chsdbacks Chapter 153, after numerous delays, is finally online.
Chapter 153, after numerous delays, is finally online.
April 10th, Korea.
Lei Jun met with senior executives of Sansheng Display, and the negotiations were difficult.
The people from San Sang were very polite, but they wouldn't budge an inch.
It's not that the other party looks down on him, but how could they possibly want a VIP price for a 20 order?
"Mr. Lei, our production capacity is limited. Fruit and HTC are our long-term customers, and we must prioritize ensuring their supply."
Small-batch orders are simply beyond our capabilities.
Seeing the other person get up, Lei Jun also got up and pulled him back, a pleading look flashing in his eyes: "The price of rice can be increased."
Even so, the other party still shook their head.
"It's not a price issue, it's a production capacity issue."
20 orders are simply not enough for us to set up a production line, unless DaMi changes the orders to mainstream products like 3.5-inch or 3.7-inch models. Otherwise, we'll need to add at least one zero to the order book.
Add a zero, and it's 200 million pieces, but the rice company simply doesn't have that much cash on hand right now...
He hesitated for a moment before asking, "If I pay extra, how long will the wait be?"
The other party thought for a moment and said that HTC's orders needed to be produced until June, and fruit's orders needed to be produced until August...
"The earliest would be July. We can produce a batch for you then, taking advantage of the production line adjustments."
A bitter smile appeared on Lei Jun's face again. July. Three months to go.
How many cycles can the market undergo in three months?
But he had no other choice...
In the end, he left with no choice but to find a different supplier first.
It should be possible in Japan.
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On April 11, after finalizing the screen supply, Lei Jun did not return to Kyoto, but instead took a stroll around Huaqiangbei by himself to conduct some market research.
He saw many mobile phone shops, and in the most conspicuous place inside, they displayed counterfeit rice.
Many young people walked into the store to inquire about the price and eventually paid for it.
He saw this scene by the roadside and suddenly felt very tired...
Thor looks haggard.
Why is everyone scrambling to get his proposal?
My phone rang; it was Lin Bin calling.
"Old Lei, when are you coming back?"
Lei Jun said, "Tomorrow."
Lin Bin nodded and continued excitedly, "The MediaTek chips have arrived, 50 Mtk6576 chips in total, and the name even says 'Made in China'. We've certainly gained some prestige."
The performance has also been improved to some extent; it must be a specially selected version. We really owe them a huge favor.
Lei Jun was taken aback: "So fast?"
"They said they rushed to finish this overnight, and we can place more orders if needed."
Lei Jun suddenly regretted it; choosing Qualcomm might not have been the right choice after all.
"President Cai is someone you can get along with. If the 'Youth Edition' rice sells well, we'll go back to doing that."
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On April 12, the company urgently announced that the first batch of rice had been officially shipped.
Lei Jun himself posted a Weibo message: "A notice to all Mi Fans."
The first batch of rice (unit 1) was shipped today, totaling 4 units. Thank you for your patience.
Good food is worth waiting for, but even better, we can enjoy it now.
Production capacity is really limited; we can only supply this much.
To allow everyone to experience the collaborative capabilities of MIUI, we have also designed the Mi 1 Youth Edition device, which will be officially launched tomorrow.
The Mi 1 Youth Edition is equipped with MediaTek's latest mobile flagship platform, the MTK6576, a dedicated chip designed specifically for 3G smartphones. Its performance is about 5% higher than the MTK6575, completely shedding its previous reputation as a knock-off chip.
This phone is priced at only 1699...
Recently, counterfeit rice has appeared on platforms in Huaqiangbei and Jingxi. The rice company is currently collecting evidence and will sue the relevant illegal companies.
Please make sure you buy the genuine Xiaomi phone; the experience of using a counterfeit is completely different from that of the genuine product.
Excited fans rushed to the scene in an instant.
"Finally shipped."
"I ran into Mr. Lei in Huaqiangbei yesterday. He looked so haggard... It's really tiring to drive down the prices of domestic mobile phones, and it also offends a lot of people."
"I've been waiting for so long, and today has finally come."
Some Xiaomi fans also asked: "Only 4 units? What about the rest?"
Lei Jun replied: "On its way."
"Fake rice is outrageous! My friend fell for it yesterday. That salesperson was completely impersonating a rice company employee. Mr. Li, you must sue them."
"No wonder I saw so many videos criticizing the first generation of rice; it turns out they were all knock-offs."
"The person upstairs might also be a paid troll for someone."
Meanwhile, the legal personnel entrusted by the rice company discovered, after tracing the source, that the counterfeit rice was not produced by a single company, but by multiple companies.
They are all unqualified manufacturers without production qualifications, professional production equipment, etc.
Even filing a lawsuit is very difficult.
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Guangzhou, Transsion headquarters.
Shenfei saw Lei Jun's Weibo post and laughed.
The idea of creating the knock-off rice phone wasn't actually his. Those people were indeed clever, but Lei Jun's move to release a pre-sale product ahead of time was incredibly stupid.
MediaTek does seem to have his own ideas.
Since the news of Mount Tai 900 came out, Tsai Ming-chieh has been nervous.
The reason the two companies can cooperate amicably now is twofold: firstly, Transsion's technology is strong enough, and secondly, Transsion has not yet produced its own chips, so they can only cooperate amicably.
They exploit each other; once the other party successfully mass-produces its chips, then what happens next...?
So on March 29, Tsai Ming-kai took the initiative to come to Transsion's headquarters, complained for a long time, and finally said that MediaTek had some funding problems and needed to introduce a strategic shareholder.
They need to raise about 10% of the funds, and the valuation is not based on the normal $160 billion, but rather $140 billion.
This was Cai Mingjie's suggestion, not something Shen Fei forced him to do.
The agreement was signed naturally.
Huang Tianya looked at the rice procurement plan and the MediaTek equity certificate that had just been completed.
"Mr. Shen, our plan has succeeded."
"As expected, Lei Jun was pushed to the limit."
The MSM8255 could hold on under pressure, but the counterfeit Xiaomi phone was the final straw that broke its back, and now it can only use MediaTek chips instead.
The price of 1699 is indeed quite steep...
"We lose at least 300 yuan per unit sold, it's a complete loss to enter the market. As for the software profit..." Shen Fei put down the statistics table in his hand and shook his head slightly.
tough enough.
Huang Tianya also shook his head. The software profits might be made back, but the process would take a very long time.
"By the way, Mr. Tsai from MediaTek even called me specifically. Xiaomi has agreed to use their chips in the next generation."
"I know, this was my suggestion."
"Boss, from now on... he'll be completely led by the nose by us."
"Why do you say that?" Shen Fei asked Huang Tianya with a smile.
"Lei Jun is a very capable person, but he has a weakness."
"What weakness?"
"Too sentimental."
Being overly sentimental is not the mark of a qualified entrepreneur. What if one day a senior executive at Xiaomi's company leaks information? Would Lei Jun handle it internally, or fire them outright?
Shen Fei smiled and thought of the man who was jokingly called the "Emperor" by netizens.
However, this served as a reminder to him; Lu Weibin is now...
He's a capable person, how about we pack them up?
"Alright, let's not discuss this for now. Let's focus on the first sale of our Transsion S2 in China."
I'm going to the publicity department.
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April 13th, Guangzhou.
At the Transsion test track, a camouflaged car is running laps.
Wang Mengyang, Chen Jianping, Li Hai (CEO of Transsion Motors), and others were in the control room, staring at the data on the screen.
"Battery temperature is normal."
"The motor temperature is normal."
"The electronic control system is functioning normally."
Current range: 823 kilometers