Chapter 691 The hardware godfather of the mobile phone industry (1)
HTC is undoubtedly one of the most successful mobile phone companies in the world.
Although there is still a certain gap between it and Nokia's brand, this does not prevent it from successfully entering the world and becoming one of the best choices for consumers.
At least in the fiercely competitive mobile phone market, HTC has carved its way out and become a well-known brand in the world.
And in the birthplace of HTC, the Wanwan area of Xia Country.
HTC's pride was even reported in the local media.
"Wang Bao": The light of the island has gone global. Our local mobile phone company HTC has won the recognition of American consumers. 50,000 mobile phones were sold out in two days, creating history in the smartphone industry!
"Zhongshi": The whole world is praising Wanwan Manufacturing! 50,000 mobile phones were sold out!
In addition to the massive praise and reports from the media.
The news that HTC was snapped up by American consumers and received high praise from American experts also made the people on the island lively, talking and excited.
"HTC is so awesome! 50,000 mobile phones were sold out in two days. Even Nokia's new products have never received such treatment!"
"The products we produce at Wanwan are amazing! Even Americans like them!"
"Do you know what the Android system is? The bottom layer of the Android system is completely different from Symbian. This determines that the Android system has great openness, so the Android system will definitely have more applications than Symbian."
“Only HTC in the world dares to install its flagship mobile phone with Android system!”
"Hahahaha, what you said above makes sense, only our own brand can have such courage!"
"Samsung and Motorola have also been talking about using Android, but they simply don't dare to put Android on their flagship phones!"
"People all over the world are envious of us!"
"It is only a matter of time before HTC surpasses Samsung and Sony, and it has a good chance of surpassing Nokia within this year!"
Wanwan people in forums, teahouses, milk tea shops and coffee shops regard HTC as the glory of the island and are extremely proud of it.
He also feels that HTC can gain ground every second and does not pay attention to brands such as Samsung and Sony at all. He believes that it will only be a matter of time before it surpasses Nokia.
As for Xia Guo’s branded mobile phones, such as Changtian Technology’s Waveguide Girl, feature phones made by ZTE and Warwick, and countless copycat mobile phones, etc.
They don’t even mention it because they feel that these mobile phones are not qualified to be compared with HTC.
"HTC must be a great technology company and will definitely leave Changtian Technology far behind!"
"Who is Xia Guochangtian Technology? Can it make a great product like HTC mobile phone?"
"Hahahaha, don't be ridiculous upstairs, Changtian Technology's products cannot be sold in the United States."
Maybe it's because the media reports are deliberately vague, or maybe the people deliberately don't mention it.
Why is HTC successful?
The fundamental reason for HTC's success is not the Android system.
Because the Android system came out in 2008, HTC also launched Android-based mobile phones in the first half of the year.
But the sales situation is very average.
So the Android system is not critical at all.
The most critical thing is Changtian Technology’s hardware.
Carbon crystal storage and carbon crystal memory.
After these two pieces of hardware are used on HTC mobile phones, they greatly leverage the advantages of Android and avoid the shortcomings of Android.
It makes your phone smoother.
This is the key to success.
That is to say, if HTC did not use carbon crystal storage, their mobile phones might be successful, but they would not be so successful.
Other brands also use Android systems. As long as they purchase Changtian Technology's carbon crystal storage and carbon crystal memory, they may be more successful than HTC.
However, the local people have no idea about this and even compare HTC and Changtian Technology ignorantly.
At the same time, some ridiculous things happened in the Wanwan area.
Because American consumers are looking for HTC’s D2 mobile phone at a high price.
But the entire United States is out of stock, because there are only 50,000 mobile phones in the entire United States, and they have been snatched up long ago.
Therefore, the people on the island tried their best to buy the remaining 50,000 mobile phones in the area, and then sold them to consumers in the United States through scalpers.
Each mobile phone makes a profit of one to two hundred meters.
And when the HTCD2 mobile phone from the Wanwan area came across the ocean to the United States, the overall price increased by almost 300 meters.
Even at this price, the phone was still snapped up by American consumers.
Saw this news.
HTC's headquarters is a little restless.
Many opportunities are fleeting.
If you can't grasp it now, you may not have this opportunity later.
HTC is indeed competing with several other brands in the North American market. It is also cooperating with operators, hoping to have a place.
Consumers in North America are now very interested in HTC and are frantically buying D2 phones.
Then HTC must seize the time to produce it.
There is a very strange habit in the Wanwan area.
That means holding press conferences constantly.
Managers will hold press conferences from time to time to explain the situation.
Private companies will also hold press conferences and accept interviews from the media to explain the situation.
On this day, HTC's press officer Han Yalan held a press conference under the arrangement of the headquarters.
Because the sales of mobile phones are very hot, it has also attracted American consumers to rush to buy them.
Therefore, quite a few media reporters came to attend this press conference.
As soon as Han Yalan sat down at the press conference, reporters raised their hands to ask questions.
Han Yalan only answered the questions one by one.
"Hello, press officer, I am a reporter from China Times. HTC's second mobile phone has been favored by consumers in the North American market and even triggered a rush of purchases. This is enough to show that our mobile phones from the Bay Area brand have become popular around the world.
It has become famous within the scope, which is a good phenomenon.”
"I would like to ask the press officer why we only released 50,000 mobile phones in the North American market this time. Can we increase mass production and strive to release more mobile phones in the North American market?"
This problem was expected by Han Yalan.
Han Yalan said: "We are currently preparing supply sources and trying to sell more mobile phones to the United States! Thank you for your concern."
Tvbs reporter: "Didn't HTC take any pre-emptive measures? 50,000 mobile phones are simply not enough to sell. Why didn't you prepare in advance?"
