Chapter 492 Rookie Network
Just as mobile phone manufacturers around the world were preparing to enter touch screen smartphones, Apple was not idle either.
After the first generation of iPhone products were successful, we immediately started to develop the second generation of iPhones.
Li Zetian thought about it and said that the things that can be improved include processors, image processing, pixel resolution, large screen, full screen, curved screen, wireless charging, powerful AV technology, fingerprint unlocking, facial recognition unlocking technology, artificial intelligence, etc.
If you think about it carefully, there are still many things to develop.
iPhone1 uses the A1 processor.
As for iPhone 2, Li Zetian plans to let Apple launch an A2 processor that is more powerful, even more than twice as fast as the A1 processor!
With the advent of the mobile Internet era, PUs designed by arm have become popular. However, arm is an intellectual property supplier. The biggest difference between it and ordinary semiconductor companies is that it does not manufacture chips and does not sell chips to end users. Instead, it produces chips with its own characteristics through transferring design plans.
Apple's A1 and A2 processors are the PUs that Apple purchased IP cores from the Arm company and then improved them by itself.
In addition, the photo function of iPhone2 must be greatly improved and must always be in the leading position in the industry!
Li Zetian considered that iPhone1 was developed based on iPhone4 in his previous life, and the phone was very small, so he planned to develop a large-screen mobile phone. Whether it was surfing the Internet, watching movies, or playing games, it would be great to use a large-screen mobile phone!
Li Zetian emailed Jobs his design request and asked him to arrange the development of iPhone2.
As for those high-tech technologies that cannot be realized in a short period of time, Li Zetian arranged for other companies to study, such as Coronos Energy researching wireless charging technology, Flamingo company researching ar virtual reality technology, Coronos LCD factory researching LCD screens, Coronos Industrial Artificial Intelligence Laboratory researching fingerprint unlocking, facial recognition unlocking technology, artificial intelligence...
When the technology is mature, Apple will use it directly.
October 2005 was a turbulent period for the mobile phone industry.
Major mobile phone companies around the world have begun to take sides, and the related industries have also been greatly affected.
After October, the industry suddenly became silent, and it seemed like the calm before the storm!
Alphabet, a parent company composed of Google and Microsoft, is undergoing a comprehensive integration. The result of the strong alliance is that except for a small number of businesses, all businesses have been improved. Among them, the Android system has become more and more powerful, and more and more members joining the Android camp.
Soon, China's "Double 11 Global Shopping Carnival" is coming, and Apple's iPhone 1 will become the most important product of Double 11!
Li Zetian gave benefits to his Chinese compatriots. A 4GB version of the US iPhone costs US$799, but in China, on Taobao's Double 11, the price is only 4,999 yuan!!!
In 2005, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the RMB was almost 1:8.
In other words, a 4GB iPhone 1 only costs more than 600 US dollars. You should know that if American goods are sold to China, they will also require tariffs, and the price will definitely be more expensive, but Li Zetian sells it so cheap!!!
Of course, giving benefits to Chinese compatriots is one aspect. Li Zetian has several purposes, such as promoting the development of Taobao, increasing the number of iPhone users, cultivating more loyal Apple users, and promoting the development of China's mobile Internet.
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"mr·li, according to our forecast data, the transaction volume of Taobao will increase significantly on this Double 11, and it will increase by more than 200% every year. Last year's Double 11, many users complained that the delivery of Double 11 was too slow. I think, first of all, it is because there are too many packages and it cannot be delivered; secondly, there is no huge and highly effective logistics network system to guide these express companies to deliver goods.mr·li, you also know that delivering express seems simple, but in fact it is not easy at all. How to deliver goods to users as quickly as possible is a very difficult question!!!"
Jack Ma looked excited. Apple took out 2 million iPhone 1s on Double 11 for sale on Taobao. The price is so low, so there are naturally many people who are rushing to buy it. Users who come to shop cannot buy a product separately. Taobao will once again set a record of transaction volume that shocked the world!!!
"mr·li, I suggest increasing the investment in logistics and let Alibaba build a huge logistics system. Other express delivery companies join this system and provide relevant data so that Alibaba's logistics system can guide them how to ship the goods." Jack Ma paused for a moment and said loudly: "A commanded battle must be stronger than a piece of loose sand!"
When Li Zetian heard this, he was suddenly shocked and immediately thought of Cainiao Network. However, Jack Ma obviously did not think so comprehensively. He is currently thinking of express delivery companies, which do not include manufacturers, online merchants, third-party service companies, etc.
Li Zetian pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Ma, your proposal is very good. I will seriously consider it. After Double 11, I will come to Hangzhou to talk to you in detail. Recently, Keronos Industrial has produced 10 spae super-large freight aircraft. I think it will be auctioned online on Taobao before Double 11, and then SF Express will buy it. In this way, not only can you make a big news and warm up Taobao Double 11, but you can also make consumers think that there will be freight aircraft to deliver goods to them, greatly shortening logistics time and thus increasing the success rate of transactions!"
When Jack Ma heard this, he was stunned for a moment. He was so inhumane that he had 10 spae super-large freighters at one time! As far as Jack Ma knew, each of these super-large freighters was sold at nearly 100 million US dollars!
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Among the many express delivery companies, Li Zetian holds the most shares of SF Express, and is also most optimistic about the development of SF Express. The value of SF Express is greater than that of the four express delivery companies of "Three Links and One Da" combined!
