When Joss released the first iPhone, he formulated an after-sales policy of "replace but not repair" around the world.

On the one hand, it directly makes consumers feel that using iPhone products is really worry-free and improves the consumer experience, on the other hand, Apple itself has reduced the investment of people and material resources in after-sales......

It's a win-win!

In previous years, in Europe and the United States, there has been no problem with this policy.

At the same time, in order to win a reputation in Huaxia and suppress the rest of the mobile phones such as Nokia, such as Samsung, and Dopod, Jostdi approved nearly one billion US dollars a year in Huaxia to maintain the operation of the policy.

After-sales is always one of the projects that enhance the reputation of a brand.

Facts have proved that on the first day after this policy entered China, it was raved by countless iPhone fans, claiming that the [IPO company] is worthy of being the world's top technology company.

iPhone4 has indeed become the king of fried mobile phones in China, and the sales of half a month have already dried up the sales of Samsung, Dopod, Nokia and other brands in a month......

However, when the iPhone4 landed in Huaxia for half a month, many flagship stores began to feel more and more wrong!

At first, it was just a small group of people who came to the flagship store to repair the broken mobile phone......

The clerks welcomed them warmly and gave them a new phone.

But then......

The more bad the phone, the more it is!

………………………………

Yangcheng.

Early morning.

The rain stopped.

A ray of light lit up in the sky.

At the entrance of the Yangcheng flagship store of [IPO Huaxia], there is still a queue of nearly 100 people.

Countless people are eagerly awaiting, waiting to grab the iPhone 4.

Billy led Jos around the back door, walked into the flagship store, and then, under the introduction of the head of the clerk, took out two mobile phones.

He looked at the two mobile phones for a long time, and finally handed the mobile phone to Jos: "Mr. Jos, can you tell which of these two mobile phones is the real iPhone 4?" ”

Jos's expression grew solemn.

He looked at the case of his phone.

The case was almost identical to the original iPhone, and then he weighed it again.

In his perception, there is no difference between the two phones.

He deliberately looked at the LOGO of the mobile phone, but after looking at it for a long time, he didn't see any difference!

"Mr. Jos, look at this ...... again"

Jos saw Billy take out the third iPhone 4 from the counter, and in front of Jos, unpacked the iPhone 4 and handed it to Jos.

Jos compared the three phones, even though he was a real R&D participant in the iPhone 4, he still couldn't notice any difference in this phone, and he didn't give up checking it again.

He finally shook his head: "I can't see it!" ”

"It's normal that you can't see it, Mr. Joss...... Because, the two mobile phones that I showed you at the beginning, the shell is the original iPhone4, except for the shell, no matter the weight, or the boot interface, there is no difference from the original iPhone4......"

"What about their inner workings?"

Billy didn't speak, but asked people to tear down all the two pirated iPhone 4s.

When he saw the components, Jos was keenly aware that something didn't seem right with the board.

"Internal ...... of the Board"

"Yes!"

"Some important components inside the circuit board, such as CPU, memory, screen and even motherboard, have been replaced with damaged and inferior components, but unless the mobile phone is sent to the United States for testing, otherwise, our staff can't find out!"

"What about the new components?"

"Those new components were disassembled into some pirated iPhone4 [Apple 4] phones...... Because there are too many pirated iPhone4s in Huaxia, consumers can't tell which ones are genuine and which ones are pirated, and even our own staff can't tell which phones are genuine and which ones are pirated...... When they were sent to the United States, they were found to be pirated Apple 4! ”

"What about their profile?"

"Their information is all genuine mobile phone information, and these are good to use genuine mobile phone cases! But some excessive, even the shell is pirated, they only put some warranty cards, some anti-disassembly pirated stickers pasted, and then took it to our counter, after the boot, our after-sales personnel saw that the boot system was Apple interface, and then did not observe carefully, and sent it to the United States...... "Billy's expression became more and more serious.

When he was in Europe and the United States, he actually encountered this situation, but after all, this situation is in the minority.

But in Huaxia......

At first, he thought it was a minority, but as more and more after-sales began to appear these days, he realized that some "profiteers" in Huaxia were very likely to have touched some doorways.

And......

In the case of the shell patent of the Huaxia iPhone4, you say that he is not legal, right? It was legitimate, and it was registered by the Chinese man named "Zhang Sheng".

But you say it's legitimate, right?

Now more and more people are using pirated iPhone4!

