Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 627: Oriental Prism Gate, the ultimate killer Xingyi X1!

Apple headquarters.

The vice president rushed to the chairman's office in a hurry, his face solemn:
"Chairman, I just received news that Xingyi Technology's latest mobile phone has begun to be distributed in Xia Country. It is expected to be released soon!"

“They’re releasing a new phone again!”

Cook's expression became extremely complicated, and a deep sense of powerlessness rose in his heart:
"The previous generation Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 plus have crushed our iPhone 5S, causing our sales to plummet by more than %. Now we haven't caught up yet, and they are about to release new phones. They really leave no room for us!"

"Yeah, the worst thing is that this new phone is coming with a bang, and it's probably going to have a big upgrade!"

"What? There's another big upgrade?" Cook's mouth twitched:
"The Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 plus, which are not upgraded, are so powerful. If they are upgraded again, how powerful will the new phones be? iPhone 5S will be out of stock! Even the iPhone 6 series in the second half of the year will be impacted."

"Yes, this is the biggest problem. More importantly, this new phone is released and sold worldwide. The new flagship is not only available in Xia Country, but also in Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea. Other countries are also gradually promoting it."

"According to Xingyi Technology's practice, it is highly likely that the product will be put on sale as soon as it is released, and will be sold simultaneously around the world."

"Now that Xia Country has already started distributing the products, it is estimated that Europe and America will be almost there too. They will probably release the Xphone 3 pro and Xphone 3 pro max within half a month!"

"Humph! Wang Yi's idea is good, but unfortunately, how can we let him get his wish?"

Cook snorted coldly: "We must not let the Xphone 3 pro and Xphone 3 pro max be released smoothly! Are our plans almost ready?"

"Don't worry, Chairman, we are ready and can act at any time."

"Very good!" Cook nodded with satisfaction: "Now is a good time."

The subordinate understood: "Understood, before the Xphone 3 pro and Xphone 3 pro max are launched, give Xingyi a wake-up call and make their new flagships unsalable!"

"Great, let's do this. Only in this way can our iPhone 5s and 5C sales not continue to plummet. If we do it right, we may even be able to increase them! Don't let me down."

"Chairman, just wait for my good news. Haha."

"That couldn't be better." Cook's mouth curled up, revealing a sinister smile:

"Fortunately, we prepared a killer move in advance to kill Xingyi Technology. Otherwise, if the Xphone 3 pro and Xphone 3 pro max were successfully released, it would be a huge disaster for Apple."

Apple moved quickly.

Just as domestic universities are actively promoting the comprehensive upgrade of semiconductor teaching, a large-scale project targeting Xingyi mobile phones is also being rapidly launched.

Moreover, this is not an isolated incident, but a series of planned large-scale actions!
On March 3, two American experts jointly proposed that the Xingyi mobile phone and the Wujie mobile phone from Xingyi Technology have backdoor problems, which may be exploited by hackers to infringe on user privacy and security.

Immediately afterwards, on March 4, a European parliamentarian also expressed a similar view, claiming that if no response was given, there would be huge security risks.

The proposals of these three people acted as a fuse, triggering a trial meeting on the security issues of Xingyi mobile phones.

Subsequently, many European and American media, experts, and scholars jumped out and accused the Xingyi mobile phone of having a backdoor and constantly stealing users' private data, which was extremely harmful.

Some people even bluntly said that the backdoor of the Xingyi mobile phone was to help Xia Guo monitor European and American users and that it was a tool of Xia Guo!

Especially politicians and congressmen, they are all targets of key surveillance!

This news caused an uproar.

Especially for European and American users, they are easily fooled and many people believed it.

However, this was just the beginning, and a series of big moves followed.

Soon after, Wall Street also issued an announcement, stating that the backdoor of the Xingyi mobile phone had caused certain financial tycoons to be monitored and suffered heavy stock losses, and demanded that relevant departments respond quickly.

Now, those business people also felt like they were facing a great enemy and became suspicious.

Public opinion on the Internet has become very unfavorable to Xingyi Technology:

"Is there a backdoor in the Xingyi phone? Is that true? I just bought an Xphone 3!"

