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"Ten billion is too much. The headquarters will not allow us to spend so much money."

Ge Xin sighed and said, "Within my authority, I can only approve 2 billion yuan of funds. You can use this money first and see the effect. The video conference will start soon. Management below the deputy general manager level, please leave first."

At Ge Xin's request, other people left the office one after another.

There were only about three or four people left present, and these three or four people were the core members of the Huaxia branch.

It was already late at night in China, but it was daytime on the other side of the ocean.

CEO Cook obviously didn't take it seriously and just treated it as a simple routine meeting.

"Ms. Ge, how are the sales of Apple phones this month?" Cook asked.

It's already the end of the month, and China is the most important sales area for Apple phones, accounting for one-fifth of global sales.

"Sales for the month remained at 4.6 million units."

Ge Xin said, "But recently, the Yuanfang Group in Huaxia held a press conference tonight. They have developed a new product called Yuanfang mobile phone. It was released on the same day and the sales volume has exceeded four million units. I think this phone will pose a great threat to us."

It has achieved such huge sales just after it was launched.

It's really shocking.

"Yuanfang Group? I've heard of it. Aren't they in the car business?" Cook asked puzzledly.

"They started making mobile phones at the end of last year, and kept it a secret until this year," Ge Xin said. "I think Yuanfang Mobile Phones may affect our sales, so I think we must sanction Yuanfang Mobile Phones."

"I need authorization from the head office to sell Apple phones at a reduced price, and I also need a lot of money for advertising."

Ge Xin looked serious, but Cook on the other end of the video conference didn't take it to heart. He said nonchalantly, "Ms. Ge Xin, I think you have an obligation to study China's mobile phone companies."

"For so many years, they have all wanted to enter the high-end market, but without exception, they have all failed. Only Huawei Mobile succeeded and occupied a part of the high-end market share. The big companies in China were all making mobile phones at that time, but few of them have survived to this day."

"So I don't think that the distant mobile phones can pose a threat to us. They can only cause a certain impact in a short period of time. After a while, we don't need to take action, and they will be too busy to take care of themselves."

"The most powerful thing about Apple phones is our core technology, followed by our brand value."

Over the years, the brand awareness of Fruit phones has influenced countless Chinese people.

When they have money and want to buy a mobile phone, they will subconsciously think of fruit phones. Many people are used to using Apple phones, and they always feel a little awkward when buying other phones.

"I don't think we need to do anything more!" Cook made the final decision.

Over the years, so many mobile phones that wanted to enter the high-end market have failed, which is enough to prove the excellence of their fruit phones.

Price cut?

nonexistent!

Cook will never allow Apple phones to drop in price.

You can support it by buying water army.

"How much money do you need?" Cook asked.

"According to our company's calculations, at least 10 billion is needed. I can approve 2 billion within my personal ability." Ge Xin said.

"That's too much, about 1 billion!" Cook said, "Write a detailed plan and report it to the headquarters later."

Cook didn't take it seriously at all.

Over the years, Apple phones have never failed.

Today, Apple's mobile phone company is ranked first in the world in terms of market value, with a value of more than 20 trillion RMB.

With such a huge scale, no company can compete with Apple phones.

……

"Mr. Gao, the first-day sales record for Yuanfang mobile phones has come out. A total of 600 million units were sold."

Li Wei excitedly reported the results to Gao Yuan, "Among them, our old fans of Yuanfang Group have contributed at least more than 400 million units. Among these 400 million units, Yuanfang car owners have contributed 200 million units."

The compatibility between Yuanfang mobile phones and Yuanfang cars is so high that car owners have followed suit and purchased Yuanfang mobile phones.

However, after this wave of popularity, sales will definitely decline.

"How many units can be sold in June?" Gao Yuan asked.

"According to the big model estimate, the final sales volume may be around 15 million units, and this is still the most optimistic estimate." Li Wei said, "There is no other way. After all, the price is relatively high. Not many people can afford a mobile phone of more than 5,000 yuan."

"Besides, the economy is in recession now, and many people's incomes are falling, which has led to a decline in consumption levels."

