29: The second generation of rice is awesome!

Looking at the invitation specifically sent by Xiaomi, Chen Chen called Lu Weiqi over, preparing to ask him if he wanted to go watch it together.

The launch time for the mi 2 was indeed the same as last year, set for August 16th.

"Old Lu, Lei Juns nickname has sent over a few invitations. Do you want to go with me to take a look?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Weiqi said, "General Manager Chen, I haven't finished my pile of work yet, and the cooperation with China Star to order new screens hasn't been negotiated yet, so I won't go."

"Let's go together. It'll only be two or three hours. Let's see what kind of surprises the da mi 2nd generation can bring us this time, and learn from each other."

After being persuaded by Chen Chen, Lu Weiqi "reluctantly" decided to go with him to the da mi 2 launch event to observe and learn.

As an internet company, Xiaomi's popularity was definitely not just for show. Before the launch event had even started, fans who had rushed from all over the country were already outside the venue, discussing the protagonist of this event, the da mi 2nd generation, in small groups.

Still dressed in his signature shirt and jeans, before officially launching the da mi 2nd generation, Lei Jun first reviewed last year's mi 1.

Immediately after, he announced the cumulative sales of the mi 1 — 5.3 million units.

"As a company that has only been established for two and a half years, our first mobile phone has been loved by the vast majority of consumers. This has made me even more determined to do a good job with our da mi 2nd generation. I hope that today, the da mi 2nd generation can present all of you mi fans with a satisfactory answer."

Watching Lei Jun on stage, with his kind smile and still-youthful appearance, Chen Chen was filled with emotion.

At this time, Lei Jun didn't have as many wrinkles on his face as he would later after he started making cars. He was full of vigor, as if the world was about to be held in his hands.

And what about Lei Jun after he started making cars? Facing the siege of various car companies from the outside, he could be said to be haggard, only relaxing completely at the moment the price was announced.

How he wished he could continue making mobile phones with Lei Jun!

Unfortunately, your Xiaomi Legal Department is too powerful. If I were to make mobile phones with you, I wouldn't have any way out myself.

In this life, I can only work alone and be a competitor.

Unable to see Chen Chen's expression, Lei Jun continued to energetically explain his da mi 2nd generation on stage. Chen Chen had already experienced these things four times and could basically recite them by heart, whereas Lu Weiqi, on the other hand, was listening with great interest.

It seemed he was learning some essence.

"The Qualcomm s4 is a very powerful chip. It has four cores, with two big cores responsible for our multi-tasking, and two small cores used for our daily low-load scenarios. It can be said that it achieves both performance and power saving!"

"Our da mi 2nd generation will be the global debut for this Qualcomm s4, known as the king of benchmarking!"

"Our mi 1 used a custom screen from Sharp. I believe many mi fans who used the mi 1 were able to intuitively experience how excellent this screen was. For the da mi 2, we have once again customized a high-resolution screen from Sharp, and its resolution has reached a terrifying 1280 * 720!"

"Because it is customized, the price of this screen is very expensive. However, in order to provide fans with a better visual experience, we still spent a lot of money to customize this screen."

After finishing talking about the chip and screen, Lei Jun emphasized some of the internal components of the da mi 2, such as the touch panel, antenna, and so on.

Only at the end did he say that the da mi 2nd generation uses a 2500mah battery, and as for the charging power, it is 18 watts.

Hearing Lei Jun mention 18-watt charging, Chen Chen was also suddenly startled. One really cannot underestimate domestic manufacturers.

Xiaomi didn't use the type-c interface and still used the original android port, yet in just one year, they managed to increase the charging power from 5 watts to 18 watts.

It seems they really put in the effort.

"For our da mi 2nd generation, whether it is performance, screen, or charging, I can only use three words to describe it."

"Awesome!"

"Our da mi 2nd generation is awesome!"

Accompanied by the cheers of the whole venue, Lei Jun pushed the launch event to its conclusion. The next part was definitely the segment where the whole venue would shout — the price.

