Technology: Starting from selling mobile phones

Chapter 226 Great Enlightenment

"Come, come, brothers, I have been watching the press conference for half an hour, and the price is finally announced! I am looking forward to it!"

"Expectations? What a waste of expectations. The price is ridiculously expensive. I can't afford it anyway."

"Brothers upstairs can't say that. The EU version is indeed expensive, but Nietzsche has always been very conscientious about product pricing. I believe that the Nietzsche domestic version will definitely be cheaper... If it is 512GB, it is 1999 US dollars. The domestic version sells for 12999. Yuan, then I will definitely buy it!”

"Haha, brother, you are overthinking. 1999 U.S. dollars can be exchanged for yuan. Domestic manufacturers can sell urine for yuan. You still want to get cheaper? What are you thinking about? !”

"Exactly! Didn't you read yesterday's news that the EU version of 'T-ONE' has tight production capacity and demand exceeds supply? This is Nietzsche engaging in 'hunger marketing' to prepare for today's price announcement... I will make a blind guess, at least 512 for 14999GB Yuan, the collector’s edition is at least 18999 yuan!”

"I think it starts at 15999 yuan at least... It's not like I wash my hair upside down!"

As the price announcement approached, netizens in the live broadcast room suddenly became lively, and the barrage filling the screen seemed to have entered the stage of national price guessing.

of course.

Because the price of the EU version of the “T-ONE” mobile phone has already been announced, and everyone knows that the price is indeed a bit expensive.

Therefore, the vast majority of netizens have never thought about buying this folding screen phone that costs more than 10,000 yuan. At this moment, they are just looking at it for fun.

Of course the host Liu Ye didn't know that the live broadcast room had entered the "price guessing stage", and the barrage started flying.

He stood in the middle of the booth in the press hall, glanced at the media reporters and Nietzsche fan representatives who were invited, and then said with a smile:

"Okay, I won't give in. The Chinese version of our 'T-ONE' folding screen mobile phone is slightly different from the EU version!"

"Compared to the EU version which has only two configurations, our China version has released three configurations! In addition to the 512GB 'Exclusive Edition' and the 1TB 'Collector's Edition', we have specially added a 256GB 'Dream Edition'!"

"Now, I officially announce the price of the Chinese version of the 'T-ONE' folding screen mobile phone!"

"256GB, Dream Edition, 9999 yuan!"

“512GB, exclusive version, 11999 yuan!”

"1TB, collector's edition, 14999 yuan!"

After the words fell, the price of the Chinese version of the "T-ONE" folding screen mobile phone appeared on the LED screen in the middle of the exhibition hall.

The launch site immediately erupted with bursts of flashlights and the sound of shutters taking pictures. Reporters from various media outlets subconsciously took pictures of news materials for this conference!

Everyone was subconsciously preparing to applaud, but in the next second, countless people's hands froze in the air and they suddenly reacted!

what? !

9999 yuan? !

11999 yuan? !

14999 yuan? !

This... seems to be very different from what I guessed before!

In an instant, the applause that had just erupted in the entire press conference stopped abruptly. Everyone took out their mobile phones in a panic and urgently converted the exchange rate. Noisy and urgent voices also sounded in the venue!

"Hey guys, how much is 9999 yuan?"

“Don’t count 9999, how much is 512 yuan for 11999GB?!”

"Damn it, I don't have enough brains... My math was really taught by the PE teacher!"

“Damn it, I figured it out, 9999 yuan is 1400 US dollars, 11999 yuan is 1700 US dollars, and 14999 yuan is 2100 US dollars!

In other words, our national version is often thousands cheaper than the EU version? ! Good guy! I backhand a good guy! "

Ten seconds later, the scene exploded!

Excited exclamations and shouts erupted from the Nietzsche fan group at the scene, and then quickly swept the entire press conference, and the sound was broadcast live into the sky!

No one expected that the national version of Nietzsche would give everyone such a big surprise at the end, and the price would be so low!

"F*ck! This force is so fierce!"

