Reinventing the Millennium.

Chapter 855 The game strikes (4K)

December 12, 13:01 AM New York time.

Bruce sat in front of the computer, thinking about the content of the draft for PCMag, while waiting for the update push of the Android system.

As a well-known IT magazine, PCMag's manuscript fee has always been generous, coupled with his own interest, Bruce attaches great importance to this draft appointment.

Now is the last month of this year, and well-known mobile phone manufacturers have no new product plans. It is time to select a wave of "Top Ten Hot Mobile Phones in 2007".

——"Nokia N95, the world's shocking mobile phone king."

"This is Nokia's masterpiece, with a 2.6-inch 1600 million-color display, full-featured configuration, built-in GPS module, and a 500-megapixel lens. It sets a benchmark for other brands of products with its comprehensive functions."

——"Apple iPhone, the god mobile phone of the new trend."

"Apple's touch-screen mobile phone with a new human-computer interaction method released in January, it brings a collective sleepwalking for everyone, as if it has witnessed the opening of an era."

Bruce suddenly got stuck when he wrote this. The left side of his keyboard is iPhone, and the right side is Mars. If you describe iPhone like this, how do you describe Mars?
Or, write that the two of them have opened a new era together?
It seems that the description is too repetitive and lacking.

Bruce hesitated for a while, and decided to continue writing first, but he soon had trouble with the label of Mars, the global machine king N95, the new trendy iPhone, what did Mars say?Pioneer phone?Mars phone?Times Gemini?

He turned his head and glanced at Mars, which still hadn't pushed the system update, and suddenly had an inspiration.

——"Yike Mars, the android light of alien objects."

"If the iPhone ushered in the era of touch-screen smart phones, then Mars revealed to us the specific appearance of this new era. It is hard for me to say that the success of Yike's mobile phone is due to the strength of this new manufacturer..."

Bruce didn’t find it easy to give Yike a successful evaluation. He continued to write: “Video, social networking and the upcoming mobile shopping, Mars is not so much the success of Yike as it is the success of ecology.”

"Eco Mars has brought the mobile strategy of Internet companies, and the latter has successfully expanded the playability of mobile phones, which is extremely different from its direct competitor iPhone."

Bruce suddenly pondered in his heart, and couldn't help but write a question: "Will this also be the success of the Android system?"

He didn't give an answer, and couldn't help but write a few more sentences: "As an opponent who has been wrestling with Apple in the field of music players for many years, Yike's mobile phone can still find system shortcomings compared to the iPhone, but it has More virtues grab your attention."

"The Android ecosystem jointly built by Yike and Google, Facebook, Twitter and other companies is free and open source, which undoubtedly opens the door to attractive cooperation for the industry."

"From this point, I think it will have extremely broad and profound implications."

Bruce finished writing the top three mobile phones of the year in his heart, and stared at the screen for a while, hesitating.

Should the iPhone be second or Mars be second?
Forget it, let's not move, whoever is second will do, but Apple is an authentic American company after all.

Bruce had just made a decision to incorporate off-site factors, and saw a notification pushed on Mars's 3.7-inch beautiful large screen. The system update announced on the official website has finally arrived!
He couldn't wait to take the phone, followed the notification and clicked into the settings, and found the update prompt.

1. Fix some known bugs.

2 million sales egg "Fruit Killer".

Bruce smiled knowingly when he saw the name, and he liked this kind of short story of paying tribute to each other in business.

Taking advantage of the system update, he continued to write drafts. The most surprising thing this year was the spoiler of Yike Mars, and the most disappointing thing was the explosion of Motorola's products. Bad get out of class.

Soon, Mars restarted.

Bruce tried the phone's functions first, but found no changes, and didn't know what the original bug was. He thought about it for a while, and planned to go to bed after watching Mars' easter eggs. It's not good to stay up late, and he will continue to update tomorrow.

"Fruit Killer".

An extremely simple casual game.

Bruce picked it up quickly and figured out how to play.

Fruits are thrown, fingers swipe, knives slice, and juice splashes!
Puchi, puchi.

Bruce became more and more active in the game, the excitement of cutting fruit, the frustration of encountering bombs, the joy of combo...he played until Mars ran out of battery, and he reluctantly put down his phone.

"A game made for touch screens!"

Bruce realized the groundbreaking nature of the game as soon as he finished playing.

From the keyboard to the touch screen, in addition to using the latter to type, there is actually such a new interactive mobile game play!
So fresh and so fun! !
It would be even better if you could add more apples in it!
Bruce pondered whether to write about the easter egg game that Yike launched, but quickly decided to put it aside.

