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While the people in the audience were chatting, they didn't notice that the stage had quietly changed.

Cao Shujie glanced and saw someone ascending to the high platform of the venue and turning on the big screen on the high platform.

This is a large screen. After the staff is finished, the screen will show the scene of a bay blue new energy car that Cao Shujie had seen in the super factory speeding along the seaside.

Because the speed was too fast, the car cut the water in half in an instant.

Most of the people present began to become excited when they saw this scene.

This is the first time that Xiaomi Motors has fully demonstrated this new car to the outside world.

Judging from its appearance design, it does incorporate a lot of Porsche style, but the details are also different.

After the first scene ended, the lights at the scene completely dimmed, and then densely packed rectangular nameplates appeared on the big screen. Each nameplate said words such as Weibo, Bilibili, Baidu, Douyin, Kuaishou , financial industry, Little Love Home and other media names.

These are also the media units participating in the on-site press conference today, a total of 187.

After the staff behind the scenes finished the introduction, the picture on the big screen then changed to the picture of the rear of the Gulf Blue car just now.

When the 54321 countdown began to appear on the screen, the lights on the stage flashed across each other, and Lei Jun followed him onto the stage.

Arriving at the center of the stage, Lei Jun, wearing a casual suit, was all smiles: "Hello everyone, welcome all friends to today's Xiaomi new energy vehicle press conference. On behalf of the Xiaomi new energy vehicle team, I would like to extend my warmest welcome again."

A burst of warm applause rang out, and the words on the screen changed again: "Xiaomi Renchejia Full Ecosystem"

Then Lei Jun introduced Xiaomi’s 2021 financial report.

During his introduction, these financial report data were also announced on the big screen.

For example, Xiaomi's 2021 financial report reported revenue of 328.3 billion yuan, net profit of 22 billion yuan, and total R\u0026D investment of 13.2 billion yuan.

Smartphone revenue for the whole year of 2021 will reach 208.9 billion yuan. Xiaomi's global smartphone shipments and market share hit record highs in 2021, of which 190 million smartphones were shipped throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 30%.

According to Lei Jun, Xiaomi’s mobile phone overseas market revenue is 163.6 billion yuan, and its smartphone shipments rank in the top 5 of 62 major markets in the world and rank first in 14 major markets.

These figures are impeccable.

At the same time, Lei Jun also announced another set of important data. According to Xiaomi Group statistics, at the time of the press conference, there were more than 500 million users of Xiaomi mobile phones, tablets or other smart terminals worldwide.

"The above data provides important support for us to develop Xiaomi new energy vehicles."

"In addition, our R\u0026D investment this year is expected to reach more than 15 billion yuan, and the final investment may be 17 billion yuan, with a cash reserve of 100 billion yuan, and innovative businesses such as automobiles of 10 billion yuan..."

In the audience, Cao Shujie and the others listened to Lei Jun talking about these key data on the stage. It was impossible not to admire them. From this aspect, Xiaomi is indeed very powerful and perfect in all aspects.

"In order to build the best cars, we spare no expense. We have conducted various extreme tests in different environments in more than 300 cities across the country. The total test mileage of Xiaomi's new energy vehicles exceeds 5 million kilometers, which is equivalent to circling the earth more than 130 times."

When Lei Jun said this, photos, pictures, and even videos of Xiaomi cars being tested in various environments in more than 300 cities across the country also appeared on the big screen to verify their authenticity.

Cao Shujie believed in this link. Whether others believed it or not was beyond Cao Shujie's consideration.

"Okay!" I don't know who took the lead in cheering, and then there was applause.

According to Lei Jun, 570 sample cars were put into testing alone, and it was also the largest sample test among all models in the country.

After talking about these basic data, Lei Jun said another thing about Xiaomi's participation in the exhibition: "After we made the Xiaomi new energy car, we took it to Barcelona, ​​Spain for exhibition. The audience who watched the car at the time could say There are so many people, and because of this, the organizers force us to limit the number of exhibitors to ensure everyone’s safety.”

“After participating in this exhibition, overseas media gave rave reviews to Xiaomi’s new energy vehicles.”

Judging from the photos displayed on the big screen, there are indeed many foreigners at the exhibition site looking at the car, taking pictures, asking questions, etc.

