Seeing An Rou's discomfiture, Lin Chen continued, "This transformation marks the complete shift of the internet from the PC era to the mobile internet era. I believe many of you have switched to smartphones, some with iPhones and others with Android phones. Isn't 3G a significant improvement over the previous 2G network?"
"Correspondingly, the ever-increasing bandwidth and network speed bring unlimited possibilities to smartphones. In the future, we will be inseparable from smartphones in every aspect of our lives. It will be like a personal butler that we carry with us, which can help us call a taxi, order takeout, shop online, play games, and so on. We can even communicate with it directly with voice. Doesn't that sound like science fiction? But I believe that all of this will definitely come true in the future."
Next, Lin Chen talked about some currently popular startup sectors and his own insights, which were full of practical information. Everyone at Xingchen Technology listened very attentively, especially Dawei and his two friends. After hearing Lin Chen's vision for mobile games, they felt as if a fog had been cleared from their eyes, and the direction forward became clear. They couldn't wait to run back to their startup and start working.
"Finally, I wish all of you a bright future and great success. Thank you."
The audience erupted in applause. Everyone could tell that what Lin Chen was saying wasn't empty rhetoric; it was genuine speculation about the future of various industries. Although some of it sounded unrealistic, who could have imagined that mobile phones would become like this before the iPhone was released?
After the lecture ended, Lin Chen muttered to himself as he walked off the stage, "Deduct my salary, deduct my salary..."
Dawei, who was excitedly about to hug his boss, froze on the spot after hearing the boss's rambling, and watched the boss run away.
"What's wrong, Dawei? Didn't you say you were going to hug the boss?"
Dawei mechanically turned his head and said to the people from Xingchen Technology, "I just heard the boss muttering about deducting wages."
Everyone was shocked.
A student recorded Lin Chen's public lecture and uploaded it to Weibo, which caused quite a stir. Many netizens said that Lin Chen is just a master of empty talk. Although his "Fruit Ninja" and Huasuan.com are quite successful, even Tencent and Alibaba dare not say that they can predict the future. How can Lin Chen be so arrogant?
However, what happened next left these keyboard warriors dumbfounded.
Tencent's official Weibo account liked the video, and then Taobao, JD.com, Amazon China, Dangdang, and Lei Jun all liked it, leaving the person who uploaded the video dumbfounded. Wow, so many big names, what have I done to deserve this?
With so many official accounts liking it, the video quickly surpassed three million likes, and many angel investors also said that the video was very valuable and full of practical information.
Lin Chen ignored the online buzz and returned to the startup center. He spent the afternoon coding, his back aching. Just as he got into his car to go back to 1901 to rest, his phone rang.
"Hello, Mr. Lin, this is Zhang Wenyi."
"Mr. Zhang, Christmas is just around the corner. We at Huasuan.com are all ready and will fully cooperate with you. Don't worry."
"I'm not here to rush you on this. I trust Mr. Lin to handle things. I followed your advice to organize Black Friday, and now the headquarters at Meidi has agreed. But Christmas is just a few days away, so I wanted to ask if you have any ideas on how to help with the promotion. Don't worry, I know the rules."
"Beep beep beep."
Before Lin Chen could speak, he heard a text message notification on his phone. He took the phone off his ear and looked at it. Sure enough, it was a consultation fee of five million. No, what consultation fee? Huasuan.com doesn't have such a fee. This is clearly, uh, a long-lost condolence payment.
"Ahem, Mr. Zhang, how about this? You organize a promotion where Amazon subsidizes the customs duties and shipping costs for customers who place orders during Christmas. Also, if overseas purchases ordered through Huasuan.com are returned, Huasuan.com will cover the shipping costs. What do you think?"
Zhang Wenyi did the math: although Amazon subsidizes tariffs and shipping costs, raising the price slightly wouldn't cost much. Plus, the return shipping costs would be covered by Huasuan.com, making customers feel more at ease with no risk and allowing them to buy cheaper overseas goods.
"Haha, Mr. Lin, it has to be you! You're a true business genius. I'll go and draft the event announcement now. Let's talk again next time."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen thought to himself, "If it costs five million to talk to you once, I'd be willing to talk to you every day."
"Beep beep beep."
Lin Chen's phone rang again; it was another message from Zhang Wenyi.
"Mr. Lin, here are 100,000 Amazon points vouchers. Consider this my early Christmas gift to you. Merry Christmas."
Lin Chen smiled knowingly. This CEO was really a good person. He casually forwarded the card to An Rou and then sent a message in the Starry Sky Technology company group.
“I gave Anrou 100,000 yuan in Amazon points. Amazon is having a global shopping event, so everyone can pick any Christmas gift and ask Anrou to reimburse them.”
"Wow, the boss is so generous!"
"The boss is the best!"
"Thank you, boss!"
Liu Xiaoxiao was overjoyed. She had just joined Xingchen Technology and already received such great benefits. Zhang Xuhao passed by Xingchen Technology's office and saw that everyone in the office was very happy. He curiously poked his head in and asked, "Xiaoxiao, what's the good news that makes you so happy?"
"Oh, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Lin just gave us Christmas gifts."
"What gift? I don't see it."
"President Lin gave us 100,000 yuan in funding so that everyone could pick out a Christmas gift for themselves on Amazon."
Hearing this, Zhang Xuhao admitted that he was envious. He worked himself to the bone but couldn't afford to buy himself a Christmas present, while Lin Chen was so generous and gave it to his employees. Xingchen Technology only had 6 employees in total, but he was given 100,000 yuan in funding, with each person receiving more than 10,000 yuan. He was genuinely envious!
Zhang Xuhao, now a jealous person, has left, escaping the joyful ocean of Xingchen Technology.
That evening, Amazon released an announcement that it would fully subsidize customs duties and shipping costs for its Christmas Black Friday promotion.
Suddenly, those personal shoppers felt like their world had collapsed. Damn it, the prices on Amazon were cheaper than buying directly from overseas online stores, and Amazon even subsidized customs duties and shipping costs. What was the point of being a personal shopper?
However, some personal shoppers quickly realized what was going on and started stocking up. They began frantically comparing prices on Amazon China and in physical stores, then contacted friends in China to place orders for them. Those in China were completely bewildered: what was going on? Was this an export-to-domestic sales tactic?
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