Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Chapter 183 Unexpected Situation, Supply Chain Crisis

The new benefit is that Sansang has also launched a top salesperson rebate policy.

If sales exceed 20,000 units, customers can receive a sales rebate of up to 20% for a period of one year.

This completely ignited the already excited distributors; this wasn't just a rebate, it was practically a god of wealth.

Of course, there are pitfalls with Sansang; their contracts can be incredibly difficult to execute.

But Big Black didn't understand the intricacies... and they all charged upwards, howling.

Even the agents who were initially quite resolute in their support of Transsion are now wavering.

After all, some of Transsion's flagship stores are located right across from theirs. The answer to whether to choose the official flagship store or an authorized store is quite clear.

Seeing that San Sang could earn money by receiving subsidies, Chuan Yin practically treated them like black slaves.

Which one to choose?

The answer seems quite clear.

……

At the same time, Adebayor also announced new policies.

All dealers who achieve their annual targets will receive an additional Mercedes-Benz as a year-end bonus.

There is no limit to the quantity; as long as the sales target is met, you can receive it.

Some people have done the math: a Mercedes costs at least $3. Based on an annual income of $5, that's equivalent to a 60% increase.

This seems to be more sincere than what San Sang has shown.

…………

Two weeks later, at Sansang's Africa division, President Cui, who had just flown in, looked at the data with a grim expression.

What are these useless people good for?

Sales were surprisingly low; products specifically designed for Africa couldn't even outsell Transsion.

Is that big logo really inferior to Transsion?

Despite a mere one percentage point increase in market share, Sansheng lost $3000 million in just over two weeks.

After giving the person in charge another lecture, he picked up the phone and called headquarters.

"President, things in Africa... seem to be more difficult than we expected."

He then gave a detailed report to headquarters about the rogue tactics of the communication company, the ground promotion team, and the importance of application hijacking, beautification, and multi-SIM card support.

The core idea is simple: if you can't win, either admit defeat and run away.

The person on the other end of the phone thought for a long time before replying: "Let's retreat first."

President Choi was stunned. He thought Lee Geon-hee would scold him, but he didn't expect the other party to be so decisive.

"retreat?"

"Withdraw. Come back and re-examine the situation. There's no way they could sell so many phones in Africa so easily. Calling them now is just throwing money away."

We have money, but we're not stupid.

Lee Geon-hee was also very clear that there was no need to gamble with this pride.

If they continue fighting, the money lost could be used to thoroughly investigate Transmission.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to defeating them.

There's no need to act impulsively out of anger.

…………

Guangzhou, Transsion Building.

Adebayor called via video, a smile on his face indicating a partial victory.

"President Shen, San Sang has been withdrawn."

Shenfei is reviewing documents regarding future plans for the African market.

It is also the location for the fourth factory in Africa, and various countries are currently vying for it.

Although the method of transmitting information is a bit forceful, it involves deploying a security team of 500 to 1000 people in the factory, which constitutes a destabilizing factor in the local area.

But the management is very standardized, and salaries are paid on time, which is definitely beneficial to the region's development...

Moreover, once the communication channels are established, other Chinese businessmen will soon come to invest.

Transsion's factory reputation is well-known, after all, it's stable...

In the race to secure factories, every region has gone crazy, from initially helping to level the land to now offering direct tax exemptions—as long as a factory is built, it can be exempted from taxation, with no time limit.

In some places, they even provide professional equipment to the corresponding security teams, which is not as simple as issuing a certificate.

After reading the preliminary report, Shen Fei finally raised his head.

"They withdrew?"

Adebayo nodded approvingly when the boss finished his work.

"In the past week or two, their offensive has been very aggressive, but they are selling at a complete loss."

They lost at least $4000 million during this period.

"If it can't even handle this little bit, it feels like the problem isn't that simple."

Adebayor nodded affirmatively; according to the military texts he had read, this was likely a sign of weakness from the enemy.

After all, as a world-class mobile phone brand with a market value of trillions, how could Samsung possibly run away just because of a small loss?

"President Shen, I feel that they are just making a strategic retreat and adjusting their team. They will probably come back even more aggressively next time."

What do we do now?

Shen Fei thought for a moment but did not answer the question.

"I was just looking at the factory and I found a problem."

"What's the problem?"

"Our security team's defense seems to be a bit outdated."

I happen to have an uncle who had some outdated equipment that he sold to me at a low price.

It should arrive next month, so remember to pick it up then.

As for development, we'll deal with whatever comes our way; they're not a real threat anyway.

They can't compete with us on product quality alone, and they're even less likely to beat us with their aggressive tactics.

Let those distributors fend for themselves.

Adebayor nodded.

Shen Fei looked at him again and said, "You are an old hand at telepathy and one of my most trusted confidants."

"You decide how to operate in the African market."

Adebayor nodded excitedly again, "A man will die for one who understands him!"

What kind of equipment will the security team get? That's something to really wonder about.

…………

After hanging up the phone, Adebayor got busy again; he was going to inspect the site for the fourth factory.

But on March 11th, in Japan.

At 2:46 PM, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck 130 km east of a peninsula in the Miyako district of Japan.

It also triggered a tsunami...

Shen Fei was in a meeting at the mobile phone project department when the meeting room door was suddenly pushed open, and Liu Fang's secretary rushed in.

"Mr. Shen, a major earthquake has struck Japan."

Chaos erupted in the meeting room as everyone stared at Li Nan in shock.

How serious is it?

"Magnitude 9.0. The tsunami has arrived. Sony's sensor factory is in Miyagi, right near the epicenter."

Li Nan's tone was very urgent.

Although earthquakes are common in Japan, and many Japanese people are used to them, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake is one of the largest and most devastating earthquakes in human history.

In short, this earthquake was powerful enough to shake the entire Japanese archipelago and trigger a devastating tsunami...

The entire semiconductor industry will come to a standstill.

At this moment, Liu Fang also came over in a panic.

"I just contacted the person in charge there. The factory was severely damaged and all production lines have stopped."

Recovery time is at least three months.

Without thinking, Shen Fei blurted out, "Where are they?"

"Who is it?"

"Employees. Do we have any employees seconded to be stationed there?"

Liu Fang paused for a moment, then suddenly slapped her thigh and stammered:

"I...I haven't asked yet."

The entire conference room became tense.

At this critical moment, Li Nan suddenly said, "There shouldn't be any."

After all, President Shen emphasized last month that we might be seen as a thorn in the side by the United States, and that all departments should not send employees abroad.

So marketing personnel in Japan and the United States all found local companies to collaborate with…

"It's good that everyone's alright, we'll talk about the rest later."

Everyone in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief.

A massive earthquake struck Japan; it was a natural disaster. They couldn't change it, but thankfully their employees were unharmed.

We can just donate some origami cranes to them later. As for why we don't donate supplies, well, Japan has done this quite a bit before...

After giving everyone a brief respite, Shen Fei spoke again:

"Okay, let's resume the meeting..."

Huang Tianya's expression also changed: "Our inventory..."