190: Chapter 190 Sansang Sales: This is how you've always looked.

"Beauty Algorithm?"

This popular feature finally piqued the interest of the distributors in the audience.

In Africa, beauty features have become standard, and Transsion's Beauty Algorithm has played a crucial role in its current status.

Now that Samsung has added this feature, their sales... should at least be able to stand up.

As long as the camera quality keeps up, and relying on the sales staff's smooth-talking ability to coax some female customers, they should be able to sell well, right?

The distributors decided to give them one last chance.

After all, if they didn't give them a chance, they wouldn't have any phones to sell. They really couldn't go back to Transsion, as their original positions had already been replaced by self-operated stores.

"The price—what's on the screen is just a reference price..."

At this sentence, the distributors in the audience couldn't help themselves again.

With the entire market currently seeing price hikes, it was perhaps normal for this previously presented PPT to have some minor changes.

They just hoped Samsung would recognize the reality and not raise the price too much.

But what President Choi said made their jaws drop: "The Africa edition of the Samsung Smartphone will have a final retail price of only 329 USD."

"For just over 300 dollars, you can buy a Smartphone specifically developed by Samsung for Africa... This price is 20 dollars cheaper than the one next door, but it features better Samsung beauty effects and an 8-megapixel lens, allowing you to capture your true self in every photo."

Loud applause finally erupted from the audience...

This time, it wasn't just the distributors; even the audience members were excited. Saving a little is still saving.

Just what level is this 'true beauty' effect, and can it actually make people look better?

After the press conference ended, the distributors went to collect samples and pick up the first batch of goods.

Consumers headed to the exhibition area to experience the new Smartphone.

Someone picked up that 329-dollar Smartphone and examined it over and over.

"Dual SIM dual standby?"

The Samsung employee next to him nodded and introduced it proudly: "Yes, you can insert two cards into this phone. No need to worry about missing any..."

"Tch." Before the salesperson could finish, he received a look of disdain from the young man. "The guys next door are already doing eight-SIM eight-standby, and you guys only have dual SIM?"

The employee was stunned for a moment: "8 cards? Why would one person need so many cards? That's purely a marketing gimmick from that manufacturer. Samsung is the real deal; features that return to simplicity and are useful for everyone are what's most important."

The person looked at him as if he were an idiot.

This sales pitch was really strange.

"It's for business! Some are for calling, some for internet, some for receiving clients, and some for calling the little wives at home. Every card has a purpose. Do you think people are that stupid?"

The salesperson fell silent...

The young man then opened the Samsung beauty camera, but when he looked, his face darkened.

Was that him in the photo? It was clearly just a black coal ball.

It took him back two years, except now it was a clear black blob. The entire photo, except for the background and his clothes, was just a black coal ball, a world of difference from the photos taken by Transsion next door.

He couldn't accept this and smashed the phone directly.

"Sir, what is the meaning of this? Malicious damage to someone else's property requires compensation!" the salesperson immediately shouted.

"Compensation? You think you deserve compensation..." More and more people gathered around, but after trying it out, they all threw the phones back onto the display table one after another.

President Choi also realized something was wrong and hurried over.

"What kind of Beauty Algorithm is this? You made us look so ugly. What is that black coal ball in the photo?"

The Samsung employee looked at them, speechless. This was the real Samsung beauty effect; this was the most realistic version of them.

Transsion's skin smoothing, beauty effects, and oil removal... they've turned those settings up to what level...

"Sir, we pursue naturalness. How do you look? That's naturally what you get in the photo. This requires more skill than those 'sugar-water' photos."

How do you look? That's what you get?

These two sentences completely enraged the crowd, and they overturned the booth directly.

As for responsibility, they would find him first. Africa might not have much else, and they might not be united, but this incident was an exception...

More and more people joined the "battlefield," the on-site security team immediately clashed with them, and the entire scene became chaotic instantly...

Many distributors looked at the samples in their hands and ultimately chose to cut their first batch of orders by half.

But what they didn't expect was that this booth was just the beginning; they would regret their choice.

...

In the distance, Mr. Adebayo watched a good show unfold, and he could guarantee that these people were definitely not sent by him.

This was purely Samsung digging its own grave.

Transsion's counterattack came one day later...

Mr. Adebayo released another brand-new mobile phone: the Transsion Power.

The Power series focused on large batteries; even the standard version had a 3,500 mAh battery.

At the same time, it rolled out the latest eight-SIM eight-standby feature, and what was explosive was its price: it only cost 99 USD...

Everyone in the audience looked at him in surprise. Could the first-generation standard version already use technology that had just been used in the Pro version?

Mr. Adebayo smiled: "Yesterday, at a competitor's press conference, a consumer asked a question about multi-SIM multi-standby."

As a result, their salesperson gave a very inappropriate answer: 'Can consumers even use that?'"

At the time, that consumer gave a series of answers.

But I saw his heartbreak. Our needs are still not being recognized by major international brands; they still only believe in their own judgments.

But today, the answer Transsion gives is: as long as the market needs it, Transsion will build it."

The loyalty of the fans in the audience increased by one, and they each turned into passionate defenders.

Mr. Adebayo's public counterattack continued: "These big companies say they consider us, but in reality, they still maintain that high-and-mighty attitude.

They never considered that there are many operators in Africa and we need to change SIM cards frequently.

Transsion, 8 cards, all online simultaneously without needing to switch back and forth—this is the phone for Africans."

The audience applauded enthusiastically once more.

After the press conference ended, this T2-modified Power series once again caused a frenzy of buying.

Especially in terms of photography, this Power series inherited some algorithms from the Power Max, and the gap with Samsung was very obvious.

Crushing! It was a direct crushing.

So what if they are 'sugar-water' photos? What they like are 'sugar-water' photos.

After some people finished experiencing it, the moment they put down the phone, they once again thought of that sentence from the Samsung salesperson: 'You look like that anyway; Samsung is just restoring it, after all, we aren't magicians...'

And so...

...

After the China Star press conference ended, distributors lined up to sign contracts, but it was still clear that the order wasn't that great, as everyone was afraid that a competitor would get a step ahead.

Some of Samsung's offline stores were empty again, and their sales staff also came over to watch the excitement.

Seeing the store owners scrambling to buy, they realized Samsung had lost again. They had meticulously prepared for months, but the result upon release...

Was another failure.

Meanwhile, a Samsung distributor rushed to President Choi's office.

Holding the newly signed contract in his hand, he spoke very unnaturally.

"President Choi, I'm sorry, I'm not doing this line of work anymore. Can I return the Samsung goods?"

President Choi said subconsciously: "Why?"

Then he looked him over carefully and discovered that his face bore obvious traces of a fight. His forehead was bruised, and a few shallow scabs lay across his cheekbones.

His nose was slightly oozing blood, the corner of his mouth was split, and there were some dark red blood clots that hadn't fallen off yet.

His whole face was pale and lifeless.