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Chapter 1262 The Law of Conservation of Smile
"Shenzhou Global Pass achieved global sales of over one million units in just 36 days after its launch!"

"In markets such as Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin, Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones are starting to run out of stock!"

"Telecommunications operators in many parts of the world are seeking to cooperate with Hasee Global to launch contract phone versions!"

"With the hot sales of Shenzhou Global Pass, 2G feature phones have truly arrived!"

"Shenzhou Global Connect is leading the arrival of the mobile internet era!"

When the contract phone versions of Shenzhou Global Pass launched with telecommunications operators began to sell at a low cost, Shenzhou Global Pass showed an unstoppable momentum.

After 36 days on sale, global sales officially exceeded one million. Compared with the best-selling mobile phone models such as Nokia, the sales volume seems a bit lacking. However, considering the price of Shenzhou Global Pass, even as a contract phone, the price sold to those telecommunications operators is still around $650.

For a high-end phone to achieve such sales figures is actually quite an amazing performance.

As for the various telecommunications operators, they basically adopt a "whoever provides the benefits, I'll be your mother" attitude.

Even telecommunications operators who previously looked down on Shenzhou Global Pass were worried that if they bought it, they wouldn't be able to sell it.

But now, seeing the sales figures of Shenzhou Global, these overseas telecommunications operators are starting to get interested.

As long as Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones can be sold, then the previous problems will no longer be problems, and the high price will no longer be a disadvantage, but rather an advantage!
Retail prices are high, so offering contract phones makes them seem very cost-effective. Overseas users are more accepting of this model, mainly because... they don't have much savings.

When buying things, I'm not too sensitive to the price unless it's particularly expensive. It's only when the monthly credit card bill comes out that I feel the pinch...

Similarly, for telecom operators, when they sell Shenzhou Global Pass phones, users have to buy new data plans, especially data plans. Broadband is already quite expensive these days, not to mention mobile data, which is ridiculously expensive!

But for telecom operators, mobile data is a cash cow, with profits much higher than call charges and SMS fees!

Telecom operators can attract a batch of new users by selling a Shenzhou Global Pass phone. These new users are locked in and are guaranteed not to leave within two or three years.

When Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones are positioned as a symbol of identity, status, taste, and trend, business people need its internet access, email, multi-band and other functions to meet their daily business travel and office needs.

While young people are curious about the new features of Shenzhou Global Pass, middle-class families use it to enhance their status and maintain their "elite" persona.

With the significant price reductions on contract phones from telecom operators, the sales of Hasee Global Pass phones were basically blown up!
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"Ericsson needs a phone that can compete with Hasee Global Pass!"

Inside Ericsson's mainland office building in Yanjing, the topic of discussion was still Hasee Global Pass, but the atmosphere was completely different from last time.

Zhang Xiangsheng, the marketing manager of Ericsson China, held the sales statistics for Hasee Global and remained silent for a while.

In fact, even without looking at sales figures, just by passing by the streets, you can see long queues at the China Telecom and China Unicom stores on Yanjing Street. These are mostly customers queuing to buy contract versions of the Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phone.

The popularity of Shenzhou Global Pass has attracted more and more new 2G users, and China Telecom and China Unicom are fiercely competing for these new users, offering considerable discounts.

But no matter how much China Telecom and China Unicom compete, Shenzhou Global Pass will always win in the end, because they are all promoting Shenzhou Global Pass.

Zhang Xiangsheng's expression was complicated. Shenzhou Global Pass really seemed to be selling like hotcakes. Previously, the outside world was discussing why Shenzhou Global Pass was a failed product, analyzing it from various angles with great seriousness.

Now the focus has shifted, and people are starting to discuss the reasons behind the huge sales of Shenzhou Global Pass.

As for the reasons that can be analyzed, there are naturally a lot of them. It's like analyzing why the richest man became the richest man.
Naturally, there will be a lot of praise. If the discussion is based on the outcome, how could the outcome possibly change?

The more Shenzhou Global Passes sold, the hotter Zhang Xiangsheng's face became. He had been certain that Shenzhou Global Pass sales could not exceed one million units.

The results of it?
What Zhang Xiangsheng considered impossible, Dongling High-Tech turned into reality in one month and six days.

Dongling High-Tech probably had no idea about the flag Zhang Xiangsheng had set, but Zhang Xiangsheng still felt a burning pain in his face from being slapped.

Moreover, it should be noted that Zhang Xiangsheng was the marketing manager of Ericsson's mainland China branch. How can he convince the public with such a limited perspective?

In contrast, Carlson was a seasoned veteran with far more astute insight than Zhang Xiangsheng. This incident seemed to explain why Carlson was chosen as the president of Ericsson's mainland branch, while Zhang Xiangsheng remained merely a department manager...

Zhang Xiangsheng's face was covered in bruises, like a dye shop, and Carlson noticed it all but didn't care. He was responsible for the Ericsson board of directors and didn't have time to worry about Zhang Xiangsheng's fragile ego.

As for what can be done if Zhang Xiangsheng is unhappy? What else can be done? Carlson can just kick him out.

There are plenty of people with yellow skin and white hearts who want to serve Ericsson and other international giants. They don't need Zhang Xiangsheng. Besides, even if you want to be a lackey, you have to prove your ability first. Otherwise, you'll be looked down upon even as a lackey!

Carlson said the opening statement, asserting that Shenzhou Global Pass might be the template for the next generation of mobile phones!

