Rebirth Must Be Happy

"Hello~"

Back at the hotel that evening, Chen Xingzhu made a video call to Xu Jinhuan and asked in a soft voice, "What are you doing?"

"Have you finished recording?"

Xu Jinhuan seemed to be inside a shop, where someone was talking nearby, smiling and asking her, "Have you gone back to the hotel?"

Chen Xingzhu nodded and asked again, "Um, where are you?"

"Buy a cell phone."

Xu Jinhuan replied with a smile, "The iPhone's battery life is too short, the signal is bad, and it only supports a single SIM card. I need to buy a dedicated work phone for making calls..."

Chen Xingzhu said, "Then just buy a new one."

"No need, I'll wait to change with you."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "I'll buy a domestic mobile phone with a large battery to use. The signal is better with a large battery."

In a roadside digital store in Beijing, he quickly found the work machine he had already chosen. He picked it up, tried it out, clicked his tongue twice, and said, mimicking what Xie Wanqing had once said, "Wow, it's huge!"

He was holding a Huawei Mate phone, the first product of the world-renowned Mate series. It had a 6.1-inch screen, no narrow bezels, and a terrifying 85 millimeters wide. The workmanship and texture were very average.

At that time, Huawei's mobile phone products still had the Ascend prefix and were divided into four major series: DPGY. The Mate series was a trial product that followed the trend of Samsung's Note series with its large screens and was not put much effort into it. It was not until the third-generation Mate 7 unexpectedly became a huge hit next year that it dethroned the D series and became Huawei's flagship.

Why skip 3, 4, 5, and 6 and call it 7? Because the iPhone is number 6, and it can't compete with other phones, so its name has to be superior.

"how much is it?"

"Currently, only the high-end version is available, with 2GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, priced at 2600."

Seeing that he was holding an iPhone, the saleswoman didn't think she would be interested in the expensive and low-spec Huawei phone. Two thousand yuan could buy a high-end Meizu or Xiaomi phone. However, she still replied, "Although it's not as smooth as an iPhone, it has a big screen and isn't too laggy."

A boy next to me asked, "Is it a domestically produced processor?"

Nowadays, "domestic" is a derogatory term in the mobile phone industry. Domestic components are considered inferior. The salesperson thought he was nitpicking and his expression stiffened for a moment, but he still said, "Yes, but it's quite smooth and doesn't lag."

Xu Jinhuan asked, "Do you have white ones?"

"Have."

"Get me one."

The sales clerk paused for a moment, then quickly handed over the phone, only to hear the boy next to her say, "I want a white one too."

Xu Jinhuan glanced at the boy with some surprise, wondering what he wanted to do with the phone. The processor in this Mate phone was the "famous" Hisilicon K3v2, which was known for its high power consumption, poor performance, and poor compatibility, making it a veritable collection of debuffs.

It's fine for making calls and watching videos, but if you buy it for gaming...

Xu Jinhuan naturally wouldn't try to persuade him. He paid for his new phone and took it home. He was too lazy to accept the free phone case. It was already so big without a case, what would happen if he had to wear one?

"Look, isn't it big?"

As they left the mobile phone store, Xu Jinhuan held up the camera lens and showed it off to Chen Xingzhu, "Aren't you envious? I'll give you one."

"No."

Chen Xingzhu shook her head, "It's too big, I can't hold it... Did you buy a replacement card?"

"No, it's a dual-SIM phone. I'll get another phone number in Beijing. Do you want to switch to another one later?"

"Let's change it when school starts."

Chen Xingzhu shook her head again, "Then you should go and get the card first."

"Okay, I'll call you back when I get back to the hotel."

"Uh-huh."

Xu Jinhuan hung up the phone, then went to get a local SIM card, installed it, registered a WeChat account, and after thinking for a moment, chose a nickname that fit the image of a successful person:

Breeze Xu Lai
Then I added Chen Xingzhu, Xie Wanqing, and Song Zhiyu as WeChat friends one by one, along with my application information:

"Hello beautiful lady, I am Qin Shi Huang."

I received no response until I got back to the hotel.

After washing his face, Xu Jinhuan first took a picture of Xie Wanqing to show off his big phone, and then returned Chen Xingzhu's video call.

"Hello~"

Chen Xingzhu answered the phone quickly, her beautiful and refined face appearing on the screen. "You've arrived at the hotel? So fast."

"Of course, I rushed back to check on my son, Chen."

Xu Jinhuan chuckled and joked, "If we can't see the real person, watching the video will at least satisfy our cravings, right?"

Chen Xingzhu ignored his teasing and asked softly, "When are you moving to the new house? You can't keep living in the hotel, can you?"

"Are you coming back tomorrow? If you come back tomorrow, I'll move out tomorrow."

Xu Jinhuan lay on the bed and yawned, "It would feel more ceremonial to move into the new house with you by my side."

“I don’t live there.”

“You can stay there,” Xu Jinhuan coaxed. The girl was opinionated and hard to fool, definitely not as easy to deceive as Xie Wanqing, but she still had to make her stance clear, otherwise she would think, “You don’t even want to deceive me.” “There are several rooms, you can stay in yours, and I’ll stay in mine.”

