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Chapter 417 Wheat Grain X2 Shock Release!

Not long after Zhang Shuo returned to the office, Lu Qi, the rotating president, came to him.

"Chairman, at the board meeting held by Qingcheng Group last week, some directors raised the issue of Qingcheng Group's listing, hoping to determine a time point to promote Qingcheng Group's listing." Lu Qi reported.

"How do you think about it?" Zhang Shuo asked without answering.

"My idea is to wait until the bike-sharing and taxi-hailing business stabilizes before considering the issue of listing. It's too early to go public now," Lu Qi said.

Qingcheng Group, which has just completed financing, is not short of funds.

"Then do as you wish."

After Qingcheng Group has experienced three rounds of financing, the follow-up listing has become an unavoidable topic.

It doesn't even depend on Zhang Shuo's personal will.

In particular, the Germination Group not long ago took out a part of the equity of the Green Orange Group and implemented an employee stock ownership plan. Even within the Germination Group, they all supported the listing of the Green Orange Group.

"People's will" is irreversible.

"I agree that when the conditions are ripe, Qingcheng Group should be promoted to go public, but there is one point, the place of listing cannot be overseas, either Xiangjiang, Shanghai or Binhai City."

Not only because of Zhang Shuo's prejudice against the beautiful country.

The most important thing is that the Green Orange Group, as a local life service company, has a huge amount of basic data, which must not be opened to the regulators of the beautiful country.

Especially in the follow-up wrangling, it is better to avoid the beautiful country stock market directly.

"Ok."

With Xiangjiang as the base, Lu Qi did not object.

Especially with the Xiangjiang stock market showing signs of interoperability with Magic City and Binhai City, listing in Xiangjiang is indeed a very good choice for Huaxia enterprises.

It can not only complete the listing and financing at the minimum cost, but also benefit ordinary investors in China.

Fertilizer water does not flow into the fields of outsiders.

"Another point is that promoting the listing of Qingcheng Group belongs to the listing, but the corporate culture, values ​​and business strategies of Qingcheng Group cannot be greatly adjusted in order to cater to the listing."

Zhang Shuo worried that in order to go public, Green Orange Group also set off a subsidy war.

This puts the cart before the horse.

"understand!"

Lu Qi is also very clear about the expectations, or expectations, that the big boss places on Qingcheng.

It is no exaggeration to say that the values ​​and business philosophy of the Green Orange Group were shaped by Zhang Shuo, with Zhang Shuo's very distinctive personal imprint on it.

.........

Thursday, November 9.

That morning, in order to avoid the press conference of Maili X2, Jade Bird Huyu went against the norm and released a new mobile game - "Honkai 3" ahead of schedule on Thursday.

It is also the last part of Mihayou Studio's Honkai trilogy.

Of course, the quality of "Honkai 3" can't be said, but for players with more and more appetites, "Honkai 3" is still not a popular mobile game.

Not to mention phenomenal.

For four or five months in a row, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment has not come up with an eye-catching mobile game, which inevitably makes the outside world question that Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment seems to be going downhill in the field of originality.

The only thing that can redeem his respect is the demonstration animation of "Black Myth".

But in fact, Jade Bird Interactive Entertainment is secretly holding back big moves. It plans to launch "Royal Clash" next month and "King of Pesticide" in December, both of which are first-class phenomenon-level mobile games.

At that time, it is bound to ignite the enthusiasm of players around the world again.

.........

Fast forward to Friday, September 9th.

The much-anticipated Maili X2 will be unveiled tonight, proving to the world whether the birth of the Maili X1 was a moment of luck or a manifestation of real strength.

This battle is directly related to whether Maili mobile phone can really establish a brand heritage.

Everyone is waiting and watching.

For the birth of Maili X1, Maili Group spent more than 300 billion yuan in just over a year, and employed more than [-] R&D personnel.

When it comes to Maili X2, the monthly R&D expenditure of Maili Group alone exceeds 1.5 billion.

R&D personnel have also exceeded 20,000 people.

If we say that the research and development of Maili X1 is mainly to digest the patented technology from Nokia, then the research and development of Maili X2 is a more in-depth exploration and integration of technology.

From the inside to the outside, from hardware to software, it is all-round re-polishing.

How demanding is Maili Group's pursuit of technical details?It can be seen from the feedback from the suppliers of Maili Group that as small as a structural part, there are two-page technical indicators.

It's going to drive suppliers crazy.