"Oh my god, I just changed to Xphone 3 plus, and I didn't expect it to be unsafe either."

"After the PRISM scandal broke out, I was worried about the backdoors in Android and Apple phones, so I switched to the Xingyi phone. I didn't expect that the Xingyi phone would also fail. Is there any usable phone in the world?"

"It's so abominable. The Xingyi phone was originally promoted with the slogan of no backdoors, no invasion of privacy, and absolute safety. How come it has failed now?"

"Speaking of which, this is just Omi's report. Could it be a retaliatory attack against Xingyi's mobile phone? Could it be an organized smear campaign?"

"It's possible, but unlikely. After all, both Apple and Android have security issues and backdoors. It's normal for Xingyi phones to have backdoors."

"The young dragon slayer eventually became the dragon, and we, the users, are the only ones who suffer in the end."

"Alas, they are all the same. These phones have backdoors and are unreliable. Should I switch to a feature phone?"

"Feature phones definitely won't work. The question now is whether you plan to give your private data to Omi or Xingyi Technology. Either way, there are backdoors."

"This is such a difficult choice. It makes me instantly intimidated by Xingyi phones. Sigh."

"As a new fan, I can only say I'm furious! Fuck the Xingyi phone, I'm going to smash it! It deceived my feelings!"

"I will smash the Xingyi phone just like I smashed the iPhone, and then buy a Wujie phone."

"Idiot, the Unlimited phone is also from Xingyi Technology, and it also has a backdoor!"

"??? Then what phone should I use?"

……

Similar public opinions have emerged around the world.

It’s been half a year since the Prism Gate incident, but everyone still remembers it vividly.

When the backdoor incident of Xingyi mobile phone was exposed, the Prism Gate incident of Android and Apple mobile phones was also implicated.

Watching this scene, the smile on Cook's face froze:
"This plot development is wrong!"

"The Xingyi phone backdoor has failed. Shouldn't everyone buy an iPhone instead?"

“Why are you still talking about the iPhone having a backdoor?”

"We can't get over the Prism Gate incident, right?"

The subordinates were somewhat helpless about this.

It was thought that the smear campaign on the Xingyi phone would let users know that the Xingyi phone had backdoors and security issues, and would cause them to give up buying the Xingyi phone and buy iPhones in large quantities, thus regaining the iPhone's lost sales.

But now it seems that Xingyi mobile phones have indeed been affected, but the sales of iPhone have not increased much. Instead, the Prism Gate incident has been brought to light!
This is not a good thing!

Seeing Cook's melancholy, his subordinates quickly said, "Chairman, we can be optimistic. Although our sales volume has not increased much, the sales volume of Xingyi mobile phones has been visibly declining."

"Especially those fans who were attracted by the Xingyi phone are angry and feel they have been cheated. Now they are smashing the Xingyi phone and some are burning it. You see."

As he said that, the vice president quickly took out his phone and showed Cook a few videos: "Chairman, smashing phones, burning phones, these treatments were previously reserved for our iPhones, but now they are also reserved for Xingyi phones!"

"..."

The corners of Cook's mouth twitched, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

The other party's words completely confused him.

What does it mean to smash and burn mobile phones? They were all iPhones before?
Is this glorious?

The vice president also realized that there was something wrong with his wording and quickly explained: "What I meant is that after the Prism Gate broke out, users only scolded us Apple, smashed our phones, and burned our phones. Now, they have also started smashing and burning Xingyi phones!"

Cook was silent again: "..."

"Why, do you still feel mentally balanced?
"No, Chairman, at least before, we were the only ones who suffered, and the sales of Xingyi mobile phones increased greatly. Now, Xingyi mobile phones have also suffered a tragedy, and their sales have also dropped sharply."

Hearing this, Cook's expression improved a little: "The only pity is that Apple's sales did not increase as a result. This is a problem."

The vice president nodded and said, "That means we haven't done enough to smear them. We will continue to smear them, not only the Xingyi mobile phone has a backdoor, but also the XOS system of the Xingyi mobile phone has a backdoor, and the Kunpeng chip of the Xingyi mobile phone has a backdoor. We will attack them from all sides."

