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64: Chapter 64 799 is electronic waste? The whole internet is in tears.

Below the video, real-time subtitles were scrolling.

That mumbled dialect inquiry had been accurately translated into Chinese characters.

At the end of the video.

Under the guidance of Xiao Dou AI, the grandmother found her medicine bottle.

Holding that phone which cost just a few hundred yuan, a smile bloomed on her wrinkled face—it was the pure wonder of a child.

This video completely ignited the entire internet.

Countless people watched until the end, tears streaming down their faces without warning.

The video was replaced by a dense barrage of comments that almost covered the screen:

[I'm sorry.]

[Guanghui Technology, I'm sorry.]

Someone typed a confession on their keyboard:

"I'm such an idiot. I take thousands in living expenses from my parents and go online to mock this 799 phone as electronic waste. But I forgot that my grandfather is still using a phone from ten years ago that can't even scan a QR code..."

"What does 'smart' mean? This is what's smart! It's not about benchmark scores or high-resolution cameras; it's about allowing those abandoned by the times to live with dignity!"

"This AI Care Mode and dialect translation... forget 799, even if it sold for 1399, I'd think it was worth it! Guanghui Technology is actually selling it for only 799?! It's true, I'm crying my eyes out!"

"If I hadn't seen this video, I would never have known that there is a group of people who can't even afford the 'trash' configurations we're about to throw away. Lu Li, President Su, I kneel before you!"

"I'm sorry, Guanghui Technology! I'm sorry, Lu Li! We all misunderstood you! This is true technological equality! Letting everyone, regardless of poverty, age, or status, enjoy the warmth of technology!"

Public opinion didn't just shift; it exploded.

Those tech bloggers who had been posting crazily for traffic were now deleting their posts overnight.

Others even pinned apology letters to the top of their profiles, their words dripping with cold sweat.

This was a slaughter without smoke or gunfire.

Guanghui Technology didn't send a single lawyer's letter; with just one video and one attitude, they made all the smearers hang their heads in shame.

An epic turnaround in public opinion, fought with absolute satisfaction.

...

When the popularity peaked, the video was stumbled upon by a Guanghui Technology employee. Secretary Wang Qiuge found out and told Su Qingxue.

Su Qingxue gave quiet instructions: "Buy the copyright to the video at a high price, then post it on our official website and official Weibo, and then explain this accessibility feature in detail at the end of the clip."

"Remember to add a line of subtitles at the end: 'The meaning of technology has always been to serve every single person. Guanghui Technology Accessibility Lab, stay tuned.'"

Watching Secretary Wang Qiuge walk away, Su Qingxue realized that Lu Li was also a genius at marketing.

This time, he didn't have the company promote this newly updated accessibility feature; instead, he let users discover it for themselves.

After they discovered it, then he proceeded with detailed explanations and promotion.

On the other side, because of this video, many people across the internet were paying attention to the Guanghui Technology website.

When the Guanghui Technology website reposted the video.

Everyone curiously clicked to watch it.

Especially those who were middle-aged and had established families; their parents were in their sixties, some suffering from dementia, and they all wanted to know how to use this feature.

...

In the old district of Hangzhou.

Zhang Qizhi currently spent his time editing minecraft videos, and relying on the revenue from short videos, he had no problem living on his own.

After the specifications for the 799 phone were released.

As a die-hard fan of Guanghui Technology and a level 13 master on the Guanghui Technology forum, he had built two 2,000-person fan groups.

He naturally led the charge on the front lines, attacking those netizens who smeared the 799 phone for its low configuration and for being a cash grab.

It wasn't until the next day, when the Guanghui Technology Weibo and Pioneer Weibo announced the 799 yuan price tag.

That the whole internet finally understood that they had misunderstood Guanghui Technology, and had misunderstood Lu Li and Su Qingxue.

Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

Later, when that video of the old lady went viral, he saw it too.

"This feature is great; I can buy it for my grandfather to use."

He placed the order without hesitation, and it arrived today.

The newly arrived package was opened, and that white Pioneer Youth Edition phone was sitting on the coffee table.

He was currently at his grandparents' house, but he didn't know how to turn on the feature.

"Xiao Zhi..."

His grandmother pushed up the broken-armed reading glasses on the bridge of her nose, her voice somewhat uneasy:

"Isn't this thing too expensive? Your grandfather and I won't know how to use it. Um... can we return it?"

Beside her, his grandfather, who suffered from Alzheimer's, was staring blankly at the ceiling, muttering about things from decades ago, completely unable to recognize his grandson in front of him.

Zhang Qizhi's nose stung.

He silently opened the phone's [Care Mode].

"Grandma, it's not expensive. This phone understands our hometown dialect."

At this moment, someone in the group tagged him, notifying him that the Guanghui Technology website had released a video.

He decisively clicked in to check it.

At the beginning of the video, it was still that same grandmother asking where her medicine was.

Then came Xiao Dou AI's response.

At the end of the video, it showed the interface of a Guanghui Mobile, and a gentle female voice said:

"Just tell Xiao Dou AI to turn on the Object Memory function, then take a photo of the room, and Xiao Dou can automatically identify the storage spaces in the home, and then you can input information about important items."

"This memory function synchronizes with your Guanghui Personal Space and is stored in the cloud permanently."

Finally, there was a line of subtitles:

[The meaning of technology has always been to serve every single person]

[Guanghui Technology · Accessibility Lab, stay tuned for more content]

Watching this content, which looked like an advertisement but was actually an instruction manual.

Zhang Qizhi didn't know why, but his eyes were already wet.

"Haji Hui, you guy, you really know how to think of everyone!"

Gritting his teeth, he typed a line of text in the group full of Guanghui Technology fans:

"Brothers, for the rest of my life, I am a die-hard fan of Guanghui Technology! Whoever dares to smear Lu Li, I, Zhang Qizhi, will be the first to fight them to the death!"

...

While the entire internet was going crazy over Lu Li's "farsightedness" and "humanistic care."

The absolute protagonist of the event, Lu Li, was wearing pajamas, having taken time off, curled up on the sofa in his villa, leisurely playing games.

When Su Qingxue pushed open the front door, she didn't even bother to change her shoes.

She stepped barefoot onto the carpet, her high heels kicked off carelessly in the entryway.

This female CEO, who was usually decisive and ruthless in the business world, now had flushed cheeks and her chest was heaving, clearly having run all the way upstairs.

"Lu Li!"

Su Qingxue rushed over, threw herself onto the back of the sofa, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Her hair fell against Lu Li's cheek, carrying a pleasant, cool fragrance.

"Did you see it? The data on the website! And the public opinion! It's completely reversed!"

Her voice trembled, and her eyes were startlingly bright: "Do you know, the marketing department just told me that because of that accessibility feature, many public welfare organizations want to give us awards! This tactic of yours, 'non-promotion is promotion,' is simply amazing!"

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