Big Country Technology Starts with Mobile Phones

At Nebula Technology, Liu Dalang is looking at the data collected by the new marketing director Amir. In the past three days, the average daily shipment of Nebula1 series mobile phones has exceeded 50,000 units.

Moreover, when these 50,000 units were put into the market, they were like nothing. The Nebula Mobile phone store was packed with people. As soon as a batch of goods arrived at the store, they were immediately snapped up by Asans.

There is also market research on TV sets...

"Boss! Two people came to see you, saying they are your fellow villagers in China!"

"Huh? Let them in!"

Two figures walked into the chairman's office. Liu Dalang took a closer look and immediately looked overjoyed:

"Ouch! Uncle Zhang! Why are you here!"

He didn't recognize the young man next to him, but he looked like he was a programmer. He was very familiar with the aura of a programmer.

The older uncle was none other than Zhang Jianzhi, the operations director of Kivu Mobile in India. Kivu Mobile had already withdrawn from the Indian market, but Zhang Jianzhi had not yet returned to China.

"It's been such a long time! I think about how long it has been. We last met at Huaqiangbei Market in 2008. Let me tell you -"

Liu Dalang took over Zhang Jianzhi’s words:

"You told me that feature phones would never be eliminated. Facts have proven that you are wrong. Apple, which has changed the world, has already seized the first-mover advantage, and we have lost our best opportunity!"

Zhang Jianzhi looked lonely, but Liu Dalang was not polite: "When I asked you to be the CEO of Dalang Technology, you rejected me, but you were willing to be an operating director at Kivu Mobile."

"Didn't Kivu Mobile claim to be returning to China to make high-end mobile phones? Why didn't you follow? With you here, Kivu probably wouldn't be wiped out by ZTE in just one round, right?"

Zhang Jianzhi blushed and blamed himself, "Hey, I'm too pedantic! I can't keep up with the trend of the times. I'm not here to ask for a position. I just want to recommend someone to you!"

Technology is developing too fast. It is normal for him to be old and unable to keep up with the trend of the times, but Lin Dong next to him is only twenty years old.

"What are your abilities?"

"I……"

Lin Dong seemed a little arrogant and directly handed an "Apple 4s" to Liu Dalang.

As soon as Liu Dalang got his hands on it, he knew that this "Apple 4s" was a fake. Not only was the weight wrong, but the screen size was also slightly different from the original.

Pressing the power button, he was surprised that this "Apple 4s" did not have an Android robot. When he entered the home page, at first glance he thought it was iOS 6. It looked so similar!

Customized reminder ringtones, lost mode, Siri, Apple Maps, etc. are all available. Isn’t this a serious IOS?

If I had to talk about shortcomings, the only shortcomings are insufficient smoothness and stiff animation, as well as some detail issues that are innocuous.

If this is sold at a domestic train station, it is guaranteed to be accurate every time it is sold. How can ordinary people tell such a small difference from the genuine product?

"This imitation was made by Lin Dong. He has the ability to copy the functions of any system once he sees it."

Zhang Jianzhi explained a little, which made Lin Dong feel a little embarrassed, but Liu Dalang didn't believe his words:

"Even if I just copy the appearance of IOS6, it can't be done by one person. Do you think I don't understand technology or programming?"

Zhang Jianzhi quickly explained:

"Hey, don't worry, don't worry. Lin Dong didn't do this alone. There are too many codes. We still have a team."

Liu Dalang: "..."

Editor, keep editing. If you really had such a powerful team, you would have already wiped out the Indian copycat mobile phone market. How could you end up like this?

Under Zhang Jianzhi's narration, Liu Dalang finally understood the whole story.

After Kivu Mobile withdrew from the Indian market, some people followed Kivu Mobile founder Zhang Wenxue back to China to attack the high-end market.

Some people stayed in India and were dispersed in the mobile phone market in various cities. Zhang Jianzhi, Lin Dong and others were recruited by Nokia to become the heads of the Bangalore region.

Zhang Jianzhi was behind Nokia’s durability test of Nebula mobile phones two months ago, and it’s unclear what the purpose was.

According to Zhang Jianzhi, they were trying to create an opportunity for Nebula Technology to enter the public eye, but Liu Dalang didn't believe it at all.

Because of this incident, the sales of Nebula mobile phones dropped a bit at that time.

As for the team Zhang Jianzhi mentioned, there are fifteen people in total, all in the Bangalore area.

The origins of these people are also very simple. They are copycat technicians who withdrew from the Huaqiangbei market before 2011. Together with people located in other parts of India, there are nearly two hundred people in total.

To say that they are capable, big-name mobile phone manufacturers look down on their technology, but to say that they are not capable, they can copy whatever other mobile phone manufacturers produce from the inside out.

Zhang Jianzhi came here with a simple idea: to gather these people together to create an Indian version of the "Huaqiangbei" market.

Liu Dalang smacked his lips, thought for a while, and then said awkwardly:

"According to what you say, they can be regarded as rare talents, but we at Nebula Technology have washed our hands in a golden basin. Now we are a serious mobile phone brand and we will not make copycat phones!"

