440: Chapter 440 Zhao Ming: About the matter of me having two fathers

At 7:00 sharp, the lights at the venue dimmed once again!

The launch event countdown proceeded as usual: 10, 9...

Yet every audience member in the venue was eagerly anticipating Zhao Ming's appearance. After all, the Honor launch event was known as the "Little Leiyin Temple," with a presentation style identical to the one next door.

The only difference was that this side was genuinely awesome, while the other side was...

As the countdown ended and the lights shifted, Zhao Ming strode to the center of the stage.

"Good evening, friends. Welcome to the Honor brand launch event. Today, we are bringing you the newly upgraded honor 8 series."

As he finished speaking, Zhao Ming pulled two mobile phones from his pockets and held them high.

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and his expression was full of irrepressible pride.

"We're going to be leading the way again."

"Old Yu didn't even use a lot of these technologies this time, yet Zhao Ming got the world premiere. Need I say more about who the favored son is?"

"Actually, a big chump who just bought the Mate Series is here: 'Kirin 920... I haven't even warmed it up yet, and they already gave it to Zhao Ming!'"

"It feels like these two companies are accelerating their dominance over the mobile phone market; the pace of trickle-down technology is getting faster and faster!"

"I can only say that Old Yu still has to consider his reputation, while Zhao Ming is really eating from both plates."

Meanwhile in Feicheng, Lan Yangyang Assistant was sitting at home watching this launch event. Seeing Zhao Ming holding up the two phones, a little story suddenly played out in his mind.

Zhao Ming needed some new technology, so he went to Old Yu first. But when he asked for a Full-screen Display and fingerprint unlocking, Old Yu wouldn't give them to him. So, Zhao Ming just said, "Fine, I'll go find Transsion."

If this dad won't give it to him, he has another dad...

He wasn't the only audience member thinking this; the bullet comments were instantly flooded with many of Zhao Ming's little skits.

After the demonstration ended, Zhao Ming put the phones back into his pockets.

"I just heard from the director that everyone is talking about that topic again. So, before the launch event officially begins, I'd like to respond to this claim."

He pressed the remote, and a Weibo screenshot instantly appeared on the big screen.

The screenshot naturally contained the very thing everyone was discussing, posted by a certain tech blogger: "Honor has two good dads. One is called Transsion, which provides the hardware and software. The other is called Huawei, which provides the communication technology, excellent design, quality control, and distribution channels."

"Honor can be said to be the company with the best 'rebirth' in the Chinese mobile phone industry. In contrast, the one next door... let's just say being that son is bitter!"

Below that were piles of discussions about Xiaomi, though they weren't addressed at the launch event, the audience from that camp was already laughing up a storm.

"Stop comparing it to the one next door; one Honor has beaten both of them until they can't find north."

"Stop trying to use Redmi to stir up trouble; Honor's direct competitor is Xiaomi, it's just that their offline channels are a bit strong..."

Watching the enthusiastically discussing audience, Zhao Ming didn't rush to speak. Instead, he placed the remote on the podium, then took the microphone and walked down into the audience seating area:

"You there, fan, what's your take on this matter?"

Accompanied by a close-up shot from the director, this fan quickly covered her mouth, never having expected that Zhao Ming would give this opportunity to her!

"Mr... Mr. Zhao, you're doing quite well for yourself!"

"Haha!" Although Zhao Ming had prepared himself mentally, he hadn't expected the audience member's answer to be so concise.

He immediately interviewed a few other audience members, and all sorts of teasing comments spread throughout the venue, with the cheers getting louder and louder.

After a while, standing in the aisle in the middle of the audience, Zhao Ming said with a smile again:

"Honor does indeed have two good dads."

Under the gaze of the audience, Zhao Ming started counting on his fingers:

"The first is our Honor's actual controller, Huawei, which is also my boss.

"It gave us the quality control system, distribution network, brand endorsement, and extremely excellent communication technology. I'd like to name-drop a certain manufacturer that lacks ambition again: you've been in China for so many years, have you still not solved your network problems?"

There was another burst of laughter from the audience. Many Apple fans looked at the Apple phones in their hands, feeling a bit more disdain in their hearts.

After all, apart from the brand and the logo, this phone really didn't seem to compare to any product from the Chuan Yin Group.

"No, no, buddy, who gave you the confidence? A sub-brand like you is worthy of being mentioned alongside Apple?"

"No way, this Honor brand has always been on the path of trying to stir up trouble; it's the one I find most disgusting. I'm out!"

"Trash brand, no culture of its own, just knows how to stir up trouble! After stirring up trouble with Xiaomi, it stirs up trouble with Apple. Is Samsung next?"

"The guy above, rant all you want, but don't bring up after-sales service. They've always followed the Huawei route; their offline stores aren't any fewer than Apple's!"

After the audience finished laughing at the first round, Zhao Ming continued counting on his fingers:

"The second dad is Transsion, which is our major shareholder.

"It gave us the Taishan Chip and top-tier OLED screens. Just like other netizens said, top-tier hardware? Of course, we also worked hard!"

Standing off-stage, he applauded, and then a series of numbers instantly appeared on the big screen!

Honor's growth rate in the Chinese market is number one, and its global market growth rate is number one!

Global market share grew from ninth in the world to fifth.

Below that was a line of small print: The above results are for the Honor brand only.

"I don't know if everyone is satisfied with these results. We, a subsidiary company, have already reached the global top 5. Of course, on specific rankings, we are listed together with Huawei, ranking second in the world.

"This is what having two good dads means. Having good dads isn't shameful; what's shameful is having good dads and still failing to make good products. Honor hasn't wasted this capital with these results."

After finishing, Zhao Ming looked triumphantly at the audience again. He was here today specifically to make trouble for his competitors, hoping they would get a good taste of it!

This was just the beginning; there was more to come!

"Zhao Ming really doesn't shy away from anything; he's officially adopted the meme."

"I feel like Mr. Zhao is right; after all, having technical support behind you really makes things twice as easy with half the effort."

"Hey, I have to mention something here. Our competitors also have a bunch of good dads, one of which is called Qualcomm, but the problem is that the stuff this 'dad' Qualcomm gives isn't very good!"

"Haha, guy above, don't insinuate anything about our Xiaomi. Have you cleared your inventory yet?"

After the applause at the venue died down, Zhao Ming walked back to the center of the stage and continued the launch event.

But as he pressed the button gently, a render of the honor 8 series appeared on the stage.

The front was almost entirely screen, with the forehead and chin compressed to the extreme; there was only a micro-slit earpiece at the top, and the slightly curved screen edges blended seamlessly with the metal frame.

The waterdrop-shaped hole at the top was noticeably different from the Transsion design.

But back then, the waterdrop notch wasn't as sinful as it would be in later years; after all, just having a Full-screen Display was pretty good.