Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 691 Alibaba, the No. social giant!

"As a long-time Apple fan, I'm really fed up with Apple's traditional 5-megapixel and -watt slow charging. I still prefer the Xingyi phone."

"Most importantly, with the same 5.5-inch screen, the Xphone 4 Plus is smaller than the iPhone 6 Plus. Can you believe it?"

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's true. I went to the Apple flagship store to compare them. The Xingyi phone has a super narrow bezel and a high screen-to-body ratio. The iPhone has a super wide bezel and a low screen-to-body ratio."

"That's true. My iPhone 6C plus just arrived and it couldn't fit in my pocket, so I returned it. But now I have an Xphone 4 plus and it can fit in my pocket! It's also 5.5 inches. Isn't that amazing?"

"What's so strange about this? Xingyi Technology has developed ultra-narrow bezel technology, and Apple has developed ultra-wide bezel technology."

"Hahahaha, this is so funny, ultra-wide bezel technology."

"The most popular one is the Xingyi X1 pro series, with a full screen, good looks, and a pop-up camera. It's so classy that you can't help but get a lot of attention when you walk down the street."

"Indeed, the last time I had this feeling was 20 years ago, when I appeared on the street with a mobile phone! Little girls on the street rubbed against my arms, hahaha."

"6! Just for this reason, I have to buy the x1, especially the standard version has dropped to 7188, it's worth buying. 5.3 inches is enough, much better than the iPhone 6 plus."

Looking at the public opinion on the Internet, Cook felt disappointed.

Other senior executives were also trembling with fear.

If the current trend continues, the sales of full payment pre-orders for iPhone 6 will probably not be good, or even very poor.

In this situation, everyone was terrified, and some people couldn't help but ask:
"The first-day sales of the Xphone 4 series exceeded 1 million, and the first-day sales of the Xingyi X300 Pro series also exceeded 6 million. What do you think the first-day full-payment pre-orders for the iPhone series will be?"

"This..." Everyone fell into deep thought.

This is a serious problem. If we talk about it too much, everyone will feel it is unrealistic.

To say less would be a bit of a self-depreciation.

It's better not to say anything.

Seeing that everyone was silent again, Cook's eyes became colder, especially when he looked at the marketing director, there was even more danger in them.

In this kind of situation, other people can remain silent or say they are wrong, but as the marketing director, he must be certain!

Otherwise, the position of marketing director would be in vain.

The marketing director was shocked and said quickly, "The first-day sales of iPhone 6C were about 6 units, but iPhone 4 has 1G memory, so its sales must be better. Logically speaking, even if the first-day sales are not as good as Xphone 's million units or Xingyi X Pro's million units, it can still reach million units."

Everyone nodded, this was a relatively reasonable guess.

The marketing director spoke again: "However, considering that it is only pre-sale now and will not be released until next month, the first day sales volume will have to be discounted. It will definitely not reach 1.5 million units. I estimate it will be 1 million units!"

"Yes, I also think it's around one million. A good number is 1.2 million, a bad number is 800,000."

"800,000 to 1.2 million units is a more reasonable guess."

Everyone spoke one after another.

"800,000 to 1.2 million units?" Cook nodded. "Well, doesn't that mean that by the end of the month, the sales volume of full payment reservations will only be 5 million units?"

"That's about right. Five million units in half a month, that's pretty good."

"Yes, after all, there is only half a month left, and it is a full payment pre-sale, and it will be on the market next month."

"If it is sold immediately, I believe that the sales of iPhone 6 in half a month will exceed million, and the sales in the first month will be million, no pressure."

"But if it's just a full payment pre-sale, then the discount will be huge, after all, Xingyi Technology is selling spot goods. Other friendly companies' Kunpeng 906 mobile phones have been very powerful and have high configurations since they were launched in May and June. Now they have started to reduce prices for promotions, which are very cost-effective and have also snatched a lot of our sales."

……

Everyone spoke up, with the same purpose: to find an excuse!

Full payment pre-sale leads to a decline in iPhone 6 sales!
Xingyi mobile phone is now available for sale, resulting in a decline in iPhone 6 sales!
A competitor’s new 906 phone was discounted for promotion, resulting in a drop in iPhone 6 sales!
In a word, the reason why iPhone 6 is not selling well is not because we are not good enough or we don’t work hard enough, but it is purely due to various problems that lead to our dismal sales!
Cook frowned and instantly understood what these people were planning, but he could do nothing about it.

