Shoot a few commercials, make an appearance, and earn a net eight million US dollars a year, over 51 million RMB, Xiaolizi is delighted!
Wang Yi smiled slightly:
"Three years or five years? You decide!"
"Five years then!"
Xiaolizi didn't hesitate much.
In the acting industry, no one can predict the future.
With Staryi Technology's endorsement, Xiaolizi felt it was very worthwhile to have eight million US dollars credited each year for at least the next five years.
But Wang Yi felt it was even more worthwhile.
Xiaolizi has won countless international awards, and his global influence is immeasurable.
The endorsement fee two years later, let alone eight million US dollars, even ten million wouldn't be enough.
In 2014, Andy Lau, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, had an endorsement fee of fifty million, and Bàngzi Li also needed forty million RMB.
And Xiaolizi directly signed for five years, still for eight million US dollars, 51 million RMB, absolutely worthwhile, super worthwhile.
Let alone five years later.
Even in 2012, Guoji Zhang's endorsement fee was already 16 million RMB.
Champion Na's endorsement fee in 2010 was only five million RMB, but after winning the French Open in 2011, this year's endorsement fee also rose to 20 million!
In comparison, Xiaolizi's fifty million is not expensive at all right now, let alone for a full brand endorsement!
Staryi mobile phones, Staryi pads, Staryi games, Staryi TVs, x buds, and even Changliao can all be endorsed, and Xiaolizi's image can be used for promotion, making the name of Staryi Technology popular worldwide!
If it were a domestic celebrity, it would be difficult to have this kind of international influence.
This kind of full brand endorsement, for eight million US dollars a year, directly signed for five years, is excellent value for money.
The revenue increase brought by "Happy Match" alone far exceeds this fifty million RMB, exceeding five hundred million...
As for whether it can exceed five billion RMB?
It certainly can't be done in one year, but five years is no problem!
Signing Xiaolizi is absolutely worthwhile.
Subsequently, both parties signed the contract, and Xiaolizi officially became Staryi Technology's five-year full brand endorser, at eight million US dollars a year, totaling forty million US dollars over five years.
Of course, the endorsement fee is paid annually, settled every February, with a penalty of twenty million US dollars.
"It's a pleasure to work with you."
Wang Yi smiled and extended his hand.
"It's a pleasure to work with you!"
Xiaolizi grinned:
"Chairman Wang, I'm also using Changliao, but I don't have an xphone 1. I really like it, could you give me one? You know, the xphone 1 is simply not available for purchase abroad, I've even asked people to look for it!"
Wang Yi smiled slightly:
"Don't worry, I've already prepared it for you."
As he spoke, Wang Yi snapped his fingers, and an assistant walked in holding several boxes.
Wang Yi handed them to Xiaolizi:
"These are 5 top-configuration xphone 1s, you can use them yourself or give them to friends."
"Five units, thank you, I appreciate it!"
Xiaolizi was very excited:
"High resolution, H.265 decoding, not only do I like them, my director friends and artist friends all like them very much. I thank you on their behalf!"
Wang Yi smiled, this is exactly the effect he wanted.
Xiaolizi is a Hollywood Best Actor, and his friends are also excellent, including Oscar-winning directors and Oscar-winning actresses...
Once they use xphone 1, their fans will also pay close attention, which will greatly assist Staryi mobile phones in their future internationalization.
"It's nothing."
Wang Yi waved his hand and handed over five more boxes:
"These are five x buds, they should be the most fashionable Bluetooth earphones in the world right now."
"Oh, I love them. I was just saying that I was going to go to the flagship store with my agent to buy them in a bit, but I didn't expect Chairman Wang to just give them to me directly. Thank you, thank you so much!"
Xiaolizi was overjoyed; ever since seeing the x buds advertisement, he had been itching for them.
"You're too kind."
Wang Yi took out another product:
"This is specially for you."
"What is this?"
Xiaolizi was a bit confused.
"Open it and see."
"Okay."