"Very good, let's do it!" Cook's expression looked a little better.

At the same time, Xingyi Technology also started an emergency meeting.

Zhu Changlin looked solemn:
"Chairman, the other party has been attacking fiercely recently, constantly smearing our Xingyi mobile phone for security vulnerabilities. If this continues, our upcoming Xingyi X1 will suffer a huge impact!"

Wang Yi nodded: "The other party created this incident on the eve of our new phone launch, and it was an all-round attack, just to curb the launch of our new phone. As for the target, 99% of it is Apple!"

"Yes, according to our investigation, many of the media outlets that took action are dogs of Apple or have close ties with Apple."

"Moreover, the other party was organized, premeditated, and rhythmically smeared and set the tone. It was obvious that they were well prepared."

"I even suspect that they have been preparing since February, and they may even have a backup plan!"

Wang Yi took a deep breath and said, "This is very likely. This is basically the case."

Sure enough, just as Wang Yi finished speaking, an assistant walked in and said, "Chairman, the latest news is that the external network has started to attack our XOS system and Kunpeng chips again. They said that our XOS system has backdoors, and Kunpeng chips also have backdoors. Anyone who uses related products is running naked on our Internet!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

Zhu Changlin was even more furious: "First they spread rumors that our mobile phones have backdoors, then they spread rumors that our XOS system has backdoors, and Kunpeng chips have backdoors. It's really unacceptable. From mobile phones to systems to chips, they don't let anything go!"

"Cook is going to completely kill us!"

"Yes, Cook is going too far!"

Others also spoke one after another:
"What does this amount to? It's like they have concocted an oriental version of the Prism Gate, with our Xingyi mobile phone, the XOS system, and the Kunpeng processor as the protagonists!"

"The other party's move is not only to kill our Xingyi mobile phone, but also to kill our XOS system and Kunpeng chip at once!"

"If this matter is not handled properly, customers who bought our Kunpeng processors will be affected. I'm afraid there will be large-scale order cancellations, and we will suffer heavy losses."

"Yes, this incident has a huge impact. We must do crisis public relations as soon as possible. If we don't handle it well, the consequences will be disastrous."

Listening to everyone's words, Wang Yi agreed very much:
"We definitely need crisis public relations, but we need to be strategic about how to do it. What do you think?" After a brief silence, everyone started to speak:
"Chairman, we will first issue a statement, stating that there are no security vulnerabilities in Xingyi mobile phones, XOS systems, and Kunpeng chips. We will sue those who spread rumors and slander, and hold them accountable for the corresponding legal responsibilities."

"In addition, we must fight well in the war of public opinion and guide public opinion. We must not be led by the other side by the nose."

"By slowly clarifying everything this way, our losses can be minimized."

"This works."

Others also spoke in agreement.

Wang Yi waved his hand and said, "The effect is limited. If we clarify public opinion, Apple will continue to slander us. If we send out the Internet troops, Apple will continue to send out the Internet trolls."

"As the saying goes, it takes only one mouth to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it. It is very difficult to clarify the situation when it has developed to this point."

Everyone frowned, but they understood that it was indeed the case.

Many good brands and good things have been ruined in this way.

For example, MSG. It is said that MSG is harmful and will cause hair loss if eaten. You need to eat chicken essence.

As a result, MSG became unpopular and sales of chicken essence increased significantly.

Even though the main ingredient of chicken essence is MSG, and it is added with some food additives, making it even more unhealthy and much more expensive, it is still a hot seller.

However, MSG has a bad reputation and is abandoned by many families. Sales have plummeted and companies have closed down...

The same is true for Xingyi Technology today, and it is difficult to dispel rumors.

"What should we do? If we let the situation continue like this, I estimate that those big customers will cancel their orders one after another."

Zhu Changlin couldn't help but say, "Moreover, the impact of this incident is not only overseas, but also began to ferment in China. Many domestic users and fans also began to believe it and began to question our Xingyi mobile phone, resulting in a decrease in sales."

