"This goes against our Xiaomi philosophy. Our Xiaomi phones are designed so that everyone can enjoy the fun of technology, which is why we set the price at 1999. To put it bluntly, it's so that more people can afford them. Tablets, on the other hand, don't fit our original intention for the time being."
"Sigh, it's true. Seeing how well Xiaomi phones are selling, I almost forgot my original intention. I still need to think about things from the customer's perspective more often."
"However, although we are not making tablets for the time being, we can make televisions."
"Huh? Bro, that's a bit of a leap in your thinking. Aren't we a tech company? How come we've suddenly switched to making home appliances?"
"Brother Jun, don't be so narrow-minded. Who says a television can't be a technological product?"
What do you mean?
"I'm asking you, can our Xiaomi phones play videos?"
"sure."
"Where's the iPad?"
"That works too."
"What about the television?"
"But... wait, right? Can't you think of a television as a giant cell phone?"
"That's one way to understand it. However, TVs have far fewer functions than mobile phones. They only need to play videos. So we can design a system specifically for TVs based on the Android system, with lower hardware requirements and a smoother video playback experience than mobile phones."
"Haha, bro, you're a genius! This idea is brilliant. Every family needs a TV, it's much more practical than a tablet, and it aligns perfectly with Xiaomi's philosophy."
"Yes, nowadays, even a slightly larger TV costs several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan. Our Xiaomi TV aims to bring that price down to three thousand yuan. Would you choose to buy an iPad or a TV?"
Lei Jun and Lin Chen talked for a long time. Lin Chen even went back to his office and drew a design sketch for him. Looking at the huge and thin Xiaomi TV on the sketch, Lei Jun's eyes lit up.
He slammed his hand on the table and said firmly, "I've made up my mind. From now on, Xiaomi will make products that everyone can afford, bring down the prices of those overpriced goods on the market, and let more people live a better life with less money!"
"Well said! This is the future corporate culture of Xiaomi: enabling more people to live a better life with less money!"
Lei Jun walked upstairs with the steps of faith, and the Xiaomi TV project was thus established.
On June 24th, Beijing time, the iPhone 4 was officially launched in the United States, and sales were booming as soon as it hit the market. As a major global consumer market, China was naturally not to be outdone, and many scalpers were already on high alert, ready to queue up and snap up the phones.
However, when the first batch of US-version iPhone 4s that were snapped up were sent back to China, they did not cause the expected high-priced frenzy. The price that scalpers bought from the US was equivalent to RMB 1,400. After crossing the ocean to China, the final price given to the local dealers was almost doubled to around RMB 2,800.
Originally, these dealers planned to sell the first batch of US version iPhone 4s for over 6,000 yuan. After all, this was the first global release, and many people in the US still couldn't buy them, so naturally they had to sell them for a higher price.
But the price of over 6,000 yuan was completely ignored, which puzzled the dealers. What's going on? Wait a minute, where are all the people who like Versailles?
Later, when no one was buying them, they interviewed the young people who came to buy phones and asked them why they weren't interested in the first iPhone 4.
"Are you stupid? Aren't the iPhone 4 and the Xiaomi phone the same? The Xiaomi phone is 1999, while the iPhone 4 costs more than 6000. I knew which one to choose even when I graduated from elementary school."
At this point, the dealers suddenly realized that the iPhone 4 looked too much like the Xiaomi phone. The double-sided glass design caused a sensation in the United States, but in China, it was already a thing of the past.
Those who like Versailles take out their phones just to show off the appearance. They want people to exclaim, "Wow, you can actually afford such an expensive iPhone 4!" That's what makes them satisfied.
But if you take out your phone and people see it and think you're holding a Xiaomi phone without exclaiming in surprise, how can they feel that their 6,000+ yuan was well spent?
Finally, with no other option, since they couldn't sell it for more than 6,000, they decided to sell it for 5,000. But even at 5,000, no one bought it. So they kept lowering the price. They couldn't just let so many phones sit unsold. They kept lowering the price until it reached 3,000, and finally someone bought it.
Although not many people bought them, it was still better than not being able to sell a single one before. The dealer was devastated. After much trouble, Meidi finally managed to find a scalper to buy them, and only made 200 yuan per unit. Who could he complain to?
The last week of June was exam week at school, and Lin Chen finally returned to school to take the exam. What he didn't know was that as long as he wrote his name on the exam paper and handed it in, the examiner would give him a passing grade just by seeing his name.
There's nothing we can do; the vice principal has already spoken to him. Lin Chen will be one of our school's outstanding graduates in the future.
The meaning is quite clear: an outstanding graduate, how could he fail a course? Of course not. Therefore, even when taking attendance, the teachers would automatically skip Lin Chen's name, as he was always present in every class and never late or left early.
However, these teachers, including Lin Chen's counselor Qian Ming, all tacitly avoided telling Lin Chen about this. If they had, Lin Chen probably wouldn't have come to the exam. And if he didn't come to the exam, that would be one thing, but what if he didn't come to collect his graduation certificate?
After finishing his exam, Lin Chen went back to his dormitory.
"Brothers, I'm back."
Lin Chen pushed open the dormitory door, but Zhang Dacheng, Zhao Yu, and Chen Tianfeng were all gone, creating a slightly awkward situation.
"Where are they? Didn't they all finish the exams?"
Just then, Zhang Dacheng's voice came from behind: "Holy crap, it's a ghost."
Lin Chen was startled and jumped back two meters: "Where? Where's the ghost?"
"Holy crap, it's really Lin Chen, not a ghost. I thought I was just dreaming about something I'd been thinking about during the day, and my eyes were playing tricks on me."
"Hehe, Zhang Dacheng, thank you so much."
Zhao Yu said, "Lin Chen, I've seen you less often this semester than I've seen the principal."
"Ahem, I'm a bit busy. Come on, guys, let's go get some barbecue."
Let's go!
On the last day of our freshman year, the four of us in the dorm had another meal together at a barbecue restaurant near the school gate.
"Ha, that's great! You should drink beer with barbecue. Lin Chen, why aren't you drinking?"
"I have to drive in a bit. Don't drink and drive. If you drink and drive, your loved ones will shed tears."
Just then, Lin Chen's phone rang.
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