7: Tea and snacks prepared for the media

After finishing the Pinduoduo business, Chen Chen took some time to open his computer and refresh the news.

Soon, a headline titled "Lei Juns nickname Returns to the Scene to Make Mobile Phones" caught Chen Chen's attention.

Curiously clicking in, he found it was a media briefing held by Lei Juns nickname. In the briefing, he stated that this was his second venture and that he would launch the Mi Phone next month.

Chen Chen closed the webpage and thought for a bit. Since he couldn't be a partner in this life, then let's fight.

Let's see if your Mi Phone is better or my Red Star Mobile Phone is better.

Then he felt a bit of a headache; the money in the company account was no longer enough, or rather, he didn't dare to develop another flagship phone.

A mid-range model designed by the development department according to his blueprints hadn't been finalized yet; the only one ready for mass production was the low-end Shine mobile phone.

"Hmph, I'll let you, Lei Juns nickname, take 99 steps first, then watch me pull out a 100-meter-long blade..."

He picked up the phone and called Lu Weibing, "Uncle Lu, contact the media. On the 1st of next month, we'll hold an online launch event to release our shining 1."

"Old Lei, I don't know if you have a system in this life, but even if you do, I'm not afraid of you."

"Let's see if your Xiaomi Legal Department is better, or if my perseverance is stronger!"

"There can only be one Steve Jobs in the mobile phone industry!"

"It will definitely be me, Chen-bus!"

After pumping himself up, Chen Chen began preparing for the small launch event a week later.

After all, in his previous life, the launch events were all held by Old Lei.

He really didn't have much experience.

He couldn't just start with—our Shine mobile phone is so cheap it'll leave you breathless?

Time quickly arrived at July 2nd.

In the large conference hall of Red Star Company, Chen Chen looked at the media reporters holding their cameras, feeling somewhat nervous.

Taking a deep breath, he took the microphone handed over by Lu Weibing and stepped onto the stage.

Seeing Chen Chen take the stage, the reporters below began to whisper among themselves.

They thought it would be a launch event held by Lu Weibing, but they didn't expect it to be this incompetent Chen Chen.

"Why is it this kid? Doesn't he ignore Red Star Company's affairs?"

"This~ Chen Chen can hold a launch event besides drinking and picking up girls? I want to see what he can actually say."

Chen Chen looked at the whispering reporters and the skeptical company staff nearby, cleared his throat, and spoke:

"Thank you very much to all the media reporters and friends from the digital circle for coming to Red Star for this launch event."

"A lot has happened to Red Star in the past year. I've only recently taken over the company, and the first thing I did was create this brand new Shine mobile phone for Red Star."

As Chen Chen spoke, he took a prototype out of his pocket and held it up for them to take photos.

"Shine mobile phone? How come I've never heard of Red Star having this series?"

"Didn't you hear what this Young Manager Chen said? He built it himself after returning to the company."

"Just this? He can build a phone? Isn't he only good at playing with himself?"

Ignoring the strange looks from the audience, Chen Chen continued his introduction.

"Our shining 1 uses MediaTek's latest dual-core processor, the MT6572. This processor's single-core frequency is as high as 1.4GHz, providing powerful performance."

"We've also equipped this phone with a 480*320 resolution screen, which can bring a higher definition experience."

"For the battery, we directly used a large 2000mAh battery, solving battery life issues in a simple and direct way."

"It's worth mentioning that our shining 1 is equipped with dual front and rear cameras, with 1.3MP on the back and 0.3MP on the front."

"Finally, the system interface uses the Xingyao UI interface deeply developed and customized by our Red Star Company, which can greatly improve the smoothness of this phone."

As Chen Chen pressed the remote in his hand, the full configuration of the shining 1 was displayed on the large screen.

Processor: MediaTek MT6572 Dual-core 1.4GHz

Screen: 4.1-inch 480*320 resolution

Memory: 1GB + 2GB

Battery: 2000mAh

Camera: Rear 1.3MP, Front 0.3MP

Operating System: Xingyao OS based on android 2.3.

Looking at the spec sheet on the screen, these bloggers and reporters began taking photos and discussing.

"This screen resolution, isn't this an eye-blinding screen?"

"Exactly, and the processor, what can MediaTek even do? It'll probably lag to death just opening QQ."

"The phone this Young Manager Chen made isn't any different from Red Star's previous low-end models; he calls this knowing how to make phones?"

Chen Chen looked around; not just the media reporters, but even some of the company's own people had looks of disdain.

Is that it?

"Finally, let's talk about the price. The price of this phone is 799, and the limited-time purchase price on the Pinduoduo mall is 749. I hope our media friends don't forget this when writing and publishing the news."

"Besides this phone, I also want to say sorry to our fans. In the past year, Red Star has failed everyone's trust and love, mostly due to my personal reasons. In the future, Red Star will definitely bring you more sincere products, and I hope everyone can continue to support Red Star."

"This shining 1 is Red Star's first sincere work, but it definitely won't be the last."

"Thank you, everyone. Media teachers, Red Star will prepare tea and snacks for you later, as well as a shining 1 for each of you. I hope you like it."

Bowing to the audience, Chen Chen stepped off the stage and handed the microphone back to Lu Weibing.

Hearing about the tea, snacks, and a free phone, the media reporters all shared a knowing smile.

Mm!

It seems this Young Manager Chen is quite sensible!

He said tea and snacks, but everyone understood.

Then everyone took their free phones and the tea and snacks in the envelopes, leaving Red Star satisfied to go write their articles and news.

Before long, the internet was filled with articles about Red Star's Young Manager Chen's sincere work.

[Red Star Releases New Series of Mobile Phones, Limited-Time Price 749, Specs Crush All Thousand-Yuan Phones.]

[Red Star Successor Returns as a Prodigal Son, Bringing a Masterpiece]

[10 Reasons Why the shining 1 is Worth Buying]

[Shocking! A 1GB RAM Phone Debuts for Only 749! Is it the Distortion of Humanity or the Loss of Morality!]

[The Whole Internet is Buzzing! Red Star's Young and Rich Chen Chen is Recruiting...]

Chen Chen looked at the news from these media outlets; it was okay, the prepared tea and snacks were somewhat useful, at least none of them used his gossip as a headline.

He just didn't know if this phone could re-establish Red Star's reputation and market share.

"Xiao Ai."

"I'm here."

"Where's the reward for releasing the phone? Can you not transmit it directly into my head this time? Organizing data is exhausting."

"Please specify a medium, Host. Xiao Ai will send the reward to the specified medium."

Phew... Chen Chen breathed a long sigh of relief.

If it were like the previous two books, sending it directly to the head, just organizing the information would kill someone from exhaustion.

If it wasn't for staying up late to organize data, would I have died suddenly?

Returning home, Chen Chen took out his treasured hard drive and plugged it into the computer.

One, full.

Another one, still full.

The content made him blush a bit.

It's all freaking 4K uncensored videos.

After painfully formatting one, Xiao Ai indeed transmitted the data directly into the hard drive.

Hmm.

18W charging.

Not bad!

At least in the charging race, we can lead the pack again!