Chapter 387: Zhou Hongyi: Unconvinced

March 18, Monday, 1:30 PM.

The homepages of Penguin Video, YY, Youku, Sohu, and Sina Video all displayed huge promotional posters for the "2013 Sister Chengzi Technology Spring New Product Launch."

Click to enter the live broadcast room.

The camera faced the large screen at the launch venue; in the center was a bright, eye-catching orange logo, with a line of copy beside it: Let technology change life!

Last time, when Wang Teng live-streamed the Sister Chengzi Pad 1 and Sister Chengzi MagicBook on the YY platform, the cumulative viewership exceeded 4 million, and the concurrent online viewers exceeded 2 million.

Due to the significant effect of the live broadcast and its ability to bring super-high traffic, the Marketing Department and Brand Department decided to expand live broadcast promotion channels.

For this reason, the five platforms each paid Sister Chengzi Technology a live broadcast fee of 1 million yuan.

"Damn it, you dog Wang Teng, why not schedule the live broadcast for yesterday? Picking Monday specifically to slack off and watch the live stream is so exciting!"

"Plus one, me too!"

"My son Wang Teng has the talent of an Emperor!"

"You are Wang Teng's father? Then who am I?"

Although the launch hadn't started yet, over a hundred thousand netizens waiting in the live broadcast room were bantering with one another.

With the explosive popularity of the web novel "Shrouding the Heavens," Wang Teng's comment section was full of jokesters playing with memes.

In an instant, Wang Teng gained tens of millions of "biological fathers" on the internet with no blood relation.

"Actually, I'd rather watch Director Chen host the new product launch; great figure, high looks, a straight nose bridge, and a perky butt!"

"Young Lady upstairs, the protagonist of the launch is the new product, not looking at handsome guys; identified as a lovesick fool!"

"Your whole family is a Young Lady; that person is a pure man!"

"Release high-definition, uncensored photo shoots of Director Chen, 9.9 yuan flat rate; those who need it add QQ for details: 771****92."

"Is there any without clothes? I can add money!"

The bullet comments in the YY platform live broadcast room were simply unbearable to look at; even the administrators couldn't stand it, thinking: A super-rich billionaire worth 50 billion US dollars, taking photo shoots for you to see?

There are really too many fools; the scammers aren't enough to go around!

On the other side.

In the conference hall on the top floor of the Sky Garden, over a thousand people whispered, all waiting for the arrival of two o'clock.

After all, Sister Chengzi Technology had already joined the first tier of domestic mobile phone brands.

Although it currently ranked behind ZTE in the global market, anyone with eyes could see that since Zhou Shouzhi joined Sister Chengzi Technology, the expansion speed of Sister Chengzi phones in Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Indian market had been extremely fast.

Perhaps this year it could represent Huaguo mobile phone brands and rank among the top three in the world.

Zhou Shouzhi, Wang Teng, and Ye Qiuping were on the first floor responsible for receiving participating competitors, suppliers, and Central Bureau personnel.

Chen Yansen sat calmly in the first row of the conference hall, occasionally standing up to exchange a few pleasantries with someone.

"Boss, Mr. He from ZTE Mobile has arrived." Chen Jie, wearing a light and simple black suit, leaned over to speak in a low voice; through the V-shaped collar, it was enough to give Director Chen an unobstructed line of sight.

Chen Yansen acknowledged with a sound and walked straight to the banquet hall entrance, exactly colliding head-on with He Dingyou walking towards him.

"Mr. He, I was just thinking of going down to pick you up; I didn't expect you had already arrived." Chen Yansen smiled warmly, reached out to grasp the other person's right hand, and displayed an appearance of familiarity.

In reality, the two had only just met for the first time.

Previously, when Sister Chengzi Technology held new product launches, He Dingyou had been disdainful, looking down on Sister Chengzi phones.

But in the blink of an eye, a year had passed, and Sister Chengzi phones had actually become the champion of the domestic mobile phone sales rankings.

