After the press conference, Lin Chen browsed Weibo backstage and was very happy to see how popular the event was.
At this moment, Lei Jun walked over.
"Brother Lin, you are truly amazing. Choosing you as the speaker was definitely the right decision."
"Brother Jun, have you seen the buzz online? Quickly tell Foxconn to start production overnight and place an order for 1 million units first."
"One million units? That many? Are you sure?"
"There will only be less, not more, trust me."
"Okay, I trust you. I'll call Foxconn right now."
In its previous life, the Xiaomi Mi 1 didn't actually sell that many units. Firstly, Xiaomi spent all its money on hardware, so the appearance was rather plain. Secondly, at that time, Xiaomi was only known to a small group of digital enthusiasts, and most people had never heard of it. So, the Xiaomi Mi 1 only sold a little over 200,000 units.
However, the excellent MIUI system and high cost performance immediately propelled Xiaomi phones to new heights. The Xiaomi 1S, which was launched later, sold more than 7 million units, which can be described as a miracle.
But things are different now. Not only did Lin Chen's early promotion make Xiaomi phones a hit online, but Lin Chen also changed the Xiaomi Phone 1 from the inside out, raising its cost-effectiveness to an unimaginable level. Even competitors across the ocean have to exclaim "Wow!"
The press conference ended around 9:30 pm. Starting at 10 pm, various posts showing off Xiaomi phones appeared online, from unboxing videos to user experiences, and later even professional tech bloggers showing teardown videos.
Meanwhile, Huasuan.com also launched a campaign to give away prizes for sharing Xiaomi phones. The three posts with the most likes on the day of the campaign will be awarded 1,000 yuan, 500 yuan, and 100 yuan JD.com shopping cards respectively. Moreover, from April 1st to April 15th, the rewards will be given out once a day.
This further fueled everyone's jealousy.
"Oh my god, Mr. Lin, that's not fair! Giving away phones and shopping cards, who actually went to the press conference? I'm so envious."
"Don't even mention it. My friend won a spot at the press conference in a Weibo lottery, and he's sent me over a dozen messages since he got back, every single one of which mentions his Xiaomi phone."
"Hey upstairs, I have a sack here. See if it's suitable for your friend's head?"
As the saying goes, it's not scarcity that's worrisome, but inequality.
Lin Chen took advantage of this psychology. Now, the people at the press conference are media, digital bloggers, enthusiasts, and lucky audience members. Even the lucky audience members are internet surfing experts.
These types of people share a common characteristic: they have a desire to share and like to share things or events that interest them with others.
So Lin Chen was willing to give away the phone for free, something others couldn't even buy, and he even got paid for sharing it. How did this good thing happen to me? I had to share it right away!
With all these advantages combined, Lin Chen didn't even need to urge them; they would give 200% effort to share the Xiaomi phone, and all of it was positive reviews.
After all, the better the things you get, the more envious others will be, right? If something is bad in every way, sharing it will only invite ridicule from your friends, which is unacceptable. So, a wave of "rice fanboys" swept the internet, making other netizens envious to tears, and then silently cursing Lin Chen on his Weibo.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen was already fast asleep in bed. He had been exhausted during this period. In order to launch Huasuan Pay on time and meet the release date of Xiaomi phones, Lin Chen had barely slept for several days. After finishing his work, he was preparing for the press conference. Only now could he truly relax.
An Rou pushed open the door to Lin Chen's room and saw Lin Chen lying sprawled on the bed. She walked over and covered him with the blanket. Only she had seen him all the way here. This man, who kept telling his employees not to work overtime, often secretly worked overtime himself, even during the Chinese New Year.
Finally, she gently kissed Lin Chen on the forehead and then left Lin Chen's room.
The next day, when Lin Chen woke up, it was almost noon. He stretched and yawned, thinking how good his sleep had been. He decided to check how popular the Xiaomi phone was online last night.
Lin Chen picked up his phone from the bedside table, opened Weibo and scrolled through it. His face immediately darkened. Xiaomi phones were indeed quite popular, but how did he end up trending on Weibo after just taking a nap?
Upon closer inspection, oh well... it's all because of the psychological imbalance caused by others showing off their free Xiaomi phones.
Since you're all in such a miserable state, then I'll...
Lin Chen took out his old iPhone from yesterday, took a picture of his Xiaomi phone, and posted it on Weibo with the caption: "Xiaomi phones are so convenient! I forgot to charge it last night, and it still had power this morning. [heart][heart]"
This really stirred up a hornet's nest. The number of comments on Lin Chen's Weibo post skyrocketed like it was on steroids, quickly surpassing 100,000. However, Lin Chen didn't dare to open the comment section to take a look; it was sure to be filled with all sorts of traditional Chinese cultural elements.
Other tech bloggers saw Lin Chen's Weibo post and their eyes lit up. "Yeah, how come I didn't think of this kind of showing off, oh no, sharing tricks? President Lin truly deserves to be our role model!"
So, one by one, they started posting on Weibo again.
"Xiaomi phones are so useful! I accidentally dropped mine in the water, but it still works after I fished it out. [heart][heart]"
"Xiaomi phones are so great! I just took a selfie, and I look so cool! [heart][heart]"
"Xiaomi phones are so useful! I just accidentally dropped one from the fifth floor, oh my god, my phone! [crying emoji]"
...
Lin Chen was amused when he saw the last netizen who fell from the fifth floor, and casually gave him a thumbs up.
However, when Lin Chen saw the Weibo post from the netizen who was posting selfies, he suddenly remembered something. Last year when he went to Beijing to participate in the National College Student Entrepreneurship Competition, the Tongji University team he went with, Ma Surui and Chen Cheng from Duoshi Technology, seemed to be making beauty camera apps, and their real-time video call beauty technology seemed to be quite good.
So, Lin Chen flipped through his contacts for a while, found Ma Surui's contact information, and called her.
"Hello, is this Ma Surui?"
"President Lin? Is it really you?"
"Hehe, of course it's me. Don't you have my number saved?"
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