Global Monopoly of Technology

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[With a slight swipe, an era is drawn, the era of mobile Internet! ] - "Technology Express"

[The development of technology exceeds people's cognition of the times. On September 27, 2006, the company's first-generation smartphone Azure-X announced the launch, which is tantamount to dropping a blockbuster! ] - "Daily Mail"

[Sexy tech! But the most incredible thing is that the birthplace of this mobile device is not Silicon Valley, which is the only place where it is not perfect! ]--"New York Times"

[This is a Chinese electronic product? What are you kidding? ] -- "AFP"

[Look at the iPod from five years ago, that monochromatic interface, that clunky roulette wheel, it looked like something a caveman would use. Now imagine that the future Azure-X might be a big improvement, you'll have a super awesome phone in a few years, and it'll be cheaper, and if you're not ready to see the difference, look further! ]—Silicon Valley Magazine

After the product launch, some tech people and journalists made various comments on the first product of the Cote d'Azur. Most users focused on the screen size, and the focus was on the Azure-X can do things that other smartphones on the market can't.

There are some visionary views among these hot reviews, and they are keenly aware of the true meaning of Azure-X.

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Côte d'Azur, executive management meeting.

Luo Sheng, Feng Yi, Yao Jianhong and others gathered together. Yesterday's press conference was successfully concluded, which also brought a sigh of relief to all the staff.

Fortunately, the preparations were extremely thorough, and there were no accidents during the press conference.

"The response of the media is not bad. Now the news all over the world is covering yesterday's press conference. I especially checked the reports and comments of foreign media. Generally speaking, the reports are positive, but more comments are surprised. , of course, there is no lack of sourness, to be honest, especially the comments of Western media, it looks dark and refreshing." Yao Jianhong said with a smile.

Everyone laughed heartily, and everyone was secretly watching foreign media reports.

"Not surprising at all,

Europeans and Americans would never have imagined that such a high-tech product is actually a product launched by a Chinese technology company, and we are pure newbies, right? It is difficult for them to accept it. "Feng Yi said with a smile.

Everyone in the meeting was also happy. The company is also in a state of excitement. More than 7,000 engineers have worked hard for three and a half years, and now they have finally launched a revolutionary product. Everyone involved is excited. I am proud of the code I have written in this product.

After a while, Luo Sheng looked around the crowd and said, "How is the voice of the industry? Nokia, Motorola, Microsoft, etc.? I really care about their comments."

Qin Weimu shook his head and said, "I haven't seen any comments from the relevant people of these major international factories. They have remained silent so far."

In fact, these big international manufacturers are very calm and do not feel like they are facing a big enemy.

The Côte d'Azur's products did surprise them, but they still believed that plastic keyboards were the future, and that touch-screen phones weren't going to be mainstream in the industry.

Their highest evaluation is that this product of the Côte d'Azur is at most just like Apple, a non-mainstream product that is not well-received, gathering a group of niche fans and losing mass consumers.

The development trajectory of things is always strikingly similar. In Luo Sheng's last life, when Qiao Gangzhu launched the first real touch-screen smartphone, those international manufacturers did not realize that the subversive change node had come.

And this also makes Nokia, Motorola embark on the road of decline.

Luo Sheng nodded, then looked at Yao Jianhong and said, "The top priority right now is publicity. If the $180 million publicity fee is not enough, we will allocate funds. We will focus on promoting in Europe, and as for the North American market... Let's take it step by step, and finally, the strategy. In this market, our focus is now on Europe, and the domestic market does not need to be considered in a short period of time, and the sales volume will not be too large, so the European market is the top priority at the moment.”

Yao Jianhong nodded and said, "Understood."

In terms of marketing and publicity, Luo Sheng did not skimp on money, and immediately added: "What about offline stores? In this way, we will send a batch of prototypes to each offline direct-sale store as soon as possible, and open them up in advance to welcome consumers and let them come offline. Shop for free experience first.”

Everyone couldn't help but be surprised. This is no longer in the sequence of making plans. The boss really never plays cards according to the routine.

Yao Jianhong said quickly: "Mr. Luo, the prototype products are not rich enough, will this..."

Feng Yi also nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, boss, Bluestar Technology's 'Family Bucket' is currently an internal beta version, and it will take a month or so before the official version is released."

The product has not yet been contacted by consumers at the most perfect time. If the word of mouth is destroyed, wouldn’t it be the rhythm of the explosion in place?

When Feng Yi and the others heard Luo Sheng's decision, it would be false to say that they were not panicking. For this product, Cote d'Azur has not only spent the sweat of more than 7,000 engineers in the past three years, but only in the middle. The investment is more than 178 billion.

Although the press conference was very successful, the response from the news media is not bad, and it has attracted enough attention all over the world, but in fact, there is still a stone hanging in everyone's heart.

Although the product is excellent, the ultimate success depends on the sales volume. This is a major event related to the life and death of the company. Now I don’t know whether it will be popular or not. Now it's more than 100 million in debt.

Although Luo Sheng is in the background, after more than 1,000 days and nights of continuous struggle, many people have already developed feelings for Cote d'Azur, and they definitely don't want to die before they start their careers.

Luo Sheng disagreed, and said confidently, "Just do this, trust me, don't you have confidence in Azure-X?"

The crowd shook their heads.

Seeing this scene, Luo Sheng took advantage of the situation and said: "Is it okay to be confident? Just imagine, if users are still satisfied after the offline store experience, it will definitely be a bigger surprise when it is officially released. The comments from people in the technology industry and the news media are In my eyes, they are worthless. They are just like those film critics. They cannot represent the audience's preferences. word of mouth from consumers.”

Everyone looked at each other, Luo Sheng's words always had a magical power, and his unparalleled self-confidence was slowly infecting everyone.

"Besides, what if it fails? The big deal is to reopen quickly, and the technical precipitation will not be wiped out because of the product failure. Even if one or two billion dollars are lost, I can still afford it. I will give you the bottom line." Luo Sheng finally If so.

Everyone: "..."

This remark made everyone's scalp tingle. The key is to be unable to refute. Even if it really fails, and Luo Sheng has all the details, he has only lost a little more than 8% of his wealth compared to his current worth.

This matter was settled on Luo Sheng's decisive decision, without giving any chance to refute.

After the meeting, Yao Jianhong started the layout. In the afternoon, a batch of prototypes began to be delivered to major offline direct-sale stores, and for overseas markets, they were also directly airlifted to Europe by a plane on the same day.

On September 30, Côte d’Azur’s directly-operated stores in major markets opened ahead of schedule, offering consumers a free experience when entering the store.

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