Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 501: The Pitfall of the Century, has the message been read and is now fully online?
"Are the R&D department of HTC just there to do nothing?"

The more Wang Hong thought about it, the angrier she became. It was bad enough that HTC lost to Xingyi Mobile.

Now we have finally achieved some results, and it is all thanks to Xingyi Technology's chips and fast charging.

It is really not very harmful but extremely insulting.

The R&D director was scolded so much that his scalp was numb, but he had no way to defend himself.

Now it's not just HTC. Since the Xingyi mobile phone came out, it has eclipsed the new flagships of other brands with its epoch-making design concept.

Even the new flagships of Apple and Samsung are copying the Xingyi mobile phone for research and development, not to mention HTC.

But the chairman was angry and he didn't dare to explain, otherwise he would definitely think he was quibbling.

I had no choice but to look at the vice president and ask for help.

The vice president understood and quickly stepped forward to smooth things over:
"Chairman, even if these customers were attracted by Xingyi Technology's chips and fast charging, at least our phones were sold, and they sold well!"

"The sales volume is ours, and the profits are also ours. Xingyi Technology is only there to provide us with services and help us make money!"

"???"

“Is that the logic?”

Wang Hong felt that it made some sense, but she also felt that something was not quite right.

"Right, that's the logic." The vice president waved his hand and said, "Chairman, you said that when it comes to sales, we don't care about the process, we only care about the results. The result is that HTC one is selling well, and we made money!"

Wang Hong's face looked better. "You make sense. Let's see the sales first. If they sell well, we will have to place additional chip orders with Xingyi Technology later."

"Yes." The vice president immediately arranged for someone to collect the data.

The next day, the vice president approached Wang Hong and said, "Chairman, the first day's sales figures are out. We sold 47 units."

"How much?" Wang Hong was startled and suspected that she had heard it wrong.

"47 units!" the vice president said with a smile.

"So many!" Wang Hong was delighted. "Although it can't be compared with the Xingyi mobile phone, it is already a very good result for HTC."

According to Wang Hong's estimate, it would be good if HTC One could sell 20 units on the first day and 150 million units in the first month.

Unexpectedly, 47 units were sold on the first day, which completely exceeded expectations!

"Yes, I was surprised too. I can only say that as the first Kunpeng 702 mobile phone to be sold publicly in Europe and the United States, it is well received by consumers."

Wang Hong nodded: "At this rate, the six million Kunpeng 600 chips will probably be sold out in three to four months, and we will have to order more later."

"Yes! As long as the Xingyi mobile phone is not internationalized, our HTC One sales will not decrease." The R&D director said:

"And as long as we upgrade the XOS system in the future, the performance will be improved by another 60%. Even by next year, it will be the most powerful mobile phone! Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 is no match for us."

"Very good. This time, they chose to use Xingyi Technology's chips instead of Qualcomm and Nvidia. It's a good choice. As long as there is no sales ban, HTC One will definitely have a bright future!"

Speaking of the sales ban, Wang Hong became melancholy again: "But judging by the behavior of Apple, Samsung, and Nokia, they are probably preparing to sue our HTC One..."

The vice president also became depressed. This was a difficult matter.

Instead, the R&D director came forward:

"It's alright, Chairman. I will start developing the next generation of HTC's new flagship. I will modify the HTC one, especially the external design, but the core components such as the internal processor will remain almost unchanged. This can greatly shorten the development time and cost of the new phone. Once the HTC one is banned from sale, I will immediately launch a new model! No, a new flagship."

"Okay, let's do it!" Wang Hong was very satisfied.

After this period of development, HTC has become experienced in being banned from selling its products.

"As for using the XOS system, that's also something we can consider. Anyway, we don't make our own system. As long as HTC can sell more phones, we don't care whose system we use."

"That's right, we'll use the best. Right now the Kunpeng processor is the core selling point, and in the future the 64-bit XOS system will be 60% better than Android, which will be an even greater core selling point."

The R&D director said decisively: "Chairman, I dare say that whoever uses the XOS system will be able to sell well. The only problem is that the overseas ecosystem of the XOS system is a big problem."

