After briefly lightening the mood, Lin Chen got back to the main topic.
“I remember Lei Jun once came to me and asked if Xiaomi would make tablets like the iPad. At that time, Xiaomi was just starting out, and I said we shouldn’t do it for the time being.”
Why?
At that time, the Android smartphone market was just starting out, and there weren't many good apps in the app store. Our ecosystem wasn't as mature as Apple's, so making a tablet wouldn't have been very meaningful. That's the first reason.
The second reason is that Xiaomi phones only cost 1999 yuan, while a tablet costs three or four thousand yuan, which is obviously not cost-effective, right? We at Xiaomi are really thinking about our consumers.
But now, our app market has matured, and in just last year, several thousand excellent apps were added.
Indeed, tablet screens are large enough that they are more comfortable than phones for both work and watching movies.
However, the large screen size of a tablet computer is both an advantage and a disadvantage.
Such a large screen is very inconvenient to carry around when going out.
So I was thinking, wouldn't it be much more convenient if the phone screen could be made bigger or smaller whenever you wanted?
Then I thought of the old feature phones, like flip phones and slider phones.
Although they hid the keyboard, this design is still worth learning from in the era of smartphones. That's why I came up with this bold idea: a foldable smartphone!
I wonder if everyone likes it?
"like!"
"President Lin is awesome!"
"Lin Gou is awesome!"
"It's good that everyone likes it."
However, this Jinmi phone, despite its stunning design and outstanding performance, has a fatal flaw: its production cost is too high.
Our price for it is!
Upon hearing the price, everyone gasped in shock.
This price is too high! Redmi phones are 499, Xiaomi phones are 1999, so I'll just take this Jinmi phone?
Is this really made of gold?
Seeing the audience's reactions, Lin Chen could guess that the live stream chat was probably going crazy.
"What? Xiaomi, you're not a good comrade either?"
"Wow, at this price, I could buy two iPhones."
"Upstairs, you can use tape to stick two iPhones together and you'll have a foldable phone."
"Wow, wow! Hey bro upstairs, you should start working at Apple tomorrow!"
Lin Chen continued speaking.
"To be honest, because this phone is priced too high, we didn't plan to sell many. Compared to our R&D costs, we would definitely lose money."
But why should we still do it?
Because we want to prove to the world that the creativity of the Chinese people is number one in the world!
Now, we've done it!
Our Jinmi phone is the world's first foldable screen phone!
"Clap clap clap..." Loud applause rang out both at the scene and in the live broadcast room.
"Lin Gou, really, I'm going to cry my eyes out."
"Yeah, when the iPhone first came out, it was absolutely dazzling, but now, after seeing Xiaomi, the iPhone just seems ordinary."
"The spirit of a great power!"
"Support Xiaomi! Even though I can't afford it."
"I can't afford it either, but my boss should be able to. (Tag my boss here)"
"Haha, bro, which company do you work for? If you tag your boss here, your boss won't see it."
"Excuse me, I'm his boss. I can see this phone. I'll order one myself."
"Haha, bro, this is so fake. The guy who just tagged the boss, come and roast him."
"Uh, wait a minute, this ID really does seem to be my boss."
"..."
Seeing that the applause had subsided, Lin Chen continued.
"So, for the first batch of Jinmi phones, we only produced one unit. Oh, we just sent one out, and now there are 9,999 units left."
Everyone looked at the girl with envy. This phone, worth 10,000 yuan, was a limited edition, and she got it just because of a pun. Jealousy made me want to tear my body apart!
"However, fellow Mi fans, although the Golden Mi phone is limited, the Xiaomi Mi 3 is still available for purchase. The Xiaomi Mi 3 is also the world's first curved screen phone, and its effect is truly stunning."
Curved screen technology was studied alongside foldable screen technology, but the manufacturing process of foldable screen technology is more complex and difficult, which is why it is more expensive.
Going forward, Xiaomi will continue to dedicate itself to researching newer and better technologies, all to create better and more powerful smartphones for everyone!
Thank you everyone!
Lin Chen bowed in thanks, and the audience applauded him.
Lei Jun nodded in satisfaction. As expected of Lin Chen, he was called up at the last minute and spoke so well. With just these words, Xiaomi's independent research and development capabilities have been elevated by many levels. This will definitely cause a stir on Weibo's trending topics!
A huge profit! A huge profit!
As Lei Jun predicted, the keywords Lin Chen mentioned trended on Weibo!
Number one in the world!
Foldable screen phone!
Curved screen phone!
A short while later, a certain news agency suddenly reposted the video of Lin Chen's speech.
Caption: Number one in the world, better and stronger.
For a moment, Weibo's servers almost crashed.
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