Xiaolizi carefully opened it, then his eyes went wide:
"Is this a tablet? It's so beautiful, isn't it?"
"This design, this texture, it feels much better than the iPad."
"Especially the bezel, it's so narrow, only one-fifth of the iPad's!"
"That's right, this is precisely our new product that is about to be released, and also the new product for which you'll be shooting a commercial in a bit, the Xpad!"
Wang Yi smiled:
"You can try it out, but please keep it confidential before the release."
"Don't worry, Chairman Wang, you can rest assured about my professional ethics."
"Thank you."
Wang Yi said with a smile.
Lisa, the agent next to him, her eyes went wide:
"Such a stylish Xpad, it's unbelievably beautiful. Chairman Wang, I... I..."
Wang Yi smiled and handed another Xpad to Lisa:
"This one is for you, also please be sure to keep it confidential before its launch."
"No problem, I can sign a non-disclosure agreement!"
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"No need for that."
Anyway, it's about to be launched soon, so it's not a big deal.
Wang Yi changed the subject:
"And for the upcoming schedule, today is the 2nd. So on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th, you'll shoot commercials, and on the 6th, we'll hold a new product launch at the Water Cube to officially announce your endorsement. What do you think?"
"No problem, I'll follow the boss's arrangements!"
Xiaolizi said with a smile.
Everything is up to the generous patron!
"If there's no conflict at the Water Cube, then we'll arrange it this way!"
"Okay."
After finalizing this matter, Wang Yi had Jian Ziyan quickly contact the Water Cube.
Indeed, the venue on the 6th was free; after all, the New Year had just passed, and the Water Cube wasn't that busy.
That evening, a piece of news caused a sensation across the entire internet:
[Staryi Technology High-End Strategic New Product Launch Conference to be Held at Water Cube on February 6th, Ten AM!]
As soon as this news came out, it once again caused a huge uproar.
"A press conference right after the New Year, Staryi Technology is amazing, I wonder what surprise there will be this time."
"Probably the Staryi tablet!"
"Possibly, they just gave BYD a tablet order last month, so they'll probably release it this month."
"It could also be other products, but since it's a high-end strategic press conference and it's at the Water Cube, it must be something significant."
"I'm looking forward to it, truly!"
...
In the following days, Xiaolizi began a frantic schedule, shooting commercials!
Commercials for "Happy Match", xphone 1, x buds, Changliao, and Xpad!
Fortunately, Staryi Technology had already prepared these advertising plans; they just hadn't invited an endorser and hadn't shot them yet.
Xiaolizi is flying globally and busy with work, rarely coming to Xiaguo, so it's natural to shoot them all at once, which meets both parties' expectations.
As for these matters, Wang Yi didn't pay attention to them, simply letting Jian Ziyan handle them.
Until the 4th, Zhu Changlin sought out Wang Yi:
"Chairman, the marketing department discovered a big problem: recently, Apple has increased its investment in the domestic market!"
"Apple has increased its investment!"
Wang Yi was not surprised.
After the iPhone 4 was launched in China last year, there was a frenzy of buying, directly selling out of stock.
The price in the hands of scalpers was even speculated up to ten thousand yuan per unit!
That's right, an Apple phone costing five thousand was directly marked up to ten thousand!
Some Apple fans even didn't hesitate to sell a kidney to buy an Apple phone!
The famous Brother Kidney was precisely to buy an iPhone 4.
But this year, since the iPhone 4s was released on January 13th, last year's frenzy of buying and the situation where a single unit was hard to find have not appeared.
Many scalpers hoarded a large number of iPhone 4s and suffered heavy losses; the spectacle of prices rising to tens of thousands simply did not occur.
On the contrary, the iPhone 4s at 4998, scalpers were selling for 5500 but couldn't sell them.
Many scalpers who paid an extra thousand to acquire iPhone 4s lost their shirts.
Especially in February, with the increased domestic supply of iPhone 4s, many stores even had them readily available!
The problem is that it has only been on the market for less than a month, and it's already readily available!
