Chapter 849: Not Satisfactory

The ship arrives at the port.

The cargo plane lands.

The truck sets off.

The glass substrate is cut with a laser.

The chip is placed and bonded to the PCB board.

The camera module is mounted on the phone.

The Foxconn factory workshop is rumbling for Mars.

New York... The tornado in New York makes Yu Hong feel a little irritated.

The hurricane the year before last, the heavy snow last year, and the tornado this year are so fierce that they even caused a power outage.

Yu Hong stood by the French window, overlooking the street view, and suddenly felt that this kind of weather is suitable for hiding in the room and using a laptop to buy a pre-sale Yike Mars mobile phone online.

Only US$99, you can get Mars pre-sale.

Yu Hong held the coffee cup, sat back at the desk, and refreshed the pre-order page of T-Mobile's official website.

Through observation of iPhone sales, the $199 contract phone is still the most popular, and Mars will surely be no exception this time.

T-Mobile operator has been working hard to increase its 3G deployment in the US market, and when it comes to terminal mobile phones, it has designed tariff packages specifically for Mars.

There are mainly four packages, 40/50/60 dollars per month, with 200/1500/unlimited text messages, 5G/10G/unlimited traffic, 450 minutes/1000 minutes/2000 minutes of talk time.

And, if you are willing to pay $110 per month, you can enjoy unlimited calls, unlimited traffic and 500 text messages.

If you sign a two-year usage agreement for any package, the purchase price of the two versions of Yike Mars is $199/$299.

Compared with the tariffs on the market, T-Mobile has a small discount, trying to challenge the 3G market pioneered by AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint in terms of price. Its goal in the first half of next year is to occupy 18-22% of the US market.

Yu Hong carefully and boredly evaluated the package situation and thought that if used normally, the $50 package is still a good deal. How can 10G of traffic be enough? Not to mention that WiFi can be used.

The office door was knocked gently.

"Mr. Yu, Ericsson's senior vice president in the United States, Nord, wants to meet with Mr. Fang when he has time." The secretary reported the news he had just received.

"Ericsson's Nord?" Yu Hong thought about it. Sony Ericsson's cooperation with mobile phones has always been in contact with Sony. Ericsson... I'm afraid it is related to the operator's 3G equipment. T-Mobile will invest heavily in the market this year and next year.

She said lightly: "Appointed on the 10th of this month, Mr. Fang will come to the United States after the National Day seven-day celebration. If there are any changes in the schedule, it will be postponed."

The secretary nodded and reported again: "Verizon's vice president of the wireless department, Feng Wenfeng, wants to discuss cooperation again."

This is a Chinese executive in the operator Verizon.

Before, Yike and Qualcomm also found this person when lobbying Verizon, but he was mostly on a business trip.

Yu Hong also wanted to go on a business trip, but she still made a sensible decision. She looked through the schedule and said, "It will be scheduled for the morning of the 4th."

Then she commented, "Both parties know that it is useless, but they still have to waste time together."

The secretary asked, "Mr. Yu, didn't we sign an exclusive agreement with T-Mobile?"

"We have a six-month exclusive period with T-Mobile, which starts from the December release. When this six-month period ends, it will be June next year." Yu Hong said, "The iPhone will probably be the second generation by then, and it will definitely have 3G. Our press conference will probably be a little later, but not too late."

"Can Verizon watch and miss almost a generation of mobile phones? It's not realistic."

"Besides, Android is an open source system."

Yu Hong took a sip of coffee: "I can only say that we reserve the possibility of cooperation. As for whether we can cooperate, it depends on market changes and other manufacturers' moves. Yike is always open to cooperation with operators."

The secretary understood.

Although Yike has taken some initiative in the cooperation with T-Mobile, operators of Verizon's size may have greater subjective initiative, either OEM or cooperation, there are still many options.

"Go and get the supplier's documents." Yu Hong ordered one thing.

However, when she looked through the documents sent by her secretary, she was still uneasy, always thinking about the pre-sale situation.

From the start of pre-sale at 3 pm until she was about to leave the office at 7 pm, the weather in New York was not very good.

Yu Hong finally browsed the background and data report and finished the coffee in the cup.

Ding ding.

The notebook that was about to be closed popped up a prompt sound.

Yu Hong raised her eyebrows and saw that a boss was online in the conference system.

Soon, Fang Zhuo, who was wearing pajamas and seemed to be still in bed, appeared on the screen.

"Mr. Fang, you've been sleeping hard." Yu Hong said unhappily, "Didn't you say you'd wait for the data before telling you? Why are you so impatient to go online?"

