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.
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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.