giants of the era

Chapter 487 The Nokia Tragedy Staged

"I let people buy my car by my own ability. Why do you say that I am engaged in PY transactions? Slander, pure slander!!!" Seeing the comments on the Internet, Li Zetian's eyes widened, and he said indignantly, "And those Car companies, what is unfair, how can there be fairness in this world? Do the rich and the poor really have the same rights?"

Outside the house, Secretary Selena just walked in at this moment.

"Mr. Li, according to your instructions, the companies under your name will also order Tesla cars one after another. As a year-end reward for outstanding employees, I have counted, and there will be about 3.5 orders..."

"Well, it's good...oh, that's right!!!" Li Zetian suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "You can inform Rolls-Royce, BMW, Daimler, Chrysler, Tesla, Bosch, Google later , Microsoft, Apple, and the CEOs of Chronos Industries will have a remote video conference at 10 o'clock New York time next morning!"

"Yes!" Selina replied.

Li Zetian nodded, and couldn't help being excited by the idea that he had just suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Li Zetian knows that although there are many users who order Tesla cars, he still understands how much water is in them. The Tesla Roadster is a luxury sports car, and the price of $10 is actually a very expensive price.Generally speaking, the average price of a car is only a few thousand dollars.In two days, it is impossible for the Tesla Roadster to be pre-sold for more than 2 yuan, and it is inevitable that some people will ridicule Li Zetian for swiping the order and wait to see Li Zetian's jokes.

Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation even publicly satirized Li Zetian as an upstart and clown waving a check, and would surely encounter Waterloo in the auto industry.

Li Zetian suddenly discovered that in terms of car manufacturing technology alone, he may not be able to surpass Toyota Motor Corporation and other car companies too much, and his own advantages should be artificial intelligence, operating systems and the Internet...

Unmanned vehicles will not be built for a while, and they will not be able to be applied on a large scale, but what about smart cars?
A car equipped with the world's top artificial intelligence operating system, is it awesome?
The next day, a remote video conference was held.

After greeting everyone, they listened to Li Zetian's speech.

Li Zetian said on the theme of the live broadcast: "Today, everyone is called together to say one thing, to make cars smarter! In the past, words such as comfort, cheap, low consumption, and safety were the main promotional slogans of cars, but in the future , we must vigorously promote artificial intelligence, and regard artificial intelligence cars as the core competitiveness of our enterprise!!!”

"The era of the automobile revolution has come, and intelligent cars will be the main development direction in the future. What we sell is not a car, but an experience, a trend, and a technology!!"

"Each car is equipped with an operating system and artificial intelligence assistant, collects the user's driving habits, and masters every piece of his data, so that users cannot do without our artificial intelligence assistant!"

"In fact, we have already provided artificial intelligence assistants for users! Users who use Microsoft operating systems have Microsoft Cortana, and users who use Apple products have Siri. The online habits of these users are collected by us in the database. Our AI assistants know them best, and are naturally the 'people' who care for them the most!"

"Operating systems, artificial intelligence assistants, various software, entertainment content, PCs, mobile phones, cars and smart home appliances, etc., we have the largest and richest ecosystem in the world, which is absolutely impossible for other auto companies !!!I believe that the cooperation between automobile companies and Internet technology companies will definitely achieve a win-win situation!!!”

After Li Zetian finished speaking, everyone was overjoyed.

Immediately, everyone began to discuss how to cooperate intensely.

The meeting went on for a long time, and before we knew it, one morning passed.This will be the first in-depth and comprehensive cooperation between an automobile company and an Internet technology company, building cars with Internet thinking, and providing consumers with the best user experience!

Of course, Li Zetian is only responsible for the strategic policy, and the specific work is left to their own cooperation.

Just after the meeting, secretary Vanessa came to Li Zetian's side and said softly, "Mr. Li, Samsung Android phones will be officially released on March 3th!"

Li Zetian nodded, and asked as he walked, "Where's the Xiaomi phone?"

"April 4!" Vanessa replied, "However, the promotional video has already started to be broadcast on the Internet, and the response has been good so far. Many Chinese netizens expressed their great expectations."

"What about Nokia and other mobile phone manufacturers?" Li Zetian asked again.

"Nokia's new mobile phone has also been developed, and it will be officially released on March 3!"

"Hehe, this is going to fight us!" Li Zetian smiled, curled his lips and said, "Okay, stay tuned."

"Yes!"

……

Li Zetian has been busy building cars recently, but he pays less attention to smartphones.

But fortunately, the matter of building cars has come to an end, and Li Zetian can relax for a while.

Li Zetian opened the website, browsed the website on Nokia's official website, and roughly understood the main direction of Nokia's new mobile phones, and it turned out to be high-end mobile phones!

Well, presumably seeing the iPhone sell for such a high price makes a lot of money.At the same time, it also means competing with the iPhone.

