Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 744 Samsung: Anti-Samsung, you're against Samsung? Wang Yi harvests the Indians!
While the market share of major brands has been declining every year, the market share of Xingyi mobile phones has been increasing every year.

If this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable.

But once the battle begins, if Xingyi Technology holds them back, their market share this year will be ruined, especially their high-end market share.

dilemma.

Samsung's chairman has that kind of boldness, but LG and Sony don't.

Especially since this matter involves too many business units, each acting independently and only considering their own interests, with no one wanting their own business unit to suffer losses.

After a discussion, internal strife broke out, and no conclusion was reached in the end.

This first high-level strategic meeting of the Anti-Star Alliance was a grand affair, but it ended in discord.

Not only did it fail to achieve effective results, it also created gaps and conflicts between the various business units.

The mobile phone division and the television division, which already disliked each other, are now even more hostile!

Upon returning to Samsung, Lee Kun-hee slammed his fist on the table in anger:
There's an old saying in the East that goes, "A child like this is not worth discussing anything with!"

"This bunch of good-for-nothings are short-sighted and narrow-minded; they'll never amount to anything!"

"To abandon the suppression and containment of Xingyi Technology for short-term or local gains is truly despicable!"

"If we let Xingyi Technology continue to develop like this, we're all doomed!"

"What a fool!"

Samsung Mobile President Choi Jae-chul was also caught in a dilemma:
"Chairman, I understand their concerns. To put it bluntly, they're still not prepared!"

"Last year, our Samsung S6 and Samsung Note 5 also used fast charging chips from Starry Sky Technology!"

"The Samsung S7, which will be launched this year, still uses the StarCharge 3.0 module. The relationship between the two parties is still good at the moment, so there is naturally no problem."

"If war breaks out, relations between the two sides will deteriorate, and it will be easy for them to be held hostage! Not only will the S7 in the first half of the year be cut off, but the Samsung Note 6 in the second half of the year will also have major problems!"

Upon hearing this, Lee Kun-hee's expression turned serious: "What you said makes sense!"

When the crisis actually befell him, Lee Kun-hee was no longer so tough.

The reason this anti-Star Alliance strategic meeting failed is that the three major players all use components from Starry Sky Technology, making them dependent on others and unwilling to start a war!
"But this situation cannot continue indefinitely. Samsung must develop its own fast charging technology to completely replace Star Charge. We must also suppress the development of Star Charge Technology!"

Lee Kun-hee said in a way that left no room for doubt.

Cui Zaizhi sighed: "Chairman, give me another six months. Samsung's fast charging is already accelerating its research and development. We will be able to produce 30W fast charging in the second half of the year. The Samsung Note 6 in the second half of the year will be able to use our Samsung-developed fast charging. At that time, even if war breaks out, we will not have to worry about being held back by Xingyi Technology."

Lee Kun-hee's expression softened slightly: "Alright, I'll give you another six months. Since it's using its own fast-charging chip and the upgrade is significant, then the Note 6 released in the second half of the year shouldn't be called Note 6 anymore, just rename it Samsung Note 7!"

"it is good."

"As the flagship product for the counterattack against the Samsung Note 7, it must succeed, it cannot fail!"

"Yes!" Cui Zaizhi took a deep breath, feeling the pressure on him increase again.

Wang Yi was unaware of the Anti-Star Alliance.

Instead, they convened the 2016 annual strategic deployment meeting:

"The successful replacement of domestic screens with domestic screens in the third generation of Wujie TV and the fourth generation of Xingyi TV shows that as long as domestic products are of good quality, consumers will still support them."

Wang Yi said, "Therefore, this year, we will accelerate the promotion of domestic production!"

"Not only should TV screens be made domestically, but tablet screens and car infotainment screens should also be made domestically, and mobile phone screens should also be made domestically!"

"Mobile phone screens must also be made domestically!" Zhu Changlin was startled: "Chairman, isn't this decision a bit too radical?"

"Not radical, not radical at all." Wang Yi waved his hand, clearly aware that time was running out for Xingyi Technology.

If Xingyi mobile phone screens are not domestically produced this year, they may face supply disruptions and be held hostage next year or the year after!
That's it!

It's better to switch proactively now than to force a switch later without any preparation!

Actively switching means Xingyi Technology is abandoning imported screens. Resisting switching means being blocked by imported screens!

The difference is huge.

"The flagship X4 smartphone released in the first half of this year continues to use a Sharp screen, while the Xphone 6 released in the second half of the year will use a BOE full-screen display and a pop-up camera! The full-screen display from the flagship series will be brought down to the Xphone 6!"

