Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 155: All the wise men have arrived, and people from all directions have gathered

A study room in Peking University,

"Hey? Xiaomi's press conference will be held in the Centennial Lecture Hall soon. Are you going?"

"I have to go. I just need to change my phone. I want to go and see what the Xiaomi phone that has been praised for so long is really like."

"How about we go to the cafeteria to eat first? Then go after we finish eating?"

"Okay~ Anyway, it doesn't start until 8 o'clock, so there's still enough time."

As a result, the group rushed out of the cafeteria just a few minutes after entering and ran towards the Centennial Lecture Hall, because just as they were about to get their food, they heard other students chatting and saying that the Centennial Lecture Hall was almost full.

What's going on? It's only what time is it? It's okay to skip a meal and come back for a midnight snack, but it would be uncomfortable to stand for an hour or two. These people hurried away, thinking that it would be better to believe it.

At the same time, similar scenes were played out in the canteens, classrooms, and dormitories of Peking University and even nearby universities.

Many students walked quickly towards their destination while excitedly discussing and guessing the content of Xiaomi's press conference.

There is no way around it as Xiaomi has been too popular recently. Even those who are usually oblivious to the world outside and only focus on reading sage books have developed a strong interest in Xiaomi phones and want to find out what this new species is.

At this moment, Peking University seems to have become the new center of the universe, forming a vortex that attracts students, white-collar workers interested in Xiaomi, and Mi fans from all over the country.

The Centennial Lecture Hall on the Peking University campus became the center of this vortex.

There were a few special people among the crowd that came to attend the press conference.

After two men entered the Peking University campus, one of them said a few words to his companion and started sprinting at full speed.

Both of them work in Google's Shanghai office. They came all the way from Shanghai just to catch a glimpse of Lei Jun and the true appearance of Xiaomi mobile phone.

When he arrived breathlessly, he saw that the front and middle seats were occupied, so he quickly ran to an empty seat a little further away, put his bag aside, announcing that the seat was occupied, and then took out his cell phone and started calling, "Hey, Jin Fan, hurry up, the seat is reserved for you."

In the carport near the Centennial Lecture Hall, a fat man locked his bicycle breathlessly, checked the time, and since he was still in a hurry, he walked slowly towards the Centennial Lecture Hall. But when he got to the end of the field and looked inside, he saw nothing but darkness.

Wow, the place was packed with people, and the noisy atmosphere was something he had only seen at the market in his hometown when he was a child.

It's only 7:, and there are no seats left? A few minutes later, the agile fat man, relying on his size, squeezed in like a bulldozer, shouting "Excuse me, please" and stopped at the aisle in the corner in front. His name is Luo Yonghao.

Luo Yonghao saw a man with a backpack next to him, who occupied an excellent shooting position with a large cannon barrel on the tripod, so he started chatting with him in a familiar manner. He found out that the man had arrived there two hours earlier. Although he did not have as many fans as himself, he was also a digital blogger with hundreds of thousands of fans. His name was Lin Sen.

In the Peking University parking lot, Lei Jun had just parked his car and Kingsoft's Qiu Bojun got out with him.

As this is such an important occasion for Xiaomi, Lei Jun should personally invite Qiu Bojun to attend the press conference both publicly and privately, and even drive to pick him up in the afternoon.

The two of them had just walked a few steps towards the Centennial Lecture Hall when they saw a man with a big mouth walking towards them with a dignified demeanor.

"Congratulations, Mr. Lei. Let me introduce myself. I am Richard Yu, currently in charge of the terminal business."

At that time, Yu Chengdong was not the big mouth he later became. He could only be regarded as a powerful general under Huawei. He didn't even join the board of directors. He worked in communications abroad in the past two years and was transferred to the mobile terminal company by Ren Zhengfei this year to be responsible for the mobile phone business.

"Oh, my apologies, I've long heard of your name." Lei Jun's words were not meant to be modest. Although he had never met Yu Chengdong, he had heard of this man's name and was said to have good abilities.

The two men shook hands, and after being introduced by Lei Jun, Yu Chengdong exchanged a few words with Qiu Bojun.

Qiu Bojun is a benchmark for the first generation of programmers in China and a man who carries the entire Microsoft on his own. Yu Chengdong still gives him full respect.

The three of them walked towards the auditorium and entered through another door.

The first two rows of the lecture hall were the guest seats, and many invited guests had already taken their seats, including Kai-Fu Lee of Innovation Works, Cao Guowei of Sina, Lu Weibing, president of Gionee, Chen Mingyong, CEO of OPPO, Xiong Xiaoge of IDG, and He Shiyou, president of ZTE.

After Lei Jun and his two main companions came over, everyone shook hands and greeted each other. Although Yu Chengdong was not well-known at the time, he still attracted the attention of these people because he was backed by Huawei.

"Mr. Lei, congratulations! The venue was packed with people, even the aisles were full. It seems that Xiaomi's press conference was a success before it even started."

"Mr. Lu, thank you for your praise."

Yu Chengdong also took the opportunity to say, "I am also here to learn from Mr. Lei's marketing experience. I will see Mr. Lei's style in a while."

Lei Jun smiled and waved his hand, "Well, I won't go up and make a fool of myself. I believe it will bring surprises to everyone."

"Oh? Could it be that Xiaomi has another expert?"

"Then please wait and see. Please don't stand and sit down. We apologize for the poor hospitality~"

Afterwards, each of the big guys took their seats according to the names on their backs, chatting from time to time while waiting for the Xiaomi conference to begin.

