14: If you're not convinced, let's run a benchmark test!

Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was September 20, 2011.

The press conference for the Red Star Generation 1 was scheduled for 2 PM on the 20th.

Inside the stadium of A certain Industrial University in the Imperial Capital, some audience members were already waiting at the entrance to enter.

Although Red Star's performance had declined and they hadn't released any decent mobile phones in two years, the company still retained some level of appeal.

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After all, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.

Lu Weibing arranged for employees to perform the final equipment debugging inside the venue. Originally, he wanted to personally host this significant press conference, but he couldn't talk Chen Chen out of it, so he had to let him take the stage as the main speaker.

Time passed minute by minute, and fans, audience members, and media personnel successively entered the venue. Of course, some of these audience members were “loyal fans” specifically arranged by Lu Weibing.

He was afraid Chen Chen might panic if he encountered a lull in the atmosphere.

As the live countdown ended, the lights in the venue slowly dimmed.

Chen Chen took a deep breath, stepped onto the stage wearing a casual outfit.

Once he reached the center of the stage, a beam of light shone down on him.

“Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for attending our Red Star new product launch event.”

“Many audience members and media teachers may not be very familiar with me, so allow me to introduce myself first.”

“I am Chen Chen, currently the person in charge of Red Star Technology Company, and I am 22 years old this year.”

The single phrase, “unmarried,” elicited laughter from the audience. Those who didn't know better might have thought he was there to find a spouse.

“Since returning to the company this year, the first mobile phone I spearheaded was the shining 1 under Red Star. This 799 Yuan mobile phone was loved by consumers as soon as it hit the market. As of now, sales have exceeded 3 million units. Thank you all very much for your support,”

After Chen Chen finished speaking, many people in the audience began discussing, “So he personally oversaw that 799 Yuan phone with 1G RAM? I bought mine for 749 Yuan, and it's still very smooth.”

“Looking at this Little CEO Chen, he doesn't seem like an ignorant person. Why do people online talk about him that way?”

“You wouldn't know about that. Let me tell you...”

Chen Chen pressed the remote control in his hand, and the exterior images of the Red Star Generation 1 began scrolling across the large screen.

“Our Red Star Generation 1 uses a front straight-plate design. From the front, it looks like a single piece of screen. The back uses High-molecular Nanomaterial, providing a comfortable feel.”

“Through our investigation and research, we found that this latest high-molecular material reduces weight by 31% compared to the previous generation and increases wear resistance by 50%. Furthermore, the whole device adopts an arc design, allowing it to fit your palm better and provide a more comfortable grip.”

“A mobile phone shouldn't just be comfortable externally; its core is equally important.

Just a month ago, our Rival Company released the world's fastest primary frequency Qualcomm S2 processor. That chip's primary frequency reached an astonishing 1.7 GHz. But today, our lingxiao chip, also based on 32-nanometer design and development, achieves an even faster primary frequency of 1.8 GHz!”

“Just as our promotional poster says: There is no fastest, only faster!

The Lingxiao S1 chip uses the brand-new Lingxiao Architecture independently developed by Red Star. It excels at instruction set mobilization, allowing this chip to save power while possessing powerful performance.

The power consumption is remarkably low.

This chip was presided over and developed by my father when he was alive. It took over a year to finally be unveiled to everyone. This chip can be said to embody the painstaking efforts of my father and all of Red Star. It marks tremendous progress for our Huaxia Chip Design Industry!”

A burst of warm applause instantly erupted in the venue. Of course, the applause was not for Chen Chen, but for the deceased Old Master Chen and this domestic chip.

Everyone knew that foreign mobile phones were running rampant domestically right now, dictating prices: buy it or leave it.

Even domestic mobile phones, except for Huawei, used foreign chips.

Now that another manufacturer could produce an independently designed and developed chip, it deserved the audience's applause.

“Perhaps everyone will ask: what's the use of a chip just having a fast primary frequency? How does its performance compare to the Qualcomm S2? Please look at the big screen.

Our Engineers accidentally salvaged a Rival Company mobile phone equipped with the Qualcomm S2 processor from a lake near Zhongguancun. Everyone can look at the comparison chart.”

“Just as the Rival Company said: If you want to see performance, run a benchmark!”

“Our Red Star Generation 1, equipped with the Lingxiao S1, scored 18,000 points, while the Rival Company's phone equipped with the Qualcomm S2 only managed 16,000 points after being placed in a freezer.”

“Our Lingxiao S1 is the truly fastest Red Star Mobile Phone globally.”

No one paid attention to the arrangement issues in Chen Chen's words. Everyone was focused on the big screen, watching the animation where the da mi 1st generation was taken out of the refrigerator and scored 16,000 points, while the Red Star Generation 1 casually scored 18,000 points after finishing a game.

“I see that some audience members here still don't quite believe it. How about I run a benchmark on a Red Star Generation 1 phone right here for everyone to see?”

Chen Chen knew that some people definitely wouldn't believe the Red Star Generation 1, equipped with the Lingxiao S1, could achieve such a score. Given Red Star's previous mobile phones, audience skepticism was normal.

Before long, an Engineer walked onto the stage carrying a red star 1. After Chen Chen displayed it to the audience, he signaled the other party to adjust the large screen so everyone could see the phone's display.

Soon, as the staff member gave an 'OK' gesture, Chen Chen immediately opened a benchmarking software called benchmark software nearby.

This is also the benchmarking software commonly used by everyone.

“Please wait and see! We are at room temperature now, no freezing involved!”

Chen Chen's words drew another round of laughter, but the entire atmosphere had been mobilized by Chen Chen, and the pace was entirely following him.

Before long, the Red Star Generation 1 ran the benchmark and scored 17,600 points.

No need to guess; the previous score of 18,000 points must have been achieved in a laboratory setting.

“Stop talking! Just based on this Lingxiao Processor, if the price of the Red Star Generation 1 is 1,999 Yuan, I will definitely buy one!”

“Dream on! Given Red Star's usual behavior, if they sell this phone for less than 3,000 Yuan, I'll stream myself eating crap!”

Seeing the excellent performance, the audience members also started discussing animatedly.

Everyone's interest had been thoroughly piqued by Chen Chen.

It seems like this mobile phone looks pretty good.

It's just that we don't know the price yet.

“A good chip must, of course, be paired with a better screen. Our Red Star Generation 1 uses an 800*480 resolution screen, which is 4.2 inches in size, providing an extremely high-definition experience.”

“Many people might be curious, your screen and processor aren't exactly cutting-edge, so what do you mean by 'more extreme than extreme' as stated in your promotional materials? Please watch the VCR!”