Although ZTE's global shipments last year reached 67 million units, domestically there were only 28 million, of which smartphones were only 19 million.

Compared to Sister Chengzi phones' achievement of 43.4 million units, ZTE was still a little brother.

Plus the strong rise of Xiaomi, 360, NetEase, OPPO, and vivo, ZTE Mobile's market share had been snatched away quite a bit.

Therefore, He Dingyou's trip to Xucheng this time was, on the surface, to attend the new product launch, but in reality, he came to learn from experience, and incidentally wanted to discuss cooperation with Sister Chengzi Technology.

Chen Yansen certainly would not underestimate He Dingyou; ZTE and Huawei were, in essence, both giants in the communications industry.

Poor performance in the mobile phone business did not mean their overall strength was inadequate.

ZTE had deep accumulation in the fields of wireless communication, the Internet of Things, optical transmission, and wireless charging technology; who knows, one day Sister Chengzi Technology might need to cooperate with them.

Making a good connection, having more friends, is always better than having more enemies.

Moreover, the popularization and promotion of the Sister Chengzi Z1 instruction set and Aurora Future OS also relied on the support of peers.

Chen Yansen, wearing a smile, led He Dingyou to take a seat in the first row.

"HiSilicon purchased the OrangeZ1 architecture license?" He Dingyou asked impatiently as soon as he sat down.

"The Huake Association and Apple also bought it." Chen Yansen said lightly.

"Which Apple?" He Dingyou's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and he hurriedly asked further.

"Apple." Chen Yansen replied with a smile.

"What is the gap between the OrangeZ1 instruction set and the ARM instruction set in terms of coding efficiency and energy efficiency ratio?" He Dingyou asked curiously.

"Coding efficiency is 1.4 times that of ARM, and the energy efficiency ratio has been optimized by about 30%." Chen Yansen answered truthfully.

He Dingyou stared with wide eyes; his first reaction was disbelief.

If the ARM CPU architecture technology was so simple, would companies like Qualcomm, Broadcom, Apple, Huawei, and ZTE still obediently send money to ARM every year?

But then he thought again; the people from HiSilicon, Apple, and the Huake Association were not stupid, and Chen Yansen had no family background, so there was no reason for these three companies to pay money for nothing.

Unless!

The coding efficiency and energy efficiency ratio of the OrangeZ1 instruction set were indeed more advantageous than the ARM instruction set, which could move HiSilicon, Apple, and the Huake Association.

"Is the one-time licensing fee 20 million Huayuan?" He Dingyou asked again.

"Is Mr. He interested?" Chen Yansen asked in return.

"Supporting domestic goods, of course." He Dingyou replied with a smile.

He did not intend to use the Android system; for ZTE's new product, he planned to switch to the AuroraOS system.

In his opinion, even a scoundrel like Zhou Hongyi could sell 8 million smartphones in a year, which made him feel a wave of nausea, just like eating a fly.

Although Zhongxing isn't a veteran player in the mobile phone industry, as a communications giant, it should be far superior to a company like 360 that entered the field halfway, right?

But no one expected that when comparing shipment volumes, 360 phones were actually no less impressive.

Analyzing the specific reasons for their success, it was simply that they hitched a ride with Sister Chengzi Technology, sharing supply chains, production lines, and operating systems with Sister Chengzi phones.

The native Android system has too many problems; how could it be as good as AuroraOS?

"Besides the one-time licensing fee of 20 million Hua Yuan, there is also a 1% royalty commission," Chen Yansen added.

"No problem. After the press conference ends, we can communicate slowly," He Dingyou said with deep meaning.

Chen Yansen heard the subtext in the other's words, but he didn't overthink it and nodded readily.

Just as He Dingyou was about to continue speaking, his gaze caught the newcomer outside the door, and his face immediately showed disgust, because the fly had arrived.

"President Chen, sorry for being late," Zhou Hongyi, wearing a red stand-collar polo shirt, walked forward briskly under the escort of two assistants and greeted Chen Yansen.

