"You're watching the X phone 1 launch event too?"
Wang Yi was a little surprised.
It was noon Beijing time; it should be almost dawn in the Empire.
"Of course! Such a brilliant launch event, it's simply a rare tech feast, I can't miss it!"
Jacob was thrilled, his words filled with excitement:
"300,000 units were sold online in fifteen minutes, plus offline, it's estimated that 500,000 units have been sold! Chairman Wang, you've created a miracle, an incredible miracle!"
Wang Yi smiled faintly:
"I also have to thank Mr. Jacob for his support. If you hadn't upgraded half of the 8260s to 8660s, the X phone 1 wouldn't have been able to achieve universal network compatibility for all units!"
The CPU chips of 8260 and 8660 are identical; the difference lies in the baseband chips.
The 8260 baseband chip does not support CDMA, does not support China Telecom, and is not universally compatible.
However, the 8660 supports CDMA, supports China Telecom, and is universally compatible!
Originally, Wang Yi's five-million-unit large order with Qualcomm was half 8260 and half 8660.
But later, Jacob felt that the baseband costs for 8260 and 8660 were similar, and since Wang Yi ordered a large number of chips, he simply upgraded all of them to 8660 universal baseband, treating it as a personal favor to Wang Yi.
This way, if Xingyi Mobile sold well and they continued to place additional orders, they would still choose Qualcomm's dual-core instead of Nvidia and Texas Instruments!
In the current chip market, Qualcomm was not yet a dominant monopoly; Texas Instruments was not yet dead, and Nvidia was also striving for improvement.
Indeed, Jacob had bet correctly!
The X phone 1 truly sold explosively!
Additional chip orders were also a matter of course.
"It is our honor to be able to help Chairman Wang."
Jacob was in high spirits.
Wang Yi changed the subject:
"However, there's something I need your help with next."
"As your eternal friend, I, Jacob, and Qualcomm, are happy to oblige!"
Jacob smiled; such a super-sized client could not be offended.
Quickly, let the orders come!
It wasn't for nothing that we upgraded the baseband for free back then!
"Wang, how many Qualcomm processors and baseband chips do you need? I will prioritize your order and guarantee timely supply! It will still be the 8660 universal network version!"
Wang Yi smiled.
Qualcomm had not yet monopolized the market and was still amenable to discussion.
More importantly, Qualcomm's current situation was a bit awkward.
Nvidia's Tegra 3 quad-core processor was estimated to hit the market in March next year, and then it would be the era of quad-cores!
Qualcomm's 8x60 series asynchronous dual-core processor, no matter how powerful, was still dual-core and would be outdated by then.
There was no way around it; in the eyes of consumers, dual-core was simply inferior to quad-core.
As for Qualcomm's quad-core processor, it wouldn't be available until August, or even September, next year at the earliest.
A full five or six months late!
In its previous life, the Xiaomi 2 was globally launched with the Qualcomm APQ8064 quad-core processor on August 16th, but mass distribution didn't begin until October.
Therefore, Qualcomm's quad-core would most likely be supplied in August or September.
It would be difficult to get it earlier.
Simply put, the Qualcomm 8064 was the world's first 28nm mobile chip, and the reason for its difficult production was waiting for TSMC's 28nm process to mature and for its production capacity to increase!
TSMC's 28nm process had just begun mass production; yield rates were not high, and capacity was insufficient.
It wouldn't be until the second half of next year, when yield rates would soar and capacity would be ample, that Qualcomm's quad-core could be mass-produced.
It was precisely because of TSMC's slow progress with 28nm that Nvidia chose the 40nm process for its quad-core processor next year.
Apple's A6 next year also abandoned TSMC and chose Samsung's 32nm process.
Only Qualcomm's quad-core was patiently waiting for TSMC's 28nm, waiting until after August...
These things were unavoidable.
Before August 2012, Qualcomm could only use dual-core to compete against Nvidia's quad-core.
But how difficult this was, both Jacob and Wang Yi knew clearly!
As soon as Nvidia's quad-core hit the market, other brands would abandon Qualcomm's dual-core and choose Nvidia's quad-core!
Many brands, for flagship phones that should have been released now, even canceled their Qualcomm dual-core orders, choosing to delay their release until next year!
All to wait for Nvidia's world's first quad-core processor!
This made Qualcomm's current situation even more precarious.