"So, what is the price of our da mi 2nd generation this time?"

"1799!" "1999!"

The audience below was shouting all sorts of things, but most of them were shouting 1999.

Anyway, regardless of whether their guesses were right or wrong, they just shouted it out first. What if, just what if, Lei Juns nickname really set the price at 1799 this time?

Chen Chen also waved his arms and shouted "1999!" along with the audience at the scene.

Sitting on the side, Lu Weiqi looked at this new boss with a bit of helplessness. No matter what, he was just a young man in his 20s, but the atmosphere at the scene was indeed very enthusiastic.

The sound of the whole venue shouting 1999 was wave after wave, and it felt like it was about to blow the roof off.

Lei Jun's Xiaomi had just launched a mobile phone, but this "1999" price had already taken root in people's hearts.

Lei Jun smiled, stretched out his hands to press down the noise of the crowd, and then waved his arms excitedly and shouted:

"You all guessed right! The price of our da mi 2nd generation is still 1999!"

Immediately, thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the audience seats at the launch event.

Such an upgraded da mi 2nd generation, still priced at 1999, can be said to be very conscientious.

"The da mi 2nd generation, with the world's fastest Qualcomm s4 processor chip, a Sharp custom 720p resolution screen, a 2500mah large battery, and 18-watt fast charging, is only 1999!"

As Lei Jun's voice fell, the large screen simultaneously displayed the specifications and prices of the da mi 2nd generation. 2+16 1999, 2+32 2199.

Lu Weiqi looked curiously at his excited boss next to him. No, boss, you are the head of Red Star, and you and Xiaomi are competitors, aren't you?

How come you're acting like a fanatical mi fans?

Chen Chen: That's right, I have been a fanatical mi fans through all four of my lifetimes.

"This time, our Xiaomi's production capacity has improved to a certain extent. For the initial launch, we will have 300,000 units in stock for sale, starting next Friday. I hope everyone will support us."

As the launch event ended, topics about the mi 2 on the internet quickly rushed to the hot search. #da mi 2 configuration# #1999# #Awesome#

However, everyone was discussing the Red Star launch event half a month later more, all waiting to see how Red Star would set its prices.

"Xiaomi has already shown its hand. Red Star, let's see what kind of black technology you can come up with this time. I didn't place an order for Xiaomi this time, I'm just waiting for you."

"The da mi 2nd generation is 1999, will you still be 1998?"

"Based on my many years of experience in the digital circle, Red Star might find it difficult to set prices this time. You have to know that the previous generation of Red Star Mobile Phone was basically sold at cost, and it's even possible they lost money.

This time, it is unlikely that Red Star will choose this pricing method again for the sake of reputation and sales. After all, such a large company needs funds and profits to develop. I'll make a blind guess: the hongxing 2nd generation might be priced at 2299 or 2499.

As for their so-called high-end flagship, there is too little information revealed at the moment. We can only confirm based on posters and some news that they will use the Lingxiao S2 processor and a different screen. I guess the price might be between 2999 and 3499. Domestic phones cannot support any higher price."

The analysis by this blogger named 【An Old Fish】 was quite fair and received a lot of likes.

"Old Fish's guess is quite fair, but I disagree about domestic phones not being able to support a price above 3000. As long as Chen Chen can bring some different black technology, I think we in China have plenty of consumers who will pay for it."

【An Old Fish】: "It's not that I look down on domestic mobile phone manufacturers. Look at Huawei, and then look at the initial Lenovo and Coolpad. Which manufacturer didn't have a high-end dream at the beginning? This isn't something that can be changed by simply stacking configurations. This is about brand tonality. Now, many of our consumers have a blind worship of big foreign brands like Fruit and Samsung, thinking that foreign products are definitely worth that price.

Right now, our Chinese domestic brands have not left a high-end impression in the minds of consumers. I think Red Star's so-called high-end flagship this time will also end in failure."