At this moment, Lei Yijun and Li Wanqiang also happened to walk in.

Hearing the commotion behind him, Zhou Hongyi didn't turn around; he glanced with his peripheral vision and then loudly said, "360 phones' Q1 sales? President Chen, to be honest, they weren't ideal, selling only 3.7 million units."

His voice was neither loud nor soft, just drifting perfectly into Lei Yijun's ears.

"..." Chen Yansen laughed in disbelief and secretly cursed: Your phones are all manufactured by me; do I really need to ask you about sales?

He turned sideways and beckoned to Lei Yijun, seeing the other's face was extremely ugly. Because Xiaomi's Q1 cumulative sales were just over 3 million.

He Dingyou, standing nearby, had a dark face and didn't want to speak at all.

Ninety percent of Zhongxing phone shipments came from operator channels, but starting this year, operators changed their demand strategy for customized phones, beginning to reduce the quantity of customized phones and subsidies.

Zhongxing phone sales plummeted; Q1 total sales were only 4.1 million units. Although better than 360, the advantage was not obvious.

"President Chen, how many new models are there today?" Lei Yijun asked with a smile, having no intention of greeting Zhou Hongyi.

"If President Lei is asking about phone products, then there are only three," Chen Yansen replied.

Lei Yijun understood; he supposed Aurora Future OS was also a highlight of this press conference.

Perhaps Aurora Future OS couldn't bring much substantial revenue to Sister Chengzi Technology, but the title of "the first domestically developed mobile phone system" was enough to make the higher-ups look at Chen Yansen with new respect.

This was righteousness!

No wonder Chen Yansen, that kid, openly engaged in rule-breaking operations, and the higher-ups turned a blind eye.

"Then I look forward to it even more," Lei Yijun flattered subtly.

"Arrange seats for President Lei and President Li," Chen Yansen looked at Ye Qiuping and instructed.

He was mainly worried that Lei Yijun and Zhou Hongyi would stage a real-life PK at the press conference venue, thereby stealing Sister Chengzi Technology's traffic and heat.

Old Zhou's personality is unpredictable; if he gets in the mood and confronts President Lei face-to-face, will this press conference even be able to continue?

"President Lei, President Li, this way," Ye Qiuping understood immediately and raised her hand to gesture.

Lei Yijun glanced sideways at Zhou Hongyi, letting out a "Hmph" from his nose.

"President Lei, unsatisfied? We can compare sales," Zhou Hongyi spread his hands and provocatively challenged.

"Fine. Whoever loses will withdraw from the mobile phone market. Let President Chen and President He be witnesses," Lei Yijun responded, not willing to show weakness.

Playing so big?

He Dingyou was slightly stunned and looked at Zhou Hongyi and Lei Yijun with interest.

"No need. Harmony brings wealth," Chen Yansen, looking at the two "Humanitarian Torch Generators," hurriedly advised.

"Sure, but I'm afraid if you lose, you'll renege on the deal," Zhou Hongyi said with a chuckle.

"Enough, stop here," Chen Yansen warned with a cold face.

Seeing Chen Yansen's stern expression, Zhou Hongyi immediately realized he had played too roughly, so he said resentfully, "Just a joke, President Chen, don't take it seriously."

Lei Yijun narrowed his eyes, gave Zhou Hongyi a cold look, and then, taking Li Wanqiang with him, sat in the front-left area of the hall.

He Dingyou was secretly shocked, finally feeling Chen Yansen's influence in the mobile phone industry with his own body.

Zhou Hongyi and Lei Yijun were so obedient, like little brothers.

Not long after, Huawei's Yu Chendong, OPPO's Chen Yongming, vivo's Shen Wei, and other competitors, as well as a crowd of supplier representatives, also arrived one after another.

As soon as two o'clock arrived, Wang Teng ran up to the stage.

Different from the previous chip press conferences, this time Wang Teng was no longer in a sharp suit; today's attire was extremely simple.

On top, he wore an orange printed T-shirt with seven characters printed on the chest: "Let technology change life!"

