Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 556: Global scramble, Xphone 3 breaks record again!

Right now the iPhone 5S has not been released yet, so the hot seller in the international market should be the newly launched Samsung Note 3!

But now, many consumers are paying a higher price to buy the parallel imported xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus!

As a result, the sales of Samsung Note 3 have been declining rapidly, visibly.

Especially after September 9, the rate of decline became more and more obvious, even being halved.

The reason is that the parallel imports of xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus have gradually spread and taken away the market.

So much so that Samsung's new flagship was severely impacted.

This alarmed everyone at Samsung, and Chairman Lee Kun-hee even personally asked about it:

"What's going on? The Note 3 was fully upgraded and was expected to become the best phone of the year, but its sales volume is even lower than that of the S4 in the first half of the year. It's fine that it can't compete with the new flagship of Xingyi in the Xiaguo market, but why is it selling so poorly in the global market as well?"

"The iPhone 5S hasn't even been released yet, but it's already selling so poorly. When the 5S is released, won't the Note 3 be even worse?"

Faced with the personal questioning from the group’s chairman, everyone in Samsung’s mobile phone division was silent.

Unlike Apple, which focuses on the mobile phone business, Samsung has too many businesses.

From mobile phones to semiconductors, from storage to screens, from banks to hospitals, schools, and so on, Samsung is involved in all aspects.

It can be said that a Korean cannot avoid Samsung at every stage of his life, from birth to death.

With so many business units, Lee Kun-hee could not handle everything himself. Even for Samsung mobile phones, he would not personally take care of it unless the problem was too big.

And this time, he not only personally inquired about it, but also came to the Samsung mobile phone headquarters in person. It can only be said that the problem is serious and the boss is angry!

Choi Jae-ji, president of Samsung Mobile, looked very unnatural and said in a deep voice:
"Chairman, this time it's not that the Note 3 is not powerful enough, it's that Xingyi Technology is not ethical!"

"No martial ethics? What's going on? They are not internationalized, how can they influence us?" Lee Kun-hee hated the way his subordinates made excuses right away.

"Chairman, although Xingyi mobile phones have not been officially internationalized, a large number of parallel imports of Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus were launched as soon as they were released. Now parallel imports of Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus have spread to most parts of the world. We can see them everywhere in our country."

"A large number of parallel imports were launched?" Lee Kun-hee didn't care too much: "It's just parallel imports. How big can the quantity be? It's not sold worldwide!"

"Chairman, this time it's completely different. According to conservative estimates, the total number of parallel-imported Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus is more than five million, or even seven million!"

In order to shirk responsibility, Cui Jae-ji increased the number of units reported by his subordinates from 5 million to 7 million.

Even if he knew that the five million units reported by his subordinates might contain a lot of water!

For things like this, it is necessary to add layers of complexity to make it easier to shirk responsibility.

"Seven million units!" A hint of surprise flashed across Lee Kun-hee's gloomy face: "Xingyi Technology has gone crazy, getting so many parallel imports?"

"Yes, they are crazy. With so many parallel imports, our Note 3 is seriously affected. If they sell 7 million more units, we will sell 7 million less units."

The meaning is very simple.

It’s not that our mobile phone department is not strong enough, it’s all caused by Xingyi mobile phone.

It's not that Samsung Note 3 is not selling well, it's that the parallel imported Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus are selling too well.

Li Jianxi took a deep breath and exhaled a long breath: "Are there any targeted measures to suppress the parallel import sales of Xingyi mobile phones?"

Cui Zaizhi shook his head: "It's very difficult. Even in Korea, Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus are selling very well. Even though the price is twice as high as in Xia Country, they are still selling like crazy and there is no way to stop them."

"The impact of the Prism Gate!" Lee Kun-hee understood the reason.

"Yes, under the influence of the Prism Gate, users would rather spend more money and choose Xingyi phones. Especially high-value groups such as leaders, politicians, wealthy businessmen, scientists, and celebrities, they are worried that Android and Apple phones will be monitored, so they switched to Xingyi phones."

"And the behavior of these high-value groups has deeply influenced the ordinary groups. As a result, ordinary users also care about privacy and security and switch to Xingyi phones."