It could be said that how many Qualcomm dual-cores could be sold depended entirely on Wang Yi's X phone 1.
If Wang Yi bought more, Qualcomm's days would be better.
If Wang Yi bought less, Qualcomm would have to tighten its belt for five months.
Only after August next year could it surpass Nvidia's quad-core.
These stakes were clear to both Wang Yi and Jacob.
This was also a major consideration for Jacob proactively upgrading the baseband chips for Wang Yi!
Wang Yi smiled faintly:
"The X phone 1 is currently selling like hotcakes; please deliver the undelivered three million sets of processors and basebands as soon as possible!"
"No problem, Chairman Wang, Qualcomm's chip production capacity from now on will all be prioritized for Xingyi Technology!"
Jacob guaranteed:
"I just contacted the foundry; we currently have one million sets of chips and one million sets of basebands, which were originally orders for other customers, but they will all be prioritized for you and shipped today! For the remaining two million sets of orders, TSMC will produce at full capacity, and they will be delivered within half a month!"
"Good!"
Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
From TSMC shipping to the mainland, it won't take too long; there's enough time.
After all, Wang Yi still had one million sets of chips on hand, which were enough for now.
With the remaining three million sets of chips all delivered within half a month, this month would be entirely covered.
"Chairman Wang, the X phone 1 is selling so well, these five million sets are completely insufficient. How many more units will you order?"
Jacob was full of anticipation.
All the previous preferential treatment was for this additional order!
Wang Yi smiled:
"Placing an additional order is no problem, but the price…"
The previous five million chips + basebands, after Wang Yi's negotiation, had a final unit price of 34 US dollars, with half being 8260 and half 8660.
However, they were all eventually upgraded to 8660 for free.
Now that two months had passed, chip prices had decreased, so naturally, the price needed to be renegotiated.
"Chairman Wang, please rest assured about the price; you will always get the lowest price!"
"Leibus contacted me some time ago. I promised him 500,000 sets of 8260 for 34 US dollars, to be shipped by the end of February."
"For you, Chairman Wang, the 8660 universal network version is directly 31 US dollars, with supply starting at the end of December. As much as you need, and absolutely no delays for Chairman Wang!"
This price was full of sincerity.
There was no way around it; Jacob knew perfectly well who was a big client and who was a 'little Xiaomi'!
How could he pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons?
"Alright, since Mr. Jacob is so straightforward, then I'll add an order for five million processors and five million basebands!"
"Only five million sets?"
Jacob was a little disappointed.
Within the next nine months, Qualcomm would still have to rely on its outdated dual-cores to survive.
Currently, other flagship phones were waiting for Nvidia's quad-cores; how many Qualcomm dual-cores could be sold depended entirely on Wang Yi!
Naturally, he hoped Wang Yi would order more.
Wang Yi understood Jacob's thoughts, and a thought sparked in his mind.
Given the current momentum of the X phone 1, selling ten million units in half a year would not be a problem.
But half a year later would be the era of quad-cores, and things would be hard to predict then, unless there was a significant price cut.
Clearly, Wang Yi could not accept this.
At that time, the X phone 1 Pro would have to take over, quad-core against quad-core!
Unfortunately, Nvidia's quad-core only had five million sets; placing an additional order for five million processors later wouldn't be a problem, but there was a shortage of baseband chips!
If he continued to buy Qualcomm baseband chips separately, Qualcomm would definitely not sell them.
So if he bought an additional five million sets of Qualcomm dual-core chips + basebands, and allocated these five million Qualcomm basebands to Nvidia's quad-core chips, then the X phone 1 Pro would have a production capacity of ten million units!
Selling all the way until Qualcomm's quad-core launches in August or September and the Xingyi Mobile 2 is released would be sufficient.
The remaining five million sets of Qualcomm application chips, even without basebands, would be fine; they could be used to produce the Xingyi Pad 1!
For tablets, a dual-core processor was sufficient, and they could be released earlier.
There was no need to wait until September next year for Nvidia's quad-core chips to drop in price!
Such resource integration could be called perfect!
Hmm, Qualcomm is unwilling to sell basebands separately at a low price, so I'll buy them as a complete set with processor chips and then use them separately!
That should solve the problem, right?
Thinking this, Wang Yi sighed:
"Although the X phone 1 is selling like hotcakes right now, when phones with Nvidia's quad-core chips hit the market next April, our X phone 1 will become unsalable! It can be said that the hot-selling period for our X phone 1 is only five months. Selling 15 million units in five months is unrealistic! Therefore, we can only place an additional order for five million sets of 8660."