Objectively speaking, the decline in income is mainly due to the fact that this wave of globalization has reached its end and there is no new round of growth points.

The economic growth rate in various regions has gradually slowed down.

It’s already amazing that Yuanfang can still sell so many mobile phones.

"What about the Apple phones?" Gao Yuan asked.

"I'm afraid the sales of Apple phones this month won't be too optimistic. Their sales last month were about 5 to 6 million units, but this month they may drop sharply to 1 to 2 million units," Li Wei said. "The same is true for Huawei phones."

"Keep it up, and focus on these two smartphones. We will strive to maintain our leading position in the market before August, and maintain our absolute lead after August."

Currently, there are only these two mobile phones in the high-end market. After suppressing them, Yuanfang Mobile will be able to take the lead.

If 1500 million units can be sold in the first month of release, the sales revenue will be around 800 billion.

"We can now prepare to build a factory and expand production!"

Gao Yuan said, "At present, the production capacity of Yuanfang mobile phones is seriously insufficient. We will invest 80 billion yuan and let Xiaomi Group invest 40 billion yuan to build a new factory near Yuanfang City!"

“But if that’s the case, the land approved at that time wouldn’t be enough,” said Li Wei.

"This is not a big deal. If there is not enough land, just continue to apply. The local authorities will definitely be happy to approve it." Gao Yuan said with a smile.

Yuanfang City currently has 100 employees. Assuming that each employee spends around yuan per month, and yuan per year, the total consumption is about billion yuan.

At the very least, it can increase the GDP by hundreds of billions.

I heard that there is a catering company near Yuanfang City. In just half a year, it opened six branches, located at the four gates of Yuanfang City and inside. The owner of that catering company has a net profit of nearly 100 million yuan per year. The business is so good.

Moreover, most of the workers in the distant city are relatively young. They have no concept of frugality and often call their colleagues to get together and have a drink after work.

As long as it doesn't affect the next day's work, there is basically no problem.

The surrounding restaurants, clothing stores, mobile phone stores, and daily necessities stores are all open.

Some men don't even live in staff dormitories, but choose to rent a house outside and spend every night with their girlfriends.

Today, Yuanfang City has already taken shape as a small city, with hotels, KTVs, and billiard rooms.

Some bloggers have been in to interview and feel that Yuanfang City is a small society and it would be no problem to stay there for a year without leaving.

With a population of 400,000, it is comparable to some small counties.

Now Gao Yuan is planning to continue building factories. It is expected that the number of employees in Yuanfang City will reach about 600,000 by the end of this year, and will strive to have one million employees by the end of next year.

By then, Xu City will rely on Yuanfang City to become one of the largest cities in the central region.

So when Gao Yuan applied for industrial land, the relevant departments of Xu City would not only not refuse, but would also strongly support it and even give the industrial land for free.

"Have the department make a budget plan to see how much land we will need," Gao Yuan said. "The other thing is to recruit people on a large scale. Henan Province has a large population, which is an advantage. We must seize it."

"Also, don't limit your focus to Henan Province. You can also recruit more from neighboring provinces. And we need to improve the quality of our employees. We don't say how high the academic qualifications are, but at least a junior high school or even high school diploma is required."

This is not discrimination on Gao Yuan's part, but employees must at least have a certain level of education, be able to sign a labor contract, know the status of the equipment in production, and be able to understand the company's rules and regulations.

"Also, we need to pay close attention to safety issues. Too many people will easily lead to accidents. Whether it is intentional or unintentional, accidents will definitely have a negative impact on Yuanfang Group. We must pay attention to this aspect. You should personally set up a security team to check all safety hazards in Yuanfang City."

"..."

That's all there is to note.

The Yuanfang Group today is different from before. It is being watched at all times, so you must be cautious.

"I understand, Mr. Gao. I will pay attention to the factory construction, expansion of production, recruitment, and safety issues."

Li Wei nodded.

His task doesn't seem to be easy.

Although Yuanfang mobile phone has been a big hit, there is still a lot of things to do next.