"Even some users who don't care about privacy or security, or ordinary users who want to climb up the social ladder, have started to switch to Xingyi phones just to show off their status..."

Lee Kun-hee understood the logic behind it.

High-value groups all pay attention to privacy and security and use Xingyi mobile phones to prevent eavesdropping.

If you don't change, doesn't that mean you are a low-value group? A grassroots citizen? You don't even care about privacy and security? You have no ambition?
Many users who do not care about privacy and security will switch to Xingyi phones for this reason.

In addition, the xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus are indeed powerful. Their performance, fast charging, system, etc. are far ahead of Apple and Samsung. Even if they need to be priced higher, they are still hot-selling.

Things are rare.

Even in many countries and regions, Xingyi mobile phones have become a symbol of status.

Just like Starbucks is equivalent to Mixue Bingcheng abroad, but in China, it has become a symbol of high-end beverages.

But even so, the sales volume is still terrifying and the revenue is frightening.

Even a cup of Starbucks can buy a box of pure milk from a second-tier brand. During a big sale, you can buy a box of Deluxe or Amul, which still can't stop consumers' enthusiasm.

Being able to order a cup of coffee at Starbucks and read a book has become a refined life for many people.

Similarly, the Xingyi mobile phone has now become a symbol of status abroad.

In particular, the parallel-imported price of xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus is twice that of iPhone 5 and Samsung note 3, which further highlights the high value of Xingyi phones.

Instead, it has led to an increasing sales volume of parallel imported Xingyi mobile phones.

Just like LV, if it only sells for 599, many people will think it’s ugly!
But it’s sold for 29999, and no matter how ugly it is, people will say it looks good and they love it!
Seeing the chairman's face becoming serious, another senior executive couldn't help but say:
"Since it is difficult to suppress it from the market, then we should block it from the channels. Together with Omi, we can crack down on the parallel import sales of Xingyi mobile phones!"

Cui Zaizhi shook his head again: "This is also difficult. Parallel imports are everywhere and hidden in secret. It is difficult to catch them all in one fell swoop."

"More importantly, we have a lot of parallel imports of Samsung, Apple and Nokia that are flowing around the world and into Xia Country. If we clean up Xingyi phones, will Xia Country also clean up Samsung?"

"If they want to investigate the smuggling of Xingyi mobile phones, then the parallel imports of our Samsung, Apple and Nokia will also be investigated."

Lee Kun-hee also waved his hand: "Forget about investigating parallel imports and smuggling. There are many problems here. If we find something we shouldn't investigate, it will be a disaster."

No one can tell for sure how much stuff is mixed inside the cargo ships on the vast ocean.

Moreover, many cargo ships belong to different countries and have complex backgrounds, making them difficult to investigate.

The simplest thing is, if you are hanging the flag of the United States, would South Korea dare to investigate?

dare not.

But those smugglers have backgrounds and abilities, so they can easily handle these things.

It is totally unrealistic to check from this perspective.

Cui Zaizhi agreed very much: "More importantly, the Xingyi mobile phone is currently only sold as parallel imports, and the sales volume is still controllable. If we investigate their parallel imports, won't it force them to go global? The consequences will only be more serious, and the impact on us, Samsung, will also be more serious."

Everyone's expression changed collectively.

Li Jianxi nodded and said, "Let's forget about the parallel imports, but we have to make full efforts. We have to make efforts in R&D to keep up with Xingyi Technology. The marketing department also has to make efforts. The marketing department of Xingyi Technology knows about the parallel imports. We are selling Samsung products worldwide. Don't you know how to increase sales?"

"Since we can't compete with Xingyi in the Xia country market, we should expand to India, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. There are always more solutions than problems. I don't want the sales of Note 3 to be cut in half."

"If the sales of Note 3 are cut in half, your bonuses and income will also be cut in half!"

"Yes!"

When Lee Kun-hee left, Choi Jae-ji and others bowed collectively, feeling a huge pressure.

Previously, the global market only had to deal with Apple and Nokia, but now Xingyi mobile phones have also been internationalized. As soon as the new phone was released, millions of parallel imported phones were sold!
It's crazy!
Seeing all the executives looking at him, Cui Zaizhi was furious: "What the hell! What are you all standing there for? Go to the marketing department and increase the sales!"

