Chapter 829: Intercepting Gang Leader Qiao
Many people stretched their necks to see the square object that Lu Yiming placed on the table, but the light was too dim to see it clearly.
Lu Yiming continued his speech.
“Since I’m reinventing the mobile phone, it’s natural that it will be different from all previous mobile phones. I want to give it intelligence.”
"I named this product Panda. As we all know, pandas are our national treasure. My goal is to make the Panda phone a national treasure."
Lu Yiming's words immediately sparked a heated discussion among everyone.
"Panda phone? Well, it does sound better ."
"It's blowing again. I want to see why your phone is different from all the previous ones."
"Lu Dazui."
"Don't touch the national treasure of porcelain."
Lu Yiming had heard people mention before that the name "Mao Mao Phone" was not a good one, so Lu Yiming remembered a brand of Panda cigarettes and decided to name the phone brand "Panda".
The word "Panda" appeared on the big screen, and the icon was an abstract panda head.
Kind of like Mickey's head.
Lu Yiming continued his speech.
"Come on, let's talk about the phone we reinvented. First, it has to have a revolutionary user interface."
The letters UI appear on the screen.
"This is the culmination of many years of research and development. It is a perfect combination of hardware and software."
"Some people may ask, why do we need such a thing? It took years to develop it, and I tell you, I spent a lot of money on it."
"There are four mobile phones here, also claimed to be smartphones."
Four mobile phones appeared on the screen, namely motoQ, BlackBerry, Palm Treo, and Nokia E62.
Without exception, these mobile phones have a square screen on top and a densely packed 26-key full keyboard on the bottom.
These so-called smart phones all have programs written in the JAVA programming language and are the product of the transition from full-featured machines to semi-smart phones.
"What's wrong with these four phones? In my opinion, all their problems are on the densely packed keyboards underneath."
When the representatives of the mobile phone manufacturers heard this, they immediately felt unhappy.
What mobile phone is not like this now? This is already the most advanced mobile phone now.
"These things are there whether you use them or not. Do you think that makes sense?"
When Lu Yiming asked this question, everyone in the audience laughed.
"Wouldn't it be possible to use it anytime you need it?"
"Can you take it down when you don't need it?"
"That's a bit nitpicking. How can you use a mobile phone without a keyboard? How can you make calls or send text messages?"
The representatives of these mobile phone manufacturers now really want to slam the table and call Lu Yiming a big mouth.
In their opinion, Lu Yiming was just nitpicking and looking for trouble.
Lu Yiming listened to these people's discussions, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and then he said: "These keyboards, we don't actually use them most of the time, but we have to carry them all the time, which I can't stand. So the first thing that Panda Mobile has to solve is this problem. I want to remove the keyboard from the Panda Mobile."
"Take away the keyboard?"
"You're kidding me, how do I use my phone without the keyboard?"
Since Bell invented the telephone, from the simplest dial to the later 9-digit keys, and even the pager that can intelligently receive incoming call reminders, there are several buttons to operate.
It is hard for everyone to imagine a mobile phone without a keyboard.
However, at this moment, a square mobile phone appeared on the screen - judging from its shape, it can be recognized that it looks like a mobile phone.
The front of this phone is a big screen, and nothing else.
"Everyone, please look, this is our Panda phone, a reinvented mobile phone."
Although everyone had been talking about it before, and even expressed disdain for Lu Yiming's various statements, when this thing appeared on the big screen, it still caused a burst of exclamations.
“Is this the Panda phone?”
"It looks like a boxy makeup mirror!"
"How do I operate this phone without a keyboard?"
The mystery was solved, Lu Yiming picked up the mobile phone on the table, and a spotlight shone on his phone.
"This is the Panda phone. When you look at this picture, you may think, how can I operate it without a keyboard? Some people may think of a computer, which also has a screen, a mouse and a keyboard. Do we need to equip our phones with these tools? No, that's too stupid. The best tool in the world is our fingers. Why don't we just use our fingers to operate directly on the screen?"
"We invented the ten-point touch screen. We use our fingers instead of the mouse to click on the mobile phone screen like using a mouse to click on the computer screen. This is what I call reinventing the mobile phone!"
"This is the first different user interface I gave this phone. Anyone can use this phone intuitively. You no longer need arrow keys to find what you need, just click with your fingers. You no longer need those complicated buttons, because you can write on the computer screen with your hands."
As a demonstration video played on the screen, the audience was excited.
"Holy crap, this is awesome."
"MaoMao Mobile has reinvented the mobile phone. This is not an exaggeration! My God, this is really like a brand new invention!"
“I have to say this is pretty cool though!”
"The idea of using your fingers to operate directly on the screen is absolutely amazing!"
"Needless to say, I will definitely buy one when this phone comes out!"
Many people changed their opinions after listening to Lu Yiming's introduction, and some even had the urge to place an order immediately.
Operating your phone directly with your fingers on the screen is definitely the coolest thing in the world!