However, this new Nokia mobile phone made Li Zetian a little speechless. It uses a 3.5-inch resistive touch screen and supports multi-touch, but at the same time it adopts a side-sliding design and a full QWERTY keyboard, which is the commonly used computer keyboard layout. The body is slightly large.

In addition, the configuration of this phone is very high. It adopts a 500-megapixel camera certified by Zeiss, supports auto-focus, is equipped with dual LED flashlights, and has a built-in OMAP 3430 processor, which can run 1GB of virtual memory and operate at a frequency of 600MHz. .Pre-stored 32GB memory space, supports GPS global positioning system, supports Wi-Fi, and Flash 9.4, VoIP, 3.5 mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, TV-out interface, stereo Bluetooth, microUSB connection and other functions are also basically available.

That's right, it's a solid high-end business smartphone, and in fact it's the best phone Nokia has ever produced.Although the price is not announced on the official website, according to Li Zetian's speculation, the phone will cost at least $800.

Soon, March 3 arrived, the first Samsung Android phone, named Samsung Galaxy S30.Samsung Electronics had previously sent Li Zetian the design drawing of the Samsung Galaxy S1, and Li Zetian slightly modified it to design it according to the appearance of the Samsung Galaxy S1, and then sent it back.Therefore, Samsung’s first Android phone is almost the same as the Samsung Galaxy S1 in the previous life. Because it is mainly low-end, the configuration is not as high as that of the iPhone 1, but it is enough to support the normal operation of the software and ensure that the phone does not freeze. This is very important.

When many mobile phone manufacturers first started to make Android phones, after users installed a few applications on their phones, they immediately got stuck.A powerful processor and software optimization capabilities can ensure that the mobile phone does not freeze and make the mobile phone stand out.

Since Samsung's new mobile phone conference and Nokia's new mobile phone conference were held at the same time, Li Zetian had to make a choice.Because he knows more about Samsung mobile phones and thinks it should be successful, he pays more attention to competitors.

The Nokia press conference was very grand, and major mobile phone manufacturers, spare parts suppliers, software developers, investors, cooperative media and fans all participated in the conference.

The chairman of Nokia was well-dressed, with a black suit, black leather shoes, and shiny hair. He walked onto the stage with a confident expression on his face.

He enthusiastically greeted everyone: "Welcome to Nokia's product launch event! Today, you will see the best mobile phone in the world!!!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was thunderous applause.

"Damn, how can you be so shameless?" Li Zetian snorted, "How dare you say that it is the best mobile phone in the world, where is the iPhone?"

The chairman of Nokia smiled slightly, pressed his hand, and signaled that everyone can stop applauding, and then continued: "This mobile phone is a new series of mobile phones launched by Nokia. It is called Nokia S1. Please look at it," pointing to the LCD screen behind him. The screen, said, "The entire body of this phone is made of safe black, and the panel is surrounded by metallic luster. The screen size is 3.5 inches. But in reality, the first impression it gives people is that it should be more than 3.5 inches. People have a good sense of visual coordination! This mobile phone is a full-touch screen model, but it is also equipped with a sliding full keyboard!"

Speaking of this, the chairman of Nokia paused for a moment, with the corner of his mouth raised, and he couldn't help showing a smile. This kind of full touch screen with side-sliding full keyboard design made him proud!

He smiled and said: "Nokia S1 is not only a mobile phone, but also a notebook computer. Whether it is a user who likes touch or a user who likes buttons, Nokia S1 can satisfy it!"

"As for the interface of the Nokia S1, it is not only gorgeous, but also has a high degree of freedom. It will definitely give people a brand new experience..."

The chairman of Nokia made good use of his strengths and avoided his weaknesses, and talked about Kai Kai, which is very provocative, and many people can't help but like this Nokia S1.

People who watched the live broadcast on the Internet liked it one after another and posted comments to express their support.

"Nokia S1 is unique in design, powerful in function, worth buying!"

"An awesome phone!"

"Side sliding is cool!"

"I have been using Nokia, I believe in the Nokia brand!"

"..."

However, when the press conference was about to end, when everyone heard the price of Nokia S1, they immediately retreated.

"$899? Worth, this shit is the same price as the 8GB version of the iPhone 1! I was thinking of buying a Nokia S1, but at this price, I might as well go for the iPhone 1."

"In terms of appearance, the iPhone 1 wins; in terms of performance, the iPhone 1 is no worse than the Nokia S1. The point is, I can pretend to be aggressive when I buy the iPhone 1. But how can I pretend to be aggressive when I buy the Nokia S1!"

"Don't buy a Nokia S1. Although this phone can access the Internet, there are very few third-party software that support it. There are no Facebook, Weibo, QQ, WeChat, or Flamingo games..."

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After the press conference, at exactly 9 o'clock in the evening, the Nokia S1 was sold online and offline at the same time.

