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

Chapter 632 The Speaker at the Youmi Phone Launch Event

"Hello, Ms. Yi!"

Chen answered the phone, his voice brimming with enthusiasm and joy.

You seem to be in a good mood.

Yi Baoyu said from the other end.

"Nothing can be hidden from your eyes. I heard that Tencent has abandoned the development of instant messaging software."

Chen deliberately added a touch of flattery to his tone: "Miss Yi, I truly admire you and your family from the bottom of my heart. A company like Tencent is a behemoth in the eyes of ordinary people, but for you, it's just a matter of a few words. From this incident, I finally understand what 'foundation' really means!"

These flatteries were rather vulgar compared to Director Chen's previous level.

Because flattery requires subtlety and tact, it's rare to see it so direct.

However, through several exchanges, it became clear that this princess herself was not very sophisticated, and Chen was worried that she wouldn't understand if he tried to flatter her in a high-level way.

She's like a Celestial Dragon from One Piece. Although her perception is flawed, she has an extreme sense of superiority that looks down on everyone. But luckily, her grandfather is still alive, so everyone's concessions and tolerance can actually make up for these cognitive biases.

Even after returning to China, she still felt that the world was almost the same as before.

To get along with this kind of person, all you have to do is keep praising and flattering them.

At the same time, one cannot appear too outstanding.

Ideally, her "ability, vision, perspective, and intelligence" should all be lowered by several levels, allowing this princess to continue to maintain her inflated sense of "having everything under control."

In response to Chen Zhe's blatant advocacy, someone else might have modestly waved their hand and said, "I'm just reminding Mr. Ma. The main reason is that Tencent doesn't want to have a conflict with Su Hui."

It subtly highlights one's own contribution while elevating the status of the retrospective, making it a socially acceptable phrase that pleases everyone.

However, Yi Baoyu accepted it calmly, as if his slight intervention was already the limit of Tencent and the ability to reverse the course of events.

Gege said nonchalantly, "I've said it before. Do you think they've forgotten who gave them this peaceful life?"

"That's it! That's it!"

Chen Zhe made the most of his "eloquence": "Miss Yi, if I may be so bold, I was too naive before. I didn't expect that your gentle push would be more effective than all of us running ourselves ragged."

"Humph~"

Gege was clearly enjoying the licking and was unconsciously moaning softly.

Not only that, Chen Zhe also thoughtfully said, "When you come to Guangdong, let's go through the procedures for the reply letter."

Actually, Yi Baoyu made this call to inquire about this very matter.

However, given her "heaven is the greatest, yoke is the second greatest" mentality, she wasn't worried that Chen Zhe would renege on his promise; she just wanted to see what Chen Zhe's plans were.

Now that Chen was being so proactive and speaking so pleasingly, Gege said with considerable satisfaction, "There's no need to rush..."

Taking over a project like this requires a manager, engineers, and an accountant.

Yi Baoyu still has to visit his grandfather every few days, acting as a human stun gun in the hope of stimulating the old man and prolonging his life.

There's simply no time to build an operations team, so it's fine to let Chen "manage it on behalf of others" for now.

As long as he is obedient, you can be generous with your reward.

However, Yi Baoyu added, "It would be good to go to Guangdong first. I have a childhood friend whose ancestral home is Meizhou."

Chen didn't even ask what the princess's childhood playmates' surnames were; they were probably surnamed Yan, so why bother asking?

……

During this period, Chen was constantly using a strategy of mutual destruction against Tencent and Yi Gege, while also managing the production of Youmi phones.

Add to that replying to emails, online learning, and dealing with real estate agents, and it feels like 24 hours a day isn't enough.

But when I'm busy, I don't feel like time is flying by. Only when I occasionally calm down and count the days do I realize that Christmas is almost here.

However, there definitely won't be any chaotic scenes this Christmas.

Pace Gallery is holding a mixed exhibition on New Year's Day, which includes representative works from almost all of China's top painters. Yu Xuan was also invited because he won the first prize in the Eight Academies Exchange Competition and was recognized by Li Xianglan.

She is currently preparing her work.

This mixed exhibition is in Shanghai.

Song Shiwei also has something on his hands recently: an internet company called Douwang Technology is considering going public.

However, some problems arose in terms of financing. They learned about the reputation of an independent investor named "Ms. Song" and hoped to discuss cooperation.

Douwang Technology was founded in 2005. Generally speaking, if an internet company cannot go public within four years of its founding, it can be basically concluded that it has no future.

Song, the school beauty, planned to learn more about it, but the company was located in the capital.

