After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 605 The Six Major Sects Besiege Bright Peak

With Lu Liang receiving 100,000 yuan in praise, the already high-quality video was pushed to the top of the Douyin trending list.

Before netizens could even discuss Tianxing's intelligent driving system, around 3 PM, a major scandal broke in the entertainment industry.

A male celebrity surnamed L and a female celebrity surnamed Y were spotted at the Civil Affairs Bureau in Beijing, suspected of going through divorce proceedings.

The paparazzi photos were, as always, blurry, and both parties involved were wearing masks and hats.

But those signature fox-like eyes still allowed viewers familiar with the actress to recognize her at a glance.

Her eyes are sharp at the corners and slightly slanted downwards, while the outer corners are slightly upturned, giving her a charming and graceful appearance.

The entertainment industry is full of beautiful women, and her long-lasting popularity is largely due to her bright, charming, and highly recognizable eyes.

"Holy crap, is my husband's video real?"

"How could it be true? If it were true, they would have divorced last year. Who could tolerate that?"

"If it were true, how could they possibly be showing affection on a variety show before the Lunar New Year?"

"Hehe, reality shows are all about the show. They're all actors, so anything is possible."

"The marriage contract just expired, and they immediately announced their divorce. Doesn't that prove the authenticity of the video from last year?"

"Isn't it common for celebrity couples to divorce? Let's stop speculating maliciously and just wish each other happiness."

Around 4:30 PM, the studios of a male celebrity surnamed L and a female celebrity surnamed Y officially announced their divorce.

The reasons given are as always: long-term separation, infrequent meetings, and lack of communication and understanding, all of which sound very plausible.

However, because it reminded people of the video that went viral last year, platforms such as Douyin, Weibo, Xiaohongshu, and Tieba were successively affected.

The topic of Tianxing Zhijia being comparable to Tesla was quickly overshadowed by a wave of online discussion.

In today's entertainment-obsessed world, the progress of domestic car infotainment systems can hardly compare to the gossip in the entertainment industry, which is equally entertaining.

However, Chen Gang's test video was still played repeatedly in the conference rooms of major car companies, who analyzed its authenticity frame by frame.

As the leading figure in automotive self-media, Chen Gang's fame and influence even surpass those of over 90% of new energy vehicle brands.

His videos also have some reference value.

"Why is there such a big difference in the intelligent driving capabilities between the L9 and Tianshu models, even though they both use the Tianxing vehicle infotainment system?"

"Could it be that Lu Liang is releasing a censored version?"

"It's probably not a stripped-down version; it's just a result of incompatibility between visual technology and radar/laser technology."

"Comparing the intelligent driving components of the two vehicles, the TianShu uses a self-developed X-8351 auxiliary chip for radar and laser technology, while the Li Auto L9 uses the XUY-193 auxiliary chip from RoboSense."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the conference room fell silent.

Everyone present was a shrewd individual. They might not have a thorough understanding of the technology, but they certainly had some experience in business.

Assuming that Tianxing did this intentionally, they split a complete product into two parts, one of which is made available free of charge to any company.

The other part, however, had not been mentioned at all before. If it weren't for the listing of Tian Shu, they wouldn't have known about it at all, and their purpose was self-evident.

If they want to enjoy the full version of Tianxing Intelligent Driving, they need to contact Tianxing Technology, and unsurprisingly, they will have to pay extra, and it will definitely be for every car.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have used their system. Turns out they dug such a huge hole here."

"Stop being a hindsight expert. Didn't you consider this possibility when you first took it and used it?"

The meeting room fell silent again. They had initially approached the situation with a "trying it out while looking for something better" mentality, opting to integrate Tianxing's in-vehicle infotainment system.

They had nothing when they first entered the market, but it was difficult to explain to investors that they had nothing. They needed a product to raise funds more effectively.

Therefore, the plan is to first install the Tianxing vehicle system, and then study their vehicle system to develop our own system.

But people are inherently lazy.

They are learning and making progress, and Tianxing Car Infotainment is not standing still either, not to mention that Lu Liang is so willing to spend money.

In just over two years, it went from nothing to something.

With over 1,200 programmers and more than 8 million Didi drivers, they work day and night to provide Tianxing with experience in feeding its in-vehicle system algorithms, accelerating its growth.

Every time they struggled to advance one step, Tianxing would advance two or three steps on top of their lead.

Over time, the investment yielded no returns, and the R&D budgets of relevant departments were repeatedly cut until no one mentioned self-developed in-vehicle systems anymore.

"The initial decision was made by a unanimous vote. It's pointless to discuss whose responsibility it is now." The CEO of Deep Blue pondered for a moment and said coldly, "Now, immediately use your connections to find out which competitors have discovered this problem and contacted Tianxing. Let's sound them out first."

As many media outlets have pointed out, this year is truly the first year of the new energy industry.

Deep Blue plans to release three new cars in the middle and end of the year, one of which aims to target the 20 yuan price range.