"This…"
Jacob fell silent.
This was a big problem.
If next year were all about dual-cores, selling 15 million X phone 1s would be no problem.
But once quad-cores arrive, it would be hard to say.
But Qualcomm truly had no retreat:
"Chairman Wang, what if, what if we could sell 15 million units in five months?"
"Mr. Jacob, do you believe that?"
Wang Yi smiled.
Jacob was speechless: "…"
But he still didn't want to give up:
"Then let's add an order for seven million units. Seven million units should not be a problem; Chairman Wang has that capability."
Wang Yi decisively refused, Jacob desperately argued for it.
After several rounds of communication, Wang Yi sighed:
"Mr. Jacob, Nvidia's quad-core is about to be released, and I understand Qualcomm's predicament. How about this, I'll take a gamble and add an order for 11 million processor chips + 11 million universal network basebands, totaling 22 million chips, but at a price of 25 US dollars!"
"22 million chips…"
Jacob's expression was complex, a mix of joy and sorrow.
The joy, naturally, was that Wang Yi was willing to order an additional 22 million chips, and Qualcomm could make a huge profit!
The sorrow was that the 25 US dollar price was unbelievably cheap, and the profit margin was slim.
Seeing Jacob hesitate, Wang Yi decisively applied pressure:
"Mr. Jacob, you should know how much risk I'm taking by ordering so many Qualcomm dual-core chips in the months before quad-cores become mainstream! If they don't sell, they'll all be stuck in my hands!"
"This…"
Jacob nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.
In this day and age, only Wang Yi dared to go against the trend and buy their Qualcomm dual-core chips in large quantities.
Others either did small-scale business like Xiaomi, only a few hundred thousand units.
Or they directly abandoned Qualcomm dual-core, waiting for Nvidia's quad-core.
"Alright, then it's 25 US dollars!"
Jacob agreed; making less money was better than making no money.
"Also, regarding the supply time…"
Wang Yi paused:
"We can't still be supplying dual-cores when Nvidia's quad-core has already launched, can we?"
Jacob smiled:
"Chairman Wang, don't worry, Qualcomm chips will be prioritized for Xingyi Technology. For the previous order, three million sets remain; one million sets will arrive in about a week, and the remaining two million sets will arrive within half a month. The new large order of 22 million chips, along with the previous five million baseband chips, will all be delivered by January, February, and March, with four million processors and five million basebands delivered each month!"
"Good!"
Wang Yi replied:
"Happy cooperation!"
"Happy cooperation!"
This way, of the 11 million sets of 8660 processors + basebands, six million sets will be used for the X phone 1.
The estimated sales of the X phone 1 will reach 11 million units.
The remaining five million sets of processors and basebands will be used separately.
Five million baseband chips will be used for the X phone 1 Pro, and the estimated sales of the X phone 1 Pro will reach ten million units.
The remaining five million 8660 processors, without basebands, will be perfectly suited for the Xingyi Pad.
Tablet sales are limited; even for the iPad, its current annual sales in China are only 8 to 10 million units.
If the Xingyi X Pad can sell five million units, that would be good, and Wang Yi isn't asking for too much.
Returning to Xingyi Science and Technology Park, Zhu Changlin was already waiting at the entrance:
"Chairman, it's selling explosively! In one hour online, of the one million units in stock, 700,000 units were sold. The inventory system shows that 130,000 units of the 64GB version remain online, and only 170,000 units of the 64GB version remain in offline stock. The 16GB and 32GB versions are all sold out!"
"Adding in the offline data delay, it's likely that the total stock is less than 300,000 units!"
Wang Yi laughed wryly:
"Sales indeed exceeded expectations, mainly because the pricing was too low."
Phones of this era, with configurations similar to Xiaomi's, all cost over 3,000; and the only 1999 Xiaomi was out of stock!
The X phone 1, with such a much higher configuration, started at only 3299 and included a 300-yuan dual membership, which was equivalent to 2999.
It could only be said that its cost-effectiveness was unbeatable!
"Fortunately, the 64GB version was there to hold down inventory; otherwise, if everything sold out, that would be truly embarrassing,"
Wang Yi said.