On the bottom were black straight-leg jeans, stepping on a pair of white sneakers, giving off a very strong passerby vibe.

At the same time, the number of online viewers on Penguin Video, YY, Youku, Sohu, and Sina live rooms was skyrocketing crazily.

In just a few dozen seconds, the total number of online viewers across the entire network exceeded 8 million.

The bullet screen messages were dense!

"Hello everyone, I am Wang Teng from Sister Chengzi Technology. First, thank the more than one thousand audience members at the press conference venue. With you, we have today's Sister Chengzi phones."

Wang Teng, who had undergone tempering, had long shed the youthful look of two years ago; he spoke slowly and calmly, with a composed demeanor.

He paused and said again, "I believe everyone knows that Sister Chengzi phones sold a good 50 million units in 2012, so I must continue to thank the support of 50 million global users."

"Today I will introduce a few new friends and new products to everyone. Time is tight, the task is heavy, so let's get straight to the point, starting with the phone products everyone cares about most."

"The first new model—Green Orange D2!"

As soon as Wang Teng finished speaking, a CG high-definition large image of the Green Orange D2 popped up on the LED screen array behind him.

"Continuing the super high cost-performance ratio of its predecessor, the Green Orange D1S, the Green Orange D2 is equipped with a 5-inch IPS Retina screen, 1280x720 resolution, and Corning Gorilla Glass 2."

"Front camera 3 million pixels, rear camera 8 million pixels, battery capacity 2000mAh, dual SIM dual standby, running AuroraOS 1.6 system."

"Running memory 1GB, storage memory 4GB, supports face recognition function, equipped with MediaTek MT6572 dual-core 1.3GHz processor, supports gravity sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, and electronic compass."

Wang Teng stood on stage, slowly making the introduction.

The bullet screen in the live room was uniformly "999"!

Everyone hoped that the price of the Green Orange D2 could still be maintained at the friendly price of 999 Yuan.

Wang Teng faced the camera, slowly pulled out an Orange C3 phone, watched the live comments for over ten seconds, then smiled and said, "Everyone wants a price of 999 yuan, but that is impossible."

The moment these words were spoken, the live broadcast room instantly erupted in a barrage of curses.

"Dog son, dare you sell it for over 1000 yuan? I'll smash your head!"

"Wang Teng, in the end, the feelings have faded. You want to earn Dad's money? No way!"

"999!"

"999!"

"If it's not 999, we absolutely won't buy it!"

The invited fans present also furrowed their brows slightly, instantly feeling that Orange Technology's original intention had changed.

In their eyes, the Green Orange series was Orange Technology's low-end model line; if it sold for over 1000 yuan, it would be a bit excessive.

But a portion of users believed that the configuration of the Green Orange D2 selling for 1200 to 1500 yuan was also very reasonable.

Wang Teng pressed the controller, and the image on the large screen immediately switched.

Behind him, three prominent Arabic numerals completely dragged the hearts of a crowd of rival companies to the bottom.

"799!"

In an instant, the tens of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room and the thousands of viewers on site were all stunned.

Chen Yongming of OPPO and Shen Wei of Vivo instinctively exchanged a glance.

The two companies' core sales channels were offline, where users were not sensitive to configuration and price, which also formed a differentiated competition with Orange, Xiaomi, 360, and the like.

But Orange Technology was also building an offline sales network; although currently there were only over a hundred flagship stores, new ones were added every month. If Chen Yansen took the Green Orange D2 to sell offline, how would they still make money?

"President Chen, I've calculated it; the Green Orange D2 alone costs 500 yuan in material costs, plus production, sales, after-sales, and marketing expenses. How much can you still earn?" He Dingyou asked.

"A ten percent gross profit margin is no problem," Chen Yansen replied with a smile.

Under the dim light, his two rows of teeth were white and neat.

He Dingyou smiled, a very helpless smile; meeting such a competitor was truly a blessing cultivated over ten lifetimes!

(End of this chapter)