the world is at stake

'Holy Light' needs to do a more solid job of publicity under the circumstances that the public opinion has always been popular - giving gifts, giving iPhones as gifts to those who have made contributions to the country.

Send a batch to great scientists like Yuan Lao.Let them experience the achievements of the country's scientific and technological progress in advance;

Send a group of athletes who have won glory for the country in the international arena over the years.The gold, silver and bronze medals are all good and worthy of recognition;

Send a group of heroes who have made meritorious service in the border defense, army and public security front.Behind every medal is an epic story;

Send a batch of old artists who are both virtuous and artistic.Art is the spiritual food that shapes the soul of Chinese people.If there is a problem with the spirit, the more you eat, the more you will spray feces.

Send a group of model workers across the country, especially the grassroots cadres and workers who work in the old and the poor.These people work a lot and get little. They are all like scalpers, working hard without complaint. It's too hard.

The best products go to the best people naturally.

If Mr. Yuan could make a phone call with his iPhone and say 'this phone is awesome', the effect of the advertisement would be undeniably better, and word of mouth would naturally increase.

The buying enthusiasm of the Chinese people will explode like an explosion.

In addition, before the official sale, the total number of iPhone orders in Japan and South Korea also exceeded 300 million.

Japan is an economically developed country, and South Korea's per capita GDP exceeds [-].As long as the sales channels can be settled, there is no doubt about the spending power of the two countries.

One month later, the combined orders from the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and South America also exceeded one million.

Now only Western countries such as Europe and the United States are left to exclaim, and the technological barriers that white people have spent hundreds of years to build have once again loosened.

The previous challenger was Japan, which could be controlled by the United States on the leash.Now the challenger is China, who can contain it?

Europe and the United States have imposed sanctions on 'Holy Light', and are very proud to not allow this 'undemocratic and unfree' product to enter their own market.

But 'Holy Light' quietly sent prototypes to some western stars and fashion circles.

Although they know that this product comes from evil China, people who have used it will only say that it is really fragrant, and try to get the iPhone into the Internet.

If you can't connect to the Internet, it's also great as a portable tool.

In addition, what Zhou Qingfeng predicted happened, a group of Mexican drug dealers discovered this way to make money.

They tested the waters and got some iPhone samples that had flowed to Mexico through unknown channels.

Some Mexican telecommunications companies that can operate in the United States have also specially opened up Internet access packages, so that Americans can use their mobile phones normally in the United States after selling them.

The next step is to place tens of thousands of orders online, and the delivery location is selected in Mexico.

There is a big gap between rich and poor in Latin America, but there are also many rich people.Latin Americans like to enjoy life even more, and they will buy their favorite fashion and luxury goods while saving money and food.

and so……

No one can resist the charm of iPhone.

Chapter 25 Super Factory

Henan, Zhengzhou, Xinzheng Comprehensive Free Trade Zone.

An economic experiment zone covering an area of ​​[-] square kilometers is located here.

The largest electronic product production base under the 'Shengguang' Group is located in the bonded area.

Since June last year, more than 50 feature phone production lines have undergone transformation, and employees have undergone new training to switch to iPhone production.

The group has a factory building of 500 million square meters and a staff dormitory of 300 million square meters here.In order to supply the life and work of 20 people, the factory area has a 220-ton tap water plant, two [-] kV substations and other infrastructure.

Eight main roads have been built in the factory area, and there are special storage, inspection, transfer, and stacking areas.This is a small modern industrial city, which can operate independently for half a month behind closed doors.

After half a year of patrolling the Southwest, Zhou Qingfeng came here in early 2003 to see if the preparations for the launch of the iPhone were complete.

Judging from the current iPhone ordering situation through various channels, the sales volume is steadily approaching the 1000 million mark.A smartphone five years ahead of its time is far more shocking than an 'Apple' version.

Many people can't understand why the 'Sacred Light' mobile phone can be operated by sliding fingers, and the concept of completely breaking away from mechanical buttons is too advanced, and its novel experience brings endless fun.

