Under the guidance of the staff of Makino Technology and the staff of the executive company, hundreds of media reporters began to enter the venue in an orderly manner.
As the vice president of Makino Technology, Lin Ching-ah personally received every media reporter in the conference hall vacated by the company. This time, it was a matter of great importance, so Lin Ching-ah asked people to prepare a cash red envelope of two thousand yuan for every reporter present, including the accompanying cameraman and cameraman.
Every reporter who came in, Lin Ching-ah would personally greet them, thank them, and then personally give them a cash red envelope in a custom-made envelope by Makino Technology.
The reporters were also very smart. They would not open the envelope in front of her, but directly put it in their pockets. After thanking her, they would find a chance to quietly check how much money was inside.
Under normal circumstances, reporters who had done a lot of news reporting could roughly feel how much money was inside the envelope when they received it with their hands. Usually, when they did news reporting, the fare of three to five hundred yuan at most was already very high. This time, when they received the envelope from Lin Ching-ah, they could obviously feel that it was much thicker than usual. It was heavy in their hands, and they could not help but feel full of joy in their hearts.
After giving each reporter a red envelope for the fare, Lin Ching-ah did not forget Li Mu's instructions. She said to each reporter, "Today, we, Makino Technology, are going to announce a big move that can be called world-class news. Please pay more attention later."
"World-class news." These seven words made the hearts of every reporter who entered the venue beat wildly. Although many reporters were used to big events, they had never seen a world-class news made by an Internet company like Hua Xia. Previously, YY's popularity overseas was developed step by step, so it did not give people an earth-shattering feeling. Was Makino Technology going to make a big news that would shock the world today?
In Li Mu's view, Makino Technology and eBay investing in PayPal together was indeed world-class news in the Internet industry. If the specific details were announced at the conference, including eBay's interest-free loan and the memorandum of understanding between eBay and Makino Technology, it would definitely surprise the world.
The popularity of YY overseas was the result of the promotion of Western media and elites. Li Mu himself did not really participate in or influence it. This time was different. This time, it was a carefully planned trap. This trap not only fooled Elon Musk, but also tricked him into entering eBay. Through this trap, Li Mu would officially announce at this conference today that he would be on the world stage!
More and more reporters entered the venue. Many people were whispering to each other, discussing and exchanging guesses in their hearts. What would Makino Technology announce today? Would they announce that they controlled PayPal? This kind of thing that could be done with money did not seem to be world-class news, right?
Everyone communicated for a while, but no consensus was reached. However, a sharp-eyed reporter noticed that in the back corner of the venue, a table was piled with hundreds of the same packaging boxes. They were densely and neatly arranged, and there were three staff members standing guard at the side.
Someone deliberately took a look and was surprised to find that these hundreds of identical packaging boxes were all mobile phones, and they were Nokia's latest model, 6610!
Nokia 6610 had just been released this summer, and it had not yet been launched in China. However, users who paid attention to the mobile phone industry all knew about this mobile phone and were particularly looking forward to it.
In this era, Nokia's new model was much more anticipated by users than the new iPhone in the future. Moreover, in the era of Apple's popularity, the domestic economy had improved tremendously, and the overall price of goods was also rising. Therefore, an iPhone of 4,000 to 5,000 RMB was not a big deal. In this era, few people could spend a few thousand RMB to buy a mobile phone.
Many reporters were very familiar with electronic devices because of their work, and they were more or less trendy. Therefore, everyone knew the market price of Nokia 6610. Currently, it could only be purchased in Hong Kong, and one unit cost at least 5,000 to 6,000 HKD. In this era, HKD was more valuable than RMB …
The reporters immediately lowered their heads and started discussing this batch of mobile phones. With so many Nokia 6610s, the retail price should add up to more than 2 million RMB, right? Even if there was a discount, it should be at least 5,000 RMB per unit.
The crux of the problem was, why did Makino Technology put so many new mobile phones in this place? Could it be a gift for everyone?
Oh my god! This was Nokia 6610! Hundreds of reporters were discussing among themselves.
Hundreds of Nokia 6610s were prepared for these reporters. This was Lin Ching-ah's generosity.
The batch of Nokia 6610 that Lin Ching-ah had prepared for the reporters was all bought from Hong Kong. The purchase price was about 5,000 RMB per unit. Makino Technology was a big company, and it was impossible for them to buy fake products. That's why these mobile phones were imported through the customs. Including the taxes, the total value of these mobile phones was more than half a year's salary of a laptop.
Lin Qingya had followed Li Mu for a long time now, and she was very familiar with Li Mu's way of doing things. Towards the reporters, Li Mu had always been unimaginably generous. Not once had he disappointed the reporters. In fact, he had always exceeded their expectations.
