Chapter 828: Reinventing the Cell Phone
"Free antivirus software? What the hell is Zhou Hongyi doing? Is he not making money anymore?"
"The antivirus software is free, is he doing charity?"
"His company was invested by Lu Yiming. Lu Yiming doesn't think that if he can succeed by making free games, he can also succeed by making anti-virus software, right? Legend of Mir 2 can make money by selling props, so what does his anti-virus software sell? Is he selling viruses?"
The inherent mindset makes everyone not optimistic about this move by Qihu at all.
Ultimately, it’s because they don’t know where the profit point of free antivirus software lies.
It's impossible that this is really charity, working hard to find a group of people to develop a software just to give back to society, right?
Even fairy tales wouldn’t dare be written like this.
Others don't know where Qihoo's profit point is, but Lu Yi knows it clearly. In the world he lived in before, Zhou Hongyi was worth a lot of money, and he made a fortune by relying on the 360 family bucket.
Just when everyone was thinking about how Qihoo would make a profit, Lu Yiming came up with another big news.
Maomao Mobile will release the world's first smartphone on January 1, 2007.
Smartphone!
Intelligence is easy to understand. It means wisdom and ability.
Even the concept of artificial intelligence was proposed as early as the Dartmouth Conference in 1956, and the name given at that time was Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short.
Mobile phones are easier to understand. After the big brothers in the 1980s and 1990s, today's mobile phones have developed in the direction of being small and exquisite. Previously, mobile phones were bigger than bricks, but now you can put two in one palm. And the price has also changed from tens of thousands of yuan to a few thousand yuan now.
But how are the two words "smart" and "mobile phone" connected together?
Is it possible that mobile phones can generate intelligence?
Following the announcement released by Maomao Mobile, a wave of discussion immediately swept the Internet.
“What is a smartphone?”
“What can a smartphone do?”
There are countless people commenting under these posts, and everyone is enjoying what they imagine the so-called smart phones to look like.
However, no matter how heated the discussion on the Internet is, Maomao Mobile has never responded.
The profiles of all Maomao Mobile’s social media accounts only have one sentence: January 1, 2007, I’ll show you something nice.
Maomao Mobile has been established for several years, and during these years, Maomao Mobile has not released any products.
Not to mention ordinary people, even people in the circle almost forgot about moving the cat.
Unexpectedly, after a few years of silence, Maomao Mobile is suddenly going to make a big move.
The mobile phone market, especially the mobile phone market in Xia country, has become very popular now. There are all kinds of mobile phones, such as Bird mobile phones and fighter jets among mobile phones.
Maomao Mobile launched its first product at this time. Although it was advertised as smart, there were still many people who were not optimistic about it and wanted to make fun of Lu Yiming.
At the end of December 2006, only two or three days away from New Year's Day, Zhonghai International Airport suddenly became lively. Charter planes landed one after another and were picked up by luxury cars that had been waiting at the airport.
On this day, a flight took off from Baiyun City and landed at Zhonghai International Airport. Zhu Hanwen and Sun Jiatong walked down the plane's gangway.
Sitting in the car on the way to the Future Building, Sun Jiatong looked over and over the exquisite invitation letter in her hand and said to Zhu Hanwen, "Lu Yiming said before that he wanted to create an epoch-making mobile phone. Did he really make it?"
Zhu Hanwen seemed a little worried. He frowned and said, "Domestic mobile phones are not very good now. They are suppressed by foreign brands. There are already many people online waiting to see the joke."
Sun Jiatong comforted him and said, "Don't say that. At most, we can order a batch of them and give them to others, and it can also help boost sales."
Thanks to Lu Yiming's help, Sun Jiatong's women's clothing store on Taobao has grown bigger and bigger, and now she is on her way to becoming a multi-millionaire. Sun Jiatong has also resigned from her position as a teacher and has focused on running the company.
On the other side, at the entrance of the Future Building, Qian Hongli, wearing high-end leather shoes and a high-end suit, got out of a Rolls-Royce, looking like a big boss.