Zhu Changlin's eyes lit up: "This is a great idea! With a full-screen display and a pop-up camera, the Xphone 6's sales won't be bad even if it uses a domestically produced screen. And with a domestically produced screen, the screen cost will be significantly reduced. Even if the Xphone 6 upgrades to a full-screen display and a pop-up camera, the total cost won't exceed the budget; in fact, it can be reduced! It's perfect!"

“That’s right, let’s do it this way!” Wang Yi made the final decision: “Similarly, our self-developed storage chips can also be mass-produced. This year, we’ll use them in the Boundless Phone, Boundless Tablet, and Boundless TV. Next year, we’ll make them available in the Starry Sky series!”

"Yes!" everyone responded. Although they didn't know why, they didn't say anything more since Wang Yi had made the arrangements this way.

Everyone believes that the chairman's arrangement must have a deeper meaning behind it!

Wujie Technology's efforts to achieve full localization and substitution are about to begin.

Next year, Xingyi Technology's complete localization of technology will also be rapidly advanced!
Wang Yi continued, "This year, both Xingyi Technology and Wujie Technology must go all out!"

"The Starry Sky X4, the Boundless S4, the Boundless Note 4, and the Xphone 5 all need to be internationalized, fully internationalized! But remember, invest lightly overseas, open up franchise rights, and cultivate strategic cooperative distributors."

"And the fourth generation of Wujie also needs to be internationalized, expanding into developing countries and regions in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and advancing comprehensively!"

"Other Xingyi products, such as tablets, laptops, graphics cards, CPUs, Switches, and cars, are all eligible for overseas franchise opportunities. Full payment upfront is all that's required, and we'll ship everything!"

Wang Yi was preparing for the worst-case scenario.

Next year will be 2017. Once the crackdown begins, Xingyi phones will be banned from sale in many places.

Investing heavily now will definitely result in huge losses later.

However, by opening up the agency system, the sales and profits belong to Xingyi Technology, while the losses belong to the agents, thus sharing the risks.

Moreover, these agents are all foreigners with foreign capital backgrounds and are very powerful, so they can't possibly lose money.

Now that a strategic partnership has been established, even if the US bans its sale, these agents will see that Xingyi phones are profitable and can make money, and they will continue to smuggle and import them through various means to continue selling them.

At that time, everything will return to the way it was before Xingyi mobile phones went international, and it will be able to continue shipping, but the sales volume will be much lower.

In particular, the fact that Canada and Mexico do not ban sales, coupled with the zero-tariff trade between the three countries, provides them with a lot of room for maneuver.

As for other countries and regions where sales are not prohibited, they can still be sold as usual.

For example, polar bears are not banned in some European Union countries, the Middle East, and other places.

As for Japan and South Korea, that's hard to say.

Especially in South Korea, Samsung will definitely lobby heavily to ban the sale of Starway Technology's products.

However, it's a small market with only tens of millions of people, so it doesn't really matter.

Regions such as Asia, Africa, and Latin America will instead become new growth points.

Therefore, Wang Yi demanded that Wujie's entry-level products be vigorously promoted in these markets this year!
"Chairman, what about India? Their purchasing power is quite good. Xiaomi is doing very well there, and they've even built a mobile phone factory. Should we...?"

One of the executives couldn't help but express his envy as he looked at Xiaomi's hot sales in India.

Wang Yi quickly waved his hand: "No need, India is unreliable, don't even consider it. At most, we can develop agents and have them pay in full before we ship the goods. 90% is not acceptable, it must be 100% full payment!"

"Yes!" The subordinate replied, puzzled but having no other choice.

India is the only market where Xingyi Technology does not have a direct sales network; in other markets, Xingyi has flagship stores deployed to varying degrees.

But not in India, not a single one is directly operated!

This has puzzled many people.

Zhu Changlin couldn't help but say, "Chairman, we don't have a flagship store in India, only some franchised authorized stores. Recently, some Indian partners contacted us, asking if we could authorize them to open flagship stores? They're willing to pay for it!"

"Pay money? To buy the flagship store certification?"

Wang Yi smiled; he was familiar with this matter.

Just like JD.com's self-operated stores, not all of them are self-operated; some are authorized but are labeled as self-operated.

This approach can be used in India as well!

Anyway, it's a waste for Xingyi Technology not to open a flagship store in India. Now that an Indian businessman is willing to buy, there's no reason not to sell!
As for potentially harming consumers, it's not a big problem.

