Chapter 179 Tying the pony to the car is so cool [Please subscribe! ]

Three days later, June 4th.

Wang Chengguang hadn't even started cooking in the morning when he started putting makeup on Wu Xiaowei and Zhong Miaomiao, and he put on all kinds of mature and round props one by one...

With his ordinary makeup, he couldn't make Zhong Miaomiao's face full of collagen become as smooth as Si Teng's. The difference in temperament is too big. Miaomiao still has a strong White Moonlight attribute.

Having said that, Wang Chengguang was still very happy.

Of course Xiaowei couldn't run away either.

Whether he can become more and more mature depends on his personal development efforts.

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At around 9 o'clock in the morning, Wang Chengguang was sitting in the car on his way to the company when he received a call from Jack Huang of Meizu. "Mr. Wang, I have been thinking about it in the hotel for two days, including remote control to ensure quality control."

"I also talked to a bank in Zhuhai. They were willing to lend me 50 billion yuan so that I could rebuild the production line, but they required me to mortgage 3% of the Meizu industry. At its peak, Meizu MP had an annual sales volume of several billion yuan, but its net profit was far from that much."

"You can tell my profit situation by looking at my tax payment..."

"In 06, I switched from MP3 players to mobile phones, which was a huge leap. I also invested a lot in the past two or three years, and the first model had serious quality problems..."

"I heard that when Mr. Wang's Weibo account first went viral, he received an invitation to relocate the headquarters to your hometown in Henan Province? For example, tax exemption for a few years to support your development? Can Mr. Wang help me find out if I can build a Meizu branch factory in Henan Province?"

"I have been in Zhuhai for many years because I don't have a high EQ, don't like socializing, and don't have many friends. I want to make a major change to the mobile phone to lay a solid foundation and control the quality. I don't have connections or money, but I heard that Zhengzhou has been inviting Foxconn to contribute a lot of money and manpower...Foxconn is just a crappy OEM factory."

Wang Chengguang, “…”

He was silent for a few seconds and then smiled, "Okay, I'll help you find out and let you know as soon as I have any news."

Foxconn moved into the Science Park in 2010, but the negotiation invitation was not initiated in 2010. As early as 2007, senior city officials led a team to meet with Foxconn.

That was a business that I had been running in Zheng City for several years. Of course, it was also a branch factory.

After a few polite words, he ended the call and acted as a middleman, calling the leader who had come to Guomao in June 08 to invite him to move the Xinghuo headquarters back to Zhengzhou...

A leader asked incredulously, "Mobile phone manufacturer? Meizu M8? Which product is the most popular right now?"

"Why would they think of starting from Zhuhai... Ahem, Mr. Wang, you tell me, I'll listen."

Wang Chengguang explained in a plain way, "Meizu CEO Huang pursues perfection in product creation. In the past, we were the top seller in the country in terms of MP3 sales, but the profit was not that high."

"Those profits can easily allow him to buy a big villa in the city, but compared with the traditional MP3 giants, it is far less than that."

"He led the team in developing mobile phones for two or three years, but it was his first time in the mobile phone industry, so he lacked experience and technical foundation. He sold nearly 100,000 units, but as they were used, problems arose, such as the touch screen not working, poor signal, and easy freezing..."

"He needs the main factory to stop production, stop selling to the outside world, and re-perfect and strengthen all quality checkpoints in the entire industry chain before he can come out again."

"The funding issue requires mortgaging a portion of Meizu's equity to get money from the bank to support the upgrade of Meizu M8."

A certain leader repeatedly sighed, "That's great, Mr. Wang. I will visit you in Beijing as soon as possible. Don't worry, if you want to build a branch here, we can talk about giving away land, tax exemption for a few years, or even paying to help Mr. Huang of Meizu build a factory."

"Meizu is so popular in China, so it should be popular abroad too, right? We are sure that some banks will welcome and support the development of Meizu, pay attention to product quality, and when the products are selling well, they can stop sales for the sake of quality and re-control the production line. This mobile phone boss is really simple and honest."

Wang Chengguang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's like this. Meizu phones do have many advantages, but they infringe on the appearance patent and plagiarize Apple's first generation phone in North America. If they sell it to Europe and the United States, they will definitely be sued."

"Even if they sell to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, Apple will still sue them for infringement of their design patents in these countries..."

A leader laughed and said, "There's nothing wrong with the lawsuit, we can continue..."

Even if the profit is small, it is still making mobile phones, and the first smart phones in China. For Henan Province, which has always made money from traditional agriculture and agricultural and sideline products, making mobile phones is high-tech.