The advantage is that as long as it can take orders from Maili Group, the supplier will be reborn from Nirvana, and it is confident to take orders from any other mobile phone manufacturer.

Including overseas giants such as Pingguo and Samsung.

The existence of Maili Group has indeed driven the overall upgrading of China's smart phone industry chain, and personally cultivated no less than ten high-quality agents with world-renowned reputation.

Tell the truth.

Two years ago, according to Zhang Shuo's memory, the more than [-] domestic key suppliers delineated by Maili Group were far behind the original time and space in terms of scale, R&D level, and technology.

The standard of many suppliers is still far below the standard of some manufacturers in Korea and Japan.

Including Whale Orient who made the screen.

This is also the reason why friends such as Xiaomi and OV prefer overseas suppliers.

And it is under the dual drive of the budding smartphone investment fund + wheat phone demand, providing both funds and orders, that has contributed to the transformation and upgrading of these suppliers' technology.

Leng is to raise the level of the entire supply chain to a higher level.

In addition to supporting suppliers, in the past year, in the field of core components, including mobile phone baseband chips, processors, video decoders, image processors, cameras, etc., Maili Group has personally ended.

And they don't hesitate to invest a lot of money.

After making a big bet, not only the star product such as the Zhulong Z1 chip was born, but also the Maili X2 has made great progress in terms of video price, image processing, and camera and photography.

Moreover, they all have mastered unique cheats, so it is not to say that they are stuck by overseas manufacturers.

Due to the failure of Pingguo's autumn conference, the Maili X2 press conference naturally attracted the attention of all parties, and Maili Group will also launch an unprecedented global live broadcast.

The location is still chosen at the Binhai International Conference Center.

The invited guests are still media reporters, app developers, digital product testing experts, budding fans and other groups, but the composition of each group has undergone earth-shaking changes from last year.

In addition to the Chinese local media, there are as many as 36 overseas media representatives among the media representatives.

Others, such as app developers, digital experts, budding fans, etc., also come from all over the world.To sum it up in one sentence, Maili's press conference will be more international.

It has truly achieved global attention.

Finally, there are some big business leaders invited by the Germination Group, in addition to the familiar Mr. Ren, the second master, and the third master, as well as the president of Gaotong, who actively applied to participate, and the founder of Xiaomi, Rebus.

And the president of Pingguo Greater China, the president of Samsung China, etc.

Many of these people were obviously ulterior motives, but adhering to the concept of "everyone who comes is a guest", Germinal also treated them warmly and equally.

Tonight's International Conference Center can be described as a gathering of stars.

With Zhang Shuo appearing in the spotlight, Maili Group's autumn conference officially started, "When Maili X1 was released last year, the key word was - Maili X1, redefining smartphones."

"It sounds like bragging, but in fact, we did it."

"Clap clap clap!"

As soon as Zhang Shuo finished speaking, there was warm applause from the audience.

As if paying homage to the grain of wheat.

Because it is true that the key words of wheat grains were once considered to be arrogant and arrogant in the eyes of the outside world.

But the fact is that in just one year, metal casings, fingerprint unlocking, voice assistants, etc. have all become standard configurations for flagship smartphones.

Without these configurations, it's not even ashamed to call itself high-end.

This is the change that Maili X1 has brought to the smartphone industry. In a sense, it has indeed redefined smartphones and become an indelible page in the history of mobile phone development.

"So, what about the wheat grain X2, should it be mediocre, or continue to be amazing?"

Following Zhang Shuo’s question, the PPT on the back showed a comparison chart, with Wheat X1 on the left and Wheat X2 on the right. From the appearance, it seems that there is no major change.

Just a little thinner.

Then the camera has become a dual-camera mode, and the headphone port has been cancelled.

There are innovations, but they are not really amazing.

The president of Pingguo Greater China Region and the president of Samsung China Region in the audience had a smile on their lips.

"That's it?"

Seeing that the wheat grain X2 was mediocre, they felt relieved.

"It doesn't look like much has changed, does it?"

Zhang Shuo seemed to have guessed what the guests in the audience were thinking, and changed the topic, "But the fact is that, in addition to maintaining the classic design, compared with the Maili X1, the Maili X2 has completed a transformation from the inside to the outside."

"The brand new Zhulong Z1 chip is specially designed for Maili mobile phone!"

"The new video decoder, image decoder, and audio decoder bring users the ultimate audio-visual feast, and support 1080P high-definition smooth playback."

"The 1300-megapixel high-definition camera brings the ultimate camera experience."

