When talking about the results, Brother Dawei got excited.
With a grin, he said, "Boss, our new game 'Honkai Impact 3rd' got an App Store cover feature in its first week of release, and Mr. Zhang also recommended it on Huasuan.com, accurately pushing it to our target customers. Currently, the number of downloads has exceeded 50,000, and the revenue from top-ups in the first week has exceeded 20 million."
"Wow, not bad, that's impressive, Dawei!"
"Hehe, thanks to the company, they provided us with manpower and resources whenever we needed them."
"You're being modest. You're all exceptionally capable. The company is just providing you with a platform to showcase your abilities and make money together. It seems your gaming department's bonuses are going to double this year."
"Oh? Boss, you've already given me a lot."
"How could it be too much? You all deserve it. Keep up the good work, for your dreams, tech geeks change the world! Go for it!"
"come on!"
Brother Dawei left as if he'd been injected with chicken blood.
Zhang Yiming happened to walk out of his office and saw this scene; his lips twitched.
"Mr. Zhang, I was just looking for you."
"What is it, Mr. Lin?"
"Go and recruit a group of programmers who can develop iOS and Android apps. Next, you need to develop all the software related to the company's business into mobile apps. You can put this department under your website department for now and be in charge of managing it."
"Okay, Mr. Lin."
"Remember, this is very important. You must hire top-notch technical talent. It's okay to spend more money to hire from other companies."
"I see."
Ring ring...
Lin Chen's phone rang.
"Hey bro, come over to the 27th floor, let's discuss the press conference schedule."
"Okay, I'll be right up."
When Lin Chen arrived on the 27th floor, he saw that 1,000 mobile phones had filled half of the conference room.
"Brother, you're here. Come and sit down."
After Lin Chen sat down, he asked, "Brother Jun, how are we going to distribute these 1,000 phones?"
"Distribute them? Uh, aside from giving a few to tech bloggers for review, aren't the rest all for resale?"
"What are we selling? This batch is definitely going to be given away. We'll give one to each of the media outlets, tech bloggers, and lucky fans, and then give one to each of the internet bigwigs you know. We'll also generate some news coverage, like saying that Liu Qiangdong has already used one of the first batch of Xiaomi phones. That'll create buzz, right?"
"Yeah, it has to be you, bro. These 1,000 phones are only worth 2 million. To be honest, that's not much for advertising. But this kind of news is what audiences love to see. The buzz it generates is something you can't buy even for tens of millions. You're a marketing genius."
"As for the process, we'll just follow Apple's approach. We'll first introduce Xiaomi, then focus on Xiaomi phones, and finally announce the price."
Lei Jun looked at Lin Chen, who was speaking eloquently, turned to his secretary and nodded, saying, "See, I told you that letting President Lin do it would be no problem."
"Yes, yes, we also think that Mr. Lin is the most suitable speaker. The appearance and system of the phone were all designed by Mr. Lin. It can be said that Mr. Lin understands Xiaomi phones better than anyone else."
Lin Chen looked completely bewildered: "What?"
"Ahem, brother, why don't you go up there as the main speaker that day? We all think you're the most suitable."
"Oh... Brother Jun, I'll leave now. Can you pretend I never came up here?"
"Haha, that won't do. It's decided then. You're the vice president of Xiaomi Technology and the company's second-largest shareholder. Who else but you can do it?"
Lin Chen really wanted to say, "If you're not going to give me up, then of course you are! You're the largest shareholder! You get 60 cents out of every dollar we make, while I only get 40 cents!"
But thinking about it, I decided against it. Indeed, I am the one who understands Xiaomi phones the most. This phone carries not only Lei Jun's hopes, but also my own.
"Then I'll go back and get ready. Oh, and I'll take a few cell phones with me."
"You've taken on such a big job, feel free to take any phone you want, hahaha."
Lin Chen took five units: one for himself, and one for An Rou, one for Shen Yue, one for Su Xiaowan, and one for Fatty. That made up the five units.
Back on the 26th floor, Lin Chen sent a message in the MiXin group of the "Shanghai Four".
"Come have barbecue at the entrance of Jiaotong University tonight, and I'll give each of you a Xiaomi phone."
"Wow, I'm actually a first-release user."
"Ahem, Miss, please cherish your phone. Promise me you won't dissect it, okay?"
"Go to hell, why would I dissect a phone for no reason? But you, Xiao Linzi, hehehe."
"Oh no, I think the young lady has turned evil. Fatty, hurry up and protect her."
"Brother Chen, I'm no match for Miss either. How about we sacrifice you to benefit millions of families?"
"You fatso, you're a traitor! Xiao Wan, I can only count on you now."
"Xiao Wan is here, Yueyue, let me hand you the knife."
"Wow, the three of you are actually in cahoots. I'm the only good person in this group."
After making plans with the three of them, Lin Chen sent another message to An Rou.
Anrou replied with an emoji that said she wanted to eat meat.
Next, Lin Chen disassembled a Xiaomi phone himself, held it in his hand and looked at it. To be honest, if it weren't for the Mi logo on the back, it would look exactly like an iPhone.
Of course, it's impossible to make it exactly the same, that would lead to a lawsuit. Xiaomi has made its own adjustments to various aspects such as body size, screen size, and rounded corners. Lin Chen also offered a lot of suggestions. In fact, the current Xiaomi phone's appearance is somewhat similar to a model between the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5, being a bit slimmer and longer than the iPhone 4 and a bit shorter and wider than the iPhone 5.
Upon powering on, the familiar MIUI system breathes life into the phone, offering smoothness on par with current iOS, and a more flat design that makes the entire system look more premium.
It comes pre-installed with some commonly used software, such as camera, photo album, contacts, calendar, app store, calculator, MiXin, Xiaomi Map, and scan function.
"Ah, this feels so familiar, it really brings back memories."
Then, Lin Chen removed his SIM card from his iPhone and put it into his Xiaomi phone.
I'm feeding myself a bag of salt!
After get off work, Lin Chen put the remaining four phones in a black plastic bag and took An Rou to the barbecue restaurant they often went to near the school gate.
About half an hour later, the other three also arrived one after another.
"Come on, it's time to distribute employee benefits."
Lin Chen took out a mobile phone from the black plastic bag and handed one to each person.
"Lin Chen, so there was a cell phone in here. I thought you just brought the trash down from the office."
"Hahaha, Sister Anrou, I'm not like you. I thought he took out a bag of money from the bank."
Lin Chen rolled his eyes: "Don't give it back to me."
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