The forum was newly opened, and most of the employees were not active yet. Wei Qingfan changed his name and posted several posts, but there were not many people who dared to fish openly during work hours, so the effect was not very good.
He simply put the thought aside to avoid exposing his anonymity as the boss, and then went to the Luoshen community to read the feedback.
At the press conference two months ago, he once pulled out the i9000 and beat it. Although he didn't beat it very much, the i9000 was more of a rival, but there was no doubt that the 1999 was hung up and beaten with a whip.
At the press conference, the i9000 was only released but not yet launched on the market. Wei Qingfan relied on Mohu memory to predict the price, which was 6,000. After the press conference, many people felt that this prediction was too expensive and too exaggerated.
But now, this prediction has come true. Samsung has actually set the price of i9000 so high! And it is hundreds of dollars higher than the predicted price of 6,000!
There are many digital enthusiasts in the Luoshen community who have been paying attention to the news in the digital circle. Someone took this scene from the press conference and praised, "Mr. Wei knows everything like a god!"
"I would have forgotten if I didn't tell you."
"Damn it, I already have a Guci mobile phone, but I still dare to sell it for six or seven thousand. Where do you get the confidence?"
“I was quite excited when I first saw it, but now that I compare it, Samsung is just rubbish.”
“However, I have to say that Samsung’s quality is still better.”
"What's better? That big butt is so ugly."
"Big butt? Where is the big butt?"
"I think big butts are good, I just like big butts."
"What the hell... I'm talking about a bump under the back of the i9000, like a butt."
…
Wei Qingfan thought for a while, then skillfully switched to the trumpet and said, "Where? Where is the big ass?"
Although the Lunjian community has just been established, Guci employees have been very active in the Luoshen community. Therefore, within a few days, rumors began to spread in the Luoshen community that "the shipment of Guci mobile phones exceeded one million."
Of course, in reality, this actually includes a part of the scheduled volume, or to put it more bluntly, it is the production volume.
Of course, with the current popularity of Guci mobile phones, there is no problem that they cannot be sold if they can be produced, so there is no problem in terms of shipments.
After the Samsung i9000 was launched, the configuration was almost the same as that of the Guci mobile phone, but the price was more than three times higher, which further highlighted the super cost-effectiveness of the Guci mobile phone. Therefore, the launch of the Samsung i9000 actually increased the popularity of the Guci mobile phone.
a height.
News of the million-dollar sales was forwarded by various media, causing the popularity to rise further. During the rush day on Tuesday, Wei Qingfan released a full stock of 100,000 units, and they were all sold out in less than two minutes.
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"The shipment volume of Guci mobile phones has exceeded one million..."
Two days later, Lei Jun, who had been busy developing the MIUI system for more than half a month, learned the news from Li Wanqiang.
He was startled for a moment, as if he was afraid that he heard wrongly, and asked: "One million units?"
"Um."
Li Wanqiang nodded, sighed again, and said: "The revelations in the Luoshen community are now being circulated on the Internet..."
Lei Jun was silent for a long time without saying anything. Li Wanqiang handed him a cigarette. He took it and Li Wanqiang lit it for him. He smoked half a cigarette in silence, then took a long breath and smiled a little bitterly.
: "One step ahead...is that much ahead?"
Li Wanqiang didn't say anything. After finishing his cigarette, he said, "Brother Jun...then do we want to continue?"
"certainly!"
Lei Jun put out his cigarette, took a deep breath, and said: "Guci mobile phones have become popular, and there must be more than one person following the trend. After all, these domestic companies are not as good as others, and copycats are following the trend faster than the other... We not only have to do it, but also
You have to hurry up! As soon as possible..."
He reaffirmed his belief, and then he didn't know what he thought of. He suddenly laughed again and said, "I'm very curious. Huang Zhang is so proud of his M8 sales of 100,000 units in two months. If he knew
What would be the reaction of a young boy in his eyes who sold a million mobile phones in less than two months..."
Li Wanqiang was not interested in this, and he had never been in contact with Huang Zhang. He curled his lips and said: "What kind of reaction can I have? I'm jealous!"
Huang Zhang was indeed envious and jealous.
He knew that with such popularity of Guci mobile phones, sales would definitely be very high. He even estimated higher at one point, thinking that the shipment volume of Guci mobile phones in its entire life cycle might exceed 1 million or even 2 million units.
However, he never expected that in just two months, or even less than two months strictly speaking, Guci mobile phones would have such shipments.
Who can not be envious?
Who can not be jealous?
As for "hate", of course there is some, because according to his plan, the m9 will maintain its original price...
