Chapter 269 Group Buying Waterloo? Trip to Belvedere
In fact, Luo Taijun’s Hammer phone is not completely useless.

It has a built-in application called Hammer Notes, which is a good thing and has received unanimous praise from users. Some of its functions are even better than Apple's Memo.

But... that is the design work of the product manager. Things on the software level have nothing to do with him!
However, some things about the hardware are related to him.

For example, a mobile phone's SIM card is sealed inside the phone.

Once you want to change the card, or if the SIM card is damaged, you can’t remove it temporarily. You must use a screwdriver to unscrew it. Who would carry this thing with them at all times?

Is this design something that a human could think of?
Mrs. Luo is so shameless that she even calls it a work of art!

Many users reported this huge product vulnerability to him, but he ignored it.

All I can say is that the Hammer phone is just like Mrs. Luo herself, with so many flaws that Yang Xiao doesn’t even want to complain!
His failure is inevitable!
Of course, apart from these software and hardware aspects, there is another point, that is, Mrs. Luo never pays attention to the supply chain issue.

Some even openly posted some remarks on Weibo mocking and ridiculing Cook.

Luo Taijun is also the one who clamors to "destroy Apple", which is exactly the same as Lu Hongbo, the founder of "Nicai Mobile Phone".

Well, I have to mention here that Jobs went to see Jesus more than two months ago, and Cook took over.

Before taking over, Apple's second-generation CEO Cook was in charge of Apple's supply chain.

Yang Xiao said before that in the current domestic environment, if you want to make mobile phones, research and development is secondary!

Building a complete and strong supply chain channel is the top priority for making smart phones!
Let’s take the Xiaomi mobile phone as an example again. Its success is due to the fact that it did a good job in this step.

In the early stage, Junzi invested a lot of money in the supply chain, and then focused on independent research and development!

And how important is the supply chain?
The business crisis that Xiaomi encountered in 2016 and almost led to its bankruptcy originated from this.

At that time, Samsung Semiconductor unilaterally stopped the supply of AMOLED screens to Xiaomi, and mobile phones could not be produced, resulting in a large number of orders owed by outsiders being unable to be delivered.

In the end, it was Junzi who went to South Korea personally and resolved the crisis by "repeatedly visiting them to build relationships."

I have to say, it's a bit embarrassing.

But being able to bend and stretch is also not an easy thing.

Of course, Junzi, who was feeling aggrieved, had to find someone to vent his anger on after he came back, so he directly "took action" and fired the person directly responsible for Xiaomi's mobile phone supply chain.

He will be directly responsible!
From this aspect, we can see how much Junzi values ​​the mobile phone supply chain!

It is only natural that Xiaomi will be able to completely carve out its own path in the future.

And this thing is the least important thing in Luo Taijun's eyes.

He even frequently and openly slandered the supply chain merchants of the Hammer mobile phone. If a person does this, who will die if he doesn't die?
At the dinner table, perhaps because Luo Yonghao's reputation on the Internet was too notorious, his cousin Yuan Song really hated him so much that he couldn't help but curse:

"Damn, this guy is so disgusting, he should just go bankrupt!"

Yang Xiao smiled and said comfortingly: "Forget it, Brother Song, even if this kind of person goes bankrupt, he will still live a more comfortable life than most ordinary people."

"What?"

"Because he has a father who is a high-ranking county official."

"Fuck! He's a second-generation guy? No wonder he dares to do such a big thing. Who among ordinary people would dare to do that?"

Yuan Song was so angry that he drank the small glass of white wine in front of him. Then he seemed to think of something and smiled:
"But don't be fooled by his boasting now. He is still far behind you, brother."

"Haha, it doesn't matter. Just watch him build a tall building, watch him entertain guests, and watch his building collapse. I guess he will have a lot of fun for everyone to watch in the future."

"Okay, if I were you, I would definitely scold him a few more times on Weibo!"

Yang Xiao smiled and said no more.

Naturally, he would not tell his cousin about Luo Taijun's live broadcast of paying off her debts.

Although the "live broadcast of paying off debts" thing is actually a gimmick used as a disguised hype.

But doesn't it also reflect from the side the ups and downs in Luo Taijun's life?

Well, he is not good at doing business, but with his eloquence, he is quite suitable for these things.

Soon, the topic changed again.

Mother Liu Yuxia began to interrogate Yang Xiao: "Son, when will you call that girl surnamed Luo to our house so that I, as her mother, can take a look at her?"

"Your mother has prepared a big red envelope." Yang Jianguo added with a smile.

Even my eldest aunt and uncle joined in the fun, clamoring to come over and see if they could get red envelopes.

"Maybe in two days~"

"Dad, Mom, it's time to give me my New Year's money in red envelopes!"

He Jing on the side was looking at it eagerly, having been looking forward to it for a long time.

"Hahaha, here you go!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and then Liu Yuxia took out the red envelopes she had prepared long ago.

The two families finished the New Year's Eve dinner happily.

During this period, Yang Xiao's cell phone kept ringing, either with calls or text messages, all of which were New Year's greetings.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Yang."

