At the entrance of Outu Technology, Old Song, the former acting manager, had already returned to Shenhua Group. Chang You and Jiang Yuan were the two who came to welcome Mr. Pei.
Both had participated in the grassroots activities and benefited greatly. Now, as they resumed their roles as heads of Outu Technology, they had gained some new insights.
After taking over the phone and game console projects from Old Song, they had only moved the work forward according to schedule, completing the subsequent tasks without making any changes to the original design plans.
After all, they had taken over too recently—it was too late to make changes now.
“Please come in, Mr. Pei. We’ve prepared all the samples.”
Chang You and Jiang Yuan led Pei Qian to Outu Technology’s reception room.
Pei Qian sat down on the sofa and asked casually, “You’ve both seen the new products, right? How do they feel?”
Chang You immediately replied excitedly, “They’re amazing! These two new products are absolute works of genius!”
“Mr. Pei, your imagination is simply boundless like a heavenly steed soaring across the sky, and unstoppable like the Yellow River in flood.”
Jiang Yuan also smiled and agreed, “That’s right, both products are excellent.”
“For the phone project, since we used Shenhua’s existing foldable screen solution, there weren’t many areas we could improve.”
“Mr. Pei, you appropriately leveraged Tenda Group’s advantages by arranging a custom appearance and system for the phone, and continuing Outu Phone’s traditional benefits, which has taken us one step further in the high-end direction while clearly differentiating us from Shenhua’s original phone.”
“If we say the phone project is making minor adjustments to Shenhua Group’s solution, then the console project, with its boundless imagination, has once again identified pain points overlooked by users and launched a revolutionary gaming console product.”
“I think both products will be hugely successful!”
Chang You sighed, “Indeed, which is why whether we’re at Outu Technology or not isn’t really important—Mr. Pei, you are the source of inspiration for Outu Technology.”
This impassioned speech made Pei Qian’s hand holding the teacup tremble slightly, instantly losing his confidence.
He had originally thought that both the phone and game console projects had a high probability of failure. But after hearing Chang You and Jiang Yuan speak so positively, it seemed like they might become huge hits again.
Pei Qian examined the two smiling faces, suddenly realizing that what they said might not necessarily be sincere.
They might just be flattering him.
With this thought, Pei Qian calmed down a bit and looked at the samples of the two products.
First was the foldable screen phone project, the Outu X1 phone.
This phone could be summarized in one sentence: Technology focusing mainly on a different case and skin.
This foldable screen phone completely adopted the design solution of Shenhua’s foldable screen phone, identical from the inside out.
After all, a phone is a very precise device, and any small change might affect the overall design of the phone, requiring a new production line. This was obviously too extravagant for both companies.
Foldable screen phones were new products, and whether it was the flexible screen, folding hinge, or various custom components inside, production capacity was relatively limited.
Production capacity was already difficult to guarantee; adding more bells and whistles would make it even harder to keep up, leading to stockouts across the whole network.
So Tenda Group could only make some distinctions in the details of this phone.
Pei Qian picked up the custom phone case next to him and examined it carefully.
When he held it, he felt that this phone case had a very nice feel and meticulous craftsmanship. After all, it was customized at great expense, with materials stacked up to 500 yuan, definitely making a clear distinction from other phone cases on the market.
The overall color style of the phone case was cyberpunk gray-black, looking very profound, with some irregular yellow lines added around the edges as accents.
The upper and lower sections of the phone case used a hollow design, mainly to reduce the weight of the phone case.
Because foldable screen phones were already very heavy—after all, they were equivalent to two phones combined—even without a case, they would weigh over 280 grams, exceeding half a jin. If the phone case was particularly heavy, it would be too much for most people to bear.
The central part was made of AG frosted glass material. Although it was also gray-black, the material was clearly different from the frame. It felt anti-slip but also very fine, with scattered bright spots like stars in the sky.
Around the edges was an extended reinforced frame, providing a more comfortable grip and featuring an antibacterial coating. The surface had a skin-like feel, and the frame was made of silicone material, with medium hardness. The materials used were more solid than other similar products, and the precision of the openings was exact, completely outclassing similar products.
The inner lining of the phone case also used a graphite heat dissipation layer, allowing the phone’s heat to dissipate more quickly.
Due to the hollow design on both sides, players could still hold it with both hands without feeling hot.
