Chapter 288 Supplier's Counterattack (4k)

This trend of rising fruit prices is just like the price rise in Xiawei in the past.

All the major scalpers came together, and the supply and inventory in the Pingguo Daxia area were quickly cleared. Even a pair of headphones could be sold at a price increase of several hundred.

And after Xia Wei made money with a wave of price increases some time ago, these scalpers have skillfully cooperated with dealers. Often the products are bought by scalpers at high prices as soon as they are delivered to the warehouse before they see the light of day.

The lovely Ping Guoji was bought by scalpers for life before she could find her owner.

Of course, such vicious sales tactics have resulted in Pingguo Mall and the official flagship stores of major platforms having so few goods that they can only release a few goods on time every day.

After Cook learned about this situation, his first reaction was not the joy of selling out the product, but frowning thoughts.

Because this is really not a good phenomenon.

Among electronic products, there are two cases where this situation has occurred in the past few years, one is graphics cards, and the other is Xiawei mobile phones.

Due to the popularity of mining, graphics cards are profitable, so the graphics cards that players cannot get are directly sent to the hands of mine bosses by agents.

And Xia Wei is in a real production crisis. Every Kirin high-end chip needs one less, so it can be speculated by scalpers.

But can Pingguo play like this?

It's impossible, and Cook will never allow this to happen.

If real consumers can't get Pingguo phones, they can buy Xiawei, Dami and other phones with parallel or downward compatibility.

And now the user experience of the Android mobile phone camp is no longer the crotch-stretching grade a few years ago.

Pingguo's loyal consumers paid for the smoothness of Pingguo's mobile phone system, the improvement of Pingguo's ecology, and its marketing style.

If you switch to the Android phone camp because you can't buy a Pingguo phone, you may even use Gonggong's perverted system.

"Oh my God, I can't imagine it."

Cook scratched his scalp and turned on the emergency meeting notification.

We cannot let Pingguo fall into the danger of being sold out by scalpers in Daxia.

As for the supplier issue?

"Damn it! Those who have signed quarterly orders are issuing orders normally. Who is spreading rumors and causing trouble!? We at Pingguo have always been committed to providing the best quality services to consumers. Please rest assured that Pingguo's product supply chain is It’s healthy and production capacity is guaranteed.”

Before the emergency meeting began, Cook tweeted on social media in an attempt to refute the rumors.

After the meeting, Cook saw the feedback from public opinion, which made him vomit blood.

"My brother's sister's uncle works for a company in the Pingguo supply chain. They will no longer take orders for Pingguo next quarter~"

"The Monkeys of Great Xia don't know that the pingu supply chain is spread all over the world. There is no possibility of supply shortage. Let them grab it and keep enough supplies in North America."

As the company with the highest market value among listed companies in the world today, Pingguo's every move attracts the attention of the world. Will Cook's speech be useful?

Useful, but not very useful.

Distributors and directly-operated stores cannot control the scalpers' actions. After all, they buy with real money, and they can manage the sales in large quantities.

Moreover, the supply of Pingguo cannot be increased instantly, and if production capacity is increased, it can only be increased slowly. After all, what will happen if consumers no longer pay the bill after production capacity is increased?

Were these newly opened production lines and equipment free of charge before?

However, Cook also came up with solutions to the actions of these suppliers after communicating with executives and major shareholders.

Respond to the president’s call and contribute to greater America’s manufacturing industry.

June 20th.

Pingguo Company announced that it will reopen several Pingguo Mac and Pingguo mobile phone production lines in North America.

As soon as this news came out, public opinion was shocked.

Most of Pingguo's products are produced overseas. After all, labor and material costs in North America, Europe and other places are too high. Only by choosing component suppliers from these developing countries can Pingguo's product costs be lowered and profits increased.

Therefore, Pingguo has never been authentically "made in the United States". It can be said to be "made in all countries."

Pingguo CEO Cook said in an interview with NBC and Business Week that Pingguo will successively open several production lines of Pingguo products in North America in the third and fourth quarters of this year and next year. This is the first time in more than ten years that Pingguo product production lines have returned to North America.

