In two days, Meiyou International has already received 40 million US dollars.
Even after paying Sony 12 million US dollars, there's more than enough left.
Of course, in the agreement, both parties also stipulated some other details.
For example, the first batch of 1 million front and 1 million rear lens modules must be delivered to Xingyi Technology before November 3rd.
At the same time, Sony will also provide Xingyi Technology with a professional imaging technology team to offer imaging technical support and algorithm optimization!
Professionals do professional work.
No one understands their lenses better than Sony.
With Sony's technical support, Xingyi Mobile's image optimization and debugging can be completed in the shortest possible time.
This is also a good opportunity for Xingyi's imaging and algorithm departments to learn new technologies!
In addition, within five days after each batch of lenses is delivered, Xingyi Technology must prepay the full cost of the next batch of lenses.
Subsequently, before the 3rd of each month, Sony must deliver 800,000 sets each of front and rear lenses, until the contract ends.
If delivery is delayed, Sony needs to pay a penalty of 3% of the delayed batch's payment.
Similarly, if Xingyi Technology delays payment, it also needs to pay a penalty of 3%.
...
Both parties were delighted with this cooperation.
Sony immediately secured a large order for 10 million lens modules, and Wang Yi also got a very low price.
After all, each Xiaomi lens costs 10-11 US dollars.
Wang Yi's front and rear lenses combined only cost 12 US dollars!
It's really a great deal.
The main reason is that Xiaomi 1st generation didn't have a front lens, and only 100,000 rear lenses were ordered for the first batch.
Wang Yi, however, signed for 10 million lens modules in one go.
With a hundredfold volume, it's natural to negotiate the most suitable price.
No choice, Lei Busi wasn't a reborn person, lacking confidence in the market, he only ordered 100,000 units for the first batch.
It wasn't until they sold out that he realized how popular smartphones could be in those years, as long as the price was right!
He then realized how terrifying the domestic smartphone market was.
He immediately and decisively added more orders...
Even so, in its previous life, Xiaomi 1st generation still sold over 7.9 million units.
But this time, with Wang Yi and Xingyi Mobile, directly targeting with a million units in stock, the prospects for Xiaomi 1st generation are probably not optimistic.
Even if Xingyi Mobile is over a thousand more expensive than Xiaomi 1, it can still sell better.
After all, Xingyi Mobile completely surpasses Xiaomi 1 in terms of appearance design, texture, screen, camera, and so on!
Coarse grain at 1999, fine bran at 2999, how would consumers choose?
As for why Xingyi Mobile doesn't start at 3999, or even 4999?
For no other reason than the upcoming iPhone 4s also starts at 4988!
Xingyi Mobile 1st generation, with no reputation and no user base, would be absolutely suicidal to directly aim for the 4000 price range!
Of course, Xingyi Mobile's 16G version is 2999, the 32G version is 3499, and the 64G version is 3999.
If it sells well later, they could launch a 128G ultimate version, trying out 4499!
In those days, it was still very difficult for domestic phones to sell at high prices!
After the contract was finalized, Takizawa Denichi walked over, excitedly extending his hand:
"Chairman Wang, I like straightforward big clients like you the most. I hope this is the foundation of our good cooperation, and we will have more and more collaborations in the future!"
Wang Yi responded with a smile:
"That's for sure. Next year, you'll have to save Sony's latest flagship lenses for me. Next year, I'll need five million sets, no, ten million sets of new lenses!"
In the second half of next year, the Android camp will start launching new quad-core products.
Even if the dual-core Xingyi Mobile 1st generation sells well, it will be greatly affected once quad-core becomes popular in the second half of the year.
It is precisely because of this that Meizu will launch its MX quad-core version in June next year.
Xiaomi also released its quad-core Xiaomi 2nd generation in August!
Similarly, in the first half of next year, Wang Yi will have to develop the quad-core Xingyi Mobile 2nd generation.
It must be released in June!
This is unavoidable.
Electronic products update too quickly; if you don't proactively attack and keep up with the trend, you will be abandoned and eliminated by the times!
Nokia, glorious for twenty years, exited the stage this way.
Of course, after exiting, Nokia still earned a lot from patent fees each year, relying on twenty years of patent accumulation.
But it was still far from its former glory.
After all, Nokia's twenty peak years were even more glorious than Apple's!
Takizawa Denichi beamed, sniffing out a business opportunity:
"Chairman Wang, are you preparing to make Xingyi Mobile 2nd generation in the first half of next year?"
"That's right, at that time, your latest flagship lenses must be supplied to us first!"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
"No problem!"
Takizawa Denichi readily agreed:
"After the new flagship lenses go into trial production next year, I will notify you, and the first batch will be prioritized for you!"
Sony lenses in 2011 were not yet the absolute hegemon.
