Population is just a measurement indicator. The key lies in the speed of economic development. Obviously, driven by Stardust Technology, Haicheng's economic development speed is the fastest among several cities even if there is no heavy industry.
These indicators cannot be viewed separately, because they are all complementary to each other, and there was no "new first-tier" city rating last year, but there will be one this year.
If you think about it carefully, you will know why~
Shacheng, Lanfeng, Shancheng, or Bingcheng in the north seem to be developing rapidly, but if you really want to talk about it, they are not considered "first-tier cities" at all. Chen Zifan prefers that this rating is specially prepared for Haicheng.
It’s not that he is narcissistic, but that the changes in Haicheng have been so great that even the world has attracted attention. Once the name of the world’s first “4G City” was launched, the development of the electronics industry was at a high speed~
Even charging piles and charging stations are basically universal, and taxis and buses are ready to be replaced by electric ones. Will high-speed rail and subway stations be built as the next step?
Once the infrastructure is perfected, the transportation is developed and convenient, and the population is large... Coupled with the fact that Stardust Technology is constantly developing new technologies, it will be impossible for Haicheng to keep a low profile. In this case, it will definitely provide more resources.
The rating of a "new first-tier" city is also a type of resource. This title is equivalent to a comprehensive recognition. Even if it is not as good as the only few old first-tier cities for the time being, it will catch up in a few years.
Chen Zifan is not interested in the specific content. He does think that the official may have acted too hastily, but he will not comment too much on this aspect. In short, it will not be harmful to Stardust Technology.
"You can put this matter aside for now. There are still more than two months before the end of the year. Next month you have to show up on behalf of Stardust Technology to deal with the issue of low-priced mobile phones, and then cooperate with the organizers to do a few activities.
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Chen Zifan couldn't help but arrange everything for Zhao Wushang's next steps. Boss Huang sent him hundreds of sample machines. He must have sufficient inventory. He just needs to wait for certification and release.
"Okay, I get it."
In fact, Chen Zifan believes that Meilan Note can be held at a press conference or not. It can save time if it is not turned on. The product itself has no highlights except for the chip and price, so it is better to directly promote it through various channels.
However, Meizu’s boss Huang believes that the Meizu Note is released for young people, so it is natural to hold a press conference to mobilize the atmosphere, meet the needs of young people, and finally use an ultra-low price to make it famous.
Chen Zifan didn't care, he could just arrange whatever boss Huang wanted to do, because Meilan Note didn't know how to release it before it went on sale. With hunger marketing, when Boss Huang held the press conference, it had already been sold offline.
The first batch is given to the three major operators. In underdeveloped rural areas, there may not be Stardust mobile phone stores, but there must be three major operators. It doesn’t matter which one, as long as they can sell products.
In order to promote Meizu Note, the heads of the three major operators also specially developed different package cards according to local conditions. For example, in the counties and towns under Shacheng, the package + mobile phone only costs 399 yuan for the first month.
Well, contract machine~
Some more aggressive packages can even bring Meizu Note home for only 199 yuan. However, the disadvantages of this are very obvious. First, the operator version of Meizu Note will be bound to one of the operators.
Secondly, their package card fees are not reasonable. After all, it is better to buy a Meizu Note at the original price and then apply for a relatively affordable phone card. It seems that the first month fee is the highest, but in fact it is the most economical.
But this is to promote smart phones, which is understandable... Chen Zifan is not a saint, so he thinks this method is not good. If you really want to talk about it, Wang Jinli is much more sinister when he engages in business competition.
The 13 subsidiaries of Stardust Technology did not go smoothly when annexing similar companies. It was entirely due to Wang Jinli that he first used Stardust Technology's size, products, and technology to overwhelm his peers, and then took advantage of the crisis and annexed them at extremely low costs.
But the result is good, isn't it?
The annexed companies have become part of Stardust Technology. Their employees have not lost their jobs, and their welfare benefits are much better than before. Stardust Technology's overall competitiveness is gradually becoming stronger.
The same is true now. Even if some people choose a relatively "trapped" package card and bind it to Meizu Note, they have successfully switched to a smartphone. Let's first join the smartphone camp. Whether it is a trap or not is another matter.
After receiving a positive reply from Stardust Technology and stating that manufacturers in the Stardust ecological chain would fully support Meizu's work, Boss Huang took off directly. From the beginning of November to the middle of the month, he was very high-profile.