It can only be said that the public is not very enthusiastic about the iPhone 4s.
Many people who couldn't buy an iPhone 4s directly turned to buy an xphone 1.
Others directly gave up on the iPhone 4s, choosing to buy an xphone 1 with a similar budget, plus an additional x buds.
As a result, the sales of iPhone 4s in China completely collapsed.
Sales in January fell by over 30% year-on-year, so it was natural for Apple to be unable to sit still.
Wang Yi smiled:
"I didn't expect them to move so quickly. Tell me in detail how they are doing it!"
Zhu Changlin explained slowly:
"Chairman, they have relaxed the franchise conditions for authorized stores, attracting a large number of new authorized stores to join."
"At the same time, they have lowered the threshold for domestic distributors, vigorously developing new distributors and sales channels."
"In addition, Apple also officially announced that the day after tomorrow at ten AM, Cook will come to the Sanlitun Apple flagship store in Didu to interact with Apple fans!"
"To boost domestic sales, even Cook is flying over in person, that's quite dedicated!"
Wang Yi said calmly:
"But it's also on the 6th, at the same time as our new product launch, and also in Didu. This isn't a coincidence, is it?"
Zhu Changlin nodded:
"That's right, they are specifically timing it with our press conference, forcing Apple fans to choose between the iPhone 4s and the xphone 1! Forcing Apple fans to choose between Apple's fan meeting and Staryi Technology's press conference!"
"As expected of Apple, not just ordinarily domineering!"
Wang Yi smiled faintly:
"In that case, let's compete with them and release the news that tomorrow's Water Cube high-end strategic press conference will officially announce Staryi Technology's international superstar endorser!"
"Okay, Chairman."
Wang Yi smiled slightly:
"I'd like to see whether Cook has more influence or Xiaolizi has more influence."
If it were ten years later, Cook could still compete with Xiaolizi, or even have an advantage.
But Cook in 2012 had just taken over Apple for half a year and had very little influence at all.
Jobs was the true faith of Apple fans!
Many Apple fans even opposed Cook taking over Apple.
Especially when Cook intentionally started moving towards larger screens, many veteran Apple fans objected, insisting that Apple's small screen was its soul!
But Xiaolizi is different; he had long been deified, and "Inception" from 2010 took him even further.
Cook, who had just taken over Apple, going head-to-head with the immensely popular Xiaolizi, the result would likely be extremely interesting.
Cook probably wouldn't have thought in his wildest dreams that Wang Yi would make such a grand gesture, directly inviting Xiaolizi to be the endorser.
As a result, the situation became very interesting, and public opinion online was divided into two factions:
"What a headache, on one side is Staryi Technology's high-end press conference, on the other is Cook personally attending a fan meeting, and at the same time. Which one should I choose?"
"Also a headache, I want to go to both, but the times conflict. Naruto, please teach me Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
"Let's go to the Apple flagship store, at least we can see Cook."
"What's there to see about Cook? He's not Jobs. Better to go to the Water Cube entrance, maybe we can 'catch' Staryi Technology's brand endorser."
"Right, Staryi Technology's endorser, an international superstar, who could it be? It definitely won't be simple."
"What international superstar? It's probably just a gimmick, Apple is still more reliable."
"That's right, anyway, at Staryi Technology's press conference venue, we can't get in without tickets. Instead of waiting outside the entrance, it's better to go to the Apple flagship store and meet Cook."
"Makes sense, let's meet Cook first!"
...
Seeing these public opinions, Cui Wang, Apple's President of the Xiaguo Greater Region, was in a great mood and decisively reported to Cook:
"Chairman, look at the public opinion online, our press conference and Staryi Technology's press conference are on the same day, both in Didu, and sixty percent of users have expressed that they want to come and see you."
"Haha, that's good, the loyalty of Apple fans is beyond doubt."
Cook smiled slightly, sighing in his heart:
'Only sixty percent, I'm still not as good as Lao Qiao. If he were still alive, I'm afraid all one hundred percent would come to see him!'
