Chapter 690: First Day: 2.227 Million Units, 5.45 Billion Yuan! Accountant Jia: President Chen, I Want to Build Cars

Ever since the Qingcheng series of thousand-yuan phones began to dominate the market, Coolpad had pulled personnel from within the company to form the “Dazen” business division, planning to launch a thousand-yuan model called the Coolpad Dazen F1 in late November.

The phone’s industrial design and hardware specifications were already complete, and they were in the process of coordinating subsequent matters like production, marketing, and sales channels.

Who would have thought that after successively launching the Qingcheng D2 and Qingcheng D2 SE, Orange Technology would once again set its sights on the thousand-yuan phone market.

Zhu Fanghao ran a comparison in his head and realized the Coolpad Dazen F1 was only slightly superior to the Qingcheng D2S in its front-facing camera. In terms of battery life and operating system, however, it had no advantage to speak of.

He glanced at Chen Yansen from afar and couldn’t help but curse inwardly, ‘This guy really doesn’t leave any room for his competitors to survive!’

Huawei’s Ren Zhongfei clasped his hands together, his thumbs rubbing unconsciously. Beside him, Yu Chendong seemed to have anticipated this, showing no surprise at the appearance of the Qingcheng D2S.

Chen Yansen’s intentions were plain to see!

He planned to use low-end models with a strategy of small profits and high volume to cultivate a customer base for Aurora Future OS in third- and fourth-tier cities and rural markets, thereby increasing the market share of his self-developed operating system.

The three models in the Qingcheng series were priced at 599, 799, and 999 Hua Yuan, respectively, covering nearly the entire mainstream price segment from 500 to 1,000 Hua Yuan.

If not for the need to ensure the Orange Phone Factory’s profit margins and protect the user experience for the Qingcheng series, Chen Yansen would have likely launched a 499 Hua Yuan model to completely absorb the low-end market’s users into the Aurora Future OS ecosystem.

A large user base was the key to seizing market dominance, and low-end models were an effective tool for rapidly penetrating lower-tier markets and expanding that base.

However, just because Orange Technology hadn’t done it didn’t mean its two followers, Xiaomi and 360, wouldn’t.

The launch event didn’t finish until one in the afternoon, when Wang Teng finally wrapped it up.

In addition to the Yaocheng X2, Orange C4, and Qingcheng D2S, there were also the Orange Pad 2, Orange MagicBook 2, the Moss M10 and Alexa A10 smart speakers, the Orange PD2 power bank, and the B2 smart band.

The upgrades focused on making the devices thinner, increasing battery life, and incorporating larger screens. The entire product line used Deep Blue Batteries.

By this point, the reporters were famished. After receiving a travel stipend and an honorarium, they quickly swarmed Chen Yansen, Wang Teng, and Wang Shixiang, hounding them for interviews.

Staff from the branding department were handing out parting gifts to the guests while simultaneously organizing a prize drawing for the Orange Mobile Phone fans.

The prizes were all new products featured at the launch event!

Some won a Yaocheng X2 and others an Orange C4, but the minimum prize was a Qingcheng D2 SE.

The Orange B2 smart band was the standard parting gift!

This expense alone cost 4 million Hua Yuan, but the potential advertising effect was worth far more than that!

After all, among the invited media, in addition to traditional print and television outlets, there were numerous major influencers from the tech and gadget communities.

These niche influencers, active on platforms like Weibo, Toutiao, and Douyin, often had millions, or even tens of millions, of dedicated followers. Their detailed analyses of the launch event and their product reviews could go viral in a short amount of time, earning more trust than traditional hard advertising.

Four million was nothing!

It was leveraging hundreds of millions in exposure and an immeasurable amount of market buzz!

Of course, the necessary PR fees were also indispensable.

After answering a few questions, Chen Yansen handed the interview duties over to Wang Teng. He then busied himself with seeing Meng Yuanzhi, Ren Zhongfei, Hu Ruihui, and the other important guests out of the conference center, arranging for them to dine at a nearby hotel.

Ye Qiuping wasn’t idle either, escorting representatives from competitors like ZTE, Coolpad, and Apple, as well as suppliers like Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Sony, to the hotel.

Over ten minutes later, Chen Yansen returned to the conference hall to find that the more than 1,000 fans were still there.

The moment they saw Chen Yansen, they began waving their arms excitedly, clamoring for photos and autographs.

Seeing the commotion, a dozen security guards hurried to form a protective circle around Chen Yansen.

“Photos are fine, but there probably isn’t enough time for individual autographs. We have everyone’s contact address on file. I’ll sign the group photos later and mail them to you for free,” Chen Yansen said with a smile to the Orange Mobile Phone fans.