At least it shows that the design and performance of this car are very popular abroad.

At this time, Cao Shujie, who was sitting in the auditorium under the high platform, was thinking that this car would be a big seller under the promotion of Lei Jun's strong marketing capabilities.

In this regard, Cao Shujie has strong confidence in Lei Jun. Many media privately call Lei Jun the King of Marketing. This title is not just given casually, it is a nickname he earned through his achievements time and time again.

But what Cao Shujie didn't expect was that after Lei Jun finished talking about these basic data related to cars, he suddenly changed the topic.

He turned and pointed at the Gulf Blue Xiaomi New Energy Vehicle that appeared on the big screen: "Speaking of Xiaomi New Energy Vehicle, we can see this new energy vehicle here today. I think I should thank a friend of mine. If it weren't for him, I might also participate in the competition of new energy vehicles in a certain year in the future, but I would not join this ranks in 2017 like now."

"If it weren't for him, Xiaomi Automobile would not be so smooth in the research and development process as it is now. We have made breakthrough progress in just 4 years. We have even now officially launched a new energy vehicle that is very superior in design and performance, and the price is not particularly high. "

"After hard work, my team and I were able to come up with our sincere products. I think my friend deserves the first credit."

When Lei Jun said this, the audience in the audience was stunned.

Those from 187 media outlets also looked at Lei Jun on the stage without knowing why.

At this moment, they were confused. What did Lei Jun mean by this?

Lei Jun's friend actually received such high recognition from Lei Jun. Who is he?

Many people in the audience were speculating.

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, all trying to find this mysterious person.

However, only the people in the Xiaomi Auto R\u0026D team really understood who Lei Jun was talking about on the stage.

When Cao Shujie heard Lei Jun talking about his friend, he already knew that this guy was talking about himself.

But because of this, Cao Shujie was still complaining about Lei Jun in his heart. He didn't expect that Lei Jun would do this today.

However, Cao Shujie was not afraid of being exposed. For him, this was a trivial matter. It was just that Cao Shujie had been hiding behind the scenes in the matter of Xiaomi Auto. Now he was suddenly driven to the front by Lei Jun, and Cao Shujie was still a little unhappy.

Zhang Tong, who was watching from the audience at this time, also had an indescribable smile on her face.

Cheng Xiaolin, who was watching from the side, had not yet realized that the mysterious person Lei Jun was talking about was her husband. She also asked Zhang Tong: "Sister Tong, who is Mr. Lei talking about?"

"Uh, you don't know?" Zhang Tong thought this matter was incredible.

When Cheng Xiaolin asked her this question, Zhang Tong seemed to have heard the biggest joke of the century, so that the expression on her face was a little funny.

Cheng Xiaolin spread her hands in front of her and asked in a strong rhetorical tone: "Do I know him?"

Zhang Tong teased her: "Linlin, what should I say? You two lie in the same bed every day, and you don't even know about Mr. Cao's matter?"

"Shujie?" Cheng Xiaolin was speechless.

After a while, she continued: "Didn't Shujie only invest a sum of money?"

Zhang Tong stared, stretched out her hand and patted Cao Shujie who was sitting in front of her. When Cao Shujie turned his head to look at her, Zhang Tong said: "Mr. Cao, this is your fault. You didn't tell Sister Linlin about such a big thing."

"Lao Lei hurt me." Cao Shujie pouted.

"Haha!" Zhang Tong covered her mouth and laughed.

She then told Cao Shujie: "How can we blame our old Lei for this? Who told you to cheat him into working hard on new energy vehicles? You are just paying him back."

Cheng Xiaolin realized what she didn't know, and then looked at her husband: "Did you really cheat Mr. Lei into making new energy vehicles? Weren't we just joking at the beginning?"

"Wife, I didn't joke about anything. Besides, this is not cheating. Didn't Mr. Lei succeed?" Cao Shujie was helpless.

Many things seemed like jokes to his wife, but Cao Shujie did them seriously.

Because of this, Cheng Xiaolin didn't expect her husband to be so deeply involved in Xiaomi's new energy vehicles.

Zhang Tong reminded Cheng Xiaolin: "Do you remember the time when General Manager Cao came to Beijing three years ago?"

