After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 618 Damn it, everyone's doing something funny.
In several cities near Suzhou, car owners who had been identified received Tianxing Auto's one-month anniversary gift on the morning of the following day.

The box is an exquisite cardboard box, and there is also a shopping bag, both printed with light blue four-pointed stars. Judging from the box, it looks like a high-end luxury brand and must be very expensive.

Inside the box was a white shoulder bag that was only the length of a forearm. It had no fancy design, but the texture was exactly the same as the one Lu Liang had shown.

"The material is Grade A leather, which is mainly used by high-end luxury brands, such as Louis Vuitton and Michelin, and their high-end products all use this material."

"It's not fancy, but the quality is good. It's pretty good for carrying your phone, ID, and data cable when you go out occasionally."

A part-time short video blogger uploads unboxing videos to their social media account.

It was just an unintentional act; he thought that, like the videos he had filmed in the past, it would only get fewer than four figures in views.

As the first unboxing video creator on the entire internet, the video was also quietly pushed to higher views and comments by Douyin's algorithm.

When he returned after lunch, he was completely stunned. The seven-figure number of views was more than the total of all the more than one hundred videos he had filmed in the past.

My inbox exploded with private messages.

There are three main types of people. One type is the "Seeking Rich Brother V50" type, who hasn't eaten for two days and is so hungry he's shivering.

One type is a pretty young lady who says she lives near Suzhou and really likes the bag, asking if she can get it for herself.

Finally, there are the secondhand dealers, like scalpers, who start their quotes at 500 yuan and go up to 3400 yuan.

"What's so good about this thing?"

Chen Xing was dumbfounded. He didn't understand why a small handbag for carrying things would be so popular.

It's not like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, or Chanel; although the materials are good, it lacks the brand premium.

On the other hand, he felt great looking at the more than a thousand private messages in the backend.

The car wasn't a waste of money; it's already worth the price.

As time goes on, there are more and more unboxing videos and more and more professionals involved.

Among them were secondhand luxury brand handbag recyclers who analyzed from a professional perspective why this gift suddenly became so popular.

"First and foremost, President Lu's attitude empowers this gift, making it more special than high-end luxury goods. Even if a multi-billionaire boss gives a large number of these gifts as an apology, the sentiment remains unchanged."

"Secondly, the materials and sewing techniques are comparable to those of high-end luxury brands. If you look closely, you will find that it is a 21-stitch sewing technique. Sometimes, even if you don't know the price of some clothes and shoes, you can tell at a glance that the quality is very good. This is mainly due to the exquisite sewing techniques."

"Perhaps some people only know that Putian is a paradise for high-end luxury goods, but don't forget that Suzhou is known as the hometown of textiles, and Suzhou embroidery is one of the four famous embroidery styles. The world's most exquisite textile technology is in Suzhou."

"Last and most importantly, who says this crossbody bag doesn't have a brand premium? It definitely does!"

"Because this bag represents a 300,000 yuan electric car. Don't be fooled by the online claims that a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan is worse than a dog's and an annual salary of a million yuan is commonplace; anyone can make up a story."

"The reality is that there are not many people who can afford to spend 300,000 yuan to buy a car, and even fewer who can afford to spend 300,000 yuan to buy an electric car."

"White body with light blue four-pointed star, anyone who knows him will recognize him as the owner of the Tian Shu car."

“Young people nowadays all want to be noticed, so the sudden popularity of Tianxing handbags is natural and not abrupt.”

This blogger has considerable influence, and since it involves Lu Liang and Tian Shu, the video was once again shown in the conference room of the competitors.

Li Bing from NIO: "Write everything down in a notebook for me. If the ES6, which will be released in August, is not delivered on time, we'll just use it."

Li Xiang from Li Auto: "Contact Hengli Group in Suzhou and ask them to customize car mattresses based on the L9 model, and send out 20,000 of them."

Xiao Peng He Xiaopeng: "Damn it, is this how everyone plays the game? Tell the design department to leave more space in the trunk floor of the next P7, and put a full-size spare tire on it. Who says electric cars don't have spare tires? We at Xiaopeng have them."

Car companies like Weihai and Li Auto responded immediately, as did second-tier brands such as Jihu, Voyah, and Leapmotor, and Avita did not dare to lag behind.

A small handbag gifted by Tianxing Auto has inexplicably stirred up a frenzy among major new energy vehicle manufacturers.

"In the great struggles of the world, it is better to pick up scraps from others than to miss any opportunity."

Lei Jun, far away in the capital, muttered to himself that he felt they should also do something.

Although Xiaomi's car factory is still under construction, the current industry disputes are irrelevant to him.

But ever since Xiaomi decided to build cars, every little thing in the industry has been closely related to Xiaomi.