He got up and left the study, and went to the bedroom to get another Yike Mars that hadn't been opened yet, which was a Christmas gift for his niece.

Now...a gift for my niece, of course I have to help her download the most trendy and groundbreaking "Fruit Killer"!

Bruce drank half a cup of coffee, helped the new phone update the system, and immediately tried to see if the phone could play Fruit Killer.

When he reluctantly put down his phone again, it was already past 4 o'clock in the morning.

Bruce has more compliments he wants to give to Android, and also to this little game that fascinates him.

He even plans to go out tomorrow afternoon instead of driving, but take the subway and play while sitting.

Look, this is a touchscreen phone!

Look, this is the way to play in the new era!

For a moment, Bruce thought of Arlington's updated video on the technology blog TechCrunch that he had seen before, and there was a part calling out to Jobs.

At that time, he still felt a little too much.

Now, he also has something to say to Jobs, quickly let the iPhone be able to install third-party software, games like "Fruit Killer" will definitely create more ways to play on touch-screen phones!

By the way, it is best to let the iPhone also change the wallpaper!
Bruce sighed and got up to go to sleep.

But just as he was about to turn off the computer, he suddenly opened the document to modify the content, and adjusted the third-ranked Yike Mars to the second place.

Sorry, Jobs.

This "Fruit Killer" set a fire in my heart, and my heart belongs to Mars!

Puff, puff!
Bruce's dreams are filled with the sound of cutting fruit.

……

The easter egg game pushed by Yike mobile phone was loved by everyone almost immediately.

Whether it is New York or Miami, whether it is the United States or Europe, whether it is a technology blogger or an ordinary user, they all joined the ranks of cutting fruit and Amway to their friends.

What is human-computer interaction?

This is human-computer interaction!

Just looking at the advertisements, whether it's iPhone or Mars, isn't it just using a touch screen instead of a keyboard to type?

anything else?
What else is a touchscreen good for?

Many users who use mobile phones with physical keyboards such as Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson have similar views. Novelty is novelty, but there is no urge to pay for this novelty.

However, now there is a new answer.

The touch screen can also be used in this way!

YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and more blogs and forums are spontaneously sharing the easter egg games pushed by Yike in the early morning.

This surprised Yike's propaganda department.

how?The boss outsourced the work?

With the promotion of Yike Company, the already hot atmosphere of Amway has a stronger guidance, which in turn drives the offline sales.

The original queuing situation due to mobile phone pre-sales has eased, but in just one day, this queuing phenomenon reappeared.

"The best game for touchscreen phones!"

""Fruit Killer"! Yike Mars!"

"I just want to ask, if there is such an easter egg for 100 million, is there any more for 200 million?"

"In the classroom today, my Yike Mars has been played until it ran out of power. I just ordered Yike's power bank from Amazon."

"A phone you can't put down and a game you can't put down!"

"For $199, I was hesitating whether to buy an iPhone or a Mars, but now I'm going to queue!"

"I was hesitating whether to buy an N95, but now I'm going to buy 3 Mars as Christmas presents!"

Before Christmas is the big purchase in European and American markets. It is the traditional shopping season and the craziest shopping day of the year.

It is also in consideration of this that Yike Mars has advanced the release date to the 10th of this month.

Now, with the help of the pioneering touch-screen game "Fruit Killer", consumers who were hesitant before are given another incentive to buy.

Only $199!See how many N95s are there! N95 can't even take a selfie!
All of a sudden, the contract price of 199 US dollars was frequently compared with the Nokia N95, the world's mobile phone king. The trendy interaction, software applications, and innovative games, all of which are super value and super value when compared!
12月13，12月14，12月15。

For three consecutive days, the word-of-mouth of the game continued to ferment, and many people who did not pay attention to mobile phones were also attracted.

Networks, companies, and campuses, the announced sales volume is 100 million units, but it seems that there are fruit-cutting Mars everywhere!

This time, there is no need to publish the data, just this momentum...

Kang Mingkai will be silent when he reads it, and Jobs will cry when he reads it!
On December 12, Amazon, which was previously only a logistics cooperation company, put Yike Mars on the shelves, and the first batch of 16 was sold out within a single day. Many users in areas that were specially marked as not providing 20G services from operators also participated in the purchase.

How do you spend Christmas?
Let's cut fruit together.

One day later, there was no movement on Mars, which Amazon was supposed to put on the shelves the next day. After repeated communications, Amazon also apologized to users who paid attention to the notice. The operator T-Mobile is temporarily unable to transfer the goods, and will actively cooperate with mobile phone manufacturers.

