The so-called "last" refers to not only the last new product before the Spring Festival in 2006, but also the last "feature phone" from Stardust Technology. Next, they will say goodbye to feature phones completely.
With the "Hai" product opening up the situation, Stardust Technology has become somewhat famous in Haicheng and surrounding cities. At least those who have seen Stardust directly-operated stores and authorized stores will be deeply impressed.
Since Stardust Technology changed its strategy, the number of Stardust authorized stores has shown a spurt of development, not only in Haicheng and surrounding cities, but also in mainland cities.
According to Wang Jinli's statistics, the number of Stardust authorized stores has exceeded 300 between January 1st and 21st. However, so many stores have not brought higher profits to Stardust Technology.
Having only one product is too weak. It makes a lot of money similar to the franchise fee, but the subsequent profits are too little. The "Hai" product is too single and not enough to support a brand.
Therefore, the promotion of "Xia" is very important. Before January 26, 500,000 "Xia" units have been distributed to various Stardust direct stores, authorized stores, and dealers of all levels.
At the same time, the audience registration for the press conference has also been transferred from offline to online. This time, 500 press conference audiences were directly recruited, and the conference address was also changed from a medium-sized conference center to a large open-air conference center.
On the day of the press conference on January 26, in addition to the 500 spectators, there were nearly 200 Stardust Technology employees, as well as journalists from newspapers, online media, and TV stations that Wang Jinli spent a lot of money to invite...
There were nearly 1,000 people at the entire press conference. Although it was not comparable to the atmosphere of basketball, football and other sports events, among domestic brands, Stardust Technology's press conference was also called "lively".
Of course, Chen Zifan would not admit that this was because most of his friends did not hold press conferences...International brands held press conferences abroad, but domestic brands did not, so Stardust Technology naturally stood out.
At 9:30 a.m., audience members with reservations appeared at the entrance of the conference center. Due to the relatively small passage and the security personnel who needed to confirm the information, more and more people lined up at the door...
"Hey, give way!"
"Good brother! Don't be crowded! No matter how anxious you are, you still have to sit on your seat when you get in!"
"Queue up! We are all qualified people! Only those who line up well will get in quickly!"
"Damn, so many people..."
"..."
In fact, it was just a squeeze at the door, but it was much more spacious after entering the conference center. Moreover, Chen Zifan didn't understand why many gyms and conference centers were designed with such narrow passages with small traffic.
The first batch of spectators finally took a breath after queuing up and sighed: "It's so difficult!"
"You're in!"
"Where are you? No. 39, row F? I am No. 26, row C. My seat is in the front!"
"Damn it, I didn't get to the front row, there's nothing I can do, now I can only watch the big screen..."
"No! Why did that guy go to the first row? Isn't he also an audience member?"
"Haha, that's not an ordinary audience, the largest authorized store in Beijing belongs to him!"
"Is he Brother Xiaoyao? The leader of the 'Wo Zi Xiaoyao' guild in the legend? Damn, I've met him in the game, and his equipment is more than ten thousand dollars..."
"A serious second-generation rich man in Beijing, he also opened the largest Stardust authorized store in Beijing. The scale, my goodness, is even more impressive than the Stardust self-operated store!"
"He also complained about this on the forum, saying why the authorized stores should be small? He wanted to open a big one to Stardust Technology."
"The harm is not because Stardust Technology does not accept his investment and does not allow him to open a direct-operated store..."
"Is there anything else going on?"
"..."
As for why this "Brother Xiaoyao" could sit in the front row, it was because he bought the seat in the front row directly from a newspaper. Even Chen Zifan didn't understand this strange operation.
"I know you may be rich, but that's not how you spend your money!"
Zhao Wushang mentioned this person to Chen Zifan. His name was Mo Shaokun. The specific information was not clear, but he was probably the son of a senior executive of Huaya Group. He usually did a lot of weird things.
For example, it cost 600,000 yuan to rent a track and hired a group of racers to drive vans to run the race. The winner would receive a cash reward of 50,000 yuan. It is said that several vans broke down that day.
Another example is opening an imported motorcycle shop, not to sell cars, but to collect them and use them as an exhibition hall. They are all large-displacement motorcycles that cannot be bought in China. I don’t know how they got them here.
However, Mo Shaokun is considered law-abiding. He doesn't ride these cars on the road, he just keeps them. Why not collect cars... In fact, he also collects cars, but he doesn't make them public.
Electronic products can be regarded as Mo Shaokun's "new collection item". He already has a lot of mobile phones from Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson in his home. Logically speaking, there should be no shortage of mobile phones.
Until one time, a group friend added a new person to the group he created. The new person added his contact information and said that he would buy a mobile phone on his behalf. The errand fee would be 100 yuan and it would be delivered to his door for free...
At that time, when he heard that it was a domestic brand, he was not interested at all. However, the promotional video sent by the group friend made him feel a little interesting, so he directly ordered one. After receiving it, he realized that it was not simple.
