Chapter 153: Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea

Compared to when Shenzhou and Ximen first landed in Europe, at that time, digital cordless telephones were still a fresh thing, so the single-day sales were not high.

But now, markets all over the world had basically heard reports and news about digital cordless telephones and had begun to accept this thing. Coupled with the overwhelming publicity of Ximen this time, digital cordless telephones had just landed in the America market and began to erupt with astonishing sales!

Facing the Shenzhou series telephones, the sales performance on the first day of listing in America was far inferior to Ximen telephones. The media in mainland, Hong Kong, and Europe, who received the news, were actually rarely silent for a time.

This was not the style of the media. Generally, when the media received news, they would report it as quickly as possible. News paid attention to timeliness, but this time it was an exception.

Because the last time, the car crash—it was truly a disastrous one. How many media outlets had initially engaged in overwhelming publicity, with news of Shenzhou Telephone's defeat in Europe and its crushing loss to Ximen? How many famous media commentators mocked Shenzhou Telephone for overestimating its own strength, foolishly trying to stop a chariot with a mantis's arm, and not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth, daring to challenge a world-giant company like Ximen.

But who could have thought that a month later, a shocking reversal would appear? Shenzhou actually truly overturned the white appliance giant Ximen in Ximen' own lair!

The news criticizing and mocking the Shenzhou telephone back then was still fresh in memory. I don't know how many media outlets were slapped in the face, including some old-brand media that had overturned in the last report on the Shenzhou telephone.

"Eat a moat, gain a wisdom." This time in America, the same opening made a group of media outlets not dare to report that Shenzhou had been defeated by Ximen in America immediately, for fear of overturning in the gutter!

"According to multiple overseas media, Shenzhou and Ximen are currently carrying their respective digital cordless telephones into the America market. Ximen' current single-day sales are ahead of the Shenzhou telephone!

But multiple industry analysts claim that the battle between Shenzhou and Ximen has not yet been decided. Currently in America, Ximen is indeed in an advantageous position!"

Hong Kong Phoenix TV was the first to report, and subsequently, quite a few TV stations and newspapers in the country began to cite Phoenix TV's report.

"Should our newspaper report the news of the Shenzhou telephone in America?!"

Inside the Yanjing Business News, Feng Miaoyu was discussing with a group of supervisors, editors, and reporters in the newspaper office. Regarding whether to publish the news of the Shenzhou telephone being defeated by Ximen in America, the newspaper office was hesitant.

It was truly that the Shenzhou telephone was too "evil." Last time, Yanjing Business News reported that the Shenzhou telephone was crushed in Europe. Who could have thought that in the end, it was actually reversed by Shenzhou? Although Yanjing Business News reported truthfully according to the news returned from overseas and did not favor either side, the final result still made Yanjing Business News overturn a bit.

"According to overseas media and analysis by experts in the electronics industry, this time Ximen has a great advantage in America!"

The reporter responsible for reporting American news in Yanjing Business News opened his mouth at this time. According to the news reports he got from overseas channels, American media like The New York Times, The Huaerjie Journal, etc., were all inclined to believe that Ximen could win.

"But what if, what if Shenzhou finally reverses and wins?!"

Another reporter in the newspaper office responsible for domestic news reports directly asked back, "The last incident about Shenzhou already made the users who subscribed to the newspaper dissatisfied with our newspaper. If we report incorrectly again this time..."

A newspaper, if it reports incorrectly again and again, then even in this era when TV stations and newspapers have the highest authority, this newspaper office will probably lose a large number of subscription users. Who is willing to watch fake news?!

The reporters in Yanjing Business News were now divided into two factions, which actually represented the two completely different attitudes and minds of countless people in the country now facing foreign brands.

Frequently contacting foreign companies, watching foreign news reports, seeing the modernized life and advanced technology in foreign countries, and then contrasting it with the current situation where domestic life is far inferior to overseas, they couldn't help but give birth to a sense of despair, giving birth to the feeling that overseas giant companies were invincible.

And quite a few domestic people, facing foreign giant companies continuously attacking cities and land in the country, acquiring domestic brands and companies one after another—food, beverages, daily necessities, cars, computers, etc., were continuously held by foreign companies, as if they were going to buy the entire country. The domestic people's sense of crisis and national sentiment were continuously soaring, and the call to resist foreign brands began to rise wave after wave.

Brands in various industries in the country, including bosses of companies like Haier, Changhong, Lenovo, etc., all expressed their determination to resist foreign goods. Of course, taking the opportunity to use sentiment to bring goods was also a fact. Making money, it's not cold.

After the book *The Chinese Can Say No* is published next year, this sentiment will be completely detonated. Regardless of the level of this book, in the atmosphere of this era, it indeed let quite a few domestic people vent the angry emotions in their hearts.

The minds of the two factions of reporters in Yanjing Business News actually represented the two completely different attitudes and minds of people in the country now facing foreign brands.

"Quiet!"

Seeing that the reporters in the newspaper office were about to divide into two factions and argue into a pot of porridge, the editor-in-chief of Yanjing Business News had to call a stop to the argument between the two sides.