"It has to be Nietzsche. Comparing the prices at home and abroad, you can immediately see that it is a truly conscientious enterprise. It deserves the spotlight of domestic products!"

"Awesome, awesome! It's just that I've already written all the damn manuscripts, how do you want me to change it now!?"

"Hahahaha, don't think about the manuscript. I thought it was 9999 yuan, but now I can buy a 256GB one for yuan. I'm thinking about buying one!"

"Hiss... when you say that, I'm a little excited!"

The situation at the press conference was like this, and the live broadcast room went crazy!

Just after Liu Ye announced the price, the live broadcast room suddenly became quiet like the scene...

Five seconds later, the barrage reappeared.

This time, the explosive barrage even caused the live broadcast room to become extremely laggy. The barrage filling the screen was so densely stacked that it was impossible to see it!

"Fuck!!"

"Fuck!!!"

"But I am uneducated, so I can only fuck!"

"Damn it, Nietzsche did this on purpose to surprise the brothers, right?! In the end, he made a big move?!"

"Hiss! Just tell me whether you are surprised or happy, right?! With this pricing, we finally treat our domestic consumers as human beings and no longer treat them like pigs! Such a company is no more conscientious than 'Conscience Thinking' ?”

"666666, I'm convinced. Although I'm not a fan of Nietzsche, I've become a fan from now on with Nietzsche's price! Awesome!"

"Is it enough just to be awesome? Are companies that really treat us like human beings like this not to support us?!"

"Must support!"

Netizens were so excited that they couldn't even watch the barrages.

Finally, when the barrage subsided a little, the discussion in the live broadcast room also turned to other topics.

"Brothers, I have an immature idea. I heard that the supply of 'T-ONE' in Europe exceeds the demand, and there are even scalpers selling it for an additional $500. If I buy some Chinese version and sell it, the price difference will be huge... "

"I watch the punishment."

"..."

Not only did scalpers appear five days after overseas sales,

As a "traditional entertainment skill", "T-ONE" has just finished its domestic new product launch conference, and sales channels have been opened simultaneously on the three major platforms of JD.com, Taobao, and Pinxixi.

In just ten minutes, a total of 100,000 "T-ONE" units pre-sold on the three major platforms were sold out instantly.

Immediately afterwards...

Scalpers began to appear on the Internet and near Nietzsche's physical stores selling "current machines" at a price increase of 3000-5000.

Thanks to the scalpers' hype, "T-ONE" has become even more popular than ever before, and it's hard to get one.

……

And the other side.

Just ten minutes after Nietzsche's "T-ONE" folding screen mobile phone announced the price, Samsung's "Galaxy Fold" also announced the price of the Chinese version.

It has to be said that this time Samsung has shown great sincerity in its "Return to Yanguo Plan". Compared with the EU version which costs US$1999, the final price of the National Bank version is US$12999, which is equivalent to US$1850. The EU version is much cheaper.

The person who took over as the host of the previous Munich conference was a Samsung executive named Li Dongxun.

After announcing the price of the National Bank version of "Galaxy Fold", the new product launch conference hosted by him also came to an official end.

Seeing the media reporters who were invited to attend the press conference stand up and applaud one after another, with flashes and shutter sounds coming one after another, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the waterloo of the previous "Munich press conference", he has prepared extremely carefully for this press conference in Yanguo for a long time. Now it seems that the response has been enthusiastic and the effect is very good. It can be regarded as the beginning of the return of "Galaxy Fold" to the Yanguo market. A good start.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but waved to the reporters and media who had the brightest lights in the audience, and then walked off the stage to be interviewed by more reporters.

quickly,

Several reporters did rush forward to get more details about the Galaxy Fold phone.

But with more in-depth communication, he faintly noticed something was wrong for the first time.

How do you describe this feeling?

Although several reporters who gathered around for the interview had smiles on their faces and congratulated Samsung for returning to the Yanguo market, and two of them even said that they had been customers of Samsung mobile phones before, but...

When communicating and interviewing with people, I feel more polite!

