The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 553 The Era of Smartphones Has Arrived

"This will completely change the mobile phone industry."

"What I hold in my hands is the future."

“If our competitors cannot keep up, they will be left behind by the times.”

The woman on stage is talking animatedly while holding a small, pure black cell phone. Her suit makes her look dashing and confident, and her arrogant face gives her a sense of looking down on others.

So, after she finished her speech and received enthusiastic applause, someone sitting below who was also clapping decided to try out the trick that evening: the female CEO had to humiliate herself for the sake of distribution channels.

This is Samsung's latest Galaxy X1 phone launch event in late August. Xu Jiuyang had just finished filming his scenes in Seoul, and only had some location shooting left in Yunnan Province, so he took leave to attend.

The production team agreed without hesitation. Just kidding, given someone's relationship with the big investor, they would have tried not approving the leave.

"Very handsome, very eye-catching. You are now the female version of Steve Jobs in the East." Later, when Li Yunxin was free from social engagements, Xu Jiuyang praised her in this way.

"Oppa's starting to be polite to me now?" Lee Yoon-hyung asked, pouting.

"Of course not," Xu Jiuyang picked her up in one go. "I'm just a little emotional. Although we had used the prototype before, it was still a little exciting to see it actually released and distributed. We've made history, and Yunxin deserves the most credit for this."

"How could that be? If it weren't for Oppa's suggestion, I wouldn't have thought of so many things." Despite saying this, Lee Yoon-hyung still happily gave him a kiss.

After some intimate conversation, Xu Jiuyang added, "Although this is a huge step forward, it is still just the beginning. After all, the mobile phone industry is not in your hands."

"I know, Oppa, don't worry. I have a plan. Oppa has mentioned before that we can enter the battery industry." Lee Yoon-hyung didn't seem to be blinded by ambition at all.

"Hmm." Xu Jiuyang nodded, giving his approval but then hesitated to speak further.

"Oppa, do you want to ask about your sister?" Lee Yoon-hyung's eyes crinkled into a smile.

Xu Jiuyang coughed lightly, slightly embarrassed, "Um... um..."

"Don't worry, my sister is resting and her pregnancy is going well so far. I'll be watching over her," Li Yunxin said.

“Yunxin…” Xu Jiuyang stroked her hair, “You wouldn’t…”

“At least not now,” Li Yunxin said, knowing what he wanted to ask, and nuzzled her head against his shoulder. “Besides, even if we were to have children, we should have them after marriage.”

Then her tone became depressed again: "But it's definitely not going to work next year. I don't have enough leverage to convince my family to get a marriage certificate in China."

“It’s okay, I’ll definitely divorce Fan next year anyway.” Xu Jiuyang said, guessing what she was thinking. “After all, Yuanyuan has only been married for a year, so it has to be fair.”

"I see..." Li Yunxin seemed to want to say "that's not a good idea," but her expression was filled with excitement.

“However, I will definitely marry someone else next year,” Xu Jiuyang added.

"Huh? Who is it?" Li Yunxin asked after a moment of surprise.

“Li Xiaoran, Yuanyuan’s best friend, was also my first girlfriend when I first came to Beijing to make my way in the world,” Xu Jiuyang explained.

“I remember her.” Li Yunxin nodded, but her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she had thought of something.

She quickly looked up and asked again, "If that's the case, does that mean Zhang Yin will also marry Oppa in the future?" "This..." Xu Jiuyang was also stunned and didn't know how to answer.

To be honest, although Zhang Yin is Yuan Yuan Jie and Li Da Bai's best friend, her presence is usually quite low whenever she is with them.

So much so that whenever he recalls traveling with the three of them, Zhang Yin's image is that of a pitiful girl sandwiched between Sister Yuanyuan and Li Dabai, allowing him to make his move head-on.

However, when they're alone together, she becomes very clingy, acting like a little woman in front of him. But for some reason, the time he spends alone with her has been decreasing over the past two years.

Even so, if Zhang Yin were to demand the same treatment based on the fact that Sister Yuanyuan and Li Dabai both married him and had children, he wouldn't hesitate for long, even if he hesitated.

After all, he didn't directly refuse Li Yanan's request to get pregnant, so why would he refuse Zhang Yin?
"Probably." Xu Jiuyang replied with a sigh.

To everyone's surprise, Li Yunxin didn't say anything more, just said "Oh", and then counted on her fingers: "If it's 07 and 08, I should be able to prepare the chips."

Then a nervous look appeared on her face: "Whether it works or not, I have to get before Angela!"

“No problem, you’ll definitely be ahead of her.” Xu Jiuyang chuckled and pinched her cheek.

He didn't think Angela would do the same thing as them, something purely for the sake of ceremony, even if they had met each other's parents.

Anyway, the chances are very small. As for why, just think about the difference between her personal secretary and assistant Anne Hathaway, Yunxin's Sanjin, Fan's Qin Lan, Yuanyuan's Zhang Lei, and Xiaoli's Xue Kaiqi and Liu Fanping.

That's right, I've already eaten the last three when I had time.

So if they were to actually get a marriage certificate, Xu Jiuyang felt that she might not be able to handle her beloved Annie.

Of course, if she wanted to ask him for help... But let's not get into that. After the brief meeting, Li Yunxin continued to focus on the promotion of Galaxy X1, while Xu Jiuyang flew back to China and went to Yunnan Province for location shooting.

After filming officially wrapped, the entire internet in mainland China was buzzing with discussion about how much this real smartphone would change the world.

Initially, when people talked about the Galaxy X1, they would add the word "so-called" before "smartphone," but as various pictures and videos of its use and disassembly appeared online, that word was quickly abandoned.

Still looking at tiny screens? That's outdated! We're all looking at 3.5-inch screens now!

Still using the keyboard to scroll? That's outdated! We all swipe directly on the screen now!
Still using your phone to make calls? That's so outdated! We can play games and watch movies on our phones now!

This sentiment is most fervent in the digital sections of various online communities. For geeks, this phone is the prototype of the personal terminal often seen in science fiction novels.

Geeks have certainly imagined what personal terminals should look like, but it's difficult to reach a consensus, while the ones depicted in various science fiction novels and movies seem too high-end.

Now that smartphones have come out, the original version of personal terminals has a concrete form. How can this not drive geeks who are at the forefront of electronic products crazy?

Of course, there were also people behind this fervor. Under someone's instructions, Li Yunxin had prepared countless aliases in the Greater China region. Otherwise, how could there be so many pictures and videos of her using and even disassembling the device so quickly online?

It's only because video websites are still developing rapidly and 3G networks are still under construction that this level of popularity could have doubled again—South Koreans are already shouting slogans like "Samsung leads the world" with overflowing national pride.

As for the United States, there are more geeks there, and the shipment volume is also the largest. After all, the South Korean market is only so big, and China's economy has not yet grown to the point where even middle-class families can easily afford high-end mobile phones.

I wonder if, in the future, if someone sells a kidney to buy a new phone, will they buy an Apple or a new Galaxy phone that has been created out of necessity?

(End of this chapter)