As for these public opinions, Wang Yi didn't care at all.
Only those who can laugh last can laugh the most heartily.
February 6th arrived as scheduled.
Outside the Apple Sanlitun flagship store, it was crowded with fans early in the morning, all awaiting Cook's arrival.
The Water Cube, however, was crowded with media and Staryi Technology fans!
For Apple fans, Apple's meeting was more important.
But for the media, Staryi Technology's high-end strategic press conference was clearly more important.
"It's already ten o'clock, how come Cook's not here yet? Didn't they say he'd be at the Sanlitun flagship store at ten to meet fans?"
"Who knows, probably stuck in traffic?"
"What traffic jam? They said ten o'clock, but actually arriving by ten-thirty would be good. So we just wait like this?"
"What else can we do? If I had known this, I would have gone to Staryi Technology's press conference instead."
"No problem, we can connect to the Apple flagship store's Wi-Fi, watch the Staryi Technology press conference live stream, and wait for Cook at the same time."
"Good idea, you're a genius."
As a result, a group of Apple fans quickly connected to Wi-Fi to watch the Staryi Technology press conference live stream.
Wang Yi walked onto the stage in a suit, and thunderous applause erupted in the venue:
"Thank all fans and media for attending the Staryi Technology Strategic New Product Launch Conference."
"At this press conference, we will release our soft power strategic new products, and also our hard power high-end products, as well as officially announce our Staryi Technology's global brand endorser."
"As for who it is, everyone can take a guess, a few keyword hints: an international superstar! TOP-tier, one of the top few globally! Endorsement fee of eight figures a year!"
Upon hearing this, everyone became interested, and the bullet comments all became lively:
"TOP-tier international superstar? One of the top few?"
"Eight figures a year?"
"Oh my god, who is this?"
"Could it be one of the Four Heavenly Kings?"
"No, the Four Heavenly Kings don't command eight-figure endorsements either."
"Is it a world champion?"
"Possibly, someone of Kobe's caliber, at least eight figures, and the first digit must be five or more!"
"Oh my god, Staryi Technology is amazing, they directly invited an international superstar!"
"Damn it, suddenly Cook feels less appealing, I want to go to the Water Cube!"
"Want to go to Water Cube +1, an international superstar with tens of millions in endorsement fees, who is it? I really want to see."
...
Wang Yi built suspense:
"This superstar has already arrived at the venue and is currently sitting somewhere, waiting for everyone. We'll reveal it in a bit. Now, the press conference officially begins."
"First of all, I'd like to report our achievements to everyone."
"Since xphone 1 was released in December, as of the end of January, two months after its launch, sales have exceeded ten million units. Thank you for your support!"
Whoosh!
Thunderous applause echoed throughout the entire Water Cube.
Everyone was shocked, completely unable to imagine that xphone 1, two months after its launch, would sell ten million units so wildly!
Four million in December, six million in January.
The reason why December was less than January is simple: December's production capacity was still ramping up, only a little over four million units were produced, and there was no stock to deliver even if they wanted to sell more.
By January, production capacity had ramped up, achieving immediate availability for sale, which then met market demand.
Seeing this scene, Leibus was jealous:
"Damn it, Staryi Technology is making a fortune again! A large part of that is money taken from Xiaomi!"
Wang Yi waved his hand, and the applause from the crowd finally stopped:
"The second achievement: x buds have also become everyone's favorite Bluetooth earphones. Two months after launch, global sales have exceeded seven million! Thank you everyone!"
Whoosh!
Applause sounded again.
Seven million units!
Another terrifying number.
HTC's Manager Wang's mouth twitched: "Another seven billion in revenue, with profits of four to five billion! Truly enviable!"
"Just hold your press conference if you want to hold a press conference, what are you showing off? Flexing your muscles?"
"Hmph! If our HTC products also had such good sales, I'd show off too! I could be precise down to the single digit!"
"But unfortunately, we don't!"