This kind of question is very tricky, and it has a bit of an angry tone.
It seems to be blaming HTC. It can obviously predict that its mobile phones will be popular, but why it only produces 100,000 units and only puts 50,000 units in the United States.
Such a question is very embarrassing.
Han Yalan said: "Because the production of mobile phones is a very precise link, and it is also a very comprehensive link."
"So due to some hardware reasons, we have not produced more mobile phones. However, HTC is currently trying every means to mobilize raw materials and strive to produce more D2 mobile phones to satisfy consumers around the world."
Press officer Han Yalan was already sweating a little at this time.
If this issue is further investigated, then the so-called mobile phone brand of Wanwan District Light will really be exposed.
Sure enough, the reporters were hot on the trail and continued to ask in-depth questions.
"Liberty Times": "Hello, press officer, our island has a strong technology industry chain, from chips to semiconductors to mobile phone molds."
"What you are saying is that because of hardware problems, we are not able to produce more mobile phones."
"So, may I ask the press officer what kind of hardware problem is it? Is it the chip?"
Han Yalan was sweating profusely. She hesitated and said: "This issue involves some commercial secrets of the company, so it is not convenient to disclose it now."
Such an answer would certainly dissatisfy the reporter.
The reporters attended this press conference to cover HTC in all aspects.
Reporting on HTC is to highlight the global importance of the Wanwan region. Any mobile phone produced will be wildly sought after by American consumers.
Now that HTC has fallen behind when it was most nervous and failed to keep up with mass production, we must get to the bottom of this matter.
Han Yalan did not intend to answer this question.
But reporters kept asking questions.
It seems that if Han Yalan does not answer this question clearly, today's press conference will not be able to end.
"That's right. Please ask the press officer to explain this issue clearly!"
"We have all the technology industry chains on the island, and even chips are produced by great companies like TSMC. Is there any other reason?"
"It's just that your own planning and coordination are not done well."
"We are so anxious to see that American consumers are rushing to buy our products, but you actually only produced 50,000 mobile phones, which are not even enough!"
"Don't tell me that some of your hardware has to be purchased overseas!"
"Okay, okay, stop making such silly jokes. It's impossible to purchase in mainland China."
"What can mainland China purchase? Oh, maybe it's plastic cases for mobile phones."
It lasted until the end.
Han Yalan couldn't bear it anymore and said at this time:
"To be honest, this time our HTCD2 mobile phone does have a very critical component, but it has not been negotiated properly so far."
“Our D2 mobile phone uses Changtian Technology’s carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal hard drive.”
"Because when we negotiated an agreement with Changtian Technology, we only purchased 100,000 pieces of carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal hard drives, which resulted in the inability to mass-produce our mobile phones."
"But please rest assured, the headquarters has currently sent a professional negotiation team to Changzezhou in the mainland, hoping to reach a more in-depth agreement with Changtian Technology and purchase carbon crystal storage and carbon crystal memory in large quantities."
"As soon as this batch of parts arrives, our mobile phone mass production will be ramped up and we will definitely be able to meet the needs of consumers around the world."
Han Yalan finally said this. After she finished speaking, she relaxed completely, but her whole body was soaked with sweat.
After Hanya Nan said this.
The scene in the conference room was completely unstable.
The reporters did not expect that the mobile phone could not function like this because some hardware was not in place.
If these hardware are purchased from South Korea, the United States, or Japan, there is no problem at all.
After all, these countries represent advanced technological productivity.
But if the key components are produced in mainland China, this is unacceptable.
Because in the eyes of everyone on the island, especially in the eyes of reporters, the mainland is a representative of backwardness.
It is okay to produce some mobile phone cases without technical content, but it is absolutely not allowed to produce key components of mobile phones.
"Hahaha, what kind of joke is the press officer kidding? The key components of HTC mobile phones are actually products made by Changtian Technology?"
"Carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal storage are actually RAM and RoM. We can use Wanwan's own brand!"
"That's right, that's right, wouldn't it work without Changtian Technology's carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal hard drive?"
Faced with the bombardment of reporters, and seeing these reporters pretending to know everything despite knowing nothing, I became very angry.
He couldn't help but said: "In terms of mobile phone hardware, why did we not purchase RAM and ROM from other brands? Please consult professionals on these matters. Well, the conference is over."
Han Yalan left the meeting room angrily.
The reporters and news media who attended the press conference immediately announced the news of today's press conference.
And he was very surprised and sighed: "A mobile phone brand in the Wanwan region actually uses core hardware from mainland China?"
"Crash, because Changtian Technology's carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal hard drive were not in place, so HTC was unable to mass produce!"
Once such news was announced, countless people on the island could not accept it.
A brand they are proud of!
That is the mobile phone brand that American consumers are snapping up in large quantities.
The reason for its success is actually because of Changtian Technology’s hardware products?
Many people broke down on the forum.
"Do we have to purchase carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal storage? Isn't it okay to purchase some semiconductor products of our own brand?"
"The reply upstairs really doesn't work. The biggest reason why I purchased carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal storage is to solve the problem of Android phone lag."
“Only an Android phone that doesn’t lag will be popular with people.”
"It collapsed. Carbon crystal memory and carbon crystal storage can be produced by any company, but they must not be produced by companies in mainland China!"
HTC's top brass are not emotional.
Zhou Ming once again brought his team to Changzezhou, hoping to purchase a large amount of related hardware from Changtian Technology.
Of course, the conditions given by HTC are the same as last time.
There is still no change in price.
I even feel that the quantity I purchased is relatively large, and I hope that Changtian Technology can offer some discounts.
When Zhou Ming was very confident and thought that this negotiation would be fruitful.