mesbooks Chapter 105 Bleeding Connection!
Chapter 105 Bleeding Connection!
"Now, the most important part."
Yu Dazui walked onto the stage; there was no PowerPoint presentation and no teleprompter.
"How much is this phone?"
A string of numbers appeared on the big screen, starting from 2999 and decreasing by 100 every second.
2499. 2299. 2199.
People in the venue started chanting, "1999! 1999!"
Yu Dazui didn't stop.
1999. 1899. 1799.
The noise grew louder and louder, and even the media in the front row joined in the bidding.
Looking at the constantly changing prices, Lei Jun suddenly felt like he was going to faint.
They wouldn't go that far, would they? They wouldn't really sell phones at a loss, would they?
Yu Dazui suddenly raised his hand.
The entire room fell silent.
On the big screen, the numbers stopped at the beginning of 1, and the next three were question marks.
"This price..." Yu Dazui's voice was a little low, "We've been debating this for three weeks."
He paused for a moment, clearly not quite suited to the rhythm, but remembering what he was about to say, he continued the performance.
"After the first version of the BOM cost came out, the finance department said, 'Mr. Yu, if we sell it at 1999, we will lose 200 yuan per unit.'"
We prepared 1.5 million units in our first batch, which is 300 million yuan. That's about all the money we make from the Mate series.
The room was silent for a moment, but soon became excited.
With an initial stock of 150 million units, that means there's plenty of inventory, so it should be relatively easy to grab one.
Surely it's impossible that we can't even get one for 150 million!
They couldn't think of any other reason besides a server crash.
However, some savvy users in the online live stream had already downloaded Huawei's mobile terminal, and those with time had already gone to offline China Unicom service centers.
After all, a few days ago, a big shot revealed that Apple's sales in China were only so-so, and China Unicom would face great pressure in the second half of the year... This press conference has already given everyone the answer.
Go to China Unicom, you can't go wrong!
Yu Dazui rubbed his eyes and continued to play the victim, saying, "I said, can we cut the specs?"
5英寸屏幕换成4.3英寸，能省18块；300万像素镜头换成200万，省12块；电池换成2000mAh，又能省9块。」
He remained silent for a moment on stage.
"Later, Mr. Shen, the boss of Transsion Technology, called me and asked: Mr. Yu, who are you making this phone for?"
Yu Dazui suddenly smiled.
"I said, sell it to my 20-year-younger self. Back then, many people around me saved every penny just to buy a cell phone."
He raised his head.
"Mr. Shen said, 'Then don't cut it anymore.'"
The numbers on the big screen suddenly disappeared, the three question marks disappeared, and the number 1999 appeared. Then it suddenly enlarged and occupied the entire screen.
"We will use half of the funds invested by Huaxin to subsidize this deal."
500,000 units, a loss of 100 million. 1 million units, a loss of 200 million.
Yu Dazui's voice trembled slightly once again.
"If Honor Play can sell 1000 million units, we will lose 20 billion yuan."
He paused for a long time, staring at the long string of numbers on the big screen.
"But that's for later."
He looked towards a corner of the audience.
"Today I stand here only to say something to the young man who left a comment on my Weibo."
He paused again: "The phone that I didn't need to save up for three months' salary for has arrived."
We will continue to fulfill our responsibility of making technology accessible to all, ensuring that all high-tech products are no longer out of reach.
The press conference was ablaze with excitement.
The prices for the various versions also appeared on the big screen: 256MB + 4GB: 1999.
256MB + 8GB: 2199.
512MB + 16GB: 2499
After the prices of all three versions were released, the media at the front desk quickly stood up to take pictures, and some tech bloggers had already started writing their speeches.
This product is going to be a hit!
Yu Dazui stood there without stopping them or trying to control his expression; he just watched with a smile on his face.
But Lei Jun's mood plummeted to rock bottom at that moment... These were all his words!
who is it?
But at that moment, Yu Dazui said one last thing: "As I just said, Honor's goal is to make technology no longer something unattainable, but something that serves the people. So during the initial launch period, we will reduce the price by another 100 yuan, with the lowest price being only 1899 yuan."
We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to our strategic partner, China Unicom, because of them, this press conference was so successful. And here's another piece of good news for everyone.
After several rounds of negotiations between our two parties, we successfully negotiated a lower 3G tariff.
Let's welcome Mr. Wang Jianzhou, Chairman of China Unicom Group, with applause as he announces more benefits for everyone.
In the online live broadcast room, some people immediately showed expectant eyes when they saw the chairman of China Unicom take the stage.
There's more surprise to come.
The previously open Chrysanthemum Factory Store will also be temporarily closed.
Amid applause, Wang Jianzhou walked up quickly with a smile.
After hugging Yu Dazui, he decisively spoke:
"Thank you, Mr. Yu, for this opportunity. Time is precious. I know everyone wants to get the new machine as soon as possible, and I also know that everyone doesn't like to listen to our nonsense."
So let's just go all out with the perks, shall we?
The audience below the stage immediately shouted, "Bravo!"
The applause grew even louder!
"Everyone knows that 3G networks have just been launched and the fees are still quite expensive. There's a joke online that if you stream videos all night, the house will be yours the next day."
Let me clarify here that I don't know about other companies.
However, from this day forward, we at China Unicom declare that this is a rumor.
"Haha!" Yu Dazui laughed, like a straight man in a comedy duo, and clapped his hands. "President Wang, hurry up and give everyone some perks!"
Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, several discounted packages appeared on the large screen.
联通荣耀卡:资费66元。套餐内容:800MB+150分钟通话+20可视电话+240条简讯。
Purchase a Honor phone and receive a subsidy of 300 yuan.
China Unicom Super Card: Price 99 yuan.
Package includes: 1300MB of data, 200 minutes of talk time, 50 minutes of video calls, and 240 text messages.
Purchase a Honor phone and receive an additional subsidy of 600 yuan.
China Unicom Supreme Card: Price 159 yuan.
Package includes: 3G data + 300 minutes of calls + 50 minutes of video calls + 300 SMS messages.
An additional subsidy of 1000 yuan will be provided when purchasing the device.
Below the package details, there's a smaller line of text: All packages require a three-year contract to qualify for the corresponding benefits and phone purchase subsidies. (Only applicable to Honor and Mate series phones!)
When these packages were announced, many people online showed puzzled expressions. If it weren't for the chairman of China Unicom standing on top of these packages, they would have thought it was some kind of nonsense.
These days, even a data card costs 80 yuan for 1GB of data, and a regular phone card is even more expensive!
just now……
"Chairman Wang, this price is even more reasonable than when we first negotiated!" Yu Dazui said with a look of surprise.
"This is all thanks to President Yu. During the negotiations, one sentence he said completely woke me up: If we're going to blow things up, we should blow up all the benefits."
When buying a Honor phone, you can't go wrong with China Unicom.