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Chapter 1220: Chapter 1077: Battle of Life and Death (Please Subscribe!)
"Honor"
It was just the theme song for the smartphones.
Tang Qing didn’t plan to use it for brand promotion.
The fledgling Qingyuan Technology didn’t need a brand promotion song for the time being, for it lacked heritage and history. They would wait until the first generation of smartphones was on the market and had made a significant impact.
After hearing Tang Qing’s acapella,
They all listened somewhat in disbelief.
It was good.
Very good.
They hadn’t expected Tang Qing to have such a "ferocious" skill.
"Old Tang, you can really create music!" Li Kai said in shock.
"I can only do this much," Tang Qing humbly replied.
Li Kai immediately egged him on, "That’s impressive enough, sing it again."
"Don’t count on it," Tang Qing retorted, his mouth a sly curve.
Wang Yan looked at Tang Qing with shining eyes, "By the way, Tang Qing, what does this song primarily convey?"
What does it convey?
After some thought,
Tang Qing uttered a word.
"Dawn."
"Dawn?" Wang Yan murmured to herself.
Tang Qing nodded seriously.
"Right, before the light bathes the earth, all is dark. People search for light in the night, exploring the future, and the theme of the song represents breaking through the darkness to reach a world of light."
"That’s basically it. Wang Yan, you handle it. If you need people, apply through the company, and regarding the lyrics and music, I don’t mind changes if there are more suitable options."
---Night has gifted me black eyes,
---Yet I use them to search for the light.
Smartphones.
Especially such epoch-making ones.
Are the rays that break through the darkness, guiding us into the new world. Currently, this song primarily embodies the word "Honor," which is good, but it doesn’t quite capture the sentiment of ’I am the light’ that dawn brings.
Tang Qing didn’t insist the lyrics had to match exactly.
"Breaking through the darkness, guiding the light..." Wang Yan murmured to herself.
The main part of the song.
Indeed possessed explosive power.
Especially the reference to Gu Cheng’s "Honor," which felt very fitting for the theme of dawn. Though the song seemed to lack a beginning and an end, if it had a soul, it would become a classic.
As Wang Yan contemplated,
Tang Qing added, "This month, the company will start collecting scripts that fit the theme, and we’ll invite some celebrities to make an MV to play at the press conference."
"I’ll give it a try."
Wang Yan was filled with a fighting spirit.
...
Eleven o’clock.
The airplane landed in Shanghai.
Afternoon.
After the meal,
Li Kai and Chu Lan went to school.
Tang Qing also arrived at Comet Group.
This was the first meeting of the new year, and the opportunity to finalize matters regarding the theme song and MV. Lin Jiaxue wasn’t there as she wasn’t feeling well today, and Wang Yan was at home keeping her company.
Inside the conference room.
The Group’s senior executives had all arrived.
First,
They discussed the work plans of each department.
Pu Chaodong started.
The others followed, based on their position. Last year, Tang Qing had awarded them an annual bonus that left them very satisfied. Even those with a vice-president title or higher received a minimum of RMB 3 million. This year, they aimed for higher goals.
Two hours later.
All the vice-presidents and above had finished their reports.
Overall, the strategy was to protect their current market and then to explore new ones or capture shares of others’ markets. The movie business stood unchallenged, no need to worry about being dethroned.
But it was different for the other businesses.
They had numerous competitors.
For example, Comet Video.
Now that Comet Video had expanded, other video websites were fervently trying to catch up.
Tang Qing wasn’t surprised.
Every industry had those who wanted a piece of the pie.
In the past life,
Domestically, the top video website Youku and the second-ranked Tudou merged, intending to become the industry leader. Unfortunately, the reality did not turn into a dominant force, but they nearly got flattened.
iQiyi.
Tengxun Video.
Sohu Video.
In the end,
Youku’s market share was laughable.
Tengxun Video became number one.
However,
such an outcome was something Tang Qing would not allow to happen.
Tengxun Video’s first-place market share came from the massive user base of Penguin and WeChat, quick to surpass others in any endeavor, plus their own impressive efforts. With Tang Qing around, WeChat would not belong to Ma.
And wouldn’t be overtaken later.
In preparation for the future,
Tang Qing even secured an electronic payment license.
He couldn’t constantly use Alipay, so he had started applying for electronic payment licenses early on. Officially, these companies were owned by Qingyuan Technology, but they were operated independently by the fighters, leaving Luo Qiang no room to interfere.
QR codes, life services, banking services, and more.
They were all part of the plan, but wouldn’t be launched all at once since there was no need; otherwise, as soon as copycats entered the market, they would quickly adopt all your signature skills.
Once WeChat launched,
similar software sprung up like mushrooms after the rain.
All major operators also joined the market share battle, but in the end, they were all defeated by Tengxu’s enormous user base, and his first mobile phone was targeted as a high-end model.
This meant,
there were not many who could afford it.
Hoping to snatch market share with such a user volume, Tang Qing must have been out of his mind, he naturally wouldn’t exhaust all his tricks at once. Like squeezing toothpaste, it was about slow progress, being one step ahead each time was enough.
"Good, just follow the plan. Although Comet Video doesn’t make money, it is a huge traffic entrance, and in terms of program diversity, we must stay at the forefront," Tang Qing said.
"Yes, Director," Pu Chaodong responded.
"There’s another thing I need to mention. I’ve commissioned companies to develop software APPs specifically for smartphones, focusing on Comet Video and Qidian Literature..."
ERV’s Mobile Terminal Operating System software alliance had been established.
But it wasn’t yet fully released.
Without a mature development environment,
it was difficult for programmers to produce a set of apps, so Tang Qing had to rely on the fighters to take action. His greatest concern now was the sales of the mobile phones, for a moment, Tang Qing even considered selling phones at a meager profit.
But he dismissed the thought.
The cost was there,
and couldn’t be lowered.
The era of smartphones for a thousand RMB was still far off.
Once Qingyuan Technology’s smartphones were released,
Zhihua Technology would also announce their start in manufacturing phones, and so would ERV. This was a decision determined by the country, his phone could become a milestone, but not necessarily accepted by all people, or countries.
The rise of the manufacturing industry in Huaxia,
would inevitably affect the relevant industries in Western Countries. In the future, as Huaxia’s technology advanced further and the industries transformed and upgraded, trade frictions would become as frequent as drinking water.
Once there was friction,
back and forth skirmishes ensued,
influential companies from both sides might suffer undeserved misfortune.
This unavoidable conflict of interests meant that ERV could get directly involved internally, playing the spoiler, and even if they fought tooth and nail with companies like Apple, no one would intervene.
ERV was tasked with taking down relevant European and American companies.
Tang Qing was mainly responsible for the Asian market, keeping Samsung’s share in check.
Zhihua Technology supplemented with the low-end models,
acting as support.
In sum,
it was an all-out, multi-tiered competition for the share of smartphone market, with a home advantage wherever they went. The process could get very complex, ERV might even clash with Qingyuan Technology.
But in the end,
those who got hurt were definitely the bystanders.
Thinking of this,
Tang Qing was filled with anticipation.
ERV.
Qingyuan.
Zhihua.
All three companies were under his control.
Together, they’d carve up the world’s major mobile terminal device market share, the thought alone was exciting. Tang Qing even pondered whether to support another company in Europe to assist ERV.
It seemed like a good option.
By ’fighting to the death’ with four companies,
he could take down any other unwelcome competitors, just like America and Europe during economic conflicts, where it seemed the two would fight to the bitter end, but the ones who ended up taking a beating, were always the other countries simply watching the show.
