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As the current headquarters of Apple in Boston, the scale of the Apple Experience Store is naturally the top in the United States.

In addition to an Apple experience store in the most prosperous neighborhood of Boston, there is also an Apple experience store in Cambridge, Boston. This Apple experience store is aimed at students from several nearby universities.

Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston University, just the students of these three universities can bring a lot of sales to Apple mobile phones. More importantly, through the students of these three colleges, word-of-mouth of the first-generation iPhone can be spread very smoothly.

Wen Ming didn't do any research today. After the official launch of the iPhone, he can relax a bit. Of course, after the sales of the iPhone are guaranteed, he will invest in another project, the 'resurrected' dinosaur project that can save his life.

Driving the Bentley with a mileage of only 150 kilometers, Wen Ming took James to the Apple Experience Store in Cambridge Town.

I said, are you driving too slowly?

James sat in the co-pilot and said awkwardly: Do you know how much horsepower this Bentley Mulsanne has?

Wen Ming passed a taxi that wanted to overtake without haste, and said with a smile, Does it have anything to do with how fast I drive?

James watched another car pass from the left, feeling very uncomfortable.

Wen Ming, I really doubt it a lot of times. Are you really only 19 years old this year? James pouted and said, Shouldn't the purpose of young people driving this kind of luxury car be to pursue speed?

Wen Ming replied with a smile: If you are pursuing speed, this Bentley Mulsanne is not suitable. Moreover, the speed should be on the racing track or on the interstate highway with little traffic, not on the road in the city.

James shrugged his shoulders, changed the subject and said, The pre-orders for the iPhone in the United States have exceeded 300,000. According to the analysis of the marketing department, we can sell at least 500,000 units on the first day of the official launch. In terms of supply, we won’t be able to sell for a few days.”

During the one-month preparation period, Wen Ming could only get 1 million iPhones, and among the 1 million iPhones, 500,000 had to be handed over to ATT.

In other words, there are currently only 500,000 iPhones in stock in Apple experience stores across the United States, and thousands of them will be used for customer experience, which means they will never be sold.

Wen Ming turned on the turn signal in advance when he was 5 seconds away from the intersection.

Then we can only continue to let users continue to order.

At this time, there is still one day before the official release of the iPhone. That is, today, the Foxconn factory began to assemble 150,000 iPhones per day to supply Apple.

And so far, no one can guarantee that Apple will be able to sell iPhones at a sales rate of 150,000 units per day after selling 500,000 units on the first day.

But even so, iPhones are not enough to sell. Because even if Foxconn produces the iPhone, it is impossible to send it to the United States on the same day, because Foxconn's factories are all in China, and the time it takes to transport it from China to the United States cannot of course be based on the speed of flying.

Because it involves customs, even if ordinary people go from one country to another, they still need passports and visas, let alone so many goods?

James said: In addition to this problem, there is also a big problem with the supply of other countries, because we still have 9 million iPhones, and it will take two months to produce them. But now, many The agents of the country are already guarding in our company.

Wen Ming laughed happily,

He is really happy. A few days ago, agents in other countries were arrogantly clamoring for replenishment payment. When the pre-orders reached 300,000 units, the agents couldn't sit still.

The U.S. market has always been the market vane of many countries. A smart phone product has already received 300,000 reservations before it is officially released. Moreover, the excellent performance of the iPhone so far has also made those agents feel that this This mobile phone will have a good market guarantee.

It seems that a total of 10 million is a lot, but there are more than 200 countries and regions in the world, and the population of the United States is only 300 million, while the global population has exceeded 7 billion.

On the premise that the points are not enough, there is still a two-month supply cycle. At this time, it is equivalent to whoever gets the goods first will be able to earn money first.

Two months later, will the iPhone still be the mainstream flagship model? Will it still be a smartphone that consumers have a strong desire to buy?

For a product like a smartphone, an update can be completed in two months. Or for those established mobile phone manufacturers, can't they develop products similar to iphone in two months?

If there are similar products, it will be difficult to guarantee the sales of iPhones. This is also the reason why Wen Ming is willing to bet with Teresa Roy. He really needs Teresa Roy to help him solve the production of 8 million iPhones. Otherwise, what is he selling now?

Even if the sales of the iPhone are now guaranteed, he can place an order with the hardware manufacturer, but the production cycle in the middle will have to be extended again. By then, it will not be two months, and it is likely to be extended to four months. months or even longer.

Two months will affect sales, let alone four months?

Users will not deliberately wait for four months just to buy an iPhone, because the current Apple company is not Jobs' Apple company.

Give priority to the Chinese market.

Wen Ming ran out today to do market research work, just to avoid the agents from various countries in the company, but James followed up with the cheek, and still brought up this topic.

Because Foxconn's factory is in China, we can save a few days of transportation cycle. Moreover, China's market is very large. Apart from the US market, the China market will be the most important market for our company.

China's consumer market has not surpassed the United States so far, but Wen Ming knows very well that in a few years, China will surpass the United States and become the world's largest consumer market in many industries.

As for other countries, it's up to you to allocate them. I really want to relax for a while now.

Wen Ming was really tired for a period of time before. Although the hardware parameters and system code of the iPhone were in Wen Ming's mind, even copying it took him a lot of energy, not to mention his physical condition is not too good. good.

James nodded and said, You really should relax, why don't we go out and play?

Wen Ming turned black instantly: Do you want to take me out to sea again?

James smiled awkwardly, raised his hand suddenly and said, Here we are, let's go in and have a look.

Wen Ming parked the car and was about to walk into the Apple experience store with James, but at this moment, his phone rang.

After answering the phone, Sith's voice was full of anger.

There is a problem with the certification of the iPhone in Huaxia. They say it will take at least a month. Just now, the agents from Huaxia have all left.

I see.

Wen Ming didn't say much, because it's meaningless to say anything now. After hanging up the phone, he continued to walk towards the Apple experience store without changing his face.

It's a pity that I can't be friends with the richest man.