Chapter 509: Gu Gou's Investigation
Song Runwen was flipping through his Xianyu account with an unhappy look on his face. He had already talked to several people who were selling priority rights, but the prices they offered were too high.
"Rice Mix, the first 150,000 people have priority, the mall order has been locked with payment, I will change the delivery address after the order is placed and paid, and the rice mall will ship directly. The delivery time is subject to the rice mall delivery."
"No bargaining! No bargaining! No bargaining!"
Below are screenshots of the order and a dozen official promotional pictures of Rice Mix.
Song Runwen raised his index finger, clicked "I want it", and angrily sent a voice message to the seller.
"38,000 at the lowest? Why don't you just go and rob it?"
"Those poor fans who buy rice are crazy, right? Expecting to escape poverty and become rich with just a mobile phone?"
Just after sending the message, and before the other party replied, Song Runwen discovered that the Rice Mix Priority listed on Xianyu had been removed from the shelves and its status had changed to "sold".
Dry!
The official price is 5999, and the price has been increased by 32,000. There are actually people who would spend that kind of money to buy it?
The new iP7 piano black only increased by 1500 last month!
With a "duang" sound, Song Wenzhe angrily threw the IP7 piano black phone he had just bought for more than a month onto the desk mat.
Regardless of whether he likes Xiaomi or not, as a 3C review UP, he must of course make a video about such an unprecedented heavyweight model as Mix. Many fans have left messages asking when his review will be released.
He also wanted to get out, but he couldn't.
You can't get out without drinking.
Because Da Mi didn't give him a testing machine.
To be precise, this time, Dami did not give any KOL a test machine, and all Ups had to buy it with their own money.
It’s not so bad for digital Up-masters who have been doing this for a long time. They have also bought a lot of Xiaomi devices in recent years. Whether it is the account registration time or the purchase amount, they should be ranked among the top 300,000.
But Song Runwen can't do that.
Firstly, he has been working on Up for too short a time, only half a year. He has tested two Xiaomi phones before, but they were not bought by himself.
This time, Dami did not send the machine to any KOL. He wanted to get the goods through the channel, but found that Dami really took a tough stance against scalpers, leaving basically no room for those scalpers who specialize in bulk reselling.
The initial launch of 300,000 Mix units saw over 8 million reservations!
If we draw lots, the winning rate will be no more than 4%!
Rice Mix has a one-day reservation period. At 8 o'clock in the evening of the second day, the reservation buyers will be ranked based on their account contribution, with the 300,000th place ranked below.
In this way, at least for the first batch of Mix, the possibility of professional scalpers is basically eliminated.
Therefore, scalpers had no choice but to purchase priority rights from rice noodles, and the price continued to rise. In just one day, the price increase went from less than a thousand yuan at the beginning to more than thirty thousand yuan!
The most scarce iP6plus high-end version two years ago only cost an additional 10,000 yuan!
If you ask him to add 30,000 to buy this Mix now, he really doesn't want to.
As a part-time Up, he currently earns less than 30,000 yuan from a single short video.
But if he doesn't make a video about a popular model like Mi Mix that most people haven't bought, his originally established image as an "insider" and a "Mi fan" will be gone.
When reviewing rice products in the past, he always portrayed himself as a rice fan, saying that he was a rice fan. As a result, not only did he not get a test machine, he didn’t even make it into the top 300,000?
After calculation, if your basic historical consumption exceeds 10,000 yuan, you can be ranked within the top 300,000. In other words, you haven't even bought rice products worth 10,000 yuan in all these years. What kind of rice fan are you?
"Vicent, here's one for 25,000 more. Do you want to buy it? There's a rice warehouse in Pengcheng. If you buy it, it should be delivered tomorrow."
The fat guy next to him with a flat head, beard and round glasses was also browsing Xianyu on his phone.
Twenty-five thousand?
Song Runwen bit his lip and was about to say the word "buy" reluctantly when he heard another colleague not far away exclaim.
"Holy shit, Luke's filming too!"
Then, a familiar voice came from the colleague's cell phone.
"Hello everyone, I'm Luke, the unscientific guy who works with computers, and this is my first video."
Luke?
Hearing this voice, Song Runwen and the little fat man looked at each other in surprise and frowned.
Luke? This guy also filmed the video?
The two of them exchanged glances, then quickly picked up their phones and searched on the website.
You can find it with just a search.
Luke, the unscientific guy who tinkers with machines.
Damn, why does it sound like you are cursing?
"Hello everyone, I'm Luke, the unscientific guy who works with computers, and this is my first video."
On the phone, Luke greeted the camera with a relaxed look on his face.
As soon as he saw the picture quality, Song Runwen couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
He could tell at a glance that this video must have been shot with a SLR, and it should have been shot with two other cameras, a soft light panel and a fill light. The shooting technique was very professional.
It’s enough to make a living.