"Indeed, who would have thought that a million units in stock wouldn't be enough to sell? It really isn't our fault for using hunger marketing!"
Zhu Changlin was also in agony and joy.
"How is the factory's production capacity?"
"Production lines are still being increased; the current daily capacity is around 60,000 units. When all production lines are added, it can reach about 83,000 units. But it will take time."
"So, how many units is our factory expected to produce this month?"
"This month, with capacity ramping up, it's estimated to be around two million units. Next month it can reach 2.5 million units."
"Not enough!"
Wang Yi felt a headache coming on:
"With such hot sales momentum, another three million units could be sold this month, but they can't be produced! This won't do!"
Wang Yi frowned slightly:
"We need to find a contract manufacturer."
"That's right, at least another one million units of monthly capacity are needed. Suppliers have all been notified to increase orders, prices have also been negotiated, and are more favorable than before. For big clients like us, they dare not mess around."
Wang Yi nodded:
"Very good, the chips have also been negotiated, and the price is attractive. I'll contact BYD and have BYD handle the contract manufacturing."
"Okay."
Wang Yi directly dialed the number of Manager Wang, and a hearty laugh immediately came from the other end:
"Haha, congratulations, Chairman Wang, your phone sold explosively! 300,000 units online in 15 minutes, total sales must have exceeded 700,000 units by now, right? Truly impressive!"
"Ah, don't even mention it. We prepared one million units, and it's still not enough. Manager Wang, you have to help!"
"No problem, Chairman Wang, I've been waiting for your call."
Manager Wang was overjoyed; a big order is coming!
BYD Electronics was originally in the business of contract manufacturing, capable of manufacturing phones, tablets, and laptops.
With factories built worldwide, all it lacked was enough orders.
"Manager Wang, I need you to contract manufacture five million X phone 1s. I'll have the suppliers deliver the components directly to your factory. The contract manufacturing fee can be as you normally charge, but I require delivery as soon as possible, the faster the better!"
There was no way around it; Wang Yi was in a hurry!
Phones, these things, sell best in the first two months, and sales start to halve in the third month.
Even if three million units are sold in each of the first two months, the third month might only see 1.5 million, unless there's a significant price cut.
Electronic products are updated too quickly.
How many X phone 1s can be sold depends entirely on the shipments in December and January!
Sales will halve in February.
As for March, the quad-core era is approaching, and sales of the dual-core X phone 1 will have to drop further!
Wang Yi had no choice but to push ahead!
"Regarding contract manufacturing fees, Foxconn charges 5-6 US dollars, which are industry standard prices. Chairman Wang, you are my benefactor, so I'll charge you 4.5 US dollars!"
Manager Wang said with a smile:
"As for capacity, don't worry, I will arrange as many production lines as possible and strive to deliver as quickly as possible!"
Because the X phone 1 used BYD's antifreeze battery, BYD's stock price also rose from 12 Hong Kong dollars half a month ago to 17 Hong Kong dollars.
Even with capital and institutions shipping out, and the price falling back to 16 Hong Kong dollars, BYD's market value still increased by 33%!
For BYD, whose revenue was dismal and whose stock price had been plummeting, this was simply like a timely rain after a long drought!
How could Manager Wang not remember such a favor?
Now that Wang Yi had a need, he naturally went all out.
"Thank you, Manager Wang."
"Chairman Wang, you're too kind. Contract manufacturing for the X phone 1 will significantly increase BYD's revenue and profit, and the stock price can continue to rise—a win-win!"
Wang Yi nodded:
"Yes, a win-win. Please take care of the capacity!"
"Don't worry, Chairman Wang!"
With BYD's contract manufacturing, the production capacity of the X phone 1 would soon be boosted again.
In addition, the Xingyi Mobile factory was also increasing production lines, and daily capacity was increasing, so this month's X phone 1 output was still guaranteed.
Wang Yi looked at Zhu Changlin:
"Everything is arranged. Next, we just need to wait for the components to arrive at the BYD factory and then begin mass production! This will take about a week; please arrange the handover properly!"
"Don't worry, Chairman, I will personally go to the BYD factory and oversee this matter!"
Zhu Changlin said decisively.
These subordinates recruited by Wang Yi were all like him: resolute and swift, getting things done as soon as they said it.
Unexpectedly, Wang Yi waved his hand, stopping him:
"Arrange for the senior executive in charge of the supply chain to go there to communicate this matter. You have a more important task to stay for! Don't tell me you think that just because the X phone 1 was successful, your R&D department has nothing more to do?"