Correct!

It’s a courtesy at work!

It’s a courtesy to get the job done!

None of the reporters really showed that they like and look forward to Samsung mobile phones from the bottom of their hearts. They interviewed Samsung mobile phones and themselves, and it was more of a courtesy to get the job done!

Thinking of this, Li Dongxun was shocked, stunned for a moment, and quickly looked up.

I saw that in the originally lively press conference hall, the reporters and media had almost left, no one stayed to discuss, and no one stayed to ask the staff...

The press conference begins, taking photos and applauding.

The press conference is over, take photos, applaud, and leave.

It seems that today's press conference is just like ordinary work, just completing an ordinary daily task.

For a moment, Li Dongxun, who was still high-spirited, felt worried.

… With the conclusion of Samsung’s press conference, the “Galaxy Fold” has also been put on the shelves of major shopping websites and has begun full sales.

Sitting in the office, Li Wenxuan made a rare cup of tea for himself.

At this time, the live broadcast of the "Galaxy Fold" conference has been closed. Judging from the entire process of today's conference, if the full score is 100 points, it can score at least 90 points, which fully meets expectations.

Moreover, the atmosphere at the venue and the discussion online looked very good.

Li Wenxuan skillfully used the tea lid to skim off the foam on the tea surface, and then took a gentle sip.

The aroma is tangy.

and.

the most important is……

I had been worried that the "Galaxy Fold" overturning at the "Munich launch conference" would be exposed by competitors, but until now, the entire Yanguo network has been extremely quiet, and there is no relevant news.

This is undoubtedly huge good news for Samsung.

Without the impact of "bad news", coupled with the success of this "Galaxy Fold" launch conference, the sales prospects of "Galaxy Fold" folding screen mobile phones in Yan country are promising in the future!

"Mr. President, why don't you take a break?"

"You have watched the two-hour live broadcast and checked a lot of online public opinions... Take a rest. The sales volume of our 'Galaxy Fold' mobile phone in the first two hours will be released. I will notify you as soon as possible."

In the office, it was Li Wenxuan's assistant who spoke.

"It's okay. I have to see the sales data in person before I can rest assured."

"As you know, the sales volume of a mobile phone in the first two hours can indicate the approximate sales potential of the mobile phone. I can still afford to wait for two hours."

Li Wenxuan took another sip of tea and waved his hand to reject the assistant's proposal.

Although all signs now point to a bright future for Samsung mobile phones to return to the Chinese market, and the "Galaxy Fold" mobile phone is likely to be well received, he still can't let go until the sales volume is low.

Seeing this, the assistant could no longer persuade him, so he nodded and said:

"Then I'll call the sales manager. Once the sales data is calculated, I'll come over and report it immediately!"

"it is good!"

……

Soon, two hours passed. Before Li Wenxuan could urge him, the sales manager responsible for statistics of sales data had an anxious look on his face and hurriedly knocked on the door of Li Wenxuan's office.

Seeing the anxious look on the sales manager's face, Li Wenxuan suddenly felt nervous, and inadvertently, even some of the teacups in the teacup spilled out.

The assistant on the side also noticed the abnormality and quickly took the two-hour sales data handed over by the sales manager.

After taking a closer look, his face suddenly became solemn. The next second, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Manager Xu, is this data wrong?!"

Manager Xu shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

"No, I have personally called to check the backend sales data of three shopping platforms and confirmed it three times. It can't be wrong..."

Upon hearing this, Li Wenxuan's mood completely hit rock bottom, although he had not yet seen the specific sales data.

He took a deep breath and looked at his assistant.

"Show me the data sheet."

The assistant hesitated for a moment, then handed it over.

When he saw it, Li Wenxuan suddenly felt his scalp numb and his vision went dark!

In two hours, the "Galaxy Fold", which had high hopes, only sold 1500 units on the three major shopping platforms in Yanguo? !

Fifteen hundred units? !

You know, this is the first time!

If it can’t even explode in the first two hours, how can it explode in subsequent sales? !

