information, packed products like vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, chickens, ducks, and fresh flowers one by one, then delivered them to the customer's doorstep.

Liang Changlin spent four months, leveraging the technical team of Yaya Network, finally incubating the Ding Dong Community project.

Currently, only one station has been set up in Jin Qiao, with a service scope radiating to over twenty nearby residential compounds.

The business focuses on neighborhood socializing, life delivery, and home services; specific service items include second-hand trading, housekeeping, laundry, flower delivery, cleaning, and home appliance repair.

As soon as the project launched, in just two weeks, registered users reached 3,000, with over 400 daily orders, indicating that the product has market growth potential.

Liang Changlin was overjoyed; recently, he had been frequently meeting investors, wanting to obtain more development funds to expand this model nationwide.

After learning of Ding Dong Community's existence, Pei Yi immediately became vigilant.

Although Ding Dong Community hasn't yet entered the food delivery market, once its radiation area expands, it might just encroach on Kuai Pao's market share.

Must be on guard!

After a moment of thought, Pei Yi dialed Chen Yansen's phone number.

(End of this chapter)