Wang Yi choosing Sony at this time, and placing a massive order of 10 million sets, definitely made him a major client.
It's natural that Sony's new flagships will prioritize supplying Xingyi Mobile in the future.
After all, the next few generations of iPhone will continue their traditional 8-megapixel cameras...
Sony's new flagships like the 12-megapixel and 16-megapixel cameras in the next few years can only be prioritized for Xingyi Mobile!
Until many years later, domestic CMOS sensors massively emerged and entered the top tier!
By then, Xingyi Mobile can replace Sony with domestic products.
However, this process is destined to be a long one.
"Chairman Wang, it's rare for you to visit Rejing. I'll take you to experience some lively local establishments, the kind men all enjoy, hehe."
Takizawa Denichi said with a beaming smile, though his smile was a bit lewd.
Wang Yi quickly waved his hand:
"Ahem, Mr. Takizawa, I appreciate your kind offer, but I'm quite tired from the journey..."
"Oh, that's a pity."
Takizawa Denichi sighed:
"I'll see you back to rest!"
"Okay."
After some pleasantries, Wang Yi returned directly to his hotel.
Afterwards, Wang Yi called Song Sining:
"The lenses are settled, and the price is very good."
"Congratulations, Boss. I'm a bit nervous,"
Song Sining couldn't help but say.
"Nervous about what?"
Wang Yi was a bit surprised:
"President Song has already become proficient."
"Oh, don't even mention it. The press conference on the first is at the Water Cube! That's the Water Cube! So many media will be there, and so many spectators, such a high-profile event, I... I... I..."
Song Sining felt a bit unconfident.
"Haha, believe in yourself, you're the fattest."
Song Sining: "..."
"No, you're the best. I'm entrusting you with hosting the Zhenyou press conference, there won't be any problems."
Wang Yi doesn't plan to show up at the Zhenyou press conference yet.
He'll talk about it when Xingyi Mobile is released.
"Fine, who asked someone to always be a hands-off boss!"
Song Sining sighed,
"Who asked me to owe him?"
"Boss, I'm still nervous, afraid I won't know how to introduce things..."
Song Sining not only had to host the entire press conference but also had to introduce Zhenyou's brand, and the functions and features of the new products one by one...
These were all her tasks!
Wang Yi smiled:
"That's simple. Take a look at Xiaomi 1st generation's press conference, see how Lei Busi hypes things up, and learn from it. If you can learn even a third of it, that'll be enough!"
When it comes to holding press conferences, Lei Busi is definitely top-tier!
He can hype up even the simplest and most ordinary things!
Everyone thought stainless steel was common, so he gave it a fancy name:
"The Art of a Steel Plate, Austenitic 304!"
Instantly, the perceived quality went up.
And describing Xiaomi 2's graphics performance as comparable to Xbox 360...
If Song Sining learns just a third of that, the Zhenyou press conference will be amazing!
"Okay, Boss, I'll go learn now,"
Song Sining replied, then changed the subject:
"Oh, and for the October 1st gala, Xu Cui has two first-tier actresses walking the red carpet who need the new Meiyou Pure Desire style. Next month, there are also thirteen artists from other agencies who have expressed willingness to pay for Meiyou Celebrity Department services..."
Since the Meiyou Celebrity Department moved to the Imperial Capital, many celebrities have paid to book its services.
Many actresses who don't have haute couture brands come to the Meiyou Celebrity Department to customize new Pure Desire style dresses!
There are too many celebrities applying, and Wang Yi can't possibly make all new products for all of them!
"Alright, Xu Cui has collaborated with us before, so we have to give her face. Those two celebrities are arranged. As for the thirteen celebrities next month, give me the list, and I'll screen it!"
"Okay, Boss, I'll send you the list."
Wang Yi looked at the list and directly filtered out eight:
"These eight will cooperate. For the remaining five, tell them that new products are limited and we temporarily cannot cooperate."
Among the eight who will cooperate, five are currently popular first and second-tier celebrities, and the other three are third-tier celebrities who will gradually become popular in the future.
Since they paid to apply for Meiyou Celebrity Department services, Wang Yi had to arrange an unreleased new product for them.
This way, launching ten celebrity-inspired Pure Desire style dresses throughout October is acceptable.
After all, it's October; summer dresses are facing cold weather in the north and are mainly sold in the south, so there's no need to launch too many new styles.
For the next few months, releasing a few celebrity-inspired new products each month will suffice.
The remaining new styles will be launched on a large scale in March next year!
After the call with Song Sining ended, Wang Yi looked at the night view of Japan, opened his laptop, and started drawing.
Design drawings for the villa's renovation!
Similar to Meiyou Science and Technology Park, Wang Yi only needs to create simple sketches, then hand them over to professional designers to refine, and then arrange for construction teams to start the renovation.
