Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 626 Yumi and Yumi Plus
"what happened?"

Seeing that her boyfriend looked a little heavy-hearted after finishing the call, the cosplayer asked him with concern.

"Nothing."

Chen shook his head and said, "There's a company that's like a habitual thief. They've got their eye on one of our traceability services. They just gave us a heads-up and they're already planning to do the same thing, which puts us in a bit of a passive position."

"what company?"

When the Sichuan girl heard that Su Hui had been bullied by a "scoundrel," she immediately asked indignantly.

Chen glanced around and, in order to gather opinions on the appearance of the Youmi phone, asked cosplayer to bring her roommates over.

Now they're all chatting while scrolling through QQ.

QQ is like opium to young people today; it has become deeply ingrained in their daily lives. Is it possible that they are banning people around them from using this software in order to compete with Tencent?

Once the news gets out, it will only make him look like an incompetent rage, and make him a laughing stock.

"What's the point of talking about a rogue company? Just mentioning it makes me feel bad."

Chen changed the subject: "So, ladies, do you mean there are too many colors?"

"Yes."

Roommate Lu Tian shifted her attention from QQ and said, "Xianmei asked us about it a couple of days ago. We all think the design is very thoughtful and catches people's attention at a glance. The full-screen style is more novel than any other mobile phone on the market."

"But precisely because every single one is so beautiful, if I were to choose one to buy, I would probably struggle for a long time because there are just too many choices."

Lu Tian continued.

"Then I'll put it aside for a while and go shopping with my classmates to calm down."

Another roommate, Xu Mengzhu, added: "Maybe they'll just forget about it, or they'll choose a different brand. If there are only three colors, black, white, and red, it won't be as much of a hassle."

The original Yumi 1st generation came in five colors: rose red, laurel white, cyan, obsidian black, and gold.

Chen copied classic models from brands like Apple, Xiaomi, and Vivo back in the day, but overlooked too many colors, which could easily cause choice anxiety for ordinary customers.

The textbook "Economics" also mentions a case study, the famous "jam experiment," in which a merchant offered a stall with 24 flavors of jam, but the actual sales volume was far less than that of a stall offering only 6 flavors.

This is not only the reaction of students at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts; in surveys conducted at many universities across the country, a considerable number of students have also expressed similar views.

This shows that it is not a small problem, but a design flaw hidden beneath economic phenomena.

After returning to his office, Chen Zhe took into account other opinions and contacted the company's senior management, especially Ge Zhirou, who was in charge of the exterior design, to discuss and make adjustments to the original plan.

The "Youmi Generation 1" comes in four colors: Rose Red, Laurel White, Blue and Obsidian Black.

At the same time, a new "Youmi Plus" phone has been added, available in two colors: "Gold" and "Purple".

The Plus version features a 5.5-inch screen, which is not only more visually appealing than the 4.7-inch original UMI screen, but also feels more substantial in hand.

This strategy draws inspiration from the differentiated design of Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. I wonder if Apple will cry in the bathroom if it sees this.

However, this distinction not only simplifies the color options for the first generation of Youmi, but also reduces the burden of choice for users.

Furthermore, by leveraging the unique Plus version, along with its "gold" and "young woman purple" colors, the brand generates buzz and creates memorable marketing moments.

These two colors have an extremely eye-catching visual effect, even slightly flamboyant, which easily sparks public discussion and social dissemination, bringing sustained popularity to the brand.

Of course, "young woman purple" is a nickname used in private, while "Roland purple" is the official term.

The reason was that when Chen suggested finding an adjective for purple, You Hongtao, the deputy director of the electronics factory, said with a smile, "President Ge is wearing a purple dress today, so how about calling her 'Young Woman Purple'?"

Ge Zhirou is actually quite good-looking. Although she is over thirty, she looks even more charming in a purple dress. Otherwise, she wouldn't have suffered workplace sexual harassment back when she was at OPPO.

So when Lao You joked, everyone, including Chen Zhe, looked at Ge Zhirou. Ge Zhirou was in the company's management back then, and is now the vice president of Youmi Electronics.

She wasn't some naive girl fresh out of school who would blush and leave after a joke. She said lightly, "Since Mr. You likes this dress so much, I'll send you the link directly. Why don't you buy one for your wife too? She'll definitely look even better in it."

Upon hearing this, Lao You felt embarrassed and dared not reply.

Chen listened with a smile without interrupting. Some people are like that; they have both high "sexual intelligence" and high "emotional intelligence."

A person with high "sexual intelligence" can turn a perfectly good sentence into something "sexually suggestive" through their mouth.

Sometimes, he doesn't even need to say it; a simple grin is enough for everyone to understand his implied meaning.

But he also has high emotional intelligence and good abilities, so he doesn't make people dislike him in the team.

Ultimately, the final designs sent back to Foxconn by Zhang Wei were the red, white, blue, and black of the first generation of Youmi, and the purple and gold of Youmi Plus.

However, Chen plans to wait and see the sales data before making a further decision on the plus version, which will only have a production run of 5 units each.

As for the launch event for the Youmi phone, Chen Zhe is still hesitating about whether to personally attend.

His perspective has shifted somewhat; he intends to move from the spotlight to behind the scenes, because the battlefield of life and death is indeed easy to cross.

However, if I don't go up there myself, I can't find a highly influential speaker for the press conference.

Of course, this issue can wait a little longer, since Ume1 won't be released until Christmas, but the issue of "replying" can't wait any longer.

Tencent has already initiated the project, and engineers are coordinating it. Of course, there are still internal disagreements, with one faction advocating "learning by doing," led by Zhang Xiaolong.

They felt that the market for instant messaging software was very vast, so they wanted to seize the opportunity, try boldly, and not be afraid of the initial uncertainties.

One faction, led by Liu Chengming, advocated a "prudent avoidance" approach. They believed that the project was high-risk and that the group had other more important businesses, so they should maintain strategic focus and avoid diluting resources.

Furthermore, offending the retrospective is not worthwhile.

Liu Chengming is a veteran of Tencent, and his opinions cannot be ignored. On the other hand, Zhang Xiaolong is currently only a senior project leader. Even though Xiao Ma prefers to "learn by doing," he still faces obstacles in implementation.

These are not secrets. Chen Zhe and Liu Chengming do not know each other, so he is not speaking on behalf of Su Hui, but more likely representing the interests of his own side within Tencent Group.

Chen Zhe had no intention of contacting Liu Chengming; this was not purely political.

Chen could join forces with Lu Xiangdong to suppress Zheng Weizhong.

However, one must be extremely careful when making friends with Liu Chengming, because politics has its bottom line, but business often does not.

If you try to do something clever but end up making a mess of things, it can easily backfire.

Sitting alone in the dark office for three or four hours, Chen's thoughts had become a stagnant swamp.

I walked to the window and pushed open the glass. The evening breeze rushed in, sweeping away the heavy, stale air in the room.

Looking up, the North Star was fixed in the sky, and two thick clouds seemed to be approaching from the left and right, like two dark gray giant beasts with their mouths and claws open, about to swallow the North Star whole.

For some unknown reason, the moment Nongyun made contact, they seemed to forget each other's goals and ended up tearing at each other.

After a struggle, the clouds are still clouds, and the stars are still stars.

However, after being polished by two thick clouds, the stars became clearer than before, making the night sky seem even more unfathomable.

"Whoo~"

Chen remained silent for a while, then suddenly called Yi Gege.

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