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Chapter 531 Gree mobile phone? Funny! Ali tragedy!
These vice presidents were originally Ms. Dong's right-hand men and capable assistants, and also made great contributions to the development of Gree.

But when it comes to Gree mobile phones, people really lack confidence.

It’s just that Miss Dong was determined to do it, and other middle and senior managers were also excited.

Anyone who says no at this time is not sociable.

But if Gree really wants to make a mobile phone, a smart phone at that, several vice presidents feel it would be even more disastrous.

For the future of Gree, this matter must be opposed in any way, but it cannot be opposed too directly, otherwise Ms. Dong will get angry and may be kicked out of Gree.

When it comes to the future, how you word it is most important.

The vice presidents got to know each other and started to make plans.

Finally, Vice President Han Hou hesitated for a moment and said as tactfully as possible: "The chairman's proposal to make smartphones is very ambitious, but we must consider the core selling points and advantages of our Gree mobile phones!"

Hearing this, the other vice presidents' eyes lit up and they understood what Han Hou meant.

He wanted Ms. Dong to realize that Gree mobile phones had no core selling points and no advantages compared to other mobile phones.

In this way, Ms. Dong could see the bleak future of Gree mobile phones and retreat.

Han Hou's move is called advance to retreat!

They immediately spoke up:
"It is precisely because our Gree air conditioners have patents and core technologies that Gree air conditioners are popular all over the world."

"Then Gree mobile phones must have patents, core technologies, and core advantages to be successful. Otherwise, they will be like those rubbish air conditioners and have no future."

Miss Dong nodded, it was hard not to agree.

Others also took it seriously, and it was all true.

Then another vice president said: "But unfortunately, Gree has never made a mobile phone, has no patents, and has no technology."

At this time, Product Manager Gao Zhen understood what they meant and said quickly:
"What's the big deal? Xingyi Technology was originally just a clothing company, but didn't they still make Xingyi mobile phones the best in the country?"

Han Hou was speechless: "..."

Several vice presidents were also speechless: "..."

But other senior executives are very supportive.

Like Gao Zhen, they are all die-hard fans of Miss Dong and have absolute confidence in Miss Dong and Gree!
They all said, "Yes, if Xingyi Technology can do it, then Gree can definitely do it."

"If people who sell clothes can do it, why can't we who make air conditioners do it?"

"As for patents, it's research and development."

Han Hou sighed: "Patents are not so easy to develop. There are many patents involved in the mobile phone industry. In recent years, Xingyi Technology has invested huge amounts of money every year to develop various patent technologies and has also spent a lot of money to acquire many patents. In order to build its own patent moat."

Gao Zhen said disdainfully: "Then we at Gree can also acquire it, and we can also build our own patent moat."

Han Hou was somewhat helpless: "It's easy to say, but do you know how much Xingyi Technology has spent on patent research and acquisition alone?"

"How many?"

"We have more than a billion, but it's still not enough, so Xingyi mobile phones still can't go global. Do we also have to spend more than a billion to develop patents and acquire patents?"

"This..." Gao Zhen was silent.

Miss Dong was also silent: "..."

Gree can still do it by investing tens of millions to develop a mobile phone.

But investing tens of billions just for the patent would be a disaster, don't even think about it.

Even though Gree is rich and powerful, it can't afford it.

Gao Zhen immediately changed his words: "Gree Mobile does not pursue internationalization, so we don't have to consider patent issues. As for technology, we just spend money to recruit people. It doesn't cost much."

Han Hou nodded: "Okay, the patented technology is not outstanding, then tell me, what is the core selling point of our Gree mobile phone? What is the advantage?"

"Price advantage? We are not as big as Xingyi Technology, our costs are high, and our prices are not as cheap as Unlimited phones. We don't have a price advantage."

"Product advantages? We have never made a mobile phone. We have no experience or technology. Our product advantages cannot compare to the Xingyi mobile phone."

"Brand advantage? Gree Mobile is starting from scratch, there is not much brand bonus, and there is no advantage."

"Advantage in market recognition? As the first Gree mobile phone, let alone compared with Xingyi mobile phone, I am afraid it can't even compare with Xiaomi. There is no market recognition at all. Not many people recognize our Gree mobile phone."

