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While the people in the audience were chatting, they didn't notice that changes were quietly taking place on the stage.

Cao Shujie glanced and saw someone climbing up to the platform and turning on the big screen on the platform.

This is a whole large screen. After the staff finished it, the screen played a picture of a Gulf Blue new energy vehicle, the same one Cao Shujie had seen in the super factory, speeding along the seaside.

Because of the high speed, the car instantly cut the water surface in half.

Most of the people present began to get excited when they saw this scene.

This is the first time that Xiaomi Auto has fully displayed this new car to the public.

Judging from its appearance design, it does incorporate a lot of Porsche's style, but there are also differences in the details.

After the first picture ended, the lights at the scene dimmed completely, and then a dense array of rectangular nameplates appeared on the big screen at the scene. Each nameplate had the name of various media such as Weibo, Bilibili, Baidu, Douyin, Kuaishou, Financial World, and Little Love Home.

These are also the media organizations participating in the press conference today, totaling 187.

After the staff behind the scenes finished their introduction, the picture on the big screen changed to the rear of the Gulf Blue car.

When the countdown to 54321 began to appear on the screen, the lights on the stage flashed crosswise, and Lei Jun also walked onto the stage.

Walking to the center of the stage, Lei Jun, dressed in a casual suit, smiled and said, "Hello everyone, welcome all friends to today's Xiaomi New Energy Vehicle Press Conference. On behalf of the Xiaomi New Energy Vehicle team, I would like to warmly welcome you again."

A round of warm applause rang out, and the words on the screen changed again: "Xiaomi's complete ecosystem for people, cars and homes"

Lei Jun then introduced Xiaomi’s 2021 financial report.

While he was introducing the report, the financial report data was also displayed on the big screen.

For example, Xiaomi's 2021 financial report showed revenue of 3283 billion yuan, net profit of 220 billion yuan, and total R&D investment of 132 billion yuan.

In 2021, the annual smartphone revenue reached 2089 billion yuan. In 2021, Xiaomi's global smartphone shipments and market share both hit record highs. The annual smartphone shipments reached 1.9 million units, a year-on-year increase of 30%.

According to Lei Jun, Xiaomi's overseas market revenue was 1636 billion yuan, and its smartphone shipments ranked top 62 in 5 major markets around the world, and ranked first in 14 major markets.

These data are impeccable.

At the same time, Lei Jun also announced another set of important data. According to statistics from Xiaomi Group, at the time of the press conference, there were more than 5 million users worldwide using Xiaomi mobile phones, tablets or other smart terminals.

"The above data provides important support for our development of Xiaomi's new energy vehicles."

"In addition, our R&D investment this year is expected to reach more than 150 billion yuan, and the final investment may be 170 billion yuan. We have 1000 billion yuan in cash reserves and 100 billion yuan in innovative businesses such as automobiles..."

Below the stage, Cao Shujie and others listened to Lei Jun talking about these key data on the stage, and they couldn't help but admire him. From this perspective, Xiaomi is indeed very powerful and perfect in all aspects.

"In order to make the car better, we spared no expense. We carried out various extreme tests in different environments in more than 300 cities across the country. The total test mileage of Xiaomi's new energy vehicles exceeded 500 million kilometers, which is equivalent to more than 130 laps around the earth."

When Lei Jun said this, photos, pictures and even videos of Xiaomi cars being tested in various environments in more than 300 cities across the country appeared on the big screen to verify their authenticity.

Cao Shujie believes in this link, but whether others believe it or not is not within Cao Shujie's consideration.

"Good!" No one knew who started the booing, but applause broke out soon after.

According to Lei Jun, 570 sample vehicles were put into testing, which is also the largest scale of sample testing among all vehicle models in the country.

After talking about these basic data, Lei Jun talked about an incident involving Xiaomi Motors’ participation in an exhibition: “After we made the Xiaomi New Energy Vehicle, we took it to Barcelona, ​​Spain for an exhibition. At that time, there were huge crowds of people watching the car. Because of this, the organizers forced us to limit the number of participants to ensure everyone’s safety.”

"After this exhibition, overseas media gave rave reviews to Xiaomi's new energy vehicles."

Judging from the photos displayed on the big screen, there were indeed many foreigners at the exhibition site looking at the car, taking pictures, asking questions, etc.