Under the original situation, the m9 maintained the positioning and price of the m8, which was very cost-effective compared with those major international manufacturers. However, when compared with the ancient word mobile phones, it seemed like an IQ tax.
Moreover, the smartphone market is a piece of cake. If you take a piece of Guci mobile phone, others will get a smaller piece... Who among the peers can not be jealous?
However, while he was envious and jealous, he also couldn't figure it out.
In just two months, Guci Mobile has produced one million copies...
When did he start mass production?
As an internationally renowned small factory, Meizu’s restrictions on mass production can be said to be unforgettable. The production of m8 has been delayed, and the production of m9 is also difficult. It seems that the production of m9 will also be postponed for a while...
Of course, he doesn’t know at this moment that Meizu’s most painful lesson about this is still to come: Meizu mx4 was released in 2014. As the first mobile phone with front-facing fingerprint recognition, mx4pro also has a 2k resolution screen, almost taking away
Taking over all Android phones!
After the release of mx4, it immediately became the focus of attention from the media, peers and consumers. The number of pre-orders online alone exceeded 10 million units!
Ten million units!
How many flagship mobile phone series have sales exceeding 10 million? At that time, there was only Apple and Samsung! Later, there was only one more Huawei!
That was the closest Meizu came to “becoming high-end”, right before our eyes and within reach.
However, due to production constraints, mx production could not keep up, and only 4 million units were sold throughout its life cycle.
In other words, only 4 million units were produced...less than half of the scheduled quantity.
In this era, the pressure to obtain goods is not so intense, because the smartphone market is not that big yet, and there are many suppliers. In terms of processor chips, there are Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Qualcomm, Samsung, Nvidia, MediaTek, ARM...
...It is far from being dominated by Qualcomm as in later generations.
As for the players, there are only Apple, Samsung, and HTC. Qualcomm has not yet become the boss at this time, nor has it developed such a domineering attitude, so it is relatively easy to talk.
In addition, Wei Qingfan has been "gambling" for a long time, and he did not hesitate to take on heavy debts to gamble, so that he can achieve the "brilliant achievement" of producing one million mobile phones in two months.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. If anyone in the future generations traces this period of history, they will basically lament that "one million units of ancient Ci mobile phones were sold in two months" and the sensation and changes brought about by 1999. Few people will care about and investigate the reasons behind it.
, even if I understand it, I will just sigh a little more about "Mr. Wei is so majestic" and "Mr. Wei is so scary".
"What are you doing in Gu Shi Ci recently? Are there any trends?"
After smoking two cigarettes and barely suppressing the anger in his heart, Huang Zhang turned to ask Bai Yongxiang.
"It seems that the telecom version will be launched soon...the others are not available yet..."
Bai Yongxiang also sighed and said with a smile: "I guess I still need to count the money... One million units, 2 billion!"
Huang Zhang lit another cigarette and asked: "Who is that... Wei or something... where is that boy? What are you doing?"
"Well……"
Bai Yongxiang's tone suddenly became a little weird, "He... is watching football on Weibo..."
"ah?"
"Isn't this the World Cup? He discusses the World Cup with people on Weibo every day, and seems to be predicting who will win..."
“Isn’t he always promoting mobile phones on Weibo?”
"I also promote it, but I spend most of my time discussing football. I heard that the predictions are quite accurate..."
Bai Yongxiang obviously didn't understand what the young Wei was up to, so his tone was a little puzzled and funny: "And didn't he predict the price of Samsung i9000 earlier? He guessed it correctly...
In addition, he has guessed correctly in several games, and now many netizens...maybe they are also fans of Guci Mobile, calling him a prophet or something like that..."
"What a joyful spring breeze!"
Huang Zhang sighed, and then slapped his thigh again, "Let's hurry up and make the m9... As far as the workmanship of his Guci phone is concerned, we can beat them by two ways! We also use Android... both Guci phones can do it
Sold out, why can’t we?”
He thought about his plan for the m9, and felt complacent for a while. He felt that it was no problem to step on the Guci mobile phone. His opponent was Apple, Samsung... Guci mobile phone, a young boy, was not qualified!
Then, he quickly learned good news and bad news.
The good news is that, as expected, Meizu regards Apple as its rival, and Apple regards Meizu as its rival.
The bad news is that Apple treats Meizu as a rival by taking Meizu to court!
Sued Meizu m8 for plagiarizing the iPhone, demanding an apology and compensation from Meizu and a permanent suspension of sales of the m8!
The small factory in Zhuhai was quickly overwhelmed. Even the R&D and production of the m9 were delayed, and they no longer had the time to pay attention to Guci mobile phones and Mr. Wei who was a great prophet.