eurekapd Chapter 142 If you can't win an argument, you complain.
Chapter 142 If you can't win an argument, you complain.
Five minutes later, Yu Dazui posted a Weibo message:
"Was the 1998 phone a genuine rice phone, or just a PowerPoint presentation rice phone? After all, it still hasn't been released."
The accompanying image is a screenshot from Lei Jun's Weibo post about the launch event for the first generation of Xiaomi rice, with the words "Stay tuned" photoshopped onto it.
Yu Dazui's statement instantly caused an uproar in the originally lively comment section.
"President Yu couldn't stand by and watch, so he personally got involved."
"Haha, Mr. Yu is so mean, a PPT presentation with a rice phone, that's brilliant."
"Go, pollen lovers!"
Seeing that they had someone to back them up, the fans were full of energy, and what was originally just a dozen or so groups where they argued with each other became much more enthusiastic.
After all, these people, along with some casual observers, are enough to keep those spec-obsessed individuals entertained.
But now it has spread directly to 80 groups, and the number of people has doubled.
The rice fans, who initially had the upper hand, were crushed like a dead dog in the face of the powerful team.
The fans were naturally not satisfied. Since the other side had too many people, they had to change their approach to fight back.
"Yu Dazui, is he being sarcastic? If Honor of Kings were just a PowerPoint presentation, would nobody care about it?"
"The Honor Play is selling well, why target Xiaomi?"
[Historical Record: The Xiaomi Mi 1 burst onto the scene, overwhelmingly defeating the Honor Play. Yu Chengdong, furious, began to smear Xiaomi Company.]
"That's just how things are at Huawei..."
"Industry thugs who want to monopolize the market, so we've applied for an antitrust investigation."
Some people even went to @LeiBus to request heavy support.
"Mr. Lei, Yu Dazui has made his move."
…………
Seeing that his team was at a disadvantage, Lei Jun also chose to withdraw from the game.
This heated competition must continue. The first batch of rice-themed phones will be assembled in two days and shipped within a week. We must keep the hype going.
Rice is still the victim...
"@YuDazui, thank you for your concern, good things come to those who wait."
A true flagship processor is worth the wait.
"But isn't this a bit too much of a rip-off? We don't seem to have offended your company at all."
The accompanying picture is a real photo of the Mi 1, with a bunch of Qualcomm chips and some finished products next to it.
[Historical Record: Lei Jun Accuses Yu Zheng of Malicious Suppression and Damage to Industry Development on Weibo.]
The comments section of this Weibo post immediately became a hub for Mi Fans.
"Mr. Lei is right."
Good food is worth the wait; we'll wait if we have to.
"Qualcomm's single-core performance is unmatched in the short term, so it's worth the wait. Some people are indeed scared."
Huawei fans don't care about the dirty water Lei Jun spilled; they've already picked it up themselves. How things end is up to the fans, otherwise they'll all be stuck in the mud.
"How long will we have to wait? Until the Honor Play2 comes out?"
"Buying a PPT in 1998 was definitely worth it."
"The way Mr. Lei said it makes it sound like the Honor Play isn't a flagship phone."
"The one upstairs isn't really, but judging from the timing, it could be. Slander? Why didn't you say anything when the fans were screaming for help?"
…………
Yu Dazui smiled when he saw Lei Jun's reply.
This made him the victim. He didn't want to deal with this guy trying to ride the wave of popularity anymore, so he put his phone aside and prepared to start working.
But then the head of the marketing department walked in.
Upon entering, seeing Yu Dazui signing documents there, he quickly handed over his phone.
"Mr. Yu, please continue."
Don't get caught up in proving yourself; just argue with him. Your Weibo post was great; it boosted our popularity by 40%, and shipments of the Honor Play and Mate S both increased significantly.
After saying that, he held up two fingers, which represented about 20.
The dispute between the two companies involved pre-orders for rice, so most of the traffic went to Honor.
