Chapter 358: Global Sixth! Apple Moves! 317.4 Billion Chinese Yuan, Second in the Nation!

On January 4, news that Sister Chengzi Phone topped China's mobile phone shipment rankings sparked heated discussion; a terrifying global market volume of 50.1 million units left people stunned.

After all, Sister Chengzi Technology had been established for less than two years, counting every single day.

In 2012, China's total mobile phone shipments were 370 million units (230 million smartphones), with Shanxing, Lenovo, Apple, ZTE, and Huawei trailing behind Sister Chengzi Phone.

In other words, last year, one out of every eight phones sold was an Sister Chengzi, and one out of every five smartphones sold was an Sister Chengzi Phone.

In an instant, keywords such as 'Sister Chengzi Phone', 'Chen Yansen', 'China's Number One', and '50.1 million units' all surged to the news headlines of major portals.

One hour later, CCTV dedicated three minutes specifically to a brief report on Sister Chengzi Technology, also mentioning the China Science and Technology Association's purchase of the OrangeZ1 instruction set architecture license.

As a loyal partner of Senlian Capital, Penguin News displayed a slogan prominently on its homepage: "Firmly holding China's Number One spot! Sister Chengzi Phone's 2012 global shipments broke through 50 million units!"

NetEase's headline read: "Only after reading the IHS iSuppli research report did I realize last year's Sister Chengzi was like a war god, slaying Shanxing and destroying Apple!"

After finishing the year-end performance review meeting with Zhou Shouzhi and others, Chen Yansen glanced at the hot news and shook his head with a smile.

Because he was more focused on the data released by Gartner: last year's global mobile phone shipments were 1.74 billion units, with Shanxing leading far ahead at 380 million units, followed by Nokia at 330 million, Apple at 130 million, ZTE at 67 million, and LG at 58 million.

Sister Chengzi Phone ranked sixth with 50 million units, closely followed by Huawei, BlackBerry, Motorola, and TCL (relying mainly on Alcatel phone sales).

"Boss, the CCTV programs 'Everyone' and 'Dialogue' have sent invitations, and Litchi TV's 'Win in China' wants to invite you to serve as an entrepreneurship mentor."

As soon as Chen Yansen returned to his office, Ye Qiuping chased after him.

In fact, talk show programs in Luzhou, Jin Ling, and Shanghai had also called, but Ye Qiuping felt their coverage was not broad enough, so she politely declined them one by one, leaving only the three most influential programs.

The former had CCTV's endorsement, while the latter's mentor list included industry giants like Ma Liyun, Liu Chengzhi, and Wang Shi.

Chen Yansen's wealth and industry influence were certainly impressive, but in the eyes of most people, he was still that twenty-year-old business genius.

Yet the actual financial power he possessed was in no way inferior to the three giants of BAT.

In an era where television media still held influence, many entrepreneurs viewed interviews and entrepreneurship programs as important promotional platforms for their companies and products.

This win-win cooperation model would benefit Sister Chengzi Technology and even Senlian Capital, which is why Ye Qiuping came specifically to report.

"Give Wang Xueting a heads-up and have her recruit a secretary for me; brains come first, figure and face come second."

Chen Yansen leaned back in his boss's chair and gave orders to Ye Qiuping.

"Male or female?" Ye Qiuping asked tentatively.

"What do you think?" Chen Yansen countered.

Ye Qiuping gave a sheepish smile and continued: "Once the recording times for these three programs are confirmed, I will add them to your schedule. Boss, actually, I could be your secretary too."

"You? No way." Chen Yansen refused decisively.

"Why?" Ye Qiuping frowned slightly, her expression showing a hint of defiance.

With her abilities, she could manage the Sister Chengzi Technology Brand Department flawlessly, so serving as a secretary was naturally no problem for her.

"You're too old; you're already twenty-nine. Where has a boss ever used a secretary that old?"

Chen Yansen raised an eyebrow and teased mockingly.

Too old? Already twenty-nine?

Ye Qiuping was slightly stunned; her chest heaved violently, and her bright, moist eyes were instantly filled with anger.

Where am I old?

Next time I'll mix some rat poison into the sweet soup and poison you, you bastard!

"Looking at your expression, you wouldn't be thinking of poisoning me with rat poison, would you?" Mr. Chen smiled, staring at Ye Qiuping and questioning her.

"No, no, how would I dare? Besides, I can't bear to poison you."

Ye Qiuping blinked, her face showing a look of flattery, and explained in a soft, gentle voice.

"Go out." After tormenting Ye Qiuping, Chen Yansen waved his hand contentedly.

Damn man!

Ye Qiuping couldn't help but curse silently in her heart.

But she wasn't lying; for a boss like Chen Yansen, who was young, wealthy, handsome, and capable, she thought of him even in her dreams.

Even though during their interactions she was always overshadowed by Chen Yansen's brilliance and always found herself at a disadvantage, Master Ye enjoyed it!

After Ye Qiuping left, Chen Yansen had the administration department book a banquet hall in the Sky Garden for tonight's drinking gathering.

Until the afterglow faded and the twilight grew thick, the group departed in more than ten luxury cars, driving in a grand procession towards the city center.