"Report truthfully first, the sales of Ximen and Shenzhou in America. Do not add subjective opinions, and do not predict who will win or lose between the two sides!"

The editor-in-chief of the newspaper said. This kind of report, to put it bluntly, was just copying overseas reports. The audience definitely wouldn't like this kind of news report, but not publishing the newspaper's comments and opinions was the safest for the newspaper office. There was no need to worry about overturning, but don't count on how much sales could be increased.

Hearing the editor-in-chief's words, the reporters of the two factions who were arguing were all a bit dissatisfied, but didn't say much more. This plan was indeed the safest.

At this time, Feng Miaoyu, who was sitting on the side, said to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, "I want to represent Yanjing Business News to go to Hanxi to interview Li Dongling, the founder of Dongling Gao Ke!"

Feng Miaoyu was one of the earliest reporters in the country to pay attention to Dongling Gao Ke. The electronic pet machine was also the first time she reported it in the country.

From the Silver Mink mouse to the electronic pet machine and then to the current Shenzhou telephone, the public opinion surrounding Dongling Gao Ke had always been very complicated.

The lawsuit between the Silver Mink mouse and Microsoft allowed the domestic tech industry to improve its confidence once. The electronic pet machine swept the markets of Japan, America, Europe, etc., and the Shenzhou telephone defeated Ximen in Europe again, pushing Dongling Gao Ke's momentum in the country to a height that previous domestic tech companies had never reached!

Under the overwhelming reports of the media, countless domestic users believed that Dongling Gao Ke could be mentioned in the same breath as overseas giant tech companies.

But there was also a large part of people, including scholars in the academic world, who had dealt with foreign giant companies, or companies that were currently cooperating, foreign brand agency companies, media people who reported overseas news, etc., who were a bit disdainful of this kind of flattery of Dongling Gao Ke, believing that Dongling Gao Ke just took advantage and was "empty and superficial."

This led to, let alone overseas media, even domestically, countless people were either flattering or belittling Dongling Gao Ke. Some said Dongling Gao Ke was the pride of the domestic tech industry, and some believed that Dongling Gao Ke was just lucky, and as a result, it was blown to a status that did not match its height, and sooner or later it would show its original shape, etc.

From Dongling Gao Ke to Li Dongling, they were all in this kind of dispute. Feng Miaoyu could also be considered to have witnessed the development of Dongling Gao Ke, and was quite curious about Dongling Gao Ke. As for Li Dongling, it was even more so.

Hearing Feng Miaoyu's words, the editor-in-chief of Yanjing Business News thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. At this time, if he could interview Li Dongling, it would indeed attract quite a few focuses and eyes.

There were quite a few media and commentators who had the same thoughts as Yanjing Business News, all for fear of overturning in the gutter, including the famous media commentator Yan Lixiang, who had always been catching Dongling Gao Ke to criticize, didn't express comments at the first time, clearly also in a wait-and-see state!

And in this atmosphere, within the next week, Ximen telephone sales continued to soar, with single-day sales soaring from 240,000 units to 370,000 units, showing the style of a world giant company in America!

Relying on massive advertising promotion, Ximen almost suppressed the Shenzhou telephone. Compared with Ximen' "mad galloping forward," the performance of Shenzhou plus Coolpad and Simon was a bit lukewarm.

Shenzhou's single-day sales in America, although it also increased to 115,000 units, the scene of "Mars hitting the Earth" expected by the outside world did not happen in America.

Ximen' posture of almost sweeping the America digital cordless telephone market made companies like AT&T, General Electric, Philips, Panasonic, etc., who were also preparing to enter this line, a bit surprised. They didn't expect Ximen to be so strong, while Shenzhou, which defeated Ximen in Europe, seemed a bit "not worthy of the name"!

"The Shenzhou telephone did not show the ruling power it should have. In the America digital cordless telephone market, Ximen telephone has already occupied the advantage. And according to the cost estimation of the Shenzhou telephone, the price reduction space for Coolpad and Simon might not be too large!

Huaerjie analysts estimate that if it continues, Ximen telephone sales will enter a peak period in the future, and it is possible to break through 400,000 units, occupying more than 71% of the share of the America digital cordless telephone market!"

After The Huaerjie Journal, the "authoritative" media in the global economic field, made the "coffin-closing" report, public opinion instantly leaned toward Ximen. For a time, media in North America, Europe, Asia, etc., all began to report one after another.

"Yes, we are striving to cooperate with more corporate clients in America, as well as retail channels like Best Buy, Target, and Costco. Ximen telephone will be sold in these retail stores. I believe it won't take long!

Will Ximen be an exclusive cooperation, driving the Shenzhou telephone out of Best Buy and other electrical appliance malls?"

Thomas, who was accepting an interview with NBC TV, couldn't help but show a bit of a smile. "I'm not clear about this point, but I think Best Buy and other malls have the right to make the decision to recommend which best-selling telephone brand to users. They can't force users to buy some unknown third-rate brands, right?

Even buying these products, there might be no maintenance and after-sales service, which is too unfair to users!"

And just when Thomas was talking and pointing the country in front of the camera, a Chinese-mixed face walked into the Atlantic Bell company, whose headquarters was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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