Li Wenxuan was in disbelief. It took several seconds for his dizzy brain to recover. He looked at Manager Xu with a shocked face, and finally his eyes fell on his assistant.

“Isn’t the atmosphere at the press conference so lively just now?”

"We have been tracking the popularity on the Internet, isn't it pretty good?"

"How come in the final sales process, there is such a big reversal in sales?!"

The assistant couldn't help but lower his head. He didn't know what the reason was and couldn't answer it at all!

"President, could it be that the 'Munich press conference' was exposed on the Yanguo network?!"

Li Wenxuan's eyes lit up, then went out again, and shook his head.

"It's impossible. I just read the discussion online two hours ago. Even if it was exposed within two hours, it would never affect so much of our sales!"

With that said, he still held on to the last bit of luck and picked up his phone and opened the web page.

Sure enough, just as he guessed, there was nothing about Samsung's "Galaxy Fold" Munich on the entire Yanguo network.

At this time, even Li Wenxuan, who had always been calm and wise, had a heavy feeling of powerlessness on his face.

“The response at the press conference was good;”

“Hot discussions on the Internet are okay;”

"The dirty stuff in Munich has not been exposed either..."

"So, where is the problem?!"

For several minutes, Li Wenxuan couldn't figure out what the problem was!

At this moment, Manager Xu on the side coughed lightly.

"President, I heard a theory..."

"Um?!"

Li Wenxuan looked at it and said bluntly:

"you say!"

Manager Xu pondered for a moment and then said:

"I was surprised when I got the sales statistics just now, but the manager of JD.com's marketing department didn't seem too surprised."

"He told me that Samsung used to be the unmatched mobile phone overlord in Yanguo. However, after withdrawing from the Yanguo market in 2016, our original mobile phone share was quickly replaced by domestic mobile phone manufacturers."

"Although it has only been three years, the entire Yanguo mobile phone market has undergone earth-shaking changes."

"We originally thought we still had a strong influence here and a good reputation, but it turned out... not anymore!"

"As he said, discussions on the Internet are discussions, but when it comes to consumers spending real money to choose to buy a mobile phone, Samsung is no longer the first choice. The vast majority of people will choose domestic mobile phones."

"It's not that domestic mobile phones are better than Samsung, but...Samsung's myth in Yan Kingdom is no longer there. Without its myth and reputation, it will be difficult for Samsung to return to the Yan Kingdom market!"

"As for the rollover video of the 'Munich press conference', no one is discussing it on the Internet... I think there are probably very few people paying attention to Samsung overseas, and Nietzsche has no intention of making other small moves."

Li Wenxuan stood there blankly for several minutes before he suddenly smiled sadly.

"I understand."

"I have always thought that consumers in Yanguo need Samsung, but in fact, Samsung cannot do without the Yanguo market!"

"Yan Guo has really changed! It is impossible for our mobile phone business to return to Yan Guo!"

Having said that, Li Wenxuan thought of the business of "3D-NAND" flash memory particles.

At this time, Samsung was still fighting openly and covertly with "Yellow River Storage" in the "3D-NAND" business, and it was still trying every means to suppress "Yellow River Storage".

but!

At this moment, he suddenly thought of the serious consequences.

The technological strength displayed by "Yellow River Storage" is already very strong. If it really keeps tit-for-tat with "Yellow River Storage" and there is no way out, once the strength of "Yellow River Storage" expands again in the future, Samsung's "3D-NAND" business may face liquidation. , or even withdraw from the Yanguo market!

This……

It is absolutely unimaginable!

Thinking of this, he suddenly looked at his assistant:

"Go, help me contact Yellow River Storage immediately. I want to talk to them in person and restart negotiations!"

"I have now understood that if Samsung wants to stay in the Yanguo market and live well, the best way is to cooperate with Yanguo instead of opposing it."

……

PS: The ending may not be available tomorrow, but I will add a few chapters depending on the situation.

In short, the holes buried before must be filled, and everything that needs to be explained will be explained, don't worry.

(End of this chapter)