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

Chapter 875: Inventory Collapses Before the Episode is Even Halfway Through its Premiere.
The support from fans came like a tidal wave.

"9999 yuan, where is it expensive?"

"Just because you think it's expensive doesn't mean everyone else thinks it's expensive. Don't try to morally blackmail me; nobody's forcing you to buy it!"

"Exactly! There are always people who want to stand out, deliberately sing a different tune to get attention, as if they're afraid others won't know they're a loser in real life!"

"I hate people who don't work hard in real life but come online to complain and spread negativity. If you don't buy it, plenty of others will!"

A top-tier livestreaming e-commerce host who earns hundreds of millions of yuan a year was actually lecturing him on how to work hard during his livestream?

Not content with just saying it themselves, they're also instigating their fans to form a public opinion campaign and engage in cyberbullying?
Old Liu, who had just arrived home from working overtime, was already exhausted both physically and mentally. Upon seeing these words, he felt a surge of anger rush to his head, and his body instantly turned red and his defenses crumbled.

Damn it, I work myself to death for a month and my salary is just enough to buy your so-called co-branded phone. And I get mocked for watching a live-streaming sales event?

"The configuration is the same, just a little more storage capacity, a new packaging and a collaboration, and they dare to double the price? They're not ripping off the poor, but they're mocking them. I'll knock some sense into you..."

His fingers flew across the keyboard, but before he could even post a comment, he was stunned by the pop-up message that "you have been removed from the live stream."

Damn it! I've been blocked.

Old Liu cursed under his breath while staring at the screen, but could only helplessly put down his phone.

You can't fight city hall. No matter how nicely you call him "Father Ma" online, he's not your biological father. Do you think he'll open a back door for you to go back? What a load of rubbish!

There's nothing wrong with pricing a flagship phone. There are versions priced at 3899 yuan and 4499 yuan suitable for ordinary people, as well as co-branded versions aimed at high-end users. People can choose according to their needs.

He was just complaining a little, why is he being targeted like this?
How could a mobile phone brand hire such a livestreamer with distorted values ​​to sell its products?

He then uninstalled Taobao and opened Douyin instead...

What Lao Liu didn't know was that when one Lao Liu was kicked out, thousands of Lao Lius stood up.

It's important to know that at least hundreds of thousands, even millions, of people were watching this live stream. While some of them were the "family members" Li Jiaqi mentioned, the majority were ordinary working people like Lao Liu who worked hard. Upon hearing the question, "Are you not working hard enough?", they all protested.

"Good grief, so we work hard to give you money, and you still think we're not working hard enough? What a hypocrite!"

"It's expensive, so why can't you just admit it? Why do you have to label people like that?"

"You've made too much money and you're getting arrogant? You look down on us poor fans now, huh? Stop pretending!"

"Jiaqi definitely didn't mean that. The brand must have made him say that. Don't wrongly accuse Giegie!"

"I earn thousands a month and I don't work hard, so I don't deserve to be in this live stream room. Goodbye!"

Seeing the controversy in the comments section escalating, if Li Jiaqi could immediately apologize and admit his mistake, regardless of the subsequent public opinion, he could at least stabilize the atmosphere in the live broadcast room.

But he felt he hadn't said anything wrong: I was able to achieve what I have today through hard work, and you people are incompetent and love to complain, so why are you criticizing me?

"This brand has always priced its products this way, so please don't spread rumors. We're not having an easy time either, so please trust us!"

Li Jiaqi thought he could get away with a simple explanation thanks to his personal charm and huge fan base, but he found that netizens didn't buy it at all.

Seeing that he was disrupting his sales rhythm—after all, there was Viya's live stream next door competing with him—he blurted out in a panic:

"I just told the truth, is it really necessary for you to keep making a fuss about it?"

He then instructed his team to implement a comprehensive operation involving silencing, controlling comments, and blocking users.

They're just a bunch of insignificant lone wolves anyway, it doesn't matter. He got to where he is today because of his core female fans...

At 10:44, Li Jiaqi uttered the "classical saying" that caused a huge uproar.

At 10:48, Lao Liu was kicked out of the live stream.

At 10:49, public opinion began to ferment.

At 10:51, ByteDance's headquarters public opinion center detected this public opinion and immediately began to report it.

At 10:55, Zhang Yiming received feedback and, after thinking for one minute, made a phone call to Chen Tong.

At 10:59, related topics such as #WhereIsLiExpensive# and #IsItBecauseIsHeNotWorkingHard# trended on Weibo, Zhihu, and other platforms, and the surge of public opinion continued to ferment...

As time went by, a large number of netizens flocked to Li Jiaqi's live stream.

At first, Li Jiaqi was overjoyed to see a sudden surge in the number of viewers in his live stream, never expecting such an unexpected bonus.

Only then did he understand what it meant that "black and red are also red"!
But then, his live stream became a mess, with his core fans and newly arrived haters splitting into two factions and fiercely hurling insults at each other.

There are only a few people in charge of control, which is simply not enough to seal off the entire area!
Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he made a snap decision and blocked everyone's comments.

However, it's clear that his sales performance has also been significantly affected...

A few minutes later, Li Jiaqi suddenly looked behind the camera as if someone was calling him. The next moment, he abruptly ended the broadcast without any warning.

Hundreds of thousands of online users were confused and didn't know what was happening. Subsequently, some of them were diverted to Viya's live broadcast room next door.
Li Jiaqi's final sales figure was 177 million yuan.

