78: Chapter 78 Offline Operators' Efforts

During the imaging introduction segment, Big Mouth Yu directly referenced Transsion's strategy in Africa.

He took photos directly on stage, then compared them with Samsung and Apple to showcase their Beauty Algorithm.

Although the Beauty Algorithm for the mate series felt a bit rushed, it still held a certain advantage compared to manufacturers that just used raw output.

Due to time constraints, it focused on portrait beautification, but this Beauty Algorithm wasn't as aggressive as Transsion's; instead, it applied a light, simple makeup effect that looked very natural.

"As everyone can see, our staff member was not wearing makeup when coming on stage, but with our Beauty Algorithm, we can achieve just the right look.

This way, when we travel, we can take great photos with just a simple snap.

In the field of photography, we are far ahead..."

Before the audience could react to the four words "far ahead," Shen Fei took the lead and started clapping.

The Beauty Algorithm truly deserved these four words.

On the other hand, Mr. Ren, who was standing nearby, started clapping while slightly furrowing his brows upon hearing this. Indeed, Shen Fei was right.

Give this guy Big Mouth Yu an inch, and he'll take a mile!

A murmur of discussion immediately arose from the audience.

"This algorithm looks quite natural; it's really good for portraits."

"It looks much better than Samsung. The Beauty Algorithm is genuinely capable. It seems the preparation for this phone was really solid; Huawei put in the effort."

"This phone is really good. If it's not too expensive, I'll buy one to play around with."

Next, Big Mouth Yu introduced the screen.

It featured the same five-inch large screen as Transsion, with a mainstream resolution of 480 * 320.

However, the supplier was also Dongfang Factory. Fortunately, we are now in the era of widespread Smartphone adoption, so most people won't get hung up on screen specifications...

Regarding other details, it adopted a metal middle frame and a metal back cover, and used a High-density battery. However, the overall weight still reached 146 grams. Fortunately, thanks to detailed optimization, the handling felt better than the transsion s1.

After the features were introduced, the PPT on the big screen instantly switched to a new image: a striking red background with a huge question mark on it.

The previously noisy venue immediately went quiet, as most people were waiting for that crucial number.

After all, for a Smartphone, especially one with such good details, the price shouldn't be cheap.

"I know what you are thinking?" Big Mouth Yu laughed. "How much should such a powerful phone sell for?

Samsung sells for 3999, and HTC sells for 4999."

"But..." Big Mouth Yu paused for suspense, then looked at Shen Fei in the audience and directly used Transsion's catchphrase.

Anyway, Huawei terminals could be considered half their own offspring, so this bit of advertising was very reasonable. If nothing else, he would just pay Shen Fei some advertising fees.

"Huawei will always remember, who are we making phones for?

So today's price will be the final, best price right from the start."

Without any more suspense, a string of golden numbers instantly exploded onto the big screen: 2599, followed by the memory version of 256MB+8 GB. [China Unicom, China Telecom, China Mobile]

2B+16 GB. [China Unicom, China Telecom, China Mobile]

Thanks to friendly cooperation, each configuration had versions for all three companies, though there were some differences in color options.

Among them, China Mobile had exclusive Ceramic White, China Unicom had exclusive Evening Sand (Macho) Pink, and China Telecom had exclusive Amber Gold.

After this price was announced, there was no hesitation at the venue; thunderous applause erupted immediately.

"How much?"

"2599?"

"How is this price possible?"

"This is about the same as the Meizu M8."

"It's far from it. To use CEO Yu's words, this phone is far ahead of the M8. I originally thought the Meizu was quite stunning and wanted to buy it. But now, thank goodness I didn't..."

At this moment, Huang Zhang, who was watching the live stream, was instantly so angry he wanted to vomit blood... At this price, even if the M8 had dropped to 1999, its competitiveness still wasn't that strong.

Plus, with Huawei's offline carrier channels, did he have to lower the price again?

At the launch venue, these tech enthusiasts immediately stood up and waved their arms. Some even tossed things they were holding into the air.

Shen Fei watched this scene and remembered the launch event in Lagos three months ago.

The same shock, the same madness, only this time it was in China. It seems that good products can indeed receive everyone's welcome.

After waiting for the audience's emotions to calm down, Big Mouth Yu picked up the redesigned universal charger.

"The official retail price of our first-generation Huawei universal charger is 149 yuan!"

Boo!

A wave of boos immediately came from the audience.

It wasn't that they didn't like the product; the redesigned exterior, support for battery level display, and faster charging speed were all great features, and a higher price was acceptable.

But the problem was the price.

You have to know that universal chargers are now very common; not to say everyone has one, but they are everywhere. Basically, you can buy one for 10 or 8 yuan, and even for a big brand, it would cost at most 30 yuan.

But Huawei had directly increased the price by 15 times.

These boos didn't make Big Mouth Yu panic; good things are indeed worth this price, and he still had a backup plan...

"It seems everyone is not satisfied with this price, but there is some good news."

For anyone who buys a Mate1, we will include a 50 yuan coupon, which means you only need 99 yuan to buy this universal charger.

At the same time, the first 10,000 buyers will receive an original protective case and official earphones.

Additionally, every audience member present today can enjoy the special price of 2399."

A small perk directly turned around the mood of the audience.

The original boos instantly disappeared.

"Other users can visit our offline flagship stores or go to local China Telecom business halls; whether it's China Unicom, China Telecom, or China Mobile, all have our products.

We have also reached relevant cooperation agreements with the three major carriers; you can purchase our Mate1 at an even more favorable price by signing up for a contract plan.

You can take it home for as low as 99 yuan."

After Big Mouth Yu finished thanking the relevant parties for their help, the audience began to leave in an orderly fashion.

80% of the users rushed directly to the sales points outside the venue. Long lines immediately formed at the 20 sales points, and the staff, who had been prepared, hurriedly set up security cordons.

Backstage, Mr. Ren stood there watching the real-time sales.

As the launch event ended, the three major carriers also began sales.

Relying on the previous advertising and some clips from the launch event, not long after the event ended, many business halls announced that their stock was running low.

They directly requested restocking.

After seeing these figures, Shen Fei said softly: "Mr. Ren, the first-generation Mate is already a success."

Mr. Ren did not answer immediately; he was still staring at the data. Although he didn't know exactly how many units had been sold, the number of stores requesting restocking quickly exceeded 100.

Finally, he nodded silently: "CEO Shen, thank you. Without Transsion's technology, the Mate could not have achieved this price, this experience...

And it certainly couldn't have achieved these results."