Many sci-fi works depicting the future stay in too empty space travel, which is nothing more than changing the living place of human beings, but lacks imagination for real technological progress.

Some European and American media are calling on their governments to lenient the iPhone and allow it to be sold in Western countries.

This is not because of favoring 'Holy Light', but because of an inextricable sense of frustration - the strict sanctions against 'Holy Light' not only failed to suppress this company, but prevented the western people from enjoying the most advanced scientific and technological achievements.

Facing the influx of orders, the production base of 'Shengguang' must burst out its production capacity as much as possible to meet the needs of users and create obstacles for potential competitors.

When Zhou Qingfeng entered the factory, he did not go to the production line, but observed in the monitoring room.

From the display wall, the factory building is busy and orderly.

Tens of thousands of assembly women sit on a long assembly line busy assembling.

Before the assembly line, rows of placement machines and wave soldering machines are operating at high speed, and automated material delivery vehicles pass on the suspension beams, making people dazzled.

The matching spraying machine, feeding machine, testing equipment, etc., make a buzzing sound.Due to the high heat generated by the equipment and the emission of toxic gases, the factory is equipped with a large central air conditioner to blow cold air to ensure that the air will not make people faint.

Zhou Qingfeng was followed by a dozen or so people, all of whom were middle and senior managers of the factory.

Most of these were cultivated by the 'Shengguang' technical school by referring to various mature factory standards, and each of them accepted the inspection of the president nervously and excitedly, ready to answer questions at any time.

"How much can a general worker on the production line earn a month?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.

The finance manager of the factory area was immediately excited, and he stood up and reported cheerfully, "President, the median monthly income of our front-line female workers is about 4500 yuan. The factory area manages their food and housing, and also provides basic medical insurance.

If it is husband and wife workers, we also provide certain housing care.Families with children can study in urban schools, and tuition fees are also reduced. "

More than a dozen cadres said yes again and again, expressing how caring and caring they are for the employees as a leader, and how considerate they are.

Everyone understands that 'Holy Light' is like a state-owned enterprise that is not a state-owned enterprise.It has both the sense of responsibility of a state-owned company and the flexibility of a private company. By the way, it also has a president who likes to wander around to solve problems.

Take the iPhone production as an example. It is a kind of caring for such an important job not to be placed in the industrial factory area of ​​"Shengguang" in the coastal area, but to be placed in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, where the conditions are not so good.

Henan is too miserable. There are many people, few jobs, few colleges and universities, and every scrap is involuntary.

Apart from the headquarter of 'Holy Light' being in the imperial capital, other affiliated companies try to avoid large cities as much as possible, and go where the poor are.

The group has opened four technical schools in Henan, recruiting [-] teachers and students for training, and creating stable jobs for them as much as possible to ensure employment.

At present, there are 10,000+ front-line female workers in the factory area, with a monthly income of more than 4000 yuan, behind which 10,000+ families benefit.These 10,000+ people want to eat, drink and consume, and can create huge economic benefits in Henan.

The finance director said happily, but Zhou Qingfeng remained expressionless.

When other high-ranking officials came to the grassroots for investigation and inspection, they listened to the reports of the management and took a quick look at them. The formalism was greater than the practical significance.

But the inside of 'Holy Light' knows that once the president appears in a certain place, it is not just to look at.He won't leave until he stays for more than half a month.

In the first half of the month, he will ask about the general situation on the first day, and the rest of the time is spent chatting with front-line personnel in person, or going to toilets, cafeterias, warehouses and other dirtiest and most tiring places to experience it.

Every time the president appears, it is equivalent to a big test, and there are rewards for good checks.When a problem occurs, it depends on the severity of the situation. If it is light, it will be laughed off, and if it is serious, someone will go to jail.

"Four thousand and five, it can only be said to be average. This salary is hardly attractive, and it cannot make the employees' lives greatly improved." Zhou Qingfeng whispered.

If it was 2003 in the original history, a job with a monthly income of 2011 would have given the migrant workers a head start.If calculated according to 4500, the monthly salary of [-] yuan is not bad for ordinary workers.

