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Chapter 291 Sound

On March 5, the final preparation plan for "Divas Hit the Road" was finalized.

Guest lineup——

Female celebrities: Hu Jing, Zeng Li, Yang Mi, Qin Lan, Yan Danchen, Jiang Yan.

Male celebrities: Jing Boran, Zhang Ruoyun.

Travel itinerary: Rome, Florence, Barcelona, ​​Paris, 20 days.

The filming team consisted of 43 people, including the director, camera crew, sound recording crew, lighting crew, and logistics crew. They were equipped with two complete sets of camera equipment, three aerial drones, and a satellite positioning system, which Wang Peng specially rented from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, saying it was to ensure that the location of the guests could be tracked from any corner of the world overseas.

"Safety First"

Zhao Qi circled the four characters in red pen and wrote the following next to them.

"We have reported to the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the embassies and consulates of the four countries are aware of the filming schedule."

A local security company has been contracted, and each team will be equipped with two licensed bodyguards.

Travel insurance with a coverage of five million per person.

Fu Yibai turned to the last page, which contained Zhao Qi's handwritten notes.

"Mr. Fu, the budget for this project has exceeded it by 30%, mainly because the security and insurance costs have far exceeded expectations, but I think it's worth it."

You said safety comes first.

If you're going to cut the budget, I suggest cutting post-production and marketing costs, but don't cut security.

Fu Yibai picked up a pen and wrote a line below the notes.

"No cuts, not even security or marketing. If you need more money, just let me know."

He closed the file, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes.

My mind was racing with things to do next, one thing after another piling up in my head, like the poplar catkins on the streets of Beijing in March, impossible to sweep away completely.

There was a knock on the office door.

"Enter."

Guo Zhenni pushed open the door and came in, holding a tablet computer in her hand, with an irrepressible smile on her face.

"Mr. Fu, the pre-sale data for the Nebula X1 has been updated."

"How many?"

She handed the tablet to her.

The screen displays a real-time updated data chart, with three curves representing the order growth trends from the official website, JD.com, and Taobao, respectively.

At the top is a bold, enlarged number—328,000.

"328,000 units."

Guo Zhenni's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

According to Mr. Liu, as of midnight today, the total number of bookings across the three platforms was [number missing].

The 16GB version accounted for 63%, and the 8GB version accounted for 37%.

The high-end version sold better than the low-end version, indicating that consumers' willingness to buy was stronger than we expected.

Fu Yibai took the tablet, swiped his finger across the screen, and watched the curve slowly climbing.

"What about the production line?"

"Yesterday, General Manager Liu initiated the equipment procurement for the third and fourth production lines."

Currently, the production capacity is 10,000 units per day at full capacity. The two newly added production lines are expected to be fully commissioned by mid-April, at which time the daily production capacity will be increased to 20,000 units.

Guo Zhenni turned a page.

"Based on the current order volume, the cumulative orders in March may exceed 400,000 units."

The first batch of 200,000 units will begin shipping on March 15th and is expected to be shipped out by the end of March.

For customers who pre-order later, the shipping period will be delayed until mid-to-late April.

Fu Yibai returned the tablet to her.

"In addition, Meizu has made some new moves."

"explain."

"Huang Zhang posted another message on his blog yesterday."

She opened a page on the tablet and handed it to her.

The title is "Some questions about the pre-sale data of Nebula X1".

The article is short, but every sentence is barbed.

Yesterday, many friends asked me how I viewed the pre-sale data for the Nebula X1.

Three hundred thousand units—that number is truly astonishing.

But as someone who has worked in the consumer electronics industry for over a decade, I have some questions I'd like to discuss with everyone.

"First, pre-sale data and actual sales are two different things."

Pre-sales do not require full payment; only a deposit is required.

Only the manufacturer knows the conversion rate from deposit to final payment.

"Secondly, the initial batch of 200,000 units was prepared, but 310,000 units were sold through pre-sales."

What does this mean?

This means that at least 110,000 consumers will have to wait a month and a half or even longer to receive their goods.

This tactic of creating artificial scarcity has been proven abroad to severely exhaust consumers' patience.

"Third, and most importantly."

A mobile phone is not a work of art; a good product cannot be made simply by piling on materials.

The Nebula X1's hardware specifications are indeed impressive, but the true user experience can only be judged after you get your hands on the actual device.

The stability, power consumption control, and after-sales service quality of the Android system are all question marks.

"It took more than two years from the research and development of Meizu M8 to its launch, and every detail has been repeatedly polished."

We chose Windows CE not because it's simple, but because of its stability and power consumption control.

The Nebula X1 uses Android and its development cycle was less than a year; I have serious doubts about its maturity.

"One last thing."

The market is the only standard for judging a product.

Two weeks after its launch, the M8 has already sold over 50,000 units, and user feedback has been generally positive.

We will continue to focus on the product itself and let quality speak for itself.

This blog post received over a thousand comments in less than an hour after it was published.

Some people support Huang Zhang.

Meizu is indeed dedicated to making quality products.

"The 'hunger marketing' strategy definitely deserves criticism."

"As a newly released system, Android's stability is certainly not as good as Windows CE."

Some people refuted it.

"Is Meizu getting desperate?"

"The Nebula X1's application ecosystem completely surpasses that of the M8."

"Others sell 300,000 units in a day, and you sell 50,000 units in two weeks. You still have the nerve to question it."

The two sides argued fiercely in the comments section.