In order to make breakthroughs in the field of photography, Maili Group and Laika established a joint impact laboratory, and made breakthroughs in night photography, delayed photography, and people photography.

"It can be said that the camera experience of Maili X2 is the best in the world."

Zhang Shuo has never understood what it means to be modest. Since Maili X2 has this strength and has made such breakthroughs in research and development, he must show it boldly.

"Wow, bull beep!!"

Both the disappointed guests and the online audience, with Zhang Shuo's introduction to the detailed configuration of Maili X2, all became excited again.

"Is this the original Maili? It doesn't even have Pingguo or Samsung."

"It's a bunker!"

"As expected of Germination, there are still surprises!"

If it is said that the Maili X1 has amazed consumers with its appearance design, then the Maili X2 is not only continuing the classic appearance design, but also diligently repairing its internal strength to make up for the shortcomings of the Maili X1.

The emotions of the audience were immediately mobilized.

The friends and merchants were even more surprised. As people in the industry, they knew better that a sufficiently stunning design may indeed be just a coincidence.

Or simply a flash of inspiration.

The major breakthroughs made by Maili X2 in functions such as chips, decoders, and cameras have truly demonstrated the research and development skills of Maili Group, which is enough to match its high-end positioning.

Not just for nothing!
With the emergence of Maili X2, the outside world can no longer question that Maili Group is a speculator who wins only by appearance design, but a real smartphone giant.

Did not see.

The president of Pingguo Greater China Region and the president of Samsung China Region all frowned, because they really felt the threat from the wheat grain mobile phone.

It is already close at hand.

However, big businessmen like Mr. Ren and Rebs only have one word in their hearts. They are impressed by Maili Group's investment in research and development. The key is to succeed in blossoming and bearing fruit.

This is truly remarkable.

The president of Gaotong, Ke Meng, looked even more solemn, as if he was re-evaluating the competitor of the Germination Group.

It's really strong! ! !
And Zhang Shuo's explanation is still going on. In addition to the breakthrough in hardware, in software, Maili X2 is also the nirvana of the phoenix, and has achieved extraordinary achievements.

The core achievement is the launch of the smart assistant Wheat 2.0.

note!

It's a smart assistant, not the voice assistant of last year.

This is the artificial intelligence laboratory of Maili Group and Fertile Research Institute. It took more than a year, and the big killer it produced is definitely a major breakthrough.

Where does it manifest itself?
If summed up in one sentence, it is the realization of real artificial intelligence.

Make machine-computer interaction a reality.

The newly upgraded wheat, under the demonstration of Zhang Shuo, is comparable to the low-end version of artificial intelligence.

It's like stepping from science fiction to reality.

First, Wheat can realize full-content, full-coverage language search and image search.

The so-called full coverage means that wheat's search can directly reach the content end of each app, instead of basically only displaying the search content of the browser like Siri.

That was so rigid.

Apps under the Germination Group, including Weixin, Qingcheng, Pinxixi, Pangda Live, Frog Browser, Fetion, Toutiao, etc., are all open to Maimai.

You can directly order takeaway, retrieve news, etc. through wheat.

Second, wheat plays the role of mobile phone housekeeper.

It can remind and help the owner to perform intelligent cloud backup, set up functions such as intelligent alarm clock, intelligent reminder, and intelligent memo, and even perform intelligent diagnosis.

Remind the owner of what personal information is being collected for each app used, and whether it violates regulations.

And this.

Undoubtedly, it is in line with the regulatory policies recently issued by the government, and it immediately penetrates into the hearts of users.

Third, wheat can also play the role of a connector.

The next era of the mobile Internet is the Internet of Everything. Although the Xiran operating system is still under development, some of the results have been applied to the Maili X2.

Through Wheat, you can automatically retrieve connected smart devices, such as smart TVs.

Fourth, wheat can chat with the owner.

"Wow, cool!!!"

"Wheat 2.0, it feels like a super evolution, it's too cool."

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow."

"Wake up upstairs, that's my girlfriend!"

"Stop arguing. Didn't Meng Wang introduce you just now? Wheat can be customized, and will generate different personalities based on the owner's chat history."

"So, everyone's girlfriend is unique?"

"It's very exciting to think about it."

"Axi, I really can't stand you dead nerds, isn't she a good girlfriend in reality?"

What they got in exchange was Qiqi's contempt——

"Ha ha!!!"

Girlfriend or something, how can there be artificial intelligence fragrance.

