In the end, Chen Zifan chose the following products for Stardust Technology's first smartphone "Stardust 1": protective case, tempered film, mobile power supply (power bank), and Bluetooth headset.
Because apart from the original power adapter and data cable, the "Stardust 1" box contains no other accessories, no free mobile phone case, and no wired headphones.
Instead of being maliciously targeted by some friends in the future for not sending headphones, it is better to just do it in one step and not send them directly to save trouble in the future.
It can also promote a wave of Bluetooth headsets. Of course, if you must use wired headsets, you can also use third-party headsets with micro interfaces.
As for the protective case, tempered film, and power bank, these are all conventional three-piece sets. The only difficulty is that the tempered film technology may not be mature these days, but this is not a problem. Just leave it to the supplier.
"As the distinguished father of Party A, I only need to put forward my own requirements to Party B..." Whether it can be achieved in the end is a headache for the supplier.
After sorting out the materials, Chen Zifan made a call and called Zhao Wushang over: "Contact the supplier of the above accessories as soon as possible and let them prepare. We will be ready to start work after the Spring Festival."
"no problem!"
Zhao Wushang looked through the information in his hand and saw that a tempered film was selling for 49, a mobile phone protective case was selling for 99, and a 10,000 mAh power bank was selling for 199. He was a little stunned:
"Wow, the price is so high!?"
"An industry insider once said: Mobile phones don't make money, just making friends, accessories make money! And our quality is worth the price, we just provide consumers with a choice..."
If Zhao Wushang hadn't known about Stardust Technology, he would have almost believed it. Mobile phones don't make money? There are probably not many domestic manufacturers whose profits can match those of Stardust Technology, let alone accessories.
The document clearly states: The cost of a single tempered film does not exceed 3 yuan, and the cost of a single liquid silicone protective shell does not exceed 7 yuan...
Of course, these are only the material costs, and there are other costs that have not been taken into account. But even so, the profits of these accessories are ridiculously high. Zhao Wushang doubts that anyone will really buy them?
Chen Zifan didn't explain much. Whether these accessories can be sold depends on the main product and the brand. Apple's official mobile phone case costs 200+ and people still buy it. This is the reason.
Moreover, Chen Zifan feels that selling a protective case for 99 is the limit of his understanding. Unless it has some special function, such as enhancing signal, improving heat dissipation, etc., it is really not worth it.
After Zhao Wushang left, Chen Zifan rarely had some leisure time. At least he didn't have to worry about Stardust Technology before the Spring Festival. Li Yuan and others from the Finance Department were responsible for arranging year-end benefits.
At that time, he only needs to show his face in front of the employees, have a meal together, hand out some New Year red envelopes and say some auspicious words. He has these things at his fingertips, and they can be regarded as a kind of pastime.
After finishing the work at Stardust Technology, Chen Zifan drove his exclusive Dandan car to see how his father's electric car shop was doing.
Xinghua Zhixing’s largest store is located in a medium-sized square diagonally opposite their factory. This was Chen Zifan’s suggestion. Opening an electric vehicle store near the square will facilitate the exhibition during events.
Unfortunately, it's winter now. Due to the weather, there are fewer people going out, and even fewer people are buying electric cars. It's different when you look at the auto parts store next door. People come and go every day, and there are a lot of people looking at cars.
September to January of the following year is the peak season for buying cars, while March to August is the relative off-season for buying cars. The opposite is true for electric vehicles, with March to August selling best.
Chen Zifan parked the car in the square, looked at the contrast between the two sides and couldn't help but sigh:
"I think back then I was pursuing speed and passion. When buying a car, I had to study the parameters for a long time. How many cylinders does the engine have? How many seconds does it take to accelerate from 100 kilometers to 100 kilometers? Does the body conform to the dynamics..."
His grandma, a 1.5T three-bar sedan is still aerodynamic... Can you really feel it even if it accelerates from 0 to 100 mph by 0.0 seconds? Even if you really buy a sports car, where can you drive it so fast in China?
But that period was really interesting. Later, the emergence of new energy vehicles broke the original automobile market structure. It was also the first time that he experienced what an exaggerated push-back feeling was. It was too outrageous.
Of course, in real comparison, new energy vehicles are definitely not as good as some top fuel vehicles. In Chen Zifan’s view, the main problems of new energy vehicles are: battery attenuation, charging speed, and reduced battery life.
It's all related to batteries. Not only new energy vehicles, Xinghua Zhixing's electric vehicles also have this problem, to varying degrees at most.
Chen Zifan first went to the auto parts city and took a look around, and found that most people were either looking at Santana, Passat, or some domestic Dandan cars, and occasionally Elantra appeared...
"Flowing passion~"
He couldn't help but have a magical advertisement appear in his mind. Two Elantras hooked up and drifted in a circle before running out with a heart pattern...
Thinking of this, he quickly shook his head to shake the picture out of his mind, and then turned around and walked towards Xinghua Zhixing on the other side. To be honest, Xinghua Zhixing's store was doing quite well.
