I am the only one who practices magic: I practice magic in the city

Chapter 509: Gugou's Investigation

Song Runwen was flipping through Xianyu with an unhappy look on his face. He had already talked to several people who were selling priority rights, but their prices were too high.

"Rice Mix, the first 15 people have priority, the mall order has been locked with payment, I will change the delivery address after the order is placed and paid, the rice mall will ship directly, and the delivery time is subject to the rice mall delivery."

"No bargaining! No bargaining! No bargaining!"

Below are screenshots of the order and a dozen official promotional pictures of Rice Mix.

Song Runwen raised his index finger, clicked "I want it", and angrily sent a voice message to the seller.

"38,000 at the lowest? Why don't you just go and rob it?"

"The poor fans who buy rice are crazy, right? Do they expect to get out of poverty and become rich with a mobile phone?"

Just after sending the message, before the other party replied, Song Runwen discovered that the Rice Mix Priority listed on Xianyu had been removed from the shelves and its status had changed to "sold".

Dry!
The official retail price is 5999, and the price is increased by . There are actually people who would spend the money to buy it?

The new iP7 piano black only increased by 1500 last month!

With a "duang" sound, Song Wen Ze angrily threw the IP7 piano black that he had just bought for more than a month onto the desk mat.

Regardless of whether he likes Mix or not, as a 3C review UP, he must of course make a video about such an unprecedented heavyweight model as Mix. Many fans have left messages asking when his review will be released.

He also wanted to get out, but he couldn't.

You can't get out without drinking.

Because Rice didn't give him a testing machine.

To be precise, this time, Dami did not give any KOLs a test machine, and everyone had to buy the Up device with their own money.

It’s not so bad for digital Up masters who have been in the business for a long time. They have bought a lot of Xiaomi devices in the past few years. Whether in terms of account registration time or purchase amount, they should be ranked among the top 300,000.

But Song Runwen can't do that.

Firstly, he has been working on Up for too short a time, only half a year, and he has tested two Xiaomi phones before, but they were not bought by himself.

This time, Dami did not send the machine to any KOL. He wanted to get the goods through the channel, but found that Dami really took strict measures against scalpers, leaving basically no room for those scalpers who specialized in bulk reselling.

The first launch of 300,000 Mix units attracted over 8 million reservations!

If we draw lots, the winning rate will be no more than 4%!

Rice Mix has a one-day reservation period. At 8 o'clock the next night, the reservation buyers will be ranked based on their account contribution, starting from the 300,000th place.

In this way, at least for the first batch of Mix, the possibility of professional scalpers is basically eliminated.

Therefore, scalpers had no choice but to purchase priority rights from rice noodles, and the price kept rising. In just one day, the price increase went from less than a thousand yuan at the beginning to more than thirty thousand yuan!
The most scarce iP6plus high-end model two years ago only cost an additional yuan!
If you ask him to pay an extra 30,000 yuan to buy this Mix now, he really doesn't want to.

As a part-time Up, he currently earns less than 30,000 yuan from a single short video.

But if he doesn't make a video about the popular Mi Mix that most people haven't bought, his originally established "insider" and "Mi fan" persona will be gone.

When reviewing rice products in the past, he always portrayed himself as a rice fan, saying that he was a rice fan. As a result, not only did he not get a test machine, he didn’t even make it into the top 300,000?

After calculation, if your basic historical consumption exceeds 10,000 yuan, you can be ranked within the top 300,000. In other words, you haven't even bought rice products worth 10,000 yuan in all these years. What kind of rice fan are you?
"Vicent, here's one for 25,000 yuan, do you want to buy it? There's a rice warehouse in Pengcheng, if you buy it, it should be delivered tomorrow."

The fat guy with a flat head, beard and round glasses next to him was also browsing Xianyu on his mobile phone.

Twenty-five thousand?
Song Runwen bit his lip and was about to say the word "buy" reluctantly when he heard another colleague not far away exclaim.

"Fuck, Luke is filming the video too!"

Then, a familiar voice came from the colleague's cell phone.

"Hello everyone, I'm Luke, the guy who doesn't work with computers, and this is my first video."

Luke?

Hearing this voice, Song Runwen and the little fat man looked at each other in surprise and frowned.

Luke? This guy also took a video?
The two of them exchanged glances, then quickly picked up their phones and searched the site.

You can find it with just a search.

Luke, the unscientific mechanic.

Damn, why does it sound like you are cursing?

"Hello everyone, I'm Luke, the guy who doesn't work with computers, and this is my first video."

On the phone, Luke greeted the camera with a relaxed look on his face.

As soon as he saw the picture quality, Song Runwen couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

He could tell at a glance that this video must have been shot with a SLR, and it should have been shot with two other cameras and a soft light panel and fill light. The shooting technique was very professional.

It’s worth the investment.

"On January 3053, 1, at the West Hall of the Moscone Center, Steve Jobs released the first generation of iPhone at the Macworld Conference, bringing the concept of smartphones into the public eye for the first time."