"Yes, our HTC's main sales market is still overseas, and the XOS system lacks overseas applications. Let's see how the situation develops."

Wang Hong waved her hands, feeling a little disappointed.

If overseas applications are also adapted to the XOS system, and if HTC also fully upgrades the XOS system, it can fully leverage the terrifying improvement of the XOS system to become a global hot seller and make huge profits.

Maybe it's possible to return to the top.

But unfortunately, ideals are full and reality is skinny.

HTC One is a hot seller in Europe and the United States, but its sales in the country are mediocre.

There is xphone 2 in China, and not many people are interested in HTC one.

Both have the same processor and the same price. Although HTC One was released later, it still has no much advantage over Xphone 2.

The design, system, AI, photography, etc. are not as good as the xphone 2.

"Chairman, HTC one is selling well, we should also make some efforts," suggested the vice president.

"Yes, this money cannot be saved!" Wang Hong agreed.

That night, major European and American media began to report that HTC One was selling like crazy, with people lining up outside the store for the entire day...

Seeing this scene, many foreigners became excited and joined the buying army.

Wang Hong is happy to hear this.

Meizu CEO Huang was also in a good mood: "HTC One 5499 is selling so well, which is enough to prove that Kunpeng 702 SOC is powerful and amazing!"

Lao Bai nodded repeatedly: "No, our MX3 is also equipped with Kunpeng 702 SOC. It will be launched in June and will also be a hot seller. The key lies in the price."

Huang thought for a while and said: "HTC sells it for 5499, so we can't be too bad, let's sell it for 3999!"

"This price is fine. If it is sold at 4499, I am worried that the sales volume will not be high."

"Yes, starting at 3999, which is neither too high nor too low. The profit is reasonable and users can accept it. The sales volume will not be bad. The performance of MX2 is so poor, but it is sold at 1999. The performance of MX3 has been improved by more than 100%, so it must be sold at 3999!"

“Yes, I am looking forward to the launch of MX3. By then, the mid-range MX2 will be 1999, and the high-end MX3 will be 3999, which will be a great choice for everyone!”

Old Huang nodded and said, "Through the HTC incident, I found that the overseas market is also very good. Our MX3 is expensive, and it will not work in the domestic market alone. We have to sell it overseas. We will continue to sell it in Polar Bear, and we can also try in Europe."

"Okay. Let's forget about Ah San, shall we?"

"Forget it. India has a lot of parallel imports of Xphone 2. Even if MX3 goes to India, it won't sell well. I guess we won't even be able to make back the marketing expenses. Polar Bear and Europe are still reliable."

Xiaomi Technology.

Lei Jun slammed the table excitedly and said: "Damn, HTC One starts at 5499 and it's selling so well. Our Xiaomi will also be a success."

Lao Li was equally excited: "Yes, and Xiaomi 3 can go up a level."

"I think it will work. Both use Kunpeng 702, but HTC one sells for 5499 yuan. I estimate that Meizu MX3 will sell for at least 3999 yuan. Our Xiaomi 700 uses Kunpeng 2999 and sells for a starting price of yuan. There is absolutely no problem with that," Lei Jun said with a smile.

"2999 is a good price." Lao Li analyzed: "Our Xiaomi phones are small in size, high in cost, and low in profit. The price is too low, and it is still the same as the first and second generations of Xiaomi, with little profit. It is better to sell it at 1 and make more money."

"Yes, that's it. Xiaomi Mi 3 must be released before Meizu MX, and will be available in May!"

Lei Jun said with a smile: "When the time comes, we will sell it not only in China, but also in India. Xiaomi 2 didn't sell well in India, so Xiaomi must be a big hit!"

"Okay! I'll go to the factory right now and keep an eye on the stock!"

"Lao Li, you are in charge of the factory production. I will handle the marketing. Selling Xiaomi Mi 2999 at is a big improvement, so we need to warm up the marketing in advance."

"Okay, Chairman. Especially now that HTC One is selling well overseas and users are enthusiastic about Kunpeng processors, it is a good time for us to officially announce the upcoming release of Xiaomi Mi 3!"