At least it shows that the design and performance of this car are very popular abroad.

At this time, Cao Shujie, who was sitting in the audience seats below the platform, was thinking that this car would definitely sell well with the strong marketing ability of Lei Jun.

In this regard, Cao Shujie has strong confidence in Lei Jun. Many media privately call Lei Jun the king of marketing. This title is not given casually, but a nickname he has earned through his achievements time and time again.

However, what Cao Shujie did not expect was that after Lei Jun finished talking about these basic data related to the car, he suddenly changed the topic.

He turned around and pointed at the Gulf blue Xiaomi new energy vehicle that appeared on the big screen: "Speaking of Xiaomi new energy vehicles, I think we should thank a friend of mine for being able to see this new energy vehicle here today. If it weren't for him, I might also participate in the new energy vehicle competition in the future, but I wouldn't join this ranks in 17 like I am doing now."

"If it weren't for him, the development of Xiaomi Motors wouldn't be as smooth as it is now. We have made breakthrough progress in just four years, and now we have officially launched a new energy vehicle that is superior in design and performance, but not too expensive."

"My team and I were able to come up with our sincere products after hard work, and I think my friend deserves the most credit."

When Lei Jun said this, the audience was stunned.

Those people from 187 media outlets looked at Lei Jun on the stage in confusion.

At this moment, they were very confused. What did Lei Jun mean by this?
This friend of Lei Jun actually received such high recognition from Lei Jun. Who is he?

Many people in the audience were speculating.

Everyone looked at each other, trying to find this mysterious person.

However, only the people in Xiaomi’s automobile R&D team truly understood who Lei Jun on the stage was talking about.

When Cao Shujie heard Lei Jun talking about his friend, he already knew that this guy was talking about himself. But because of this, Cao Shujie was still complaining about Lei Jun in his heart, and he didn't expect that Lei Jun would do this today.

However, Cao Shujie is not afraid of being exposed. This is a trivial matter for him. It’s just that in the matter of Xiaomi Automobile, Cao Shujie has been hiding behind the scenes. Now he is suddenly pushed to the front by Lei Jun. Cao Shujie still feels a little unhappy.

Zhang Tong, who was watching from the audience at this time, also had an indescribable smile on his face.

Cheng Xiaolin, who was standing nearby, hadn't realized that the mysterious person Lei Jun was talking about was her husband. She asked Zhang Tong, "Sister Tong, who is Mr. Lei talking about?"

"Uh, you don't know?" Zhang Tong found this matter incredible.

When Cheng Xiaolin asked her this question, Zhang Tong seemed to have heard the biggest joke of the century, so much so that the expression on her face was a little funny.

Cheng Xiaolin spread her hands in front of her and asked in a strong rhetorical tone: "Could it be that I know him?"

Zhang Tong teased her: "Linlin, what should I say? You two lie in the same bed every day, and you don't even know about Mr. Cao's affair?"

"Shujie?" Cheng Xiaolin was speechless.

After a moment, she continued, "Didn't Shujie only invest one sum of money?"

Zhang Tong stared, and patted Cao Shujie who was sitting in front of her. When Cao Shujie turned his head to look at her, Zhang Tong said, "Boss Cao, this is your fault. You didn't even tell Sister Linlin about such a big thing."

"Lao Lei harmed me." Cao Shujie curled his lips.

"Haha!" Zhang Tong covered her mouth and laughed.

She then told Cao Shujie: "How can you blame our Lao Lei for this? It was you who deceived him and made him work so hard to make new energy vehicles. You are just paying him back for what he did."

Cheng Xiaolin then realized what she didn't know, and then looked at her husband: "Did you really trick Mr. Lei into making a new energy vehicle? Wasn't it just a joke at the beginning?"

"Wife, I was never joking when I said that. Besides, this is not called cheating. Look, Mr. Lei succeeded, didn't he?" Cao Shujie was helpless.

There were many things that seemed like jokes to his wife, but Cao Shujie did them seriously.

Because of this, Cheng Xiaolin had a preconceived notion that her husband was so deeply involved in Xiaomi's new energy vehicles.

Zhang Tong reminded Cheng Xiaolin: "Do you still remember the time when President Cao came to Beijing three years ago?"