Moreover, you can use piracy to forget it, but some piracy is so excessive that even the staff of the flagship store can't tell whether these are real or fake!

"Call the police!"

"We have called the police, but, some pirated iPhone4 mixed with some really non-human influence of the poor goods, because we have been implementing the policy of only repairing and not replacement, so we currently do not have a special professional testing agency in Huaxia, and some mobile phones can only be detected in the United States......" When Billy thought of this, he touched his head with a headache, feeling that the complexity of the market in Huaxia had completely exceeded his imagination!

“……”

Joston was silent.

This trip to China made him feel extremely irritable in his heart.

In just over 10 days, more and more pirated "factory stores" have been opened, and many family-style industries have almost become the cultivation liquid of "piracy".

Damn it!

The "brand" effect, which has been managed with great difficulty, now seems to be ......

"Mr. Jos, I am applying now, first, we are only repairing and not replacing in the Huaxia area, second, I propose to add some after-sales testing personnel, and third, we want to implement three-code inspection, and each component is ......"

After listening to Billy's proposal, Jos shook his head: "The policy of iPhone4 only being replaced and not repaired, if it is changed, it will affect our reputation in the Chinese mainland!" And it's on sale...... Testing after-sales personnel, yes, however, after-sales personnel must go through special training, which takes time, at least a few months, recruiting local technicians in Huaxia, I am not at ease......"

Just as Jos and Billy were discussing.

The door to the flagship store is open!

There was a sudden loud noise outside the house, and Billy frowned when he heard it, and then walked to look outside.

I saw a Chinese man wearing glasses, who seemed to be a student, slowly walking into the store.

………………………………

Jos met "Zhang Sheng"!

This young man who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, so hateful that it makes people gnash their teeth, but there is nothing to be done.

Through the window, he saw that the young man was very young......

But there was a smile on his face all the time.

When he met Billy, he was surprised, as if he didn't expect to see Billy in this flagship store, but he quickly started talking.

He speaks standard, native American, host-like English.

Jos was in a trance, thinking that if he cut through the yellow skin, this person was a native American, or Asian.

He smiled humbly, and every word, every word seemed to have a gentlemanly demeanor, which made people feel unspeakably comfortable.

Even in the face of Billy's smiling face, he still coped politely......

He said......

He wants to find [IPO Huaxia] to cooperate!

He brought a batch of authentic iPhone4 cases, claiming that this phone case can be very effective in changing the problem of poor iPhone4 signal, and, he told Billy that they have sold it privately, and many Chinese customers like this series of mobile phone cases very much, and also introduced the benefits of mobile phone cases, which can not only protect the mobile phone screen, but also carry a variety of patterns in the back, which is equivalent to everyone can customize exclusive mobile phone cases......

He introduced a lot of benefits, and finally, when talking about cooperation, he told Billy that he was willing to share 55 of the account, and he came this time with a lot of sincerity.

They are responsible for the production, handling, and supply of raw materials, while the [IPO flagship store] only needs to be responsible for selling!

"Mr. Billy, mobile phone cases are the general trend, iPhone4 is so expensive, naturally there are countless people who want to be able to protect iPhone4, don't look at a few pieces, dozens of yuan shells, but I dare to guarantee that as long as you sell an iPhone4 mobile phone, someone will need a mobile phone case!"

“……”

"Mr. Billy, I know that Europeans and Americans rarely use mobile phone cases, but this is in China, every country has its own national conditions, especially the iPhone4 is so expensive, many people naturally regard this thing as a treasure, for fear of any damage...... Moreover, the signal problem is the top priority, and you don't want the iPhone4 to be discounted in Huaxia because of the signal problem, right? ”

“……”

"Mr. Billy, I still have a certain influence in Huaxia, this time last year, I was probably in debt of more than two million, but I came step by step and paid off all the more than two million, you can check my deeds on the Internet!"

“……”

"Mr. Billy, if you are willing to reach this cooperation, I will not sue for our appearance patent in Huaxia, and I am even willing to disclose my follow-up design of the mobile phone to your company for free, if you are willing to pay attention to me, I can guarantee that if you cooperate with my patent, your company can take a lot of detours, and even spend billions of dollars less on design......

“……”

Billy was at the door, and when he heard Zhang Sheng's unashamed words, he almost laughed in disbelief.

Billions of dollars in funding?

What kind of joke is this?

Could it be that all of us [IPO companies] eat?

(End of chapter)