Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 81 MIUI is launched: born for fever!

As the boss of the three departments, Chen Mo did not slack off for a moment and went out early on Sunday morning.

Still the same place, Zhongguancun KFC, goodbye Zhang Changfa.

Chen Mo first affirmed the other party's professionalism and very good recommendation effect, and then after some communication, he determined the national offline promotion strategy of Tuan 123.

He also set periodic KPIs for it, i.e. the traffic that should be achieved each month. If it exceeds expectations, both parties will continue to cooperate and can increase the promotion budget. If the traffic does not meet expectations, he will terminate the cooperation and look for another company.

Under the carrot and stick tactics, Zhang Changfa repeatedly assured that they would not let down anyone but the RMB, and that they would really "go all out" and promote the product with all their might.

Finally, the two agreed to settle accounts monthly. For this nationwide offline promotion, Chen Mo directly paid a deposit of 30 yuan, and the total amount is expected to be more than one million yuan.

The money I earned these two days was gone by half before I even had time to warm up to it.

After completing the offline promotion, Chen Mo returned home and saw the "pillow" made of money at the head of his grandson Ziwei's bed. At a glance, he estimated that all the money had been taken back by this kid.

"Oh my god, you really know how to play. Don't you feel nervous when you use this thing as a pillow?"

"How could it be annoying? You don't understand. This way I can fall asleep smelling the scent of money and feel at ease."

"Well, it's up to you. You don't have to worry about your house being robbed! When you make a lot of money in the future, won't you use your money to buy mattresses?"

Sun Ziwei's eyes lit up and he was quite interested. It was obvious that he took Chen Mo's words to heart.

"Stop fantasizing and get down to work!"

After saying that, the two of them plunged into the next battle.

Chen Mo and Sun Ziwei first launched the second phase of Tuan 123, which had been prepared long ago, and then devoted themselves to the research and development of legendary and even limited skins for the Tuanjian online mall. With the motivation of money, the two worked very hard, and the sound of keyboard tapping became louder than the other. This is the charm of the blue axis!

This weekend passed by in a flash as Chen Mo and the three teams were busy.

May 5, Monday, haze.

Early in the morning, Guan Yingzhi saw Manager Chen Mo walk into the company in a dashing manner and greet her with a smile.

"Morning, Xiao Guan~"

"Uh, Mr. Chen, good morning!" Guan Yingzhi watched Chen Mo walk past him with quick steps.

She felt that Mr. Chen seemed a little different today than before, but she couldn't tell what was different. She just vaguely felt that he had more aura than before, and she didn't know if it was an illusion.

Huang Jiangji from the Second Division also looked at the man who passed by like the wind with mixed feelings.

Even if MIUI is going to be launched tomorrow and start to truly face users, the other party's MIOS, according to his understanding, will take at least half a month to be launched.

But after the last defeat, Huang Jiangji did not dare to take this old enemy lightly.

Even though the people in Department Three basically don't work overtime, their focus on work is no less than those in Department Two. He even discovered a pattern for Department Three after careful observation for a period of time.

Since the company's bathroom is shared with the entire building, there is only one on each floor.

So he found that if these guys from the third department walked out in a hurry with empty hands, it meant they were going to the trumpet.

If someone is holding a piece of paper and a pen, there is no doubt that they are going to the toilet, and they usually go there in groups.

Once, he could hear the technical discussion coming from the next room while squatting in the toilet.

I also heard from other colleagues in the second department that one time when I passed by the third department after get off work, I inadvertently saw an open notebook at the workstation of a man named Sun Ziwei. The daily work plan was broken down into 15-minute units, and the work content was densely packed all over the paper like tofu blocks, which was quite scary.

Perhaps judging from the length of working hours, their second department is far ahead, but judging from the work efficiency, it seems that the third department is not much behind them.

But even so, he will not give up easily this time.

In the president's office, Lei Jun's brows were furrowed into a shape of a "川" (river).

First of all, in terms of capital, Xiaomi has been in contact with Qiming Venture Partners for some time. Last weekend, Tong Shihao invited Lei Jun and Lin Bin to the Shanghai Stock Exchange to conduct the first round of formal internal communication meeting at the headquarters of Qiming Venture Partners. However, Chen Mo had a high fever at that time, so Lei Jun did not take him with him.

Unexpectedly, Lei and Lin encountered unprecedented challenges in the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Those investors were full of personalities and asked very sharp questions. They were not afraid of the occasion or seniority and dared to slam the table at them without any reason. Lei Jun vaguely saw the figure of Chen Mo, who was reorganizing the workplace in his own company, in them.

He was even forced to go out for a cigarette to ease his impending emotional outburst.

The face-to-face communication meeting was formal, but the results were unsatisfactory.

After all, Xiaomi is too small. It entered the mobile phone field, which has now become a red ocean, with zero foundation. It has to compete with international giants externally and with China Cool Alliance internally. Anyone with an eye on facts knows that the risks are enormous.