In the news about electronic products, at least 1/5 are about Meizu, Meizu Note and the upcoming vigorous promotion of smartphones so that everyone can use smartphones. At first glance, one might think that Meizu is on the rise.
But those who really understand the market know that the driving forces behind Meizu are the official and Stardust Technology, but ordinary people don't care so much. They only care about how much the much-hyped Meizu Note sells for.
For marketing purposes, Boss Huang also specially placed an advertisement for the Meizu Note: "The first smartphone for young people!" The underlying meaning is: Why should your first smartphone be a Stardust phone?
Are you really targeting the young market!?
Chen Zifan was shocked when he saw Meizu's advertisement. Why does it feel familiar? This seems to be the advertising slogan of Stardust 1 at that time! Stardust 1 was also aimed at the young people's market, but Chen Zifan's purpose was
A hype gimmick that matches the brand.
Because he knows that middle-aged people will not accept a "new domestic brand" as soon as they come up. Only young people who are more accepting can open up the situation.
But in fact, the relatively high positioning and price of Stardust mobile phones have blocked many young people from the door, while Meizu Note is really made for young people, and takes into account the general lack of budget among young people.
Many consumers criticized Meizu for being "blindly confident" and "riding on Stardust's popularity" following news reports about Meizu. Some people supported Meizu and believed that Stardust mobile phones were priced too high and that Stardust Technology was unscrupulous.
However, ordinary people at the bottom will not express these opinions online at all. The "IQ tax mobile phones" that many people are complaining about are precisely used by these people.
Can Redmi and Realme, which are highly praised for their cost-effectiveness on the Internet, outsell oppo A series, vivo Y series, Huawei Enjoy, and Huawei ecological chain phones in real life?
Really can’t sell it…
But now Stardust Technology has taken over this business, and Boss Huang is also very helpful. Meilan Note directly completed the certification in November, and began mass production from the foundry, and also used a unified standard packaging box.
It is very simple. There is only a logo of Meizu and Meizu Note on the front, and a square product parameter sticker on the back. There is nothing else, and the packaging quality is nothing to say. You can tell it is a serious brand right away.
There is no miscellaneous stuff inside, just a power adapter, data cable, and wired headphones. If you don’t follow the Stardust mobile phone approach in terms of headphones, they won’t be included.
After all, Meizu originally made MP3 players. If it doesn’t even provide headphones and the sound quality of the speakers is not good, then it really doesn’t deserve the label of “music phone”.
While Boss Huang is preparing for the online press conference, Meizu Note has already started to be sold. It doesn't matter if there is no mobile phone store, as long as there is an operator, and some of them will be left to professional mobile phone suppliers to sell.
However, ordinary mobile phone suppliers are unwilling to sell low-profit mobile phones like Meizu Note. Unless consumer demand is particularly high, they will not purchase it.
I have to say that Boss Huang is really efficient. Chen Zifan remembers that just a few days after he heard the news about Meizu Note being released, Meizu officially announced the launch date and only left a week for warm-up.
"So fast?"
It is said that before the Spring Festival, it is not yet December, the date has been officially announced, it is December 1st. It happened that Chen Zifan took advantage of this period to speed up the production of the next batch of Stardust Technology products, and the lead time was also very early.
big.
For example, some products and technologies that are planned to debut with Stardust 4 and Stardust 4+ in the year after next are already being prepared in advance. Of course, their priority is not as high as Stardust-Chenji and Stardust-Margin for the time being.
In the Stardust community, some Stardust users are somewhat dissatisfied with Xiaomi and Meizu stealing the spotlight from Stardust Technology recently. They went crazy under the official Stardust Technology post with @陈子fan and Zhao Wushang, waiting for them to reveal something:
"No, can you bear this? Where is the Stardust Marketing Department? Show some strength! Teach them a lesson!"
"Where are the limited editions of Stardust 3 and Stardust 3+? Come one! The Chinese New Year is coming soon, you can’t live without it, right?"
"There's really no news about this..."
"No way...then I'm waiting in vain? I've been waiting for half a year just to buy a limited edition, and then you tell me that it's not available? This is too cheating!"
"It's really possible this year, and Q is too outrageous, isn't it? Stardust 3 and Stardust 3+ are so good, why don't you buy them, and why are you waiting for an uncertain limited edition? Besides, Stardust - Olympic Star has just been released!"