Then, Amazon's call came to Yike.

Even, a call was made to Fang Zhuo's cell phone.

On the afternoon of December 12, Fang Zhuo flew back to New York, and was in a hurry to meet the two leaders of MediaTek and Morningstar Semiconductor.

The two of them have been waiting for three days.

Although Yu Hong took the time to help with the reception, she was indeed a bit rude.

Fang Zhuo respects the old and loves the young the most, and always shows some extra courtesy to the seniors in the semiconductor industry.

These two are in a competitive relationship, so naturally they can't arrange to meet together.

However, Fang Zhuo obviously told each other the time before and after the meeting. When he arrived at the company, both of them were in the office.

Coincidentally, both of them are still playing Fruit Killer.

"Mr. Cai, Mr. Liang, oops, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've been too busy these days, and I've been urging the supply chain." Fang Zhuo apologized, explaining the reason for his busyness.

Stock is running out!

Yike's previous pre-sales plus the estimated sales in December have a total of 12 million units in stock.

Aside from the pre-sale of nearly 100 million units, Yike’s most optimistic estimate for December is 12 million units, and it also considers the market for large Christmas purchases.

120 million units a month, this is a fairly generous figure under common sense.

However, the network orders of operators and official websites have surged, and the stocking in December has become faintly stretched.

This made several parties both happy and surprised, and could only urge suppliers and Foxconn overnight.

On the way here, Fang Zhuo also received a call from Legere, the head of T-Mobile, who apologized for the cooperation with Amazon.

Amazon transferred the goods from T-Mobile, and the time confirmed by the two parties was earlier. When the popularity of the game really exploded, T-Mobile could only guarantee its own stability and missed the appointment with Amazon.

Fang Zhuo was a little displeased by the quarrel, and he received a call from Bezos again. He didn't talk about the issue of putting the phone on and off the shelves, but just talking about Amazon's mobile software launching on the Android store, but there were some hints anyway.

"Congratulations to Mr. Fang, congratulations to Yi Ke, Mars is so popular, I knew you must be busy, but I couldn't help but come to congratulate you in person." Cai Mingjie said cheerfully.

Liang Gongwei was not to be outdone: "Yeah, Mars has sold over a million. I've been visiting T-Mobile stores in New York for the past two days, and they all want to buy Mars. It's almost the end of the year, so I let the employees of Morningstar Semiconductor choose their own. , As a result, they chose Mars as the year-end award."

He smiled and said, "Mr. Fang, I heard that Mars is not easy to buy. I came to you to place an order in person."

Fang Zhuo laughed, Chenxing is interesting, when will he join Yike.

Cai Mingjie glanced at Liang Gongwei, and the old guy would say it.

Just as Fang Zhuo was about to speak, his phone vibrated again.

He nodded apologetically to the two heads, got up and went to the French window to answer the phone.

Cai Mingjie and Liang Gongwei drank tea respectively, and heard a few words from Mr. Fang, such as "stocking up", "nervous", "working hard", and "catch up orders".

After the call was over, Fang Zhuo sat back at the table.

Liang Gongwei and Mr. Fang have a closer relationship. This must be good news, so he asked: "Mr. Fang, how is the sales volume of Yike Mars now? When will it be available in China?"

"It's just passed 160 million units." Fang Zhuo answered the question casually, then frowned, "I don't know about it in China, and it's estimated that it will be after June at the earliest."

Just as Liang Gongwei was about to continue asking, he saw Cai Mingjie's hands shaking from the corner of his eye, and suddenly realized the sales problem.

There were still 100 million units when it came, and it has reached 160 million in just a few days?

A couplet!A couplet!
Definitely more than one couplet!
"Games are popular these days, so I have overdrawn them in advance." Seeing the surprise of the two heads, Fang Zhuo explained a little, "It's the holidays, and consumers are willing to spend money."

A total of 60 units in six days, an average of 10 units per day, but it is showing an increasing trend every day, and it is likely that it will not fall until Christmas.

The main reason is that the price of 199 is easy for people to buy, which affects many consumers.

Cai Mingjie took a deep breath, he still had to sigh again.

The Yike mobile phone was really made by Mr. Fang!
"Mr. Fang, congratulations!" Cai Mingjie said seriously.

The same is true for Liang Gongwei: "Mr. Fang, Yike has succeeded."

Fang Zhuo smiled slightly, and replaced wine with tea: "Happy together, happy together."

With a mobile phone sales base like Yike, everyone's joy of cooperation can be easily carried out.

(End of this chapter)