"In September 3054, Google officially released Android 9 and Apple 1.0G, announcing that the mobile phone market had officially entered the era of smart phones."

"In those two years, the mobile phone market was turbulent. The dominant Nokia fell into disgrace, and the Window Phone was waiting for its opportunity. Almost every month, there would be new surprises in the market."

"But in recent years, with the maturity of iOS and Android ecosystems, the landscape has gradually stabilized."

“Although major manufacturers still release new products every year and their press conferences are still highly anticipated, the surprises that once broke people’s imaginations seem to be becoming less and less common.”

"Faster processor, more memory, wider screen, clearer display..."

"Whether it's Apple or the big Android manufacturers, the release of new phones is almost within everyone's expectations."

"The entire market seems to have entered a calm period of 'gradual progress'—"

“It’s so quiet it’s almost boring.”

“But the day before yesterday, I watched a press conference.”

“The first full-screen mobile phone in history, the first AI operating system that is deeply integrated with AI and opens up the entire chain, and a MR mobile game that is like a fantasy…”

Luke changed his tone and clapped his hands: "I think everyone knows what I want to say. Yes, Rice Mix, it's coming."

After that, Luke took out a delivery box from under the table.

"This box contains the Mi Mix that was just released two days ago. I didn't buy it from a scalper, and it's not a test device."

"The reason why I was able to get the Mix so quickly is that the rice is shipped in the order of the contribution points of the members who made reservations. And I was in the top 10,000, so I was able to receive the Mix first."

"I originally thought I was just an ordinary user who occasionally bought rice products, but I received a text message last night and found out that I was actually ranked within the top 10,000?"

"I was shocked. How could I have spent so much money on Da Mi's? I was wondering how come I didn't save a penny after working for several years."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"When I filmed this video, some of my friends should have received this phone, but there are definitely more people who haven't bought it yet."

"As a core Mi fan officially certified by Mi, well, without further ado, today I will unbox this Mi Mix that has shocked the entire tech community!"

As Luke unpacked the package, he muttered, "Wow, I just found out that this phone is now selling for 30,000 yuan on Xianyu. If it weren't for this video, I would have sold it to make up for the loss."

“Hey, my friends, please give me a follow because I’ve suffered such a huge loss.” “If you can like, add coins, and collect my post, I will do an in-depth review of the phone and then shoot a disassembly video to show you what the internal design and components of the Mi Mix look like…”

"Full screen! This is a full screen! Wow, it's so beautiful. Look at the ceramic back cover. The only bad thing is that the back cover is too easy to get fingerprints, so this phone must be put in a case."

"It's good to wear a condom. It's safe. After all, this is a phone that can be sold for more than 30,000 yuan, so I guess you have to wear a condom."

"I know what everyone wants to see the most. I won't waste any more time talking about other nonsense. Let's just turn on the computer and see what this legendary Youmi OS and "Taishang: Mountain and Sea Realm" look like..."

Song Runwen and the little fat man were stunned.

Grass!

This thing also made a review video?
Moreover, he actually got Mix?

Is the rice delivered so fast?
Taking another look at Luke's website data, the video has been uploaded for just over an hour, but it has already received nearly 300,000 views, 10,000 likes and favorites, and the number of coins has even exceeded 10,000!
The number of fans has exceeded 12,000 and is still increasing every second!

Song Runwen looked at Luke's data and gritted his teeth: "Bowyer, buy it, even if it costs an additional 25,000!"

The fat guy nodded, picked up his phone and opened Xianyu. After taking a look, his face changed and he stammered, "The one that costs 25,000 more is gone. It's already sold."

"Of the ones I just added to my collection, there's only one left for 35,000 yuan. Do you want to buy it?"

When Song Runwen heard what the fat man said, his eyes almost went dark.

41,000! Are you crazy? A cell phone for 41,000! ?
"Buy! Ask the seller to change the address immediately!"

Song Runwen took two deep breaths and felt like his heart was bleeding.
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On the third day after the press conference, many people have posted photos of the Mix they just got on Bilibili, iQiyi, Tencent Video, Tabo, Zhifou, Weibo, and WeChat Moments!

There are even many people who do live broadcasts to show off their unboxing and experience using the device!
Of course, the most popular live broadcast is still games.

"Brothers, brothers, this is awesome. The light here is too strong. Let me turn the angle and show you the screen."

"See? This is the shopping mall square next to my home. Yes, this is where old men and women perform square dance at night."

"I looked at the map and saw that I could catch a Pegasus here. Holy shit! It turned into a mountain of horses on the phone screen!"

"Holy crap! This real-life MR is so awesome! Do you see that pillar? It's a towering tree on the screen. Holy crap!"

"Fuck! The super administrator reminded me to use civilized language. Sorry, super administrator, sorry, please don't penalize me. I will pay attention."

"Hey? There seems to be a horse over there. Let's go over and see if we can catch it."

