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Chapter 599 The pressure of coming and going in advance(1/2)

Wen Xiaoguang always felt that Xiaomi’s press conference was not interesting.

Or there is nothing to watch on the mobile phone press conference, because these technical blokes will just pile up data unless some manufacturers launch some eye-catching black technologies.

However, in 2012, this kind of press conference that continuously gives hardware data is OK.

Because early smartphones did have major defects in their functions, such as insufficient memory, unable to hold a few photos, they get stuck while using it, the battery is not working, the standby time is short, the camera function is too low, etc.

In response to these functional shortcomings, it is useful to give some hardware device data, but it becomes increasingly useless later.

One is aesthetic fatigue, waiting for you for a year to say a bigger number?

Another factor is the marginal effect. Later, smartphones became more and more powerful. Besides, memory, the chips did not stimulate the sensory sensory stimulation.

Just like a hungry ghost, the feeling of eating the first bun and eating the tenth bun is different, even though they both eat one bun.

Of course, 2012 is indeed OK, and the atmosphere is very lively.

Xiaomi was in its popularity. Last year, the number of mobile phones shipped 300,000 units. This year's shipments depend on the performance of Xiaomi 2, but Wen Xiaoguang remembers that it was very popular.

Yes, the number he didn't remember was 7.19 million units.

Mr. Lei is also much busier than Wen Xiaoguang. Although Wen Xiaoguang is a little busy, the division of labor within the company is clear, and Li Wenbo will help with daily work.

Wen Xiaoguang is mainly a decision-making job.

But Mr. Lei is different. He is doing it himself, holding a meeting with the hardware department to discuss mobile phone configuration, and holding a meeting with the software department to optimize user experience.

Behind the mobile phone is a lot of suppliers, and the suppliers are also his. Some of the suppliers are from the United States, and the time difference is related to it, and often they have meetings at night.

In addition, with investors, board of directors, press conferences, marketing, and contact users, he has become the almighty king and does everything.

Who told him that he has been the general manager since he was 28 years old? He knows a lot and is diligent, so he naturally has to take care of it.

Another point is that it’s really fucking stressful to dry your phone.

Since Lei Zheng officially released Xiaomi 1, he has had much less contact with Wen Xiaoguang, and most of them are for work.

For example today.

He sat down the stage and watched the middle-aged man with some emotion, shouting various data and indicators one after another,

Finally, the tone was high and ended with a special sentence:

"Only three words can describe Xiaomi's second generation, it's so cool!"

"Smack! OK!"

Wen Xiaoguang doesn't remember that Mr. Lei said this at the press conference. He didn't see much in his previous life. Now he is still very surprised to hear it while sitting in the audience. He can't help but laugh and applaud.

Awesome, awesome.

Xiaomi may have millions of bad things, but it is indeed his credit to make the price of mobile phones affordable and still be able to use them.

So when Lei Jun asked him to stand on the stage to give some highlights to this live broadcast online press conference, he still came, but he didn't show up in public for many days.

And I chose a formal outfit.

"The last part is a thank you. Thank you every Xiaomi employee, Mi fans, suppliers, and everyone who supports Xiaomi. Thank you for today's guests. I also specially invited Wen Xiaoguang to my press conference. Come on, everyone will applaud and welcome you."

When the light hit him, the audience saw Wen Xiaoguang get up from the chair and shake hands with Lei Jun on the stage in the music.

The screen behind it is full of the logos of mobile phone accessories suppliers. In fact, it is quite strange that Wen Xiaoguang appears here. He is a software engineer.

He is not like Mr. Lei wearing a headphone, and can only hold a microphone.

...

...

"How is Xiaomi 2's function?"

Lei Jun talked for about 70 minutes, and Cui Min was almost asleep.

"It's quite good, compared to other manufacturers' mobile phones, and the price is indeed affordable."

"Wen Xiaoguang is coming?"

...

"I received a call from Mr. Lei last week, and I also saw various data from Xiaomi 2 earlier than everyone." Wen Xiaoguang started with a slightly plain tone.

At least not as excited as Lei Jun.

"He told me that you must attend our press conference. Xiaomi 2 is really awesome. No matter how you want to come. I thought to myself, I have an iPhone 4s in my pocket, do you want me to attend your press conference?"

Puff hahaha!

The gap with Apple was quite obvious in 2012, and the price was also obvious. That was the era when Jobs just passed away, and Apple phones could still be called conscience, rather than the luxury goods that Cook later collected IQ tax.

After a joke, Wen Xiaoguang still had to start the flattery mode, "But I still came, not only because I am still a shareholder of Xiaomi, but also because I think Xiaomi is truly making quality domestic mobile phones. I am a software player, but I don't think I have the courage of Mr. Lei to make hardware."

"Hardware is much harder than software. If I remember correctly, Mr. Lei once flew more than 30 times to Japan for a good screen, installed it in such a mobile phone, and sold it for only 1999, which is quite conscientious."

This section is a commercial flattery and won a standard applause, nothing special.

However, Wen Xiaoguang changed his tone, "But, I believe that Mr. Lei specially invited me over today is definitely not to make me complain to all the rice fans as a bystander. This is your own choice. In the words of our young people, you have to pretend to be a pussy and even if you cry."