Seeing Cheng Xiaolin nod, Zhang Tong continued, "According to our Lao Lei, it was because of Mr. Cao's class that the R&D team of Xiaomi Automobile knew what to do in the right way. That time helped the R&D team of Xiaomi Automobile save a lot of time."

When Cheng Xiaolin was shocked, Lei Jun on the stage said: "The friend I just mentioned is Cao Shujie from Dongshan Province. I am also honored to invite him to the scene today. Let's welcome him to the stage with the warmest applause, okay?"

Everyone in the audience has long wanted to know who the mysterious person Lei Jun mentioned is?
When they heard Lei Jun say Cao Shujie's name, they were already very surprised. When they heard Lei Jun say Cao Shujie was at the scene, everyone started to get excited, as if they were waiting for the moment when the mysterious grand prize was revealed.

However, some people wonder why the name 'Cao Shujie' sounds so familiar, as if they have heard it somewhere.

While Cao Shujie was sitting in the audience and didn't move, the lights on the stage had already hit Cao Shujie, and the meaning was obvious.

Many people sitting on Cao Shujie's left and right and behind him were also confused. They did not expect that this young-looking man was actually Lei Jun's friend. And according to Lei Jun, the rapid development and successful listing of Xiaomi Automobile was also inseparable from Cao Shujie.

"Mr. Cao, please come to the stage quickly. Everyone is waiting for you to say a few words." Lei Jun said on the stage.

Cao Shujie said: "Boss Lei, you are harming me."

"How can this be called harm? Mr. Cao, you can appear in front of 187 media outlets today and let the audience across the country know you. This is such a rare opportunity." Lei Jun said with a smile.

He was tricked by Cao Shujie at the beginning. It took him more than four years and an investment of more than 4 billion yuan, expending a lot of financial and material resources, before he finally developed the Xiaomi car successfully and put it on the market.

At this moment, Lei Jun had to avenge himself no matter what.

Seeing Cao Shujie finally stand up from the audience and walk towards the podium, Lei Jun's smile became even more intense.

Before this, Lei Jun did not reveal any information to Cao Shujie. He just wanted to give Cao Shujie a big "surprise". Now it seems that this arrangement is perfect.

Cao Shujie walked onto the stage under the gaze of all the audience. At this time, Lei Jun specially arranged for the on-site staff to project Cao Shujie's portrait separately on the large screen at the back, for fear that the people at the back were too far away and would not be able to see what Cao Shujie looked like.

Cao Shujie turned around and saw the big head portrait on the screen. He pointed at Lei Jun and said, "Mr. Lei, you are really hurting me."

"Haha!" Lei Jun laughed proudly.
At this time, the audience was looking at Lei Jun and Cao Shujie standing side by side on the podium. Especially for Cao Shujie who had just come on stage, most of the people at the scene showed strong curiosity.

However, in the special guest seats on the other side of the scene, the general manager of Yaxu Electronics Factory, Cao Shuxu, and the executive director, Xu Daihua, were a little overwhelmed when they saw Cao Shujie suddenly stepping onto the podium.

They have never known that Cao Shujie and Xiaomi Auto have such a deep connection, and according to what Lei Jun said just now, Cao Shujie was the one who instigated Lei Jun to develop Xiaomi Auto.

When people heard Lei Jun introduce Cao Shujie as the earliest shareholder of Xiaomi Auto and one of the partners of Xiaomi Auto, there was an uproar.

Cao Shuxu and Xu Daihua were even more confused. They fell into self-doubt and never thought that this would be the relationship.

They were wondering how Cao Shujie became the Gudong of Xiaomi Auto? Partner?

However, the fact has been confirmed. Cao Shujie on the stage did not refute it. Instead, he took the wireless microphone handed to him by the staff next to him and said softly: "Don't listen to Mr. Lei's nonsense. In fact, I only invested a little money at the beginning. It happened that at that time I saw other new forces companies making cars. I have a good relationship with Mr. Lei. At that time, I was thinking that other new forces can make new energy vehicles. Why can't Xiaomi Group, which has such strong research and technical reserves in physical smart products and smart systems, make new energy vehicles? So I told Mr. Lei that you can give it a try."

"I'm not lying to you all." Cao Shujie declared. (End of this chapter)