Apple is like this now, from top to bottom.

His ability to solve problems is almost non-existent, but his ability to shirk responsibility is extremely strong.

He has enough.

"Let's take a look at the actual sales first. The data for the first hour is out, right?" Cook couldn't help but ask.

"Come out, Chairman."

"How many?"

"The full payment pre-sale started one hour ago, and the official website pre-sale volume was about 50,000 units. The offline sales are not yet available, and the total is expected to be 100,000 units."

"What? So little?" Cook was shocked.

Others were also dumbfounded.

"The first hour plus offline sales are only expected to be 100,000 units, so the first day full payment reservations will only be 500,000 units?"

"What's the difference between this and the iPhone 6C? It's too bad."

Cook spoke in a deep voice, feeling disappointed.

The iPhone 6C sold units on the first day, million units on the third day, and million units on the fifth day, which is bad enough.

Now that the iPhone 6 has been upgraded to 2G RAM, it was originally intended to be Apple’s last hope to turn the tide and became a global hot seller. However, it ended up in the same situation as the iPhone 6C.

It’s really hard to describe.

The other senior executives also looked livid, and the marketing director was speechless.

The previous guess that the number of full payment reservations on the first day would be one million units was already a conservative guess, but in the end it was halved again to only 500,000 units!
It was truly horrific.

For a moment, no one in the room knew what to say.

Only sighs continued to be heard.

Even Cook didn't know who to blame.

I just closed my eyes in despair, and sighed in my heart: "I'm tired, let's destroy it!"

The next day.

When Cook saw the full payment pre-order sales on the first day, his heart sank.

Even though iPhone 6 started pre-sale with full payment in advance, sales were a mess.

The scenario where millions of people make reservations in full does not exist at all.

The number of full payment reservations on the first day after the pre-sale started was less than 500,000, let alone millions!

The number of full payment reservations for iPhone 6 Plus online and offline is only .

The number of pre-orders for the standard version of iPhone 6 is even lower, only units!
All added up, there are only 45 units in total!

Such results are really terrible.

It wasn't just Cook who felt desperate, everyone else felt desperate.

"The plus version is a thousand yuan more expensive, but it sells more. Why is that?"

Someone asked, full of confusion.

Then someone responded: "There is no way. 1080P is the standard configuration for mobile phones these days. Although the standard version is a thousand dollars cheaper, it does not have 1080P, so naturally the sales volume is low."

"That's right. Users are getting more and more picky now. If it doesn't have 2G RAM, they won't buy it. The iPhone 6C series is unsalable. If it doesn't have 1080P, they won't buy it. The standard version is unsalable."

"One more thing, I won't buy it without fast charging. The sales of iPhone 6 are also very dismal, only one tenth of that of Xphone 4!"

"1080P and 2G RAM are easy to solve, but fast charging is difficult. Do I really have to use Xingyi Technology's fast charging module?"

"What else? If we can't develop it ourselves, will we continue to pass down the five-watt product next year and it will continue to be unsalable?"

"But we can't use Xingyi Technology's solution either. That would be too embarrassing."

"It's better to be embarrassed than to continue to have poor sales. This year's iPhone 6C failed, and the iPhone 6 is likely to fail as well. Is it possible that next year's iPhone 6S will continue to fail? How many more failures can Apple afford?"

"This……"

"Okay. Stop arguing and take a look at the sales of iPhone 6 first."

Cook spoke in a cold voice, his heart continuing to waver.

He knew clearly that once Apple started purchasing Xingyi Fast Charge, it would have to use Xingyi Fast Charge modules, join the Xingyi Fast Charge camp, and use the Xingyi Fast Charge standard!
By then everyone will know that Apple cannot handle fast charging and will have to seek help from Xingyi Technology to act as a comprador.

By then everyone will know that Xingyi Technology is better and more powerful than Apple!
That would be an absolute disaster for Apple!

But if the iPhone 6S continues to be slow in sales, it will also be a disaster, or even a catastrophic one.

It’s hard to say whether Apple can be saved by then, but there is a high probability that Cook will not be able to keep it.

No matter what choice you make, it’s not easy.

Now Cook’s only hope is that the iPhone 6 will sell well after it is officially launched and will be able to hold its own, proving that even without fast charging, there is still a market and it can sell well.

