HLnovel Chapter 113: Speech at Kyoto University, introducing the concept of rice noodles.
Chapter 113: Speech at Kyoto University, introducing the concept of rice noodles.
The first slide of the PPT appeared on the big screen, with only one line of text: "Mobile phones are the next gateway to the Internet."
"In 2007, the fruit was released."
After watching the press conference at Kingsoft, I told Mr. Qiu that my computer was probably going to crash.
There was laughter from the audience.
The idea that smartphones will replace computers is a ridiculous joke. That little brick-like device, while convenient, is too limited in functionality; even if you give it 30 years, it won't replace a computer…
After all, it's iterating, and so are computers.
"Later they found out it wasn't dead," Lei Jun laughed, "but the phone came back to life."
He switched to the PowerPoint presentation.
Last year, when the Android system was officially released, I took a liking to dozens of mobile internet projects while I was doing angel investing.
This also made me notice a phenomenon…”
When the topic of investing came up, many students in the audience became interested. After all, it was something far removed from their lives, and they felt very lucky to have an expert willing to share his insights. Their faces were filled with anticipation.
Lei Jun didn't keep them in suspense for long; after looking at it for a while, he directly told them the answer.
"All successful projects rely on mobile games on mobile phones. Social networking is on mobile phones, and e-commerce is also moving towards mobile."
The entire internet industry is rapidly converging on mobile devices.
He looked at the students below the stage.
"But the phones themselves were still Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung. They didn't understand the internet..."
The logos of Nokia, Motorola, and Sanso appeared on the big screen and then slowly turned gray.
"They sell phones like hardware. They make a profit on every phone they sell!"
He took a step forward, getting closer to the podium.
"But what is the Internet?"
People in the audience started to chime in: "Free," "Data," "Users"
Lei Jun smiled.
"Yes, those are the key points."
He switched to the PowerPoint presentation, and a simple formula appeared.
Hardware profit → 0
Internet services → ∞
"If there were a phone where the hardware itself didn't make money, or even lost money, but it had the best games, the best apps, the best social networking, and the most convenient lifestyle features, would you buy it?"
Someone in the audience shouted, "Yes!"
Someone else shouted, "How much?"
Hearing this, Lin Wei, sitting in the audience, suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. It was as if someone had often said the same thing to her.
She pulled out the Mate internal edition that Zhang Mingzhu had given her yesterday, and bragged about it for quite a while.
Although the phone's appearance remains unchanged, the battery capacity has been increased to 3700mAh, and fast charging has reached 18W, further enhancing the user experience.
As soon as she got to it, she tossed her old Mate phone to her dad...
She looked at her phone, listened to Lei Jun say a few more words, and then confirmed it again and again. It was a road.
Watching her best friend diligently taking notes and learning from her experience, she silently shook her head.
"Silly girl, don't bother remembering it!"
Isn't this exactly what your Shen Fei did? You've been nagging me about it so many times, and now you've forgotten!
This guy's just a second-in-command. Instead of wasting time memorizing all this stuff, you should talk to your man... that would be a much better way to help him.
Zhang Mingzhu looked at the information written in her notebook, then revealed a clear yet... look in her eyes, and said in a human-like manner, "It seems to be the same."
This guy isn't as sincere as Shen Fei.
As for why two people from the social sciences were able to appear in the School of Science and Technology, they managed to snag front-row tickets that many students in the School of Science and Technology had not been able to obtain.
Of course, we should devote all our efforts to being "fathers".
……
Lei Jun didn't answer on the stage. After the room quieted down for a moment, he slowly said, "We plan to price this phone at 1999."
Although Honor has released products priced at 1999... this number was first mentioned publicly by Lei Jun, the founder of Dami Company, on December 3, 2009, at the Kyoto University Memorial Auditorium!
Upon hearing this number, the initial excitement of the 1000 people in the audience instantly diminished.
Although Lei Jun is their idol, Xiaomi really can't compete at this price. After all, Honor has already set a good example, and no matter how fast imitators start, they can't catch up with the original!
Lei Jun looked at the students below the stage, his attitude unchanged.
"I know that our competitor recently released a product with a similar price. But their configuration is not as good as ours."
The rice from DaMi Company can be equipped with a 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, 1GB of RAM, a four-inch 720p screen, and an 8-megapixel camera.
Each time he announced a parameter, the audience stirred up more.
This configuration is indeed more generous.
The Honor Play1 is indeed a good product, but the five-inch 480p screen still has noticeable pixelation...
"This configuration would sell for over 4000 yuan on an international brand. It would also sell for 3000 yuan on a domestic brand."
The screen showed the back of the fruit and mate again, along with some of their specifications.
For example, the Mate series has 512MB of RAM...
"It's clear that our core competitive pricing is more reasonable than all our competitors, yet our rice is only 1999."
Finally, someone in the audience couldn't help but exclaim, "How is that possible?"
Lei Jun did not answer directly.
"Having worked in the internet industry for so many years, in software, e-commerce, and investment, I've come to a conclusion..."
He looked at the young people below the stage who had not yet entered society and said calmly.
"Traditional companies sell products, while internet companies sell users."
"Traditional companies make 2000 yuan on a single phone, and 100 billion yuan on 20 million units. Then they start over with the next generation."
"If the rice company only makes 200 yuan or even no profit on each mobile phone, how much money would it make if it sold 500 million units?"
From a revenue perspective, we didn't make much money; in fact, we lost money.
He spread his hands and smiled helplessly. A murmur of discussion arose from below the stage.
But Zhang Mingzhu understood everything at that moment, but she quickly shook her head; he couldn't succeed.
"But these 500 million people use their phones to watch videos, play games, and shop every day. The data traffic they generate is where the real money is made."
A new word appeared on the big screen: rice noodles.
"We want to turn these 500 million people into a group of friends."
For the first time, Lei Jun's voice had warmth, and many students under the balcony felt a sense of closeness.
"They use the same phones, talk about the same topics, and share the same joy. They are not users, they are fans."
He looked down at the audience.
"Rice companies exist because of rice noodles."
After the speech, the planned Q&A session could not proceed because the students in the audience had already swarmed up and surrounded Lei Jun.
"Mr. Lei, when will the Rice System be put into closed beta?"
"Mr. Lei, with such generous product specifications, will the Xiaomi phone be in short supply?"
"Mr. Lei, can I take a photo with you?"