This is kind of funny. The capital was originally where Cosplay Sister stayed, and Shanghai was a place Sweet Sister was familiar with. But this time, they switched "base camps".

Chen couldn't go anywhere in Guangzhou.

Because Christmas is the official release date of Ume1, and there is also a product launch event.

The location is the Pazhou International Exhibition Center. Since its opening in 2004, these exhibition halls have hosted many international exhibitions, mostly for automobiles, furniture, building materials, and the like.

This is the first time we've held a product launch event for electronic products.

This is actually the first time in China. They're just selling phones, why hold such a grand special launch event?

These days, aren't only celebrities and big shots the ones who deserve such a grand gesture?

Some middle-aged and elderly people who are used to "domestic phones with scrolling lights" don't quite understand it, but among young people, everyone is quite interested.

Youmi had already widely distributed "invitations" through the learning network, and these invitations were essentially tickets to the press conference.

Initially, we were worried that there wouldn't be enough audience members, so we offered free tickets to registered members. However, we found that everyone seemed quite enthusiastic, so we had to change it to a lottery format.

But the curiosity of young college students couldn't be resisted, and the tickets sold out in seconds.

College students are naturally energetic, especially since this is the first full-screen Android phone in China. The official website of Youmi has already announced the product's appearance, which is more innovative than any other phone on the market.

With its attractive appearance, innovative system, and unique launch event, train tickets to Guangzhou around Christmas have seen a significant increase in sales compared to the previous year.

The press conference had an audience, so there was no need to hire an online troll army, which should have been a happy thing.

What frustrates Chen is that the speaker has not yet been decided.

He went through the entire management team, excluding himself, and found that none of them quite met the criteria to some extent.

Either they're too old, or their speaking skills are mediocre, or their position is too low...

This was the first Android phone in China, and its hardware was world-class. Before the iPhone 4 entered the mainland market, the Ume 1 was likely the most powerful phone available to Chinese consumers.

none of them!

Therefore, this press conference should focus on keywords such as "powerful, innovative, youthful, and leading the way," and the content should be attractive enough to attract sustained media attention and trigger word-of-mouth and buzz through passive publicity.

"If all else fails, I'll have to do it myself."

Chen Zhe had no choice. Although stepping into the spotlight would greatly increase the chances of a chaotic situation, he couldn't find a suitable replacement for himself at the moment.

Especially considering its established reputation in the market.

After racking my brains but still feeling there was no solution, I simply put the matter aside and drove my unassuming X5 to the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts to have dinner with the cosplayer.

In mid-December, even in a southern city like Guangzhou, a slight chill gradually set in.

The evening breeze felt like it was mixed with mint leaves, like a refreshing remedy from Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Factory.

The buzz surrounding the cosplay girl's award at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts has died down. Once everyone assumes you're a top student, getting into Tsinghua University is just "normal."

Wang Changhua is also at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. This kid has been coming here very frequently lately, it seems his relationship with Wu Baolong is about to be finalized.

He wore a cream-colored scarf around his neck, no longer that oddly shaped bib.

It is said that after returning from the capital, Wu Yu learned from her mistakes and diligently studied how to cast on and divide the stitches, finally managing to knit a decent scarf.

Perhaps she also felt that Wang Changhua was losing face by wearing that bib.

"How about that? Aren't I awesome?"

Wang Changhua twirled around in front of her friend twice and said proudly, "I just bought this trench coat. Don't I feel like Tony Leung in 'In the Mood for Love' now?"

Chen pouted and said, "I won't watch it. Besides, that guy won the Cannes Best Actor award for his performance in 'In the Mood for Love,' do you think you deserve it?"

"Why am I not worthy?"

Wang Changhua was unconvinced: "Even if I can't win an international Best Actor award, I can at least win a Golden Rooster Award in China."

"Multiple [bars] are acceptable."

Chen said calmly, "The Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor."

"Hahaha……"

Wang Changhua wasn't angry. She punched her friend on the shoulder. After Wu Yu and Yu Xian came down, they saw the two boys playing around and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Wang Changhua boasted that she was Tony Leung.

Chen honestly replied, "I was mocking him."

Wu Yu moved her lips and tossed her long hair: "What's there to laugh at?"

Chen thought to himself, "Oh ho, the relationship isn't even settled yet, and they're already speaking up for him."

"Tony Leung has been married twice; he is a divorced man."

Chen said calmly.

How to make a girl angry in one sentence, just like this.

Just moments ago, Wu Yu thought Wang Changhua was being bullied, but the next moment she angrily said, "Don't use my meal card tonight!"