A Mercedes-Benz MPV business car was at the front and another at the rear, both filled with the company's security personnel.

Chen Yansen wasn't afraid of any unexpected dangers; it was mainly arranged for Cao Dahua, Liao Wei, Huang Zheng, and others.

These three 'ruthless characters', one squeezing labor costs, one squeezing selling prices, and another squeezing merchants, had driven countless swindlers to bankruptcy; those wanting to kill them could line up from the East Gate of Xuyu to Wang Fujing in Yanjing.

Better safe than sorry; safety first!

Meanwhile.

News about Sister Chengzi Phone's annual shipment volume continued to ferment, quickly seizing the headlines of major websites; any report touching on Sister Chengzi Technology could reach over 100,000 clicks, comments, and shares in a short time.

After learning that Sister Chengzi Phone had ranked sixth on the global mobile phone shipment list, Lei Yi felt even more inferior.

Facing Zhou Hongyi's provocation, Lei Yi gritted his teeth and immediately made up his mind: the mobile operating systems for Xiaomi 2A and Xiaomi 2S must be switched entirely to AuroraOS.

The MIUI system had made him lose all face!

Meanwhile, He Boting, who had obtained the OrangeZ1 instruction set architecture license, rushed back to Shencheng overnight to prepare for a comprehensive verification of its energy efficiency, performance, and integration level.

Compared to ARM, Sister Chengzi Technology's architecture licensing fee was practically a bargain: a one-time licensing fee of 20 million Chinese Yuan plus a 1% royalty commission.

If OrangeZ1 could meet HiSilicon's technical requirements, Huawei would abandon the ARM CPU architecture and switch to OrangeZ1 to reduce costs.

For so many years, the feeling of being choked by ARM was not pleasant.

Apple shared the same sentiment as Huawei; ARM was ruthless, charging without mercy, so Apple had to pay ARM seven or eight hundred million US dollars in patent fees every year.

Jobs couldn't stand it, and of course, Cook couldn't stand it either.

Starting in 2011, Apple initiated work on its own instruction set, but due to the extreme difficulty, it failed to break free from its dependence on the ARM instruction set architecture.

Apple's launched 'Swift Architecture' was essentially still a derivative product of the ARM instruction set architecture.

To put it plainly, we still have to pay ARM!

When Cook learned of the existence of OrangeZ1, he immediately had ideas; judging by his experience, the fact that both the Huake Association and Huawei were willing to pay for the license indicated that its coding efficiency, flexibility, and compatibility were at least no worse than MIPS.

"Taylor, notify Isabel at the Asia office; have her send someone to the Sister Chengzi Technology headquarters to buy the OrangeZ1 architecture license patent."

After pondering for a long while, Cook instructed his assistant.

Isabel is the English name of Ge Yue, the Managing Director of Apple's Asia region; having her handle it would allow them to secure the OrangeZ1 technical patent as quickly as possible.

As for whether OrangeZ1 could meet Apple's chip R&D requirements, Cook did not care; after all, an annual licensing fee of three million US dollars was merely a drop in the bucket for Apple.

What if Sister Chengzi Technology could bring him a surprise?

On the other side.

Xucheng City district, the banquet hall on the top floor of the Sky Garden.

Inside, the room was resplendent with gold and green, spacious and bright; dozens of well-dressed men and women held wine glasses, smiles and the effects of alcohol on their faces, weaving between the tables.

Chen Yansen sat in his seat, clinked glasses with Cao Dahua, and asked, "Have you been to the school?"

"Nothing has changed; I had a few cups of tea with Old Tang." Cao Dahua chuckled; his address for Tang Qingshan had shifted from "Principal Tang" to "Old Tang."

"I won't attend the annual meetings for the Shencheng and Luzhou factories; you and Cai Jingming will host them." Chen Yansen held his wine glass, gently swirling it.

"Ah? Boss, the people below have been looking forward to this all year, just waiting for you to encourage and boost everyone's spirits at the annual meeting."

Cao Dahua paused for a moment, then flattered him.

"The Q4 bonuses have already been distributed; what spirits do I need to boost? You aren't balloons! Alright, I trust you to handle things."

Chen Yansen raised his hand, feigning a pat on his shoulder.

Seeing this, Old Cao bent his waist and slid his shoulder, instantly shrinking a few centimeters to make it easier for Chen Zong to act.

Chen Yansen chuckled helplessly, placed his hand on Old Cao's shoulder, and said with a serious tone, "In my heart, you are far more important than Sister Chengzi Technology or Zhou Shouzhi; manage the factories well for me, and do not disappoint me."

Hearing this, Cao Dahua's face flushed with excitement, tears of emotion glistening in his eyes, and he nodded heavily to promise, "No problem! Boss, please rest assured."

Chen Yansen smiled, withdrew his hand without a trace of emotion, walked to the next table, and spoke seriously to Xiao Jun of Gao De Maps:

"The importance of electronic navigation software to the group far exceeds your imagination; it is even more important than Pinbei Shangcheng or Sister Chengzi Technology; work hard; among so many project leaders, I have the highest hopes for you."

