The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 531 Prototype Available
Wang Mengmeng came to us of her own accord; she wasn't arranged by Fan Bingbing. This can be understood from the questions she asked before leaving.

As for why she would offer herself up, it's naturally because she's still a sucker for good looks, just like in her past life—of course, she also overheard Yin Tao and the others discussing how amazing someone was.

Xu Jiuyang naturally accepted all comers; could this be considered a way of rekindling their past relationship? Besides, he was already used to this situation, and the feeling she gave him was no different from that of Yin Tao and Wan Qian.

So after it was all over, she realized from Wen Ting’s tender words that it seemed that Fan Bingbing hadn’t asked her to come. She felt a bit troubled by the unexpected situation, so the next day she asked the housekeeper to explain some basic information to her.

Fortunately, Wang Mengmeng is ultimately a sucker for good looks, and Fan Bingbing has also influenced her to a considerable extent. Apart from being somewhat shocked, she quickly accepted everything. It's just unknown whether she has retained her personality of seeking excitement in different places.

Two days after this little incident, Xu Jiuyang drove alone to Li Yunxin's place because she said she had something important to discuss with him.

After getting out of the car, led by head maid Han Hyo-joo, they entered the villa and saw Lee Boo-jin walking towards them.

Upon noticing Xu Jiuyang, she frowned noticeably and asked in a cold tone, "Mr. Xu, is there something you need?"

"There are some things I want to discuss with Yunxin," Xu Jiuyang nodded with a smile, "elder sister."

While it's not appropriate to answer with something like "Yoon-hyung contacted me first," since we need to consider Lee Yoon-hyung's feelings, there are ways to subtly provoke Lee Boo-jin.

Sure enough, Li Fuzhen's face darkened, and she even gritted her teeth, but she didn't retaliate and quickly left the living room.

Xu Jiuyang shrugged and continued upstairs with the head maid, Wang Lou, casually asking, "When did the Grand Princess arrive?"

"I came here three days ago, specifically to relax." Although Han Xiaozhou had only been here for half a year, he was already able to handle Han Xiaozhou's nonsensical jokes with a straight face.

Upon arriving at the study, Lee Yoon-hyung, who was still discussing something with Kim Hyun-joo, immediately threw herself into his arms.

Kim Hyun-joo tactfully led Han Hyo-joo to retreat, but Xu Jiuyang still had to ask, "What were you talking about?"

"It's okay, it's not important, you had to come today." Li Yunxin smiled and gave him a kiss.

"Your sister..." Xu Jiuyang asked again.

“She’s having some problems at home,” Li Yunxin said in a low voice. “I invited her over to relax.”

Xu Jiuyang understood and changed the subject, asking, "Speaking of which, it must be something very important that you called me here, right?"

"Oppa, guess!" Lee Yoon-hyung's eyes crinkled into a smile.

“It’s so mysterious, it must be very important,” Xu Jiuyang thought to himself. “The fact that they specifically asked me to come means it must be related to me.”

Seeing her smile grow wider, he changed the subject: "You don't really mean you want me to star in 'The Myth,' do you?"

Then Li Yunxin's face fell.

Xu Jiuyang laughed heartily, hugged her and kissed her several more times: "The prototype of that one is already finished, right?"

Li Yunxin pouted, took the white rectangular box out of the drawer, and handed it to him.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but gasp when he opened it. It was all black, square, and full of metallic texture. With a 3.5-inch display, if the home button wasn't a protruding rectangle but a recessed circle, it would be a standard iPhone 4.

Clearly, he interfered with this design.

Since they've decided to compete with Apple, they naturally want to excel in areas that aren't so crucial.

The first-generation iPhone was black on the front and white on the back, with a slightly curved back. It wasn't until the iPhone 3G that two color options were introduced. However, none of these could compare to the classic status of the iPhone 4. While the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s achieved tremendous success in the smartphone market thanks to the groundwork laid by the previous three models, their outstanding design was also a crucial factor.

Putting aside other things, although Apple has made many adjustments to the appearance of the phone after the iPhone 4, it completely returned to the design of the iPhone 4 after the iPhone 12 and has continued to do so, even if this design leads to poor signal.

So, after Li Yunxin asked for styling advice several times, Xu Jiuyang took this out, and it eventually became the thing in my hand.

"Not bad, very smooth, but there aren't many usable mini-programs." Xu Jiuyang commented after turning on the device and playing around with it for a while.

He started using iPhones from the iPhone 4 in his past life. He didn't really know what the features of the first three models were, but he did know that because there weren't many accompanying apps, the products were amazing but not very user-friendly.

This is why, as mentioned earlier, the accumulation of the previous three models allowed the iPhone 4 to shine and achieve its classic status.

Therefore, even if the Samsung Galaxy, which looks almost exactly like the iPhone 4, is popular after its release, it will be difficult for it to reach the status of its predecessor.

But so what? Samsung phones don't belong to him or Lee Yoon-hyung. Giving them a perfect start is already a huge favor. What more could they ask for?

“I plan to hold a press conference by the end of September at the latest,” Li Yunxin said, her eyes sparkling. “I heard that Apple has also come up with a mature solution, and I have to beat them to it.”

"As long as the phone's performance is fine, it's up to you." Xu Jiuyang nodded.

He completely trusts the other party on this matter. Although Li Yunxin has only held three press conferences so far, each one has received very positive feedback.

However, thinking about the future, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

As the information revolution further develops, the quality requirements for products will decrease further. In the past, it was necessary to exaggerate the quality of an 80-point product to make it seem like a 100-point product, but now it is possible to exaggerate the quality of a 60-point product to make it seem like a 100-point product.

A prime example is Lei Houwang's coarse grains. To say whether coarse grains have reached 80 points in technique, of course they do, and objectively speaking, some even reach 90 points. However, their weaknesses might not even reach 60 points.

But they can always exaggerate it to be 100 points, then ask users for feedback on problems, and then make improvements, completely treating paying users as testers.

The same applies to cars as mobile phones. Unfortunately, cars and mobile phones are ultimately two different tracks. Even Lei Jun, the king of mobile phones, had to recall a batch of cars after a while.

Even so, there is still a chorus of voices online praising the company's "responsibility," which speaks volumes about the company's media strategy.

"Therefore, the future belongs to online media, and traditional media will only continue to decline. We must act first to gain an advantage," Xu Jiuyang concluded.

“My website in South Korea, which imitates Facebook, is already online and is called My.Sphere. The traffic is pretty good,” Lee Yoon-hyung nodded. “But in China, progress is slower.”

“There’s no rush. China is big enough, with a large enough population, and all kinds of social networking sites are emerging one after another. It will take five or six years to determine the winner,” Xu Jiuyang said. “Even if you have plenty of funds, you should burn them more efficiently.”

He suddenly laughed at this point: "Yunxin, let me ask you a question. What is the biggest difference between online media and traditional media?"

“Hmm…” Li Yunxin thought about it carefully, “Most online media are free.”

“That’s right,” Xu Jiuyang snapped his fingers, “and then?”

Li Yunxin pursed her lips: "Then, online media can disregard their audience and only be responsible to their sponsors."

“That’s right. As the saying goes, once you’re being kept, you can’t talk about having an independent personality,” Xu Jiuyang nodded approvingly. “The free nature of online media means they are destined to be completely controlled by capital.”

(End of this chapter)