"But then again, I am a person who can talk nonsense. I have to expect me to talk rigorous data to Mr. Lei for so long. I can't do it. I still like to tell stories." Wen Xiaoguang kept a relaxed state on the stage as always. "I just mentioned that I am a shareholder of Xiaomi, and I have a shareholder who has shares very early and early. I still remember that people didn't believe that Lei Jun, such a software-making person, can do good hardware."

"Just no one believes that Wen Xiaoguang can make WeChat. Although we are different in age, we also have different appearances."

The laughter interrupted Wen Xiaoguang's speech, and Lei Jun himself was hilarious.

Wen Xiaoguang paused for a moment and continued with a smile, "But the way we took is the same, and our determination to our goals is the same. He paid 100 million US dollars by himself. I learned from him in the early days when the company could not raise money, and I also paid 100 million US dollars."

"Of course, I haven't seen the specific amount of Xiaomi's shares for a long time. Lei Jun just thanked the investors here for giving them 347 million US dollars. I don't know if my shares have been diluted. Anyway, I really don't know what the number is. I don't know if it changes."

People say that Wen Xiaoguang is good at speaking, but that's true. His style is completely different from the first 70 minutes. He is just talking nonsense and saying crosstalk.

Just laugh, it's interesting.

But Wen Xiaoguang also knew what he should do. He continued: "Actually, if you believe it or not, even Mr. Lei himself would not often think of how much his shares he has. It must be because we didn't start a business for money. Everyone thinks that my age and position are exaggerated, but everyone knows that in the late 1980s, Mr. Lei made 1 million? He is the life of cheating."

"I also believe that Xiaomi insists on this price and such quality is really to make touching products. If it is not done with a valuable and meaningful thing, then it would be a mistake for people like us to hold wealth."

...

Xu Nan tsk, "Why does he always look disdainful of wealth?"

Cui Min laughed, "Because they have money, do you think it's nothing if you have good skin? Only when you have it can you say you don't care."

Wen Xiaoguang could not win the crowd, so he could just say a few words, and it was difficult to start a thirty-minute crosstalk special.

But what’s so annoying is that after the press conference, Lei Jun was still busy, so he asked Wen Xiaoguang to go home by himself. I would like to thank him if I have the chance in the future.

Wen Xiaoguang is really convinced, and he treats me too much as his own person.

I originally vacated Friday afternoon and evening, but now there is no one left.

However, in this calmness, Wen Xiaoguang learned a possible rumor, that is, after Alibaba was unable to bear the effort to obtain WeChat, it was still a little reluctant to leave this field and was preparing to develop a product.

This is how it is in the business world.

Originally, Tengxun had mastered WeChat and challengers.

Weituo's strength is not strong now, and the number of challengers is actually increasing. No one doesn't want to grab profits in this blue ocean.

If you remember correctly, that product is called LaTelephone.

It was launched with the positioning of Alibaba Group's core products, and CEO Lu Zhaoxi was personally responsible.

Listening to the news that Li Wenbo said on the phone,

Wen Xiaoguang fell into some thoughts: in the impression, this incident happened only in September 2013, a year earlier, because he felt that Teng Xun had a chance to leave the market?

"Don't be so nervous." Wen Xiaoguang spoke while driving, "Social barriers are very high. Even if Alibaba wants to do it, the results will not change. Now many ambitious people think that Weituo is not strong and can challenge it, but have they actually thought that we grew up under the pressure of Tengxun, so why would we lose to these disruptors?"

Li Wenbo has always had a question: "Why didn't we agree to cooperate with Jack Ma at the beginning?"

"Do you mean accepting investment to let them invest?" Wen Xiaoguang felt that there was nothing to hide. "Because everything Alibaba is mainly based on me, their success is because they do all the actions for e-commerce, and because of this, they have not gone far in socializing, because the purpose of socializing is only for e-commerce, or e-commerce is eager for traffic."

"Your confidence is better than mine at the value level." Li Wenbo also said bluntly, "But a company of Alibaba's size is involved in live chat software, I will not be as confident as you. I pay close attention to them."

"It's strange. Didn't they delist from Hong Kong a while ago? It took a lot of money and took up a lot of energy. Why do they still have the heart to do it with us?"

Wen Xiaoguang really wants to complain. He hasn't thought about Alibaba's shares yet, and the other party is thinking about him.

"No matter what they do, WeChat cannot be satisfied with the current situation and can never stop." This is Li Wenbo's words.

But in fact, it didn't stop. Isn't China's Voice continuing?

Moreover, the current users have already exceeded 150 million, which is basically difficult to challenge. Friendship relationships will make people come in step by step.

Wen Xiaoguang and Jack Ma have long cooperated in traffic, but Alibaba is a relatively strong company. The next step to invest in a company is to control it. In the future, several logistics companies will be integrated into Cainiao Network, and their profits will be quickly sucked away.

Everyone understands that, without Taobao’s orders, logistics companies just can’t survive.

The same is true for Weituo. They always want this and that, and they want to send a Taobao link to the user's WeChat every day.

It would be strange if Wen Xiaoguang could agree to them.

You pay, we provide traffic, that's it.

After too much constraints, they thought about doing it themselves.
To be continued...
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