"Why don't consumers choose the cheaper and more cost-effective Wujie mobile phone? Or the higher quality and more powerful Xingyi mobile phone, but choose our Gree mobile phone which is not cheap but has average product strength?"

"This……"

Everyone in the room was silent.

Even Miss Dong looked a little unhappy.

Yes, why?
Consumers are not stupid!
Performance, price, quality, technology, brand...you have to have one of these to sell well, and if you have more than one of them, you can sell well.

But Gree mobile phones don’t seem to occupy any of them!
As for saying that Gree mobile phones outperform Xingyi mobile phones, this is unrealistic, and even Miss Dong doesn’t dare to be so confident.

There is also a price lower than that of the Wujie phone, which is also unrealistic. Gree mobile phones cannot be sold at a loss, and Ms. Dong still wants to go for the high-end market.

There is absolutely no advantage at all!

Could it be that Gree’s mobile phone business is really going to fail?
Seeing Miss Dong depressed, Gao Zhen quickly thought of a solution and said, "Who said Gree mobile phones don't have core advantages? We do, and they are huge!"

“???” Everyone was confused.

"What advantage?"

Even Miss Dong looked over expectantly.

Gao Zhen was in a good mood and quickly said, "Our chairman, Miss Dong, is the most successful female entrepreneur, which is her biggest advantage."

"The core selling point of our Gree mobile phones is the personality charm of the chairman!"

“The chairman is our selling point!”

"???"

"!!!"

Several vice presidents and some senior executives were stunned and full of disbelief.

Other brands sell mobile phones by performance, quality, and system... Gree sells mobile phones by its chairman...

This sounds a bit absurd!
Even Miss Dong was confused: "Depend on me? Is this possible?"

"Of course!" Gao Zhen said with a smile: "Chairman, you are the golden signboard of our Gree. Many people buy Gree air conditioners just for your reputation and personal charm."

"The same is true for Gree mobile phones."

"I suggest putting your photo directly on the startup animation page of Gree mobile phones."

"You are the spokesperson for Gree mobile phones, and you will definitely be a big hit."

"Many users will buy Gree mobile phones just because of you."

Hearing this, Miss Dong showed a satisfied smile: "It sounds good."

Other senior executives: “Will this work?”

Several vice presidents were filled with emotion: "Damn, this lickspittle!"

Han Hou couldn't help but close his eyes: "It's over. Now there is no hope for Gree mobile phones."

Miss Dong looked at Han Hou and said, "Vice President Han, I am very optimistic about your ability. How about I let you take charge of Gree's mobile phone business?"

Han Hou was startled and said quickly: "Chairman, to be honest, I am old, so I'd better continue to be in charge of the familiar business of the air conditioning division. If I were to do new business such as smart phones, I wouldn't have the energy to keep up."

Miss Dong nodded: "Yes, the new business unit has a lot of work to do and it does require enough energy."

Then he looked at Vice President Zhou.

Vice President Zhou also decisively refused: "Chairman, the results of my last physical examination were not very good. The doctor told me to pay attention to rest."

"Where's Vice President Zhao?"

Vice President Zhao also said: "Chairman, I know nothing about mobile phones. I am a layman and cannot keep up with the times."

"Where's Vice President Li?" Miss Dong's eyes fell on a man in his forties. "You are the youngest among us. You must be able to keep up with the times and have plenty of energy."

Vice President Li cursed in his heart, young people should be bullied by you?
Once you take on the mobile phone business, you're doomed.

By then, it would not only be Gree mobile phones that would be ruined, but also one's own career prospects.

I am still young and have 20 years of good development ahead of me. I can’t ruin my future because of a Gree mobile phone!

He sighed immediately: "Chairman, I originally wanted to take over, but now I really have no power."

"Oh? What's wrong with you?"

Miss Dong frowned. Everyone else’s reasons were reasonable.

When you get older, your liver doesn’t work as well.

I don’t understand smartphones, and my thinking can’t keep up…

All are reasonable.