After all, not everyone can be as bold as Tong Shihao. In the end, Qiming Venture Partners' financing plan was stranded, but Tong Shihao insisted on investing $100 million in Xiaomi as a personal investor. Lei Jun also secretly made up his mind not to look for external financing channels. He has never suffered such humiliation in the past years. At worst, he can invest in himself!
But hardware is really like crossing a river by feeling the stones, stumbling with every step.

After searching for more than half a month, the hardware manager screened and selected again and again, and selected at least nearly a hundred people, but found no suitable one.

Or the resume and experience are suitable, but the work style is too superficial.

Either the personality is good, but the qualifications and abilities are insufficient.

Anyway, looking at these candidates comprehensively, there are always a few points that are not satisfactory.

The position of person in charge of a mobile phone's hardware is of utmost importance, and it is better to have no one than to have someone who is not qualified.

At present, the only satisfactory candidate is the one introduced by Lin Bin.

This person is Zhou Guangping, who was once a core expert engineer of the core project team of Motorola headquarters in the United States, senior director of Motorola BJ R&D Center, and now vice president of R&D of a company called Star Wireless Products invested by Dell.

He is currently responsible for Dell's global mobile phone development and also leads the cooperation between Dell mobile phones and ODM manufacturers.

It can be said that this is an expert who is very familiar with mobile phone R&D and supply chain.

But Lei Jun also has some concerns. First, Zhou Guangping is too old. He is 55 and about to retire. How many more years can he work?
Second, Zhou Guangping had just switched from Motorola to Dell in 08. He felt that at his age, the chances of changing jobs again were slim, so he gave up the idea of ​​further contact.

So now, more than a month after Xiaomi was founded, its hardware development can be said to be still standing still.

Since there was no breakthrough in hardware, Lei Jun remembered what he said to Chen Mo during the interview, so he decided to start with software to save the country.

MIUI will be launched tomorrow.

For some reason, he always felt that if he didn't help Huang Jiangji, the situation would become one-sided and Chen Mo would crush him.

Of course, we declare to the public that the palms and backs of our hands are all made of flesh.

But from Lei Jun's own feelings, he personally prefers the second department. After all, Huang Jiangji is Lin Bin's old subordinate. Both of them were recruited to Xiaomi with great difficulty, and Lin Bin and Huang Jiangji also invested money in Xiaomi's initial capital.

After all, Chen Mo was recruited later by mistake.

Furthermore, if the competition becomes one-sided, then the meaning of competition will be lost.

As a trader, he could no longer stand idly by and prepare to take action himself.

On May 5, the MIUI (V18) beta version was released.

At the same time, the MIUI forum launched the slogan "Born for Enthusiasts".

Lei Jun logged into his Xiao Xiami account on major forums. Although the "Sweeping Monk" had declined his recruitment before, Lei Jun still greeted the "Sweeping Monk" on the forum as usual.

He then began to use his influence on Xiaoxiami to attract customers, attracting many professional mobile phone users.

Not only did Lei Jun silently contribute behind the scenes, Li Wanqiang also used to hang out on forums all over the world, looking for experienced mobile phone users. He spammed and posted advertisements on some well-known Android forums every day. After his account was blocked, he changed to another account and continued posting.

After all, he didn't want Chen Mo, a capable bad apple, to ruin the overall workplace atmosphere of the company.

With the spontaneous assistance of Lei Jun and Li Wanqiang.

On the first day of MIUI's release, the number of downloads exceeded a thousand, and there are nearly a hundred core senior users in the forum. They are all top mobile phone players and have unique insights into user experience.

They are keen on new things and constantly put forward their own ideas for the MIUI system.

Huang Jiangji was overjoyed. It worked. MIUI worked!

Before leaving get off work, a small incident occurred. Chen Mo took the initiative to come to Huang Jiangji to shake hands and said, "Although we are opponents, MIUI has been successfully launched. On behalf of the three departments, I still want to congratulate you on this milestone! It's not easy~"

Huang Jiangji shook his hands somewhat stiffly, and said subconsciously, "Thank you, and keep up the good work, too!"

Then everyone in the three departments stood up and applauded to celebrate the successful launch of Xiaomi MIUI.

This made everyone in the second department a little uncomfortable, but they still expressed their gratitude. This episode became a rare heartwarming scene in the competitive situation between the two departments.

Next, all engineers in the second department, led by Huang Jiangji, devoted themselves to research and development with greater enthusiasm. They decided on the spot to adopt a method of small steps and fast iterations. According to various suggestions from user feedback, a new version would be released online every Friday. After this move was released on the forum, it was called "Orange Friday" by forum users.

From that day on, all the staff of the Second Department worked non-stop like the gears of a clockwork.

In the system battle, one side has already run into the battlefield with a shovel on its back and a red tasseled spear in hand, preparing for battlefield fortifications.

On the other side, Chen Mo, who was still in the base, led the three teams to continuously process parts. His weapons were still a little short of some key links before they could be assembled.
After all, the Barrett in his hand was somewhat complicated in terms of manufacturing process.
(End of this chapter)