When Cheng Xiaolin nodded, Zhang Tong continued: "According to our old Lei, General Manager Cao gave a class to the Xiaomi Auto R\u0026D team that time. It was also because of General Manager Cao's class that the R\u0026D team knew what to do in the future. That time helped the Xiaomi Auto R\u0026D team save a lot of time."

When Cheng Xiaolin was shocked, Lei Jun on the stage said: "The friend I just mentioned is Cao Shujie from Dongshan Province. Today I am also fortunate to invite him to the scene. Let's welcome him to the stage with the warmest applause, okay?"

The audience has long wanted to know who the mysterious man in Lei Jun's mouth is?

When they heard Lei Jun say Cao Shujie's name, they were already very surprised. When they heard Lei Jun say Cao Shujie was on the scene, everyone began to get excited, as if waiting for the moment when the mysterious grand prize was revealed.

But some people wondered why the qualified name 'Cao Shujie' sounded so familiar, as if they had heard it from somewhere.

When Cao Shujie was sitting in the audience and hadn't made any movement, the lights on the scene had already hit Cao Shujie, which was obvious.

Many people sitting to the left and right and behind Cao Shujie were also confused. They didn't expect that this young-looking man was actually Lei Jun's friend. According to Lei Jun, the rapid development and successful listing of Xiaomi Automobile was also inseparable from Cao Shujie.

"Mr. Cao, please come on stage quickly. Everyone is waiting for you to come up and say a few words." Lei Jun said on the stage.

Cao Shujie said: "Mr. Lei, you are harming me."

"How can this be called harm? Mr. Cao, you can appear in front of 187 media today, and let the audience across the country know you. This is such a rare opportunity." Lei Jun said with a smile.

He was tricked by Cao Shujie at the beginning, and it took more than 4 years, more than 10 billion yuan, and a lot of financial and material resources to finally successfully develop Xiaomi Automobile and put it on the market.

Now Lei Jun must avenge the original one arrow.

Seeing Cao Shujie finally get up from the audience and walk towards the high platform, Lei Jun's smile on his face became even stronger.

Before this, Lei Jun did not reveal any news to Cao Shujie. He just wanted to give Cao Shujie a great "surprise". Now it seems that this arrangement is perfect.

Cao Shujie walked onto the high platform under the gaze of all the audience at the scene, and at this time Lei Jun also specially arranged for the on-site staff to project Cao Shujie's head portrait separately on the big screen behind, for fear that the people behind were too far away and could not see what Cao Shujie looked like.

Cao Shujie looked back and saw the big head portrait on the screen. He pointed at Lei Jun and said with a smile: "Mr. Lei, you are really hurting me."

"Haha!" Lei Jun laughed very proudly

At this time, the audience at the scene looked at Lei Jun and Cao Shujie standing side by side on the podium, especially Cao Shujie who had just come on stage. Most of the people at the scene showed strong curiosity.

However, Cao Shuxu, general manager of Yaxu Electronics Factory, and Xu Daihua, executive director, who were in the special guest seats on the other side of the scene, saw Cao Shujie suddenly on the podium. They were a little bit overwhelmed when they saw Cao Shujie suddenly on the podium.

They had never known that Cao Shujie and Xiaomi Auto had such a deep connection, and according to what Lei Jun said just now, Cao Shujie was the one who instigated Lei Jun to develop Xiaomi Auto.

When Lei Jun introduced Cao Shujie as the earliest shareholder of Xiaomi Auto and one of the partners of Xiaomi Auto, the people at the scene were in an uproar.

Cao Shuxu and Xu Daihua were even more confused. They fell into self-doubt and never thought that it would be this relationship.

They were wondering how Cao Shujie became the Gudong of Xiaomi Auto? Partner?

However, the fact has been confirmed. Cao Shujie on the stage did not refute it, but took the wireless microphone handed to him by the staff next to him and said softly: "Don't listen to Mr. Lei's nonsense. In fact, I only invested a little money at the beginning. It happened that at that time I saw other new forces companies making cars. I had a good relationship with Mr. Lei. At that time, I was thinking that other new forces could make new energy vehicles. Why couldn't Xiaomi Group, which has such strong research and technical reserves in physical smart products and smart systems, make new energy vehicles? So I told Mr. Lei that you can give it a try."

"I didn't lie to you." Cao Shujie stated. (End of this chapter)