Chapter 346
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On Amazon's e-commerce platform, an American customer wanted to buy the HXV-1 smart projection phone, but the computer screen said, "Sorry, the product you ordered is currently out of stock. Would you like to wait for further notice?"
"Out of stock? I am one day late, and it's out of stock! "A customer opened the customer service interface with a grumbling face.
"When will this HXV-1 be available?" He asked.
"Sir, I am sorry, but this is our most popular product. We will replenish the stock as soon as possible. Please wait patiently! "The customer service replied. This is not the first customer to ask this question.
"I am asking when will the stock be available? Do you know the exact time? "
"Please wait patiently. We will replenish the stock within two weeks!" The customer service replied.
"Two weeks? What the hell! "
"If you need this product, you can pay the pre-order fee. You will have priority to buy the next batch of HXV-1 smart projection phones!" The customer service suggested.
Similar scenes happened on all the US platforms. Soon, the US customers realized that not only the online stores, but even the mobile operators' stores had very little stock.
Some operators even took advantage of this opportunity to purposely lower the supply volume as a marketing tactic.
Many US customers started to complain. "Why is the stock so low?"
"I heard that Hongxin is prioritizing the Chinese market. This is not fair!"
"Are they trying to starve us? If this is the case, I will never buy Hongxin's phone from the HXV-1 smart projection phone app. "
"The HXV-1 smart projection phone is 100 to 200 USD more than the normal price!"
"I want to complain. Our stores here insist on paying for the HXV-1!"
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This is the first time Hongxin is selling in the US, and there is a shortage of demand. This is unprecedented for any Chinese brand!
Of course, there are some loopholes in the sales management, and Hongxin had to make adjustments.
Hong Kong is one of the gateways to China.
In front of a mobile phone brand sales store, there was already a long line before dawn.
Someone is holding up a sign to recruit people. "Queue up to buy mobile phones. Pay!"
In the past, the Hong Kong people were already used to it. Previously, when Apple's mobile phones were on sale in Hong Kong, there would be a large number of buyers and scalpers queuing up in Hong Kong to buy the mobile phones and bring them back to the mainland to sell at a high price.
But today, they were not queuing up to buy an Apple phone. Furthermore, they were not preparing to buy it back to China, but to buy it back to America!
The Americans went to Hong Kong to buy Hongxin phones and sent them back! This was the first time that the Hong Kong islanders had seen such a scene! It even attracted a lot of media, and they even specially reported this incident!
The voice from Hong Kong said, "Wow! A large number of Americans are buying Hongxin phones in Hong Kong and are trying to sell them back to China at a high price! "
Hong Kong News: "Today, the Customs found an American gang suspected of smuggling Hongxin mobile phones. All the smuggled phones have been seized."
This news was also reported in China, and netizens simply laughed out loud.
"I'm so happy! The Americans are actually smuggling our phones! "
"There really are Hongxin mobile phone buyers! My uncle overseas asked me to buy Hongxin's Smart Projection products for him. He said that even if they sell it for a few hundred USD, there will still be people fighting to buy it! "
"Hongxin is the best! They are doing a good job of prioritizing domestic supply! "
"Hello, everyone. I would like to buy Hongxin mobile phones back to the US, and I am short of 300,000 RMB. Interested partners, please contact me!"
"I have been waiting for this day for a long time. How does it feel to not be able to buy anything?"
"Facts have proven that as long as there is money to be made, everyone will do the same thing!"
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A few weeks later, the sales of Hongxin products in the US market started to become better.
"In this month's new phone sales, our mobile phone sales in the US had overtaken LG's curved phone and Samsung's mobile phones. We are ranked second in terms of new phone sales! It's second only to the Apple phone! "Su Zhirong smiled. This kind of report card filled her with a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
"Based on the current growth trend, it will only be a matter of time before we overtake Apple's mobile phones! The Smart Projection Glasses and Smart Projection Watches had also exceeded our expectations. We are going strong! "
"There is a gap in the market." Lu Zixin leaned back in his office chair and said with his eyes closed. "They are thinking of closing the gap, but it's too late!"
"But the US is giving us a hard time recently. They want us to set up a factory in the US." Su Zhirong said.
Seeing Hongxin making money in the US market, the US government will use all kinds of policies to force Hongxin to set up a factory in the US.
The cost of setting up a factory in the US is much higher than China or India. But this is unavoidable. If they want to make money in the US without investing, the US users will reject Hongxin. This is also a form of investment.
"We will set up a factory in the US, but we cannot agree so easily. We must ask for more preferential conditions."
"The US Federal Communications Commission wants us to sell our Virtual Projection accessories to our partners as soon as possible. Or else, they will restrict our sales." Su Zhirong passed a stack of documents to Lu Zixin.
Lu Zixin glanced through the documents and said, "We can sell, but we must protect the intellectual property rights. This is the key to making money in the future!"
No matter which country it was, Hong Xin would not allow only Hong Xin to sell virtual projection phones. This was a violation of the anti-monopoly law. But Hongxin can sell Virtual Projection accessories like how they sell chips. They can collect intellectual property rights fees, and they can still make high profits.
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"Give me some time to think." Apple's spaceship headquarters. Kuke asked his assistant to leave.
He lowered his head and supported himself with his hands. His thin body looked even more tired.
The higher-ups had a meeting about the latest sales figures, and the investors kept asking him questions. This is giving him a headache.
Everyone can see that Hongxin's products are no longer a threat to Apple's position in the US. They are taking over Apple's position in the market!
After a while, Kuke made a phone call and said, "Get Hongxin ready to discuss the Virtual Projection accessories immediately."
After the call, he sighed deeply. This decision means that the once dominant Apple will be controlled by Hongxin.
Even if the cooperation is completed, they have no choice but to do this. In the future, every time they sell an Apple phone with Virtual Projection, they will have to give a portion of the profits to Hongxin. Just like how they used their core technologies to collect high fees from Chinese companies. Now, the roles have been reversed, and it is their turn to be sheared.
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