After saying that, Comrade Wu Yu quickened her pace and left.

Wang Changhua followed behind, explaining eagerly, "I only said he should be as handsome as Tony Leung, not as a jerk like him..."

"Are you happy?"

Seeing the mischievous smile on Director Chen's face, the cosplayer pinched the back of her boyfriend's hand.

"Hee hee~"

Chen smiled slyly and casually asked how the preparations for the exhibited works were going.

"Aunt Lan originally asked me to bring the works from the Eighth Academy Exchange Competition over there."

The cosplayer said, "But last month, our class went to Zhanjiang for sketching and met an elderly man harvesting corn in the field. He told us that the corn had ripened 63 times since he was ten years old, and he is 73 years old this year. He doesn't know how many more times he will see the corn ripen. I was really touched by what he said and am considering changing the theme to this one."

Chen nodded. The elderly man in his twilight years, the harvested crops, the changing of the years—the seemingly joyful harvest was mixed with a sense of acceptance of death.

This story of "measuring life with harvest" would likely be another touching work in the hands of Xianmei'er.

Chen sometimes envies Yu Baibai.

Because she is truly talented.

He has only average talent in business, but he is extremely skilled at being an official. And in this land, the most successful people are often "officials and businessmen".

Therefore, it is a matter of timing and fate.

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Wu Yu said she wouldn't let Wang Changhua use her card, but in reality, she couldn't bear to see him go hungry. She also got Chen Zhe and Yu Xuan's meals.

Chen asked about the schedule and person in charge of this mixed exhibition, and as expected, it was Li Xianglan again.

Chen said with great admiration, "It's clear that Aunt Lan's painting skills are actually just average, but she's managed a top gallery for so many years, sold so many paintings, and discovered so many talented painters. She's really amazing."

That's how it is.

Wang Changhua shrugged: "Selling refrigerators doesn't require you to know how to refrigerate, and selling mobile phones doesn't require you to understand systems. The world is just a giant makeshift operation."

"what……"

Something seemed to flash through Chen's mind, and his hand holding the chopsticks suddenly stopped in mid-air.

The Sichuan girl, who was serving food to her boyfriend, noticed something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong?"

After a moment, Chen Zhe finally snapped out of his daze: "I was thinking... could we also find the speaker for the Yumi phone launch event on Christmas from outside the retrospective system?"

This statement seemed to come out of nowhere, leaving Wang Changhua and Wu Yu looking at each other in bewilderment.

Although Yu Xian didn't understand either, she saw that Director Chen was thinking about work even while eating, so she pinched her boyfriend's stubble and said with a mix of concern and amusement, "Try to eat in peace and quiet, don't think about those messy things. You've lost some weight recently, your chin is even more pointed!"

Actually, Chen hadn't lost weight, but the Sichuan girl added a filter of concern, always feeling that her boyfriend had lost weight because he was busy.

"It's perfect that you've lost weight, now you have an oval face just like me!"

Chen stopped eating, picked up his phone, went outside, found a quiet place, and called Yi Baoyu.

Let this princess be the speaker at the Youmi phone launch event!
They are arrogant, have equal status, and their mobile phones can be sold freely in China, even through forced sales.

She doesn't even need to be very knowledgeable about configurations; an assistant engineer can be provided.

The only thing to be careful about is that this princess may not agree, so you can't directly (trick) her into agreeing, because she will most likely be rejected.

"Ok?"

When Yi Baoyu answered the call, his nasal voice carried a haughty, condescending tone.

Chen didn't seem to mind, and even said with a forced smile, "Miss Yi, I'm sorry to bother you, but I have something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Go ahead."

Princess Gege wasn't surprised at all, and didn't even ask what was wrong.

It's as if someone like her can solve the worries of ants with a wave of her hand.

Of course, this is assuming you're willing to help; if you're in a bad mood, you can choose to ignore them.

"We plan to hold a product launch event for our first-generation Youmi phone at Christmas..."

Chen paused deliberately at this point, giving Gege time to process what he was saying.

When dealing with such arrogant Celestial Dragons, especially in the early stages when you're not very familiar with them, try to avoid using a questioning tone, even if you use a respectful title.

For example, phrases like "Do you know? Do you remember? Have you heard about it?" are all prohibited.

"But so far, we haven't found a suitable speaker."

After sensing that Gege had finished processing the information, Chen Zhe continued, "You have many connections, a wide network, and a keen eye. We would like to ask you to recommend someone."

First suppress, then elevate; the trap is set.

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(End of this chapter)