On January 9, 3053, at the Moscone Center West Hall, Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone at the Macworld conference, bringing the concept of smartphones to the public's attention.
"In September 3054, Google officially released Android 1.0 and Apple 3G, heralding the official entry of the mobile phone market into the era of smartphones."
"During those two years, the mobile phone market was turbulent. The dominant Nokia was coming to an end, and the Windows Phone was waiting for its opportunity. Almost every month, there would be a new surprise in the market."
"But in recent years, with the maturity of the iOS and Android ecosystems, the landscape has gradually stabilized."
"Although major manufacturers still release new products every year and their press conferences are still highly anticipated, the once-imagination-shattering surprises seem to be becoming less and less common."
"Faster processor, more memory, wider screen, clearer display..."
"Whether it's Apple or the major Android manufacturers, the release of new phones is almost within everyone's expectations."
"The entire market seems to have entered a period of calm with 'gradual progress'—"
“It’s so peaceful it’s almost boring.”
“But the day before yesterday, I watched a press conference.”
"The first full-screen mobile phone in history, the first AI operating system deeply integrated with AI and connecting the entire supply chain, and a fantastical MR mobile game..."
Luke changed his tone and clapped his hands. "I think everyone knows what I want to say. Yes, Rice Mix, it's coming."
After that, Luke took out a delivery box from under the table.
"This box contains the Mi Mix, which was just released two days ago. I didn't buy this from a scalper, and it's not a test device."
"The reason I was able to get the Mix so quickly is because the rice is shipped in the order of the contribution points of the members who made reservations. And I was in the first 10,000, so I was able to receive the Mix first."
"I originally thought I was just an ordinary user who occasionally bought rice products, but I received a text message last night and found out that I was actually ranked within the top 10,000 people."
"I was shocked. How could I have spent so much money on Da Mi's? I was wondering how I could have worked for several years and not saved a penny."
"Woo woo woo."
"When I filmed this video, some of my friends should have received this phone, but there are definitely more people who haven't bought it yet."
"As a core Mi fan officially certified by Mi, well, without further ado, today I'm going to unbox this Mi Mix, the device that has rocked the tech world!"
As Luke unpacked the package, he muttered, "Wow, I just found out this phone is going for 30,000 on Xianyu. If it weren't for this video, I'd be tempted to sell it to make up for the loss."
"Hey, my friends, please pay attention to me because I have suffered such a huge loss."
"If you can like, add coins, and collect it with one click, then I will do an in-depth review of this phone and then shoot a teardown video to show you what the internal design and components of the Mi Mix look like..."
"Full screen! This is a full screen! Wow, it's so beautiful. Look at the ceramic back cover. The only downside is that the back cover is too easy to get fingerprints, so this phone must be used with a case."
"It's good to wear a condom. It's safe. After all, it's a phone that can be sold for over 30,000 yuan, so I guess you have to wear a condom."
"I know what everyone wants to see the most. Without further ado, let's just turn on the computer and see what this legendary Youmi OS and 'Tainhuang: Mountain and Sea Realm' are like..."
Song Runwen and the little fat man were stunned.
Oh my god!
This thing also made a review video?
Moreover, he actually got Mix?
Is the rice delivered so fast?
Taking another look at the data on Luke's small website, the video has been uploaded for just over an hour, but it has already received nearly 300,000 views, 10,000 likes and collections, and the number of coins has even exceeded 10,000!
The number of fans has exceeded 12,000 and is still increasing every second!
Song Runwen looked at Luke's data and gritted his teeth: "Bowyer, buy it, even if it costs an extra 25,000!"
The fat guy nodded, picked up his phone and opened Xianyu. After just one look, his face changed and he muttered, "The one that costs 25,000 more is gone. It's already sold."
"Of the ones I just added to my collection, there's only one left for 35,000. Wanna buy it?"
When Song Runwen heard what the little fat man said, his eyes almost went dark.
41,000! Are you crazy? 41,000 for a cell phone!?
"Buy! Tell the seller to change the address immediately!"
Song Runwen took two deep breaths and felt like his heart was bleeding.
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On the third day after the press conference, many people posted photos of the Mix they had just received on Bilibili, iQiyi, Tencent Video, Tabo, The Story of Minglan, Weibo, and WeChat Moments!
There are even many people who do live broadcasts to show off their unboxing and experience using the device!
Of course, the most popular live broadcast is still games.
"Brothers, brothers, this is awesome. The light here is too strong. Let me turn the angle and show you the screen."
"See? This is the shopping mall square next to my house. Yes, this is where the old men and women do square dancing at night."
"I looked at the map and saw I could catch Pegasus here. Holy crap! It turned into a mountain of horses on my phone screen!"
"Holy crap! This real-life MR is so awesome! See that pillar? It's like a giant tree on the screen. Holy crap!"
"Fuck! The super administrator reminded me to use civilized language. Sorry, super administrator, please don't penalize me. I will pay attention."
"Eh? There seems to be a horse over there. Let's go over and see if we can catch it."
