February 28th, Monday …
At Otto Technologies …
"This is the final product of the cell phone. It's already in mass production. It's not easy to change it." Chang You handed a cell phone to Lin Wan.
Lin Wan reached out to take it. She realized that the prototype was as heavy as the previous one, but there was an obvious difference in its appearance.
Lin Wan's impression of the previous prototype was that it was big and black. There were no decorations on the black plastic shell, and it felt heavy and oppressive when she held it in her hands. It basically had a 360-degree dead angle on the front, back, and sides. No matter how she looked at it, it would not be sold.
But now, after changing to the custom-made glass shell, the feeling it gave people instantly changed!
The glass shell felt good, and it was treated with a matte fog surface so that it would not become a fingerprint collector. It seemed to be thinner than the original, and it felt much rounder.
The back was very simple. There was only a pure color logo, which was the one that appeared in Tomorrow is Beautiful.
What's more, it would light up, and the breathing light could be activated.
Of course, one could turn it off if they were afraid of power consumption.
However, for a cell phone with a 5800 mAh battery, the cell phone could last an entire day even if the light was always on.
The design of the front was relatively standard. There was a forehead and a chin, but it was made as narrow as possible.
The full-screen designs on the market were still very immature. At the same time, considering that the cell phone's specifications were relatively high, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a gaming cell phone. Therefore, when playing games with a horizontal screen, both hands had to have a place to hold it.
Therefore, no matter what, the front could only be made this way.
The side was also different from other cell phones on the market. The charging port for the power cable was on the side. That ensured that the charging cable would not touch one's hands when playing games while charging.
All in all, the appearance was very similar to the cell phone in the movie. The overall style was more simple, and at the same time, it had a certain technological and futuristic feel.
It was not exactly the same because the cell phone in the movie was designed to be more futuristic. It could not be done in real life.
However, if one looked at it from the back, side, or front with the screen off, it was almost the same as the cell phone in the movie.
Lin Wan could not help but weigh it in her hands.
Yes, it was still heavy.
Although the glass casing had been replaced, the phone seemed to be smaller than the original, and it looked like a more normal large-sized phone, the weight remained the same. It was still a little heavy.
However, high refresh rate screens and top-notch SOC were all power consumers. Without a large 5800 mAh battery, battery life seemed to be a problem, and if you wanted a large battery, you would inevitably have to sacrifice weight.
Fingerprint unlock. There were very few native apps on the desktop, and there were no bundled apps at all. The only thing worth mentioning was that the various UI animations were very smooth.
Chang You cleared his throat and explained, "Boss Pei requested it."
"They did not allow us to make those bundled functions. They wanted to maintain the original state of the Android system. Therefore, there were no bundled software. Those that the users might need were all placed on the recommended column in the mobile application market."
"Of course, we didn't stay idle either. We optimized the UI, animations, and other aspects."
"I can't say that it's completely useless. At least it looks a lot smoother …"
Chang You didn't have much confidence in what he said.
Optimizing the UI animations, such as switching between various software and zooming, was indeed very comfortable on a screen with a high refresh rate. However, in reality, it was only a change in perception. It would not actually improve the phone's performance.
Lin Wan's eyes lit up. She was very surprised.
She repeatedly opened an app, deleted the process, opened it again, and deleted the process again. She never got tired of it.
Then, she took out her latest flagship phone from Shenhua to compare. Obviously, in terms of this experience, Otto Technologies' phone was better.
"I think it's quite good. This is in line with Boss Pei's design philosophy. He's to make simple things to the extreme." Lin Wan was full of praise.
Lin Wan looked at the phone from beginning to end and came to a conclusion.
"There doesn't seem to be too many shortcomings apart from being heavy and expensive."
Chang You nodded. "That's true, but these two shortcomings are not easy to make up for …"
"Of course, we will only produce a thousand cell phones in the beginning. Each cell phone will cost 8199 yuan. That's why we can't do it now because we have limited production. In any case, it's not a mass-market model. We're not aiming for tens of millions of sales. We'll just sell a few thousand or tens of thousands of units first.
"Even if it's heavier and more expensive, we can sell it to people who are not that sensitive to weight and price.
"The key is whether this cell phone has something that can attract them and make them willing to sacrifice some of their weight and wallets."
Lin Wan nodded. "That's why I'm here today."
She pushed a form to Chang You and explained, "This is all the benefits that we can get for this cell phone. Take a look."
Chang You reached out and took the form. He realized that the form contained all the benefits that Otto Technologies had mentioned before. They were roughly divided into a few categories.
The mobile version of Bloody Battle Song can be activated with a high frame rate mode and specially optimized.
The mobile version of GOG (not fully developed yet) can be activated with a high frame rate mode and specially optimized.
The user will be given a new game every year if they are bound to Tengda Games account.
Tengda Games will regularly release exclusive appearances, skins, firearms, and other benefits for them at low prices.
Zhongdian Chinese Network's Ultimate VIP: Initial recommendation votes and monthly votes are the highest on the site. Thirty percent discount on subscriptions. Priority to try out various testing functions.
Fei Huang Workspace's Connoisseur: All web dramas are free. Two pre-screening tickets will be given when new movies are released.
(Hidden benefit): High weight users on TPDb website.
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Gaming Expert: Thirty percent discount on all purchases. One free drink every day.
