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The hype surrounding a press conference never ends once it's over.

True fermentation usually occurs late at night and early the next morning.

Overnight, public opinion across the internet exploded.

Rice dominated half of Weibo's trending topics list.

The top three entries firmly hold their positions, unchallenged by anyone.

First, Tiedan is a domestically developed quadruped robot.

Second, the pre-orders for the new Mi 14 phone sold out instantly.

Third, and most absurdly, is that our competitors are idiots.

The Weibo platform has been relatively restrained.

The topic went viral, but the comment section managed to maintain a basic level of decorum.

At most, it's just netizens making jokes and memes; there's no overly exaggerated flooding of the screen.

But Bilibili and Douyin have been completely overtaken.

Editing bloggers, fan-made content creators, and parody bloggers from all over the internet mobilized.

Press conference clips, speed-up versions of famous scenes, catchy voiceovers, and hilarious mashups flooded the homepage.

Previously, I was a passerby who never paid attention to the digital industry, didn't care about mobile phone launches, and didn't even know about the progress of Xiaomi's self-developed technology.

Everyone was drawn in by these five straightforward and truthful words.

The enthusiasm of casual observers is far more terrifying than that of core tech fans.

Many passersby spontaneously clicked on the replay and watched the entire press conference.

Some people watched Tie Dan's hardcore technology demonstration.

Some people are looking at the new generation upgrade of the Mi 14.

Many people simply came to see the famous scene of Tian Jun publicly revealing his true colors.

That night, rice truly broke into new markets.

There was no money spent on trending topics, no paid marketing, and no traffic push.

It became a viral sensation across the internet solely because of one memorable moment where he dared to speak the truth.

The next morning.

The city is gradually reviving.

Tian Jun, without fail, finished his morning workout at the gym.

After a quick rinse and rest, I felt relaxed.

He casually snapped a photo of his daily workout routine, edited the caption, and posted it on his personal Weibo account.

His daily life is low-key and consistent with his public persona that he has maintained for many years.

After doing all this, he remembered the highlight video of the press conference that he had posted on his personal account last night.

I was a little curious about the real impressions of ordinary passersby.

I want to see how ordinary people on the internet, outside the filter of tech enthusiasts, really view this unexpected turnaround in the product launch.

Tian Jun opened Douyin (TikTok).

The background message notifications exploded with 999+ messages.

The red dots were densely packed, covering the entire interface.

Tian Jun casually clicked into the comments section.

I was stunned for a moment.

There are no miscellaneous comments, no paid trolls or negative reviews, and no neutral discussions.

They stood in neat, uniform formation, repeating the same sentence.

Our competitors are idiots!

The formation was so neat it looked like they had rehearsed beforehand, and the entire internet shared the same message.

Tian Jun subconsciously scrolled down the homepage recommendations.

The more slippery it gets, the more panicked I become.

The entire Douyin homepage is filled with clips of his memorable moments from last night.

Speed-up editing, funny dubbing, meme loops, quote selections—the variety is endless.

All the traffic and all the buzz are concentrated on those five words.

Iron Egg's technological comeback and the explosive sales of the new machine became mere background noise.

At that moment, Tian Jun's face turned red.

My mental state completely collapsed.

He started wildly imagining the subsequent consequences.

Finished!

He has cultivated an image of a refined, steady, pragmatic, and low-key entrepreneur for over a decade.

Once wiped clean, it was completely shattered.

In the future, when people mention Tian Jun online, no one will remember that he was deeply involved in the real economy, insisted on independent research and development, and worked diligently to make products.

All anyone will remember is him as the ruthless guy who publicly criticized competitors at the press conference.

His personal public reputation has completely collapsed.

Tian Jun's lips twitched slightly as he continued scrolling down the comments.

As I watched, the art style gradually changed.

Beneath the neat array of memes, more and more sober voices emerged.

"To be honest, only General Manager Tian would dare to say something like that."

"The tech industry has become too distorted in recent years. Instead of comparing technology and user experience, it's all about smearing and controlling public opinion."

"Our competitors are taking advantage of national sentiment to charge premium prices and fleece consumers. Everyone sees it, but no one dares to say it out loud."

"Finally, someone has stepped forward to expose this truth."

"It's not that there's a lot of hostility, it's that the industry's chaotic practices need to be rectified."

Longtime fans, casual fans, and ordinary netizens all spontaneously stepped in to defend him.

Every word is true, and every word resonates with netizens.

The pent-up resentment in the industry that had been suppressed for so long was completely released by this one sentence.

As Tian Jun read through the popular comments, his tense state of mind gradually calmed down.

He finally understood.

This was Zhang Yifan's real purpose in insisting that he say those words.

He sacrificed the refined and scholarly persona he had maintained for many years.

In exchange for the top-tier popularity of rice that has broken through the entire internet, and for the empathy and recognition of the general public across the internet.

Once Tian Jun understood this, he instantly felt relieved.

He silently complained to himself.

Having run my own business for decades, I've experienced all the ups and downs.