But Zhou Qingfeng's request would not be so low. "We should find a way to increase the income of front-line workers and stimulate them to consume, have children, and cultivate the next generation." Zhou Qingfeng had a long-standing thought in his heart, "We must allow ordinary people to have room for improvement."

The middle and high-level employees in more than a dozen factories have a monthly income of 10,000 to [-] to [-]+.In their view, the wages given by 'Holy Light' to the bottom are already the best in the industry, and the benefits and medical insurance are incomparable elsewhere.

The electronic factory area of ​​'Shengguang' is similar to that of 'Foxconn'. It is recruiting people every day, and there must be a long queue to recruit people.The employment of the disabled is also arranged as much as possible, which is like the cornerstone of social stability.

As long as 'Shengguang' sets up factories in poor and backward areas, the local public security will be significantly improved, and the economy will also be rapidly improved.Many local governments begged President Zhou to invest, and they even gave money to help get loans from banks.

The bank is also very happy to give money to 'Shengguang', because they know that this group not only has a strong background, but also has super profitability and always has technological innovation.

Take the national online shopping channel that just lost nearly [-] billion funds. The bank not only does not feel that the group is losing money, but even thinks that the loss is not enough, and is eager to lose more.

Once this kind of online shopping channel takes shape, whether it is purchasing or selling, it will cover every county, city, and village at the grassroots level of the country without any dead ends.It is a supply and marketing cooperative in the information age, and it can become a money-absorbing weapon in the blink of an eye.

With this weapon, the country's internal circular economy will take a big step forward.Zhou Qingfeng felt that the treatment he gave to the front-line employees was not enough.But you can't send money directly, which will become a lazy person.

"Is there a lot of overtime on the front line?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.

The general manager of the factory stood up and replied: "There is a certain amount of overtime, but each person does not exceed [-] hours a day and [-] hours a week.

Even if the production pressure of the iPhone is high recently, we strictly follow the group's regulations and solve the problem by recruiting more employees and working in three shifts. "

Unlike 'Foxconn' which relies on overtime to earn enough income, Zhou Qingfeng does not want to build a sweatshop.All he can do is to give up a certain amount of profit so that the employees can live like normal people.

Lest they jump off the building at every turn.

"I remember that every month the factory area has to select outstanding employees, right?"

"Yes. Excellent employees can get [-]% more wages. This reward is still very attractive."

"Plan a plan. Those who can be commended as outstanding employees for half a year are recommended to go to the group technical school to receive advanced training for three months to half a year. The basic salary will be paid during the training."

Ah... more than a dozen middle and senior managers sighed in low voices.

Zhou Qingfeng continued: "I don't want the employees on the production line to have no progress in ten or twenty years, so I have to find ways to coerce and lure them to get promoted.

I also don't like crap.In addition to commendation, final elimination will also be carried out.Employees who fail to pass the assessment for three consecutive months will be terminated from employment and allowed to return to society. "

More than a dozen people nodded, and they flattered wildly, and they were short of bragging about the president as if Kong Sheng was reincarnated, the first emperor was reborn, and the most intelligent person who created the world.They didn't calm down until they found that the old man in front of him was not happy at all with a straight face.

Zhou Qingfeng really wanted to hear some objections, at least after he put forward his ideas, someone could discuss the specific implementation details.

But now more and more people regard the words of "President Shengguang" as the golden rule, and they have no subjective initiative except double implementation or over-interpretation.

"This is really a management problem." Zhou Qingfeng lamented silently in his heart.This is why he stays at least half a month wherever he goes.Because only by staying long enough can we really find the problem.

Zhou Qingfeng stayed in the monitoring room for a whole day, knowing what was happening in every corner of the factory.From time to time, he would call an employee on the production line for questioning, or ask relevant personnel about what he saw.

The news that the president visited the factory in person spread like wildfire, and the news quickly spread among the 10,000+ employees.

Security guards, general workers, small cadres, cafeteria purchasers, warehouse forklift workers, and office clerks in the factory area are more and more people who can meet Zhou Qingfeng.When they talk, they tend to be nervous, but after talking, they go out to brag.