"What the hell! What the hell? It kicked me away with one kick? Pegasus, challenge level 5... Maybe my level is too low..."
"Eh hey hey? Super Admin, I was wrong, Super Admin, please don't interrupt..."
…
"Brothers! Brothers! Look what I caught!?"
"That's not an ear mouse! That's a fire beast! See? It seems to be glowing with fire, which can increase fire resistance by 20%!"
"Brother Xiao Wang is here too? I know he's here. I just saw Brother Xiao Wang's live broadcast and learned that there's a Fire Beast here. He fought for a long time but couldn't catch it. Who knew that I just threw a Jia Guo to it and chatted with it, and it refused to leave. Haha."
"I think the mechanics of this game are quite interesting. You don't have to fight and kill to capture a beast. Each beast has a different personality, so choosing the right way to capture it can be more effective."
"Meet Brother Xiao Wang in person? Okay, I haven't seen him before. Where is he? Eating a burger in KFC? Okay, then I'll go find him. Can you guys go to his livestream studio and tell him for me?"
…
"Everyone, look, isn't the bow I tied on Xiaoke's tail cute?"
"I don't want any Xiqu, it's too ugly. What's wrong with Xiao Ke being an ear mouse? My Xiao Ke is the cutest!"
"Besides, Xiaoke is obedient and gentle, a special..."
"Xiao Ke! Come back! Stop playing with shit!"
…
Three days after the release of the Dami Mix, almost every one of the first users who got the phone activated their accounts for "Taihuang: The Realm of Mountains and Seas".
A user base of 300,000 is not small. On the streets of every city, you can see groups of players standing in the open space with Rice Mix in their hands, beaming with joy.
In just one or two days, almost every live broadcast room of "Taihuang Shanhaijie" was full, and countless classic game slices were born.
Unlike every previous phenomenal game live broadcast, this time most of the anchors were broadcasting outdoors.
Nowadays, when the public firmly believes that "the world is flat", a considerable number of videos have been moved to YouTube and Taboo with almost no time difference.
Tabo is now a global unified server. With its super strong technical strength, the number of users on the external network has soared, and the number of users has even reached nearly one-third of Instagram!
The comment sections of these slicing videos are filled with various comments.
"This is so dreamy! I bet this phone is 10,000 times better than Apple's! I'm really fed up with Apple's slow updates!"
"Is this really a Da Zhou phone? Da Mi? I seem to have seen this brand before, but it doesn't seem to be expensive?"
"Rice has improved its performance, Zhouwei has improved its quality, and fruit has increased its price. Congratulations to the fruit industry, its profits have reached a new high."
"In fact, this is just a poor imitation of Sansang. Sansang had already developed full-screen technology a year ago and also applied AI technology to the Note7. Sansang is from Goryeo, and almost everything in the Great Zhou Dynasty was copied from Goryeo."
"Wow, that's amazing! I heard the universe originated in Goryeo. Is that true?"
"Is this the Note 7 you're talking about that was recalled worldwide and banned from flights?"
"What I'm more concerned about now is when Gao Lu can buy this phone! My God, 799 yuan, what an attractive price."
“Malaysians are equally concerned.”
“The people of Ang also care.”
"Not only is the price attractive, the phone is attractive, the system is attractive, and the games are attractive. But, have you seen the camera of this phone? It can even teach you how to take selfies like Gigi Hadid! It can tell you how to strike a pose!"
"I agree. If we add Director T, who is broadcasting on Ta, we can all become internet celebrities."
"Don't even think about it. I'm in Da Zhou right now. It's said that this phone is difficult to manufacture and has a low yield rate, so production is limited. Even people in Da Zhou can't afford it right now. The black market price has even risen to over 5,000 Mai Yuan. Damn! 5,000 Mai Yuan! That's enough to buy a nice used car."
"Isn't this phone originally priced at 5999?"
"That's the Great Zhou currency! Don't you know the exchange rate between the Great Zhou currency and the Mai Yuan?"
"Exchange rate? What's that?"
And among these comments, more and more discordant tones are emerging.
"In fact, I'm more concerned about whether YoumiOS is still Android. If so, how did they integrate AI with the underlying system? If not, how did they pass the GMS inspection? I think they passed it through some cheating method. Google should revoke their GMS authorization!"
"Compared to this, I think you should be more worried about your privacy. Haha, AI phones? Who knows what these AIs are plotting behind the scenes? Anyway, I won't give them my information."
"I agree. I heard that Gugou has already launched an investigation into them."
"I heard that ten minutes ago, Google announced that it would review Youmi OS's GMS automatic audit and require Dami to submit Android-related source code for review!"
"Android is an exclusive alliance. If they determine that YoumiOS is not Android, they will definitely cancel YoumiOS's GMS qualification! And they will force Xiaomi to choose between YoumiOS and AOSP."
"In other words, rice is finished!"
(End of this chapter)
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