Why would you care about your online persona?

This will enable rice to break out of its niche, escape the passive state of public opinion, and firmly establish itself in the self-developed rice market.

Losing a little face online is nothing to worry about.

With his mindset completely relaxed, Tian Jun simply went along with it and started making some fun.

He found the most liked comment in the comment section that used a meme.

I personally replied with three dog emojis.

Then I clicked on the popular meme comments one by one.

Under every comment that floods the screen with memes, reply with a shh emoji.

There was no written explanation, no official whitewashing, and no condescending preaching.

The group's boss personally joined in the jokes and jokes, making it relaxed and down-to-earth.

This move caused an uproar across the internet.

Netizens immediately erupted in controversy.

"Haha, Mr. Tian really knows how to create drama!"

"I'm not pretending anymore, I'm coming clean, the most authentic entrepreneur on the entire internet!"

"His vision is off the charts; he's a million times better than those bosses who create fake personas!"

The popularity surged again, and the new hashtag quickly became a trending topic.

#Tian Jun personally joined in the meme#

The positive impression from passersby was immediately maximized, and Da Mi's popularity among the general public was completely won over.

The benefits of public opinion continue to grow.

That afternoon.

A groundbreaking product test video has gone viral, quickly becoming a top trending topic on various platforms.

A top product review blogger in the industry has released a hardcore comparison video that took three days to complete.

The video makes its stance clear from the very beginning.

No sponsored content, no bias, no referral incentives, purely objective testing.

All data is publicly available, all comparisons are made with real devices, and the entire process is transparent and verifiable.

The subjects being evaluated are very simple.

The newly launched Mi 14 is positioned to compete with Huawei's top-of-the-line flagship phone of the year.

Everyone on the internet assumed that the Huawei flagship would completely crush its competitors.

After all, the price difference is there, and brand premium is deeply ingrained in people's minds.

But the final test results shocked the entire internet.

Daily smoothness, game frame rate, power consumption control, image imaging, and fast charging speed.

Both sides have the same parameters and the same user experience, with no generational gap.

In some scenarios, the Mi 14's temperature control and frame rate stability are even better.

The most damaging comparative data, however, brutally shattered the industry's illusions.

The two models differ in price by a full two thousand yuan.

The price difference of two thousand yuan doesn't bring any upgrade in experience.

The video garnered over ten million views in just half an hour after its release.

The entire internet is in an uproar.

The pent-up emotions of netizens finally erupted.

Public opinion across the internet instantly reversed, with the focus shifting directly to the chrysanthemum.

"So the expensive two thousand yuan is all just a nostalgia tax?"

"Same performance, same user experience, why is it two thousand more expensive?"

"It's really ugly to exploit the national sentiment to fleece the Chinese people."

"Domestic mobile phone brands are selling even more ridiculously well than Apple; who's really supporting whom?"

"They were really skilled at smearing rice brands before, and then ripping people off with high prices and premiums."

Countless netizens flooded the comments section, venting their frustrations.

Chrysanthemums were instantly thrust into the spotlight, and their reputation plummeted.

The reputation for self-developed products and the high-end persona that had been built up by online trolls were completely shattered by a single test video.

Thousands of miles away, in the Chrysanthemum Group's operations room.

Real-time public opinion data is simultaneously refreshed on the large screen.

The barrage of negative keywords, user complaints, and real-world comparisons was glaringly obvious.

Rossi watched in silence the entire time, his face ashen.

His composure completely shattered, and he erupted in fury on the spot.

During the day, they worked hard to manage public opinion across the entire network, barely managing to stabilize their declining reputation.

Overnight, the chassis of the rice was completely punctured by a brand new machine.

The price-performance ratio collapsed, the pricing collapsed, and the sentimental image collapsed.

Three fatal flaws, completely locked in, impossible to wash away.

The atmosphere in the operations room was extremely oppressive.

No one dared to speak, no one dared to make eye contact.

Everyone knows that this public opinion crisis is more fatal than the failed attack at the last press conference.

If you lose the information war, you can fight it again.

Once a product's reputation collapses, it's very difficult to salvage.

Rossi stared intently at the screen, her chest heaving, her anger barely contained.

A few seconds later, he forced down his anger and spoke in a deep voice.

"Make arrangements immediately."

We are urgently preparing for the new product launch.

The next-generation phone is being developed, with specifications refined overnight, and an official announcement and pre-launch hype is imminent.

The executives present were stunned.

Someone couldn't help but ask.

"Mr. Luo, we just finished our quarterly product launch conference. The new product iteration cycle hasn't arrived yet, so releasing it hastily would be too risky."

Rossi's eyes were cold, and her tone was harsh.

"No matter how great the risk, we must issue the order."

We must make sure the entire internet sees this clearly.

Chrysanthemum remains a leading technology company in China.

It's expensive, but there's a reason for it!

Let's shut everyone up with our solid product strength.

Since we can't win the battle of public opinion against rice.

Then let's go straight back to the product arena and confront each other head-on.

A brand new product showdown is about to begin.