Zhang Jianzhi immediately replied:

"In the future, every unit shipped by 'Huaqiangbei' will be shared with Nebula Technology according to the contract ratio. The details can be discussed~"

This is what I've been waiting for!

Liu Dalang immediately beamed, and Zhang Jianzhi quickly added: "But I have agreed that you have to share the channels for low-cost accessories, otherwise our cost of making a copycat will be higher than yours!"

"no problem!"

After signing a series of agreements, Zhang Jianzhi contacted former Huaqiangbei technicians in major cities in India, and 113 of them were willing to come to Nebula Technology.

As for others, they already have a stable life, or if they want to make another fortune, they will return to China to open a store, and they don’t want to continue traveling.

Liu Dalang respected their choice and rented a clothing mall covering an area of ​​103 acres in Mumbai, India's largest city. After renovation, it became the new "Huaqiang North".

"Huaqiangbei remote login successful!"

Of course, the area of ​​the copycat "Huaqiangbei" is less than one-tenth of that of the domestic Huaqiangbei. The initial number of stalls is only 327, and there are still many empty shops.

With their domestic experience, this group of people became famous in the eastern market of Mumbai within half a month. More and more local Ah Sans came to rent stalls, and the electronics market developed rapidly.

The next thing is very simple, increase production capacity, increase shipments of low-end accessories, and expand the product line of Nebula mobile phones.

At the Nebula Technology headquarters, Liu Dalang directly arranged Lin Dong into the R\u0026D department of Nebula Technology.

What surprised him was that Lin Dong didn't seem to care about the salary here.

This guy is simply inhumane when it comes to working. If he is not so hungry that he feels dizzy or so sleepy that he can't open his eyes, he will never move away from the computer and is always studying Nebula OS.

As a result, Liu Dalang had to arrange a special employee to deliver meals to Lin Dong regularly every day and remind him of his rest time. Once he worked more than 12 hours a day, his salary would be deducted directly.

"Hey, what is this?"

Other capitalists are trying every possible means to squeeze the value of their employees. They would rather have their employees work twenty-five hours a day and cut their wages in half.

When I arrived at Liu Dalang's place, I had to be careful every day to prevent Lin Dong from collapsing after working too long.

After all, the optimization of Nebula OS 1.0 now relies entirely on Lin Dong and his friends.

On the other side, after Amir's market research, Liu Dalang obtained accurate data on the Indian TV market.

Samsung, LG, and Sony account for about 30% of the entire TV market. Domestic Haier, Changhong, Hisense, etc. account for about 40%. As for the others...

There are all kinds of messy brands. You can say that they are copycat brands. They have registered serious trademarks, and they are not three-no products.

To say that they are not copycat brands, they do not have their own technology, and all they produce are inferior TV sets assembled with low-priced accessories.

No wonder Xiaomi’s TVs were so popular in the Indian market. Their high cost performance and low price made them popular in China, let alone India.

The price of a 32-inch big-name TV here starts at 30,000 rupees, while local OEM 22-inch and 24-inch TVs cost 10,000 to 20,000 rupees.

Of course, you get what you pay for. A TV set worth 10,000 to 20,000 rupees is only equivalent to a domestic TV set from 10 years ago. You can also see the words "Made in China" among some accessories.

"Can you imagine that after 2010, you will still see black and white TV sets?"

Liu Dalang has long been accustomed to the 65-inch and 75-inch 4k full-screen TVs of later generations, and even some transparent TVs, giant screen projections, etc.

Going back to the era of black and white TVs, I am really not used to it, and the picture quality is really impressive. Coupled with signal problems, snowflake screens and blue screens will appear from time to time.

This also strengthened his confidence in entering the TV market. As long as Nebula Technology can produce a cost-effective TV set under 10,000 rupees, it will definitely be able to swamp the Indian market.

Amir said directly: "Many Indians may not buy smartphones, but they will definitely buy a TV for their homes!"

Just as it was told, Nebula Technology immediately set up a relevant project team and entered the market to conduct in-depth research on Ah San’s needs for TV sets.

At the same time, the Nebula Technology Industrial Park is in full swing. Countless Nebula1 series mobile phones are transported from the warehouse assembly area to branches across India and "Huaqiang North" in Mumbai every day.

Under the leadership of Zhang Jianzhi, the copycat version of "Huaqiang North" expanded rapidly and was officially renamed Bombay Electronic City, with the slogan:

“You can buy any electronic gadget you want in Mumbai Electronics City!”

An iPhone 4 only costs 3,999 rupees, an iPhone 4s only costs 4,999 rupees, and a Samsung S6012 only costs 1,500 rupees!

At only one-tenth of the price, you can buy the latest smartphone with the “highest technical content” on the market. Who wouldn’t be tempted?

Normal people know it's fake, but so what if it's fake? It’s not like it can’t be used? Is it possible that you still want to buy the real thing at this price?

When I buy it back, I tear off the unknown brand mark on the back and put an Apple or Samsung logo on it. At first glance, who would know it is a copycat phone?

Of course, Mumbai Electronics City does not only sell knock-off mobile phones, but genuine products are also available, and the prices are equally cheap, but the same sentence remains:

It’s best for newcomers to find an experienced driver who knows the goods, otherwise they’ll be cheated!