After the warm-up video, the atmosphere at the venue became not only enthusiastic but also more formal.
Those who hadn’t yet entered the venue filed in, and soon there wasn’t a single empty seat.
A gentle female voice informed everyone about various matters, including silencing mobile phones, requesting that everyone remain seated throughout the press conference, which would last less than an hour, and mentioning that small gifts could be claimed after the press conference.
She also announced that the press conference was being livestreamed across the web, with a dedicated livestream room on the YaiYai platform.
As it approached 3 PM, all lights in the venue went out, and Chang You took the stage amid enthusiastic applause.
“Hello everyone, I’m Chang You.”
“Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend OTTO E1’s new phone launch. On behalf of all my colleagues at OTTO Technology, I extend a warm welcome to everyone!!”
The venue once again erupted in thunderous applause.
Pei Qian opened his phone, clicked on YaiYai livestream, and found the livestream room for OTTO Technology’s new product launch.
The livestreaming business had developed rapidly over the past year. At this time last year, YaiYai livestream had only a hundred thousand livestream users, but now a single channel already had tens of thousands of viewers.
The number of people in OTTO Technology’s press conference livestream room was rather modest, with only twenty to thirty thousand watching, most of whom were likely digital enthusiasts.
“Hey, isn’t that CEO Chang? After bringing down Hongcheng Technology, which poor manufacturer is he going to mess with now?”
“Otto Technology? Haven’t heard of this name before.”
“It’s under Tenda. It’s on the TPDb website. Have you seen the movie ‘Beautiful Tomorrow’?”
“That’s still a no-name brand. I acknowledge that Tenda is great at making games, but in phone-making, they’re just at an elementary school level. Let’s wait and see who CEO Chang, the ‘King of Comparisons,’ is going to compare with today. I’m betting it’ll include Apple and Huawei!”
“That’s rich coming from you. How many domestic phone manufacturers don’t compare themselves to Apple and Huawei? Apple phones are routinely trashed; they’re used to it.”
The current livestream didn’t support bullet screen comments, but there was a chat box on the right side of the screen where viewers’ messages could be seen.
Chang You’s previous image at Hongcheng Technology had left a deep impression on many digital enthusiasts. Everyone’s focus was not on the phone itself but on Chang You.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this, feeling a sense of having chosen the right person.
…
On stage, Chang You briefly introduced OTTO Technology’s past and present.
There was a lot of content that could be covered here, such as OTTO Technology being under the Tenda Group and having an ambiguous relationship with “Beautiful Tomorrow.”
But Chang You didn’t go into detail, just briefly touching on these points, because Mr. Pei had emphasized controlling the duration of the press conference.
So Chang You decided to get straight to the point, pressed the remote control, and four large characters instantly appeared on the big screen.
“Price Section”!
When these four characters appeared, the venue instantly went quiet, and a stream of question marks floated through the livestream room’s comments.
“Wait, didn’t the press conference just start? Did I miss something?”
“Did I skip two hours?”
“Is the PowerPoint wrong?”
Everyone was completely bewildered.
According to the usual routine, the price section should be the last!
The presentation should start by discussing various features, heavily praising the phone’s advantages, and saving the most important advantages for last.
After the audience’s expectations for the phone have reached an extreme high, subtly suggest that the phone uses premium materials and has good quality, letting everyone guess a high price, and finally revealing a number lower than everyone’s psychological expectation, instantly gaining applause from the whole venue and screens full of “it’s really worth it.”
Of course, some mess up, where the audience immediately comments “disgusting” when the price is revealed, making the scene quite awkward.
But regardless, this order shouldn’t be disrupted!
They hadn’t even seen a shadow of the phone yet, and “duang,” the price was already displayed. What was going on?
Wouldn’t that deprive everyone of the fun of guessing the price?
Chang You was mentally prepared for this and without further ado, pressed the remote control again. Four large numbers appeared on the screen.
8199!
The venue fell silent, and a stream of question marks floated through the livestream comments.
“Is CEO Chang drunk today?”
“819, a thousand-yuan phone, really worth it!”
“Even Huawei and Apple’s flagships aren’t this price, right? Where did you get the courage?”
Although the audience at the venue wasn’t as direct as those in the livestream, their bewildered faces were written with all they wanted to say.
Is this a joke?!
CEO Chang, although you brought down Hongcheng Technology, you shouldn’t be making such a basic mistake!
Chang You remained unmoved and continued, “Our OTTO E1 phone has no launch discount, and there will be no discounts in the future. Until the next generation phone comes out and the E1 model is discontinued, the price will remain at 8199, with absolutely no changes. Of course, installment payments are not supported either.”
“Alright, everyone can start commenting ‘disgusting’ now.”
The venue was silent, and comments in the livestream began to scroll frantically.
Seeing the various sarcastic remarks in the livestream comments, Pei Qian was excited and thrilled.
Finally, this time it was right, this was the feeling!
This was the effect he wanted!
Pei Qian could hardly resist giving Chang You a big thumbs-up on stage.
Chang You maintained his composure. Because the press conference time was limited, he didn’t dwell on the price issue and moved on to the next section.
“Next, let me tell you about our stock.”
“The first batch of OTTO E1 phones is one thousand units, first come, first served, until sold out. The delivery time for the second batch has not yet been determined.”
A picture appeared on the big screen. It was ROF Assembly’s large warehouse in Jingzhou, where one thousand OTTO E1 phones were neatly stacked on one of the shelves, with even half a shelf left empty.
At a glance, it looked extremely meager.
“Pfft.”
A technology media reporter in the front row finally couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud.