What are you talking about with the president who is the richest man in the world?

Talk about where is my hometown, how many people are in the family, how is the transportation in my hometown, are there any souvenirs, is there a date to talk to, do you want to get married, how is your child's education, and do you have any opinions.

Conversations always start with casual conversation.The location doesn't have to be in the monitoring room, and you may bump into it while eating in the cafeteria, or you may find the president visiting when you are resting in the dormitory.

The employees on the production line are basically junior high school graduates, from rural families, with low education level, and most of them are around 20 years old.It is not easy to get them to speak, but when it comes to familiar situations, they can always say a few words.

All kinds of things in the market can be described from the mouths of these low-level people, and the topics of discussion are not easy.But most people are satisfied with the monthly salary of [-] to [-] in the factory of 'Holy Light'.

As for what they want to go further, these employees often have no idea.Even if Zhou Qingfeng tried to induce them, what they wanted was to earn some money to go home and build a house, then get married and have children.

The conversation is basically friendly.

For example, chatting with employees in the cafeteria, the master chef in charge will make a big bowl of authentic Henan mutton stewed noodles - I heard that the president likes to eat mutton, and I want to invite the president to try his handicrafts.

Who said that Laozi especially likes to eat mutton?This is a rumor, it must be a rumor.

Zhou Qingfeng couldn't laugh or cry, but he still ate up a whole bowl of stewed noodles - Henan's Dahai Bowl, an ordinary person can't finish it.The mutton inside was full and fragrant, and it was all eaten.

No one expected Zhou Qingfeng to eat so much.Seeing that the bottom of the bowl that the CEO eats with soup and juice is smooth, all the onlookers will applaud.Even he laughed at himself—the rumor that Lao Tzu loves mutton is about to be confirmed.

Of course, there are also employees who don’t know Zhou Qingfeng, who were caught smoking cigarettes in the factory area and were scolded by the president—don’t worry if you get caught, you must calmly say, ‘Who are you?None of your business! '

Only in this way can President Zhou get mad.

The Zhengzhou factory has just been remodeled, and everything is not skilled enough, and the production speed is not very high.

With more than 20 assembly lines, the daily output of iPhone is about 600 units, and the current pre-orders of more than [-] million units can be fully produced in one month.

The products that have been produced will be sent to specialty stores in different cities according to the order information, or sent to consumers on February 2 through express channels.

The whole world is paying attention to the production line of 'Holy Light'. Television stations from Japan and South Korea even sent people to Zhengzhou to apply to film the working conditions of the factory.

After obtaining Zhou Qingfeng's special approval, the busy scene in the factory spread to the outside world.

The 3G network supporting the iPhone is also being fully rolled out in the country, and the network is quickly formed.

对于国外，韩国在2000年，日本在2001年就开通了3G网络；欧洲也将在2003年的3月进入3G时代。

In the past, there were only 3G networks without 3G applications, resulting in very slow development of 3G. The "Holy Light" iPhone appeared ahead of schedule, giving a big boost to related industries.

When it was learned that the monthly production capacity of smartphones in the Zhengzhou plant had reached 600 million units, the last trace of doubt about the iPhone was eliminated.

For the first time, several telecommunications service providers in Japan expressed their willingness to sell iPhones in the Japanese market to Shengguang.This proactive posture surprised the outside media inexplicably.

When did Japanese businessmen with stubborn heads like rocks take the initiative to open up the market?

But the Japanese service provider stated that they have no reason to reject a product that can change the world, even if it comes from China.At least 'Holy Light' has purchased a lot of Japanese components on an equal basis, which is beneficial to both parties.

The words sound reasonable, but the media still analyzed that this change may have something to do with the sudden death of several die-hard conservative officials in the Japanese government recently.

Some Western media even believe that the evil "Holy Light" has used despicable means to interfere in Japan's internal affairs in order to achieve its ulterior motives.

In any case, the market is open and the time to make money has come.

Chapter 26 Change the World

2003, April 2.

Tokyo, Akihabara.