"Is this the packaging of a domestic mobile phone? Is this the workmanship of a domestic mobile phone? Is this the design of a domestic mobile phone? This is... a rubbish mobile phone system!"
In Mo Shaokun's eyes, the "sea" is like a dancing fairy on earth. It looks very attractive on the outside, but it smells like corn stubble when it opens its mouth. The gap between the inside and outside is too big.
"It's a pity. If this was equipped with a Symbian system, it would be at least 1,000 yuan more expensive..."
Mo Shaokun played with the "sea" in his hand with some regret, and took it to the company to use for a few days. If there were any stains on it, he would just put it under the tap and rinse it, which shocked many Huaya Group employees.
"Brother Mo! Where did you buy the mobile phone? It's waterproof! Hey, it also comes with Bluetooth headphones!"
"As expected of Brother Mo! The taste is so good! It looks so trendy with this phone~"
"..."
After enjoying the praise from the company's employees for a few days, Mo Shaokun randomly found someone to give the phone away, and then bought three more "Hai" phones in different colors and put them in his collection shelf.
“It’s perfect if you don’t unpack it!”
Later, Mo Shaokun discovered that Stardust Technology was not only a new company, but also had many cooperations with Huaya. Even the large LED screen at the entrance of the head office was specially customized from Stardust Technology.
After seeing the Stardust Direct Store, he wanted to open one of his own to try. By the way, he tried to create a different style, but Stardust Technology directly rejected it and said that if he wanted to open one, he could only open an authorized store.
How could Mo Shaokun, who had always had his own way of doing things, endure it? So I directly bombarded Stardust Technology officials on the forum: "Only allow authorized stores? Sorry, my authorized store is better than your direct store!"
Facts have proved that he did it, and why did he come to this press conference... Chen Zifan felt that this guy just had nothing to do. He had too much money and didn't know how to spend it, so he could only look for fun everywhere.
Looking at Mo Shaokun sitting in the middle of the first row with his legs crossed, Chen Zifan couldn't help but complain: "Damn! Why are you going to our Stardust Technology press conference if you don't play with your car and your watch?"
He believed that Stardust Technology's products were not related to "luxury". Mo Shaokun could also get the "box" goods in advance, so why would he have to travel from Beijing to Haicheng to watch a press conference?
Mo Shaokun himself didn't think so at all. He was frowning and observing the surrounding environment: "The layout is not bad, but the style doesn't match. If it were me, I would definitely build a venue myself..."
That's what Chen Zifan thought and did, but Stardust Technology's own conference center is still under construction and has not yet been used.
After all the preparation work was completed and all the on-site personnel were in place, Zhao Wushang finally stepped onto the press conference stage with brisk music and huge posters, and began to introduce today's new products:
"Spin freely and move as you wish..."
"Well, the design is good~"
"3.2-inch super multi-touch screen, supports up to five-point touch..."
"This screen...is a bit tasteless,"
Mo Shaokun couldn't help but shake his head in the audience, which was in sharp contrast to the cheers around him. Without a good system, the touch screen was not easy to use.
“2200 mAh battery…”
"What's the use of a big battery? Charging is much slower than a small battery, and it can't be replaced."
"Eight surround antennas, upper and lower symmetrical dual speakers, colorful glass back cover..."
"Sure enough, it's like this again!"
A giant in hardware and Wu Dalang in software, he has seen the workmanship quality. The workmanship level of the "box" is better than the most expensive models of some international brands, but the Case system is lagging behind.
The gap in hardware is the easiest to make up, so Mo Shaokun dared to assert: "If Stardust Technology does not get an excellent system within two years, it is likely to be surpassed by other brands..."
Unless Stardust Technology can make new breakthroughs in hardware level and maintain its hardware advantages, he really can't think of how to improve the hardware level of mobile phones to another level.
"Is it possible to use rare materials..."
While Mo Shaokun was frowning and thinking, Zhao Wushang had already finished introducing the product "Box", but he did not announce the price, but took out five more protective cases with different colors.
"In order to better protect our mobile phones, we have customized a liquid silicone protective case for the 'box', which can play a great cushioning role when the mobile phone is dropped, and can also increase the feel..."
It has to be said that Stardust Technology's protective case does not cost a few dollars from the inside out. The fluff and logo on the inside, the anti-slip stickers on the sides, and the anti-fingerprint coating on the outside all have a very good texture.
After a brief display, Zhao Wushang directly announced the final price of the "box" and protective case: "The final price of the 'box' is 2,899 yuan! The price of the colorful silicone protective case is 99 yuan!"
The scene suddenly burst into cheers. Of course, this was inseparable from the leadership of Stardust Technology employees... But Mo Shaokun, who was sitting in the first row, did not applaud and cheer together because this was not what he wanted.
"I always feel like there is something missing from these products. What exactly is missing?"
