63: Do you think I still have a chance?

Huawei is here, Huawei has taken the stage. Walking toward us now is the head of Huawei's mobile phone business, Mr. Big Mouth.

Bah, I mean Mr. Yu Chengbei.

Mr. Yu gave the opening introduction and then stepped down.

Mr. Yu came back up again, and he brought a new contestant, the Brand manager of the Brand series, Mr. Zhao Ming.

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Mr. Zhao began the product introduction. Let's focus on the competition scene.

Mr. Zhao said that the Brand X1 is a phone specifically built for young people. It also uses a MediaTek 8-core processor. Regarding the screen, the Huawei Brand X1 surprisingly uses a large 5.7-inch screen, which is even larger than the screen of contestant No. 1, the meizu blue note. The screen manufacturer is BOE from our own Huaxia. The quality of this screen awaits everyone's review.

Let's look at the battery. According to Mr. Zhao's introduction, the Brand X1 uses a 3000mAh battery. As for the cameras, it features a 13-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front combination.

Finally, let's look at the price. The 2+16GB version is priced at 1299, and the 2+32GB version is 1399.

Mr. Zhao has finished his introduction. Let's compare these two models.

Screen: 5.5 inches vs. 5.7 inches.

Resolution: 1280*720 vs. 1280*720.

Processor: MediaTek MT6592.

Battery: 2940mAh vs. 3000mAh.

Cameras: 8MP/5MP vs. 13MP/2MP.

Operating System: Flyme 3.0 vs. EMUI 2.0.

Price: 1199 vs. 1299.

Next, let's welcome the third contestant of the month—Red Star. Let's see what surprises he can bring us.

Taking the prototype handed over by Shen Rou, Chen Chen strode onto the stage. Compared to Meizu's 'concert' at the Water Cube and Huawei's large venue at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, Red Star's press conference seemed a bit shabby.

He still chose the 798 Art Exhibition Center, and only invited over 900 audience members and media to the scene.

However, on major online platforms, Chen Chen fully utilized his 'money power.' Before the press conference even began, many netizens had already flooded into the online livestream rooms.

They all wanted to see what kind of different product the third contestant, Red Star, could bring this time.

As a beam of light hit the stage, Chen Chen himself was revealed to the audience.

A burst of enthusiastic applause immediately rang out at the press conference.

This scene made Bai Yongxiang and Zhao Ming a bit envious. Even with so many atmosphere-setters at their own scenes, it wasn't as lively as Chen Chen's mere appearance.

If we're talking about the best contestant of this press conference, Chen Chen is definitely ranked first right now.

Of course, that's because Xiaomi hasn't started yet... 'Hello everyone, I'm Chen Chen. Over the past two days, our Rival Company have successively launched their [larger] models. It's finally Red Star's turn to enter this competition. To be honest, I really can't wait.'

'Don't laugh, everyone. Regarding Red Star's new product, I really am impatient to show it to you. As President Bai from our Rival Company said earlier, a good product speaks for itself. Well, our Red Star product is now as noisy as hundreds of ducks.'

Another burst of laughter rang out at the press conference.

'President Bai said the slogan behind their product is a blank space because all the good words have been used by Rival Company. Like Idealism, which was used by Smartisan. Like Never Settle, which was also used by a Rival Company. And Born for Fever, which was used by Xiaomi.'

'I racked my brain trying to think of a good slogan for our Red Star product, but there really aren't many good words left.'

'Finally, because our good product speaks for itself, my Red Star product told me that our slogan should be—Let everyone enjoy the fun of technology.'

'That is Red Star's slogan.'

Lei Jun, who was watching the livestream, was stunned. Wait, it's one thing to steal our promotional words, but how can you even steal this?

This is clearly what I was going to say, okay?

'Old Lin, do you think our Xiaomi has a mole?'

'How come this kid says all these promotional words first? This is clearly Xiaomi's slogan...'

