Lin Chen felt a tightness in his anus from all these people staring at him, and quickly coughed.
"Ahem, everyone, we can discuss any problems we have. I have faith in everyone's abilities; perhaps there's just a slight deviation in our thinking."
As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, an engineer immediately asked a question.
"Mr. Lin, we've been researching the under-display camera technology you mentioned. Although we've achieved it, the image quality is very low. How can we optimize it?"
Lin Chen recalled his past life, when he was reborn and still couldn't completely solve this problem. Under-display cameras had appeared, but ultimately failed to become widespread due to cost and clarity issues.
"This is indeed a difficult problem. We can set up a research group to study it separately. Once we find a solution, we can apply for a patent. The company will also give out bonuses. For now, we can compromise and cut a hole in the screen to expose the camera. Although it will look a bit uglier, it will be more practical."
The engineer gave Lin Chen a resentful look, then muttered under his breath, "Why didn't you say so earlier..."
Then, the second engineer raised his hand and asked.
"Mr. Lin, we have been researching the issue of unlocking mobile phones. Our current solution is to press the home button on the side of the phone and then enter the password, but it doesn't feel as fast as the fingerprint unlocking of our competitors."
"Then you guys can try unlocking with facial recognition, wouldn't that be even cooler?"
The project manager's eyes lit up. "That's right, facial recognition! That also greatly improves the usability of the front-facing camera. How come I didn't think of that?"
At this moment, the engineer who had asked the first question casually remarked, "The previous under-display camera was so blurry it couldn't even distinguish between eyes and noses, how could it perform facial recognition..."
Finally, Lei Jun also asked a question.
"Brother Lin, what's the price range for our phone? The R&D costs are a bit high."
Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "I think we should price it at 1999. As for the R&D costs, we can earn them back from our competitors through patent fees. Besides, we can use these technologies in the future, so it's a long-term investment."
Lei Jun nodded and continued to ask.
"So, are we going to prepare any other new products for our product launch event in the first half of this year? I think the Xiaomi Mi 2 is already amazing enough."
"Of course we need to prepare. Our Xiaomi Home stores are still in high demand. The buildings are ready, but the furniture and appliances need to be put in place."
Lei Jun's lips twitched. Oh no. He recalled how he had boasted to his friends in Beijing that he would create China's iPhone.
How did it get so skewed? It's almost turned into a home appliance market!
Will I ever get the nickname "King of Home Appliances" in the future?
Finally, Lei Jun and Lin Chen decided that in addition to releasing the Xiaomi Mi 2, Xiaomi would also release three other major products at the Xiaomi product launch event in the first half of the year: a Xiaomi washing machine, a Xiaomi air conditioner, and a Xiaomi refrigerator.
After they finished talking, Lin Chen was just about to leave.
Then the engineer who asked the first question muttered a complaint under his breath.
"These are the three essential items for a Xiaomi wedding."
Lin Chen was speechless. No, buddy, are you a born吐槽圣体 (a person who is naturally good at making sarcastic remarks) saint?
Having received Chen Lei's phone call, Lin Chen, true to his word, immediately notified Meituan to increase the subsidy.
With subsidies now in place, the group-buying market is once again undergoing dramatic changes.
The Latin American Alliance once again seized market share from Taobao's group buying platform. Chen Lei was overjoyed, as if he could already see himself getting a promotion and a raise, marrying a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reaching the pinnacle of his life.
Wait, does Little Ma have a daughter?
Finally, Lashou.com's market share finally surpassed Taobao Group Buying, but Chen Lei's joy was short-lived. He discovered that Meituan's subsidies had disappeared.
Moreover, Lin Chen's phone is unreachable.
Chen Lei was so frustrated that he really wanted to fly to Shanghai and wait for Lin Chen at the entrance of Xingchen Technology every day.
Then, Chen Lei could only watch helplessly as Taobao Group Buying's market share surpassed Lashou.com again.
Shanghai, Deji Tower.
Lin Chen looked at the dozens of missed calls from Chen Lei on his phone and smiled at Zhang Yiming.
"Look, isn't the Xiaomi phone great? This blacklist function won't let the other party find out at all, and you can even see how many calls they've made to you. It's perfect. You should replace your iPhone right away."
"Boss, can you give me a Xiaomi phone? I heard from the people upstairs that the Xiaomi Mi 2 is awesome, can you give me one in advance?"
"Well, actually I think the iPhone is pretty good. It's quite prestigious to use. Speaking of which, I even met Steve Jobs when I went to the US last time. I wonder how his health is."
Zhang Yiming already knew what kind of boss Lin Chen was; trying to take advantage of him was impossible, absolutely impossible.
"By the way, boss, this subsidy war has brought an unexpected surprise."
"Oh? What unexpected surprise?"
“Every time we stop adding subsidies, our market share drops, but each time it’s Lashou.com that drops more and we drop less. Then when we add subsidies back up, we rise more and Lashou.com rises less. This back and forth, and our market share has increased a lot compared to before, while Lashou.com spent money but didn’t gain any market share.”
"What about Taobao group buying?"
"Taobao Group Buying has really taken a serious hit, losing a significant portion of its market share, and is now on par with Lashou.com."
"So, in other words, Meituan is actually the biggest winner this time?"
"That's right. Taobao group buying lost the most money. In addition, we also have a portion of the market share that Lashou.com gave us before. You could say we made a huge profit."
Oh, this is something I never expected. I never intended to mess with Lashou.com. Look at the mess this has made. I glanced at my phone again at the 43 missed calls from Chen Lei.
Lin Chen said to Zhang Yiming, "Let's continue to increase the subsidies. Let Lashou.com be happy for a few more days this time. I'm starting to feel sorry for Lashou.com."
"Okay, by the way, boss, there's one more piece of news."
"What?"
"Taobao has invested in Softstar and is preparing to enter the mobile game business."
"Is that the company that made the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, Softstar?"
"Yes, that's the company."
"Jack Ma has a good eye for investment this time. He'll make a fortune just from the Legend of Sword and Fairy series."
"So how should we deal with this?"
"No need. The mobile game market will only get bigger and bigger. We can't eat all the cake. There will always be other people coming in to share it. Only when more and more game companies enter the market will there be competition, which will make the games better and better. After all, you don't want the only mobile games in the end to be Dou Dizhu and Shuang Kou, right?"
"The boss is wise."
"Don't flatter me, flattering me won't get you a free phone."
Zhang Yiming: ...
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