"Vice President Li is young and promising. He has become the vice president of Gree Group in his forties. He has a bright future. How can he be powerless?"

Vice President Li gritted his teeth and said cruelly, "Chairman, they say that family disgrace should not be made public. But now I have no choice. I have to be responsible for the group and the mobile phone business."

"what happened?"

"Something's wrong with my wife at home. We might even end up getting a divorce... At this critical juncture, my energy is limited. If I were to really take charge of Gree's mobile phone business, it would be hard for me to give it my all. I'm afraid I'd mess it up!"

"Something happened to that person at home... they're getting a divorce..."

Miss Dong's expression became very interesting, and the others also looked like they were enjoying themselves.

If the rear is unstable, the front will be chaotic.

Now, Miss Dong didn't dare to hand over the mobile phone business to him.

Vice President Li breathed a sigh of relief. Divorce is a good method. He will go back and have a fight with his wife!
Miss Dong was depressed. She looked around at everyone and saw that none of them were doing well.

Seeing Miss Dong's eyes on him again, Han Hou's heart skipped a beat and he took the initiative to speak:
"Chairman, I see that Manager Gao is very interested in the mobile phone business and is very familiar with it. Why not hand it over to him?"

Gao Zhen was completely stunned: "???"

Immediately, I was delighted. This was a good opportunity!
As for failure?
What's that?
For someone with limited abilities like him, the thing he is not afraid of is failure, but he is afraid of not even having the chance to fail!

For new businesses like this one, as long as they have a future, the vice president will be in charge. He, as a manager, has no qualifications at all.

Now that I'm so lucky and have gotten such a good opportunity for free, how could I refuse it?

Miss Dong looked at Gao Zhen and said, "Manager Gao, are you sure?"

Gao Zhen nodded: "Don't worry, Chairman, I will do it beautifully. Next year, Gree smartphones will be on the market. Under your leadership, it will take less than two years for us to become a giant like Xingyi Mobile Phones!"

"Okay, Gree's mobile phone business will be handed over to you." Miss Dong nodded, thinking that it might be better for a young person to be in charge of smartphones.

I am also starting to look forward to the future of Gree mobile phones.

Gao Zhen fell into deep thought. Apart from anything else, Miss Dong's startup animation must be arranged well!
If this is done, I will be stable.

As for how many Gree mobile phones can be sold, that is a matter for the future... Gao Zhen, eager for success, officially announced the news that Gree would enter the smartphone business the next day.

Several vice presidents scoffed at such a high-profile work style.

But Ms. Dong is very supportive. She thinks that when Gree does things, it has to be high-profile and big-ticket.

When Jian Ziyan was reporting on her work, she mentioned this: "Chairman, you see, Gree is also going to make mobile phones."

"Gree makes mobile phones? Haha, hahaha."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yi suddenly laughed, and he laughed very happily.

Jian Ziyan was so confused that she asked, "Chairman, there is a new competitor, why are you smiling so happily?"

Wang Yi waved his hands, and couldn't hold back when he thought of the startup animation of Gree mobile phone in his previous life.

As for the opponent? Can this be considered an opponent?
Just for fun!

I had no choice but to say, "Zi Yan, some brands make mobile phones to compete, some brands make mobile phones to cause trouble, and some brands make mobile phones to make people laugh."

"What do you mean?" Jian Ziyan became more and more confused.

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Wang Yi smiled faintly: "It's okay, you will understand it later. As for Gree's mobile phone business, just treat it as a joke."

Wang Yi doesn’t believe it even if it can really become big!

Mobile phones are not something you can make just because you want to.

Not to mention Gree, even Hisense’s mobile phones are a mess.

The good thing is that Hisense has chosen a niche track, the ink screen mobile phone.

There are few or even no competitors on this track.

There is also the Kindle for e-readers with ink screens, but there is really no rival for ink bottle phones.

But unfortunately, the market for ink screens is very small, very small, and just a niche.

Even after several years of doing it, Hisense felt that it was boring and unprofitable, so it simply disbanded the ink screen team.

Just because of Hisense's withdrawal, the entire ink screen industry has regressed by ten years.

