124: Arrival in Germany (last trip abroad)

But even these few dozen small media outlets were enough to make the name Xiaomi start spreading in India.

The process they adopted was almost identical to the one Red Star used: opening reservation channels on Flipkart, and then Lei Jun and Lin Bing personally flying to India to hold a launch event. The only difference was that Flipkart had prepared thoroughly this time, fearing a repeat of the server crash that occurred due to the frantic rush to buy the red star 3.

"Xiaomi went to India too?"

"Lei Jun went to India to hold a launch event too?"

Just as Xiaomi was expanding its business in India, Chen Chen received the news. However, he didn't feel nervous at all. Let them go; after all, the Indian market was quite large, and Red Star was only planning to cash in once and then slip away.

As for Xiaomi, whatever. If they wanted to build factories in India, let them build; if they wanted to cultivate the Indian market deeply, let them do it.

"Did Mr. Lei sing at the launch event?"

Chen Chen asked Shen Rou, suppressing a laugh.

"Sing? Sing what song?" Shen Rou asked, puzzled.

"Haha, just a joke."

Since Mr. Lei had gone to India, the album would certainly be released sooner or later.

Chen Chen, this butterfly flapping its wings, had caused Xiaomi to enter the Indian market earlier than in the original timeline, while OnePlus was still born at its historical point in time.

On December 17, 2013, Liu Zuohu announced the establishment of OnePlus Technology. The OnePlus community also went online that same day. The slogan Liu Zuohu shouted for OnePlus was "Never Settle," aiming to create the best android mobile products for users in the form of "only making boutique products."

This was also the dual-brand strategy created by opqo; some of their things were interchangeable, such as the underlying architecture, platform technology, and so on, and the supply chain was also shared.

Initially fighting alone, OnePlus developed very rapidly, launching OnePlus phones in over 30 countries in a very short time. To put it bluntly, it was just another form of opqo phones going overseas.

Back then, the OnePlus 7 Pro with its curved 2K screen, 90Hz refresh rate, pop-up camera true Full-Screen Display, dual speakers, X-axis linear motor, and under-screen fingerprint sensor stunned countless people.

And now, OnePlus phones had officially stepped onto the stage of history.

However, it was just the company's establishment for now; their first phone release would certainly not be until next year.

Time moved neither fast nor slow. When Chen Chen stepped off the plane and onto this unfamiliar land in Europe, he realized that it was already 2014.

Lu Weiqi, who had already arrived in Munich in advance, sent someone to the airport to pick up Chen Chen; it was Wei Hua, an employee of Red Star's Germany branch.

As the vehicle drove, Chen Chen closed his eyes to rest, while simultaneously contemplating whether to place the global launch of the kunpeng phone 2 in the European and American markets in the future.

Just like Huawei in later generations, they would launch internationally first, and then return to launch domestically.

After all, this phone was the main high-end phone Red Star shipped. Chen Chen valued it highly, and in the future, he intended to use this phone to compete with Samsung and Fruit for market share in the high-end sector.

Some people said this was a typical case of looking down on the domestic market, but it was not.

This had a significant impact on brand effect and international status.

In his previous life, whether Huawei chose to launch its phones in Munich, London, Paris, or Berlin, it was all to promote their products faster and achieve a sensational effect.

Huawei wanted to build an international brand that rivaled Samsung and Fruit; if they held the launch event in China first, it would not be conducive to building this international brand.

This was the same logic as Samsung choosing to hold their launch events in the USA or Europe every year.

Red Star's choice to hold this global launch event in Munich was also carefully considered. First of all, Munich was Germany's second-largest financial center and one of Germany's major economic, cultural, and technological hubs.

Not only that, Munich was also one of the most important publishing centers in Europe, home to various publishing houses like the Süddeutsche Zeitung publishing house.

Red Star's choice to release the kunpeng phone 2 here would help promote these two products faster.

It would also let these "insular" Europeans see this Chinese phone with the longest battery life and fastest charging speed in the world.

After Red Star released the kunpeng phone 2 in China, mobile enthusiasts from Europe and America who were well-informed became very interested in this Chinese phone with the fastest charging speed in the world. However, since Red Star did not have sales channels in Europe and America, they had to find other ways if they wanted this phone.