With such a huge investment, it might seem like a press conference had cost a few million more. However, with so many reporters taking your money and gifts, they would have a very good impression of the company. Furthermore, when they go back, they would definitely give you more ink and more positive descriptions in their reports.
With so many influential media outlets, buying an advertisement from them wouldn't cost hundreds of thousands of yuan. Therefore, spending two to three million yuan in public relations fees for more than a hundred media reporters was more than worth it when compared to the influence it could generate.
Every red packet was a gift. This could be given directly to the reporters under the guise of transportation fees. However, this mobile phone was not something that could be given out directly. After all, this mobile phone was worth several thousand yuan, and most reporters would not dare to accept it directly. However, Lin Qingya had thought things through very cleverly. This time, she would not give it out as a gift or a gift. Instead, she would 'lend' it to everyone as an invitation to try it out.
Nominally, she will invite all the reporters to try it for two years and return it after two years. For a mobile phone, it would be amazing if it could still be worth 20% of the original price, let alone two years. After two years, these reporters will probably not continue to use this mobile phone. The others will not stare at the deadline of two years to see if they will return the mobile phone after two years.
After two years, this mobile phone will be obsolete, and its mission will be completed.
Before the press conference started, Lin Ching-ah used her own means to let the reporters enter the best state in advance.
At 9: 50, when Li Mu was chatting happily with Elon Musk and Zheng Xigui in the office, Lin Ching-ah pushed the door open and said to Li Mu, "Li Zong, it's almost time."
Li Mu nodded and said to the two people next to him, "Everyone, let's go out. I'm afraid the reporters are waiting anxiously."
Elon Musk stood up and walked to the mirror in the corner of Li Mu's office. He adjusted his suit, and Zheng Xigui also reached out to smooth the subtle wrinkles on his suit.
As soon as Li Mu stood up, Lin Ching-ah rushed in. Before Li Mu came to his senses, she reached out to adjust Li Mu's collar and tie. She murmured, "The whole world will see you. You must show them your best side!"
After that, Lin Ching-ah helped Li Mu adjust his suit. She looked around Li Mu and said with a smile, "Okay, you are so handsome!"
Li Mu couldn't help but tease her with a smile, "Entrepreneurs, why do you need to be so handsome?"
Lin Ching-ah squinted her beautiful eyes and looked at Li Mu. She covered her mouth and laughed, "Do you know what kind of man women like the most?"
Li Mu shook his head.
Lin Qingya continued, "Everyone loves a domineering CEO of a large corporation. The bigger the corporation, the better, the younger the better, and the more handsome the better. You are the one that fits the criteria of a woman. After today, not only will the Chinese girls be infatuated with you, even the foreign beauties will fall head over heels in love with you." Lin Qingya nodded.
Li Mu laughed and said, "Am I going to be promoted to the world's husband before I officially become the national husband?"
Lin Ching-ah nodded and said, "I think you at least meet the best criteria of Asian girls in East Asia and the world …"
Li Mu said helplessly, "Isn't that very annoying? Why don't you hurry up and make me more sloppy? "
Lin Ching-ah knew that Li Mu was joking, so she said with a serious smile, "It's too late. It's almost time. Later, the host will announce that you and Mr. Musk are invited to the stage. As for Mr. Zheng Xigui, in order to keep the suspense, you have to invite him in person in front of the media."
Li Mu nodded and turned to Zheng Xigui and said, "Mr. Zheng, please wait for me for a few minutes."
Zheng Xigui smiled and said, "Okay, I will listen to you."
Lin Ching-ah smiled and said, "After you go on stage, I will accompany Mr. Zheng and help him listen."
At this time, the female host's elegant opening came from outside.
"Welcome to the press conference of Muye Technology, all our friends from the press conference..."
The host was narrating the opening speech. Li Mu and Musk were ready. They stood side by side, waiting for the host to mention their names.
After waiting for about a minute, the host said, "Next, please welcome Mr. Li Mu, CEO of Makino Technology, and Mr. Elon Musk, CEO of Paypal!"
Elon Musk had stayed in Hua Xia for a few days. He already knew the name of his company and how to pronounce his name in Chinese, so when he heard this, he knew it was time to go on stage. Before Li Mu could speak, he made a gesture to Li Mu and said with a smile, "What Elon Musk said was, Li Zong, this stage is yours."
Li Mu smiled at him. There was no modesty, mediocrity, hesitation, or impetuosity in his eyes. There was only the unswerving confidence of a man and the lofty lofty sentiments of a man who was about to fight on the battlefield!
Li Mu knew that this was not his stage in Makino Technology, nor his stage in Hua Xia. This was his stage in the whole world! This was his first show in the whole world!
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