What does the fact that Indian businessmen cheated Indian consumers have to do with Xingyi Technology?
Of course, the name needs to be changed; it can't be called a flagship store!

Wang Yi laughed and said:
"We can authorize them, but they can't call it 'Xingyi Flagship Store,' as that would damage the reputation of our flagship stores in other countries and regions." "Let's change it to 'Xingyi Home,' which will be a unique flagship store for us in India!"

"All operations are still the responsibility of the Indian merchants themselves, with full payment required before shipment. They bear all legal risks, and there are minimum order quantities. The store size and decoration must meet flagship store standards and be subject to our assessment and supervision. Any violation can result in the cancellation of authorization!"

Everyone quickly wrote it down.

Wang Yi changed the subject: "As for the number of Xingyi Households?"

"The first batch of 50 Starry Home locations will be auctioned off, starting at 500 million, with the highest bidder winning!"

Zhu Changlin: "!!!"

Everyone: "???"

Can it still be so neat?
Let them bid!
City people know how to have fun!
"Sell this batch of spots first, then we'll get another 100!" Wang Yi said leisurely.

Everyone was greatly shocked. That move was brilliant!
It’s really high!

Historically, it's always been the Indians who take over other companies. This time, Wang Yi must take over the Indians!
Sure enough, as soon as the news came out, many businessmen in India were tempted.

High-caste nobles and even politicians are also very interested.

Xingyi phones have outperformed Apple and crushed Samsung, and they sell very well in India as well, enjoying high brand recognition!
Especially for high-caste nobles in India, not owning a Xingyi mobile phone would be considered shameful.

Even in ordinary Indian families, when a daughter gets married, a set of three items—a Xingyi mobile phone, a Xingyi tablet, and a Xingyi computer—has become an essential part of the dowry.

That's right, in India, when a daughter marries, the groom's family has to give her a "bride price".

However, nowadays, people in India are all advocating for the Starry Sky Technology family package, and these three items have gradually become one of the essential betrothal gifts.

Such a promising family as Xingyi is irresistible to Indian businessmen, high-caste nobles, and even politicians.

The first batch of 50 slots were quickly sold out at auction.

The starting bid was 500 million, and the final transaction price was over 1000 million.

The number of slots available in several core and affluent areas exceeds 2000 million!
With just these 50 authorized slots, Xingyi Technology made a whopping 7.5 million yuan!
This doesn't even include subsequent purchases!
Wang Yi was a little embarrassed by how he swung the sickle.

However, these buyers will not lose money. With the support of "Xingyi Home", the store's sales will double and surge, and they will be able to earn it back in no time!
However, Wang Yi was not in a hurry to launch the second batch of 100 Xingyi Home authorizations.

Let's hold off and talk about it in the second quarter.

After all, things are valued for their scarcity!

At the same time, all departments of Xingyi Technology launched a swift and unstoppable offensive!
The first to make a move is the Kunpeng 930 SOC!

In January, Qualcomm released its new generation 14nm processor, the Snapdragon 820, hoping to capture most users and regain lost market share.

Unexpectedly, many customers paid attention, but very few placed orders.

Everyone was scared off by Qualcomm's repeated failures and dared not place an order.

There are also doubts about Qualcomm's performance, with some feeling that the Snapdragon 820 can't even beat last year's Kunpeng 920, so it's better to continue using the Kunpeng 920!

In particular, the Snapdragon 820 has actually gone downhill, reverting to a quad-core CPU from four years ago, which looks rather pathetic!
At least the Kunpeng 920 has been used for one generation, so it's well-known, stable, reliable, and powerful!

However, the Snapdragon 820 is still an unknown quantity, and given Qualcomm's history of failures, major manufacturers are very skeptical.

Some manufacturers also took samples of the Snapdragon 820 back for testing.

Unsurprisingly, the Snapdragon 820 has failed yet again!

Following the Snapdragon 805 Fire Dragon Generation 1 and the Snapdragon 810 Fire Dragon Generation 2, the Snapdragon 820 becomes the Fire Dragon Generation 3!

Now, those manufacturers who still had some faith in Qualcomm have completely given up hope!
Mobile phone manufacturers that originally had plans to upgrade their phones have all opted to abandon them and instead continue to place additional orders for the Kunpeng 920 while waiting for the Kunpeng 930!

Even Motorola did not place another order.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, however, got off to an early start but arrived late!
In the end, there was no harvest at all!
Instead, this led to another surge in orders for the Kunpeng 920!
Wang Yi couldn't help but marvel at Qualcomm's greatness and selflessness.