The small boss who used to run a counter in the computer market has now become the chairman of Jianlai Computer, the second largest local computer brand in Xia Country, and he himself has also become a well-known entrepreneur in Baiyun City. His status is completely different from the past.
And all this was brought by Lu Yiming.
Li Yiwen was waiting at the entrance of the building. When he saw Qian Hongli coming, he immediately came up to him and said with a smile, "Hey, Mr. Qian, long time no see."
Although Qian Hongli is now the chairman of a listed company, he doesn't dare to be arrogant in front of Li Yiwen. He said hurriedly: "Mr. Li is very busy. I want to have tea with you. Isn't it because I am afraid of delaying your work?"
Then, he asked curiously, "What kind of phone is this that Mr. Lu made? It's so mysterious. Can you tell me more about it?"
Li Yiwen smiled and said, "You will know soon."
"Hi."
While they were talking, another Rolls-Royce stopped by.
This time, three people got off the car, namely Zheng Zhiguang, Zheng Fengting and Zheng Youyuan.
Mingyuan Technology's business is booming. Under Zheng Zhiguang's operation , it has been successfully listed on the Hong Kong stock market and has become a technology company with a market value of more than 20 billion. The family of three has also become a truly top wealthy family.
"Mr. Li, Mr. Qian."
Zheng Youyuan greeted Li Yiwen and Qian Hongli with a smile on his face.
The electronic components produced by Zheng Youyuan's electronics factory are widely used in Jianlai computers, so Zheng Youyuan and Qian Hongli can be considered very familiar partners.
Qian Hongli smiled and said, "General Manager Zheng is here."
Zheng Youyuan looked at the towering Future Building in front of him and said with emotion: "Every time we meet, President Lu always brings something new to everyone."
"Well said!"
A voice came from behind, and everyone turned to look, only to find that it was Lin Yuantao and his daughter Lin Shuyi who had arrived.
"Mr. Lin."
"Ms. Lin."
"Uncle Zheng, Uncle Qian."
Lin Yuantao sighed, "Young people are really formidable. I didn't expect that in just a few years, Lu Yiming could have created such a situation."
They almost watched Lu Yiming grow up step by step, and everything seemed like it happened just yesterday.
Zheng Youyuan said to Lin Yuantao: "Boss Lin, I heard that Jingwan Group's business focus has gradually shifted from real estate to financial investment in recent years. They invested in two listed companies, Qiandu and Home Inns, and made a lot of money."
Lin Yuantao was very proud in his heart, but he said modestly: "No, no, it can't compare to the development of your Mingyuan Technology. I heard that you built two more foundries? This is a money-printing machine that makes a lot of money."
During the conversation, more people arrived one after another.
Li Quanwang was wearing his latest suit, looking very respectable. His parents were also dressed very formally today.
They now live in a villa with Li Quanwang. Their daily life consists of drinking tea, playing chess and cards with the rich ladies and old men in the community. It is extremely comfortable.
The two people's mental state now makes them look even younger than they did a few years ago.
Later, Shi Qingxue's family and Lu Yiming's college roommates also attended the first product launch of Maomao Mobile.
The press conference was held at the Future Building at ten o'clock the next morning.
As early as the beginning of the design, Lu Yiming planned two halls specifically for holding press conferences in the Future Building. They occupied an entire floor of the building. The small press conference hall could accommodate two thousand people, and the large press conference hall could accommodate five thousand people.
Today is also the first time that the small venue has been used.
In addition to Lu Yiming's relatives, friends, classmates and partners, there were also company employees, plus various media who came after hearing the news. The venue with 2,000 people was almost full.
Accompanied by soothing music, a beam of light shone on the entrance of the main stage, and the energetic Lu Yiming walked slowly to the center of the stage with confident steps .
There was a burst of warm applause at the scene.
Lu Yiming waited until the applause died down before he spoke: "I said several years ago that I wanted to make a mobile phone. Many people laughed at me at the time, but I didn't give up because I was tired of those feature phones with outdated designs."
