On Amazon's e-commerce platform, an American user was trying to purchase the HXV-1 smart projection phone through the online platform, but the computer interface displayed: "Sorry, the product you ordered is currently out of stock. Do you want to reserve the webpage and wait for notification?"
"Out of stock? I'm just one day late and I'm out of stock!" In front of the computer, a user opened the customer service interface with a complaint.
"When will this HXV-1 be available?" he asked.
"Sir, I'm sorry, this is our best-selling product. We will replenish the inventory as soon as possible, please be patient!" The customer service replied as usual. This is not the first customer to ask this question.
"I'm asking when the goods will be available? Do you know the specific time?"
"Please wait patiently, we will replenish the inventory within two weeks!" the customer service replied.
"Two weeks? Damn it!"
"If you need this product, you can pay the order fee and you will have priority to purchase the next batch of HXV-1 smart projector phones!" the customer service suggested.
Similar scenes occurred on various sales platforms in the United States. Soon, American users discovered that not only online stores, but also the volume of goods in operator stores was pitiful.
Some operators even took advantage of this opportunity to deliberately lower supply volumes as a marketing tool.
Many American users began to complain: "Why is the supply so low?"
"I heard that Hongxin gives priority to the Chinese market. This is unfair!"
"Are they hungry for marketing? If so, even if I die, I will not buy a Hongxin mobile phone - it comes from the HXV-1 smart projector mobile phone client."
“The HXV-1 smart projector phone available through unofficial channels on the Internet is one or two hundred dollars more expensive than the normal price!”
"I want to complain. Our store here has to purchase value-added services to get HXV-1!"
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The first time Hongxin was released in the United States, demand exceeded supply. This was unprecedented for any Chinese brand!
Of course, there have also been some loopholes in sales management, which has led to Hongxin having to make adjustments.
Hong Kong Island is one of the gateways to China.
Before dawn, there was already a long queue in front of a mobile phone brand sales store.
Next to it, someone was holding a sign recruiting people: "We are looking for people to queue up to buy mobile phones, and they will be paid!"
In the past, Hong Kong Islanders would have been used to it. When Apple mobile phones were released before, due to the difference in release time between the mainland and Hong Kong Island, there would be a large number of purchasing agents and scalpers lining up here to buy mobile phones, and then take them back to the mainland to buy them at a high price.
But today, what they queued up to buy was not an Apple phone, and they were not preparing to buy it back to the mainland, but to buy it back to the United States!
Americans went to Hong Kong Island to buy Red Letter mobile phones and bought them back on their behalf! This is the first time for Hong Kong Islanders to see this scene! It even attracted a lot of media and even reported on this incident!
Voice of Hong Kong: "Surprise! A large number of Americans are purchasing Red Letter mobile phones in Hong Kong and want to sell them back to China at a high price!"
Hong Kong Island News: "Today customs discovered an American gang suspected of smuggling Hongxin mobile phones. It is reported that all smuggled mobile phones have been seized."
These news were also reported in China, and netizens simply laughed out loud.
"I'm so happy! Americans actually came to smuggle our mobile phones!"
"There are real people who purchase Hongxin mobile phones! My uncle abroad asked me to bring him Hongxin's smart projection products when I went to play with the phone. He said they were selling hundreds of dollars more and people were rushing to get them!"
“Hongxin is the best! Well done on domestic priority supply!”
"Hello everyone, I want to purchase a Hongxin mobile phone to the United States. I am currently short of 300,000 yuan. If you are interested in cooperating, please contact me!"
"After waiting for a long time, it's finally today. Doesn't it feel good to not be able to buy anything?"
“It turns out that as long as there is money to be made, everyone does the same thing!”
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Over the past few weeks, the sales situation of Hongxin products in the US market has gradually become clearer.
"In this month's new phone sales, our phone sales in the US market have surpassed LG's curved folding phones and Samsung, and new phone sales ranked second! Second only to Apple phones!" Su Zhirong said with a smile on her face. This report card filled her with a sense of satisfaction and achievement.
"According to the current growth trend, it will only be a matter of time before we have sufficient stock, and sales will surpass Apple's mobile phones! Sales of smart projection glasses and smart projection watches have also exceeded the expected passing line, and the momentum is very strong!"
"The market gap has been opened." Lu Zixin lay comfortably on the office chair and said with his eyes closed: "They are trying to close it, but it is too late!"
"However, the United States has recently prepared to pose problems for us and requires us to build factories in the United States." Su Zhirong said.
Seeing Hongxin making money in the U.S. market, the United States could not help but use various policies to require Hongxin to build factories in the United States.
The cost of building a factory in the United States is much higher than that in China or India, but this is unavoidable. If you want to make money in the United States without investing, American users will definitely reject Red Letter, which is also a kind of invisible investment.
"We must build it, but we can't agree so easily. We need more preferential conditions."
"The U.S. Federal Communications Commission requires that, in accordance with antitrust laws, we must sell our virtual projection accessories to our partners as soon as possible, otherwise our sales will be restricted." Su Zhirong passed a lot of documents to Lu Zixin.
Lu Zixin glanced at it and said: "You can sell it, but the intellectual property rights must be protected. This is our weapon to make money in the future!"
No matter which country, only Hongxin will be allowed to sell virtual projection phones, which is a violation of antitrust laws. However, Hongxin can sell virtual projection smart product accessories like chips and collect intellectual property fees, which can also make high profits.
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"Leave me alone." At Apple's spaceship headquarters, Cuco motioned for his assistant to go out.
He lowered his forehead and supported it with his hands. His increasingly thin body looked even more exhausted.
The senior management had just held a meeting about the latest sales data, and investors kept asking questions, giving him a headache.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the strong rise of Hongxin products in the United States is no longer a threat to Apple's position, but is occupying Apple's number one market position!
After a while, Cu Ke made a call and said, "Prepare a red letter immediately to talk about virtual projection accessories."
After making the call, he sighed deeply. This decision will mean that the once strong Apple will also be constrained by the red letter.
Even if the cooperation is completed, it is a helpless choice for them. In the future, every time an Apple phone with virtual projection is sold, they will give part of the profit to Hongxin Group. Just like they once used their core technology to charge high fees from Chinese companies, now the roles have been reversed and it will be their turn to be sheared.