Chapter 438 Pink Cell Phone
The whole world knows that Li Yan is very busy.
But no one thought that he was busy with how to further improve the optimization of the pipeline.
In the final analysis, the operation of the software platform still has to wait until it is officially put into operation before we can see the results. Although Li Yan believes that he has analyzed most situations and requires preparation, he is not afraid of insufficient preparation, but over-preparation.
The astonishingly low price also means that Li Yan has a lower error tolerance rate. Even if there is a way out to increase the price of mobile phones in the future, Li Yan does not want to get to that point.
The production line is an imminent challenge.
Li Yan's current main job is to remove all "unnecessary" processes to save production time and costs.
Other than that, there is basically no need for him to intervene.
Between Labor Day and May 20, the number of pre-orders for the Jiaolong mobile phone generation on Future Technology’s official website continued to rise.
It's a record crusher.
Everyone's mood also started from being overjoyed every time the price increased by one million, and gradually transitioned to a state of numbness.
During this period, Li Yan suddenly restrained herself from promoting mobile phones, and the expansion of specialty stores that had sprung up suddenly stalled after the number of reservations exceeded 50 million.
Only mobile phone production is still accelerating crazily.
"Mr. Li, there is a lot of speculation now both from the outside world and within the company." After Wang Zi reported her work, she still felt that she wanted to mention it to Li Yan.
She was actually curious about Li Yan's decision.
If you have to find something in this god-like young man that ordinary people can still touch, it might be "decision-making".
At least in Wang Zi's understanding, correct decisions most of the time come from enough experience. Although it is also affected by knowledge reserves, when it comes to such fateful moments, luck is also an important factor.
Sometimes it "justifies" what it should be, but when the sample is expanded to a certain extent, it doesn't have much to do with logic.
Public opinion is unpredictable, and a rising business empire may collapse due to some groundless rumors.
"Let them guess." Li Yan Anran was playing with a butterfly knife on the sofa.
This is just an object I found suddenly. I think it can train my reflexes, and it looks a little cool when playing with it, so I played with it.
Naturally, the core purpose is to see if I can improve my skills through the stimulation of unfamiliar gadgets.
In Wang Zi's eyes, it was very difficult to understand.
"But most of the voices are not harmonious, and they all speculate that Future Technology will stop store expansion because of insufficient production capacity."
"Sister Wang, the pre-order data has started to grow slowly when it reached around 43 million. However, on May 14th, it suddenly returned to the skyrocketing trend a few days ago. Now it is heading towards 80 million. ." Li Yan was still very patient with Wang Zi, "Can't you see what it means?"
"Is someone brushing data?"
"It doesn't cost anything to pre-order. Now we are the target of public criticism. Not to mention the blessings from all parties, when the dragon officially debuts, it will basically be the end of the road for many people." Li Yan put away the butterfly knife and said, "Let everyone else unite and think Try your best to make us die violently, no exaggeration at all.”
"You want us to misjudge the pre-order situation and have overcapacity?"
"When the time comes, there will always be a few empty stores in the stores that are popping up everywhere. They will make a fuss about publicity, and we will be 'cold'. We will also create some messy fake news about mobile phone errors, maliciously create conflicts on several platforms, and lead to public opinion. We It’s very passive.”
"You should have countermeasures for these?"
"I have been ready since I started working on these platforms." Li Yan said with a smile, "If we cooperate with a band, if someone uses food safety issues as a gun, the first responsibility is the merchant, and the second is the band. It basically has nothing to do with us. Now I am hungry. Well, do you think the band will put the first responsibility on us?”
"That's why you have always emphasized that the inspection station must be laid out in a grid in Linjiang."
"That's what it means." Li Yan said, "We should not be stubborn or hide from other people's hostility, but should use it. When they say something bad about us, it can be regarded as a way to attract public attention. It is essentially traffic. Say it yourself You have done a good job, and no one has ever said something bad about you, and you have been able to veto it with facts.”
"Then, Mr. Li, what if those numbers were not maliciously brushed?" Wang Zi asked, "Eighty million, it seems that it may go to 90 million, so you should prepare on the order of 50 million, just in case there are three What if the expectations of 40 million people were disappointed?”
"Even if it's all true, we can't handle such a large number. We must first operate the Linjiang base camp well. Only with enough positive examples and management experience can I have the confidence to continue to expand." Li Yan said.
"The limit you expected is fifty million?"
"It's enough to sell 50 million units." Li Yan laughed, "Don't be numbed by these exaggerated figures. Last year, the entire Pineapple Company only had more than 30 million units worldwide, and there were more than one Model, years of accumulation as a leader, global layout..."
