Shockingly, a counterfeit factory has produced a 3-nanometer chip.

Chapter 112 Taking Out One's Anger on the Camphor Tree

Lei Jun pointed to the plate of stir-fried chicken in front of him.

"Shen Fei is a very shrewd person. Why would he do such a low-profit business?"

Do you really think it's like what was said at the press conference—selling at a loss? To give back to users?

Lin Bin didn't answer, but the sentence was so funny that he couldn't help but laugh.

Giving back to users? How could that be possible... For all manufacturers, no matter what kind of fans they have, they're just a field of韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting people), it's all about whether they grow big or small...

Even haters are a resource.

After all, if they don't promote their products, how can more people learn about them?

For example, a certain SE model in later generations, thanks to the legendary 680, saw its sales increase several times over compared to its predecessor.

"He's not making phones," Lei Jun said. "He's building a user base."

He picked up his chopsticks again and took a piece of chicken.

"One Honor Play user represents one activation, one hope, and the possibility of buying other Transsion products."

The lifecycle of this user cannot be measured by a few hundred dollars in gross profit.

The most important thing is the ecosystem; the most important thing is the user base.

He finished chewing the piece of chicken.

"We should do this too."

…………

On the way back to the hotel, Lei Jun suddenly pulled the car over to the side of the road.

"What's wrong?" Lin Bin asked.

Lei Jun didn't answer, got out of the car and went into a convenience store. He came out five minutes later, holding a Nokia E71.

"This is the best-selling phone right now." He held it up for Lin Bin to see. "Full keyboard, Symbian system, one-week standby time, a favorite among business people."

He paused for a moment: "Nokia's global market share has reached 36%, which is the highest in history."

He casually tossed his phone onto the car seat.

"But a crisis is already on its way."

Looking at the bustling flow of customers in the convenience store, Lin Bin suddenly understood what Lei Jun was talking about.

When the fruit was launched in 2007, Nokia executives said: This thing is not durable and has no battery life, so it is destined to have no market.

When Android was released in 2008, Nokia executives said: Open source systems are insecure and enterprise users will not use them.

In October of this year, when Nokia's market share reached a new peak, everyone was saying: Nokia was right.

They are the eternal kings of the mobile phone industry.

"Brother Bin," Lei Jun's voice came from the side, "36% is destined to be Nokia's peak, and from here on, it will only go downhill."

Lin Bin also stared at the phone, somewhat dazed...it seemed to be right.

"We shouldn't aim to be the peak of rice production; we should aim to be the one climbing uphill."

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation: Understood, it's always uphill.

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Upon returning to China, the first thing Lei Jun did was not to adjust to the time difference, but to call Huang Zhang.

If you're angry, you have to get your revenge.

The phone rang for a long time before it was finally answered... The person on the other end was clearly also angry, and after the call ended, they just stood there waiting.

It's no wonder Huang Zhang is in this situation. With the headhunting team's actions, Meizhu's R&D lab is now almost completely gone. While that might be an exaggeration, all the top engineers in key positions have been poached...

"Mr. Huang, it's time to sleep."

"No, I can't sleep! I have to thank President Lei for this... I poured my heart out to you, but you did something so heartfelt."

The veiled meaning in his words instantly amused Lei Jun.

"President Huang, don't be angry. Water flows downhill, and people strive for higher positions."

Everyone has a family to support.

This time when I went to America, I received support from Qualcomm…”

Lei Jun briefly recounted his trip to America, and finally asked, "Mr. Huang, would you be interested in joining our rice company? I'll give you a portion of the equity... My marketing skills combined with your design expertise, and together we can create a Chinese version of a fruit company."

"roll!"

After Huang Zhang finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Lei Jun looked at the words "Call Ended" on his phone screen and suddenly smiled.

"See?" he said to the air. "Huang Zhang is still too petty."

Huang Zhang: You son of a bitch...

…………

At the same time, in Guangzhou.

Shen Fei had just finished a day of meetings and walked out of his office when Zhang Mingzhu was already waiting for him.

"So late?" Shen Fei was somewhat surprised.

"It's on my way." Zhang Mingzhu handed over the insulated bag in her hand. "It's soup my mom made, she asked me to bring it to you."

Shen Fei took it and suddenly noticed a band-aid on her hand.

"What happened to your hand?"

"I was cutting fruit, it was an accident." Zhang Mingzhu pulled her hand back.

Shen Fei didn't ask any more questions, he just placed the insulated bag on his desk. Then he looked at her, this silly girl...

"I'm going to Kyoto next week. I have some things to take care of. Would you like to come with me?"

Zhang Mingzhu was taken aback for a moment: "What am I supposed to do there?"

"Let's climb the Great Wall," Shen Fei said. "Didn't you say you weren't going?"

Zhang Mingzhu looked at him and suddenly smiled, "President Shen, are you asking me out?"

Shen Fei thought for a moment, then said in a serious tone, "I'm asking my fiancée out."

Zhang Mingzhu's face flushed red.

"Who is...?"

Shen Fei didn't say anything, but just smiled and opened the soup that Zhang Mingzhu had personally cooked.

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The next period was much quieter, but this was only the eve of the storm; Transsion's chip project was nearing completion.

The world's first 28nm chip is about to enter trial production, which is destined to shock the world.

After receiving support from Qualcomm, Lei Jun, CEO of DaMi Company, quickly made a big move.

December 3, Kyoto, Kyoto University Centennial Memorial Hall.

Lei Jun stood backstage and looked out through the gap in the curtain. The lecture hall, which could accommodate 800 people, was now packed with students, and even the aisles were filled with students.

There were dozens of people in the front row without seats, so they simply stood near the steps by the door.

Lin Bin handed him a bottle of water: "Nervous?"

Lei Jun took it but didn't drink it.

He recalled his first product launch at Kingsoft in 1998, when there were fewer than 50 people in the audience, half of whom were colleagues' family members. At that time, he was talking about WPS, and no one asked questions, so he asked and answered them himself.

Of the more than 1000 people in the audience, 80% are here because of Lei Jun's name.

After all, the CEO of Kingsoft, the founder of Joyo.com, and an angel investor are all worth coming to.

But soon, they'll be coming for another name.

Rice company.

"Mr. Lei, it's time," the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Information Science and Technology at Kyoto University said warmly.

After all, this was announced just two days ago. The fact that a top expert is giving a speech at Kyoto University already shows one thing: they are more worthy of attention than the neighboring school.

Lei Jun put down the water bottle, took a deep breath, and walked onto the stage.

……

The applause was more enthusiastic than he had expected.

Lei Jun stood in the center of the stage, the spotlight shining on him almost blindingly. Because it was an impromptu speech, he hadn't prepared a prepared script, and his PowerPoint presentation only had a dozen or so pages.

This is what Steve Jobs taught him: a press conference is not about reading a script, it's about telling a story.

Good afternoon, everyone.

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause again. He paused for a moment, waiting for the applause to completely subside.

"My name is Lei Jun. Those who chose to come to this speech should have heard of me."

I am the CEO of Kingsoft, an angel investor, and some people even call me the Cash King.

However, that's all in the past. Now I've chosen to start my first business and founded a rice company.

So today I want to talk to you about how to use internet thinking to make mobile phones.