"What the hell! What the hell? It kicked me away with one kick? Pegasus, challenge level 5... Maybe my level is too low..."

"Eh hey hey? Super Moderator, I was wrong, Super Moderator, please don't interrupt..."

……

"Brothers! Brothers! Look what I caught!?"

"This isn't an ear mouse! This is a fire beast! Did you see it? It seems to be glowing with a layer of fire, which can increase fire resistance by 20%!"

"Brother Xiao Wang is here too? I know he's here. I just watched Brother Xiao Wang's live broadcast and found out there's a Fire Beast here. He fought for so long but couldn't catch it. Who knew that I just threw a fruit to it and chatted with it, and it refused to leave. Haha."

"I think the mechanics of this game are quite interesting. You don't have to fight and kill to capture a beast. Each beast has a different personality. Choosing the right way to capture it may be more effective."

"Meet Brother Xiao Wang in person? Great, I haven't seen him before. Where is he? Eating a hamburger in KFC? Okay, then I'll go find him. Can you help me go to his live studio and tell him."

……

"Everyone, look, isn't the bow I tied on Xiaoke's tail cute?"

"I don't want any Xiqu, it's too ugly. What's wrong with Xiaoke being an ear mouse? My Xiaoke is the cutest!"

"Besides, Xiaoke is obedient and gentle, a special ..."

"Xiao Ke! Come back! Stop playing with shit!"

……

Three days after the release of Dami Mix, almost every first batch of users who got the phone activated their accounts for Taihuang: The Realm of Mountains and Seas.

A user base of 300,000 is not small. On the streets of every city, you can see groups of players standing in the open space with Rice Mix in their hands, beaming with joy.

In just one or two days, almost every live broadcast room of "Taihuang Mountain and Sea Realm" was full, and countless classic game slices were born.

What is different from every previous phenomenal game live broadcast is that this time most of the hosts are broadcasting outdoors.

Nowadays, when people firmly believe that "the world is flat", there is almost no time difference, and a considerable number of videos have been moved to YouTube and Ta broadcast.

Tabo is now a global unified server. With its super strong technical strength, the number of users on the external network has soared, and the number of users has even approached one-third of Instagram!

The comment sections of these slicing videos are filled with all kinds of comments.

"It's so dreamy! I bet this phone is 10,000 times better than Apple's! I'm really fed up with Apple's updates that are like squeezing toothpaste!"

"Is this really a Da Zhou phone? Da Mi? I seem to have seen this brand before, but it doesn't seem to be expensive?"

"Rice has improved its performance, Zhouwei has improved its quality, and fruit has increased its price. Congratulations to the fruit company, whose profits have hit a new high."

"In fact, this is just a poor imitation of Sansang. Sansang already had full-screen technology a year ago, and also applied AI technology to Note7. Sansang is from Goryeo, and almost everything in Da Zhou is copied from Goryeo."

"Wow, the above is really amazing. I heard that the universe originated from Goryeo. Is it true?"

"Is the person above talking about the Note7 that was recalled worldwide and banned from boarding planes?"

"What I'm more concerned about now is when Gaul can buy this phone! My God, 799 euros, it's really an attractive price."

“Malaysians are equally concerned.”

“The people of Ang also care.”

"It's not just the price that's attractive, the phone, the system, the games. And, have you seen the camera on this phone? It can even teach you how to take a selfie like Gigi Hadid! It can tell you how to strike a pose!"

"I agree. If we add the director Xiao T who broadcasts it, each of us can become an Internet celebrity."

"Don't even think about it. I'm in Da Zhou now. It's said that this phone is difficult to manufacture and has a low yield rate, so the production capacity is insufficient. Even people in Da Zhou can hardly buy it. The black market price has even risen to more than 5000 Mai Yuan. Damn it! 5000 Mai Yuan! You can already buy a nice second-hand car."

"Isn't this phone originally priced at 5999?"

"That's the Great Zhou coin! Don't you know the exchange rate between the Great Zhou coin and the Mai Yuan?"

"Exchange rate? What's that?"

And among these comments, more and more discordant tones are emerging.

"In fact, I am more concerned about whether Youmi OS is still Android? If so, how did they combine AI with the underlying system? If not, how did they pass the GMS test? I think they passed it by cheating. Google should cancel their GMS authorization!"

"Compared to this, I think you should be more worried about your privacy. Haha, AI mobile phone? Who knows what these AIs are plotting behind the scenes? Anyway, I won't give them my information."

"I agree. It is said that Gugou has already launched an investigation into them."

"I heard that ten minutes ago, Google announced that it would review the GMS automatic review of Youmi OS and require Dami to submit Android-related source code for review!"

"Android is an exclusive alliance. If they determine that Youmi OS is not Android, they will definitely cancel Youmi OS's GMS qualification! And they will require Xiaomi to choose between Youmi OS and AOSP."

"In other words, rice is finished!"

(End of this chapter)