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

Chapter 162 Five Bowls of Millet Porridge

The most popular event that night was the newly launched Moments feature on WeChat.

Moments is one of the features in the past few version updates of WeChat and is the most popular feature among users.

Because Weibo, Tieba, and forums are all content platforms, the content shared by these users is for strangers.

WeChat Moments is different. It is a niche, private circle built up by a chain of acquaintances, where users can share their daily lives and show off their personalities and belongings.

The people you see in the Moments, such as family, friends, colleagues, children, etc., are all the social circles around the user.

So if you want to show off, you will definitely feel more accomplished if you do it in front of people you know.

Therefore, many users who managed to buy the high-end version have been showing off in various ways on their WeChat Moments.

The post on the Moments reads, "Today's wind is so noisy, I had nothing to do, so I grabbed a Xiaomi X1. I don't know what it is like. Does anyone know anything about it?"

A screenshot of the Xiaomi X1 order is also included below.
The guy over there is bragging, "What a pity, the number of this audiophile version X1 I got is just a few days away from my birthday."

The accompanying picture shows a fever version of X0713 with the serial number 1 lying quietly on the table.

Without exception, these contents attracted likes and comments from their respective friends, satisfying their inner vanity.

Then share the content of the circle of friends on Weibo, Tieba, and forums. This is called killing two birds with one stone and maximizing resources.

Many WeChat users posted screenshots of their friends’ WeChat Moments on Sina Weibo, which showed them at the scene downstairs of Xiaomi Corporation, and their eyes were green with envy.

"Sisters, Xiao Chen looks much more handsome offline than in the video, here are the pictures to prove it!"

"Compared to Xiaomi X1, the photo with Mr. Chen is more valuable!"

"I've asked my sisters, Mr. Chen is single, let's go!"

"Xiaomi X1 is definitely the best phone right now!"

"There was a shameless bitch who kissed Mr. Chen at the scene. It was so immoral. I didn't even dare to kiss her at the time. How dare she do that?"

This then led to heated discussions among netizens.

"Each of them looks like a peacock spreading its tail. So showy!"

"It's just a Xiaomi X1, what's so great about it? It's far inferior to my Hermès bag, but this little girl can take a photo with Mr. Chen, ah~jealousy makes me explode."

"How did a good Xiaomi press conference turn into a personal star-chasing party? Who bought the Xiaomi X1 fever version?"

The style of Tieba is different from that of Weibo, and it has become a hotbed for second-hand transactions.

"Xiaomi X1 fever version number 7382, 5200 units sold, add QQ if you want it"

"Mr. Chen's autographed postcard, selling for a low price, 1000~ If you want it, come here."

"Looking for Xiaomi X1 for transfer at a high price, I will add 500 yuan, and the agreement can be signed in person, only in Suzhou"

"16G, iPhone 4, 5000, anyone interested?"

"Where is the moderator? The person above is on the wrong channel, why don't you delete it?"

Most of these users really want to buy, while the rest just want to show off and then run away. These people are mainly students.

Soon they could no longer laugh, because they found that the deposit they had paid could not be refunded, and they could not afford the balance. The transfer also required real-name authentication, and the contract had to be signed offline locally. What should they do?

It is not so bad for users in big cities, as they can make a small profit, but some users in small and medium-sized cities have begun to protest on Weibo and forums.

"What a rubbish policy of Xiaomi. You can't refund after booking. It's simply an unfair clause."

"I accidentally ordered it by just clicking? The Xiaomi X1 booking process is misleading consumers about their lack of money. I suggest that the relevant departments take action to protect the rights and interests of our consumers."

"Curiosity really killed me. I just clicked twice and 300 yuan was deducted? I seriously suspect Xiaomi is a scam company."

Then the light of justice came on the Internet, and keyboard warriors began to gloat over the misfortune and seek justice.

"I'll teach you to show off, but you're asking for trouble!"

"My friend who said you accidentally watched the press conference, accidentally opened the official website, accidentally clicked on the booking page, accidentally verified your account, accidentally entered the delivery address, accidentally selected the battery color of the phone back cover, accidentally clicked the second confirmation box, accidentally entered the online banking account password, and accidentally clicked on the payment?

Then I can only say that you are too 'careless'!"

"It is indeed careless, because some people's carelessness may have led to the international consensus that crude oil prices will affect the later development of El Niño, so that the Inuit people affected the price of gold when catching penguins, and the difficulty of climbing Mount Everest in the later period will continue to increase with the changes in the stock market."

"I don't understand what's going on above. I just want to say, Xiaomi, stay calm and don't panic. Don't refund the deposit! We can't let these people just act cool and run away."

"Even though we tried every possible way to rob it, we still couldn't get it. This group of people accidentally made me look hateful and my mind twisted."

Chen Mo also paid attention to the public opinions on the Internet. As a netizen, he was also very happy. He also wanted to teach these people a lesson and tell them not to join in the fun all the time. If they don’t have the ability to pretend to be cool, they should stop being clowns.

But after thinking about it, I realized that I was a senior executive in the company after all, and I had to do things with a big picture.

After a phone call with Lei Jun, Li Wanqiang communicated with him and decided to add a three-day cooling-off period for refunds. During this period, the Xiaomi X1 units that are refunded will be announced and snapped up separately at a later date.

He also synchronized this measure on his official website and Weibo. "Mr. Chen, pattern!"

"Look at Xiaomi's attitude. They really treat consumers as God, regardless of whether God likes to show off or not!"

"Haha, great~ This gives me another chance to grab it! Praise Xiaomi!"