"At the end of the year, I will take out 5 billion yuan from Yuanfang Mobile's net profit as a bonus." Gao Yuan said, "From the management to the employees, there will be rewards."

Year-end bonuses and bonuses are not cumulative.

Yuanfang Mobile currently has about 200,000 employees. On average, each employee can receive a reward of about 25,000 yuan.

Even if the management gets more, the employees below can still get around 10,000 by the end of the year.

If the year-end bonus is included, they can get at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan in subsidies before the New Year.

As a boss, Gao Yuan is already very generous.

Not only did they not deduct any money from their employees' wages, but they also improved their employees' benefits and were never stingy when it came to distributing money.

No wonder so many people are scrambling to join Yuanfang Group.

College graduates want to work at the Yuanfang Group headquarters, while those with lower education levels want to work at Yuanfang factories.

This magnanimity is something other bosses cannot learn.

I heard that there was a boss named Cao in Zhejiang Province. When his peers wanted to raise wages, he openly opposed it, thinking that employees should not be paid high wages, which would make them lazy and disrupt the market.

As soon as the boss Cao Quede said this, netizens immediately cursed his ancestors.

Isn't it the purpose of earning money these days? Or is it for love?
Those who advocate not paying their employees high salaries will definitely go to the eighteenth level of hell after they die.

After Li Wei finished his report, he immediately rushed to the airport. He planned to rush back to Xu City immediately to rectify the entire company.

Not long after Li Wei left, Xiao Xiao walked into Gao Yuan's office with a document in her hand and placed it on Gao Yuan's desk. "This is the list of bosses who purchased the founding version of Yuanfang Mobile."

"There are 10,000 limited editions, and 3,000 were sold yesterday alone."

This business is very important, so Gao Yuan did not hand it over to Li Wei, but let Xiao Xiao be fully responsible for it.

If you want to buy Yuanfang Mobile Phone, the minimum requirement is that the company has a net profit of more than 5 million per year for three consecutive years. Those who can achieve this achievement are definitely considered rich in China.

Compared with big bosses like Lei Jun, they may be far behind, but in local counties, towns and streets, they are already the best.

Not only does it have a wide influence, but it also has deep local connections.

Some even have great connections in this city or province.

"I roughly counted them. There are as many as 28 people with a net worth of over 10 billion, more than 300 people with a net worth of over 1 billion, more than 1,000 people with a net worth of over 100 million, and the rest have a net worth of basically at least 50 million." Xiao Xiao said.

At the beginning, Xiao Xiao didn't understand what Gao Yuan meant.

Although the founding edition of this phone is very expensive, the limited edition is only 10,000 units, and even if all are sold, it can only bring in sales of around 200 million yuan at most.

Xiao Xiao is now in charge of a lot of business. In her eyes, a business worth 200 million is not worth mentioning at all. She just needs to leave it to her subordinates.

But Gao Yuan asked her to pay more attention to this matter and to strictly control it so that there would be no mistakes.

It was not until she saw this list and statistics that Xiao Xiao roughly guessed what Gao Yuan was trying to do.

"You are planning to strengthen your ties with these bosses, right?" Xiao Xiao asked.

"Not only will I strengthen my connections, I also plan to set up an entrepreneur club, or in layman's terms, a chamber of commerce," Gao Yuan said. "Most domestic chambers of commerce are divided by region, such as the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, or the Henan Chamber of Commerce in Zhejiang."

"This kind of chamber of commerce has great limitations. It is often composed of fellow villagers and has strong nepotism."

"Another type of chamber of commerce is founded by some big bosses, such as the Taishan Chamber. It currently has about 20 members, covering most of the famous wealthy people in the country. If you want to join, you must be recommended by a member and have an asset guarantee."

"This type of chamber of commerce is no longer recruiting new members, but has formed a specific small circle, facing the outside world in unison. The combined wealth of these bosses is about 300 to 400 billion, which is considered a very large economy."

"And they take time out every year to hold an event that all members must attend to discuss future developments and the current situation." (End of this chapter)