Looking at the frustrated Lei Jun, Lin Bing could only give a helpless smile. You thought of these words yourself and hadn't even made the PPT yet. If there's a mole, it could only be you, Lei Jun.

'After seeing our Rival Company's products, I feel that the entire mobile phone market in Huaxia has begun to develop healthily. Do you still remember what phones looked like two years ago? Where was there such beautiful industrial design? Where was there such powerful performance?'

'The product we are bringing today is also a disruptive one. First, let's look at the appearance. Our Rival Company's products all use polymer materials. Everyone knows the advantages of this material. Today, we are also using this material.'

'The difference is that we use a polymer material called Polycarbonate. This material provides a better feel and has better oxidation resistance, allowing the colorful shells of our shining note to stay vibrant for a long time.'

'As for the processor, we are continuing to use our Red Star Soaring series. The shining note is equipped with the soaring c1. Its four cores reach a clock speed of 1.6GHz, offering powerful performance. Perhaps some of you might ask, since Rival Company have all adopted the latest 8-core processors, why are you still using a 4-core processor?'

'I won't go into detail about this. We welcome our media friends to conduct a comparison with our Rival Company after receiving our phones.'

Chen Chen's words left many audience members and media confused. They have 8 cores, you have 4, are you afraid to compare?

Some observant viewers also discovered that this wasn't some soaring c1; looking at the parameters, it was clearly a downclocked version of the Lingxiao S2.

No wonder he wanted them to take it back for comparison. This is freaking taking a flagship processor, changing the name, and putting it in this shining note, isn't it?

'Regarding the screen, we still use a 1280*720 resolution screen from Huaxing Optoelectronics, with a screen size of 5.7 inches. I believe I don't need to say more about the quality of this screen. This is the same screen used on our hongxing 2nd generation, and its parameters are excellent.'

'The cameras are a combination of a 2-megapixel front and a 13-megapixel rear. Everyone has seen Red Star's camera tuning, so I won't say more.'

These several 'won't say mores' really puzzled the livestream and live audience. If you won't say more about this and won't say more about that, what else are you going to say?

Could it be that you're going to talk about Red Star's charging and battery again?

'In terms of charging, as a manufacturer with world-leading technology, Red Star naturally won't fool consumers with 10-watt or 18-watt power. This time, we've equipped the shining note with a 3000mAh large battery and 22.5-watt fast charging.'

'I won't say things like it can last for two full days or it's solid for two days. Anyway, just use it with peace of mind. With the support of our Red Star fast charging, you'll never have to worry about charging anxiety again.'

'As I always say, in terms of charging, Red Star is far ahead!'

Yu Chengbei: ... 'Regarding the price, our shining note might be slightly more expensive than our Rival Company's. After all, we have a faster battery, a more powerful processor, a better screen, and clearer photography. So, our price is...'

'1299!'

As Chen Chen pressed the remote in his hand, the price of the shining note was displayed on the large screen at the right time.

2+16GB: 1399

2+32GB: 1499.

Some people frowned at this price, but Lei Jun's expression changed.

For Meizu and Huawei, this price might not mean much competition, but it has a huge impact on him.

The Mi 2A is just slightly above this price range, but its product strength is not as strong as the shining note. His Hongmi note series is exactly in this price range.

Others might not know what's up with MediaTek's 8-core processor, but he knows very well. Bringing the Lingxiao S2 down to this price point is completely a Dimensional reduction strike.

At this moment, Lei Jun really wanted to ask Chen Chen: Chen Chen, do you think I still have a chance?

For the live audience, the shining note wasn't overly stunning; it was essentially a Youth Edition of the red star 2.

They thought the press conference would end here, but Chen Chen showed no sign of wanting to finish.

'In life, I've found that many of our things are a mess. Is there anything that's truly beautiful and easy to use?'

'Why is the Power strip on the table so ugly?'

'Why does the Electric fan at home have a 20th-century industrial style?'