Others also said: "Yes, the situation is getting more serious, and we must adopt a strategy. This will only cause more trouble."

"Well, that's what I said, but how to do it specifically is a big problem."

Hearing this, Wang Yi smiled and said, "It's very simple. Simply refuting rumors is meaningless, but if we do it offensively, it will be easy."

"Offensive rumor-busting?"

"What do you mean?"

Everyone was confused as they had never heard of this word.

"It's very simple. We just need to dispel rumors and launch a full-scale attack to confuse the situation!" Wang Yi said:
"Next, we will not simply refute the rumor, but directly say that there are no backdoors in Xingyi mobile phones, XOS systems, and Kunpeng processors. This incident is all a smear campaign by competitors..."

After hearing Wang Yi's words, everyone's eyes widened:

"That's okay!"

"This will not only clarify things more effectively, but also have unexpected effects."

"Great idea, that's a great idea."

Wang Yi smiled faintly: "Do it quickly, it's time to act."

Then he looked at Zhu Changlin: "Is our Xingyi X1 ready?"

"Everything is ready, Chairman. The domestic distribution is going smoothly and it is expected to be completed in three days. Distribution in overseas markets such as Europe and America is progressing slower and it is estimated to be almost done in five or six days. But other overseas markets will take more than a week."

"About a week? Sure, then a week. Act quickly!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded one after another.

As for Apple, seeing that the rumor was successful, the Xingyi mobile phone, XOS system, and Kunpeng chip were all involved in the backdoor incident, which had a great impact and sales volume dropped sharply. Everyone in Apple was extremely excited.

Cook even opened champagne at Apple headquarters to celebrate this great victory.

However, at this time, Xingyi Technology issued an announcement:
Xingyi Technology strongly condemns the rumors that Xingyi mobile phones, XOS systems, and Kunpeng chips have backdoors.

Xingyi Technology is not like some of our competitors who are the protagonists of the Prism Gate. On the contrary, there are no backdoors in all our products.

Backdoor rumors are malicious slanders made by certain brands who are desperate because their own products are not performing well and their sales have plummeted. There is no evidence at all.

The purpose is to curb the release of our epoch-making super flagship new phone - Xingyi Mobile Phone X1, and prevent their mobile phone sales from continuing to plummet.

After all, the brand's mobile phone sales have dropped by 40% since we went international.

After our Xingyi X1 is released, their sales will continue to plummet by more than % or even %.

To this end, the brand has adopted a series of organized, premeditated and planned smear campaigns, spreading rumors that our Xingyi phones, Wujie phones, XOS systems and Kunpeng chips have backdoors.

The following are the nodes and time of the entire rumor-mongering and smearing incident, the main parties involved in the rumor-mongering, and their relationship with a certain brand.

On March 3-3, rumors were spread that the Xingyi mobile phone had a backdoor. The rumormongers were: two American communications experts and one European communications expert. All three were guests of a certain brand and often attended the brand's press conferences and a series of other events.

The evidence is as follows, .jpg.

On the evening of March 3, a rumor was spread that there was a backdoor in the XOS system. The rumor maker: ... is a die-hard fan of a certain brand, and has taken photos with the chairman and senior executives of a certain brand many times...

On the morning of March 3, a rumor was spread that the Kunpeng chip had a backdoor. The rumormonger: ... appeared in a certain brand's press conference many times.

Since the release of a certain brand's new flagship in September last year, sales have continued to plummet due to a series of problems including small screen, old design, poor configuration, low performance, short battery life, and inflated price.

According to statistics from IDC and other institutions, the brand's mobile phone sales have plummeted by more than 42% compared to its previous peak!

The brand's tablet sales have plummeted by more than 64% compared to its previous peak!

The brand's stock price has also plummeted by more than 37% from its previous peak!

Mobile phones, tablets, and stock prices have plummeted, leading to some irrational behavior, such as spreading rumors and slandering competitors, which is a bad idea.