"Next, we will begin to release our first strategic soft power, XUI 2.5!"
"In December, along with xphone 1, we released XUI 1.0, which was considered the best product at the time. But we are still not satisfied; in February, we released XUI 2.0, launching AI voice assistant Xiao Ai, and Staryi Cloud services and other features."
"Especially the emergence of Xiao Ai, with its precise voice interaction, made it very popular among users."
Everyone nodded; Xiao Ai's performance was much smarter than Siri.
"Today, we are once again releasing XUI 2.5."
"The biggest change in version 2.5 is the launch of Staryi Security Center 1.0."
"Staryi Security Center 1.0 has deep technical cooperation with 360, integrating 360's powerful scanning and killing capabilities and security protection to ensure user system security. In addition, there is also a series of features developed by Staryi Technology itself."
"For example, caller ID marking, through big data, identifies incoming call numbers, giving users clear prompts. For instance, intermediary calls, marketing calls, scam calls, and so on, marked in the system, will all be directly displayed to prevent users from being deceived."
"For intermediary calls, users can set 'do not disturb', so they won't call again, or will be mildly disturbed. For example, the first time an intermediary calls, it won't prompt; it will only connect if they call a second time, or even a third time."
"As for scam calls, we will directly provide prominent prompts to prevent deception. At the same time, it provides automatic recording, convenient reporting to police, and other functions to protect users' property safety."
Upon hearing this, a group of users were in a great mood; this feature is very practical.
Lao Zhou of 360 was even more stunned:
"This feature is good, we at 360 don't even have it, we need to quickly copy and develop it."
"We have also developed a photo encryption feature, allowing users to set photo encryption with one click. After taking a photo, one-click encryption. One-click album encryption. At that time, others without the password will not be able to access their photos, ensuring photo security."
"The encryption method is also simple, supporting numerical passwords and also pattern passwords!"
As he spoke, Wang Yi took out an xphone 1 and demonstrated it to everyone one by one:
"I will enable the automatic encryption feature and set the password as an 'X' pattern encryption."
Then he took a photo, and it was instantly locked into the album.
"In addition, we have also developed a hidden space. You can lock photos and files that you don't want others to see into the hidden space, hiding them."
"This way, when others look at your phone, they won't see things they shouldn't see."
The bullet comments became lively:
"Chairman Wang, 6! I need this feature!"
"Great, with this feature, we no longer have to worry about our partners checking our phones."
"Hidden space, it's simply tailor-made for me, all my teachers can rest easy now!"
"What are user-friendly features? This is it, for this point alone, I must buy an xphone 1!"
...
These features would be common a few years later, but in February 2012, most had not appeared.
For example, 360 only introduced these features in its Mobile Guard in 2013.
"In addition, we have also launched a permission management feature. It can identify all permissions required by an application, and then users can choose whether to grant authorization, preventing applications from maliciously requesting permissions and infringing on our privacy."
"There are also auto-start management and notification management. One-click to restrict auto-start, one-click to restrict message push. This prevents numerous software from starting automatically in the background and randomly pushing messages, wasting our data and battery."
Applause sounded again, everyone needs this feature!
Android is inferior to Apple precisely because it doesn't do well in these aspects.
Who would have thought that XUI 2.5's security center has taken care of all of them.
Seeing this scene, Lao Zhou was stunned:
"Is this still the 360 we authorized to Staryi Technology?"
"This is clearly 360 PRO, we at 360 don't even have these features!"
The technical director sighed:
"Chairman, Staryi Technology only requested some of our 360's underlying services, such as virus database scanning and killing, garbage disposal, etc. Other features are all developed by themselves! Such as photo encryption, hidden folders, notification management, permission management, we either haven't achieved these features or haven't done them well."
"Alas! We've become a laughingstock!"
Lao Zhou sighed:
"Everyone study hard and launch them as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
But Lao Zhou's expression sank:
"It's just that Staryi Technology has been around for a short time, and its virus database hasn't been built up, so virus and Trojan killing still needs our 360. Once their own virus database is established, they will likely be able to completely disregard 360's technical support and immediately switch to their own killing system!"
