115: Chapter 115 Are you OK?

Under Guo Nanchuan's insistent urging,

Bai Jingqing finally compromised.

After all, it was the first step into the overseas market,

so it was only right for him to handle it personally.

However, the launch event was not hosted by him,

but by Guo Nanchuan.

This launch event primarily featured two products:

the xiaomi 4i,

and the Mi Band.

As for why it was called the xiaomi 4i,

it was because Guo Nanchuan had modified the xiaomi 4

based on the conditions of the Indian market,

so it was named the xiaomi 4i to differentiate it.

To ensure a better atmosphere,

Guo Nanchuan specifically recruited a group of professional extras

to fill the seats at the launch event,

promising them gifts in return.

Once the launch event was almost ready,

Bai Jingqing finally set off;

he truly did not want to spend a single extra day in India.

After arriving in India,

Bai Jingqing was genuinely out of his element!

He didn't dare eat a single bite of Indian food,

nor drink a single drop of Indian water;

he basically relied on instant noodles for meals

and Coca-Cola for water.

These things were, after all, produced by major international manufacturers

and could be bought all over the world;

Bai Jingqing felt more at ease

regarding the quality of these instant foods.

Finally, the day of the launch event arrived.

Guo Nanchuan first took the stage to introduce the products,

and the audience below was incredibly supportive.

The atmosphere at the venue was very harmonious and enthusiastic,

leaving even Bai Jingqing a bit puzzled.

Was the Indian audience always this cooperative?

Wasn't this Xiaomi's first time entering the Indian market?

How did they have so many fans already?

Of course, he didn't know that most of the audience members were actors recruited by Guo Nanchuan.

After the product introduction was over,

Guo Nanchuan solemnly announced, "To show Huayao Communications' respect for Indian consumers

and our commitment to the Indian market,

the Chairman and biggest boss of Huayao Group, Bai Jingqing, has come to the venue today.

Let's welcome Boss Bai Jingqing to the stage with warm applause to say a few words!"

He said this in English,

and at first, Bai Jingqing didn't quite understand.

It wasn't until a staff member next to him gave him a nudge

and Guo Nanchuan looked at him expectantly from the stage

that he realized it was his turn to go up.

In that moment, he was a bit dazed.

Amidst the eager gazes and thunderous applause of the Indians,

Bai Jingqing walked onto the launch event stage in a daze.

When he arrived at the venue today,

Bai Jingqing had actually started to regret it a little.

He had completed his undergraduate studies at a relatively ordinary university in China,

majoring in finance.

Because his family was wealthy at the time,

his parents had originally planned to send him to a prestigious overseas university after graduation to pad his resume

and give him some extra prestige.

However, even a year after graduating,

he still hadn't managed to go abroad,

simply because his spoken English wasn't good enough.

His English was truly lacking;

his language proficiency never met the requirements for going abroad,

so it was delayed for a year or two.

Then, Huayao Technology went bankrupt,

and both his parents committed suicide by jumping off a building.

At that point, he no longer had much money,

so the matter of going abroad was shelved indefinitely.

His English level had never seen much improvement,

especially his speaking skills.

He had initially thought that when he came to the venue today,

he could just say a few words in Chinese,

and someone would translate them.

But when he arrived

and saw Guo Nanchuan conduct the entire launch event in English,

he suddenly panicked

because there was no translator on site!

Because India had been colonized by the British Empire,

English was considered an official language there.

Conducting a launch event purely in English was sufficient,

so no translator was needed.

Bai Jingqing was now in an awkward position;

by the time he realized this, he was already standing on the stage.

However, having at least graduated from university,

he still had a basic foundation in English.

He could only bite the bullet and say into the microphone, "Hello!

How are you India Mi Fans?

I'm very happy to be in China... eh,

to be in India."

(Hello!

Mi Fans of India, how are you?

I am very happy to be in the Dragon Kingdom... uh,

to be in India.)

Realizing his slip of the tongue,

Bai Jingqing momentarily lost his composure.

He had even accidentally said he was happy to be in the Dragon Kingdom,

but he corrected himself very quickly

and gave an awkward smile.

The audience below erupted in wave after wave of cheers,

leaving Bai Jingqing completely bewildered.

Were the Mi Fans in India really this enthusiastic?

This didn't match what Guo Nanchuan had told him about Indians being arrogant

and looking down on the Dragon Kingdom!

Of course, he didn't know

that these audience members were actually plants arranged by Guo Nanchuan.

He thought they truly loved Xiaomi,

which helped him regain some confidence,

so he continued.

"Do you like Mi 4i?"

("Do you like the xiaomi 4i?")

A roar came from below: "Yes!"

Bai Jingqing: "Do you like Mi Band?"

("Do you like the Mi Band?")

The crowd: "Yeah!"

Hearing such loud cheers,

Bai Jingqing became more at ease

and even started trying more complex sentences: "OK!

We have a gift for Everyone!

We will give everyone a free Mi Band!"

("We have prepared a gift for everyone!

We will give every single person a free Mi Band!")

After saying this,

Bai Jingqing felt he should say something more,

but for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

At this point, Guo Nanchuan, who was suppressing his laughter, stepped up to smooth things over,

but unexpectedly, Bai Jingqing raised his hand and asked a few more questions.

"Are you ok?

Are you ok?

Thank you!

Thank you!

We will give everyone a free Mi Band,

and one color free strap.

Color strap.

Do you like it?

Thank you!

Thank you!"

("Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Thank you!

Thank you!

We will give everyone a free Mi Band

and a colored strap.

Do you like it?

Thank you!

Thank you!")

Guo Nanchuan really couldn't watch any longer.

He quickly stepped up and handed Bai Jingqing a xiaomi 4i;

they took a few photos together,

and then Bai Jingqing ended today's speech with a "Thank you."

Watching this unfold,

Guo Nanchuan nearly died of laughter.

The audience below was also barely holding it in;

for the sake of today's gifts,

they were very supportive

and tried their best not to laugh out loud.

Bai Jingqing's hypnotic accent truly made everyone on site nearly lose their composure.

After stepping off the stage, Bai Jingqing felt quite good about himself.

He hadn't expected that India, which he hadn't thought highly of before,

would actually hold Xiaomi in such high regard!

That there would be so many Mi Fans!

At this moment, Guo Nanchuan awkwardly pressed his hands together and said, "Okay, so... wow!

What a day!"

("Okay,

uh, wow!

What a great day!"

He was just making small talk to fill the silence.)

Finally, the launch event continued.

As Guo Nanchuan continued speaking on stage,

the hypnotic voice of Bai Jingqing repeatedly asking "Are you ok" kept popping into his mind.

He had been dumbfounded when he heard Bai Jingqing ask that;

he truly hadn't expected Bai Jingqing's English to be so poor!

It was his fault for not checking beforehand.

He was also a bit worried;

after today's incident,

would the young Boss Bai fire him?