This press conference was so interesting!
After announcing the price at other companies’ press conferences and the audience shouting “it’s really worth it,” they would say they have sufficient stock and show a photo of a warehouse filled with products.
Of course, in many cases, this was just a promotional tactic. If there was going to be a shortage, there would still be a shortage; if they were going to play games with consumers, they would still play games. But at least they made a gesture and put on a show.
But OTTO Technology was quite unique here, directly specifying the stock number to four digits, producing only one thousand units!
And they deliberately emphasized this meager number, as if fearing people wouldn’t know.
What’s this, hunger marketing?
Could it be that CEO Chang thought that with a high price and limited quantity, consumers would mindlessly rush to buy?
The press conference had only gone on for five minutes, and all the audience at the venue and in the livestream had already shifted from viewing a phone to watching for entertainment.
Someone in the audience shouted, “Great show, do another one!”
“It’s too cheap, I’ll buy it!”
“Rounding off, it’s free. Who wouldn’t buy this?”
The audience burst into laughter, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.
It had to be said that netizens’ ability to find entertainment was quite strong.
After the introduction of the “Price Section” and “Stock Section,” netizens’ thought process had changed from “whoever sells this is stupid” to “if you can’t afford it, just say it’s worth it.” The originally serious atmosphere had become humorous.
Pei Qian was speechless in the audience.
These are all facts. What are you laughing at?
Is it that funny?
Well, you can laugh all you want, you can shout whatever you want, as long as you don’t spend money when the time comes, we’re still friends.
Chang You smiled slightly and continued to the next section.
“Next, I will introduce the advantages of this phone to everyone.”
He lightly pressed the remote control, and an image appeared on the big screen.
Chang You then faced the audience, his lips moving rapidly, reciting the advertisement he had memorized thoroughly.
“A truly good brand truly good phone welcome to the flagship product E1 phone launch of high-end phone brand OTTO Technology, E1 phone has super high configuration flagship chip high refresh rate screen pure custom system bringing you infinite smooth exclusive experience, super large battery ultra-fast charging safe stable long-lasting battery life letting you say goodbye to battery anxiety, horizontal linear motor NFC infrared headphone jack HIFI dual speakers we’ve not cut corners on any details you want, custom cooling system side charging port game-exclusive high frame rate mode letting you always have the edge in intense battles, ultimate dual camera solution beautiful for taking pictures of people or scenery exclusive breathing Logo unique appearance Lu Zhiyao’s heartfelt endorsement same phone as in ‘Beautiful Tomorrow’ letting you possess both fashion and future, additionally there are game entertainment lifestyle and other categories totaling sixteen exclusive benefits, you can obtain Tenda Games super player Terminal Chinese Network ultimate VIP Fei Huang Studio connoisseur Slackin’ Internet Café gaming expert Slackin’ Takeout premium member Mingyun Private Kitchen special invited VIP Headwind Logistics VIP customer and other noble identities enjoying Tenda’s all-category consumption at 95% of the price as a permanent discount, every year you can receive a free game several custom skins preview movie tickets free drinks regular red packets free delivery fees Mingyun Private Kitchen additional dishes letting life be full of surprises everywhere, additionally there are trade-in only exchange no repair accessory gifts and other lifetime updated extra benefits, one purchase benefits forever OTTO E1 phone a walking Tenda supreme VIP card limited to one thousand first come first served lasting value never reduced in price, OTTO E1 your all-round assistant in career divine weapon in games golden butler in life, it is the ultimate solution we provide for all your troubles in the high-tech era!”
Chang You recited this long script in one breath, with almost no pauses except for brief breathing, at a speed that reached the limit of what an ordinary person’s mind could follow.
After finishing, Chang You let out a long breath and looked at the audience.
He didn’t know exactly where Mr. Pei was sitting, but at that moment, he just wanted to say four words: Mission accomplished!
Such a long script, memorized without a single error, and delivered so smoothly without stumbling!
The entire venue was silent. Pei Qian’s hand holding the mineral water bottle hung in the air, as if he had momentarily forgotten where to place it.
Chang You felt a bit deflated. What’s going on? Did the joke fall flat?
How could such a long recitation not earn any applause from the audience?
Noticing that time was up, Chang You didn’t dare delay and pressed the remote control, “Alright, now that the advantages have been introduced, next we’ll introduce the shortcomings of this phone…”
But as soon as the big screen changed, the audience erupted.
“What the hell just happened?”
“Didn’t hear clearly, do it again!”
“Do it again, go back!”
Many people in the audience were stunned when they heard this long string of words and didn’t have time to react.
If this were at a comedy theater, the audience would have immediately cheered after Chang You finished this long string of words.
But this was in a hotel venue, at a press conference!
How could the audience have imagined that CEO Chang, while introducing the phone on stage, would suddenly deliver such a performance?
So now they had finally reacted, and the whole venue was in uproar!
Faced with the tidal wave of “do it again” shouts, Chang You somewhat embarrassedly said, “I’m sorry, our leader gave strict orders that this segment must be controlled within five minutes. Five minutes have already passed, and I need to continue with the next segment. Please understand.”
The audience didn’t believe such an absurd explanation.
“Don’t make excuses! Why would your leader limit your time to talk about the phone’s advantages? Is he sick?”
“CEO Chang, don’t mess around, it wouldn’t take a few more minutes to recite it again.”
“Exactly, don’t try to get away with it, do it again!”
Chang You looked at the audience very helplessly, not knowing where Mr. Pei was sitting.
Sorry, Mr. Pei, I wanted to control the time within five minutes, but the crowd won’t let me!