Discussions about the Honor Play on social media platforms like Weibo and Baidu Tieba surged by 60%... Discussions about the Mate S also increased significantly, and a portion of these naturally translated into increased shipments.
Xu Linfeng stood there with a smile on his face, looking at Yu Dazui.
Yu Dazui instantly understood; this meant he was being told to continue.
Considering the resurgence of the Honor Play, let's continue...
So he picked up his phone and continued working: "Flagship processor? A single-core 1.25GHz and you dare call it flagship?"
The TaiShan 900 processor, with dual cores and a maximum clock speed of 1.45GHz, that's what a flagship processor looks like. Huawei's Mate 2, coming in May.
Lei Jun looked at the bomb he had just thrown and was speechless... It was like playing cards. He had just thrown a small, worthless card and the other side threw a royal flush. How could anyone play like that?
He wanted to give up arguing, but then he saw the expectant fans in the comments section.
He finally forced himself to say: "The Qualcomm 8255 is still the most powerful chip currently available."
Furthermore, high frequency doesn't necessarily mean anything; you also need to consider the tuning and benchmark scores.
"That's definitely not the strongest chip."
"Benchmarking? Let's talk about that when the mass-produced machines come out," Yu Dazui retorted, accompanied by a picture of a hen diligently laying eggs...
"It'll be soon. We just got a batch of chips from Qualcomm, and the Rice Pioneer Project is about to launch. Stay tuned." - Lei Jun.
"How many units can the Pioneer Project buy? 1000? 2000? 2...?"
The two went back and forth, and the comment section completely spiraled out of control, with netizens splitting into two camps and arguing fiercely.
Some passersby placed another order for the Honor Play...
"I support Lei Jun because he brought down the price of flagship phones."
"Hey upstairs, don't steal other people's hats, okay?"
The MTK6573 was last year's flagship chip; the Honor Play is the real contributor to its success.
"I support Mr. Lei; he's composed and dignified."
"Keep going! I just want to know who wins in the end!"
Many people followed both sides closely to get the latest developments.
Yu Dazui's personal Weibo account and Huawei's terminal Weibo account also surpassed the 300 million and 200 million marks respectively thanks to this incident.
…………
As the argument escalated, the rice noodles found themselves at a disadvantage. They hadn't expected that Yu Dazui, that scoundrel, would be so strong in combat.
[Yu Dazui: What's so special about this? Back in the day, we could spray out a ton of enemies in Europe and hold our own.]
Just as the Mi Fans group chat fell silent, someone suddenly thought, "If we can't beat Yu Dazui, can't we ask his boss to punish him?"
After all, Yu Dazui is just a product manager...
He's not the founder, so changing our approach won't work.
So someone asked: "@Shenfei CEO, what's your opinion?"
Thanks to the all-out efforts of Xiaomi fans, this comment was pushed to the top, and more and more people started tagging Shen Fei.
"President Shen, come out and say something. Is this how Huawei and Transsion manage their internal affairs? Openly acting like thugs on the internet..."
"Yu Dazui and Lei Jun are fighting. Shouldn't the leaders do something about it?"
"Mr. Shen, are you just watching a show?"
…………
Guangzhou, Transsion headquarters.
Shen Fei sat in his office, leisurely drinking tea, while his "own black slave," Zhang Mingzhu, was helping him review reports, selecting the more important matters, and then having him sign them.
While he was looking at Zhang Mingzhu, his phone kept vibrating.
Zhang Mingzhu stretched and walked over with a resentful expression.
She pointed to the documents: "These are the important ones. Take a look at them later and sign them."
"By the way, what happened to your phone?"
"A fight broke out on Weibo. I guess the Xiaomi fans couldn't beat Lei Jun, that troll, so they had to ask me to come and mediate."
Zhang Mingzhu glanced at him, her eyes also showing shock.
You can't win an argument with Yu Dazui.
Although the two of them hadn't met many times, Zhang Mingzhu's impression of Yu Dazui was that he was the kind of product manager who got things done. Surely not?
And isn't it a bit strange to go and complain to him...?
"What, you don't believe me?"