Then, he pressed the remote control in his hand, and the big screen behind him began to show the most popular mobile phones in the world. Nokia, Ericsson, Motorola, all the star products were displayed by Lu Yiming.
"Do you really think these phones are good products? In my opinion, they are terrible."
There were representatives from these mobile phone brands in the audience, and after hearing what Lu Yiming said, they couldn't help but clench their fists.
Dissing us all at the beginning of the press conference? What does this mean?
"This Lu Yiming is quite something. He came up and scolded us right away."
"Hey, I want to see what he can come up with. We can scold him later."
"That's right. I'm going to criticize his phone and make it worthless. This way I can vent my hatred."
Lei Shuohou, who represented Kingsoft, had no intention of making mobile phones at that time, so he was not among those who were scolded. However, he did not gloat over the misfortune, but frowned, looking thoughtful.
He listened to the discussions of the mobile phone manufacturers around him, and then he suddenly realized something. He quickly took out the notebook he carried with him and wrote down this DISS trick of his competitors in the notebook.
If I hold a press conference in the future, I will do the same!
I learned something. It was not a wasted trip tonight!
In fact, he had no interest in this phone. The main reason he came was that he was unhappy that Lu Yiming invested in Zhou Hongyi's free antivirus service, which caused Kingsoft to suffer heavy losses.
He came here today just to see if there was any chance to mess things up.
Lu Yiming's opening move not only gave other mobile phone manufacturers a warning, but also whetted everyone's appetite.
"Okay, let's get down to business. I've been waiting for this day for two and a half years."
On the big screen behind Lu Yiming, a brand logo appeared. It was an O with a horizontal line underneath.
“Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along and changes everything.”
"For example, light bulbs, computers, etc...."
"Today, I will release three such revolutionary products."
Lu Yiming's tone was so arrogant that many audience members in the audience were dissatisfied.
"Isn't it just a phone? How dare you compare it to light bulbs and computers?"
"Lu Yiming is really getting more and more crazy now."
"I want to see what he can come up with."
Lu Yiming ignored the various discussions in the audience and continued, "I believe you have all used the Tianyin player, right? It is very popular now. If there are still people who haven't used it, I just want to say that you are definitely out of date. The first product I will release today is a Tianyin player with a larger screen."
Once these words were spoken, there was more discussion.
"Huh? Isn't this the Maomao Mobile phone launch conference? What the hell is Tianyin player?"
"Hey, hey, hey, although the Tianyin player is also yours, is it really okay for you to release the Tianyin player at the Maomao Mobile press conference?"
"Wow, a music player is released at a mobile phone conference. Are they trying to kill two birds with one stone?"
Lu Yiming then pressed the remote control and the second icon appeared on the big screen.
"The second product is a revolutionary mobile phone."
Seeing that Lu Yiming finally got to the point, many people shut up.
“The third product is a breakthrough Internet communication tool.”
“Three products – a player with a bigger screen, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a breakthrough Internet communication tool.”
Lu Yiming switched the three icons back and forth on the screen.
“A music player, a mobile phone, and an Internet tool.”
Three icons scrolled wildly on the screen. Lu Yiming repeated this sentence several times, and then suddenly asked: "Do you understand what I want to say?"
"These are not three separate devices, this is one device, and this is the phone we are launching today! Today, Maomao Mobile is going to reinvent the phone!"
The audience was stunned.
"A device? Did I hear that correctly?"
"I understand that this phone can make calls and listen to music, but what does that groundbreaking Internet communication tool mean?"
"These features are not new, how can they change the world? How dare you?"
"Lu Dazui."
"Reinventing the cell phone? That's it?"
Today's mobile phones have more and more functions. It is not new to listen to music, take photos and connect to the Internet. Mobile phones with built-in JAVA function can access WAP websites and perform simple text information browsing.
Then, Lu Yiming took out all the mobile phones he had just shown and complained about them again. Then, amid the boos from the audience, he took out a square object with sharp edges from his pocket and said, "This is the mobile phone I am going to release today."
As he finished speaking, a square frame appeared on the large screen behind him.
There is a big question mark in the middle.
The suspense is full.