Intelligent assisted driving and intelligent cockpits are the two absolute mainstream technologies in the current market. New cars must have these features if they want to sell at a good price and make consumers accept that price.

It's too late for them to do their own research and development now. Seizing the market is the top priority. Changan will no longer allocate funds to them for meaningless and wasteful activities like developing vehicle infotainment systems.

DeepBlue Autos' deep cooperation with Tianxing has become an inevitable choice.

Although Lu Liang believes that the in-vehicle infotainment system, with a market share of just over 10%, is still a seedling that needs to be carefully nurtured to grow strong, DeepBlue, which is less than a year old, already sees it as a terrifying behemoth.

If DeepBlue doesn't want to be completely exploited and forced to work for someone else, it must unite with other competitors to increase its bargaining power and prevent Tianxing from acting too recklessly.

"This day came fucking fast."

The CEO of DeepBlue sighed. He knew this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

He pondered for a moment, then called his assistant: "Book me a flight to Shenzhen for tomorrow, and then contact Yu Dazui."

Tianxing may not dare to act too recklessly now, but that doesn't mean he won't in the future. He needs to be prepared for both possibilities.

Although DeepBlue has given up on the in-vehicle infotainment project, it doesn't mean that others will give up as well. For example, Huawei is a potential partner.

Preventing Tianxing from becoming a monopoly and growing bigger and bigger is a good thing for companies like Shenlan that don't want to develop their own in-vehicle systems.

No sooner had he finished speaking than an executive said, "I've heard that Li Auto is in contact with Tianxing and they seem to be discussing a collaboration."

"Where are they talking now?" the CEO of Deep Blue asked hurriedly. The man looked strange: "They talked, but it seems like they didn't really talk. It's strange, but Director Liu of the Ideal Business Unit was very open and honest, and even revealed that General Manager Li wanted to meet with you."

The CEO of Deep Blue was taken aback, then suddenly smiled after a moment's thought. He turned and ordered, "Arrange my trip to Beijing immediately. Plane tickets or high-speed rail are fine. Also, contact CEO Li and arrange a meeting as soon as possible."

Clearly, he and Li Xiang had reached a tacit agreement on their ideas, both wanting to unite and increase their bargaining power.

Night falls in the Yizhuang Economic Development Zone of Beijing, at the headquarters of JD.com.

Lu Liang stood atop the high-rise building, holding a wine glass, gazing at a construction site in the distance, brightly lit as day.

He raised his glass to Daqiangzi and Lei Jun, took a small sip, and smiled, "Mr. Lei, when will the Xiaomi factory be completed?"

Every time I come to Beijing, having a drink at Daqiangzi's place is an essential part of the trip, and Lei Jun happens to be here today as well.

I heard he came here to inspect the construction site, but he was caught by Daqiangzi on the way and dragged here to drink.

"If things go smoothly, it will be in December this year; if things go slowly, it may have to be delayed until next spring." Lei Jun raised his glass in response.

Da Qiangzi smiled and teased, "You have a lot of influence. I just ran into President Lei on the road. He didn't want to come, but he agreed to come after he heard you were coming."

Lei Jun smiled wryly, swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, and poured a glass or two full: "President Liu, this is my fault, let me toast you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he downed the wine in his glass in one gulp. Da Qiangzi clapped his hands and exclaimed, "President Lei is truly straightforward!"

He glanced at Lu Liang's hand, which still had more than half a cup left, and said sarcastically, "Hey, unlike someone who drinks a cup all night, and drinks a cup all night long. Even a fish can drink more than him."

There are no brothers or camaraderie at drinking parties. If drinking doesn't feel good, Daqiangzi doesn't care who the boss is, whether it's Lei, Lu, Ma, or Ren. He'll just keep criticizing them.

Lu Liang smiled, pretending not to hear, and took another small bite.

Lei Jun smiled and changed the subject, saying, "President Lu, aren't you worried that the six major sects are planning to besiege Bright Peak?"

Xiaomi received an invitation from Jihu Lantu, and it's believed that not only Xiaomi, but also major mobile phone manufacturers such as OPPO, Vivo, and Meizu, and even Apple have received cooperation invitations from car companies.

The world has suffered under Android for too long.

However, what's done is done, and there's nothing that can be done now. The so-called HarmonyOS and Surge are just improvements on the Android platform.

It's not that they lack the funds or the capability to develop a completely domestically produced mobile phone operating system, but their path is blocked, and consumers won't buy it.

No automaker wants the same situation that has plagued the mobile phone market to repeat itself in the automotive infotainment system industry.

Lei Jun accepted Da Qiangzi's invitation with the intention of sounding out Lu Liang's opinion that Xiaomi has the capability to develop its own technology and is already on the path of self-development, but it started too late and needs time.

He hoped that Lu Liang would make exorbitant demands, inciting public anger and buying time for their Xiaomi car infotainment system.

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