The showroom is decorated in a simple and bright style, with dozens of glass display cases showcasing the latest flip phones. The phones come in four colors: black, white, and blue, and they look very beautiful.
Everyone who saw it was amazed. It was much smaller and lighter than a big mobile phone that was almost too big to hold in one hand. Could it really make phone calls?
On the stage at the press conference, Han Tao led his team in a demonstration. When Ququ, dressed in high-end casual wear, casually made a call, his female classmates who attended the press conference all gasped in surprise.
"So cool!"
"I really want a phone like that. If I buy one, can I take a picture with the R&D team?"
Ququ has grown to be over 1.8 meters tall, but her face is still as delicate as cream. This contrast not only drove the little girl crazy, but also made the aunties smile throughout the whole time.
Of course, the main buyers were middle-aged men with money in their pockets. Their attention was focused on Han Tao's explanations, the principles behind them, and the future research and development directions, which were full of technological flair.
"Okay, that concludes today's press conference. The phone is priced at 6,900 yuan, and those who attended today will receive a 100 yuan discount."
Han Tao bowed in gratitude after concluding the press conference.
Despite the high prices, people's enthusiasm for buying cooled down considerably.
Previously, a mobile phone cost over ten thousand dollars, but this new phone is a revolutionary breakthrough, directly reducing the price by several thousand dollars.
However, only a small number of people actually have the financial means to purchase them.
Give me one.
A greasy middle-aged man in a suit, with a potbelly, casually had his assistant pull out a sack of money.
When it comes to purchasing power, business owners are the ones who truly matter.
Many tenants in Dong'an Market are doing very well now, and spending a few thousand yuan is not a big problem for them.
As for factory workers who earn a fixed salary, they're lucky if they can earn this much money in a year; they don't have the money to buy these flashy but impractical things.
They don't have that many phone calls to make.
The monthly phone bill of several tens of yuan is a heavy burden for them.
Since the reform and opening up, after more than a decade of development, people's living standards have improved and wages have increased, but the gap between the rich and the poor has also widened.
Those with traditional thinking who cling to their jobs can only be said to have no problem making ends meet.
Those who ran small businesses have gradually achieved a comfortable standard of living.
Group bosses like Lu Wanqing are among the richest people, a status that ordinary people can only dream of.
Those with money are no longer satisfied with just having enough to eat and wear, but begin to pursue the enjoyment of life.
Buying luxury goods and traveling abroad have become the new trend.
Although the proportion of wealthy people was small at this time, the population base was still huge.
Han Tao's new mobile phone sold 20,000 units, which translates to a turnover of over 100 million yuan.
It is truly remarkable that such achievements could be made in just a few days after the press conference in Beijing.
In the computer mall, mobile phone vendors are scrambling to stock this particular model of phone, and demand still exceeds supply.
...
Tian Guangrong was depressed after losing millions of yuan and his father suffering a stroke.
Fortunately, good news came from his friend's son's electronics company: Tian Mufeng had developed a new type of mobile phone, which was a flip phone.
Unfortunately, Han Tao's new phone beat them to it and held its launch event first.
Tian Guangrong was surprised to find that the mobile phone designed by Tian Mufeng and the mobile phone designed by Han Tao had many similarities.
When Tian Mufeng learned about this, he also found it unbelievable, since he had designed the phone himself!
But since things had already come to this, he still advised the company to stop producing and selling the phone.
“Dad, if our phone hits the market, they might sue us for copyright infringement,” he said worriedly.
At this point, Tian Guangrong wanted to recover his losses on one hand, and take revenge on Wenwan Group on the other, so he decided to continue production.
"Mu Feng, don't worry about this. You didn't plagiarize, so you have nothing to hide. We'll not only produce it, but we'll also set the price lower to seize the market."
Tian Guangrong did the same, investing several million more to purchase raw materials and begin large-scale production. The phones were priced at five thousand yuan and were mainly sold in computer malls.
Those who can't afford genuine mobile phones can buy cheaper ones at computer malls, as everyone calls the mobile phones sold at computer malls counterfeit goods.
With the emergence of counterfeit goods, the sales of genuine products have been impacted, dropping by 30% compared to before.
Han Tao also keenly noticed that counterfeit products had appeared on the market, and they were very similar to his own mobile phone designs.
He immediately sent people to investigate, and only then did he learn that Tian Mufeng was the designer of that mobile phone.
Could it be that he intentionally stole the relevant information when Miaomiao brought him to visit the factory last time?
He told Miaomiao about this and warned her to be wary of Tian Mufeng in the future.
Upon hearing this, Miaomiao clenched her fists, furious. It turned out that Tian Mufeng's real purpose in approaching her was this.
She came to the campus, intending to talk to him.
When she arrived at the School of Electronic Engineering building, she saw Tian Mufeng being surrounded by several girls.
It turned out that when he passed by the big tree downstairs, he heard a group of girls talking on a cell phone.
Girls who own cell phones are very proud of them, as if they are afraid that others will not know that they have a cell phone.
"This is the latest model phone, it costs several thousand yuan!"
Another girl scoffed, "I've seen genuine phones before; yours is just a knock-off."
"So what if it's a knock-off? You still can't afford it, and you can still make phone calls!"
"Hmph, a knock-off is a knock-off. It's produced by stealing other people's labor. They're shameless in their pursuit of money."
They were arguing back and forth, but Tian Mufeng couldn't stand it anymore and rushed over to argue with them.
"Who said this is a counterfeit? What proof do you have before spouting nonsense!"
Several girls were bewildered by his sudden action, and then, seeing that he looked weak and easy to bully, they all turned around and surrounded him.
Miaomiao sighed and pulled him out of the group of girls. They walked a long way and stopped at a pavilion.
"Explain yourself!" Miaomiao stood with her hands on her hips, staring intently at him.
Tian Mufeng was confused: "What do you mean, 'explain'? There was nothing between me and those girls just now, don't misunderstand."
"Who would misunderstand you! You designed a phone that's similar to the one my uncle's company designed, shouldn't you explain that?" Miaomiao said intuitively.
By this point, their trust had completely crumbled, and there was no need to care about each other's feelings anymore.
Tian Mufeng's face turned pale, and his voice trembled:
"Do you even think the phone I designed is a knock-off?"
I admit that the time you took me to visit your uncle's company gave me a lot of inspiration, but the entire design is absolutely my original work.
After saying that, he left angrily without waiting for Miaomiao's reaction, as if he were heartbroken.
Miaomiao: "..." She was bewildered.
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