"But it's okay, our 360 search engine is also under development, we'll breach the contract together when the time comes!"
The press conference continued:
"In addition, we have developed a data management system and a data monitoring system!"
"Data is currently very expensive, and one thing everyone worries most about is using too much data, suffering heavy losses, or even having service suspended due to overdue payments!"
Everyone nodded, it is indeed so.
Wang Yi continued:
"To this end, we have developed a data monitoring system."
As he spoke, Wang Yi opened Staryi Security Center:
"Here in data monitoring, you can set a monthly data consumption limit, such as 50MB. Once data usage exceeds 50%, a pop-up prompt will appear. Once data usage exceeds 80%, it will also prompt. If data usage reaches the limit, a pop-up reminder will immediately appear, and the internet will be disconnected to prevent exceeding usage and incurring overdue payments."
"In addition, you can also restrict all software data consumption issues with one click."
As he spoke, Wang Yi opened Application Management:
"Behind these applications, there is a data switch and a Wi-Fi switch. If we turn on the data switch, it means allowing the application to use data. If we turn off the data switch, it means prohibiting the application from using data to connect to the internet."
...
Listening to these updates, users liked them very much.
Lao Zhou, however, was deeply alarmed, and what he said most was one sentence:
"Learn!"
"Develop it for me immediately!"
"Quick, copy it, copy all of them!"
Finally, Lao Zhou fell silent:
"Damn it, we agreed to use 360's Mobile Guard, but you gave me an upgrade instead!"
Currently, in Staryi Security Center, only the scanning and killing function is from 360, the rest are all developed by Staryi Technology itself.
If they want to replace 360's scanning and killing, there is no difficulty at all.
"That's all for XUI 2.5 for now, everyone is welcome to experience it themselves."
Wang Yi said with a smile:
"Next, we will officially announce our Staryi Technology brand endorser. Please welcome the Hollywood superstar!"
The lights came on, and Xiaolizi walked onto the stage.
The venue absolutely erupted:
"Holy crap! It's actually him!"
"Hollywood superstar, Xiaolizi. Star of Titanic and Inception!"
"Staryi Technology is amazing, they even invited an international Best Actor, that's incredible!"
"My idol! Just for the endorser, I have to buy an xphone 1!"
"Chairman Wang is mighty, directly inviting an international superstar, a Hollywood Best Actor as an endorser, how can rivals compete?"
"Welcome!"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
"Thank you, Chairman Wang, thank you everyone!"
Xiaolizi bowed to the audience:
"It is an honor to become Staryi Technology's global brand endorser and promote Staryi Technology's brand and products worldwide. Thank you, Chairman Wang, for giving me this opportunity."
"To be honest, initially, when Staryi Technology asked me to endorse 'Happy Match', a game I had never heard of, I was somewhat reluctant. My agent kept persuading me to try it out."
"And you guessed the result."
"I originally intended to just play it once, to save face for my agent. But I ended up playing for over an hour until I ran out of energy."
"Hahaha!"
The audience below the stage all laughed.
"'Happy Match' is just so fun and captivating."
"When I saw the xphone 1, I was even more shocked. It's incredible that there's such an excellent Android phone in the world, truly unbelievable."
"But unfortunately, because xphone 1 sold so well, the domestic market was almost unable to meet demand, and it was even more unavailable overseas."
"And x buds amazed me, that there could be such a groundbreaking black technology product!"
"Without any surprise, I was moved. I like 'Happy Match', I like xphone 1, I like x buds, I like Changliao, I like all Staryi Technology products! I like Staryi Technology."
"On the spot, I decided not to be the endorser for 'Happy Match', but to be Staryi Technology's full brand endorser!"
"Thank you, Chairman Wang, for giving me this opportunity!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, trust me, all Staryi Technology products are captivating and will never disappoint you! I promise you!"
Whoosh!