In this way, Cook will dare to continue using the traditional 6W slow charging on next year's iPhone S and will not bow to Xingyi Technology.

But if the sales of iPhone 6 are still low after it is officially launched, it means that fast charging is also indispensable.

At that time, Apple will have no choice but to bow to Xingyi Technology and use Xingyi Technology’s Xingyi fast charging!
That is equivalent to publicly admitting to the public that Apple is not as good as Xingyi Technology, at least in terms of fast charging. There is nothing we can do about it.

We can only take one step at a time.

Cook was very depressed and felt that Apple's situation was becoming increasingly difficult.

Coincidentally, Alibaba and Jack Ma also share the same fate as Cook.

After the disastrous failure on June 618, Alibaba’s road to listing encountered setbacks again and it had to bet on smart medical projects.

They are thinking of using the smart medical project to increase Alibaba's valuation, and at the same time use the smart medical project to further increase the user scale of Alipay!
With two-way support, Alibaba's road to listing will become even more glorious.

Capital will be more optimistic about Alibaba, and its valuation after listing will become higher!
But unexpectedly, ideals are full and reality is very skinny.

Xingyi Technology did not engage in verbal battles with Alibaba like other competitors. Instead, it directly turned the table over and sued...

Although the lawsuit has not yet begun, a series of clients have turned against us and terminated and abandoned cooperation.

This has made Alibaba Smart Healthcare exist in name only.

To this end, Alibaba has tried various efforts, but ultimately failed.

For this matter, Jack Ma went to meet a big boss in person.

But unfortunately, I didn’t see the person, but I got a message.

'The village attaches great importance to independent research and development!'

A shrewd man like Jack Ma understood it instantly.

Just one simple sentence sentenced Alibaba's smart healthcare to death!

Attaching importance to independent research and development means opposing malicious plagiarism and making malicious plagiarism defeat originality!

Just like Alibaba’s current smart healthcare.

Copied from Xingyi Smart Healthcare.

Then they took advantage of the low cost of copying without R&D expenses and launched a malicious price war to snatch customers and market of Xingyi Smart Medical.

This is a very bad matter. If it is not handled properly, no one will be willing to continue independent research and development in the future, and they will all just copy, and that will be the end of it.

The villagers cannot accept or tolerate this.

It also runs counter to the village's general direction of emphasizing independent research and development.

What should I do?
We can only kill one to warn the rest!

And Alibaba Smart Healthcare is that one!

Then use this as a warning to a large number of other companies!
It can be said that there is a clear direction for this incident.

If Alibaba had been more sensible and given up on smart healthcare earlier, that would be fine, at least it could have saved its face.

If you don't know what's good for you and it really ends up in court, you'll lose the case and be 'killed' as an example!
That means both face and dignity are gone.

That is why Jack Ma's expression was extremely solemn at today's high-level meeting.

The others also had worried expressions on their faces, having heard the rumors to some extent.

Jack Ma sighed and said, "I believe many people know that our Alibaba smart healthcare project has completely failed. Starting today, the entire business unit will be disbanded."

"what?"

The president of Alibaba Smart Healthcare was shocked: "Chairman, why don't we try to save it? We can abandon the Xingyi Smart Healthcare solution and develop it ourselves!"

Jack Ma waved his hand and said, "It's meaningless. Once the reputation is ruined, subsequent self-development will be meaningless. Including platforms for small and medium-sized hospitals. Xingyi Smart Medical Micro Platform has also been launched, which is aimed at small and medium-sized hospitals. We have no way out."

"This...hey!"

The president of Alibaba Smart Healthcare said no more, knowing in his heart that everything was over.

Alibaba’s smart healthcare project was over, the entire department was disbanded, and his career also came to an end.

Finally, he had to say: "Okay, Chairman, I will arrange for the disbanding of the department and the layoffs of the employees..."

"Yeah." Jack Ma said calmly, without saying anything more, and turned to look at Song Lixin, director of the Laiwang Business Department:
"Similarly, the Lai-Hua Division will be completely disbanded starting today, and all operations will be stopped!"

"!!!"

Song Lixin, director of the Laifang Business Department, was also dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.

I thought that only Alibaba's Smart Healthcare Division was disbanded today, but I didn't expect that the LaiWang Division, Alibaba's social division that competes with ChangLiao and QQ, would also be disbanded.