The production lines will be developed in collaboration with partner companies, and the manufacturing of these production lines will not only be the final assembly of components, but will be made in the United States from the moment they are manufactured.

Not only that, Cook said sincerely in the interview that the purpose of Pingguo Company returning to China to reopen the Pingguo product production line is very clear, which is to create new jobs and move manufacturing jobs back to North America.

After the interview, reporters and the public were overjoyed by Pingguo's move.

Although Cook did not announce which state these production lines would be located in, nor did he estimate how many manufacturing-related jobs these production lines would create locally, he did not announce the state after the interview, which had not yet been reported. Received “cordial and friendly exchanges” from many governors.

Unfortunately, this matter is not something that Cook alone can decide.

Pingguo is a large-scale company with a complex ownership structure. Cook can speak in the general direction, but when it comes to implementation at the local level, it requires the participation of more forces.

That is to say, gentlemen should divide the cake well.

These governors just came to ask about the general situation. How to fight for benefits in the future will have to be revealed by their subordinates.

At that time, the system designers of the United States designed the entire political system to be too decentralized. Not only was the separation of powers among the three powers, but the governor's autonomy was too high, and it was even possible for the governor to fight among himself.

For the sake of their posts and votes, these governors and congressmen will "find a way".

Regarding Pingguo's move, many people in the industry believe that it is extremely symbolic.

As an industry leader, Pingguo Company is setting an example by doing this. However, some people think that Pingguo's move is just a public relations move. Recently, Pingguo's stock price fell by more than 20% in three months. At the same time, in Daxia The supply chain has also suffered a lot of damage, and many people in North America are currently condemning large companies for outsourcing jobs overseas.

Therefore, in order to restore his reputation, ensure the stability of the supply chain, and most importantly, increase the stock price, Pingguo chose to return to the industrial line.

As for whether this move achieved its purpose?

Pingguo's stock price rose by 10% that day, and the next day Google followed Pingguo's lead and started a new round of "large-scale talent recruitment."

Suddenly, the U.S. stock market was booming.

When the domestic fruit suppliers in Daxia heard the news, they had different attitudes.

Some manufacturers feel that they have changed their business. Since they will no longer make Pingguo products in the future, it doesn't matter if Pingguo returns to the production line.

Some manufacturers are a little confused.

They still want to eat both sides, being both suppliers of pingguo and suppliers to domestic enterprises. After all, the pingguo market is not small. Although the suppliers of pingguo have to be priced down, they can still make a profit.

But no matter how much they think about it, they have to take action.

After accepting the benefits of Jiuzhou Technology, I must participate in this meeting invited by Jiuzhou Technology.

Hurry up and hurry up, it will be the end of June.

Entering the Jiuzhou Science and Technology Park, the supplier bosses also experienced Lei Jun's experience.

Nowadays, Kyushu scientists have a big business and have many industries to earn money, so new products are being added all the time, and they will only be released after they pass the test.

Boss Gu also walked out of the research room and met with many CEOs of manufacturers.

Of course, given the national conditions of Daxia, everyone naturally eats and drinks first. The first employee canteen even specially set aside a floor for this purpose.

As for why in the staff canteen?

In Gu Qing's view, in the future everyone will eat from the same pot as Daxia. Isn't it natural to eat in the canteen?

Anyway, Jiuzhou Technology has no record of inviting executives from other companies to eat at five-star hotels.

After eating and drinking, the meeting was held on time.

Among the middle-aged people in the Mediterranean, the executive team of Jiuzhou Technology stands out.

But this is not important anymore. After all, the management structure cannot be optimized as the textbook says. Jiuzhou Technology has its own special circumstances.

Facing the bosses and executives of various companies in the audience, Boss Gu said with confidence: "Pingguo Company has decided to move its production lines back to North America starting from the second half of the year. I believe some friends here are anxious about whether the current orders can be stable.

Although I am not a senior executive of Pingguo, judging from the current situation, it is not easy to move a large number of manufacturing jobs back to the mainland.

First of all, Pingguo's investment in this operation is only a few hundred million US dollars, which is a drop in the bucket for Apple, the world's most valuable company, and the products it produces will only account for a very small part. Moreover, labor costs in North America are high, and it is impossible for Pingguo to control costs.

