Chapter 276 The problem of unemployment caused by technological advancement (7.5K)

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The other side.

Not only Hongguo felt the pressure brought by Phoenix Mobile, but domestic manufacturers also felt the huge pressure immediately.

but.

Nowadays, those who can still survive and do well in the Yanguo mobile phone market, whether it is rice, VIOV or OPOP, none of them are simple people.

They have long been accustomed to facing various high-intensity business competitions in the Yanguo market. In their view, the entry of Phoenix mobile phones is similar to the original Huawei mobile phones. The worst result is to return to the pattern of the Huawei era.

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VIOV Headquarters.

"Mr. Yu, this is the latest mobile phone project plan from the R&D department. Take a look."

In the office, the assistant handed a compiled project information to Mr. Yu, and then said:

"Based on the two mobile phones currently launched by Phoenix Group, we have been directly affected by three mobile phones, mainly mid-range models priced between 2,000 and 3,500 yuan."

"These three models have no advantages over the Phoenix 'Spark' series, so the project team is preparing to reposition them all and carry out a comprehensive facelift."

"But fortunately, our model price range of 3,500-5,000 yuan does not compete with Phoenix phones, so the impact is not too big."

Mr. Yu kept nodding his head while reading the project report. Many of the ideas of the project team were basically the same as his.

Since the Phoenix mobile phone launch conference, he immediately organized personnel to start competing product evaluations. VIOV's high-end flagship is priced at 6,700 yuan. Although the Phoenix "Super" series has a minimum price of 5,999 yuan, it has a certain impact on it.

The 5,999 yuan "Super" low-end version does not have a "semi-solid mobile phone lithium battery", and the screen is only 6.1 inches, which is not as good as the standard 6.7 inches of the VIOV flagship series. The only advantage is that it has the "Daybreak 005D" chip.

So overall, although the high-end series has an impact, the impact is not significant.

The biggest impact is obviously on the 2,000-3,500 yuan models.

After carefully reading the project team's report on repositioning three 2,000-3,500 yuan mobile phones, Mr. Yu put the report on the table.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at his assistant and said:

"Okay, let's follow the project team's ideas and start upgrading the existing models."

"Now the 'Xingyao 005' chip is cheaper than the previous Qualcomm Snapdragon, and our costs have also come down. It is acceptable to lower the retail price and add some configurations."

After speaking, Mr. Yu paused and continued:

"But there are a few more points that you can tell the project team. Our VIVO has been doing very well in offline channels in counties, towns, and towns. This is an advantage that Phoenix mobile phones do not have, so I think models below 2,000 yuan will also need to be updated in the future.

Change the generation and stabilize the market.”

"Second, we need to find ways to make features for models priced between 3,500 yuan and 5,000 yuan, such as better photography, sound quality and other functions. Can we also develop Phoenix's 'whitelist' function?"

come out?"

"Also, our overseas markets have been expanding slowly recently, so we need to hurry up..."

"Okay, I've written it down, Mr. Yu."

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There are always two sides to things.

After the launch of the Phoenix mobile phone, many domestic manufacturers did feel tremendous pressure, but after a brief panic, many manufacturers quickly began to adjust their strategies.

The two giants that reacted the fastest are VIOV and OPOP. Their Snapdragon series chip mobile phones in the 2,000-3,000 yuan range have begun to reduce prices one after another. The original processing price of mobile phones of 2,500 yuan has dropped below 2,000 yuan, and the original price of small flagships has dropped to 2,500 yuan.

about……

The quality of VIOV and OPOP mobile phones is not bad to begin with. After the price reduction, they immediately gained the favor of a large number of users in rural channels, and ordinary consumers really benefited from them.

After seeing the actions of VIOV and OPOP, companies such as Rice and Honor on the Internet also began to take action. Almost all mid-range models from major manufacturers reduced their prices by 300-600 yuan. For a time, the entire Yanguo market

Consumers lamented that happiness came too suddenly.

Unexpectedly, today with soaring commodity prices, the price of mobile phones, which has been rising for so many years, has actually begun to fall...

After a large number of self-media video bloggers popularized the science, everyone realized that the ultimate cause of all this was the emergence of Phoenix mobile phones and Phoenix "Xingyao 005" chips!

Hu Lai didn't pay too much attention to the fact that the Phoenix mobile phone and Phoenix chip were mythicalized by the outside world. These days, the "Spark" and "Super" series have begun to be shipped one after another. The mobile phone business is finally on the right track. The next step is to slowly increase the share of the mobile phone business.

big.