"Great, let's make this a hot search!" Lei Jun looked out the window and said, "In the next few months, the mobile phone industry will explode and even become a melee."

HTC's new flagship was launched in April, Xiaomi Mi 3 was launched in May, and Meizu MX was launched in June...

In the second half of the year, the situation became even worse.

ZTE, Coolpad, Lenovo, O, V, Gionee and other mobile phone manufacturers will release new flagship products such as Kunpeng 702 and Kunpeng 700 in the second half of the year.

Although Huawei did not use the Kunpeng processor, it also purchased the Wing Loong 3000 baseband from Xingyi Technology.

A new flagship equipped with HiSilicon K3v2 and Pterosaur 3000 baseband will also be released soon.

"The competition is fierce, but we still have a chance," Lei Jun said confidently.

The next day, a piece of news became a hot search:
[Xiaomi's new flagship will be released soon with Kunpeng processor! ]

This news once again caused a sensation.

Especially the Mi fans who have accumulated a lot in the MIUI forum are even more looking forward to it.

The most important thing is the price. Xiaomi's prices have always been attractive.

But this trending search did not last long, and another piece of news became a trending search:
[Alipay red envelope function is online, send red envelopes with Alipay! ]

Originally, Alibaba planned to wait for WeChat to release the red envelope function first, and then Alipay.

As a result, two months passed, the Alipay red envelopes were developed, but the WeChat red envelopes were still not released.

In desperation, Jack Ma could only release it first.

In fact, WeChat red envelopes have been ready for a long time, but the reason they have not been released is that WeChat payment has not been ready yet.

The result was an awkward situation.

The WeChat red envelope function is online, but WeChat payment is not. What should we do?
Should I use Changchat Pay to send WeChat red envelopes? Or should I use Alipay to send WeChat red envelopes?

This is a joke!
We can only postpone WeChat red envelopes temporarily and release them together after WeChat payment is fully ready.

The result is predictable. Alipay red envelopes became a hot topic, and with that came popularity and traffic.

But they are all scolding!

"Crap Alipay, and then follow others to chat and learn."

"When Changchat sends out red envelopes, you copy one. When Changchat sends out payment codes, do you also have to copy one?"

"You copy whatever others have, how shameless."

"On the one hand, they blocked Changliao Payment, and on the other hand, they copied Changliao Payment. Is this something a human would do?"

"You have no moral integrity at all, you are shameless and have no bottom line."

"I didn't want to uninstall Alipay at first, but now I just can't stand it anymore. It's too shameless."

"That's right, it's too rubbish, no bottom line, uninstall it!"

"Alipay, Taobao, Tmall, all of them have been uninstalled. There are so many e-commerce platforms, it's not like they can't be used!"

……

For a time, the boycott storm that had originally subsided began to surge again, and the uninstall trend surged again.

The number of users of Alipay, Taobao and Tmall has plummeted again.

Tens of millions of users were lost in just one day. Jack Ma was terrified by this:
"How could this happen? We launched the Alipay red envelope function and bought trending searches, but not only did we not increase the number of users, we actually lost tens of millions of users!"

"What's the matter?"

“Isn’t it normal for Internet companies to copy each other?”

“Why are you still being scolded and boycotted?”

Vice President Mo Yi was helpless: "There is nothing we can do. Who made us the first to copy? If WeChat was launched first, everyone would have criticized WeChat, and we would not have been criticized so badly."

Jack Ma nodded and said, "Yes, it's a pity that WeChat payment is not ready yet, and WeChat red envelopes are still a long way off. Otherwise, we will have to wait until they are scolded badly before we launch them."

Mo Yi had a complicated expression, muttering in his heart:
"If it was just a copy of Changliao Red Packet, people wouldn't have resisted it so much. It's a bit unreasonable that you banned Changliao Payment while copying Changliao Payment. It's only natural that the public is frantically resisting it."

Alipay head Liu Quanxin also said: "The first one to be copied is destined to be criticized. This is true for the red envelope function and the message read function."