He also wants to leave get out of class!
"Chairman, we..." Song Lixin opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Jack Ma:

"Your department will be disbanded like the smart medical department, and you should prepare for the staff to be dismissed."

"I...ok!" Song Lixin took a deep breath, his face looking extremely ugly.

I never expected it to end like this.

At the beginning, he was poached from Tencent by Alibaba's vice president Mo Yi at a high salary to help Alibaba with social networking. As a result, social networking failed and he was going to be laid off!

If I had known this would happen, I would have stayed at Tencent. Although I couldn’t become a director, at least I wouldn’t be laid off!

After coming to Alibaba, I was indeed promoted to director, but not long after that, I was laid off!
It can only be said that fate has its way with people.

Song Lixin was filled with regret, and the look he gave Mo Yi was extremely complicated.

Mo Yi noticed Song Lixin's gaze and couldn't help but lower his head, not daring to look directly at him.

In a sense, it was indeed oneself who harmed the other party.

But there was no way. What could he do if the relationship didn't work out?

When LaiWang failed, Jack Ma wanted to lay off the entire business unit.

It was Mo Yi who proposed to integrate LaiWang with Alibaba Smart Healthcare and Alipay as a bridge for communication between doctors and patients. Only then did LaiWang survive.

But now, Alibaba Smart Healthcare has gone out of business, and this bridge of communication between doctors and patients has become useless.

Naturally, he was fired.

I'm sorry to Song Lixin.

At this age, after being poached by Alibaba and then laid off, and with the label of failed company, it would be difficult for Song Lixin to go to other big companies.

Now that Alibaba is gone, there is definitely no way back to Tencent, and Xingyi Technology is even less promising.

Where else to go?
Baidu?

Baidu doesn't need such losers either.

It can be said that he had screwed Song Lixin badly.

No, we have to find a new way out for Song Lixin and keep him!

Mo Yi took a deep breath and said an idea that had been hidden in his heart for a long time:

"Chairman, the Lai-Hui Division is indeed unnecessary, but these employees can still stay."

"Stay, what for?" Jack Ma said coldly.

I really hate employees who are emotional and act on impulse.

He is even more clear about the relationship between Song Lixin and Mo Yi.

Mo Yi keenly sensed Jack Ma's anger and quickly said:
"Chairman, we definitely have to do social networking. But if we can't do it in the conventional way and social networking fails, we can only find another way, such as workplace social networking, or corporate social networking."

"Enterprise social networking? This term is new!" Jack Ma became interested: "Tell me more about it."

"Chairman, it is like this. The common social software at present, whether it is Changliao, QQ, WeChat, or Tieba, are all personal social software used for communication and maintenance of personal relationships."

"Enterprise social software is mainly used for corporate communications and enterprise-level collaborative work."

“The subject of personal social software is the individual, while the subject of enterprise social software is the enterprise!”

"For example, personal social software is like Taobao, TO C. Enterprise social software is like Alibaba, TO B!"

Jack Ma's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, this track is good!"

"We have failed repeatedly in personal social networking and are no match for Xingyi Technology, Changliao, and Baidu. But when it comes to corporate social networking, they are no match. What Alibaba is best at is To B!"

"And unlike the red ocean in the personal social field, the enterprise social field is still a new continent, still a blank slate!"

"Let's enter now and make arrangements in advance, and we will have great potential!"

"That's right, Chairman. As long as Alibaba's enterprise-level social software is developed, all companies and all employees will use our enterprise software to communicate and collaborate. Then, like Xingyi Technology, Alibaba will rise rapidly and become a new pole and a new giant in the social field!" Mo Yi said with a smile.

Jack Ma smiled, but waved his hand: "That's not accurate. It should be said that Alibaba will surpass Xingyi Technology and Tencent and take over half of the social field!"

"That's right. Xingyi Technology, Tencent, Baidu and other companies together share the personal social field. However, Alibaba has a monopoly in the enterprise social field, directly occupying half of the market, and naturally surpasses Xingyi Technology, Tencent, and Baidu in all aspects!"

"In this way, our Alibaba will have a bright future! We will become the undisputed number one social networking giant!"

"By then, Xingyi Technology, Tencent, Baidu, etc. will all be trampled under our feet!"

(End of this chapter)