Meizu's M9 launch amasses thousands of Jack Wong fans across China (video)

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Pretty impressive, isn't it? Meizu sure has made a wise decision to
launch its M9 Android Froyo phone on the first day of 2011 which, like
most other countries, happens to be a public holiday in China.
According to some Meizu fans (aka "Mei-yo" or literally "friends of
Meizu") outside one of the two Shenzhen stores, there were already
about 60 people lined up outside at around 6am. A few of them even
braved the cold weather since 8pm last night, despite CEO Jack Wong
actively discouraging such hustle on the forum for the sake of
people's health, promising "all the flagship stores will have
sufficient stock" for all pre-orderers. Meizu wasn't keen on giving us
an official number, but the two Shenzhen stores alone could've easily
served several thousand customers this morning. With no limit on how
many units each person could pre-order (¥2,499 / $379 for 8GB, and
¥2,699 / $409 for 16GB), you can imagine Meizu's assembly lines
working long hours to supply its stores from 28 other provinces in
China. Meanwhile, somewhere out there, Mr. Wong is happily checking
his bank account. Video after the break.