A tsunami-like roar echoed throughout the entire Water Cube.
Many people even stood up excitedly.
Everyone completely unexpected that Staryi Technology's brand endorser was actually an international top superstar, Hollywood Best Actor Xiaolizi!
And even more unexpected that Xiaolizi was so obsessed with all Staryi Technology products to such an extent!
For a time, many were also taken by Staryi Technology.
However, those who couldn't remain calm were still the Apple fans at the Sanlitun Apple flagship store:
"Holy crap, Staryi Technology's endorser is actually Xiaolizi, my idol!"
"Damn it, if I had known it was Xiaolizi earlier, why would I come to the Apple store? I would have rushed to the Water Cube directly!"
"Exactly, even if I couldn't get a ticket, I'd still have to wait outside the entrance."
"It's not too late to go now, after the press conference ends, maybe we can see Xiaolizi."
"Right, maybe Staryi Technology will also arrange a fan meeting!"
"Let's go, quickly to the Water Cube, to see Xiaolizi."
"What are we waiting for Cook for? Xiaolizi is more important."
...
All at once, numerous Apple fans all rushed out of the Apple flagship store, heading straight for the Water Cube.
Seeing this scene, Apple staff all panicked and quickly said:
"Don't rush, everyone, Mr. Cook has arrived and will be up shortly."
"Please wait a moment, everyone!"
But unfortunately, the crowd completely ignored them:
"It's useless even if he arrives, no one can stop me from seeing Xiaolizi!"
"That's Xiaolizi, a Hollywood Best Actor!"
The store staff completely panicked.
What if Cook arrived, ready to hold a fan meeting, but all the fans had run off?
Wouldn't that be awkward?
Immediately, they spread their arms:
"Everyone please wait a moment, Mr. Cook is downstairs."
But unfortunately, they couldn't stop them at all, and some even said directly:
"Miss, honestly, if you weren't an Apple employee, would you rush to the Water Cube?"
"I..."
The female staff member fell silent, walked to the side, and cleared the way.
Everyone rushed out.
Cook, who had just taken the helm at Apple, had little prestige and simply couldn't compare to Xiaolizi.
At this moment, Cook also arrived, but only saw a group of people rushing out of the Apple store, still shouting that they were going to the Water Cube to see Xiaolizi.
"What's going on?"
Cook's brows furrowed.
The staff member walked forward, very helplessly:
"Staryi Technology's brand endorser is Hollywood Best Actor Xiaolizi. Apple fans all went crazy, one after another abandoning Apple's meeting and going to the Water Cube!"
Cook's mouth twitched, his face felt hot: "..."
He had just said that the loyalty of Apple fans was beyond doubt, and then he was immediately slapped in the face!
It really hurts!
His expression became extremely gloomy:
"To invite Xiaolizi as an endorser, Staryi Technology is truly willing to spend."
"Chairman, look at this fan meeting..."
"What's there to see? All the fans are gone! Let's go, back!"
"This... okay, please take your time."
Cook didn't say anything more, got back into the car, just about to leave.
However, reporters from all around surrounded him:
"Mr. Cook, how do you view Apple fans abandoning your meeting for Staryi Technology's brand endorser and switching allegiances midway?"
"Mr. Cook, did you come to Didu because iPhone 4s sales in Xiaguo fell by 30%, resulting in heavy losses?"
"Mr. Cook, may I ask if the iPhone 4s, when facing the xphone 1, truly has no power to fight back?"
"Mr. Cook, how do you view xphone 1 selling ten million units wildly in two months after its launch?"
"Mr. Cook, due to the severe impact of Staryi Technology, how much will your expected sales of iPhone 4s in Xiaguo decrease?"
"Mr. Cook, how do you view Apple users' obsession with Staryi Technology's x buds? Will Apple copy and launch similar products?"
...
Word by word, Cook was directly confused.
The words of these media were really unpleasant.
Each question was sharper than the last, each question more incisive than the last.
No way to answer at all!
(End of chapter)