They came into contact with Foxconn in 2007, and that old Foxconn was also manufacturing Apple computers, driving the advent of the smart phone era.

However, the price of Meizu M8 was so high that Steve Jobs, who launched the failed Samsung Galaxy S, sued and banned it, and all the Meizu Ms shipped to retail stores were not allowed to be sold!

The Meizu M8 is a really good product. It does not have an Android system, and Jack Huang does not accept external financing. Without strong helpers, it is hard to say whether it will succeed or fail.

In 2009, Meizu phones were a landslide.

After all, this was a few months of sales of 5 million yuan, but the production capacity was in short supply and the company collapsed halfway due to substandard quality.

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What Wang Chengguang didn't expect was that a certain deputy senior official said he would arrive as soon as possible, and he arrived in the afternoon. After learning that the other party had left the airport, he was very moved and called Jack Huang directly.

He was just a middleman, introducing the two parties to each other. He didn't care how the two sides talked about it. He also knew that once the Meizu M8 branch was reborn in Zhengzhou, it would only be the various factories upstream and downstream of the mobile phone manufacturing industry chain...

Take the manufacturing of a simple mobile phone case as an example. In the era of smart phones, how much industrial and commercial demand can it drive?
Although Meizu M8 collapsed midway, it still left a deep impact on the mobile phone user community. For example, M9 was announced to be released in January 2011, not to mention the users in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen who stayed up all night to queue up.

There were so many pre-orders that the M4 was not available until April, and the production line was overwhelmed.

He invested in DJI in the hope of giving back to his hometown in the future by building a few drone production factories and production lines to boost demand in various areas.

Meizu M8 is really a surprise!

He made an appointment with Jack Huang just to have his WeChat implanted.

When Jack Huang learned that the leaders of Zheng City were coming so quickly, he also rushed to Xinghuo and signed a contract that Xinghuo WeChat would definitely be one of the installed software within a few years, and then went to pick up the people.

After dinner, when Wang Chengguang got into the car driven by Wang Manni to go home, Wang Manni asked curiously, "This Jack is quite courageous. I heard that many people often go to retail stores to ask when the Meizu M8 will arrive..."

"Are they going to publicly announce the suspension of production and start a new one? This means they will lose a lot of money." Wang Chengguang laughed, "In 2005, he took Meizu MP3 to the top of the national sales. In 06, he found that listening to music on mobile phones was becoming more and more popular. He gave up the throne and led the team to develop mobile phones. This is really courageous."

Wang Manni smiled and said, "So this time we go back to Zhengzhou for cooperation, mortgage shares and borrow money from the bank to strengthen the quality control and foundation. Can his brand beat Apple in China?"

Apple has not yet entered the Chinese market, but Wang Chengguang has bought so many Apple stocks at the bottom and has publicly talked to Vice Governor Xu and others about his optimism about Apple smartphones.

As someone who knows her husband inside and out, Wang Manni is of course also clear about the future of the mobile phone industry...Once Apple launches the 3GS mobile phone, it is impossible for it to give up the Chinese market.

Wang Chengguang shook his head, "I don't know either. Let's wait and see."

He really didn't know that Jack Huang's personal strengths and weaknesses were too obvious, and at this stage, except for product quality issues, he would listen to advice...

It’s hard to say about other aspects.

Wang Manni smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this. Last time, I was the one who said I should put on makeup and go out to play. You let my sister Jingjing steal my idea? You have to compensate me at least 100 billion today."

Wang Chengguang, “…”

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April 2009, 4, World Health Day.

Wang Chengguang had just finished cooking a round of Da Miao Miao when he saw Gu Jingjing approaching with her phone in her hand. "Brother Guang, that Jack Huang posted a Weibo post apologizing to all Meizu M8 users because Meizu did not control the quality well. All existing Meizu users can exchange their old phones for new ones for a few hundred yuan later."

"Meizu also announced that it would stop production and reorganize its production line. It will be put on sale again as soon as possible, perhaps this summer. It seems that he and the Zhengzhou government have had a good discussion. It's only been a few days."

A leader from Zhengzhou flew over on the afternoon of the 5th.

It was announced as a hit in just two days. During the hot sales, the smartphone that was in short supply was shut down...

Wang Chengguang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "After all, he got a lot of support, including the city of Zhengzhou mobilizing its connections and network to hire professional researchers from universities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Beihang University, and Beijing Institute of Technology to help him control quality."

"Meizu also started in 06, and under Jack's leadership, they spent two or three years researching and developing mobile phone manufacturing. In the eyes of Nokia and other established companies, a mobile phone manufacturer that emerged from the Internet might be a little funny."

"But the reality... is another matter."