Sacrificing oneself to achieve the success of Starry Semiconductor!

Qualcomm, what a great company!

The Xingyi X3 was launched in March!

Equipped with the second-generation 14nm flagship processor Kunpeng 930 SOC, its performance has soared once again.

Full 2K screen + pop-up camera + Kunpeng 930 + XOS 64-bit system!
This configuration is so powerful that it has no rivals.

This has left not only Samsung feeling hopeless, but Apple is also feeling hopeless!
The current performance levels of the Samsung S7, Note 4, and iPhone 6s are roughly equivalent to the Samsung X1 Pro and iPhone X4!

Even last year's Starry Sky X2 and Xphone 5 couldn't beat it, so this year Starry Sky Technology launched the super flagship Starry Sky X3!

How can this compare?
I got ringed!

It even came with two loops!
If it's five years from now, when performance is more than enough, then it doesn't matter; even if the performance is slightly worse, it will still be sufficient.

But in 2016, with its insufficient performance, the performance was stuck in a loop, which was a serious matter!

This directly led to the last remaining loyal fans of Samsung and Apple turning against them, abandoning Samsung and Apple and choosing Xingyi phones instead!
This is true not only domestically, but also overseas.

Even in the US and South Korea, Apple and Samsung's home markets, the same is true; their sales are being crushed by Xingyi phones!
The army was defeated like a mountain!
Samsung and Apple's sales have plummeted again globally, and their market share has declined further, all taken away by Starry Sky and Boundless phones!

As a result, the stock prices of Samsung and Apple have plummeted again and continued to fall.

This left both Apple and Samsung feeling helpless.

In an effort to salvage the situation, Apple chose to learn from the Starry Sky iPhone and improve its performance. The entire iPhone 7 series comes standard with Starry Sky Fast Charge 3.0, featuring 30W fast charging!
Samsung is accelerating its self-developed fast charging technology, betting on the Samsung Note 7 in the second half of the year, hoping to turn the tide with the Note 7!

However, it will not be released for another six months.

For the next six months, neither Samsung nor Apple could do anything but watch as the Starry Sky and Boundless phones sold like hotcakes worldwide.

Sony and LG, while joining the anti-star alliance, have taken no action.

Instead, they immediately placed an order for the Kunpeng 930 SOC and also added a Starry Sky Fast Charging 3.0 module!

And they were all large-scale orders.

LG directly ordered 40 million Kunpeng 930 SOCs and 40 million fast charging modules.

Sony also placed an order for 1500 million units!

Seeing this, Samsung's chairman Lee Kun-hee was furious:
"Damn it, Sony and LG! We agreed to unite and fight against Starry Sky Technology."

"As a result, you weren't proactive in fighting back, but you were number one at groveling!"

"We bought fewer Kunpeng chips before, but we've bought even more this year!"

"What do you mean? Are you deliberately aiding the enemy? Giving money to Xingyi Technology?"

Across from him, Cui Zaizhi saw it clearly: "Chairman, LG and Sony's intentions are very simple. The reason they placed such a large order is not to support Rival Star Technology, but to target our Samsung mobile phone business!"

"???" Lee Kun-hee was completely dumbfounded: "We agreed to form an alliance against Starlink Technology, but they're attacking Samsung?"

Cui Zaizhi sighed: "Chairman, the sales of LG's flagship phones were originally far inferior to those of Samsung's flagship phones, and the sales of Sony's flagship phones were negligible."

"But in recent years, since they started using Xingyi Technology's Kunpeng processor, their performance has improved significantly, putting them far ahead of Samsung. As a result, many users who didn't buy Xingyi phones or iPhones have also given up on Samsung phones and chosen LG phones or Sony phones!"

"Now, even those domestic users who support Chinese brands are choosing LG phones because of their superior performance. This has led to a sharp decline in Samsung flagship phone sales every year, while sales of LG and Sony flagship phones are increasing every year!"

"Especially that damn LG, their flagship phone sales have surpassed Samsung's flagship phone sales!"

"This order for 50 million Kunpeng 930 chips is aimed at taking away even more of our market share and sales!"

"Xiba!"

Lee Kun-hee was furious: "Fine, fine, you're not enthusiastic about taking down Starway Technology, but you're number one when it comes to taking down Samsung."

"That's really impressive, truly impressive!"

"There's no way to make a fool of yourself!"

"Anti-Star Alliance? So your Anti-Star Alliance is against Samsung?"

Choi Jae-ji: "!!!"

(End of this chapter)