"Happy New Year, Brother Xiao."

"Happy New Year, Boss."

"Happy New Year."

Yang Xiao received New Year greetings from many people, including Zhang Yue, Benxi, Lin Wantong, Zhang Shaoyu and others from Shiguang Culture Media.

There are also cooperating investor partners Zhao Wanlin, Xie Guomin of Time Music Group, Xu Yi of Bilibili, Chen Rui who was about to be ganked by the Mongolian top laner, Huang Zhengfei who was surfing the Internet easily, Guo Haiping of Time Cloud Music, Liu Yong of Yinhan Technology, as well as close friends Zhou Hongyu and Li Yuanbao, classmates and teachers of Huicheng and Lincheng, roommates and classmates in university, various relatives and friends, etc.

Among them, there was a special caller, who turned out to be Wang Juntao.

"Brother Xiao, it's Chinese New Year. Happy New Year and a prosperous Year of the Dragon."

"Well, Brother Tao, you too, Happy New Year."

Yang Xiao replied with a blessing. He was actually a little surprised. He and Wang Juntao had a friendship that was worth making. But between grown men, sending a text message seemed very pretentious, so he actually called to send a blessing?

Sure enough, Yang Xiao’s doubts were correct. Wang Juntao on the other side suddenly became hesitant after wishing everyone a happy new year on the phone.

He talked about this and that for a long time, and then stopped talking: "Um. Brother Xiao, when you return to Shenzhen, let me know. I will treat you to a meal. I also want to discuss something with you."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"Uh, it's not convenient over the phone. Let's talk about it when you return to Shenzhen. There's no rush."

Yang Xiao couldn't help but laugh when he heard that.

It's not urgent yet? Why would you say so much on the phone if you are not in a hurry?
It was no secret that Wang Juntao was dragged into group buying by his friends again, and Yang Xiao and others also knew about it.

However, he didn't ask much on the phone at this time, but now from these few words, he could guess the clues.

I guess I’ve lost a lot of money!
I don’t know what these second-generation nouveau riche are pretending to be. They have so little money in their hands that I have no idea what they are doing. Do they think they can make money in the current group buying market?
Both WoWotuan and Lashou.com are preparing for IPOs. Even the third largest company in the industry invited a large number of reporters to Meituan’s media communication meeting a while ago and “showed off” the $6200 million in cash in his account.

Why should you guys, a bunch of young people, be able to easily seize the market of a city?

Or a first-tier city like Shenzhen? What the hell are you dreaming of!

I can only give him a sentence that is very popular on the Internet nowadays - ideals are full, but reality is skinny.

Yang Xiao had analyzed the situation so clearly for him before, but he was still stubborn and plunged right in. Now he’s finally reaping the bitter fruits. I guess he should be able to say that he’s learned a lesson, right?
Of course, Yang Xiao was also a person with high emotional intelligence, and he didn't want to reveal Wang Juntao's thoughts on the phone. Instead, he was looking forward to what Wang Juntao would talk to him about.

"Okay, Brother Tao, let's talk about it later."

After hanging up the call, Yang Xiao's phone kept buzzing.

It turned out that there were too many text messages of greetings, one after another.

He first politely replied to a few messages one by one, and then simply copied a general template text message for New Year greetings and planned to send it to a group of people.

At this time, cousin He Jing had received red envelopes from Yang Xiao's parents, aunt and uncle.

Then she looked at her brother Yuan Song, who also took out the red envelope he had prepared long ago, and He Jing snatched it away quickly with a smile.

"Thank you, brother. Find me a sister-in-law as soon as possible. I also want to receive a red envelope."

"You're so beautiful!" Yuan Song rolled his eyes in annoyance.

He Jing ignored him at this time and turned her gaze to Yang Xiao, her meaning was self-evident.

But at this time, the eldest aunt spoke up, and said with a stern face: "Your brother Xiao is still in college, and he hasn't entered the society yet. It's still the time for him to receive red envelopes. You can't ask him for any!"

Originally, they all planned to buy one for Yang Xiao, but Yang Xiao confiscated it.

He was leaning on the sofa, worrying.

Doesn’t it seem a bit perfunctory to send group blessing text messages without a prefix?

For example, some teachers’ text messages don’t even include their names, which might be considered impolite.

In that case, it would be better not to post it at all.

But adding name prefixes one by one is too troublesome.

Now that He Jing came over, he could outsource this job.

"It's okay, Jingjing, if you want a red envelope, you can. Brother Xiao, I'll give you two hundred, but you have to help me send a few text messages."

"That's easy, no problem, I'll take the order."

Yang Xiao explained the operation, and He Jing naturally agreed.

To the latter, this was two hundred dollars picked up for free. He was very happy and was having a great time sending text messages.

New Year's Eve after dinner.

Yang Xiao went out and met Luo Yao, and the two of them walked around the neighborhood hand in hand.

There is still some snow that has not melted in the city’s flower beds.

