Dong Mingzhu mentioned Xiaomi again, this time it is to fight fake "Xiaomi air conditioner first". On the afternoon of June 28, Dong Mingzhu directly questioned the rapid development of Xiaomi air conditioners at the shareholders' meeting.
Dong Mingzhu said at the shareholders' meeting that there have been many rumors fabricated on the Internet recently, and "we are constantly cracking down on fakes."
She asked, "Xiaomi said that it (air conditioner) is the first, and it all depends on other manufacturers to make products, what is your technology?" "Who is the first, consumers have rods and scales in their hearts".
"What's your technique?" Dong Mingzhu's soul asked, and directly asked about Xiaomi's weakness. Just like Xiaomi makes a car, what is its core technology?
"Nine-headed Bird" Lei Jun is very smart, but he is just a smart businessman, at best, he is the association of the automobile circle, and he will definitely not reach the height of Huawei.
As one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in China, Dong Mingzhu, chairman of Gree Electric Appliances, has always been the focus of attention in the market.
It doesn't matter what others say about her, Miss Dong's Gree has core technology. At this point, Lei Jun could not reach the height of Miss Dong.
The core of industrial rejuvenation is to have the core technology that we can get our hands on, rather than reassembling the purchased technology and then selling it for money. Of course, the latter is also a skill, but it is still the ability of a businessman, not an industrialist.
The last time Dong Mingzhu mentioned Xiaomi was in 2013.
On December 12, 2013, Lei Jun and Dong Mingzhu won the honor of "China's Economic Person of the Year" by CCTV Finance at the same time. Also present at that time were Ma Yun, Wang Jianlin and many other "big names".
At the award ceremony, Lei Jun and Dong Mingzhu set up a "billion-dollar gamble" in front of the national audience.
Lei Jun said that if Xiaomi's turnover surpasses Gree within 5 years, Dong Mingzhu will give Lei Jun 1 yuan. Miss Dong is obviously more confident. She said: If you want to bet, you can bet a billion.
Later, Lei Jun talked about this matter, saying that he only wanted to block 1 yuan at that time, but after coming to power, he encountered a change of "Sister Dong", and the bet changed from 1 yuan to 1 billion yuan.
In the next 5 years, Xiaomi has worked hard, but it has not surpassed Gree in terms of revenue. Lei Jun admitted frankly that Xiaomi lost this game. However, the year after the end of the bet, Xiaomi won.
"At that time, it would have been good to gamble for six years." Lei Jun said with a smile. However, Miss Dong won the gamble, and she also had anxiety, and this anxiety came from Gree's next 5 years.
As we all know, Gree's main business is only air conditioning, with a single product and limited growth points. In addition, Gree's diversified business has never opened up the situation, which still confirms the sentence, interlaced like a mountain!
Dong Mingzhu, who is 70 years old this year, talked about retirement again at the shareholders' meeting, "Maybe I will retire next year, but it's not okay to leave a mess for the people behind!" ”
It is worth noting that Dong Mingzhu said maybe. Perhaps it means not very certain, indicating a possibility or uncertainty.
On June 28, a well-known car blogger said that the delivery volume of SU7, the first model of Xiaomi Automobile, has officially exceeded the 10,000 mark this month. In the new energy vehicle circle, the start of Xiaomi cars is undoubtedly explosive.
It is understood that the number of Xiaomi SU7 locked orders in the first month reached 88,063 units, while the actual delivery volume in April and May was 7,058 and 8,630 units respectively.
In fact, the problem of production capacity is a challenge that almost all new energy vehicle companies need to face in the early stage of sales, even the intellectual world with rich experience in car manufacturing has encountered it.
Lei Jun said that double-shift production will start in June to ensure that more than 10,000 vehicles will be delivered in June. He also promised to deliver 100,000 vehicles in 2024 and sprint to the target of 120,000 vehicles.
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The sales situation of Xiaomi SU7 was unexpectedly hot, which made Lei Jun feel like he was in a dream, and he also admitted that this sudden success also brought unprecedented pressure.
Since the delivery of Xiaomi SU7, various accidents have been reported frequently, including brake failure, high-speed assisted driving failure and other accidents that endanger the safety of the car.
After more than two months, the boom of the Xiaomi SU7 is beginning to show signs of cooling down. The store has changed from the grand occasion of the early listing to the tranquility and coolness of today, and the customer flow has dropped significantly.