"Yes!" Everyone bowed again and left.

Apple headquarters.

Cook was also terrified: "Something is wrong this time. The parallel imports of Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus are developing too fast. They are basically launched at the same time as Xiaguo!"

"Yes, places close to Xia Country have them, and the quantity is not small. If things continue like this, the parallel imports of Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus will flood the market, and will take away a lot of the market share of our iPhone 5s!"

"This is a serious problem. However, the only good news is that there has not been a large-scale parallel import in the US market."

"Yes, this is rare good news."

Everyone comforted themselves.

However, what Cook and others did not know was that a Boeing 747-8 cargo plane landed at the US airport.

What's installed inside are all Casarte high-end refrigerators.

Normally, refrigerators are shipped to the United States by sea.

Even the high-end Casarte series is like this and is rarely shipped by air.

But this time, they chartered a plane directly.

Nominally, a certain unit of the US military was in urgent need of the equipment and had to transport it by air.

But in fact, the interiors of these Casarte refrigerators are filled with xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus!

The unpacked xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus!

It is also the first batch of Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus to arrive at Xiaomi!

The other smuggled planes are still floating on the sea and will not reach Lao Mi until the middle of the month.

And the air shipment has arrived!
Subsequently, these Casarte refrigerators were transported to a certain unit.

But when we arrived at our destination, only the Casarte refrigerator was left.

One of the Sati refrigerators was even delivered directly to Colonel Karel George’s home!

In the evening, Karel George returned home, lit a cigar, and walked to the Casarte refrigerator.

Slowly blowing out a smoke ring, he opened a drawer, only to see it filled with Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 plus!

Then he opened the second drawer, which was full of US dollar bills!

Karel George grabbed a handful, put it to his nose, sniffed it, and then threw it into the air:
“It smells as good as always.”

"Elle Raymond does things in a very authentic way as always. Haha."

"Smuggling cell phones is much easier than smuggling other things, and it also makes more money. We can have more similar collaborations!"

The next day, a large number of xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus appeared in the US market.

Xphone 3 starts at $2000!
Xphone 3 plus starts at $2300!
As the first batch of xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus in the Xiaomi market, they are still snapped up at such a high price!
Especially those who are afraid of being monitored would like it more.

You have to buy it no matter how expensive it is!
Seeing this scene, other parallel importers became restless:

"Fuck, their goods have arrived? So quickly? Airlifted here?"

"You're so damn capable!"

"It will take at least ten days for the goods to arrive by sea."

"And air transport, plus the connections, would only take a few days."

"If the goods arrive a week earlier, we can sell them for an extra $500, or even more!" "By the time our goods arrive, I'm afraid we won't be able to sell them for even $2000, let alone $1500!"

Just like the parallel-imported iPhones in the past, they still cost more than 10,000 yuan each in September.

By October it was more than 8,000.

More than 6,000 in December.

About 5,000 after the New Year...

When the national version is launched, the price of parallel imports will jump to more than 4,000 or 3,000 yuan...cheaper than the official version...

The same is true for the parallel imported xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus.

The first batch of Xphone 3 shipped by air starts at US$2000.

By the middle of the month, large quantities of Xphone 3 will arrive by sea, and the price will drop to $1500.

Seeing the huge profits of Xphone 3, more and more parallel importers joined in and started to purchase the product, and the subsequent selling price will become lower and lower.

By the end of the year, it will most likely drop to $1000, or about RMB 7000.

The profits were not high then.

The only time you really make big money is at the very beginning.

It all depends on who has more courage and who has faster supply!
The first one to try something new will surely make a fortune.

However, where there is one, there must be two.

On September 9, another parallel-imported plane carrying Xphone 9 and Xphone 3 Plus arrived at the west coast of Laomi and was quickly released into the market.

Also unpacked.

There is no other way. The cost of air transportation is already high, and we have to make arrangements for it.

If it is not unpacked, the packaging box alone will take up a lot of space.

In addition, the xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus had just been released, so there was no time to counterfeit them. Even if there was no packaging box, they could still be sold.

American consumers know what's going on as they can get the goods so quickly.

