129: Chapter 129 Rice Promotion Plan

Shen Guoming's eyes lit up instantly, and he slapped the table, saying repeatedly, "Good, good, that's great! This step completely opens up the path for upward mobility, and the future is limitless.

Old Zhang, don't say that Shen Fei made you who you are; the higher you go, the safer Shen Fei will be."

Everyone raised their glasses again to celebrate for Zhang Shiqing...

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the festive atmosphere had not yet faded. The streets were filled with the sounds of people visiting relatives to offer New Year greetings, and crowds gathered around mahjong tables, where one intense battle after another was taking place.

Dami Company's office floor was already bustling with activity.

Lei Jun hung up the phone he had just answered in a hurry. He didn't even bother to smoke the cigarette between his fingers; his eyes were fixed on the promotional plan that had just been delivered.

This was the first public appearance of the Xiaomi phone, and there could not be any problems.

He was extremely dissatisfied with this plan.

He didn't know what his subordinates were thinking; the most important MSM8255 chip was not even highlighted in the plan.

They had certainly talked a lot about sentiment, but Mi Fans were enthusiasts, and yet they hadn't mentioned the most powerful flagship chip.

"Revise it; this plan is unacceptable." Lei Jun stubbed his cigarette into an ashtray full of butts, his voice carrying a hint of ruthlessness. "There is only one core focus: promote our MSM8255 thoroughly.

A full-blooded 1.25 GHz clock speed, Qualcomm flagship chip—this is the most important point of all."

The design specification for the MSM8255 was between 1.2 and 1.4 GHz, and it could be overclocked.

After careful consideration, the Xiaomi team decided to carry out the 'Born for Enthusiasts' philosophy to the end by slightly increasing the frequency, so as not to be knocked down by Transsion's flagship phone.

After all, Qualcomm had mentioned that both Transsion and Huawei were testing this chip. Xiaomi's technology couldn't compare to Transsion's, so they had to trade power consumption for performance, hoping the gap wouldn't be too large when the time came.

An employee from the planning team whispered a reminder: "CEO Lei, should we mention the system, screen, and so on?

Our configuration is much stronger than the honor play, and their promotions cover everything equally..."

"Cover everything my foot!" Lei Jun clapped his hands and slammed the spec sheet onto the table. "This is our first round of promotion; we must make consumers remember the biggest selling point.

The MSM8255 is the biggest selling point. What kind of garbage are the domestic phones currently on the market?

They are all using MediaTek MTK6573. Even with Transsion's overclocking, it only reaches 800-something MHz. It lags like a slideshow just running Fruit Ninja, and you have to wait a while just to find a contact."

By the time they open a webpage, our users will have already finished reading their first Weibo post.

Our performance is more than double theirs; this is a dimensionality-reduction strike."

The more Lei Jun spoke, the more excited he became. He took the plan and started revising it himself.

"Write it like this! The first-generation Xiaomi flagship is equipped with the Qualcomm MSM8255 flagship chip, a full-blooded 1.25 GHz clock speed, a true king of performance, and the first to enter the 1 GHz threshold.

1.25 GHz flagship, true performance, born for enthusiasts."

Lin Bin, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help but laugh: "Old Lei, if we say this, aren't you afraid users will actually say our phone is overheating?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Lei Jun said with a matter-of-fact expression. "If a flagship phone doesn't get hot, can you call it a flagship? That's called a senior Feature phone.

Our phone doesn't get particularly hot; it just feels a bit warm, which saves users from having to buy a hand warmer."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the room perked up.

Everyone knew that Lei Jun had personally traveled to the United States to the Qualcomm headquarters for this chip, negotiated for two days, and ultimately secured the first launch rights in China.

They certainly couldn't let CEO Lei's hard work go to waste.

As for the heat, there would definitely be some, but it wouldn't be scalding, and it would still be usable.

After the discussion ended, Lei Jun used his connections once again, and the entire internet was filled with news about the first-generation Xiaomi phone.

First, the official Xiaomi Weibo posted an official reservation announcement: "The Mi Fans Annual Festival has officially begun.

The first-generation Xiaomi phone features the global debut of the fire-breathing MSM8255; a flagship phone should use a flagship chip... [Image]

The first-generation Xiaomi phone, redefining cost-performance, born for enthusiasts, the brand-new version of MIUI is coming soon..."

The accompanying image showed Qualcomm stepping on MediaTek, with text above it reading: Decoding, performance, and power consumption—completely surpassed.

The comparison belittled the MTK6573 to nothing...

In a short time, this official Weibo post from Xiaomi hit three hot search topics.

#BornForEnthusiasts#

#TechEquality#

#FlagshipPhonesAtLowPrices#

"The New Year holiday isn't even over yet, and Xiaomi has already started promoting?"

"There are only a few days left, but is the Qualcomm chip really that strong?"

"Qualcomm is the real flagship; MediaTek is still too weak."

"Think about MIUI; it's not that the chip performance is too strong, it's that Dami Company's optimization is good."

"You're right, the person above."

"I'm looking forward to it. Will the price be even lower than the honor play?"

"Unlikely. Dami Company's supply chain integration capability definitely can't compare to Huawei, but if they sell this configuration for 1999, it's still better than Honor.

Honor is at best a mid-range phone; the experience is alright, but the screen is ultimately too blurry."

"That's true..."

The discussions about Xiaomi on the internet continued to increase, and many people were left eager for this new phone.

Xiaobai Unboxing was not exempt from the 'true fragrance' law.

As a professional, he didn't blindly follow the trend; instead, he looked it up...

The information he found was: The MSM8255 had just started tape-out and was not in mass production; it would take at least three months to hit the market.

So Dami Company is doing... a PPT launch.

In Guangzhou, Shen Fei also received a call from Big Mouth Yu.

"CEO Shen, Xiaomi has started their move. Qualcomm's chip is indeed much stronger than the MediaTek one we are using. Should we also buy a batch and process them a little? I get the feeling that Lei Jun won't be so low-key at this launch event."

Big Mouth Yu was very clear about Huawei's future plans.

Although the Mate S was ready, the Mate 2 series should also be put on the agenda.

Most importantly, he really couldn't compare to Lei Jun in terms of promotion; Xiaomi just used a PPT, without even a shadow of a product, and had already created a million reservations.

He is a worthy opponent!

But they were still too young, so Big Mouth Yu prepared to let him experience the harshness of society at the first opportunity.

"CEO Yu, the Taishan 900 has also entered final testing. The supply time for you should be about the same as the price of the MSM8255.

You can wait until the Taishan Chip is on the market before negotiating; that will also put more pressure on them. After all, having your own is the greatest source of confidence."

Big Mouth Yu immediately laughed. It turned out that CEO Shen had already prepared for this; he was worrying for nothing...

"CEO Shen, I understand. We will start preparing for the launch of the Mate S... I have great confidence in this revised product; it will recreate the glory of the standard version."

"Hmm."

After speaking, Big Mouth Yu hung up the phone. Talking about launch work, there wasn't actually much to do.

For the minor revised Mate S, there was no need to hold a launch event; they would just list it directly on the Huawei mall and create a certain price gap with the Mate 1.

The most complicated promotional work was negotiating new package plans with those suppliers and the promotion plans between the three parties.