"What should I do with Meiliang?" This was a very realistic problem for Yang Yuanqing.
Actually, when the Windows system collapsed in Hua Xia, Yang Yuanqing did not mind. He did not even need to pay the expensive licensing fees and could earn more profits.
Anyway, Meiliang only needed to sell bare computers.
But in 2000, Meiliang Computers could still sell computers with the original Windows system. They did not need to sell bare computers.
But the problem was, when customers bought computers, they would ask, "Does your computer come with the original Hongmeng system?"
Thanks to the popularity of the anti-piracy campaign, everyone would ask if the computer came with the original Hongmeng system when they bought a computer.
After all, most of the customers who were willing to buy branded computers were not interested in installing their own system. When they bought a computer, they wanted to buy a computer with the original system installed.
This might not be a problem for other brands. After all, the Hongmeng system was free. They could just install the Hongmeng system for the customers.
But Meiliang Computers could not do this. Their computers had the original Windows system installed.
But when Meiliang Computers' sales consultant proudly announced that their computers had the original Windows system installed, the customers were disgusted and said, "I don't want this spy system!"
Yes, after the DD incident, the Windows system was despised in Hua Xia. Especially the gamers. They preferred the Hongmeng system now.
This was because all the game versions of the Hongmeng system had additional game content. When they bought a computer, they would naturally buy a computer with the Hongmeng system. Anyway, computers were basically used for gaming.
Moreover, Meiliang Computers with the Windows system installed were generally 400 RMB more expensive than other computers with the Hongmeng system installed.
After all, Meiliang Computers had to earn back the original Windows license fees from their customers.
Therefore, the Windows system was terrible in the Hua Xia market. In addition, Xiaomi Computers was backed by Daqian Group. In terms of brand, it had completely suppressed Meiliang Computers.
When all these conditions were combined, Meiliang Computers suddenly realized that they could not sell anymore.
For the whole of April, Meiliang Computers' sales dropped by 40% compared to the previous month. It was the biggest drop in history.
May was even scarier. It was estimated that it would drop another 45% compared to April, which was almost half of the sales volume.
Even if Meiliang computers were to fall by half, it was estimated that they could still sell around 300,000 units a month. However, the profits of 300,000 units were not enough to cover the company's operating costs. This would directly lead to a financial deficit for the company.
In the past few years, Meiliang Computers had been developing rapidly, but they had spent a lot of money. Yang Yuanqing had spent a lot of money to buy Microsoft's authorization rights, and the company's finances were in the red. He realized that the company's finances can only last for three months before they are unable to pay their salaries.
Meiliang Computer had actually reached the point of life and death.
"Everyone, you have already understood the company's situation. Do you have any ideas to solve the problem? Let's hear them!" Yang Yuanqing asked in the meeting, very tired.
"…" However, the entire conference room was silent. No one spoke.
"Say something! They're all mute! " Yang Yuanqing suddenly slammed the table, and many people trembled. Only then did they see Yang Yuanqing's furious face.
But no one dares to speak. When Yang Yuanqing was in charge of the company, he had used harsh methods to tame many disobedient executives. That's why everyone is very obedient now. No one dares to speak.
Yang Yuanqing found that even though he was furious, no one dared to speak. He could only smile helplessly and say, "I assure you that today's talk is only for the development of the company. It will not have any influence in the future. Do you want to see the company go down?"
"This …" The atmosphere in the conference room finally eased a little. Finally, a courageous executive stood up and said, "President, actually, the way to alleviate the situation is very simple. That is, we can give up on the Windows system now and install the Hongmeng system on all the computers. This will solve a lot of problems. At least our Meiliang brand is still very competitive in the market. Now, everyone just wants to use the Hongmeng system computers!"
"… …" Yang Yuanqing did not say anything, but his face darkened.
How could Yang Yuanqing not know about using Hongmeng system? If that was the case, why did Yang Yuanqing call for this meeting?
Wasn't it because he wanted everyone to think of a solution that did not require Hongmeng system?
After all, Jia Yapeng once wanted to give in to him. He was even willing to give Xiaomi to him so that Meiliang could fully switch to Hongmeng system.
However, Yang Yuanqing rejected this suggestion.
Now, not only had Xiaomi surpassed Meiliang to become the number one computer brand in Hua Xia, but Meiliang could no longer merge with Xiaomi. Now, he had to take the initiative to lick Jia Yapeng's stinky feet and use his Hongmeng system. Meiliang would never do such a thing!
Seeing that Yang Yuanqing did not respond to his suggestion, the courageous executive sat down helplessly. Then, the entire conference room was silent again. No one dared to make any suggestions.
"What do you all think about lowering the price?" Yang Yuanqing gritted his teeth and said, "We can lower the price to the same price as Xiaomi and include the original Windows system. This way, customers will be willing to buy our computers!"
"But Chairman, this way, our computers will only be losing money!" There was a high level voice.
Actually, even if they were to sell their computers at the same price as Xiaomi, Meiliang would still have a lot of profit in terms of hardware. However, with the price of the original Windows system, this price was definitely a loss.
"But it's still better than losing the market!" Yang Yuanqing said. Hence, Meiliang started a new round of price reduction promotion. They lowered the price of their computers to the same price as Xiaomi.
However, the result was … Meiliang still could not sell these computers. This was because now, when customers heard the name Windows system, they instantly lost interest in buying. The entire PC market only recognized the Hongmeng system brand!
What made Meiliang feel like it was a fatal blow was that the unshakeable ZF market and the large enterprises market also started to change. Especially the ZF market, they very clearly stated that they did not want the Windows system and only wanted the Hongmeng system. They wanted the Hongmeng system in all future computers. Otherwise, the orders would be given to Xiaomi.
Hence, Yang Yuanqing, who was at his wits' end, could only give in. However, he could not directly order all the computers to be replaced with the Hongmeng system.
Although the Hongmeng system was free, it would be best if Meiliang could only use the Hongmeng system with an authorization letter from Hongmeng company.
Hence, Yang Yuanqing picked up the computer with trembling hands and dialed a number that he did not want to dial.
"Hello, is this Chairman Jia?"
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