"We are the first model and it has just been launched."
"It's good to know. It will be released the day after tomorrow. These speculations will soon be silenced and there is no need to pay attention to them."
On May 19, employees throughout Future Technology were very busy.
In fact, most people have nothing to do anymore. Except for those in the production workshop who are still working hard, the main job of others is to wait.
Waiting for the arrival of the first batch of users, waiting for the various problems caused by the influx of a large number of users, and preparing emergency responses at any time.
This sense of tension and expectation keeps many people inexplicably excited and very impetuous.
Either he was looking for someone to talk to, or he was walking around looking for work to relieve his emotions.
Li Yan doesn't know how. He has already adjusted his condition during this period.
80 million pre-orders.
What concept?
A far-fetched concept.
If this data is kept for two days, it may reach 100 million.
Why, in an era before smartphones became mainstream, one out of thirteen people used Jiaolong?
Excluding those who cannot use mobile phones, Li Yan has completely covered the domestic smartphone users.
Even cool articles would not dare to write like this, it is purely a blind attempt to achieve obscenity.
Believe in this number, Li Yan can reopen the business for the second time.
But this does not affect his previous judgment. It is a "reasonable" result for this mobile phone to sell tens of millions of sales in one go.
Taking advantage of its popularity and selling it for a few months, 20 million units is a conservative estimate.
As for going further, that is beyond Li Yan's control now.
Maybe the 20 million will completely wipe out potential customers, or maybe it’s just the beginning.
How big the giant ship can be built is a matter for the future. The most important thing now is to set sail first.
Li Yan's current headache is the issue of personnel appointments. These software platforms all need leaders. Except for Hungry Bar, who naturally has Li Kai in charge, it is really hard to find other platforms.
Nowadays, the operation of major platforms is basically based on the division of labor according to special groups. When subsidiaries are established, the boss is naturally Li Chun - in fact, Li Yan is in control. There is some overlap in the work of the leader of the special group. In the end, the person responsible for platform development does not care about the platform operation. , it’s not appropriate for anyone to be the boss.
The people in charge who are nominally in charge of platform operations... are actually quite low-level.
The main blame is that Li Yan has too much control on his own. From conception to implementation, these platforms have basically passed through his hands. It is difficult to find someone who ranks second in contribution value.
The ministers have expressed their intention to take on concurrent roles, and running a subsidiary by yourself is quite attractive.
Jiaolong Mobile has passed the research and development stage, and it is indeed time for the department to be reorganized.
At the current stage, the operation of subsidiaries requires obedient management even more than manufacturing mobile phones.
Li Yan sets the direction, makes the decisions, and proposes the requirements. The subsidiary management is only responsible for the implementation.
When he really develops, Li Yan will have other higher-level pursuits, and then he will let people with real abilities and ideas take office.
In addition to a few ministers, many middle-level managers have been crazy about expressing themselves recently. Li Yan has a considerable number of talent candidates.
"Who will be responsible?" He crossed out Sun Miao's name and circled Liu Liwei's name.
Sun Miao is very ambitious. Li Yan has already made him the boss of the mobile phone business, and he must not be allowed to coordinate the management of the software platform anymore.
Liu Liwei's growth has been very impressive. During the start-up stage of major software projects, he was the only person besides Li Yan who followed him throughout the process.
Just a bit young.
But in future technology, youth is not a problem.
Simply let Liu Liwei be the boss of the platform operations and be directly responsible for Li Yan. At the same time, Bai Shuyun, Shang Jie, and Luo Fei will be arranged to provide technical support. The platform will still be split up by special teams, and these subsidiaries will not be given too much freedom for the time being. .
It's like putting on a shell.
Li Yan suddenly smiled to himself, wondering if people in the company would think that he was completely power-mad.
If you really think so, just think so. Based on other people’s understanding of these platforms, if you really let them operate them, you will be able to jump into the super life circle in less than half a year with your Jiaolong mobile phone.
So Liu Liwei left Li Yan's office in tears. He simply couldn't imagine that he would reach this point one day, and the most important thing he did for this was to follow the right boss.
How can we not thank fate?
Liu Liwei directly explained in front of Li Yan what it means to express true feelings and express gratitude, which made Li Yan feel embarrassed and could only make a few serious requests to him.
On the eve of the release, Li Yan had to show up in person, post some Weibo posts to warm up, and then close the page without even reading it.
While I was inexplicably lost in thought, news came from Wei Yunzhi:
"Can I see you?"
"Didn't you find it?"
Then the phone rang.
