As early as March, Xiaomi had already opened its first batch of "Xiaomi Homes" in six cities: Guanzhou, Xingsha, Yousi, Dongguan, Qi State, and Lvda.
When it came to making phones, Xiaomi had a one-year head start on Orange Technology. However, the Orange Mobile Phone was released two weeks earlier than the Xiaomi Mobile Phone. Afterward, leveraging DST's investment and supply chain resources, it managed to become the number one online mobile phone brand.
In the domestic market, it wasn't just Xiaomi, OPPO, and Meizu—even giants like Huawei, ZTE, Coolpad, and Lenovo were no match for the Orange Mobile Phone.
"President Lei, Orange Technology's direct stores will definitely steal some of our offline orders," Li Wanqiang added as a reminder.
"I know, but it's not like I can stop Chen Yansen from opening his own direct stores," Lei Yijun said with a helpless shrug.
"That's true," Li Wanqiang admitted, plopping down onto a lounge chair and staring into space.
