33: Chapter 33 Hongmeng System

An order of 800,000 units was just a small matter for Chen Mo. He had long foreseen that the tianxing generation would sell like crazy, so he stocked 2 million units in advance. The factory's daily production capacity could even reach 300,000 units, meaning there was absolutely no need for hunger marketing.

Having his own factory made him confident; he didn't have to look at anyone else's face.

But the trouble lay with the express delivery.

A phone costing six or seven thousand yuan was more than a month's salary for many people. The Express Delivery Companies had to inspect the goods carefully. Even if Chen Mo gathered all the surrounding Express Delivery Companies, they could only ship 100,000 units per day at most.

However, none of these Express Delivery Companies complained because the shipping fees Chen Mo offered were truly tempting:

25 yuan per unit, much higher than normal shipping fees, plus the massive order of over a million units.

Of course, this money wasn't free:

The Express Delivery Companies had to bear the shipping costs for customer returns, and they were fully liable for lost or damaged phones.

Even so, the Express Delivery Companies were scrambling to take the job.

The tianxing generation was so popular; the final sales volume might break five or six million units. Just the shipping fees alone could earn them over 100 million, and since this was such a good phone, the return rate would definitely be low, meaning very little risk.

Chen Mo looked at the busy package sorting yard and wondered if he should start his own express delivery company. However, on second thought, before venturing into e-commerce, there was no immediate need. He would let these Express Delivery Companies earn some hard-earned money for now.

The next morning, the first batch of customers who placed orders began receiving their phones successively.

The moment they opened the packaging, social media feeds and short video platforms were flooded with the tianxing generation:

"Folks! The fingerprint unlock is truly instant! So cool!"

"Facial recognition is amazing! Just pick up the phone and point it at your face, and it unlocks without needing to move a finger!"

"The gold version's look is god-tier! A hundred times better looking than the pictures!"

"After using the tianxing generation, looking at my old phone makes it instantly unappealing!"

"Why hasn't mine shipped yet? The official website said they ship 100,000 units a day, but now orders have surpassed a million. Will I have to wait over ten days?"

"What's ten days? Apple still makes you wait three months! Who is buying an Apple now?"

"Exactly! They don't even have fingerprint or facial recognition. How dare they call it a high-end phone?"

"From now on, I'd be too embarrassed to show a phone without these two features!"

"Embarrassed +1"

"Embarrassed +9527!"

It was worth noting that in the previous life, the Apple 5S established its dominant position with fingerprint unlocking, making 'using Apple' a synonym for showing off.

But now, the Apple 5 didn't even have fingerprint unlocking, while the tianxing generation went straight for the kill with dual unlock: fingerprint plus facial recognition, instantly raising the bar for showing off by a whole level.

For ordinary people, it didn't matter how powerful the phone's performance was, as long as it wasn't laggy and looked impressive. The tianxing generation hit this pain point exactly.

It was 800 yuan more expensive than the Apple 5, yet had double the storage. Only a fool would choose Apple!

Chen Mo's goal was very clear:

Apple earned over 90% of the profits in the mobile phone industry. To make money, he had to crush Apple; he wasn't interested in the meager earnings from low-end phones.

For seven consecutive days, the tianxing generation shipped over 100,000 units daily, but the backlog of unshipped orders kept growing, rapidly approaching several million units.

At this point, Apple could no longer sit still.

The high-end mobile phone market in Long Country was only so big. The tianxing generation was clearly snatching their customers—this was like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth!

Previously, Apple had been arrogant and placed Long Country in the last batch for the launch. Now, they were filled with regret, quickly announcing an emergency measure:

The Apple 5 would immediately launch in Long Country, no pre-order needed, available for immediate purchase off the shelf!

As soon as the news broke, the Apple Fans instantly went wild:

"Daddy Apple finally values us! Immediate stock is awesome!"

"What is Tianxing Technology? Compared to Apple, they're just a knockoff brand!"

"I heard Tianxing forced employees to buy phones to inflate sales. How dirty!"

"Capitalists are all the same, but I only recognize Apple!"

"Support Apple! All domestic phones are an IQ tax!"

Many paid Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) also started stirring up trouble on Weibo:

"The tianxing generation doesn't deserve to be compared with the Apple 5. Apple's system optimization and ecosystem chain are not something domestic brands can match!"

"Tianxing Technology is just riding the hype wave; they will be eliminated by the market soon!"

Ordinary netizens immediately counterattacked:

"What were you doing before? Putting on airs and placing Long Country in the last batch, and now you're desperate?"

"If it weren't for the tianxing generation, would Apple have offered immediate stock so quickly? Wake up, Apple Fans!"

"You say Tianxing forces employees to buy? Their delivery riders earn over ten thousand a month, and streamers earn hundreds of thousands a month. What's wrong with buying a 6,000 yuan phone?"

"Isn't Apple a capitalist? They earn money from Long Country while looking down on the Long Country market!"

Just as both sides were arguing fiercely, a netizen suddenly discovered:

"The tianxing generation's system seems to be self-developed! It's called the Hongmeng System!"

This statement stunned the netizens:

"Phones have their own operating systems now?"

A professional quickly provided an explanation:

"There are only two mature systems on the market now: Apple's iOS and the free Android. If Android starts charging fees in the future, all phone manufacturers except Apple will be in deep trouble! Tianxing developing the Hongmeng System themselves—this is true foresight!"

"Holy cow! Hongmeng System! That name is so domineering!"

"Fully self-developed chips + fully self-developed system + fully self-developed components—this is a true domestic mobile phone!"

"Support Hongmeng! We won't have to fear being strangled by Android anymore!"

"No matter how good Apple's system is, it's foreign. Hongmeng is ours!"

Chen Mo secretly smiled as he watched the netizens' discussion:

With Grandmaster-level programming skills, creating a mobile operating system was a piece of cake, wasn't it?

In the previous life, Huawei's Hongmeng didn't catch the right timing. In this life, he used it first, which could be considered helping Huawei fulfill its dream. Later, when selling chips to Huawei, he would charge a little less, considering it thanks for coming up with such a great name.

The controversy over the system hadn't even settled when a well-known mobile phone review UP Master released a hands-on test video.

He placed the tianxing generation and the Apple 5 side-by-side, comparing them across the board: unlock speed, operational fluidity, photography, and battery life.

The result stunned everyone!