"When will we stop fighting? I've already given up hope on my hands [Stormy Crying]"

At the same time, in a VIP box at Shangri-da Hotel, Zhuhai.

“Thank you for your support. Cheers to our respective careers that will flourish like this dish!”

"cheers!"

There was a large round table that could accommodate more than a dozen people, and the table was filled with delicacies from land and sea, but there were not many people attending the dinner, only five.

Coolpad Chairman Guo Deying, Meizu Chairman Huang Zhang, Gionee President Lu Weibing, Lenovo Vice President He Zhiqiang, and Tencent Editor-in-Chief Chen Juhong.

The group was organized by Guo Deying and the location was found by Huang Zhang. Originally, he wanted to hold the meeting in a high-end club where everyone could relax and discuss matters.

Later, I found out that Editor-in-Chief Chen was a lady, so I didn't dare to act rashly and chose a standard hotel room.

The theme of this meal was well known to everyone.

After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and the friend of my friend is even more of a friend.

They have only one common enemy, which is Xiaomi, which has been very popular recently.

Needless to say, Huang Zhang wanted to eat Xiaomi alive and grind his bones to ashes.

The recent mobile phones released by Coolpad, Gionee and Lenovo are not very good. Coolpad N9300, needless to say, is a high-end product that flopped suddenly, Gionee followed the decline of Tianyu, and Lenovo's Lephone at the beginning of the year was also half-dead. They are currently working hard on new Android smartphones.

So at this moment, when Xiaomi suddenly appeared in front of them, they felt the threat like a wolf coming, and they could no longer sit idly by.

Xiaomi is not like Meizu, which follows the traditional mobile phone approach of first paying a visit to the manufacturer and then opening a factory.

This new gadget has no moral principles and directly uses the Internet's fighting style to make mobile phones, with the main purpose of using random punches to kill the master.

Tencent's Chen Juhong was brought in by He Zhiqiang because Xiaomi's other product WeChat blocked Tencent's way.

This is how this dinner came about.

At the dinner table, as the organizer, Guo Deying was playing with the Xiaomi X1 in his hand and should have been the first to speak, "I think everyone has read the recent reports about Xiaomi, right? Xiaomi X1 is indeed a good phone, but this configuration is only 1999? How dare Lei Jun?"

Huang Zhang snorted, "When has Lei Jun ever followed the rules? One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. How can we make money in the future? If everyone does what Xiaomi does, we will be working for users for free in the future."

“This is called building a free bridge between suppliers and users”

"Look, it feels different when Editor-in-Chief Chen says this. That's called professionalism." He Zhiqiang didn't mind praising him.

Lu Weibing smiled and said, "Right now, the topic about Xiaomi is abuzz online, and Chen Mo was there in person this afternoon to distribute mobile phones and win over the public. Xiaomi is gaining popularity, so it's not easy to deal with it."

Chen Juhong took a sip of red wine gracefully. "Those discussing this online are all young people who are impulsive and easily instigated by some clowns. It's normal for cheap people to like cheap things, isn't it?"

"Editor-in-Chief Chen is right, but since we are all gathered together, it would be better if we have a rule on how to cook millet into millet porridge."

At this time, the waiter brought five bowls of steaming millet porridge.
He Zhiqiang said proudly, "If the five of us join forces, is there anything we can't handle?"

Guo Deying shook his head after hearing this and said self-deprecatingly, "I am not afraid of being laughed at when I say this in front of all of you. Before, Mr. Huang and I had a tacit cooperation. In the war of public opinion, we were defeated by Xiaomi. Xiaomi is not as simple as it seems. There must be a master behind it~"

Director Chen Hong did not comment. "I have heard about this before, and I reviewed it afterwards. It is quite interesting. Since the previous method of beating did not work, we might as well try another method to achieve a similar effect!"

He Zhiqiang thought about it and came up with an idea, "Editor-in-Chief Chen, do you mean to flatter me?"

"Mr. He, that's fine. Great. Mr. Huang, I don't know much about the mobile phone industry. I want to ask what is Meizu's current production capacity?"

Huang Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Take M9 for example. Currently, there are about 3500 units sold every day, which means nearly 10 units sold per month."

"Then what do you estimate Xiaomi's production capacity is?"

“High-tech products like mobile phones, unlike other fast-moving consumer goods, have a yield rate.

I estimate that Xiaomi should not be much different from me. According to previous public reports of Xiaomi, it has only been around 10 in the past few months, and at least not much.

At most, Lei Jun can produce 30 units after the Spring Festival, that’s the limit.”

"Let's do the math. Let's assume Xiaomi can produce 30 units after the Spring Festival, and that its monthly production capacity is 10 units. If we help them add fuel to the fire, we can make the current fire burn even more vigorously.

This creates a gap of 300 million or even million. When the demand exceeds the supply, the more users loved it before, the more they will hate it later. After all, what is worrying is not the lack of supply but the uneven distribution of supply. The accumulated criticism will destroy one's life, and people's gossip is scary. Even if Xiaomi's reputation has fallen to the ground, it will be difficult to pick it up again!
I'll see what Lei Jun will do then."

He Zhiqiang thought about it and came up with a plan based on Chen Juhong's idea.
"At the same time, we can launch related promotional activities. Users who have ordered Xiaomi products cannot get their deposits back, so we can do a 'I'll reimburse your deposit' campaign and then use it as a deduction for our mobile phone products! And we can have a meal at the same time~"

Chen Juhong nodded gently, blew away the hot air, and took a sip of the millet porridge. "Hmm? This millet porridge tastes good. Everyone should try it too."

(End of this chapter)