Clearly, the matter isn't over yet; Li Jiaqi's personal account's follower count is decreasing instead of increasing, and at an increasingly rapid pace.
Meanwhile, Viya's livestream sales next door have already exceeded 3 million yuan, setting a new record for a single livestream on Taobao. On the other hand, in Jia Yueting's livestream, his voice remains full of inspiring passion:
"...I work in the mobile phone industry, so when we got our hands on Xiaomi's new product, our team disassembled it immediately."

I think that once the first batch of goods arrives in the next day or two, countless professional digital bloggers will conduct teardown reviews, so I won't add anything more here.

Furthermore, I have signed a confidentiality agreement. All I can say here is that Xiaomi's new products use very high-quality and reliable materials, so you can rest assured about that.

As Mr. Lei said, the profit margin will not exceed 5%...

Just then, a staff member came over and whispered something in Jia Yueting's ear. The latter nodded to indicate that he understood.

"I just heard the staff announce the data: 40 minutes after the broadcast started, the number of people watching online has reached 342 million."

Regardless of your individual feelings, thank you again for supporting Lao Jia.

Jia Yueting bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, showing his sincerity.

Since he chose this profession, he was able to swallow his pride and let go of his past reserve and dignity, treating himself as a service worker.

Actually, the staff member wasn't reporting the number of people just now—the number of people is displayed in real time on the large screen opposite him. What he just mentioned was one of the contingency plans.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is essential. When Jia Yueting started his live stream, he arranged for two teams to monitor the live streams of Viya and Li Jiaqi next door.

The actual content that the staff just shared was: Viya did her live stream methodically, but she was vague about the technical aspects and focused on emotional appeal.

Meanwhile, Li Jiaqi's live stream suddenly exploded with a bombshell, and he briefly summarized the core of the statement in two sentences.

He had no reason not to accept such a generous gift.

Therefore, Jia Yueting just acted quickly, first synchronizing the number of online viewers, giving all the netizens watching the live stream a sense of honor in participating in this grand event.

With the responsiveness honed through countless unexpected situations, a strategy and general rhetoric instantly formed in his mind.
"To be honest... Lao Jia didn't expect everyone to be so supportive. The share we negotiated with Xiaomi this time wasn't actually that much."

The broadcast wasn't even halfway through, and the inventory is already less than half full... You guys really don't want me to work overtime...

Seeing the barrage of encouraging and enthusiastic comments, Lao Jia softened his tone:

"Xiaomi laptops cost nearly 6000 yuan, and Xiaomi phones cost 3 to 4 yuan. Are they cheap? Compared to Apple's price of nearly 2 yuan and Samsung's price of 7 to 8 yuan, they are indeed cheap, very cheap."

Even at the cheapest price, it's still a product costing several thousand yuan.

As far as I know, the median disposable income of residents nationwide is less than 2 yuan per month.

In other words, to buy a Xiaomi Mix, you need to save up for two months without eating or drinking.

I just saw someone in the comments section say, "If you think it's too expensive, does that mean you're not working hard enough?"

I think that's wrong! Earning money isn't easy for anyone.

Everyone knows me because of LeEco, right?

Looking at the replies in the comments section, Jia Yueting smiled bitterly, "You all only see the glamorous side of me. When I first started my business, I worked as a temporary worker, lived in a basement, slept at the train station to run business, and ate only steamed buns for a month."
I know how hard it is to make money
Later, after becoming a boss, I studied Marxist economics and came across a formula I'd like to share.

As he spoke, Jia Yueting pulled over a whiteboard and started writing and drawing on it, just like when he "dreamed" Chen Mo.

A moment later, a formula appeared before everyone's eyes:

"Personal wage increases are calculated based on labor market supply and demand, capital allocation ratios, and inflation rates, but not on individual effort. Hoping that your boss will have a change of heart and voluntarily raise your salary is pure fantasy."

Don't doubt what I say, because I truly act as a boss, even though I'm currently a boss in debt.

Jia Yueting's self-deprecating humor actually won him a lot of goodwill.

"Based on the formula above, if we follow the logic of the previous statement, shouldn't the boss reflect on their lack of effort if the company's performance declines? Is it because the brand owners are not working hard enough if domestic products are not selling well?"

Those who can utter such words are arrogantly trampling on the survival plight of ordinary people by those who have already benefited from the system; it is another version of the "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" argument.

The reason I'm saying all this is to tell you that you should do everything within your means, and this applies to consumption as well.

If you need to upgrade your phone and your budget allows, then I recommend buying Xiaomi – a brand that strives for domestic production while offering excellent value for money.

If you earn less than 5,000 yuan a month and just want to support Xiaomi out of so-called patriotism, or simply want to try it out on a whim, then I want to say, go ahead and buy it!

I don't think this is what Mr. Lei would want to see.

If you earn over 10,000 yuan a month, you can choose to buy a Mix; if you earn several thousand yuan a month, you can buy a Redmi. Both will meet your needs. There's no need to force yourself to buy something you can't afford, or to put in unnecessary effort. Please promise me you won't make impulsive purchases, okay?

Jia Yueting discovered that the more he said it, the more his sales surged.

It seems that what he just expressed as "No!" or "Stop!" was misheard by the millions of viewers in the live stream as "Don't stop!"

Ten minutes later, Jia Yueting stared wide-eyed at the camera, his face filled with disbelief.

"What? Sold out?"

(End of this chapter)