In addition, the North American manufacturing industry has experienced serious losses in the past 20 years, and it is difficult for many companies to find enough manufacturing talents to work. Cook himself has said that he wants to see more Apple products assembled in the United States, but a lack of talent makes that goal very difficult.

So there is no need to make a fuss about Pingguo's move. "

Next, Gu Qing explained to the bosses how much the cost of relocating the Pingguo production line would increase, and also talked about the embarrassing situation in lower-tier alternative markets such as Vietnam, which reassured many people.

"Actually, the initiative is already in our hands. If you really can't give up the production line customized for Pingguo, you can place an order with a higher price instead of bidding at a low price. By coordinating with us, we can not only earn Pingguo's dollars, but also You can make money in the Great Xia market.”

Regarding Gu Qing's arrangement, everyone suddenly felt that the clouds and mist had finally cleared away and the bright moon finally appeared.

“Genius is genius, it’s really insightful, but we’re still confused.”

"Yes, we are confused. Apart from Pingguo now looking for us to supply products, other countries simply cannot match our price/performance ratio. Once the price of raw materials and components increases, the price of Pingguo's products will only be further out of line with the public."

The bosses' whispers sounded as clear to Gu Qing as face-to-face conversations.

But he thought it was normal.

The success of many manufacturers is not due to the cleverness of their bosses. Many of them are really at the forefront of the trend. I don’t know why the wind has picked up, and I don’t know why their industry can take off.

There are also many doubts about the prospects of the industry. Even some of the Fortune 500 companies as powerful as Ni Hong have made the wrong choices when the new century arrives.

And Gu Qing is now a golden brand. Whichever industry he enters, he will definitely be successful in this industry, and he can drink and eat meat while following Jiuzhou Technology.

The supply chain manufacturer problem was solved, and the news was told to other mobile phone manufacturers. Let’s not talk about how the bosses communicated privately. Anyway, Lei Jun and others were shocked.

A young man not only solved the supply chain problem, but also gave Pingguo a backstab. Moreover, many manufacturers in the supply chain system have used a lot of Jiuzhou Technology’s products in production equipment and production lines because they have accepted Jiuzhou Technology’s technical support.

Although they have not been invested by Jiuzhou Technology, the technology licenses and production equipment they use are all from Jiuzhou Technology. What’s the difference?

Lei Jun, Ren Zhengfei and others realized that in the semiconductor industry and smartphone manufacturing industry of Daxia, Jiuzhou Technology has actually had a position that can decide with one word in just three years.

Jiuzhou Technology has no monopoly in any industry, but has many friends and minions everywhere.

So the degree of concern for the Gonggong system has been raised to a higher level.

Dong Qi said in an interview with Xiahua News Agency: "In the first and second quarters, the Gonggong system will fully embrace major domestic and foreign mobile phone manufacturers, and fully adapt the Gonggong system to third-party partners, including smart homes, health equipment, travel, education and other terminals."

This seemingly big talk has become a reality.

Many supply chain manufacturers returned to the company, and after several meetings, they finally chose to make money!

Some completely abandoned the Pingguo production line, and there were countless announcements of price increases for Pingguo orders.

As more and more news was exposed, the consumer group was in an uproar.

"Fuck, it's actually true!"

"If this is the case, won't Pingguo really increase its price?!"

"The above, look at the official website of Pingguo now? Now it's all Pingguo grafted by scalpers, and the price has already increased!"

"Oh my god, my wife's phone suddenly broke, and I immediately bought her a Xiawei mate30. Brothers, am I doing the right thing?"

"Right! Where do you live, good brother? I'm going to pick up the trash can. Nothing else, I'm just used to collecting waste thriftily."

When Pingguo faced this dilemma, domestic manufacturers beat the dog when it was down.

For the sake of style, high-end flagship products cannot be discounted, so they are free of interest for 12 installments and 24 installments!

And what about mid-range products? All of them are released and the price is reduced by one or two hundred.

For a time, the sales of domestic mobile phone manufacturers at home and abroad soared, and the Gonggong system also sneaked into the night with the wind, and the number of installations and activations in a week exceeded 10 million!

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