He heard that the bank in Zhengzhou would give him 20 billion yuan if he mortgaged 10% of Meizu's shares. The city would also provide land and subsidies for building a branch mobile phone factory, including an office building.

Three years of tax exemption is also basic operation!

How should I put it, when it comes to product quality and not wanting to cheat users, Jack Huang is not so stubborn now.

Gu Jingjing was browsing Weibo and said, "He didn't have many fans originally. It was only after some promotion on Weibo that he became popular. The problematic machine we found was used by many employees in turn. It was almost smoked when it was used up."

"Most consumers will probably have to use their phones for a month or two before problems start to appear in large numbers. At this stage, many users who bought the Meizu M8 are still confused. There are no major problems with their phones. At most, they complain that the Windows system is not very easy to use."

Wang Chengguang was about to respond when his cell phone rang in his pocket. He took it out while cooking with one hand and saw that it was a call from Xiao Ma Ge.

After Wang Chengguang answered the phone, Pony's voice quickly rang out, "Boss Wang, why is that guy from Zhuhai going to Zhengzhou? I heard that many leaders in Zhuhai... ahem, have called to complain to me."

"How did you get in touch with this Jack? Is it really like what Nokia said, that people who are good at the Internet also want to make mobile phones? It's funny."

Wang Chengguang decisively denied it, "I have no idea of ​​making a mobile phone for the time being. Jack Huang suddenly came to Spark Media and talked to me about music. He said that among the heads of big companies, we are more compatible in music... Do you understand?"

Xiao Ma Ge was silent for more than ten seconds and then said with emotion, "I know nothing. I only know that Penguin is in eastern Guangdong and you are one of the major shareholders. You tricked Jack into running to Zhengzhou to open a branch. I was criticized, and this is definitely not the last time."

"If the quality problem of Meizu M8 is not too big, it is not surprising that this phone will generate 20 billion sales in China this year. Next year may be even more brilliant. How much will the Zhengzhou branch take... Now there are still many users calling for Mobile Penguin to release a version of Windows CE system that can be used with M8."

"You want to invest in Meizu? That Jack is even more averse to capital than you. How many venture capitalists went to Zhuhai to look for him in the past two months, but you swooped in? They all went to build factories in Zhongyuan, so they fell into your hands?"

Wang Chengguang coughed twice, "Don't slander me. I have no intention of investing in Meizu. I'm telling you, I'm buying Apple stocks on a large scale. As far as I know, Steve Jobs's Apple 3GS phone will be launched in the market this summer. Then we'll see how they negotiate with China Mobile and China Unicom."

"As for the complaints about you, just bear with it. When you come to the capital, I will cook a few more delicious meals for you."

Brother Ma, "..."

He almost collapsed again, after all, the pony didn't have as much energy as the ICBC.

After chatting for a few more words, Wang Chengguang hung up the phone and said with a smile, "It's so cool to tie the big penguin to the chariot. Let's make a hole and let Xiao Ma come out to clean up. He is a senior who is very suitable for carrying the burden."

Gu Jingjing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Be careful that one day Brother Xiao Ma will ask you to have a real-person PK offline. WeChat is going to destroy the foundation of Big Penguin."

She was certain that the mobile Internet era that Wang Chengguang had talked about before was really coming. Even the quality issues of Meizu M8 could not suppress its popularity. Coupled with the efforts of conglomerates such as Apple and Samsung, if Nokia could not keep up with the times, even it would be doomed.

Wang Chengguang shook his head. "Please help me make an appointment with Vice President Xu. I have already signed a contract with Jack. Once the quality control of this production is completed, our WeChat will be launched overseas with the new phone. We will need a backer to poke holes in several major operators."

"At least we should notify Vice President Xu in advance so that he can be mentally prepared."

Gu Jingjing asked curiously, "Will he support it?"

Wang Chengguang laughed, "He is the vice president of the bank, not a mobile communications person. Why not help the bank to enter the communications empire? Besides, this is the general trend. SMS charges are destined to be eliminated. If we don't do it, there will be other softwares that will rise one after another."

After breakfast was ready, while the Wang family of five were eating breakfast, Wang Manni spoke up, "Brother Guang, the secretariat just said that the leaders of Zheng City want to invite you back to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the future Meizu factory in your hometown..."

Wang Chengguang was speechless, "This speed is too fast, right? What number?"

Wang Manni nodded, "It will definitely be this month. They have been in contact with Foxconn since 07, but it has not been confirmed yet. But if Meizu rises, it will be easy for them to take advantage of it."

(ps: I should get the badge after today's update. Brothers, let me rest for a few days. I will update twice a day for a while. I am too tired~)

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