Science fiction!
The representatives of the mobile phone manufacturers sitting at the scene were as shocked as they were gnashing their teeth at Lu Yiming just now.
Their eyes were fixed on the big screen, looking at the Panda phone that seemed to have come from the future, feeling very uncomfortable.
Many people even felt like they had lost their parents.
It's over. It's really over now.
The launch of Lu Yiming's mobile phone is going to revolutionize all other mobile phones!
When the mobile phone came out, it revolutionized the pager.
Miniaturized mobile phones such as Nokia's PHS have revolutionized mobile phones.
Now, there's no getting away from this.
Every one of them will die in front of Panda Mobile!
Lu Yiming continued his speech.
"I believe you are all surprised by this, right? But if that were all, I wouldn't have to spend so much time and energy on it. Since I want to reinvent the mobile phone, I need to be different in every aspect."
"I said, it is a smartphone. In order to give it intelligence, Yixun Technology has developed an operating system specifically for it. This is the Hongmeng operating system."
Everyone is familiar with the operating system. The Windows operating system is running on computers now.
The surprising thing is that Lu Yiming actually created an operating system for mobile phones!
This is an incredible thing!
“Why should your next computer be a computer?”
Lu Yiming picked up the Panda phone and said, "It's a computer that can fit in your pocket. It can do everything a computer can do!"
“For example, log in to QQ and chat with people.”
Lu Yiming demonstrated on the spot how to log into QQ using a Panda mobile phone, and the interface was almost the same as the computer version of QQ.
This immediately caused screams from the audience.
Especially the virtual keyboard that appears when needed and disappears automatically when not needed, which makes people feel like science fiction.
Then, Lu Yiming demonstrated how to use the phone to listen to music, take photos, watch videos and browse the web. These already have dedicated apps in the Hongmeng system.
"This is the Hongmeng system's app store. You can download the software you want to your phone at any time. It can be said that from today on, everyone's phone function will be unique!"
“I hereby declare that the Hongmeng App Store is open to all developers for free. Anyone can create software and put it on the Hongmeng App Store!”
The press conference was over in half an hour, and Lu Yiming only demonstrated some basic functions.
When it comes to smartphones, there are 10,000 different ways to use them for 10,000 people. It is certainly impossible for Lu Yiming to talk about everything at the press conference.
Although it only tells the tip of the iceberg of smartphones, it is enough to shock people beyond words.
The press conference had ended five minutes earlier, but the applause was still going on.
In the original mobile phone market, Nokia was the king, and mobile phones from brands such as Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung also flourished and competed with each other, presenting a grand scene of vitality and development.
However, after the Panda mobile phone came out, there were only two types of mobile phones left on the market, one was the Panda mobile phone, and the other was mobile phones of other brands.
Panda phone has become unique!
The emergence of smartphones heralds the official arrival of the mobile Internet era. However, many mobile phone giants that dominated the entire industry chain in the era of feature phones have not yet realized that their grand ambitions are about to come to an end.
The Panda phone made its stunning debut and spread rapidly throughout the world through the Internet.
A few days later, in the small European country of Finland, the headquarters of Nokia.
After watching the launch of the Panda phone, President Peng Peijia fell silent.
When he was leaving work, he was unexpectedly blocked by reporters at the company gate.
"The Xia people have reinvented the mobile phone. What do you think of this?"
Peng Peijia said disdainfully: "The Xia people don't understand mobile phones, and their mobile phones are of poor quality."
As he said that, he took out his Nokia mobile phone, threw it hard on the ground, then picked it up and blew away the dust. The phone was not damaged at all.
"Only our Nokia has excellent quality!"
However, this argument did not cause any waves on the Internet, and was unlikely to have any impact on Panda phones.
There was even a group of people on the Internet calling him an idiot.
"The Panda phone starts at $499. Who would want to drop it for fun?"
"Is this person crazy? Things like Nokia should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago."
However, some Nokia fans were not convinced and spoke up for Nokia on the forum: "Our Nokia phones are bulletproof, but your Panda phones don't even have a waterproof function!"
Fans of the Panda phone were full of disdain: "What? Are you going to use your phone as a bulletproof vest, or play with it while swimming? If you have a mental illness, go see a doctor, stop showing off your IQ here."
Regardless of the debate online, the sales of Panda phones have become extremely popular. During the global launch, several stores in the United States even had long queues outside the stores. The high price of $499 still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of consumers. Many people came to queue up overnight after watching the press conference.
Most of these people are Tianyin MP3 users, and they have long been recommended the Panda mobile phone, a cross-generation product, in the community.
At Apple's headquarters in the United States, Steve Jobs was urging the R&D department to make progress. Then his assistant came to him and Steve Jobs flew into a rage: "Can't you see I'm busy? Wait until you have something to say!"
The assistant had long been accustomed to Boss Qiao's temper. He directly opened a video file in his laptop and said, "Take a look at this."