Without the giant Hisense, the remaining e-book brands have become shameless.

Ten years later, the e-readers priced over a thousand yuan from iReader, Onyx, and Hanwang only have 2G of RAM and 16G of storage. Can you believe it?

Wang Yi would feel it was a conscience offer as long as he was given 4+64G.

Hisense has chosen the ink screen mobile phone as its specialty track and may be able to achieve some results.

It’s really hard to describe why Gree chose a smartphone that has no special features.

However, what Wang Yi is curious about is whether Gree mobile phones will continue to use Miss Dong’s startup animation this time?
If it is used, who was the smart one who came up with such a good idea?

Even Wang Yi had to applaud him!
Afterwards, Wang Yi stopped paying attention to these and focused on the 618 battle.

Today is June 6th, and the big sale is in full swing, and it has reached the most critical period.

On this day, the prices of all brands dropped to the lowest price.

Whether it is Apple, Samsung, Nokia, or LG, all of them are on sale at reduced prices.

Even models such as Meizu MX3, MX2, Xiaomi 2, Xiaomi , etc. have been reduced in price.

There is no other way. If the price is not lowered, the products will not sell at all. Even if the price is reduced too little, it will still be difficult to sell.

The first half of the year will end in a dozen days, so there must be a semi-annual financial report.

Whether the financial report will look good or not will depend on this final shake.

If the sprint goes well, the financial report will look better.

Wang Yi is not worried about the brand competition.

Whether it is mobile phones, tablets, TVs, air conditioners, AI speakers, or smart home appliances, Xingyi Technology's products are among the best.

Even the xbuds Bluetooth headphones, which have been on the market for more than a year, are still at the top of the Bluetooth headphone sales list.

The only difference is that the price has dropped from 999 to 799!

With a 200 yuan discount, the sales of xbuds have exploded again.

Although other competitors have also begun to imitate xbuds and launched similar products, the impact is not significant.

Just like there were so many Bluetooth headsets in the past, but Airpods is still the absolute king and there is no comparison.

Some even think it is a copy of Airpods and is not worth mentioning at all.

Likewise, the status of xbuds is the same.

When you walk on the street and use xbuds, others will think you have good taste.

If you use similar products from other brands, people will think you can't afford xbuds, so you use a small brand copycat...

Plus, the price of xbuds 799 is really not expensive, so there is no need to buy other brands that cost or yuan, which may easily be considered as counterfeit...

However, the second generation of xbuds has also been developed. Now the price of the first generation has been reduced to clear the inventory, and then the xbuds 2 generation and xbuds2 pro will be promoted!
Afterwards, Wang Yi's attention fell on another battlefield, the e-commerce war!
The war on June 618th is not only a competition between brands, but also a competition among major e-commerce companies.

To this end, Taobao teamed up with Weibo, using Weibo showcases to frantically promote Taobao ads and drive traffic to Taobao.

Although Xingyi Technology has not officially launched a comprehensive e-commerce platform, it has Mayu Mall, Xingyi Mall, and a simple Douyin Mall...

Especially Xingyi Mall, the transaction volume is very good, even higher than Double Eleven.

The Mayu Mall is equally powerful. Every summer, the new styles of pure desire style will sell very well.

Especially this year's new hip skirts are loved by many people.

The sales volume directly topped the Mayu sales list.

The only pity is that Zhongshan Wolf’s post about his mom in a tight skirt has not been updated yet. I don’t know what happened.

But Zhongshan Wolf has more and more fans.

The comments became interesting:

"It's been two days and there's no update yet. Why is the efficiency so low?"

"I guess Brother Wolf is refining it and it will be released soon."

"It shouldn't take that long to intensively repair it, right? Could something have gone wrong?"

"It's possible that he was hit by his father's Seven Wolves Belt!"

"Hahaha, if that's the case, then I'm even more looking forward to it."

"Brother Wolf, are you still breathing? The brothers are all worried about you!"

……

Unlike netizens who just eat melons and make large purchases, major e-commerce companies are offering various subsidies to fight for the ultimate 618...