"No."

Chen Xingzhu still refused, "Then we'll go back tomorrow. Xingruo won't be starting training for a while."

"Oh, so obedient?"

Xu Jinhuan looked pleasantly surprised, "Wow, I actually have such a big reputation... By the way, Qin Shi Huang added you as a friend, why didn't you accept?"

"what?"

Chen Xingzhu didn't understand and blinked in confusion, "Who?"

"I registered a secondary account for work and added you as a friend. Didn't you see it?"

"I usually don't look at the friend requests I receive."

As Chen Xingzhu spoke, she fiddled with her phone for a moment, "I see it, a gentle breeze?"

"Doesn't he exude a calm and composed demeanor, like a mountain collapsing before him? He's definitely a big boss."

"it's wired."

After chatting for a few more minutes and hanging up the phone, Xu Jinhuan realized that he hadn't asked Chen Xingruo how the competition was going. He considered asking, but then felt it wasn't necessary.

The only suspense is which teacher she'll be with, but what's there to care about?

Xie Wanqing replied to the message:

"It's so big!"

"Can you hold it?"

"I'm eating out with Zhou Wei and the others, and I haven't gone home yet."

She also posted a picture showing that she was eating steak, along with some other food.

Xu Jinhuan: "Bigger is better. Phones will definitely get bigger and bigger in the future."

Xu Jinhuan: "Then you eat well, I'm going to post something on Weibo."

He fiddled with his phone for a bit, then posted a Weibo message using his Mate: "Just bought a domestic phone. Big screen, big battery, I love it. Undoubtedly, big screens are the future of mobile phones. However, there are many shortcomings: poor configuration, weak performance, and too wide. The screen-to-body ratio urgently needs improvement. Phones will probably be released with big screens soon too. But if big screens become mainstream, I'll have to become a small-screen enthusiast. I hope domestic mobile phones get better and better, and take back the high-end market dominated by foreign brands. It would be such a pity if we couldn't get a piece of this huge pie."

The digital industry was already quite lively in 2013. Meizu and Xiaomi were locked in a fierce battle, and Huawei's Honor (referring to Huawei's sub-brand Honor) had just joined the fray. In addition, various new brands that imitated Xiaomi were also involved in a chaotic battle among fans and executives in Beijing.

Xu Jinhuan's Weibo post, even without mentioning Meizu or Xiaomi which have high traffic, quickly attracted a lot of attention, questions and rebuttals due to its own influence.

Xu Jinhuan then posted another message: "It's not about whether domestic mobile phones should raise prices, but that the high-end market is there. Domestic mobile phones have always sold for less than 1000 yuan, and even if there are no domestic mobile phones, some people will spend 6,000, 8,000 or 10,000 yuan to buy a mobile phone. Are we going to let these profits flow overseas indefinitely?"

After putting down her phone, Xu Jinhuan took a shower. As soon as she sat down after returning, Xie Wanqing sent her a message: "I'm done eating. I'm going to pick up Zhizhi from get off work now."

Xu Jinhuan made a video call to her. Xie Wanqing got into the car with her phone in hand and asked in a soft voice, "What are you doing?"

"I just took a shower, do you want to see?"

"I won't watch it, it's disgusting~"

"I didn't tell you to watch anything, so why is it disgusting?"

Xu Jinhuan made a few jokes, then asked about adding friends on his alternate account, "Do people often add you as a friend? You never look at them."

"Not often, but sometimes. Anyway, I won't add people I don't know."

Xie Wanqing explained, then asked, "Why did you register a secondary account?"

"Keep work and life separate."

"Then why did you add me on your work account?"

"You seem to have forgotten who you are, Assistant Xie."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "Besides, if I ever make you angry and you block me or something, I'll still have another way to contact you."

"Then just don't make me angry, right?"

Xie Wanqing placed her phone on the car mount and started the car to pick up Song Zhiyu. "By the way, Xingruo should be finished recording, right? How was it?"

Xu Jinhuan gave a vague answer: "I just asked and they said the recording is finished, but I didn't ask in detail."

Xie Wanqing acted normally, showing no signs of jealousy, and smiled, "Anyway, a mentor will definitely choose one, right?"

"I think so, you can ask them later."

Xu Jinhuan was secretly on guard. Xie Wanqing was clearly testing him to see if he frequently contacted Chen Xingzhu.

Since his last trip back to the capital, he had clearly sensed a change in Xie Wanqing's attitude towards Chen Xingzhu after their relationship had progressed. She had started to be more calculating about certain things.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't exactly a matter of concern, because Xie Wanqing didn't explicitly show any resistance or disapproval; she was simply consciously inquiring about the matter.

In short, this is not a good sign for him.

This is naturally not Xie Wanqing's fault. In fact, you could say she was being extremely gentle. What girlfriend could tolerate her boyfriend being so intimate with another pretty girl?
She has yet to directly inquire about the relationship between Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu, nor has she demanded an explanation for herself. (End of Chapter)