In addition, in the upper right and lower left corners of the back of the phone when folded, there were two small folding clips. When expanded, they not only served as support but could also perfectly hold two middle fingers, preventing slippage when playing games in landscape mode and making multi-finger operations more convenient.
In the middle was a small stand that could prop up the phone on a table when unfolded.
Compared to the two folding clips, the stand was longer. The state of the phone after being propped up was more suitable for watching videos, while with the stand retracted and the phone supported on the table with the folding clips, it was more suitable for touchscreen operation. Alternatively, when playing mobile games, the middle finger could be inserted into the clip for support.
Beyond that, there were some details, such as the excellent fit between the phone case and the phone, with all necessary holes preserved, minimizing the weight of the phone case while ensuring its structural strength.
As a foldable screen phone, the phone case had a split design but could be sold separately.
The front half of the phone case was just a narrow frame that well-protected the left half of the foldable screen. But unlike other phone cases, it had an integrated case-film design, meaning the tempered film was connected to the phone case, maximizing the structural strength of the left side of the phone case.
If both parts of the phone case were put on, the entire phone would immediately become a cyberpunk custom-style phone.
Alternatively, the two parts could be purchased separately and paired with other phone cases of one’s preference.
For example, some people didn’t like using a phone case to protect the left half of the screen, so buying just half a phone case would be enough.
When the phone was turned on, the boot screen also became cyberpunk style, with a long string of code cascading down like a hacker intrusion, followed by the OTTO OS system interface.
The entire system had been rewritten, with major changes in appearance. Combined with the phone case, there were obvious changes inside and out.
In addition, the external packaging of this phone, including various accessories, had also been correspondingly changed.
Pei Qian played with it a bit and couldn’t help but sigh that this phone was indeed full of technological sense.
Especially the impact of a whole large screen after the foldable screen was unfolded, and the precise operation of the hinge when the phone was folded, with the screen closing with a crisp, pleasant “snap” sound—all of this made one marvel at the ingenuity of high-end digital technology.
Seeing that Mr. Pei’s expression remained normal, showing no obvious signs of joy, Chang You asked somewhat nervously, “Does Mr. Pei have any instructions?”
Pei Qian thought for a moment but really had no instructions regarding the product. Obviously, Old Song and the others had strictly followed his requirements in making it.
However, Pei Qian still thought very seriously for a while and asked, “Are the pricing for the phone case and the phone set according to my standards at that time?”
Chang You hurriedly nodded, “Yes, Mr. Pei. The phone case is 498 yuan because we used very expensive AG frosted glass, and the two clips and stand are also made of special metal materials.”
“However, the phone case can be sold separately. If you only buy the left half, it’s very cheap, only 98 yuan; the right half is expensive, 400 yuan.”
“The phone comes with this phone case by default. Considering the cost of the phone case and our benefits, it should be about 4,500 yuan more expensive than Shenhua’s phone, so the standard and high-configuration versions should sell for 22,499 and 23,499 yuan respectively.”
Outu phones, because they bundled various benefits from Tenda Group, had a benefit cost of around 4,000 yuan. If they were existing Outu phone users, they could save these 4,000 yuan, making it only 500 yuan more expensive than Shenhua’s foldable screen version, with the main extra cost being the custom phone case.
Pei Qian pondered that with the phone case bundled with the phone and the option to purchase separately, players should have no reason to buy their version, right?
If they wanted to buy a foldable screen phone, they could first buy Shenhua Group’s version, and then buy a phone case from Outu Technology. The end result would be the same.
Pei Qian felt that this phone should be relatively stable.
He thought for a moment and said, “I don’t have any other special requirements, except that at the launch event, we should continue the previous strategy of announcing the price first.”
“Also, be sure to honestly tell everyone that this is exactly the same as Shenhua’s phone, with absolutely no innovation or improvement.”
A phone priced at over 20,000 yuan would definitely refresh people’s perception of phone price limits.
This price would likely immediately deter most consumers.
Moreover, Shenhua Group’s foldable screen phone would hold its launch event first, this weekend. Outu Technology would have to wait until next week.
By then, everyone’s attention would be drawn to Shenhua’s foldable screen, so no one would buy Outu Technology’s phone, right?
Chang You nodded, “Alright, Mr. Pei, we’ll do as you say.”