I thought 618 would end like this, but I didn’t expect that at o’clock in the morning, a piece of news once again shocked the whole network:
[After Alibaba's investment, Sina Weibo pushed Taobao ads crazily, which completely aroused public anger! ]

[There are too many Taobao ads on Sina Weibo, which has caused serious complaints from users and a collective boycott of Sina Weibo. ]

[Too frequent Taobao ads seriously affected the user experience, causing users to uninstall Sina Weibo en masse.]

[Sponsors and users? How should Sina Weibo choose? ]

Wang Yi laughed as he read the news: "Sure enough, the Taobao ads on Sina Weibo have faced backlash, and it came so quickly and directly!"

Jian Ziyan nodded: "Too fast, Alibaba's investment has just been completed, and Taobao's ads have only been online for more than half a month, right? The conflict has completely intensified."

Wang Yi smiled: "There's nothing we can do. Ali is too greedy."

Other platforms also have ads, and Changliao has ads, but they are rare, very rare. You may not see one for several days, and they are pushed accurately, so users naturally have no objection.

But Ali is too radical!

So many Taobao advertisements are there on Sina Weibo.

And it hangs on the page like a pop-up window. It would be strange if users were not angry.

"That's right. I hardly use Sina Weibo anymore. The Taobao ad in the window is like a dog-skin plaster. It's too much of an eyesore."

Jian Ziyan agrees: "If this continues, it will be normal for users to boycott and uninstall the app. It all depends on how Sina chooses."

"Sina will definitely choose to protect Weibo, but it is not easy to turn its back on the majority shareholder after just taking their money. It is not that easy to have both, to be both responsible and independent."

Wang Yi said with a smile: "Next, it depends on how Sina Weibo makes the decision. And I feel that this matter broke out on June 618, so it may not be that simple."

"You mean... there's a shadow of the e-commerce war behind this?"

Wang Yi nodded: "It's very likely, otherwise this incident could have been exposed a few days earlier, or a few days later. Instead, it was exposed on June 618th, which is definitely a critical blow to Taobao!"

These days, 618 is still relatively pure, and the real big sales are all on 618 day, or start at 617 pm on .

Including the return of 619, it is only about two days in total.

This incident broke out at 618 am on June th, which is a critical blow to Taobao.

Sure enough, public opinion online has changed:
"Crap Alibaba, after investing in Sina Weibo, Sina Weibo has changed!"

“Everyone who is invested by Alibaba has a bad ending.”

"I don't object to Alibaba running ads, but there are too many of them, like a dog-skin plaster, which seriously affects the user experience."

“I check Weibo to relax, not to see Taobao ads.”

"There's nothing we can do. Alibaba is a major shareholder of Sina Weibo, and Sina can't refuse."

“Then let’s boycott Taobao!”

"Yes, today is 618, boycott Taobao, don't shop on Taobao, shop on other platforms instead."

"Those who have already placed orders, cancel them and switch platforms! Other platforms are even more aggressive."

"Boycott Taobao, rubbish Alibaba!"

"Boycott Taobao, rubbish Alibaba!"

……

Seeing this scene, Jian Ziyan was horrified: "Chairman, you are amazing, it has really changed. I don't know who did it!"

Wang Yi smiled faintly: "No matter whose hand it is, this incident on 618 is enough to make Alibaba drink a pot. The biggest Taobao uninstall and return wave in the history of 618 is probably coming!"

"Will that have an impact on our products? Will our orders also be returned?" Jian Ziyan was a little worried.

Wang Yi, however, didn't care: "Our logistics are fast, and the goods have been delivered to users in the cities where Ele.me is available. Those who placed orders two days ago and bought online will soon receive the goods, so users will naturally not bother anymore."

"As for those orders that were just placed today and have not been shipped yet, they may be returned, but it doesn't matter. If they are returned from Taobao, we can buy them again from Xingyi Mall. We can make more money there."

"In this way, all applications for returns will be approved. Then send a text message to the other party, inviting the user to place an order at Xingyi Mall or Meiyu Mall, and attach a link!"

Jian Ziyan's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea. For orders completed on Tmall, we have to give commissions to Alibaba. The profits from transactions completed on our own platform are higher."

(End of this chapter)