Whether you agree or not, the feature phone era described by Li Dashanren meant that mobile phone manufacturers, including Ericsson, all needed to launch new phones that could rival Shenzhou Global Pass.

"The huge success of Shenzhou Global Pass has confirmed one thing for me: mobile internet access will become an essential feature of future mobile phones, and GSM base stations will become the mainstream in the 2G communication era."
The 2G era belonged to Ericsson!

Carlson was not angry at all in the face of the huge sales of Shenzhou Global Pass; on the contrary, he was very excited.

Compared to Qualcomm's CDMA technology for 2G communication, GSM has roaming capabilities, which is a significant advantage over CDMA. It allows users to use a single SIM card anywhere in the world, saving a lot of trouble.

Moreover, GSM was deployed much earlier than CDMA, and the large-scale deployment of base stations led to a rapid decrease in costs. Telecommunication operators using GSM base stations now have significantly lower costs than CDMA operators.

Shenzhou Global Pass sparked a wave of mobile internet access, naturally rendering the Japanese PHS technology, which did not yet support internet access, obsolete.

In the base station equipment market, GSM has firmly suppressed CDMA. So, who else but Ericsson can compete for the lucrative global 2G base station equipment market?

Carlson could already foresee the scenario where Ericsson would secure a ton of GSM base station equipment orders in the global market.

Shenzhou Global may make a lot of money selling mobile phones, but Ericsson can definitely make more money in the base station market.

So, Carlson and Ericsson actually wanted to say something praising Hasee Global, which ignited the 2G mobile phone market, and Ericsson also got the most lucrative share.

Carlson is determined to win the 2G base station equipment orders from mainland China!
This is why Carlson is optimistic about Shenzhou Global. Ultimately, it comes down to self-interest: supporting Shenzhou Global is supporting Ericsson's 2G base station equipment.

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The sudden surge in orders for Shenzhou Global Pass mobile phones has attracted attention not only from Ericsson, but also from other domestic and international mobile phone giants, who have begun to study this phone.

It's true, it's suddenly become such a hot topic, with all the hype surrounding it, from so-called 2G feature phones to mobile internet – there's just too much hype.

"So, gentlemen, can anyone tell me, is this really the next generation of mobile phones?"

"Nokia's competitor in mainland China has changed from PHS (Personal Handyphone System) to Shenzhou mobile phones?"

At Nokia headquarters, Olli-La, the "King of Nokia" who single-handedly built the company into what it is today and made it the world's top mobile phone seller, asked the Nokia executives in front of him a question.

"In fact, not only in mainland China, but also in old Europe, Shenzhou Global Pass has sold more than 400,000 mobile phones."

Although Hasee's market share in traditional Europe was less than 1% of Nokia's, it was the first Asian mobile phone brand to truly penetrate the traditional European market.

"This is what we're talking about," said Willie, head of Nokia's strategy and public relations department, with a serious expression.

"Moreover, this phone comes from the most profitable high-end mobile phone brand. It is estimated that its sales in various European countries will exceed 1.5 million, or even more than 2 million units!" Nokia's Chief Financial Officer, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, also said.

"But this phone currently... does have more features than Nokia's existing models, including mobile internet, mobile email, mobile music, and polyphonic ringtones for incoming calls, which are very popular with users."

As Willie said this, he glanced at Marahuta, the general manager of Nokia's mobile phone division.

To say that Nokia phones are inferior to Shenzhou phones in terms of technology and functionality is to stab Marahuta in the back; Marahuta should take the blame for this.

Marahuta grunted. Under his leadership, Nokia's mobile phone division was conquering territory all over the world, and in old Europe, it was suppressing Ericsson, Siemens, Philips, and Alcatel, which were also European brands.

Overseas, it is competing head-to-head with Motorola and has even entered the American mobile phone market, a feat that no other mobile phone brand has ever accomplished.

Who knew that Shenzhou would suddenly appear and launch a series of attacks right from the start, catching Marahuta completely off guard. The old European mobile phone market, which Nokia regarded as its backyard, was also breached.

"Nokia is the best mobile phone in the world, and the next generation of Nokia will definitely surpass Shenzhou!"

Marahuta said this, but in reality, he was also indirectly telling Nokia's emperor, Ollila, that the phones Nokia had released this year were indeed inferior to Shenzhou in terms of functionality.

Ollila glanced at her trusted general who had followed her loyally for so many years, and said, "The old European mobile phone market is the territory of the old European mobile phone brands. I don't want this territory to be taken away by others!"

Ollila's words carried a hint of domineering; he wanted to drive Shenzhou phones out of the old European mobile phone market.

But it's already the end of the year, and Nokia and Ericsson have already released their new phones at the beginning or middle of the year. The development of the next generation of phones also needs to be adjusted due to the emergence of Shenzhou Global Pass. Developing new features, especially bypassing Shenzhou's phone patents, will take time.

In the short term, all Nokia can do is... watch helplessly as Hasee Global Pass continues to receive a flood of orders across Europe!
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In this world, there are always those who are happy and those who are sad. The sales of Shenzhou Global Pass continue to soar, with daily sales constantly setting new historical records.

On the other side of the sea, however, some people are not doing so well.

When the business jet carrying Nakamura Takeo landed at Binh Duong Airport, he unconsciously tightened his clothes as he stepped out of the cabin.

Pingyang had its first snowfall of the winter today!

(End of this chapter)