Fish-Catching Take-Out's Premium Members: Regular red packets and free delivery fees.
Ming Yun Private Kitchen's VIP Guests: One free dish if they spend more than three thousand yuan each time. (The exact dish depends on the amount of spending).
Upwind Logistics' VIP Customers: Priority to receive deliveries.
Trade-in: An additional discount of five hundred yuan on the value of the old cell phone.
No repairs only: If the cell phone is not damaged by humans, the new cell phone will be delivered to the user's doorstep for data transfer. If the cell phone is damaged by humans, three free repairs every year.
Accessories included: A maximum of five free applications per year for the cell phone's film and case.
Five percent discount on all purchases: This can be used for Tengda's related businesses (projects on TPDb website). Enjoy another five percent discount on top of the original discount.
Lifetime Benefits Update: Every time Tengda launches a new business, it will provide exclusive benefits to Otto Technologies.
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Chang You read the form from beginning to end and could not help but feel emotional.
Now, it was finally worthy of the price of 8,199 yuan!
He had not let himself down!
When Boss Pei had asked for the cell phone to be sold for eight thousand yuan, Chang You had thought that it would be very difficult and almost impossible.
However, from the looks of it now, Boss Pei knew that the cell phone could indeed be sold for eight thousand yuan with Tengda Corporation's many businesses' 'support'.
The range of benefits was very wide. Some of the standards were very clear, while others were more vague. It was suspected that they were just to make up the numbers.
For example, this' lifetime benefits update 'only promised that Tengda would provide exclusive benefits for any new businesses it had in the future. However, it did not promise the exact amount of benefits.
This was mainly because he was afraid that he would be too full of himself and not be able to fulfill his promise in the future. That would be awkward.
These benefits basically involved Tengda's various departments. The discounts were not small, especially if one lived in Jingzhou. One would be able to take advantage of them.
Of course, Tengda was also using these benefits to attract new users. No one would lose out.
These benefits were not simply the various businesses giving Otto Technologies blood transfusion and profits. These benefits were all included in the cell phone's premium price.
This cell phone was sold for 8,199 yuan, which was two to three thousand yuan more expensive than Pineapple and Shenhua's current flagship cell phones. After the hardware had offset the brand premium, the additional services were more expensive.
After the cell phone was sold, Chang You would naturally return a portion of the profits to these departments.
The initial sales of only a thousand units would definitely be better than nothing. However, if the cell phone sales could really reach hundreds of thousands of units in the future, the profits would be very considerable.
The specific method to achieve this was very simple. There was NFC in the cell phone. As long as one's identity and account were bound, one could go to the internet cafe or offline shop and directly swipe the cell phone. Everything would be settled with a Tengda account online.
Chang You looked carefully at the details of these benefits and had some doubts.
"What kind of game is this GOG? Is it difficult to open a high-frame-rate mode and exclusive optimization? "
Lin Wan answered, "It's the battle game that Tengda Games is developing recently. It's called GOG in short.
"High-frame-rate mode and exclusive optimization are not difficult, but we are not planning to open it to other cell phone models at the moment. High-frame-rate mode requires a screen refresh rate, and the battery consumption would be greatly increased.
"The cell phone version of GOG has not been fully developed yet. We might have to wait until the cell phone is officially released before releasing it on the cell phone's application store.
"We've already made arrangements for Bloody Battle Song. The game's high-frame-rate mode might be more of a gimmick than a practical effect, but that's alright. There are many players in this game. We just need to advertise it a little, and we would be able to sell many cell phones."
Chang You hesitated. "I'm a little worried that I'll owe the other departments too many favors. That would be difficult in the future."
Lin Wan smiled. "You don't have to worry about that.
"There are no close relationships between the various departments in Tengda. As long as Otto Technologies can grow stronger and sell millions or tens of millions of cell phones like Shenhua, we would be able to use cell phones to promote other businesses.
"You don't have to be embarrassed. As long as the cell phone business is done well, that would be the best reward.
"By the way, how many product lines have you planned?"
Chang You was silent for a moment. "I have no plans to plan a product line for the time being."
"That's because in Boss Pei's plan, we're only going to make high-end phones. We have to make sure that the overall net profit rate is not high for a cell phone that costs 8,000 yuan.
"As for the product line planning, the main focus is business, photography, appearance, and so on. It's targeted at different groups of people, so it's necessary to emasculate some of the content that the target group doesn't pay much attention to. For example, the camera phones for girls are usually very good-looking, but they don't have such a good chip. "
"All the accessories for this mobile phone are basically full. To sum it up, it's a bucket and a straight man. The product form has basically been determined."
"So … I haven't thought about other product lines yet, and I don't know if there's a need to plan."
"I'll find a chance to ask Boss Pei again. He might be busy with other work recently. I haven't been able to contact him."
Lin Wan thought for a moment. "Hmm, you're right. I was wrong. You haven't even learned how to walk, but you're already thinking about flying. Let's focus on this phone and sell these 1,000 units first. "
"Then, let's call it Otto Otto.
1？ It seems a little strange. "
Lin Chang said, "It's called Otto.
E1。”
"E stands for the prefix 'extra' in English. For example, extraordinary, extravagant, and extreme. It means that our cell phone is extreme, extravagant, and full of added value.
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