Unlike mobile phones, cars are not something you can replace every year. After all, they are big-ticket items, and once you buy one, you won't consider replacing it for three to five years.

Xiaomi's concept car won't be unveiled for another year and a half, so their sense of crisis should be even stronger.

Lei Jun glanced at the Hong Kong stock market. Since Xiaomi decided to manufacture cars, after several months, the stock price has finally climbed back above HK$15. Although it's still HK$2 away from the issue price of HK$17, at least it's not as badly damaged as before.

Investors from all sectors have expressed high approval of Xiaomi's car manufacturing efforts and are willing to give Lei Jun another three years.

"Eight years after its founding, we are going public in Hong Kong this year. We should thank the fans who accompanied us from the very beginning."

Lei Jun summoned his assistant, planning a large-scale refund campaign to celebrate Xiaomi's eighth anniversary.

That afternoon, news broke that Xiaomi Group had refunded 18.46 million yuan to the first batch of 3.7 Xiaomi 1 users.

In gratitude for their support eight years ago, the refund will be issued as an equivalent red envelope. Eligible users can receive a red envelope of 1999 yuan, which can be used to purchase any product in the Xiaomi Mall.

One sentence stirred up a huge wave of discussion, sparking heated debate across the internet, and its popularity surpassed that of Tianxing Xiaokuaibao and Wei Xiaoli.

"Damn it, everyone's doing something outrageous."

Deep Blue's CEO, Wei, frowned. The alliance led by them and Ideal was still negotiating with Tianxing Technology.

However, during the negotiations, Zheng Yaowen of Tianxing suddenly informed them that the vehicle's infotainment system was going to undergo a version upgrade.

The most significant update is the launch of the 13th high-precision map of China by Tianxing Technology in collaboration with Didi Technology.

What was originally just an entry-level L2 assisted driving system will be upgraded to L2.5 level assisted intelligent driving after this upgrade.

Once equipped with Tianxing LiDAR technology, it will become fully functional, comparable to Tian Shu's half-step L3 level.

This is a calculated move by Lu Liang, forcing them to make a choice because this system update is a notification, not a consultation.

Whether or not a car owner wants to update their system is entirely voluntary; the car's infotainment system will not force them to do so, and the car manufacturer will instead become a third party.

"Didn't they say there was internal turmoil at Tianxing Technology? How could they still make such a major decision?"

President Wei's face darkened as he looked at his assistant. Rumor had it that Tianxing Technology planned to relocate, but many people within the company disagreed.

Unexpectedly, it was a fake news message, which led them to mistakenly believe that they could buy enough time to obtain more rights.

"It should have calmed down by now. After all, sending them to Suzhou is a promotion and a raise, not a demotion or a pay cut," the assistant replied.

Mr. Wei remained silent, then sighed, "It's only June, do we have to make a decision so soon?"

He recalled his conversation with Yu Dazui in Shenzhen that day. Hua Wei expressed great interest and even established the Qiankun Intelligent Driving Business R&D Department early on. However, the product was not yet mature enough and they needed to wait another year and a half.

"Old Yu, Deep Blue can't wait any longer. Lu Liang has already started putting pressure on us. Hopefully, we'll have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

When General Manager Wei called Yu Dazui, he sighed with bitterness, saying that even though DeepBlue was backed by Changan, it was still a new brand.

Whether or not we will be enslaved by Tianxing, just like Android enslaved major mobile phone manufacturers, is a matter for the future.

They can't even get enough to eat right now, so whether they'll survive to see the future is another matter entirely.

The most urgent task is to ensure DeepBlue survives and successfully establishes itself in the industry.

General Wei is very intelligent. He knows that he must be resolute when arguing based on reason, and decisive when surrendering.

He was procrastinating, and might not even get to eat the shit while it was still warm. He decided to betray his ideals and become the first to surrender, hoping to receive some special treatment.

"Mr. Wei, please wait a moment, let's talk some more..."

Before Yu Dazui could finish speaking, he heard a busy tone on the other end of the phone.

"We should hurry, even faster, or we'll lose everything."

With a furrowed brow, he paid no attention to Shen Lan and strode quickly to the chairman's office next door.

"President Ren, President Wei of Deep Blue can't hold on..."

Yu Dazui was about to speak when he saw President Ren's unusually serious expression and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"Xiao Zhou ran into some trouble in Jiama, but it's probably nothing serious."

Mr. Ren waved his hand, unwilling to say more, and suddenly laughed: "Old Wei can't take it anymore?"

"This morning, Tianxing sent a notification letter to these car companies, announcing that the update channel will be opened on the 10th."

After Yu Dazui explained the specific reasons, President Ren chuckled: "This President Lu is really decisive. I really want to find some time to meet him and have a good chat."

(End of this chapter)