Xingyi Technology sincerely recommends that the brand practice more, focus on how to improve its own product strength, use resources on mobile phone research and development, use energy on innovation, and use enthusiasm on users!
Instead of losing sight of the main goal, failing to improve product strength, failing to develop core functions, failing to make more innovations, failing to provide better services to users, they only know how to spread rumors and discredit competitors that are stronger than themselves.

This behavior is truly brainless. It not only infringes on the rights and interests of friendly competitors, but also sounds the tragic song of its own brand.

Xingyi Technology is not afraid of any legitimate challenges and opposes all rumors and slander.

I would like to suggest again that competitors should practice more and develop good products seriously. If they really cannot develop one, they can copy our Xingyi mobile phone!

After all, your design is indeed too outdated!

Finally, Xingyi Technology’s new ultra-flagship X series is coming soon.

A week later, Xingyi X1 was released globally!

Subversive innovation, comprehensive justice! 】

As soon as this statement was released, the world was shocked and public opinion on the Internet changed:
"I told you, how could there be a backdoor in Xingyi phones? Xingyi Technology hates backdoors the most. Sure enough, it's another rumor spread by a competitor."

"It's true. From the beginning to the end, those experts and media jumped up and down, constantly smearing, but in the end, there was no reliable evidence. It's really just a mouthful from the beginning, all relying on nonsense!"

"Sure enough, the Xingyi phone is reliable. It has no backdoors and is absolutely safe. On the contrary, Apple, Qualcomm, and Google are the guests of honor in the Prism Gate, right?"

"That's right. The Sden exposure of the Prism scandal is solid evidence, as strong as a mountain of iron. But the smear campaign by rival companies that the Xingyi phone has a backdoor is pure rumor-mongering, without even a shred of evidence."

"I really haven't seen any evidence. I actually believed such a childish rumor. I'm really stupid."

"Fuck, I was also deceived and Xingyi Technology was wronged. So, who is this damn friendly company?"

"Is there any need to ask this? Mobile phone sales plummeted 42%, and the stock price plummeted 37%. Who could it be?"

“It’s probably Apple. iPhone 5S sales have dropped by at least 42%!”

"It could also be Samsung, whose stock price has plummeted severely."

"It's not Samsung, Samsung's stock price has only fallen by 15%! Apple's stock price has only fallen by 37%! And iPad sales have indeed dropped by 64%!"

"In addition, the iPhone fully meets the problems that Xingyi Technology mentioned, such as small screen, old design, poor configuration, low performance, short battery life, and inflated price!"

"It's really an apple, the numbers match up perfectly!"

"So after the internationalization of Xingyi mobile phones, iPhone sales plummeted by 42%, iPad sales plummeted by 64%, and Apple's stock price plummeted by 37%. Cook was desperate and deliberately planned this smearing and rumor-mongering behavior, hoping to use it to kill Xingyi Technology's new flagship phone - Xingyi X1?"

"That's definitely the case. After all, the Xphone 3 and Xphone 3 plus have almost killed the iPhone 5S and 5C. If the more powerful X1 comes out, no one will buy the iPhone 5s. The sales of the iPhone will plummet by % or even %."

"I see. No wonder Apple is desperate. Sales are almost at their lowest point!"

"Apple is rubbish. Their own products are not good. They don't work hard on research and development. They even slander Xingyi Technology. They just want to do some crooked things."

"When their own products have backdoors, they spread rumors that Xingyi Technology has backdoors. They are really dirty themselves and can't stand seeing others' cleanliness."

"Apple is rubbish. If I buy an iPhone again, I'll be a fool!"

"As a veteran iPhone user, I feel deeply ashamed and am ready to smash my iPhone and buy a Xingyi phone instead."

"Fuck! I was cheated by Apple and I've already smashed my Xphone 3 plus. What should I do?"

"It's ok, I'll use the backup phone first. When the Xingyi X1 comes out in a week, I'll buy it right away!"

"What a good idea! I also impulsively smashed my Xphone 3, so I just happened to get the Xingyi X1!"

"Apple is rubbish, or Xingyi Technology is awesome? I wonder how powerful the Xingyi X1 is?"

“It will be released in a week, look forward to it!”

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(End of this chapter)