Not many people care about packaging.

This incident was soon discovered by people at Apple and reported to higher authorities.

"The parallel-imported Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus have already arrived in the US? So fast!"

Cook looked at the Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus in front of him and was shocked. His home had been stolen!

The vice president nodded and said, "It has indeed arrived in the United States and can be bought in many places."

"How are sales?" Cook couldn't help but ask.

“Although it’s very expensive, more than $2000, it’s selling very well.”

"Yes, although 2000 US dollars is not cheap, it is only half a month's average income in the United States, which is completely affordable. After all, our iPhone sells for 5288 in Xia Country, which is equivalent to two or three months' average income in Xia Country, and it still sells very well."

"Yes, 2000 US dollars is a lot of money for developing countries. But for developed countries in Europe and the United States, it is only half a month's average income. Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 plus are selling very well. It won't be long before these parallel-imported products shipped by air will be sold out!"

"Even if there are one million of these parallel imports, it doesn't matter. Two million won't have much of an impact. I'm just worried that the supply won't stop." Cook became melancholy:
"Especially now that our iPhone 5s will be released tomorrow and will be available in ten days. However, the Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus have already appeared in the US market a few days ago. This is really terrible!"

"Indeed, Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus have already sold a lot before we even released them, which will seriously affect the sales of iPhone 5S. This behavior must be stopped!"

A group of senior executives spoke one after another:
"Ask the FBI to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the parallel import sales of Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus. Seize any units that are seized."

"It's difficult. Many parallel importers have hidden channels and are difficult to track."

"Even the shops that sell openly have some background. Even the FBI is involved."

"Yes, the most corrupt here are the US military and the FBI. Do you still expect them to do things for you?"

"More importantly, there are still people protesting against the Prism Gate protests on the streets. Are you worried that they won't cause enough trouble if you check the parallel imports of Xingyi phones at this time? Do you want them to protest at Apple headquarters?"

"Fuck! I overlooked this. This hornet's nest cannot be poked. The consequences will be disastrous."

"But if we don't take action, will we just let the parallel-imported Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus sell like hot cakes? Will we just let them take away the market share of our iPhone 5s?"

"What else? Do you have any other ideas?"

"I……"

Everyone in the room fell silent.

At this critical moment, the Prism Gate has not yet passed and there are too many people marching and demonstrating.

If they crack down on parallel imports of xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus, it will only further intensify the conflict.

Apple can't bear this.

The simplest thing is that once those people come to Apple headquarters to march and demonstrate, Cook will have a splitting headache!

"Forget it. We can't do anything about the parallel imports. Let's just hold the press conference tomorrow and arrange for the iPhone 5s to be launched as soon as possible." Cook made the final decision.

"Yes, it has to be released as soon as possible. The 20th is too late. How about the 15th?"

"The 15th is too early, we don't have enough supplies!"

"Not enough? Given the current situation, do you think the iPhone 5s will sell well? Will it be sold out?"

"This..." The man was silent.

"Alas! If there were no parallel imports of xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus, the few iPhone 5s we have prepared would not be enough to sell. But now parallel imports of xphone 3 and xphone 3 plus are everywhere. Conservative estimates show that there are at least 500 million units sold overseas. The sales of our iPhone 5s will definitely be greatly affected. There is no such thing as not having enough to sell."

Now, everyone's faces looked ugly.

Cook sighed and said, "Then let's move it forward five days. Release it on September 9 and go on sale on September 10. We will compete with the parallel imports of Xphone 9 and Xphone 15 Plus to grab the market share!"

"Yes!"

In the early morning of September 9th, Apple's press conference was held as scheduled.

The previous Xingyi mobile phone launch conference attracted the full attention of Apple. Due to the time difference, Cook and a group of senior executives stayed up late to watch the live broadcast, and then they were so anxious that they couldn't sleep.

But at the current Apple conference, Wang Yi was too lazy to pay attention at all and had already fallen asleep while holding Lin Shu.

Similarly, Zhu Changlin led the R&D team to review the trial production plan of Xingyi X1, and went home early to take a shower and go to bed.

No one cares about the Apple conference in the early morning.

Not only Xingyi Technology doesn't care much, even Xiaguo users don't care much either.