"I don't care about limited editions, I only care about what Stardust Technology will do next? Why has it been so silent during this period? Are you holding back your ultimate move?"
"Who knows..."
"Anyway, it doesn't affect my urging! @陈子fan, come out quickly! Stardust 4 will be revealed to us first!"
"What the hell? You're too brave!"
"..."
Chen Zifan was speechless. When did Xiaomi and Meizu become more popular than Stardust Technology? Polestar Automobile has just been released and is in a hot state.
Although the Stardust mobile phone has been released for more than five months, there is still a wave of sales boom near the end of the year, and Stardust 3 and Stardust 3+ are still unbeatable hardware on the market. Just update the software normally.
If he really wants to increase the popularity, Chen Zifan only needs to forcefully promote a wave of Stardust games, which will immediately turn consumers' attention to the games, and then use a wave of marginal marketing to promote the performance of Stardust mobile phones.
But Xiaomi and Meizu are already the targets of Stardust Technology and official support. Why are they trying to steal the limelight?
one by one!
Whether it is Stardust Technology, its subsidiaries or the companies it supports, they have to let them take turns to promote their products, but only for the main products. Some accessories of the Stardust ecological chain do not need to be promoted in this way.
While Meizu is preheating the Meizu Note, the three major operators are also preparing their own promotions. They even thought of the title and copied Chen Zifan's scrapped draft:
"The Spring Festival is coming soon. Is there anyone who doesn't have a smartphone? Come to XX to apply for a 3G package. The minimum is only 199 yuan, and you can take the Meizu Note home with you..."
The marketing plan is so stupid, but the effect is unexpectedly good. The first sentence directly makes people who don’t have smartphones feel guilty, as if not having a smartphone is a sin. Common similar sentence patterns include:
"Valentine's Day is here. Is there anyone who hasn't received flowers from your boyfriend?" "Is there anyone who hasn't received the first cup of milk tea in autumn?" "Is there anyone who hasn't received ten grilled sausages or strawberry tarts?
Bar?"
It is a typical use of consumerism to kidnap love, but many people still do this. This is one of the reasons why the short video platform has such a big impact on people's values after it becomes popular. It will forcefully instill concepts.
If it is good, forget it, but what if it is bad? You must know that many people actually do not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, even if they are very old.
In just a few words, we first instill concepts, and then use low prices to make smart phones attractive, and they are sold from the three major operators. At least they are guaranteed, although the reputation of the operators is not good...
But it’s better than a mobile phone dealer, right?
Not everyone has the opportunity to meet an acquaintance who sells mobile phones. Even if they do, they may not recommend a cost-effective model. It is too easy to become familiar with them.
The Spring Festival is not approaching yet, and the Meizu Note has not been released yet, so many people are afraid to take action easily and are ready to see how the situation is.
Obviously a week was left for pre-heating, but Meizu’s own publicity efforts were not very strong and they relied entirely on official channels for publicity. It’s not that Meizu messed up to save costs, but that their own channel publicity efforts were too weak...
Fortunately, the final result was not bad. On the day of the Meizu Note launch, the number of online viewers of the Meizu Technology official account online launch in the Stardust community exceeded 1 million, which was only a few points behind Polestar Auto.
The offline situation is not yet clear. After the prices of Alitong and others are announced, sales will definitely not be bad.
Boss Huang is very fancy, but there are only three points worthy of attention at Meilan Note’s press conference: appearance design, Tiangong 1- chip, and price!
Needless to say, the appearance design is very youthful. In terms of chips, Tiangong 1-as the first chip tested by Haihua Circuit, although its performance is not strong, one word stands out in the entire operation process: stable! Very stable!
A simple dual-core chip brings extremely stable operation results, not to mention durability. With a simple structure, isn't the durability and performance not high?
Finally, there is the selling price. After talking about the mediocre configuration for a long time with a dry mouth, Boss Huang finally finished talking, took a sip of water and directly announced the price:
"The final selling price of Meizu Note is——"
“4GB version, 899 yuan!”
“8GB version, 999 yuan!”
"Another 100 yuan off before the Spring Festival! Only 799 yuan! You can take home a Meizu Note with 4GB of large memory! If you are a heavy user, you only need to add 100 yuan -"
"You can add 8GB of memory!"
"Similarly, the 8GB version of Meizu Note will also be discounted by 100 yuan! It only costs 899 yuan!"
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