224: Chapter 224 799 Harvesting Leeks, 749 Conscience

The gold-medal digital fan, Lan Yangyang Assistant, ignored it.

But it also wasn't idle; it organized a comparison table, preparing to promote it properly later.

The timing must be perfect; it had to wait until these people regretted it.

Looking purely at the specs, the Enjoy uses the MTK6574.

The Redmi looks like a brand-new model, but according to news on the official MediaTek website, its performance is definitely a downgrade.

It would still need to check the power consumption tests later.

Xiaomi's tuning level for their latest chip might not even compare to Huawei's tuning of the MTK6573; after all, that chip is considered a legendary hero of its generation.

As for storage, battery, and screen, there was no comparison at all.

In summary, before the price was announced, the Redmi was absolutely nothing but electronic trash compared to the Enjoy.

After finishing organizing the data, it sighed silently.

But seeing the uniform chorus of praise in the live stream comments, it sometimes wondered if Dami Company had sent people to clear the comments...

It could only say that everyone has their own fate.

You have to get scammed at least once, don't you?

On stage, Lei Jun finally started talking about the price.

A line of text appeared on the big screen: "The competitor's product sells for 799?"

The screen once again displayed a photo of the Enjoy 799 and its series of specifications.

A four-inch screen, MTK6573, and the 7max version even used the MTK6575, a reinforced version.

Even Lei Jun couldn't help but praise it on stage: "This product really can't be criticized."

But his eyes quickly turned sharp: "If only the head of the company had as much integrity as this product, that would be even better."

A loud sound came from the audience again.

After all, everyone knew that Big Mouth Yu and Lei Jun didn't see eye to eye; the two often clashed.

Lei Jun paused: "But..."

The screen switched again, the image of the Enjoy was instantly compressed, and the Redmi became the new king.

"The first-generation Redmi, the same advanced processor, a smarter system, and the same MIUI experience as the Xiaomi 2 series. How much are we selling it for?"

The audience went silent instantly. Lei Jun raised three fingers, then lowered them one by one...

"It's not 999." He lowered one.

"It's not 899 either." He lowered another.

"And certainly not 799."

Lei Jun lowered them quickly, but the audience at the venue felt like each second was a year as they watched that single remaining finger.

Lei Jun had perfectly manipulated their emotions...

At the height of the excitement, he lowered the last finger.

"749 yuan?"

On the big screen, they slashed the price again based on the 799 figure. A giant blade, similar to the one in fruit ninja, ruthlessly sliced 50 off the health bar...

The fans in attendance began to cheer.

50 yuan? It didn't sound like much, but this was a budget phone. Most importantly, it was a full 50 yuan cheaper than the competitor's product.

Some people stood up to applaud, and even more people shouted: "Lei Jun is awesome!"

Lei Jun stood on stage, and after the applause died down, he served them another dose of genuine Lei-style chicken soup for the soul.

"50 yuan, it's not much." He switched to that calm yet infectious tone again. "But for many people, 50 yuan is a week's worth of food money, or money to buy two extra workbooks for their kids."

Workbooks?

Many Mi Fans in the live stream who were still feeling touched instantly changed their attitudes.

What does that mean?

Lan Yangyang Assistant posted a comment: "Education must not stop, I suggest buying a few more?"

"Buy a few more?"

"I'll add two more for my friends I've never met."

On stage, Lei Jun continued to look at the audience with deep emotion: "This 50-yuan price difference isn't profit for Xiaomi. It's what we saved by cutting out all profits, cutting out all channel fees, cutting out advertising costs, and cutting everything we could possibly cut!"

He bowed deeply.

"Dear Mi Fans, eat something good, don't shortchange yourselves. Dami Company will bear this cost."

If the previous comment about workbooks was funny, this sentence struck deep into the hearts of the Mi Fans.

The Lei-style promotional strategy had triumphed once again.

The live stream comments also changed in tone, shifting from the original teasing to: "Lei Jun is truly making a product with a conscience."

"749, although the specs are a bit low, this price really can't be criticized. I really don't believe it will lag to death within a year..."

"To the person above, lagging to death in a year, how is that possible..."

But what these people didn't expect was that lagging to death in a year... was actually not a joke.

Of course... this... this wasn't just talk. After all, Dami squeezed every supply chain to an outrageous degree, so the goods everyone provided...

But the Mi Fans in the live stream and at the venue were still cheering.

"Between the Enjoy at 799 and the Redmi at 749, I choose Redmi. Not for anything else, just for what Lei Jun said."

Although the calmer voices in the live stream were few, there were still some.

"For a 50 yuan difference, buying a phone with 128MB of RAM that lags like a dog after two months, is this money well spent?"

Arguments aside, in the first hour after the launch event ended, the Redmi pre-order page received 500,000 orders.

That same night, the entire stock of 1 million units was sold out.

Meanwhile, in Shenzhen, at the Huawei terminal headquarters.

Big Mouth Yu sat in his office, looking at the Redmi sales data, without feeling any nervousness.

On the contrary, Liu Jiangfeng, sitting nearby, was a bit worried.

"Four hours, 1 million units. Old Yu, should we fight back?"

"Fight back." Big Mouth Yu was amused by Liu Jiangfeng's words. "Fight back against what? Fighting back against a phone selling with 128MB of RAM? Just like what Lei Jun said, this is a Feature phone configuration."

But Liu Jiangfeng was still a bit panicked.

In terms of hardware, the Enjoy series crushed the Redmi, and in terms of price, there was a 50 yuan difference. At worst, the Enjoy series could just stop making that 50 yuan profit and start selling at a loss.

In reality, he was starting to clear inventory.

"The enjoy 2 series is already prepared, launching in December. If it weren't for the fear of affecting the honor 3, we could have released it this month. By then, with the 28nm K3v1, starting at 256MB, up to 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of storage. A four-inch 800×480p screen, a 2000mAh battery, we'll sell it for 999..."

He turned back, looking at Liu Jiangfeng: "What do you think Redmi has to fight us with?"

Liu Jiangfeng was still a bit hesitant; after all, Lei Jun was cultivating the market...

"But, Redmi has already sold 1 million units."

"So what?" Big Mouth Yu continued sitting in his seat, still looking as steady as a rock. "1 million units is big news for Xiaomi. But for Huawei, what does it count for? The shipment volume for the Enjoy series has already reached 48 million units. The Redmi sold 1 million units in just a few hours, but what about next?"

He leaned back against the chair, his eyes shifting slightly as he looked at Liu Jiangfeng; he missed Old Zhao...