Lei Jun finally sat down and found that two-thirds of the invited guests were present, which was not bad. However, he narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw that the seats of Meizu Huang Zhang, Coolpad Guo Deying and Lenovo He Zhiqiang were empty in the back row. "That's it for today. You continue to refine and improve the issues you just mentioned. Send me a meeting minutes before leaving get off work. I have something to do later, so I'm leaving first."

Li Yanhong looked at the time on his watch, then left the meeting room after saying this.

Other Baidu executives looked at each other in bewilderment. They had been meeting with Robin for so many years, and this was the first time they saw him run away first?
What's going on? Is there something big happening today?

One of the executives in charge of media-related business suddenly said, "Isn't Xiaomi's press conference scheduled for later?"

"No way. Our company doesn't have a mobile phone business. Do we have to make mobile phones in the future?"

"I don't know. Anyway, Robin asked me about Xiaomi a few times. Should we invest in Xiaomi?"

"Okay, stop asking questions and keep going."

Here, Robin Li returned to his office and asked his secretary, "Has the Xiaomi press conference started?"

"There are 10 minutes left. The meal will be on your table. Youku and YY will both have live streaming."

"Okay, go ahead!"

Li Yanhong took a few minutes to finish his meal, then entered the URL and watched the live broadcast.

It’s not that he didn’t receive the invitation, but he thought that he had not entered the mobile phone market, and if his appearance caused misunderstanding by the media, it would have a bad impact.

He was following the Xiaomi press conference simply out of curiosity about the young man who had impressed him some time ago.

"I wonder if you will show up?" Li Yanhong murmured as he looked at the live broadcast on the screen.
"What is the current sales volume of M9? Have the data been reported?"

"In 10 hours, the national sales of M9 exceeded 5 units. Among them, our two stores in Zhuhai and Shenzhen have sold out of spot stocks and entered the pre-order status."

In fact, Meizu only had 10 units in stock, but unexpectedly, nearly half of them were sold in one day. This shows that market users are optimistic about Meizu.

This made Huang Zhang very satisfied. "Well, talk to the factory and ask them to switch to a two-shift mode to increase production capacity!"

"Okay Mr. Huang."

Huang Zhang looked at the live broadcast on the screen. He wanted to see how many units Xiaomi could sell after the press conference.

The invitation to Xiaomi's press conference was quietly lying in the trash can under his desk.

At the same time, many colleagues who follow Lei Jun's mobile phones, such as Coolpad's Guo Deying and 360's Zhou Hongyi, were also paying attention to Xiaomi's press conference, just like little friends who sat in front of the TV with small stools at 6 o'clock in the evening waiting for the broadcast of "Big Windmill".
As 8 o'clock approached, the Peking University Centennial Lecture Hall was filled with wise men and women from all over the world.

As the venue was overloaded, all personnel from Peking University's Security Department were temporarily organized to maintain order and avoid unexpected situations.

For safety reasons, no one is allowed to enter now. People can only leave but not come in. There are many people surrounding the venue in three circles inside and three circles outside.

In order to guide the growing crowd, some staff even shouted at the top of their lungs with loud speakers.
"There are internet cafes on and near the campus. You can go there to watch the live broadcast of the Xiaomi press conference. There are indeed too many people inside. Please understand. If you go quickly, there may be a place. If you go slowly, there may be no seats left."

As soon as the words fell, many people in the crowd ran away, the rest reacted and followed closely, and some people were still hesitant.
The venue was also crowded with people, even the aisles were filled with people. The level of congestion was almost the same as the green trains during the Spring Festival travel rush. It was so crowded that one had to pull their trouser pockets to go to the toilet. It can be seen how lively the scene was.

The press conference was about to start in 10 minutes. At this time, the executive director approached Chen Mo, the chief director, and asked, "Just now, the head of the Peking University Security Department approached me and said that there were a lot of people gathered outside. He asked us to start quickly. If we start, people might disperse."

"Okay, send someone over there to tell them, and we'll start right away!"

After saying that, Chen Mo secretly glanced at the front stage through the curtain from backstage. There was a huge crowd. The auditorium that could originally accommodate two thousand people was now filled with nearly three thousand people.

This made him swallow unconsciously. It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. There was nothing he could do. The biggest scene he had ever seen was technical training, and the largest number of people was only about thirty. The auction some time ago had only hundreds of people. He had never seen such a big scene. It was almost as big as a small concert.

Fortunately, Chen Mo was well prepared and took out his secret weapon from his backpack, a small bottle of 52-proof () Erguotou. (Ad space for rent)
This is his unique experience. Alcohol makes a hero brave. This will make his mind extremely active and his state will improve rapidly. And unlike others who blush when drinking, his face turns white when drinking, and the more he drinks, the whiter his face becomes.

In his previous life, whenever there was an important occasion, Chen Mo would secretly drink a sip of farewell wine in advance, which allowed him to go through countless ups and downs without any danger every time.

Chen Mo unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip. He did not swallow it directly but let the savory taste linger in his mouth. As the spicy taste entered his throat, after a few seconds, it was like a spark that ignited a fire in his heart!

The mind is clear and the heart is hot, like ice and fire, the state is just right!

Chen Mo said to the executive director of the press conference, "Action"

He said to the photographer behind him, "Turn on the camera, follow!"

Then a horse came forward and lifted the curtain. The cameraman followed closely behind with a camera on his shoulder. The red light on the camera flashed rhythmically.
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