Nokia has opened flagship stores on Amazon, eBay, and Taobao. Li Zetian is not embarrassed about this, otherwise he would appear too stingy.

After all, Nokia is the second giant in the mobile phone industry and has many fans.

From 9 o'clock in the evening to the early hours of the morning, 35 Nokia S1s were sold on Amazon, eBay, and Taobao alone.As for how much was sold in other places, Li Zetian didn't know.

However, Nokia has learned from Apple and has customized many contract phones. I heard that there are long queues outside many telecom business halls.

Just as Li Zetian put down the phone, Yu Jingqiu leaned behind him and said softly, "Nokia S1 is on fire?"

"It seems to be on fire. 45 Nokia S1s were sold online." Li Zetian shrugged and said indifferently.

"Where's the Samsung phone?"

"The offline data has not been counted yet, but the online data should be counted... From 1 o'clock in the evening to the early morning, the online sales of Samsung Galaxy S9 totaled 95!"

"So many!!!" Yu Jingqiu opened her mouth wide, her face full of surprise.

Li Zetian laughed, "There is a saying, if you don't die, you won't die!"

Yu Jingqiu shook her head and didn't understand.

Li Zetian explained: "In the mobile phone industry, in terms of fame, there is no doubt that Nokia mobile phones are more famous than Samsung mobile phones. But when Samsung announced that it would hold a product launch event and officially sell it on the evening of March 3, Nokia The company also made the same decision. Nokia originally wanted to suppress Samsung and the Android alliance. But the result was unexpected."

“I didn’t suppress Samsung’s mobile phone and Android, let’s not talk about it. On the contrary, they made each other better. You know, the two companies are so rivalry, how can they not attract media reports? Recently, Samsung’s Galaxy S1 has a very high exposure rate. Fans report that Nokia When it comes to S1, Galaxy S1 must be used as an example. In addition, the homepages of Amazon, eBay and Taobao also specially advertised that these two touch-screen smartphones are on sale at the same time, for competition.”

"The price of the Nokia Galaxy S1 is $899, while the price of the Samsung Galaxy S1 is $499. Come to think of it, more people are willing to pay for the Samsung Galaxy S1."

"Okay, don't worry about this, it's already so late, let's go to bed..." Li Zetian said to Jing Qiu.

"Ah."

Li Zetian hugged Yu Jingqiu and got under the quilt.

The bed in the bedroom was still on, but suddenly there was a sound, and the lights in the bedroom were turned off.

"Eve, turn off the lights!"

……

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By noon the next day, the Nokia S1 had a lot of problems.

There is no common social software.

If too much software is installed, the phone gets hot and starts to freeze.

Battery life is poor.

The touch buttons are slow to respond and not very accurate.

……

"Neighbor Mala, what use do I need this phone for!!! The fuck doesn't even have Facebook, how can I use my phone to play with other people?"

"What about mobile games? I want to play "Happy Farm", "Plants vs. Zombies", "Crazy Birds"... Nima, I don't even have "Chinese Cubes" and "Snake". Tell me, you have what!!!"

"Return the product! There are only so many softwares on the phone, and I have never heard of it! I want to return the product!"

"Nokia is so stupid!!! Now smart phones can play games, browse websites, browse Facebook, Weibo, WeChat, watch YouTube, Netflix video sites? But, Nokia S1 has everything No, get some yarn!"

"Nokia's new mobile phone S1 is a huge pit, everyone must not jump!"

"..."

On Weibo, the word-of-mouth of the Nokia S1 plummeted. Except for a few die-hard fans, almost all the users who bought it were cursing.

Major media around the world also reported on it.

For a while, the Nokia S1 was seriously unsalable.

There are countless consumers who return products to stores.

Nokia Corporation stated that it is communicating with Internet giants and will solve the problem of less software as soon as possible.

But the eyes of the masses are discerning.

"Communication wool, communication! People make it clear that they don't develop software for the Symbian system!"

"As a developer, to be honest, I prefer to develop software for Android and iOS, because Symbian system software development is difficult and the development cycle is too long. In addition, Android is supported by Google and Microsoft. , who to support and who not to support, isn’t this an obvious thing? No matter how awesome Nokia is, it’s better than Google and Microsoft?”

……

With the return of Nokia S1 intensified and the sales of Samsung Galaxy S1, members of the Symbian Alliance changed their flags and switched to Android. In less than a week, the chairman of Nokia fainted...

Li Zetian couldn't help being shocked when he heard the news, but don't die...

The reason why the reputation of the Nokia S1 plummeted so quickly was naturally Li Zetian who contributed to it. If the chairman of Nokia was pissed off, Li Zetian would feel bad. He would lose his appetite for at least a week, no, maybe it would be two weeks... ...This is too painful for Li Zetian, who is a foodie.

(End of this chapter)