Jack Ma's eyes lit up: "You mean, we have to release the message reading function in advance? To prevent being accused of plagiarism again?"

"Yes, we should release it as soon as possible. If we wait until Changchat releases the message read function before releasing it, we will be accused of plagiarism, which will be a big problem."

Jack Ma thought about it and agreed: "Okay, social networking is also important to Alipay, so let's launch the message reading function directly. Let's also make it a hot search!"

"Yes!"

The next day, another piece of news became a hot topic:
【Alipay launches the message read function, opening a new era of social networking.】

[The other party received the message but didn't reply, are you still waiting? ]

【Come to Alipay, and you will have a complete and seamless social life from beginning to end, without having to make a mistake with your sincerity! 】

This hot search has caused some discussion:
"Message read? This feature sounds good and interesting."

"Yeah, what I hate most is people who don't reply to messages. I'm still waiting."

"But who uses Alipay to chat? Is Changchat not working? Or is QQ no longer working?"

“Will the message read function cause embarrassment?”

"Yeah, sometimes I really don't want to go back."

……

There is no doubt that public opinion was polarized once this feature was released.

Some people enthusiastically support it, while others express doubts.

Of course, more people question whether Alipay can do social networking!

Jack Ma has some ideas about this.

Cai Zisong also called Wang Yi immediately:

"Chairman, there really is a traitor. The new feature we developed, Message Reading, was not only sold to Alibaba, but also released by Alibaba in advance. If we release it half a month later, it will be considered as plagiarizing Alibaba!"

"They copied our idea, released it early, and then accused us of plagiarism!"

"Ali is so shameless!"

Wang Yi just laughed: "It's good to have released it. It's great to have released it."

“???” Cai Zisong was completely confused.

The new function was plagiarized and released ahead of schedule. Not only was the chairman not angry, he even applauded. What happened?

Laughing when angry?

Or is there a boat in the prime minister's stomach?
Cai Zisong was stunned.

Wang Yi laughed: "Is it only Alibaba that released it? What about WeChat?"

"WeChat hasn't taken any action yet, but since Alibaba knows about our new features, I guess WeChat has also developed them," Cai Zisong guessed.

Wang Yi nodded: "Well, it's okay. Since they won't release it, we'll help him again."

"In this way, you can find some high-quality online trolls to give positive reviews to Alipay's 'messages have been read' feature and praise it highly."

"???"

Cai Zisong was even more confused. What was going on?
Alipay copied the new chat function, but Wang Yi was not angry. Instead, he gave the other party a good review!

Unbelievable.

But since it was the chairman's request, Cai Zisong had no choice but to do it immediately.

Soon, public opinion on the Internet gradually changed.

Before, there were both support and doubt.

Now it has completely changed, and most people support it:
"People must be honest in their interactions with each other, and the message-reading feature is a new paradigm for social software."

"Besides anything else, from now on, whoever dares not reply to my message after reading it will no longer be my brother, Hou San!"

"That's right. I hate it most when she reads my messages but doesn't reply while I'm waiting. It's really a bummer. I think Alipay's function is more useful."

"I used to think little of Alipay Chat, but now that it has this feature, I think it's great."

“I don’t like Alipay, but I like the message read function.”

at the same time.

WeChat headquarters also held an emergency meeting.

Mr. Ma looked at everyone and said, "Now, Alipay has already launched the message reading function, so should we launch it at the same time?"

A vice president said decisively: "It must be launched, and it must be launched as soon as possible."

"Yes, if we launch it a week later, users will think that WeChat copied Alipay. Then we're done. Look at how badly Alipay was criticized for copying Changchat Red Packet."

"Yes, not only are they scolded, they are also boycotted and uninstalled. If WeChat does not launch the message reading function immediately, it will also be scolded and boycotted if it launches it later."

Hearing this, Mr. Ma agreed: "That makes sense. The current situation is that we either don't launch the product or launch it immediately. If we wait a while before launching it, we will only be criticized."

Zhang Long took a deep breath and said, "I suggest not launching it. I don't think this is a very good feature."