The fans thought it over. They knew it was unrealistic to have Chen Yansen take photos and sign autographs for each of them right then and there, so they agreed to his compromise.

Even taking group photos with more than thirty people per round took up over half an hour of Chen Yansen’s time.

By the time he rushed to the hotel’s banquet hall, the luncheon had already started.

Meng Yuanzhi smiled and beckoned him over.

The gesture had a twofold meaning. First, Chen Yansen was his man from Luzhou. Second, Senlian Capital was a company under his, Meng Yuanzhi’s, protection.

In truth, even without this gesture, few people in Huian Province dared to openly provoke Chen Yansen or Senlian Capital anymore.

After all, just five days earlier, Li Qingsong had toured Deep Blue Technology and appeared on the seven o’clock evening news for a second time.

At this point, even if Senlian Capital or Chen Yansen actually got into trouble, the issue would have to be suppressed for the time being.

Otherwise, wouldn’t that be equivalent to admitting that the higher-ups had shown poor judgment?

Oftentimes, one’s position was more important than the truth.

‘Smooth, shrewd, and deeply calculating!’

Holding his wine glass, Ren Zhongfei took the opportunity to observe Chen Yansen’s every move, offering a silent evaluation.

A group of “little brothers” from the mobile phone industry—Lei Yijun, Zhou Hongyi, Ding Lei, Jia Yaoting, and Wu Xin Hong—came over one by one to offer toasts and congratulations.

The heads of Blue Demon and Newman also seized an opportunity to express their intention to “pledge allegiance” to Chen Yansen.

To put it simply, both Blue Demon and Newman were willing to install the Aurora Future OS on their devices to do their part for Hua Country’s homegrown mobile operating system.

Chen Yansen almost laughed out loud.

He knew perfectly well that the bosses of these two companies hadn’t suddenly seen the light; the Qingcheng series had simply cut off any path of retreat.

With their phone businesses facing a life-or-death crisis, they were simply running scared.

Chen Yansen considered it for a moment, then tactfully declined.

Given Blue Demon and Newman’s shipping volumes, they didn’t have nearly enough clout to have the Orange Phone Factory retool its production lines for their products.

Blue Demon’s chairman, Xia Zuquan, who was also a co-founder of BYD, tried name-dropping Wang Chuanfu, but Chen Yansen just gave a slight smile, completely unfazed.

‘What clout did Wang Chuanfu have?’

If not for Meng Yuanzhi putting in a word and Yuan Ruli from the Shencheng Central Control Department mediating, BYD would never have even landed the manufacturing contract from Deep Blue Technology.

‘Clout?’

‘How could he, Chen Yansen, give something that didn’t exist!’

When Newman’s CEO, Tang Weide, saw that even Xia Zuquan couldn’t close a deal, he gave up and returned to his corner, looking dejected.

Meizu’s Huang Zhang watched Lei Yijun brown-nosing Chen Yansen, his face plastered with a fawning smile as he offered a toast. Huang Zhang couldn’t help but spit in disgust, ‘Pah!’

But then he had another thought. Even a lowlife like Zhou Hongyi had managed to thrive in the phone industry after latching onto Chen Yansen’s coattails.

‘Why can’t Meizu do the same?’

At this thought, Huang Zhang forced a brilliant smile onto his face, filled his glass to the brim, and trotted over to Chen Yansen.

‘So what if I have to be a follower?’

‘If Lei Yijun can do it, so can I!’

Huang Zhang gave himself a silent pep talk.

Chen Yongming of OPPO, He Dingyou of ZTE, Zhu Fanghao of Coolpad’s Dazen division, and others also showed flickers of interest in their eyes.

「At the same time.」

All the new products from Orange Technology’s autumn launch event went live on major online sales channels.

The tablets, laptops, smart bands, smart speakers, and power banks sold anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of units each.

On October 18th alone, the Yaocheng X2 sold a total of 472,000 units!

The Orange C4: 719,000 units!

The Qingcheng D2S: 1,036,000 units!

The three new phone models sold a combined total of 2,227,000 units, generating a staggering 5.45 billion Hua Yuan in revenue!

That night, Fangzhouzi’s Weibo account was banned. At the same time, he had to contend with a lawsuit filed by Orange Technology.

Shortly after, his Toutiao and Douyin accounts were also banned one after another.

With Chen Yansen’s connections and status in Hua Country’s internet industry, crushing someone like Fangzhouzi was as easy as squashing a bug.

「On the other side.」

At Jia Yaoting’s enthusiastic invitation, Chen Yansen attended a second social gathering that he had arranged.

As soon as Accountant Jia entered the private room, he got straight to the point. “President Chen, I want to build cars!”