Fang Zhuo yawned: "It's mainly because the person next to me wants to hear the situation."

"Weiwei, you should... eh? Mr. Xiong?" Yu Hong looked at Xiong Xiaoge, whose face took up most of the screen as soon as he showed up, "Mr. Xiong, why are you there?"

Xiong Xiaoge said cheerfully: "I came to Shanghai to inspect the project. I thought that Yike mobile phone was on pre-sale, so I gave Mr. Fang two boxes of expired mooncakes."

Fang Zhuo's voice came from outside the screen - "Don't believe it, he came from the capital overnight to Shencheng, which is comparable to the chicken crow in the middle of the night for this year's A-share market."

Xiong Xiaoge's smile remained unchanged. If he couldn't get over the mountain, he would come over by himself.

He walked out of the bedroom with his notebook, sat on the sofa in the living room, and asked with concern: "Four hours have passed. How is the pre-sale of Mars?"

"The bulk is from the operators, and our main focus here is pre-sales at retail prices." Yu Hong said, "The sales just exceeded 5,000 units in four hours."

Xiong Xiaoge silently calculated that 5,000 units in four hours would be 2 million U.S. dollars, which could be converted into 15 million Chinese dollars.

Assuming this is enough for one day, if it lasts for 100 days, it will be 500,000 units.

What's more, the operator's side has not yet been calculated.

This is already quite good, and it is expected that a quarter of the series will be completed in a month.

Yu Hong said with some regret: "If we started pre-sales immediately after the press conference, the response would definitely be better. There are actual iPhones on the market now, and the latest human-computer interaction experience such as touch screens can be satisfied. ”

Xiong Xiaoge didn't know Yike's internal goals, but just said: "Mr. Yu, Steve Jobs must have thought so. Now there is a 3G smartphone expected from Yike Mars. If not, the response to the iPhone will definitely be better."

Yu Hong was startled, the venture capitalist really knew how to talk.

Xiong Xiaoge turned to look at Mr. Fang who came out of the bedroom, and invited him eagerly: "Mr. Fang, 5,000 units have been pre-sold on the official website in 4 hours. What do you think?"

Yu Hong heard the voice-over again, which came from Mr. Fang's evaluation - "Not satisfactory."

She suddenly felt her teeth itching, and said to the screen in a deep voice: "Mr. Fang, come here."

Xiong Xiaoge quickly turned the notebook around: "Mr. Fang, Mr. Yu is calling you."

Fang Zhuo squeezed out the toothpaste and said: "Unsatisfactory means generally satisfactory. What's the problem? The pre-sale target for the US market this month is 300,000 units, and Mr. Yu has sold 5,000 units on the official website alone. We are a business." …”

He started brushing his teeth and said vaguely: "It's just that little knowledge. Mr. Yu is responsible for the US market. He confronts Apple head-on, deals with telecom operators, and works hard to build the supply chain. He is definitely a great contributor."

"What do you want to do, old bear? Who are you trying to provoke by turning the camera?"

"I went home early in the morning and got two boxes of mooncakes. Why do you still have the nerve to knock on the door?"

Fang Zhuo rinsed his mouth and smiled: "As soon as I arrived in the United States, I had to write an inscription for Mr. Yu in front of all the employees. Just the title - Yike's contribution, Yu Hong is the first!"

"In these four hours alone, I think it will be just around the corner to overthrow Nokia, destroy Samsung, and kill Apple!"

Yu Hong finally said: "Bah!"

"What are you looking at, old bear? Give me the notebook and go buy breakfast. Buy more at the gate of the community." Fang Zhuo snatched the notebook and put it on the table.

"Where is your secretary?" Xiong Xiaoge asked.

"I'm not 70 or 80 years old, why should I have a life secretary?" Fang Zhuo glanced at Lao Xiong and urged, "Go quickly, Mr. Yu and I have business secrets to discuss. Not you, who sold Yike's shares, can Listen."

Xiong Xiaoge stood up helplessly after being squeezed by the last sentence.

The sentence he heard before leaving the house was from Mr. Yu in the notebook.

"It should be stronger than Apple's sales in the same period. It mainly depends on the operator. T-Mobie's influence is weaker. Now there is something I have to report to you. It is said..."

Xiong Xiaoge didn't hear the "rumor" and was too embarrassed to put her ear to the door.

Alas, Mr. Fang’s precautions are too much.

The red light of the surveillance camera in the corner flashed. Xiong Xiaoge pondered the information on his phone and slowly walked to the elevator.