Xiao Jun agreed repeatedly, feeling warmth in his heart.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Yansen approached Liao Wei of Yunsu Express: "The reason I have the strictest requirements for you is also because I have the highest hopes for your operational management talent."

After going around the room, Chen Zong hadn't boosted spirits at all; he had only pumped them full of energy, and incidentally drawn a bunch of big pies, leaving these people so full they couldn't even drink anymore.

"Brother Sen hasn't changed a bit." Wang Zihao grinned.

"President Wang, shall we go over and toast the Boss as well?" Hu Weiyi tapped Wang Zihao's arm and suggested quietly.

Compared to major projects like Sister Chengzi Technology, Pinbei Shangcheng, and Yunsu Express, ofo Bike was merely a small project with a daily revenue of 300,000 Billion Huayuan; how dared she just wait around?

Anyone with a shred of common sense would know to step forward proactively.

"Alright." Wang Zihao spotted an opening and squeezed over with Hu Weiyi.

"Boss, thank you for leading us forward all this way; in the new year, we will certainly redouble our efforts." Hu Weiyi said with a beaming smile.

"Brother Sen, I wish you a rolling fortune and an annual income exceeding one hundred million." In the entire banquet hall, only Wang Zihao dared to joke with him.

"President Hu, Zihao should have mentioned to you that Penguin, Gao Ling, and Sequoia Capital all have intentions to invest in ofo Bike; at that time, the group will allocate a team of personnel to assist you in completing the Series A financing; how far the project goes depends entirely on you."

Chen Yansen said it lightly.

"Thank you, Boss, I understand." Hu Weiyi nodded in agreement.

"Are you getting used to staying in Hangcheng?" Chen Yansen hooked his arm around Wang Zihao's neck and asked casually.

"Except for the food not suiting my taste, everything else is fine; offline business is much harder than online business; although ofo Bike uses smart locks and has added GPS positioning chips, more than 300 bikes were still stolen before and after; that is absolutely ridiculous."

Wang Zihao sat down accordingly and said through gritted teeth.

"Business involving dealing with people is never simple; when you understand human nature, you will be able to stand on your own feet." Chen Yansen said calmly.

"Brother Sen, I'll just work with you; why do I need to stand on my own feet?" Wang Zihao scratched his head, taking the opportunity to express his loyalty.

"I don't want stupid people." Chen Yansen replied.

For instance, Liao Wei; if he couldn't keep up with the company's development pace, Chen Yansen would definitely kick him out.

"..." Wang Zihao's face darkened, and he said weakly, "Brother Sen, you don't have to be so direct."

"I believe in your ability; no matter what, if after learning from me for two years you haven't made a single bit of progress, it will be my face that is lost."

Chen Yansen laughed freely.

"Brother Sen, then how much valuation do you think ofo can get?" Wang Zihao pressed.

"Did you forget all your financial knowledge?" Chen Yansen rolled his eyes at him and asked in a bad mood.

"Based on the current daily revenue level, the annual revenue is 108 million; if using the price-to-sales ratio valuation method, the conservative valuation is 500 million and the optimistic valuation is 800 million; but Didi Bike only deployed 50,000 bicycles yet received a 2 billion valuation; using the industry comparison method, ofo's reasonable valuation is above 2 billion."

"I haven't forgotten the financial model, but the difference between the two valuation methods is quite large, so I have doubts." Wang Zihao said with a face full of smiles.

"Isn't that simple? Calculate whichever price is higher? As long as the investors accept it, you can even ask for 10 billion; it's still a reasonable quote."

Chen Yansen explained slowly and steadily.

Wang Zihao nodded, lost in thought.

After three rounds of drinks, the night outside the window had grown deep.

Chen Yansen raised his hand to check the time, then signaled everyone to disperse; they had a meeting tomorrow, and ending at 10:30 would be just right.

"Boss, I cooked sweet soup." At the hotel entrance, Ye Qiuping said in a low voice.

"Forget it; I've been drinking sweet soup so often lately, I've gotten fat."

Chen Yansen replied perfunctorily, and after speaking, got into his Rolls-Royce, asking Xiao Li to drive him back to Sanjiaozhou.

The next morning, Zhuxianzhuang Technology Park.

Conference room in Building No. 6.

Chen Yansen sat in the main seat; Huang Zheng presided over the year-end summary and reporting meeting, while Zhang Wenbo, Xiang Pengfei, Hu Yun, Zhuang Rui, Cai Qiming, Fei Qiwen, Chen Peng, and Song Yuncheng were seated on the left and right respectively.

"Old rules, Hu Yun goes first," Huang Zheng said lightly.

As the Director of the Data Department, it was indeed more reasonable for Hu Yun to report first.

"Boss, Director Huang, let's look at Pinbei's core data first. Annual GMV is 317.4 billion Billion Huayuan, a 2486.7% increase year-on-year from 2011, ranking second in the industry."

Hu Yun opened the PPT, connected the projection screen, and spoke slowly.

Pinbei launched on November 18, 2011, with a total annual sales volume of 12.27 billion, hence the extremely high growth rate.

(End of this chapter)