From time to time, you can hear the endless sound of firecrackers and fireworks exploding from the sky. Occasionally, a few children will run out from the roadside, suddenly cover their ears, look at them with ill intentions, and then there will be a "bang" explosion.

For these children, the feeling of the New Year is the sound of firecrackers and the rising smoke.

But for many adults who return home for the New Year, the so-called New Year atmosphere is long gone.

Last year, Yang Xiao spent the holiday in Huicheng.

At that time, he was not yet together with Luo Yao, and had not even transferred to Lincheng.

Now that the two of them can spend the New Year together, it is already a leap forward.

At this time, he was also in a childish mood and ran to the firecracker shop to buy fireworks and firecrackers worth several hundred dollars, and the two of them set them off together.

At around 23:50 p.m., the whole city was immersed in the sound of firecrackers welcoming the New Year.

"This should be our first time celebrating New Year's Eve together, right?"

"Ah."

“There will be many, many more times in the future.”

At this moment, brilliant and dazzling fireworks shot up into the sky with people's beautiful expectations. Yang Xiao stood in a corner of the city, but he just wanted to hold the hands of the people around him tighter and warmer.

The third day of the first lunar month.

That day, Yang Xiao brought Luo Yao to his home, formally met his parents, and had a meal with them.

When Liu Yuxia saw it for the first time, she was naturally very happy and satisfied. She was so happy that she quietly ran to the bedroom and added another code to the red envelope she had prepared.

I will not go into details about the process.

After meeting their future daughter-in-law, Yang Xiao's parents felt their wish had come true. At least they no longer had to worry about Yang Xiao's personal problems for the time being.

The next day, they hurried back to Huicheng.

There is no way, during the Chinese New Year, they want the mobile phone store to open earlier!
During this period, children received red envelopes, adults won money at the card table, and many people's pockets became fatter!
They still have to do their business!

I heard that our colleagues in Huicheng opened on the second day of the Chinese New Year and are packed with business every day!
After hearing the news, Liu Yuxia didn’t know how many times she slapped her thigh while sitting at home!
It’s like missing out on billions!
So on the fourth day of the New Year, he urged Yang Jianguo to drive back!
Of course, my cousin Liu Xiaobing and his wife had to be called over to help.

in the following days.

Yang Xiao also took some time to go to Luo Yao's home to wish her parents a happy new year.

In this way, he stayed there until the seventh day of the New Year. People had already returned to work, but he, as a freshman, was still waiting for school to start in boredom.

There are still about twenty days before school starts!
He simply felt bored staying in Lincheng, so he and Luo Yao bought plane tickets and rushed to Licheng.

The Cultural and Tourism Bureau there had already invited him.

This time he went there to finalize his appointment as Licheng's lifelong image spokesperson.

School will start soon, and he doesn't have time to fly over there to do this.

Why not take advantage of the holiday before it ends and fly to Licheng with Luo Yao for some fun?

The Spring Festival is also the peak season for tourism.

Work has resumed now, and the flow of people is relatively less, so there is no need to squeeze in with the crowds.

After a few days of traveling in Belvedere and its surrounding areas.

Yang Xiao came to the Culture and Tourism Bureau.

Several employees of Shiguang Culture Media also flew here from Shenzhen to join him.

Including Yang Xiao's assistant secretary Zhao Qian, who came here specifically to negotiate with the Culture and Tourism Bureau and help find a suitable location and land to build the "Time Cabin" as soon as possible.

However, this plan had to be proposed by Yang Xiao.

"Mr. Yang, please take a seat. Hearing about you is worse than meeting you in person. Mr. Yang is much younger and more handsome than he looks in the video."

"No, no, thank you for the compliment, Director Wang."

"This is not an exaggeration. It is rare to find a young and promising person like you, Mr. Yang. It is a great honor for you to come to our Licheng. I welcome you very much~"

In the small conference room of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, Yang Xiao, his team members, the top leader of the bureau and some relevant leaders from the city sat together to discuss the promotion of Licheng.

The man Yang Xiao called Director Wang was a middle-aged man with glasses and an executive jacket. He smiled and said:
"Also, Mr. Yang, I would like to thank you for promoting our Licheng in the book. It has promoted the development of our tourism industry. I am really grateful."

As if afraid that the leader's words would fall on the ground, another leader also smiled and added:
"Our Director Wang really likes the book you wrote. He even purchased 200 copies from the entire bureau and distributed them to the people below for reading and collection. Even at the city's conference, he suggested to the relevant leaders to purchase a large number of copies for the comrades in our team to read and relax when they have free time, and to improve their ideological and cultural connotations and realms."

"Haha, I really have to thank Director Wang and all the leaders for their thoughtful recommendations, which allowed me to earn a small sum of royalties." Yang Xiao smiled.

"Haha, it's nothing to mention. You are really too modest, Mr. Yang. Your books sell tens of millions of copies a year. Our purchases are barely enough to cover the surface, right? But we have been supporting your works with the greatest effort. Most of the bookstores in Licheng and Dali have used the most eye-catching advertising space to display your books."

(End of this chapter)