After all, it was Chen Zifan who created the design style. Even in this season, it attracted some people to experience the store. The store was also divided into three areas, with a product placed in each area.
They are: electric tricycle, light electric bicycle, and small electric motorcycle. The first product is essentially the same as the Stardust Express delivery vehicle, and the remaining two products were recently developed by Chen Jianjun.
They are euphemistically called "Chengfeng" and "Bingbing". Chengfeng is a grocery shopping cart with a front frame and a back seat, while Breaking Ice is a small electric motorcycle. Chen Zifan could tell at a glance that both electric cars were designed by Emma.
These names are not important. Whoever buys an electric car will pay attention to which series they buy? What's the name? They are all called Xinghua Electric Vehicles!
The grocery cart is okay. The small electric motorcycle is completely different from the current mainstream electric motorcycle style. It has a round shape, fresh colors, big-eye LED lights, and light brown imitation leather seats...it is really beautiful.
It belongs to the type that caters to both men and women, and is especially harmful to women. It seems that Chen Jianjun is also well versed in this. He knows that in ordinary families, it is the woman who makes the decision to buy an electric car.
And if you want to buy a car, it is basically the man who makes the decision. The shopping guides in the store are all aunts. Chen Zifan’s age is estimated to be 40+. When he saw him entering the store, the aunt was very enthusiastic:
"Young man, come and see the electric car? What style do you want? You are tall, so this one is more suitable for you. This is our new product. Let me tell you, it uses ternary lithium batteries..."
Chen Zifan was shocked. What the hell? Didn't this battery come from Stardust Technology? Look at the electric motorcycle posters on the wall, what about "the first ternary lithium battery" and "80km+ battery life"...
He seems to have only mentioned ternary lithium batteries, right? By the way, does dad know what ternary lithium is? But it’s not wrong to promote it like this...
"Uh... is there any difference between our ternary lithium battery and other batteries?"
The shopping guide clapped her hands and showed a confident smile: "Hey, young man, you have asked the right person! Ordinary electric vehicles use lead-acid batteries, which are heavy, slow to charge and not durable!
Our Xinghua ternary lithium battery is light and durable. You can charge it whenever you want. If you look at it, our electric vehicle is also equipped with an LCD screen. This is the speed, this is the power, and the mileage..."
While the aunt was introducing, she saw from the corner of her eye that three young people, two men and one woman, came in. The volume suddenly became louder and the smiles became brighter.
Chen Zifan: "..."
Auntie, you didn't explain it clearly. To sum it up, our ternary lithium battery is good, but other people's are not. When I turned around, I saw that several young people were listening with interest, and one of them sat on it directly.
"Holy shit, this feels so comfortable!"
"It has a nice spring!"
Damn spring, that’s shock absorption!
"There is also a hook on the front. You can hang some vegetables on it. There is also a box at the back..."
"It's not just the back! If you get up, you can still put something under your butt! Let me show you..."
As soon as Auntie turned the key, the electric car's seat cushion bounced up with a "Duang~" sound. What surprised Chen Zifan was that there was actually damping added inside. His design drawings did not originally include this thing.
"There's just enough room for one of our helmets inside. By the way, this helmet is a gift..."
"And give me a helmet?"
"right!"
"But it's winter now..."
"What are you afraid of in winter? We also give you a windproof cover. Girl, come over and touch it and look at this big sponge! You won't be afraid of the cold if you get in it!"
"ah…"
"Come here you go!"
"..."
In Chen Zifan's shocked eyes, the three young people who came in to take a look were happy to buy two new cars. The price of 2999 was not cheap. The three young people also cut off 100 yuan and gave away a raincoat...
Why two? Because the seats of this kind of electric car are not that big, two people riding in the same car will inevitably have a relatively large area of body contact, and the remaining one can be used as a light bulb.
"Damnable young man..."
Chen Zifan couldn't help but cursed secretly, and the aunt beside him turned her head and said:
"What about you, young man?"
"I just came to see... By the way, how is the sales of our electric tricycle going?"
"Oh~ That one is bought by people who sell things. Usually people who come in buy our model. It looks good and is easy to use. That one is actually cheaper..."
But she earns less from selling a cheap one. Of course, this is what she thinks, and she won't say it out loud. In fact, the sales volume of electric tricycles is terrible... so she avoided talking about it when Chen Zifan asked.
Those who need to deliver goods either use Dandan vehicles or drive tricycles. At worst, they ride three-wheeled motorcycles. At worst, there are human-powered tricycles. The positioning of electric tricycles is too embarrassing.
Unless diesel tricycles and three-wheeled motorcycles are banned, the sales of electric tricycles will definitely not increase. This is indeed the case. Electric tricycles will not be mainstream fifteen years from now.
However, the electric tricycle was not originally sold as a flagship product, so Chen Zifan didn't care. After learning about Xinghua Zhixing, he turned back to Stardust Technology to prepare the year-end report.
At the same time, under the operation of Stardust Technology, "Xia" was successfully launched on the e-commerce platform and Stardust official website, and offline shipping channels were also integrated, leaving only Zhao Wushang's "last" press conference.