In addition to the launch of Wheat 2.0, the newly upgraded MILI 3.0 operating system has also added many practical and interesting functions, such as the ability to recognize and convert text through photos.

This is definitely a great weapon for the student party and office workers.

There is no doubt that the realization of these functions, in addition to the efforts of the software department of Maili Group, also has a lot of black technology from the Wotu Research Institute.

Like wheat's photo search function, it is the latest success of the search lab.

After the third master in the audience saw this scene, his eyelids couldn't help twitching. He didn't expect that in just one year, Germination had made such a major breakthrough in the search field.

Soon I thought of Lu Qi, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.

Along with Zhang Shuo's introduction, the demonstration of Maili X2 has quietly come to an end, but this does not mean the end of the conference.

Because next.

Zhang Shuo also introduced the wheat grain X2 max model and the first generation of wheat grain tablet.

"Let me go, 5.1-inch big screen, isn't this too delicious?"

"Compared to Pingguo's conservative screen size, Maili X2 is bold."

"The big screen party really can't love anymore, it's so delicious to follow the drama!!!"

"Since Maili Group has also launched a tablet, is it trying to grab Pingguo's job? (Goutou)"

"Pingguo is made, but wheat grains can't be made?"

"That's right, I think it's pretty good, that is, to surpass Pingguo in an all-round way."

The face of the president of Pingguo Greater China in the audience was about to turn black. He didn't expect that Maili's ambitions were so big, not only to make mobile phones, but also to make tablets.

Is it necessary to enter into notebooks in the future and imitate Pingguo completely?

We're going to be bald, okay?
In the end, Zhang Shuo announced the price of the wheat grain X2. The 16GB version is priced at 4988, which is 1 yuan more expensive than the wheat grain X400.

This is by no means to say that the wheat grain group has become more greedy.

But after all the software and hardware were upgraded, both the R&D expenditure and the procurement cost of spare parts, especially the procurement cost of chips, all experienced a surge.

Seriously, the profit of Wheat X2 is equivalent to that of Wheat X1.

Even slightly lower.

The Maili X2 max, as a "luxury" model, only has two versions of 32G and 64G, and the prices are 5488 and 5888 yuan respectively.

Although it has risen to another level, the reason is the same, all because of the superposition of cost factors.

It's not random pricing.

Moreover, compared to the pricing of Pingguo 5S and Pingguo 5C, whether it is Maili X2 or Maili X2 max, they can definitely be called conscience prices.

"It's okay, it's acceptable."

Both guests and online audiences can accept the price of Maili X2.

After all, there is Pingguo "Jewels come first".

Moreover, the conscientious configuration of Maili X2 is indeed worth the price.

The only concern may still come from distrust of the Candle Dragon Z1 chip. I don’t know if the equipped Candle Dragon Z1 chip is as awesome as Zhang Shuo explained.

to this end.

After announcing the pricing, Zhang Shuo took advantage of the opportunity to announce the official release time of Maili X2, Maili X2 max and Maili Tablet 1.0, "Tonight, Maili's official website will accept reservations."

Quick words.

Within a week, you can receive the goods.

Absolutely fast!
"Is it so fast? Love it, love it!!!"

“Can't wait for a moment”

"I just like Mai Li's unpunctuality. Compared with Pingguo's slowness, Mai Li is really a conscience."

.........

With the comments from netizens and the thunderous applause at the scene, the entire press conference finally came to an end.

At the end of the press conference, Zhang Shuo stepped down as usual, greeted all the guests, and thanked them for being here today. Because there were too many people, we only chatted a few words.

no doubt.

Today's press conference is enough to shock these colleagues.

Maili Group uses its own strength to prove to its global counterparts and global consumers that it has hard power and is not a silver-like pewter.

Of course.

Whether the wheat grain X2 can achieve the ultimate success depends on the subsequent sales performance.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhang Shuo was very knowledgeable and didn't bring the big guys together for dinner. After the show, he was dragged by Wang Yan, Tang Yu and other relatives and friends to eat supper.

Let's celebrate together!
And after the show ended, the big discussion about this grand press conference had just fermented, and the hot search for bibs was almost completely covered by this press conference. Five out of the top ten were related to this.

"Mai Li Group Autumn Conference"

"Grain X2"

"The first generation of wheat tablet."

"Mai Li pointed directly at Pingguo and launched the battle of Tianwang Mountain!"

"Wheat grain pre-sale starts!"

As the video of the speech spreads overseas, related topics will also be fermented on a global scale.

Doomed to sleepless tonight!

(End of this chapter)