On the evening of November 4, an explosive news appeared on Taobao. SF Express spent 8 billion yuan to buy 10 spae super large freight aircraft. As for the auction process, there is no need to say more. Netizens do not pay attention to the process, but only pay attention to the bombing result!
"Taobao Double 11 is coming soon, SF Express is awesome and bought 10 super large freight aircraft at once. It's so damn rich! You auction planes on Taobao and then transport them to Taobao's goods. Well, old Tie, there's nothing wrong!!!"
"Damn it! There is no fastest, only faster! SF Express is going to go to heaven!!"
"Well, SF Express is already here."
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At the same time, major media also reported on this matter.
"Double 11 is here, do you think the express delivery is too slow? SF Express spent 8 billion yuan to purchase 10 super large freight aircraft to solve the problem of too slow logistics!"
“Give me a thumbs up to SF Express!”
uc shocked department: "Shocked! This company is the most awesome express delivery company in China!!"
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Taobao and SF Express were popular in China before Double 11, which made more people pay attention to this "Double 11 Global Carnival".
It will soon be November 10th.
At night, countless people stayed up late and stayed in front of the TV.
"4999 is a hot price, haha, those foreigners envy us so much!"
"It's not just envy, it's simply jealous!"
"Damn it, I've only bought Nokia n70 for a few months. Who wants it? I'll sell it at a cheap price. Just 1,000 yuan! You can't buy it for 1,000 yuan and suffer losses, you can't buy it. You can't buy it for real value!"
"Get out, who is using Nokia n70."
"That's right, compared to the iPhone, n70 is simply slag and garbage."
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As soon as the morning arrived, Taobao's transaction volume surged.
It exceeded 10 billion in 10 minutes!!!
It exceeded 65 billion in 10 hours!!!
It exceeded 82 billion in 24 hours!!!
On Double 11, Taobao completed a transaction volume of RMB 70 billion, which shocked the world! Apple alone sold more than 1.8 million iPhones.
After Li Zetian received the news the next day, he smiled faintly. In this life, China's economy and the Internet have indeed developed rapidly with their own help, but it is indeed unexpected that Taobao can achieve this achievement.
"Selina, arrange the plane, tomorrow, I'm going to Hangzhou."
"yes!"
The trip to Hangzhou began soon.
When Li Zetian came to Alibaba, Jack Ma and others came out one after another.
Li Zetian nodded at them with a smile, first commending their efforts on Double 11 as his boss, and then mentioning the logistics network that Jack Ma mentioned last time.
Li Zetian's style has always been Li Zetian's style.
Li Zetian didn't politely with them, and directly asked Jack Ma and other senior executives of the company to call him to the conference room for a meeting.
"Mr. Ma mentioned the logistics network last time, and I thought about it carefully later. It was feasible! Then I took some time to improve this plan!" Li Zetian said, signaling Selena with his eyes.
Selena nodded, took out her laptop and connected the projector.
Soon, a ppt appeared on the projection screen.
"Cainiao Network?!!" There are only four big words on the first page, and some people couldn't help but read it.
Li Zetian smiled and began to say, "That's right, Cainiao Network is the name of our logistics network plan!"
"Cainiao Network aims to build an intelligent logistics backbone network belonging to China in the future!! Specifically, while improving the logistics information system, relying on the promotion of urbanization, a physical logistics and warehousing base network is built nationwide, and it is open to all manufacturers, online merchants, express logistics companies, and third-party service companies, and develop together with all participating links in the industrial chain!"
Jack Ma asked: "Is Cainiao Network building a warehouse?"
Li Zetian smiled and said, "Well, you can say that. As we all know, Zhou is a very important part of the warehouse logistics system. It is network nodes, and these network nodes form the entire logistics network!"
"Please look at ppt, everyone,"
Li Zetian pointed at PPT and then said: "Cainiao Network will be composed of umbrella protection companies and Alibaba, Amazon, ebay, SF Express, Santong and Yida and other companies. There are two main things to do: one is to build physical storage facilities in hundreds of cities across the country through "self-built + cooperation"; the other is to use technologies such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, etc. to establish a data application platform based on these storage facilities, and share it with e-commerce companies, logistics companies, warehousing companies, third-party logistics service providers and supply chain service providers!"
"Cainiao Network's first phase investment is 100 billion yuan, of which 80% of the funds will be used for self-built warehousing. According to the standards of a modern warehouse today, the cost of self-built warehousing is about 2,200-2,500 yuan per square meter, so the warehousing area that can be built is about 32 million-36 million square meters."
"As for Cainiao Network's second phase, the investment is 200 billion yuan!!!"
The first period is 100 billion yuan.
The second phase is 200 billion yuan.
With such a big deal, everyone was shocked when they heard this.
Li Zetian glanced at them and smiled faintly. Isn’t it just 300 billion yuan? If it is exchanged into US dollars, it will be less than 40 billion yuan.
"Once Cainiao Network is built, I dare say that the delivery efficiency will definitely be significantly improved, and even any region in the country can deliver goods within 24 hours!!!"
Everyone was shocked by the blueprint drawn by Li Zetian!
Everyone was very excited at the moment. They started to discuss, check for omissions and make up for shortcomings, and further improve the rookie network.
Three days later, Alibaba announced the Cainiao Network plan, which caused a huge sensation and sparked heated discussion.
Chapter completed!