483: Chapter 483 Rebooting Waveguide! Appointing Lu Weibin

On the other end of the line, Consultant Wang's temper flared instantly. They were just there to join in the fun and cause trouble for Transsion.

As it turned out, Gionee had a mountain of its own mess to deal with. Most importantly, they were suspected of tax evasion, which was no small matter...

If they kept getting involved, let alone taking down Transsion, Xiaomi itself would be implicated, earning the infamy of supporting a disreputable company—it wasn't worth the loss.

After thinking for just a brief moment, Consultant Wang's tone turned cold instantly:

"Mr. Liu, I am very sorry. Our legal department has re-evaluated the situation. The existing evidence cannot clear your name, so we have decided to withdraw. Please handle subsequent matters on your own."

"Hey? Don't! Consultant Wang, didn't we already agree?"

Liu Lirong shouted anxiously, but the call had already been hung up. Calling back resulted in no answer.

That afternoon, all relevant content from Xiaomi's side was taken down. The two legal consultants had long since left the Gionee Building without even saying goodbye.

After all, continuing to get involved would mean getting dragged into the filth...

...

On the other side, Shen Fei had finished listening to Li Qing's report.

"These two legal consultants are quite sensible, running off early. Otherwise..."

"However, just because they ran away doesn't mean this matter is over. We've noted Lei Jun's knife, and sooner or later, we will pay him back."

At this moment, Shen Fei felt a bit of regret. If he had known, he would have trapped them in the India market.

But he also understood that the United States wouldn't let Xiaomi die so early; after all, it's not easy to find such an obedient dog!

Shen Fei let out a long sigh and once again took out the long-dormant acquisition plan from his safe.

"Li Qing, call Lu Weibin over in a bit."

...

Lu Weibin's capabilities were indeed sufficient. To confuse the enemy, he had indeed been reorganizing the channels in the three major regions of Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Latin America over the past few days.

Although these places were still dominated by self-operated offline channels, in order to give the local powers a certain amount of profit, some channels had been opened up.

However, the channel share remained below 30%.

But Lu Weibin suggested that they could learn from Samsung, feed the offline channel distributors more meat, secure exclusive agency rights, and starve out other manufacturers at the root...

Either they cultivate new distributors, or they build their own offline stores.

Seeing these plans, Shen Fei also felt that although Lu Weibin was a troll, his ability was indeed not bad.

When Lu Weibin pushed the door open and walked in, Shen Fei said:

"The layout for the emerging markets will proceed according to your plan. I've already spoken with the supply chain and legal departments; they will cooperate with you unconditionally."

After finishing, Shen Fei pushed the slightly yellowed acquisition document and a brand file in front of Lu Weibin.

"So, the main reason I asked you to come today is to discuss this serious matter!"

Lu Weibin picked up the file. The two characters "Bird" appeared before his eyes instantly. His gaze suddenly froze, and his eyes held a sense of familiar strangeness.

As the former president of Gionee, he was all too familiar with this first-generation domestic mobile phone giant.

"The fighter jet among mobile phones"—this slogan was the collective memory of an entire generation.

He had also heard that when Shen Fei first took office, he had some friction with Bird.

And Shen Fei only used a few methods to bankrupt Bird, and eventually, the founder was sent straight to prison.

As for the ownership of this brand, it was taken and sealed by Shen Fei.

He didn't expect that today...

Of course, compared to the Bird brand, he was more curious about that batch of second-hand mobile phones, but he believed that before long, Mr. Shen would tell him the answer to that question.

"I've had the Bird brand for almost 5 years now, and I haven't touched it."

"In the past, our focus was on the domestic high-end market, and I wanted to build Transsion into the second Apple. Originally, I wanted to leave the low-end market to Honor, but the entry of Silver Lake Capital told me that I can't go on like this anymore. I must create another sub-brand, so..."

"Mr. Shen, I understand!"

Lu Weibin nodded. After all, with Huawei holding 50% of the shares in Honor, plus control over the supply chain... there was no need to create a sub-brand and divert energy.

But times were different now; there were strong enemies outside and traitors inside. He, Lu Weibin, couldn't stand such lackeys, so...

"Rest assured, Mr. Shen, I will definitely handle this matter beautifully and will absolutely not let their conspiracy succeed. However, I want to know how much authority I have, and what the market segmentation for Bird will be?"

Shen Fei turned around, looked at Lu Weibin again, and a smile appeared on his face.

He was worthy of being the man that every tech novel fought over, and now President Lu was a definite "Xiaomi hater." Perhaps there really would be a good show to watch.

[Soliciting plot ideas—feel free to suggest how to roast them or how to make Lei Jun suffer!]

"Your task is to reboot Bird, positioning it in the full price range of 1,500 to 5,000 yuan. It will focus on entry-level performance phones, mid-range main models, sub-flagships, and cost-effective flagships. Independent brand, independent operation, with channels shared for the time being. You will serve as the President of the Bird Business Unit, reporting directly to me. An initial budget of 20 billion RMB will be allocated, with the highest-level supply chain support."

Lu Weibin was shocked; this authority was even greater than he had previously imagined.

Moreover, this was a path that had already been proven: the relationship between Huawei and Honor.

"Mr. Shen, rest assured. I will definitely make Bird the second Honor within the Transsion ecosystem."

Lu Weibin confirmed once again.

"Not just that."

Shen Fei shook his head, and then Lu Weibin saw that the other party was looking at him with eyes full of expectation.

"Honor does indeed have our two companies' technical backing, but it also has relevant checks and balances. But Bird will be completely independent; you can go all out. Sniping Xiaomi across the board online, and offline you can... Never mind, let's leave the offline market to guangyun, right?"

After saying this, Lu Weibin also laughed.

"During work hours, be serious, otherwise..."

Faced with Shen Fei's light threat, Lu Weibin nodded solemnly, and his attention was quickly diverted to the new topic.

"My goal is to reach the Top 5 within three years, with annual global shipments exceeding 100 million units."

Lu Weibin felt his blood rushing to his head; he had been held back for too long.

Now Shen Fei had directly given him a new brand, and the support was massive.

"Mr. Shen, rest assured! I, Lu Weibin, might not dare to say much else, but when it comes to attacking channels and boosting sales, I've never lost."

"As long as I have these top-tier supply chains, I guarantee that the first Bird Mobile phone will be released within three months, and the full price range product layout will be completed within six months. If possible, we can also recruit channels specifically to sell our products."

After saying this, Lu Weibin smirked. This batch of suppliers wasn't about abandoning Transsion's self-operated store plan, but rather snatching...

Meanwhile, in Beijing, Lei Jun suddenly sneezed.

"Old Lin, why do I feel a chill on my back? Who is cursing me again?"