90: Chapter 90 Taishan Developer Fund

"For example, if they lower prices, add the WAPI standard, restore WiFi functionality, and then do some localization adaptation, they will be a terrifying competitor."

The group thought about it for a moment; if Apple lowered prices and added WiFi functionality, they would indeed be a terrifying competitor...

Policies can trap them for a while, but they cannot trap them forever. Once Apple supports the WAPI module, their problem will be easily solved.

Chen Hai raised his hand at this moment: "CEO Shen, our Taishan OS is already no worse than iOS in terms of experience.

In some aspects, it is even better, so why..."

"The main issue is that there is still a certain gap in the ecosystem, and we are not outsiders."

Shen Fei pointed his finger at the big screen, where a bunch of data had already appeared.

After Apple's all-out promotion, iOS already has 100,000 applications, while Taishan OS currently only has a few hundred native applications.

Although it can be compatible with Android applications, there will be a certain gap in experience, and we cannot stop developing native applications.

"This is the reason for my worry. We are a few years behind Android and iOS; we are a step late in ecosystem construction."

Shen Fei turned to look at Liu Zhihong: "CEO Liu, how is the progress of the Taishan OS App Store?"

"It has already launched, and currently has 1,200 applications," reported Liu Zhihong.

"But most of them are utility apps; games and social applications are still very scarce. We are currently talking with Tencent, and they are interested as well.

It's just that there is still a small issue regarding the game revenue split that hasn't been settled."

Liu Zhihong was prepared for a 50/50 split, but Tencent believes they are the largest game manufacturer in China and cannot sign a generic agreement.

They have to haggle a bit. The reason they are so confident is that at this stage, Tencent still focuses mainly on the desktop market for games.

Their cash cows are all PC games like Dungeon & Fighter, CrossFire, and QQ Dancer.

Tencent believes that the current Smartphone market is just in its infancy and there are no blockbuster products at all. Therefore, they are not particularly dependent on the Transsion or Huawei channels.

At least within the next 5 years, they will not change their layout in this regard.

"Don't haggle with Tencent anymore; just have CEO Huang go over there," Shen Fei shook his head. "We need to actively cultivate the ecosystem. CEO Huang."

Huang Tianya quickly turned his head to look in Shen Fei's direction, waiting for instructions: "Yes."

At the same time, he understood Shen Fei's meaning in his heart: if you can't handle it, acquire it.

"Allocate 1 billion in funds from Huaxin Investment to establish the Taishan Developer Fund."

That's right, what Shen Fei brought out is the same strategy Huawei used in later generations.

There is nothing that money cannot solve. Back then, it was for incentives, but now it is for simultaneous competition.

After all, the subsidies for iOS and Android are not this generous right now, so I believe we can definitely attract some users.

"As long as developers develop applications based on Taishan OS, we will provide subsidies. If user download volume reaches a certain level, we will provide rewards.

We are not asking for exclusivity! But they must be native applications. We want to get to over 10,000 applications within a year."

"Understood."

Huang Tianya didn't say a word, just took out his phone and started setting the targets.

It's only 1 billion; just harvest another crop of leeks.

Rather than letting those insatiable jackals on Wall Street benefit, it's better to let them do something more meaningful. Anyway, the wealthy ladies have already paid.

[Green Leeks: I thank you! What is the difference between you and them?]

After briefly handling the system issues, Shen Fei looked at Big Mouth Yu again: "CEO Yu, what stage has Honor's progress reached exactly?"

"The press conference is on October 8th, and the first sale is on November 11th."

With the success of the Mate, Big Mouth Yu is even more confident in the honor play.

He also has great confidence in the joke Zhao Ming made earlier.

Isn't it just 20 million units? It might be a bit difficult by the end of the year, but we will definitely be able to complete it by the middle of next year.

"We have already negotiated with JD.com to make Double 11 a shopping festival, and we will hold a 1999 special event for Honor at that time.

As the online launch partner, they enjoy a three-day exclusive sales period. We have already stocked 1.5 million units, and I am confident that we will sell them all within three days."

"1.5 million units is not enough," Shen Fei said. "Stock 2 million first, then have the foundry speed up production. Produce as much as the capacity allows."

Although Big Mouth Yu knew what kind of lethal impact 1999 would cause, he still underestimated the influence of this price.

Later on, relying on this price, Xiaomi not only seized a large amount of the market but also cultivated a bunch of loyal Mi Fans.

However, due to tight production capacity and supply chain reasons, Xiaomi had to sell in batches, and because of this, they were labeled as "monkey play."

Of course, as for the specific reason, that... only Lei Jun himself knows.

Big Mouth Yu nodded; he just needed to execute Shen Fei's words.

Moreover, during this period, he also laid out some offline channels.

Of the 2 billion USD given by Huaxin, he specifically applied to CEO Ren to withdraw 500 million USD to build offline channels. He also experienced the joy of "money power" for the first time, and has currently secured 300 offline stores.

Following Transsion, he believes there won't be any mistakes.

"The end of the year and the first half of next year are the critical windows for Smartphones.

Taking advantage of the fact that Apple is still having trouble adapting to local conditions, Samsung hasn't reacted yet, and other domestic brands are still watching... we must take over the market at the fastest speed."

At this moment, Shen Fei suddenly stood up and took out a new roadmap: "In November, release the Honor series to sweep the mid-to-low-end market.

In December, the Mate Pro will be released, priced at 3299, to probe the high-end market.

In January next year, the transsion s2 will be released in Africa, continuing to use MTK chips, while the domestic version will use the self-developed Taishan T900.

In March, the official version of Taishan OS 2.0 will be released, achieving a key step in ecosystem layout, and simultaneously, the Mate 2 series will be released..."

After seeing these goals, Shen Fei looked at everyone quietly for a while: "Today, our goal is 20% market share in China and 15% global market share."

Everyone in the conference room was surprised at first, and then nodded with confidence.

The goal is huge, but they all believe it can definitely be accomplished.

...

After the meeting ended, Big Mouth Yu was left behind alone.

"CEO Shen, there is something I am a bit worried about."

There was no one else in the conference room, and Big Mouth Yu returned to his loud-voiced form once again.

"About MediaTek... we use their chips and even strengthened them, and now we are making our own self-developed chips. Will they..."

"They will," Shen Fei nodded. "However, we have already signed an OEM contract with them, so they can still get a piece of the meat.

But the Taishan 900 series must be completed as soon as possible.

Once we have our own chips, we won't have to look at anyone else's face anymore."

Our own chips!

"By the way, CEO Yu, Huawei Semiconductor should also speed up. If it's not enough, let Professor Li teach you. Transsion Semiconductor's chips can be sold to you, but the first launch must be Transsion."