503: Chapter 503 Blue Factory on the Road

"Mr. Shen, I have a question. I'm not sure if I should ask."

"If there's anything we can help with, Transsion will certainly do so."

Having just secured the shares, Shen Fei was clearly in a good mood and agreed immediately.

"We've gotten to know each other through conflict, so I'd like to ask your company to license certain patents to us so we can better develop Android Full-screen tablets.

This way, we can better popularize the relevant standards and help your company's screens sell faster."

"Of course we can license them! It's just... the cost!"

Facing Shen Fei's ambiguous answer, Sundar Pichai panicked once again. Oh no, this skinflint Shen hasn't set his sights on his shares again, has he?

Hearing the laughter gradually coming from the other end of the line, he became increasingly convinced that was the answer.

"Everything is negotiable except for shares."

"Then we have nothing to talk about."

After saying this, Shen Fei hung up the phone on his own initiative. Zhang Mingzhu, who was nearby, asked curiously:

"What happened?"

"They want us to develop an Android Full-screen Display for them, but they don't want to give up any shares."

"General Manager Shen, if we make another move, Google will really become our private property!" Liu Zhihong said with a chuckle.

"We don't have voting rights, so how can it be private property?"

Liu Zhihong and his group continued to chuckle. After all, they hadn't expected voting rights anyway; having dividend rights was enough.

As for Huang Douya, she was already calculating on the side. 5.5% of the shares, based on the current market value, amounted to over 30 billion USD!

This was a massive profit.

"Alright, look at all of you gloating. Don't get too happy too soon."

Shen Fei waved his hand again, drawing everyone's attention to the next document.

"We've gotten what we bought, so this matter should be behind us.

But you should also be clear that our real hard battle is still ahead.

Google and Silver Lake Capital have become the scapegoats, but that doesn't mean the United States will stop.

The implementation speed of the Taishan System ecosystem must be accelerated.

How is the new phone from Vivo coming along?"

"Everything is arranged, and they should be announcing it soon!"

Liu Zhihong replied hurriedly.

"Vivo was a bit hesitant at first, fearing that the aftereffects of the attack incident would lead to their new phone being targeted upon launch.

Later, after Shen Wei learned the news, he made the final decision, saying that the more difficult the situation, the less they should retreat."

...

May 18th, 10:00 AM, at the Vivo headquarters building in Dongguan. The entire conference room was still clearly divided into two factions.

The radical faction believed that they should increase promotion at this time, especially since Transsion had already given them free advertising; it would be a waste not to take it.

The other side suggested caution, noting that Vivo was not as strong as Transsion and could not withstand the wrath of the United States.

After all, having suffered such a huge loss, they would definitely want to get back at someone, and Vivo standing out at this time would certainly make them a target.

Because of these conflicting views, the Marketing, Security, and Product departments had been arguing for three days.

At the final moment, the head of the Security Department spoke up once again:

"General Manager Shen, although there is less than an hour left, I still stand by my view.

A few days ago, Transsion was hit by a state-level cyberattack, and the Taishan System was the primary target.

Our first flagship phone equipped with the Taishan System is about to launch. If they target us and the system develops a vulnerability, the product's reputation will be ruined.

How about we delay for another half a month and wait for the storm to pass?"

"Delay?"

Before anyone else could speak, Shen Wei, sitting at the head of the table, slammed his hand on the table first.

"Another half a month? The market buzz will be gone.

Right now is when users trust the Taishan System the most; we must strike while the iron is hot.

The United States is taking such a huge risk precisely to stop us."

Everyone present nodded. After all, using such tactics was intended to scare these partners and make them afraid to use the Taishan System.

Therefore, they absolutely could not let them have their way.

Just as the conservative faction hadn't yet thought of a rebuttal, Shen Wei tapped the table again:

"This phone is not just simple because it's equipped with the Taishan System; it is also our turnaround work for our reputation."

After he finished speaking, the configuration of the phone appeared on the big screen. It could be said that this phone was an advertisement for Transsion.

It used last year's enhanced Taishan 710 chip, further upgraded based on Honor's tuning.

There's no need to mention how luxurious this chip is: 14nm process, octa-core CPU, and the score they tuned it to was 56,000.

Although it can't compare to the Taishan 9 series or the Kirin 9 series, in the mid-to-high-end market, it is indeed much more conscientious than Vivo's previous X series.

Other aspects include Transsion's High-density battery, Transsion's screen, and Transsion's large-sensor lens.

It can be said that this is the phone with the highest Huawei-tech-content to date from Vivo.

"Why not play such a good hand?"

"Our publicity department requests an additional 30% in promotional funding; we will definitely be able to boost our reputation then!" said the Publicity Minister.

"Approved." Shen Wei nodded.

"The two spokespeople we decided on before are not enough; add one more.

If we can hire some young idols from the film industry, top stars from the TV industry, and a national-level female singer, having all three spokespeople announced simultaneously, we can flood all channels with ads.

Put the offline posters right at the entrances.

I want everyone to know that Vivo's X Shot has more strength!"

Hearing the Publicity Minister's bold idea, everyone present was stunned for a moment.

After all, hiring three top stars to endorse at the same time would cost much more than 30%.

But no one raised any objections, even those who were not on good terms with the Publicity Minister before.

Because they understood that some money should be spent, as this wasn't just about selling phones; it was about starting Vivo's path of transformation.

After all, if they didn't push for the high-end market and let Transsion and Huawei complete the blockade, things would turn out badly.

...

At 10:00 AM sharp, Vivo's official Weibo, official website, and other platform accounts all made the official announcement.

[Vivo X Shot officially released!

It is equipped with the enhanced Taishan 710 flagship chip and the Taishan System.

14nm process with full performance, smooth to the end!

A thin and light flagship continues the legend. On May 20th, it will be on sale across all channels. Give your beloved him or her an exclusive phone.]

Below, there were also three spokespeople, and all three of them retweeted the official Weibo post immediately.

#VivoXShot#

"Did I read that right? It's really the 710, not the 620? Vivo has really turned over a new leaf!"

"Oh my mom! The phone manufacturer you care about has finally changed."

"I thought that since the Taishan System was attacked, Vivo would wait and see. I didn't expect them to release it directly. With this kind of determination, they deserve to make a fortune."