"Boss Zhang, please stop joking. We are product developers. What we say is not important. The key lies in the users."

"Yes, user feedback is the first priority. Let's take a look at what people are saying about the message read function online now."

“The message reading function is a new model for honest social networking.”

“I don’t support Alipay, but I think the message read feature is good.”

"I don't want to be ignored anymore, so I'll use Alipay for social networking in the future."

“With the help of the message read function, Alipay may be able to develop social networking!”

……

"Look, all the public opinions are good! Not a single one says anything bad."

"Besides, the message has been read. What's wrong with honest socializing?"

"I..." Zhang Long was speechless for a moment.

No one is God.

Before a new feature is launched, no one can guarantee that it will be 100% successful or 100% good.

On the contrary, it is all trial and error, groping, and even taking detours.

Looking at these comments, Zhang Long began to doubt himself: "Is this really a good feature? But I always feel like something is wrong."

Seeing this, Mr. Ma said, "Director Zhang, what do you think is wrong?"

“I can’t really say, but in my personal opinion, the message read function is not… not a very good function. As for honest social interaction… I won’t judge it.”

Vice President Wei Liang sneered, "Since Director Zhang just thinks this function is not excellent, then it is not bad, and honest social networking is also in line with morality. Why is there such a resistance? Is there another reason?"

Others also spoke one after another:
"Yes, although Director Zhang took the lead in developing WeChat, we all know that its development was only average and the progress was slow. Instead, it was surpassed and crushed by Changliao. WeChat then turned around and copied Changliao."

"How good was Changchat's voice-to-text function before? You don't copy, you are cool. What's the result? Tens of millions of users gave up WeChat and chose Changchat for this function!"

"It's unacceptable for a person to have the final say! Even if Director Zhang created WeChat, he can't have the final say on everything."

"There are only 100 million WeChat users now, while Changliao users exceed 500 million. This is the disadvantage of a one-man show."

"I'm not targeting anyone, but I think Director Zhang's performance is not up to the job of WeChat director."

For a moment, everyone looked at Zhang Long with different eyes.

There are those who mock, those who question, and those who sympathize...

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

What started as a debate about whether to launch a new feature gradually evolved into a power struggle among senior executives.

For such an important social business, the person in charge of WeChat is definitely the one with real power.

Even Vice President Wei Liang was jealous.

What's more, Zhang Long is a guy who is so arrogant because of his talent that he doesn't even take him, the vice president, seriously. Wei Liang has long regarded him as a thorn in his side, but he just never had the chance.

Now is the perfect time. Maybe I can directly overthrow Zhang Long and take over the position of WeChat myself!
"I..." Zhang Long's face darkened, but he didn't know how to explain.

It was Mr. Ma who broke the ice: "Let's just talk about the matter at hand. Today's focus is whether the 'read message function' should be launched immediately?"

Seeing that Mr. Ma was protecting Zhang Long like this, the others knew that it was unrealistic to bring down Zhang Long today. Although they were disappointed, they had no choice but to speak up:
"Go online, must go online!"

“Not only WeChat will be online, QQ will also be online!”

"Yes, they should all be launched online. If they are launched late, people will think that WeChat and QQ are copying Alipay. That will be a disaster."

"WeChat and QQ are both online?" Zhang Long was confused and didn't care about anything else: "No, if this function is not good, won't WeChat and QQ's user base plummet?"

Wei Liang was in a good mood: "Director Zhang is right. If it fails, both WeChat and QQ will suffer heavy losses. How about this, let WeChat launch the message reading function first, and give QQ a try!"

"If the effect is good, QQ will follow suit and no one will say we copied Alipay. If the effect is not good, then QQ will not lose anything."

Zhang Long's face turned green: "..."

'Is this old man waiting for me here?'

"That's a good idea! WeChat only has 100 million users anyway, so we can just use it as a test run for QQ."

"Yes, WeChat has been abused by Changliao in a way that is hard to describe. Testing new features for QQ can be considered as making the best use of its resources."

"There is also WeChat Pay, but I suggest you give it up and switch to QQ Pay instead."

(End of this chapter)