"This…"
Zhu Changlin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized:
"Develop the X phone 1 Pro!"
"Not just the X phone 1 Pro, but also the X Pad, both need to be developed!"
Wang Yi said:
"Since the X phone 1 was successful, we must seize the opportunity even more to expand, maintain our advantage, and target the high-end market!"
"The X phone 1 is priced at 3299, 3799, and 4299, considered a mid-range phone. Therefore, with the X phone 1 Pro launching the world's first quad-core processor, it must strongly target the high-end phone market, with the 16GB version priced at 3999, the 32GB version at 4499, and the 64GB version at 4999!"
Hearing this, Zhu Changlin was thrilled:
"As a domestic brand, to target the high-end market with our second phone is simply incredible. However, with the great success and reputation of the X phone 1, as long as the X phone 1 Pro performs even better, there is still hope!"
Wang Yi agreed heartily:
"Exactly. That's how it is. The X phone 1 Pro will be upgraded based on the X phone 1, without needing to be developed from scratch. You and your team should quickly come up with a plan, then create prototypes and test them. If there are no problems, mass production will begin in February and March, with sales starting in April!"
"Okay, Boss, absolutely no problem!"
Zhu Changlin said:
"Besides the processor upgrading to quad-core, what other upgrades are there?"
Wang Yi said:
"The exterior design will remain unchanged. Besides the black and white of the X phone 1, we can also add gray and silver."
In an era when phones only came in black and white, adding gray and silver was enough.
Those beautiful color schemes from later generations can be saved and released slowly.
Precise marketing strategy.
"The size will increase; the X phone 1 Pro will upgrade to a 4.7-inch screen. RAM will be upgraded to 2GB. The battery will be upgraded to 3000mAh. Plus, with beauty algorithms, that should be enough. As for fast charging, we'll first see the progress of subsequent R&D before deciding whether to include it. If you have other good suggestions, you can also propose them."
Wang Yi originally didn't want to upgrade the screen size, but then he reconsidered, it had to change!
If the X phone 1 Pro had the same appearance as the X phone 1 and the same size, making it impossible to distinguish the Pro version from the exterior, then who would spend an extra thousand yuan for the Pro?
It could only be distinguished by screen size: the large 4.7-inch screen would be the Pro version, while the small 4.3-inch screen would be the X phone 1.
Only by allowing consumers to immediately recognize the Pro version would they be willing to pay for it.
As for 4.5 inches, the visual difference from 4.3 inches was not significant, and the distinction effect was not obvious.
Moreover, with the support of Xingyi Pictures, the viewing experience on a 4.7-inch screen would be noticeably better.
Furthermore, Samsung and HTC had already reached 5.3 inches and were selling well, so Wang Yi's 4.7 inches would also be under no pressure.
This way, those who liked large screens would go for the 4.7-inch Pro, and those who didn't like large screens could still choose the 4.3-inch X phone 1.
Originally, capacity was limited, and to mass produce the Pro, the X phone 1 would have to cease production four months later to yield capacity to the Pro.
But now that BYD was handling contract manufacturing, as long as there was still a market for the X phone 1, even after the X phone 1 Pro launched, the X phone 1 could still continue to receive additional orders and keep selling!
At worst, after five months, it could drop to 2999 and also give away a dual membership worth three hundred, equivalent to 2699, still making a huge profit.
After all, component costs would drop by five hundred after five months, so even with a 300-yuan price drop, the X phone 1 would still have more profit.
This way, the 4000-5000 price range would have the high-end X phone 1 Pro, and the 2000-4000 price range would have the mid-range X phone 1.
If they only focused on high-end and abandoned the 2000-4000 mid-range market, they would only be ceding this market segment to competitors.
It would not be worth it.
In 2011, when the iPhone started at 4988, phones above two thousand were already considered mid-range flagships, equivalent to the 4000-yuan tier ten years later!
"Okay, Chairman, I understand."
Zhu Changlin instantly understood: the overall design wouldn't change much, just partial upgrades.
"Oh, right, quad-core processors will definitely generate serious heat. Put some effort into cooling, and add VC liquid cooling."
Wang Yi remembered this issue.
The first generation of quad-core processors, whether Nvidia's Tegra 3 or Qualcomm's 8064, were not mature and generated significant heat.