With doubts, Boss Qiao started watching the video.
It is the launch conference of Maomao Mobile's Panda mobile phone.
After watching the press conference, Boss Qiao was completely stunned. He then flew into a rage and said, "Someone inside the company must have leaked the information! Find them! You must find them for me!"
At this time, his first generation iPhone was ready.
In the original history, iPhone 1 was released on January 9, 2007.
Lu Yiming arrived eight days earlier than him.
January 8, 2007.
At the Maomao Mobile headquarters, Huang Zhang excitedly found Lu Yiming and said, "The two million Panda phones we prepared have all been sold out, and the orders are still skyrocketing."
Lu Yiming was surprised: "Is the market acceptance so high? It's only been a few days and two million units have been sold out? Are there so many rich people nowadays?"
The pricing of Panda phones is aimed at the high end.
Lu Yiming knew very well that if the price was set high at the beginning, he could lower it later depending on the situation. However, if the price was set low at the beginning like Xiaomi did, it would be very difficult to enter the high-end market later.
Huang Zhang smiled and said, "It's not about the price. Such an epoch-making product cannot be measured by money. And thanks to your strong network of relationships, this phone will be sold simultaneously around the world. There are billions of people on Earth, and there are many wealthy people."
Lu Yiming asked: "How much inventory is left?"
Huang Zhang said: "You asked us to prepare 5 million units before. Now there are 2.2 million units in the warehouse, and the rest are still being produced overtime."
Lu Yiming instructed, "Send half of the remaining stock abroad first, and sell them in batches of 200,000 units at a time. Don't sell them too fast, or they'll run out of stock."
Huang Zhang nodded. He was so excited that he wanted to go to the front line to tighten the screws himself and produce more Panda phones.
The price is $499, so 2 million units is almost $1 billion!
It’s so easy to make money.
As soon as Huang Zhang left, Yu Jiayi came to Lu Yiming and said, "Boss Lu, Steve Jobs from Apple is holding a press conference. I heard they are also going to launch a new smartphone."
Because Lu Yiming had asked her to keep an eye on Apple before, although Yu Jiayi didn't understand why , she still did it.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "I happen to be free, so let's take a look together."
He used his computer to connect to the Internet in the United States and began to watch Boss Joe's press conference online.
It can be seen that Boss Joe’s press conference was completely forced. Strictly speaking, his iPhone 1 was not very complete and was just a showpiece.
If there were no similar competing products on the market, it would be possible for Apple's die-hard fans to deify it.
Make money and then slowly improve the second, third, and fourth generation products.
According to the original timeline, the sales of Apple's first-generation iPhone were not very good. The real culmination was the iPhone 4, after which it began to take off completely and became the gravedigger of feature phones.
It’s a pity that the iPhone 1, which CEO Steve Jobs had high hopes for, encountered a strong competitor this time - the Panda phone.
At the iPhone 1 launch event, Steve Jobs was talking on the stage wearing his crew-neck sweater, but the audience below was not buying it.
“Why does it feel a bit like a panda phone?”
"Does it look like it? I don't think so. It's much uglier than the Panda phone."
The people around agreed.
"really."
"It's not as sharp-edged as the Panda phone. The arc on the back makes it impossible to put the phone on the table properly."
"I came here to check out the Panda phone because I couldn't buy one. I didn't expect that Boss Joe would be such a disappointment this time. The difference between iPhone 1 and the Panda phone is too big, especially the small screen."
Many Apple fans were very disappointed. They had originally planned to support CEO Steve Jobs, but the iPhone 1 was too poorly completed. The software functions were smaller than those of the Panda phone, and the hardware was similar, but the screen of the Panda phone was 5 inches, while the screen of your iPhone 1 was only 3.5 inches!
The pricing is still the same, do you really think we, the old fans, are fools?
It was a normal press conference, and after more than an hour, Boss Qiao was so thirsty from talking.
After the press conference was over, Steve Jobs came backstage and asked Vice President Tim Cook, "How is the response?"
Cook looked embarrassed, but finally told the truth: "I have read what users have said online, and most people have strong opinions."
Boss Qiao was furious and yelled, "You have any objections? iPhone is my most perfect creation! Are they blind? What on earth are they dissatisfied with?"
Cook sighed and said, "Most of the users' opinions are focused on the screen size. They think the screen of iPhone 1 is too small and a bit shabby."
Hearing this, Boss Qiao became even more furious: "I think 3.5 inches is just right. It is very stable to hold in one hand."
Cook was helpless: "It's no use telling me, you have to convince the users."
Boss Qiao was so angry that he wanted to smash the cup. He couldn't accept that his design aesthetics was questioned, and he had no intention of changing it.
In fact, the screen size of previous generations of iPhones has always been criticized by the market, but CEO Steve Jobs refused to change it and insisted on teaching users how to do things .
After that, as competitors’ large-screen smartphones sold out, Apple finally lowered its proud head and made its screens bigger and bigger.