With the emergence of the Xingyi mobile phone, the grand scene of millions of Chinese people staying up late to watch the live broadcast of Apple's press conference is no longer there.

It's not just the case in Xia Country, it's also the case in Japan and South Korea. Not many people stay up late to watch it.

Even Europeans and Americans don’t watch live broadcasts very often. Most of them just watch the news when they are free.

All I can say is that the popularity of the iPhone 5S launch event has dropped to the lowest level in history.

The main reason is still the Prism Gate!
The Prism scandal has exposed Apple’s true colors. Users no longer want to use iPhones. Who will still pay attention to the launch of iPhone 5s?

Just reading a news summary is the greatest support.

The next day, Wang Yi came to the company and just passed the mobile phone department when he heard Zhu Changlin laughing:

“This is all the iPhone 5s has?”

"It's useless, they are useless!"

"Hahaha."

Wang Yi laughed dumbly: "Not much new?"

Zhu Changlin nodded and handed over the phone: "Yes, Chairman, I opened the news this morning and saw that all the top-notch reviews were bad!"

Wang Yi took a quick look and found that the reports from major online media were very interesting:

[The iPhone 5s rear camera has 800 megapixels, and the front camera has 200 megapixels, which is totally unusable. ]

[After a year behind, Apple finally launched a 64-bit processor and 64-bit system, but there are not many 64-bit applications that cannot take advantage of the 64-bit upgrade. If it wants to catch up with Xingyi Technology, there is still a big gap. 】

【iPhone 5s learns from Xingyi mobile phone and launches fingerprint unlocking similar to Xphone 2pro. 】

[The battery capacity of iPhone 3s is only half of that of Xphone 5, so the battery life of iPhone s is worrying. ]

[Xingyi mobile phones have been popularizing 1080P high-resolution large screens for many years, while iPhone 5s is still a 640P low-resolution small screen. ]

【The iPhone 5s has not learned the essence of the Xingyi phone and is doomed to fail again. 】

【Not many highlights, lagging behind Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus in all aspects, and there are backdoors for monitoring. iPhone 5s was not well received upon its release, and may become the worst-selling iPhone in history. 】

Wang Yi laughed dumbly: "There are so many negative news, all of them are bad reviews. If you don't know, you might think we bought some negative articles!"

Zhu Changlin was somewhat helpless: "There is no way, this generation of iPhone is still too bad, it is completely living in the ancient times. 200 million front camera, 4.0-inch small screen, 1650 mAh battery... Apple fans can't stand it."

Wang Yi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

In its previous life, the iPhone 5s had a similar configuration, but it was a legendary phone.

But now, the same configuration as iPhone 5s has become a garbage product.

The reason is that there is no harm without comparison.

In the past, there was no Xingyi mobile phone, and the Android camp was worse than the iPhone 5S. Even though the iPhone 5s was so terrible, it was still the king of mobile phones.

But now with the Xingyi mobile phone, everything is completely different, and it has directly raised the ceiling of the entire mobile phone industry.

Other Android phones have also made great progress, but the iPhone 5s is still standing still...

If no one in an industry makes progress, it doesn’t matter.

If everyone else is making progress but Apple is standing still, then that's the end of it.

"If you don't move forward, you will move backward. Our parallel-imported iPhone 5s will sell better than before," Wang Yi said with a smile.

Zhu Changlin nodded frantically: "Yes, Chairman, after the iPhone 5s was released, the users who were still waiting to see the product gave up and rushed to buy the parallel imports of the Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 Plus."

"Also, those mobile phone vendors abroad have given up on iPhone 5s and have been purchasing Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 plus through various channels. In just one morning, there were 300 million orders, all from parallel importers. Should we ship them?"

"Send! Once they pay the full amount, we will ship the goods immediately. These are produced in September, so we will give them first. The domestic market is easy to deal with, we can just sell them while they are being produced." Wang Yi said decisively.

It is against the will of heaven not to make money when you have the chance!
500 million parallel imported products were shipped at the beginning of the month, and now another 300 million have arrived. In just ten days, 3 million parallel imported xphone 3 and xphone 800 plus units have been shipped!

(End of this chapter)