The reason the villa renovation is slow is that it's too large and has too many floors.
Four floors, 4000 square meters + 1000 square meters of yard!
Decorating floor by floor is very time-consuming, possibly taking two years.
To improve efficiency, Wang Yi plans to find a large renovation company and directly send five construction teams to work simultaneously!
For the four-story villa, four construction teams will each be responsible for one floor!
The last team will be responsible for the garden!
This way, the four-story villa and garden can be renovated simultaneously, greatly improving efficiency.
What would originally take two years to complete can be finished in half a year if done simultaneously!
After airing out for another six months, they can move in by October next year.
To put it plainly, it's still a matter of single-threading versus multi-threading!
Five threads progressing simultaneously will definitely be much faster than a single thread!
Exchanging manpower for time, money is not an issue.
At the same time, a Weibo post topped the trending list:
[Scarlet Heart's Grand Finale!]
The hottest drama currently is Scarlet Heart, without a doubt.
Of course, most male viewers are not interested in palace intrigue dramas, as men nowadays rarely watch TV.
Instead, they tend to read novels and watch anime more.
Women are the main group that follows dramas.
Undoubtedly, many girls stayed up until ten, eleven, or even twelve o'clock, just waiting to catch the final episode!
In the final episode, the entire plot reached its climax.
There was no clash of swords or struggle for power.
Only two people in love, separated by a thousand miles.
Ruoxi's life was fading, the Fourth Prince was stubborn but soft-hearted, and coupled with various accidents, he didn't even see her last letter in time.
Until Ruoxi's tragic death, and her cremation according to her last wishes...
When the news reached the palace, the Fourth Prince finally understood everything, filled with deep regret, but all he could see was a handful of ashes...
This left many female viewers in tears, completely emo.
Subsequently, Zhang Xiao (Ruoxi) woke up in modern times, feeling like everything was a big dream, and frantically researched that period of history.
It wasn't until she saw that painting that she confirmed she had truly existed.
She also saw a modern person who strongly resembled the Fourth Prince.
Zhang Xiao (Ruoxi) was in tears, eventually watching that person leave.
The screen froze on the painting, and subtitles appeared:
[First, it's best not to meet, so one cannot fall in love; Second, it's best not to know, so one cannot long for each other...]
Thus, the series ended.
Yet all the viewers were immersed in it, too melancholic to break free.
Not until the ending theme song finished, and the advertisement aired, did Liu Shishi reappear:
[Hello everyone, I am Ruoxi—Liu Shishi, thank you for your support. The story of Ruoxi and the Fourth Prince has come to an end, but my story with Zhenyou has just begun!]
"???"
For a moment, many fans were confused:
"What is Zhenyou? A new drama?"
"No, Shishi doesn't have a new drama called Zhenyou!"
"Zhenyou, Meiyou, could it be related to Meiyou?"
"Is Zhenyou also a clothing brand? Did Shishi endorse Zhenyou?"
Just as everyone was bewildered, the ad screen changed:
[Let me reintroduce myself, I am Liu Shishi, Zhenyou's Celebrity Experience Officer.]
[Zhenyou, a brand new high-end brand launched by Meiyou Technology, enjoy luxurious style, and a charming life with Zhenyou products!]
[October 1st, 10 AM, Zhenyou High-End New Product Launch Event, I'll be waiting for you at the Water Cube! See you there!]
With that, the commercial ended.
The endorsement was officially announced, and the new product launch time was officially announced.
But not a word was mentioned about the content of Zhenyou's new products.
The most outrageous advertisement!
Yet it created the most sensational effect!
"Meiyou Technology is incredible, they actually launched another high-end brand, Zhenyou, and even got Shishi to endorse it!"
"A high-end brand, huh? I wonder what new products they'll launch?"
"Who knows, but it's definitely more high-end than Meiyou."
"Meiyou just beat HM and ZARA, Chairman Wang is taking it a step further, ready to challenge international light luxury brands."
"It should have been like this long ago; international big brands are expensive and ugly, they should be replaced by Zhenyou."
"Produced by Boss Wang Yi, endorsed by Shishi, it must be a quality product!"
"Exactly, Meiyou is so successful, the even more high-end Zhenyou definitely won't be bad."
"Don't forget, it's opening at the Water Cube. Zhenyou's new products are worth looking forward to!"
"I was just emotionally crushed by the ending of Ruoxi and the Fourth Prince, and now I've heard good news."
"Thanks to Zhenyou, I can sleep well tonight. I'll definitely support the new products then!"
...
Soon, the news of Liu Shishi endorsing Zhenyou surged to the top of the trending list, creating a sensation across the entire internet!
(End of Chapter)