94: Preparing to make big news for rice

Chen Chen looked at the post being frantically reshared on the Social Media Platform. Giving away one phone to achieve such promotional results was simply too cost-effective!

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Chen Chen was only responsible for the first episode's content; the subsequent content would be left to a professional team. Filming one episode himself was just testing the waters for fun. There was another purpose: to prepare a backstab for Lei Jun's Xiaomi.

You should know that the mi 3 was a device plagued with frequent issues. First, the dual-processor strategy failed—Nvidia's Tegra 4 had problems—and then Xiaomi pulled a chip-swapping incident on the Unicom version.

Chen Chen had experienced this firsthand, so his memory was particularly vivid. Back then, the marketing for the Unicom version of the mi 3 claimed it used the Qualcomm snapdragon 8974AB processor chip, but when customers actually received it, many found their phones used the 8274AB model.

The 8274AB processor lacked Qualcomm's full-network, full-band solution, which meant it couldn't use the Unicom 4G network services of that time.

Initially, Dami Company's response was that the phrasing was imprecise, and they later offered full refunds as compensation. In the end, Xiaomi's PR managed to suppress the heat of the situation.

This time, if the Number One in the Phone Circle accidentally discovered that the processor was different from the advertisement during a teardown, it would be enough to give Xiaomi a real headache.

342,000 units in two hours—this was the first-day sales result of the kunpeng phone 2 announced by Red Star.

Many manufacturers were itching with envy as they watched, especially Huawei's Yu Chengbei. His two mid-to-high-end series had seen basically no improvement over the past two years.

In fact, the combined sales of several phones over two years barely reached the sales of the Kunpeng mobile phone 1, and for the latest Huawei P7, Yu Chengbei had honestly set the price no higher than three thousand.

PS: Skipping the P6 due to time constraints.

Zhang Feng, who oversaw the production of ecosystem products, left Red Star without a second thought upon seeing little star's sales exceed one million.

For no other reason than he had to go keep an eye on things at the factory.

A million-level seller!

Everyone talks about 'hit products.' Currently, Red Star's most popular power strip took a month to reach one million sales.

This smart speaker broke the million mark in less than a day.

Truly terrifying!

Dami Company.

Lei Jun was still preparing for Xiaomi's new product launch event.

Even though things were chaotic before the launch, Lei Jun still took time to monitor Red Star's every move.

“Over 300,000 units sold in just two hours, and the ultimate collectors edition sold out in a second!”

Lei Jun, talking to himself, was filled with shock.

When the Kunpeng mobile phone 1st generation was released, it took three sales windows to sell fewer than 100,000 units. Now, it sold over 300,000 in just two hours. It seemed the high-end market was indeed viable!

The 18k gold-plated ring on the camera of the kunpeng phone 2nd generation also gave Lei Jun inspiration. Since you've made an ultimate collectors edition with 18k gold plating, I'll go back and create an 'Emperor Edition' for my xiaomi note. Not only will the camera area be gold-plated...

I'll make the entire frame of the phone golden yellow too!

Also, how could this Chen Chen be so sly? Lei Jun had planned to properly diss the red star 3rd generation at this mi 3 generation launch event to get revenge for the time Chen Chen compared it to the mi 2. He never expected Red Star to play a 'first half, second half' launch game.

This forced Lei Jun to find other models for comparison.

As the afternoon of October 10th arrived, countless digital enthusiasts and mi fans were paying attention to this Xiaomi new product launch.

Mi Phone had released a total of two and a half generations up to now. The first generation's unprecedented price of 1,999 and high specifications left an indelible impression on users, but due to production capacity issues, its limelight was stolen by the Red Star 1st generation.

During the 2nd generation, it was heavily dissed by Chen Chen's comparisons at the launch event. It barely managed to recover some sales through the 2s.

And this 2s became a legendary device in the hearts of many users. Thus, for this third-generation product, many people still held high expectations for Xiaomi's new phone.

As the clock neared two, guests and the audience began entering the launch venue.

“President Chen!”

From a distance, Yu Chengbei extended his hand and greeted Chen Chen.

“President Yu!”

Chen Chen also stepped forward quickly and shook hands with Yu Chengbei.

Then, the two walked side-by-side toward the front row guest seats.

“President Chen, I heard your kunpeng phone 2nd generation is hard to come by now, especially that ultimate collectors edition. I'm afraid the title of China's number one domestic high-end phone must belong to Red Star. Your Red Star is the undisputed leader of the Chinese mobile phone industry.”

“Save one for your big brother later; let me experience the latest Yangtze River Battery too.”

Yu Chengbei casually showered Chen Chen with high praise.

How could Chen Chen let him have his way? In front of everyone, he said:

“How could I refuse when President Yu speaks? I'll have someone send one to you later. Besides, when it comes to high-end phones, Huawei is the leading big brother in China. We at Red Star still have much to learn; I hope President Yu can provide more guidance.”

“Little fox.”

Yu Chengbei labeled Chen Chen in his mind. He had intended to shower the kid with high praise in front of many phone manufacturer heads, complimenting him to draw resentment toward him.

After all, domestic phones were still in an era of 'a hundred schools of thought contending.' If Yu Chengbei directly called Red Star the domestic leader, where would the other phone executives' faces go?

Even though what he said was the truth.

Instead, this kid immediately countered by saying Huawei was the big brother, shifting the topic back onto Huawei.

However, the countdown for the launch event had already begun, which stopped others from staring at the two.

“Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the mi 3 generation launch event.”

After finishing his speech on stage, Lei Jun bowed to the audience.

Instantly, the venue erupted in enthusiastic applause.

“President Lin, isn't that Old Huang from Nvidia over there? He even came to the launch event. Are the online rumors true that your mi 3 generation is going to be equipped with two different processor chips?”

Chen Chen whispered to Xiaomi President Lin Bing, who was beside him.

After speaking, he intentionally looked at Old Huang not far away.

Nearby, Yu Chengbei, Shen Wei, and others also turned to look at Lin Bing.

Currently, rumors were flying wildly online. Chen Chen knew these were messages deliberately leaked by Xiaomi to increase the buzz and discussion around the mi 3 generation.

Seeing Chen Chen feigning ignorance, Lin Bing did not respond directly.

“President Chen, you'll find out in a bit. President Lei is still on stage.”

Who doesn't know that Old Huang went to see your Red Star before? Don't you, Chen Chen, know in your heart whether two chips are being used?

Although Lin Bing came from a technical background, after several years at Xiaomi, he had long developed the ability to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.