This is the case in mature industries such as mobile phones and laptops. No matter how powerful the technology is, it is impossible to capture all the market share as soon as it is launched. This is impossible.

Phoenix Mobile achieved good results in the first step, but Hu Lai also knew in his heart that Phoenix Mobile could not yet pose much of a threat to Hongguo.

To really threaten Honggo's market share, the first batch of mobile phones must be put into the market. Only the second and third generations of "Super" phones with a certain reputation can have a strong impact on Honggo phones!

"It's okay, the mobile phone business can't be rushed!"

Hu Lai sat on the office chair and stretched out. When he was bored, he was about to enter the "Light of Domestic Products" to check his points. Unexpectedly, just as he got the idea, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the office.

Before he could react, there was a knock on the office door.

"Please come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two people walking quickly through the door.

Hu Lai was stunned for a moment, then laughed again. It turned out to be Song Yang and Zhang Feiyang, CEOs of Phoenix Sharing Cars, whom he hadn't seen for a while.

Hu Lai laughed twice, stood up and asked the two of them to sit down.

Zhang Feiyang has obviously lost a lot of weight. After the incident in Frankfurt, Hu Lai gave him a month's leave. However, Zhang Feiyang did not rest. Instead, he started to successfully launch the super sports car "Blast" in China.

The sales volume of the supercar "Blast" in China is pretty good. The shape of the gull-wing doors and super acceleration have quickly become a tool for showing off. Moreover, the domestic price is also much lower than the foreign price, priced in the range of 800,000-1.2 million, and Porsche

Taycan is almost the same price.

However, compared with the domestic market, "Blast" received a good response in foreign markets when it was first launched. Later, after being smeared by the "Zhang Feiyang Incident" in foreign media reports, subsequent sales were also affected to a certain extent.

The "unmanned autonomous bus" that they wanted to promote also encountered the same problem. Many customers inquired, but in the end almost no one actually placed an order...

Hu Lai saw it all, but he didn't mean to blame him.

After looking at Zhang Feiyang, he then turned his attention to Song Yang beside him.

Compared with Zhang Feiyang, Hu Lai didn't care much about the shared car that Song Yang was responsible for. The group never paid special attention to the shared car. It can be said that Song Yang was basically allowed to operate it independently...

Therefore, Hu Lai was quite surprised to see Song Yang and Zhang Feiyang coming to him together.

But he quickly adjusted himself, looked at the two of them and asked with a smile:

"What's wrong?"

"What important matter did you two come to see me for today?"

Zhang Feiyang showed a bitter smile on his face, but Song Yang on the side laughed awkwardly and said quickly:

"Boss, you were busy with your mobile phone business a few days ago, so I didn't come to disturb you."

"Our new mobile phones have started to be shipped. Everything is on track. I just wanted to come to you as soon as possible..."

After a few polite words, Song Yang slowly got to the point.

"Boss, it's like this..."

"You should also know that Phoenix Automobile developed a steering wheel-less 'unmanned self-driving car' more than half a year ago, which is very good."

"It has been running and tested in our super industrial park for half a year. All the data are very good and it is very convenient..."

Hu Lai nodded. He knew about this. He happened to experience it when he and Chen Hai visited the industrial park together before.

Seeing Hu Lai nodding, Song Yang continued:

"Now this technology is very mature, so I hope to introduce this 'unmanned self-driving car' into the shared car business and open up a new 'unmanned self-driving taxi' business."

Hu Lai was stunned for a moment.

Autonomous taxi hailing?!

He had thought about this issue before, but this business involves many things, the most important of which is security.

To put it bluntly, most private cars on the market now have "autonomous driving technology", but after all, the car also has a steering wheel, and someone can sit in the cab for emergency avoidance.

For example, Phoenix's "automatic parking" function realizes "unmanned automatic driving mode", but there are no passengers in the car when it is used, and when using the automatic parking function, the maximum speed is also limited to less than 40KM/h. The purpose is

To ensure that no safety accidents occur to the greatest extent possible.

But once unmanned autonomous taxi-hailing is promoted for commercial use, it will be impossible to limit the maximum speed to 40KM/H. How can safety be ensured at the same high speed?

Furthermore.

Because it is "unmanned autonomous driving", there is no steering wheel and no staff on the car. Just like the original development of the "unmanned bus", we must consider that if the "unmanned smart car" has a program error or malfunction, it must be

There is a backend that can control and solve problems in a timely manner.

Thinking of this, Hu Lai frowned slightly.

but.

Song Yang was obviously well prepared, and he had already considered Hu Lai's worries.

Before Hu Lai could refuse, Song Yang continued:
To be continued...