Li Yan was actually a little uncomfortable for a while.
He really didn't have much contact with Wei Yunzhi.
"Hello?"
"I win!"
"What?" Li Yan was stunned.
"I made a bet with my dad. He said you wouldn't answer my call."
...You have such a big heart, and your dad has a big heart too.
"Why do you think so?"
"He asked you but you didn't even reply."
…It turns out that I’m pretty big-hearted too.
"Well, there are a lot of missed calls on my phone. Maybe I happened to be there in the afternoon..."
"My dad said there is no need to explain. He understands that you are very busy now."
Li Yan couldn't laugh or cry.
"Well, I just had some free time."
"It's okay, you are very busy now." Wei Yunzhi suppressed his voice and tried to show a sense of seriousness.
"Huh?..."
"It's better that you're busy and you still answer my call."
"Okay, okay, I'm very busy, I'm hanging up."
"No, no, no, no!" The little beauty was really anxious, "I really have something to ask."
"Ask."
"Mobile phones are on sale tomorrow, can you leave one for me?" Wei Yunzhi asked, "On Friday, I'm worried that it will be sold out after school."
Li Yan couldn't laugh or cry anymore, so he thought of teasing her, "What's the point? Just arrange for someone to come over and buy it. We have everything. It's no problem to grab the front number."
Wei Yunzhi's voice sounded a little disappointed, "I just want to buy it myself. It feels more meaningful."
"That's okay, I'll keep it for you."
"That's good. You just said that the mobile phone will have a number?"
"Yes, there is a very thin row of steel numbers at the bottom. Each mobile phone is unique."
"Is yours No. 1?"
"Of course."
"Oh." The little beauty paused, "Then keep it for me. I want the white glass back cover. I'll go to the store to buy it as soon as school is over tomorrow."
"No." Li Yan said.
It was Wei Yunzhi's turn to be confused, "Huh? Didn't you mean... then, it can be any color."
"Is pink okay?"
Wei Yunzhi was completely stunned. Li Yan heard the sound of keyboard on the phone, "Eh? Is there any pink one? Why didn't I see it?"
"Of course you can't see it, there's only one pink one."
Got hit.
Wei Yunzhi felt like pink bubbles were popping up all over the world at this moment, and her heartbeat skipped a beat.
So I don't know what to reply at all.
"You, did you make it specially?"
"Well, strictly speaking, it's rose gold. It looks like pink. I made it specially when I was making prototypes at the beginning. Just like my mobile phone, it's not the commercially available black, but a colorful black. ”
Wei Yunzhi couldn't hold back his laughter, and he didn't know whether it was because he was amused or because he really wanted to release the joy in his heart.
"Does the pink one also have a steel number? It seems that I didn't see it at the press conference?"
"No. 2. Of course it won't be taken out at the press conference."
The little beauty was silent for a while, and then suddenly raised her voice, "You are so awesome, you can hold it in for so long. You were teasing me just now, but you actually couldn't bear to give it to me until the release date. If you give it to me sooner, I will be happier." Twenty days, what a special gift.”
...Li Yan did not respond.
Wei Yunzhi also suddenly became quiet.
Tomorrow will be special too.
A festival that is not a festival was born on the Internet and originated from homophones.
"Which store should I go to pick up tomorrow?" the little beauty asked.
"I'll take it to school and give it to you."
"What the hell?"
Wei Yunzhi's words confused both Li Yan and Wei Yili.
"Ahem, uh, okay!" The little beauty's mind was completely shut down, "Just, let's see you tomorrow?"
"See you tomorrow."
Hang up.
Li Yan let out a long breath, feeling that his cheeks were a little hot, but his heart was very full.
Wei Yunzhi over there hung up the phone on his own initiative, but kept looking at the phone in his hand in a daze.
"What's wrong with Yun Zhi?" Wei Yili was curious.
"No, no."
Seeing the blush on his daughter's face, Wei Yili's emotions were really complicated.
Li Yan's growth rate is still far beyond his imagination. Now he is about to become a leader in the smartphone industry. With his ability and resources, it is just around the corner to flourish in the technology industry in the future.
It may be just around the corner that Li Yan's assets surpass Wei Yili's...
Now that the two have met, they have gradually become friends. One is called Mr. Wei and the other is Mr. Li. They are about to become brothers.
There won't be a "we both discuss our own affairs" in the future, right?
I call you buddy, but you call me dad?
Hiss...
Who would have thought that on the eve of the official launch of the Jiaolong mobile phone, it was not Li Yan who suffered from insomnia, but Wei Yili.
(End of chapter)