Although not as terrible as the 810, it was still serious.
If no cooling was added, it would definitely fail.
And this was the opportunity for the X phone 1 Pro: while other Tegra 3 phones failed, only the X phone 1 Pro would stand out.
Would they still worry about selling then? Not at all.
But Zhu Changlin was confused:
"VC liquid cooling? How do we do that?"
Although he had served as an 'unnamed product manager' at HTC, leading the development of several good phones, they were all based on past technologies.
He simply didn't understand these things Wang Yi was doing.
Wang Yi smiled:
"You're familiar with the principle of heat pipe cooling, right?"
"I know that, a product from the last century. But what is VC liquid cooling?"
Zhu Changlin was bewildered.
Wang Yi was also helpless:
"Actually, VC liquid cooling and heat pipe cooling share the same principle…"
After Wang Yi's explanation, Zhu Changlin suddenly understood:
"So that's how it is! This isn't difficult, we can make it!"
Wang Yi was speechless.
The big shots in the phone industry are incredibly good at naming things.
Stainless steel is called Austenitic 304!
Heat pipe cooling technology is called "Super VC Liquid Cooling" black technology!
Although the principle is the same, it sounds much more impressive.
Hmm, at the X phone 1 Pro launch event, Wang Yi would also boast like this.
"Now that the R&D department has sufficient staff, form another team to work on the X Pad!"
Wang Yi continued.
"Chairman, the X Pad R&D team began preparations after the X phone 1 entered mass production, and is currently largely complete."
"Very good! Who is the person in charge?"
Wang Yi asked.
"Me!"
Wang Yi: "…"
"Alright, I trust you with this. Later, I'll send you the X Pad's exterior design and hardware requirements, and you lead your team to create it."
"Good!"
Zhu Changlin nodded:
"The X Pad will also be released in April, right?"
"Yes, is there any pressure?"
"No!"
Zhu Changlin said decisively.
"Very good. Also, continue to recruit people. We will have more and more projects to work on in the future—three or four phones plus one tablet a year."
Three phones are enough this year; next year, at least two flagship phones and two budget phones!
"Good!"
Zhu Changlin agreed:
"Oh, right, Chairman, currently, only the 64GB version of the X phone 1 is still in stock. How should we sell the sold-out 16GB and 32GB versions? We can produce about 60,000 units in total per day."
Wang Yi took a deep breath:
"BYD will need time, and our capacity ramp-up also needs time, so for the next week or so, there will be severe stock shortages. But it will gradually ease after a week!"
"How about this, we activate a pre-sale mode. Users place full-payment orders, and we ship them one by one according to payment order. After placing an order, for users who don't want to wait and want a refund, they can refund at any time!"
"Good!"
Zhu Changlin replied and hurried off to arrange it.
This was the best method for now.
Production allocation will still be 1:2:2.
The 64GB sold the worst, but it still had to sell.
Those who didn't want to wait would grit their teeth and go for the top-spec 64GB version at 4299!
Soon, Song Sining also returned to the apartment:
"It's selling too hot; only 80,000 units of the 64GB remain online. It won't last long."
"Indeed, but additional orders and contract manufacturers have all been arranged. Once we get through the hardest week ahead, things will get easier and easier."
Wang Yi said this, offering a cup of hot water.
"That's good!"
Song Sining gulped down a few mouthfuls, and as soon as she put down the cup, she was embraced by Wang Yi and led to the next room.
"You... in broad daylight!"
"Daylight is even better…"
"You're doing this in broad…"
"Don't talk nonsense, we're clearly celebrating the X phone 1's massive sales!"
Song Sining was utterly speechless: "…"
"Only you are right!"
Song Sining chided, then immediately wrapped her arms around Wang Yi's neck and kissed him directly…
On the Meiyou forum, however, it exploded:
"Crazy, crazy! It's only been an hour and a half, and it's already out of stock! Even the 64GB version is sold out! This is absolutely insane!"
"The 16GB and 32GB versions were out of stock in forty minutes. I was just hesitating whether to get the 64GB version, now it's gone, the 64GB is gone too!"
"Try your luck offline; don't even think about online, it's completely sold out."
"Offline is also useless. Any random store has more people queuing than phones available; it's impossible to buy!"
"A million units in stock just vanished like that? Truly worthy of being the Flagship Phone of the Year!"
(End of Chapter)